Apostle Samuel Osei Asante, the Kaneshie Area Head and Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost has called on Christians to make it a point to live their lives in a manner that reflects the salvation Christ has brought to the world.
He made this call on Good Friday [March 29, 2024] when he preached on the theme, “Jesus Christ! Pierced, Crushed, Oppressed and Wounded for Our Sins, Forgivenessand Salvation,” at the Kaneshie Central Assembly Auditorium where the Kaneshie Zone are holding their convention.
According to Apostle S.O Asante, the kind of punishment Jesus was given which included several forms of torture and crucifixion was only meant for hardened criminals but considering His life, He never deserved such a punishment.
Painting a picture of the terrible experience Jesus went through, he explained that, the aim of the soldiers was to wound him by piercing and crushing him through the severe beatings, leaving him disfigured which represented lost glory.
However, God made Jesus go through such a torturous situation and death for the salvation and perfect redemption of mankind.
“Jesus Christ is God who came on earth for our salvation. In His godliness, he had glory and was above all humans. He had never been tortured. But for the salvation and redemption of mankind, He had to be crucified and disgraced,” Apostle S.O Asante said.
He backed this with scriptures from Isaiah 52:13-15 and 53:1-3
The Kaneshie Area Head called on all Christians to recognise that the means by which Jesus saved them wasn’t a very delightful one hence, they must cherish it dearly.
He also added that all Christians should live a life that shows that they have been saved indeed so that Jesus will not regret the suffering He went through.
Report by Joshua Heizel (Kaneshie Area Media)