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The President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Reverend Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso, has admonished church leaders to inculcate the right biblical doctrines of Christ into their members.

“If you give your congregation a wrong doctrine it will affect their way of life,” Rev. Prof. Frimpong-Manso stated.

The immediate past General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Ghana, made this assertion on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoah-Fetteh, in the ongoing All Ministers’ Conference, hosted by The Church of Pentecost.

Speaking on the topic, “Continuing Steadfastly In The Apostolic Doctrines,” the theologian said that there are a lot of doctrines that have been formulated in the various churches which are biblically not sound.

Illustrating a few of such, he said that a lot of people often quoted for example, “If I am lifted, I will draw all men to myself” (John 12:32), when leading worship sessions. This, according to him, is out of context in terms of worship.

According to Rev. Prof. Frimpong-Manso, one notable scripture wrongly used was, “What is bound on earth is bound in heaven and what is loosed on earth is loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 18:18-19). This scripture, he noted, is often used for prayer meetings, saying, “This text has nothing to do with prayer; it talks about the authority of the church to forgive and discipline.”

He added: “The truth about God can never be unimportant for a mortal being. Our attitude and thinking about God are the definitions of our lives; it controls and directs our behaviours.”

Rev. Prof. Frimpong-Manso, who is also the Chairman of the Ghana Evangelism Committee (GEC), explained the nature of doctrines and said that doctrines are the signs which deal with believers’ knowledge of God, and his relationship with the church, stating that it is a science because it consists of relating to God with divine things that are systematically arranged (theology).

“Theologians put certain facts together with supporting texts to explain thoughts about God. These things normally define one’s practice and their life, for they live by them,” he stressed.

He further iterated that at the formation stage of a church, among the things that are formed and developed are doctrines, stressing that while they are progressing, teething challenges may surface. He, however, reiterated that all these are dealt with to make them strong.

Rev. Prof. Frimpong-Manso then urged the clergy to read and study more than three to five Bible translations before settling on a scriptural text as a doctrine and practices in churches.

This, he said, may be based on the cultural settings of the author. Therefore, they must not be misinterpreted and used as doctrines in churches.

“Doctrinal knowledge is a safeguard against error; it defines the pillars of the church. Some doctrines are essential, while there are a few things, they overemphasise to define their church.

“Doctrines are not built by experiences and dreams. Therefore, mysticism should not be brought to confuse anyone in the New Testament church. In fact, in the New Testament, the church is the mystery,” he emphasised.

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The National Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Ghana, Pastor Edward K. Duodu, has admonished Christians to strive to live sanctified life to be fit for heaven.

According to him, sanctification gives believers the right to heaven, saying, “When you are born again, you have the right to heaven.”

Pastor Duodu said this during the maiden All Ministers’ Conference on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana.

The historic non-denominational conference being hosted by The Church of Pentecost is under the theme, “Rediscovering and Fulfilling the Purpose of the Church” – Ephesians 3:10, Titus 2:13-14. It is being attended by about 3,000 ministers from 468 Christian denominations across Ghana.

Speaking on the topic, “Godliness in the Endtime to Possess the Nations,” based on 1 Peter 1:14-17; Leviticus 19:2; Numbers 8:17; 2 Chronicles 7:16, among other scriptures, Pastor Duodu urged believers, especially the clergy to set themselves apart for God’s use.

He disclosed that the current generation is living in the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah era where sin is pervasive, as the devil is not resting on his oars to block believers from entering heaven. This, he noted, is because Satan was once in heaven and knows how magnificent the place is and, therefore, would not like human beings to be there.

“The devil is so wicked that he doesn’t want human beings to go to heaven. He was there before. That is why he has been working around the clock to ensure that we do not go there,” he stated.

According to him, the carriers of the Saviour must be like the Saviour himself, hence ministers of the gospel ought to be and live like Christ, saying, “If you stand on holiness, you are standing on a solid foundation. Nothing can take you away.”

Pastor Duodu was of the view that sometimes believers lose sight of heaven and indulge in sinful acts. This, he indicated, has made some believers ignorant of their salvation.

He called on Christians to always stand for the Lord and the Lord will stand for them.

Explaining the difference between salvation and sanctification, the National Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church said that salvation brings life and sanctification brings life abundantly; salvation brings peace but sanctification brings the peace of God.

He added that salvation brings joy but in sanctification, there is an abiding joy. “Salvation sets free outwardly but sanctification liberates the inner-person, and salvation gives the right for heaven, whiles sanctification makes people fit for heaven.”

The four-day conference which started on Tuesday will end on Friday, September 16, 2022.

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The President of The Apostolic Church, Ghana, Apostle Dr. Aaron Nartey Ami-Narh, has charged the clergy to be bold in preaching the unadulterated truth which is the word of God.

Apostle Dr. Ami-Narh noted that a lot of men of God have sold the pulpit to the rich in society due to their selfish and monetary gains.

“Money has become a god of mammon in our churches, where rich persons are respected by church leaders than poor members. Some people do not deserve to preach on your pulpit; do not let money deceive you into handing over your pulpit to them,” he said.

He admonished church leaders to eschew selling the truth to the wealthy persons in society, but rather tell them the truth.

He said this on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, during the All Ministers’ Conference at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), in Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa.

Delivering a presentation on the topic, “The Church Making Impact as Salt and Light in the World,” the President of The Apostolic Church, Ghana, describing the purpose of salt and light, said that the nature of a thing is what determines how it behaves and what it can be used to do.

“That is why salt is salt and light is light. Salt cannot be light and light cannot be salt,” he said, stressing that for Christians to be able to perform a particular function of being salt and light, they must have the nature of salt and the nature of light.

Apostle Dr. Ami-Narh was worried that though believers have the needed knowledge about Christ, they are not making the needed impact because they have refused to pay the price.

On the reasons why Christians make a poor impact as salt and light of the world, he explained that repentance is what gives us the nature to be salt and light, however, this is missing in this generation.

Quoting from Acts 20:20-21, Apostle Dr. Ami-Narh iterated that Apostle Paul’s preaching was into two statements, which are repentance towards God and faith towards Jesus Christ.

He further hinted that the average church member today is very self-centered. This, he said, is the reason why God wants us to be the light because the average person in church is there to use God to get what he or she wants, and not there to worship God for who He is.

He added: “For one to repent, one must be convicted. The type of message that the Holy Spirit needs to convict people is missing from the pulpit. Without the preaching of Nathan, one could not know the extent to which King David would have stayed not convicted.

The National Executive Member of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) admonished Christian leaders to help their members to examine what is in the heart because of the desperation of wickedness within.

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