The Kaneshie Area Head and Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Samuel Osei Asante, has revealed that Jesus Christ has the power to change and transform everything He touches.
Apostle Asante made this assertion when speaking on the last day of the 2022 Christmas convention at the Kaneshie Central auditorium.
Speaking on the topic, “The uniqueness of the birth of Christ” (Galatians 6:11-14 and 3:13-14), Apostle Asante explained that because of how unique the birth of Christ is, whatever He touches He makes it better.
“He touched the cross, a symbol of penalty, death, disgrace, shame and curse, and it has become a symbol of acquittal (exoneration), life, honour, respect, glory, beauty, and blessings. Yes, a symbol of persecution in the age of the Church and it has become a symbol of boasting,”
On what makes the birth of Christ a unique one, the Kaneshie Area Head indicated that His pre-existence before His birth as captured in John 8:58; John 1:1; 17:5; as well as 1:20, 2, fulfilled prophecies about His birth in the Old Testament as captured in Genesis 3:15 and Galatians 3:16, and the story of His virgin birth and incarnation are the factors that feed into that.
Another important thing that Apostle Asante spoke about is the fact that the birth of Christ is at the centre of the world’s dating system. He explained further by indicating how the Gregorian calendar which is currently used across the world was designed to indicate time periods before the birth of Christ (BC) and during the existence of Christ (AD).
He added that as much as some people who do not believe in the birth of Christ have tried to change the dating system to Before Common Era (BCE) and Common Era (CE), the C in that dating system can still be interpreted as Christ which puts Jesus at the centre.
Apostle Samuel Osei Asante visited 15 districts in the Area during the period of the convention.
Report by Heizel Joshua.