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The Right Reverend Professor Joseph MY Edusa-Eyison, Diocesan Bishop of North Accra, Methodist Church of Ghana, cautioned Christians against twisting God’s hand during prayers for favor.
He said the new standard among many Christians and churches was that if Christians wanted to be heard and favored by God, then they should cry out and ask for God’s help while praying.
This was to show how serious they were with their request and how much they commanded the power to trample the enemy.
He said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency after he inaugurated the Church Dome circuit on Saturday in Accra.
Bishop Edusa-Eyison said it was all unnecessary and against the teachings of the Holy Bible which implored Christians to approach God in all humility.
“God is sovereign, God is supreme, God is our creator. The Bible directs us to approach God in humility with all respect. Some models of prayer and others for some of us do not show these qualities. If you implore your father to do something for you, you plead, you don’t command, and you do it with humility.
“Sometimes people scream too much, excessively, but that’s not how we relate to our parents. If I want a shoe from my parent, I will beg him, mum or dad, please can I have it? But why do we go to God and begin to command him? He said.
He said it was unfortunate that people, wrongly and utterly out of context, cited certain Bible verses to support their crimes in the presence of God.
Bishop Edusa-Eyison also encouraged Christians to seek unity among all peoples, reconciliation between factions, to pray for peace and healing for the world, to seek the welfare of the poor and needy. , to take help of the disadvantaged and marginalized and to share Christ. -the life that calls them beyond themselves.
The Right Reverend Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, President Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, speaking on the Church’s Connexional theme for the year 2021, “Disciple: Teaching Everyone to Live Like Jesus- Christ “in a goodwill message, said there was too much falsehood and nominalism in Christianity today.
“The world is full of evil; society is corrupt; the state is something else. There are many giant wrongs weeping for the Redeemer Reformer. The Gospel shows that in the person of Jesus Christ we have the most powerful and permanent remedy for social, political and temperance improvement, ”he noted.
He encouraged the Circuit to provide all kinds of support to members during times of economic and social instability.
The Right Reverend Samuel Kofi Osabutey, Diocesan Bishop of Accra, Methodist Church of Ghana, in a message of goodwill reminded the Circuit of the confidence the Methodist Conference has placed in them to contribute more meaningfully to the life of the whole Church.
He prayed that the Circuit would exhibit Christian virtues, dedicated to fulfilling all of Christ’s commitments, disciplining and teaching others to become like Christ, to be a shining light in the neighborhood.
—GNA
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