I’m the godfather of all Charismatic Churches – Duncan-Williams

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PAPA 12 years ago

GODFATHER OF ARMED ROBBERS,WE STILL REMEMMDER HOW YOUR FINGERS WERE CHOPPED OFF.

GODFATHER OF ARMED ROBBERS,WE STILL REMEMMDER HOW YOUR FINGERS WERE CHOPPED OFF.
ATSU, HO 12 years ago

I DISAGREE WITH YOU PAPA. THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLE OF CHRISTIANITY IS CONVERSION OF SINNERS SO AS FAR AS THE BISHOP IS CONCERNED WHATEVER HE DID IN THE PAST BEFORE HE BECAME BORN AGAIN IS IRRELEVANT NOW.

I DISAGREE WITH YOU PAPA. THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLE OF CHRISTIANITY IS CONVERSION OF SINNERS SO AS FAR AS THE BISHOP IS CONCERNED WHATEVER HE DID IN THE PAST BEFORE HE BECAME BORN AGAIN IS IRRELEVANT NOW.
Adu 12 years ago

It is the ignorant fools in Ghana who have made this man so pompous. This empty head chain-wearing so called man of God, who only know how to milk people and live a luxurious life. What kind of man of God is this. Years ago h ...
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It is the ignorant fools in Ghana who have made this man so pompous. This empty head chain-wearing so called man of God, who only know how to milk people and live a luxurious life. What kind of man of God is this. Years ago he was poor man and today, he has amassed his sinful wealth and thinks he is so important. You fools can continue to follow him.
OYOKOBA 12 years ago

What is his understanding of charismatic church? There is charisma and there is church, somehow Duncan Williams is misconstruing Charisma to mean Christ-like. That he is somehow able to mesmerize people with pop-star like the ...
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What is his understanding of charismatic church? There is charisma and there is church, somehow Duncan Williams is misconstruing Charisma to mean Christ-like. That he is somehow able to mesmerize people with pop-star like theatrics to part with their money, fill them up with pomp and music, whiles he drains their savings all the way to the bank.

Pomp, pageantry, neon lights, “holy water” and rock music blasting off the walls while prophesying false hopes does not make Christianity. He is a snake oil salesman. Con man through and through is Duncan Williams. Last time, he was calling himself His Eminence Archbishop Duncan Williams. My question is how many of his misled uneducated congregants care the rat's ass what titles he accumulates? The bigger and higher their titles, the more they stink, pilfering the savings of widows. I hear godfather, I smell gangsters, may be holy gangsters this time, pimping the church. Godfather indeed!!
Lafia 12 years ago

stop boasting.,, you finish divorcing women? why god son?

stop boasting.,, you finish divorcing women? why god son?
KOLA,LONDON MAIN 12 years ago

THIS FOOLISH MAN, DUNCAN MUST FUCK OFF!!!

THIS FOOLISH MAN, DUNCAN MUST FUCK OFF!!!
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....

It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the nex ...
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AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....

It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the next flag bearer of the Party by excluding them even before the mortal remains of the demised President were interred. It is also symptomatic of how political party elites in Ghana and Africa worm their way into the confidences of persons perceived as likely to ascend to power positions for purposes of eventual personal economic gain at the expense of the generality of the mass of Party members and the Nation which every President swears to serve under the Constitution...
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Gye Nyame 12 years ago

I wonder why fools continue to go to this idiot's church and donate to him. He is acting as if before his Action church there were not churches in Ghana. Of course before he came on the scene pastors and priests were decent a ...
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I wonder why fools continue to go to this idiot's church and donate to him. He is acting as if before his Action church there were not churches in Ghana. Of course before he came on the scene pastors and priests were decent and did not milk their congregation. He may be right he is the godfather of milking the poor for their little money. What a con man posing as God's man.
BRIAN WILLIAMS 12 years ago

"BIRDS GET TANGLED BY THEIR FEET, AND MEN BY THEIR TONGUE" SAYS THE BOOK OF PROVERBS. I HOPE WE WILL ALL FIND SOME HUMILITY IN OURSELVES.

"BIRDS GET TANGLED BY THEIR FEET, AND MEN BY THEIR TONGUE" SAYS THE BOOK OF PROVERBS. I HOPE WE WILL ALL FIND SOME HUMILITY IN OURSELVES.
Kuffour Ashanti Thief Hoodlum (KATH) 12 years ago

...charismatic churches.

We used to call the church '' Agboo Dorn'' meaning you will never die also known as Ablorh Lawson.
The Church, which was founded by the late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson in 1953 as a healing Temple has g ...
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...charismatic churches.

We used to call the church '' Agboo Dorn'' meaning you will never die also known as Ablorh Lawson.
The Church, which was founded by the late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson in 1953 as a healing Temple has gone through many changes up to its present status under the name: "The Divine Healer's Church" (TDHC)
Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings 12 years ago

Stop the braggadocio,Duncan Williams !

Charismatic churches have been around in Ghana before you were even born so never attempt to fool yourself with such babbles.

Assemblies Of God church,Musama Christo Disco church a ...
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Stop the braggadocio,Duncan Williams !

Charismatic churches have been around in Ghana before you were even born so never attempt to fool yourself with such babbles.

Assemblies Of God church,Musama Christo Disco church and many others were in existence before you Duncan Williams was born.

If you intend saying that you were the first to enrich yourself under the guise of charismatic christianity, then be bold to say so.
BISHOP 12 years ago

God will get you one day

God will get you one day
Nana Ansah 12 years ago

Duncan, ever heard of Eden Revival Church with its Chrismatic leader Yeboah Kurie which was founded in the 1960's at Nsawam and later moved to Accra suburb of Mamprobi and then later to Kokomlemle near the court. Reverend Yeb ...
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Duncan, ever heard of Eden Revival Church with its Chrismatic leader Yeboah Kurie which was founded in the 1960's at Nsawam and later moved to Accra suburb of Mamprobi and then later to Kokomlemle near the court. Reverend Yeboah Kurie and Asheley(London Accra) were the startups and gave wings to the so-called charismatic churches to fly in Ghana if the history of such con men are anything to go by. They operated on the same trickery scheme. They preyed on the abject ignorance of their members by using hypnotism and their mentalist power to lure their members into believing that they are performing wonders. They are now feeling the pinch because their ATM's are drying up. Duncan and Company are all snake oil peddlers. Nothing less, nothing more.
COUNTRYMAN 12 years ago

REV ABLOH LAWSON OF DIVINE HEALERS CHURCH IS THE GODFATHER

REV ABLOH LAWSON OF DIVINE HEALERS CHURCH IS THE GODFATHER
julie 12 years ago

know the difference between charismatism and penticostal

know the difference between charismatism and penticostal
baby luv 12 years ago

poor Duncan. thank you, If the apostolic church and Ablorh Lawson had been so materialistic as Duncan and co. I don't think Duncan would have been talking nonsense now. does Duncan fast at all with such body???
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poor Duncan. thank you, If the apostolic church and Ablorh Lawson had been so materialistic as Duncan and co. I don't think Duncan would have been talking nonsense now. does Duncan fast at all with such body???
Its when we get to heaven then well know so I leave it to God to judge. So brag on
*** 12 years ago

Most men in London are gentlemen.STOP disgracing them.REPENT,it's never too late. JESUS LOVES you.

Most men in London are gentlemen.STOP disgracing them.REPENT,it's never too late. JESUS LOVES you.

Mike 12 years ago

Please it is by God's grace, therefore do not boast. You are the leader by the Grace of God. You are talking like you have achieved a lot because you are wise, have energy or strength. May god forgive you. You have ...
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Please it is by God's grace, therefore do not boast. You are the leader by the Grace of God. You are talking like you have achieved a lot because you are wise, have energy or strength. May god forgive you. You have done it by the Grace of God. It is not because you are holy and honest, obedient .
krikri 12 years ago

Osofo Duncan Williams, if you are the god-father of all those 'international' churches, then who is Jesus, The Christ? What role did he play in your becoming the god-father? Besides, you are the god-father, SO WHAT? Is there ...
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Osofo Duncan Williams, if you are the god-father of all those 'international' churches, then who is Jesus, The Christ? What role did he play in your becoming the god-father? Besides, you are the god-father, SO WHAT? Is there any competition?
JUDGE TRUTH 12 years ago

THIS MAN WAS IN EXISTENCE BEFORE THE CHURCH OF ANTIOCH..

THIS MAN WAS IN EXISTENCE BEFORE THE CHURCH OF ANTIOCH..
*** 12 years ago

...and WE ARE THE UNSTOPPABLE WINNERS.No matter what,can't you see He IS STILL STANDING?Change your mind and REPENT.JESUS LOVES you.

...and WE ARE THE UNSTOPPABLE WINNERS.No matter what,can't you see He IS STILL STANDING?Change your mind and REPENT.JESUS LOVES you.
Lafia 12 years ago

God is in my heart, and my body is the temple of God,the truth is written on our individual hearts.Religion is just a universal documents binding all people together, the church is a criminal organization that criminalises t ...
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God is in my heart, and my body is the temple of God,the truth is written on our individual hearts.Religion is just a universal documents binding all people together, the church is a criminal organization that criminalises the religion and caused syncretism. God what for who? self acclaimed empty vessels fucking and leaving women. goats
TRUE MAN OF GOD 12 years ago

TITHES- Duncan Williams taking tithes is Sinful
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No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay t ...
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TITHES- Duncan Williams taking tithes is Sinful
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No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay tithes God would bless you. How your business would flourish, how you would find that rich husband and how all would go well in your life. Blessings would flow like the Jordan River and life would be a bed of hibiscus petals. Conversely, you are also threatened and psychologically terrorized for not paying tithes- there would be no breakthroughs in your life, God would take away from you. Nothing would go well for you. Worst of all, you would be cursed by God because you have stolen from Him. Like the mighty spear of Goliath, Malachi 3:10 is launched at your heart.

"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse - the whole nation of you - because you are robbing me." (Malachi 3:8, 9)

This verse has been used to intimidate many Christians into shelling out 10% of their income as tithes. It is probably the only verse in the Bible that many pastors quote when preaching about tithes. Other verses in Leviticus and Deuteronomy that shed more light on the issue are almost never mentioned. Church members are kept in the dark by design.

Was God rebuking the nation of Israel or the nation of levitical priests in Malachi? Malachi 2:1, explains further,"And this commandment is for you, O priests." God was actually rebuking the Levites for abusing the trust of the people. God is a spirit and does not need food but He wanted the poor to be fed. The Levites were the ones under a curse. Christ broke the curse of the law, so Christians cannot be under a curse today for not obeying the law of tithes.

Who received tithes?

Tithe was God’s way of specifically taking care of the poor Levites, orphans, widows, strangers in Israel. This was the only reason God wanted food in his house. God does not need food.
Deuteronomy 26:12, clearly states that when all the tithe is collected “then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger to the orphan, and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.”
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 New International Version (NIV) "bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands."
Did Jesus, Mathew and Paul receive tithes?

Jesus was from the line of Judah so could not receive tithes. Only Levites from the line of Levi could receive tithes. Though the twelve apostles were men of God, they could not receive tithes because of their tribal lineage. How then can pastors today ask for tithes? Are they Levites? If the apostle Paul is not a Levite so could not take tithes why are some pastors taking tithes? The fact that one is a man of God does not qualify one to receive tithes. Even prophets and other men of God in the Bible, not from the tribe of Levi, could not benefit from tithes.

Did Jesus and his apostles pay tithes?

Tithe was never taken in fish or silver or cash. Paul as a tent-maker was not required to pay tithes. Peter as a fisherman did not pay tithes on fish he caught. That was the law of God. None of the twelve apostles could pay tithes because they were not farmers or shepherds/ herders.

Did Abraham, Noah and Jacob pay tithes?

Abraham did not pay tithes. He gave ten percent of the spoils of war to Melchizedek, King of Salem. God did not command Abraham to give. It was from his free will. Abraham did not tithe from his personal property, and there is no record in the Bible that he did.

Jacob also gave a conditional 10% to God which was not a tithe.
There is no record of Jacob paying any tithes after this. The traditional 10% in Middle Eastern societies is different from the legalistic mosaic tithe from God. The mosaic tithe was not optional, it was the law.

Without tithes, the message of the Gospel could not be preached

God in His infinite wisdom asked for tithes to be used for the poor and needy. God did not request tithes to be used for pastor's salary, cars, church organ or choir robes. God explicitly said use it to feed the poor Levites and the orphans, widows and strangers.

God does not need tithes to spread His word. The apostles gave their lives to spread the gospel of Christ without taking tithes from anyone. Many churches function perfectly today without tithes. We cannot disobey God with the excuse that we are spreading the gospel.

Even if you are poor, unemployed and struggling financially, now is the time to pay your tithes.

Nooooo!!! This is twisting and misquoting the Bible because we want to take money from the poor. The Bible says do not take tithes from the poor and needy. The poor are to benefit from the tithes. They are to be given tithes. Telling the poor to pay tithes, with promises that God would open the windows of heaven and pour blessings on them is a big con game.

The Bible says those with less than ten goats or sheep were exempted from paying tithes. God did not take tithes from the poor. Telling the poor and needy that if they don't pay tithes God has cursed them is the ultimate in greed and callousness.
Some pastors tell poor church members to pay tithes before their rent or children’s school fees and expect miracles. Some tell the congregation not to worry about what the tithe is used for. They say to just pay the tithes and leave the rest to God.

Would paying tithes make you rich and prosperous?

The promise of breakthroughs and prosperity and material blessings is used as a bait to make many pour their hard-earned money into the bank accounts of some pastors. This is nothing but manipulation. If the gospel of Christ is about acquiring earthly possessions how come the apostle Paul was not rich? How come John the Baptist, Peter, John and the other apostles did not get financial breakthroughs? Many of Christ's apostles were persecuted and killed. Life was not rosy for them. Were they not blessed men of God? If you believe pastors who tell you that you would prosper financially if you pay tithes, then you need serious Bible study. People like Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner, LeBron James etc. are very wealthy, but they do not pay tithes, they are not even Christians. If you believe paying tithes would open gates to riches for you, then you are in for great disappointment and cannot carry the cross of Christ.

Should I give to my church?

Yes, absolutely! Give to the church. Your offering helps the church a lot. Paul spoke about supporting the church. But give from your heart to God and expect nothing in return. Give because you love God. It is free-will, not a binding law like tithing. God had a special purpose for the tithes. It was to feed the poor and needy in society. It was to take care of the Levites who were poor, not wealthy pastors who have mansions, fancy cars and are far richer than most in the congregation

Should Christians pay tithes today?

Jesus and his apostles did not pay tithes, neither did they accept tithes. The Pharisees obeyed all the 613 mosaic laws, so they paid tithes. Today, Christians are not under the law, so we do not follow the Mosaic Law, as we are under grace and not the law. How come so much emphasis is laid on only tithes but not the other 613 laws? If we have to pay tithes then we have to follow all the laws, like the Pharisees. When a child disobeys the parent, he has to be stoned to death according to the old law. No Christian obeys that law today. However, some hold on to the law of tithing with the might of Samson. Why? Is it the money? The love of money...

Who is killing the church of Christ?

It is unlawful and unbiblical for anyone outside of the tribe of Levi to receive tithes, be they prophets, bishops, arch-bishops or reverend-doctors. Tithe has become the yoke around many Christians’ neck. When the clergy enslaves the masses and amass wealth at the expense of the poor it creates a history of resentment against the church. Many thinking people become suspicious of religion. When leaders of a faith insult the trust of their flock with misinformation and manipulation, the backlash can be unfavorable to all.
The gospel of Christ suffers when boys are molested by clergy just as when money becomes their main focus. Many centuries ago, Martin Luther had to revolt again the leaders of the church who were taking the faithful for fools. You can fool some of the people some of the time but all the people cannot be fooled all the time. At some point Europe woke up.The shady history of the church in Europe has forced many out of Christianity. Today Christianity is dying in Europe. No wonder, a recent pope said, the future of the church is in Africa. Are our pastors robbing God, are they killing the church of Christ?
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

Author: Gye Nyame...
This is the way the administration flows, they are only apologizing because the 91 year old decided that she was not going to take it lying down, other wise they would have rolled over her and done the c ...
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Author: Gye Nyame...
This is the way the administration flows, they are only apologizing because the 91 year old decided that she was not going to take it lying down, other wise they would have rolled over her and done the change. Shame on Vanderpuije and the whole administration. You did it to Ohene Djan and now to this sweet old lady. Hurray to Theodosia for standing up and speaking up.
Ghanaians should take a cue from this old lady and protest the evil, corruption, and hardships in the society. BRAVO Theodosia!!!!!!
Vee from Europe 12 years ago

To the "TRUE MAN OF GOD".
Outstanding fair comments; no compromise & no bias. Backed by biblical references and to the point; you hold no prisoners.
Coincidentally, the question of TITHE was discussed by Christian frien ...
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To the "TRUE MAN OF GOD".
Outstanding fair comments; no compromise & no bias. Backed by biblical references and to the point; you hold no prisoners.
Coincidentally, the question of TITHE was discussed by Christian friends and I yesterday and the conclusion was pretty much like yours.
I will get them to read your comments pronto.
*** 12 years ago

GOD CAN and is STILL BUILDING HIS CHURCH.You sound VERY STINGY with money.Maybe in other areas too.GOD IS A GIVER so you can't stop anything,HE can choose stones to even worship HIM if we choose not to.Open your spiritual eye ...
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GOD CAN and is STILL BUILDING HIS CHURCH.You sound VERY STINGY with money.Maybe in other areas too.GOD IS A GIVER so you can't stop anything,HE can choose stones to even worship HIM if we choose not to.Open your spiritual eyes to pay your tithes if you are TRULY a "TRUE MAN OF GOD".Be REAL.REPENT and JESUS LOVES you.
Yaro 12 years ago

...and the Bible also said "for lack of knowledge, my people perish" open your eyes Mr. No Name or ***. Or is it because you are another pastor milking your poor congregation out of the little they have so you can sustain you ...
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...and the Bible also said "for lack of knowledge, my people perish" open your eyes Mr. No Name or ***. Or is it because you are another pastor milking your poor congregation out of the little they have so you can sustain your lavish lifestyle? You could state who you are and that could help as well.

Ask yourself if the facts as presented by "True Man of God" lacks anything and address that accordingly. Christians have been deceived for far too long but this is all the Bible is saying, and yes, the bible has been twisted and reformatted by Pastors to manipulate and cast blinds over unsuspecting believers who yearn to serve God with all their hearts and soul. Wake up to the new wind of change and serve God in truth and purity devoid of pastoral manipulation.

God bless you True Man of God lets hear more of your biblical truths as presented and ordained by God to us so to serve.

BB 12 years ago

You have missed it BIG TIME. Can you tell me one religion in the world which does not depend on the contribution or tithe for its growth? You are spiritually blind. seek help

You have missed it BIG TIME. Can you tell me one religion in the world which does not depend on the contribution or tithe for its growth? You are spiritually blind. seek help
HUMBLE 12 years ago

THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST WAS THERE BEFORE THE ACTION FAITH CHURCH CAME.THE C.O.P.IS THE FIRST CHARASMATIC MOVEMENT TO COME TO GHANA THEN GOLD COAST IN THE THIRTIES LED BY REV.MACKEOWN. I WISH APOSTLE OPOKU ONYINA WILL ADD TO T ...
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THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST WAS THERE BEFORE THE ACTION FAITH CHURCH CAME.THE C.O.P.IS THE FIRST CHARASMATIC MOVEMENT TO COME TO GHANA THEN GOLD COAST IN THE THIRTIES LED BY REV.MACKEOWN. I WISH APOSTLE OPOKU ONYINA WILL ADD TO THIS.
Yaro 12 years ago

I think the Church of Pentecost is among the Pentecostal Churches supposed to be a little different in its operatives to the Charismatic Churches.

In any case, the Church of Pentecost was a part of the Apostolic Church bef ...
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I think the Church of Pentecost is among the Pentecostal Churches supposed to be a little different in its operatives to the Charismatic Churches.

In any case, the Church of Pentecost was a part of the Apostolic Church before Rev. McKeown broke away to form the Church of Pentecost due to differences in beliefs. Among the Pentecostals therefore, at least the Apostolic Church was there before the Church of Pentecost. The Apostolic Church had its first African Minister Pastor Peter Newman Anim who was ordained by Pastor George Perfect at Asamankese in 1935 although the Apostolic group had been in existence long before this.

The Church of Pentecost was, however, formed by another Irish Pastor sent to help the Apostolic Church in 1937. Having been down with Malaria, Rev. James McKeown went to the hospital (Ridge Hospital) to seek a cure against Apostolic principles. He was expelled in 1939 when the church split into Christ Apostolic Church and the Apostolic Church, Gold Coast. Then later into the Gold Coast Apostolic Church which grew faster than the parent church and after independence, Kwame Nkrumah advised them to adopt a new name and with the inspiration of God and under the direction of the Holy Spirit, the name became the Church of Pentecost on August 1, 1961, one of the fastest growing churches in West Africa today.
*** 12 years ago

He is rather A SPIRITUAL GIANT in a world of physical gaints.He causes a lot of havoc to the dark kingdom and when He roars all the "little animals"flee in panic.That is Who He is.REPENT,JESUS LOVES you.

He is rather A SPIRITUAL GIANT in a world of physical gaints.He causes a lot of havoc to the dark kingdom and when He roars all the "little animals"flee in panic.That is Who He is.REPENT,JESUS LOVES you.
Steve 12 years ago

Please study church history and you will understand and appreciate the move of God that brought about Catholics, Methodist & Presbyterian, Adventist,Pentecostals and lately Charismatics. You need to learn.

Please study church history and you will understand and appreciate the move of God that brought about Catholics, Methodist & Presbyterian, Adventist,Pentecostals and lately Charismatics. You need to learn.
Nicholas J Bedzo 12 years ago

Jesus never boast himself that he was
the first to bring the Church on earht
Something wrong with Ducan Williams.
Jesus Christ said after me many Churches will come but Judge them with
their fruits.

Jesus never boast himself that he was
the first to bring the Church on earht
Something wrong with Ducan Williams.
Jesus Christ said after me many Churches will come but Judge them with
their fruits.
*** 12 years ago

His kind is not too many to find that is why you are sooo confused to understand.Learn to FAST and PRAY enough and your language will change.It seems you also have too much food in your intestines.REPENT,JESUS LOVES you.

His kind is not too many to find that is why you are sooo confused to understand.Learn to FAST and PRAY enough and your language will change.It seems you also have too much food in your intestines.REPENT,JESUS LOVES you.
facts 12 years ago

Give the credit to the Lord who is the true founder and not to yourself. Remember your first love and bring home your first wife and bring joy to heaven.

Give the credit to the Lord who is the true founder and not to yourself. Remember your first love and bring home your first wife and bring joy to heaven.
*** 12 years ago

None of your "Facts" applies to Him.Secondly,you need to wear His shoes first to get the exact answer for your latter comment.Heaven is waiting on you.JESUS LOVES you

None of your "Facts" applies to Him.Secondly,you need to wear His shoes first to get the exact answer for your latter comment.Heaven is waiting on you.JESUS LOVES you
Ghana's Children Murdered by the Corr 12 years ago

Ok ok, do you not know that Ghanaian/black bigots are the loudest complainants about racism? Motherfucker bigots.

And why do our Sakawa "Prophets" keep accepting bribe money and other ill-gotten wealth as tithe? Why can't ...
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Ok ok, do you not know that Ghanaian/black bigots are the loudest complainants about racism? Motherfucker bigots.

And why do our Sakawa "Prophets" keep accepting bribe money and other ill-gotten wealth as tithe? Why can't they publicly say "we don't want your dirty money. Take it back where you got it". Motherfucker Sakawa "Prophets".

Oh, by the way, why are too many Ghanaians so stupid (or just greedy?!) enough to be separated from the monies by Sakawa "Prophets".

Oh, Kwame Nkrumah, please come back. your people have become a disappointment.

Nkrumah never dies.
Sekou no Kwame
Mahama no Kwame
Addo no Kwame
CPP no Kwame
NDC no Kwame
NPP no Kwame

How can Nkrumah's own people be so daft, so greedy, so bigoted ....?!

Btw, why do daft motherfuckers keep saying Sekou should talk about Egypt and not Ghana. Fuck shit idiots, who is a Ghanaian? It so hard to argue/reason with too many Ghanaians due to their momoni/totobi/koobi cognitive development.

And Mills, he was a good man who turned out to be highly gullible. He would have handed his motherland over to TBJ and other Sakawa “Prophets”.
TRUE MAN OF GOD 12 years ago

TITHES-SECRETS AND LIES
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No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay tithes God would bless yo ...
read full comment

TITHES-SECRETS AND LIES
................................

No topic excites many pastors more than tithes and tithing. Waxing eloquent, pastors with fiery zeal, would teach about how if you pay tithes God would bless you. How your business would flourish, how you would find that rich husband and how all would go well in your life. Blessings would flow like the Jordan River and life would be a bed of hibiscus petals. Conversely, you are also threatened and psychologically terrorized for not paying tithes- there would be no breakthroughs in your life, God would take away from you. Nothing would go well for you. Worst of all, you would be cursed by God because you have stolen from Him. Like the mighty spear of Goliath, Malachi 3:10 is launched at your heart.

"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse - the whole nation of you - because you are robbing me." (Malachi 3:8, 9)

This verse has been used to intimidate many Christians into shelling out 10% of their income as tithes. It is probably the only verse in the Bible that many pastors quote when preaching about tithes. Other verses in Leviticus and Deuteronomy that shed more light on the issue are almost never mentioned. Church members are kept in the dark by design.

Was God rebuking the nation of Israel or the nation of levitical priests in Malachi? Malachi 2:1, explains further,"And this commandment is for you, O priests." God was actually rebuking the Levites for abusing the trust of the people. God is a spirit and does not need food but He wanted the poor to be fed. The Levites were the ones under a curse. Christ broke the curse of the law, so Christians cannot be under a curse today for not obeying the law of tithes.

Who received tithes?

Tithe was God’s way of specifically taking care of the poor Levites, orphans, widows, strangers in Israel. This was the only reason God wanted food in his house. God does not need food.
Deuteronomy 26:12, clearly states that when all the tithe is collected “then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger to the orphan, and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.”
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 New International Version (NIV) "bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands."
Did Jesus, Mathew and Paul receive tithes?

Jesus was from the line of Judah so could not receive tithes. Only Levites from the line of Levi could receive tithes. Though the twelve apostles were men of God, they could not receive tithes because of their tribal lineage. How then can pastors today ask for tithes? Are they Levites? If the apostle Paul is not a Levite so could not take tithes why are some pastors taking tithes? The fact that one is a man of God does not qualify one to receive tithes. Even prophets and other men of God in the Bible, not from the tribe of Levi, could not benefit from tithes.

Did Jesus and his apostles pay tithes?

Tithe was never taken in fish or silver or cash. Paul as a tent-maker was not required to pay tithes. Peter as a fisherman did not pay tithes on fish he caught. That was the law of God. None of the twelve apostles could pay tithes because they were not farmers or shepherds/ herders.

Did Abraham, Noah and Jacob pay tithes?

Abraham did not pay tithes. He gave ten percent of the spoils of war to Melchizedek, King of Salem. God did not command Abraham to give. It was from his free will. Abraham did not tithe from his personal property, and there is no record in the Bible that he did.

Jacob also gave a conditional 10% to God which was not a tithe.
There is no record of Jacob paying any tithes after this. The traditional 10% in Middle Eastern societies is different from the legalistic mosaic tithe from God. The mosaic tithe was not optional, it was the law.

Without tithes, the message of the Gospel could not be preached

God in His infinite wisdom asked for tithes to be used for the poor and needy. God did not request tithes to be used for pastor's salary, cars, church organ or choir robes. God explicitly said use it to feed the poor Levites and the orphans, widows and strangers.

God does not need tithes to spread His word. The apostles gave their lives to spread the gospel of Christ without taking tithes from anyone. Many churches function perfectly today without tithes. We cannot disobey God with the excuse that we are spreading the gospel.

Even if you are poor, unemployed and struggling financially, now is the time to pay your tithes.

Nooooo!!! This is twisting and misquoting the Bible because we want to take money from the poor. The Bible says do not take tithes from the poor and needy. The poor are to benefit from the tithes. They are to be given tithes. Telling the poor to pay tithes, with promises that God would open the windows of heaven and pour blessings on them is a big con game.

The Bible says those with less than ten goats or sheep were exempted from paying tithes. God did not take tithes from the poor. Telling the poor and needy that if they don't pay tithes God has cursed them is the ultimate in greed and callousness.
Some pastors tell poor church members to pay tithes before their rent or children’s school fees and expect miracles. Some tell the congregation not to worry about what the tithe is used for. They say to just pay the tithes and leave the rest to God.

Would paying tithes make you rich and prosperous?

The promise of breakthroughs and prosperity and material blessings is used as a bait to make many pour their hard-earned money into the bank accounts of some pastors. This is nothing but manipulation. If the gospel of Christ is about acquiring earthly possessions how come the apostle Paul was not rich? How come John the Baptist, Peter, John and the other apostles did not get financial breakthroughs? Many of Christ's apostles were persecuted and killed. Life was not rosy for them. Were they not blessed men of God? If you believe pastors who tell you that you would prosper financially if you pay tithes, then you need serious Bible study. People like Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner, LeBron James etc. are very wealthy, but they do not pay tithes, they are not even Christians. If you believe paying tithes would open gates to riches for you, then you are in for great disappointment and cannot carry the cross of Christ.

Should I give to my church?

Yes, absolutely! Give to the church. Your offering helps the church a lot. Paul spoke about supporting the church. But give from your heart to God and expect nothing in return. Give because you love God. It is free-will, not a binding law like tithing. God had a special purpose for the tithes. It was to feed the poor and needy in society. It was to take care of the Levites who were poor, not wealthy pastors who have mansions, fancy cars and are far richer than most in the congregation

Should Christians pay tithes today?

Jesus and his apostles did not pay tithes, neither did they accept tithes. The Pharisees obeyed all the 613 mosaic laws, so they paid tithes. Today, Christians are not under the law, so we do not follow the Mosaic Law, as we are under grace and not the law. How come so much emphasis is laid on only tithes but not the other 613 laws? If we have to pay tithes then we have to follow all the laws, like the Pharisees. When a child disobeys the parent, he has to be stoned to death according to the old law. No Christian obeys that law today. However, some hold on to the law of tithing with the might of Samson. Why? Is it the money? The love of money...

Who is killing the church of Christ?

It is unlawful and unbiblical for anyone outside of the tribe of Levi to receive tithes, be they prophets, bishops, arch-bishops or reverend-doctors. Tithe has become the yoke around many Christians’ neck. When the clergy enslaves the masses and amass wealth at the expense of the poor it creates a history of resentment against the church. Many thinking people become suspicious of religion. When leaders of a faith insult the trust of their flock with misinformation and manipulation, the backlash can be unfavorable to all.
The gospel of Christ suffers when boys are molested by clergy just as when money becomes their main focus. Many centuries ago, Martin Luther had to revolt again the leaders of the church who were taking the faithful for fools. You can fool some of the people some of the time but all the people cannot be fooled all the time. At some point Europe woke up.The shady history of the church in Europe has forced many out of Christianity. Today Christianity is dying in Europe. No wonder, a recent pope said, the future of the church is in Africa. Are our pastors robbing God, are they killing the church of Christ?
Vee @ Europe 12 years ago

To the: “TRUE MAN OF GOD".
Outstanding fair comments; no compromise & no bias. Backed by biblical references and to the point; you hold no prisoners. Coincidentally, the question of TITHE was discussed by Christian frie ...
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To the: “TRUE MAN OF GOD".
Outstanding fair comments; no compromise & no bias. Backed by biblical references and to the point; you hold no prisoners. Coincidentally, the question of TITHE was discussed by Christian friends and I yesterday and the conclusion was pretty much like yours. I will get them to read your comments pronto.
paa-kow 12 years ago

What of the APOSTOLIC CHURCHES? WHAT OF THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST??? WHAT OF BISHOP BLANKSON AND HIS BETHANY CHURCH?? WHAT OF BISHOP HAWKSON AND HI JUBILEE CHURCH? WHAT OF REV.YEBOAH KORIE AND HIS FEDEN CHURCH/HIGH SCHOOL?? AR ...
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What of the APOSTOLIC CHURCHES? WHAT OF THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST??? WHAT OF BISHOP BLANKSON AND HIS BETHANY CHURCH?? WHAT OF BISHOP HAWKSON AND HI JUBILEE CHURCH? WHAT OF REV.YEBOAH KORIE AND HIS FEDEN CHURCH/HIGH SCHOOL?? ARCHBISHOP,YOU BETTER WITHDRAW THAT STATEMENT AND RENDER AN APPOLOGY.OUR GOD IS A LIVING GOD!!!! HE KNOWS US MUCH BETTER !!!
Koohia 12 years ago

He never referred to these because they did not dupe their congregations as they are doing now.
There is still the pentecost , Apostolic and even The Muzama Disco Christo Church all dating back well before he was born and th ...
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He never referred to these because they did not dupe their congregations as they are doing now.
There is still the pentecost , Apostolic and even The Muzama Disco Christo Church all dating back well before he was born and they are much much cleaner.
Okujato Ablakwa 12 years ago

Sorry Bishop, this one you goofed badly. It is true that those on the seen now you mentored them but there were those before you whose churches have become extinct after they died or have grown into national churches like Pen ...
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Sorry Bishop, this one you goofed badly. It is true that those on the seen now you mentored them but there were those before you whose churches have become extinct after they died or have grown into national churches like Pentecost. rev Yeboa Koree of Eden to Feden church, Rev Abraham de Love who is still alive, & Rev Isaac Ababio. Dont forget Elijah who thought he was the only prophet alive. There were 7000 he didnt know.
cudjoe amuashie 12 years ago

enoch agbozo

enoch agbozo
kagee 12 years ago

Rightly put.We are thinking alike.

Rightly put.We are thinking alike.
abankwa ebenezer 12 years ago

please ablakwa this is not politics or propaganda. mind the way you speak against the man of God at least show some respect. becarefull and not think because all say you know how to talk you can pick on all persons becarfull

please ablakwa this is not politics or propaganda. mind the way you speak against the man of God at least show some respect. becarefull and not think because all say you know how to talk you can pick on all persons becarfull
Okujato Ablakwa 12 years ago

Sorry Bishop, this one you goofed badly. It is true that those on the scene now you mentored them but there were those before you whose churches have become extinct after they died or have grown into national churches like Pe ...
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Sorry Bishop, this one you goofed badly. It is true that those on the scene now you mentored them but there were those before you whose churches have become extinct after they died or have grown into national churches like Pentecost. Rev Yeboa Koree of [Eden] Feden Revival church, Rev Abraham de Love who is still alive, Rev Enoch Agbozo & Rev Isaac Ababio. Dont forget Elijah who thought he was the only prophet alive. There were 7000 he didnt know.
okyeame 12 years ago

and also the Redemption Hour Faith Ministry

and also the Redemption Hour Faith Ministry
PAAPATEE 12 years ago

The late Bishop Idahosa of Redemtion Hour Mnistry trained all these "latter day saints".The leader of Solid Rock Ministry Christiana Doe was the bishop's secretary.
But as other people have posted there were charismatic chur ...
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The late Bishop Idahosa of Redemtion Hour Mnistry trained all these "latter day saints".The leader of Solid Rock Ministry Christiana Doe was the bishop's secretary.
But as other people have posted there were charismatic churches/ministries before Duncan Williams entered primary school.
Great 12 years ago

it's very difficult for people now a days to go to church, all because of this useless so call pastor who gets their wealth from the innocent poor people. Pay your tithes, offering and special offerings and they use it for ma ...
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it's very difficult for people now a days to go to church, all because of this useless so call pastor who gets their wealth from the innocent poor people. Pay your tithes, offering and special offerings and they use it for mansons, expensive cars, send their children to abroad,CHASING small girls etc... MAY GOD FORGIVE THEM.
They come to church and preach about the progress of their family.
Chuck Wayo 12 years ago

Duncan Williams suffers from massive hubris. Sometimes he thinks he could be bigger than God. He belongs to the biggest network of mafia pastors, who extort money from parishioners- and literally steal from the poor to sustai ...
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Duncan Williams suffers from massive hubris. Sometimes he thinks he could be bigger than God. He belongs to the biggest network of mafia pastors, who extort money from parishioners- and literally steal from the poor to sustain their miserable, lavish lifestyle. Find out about the criminal past of this nitwit and you'll know what he made of.
Osofomako 12 years ago

God father = Mafia (gangster) organization Chief. This title aptly describes Duncan Williams and his mindset. A so called born again armed rubber christian with chopped fingers to prove. A man who divorces his wives with impu ...
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God father = Mafia (gangster) organization Chief. This title aptly describes Duncan Williams and his mindset. A so called born again armed rubber christian with chopped fingers to prove. A man who divorces his wives with impunity. What has he done for his church members and society other than take their money to buy a mansion in Trasaco valley gated village? For those who believe Duncan William is a man of God ask him what happened to Mr. Sawyer his former financial mentor?

Duncan Williams is a man without scruples and conscience who has corrupted the political and media elites for legitimacy. General Overseer of CAFM, yes, but does he needs the Archbishop Title for legitimacy? That provides insight into the mind of Duncan Williams. An egomanaic self propagating and delusional CON MAN in our midst professing that he is a man of God.

DUNCAN WILLIAMS IS AN UNEDUCATED CROOK AND A FAKE.
Nicholas J Bedzo 12 years ago

Oh, Duncan Williams what is this for
are you getting out of your mind,you
forget about our Lord Jesus Christ
who brought the Church on earth through that all these Churches Sprang
He said after me ( Jesus ) many falls
pr ...
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Oh, Duncan Williams what is this for
are you getting out of your mind,you
forget about our Lord Jesus Christ
who brought the Church on earth through that all these Churches Sprang
He said after me ( Jesus ) many falls
prohects will come but Judge them of
fruit they bare.
*** 12 years ago

....THE COMING of our LORD JESUS CHRIST and you call yourself "PAPA".Behave well before you start having children.REPENT and be forgiven,it's never too late.JESUS LOVES you.

....THE COMING of our LORD JESUS CHRIST and you call yourself "PAPA".Behave well before you start having children.REPENT and be forgiven,it's never too late.JESUS LOVES you.
Ka Na Wu 12 years ago

So what Duncan

So what Duncan
ST 12 years ago

So, try to impact others around you and make a name for yourself.

So, try to impact others around you and make a name for yourself.
Eddy 12 years ago

Shut up and stop being ignorant. Contrary to lies peddled by low-lifes like you, his fingers were burnt off in his own house and was only saved by their watchman.

Shut up and stop being ignorant. Contrary to lies peddled by low-lifes like you, his fingers were burnt off in his own house and was only saved by their watchman.
Aaa 12 years ago

so his fingers were burnt off and he was saved by the watchman...and so what..... worry about your salvation and leave him be.IT IS TRUE HE IS THE FATHER OF THE CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT IN GHANA. under the christian council in gh ...
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so his fingers were burnt off and he was saved by the watchman...and so what..... worry about your salvation and leave him be.IT IS TRUE HE IS THE FATHER OF THE CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT IN GHANA. under the christian council in ghana there are sub councils the Pentecoastal(comprising Penticost,assemblies of God and Apostolic),the Charismatic is also another council of which all these above mentioned churches like ICGC,Lighthouse,Perez Chapel,Royal house etc are members.MDCC is not part of charismatic movement in Ghana. and to the guy who spoke on tithe what level of ignorance r u in..what is tithe its a tenth,that is 10% of your income (whatever work you do...read your bible on tithe and understand it for youself). the title Bishop,is an office of an overseer,a prophet is a person operating in the office of a prophet..the prophetic is a spiritual gift Jesus through the Holy spirit gave to men...read your bible
Shaggy 12 years ago

Soooooo confused now. Christians youths! Arise and pray!

Soooooo confused now. Christians youths! Arise and pray!
Skido 12 years ago

Duncan Williams like matter paaaaa ooooo

Duncan Williams like matter paaaaa ooooo
Chief 12 years ago

I was about to say the same thing. Pentecost and Apostolic churches have been in existence way before I was born even at my village, EDWINASE near Maase and I am fifty years old so what is this narcisstic self promoter talkin ...
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I was about to say the same thing. Pentecost and Apostolic churches have been in existence way before I was born even at my village, EDWINASE near Maase and I am fifty years old so what is this narcisstic self promoter talking about? You have used the name of the Bible to acquire wealth which is not Christian theology.
Francis. 12 years ago

May God have mercy on this man soul.What have this man done for Ghana conpare it to Dr Otabil

May God have mercy on this man soul.What have this man done for Ghana conpare it to Dr Otabil
KOJOVIE 12 years ago

YES IS THROUGH, BUT ARCH-BISHOP YOU NEED EXPAND THE VISION. GLORY BE TO GOD FOR HOW FAR HE BROUGHT THE CHARISMATIC CHURCH.

YES IS THROUGH, BUT ARCH-BISHOP YOU NEED EXPAND THE VISION. GLORY BE TO GOD FOR HOW FAR HE BROUGHT THE CHARISMATIC CHURCH.
*** 12 years ago

That is what He does.Enjoy the PEACE you are now enjoying.Be grateful and STOP comparing.JESUS LOVES you.

That is what He does.Enjoy the PEACE you are now enjoying.Be grateful and STOP comparing.JESUS LOVES you.
PP 12 years ago

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*** 12 years ago

you are ONLY entitled to your freedom of speech.REPENT.JESUS LOVES you OO!

you are ONLY entitled to your freedom of speech.REPENT.JESUS LOVES you OO!
MODIBO 12 years ago

Mr. Duncan-Williams do emulate Jesus Christ if you claim to be a follower. He was not boastful and pompuous. There is always a chance. You can still repent and ask God for forgiveness. Let others see what you are and what you ...
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Mr. Duncan-Williams do emulate Jesus Christ if you claim to be a follower. He was not boastful and pompuous. There is always a chance. You can still repent and ask God for forgiveness. Let others see what you are and what you do so that THEY will praise you. No king crowns himself. If you deserve it, others will do it for you. Don't allow people to speak or write about you "by heart". You don't need any more puplicity. Don't behave like the politician who always ask his audience to clap for him. Some pastors have been "smart" to say "clap for Jesus" when they need the praise. You are not like that. Are you?
*** 12 years ago

and He is ALMOST ALWAYS misconstrued, even when He blesses the poor.His news stirs up every nest and gets the bees rather buzzing zeeeeeeeee!

and He is ALMOST ALWAYS misconstrued, even when He blesses the poor.His news stirs up every nest and gets the bees rather buzzing zeeeeeeeee!
Jasper 12 years ago

May the lord have mercy on your soul for insulting the man of God.You will die before your time!!1

May the lord have mercy on your soul for insulting the man of God.You will die before your time!!1
Azigi Tonash 12 years ago

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment Hebrews 9:27
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.2 Corinthians 5:8

Death is not a problem. ...
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And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment Hebrews 9:27
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.2 Corinthians 5:8

Death is not a problem. Where you spend eternity is what matters
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

A little boy always went next door to play even though his mom had warned him against doing so. This worried his mom so badly that she asked him why he was so disobedient.

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A little boy always went next door to play even though his mom had warned him against doing so. This worried his mom so badly that she asked him why he was so disobedient.

He replied that Satan tempted him so bad and he did not know what to do.

His mom then advised him to say 'get behind me Satan' whenever he was tempted. She then built a fence around the house.

This worked for a week, then one sunny afternoon his mom looked out the window and there was her son playing on the neighbors lawn having cut a hole in the fence.

"Jeremiah", she yelled, "come here!" She then said "did I not tell you to say 'get behind me Satan' whenever he tempted you?"

"Yes", the boy replied, "I said, 'get behind me Satan', then he went behind me and pushed me through the hole in the fence."

CHARISMATIC CHURCH WAS THERE BEFORE DUNCAN WILLIAMS BUT ONLY IT HAD A DIFFERENT NAME.WE ARE WORSHIPING GOD NOT RELIGION.
KAI ABOOKYI 12 years ago

Walahi, Master Jesus said"they will claim accolades for themselves including Bishops,prophets and many great names" but he have all those deceivers in the valley of decision.

Walahi, Master Jesus said"they will claim accolades for themselves including Bishops,prophets and many great names" but he have all those deceivers in the valley of decision.
KAI ABOOKYI 12 years ago

Master Jesus said they will give themselves titles...

Master Jesus said they will give themselves titles...
zomabi 12 years ago

DUNCAN-WILLIAMS WHY IS GHANA STILL POOR, INSPITE OF YOUR SO CALLED PIONEERING ROLE IN CHARISMATISM, RIGHT NOW GHANA IS BROKE AND YOU ARE RICH,SO YOU DONT HAVE A POINT, ECONOMICS SOLVES PROBLEMS NOT RELIGION ELSE AFRICA WILL B ...
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DUNCAN-WILLIAMS WHY IS GHANA STILL POOR, INSPITE OF YOUR SO CALLED PIONEERING ROLE IN CHARISMATISM, RIGHT NOW GHANA IS BROKE AND YOU ARE RICH,SO YOU DONT HAVE A POINT, ECONOMICS SOLVES PROBLEMS NOT RELIGION ELSE AFRICA WILL BE THE MOST DEVELOPED CONTINENT ON EARTH
MENSAH 12 years ago

If economics solves problems,then why is GHANA BROKE,if there are array of ECONOMISTS in the government,who direct our financial affairs?
THAT CANCELS YOUR ASSERTION THAT:
ECONOMICS SOLVE PROBLEMS.
I am not an economist,bu ...
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If economics solves problems,then why is GHANA BROKE,if there are array of ECONOMISTS in the government,who direct our financial affairs?
THAT CANCELS YOUR ASSERTION THAT:
ECONOMICS SOLVE PROBLEMS.
I am not an economist,but I can see many mistakes our economists in GHANA/AFRICA do.
LET ME POINT ONE TO YOU:
GHANA HAD GOLD SINCE CREATION,BUT WE NEVER HAD ANY GOLD REFINERY UNTIL NOW.
THAT IS BAD ECONOMIC PLANNING.
GHANA IS BROKE BECAUSE OF NOTHING BUT:
CORRUPTION,BAD ECONOMIC STRATEGIES,UNCONCERNED ATTITUDE/UNPATRIOTIC,GREEDINESS/COVETOUSNESS AND IGNORANCE.
GOD CAN GIVE IDEAS,ONE WILL NEVER KNOW OF.
IDEAS ARE GOLDEN GATES TO CHANGE.
AND CHANGE IS NECESSARY,IN EVERY SUCCESS EQUATION.
AN IDEA IS A THOUGHT,DIVINELY PLANTED BY GOD,TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE.
PROVERBS 8:12 SAYS:
I WISDOM DWELL WITH PRUDENCE,AND FIND OUT KNOWLEDGE OF WITTY INVENTIONS.
METHOD OF CREATING WEALTH ARE GRANTED TO THE OBEDIENT.
ARE GHANAIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS OBEDIENT OR CORRUPT?
THE ECONOMISTS ARE BUNCH OF LOOTERS OF OUR RESOURCES.
HOW CAN GHANA PROGRESS,THEN?
RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A NATION,BUT SIN IS A REPROACH TO ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE.
SIN RETARDS PROGRESS,BECAUSE IT IS A BLESSING BLOCKER.
BY GOD'S GRACE,I AM A BIG BUSINESS MAN,BECAUSE GOD SHOWS ME WHAT OTHERS DO NOT KNOW,IN BUSINESS.
I AM OBEDIENT TO HIM,PERIOD,AND FEARS HIM.
THEREFORE,HE BLESSES ME IN EVERY STEP OF MY WAY.
Azigi Tonash 12 years ago

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalm 127:1

I pray for humility for this man.

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Psalm 127:1

I pray for humility for this man.
Kofi 12 years ago

Is there a difference between charismatic churches and sunsum sore? No? Nacaba (MDCC) started in 1919; African Faith Tabernacle in 1919, Apostolic Revelation Church (Prophet Wovenu) 1945, F'Eden by Yeboa Koree in 1963. Apart ...
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Is there a difference between charismatic churches and sunsum sore? No? Nacaba (MDCC) started in 1919; African Faith Tabernacle in 1919, Apostolic Revelation Church (Prophet Wovenu) 1945, F'Eden by Yeboa Koree in 1963. Apart from F'eden all the above have membership far in excess of Duncan Williams', and all have performed "miracles" and very prominent. So, what is Duncan talking about? A godfather? Godfather indeed. Just as those before were called cults, his is also a cult, sociologically, at least. Stop bragging, please. As for your church only God knows where it'll be when you are no more. Remember what happened to the above and many other one-man churches around the world. While no man can judge you, God can, just as He'll judge me also.
bostonian,usa. 12 years ago

Jesus is the founder of all churches,is Christ going to bragg himself like this guy?Hell no.Give us a break and stop bragging.We heard enough.

Jesus is the founder of all churches,is Christ going to bragg himself like this guy?Hell no.Give us a break and stop bragging.We heard enough.
Chief 12 years ago

That is the Ndc sponsored braggart. He is in the religion profession for money and fame and that is why he is self promoting. Jesus did not even say things like that.

That is the Ndc sponsored braggart. He is in the religion profession for money and fame and that is why he is self promoting. Jesus did not even say things like that.
Nana Yaw 12 years ago

This ofui preacher man Duncan Williams talks too much!!!!

This ofui preacher man Duncan Williams talks too much!!!!
yaw.kumasi 12 years ago

What is this man talking about ?Prince Bishop Blankson of Bethany Church at Kantinkrono in Kumasi was the 1st charistmatic church that was established in Ghana in the late 60s.Where were you at that time ?

What is this man talking about ?Prince Bishop Blankson of Bethany Church at Kantinkrono in Kumasi was the 1st charistmatic church that was established in Ghana in the late 60s.Where were you at that time ?
Nyansasem 12 years ago

That is what these low self esteem half baked intellectuals think of ordinary citizens. As long as you are using the local dialect, you are not important.

Are they not doing the same thing with those actors and actress in ...
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That is what these low self esteem half baked intellectuals think of ordinary citizens. As long as you are using the local dialect, you are not important.

Are they not doing the same thing with those actors and actress in Ghallywood? Agya is not considered an actor. Nana Ama McBrown is considered inferior to Nadia, and it goes on.

From Volta region to Ashanti Region, there were so many Charismatic churches that opened...and not only that, there were individuals, like one guy who was banished from Kumasi Central Methodist who opened his church and even had a music group with a popular song-- "Me ne no be didi" something like.

Bethany church was found everywhere in the Ashanti Region and Brong Ahafo...Bob Hawkins came out of that.

Agboso's name were everywhere at that time before we even heard of Idahosa. yet, these people want to say that they are ,,
Master Kwaku 12 years ago

If my memory serves me right, it was Rev. Yeboah Kore who introduced charisma into his Eden (later on FEDEN) Church, when Bishop Duncan-Williams (his father was my friend) had not been born or was a toddler. Please give credi ...
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If my memory serves me right, it was Rev. Yeboah Kore who introduced charisma into his Eden (later on FEDEN) Church, when Bishop Duncan-Williams (his father was my friend) had not been born or was a toddler. Please give credit to whom it is due.
kobbydoe 12 years ago

God bless you Bps Nick

God bless you Bps Nick
kwofi 12 years ago

Y NOT? U'RE THEIR CHIEF WHEN IT COMES 2 HYPOCRISY,SWINDLING,BLASPHEMY N CORRUPTION 2.REMEMBER DA JUDGEMENT DAY!

Y NOT? U'RE THEIR CHIEF WHEN IT COMES 2 HYPOCRISY,SWINDLING,BLASPHEMY N CORRUPTION 2.REMEMBER DA JUDGEMENT DAY!
christopher yeboah 12 years ago

Let others talk about you and stop praised yourself.

Let others talk about you and stop praised yourself.
kwasi 12 years ago

don't blow your horn man. Who made you an arcbishop?

don't blow your horn man. Who made you an arcbishop?
tim 12 years ago

thats the gospel truth

thats the gospel truth
Fafa 9 years ago

He is the father of the Ghanaian Word of Faith Movement

He is the father of the Ghanaian Word of Faith Movement
Kwame 12 years ago

Dear Archbishop, Please may I know the reasons why you are saying this now? Has your vision been the best? Who told you that the God has blessed the person who introduced Charismatic Churches in Ghana? Greece was once a power ...
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Dear Archbishop, Please may I know the reasons why you are saying this now? Has your vision been the best? Who told you that the God has blessed the person who introduced Charismatic Churches in Ghana? Greece was once a powerful nation, what has happened to it now? Please do not feel inferiority complex and envious before these pastors you mentioned.
Paul Amuna 12 years ago

With all due respect to the Rev. Duncan Williams who no doubt has contributed in no small way to the so-called "charismatic movement" he should allow others to give him credit for any 'pioneering role'.

Before these new g ...
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With all due respect to the Rev. Duncan Williams who no doubt has contributed in no small way to the so-called "charismatic movement" he should allow others to give him credit for any 'pioneering role'.

Before these new groups 'sprang up' there were already "Pentecostal Churches e.g. the Ghana Church of Pentecost", the Christ apostolic church among others who did not particularly label themselves "charismatic" although they operated essentially in a similar fashion.

The term "charismatic" as I recall was a brand name also given around the mid- to late 1970s to the "Catholic Pentecostal Movement" which started in America and soon gained roots in Ghana from St. Kizito Church in Nima with an intellectual and spiritual base at the St Thomas More Church at Achimota (School). They were indeed called the "charismatic Group".

Towards the late 1970s, Rev. Duncan williams and others had started to come to prominence with their barnstorming and moving personal testimonies of conversion and with oratory and "charisma" were able to attract a key following of young - educated people - especially from our Universities and colleges. Others like Rev Asare (Faith Foundation), Mensa Otabil and their surrogates all started working together and soon split up with their various "visions".

In the meantime on Legon Campus, something interesting was developing, with Calvary road Legon branch being gradually turned into an outward-looking evangelistic ministry which spent time praying, fasting and carrying out "dawn broadcasts" on campus.

Under the leadership of Dag Heward-Mills and the charismatic and oratorical Tawiah Sackey, again an elite critical mass was formed which drove this process and at Korle-Bu the branch eventually broke away (and perhaps that was the nail in the coffin of Calvary Road), forming LIGHTHOUSE. Their focus was on capturing nursing, medical students and doctors (the elite medical community) which to a large extent they succeeded in doing (and in the process, weakening the then "Accra Chapel", a non-denominational branch of pentecostal churches in the Korle-Bu area.

Credit must also be given to Youth For Christ and above all, Scripture Union which had nurtured a lot of the youth who eventually fed into these new "charismatic" churches and became their leaders.

This is merely to provide some historical link to the so-called "charismatic churches" and although Duncan Williams (ahis brand "action Faith Ministries") has had a significant role to play, he should rather allow others to grant him the honour.

Having said that, I feel the reporting here has attempted to take the Archbishop's statement out of context.
Al Hajj AAA Rashiid(OH. USA) 12 years ago

Paul Amuna, I must say, your historical insight, makes very interesting reading and adds meat to the bones of this thorny issue.

I wish we had more Paul Amunas, to contribute here. My brother you have the "APOR". Congratul ...
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Paul Amuna, I must say, your historical insight, makes very interesting reading and adds meat to the bones of this thorny issue.

I wish we had more Paul Amunas, to contribute here. My brother you have the "APOR". Congratulation!
Paul Amuna 12 years ago

In the early 1980s on our University campuses e.g. in Kumasi, the likes of Eastwood Anaba, then a student of pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology had become leaders of the campus Christian Fellow ...
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In the early 1980s on our University campuses e.g. in Kumasi, the likes of Eastwood Anaba, then a student of pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology had become leaders of the campus Christian Fellowships and with their own brand of oratory and "Christian discipline" prepared themselves for Christian ministry off campus.

I recall the likes of Moses Foh Amoaning (of the "legendary Fights Fame, and now a brilliant law lecturer) as a young undergraduate student, very passionate and active in the University Christian Fellowship in Legon and the likes of (now) Prof. Onnoma who acted as effective mentors of young, charismatic yet raw Christians, and Brother Jude leading the Scripture Union.

By 1983 Rev. Eastwood and a small group of people include Joe Mbawine and Pastor Clement had also started what eventually became the major Pentecostal charismatic movement in the 'three Northern regions' starting in Bolgatanga.

Theirs was brave, bold and daring, given that Islam and the Catholic churches dominated those regions and they were likely to face stiff resistance from 'traditional churches.

There were others operating from the Asante Region and later Tamale including a number of "prophets" and pastors, some of whom claimed to have "healing and prophtic ministries".

In the Western and Central Regions, a number of unsung heroes also emerged, and I happen to have met one such pastor who had a profound impact on me on the KNUST campus whilst we were both visiting friends there at the time.

I believe many are those who have contributed in various ways to the "charismatic movement" yet who would not take the glory for their involvement.
4 Year Old 12 years ago

Apart from the Ghana Pentecostal Group, which includes the Apostolic Church, Christ Apostolic Church, Assemblies of God, Four Square Church, the Church of Pentecost etc. Rev. Enoch Agbozo was a pillar in the Charismatic Movem ...
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Apart from the Ghana Pentecostal Group, which includes the Apostolic Church, Christ Apostolic Church, Assemblies of God, Four Square Church, the Church of Pentecost etc. Rev. Enoch Agbozo was a pillar in the Charismatic Movement, way before Duncan Williams came. Duncan came in the 70's when many others had experienced the mighty flow of the Holy Ghost.
Dr. Joseph Val-Addo, USA 12 years ago

What a twisted history from Duncan Williams who had only 12 (actually 9) months training from Idahosa's School in Nigeria and now a self-styled Archbishop. For your information, all older Pentecostal Churches in Ghana were a ...
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What a twisted history from Duncan Williams who had only 12 (actually 9) months training from Idahosa's School in Nigeria and now a self-styled Archbishop. For your information, all older Pentecostal Churches in Ghana were also charismatic churches --they taught and allowed the manifestation and operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in their services. Rev. Enoch Agbozo and his group, Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) was the first independent charismatic group in Ghana. Rev. Yaw Asante and his Standing Together team in Kumasi were among the first evangelistic travelling team in Ghana and were also charismatic. All these took place several years before Duncan and his imbalanced faith and prosperity groups surfaced. Some of us know the Church History of Ghana very well. Please don't throw dust in the eyes of the general public from your church with some myopic ideas.
Dr. Joseph Val-Addo, USA 12 years ago

I suggest the reader read the following materials which will provide insight on Duncan-Williams’ false claim as the “godfather of Charismatic Churches” in Ghana.

1. The histories of the Apostolic Church, Church of P ...
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I suggest the reader read the following materials which will provide insight on Duncan-Williams’ false claim as the “godfather of Charismatic Churches” in Ghana.

1. The histories of the Apostolic Church, Church of Pentecost, Christ Apostolic Church, and others.

2. AFRICAN CHRISTIANITY: Its Public Role, 1998 by Paul Gifford of the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, Chapter Six focuses on Ghana. You will learn more about Duncan-Williams and other Accra preachers and the content of their messages under “New Churches.”

3. GHANA’S NEW CHRISTIANITY: Pentecostalism in a Globalizing African Economy, 2004—a thorough research by Paul Gifford on the Accra churches, their founders, and their messages. It will astonish the reader on Ghana’s new Christianity by Duncan-Williams and the likes from Accra.

3. THE CHANGING FACE OF CHRISTIANITY: Africa, the West and the World, edited by Sanneh and Carpenter, 2005. In a chapter on “A View of Ghana’s New Christianity”, Paul Gifford associates Duncan-Williams and others in Accra, with the “faith movement”, inherited from Nigeria (from Archbishop Benson Idahosa) with American origins and how he shares the difficulty in talking about the Accra church founders and their messages as part of “charismatic Christianity.”

Duncan-Williams cannot claim to be “the godfather of Charismatic Churches” in Ghana. That is a false claim and has no foundation in Church History of Ghana.

Psalm 11:3--"If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?"
Dr. Joseph Val-Addo, USA 12 years ago

Please refer to Paul Gifford of the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies research on GHANA’S NEW CHRISTIANITY: Pentecostalism in a Globalizing African Economy, 2004, 164:quote--
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Please refer to Paul Gifford of the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies research on GHANA’S NEW CHRISTIANITY: Pentecostalism in a Globalizing African Economy, 2004, 164:quote--
"Consider the case of Enoch Agbozo, an important figure in the rise of Ghana's charismatic Christianity, though he is often passed over since he remained in fellowships rather than founding a church of his own.12" (unquote)

(quote) "12 For Agbozo's importance, see Asamoah-Gyadu, Renewal, 155-7. He is 'the de facto father of charismatism in Ghana'.(Hughes, God's Hands, 48" (unquote)

What is Duncan-Williams saying in 2013, nine years after a validated research documentation and publication? He has the right to challenge and invalidate the above quoted statements academically, if he can. Let him come again!
Al Hajj AAA Rashiid(OH. USA) 12 years ago

OMG! This guy may have bitten more than he can chew...lol

I can not understand why Duncan William has become so controversial. I believe he says stuff to his followers(flock) and he is never challenged, so he has gotten us ...
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OMG! This guy may have bitten more than he can chew...lol

I can not understand why Duncan William has become so controversial. I believe he says stuff to his followers(flock) and he is never challenged, so he has gotten used to making unsubstantiated statements, little did he know that Ghanaweb has a very huge readership, and some are very intellectually active and that is what I am seeing now.

Wow!! I am impressed by you guys, for the intellectual discourse taking place here, special mention to Paul Amuna, and Dr. J. Val-Addo.

I am really enjoying this academic exercise, with specific references to support their claims.

Rev Duncan Williams what say you? Please come again. As Joe Lartey would say....."over to you Duncan Williams".
Sanaah 12 years ago

I totally agree with you on this.Brother Enock Agbozo affectionately called'brother' i can say was the main pillar of the charismatic movement.i can vividly recall that on every Friday,men of God today like Agyin Asare and ma ...
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I totally agree with you on this.Brother Enock Agbozo affectionately called'brother' i can say was the main pillar of the charismatic movement.i can vividly recall that on every Friday,men of God today like Agyin Asare and many others will gather at the Apra house at north kaneshie for very serious all nite prayers.Papa,please i bet to differ on this one and will like you to come again sir
lapinto 12 years ago

Yes we shouldn't forget Rev.Agbozo and our papa late Amoako.

Yes we shouldn't forget Rev.Agbozo and our papa late Amoako.
Paul Amuna 12 years ago

Yes, Rev. Enoch Agbozo is yet another consistent, dedicated and long serving unsung hero of the charismatic brand who for many years, demonstrated pastoral leadership and moral courage and leadership in the Christian church i ...
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Yes, Rev. Enoch Agbozo is yet another consistent, dedicated and long serving unsung hero of the charismatic brand who for many years, demonstrated pastoral leadership and moral courage and leadership in the Christian church in Ghana.

Perhaps this discussion calls for a group to research and write a beautiful historical account of 'Contemporary Christianity in Ghana'.

Thanks for all your comments and insights. It is a pity some people simply come on the forum to look for 'fights that are not there' or to insult others for the sake of it. It is therefore always refreshing to read people's thoughtful comments and inputs into debates.
Kuffour Ashanti Thief Hoodlum (KATH) 12 years ago

This was started in 1953 as a healing church.
We used to call them '' Agboo Dorn'' meaning you will never die also known as Ablorh Lawson.
The Church, which was founded by the late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson in 1953 as a healing ...
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This was started in 1953 as a healing church.
We used to call them '' Agboo Dorn'' meaning you will never die also known as Ablorh Lawson.
The Church, which was founded by the late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson in 1953 as a healing Temple has gone through many changes up to its present status under the name: "The Divine Healer's Church" (TDHC)
Yesuba 12 years ago

Excellent piece. But these so called "Charismatic Church" leaders must show humility in their Sunday sermons as the good book says.

Self attribution or the word "I" in language is fraught with sorrows.

Duncan William an ...
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Excellent piece. But these so called "Charismatic Church" leaders must show humility in their Sunday sermons as the good book says.

Self attribution or the word "I" in language is fraught with sorrows.

Duncan William and Mensa Otabil and others like them must focus on their original mission: saving souls !
K. AGYEMANG (ATWIMA ASENEMASO) 12 years ago

THE GODFATHER OF CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IS OSOFO BLANCKSON (KWAME BOYE) OF KANTINKRONO BERTHENY CHURCH, KUMASI, NEAR KNUST.

DUNCAN-WILLIAMS, DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FREE TRIP ON ONE OF BLACK STAR LINE SHIPS, FROM HOLLAND?

P ...
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THE GODFATHER OF CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IS OSOFO BLANCKSON (KWAME BOYE) OF KANTINKRONO BERTHENY CHURCH, KUMASI, NEAR KNUST.

DUNCAN-WILLIAMS, DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FREE TRIP ON ONE OF BLACK STAR LINE SHIPS, FROM HOLLAND?

PLEASE, DON'T BRING YOURSELF!!!!!!!
Mike Gizo 12 years ago

Where are we driving Christianity to?

Where are we driving Christianity to?
Adjoa 12 years ago

Why does he not say he is the Godfather of all the thieving pastors and false prophets that abound in Ghana.

Why does he not say he is the Godfather of all the thieving pastors and false prophets that abound in Ghana.
WOFA YAW 12 years ago

INFACT THIS DUNCAN MUST BE QUESTIONED,WHO IS HIS PASTOR.JESUS HAS ALREDY WARNNED US THIS THEY WILL COME WITH MY NAME.

INFACT THIS DUNCAN MUST BE QUESTIONED,WHO IS HIS PASTOR.JESUS HAS ALREDY WARNNED US THIS THEY WILL COME WITH MY NAME.
ASEM WO MANO 12 years ago

God what are they doing? God have mercy on us, I mean we Ghanaians.
What A Nation?

God what are they doing? God have mercy on us, I mean we Ghanaians.
What A Nation?
Messi 12 years ago

Prophet Wovenu was in this business long before you showed up. He even built a whole township for his church. Be honest for once. You guys are in this business ripping the poor Ghanaians off and living in luxury.

Prophet Wovenu was in this business long before you showed up. He even built a whole township for his church. Be honest for once. You guys are in this business ripping the poor Ghanaians off and living in luxury.
Peace 12 years ago

I wonder what goes through peoples mind when they present falsehood and half trues. Let Duncan Williams tell the whole world which Bible school he attended and how he got there.

It all happened that, a Bishop named Idahosa ...
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I wonder what goes through peoples mind when they present falsehood and half trues. Let Duncan Williams tell the whole world which Bible school he attended and how he got there.

It all happened that, a Bishop named Idahosa of blessed memory planted a Charismatic Church in Ghana by the name Redemption Hour Faith Ministry.

Some of the pastors name presented by Duncan Williams including himself attended Bible college founded by Bishop Idahosa in Nigeria. It should be noted that, no Pastor or aspiring pastor from Ghana can get admission if he/she did not get the approval by a Redemption Hour Faith Ministries (RHFM) Pastor.

Let Duncan Williams come out and refute these claims by me.

Let GOD alone be praised.
Nyansasem 12 years ago

And here they are saying that "charismatic Church" only begun when people started using English Language for worship, preaching and soul winning. How pathetic could they be.

There are known pastors in Methodist, Presby, Ca ...
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And here they are saying that "charismatic Church" only begun when people started using English Language for worship, preaching and soul winning. How pathetic could they be.

There are known pastors in Methodist, Presby, Catholics,etc who were banished from their own churches because they started speaking in tongues and having a healing and prayer groups in the 60s.

My mom can tell me more about Charismatic ministries that they used to go in the 60s; having prayers all night and dawn broadcasting in the morning. Bethany Churches in the Asanti and BA Regions led by one Blankson was one.

Unfortunately, just because these people were using the local dialect, it was not termed as Charismatic churches. I have always said something about the inferiority complex we as Blacks have.
Henry Amartey 12 years ago

May the Lord richly Bless the write of this comment, I happen to be a member of Redemption Hour and a member of Redemption singer. Indeed Duncan William cannot claim he is the Godfather of all Charismatic Churchs.
I was in R ...
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May the Lord richly Bless the write of this comment, I happen to be a member of Redemption Hour and a member of Redemption singer. Indeed Duncan William cannot claim he is the Godfather of all Charismatic Churchs.
I was in RHFM when he applied to become a pastor.By then the pastor of
RHFM was Pastor Mettle Nunoo,and later Pastor Agyeri. Duncan Williams' schoolmates are Pastor Joseph Oduro-Anokye of blessed memory and Pastor Ransford Yeboah.
Duncan what about Brother Enoch Agbozo of Ghana Evangelical Society. You used to be a member of that society before you attended Bible collage in Benin City Nigeria.

One may wonder why who are making this false claims? It is evident that you have always wanted to be the first recognized pastor in Ghana. Do you remember what you did to Bishop Benson Idahosa when he brought Oral Roberts to Ghana? You made banners claiming you have brought Oral Robert to Ghana when indeed Bishop Idahosa did. You may recall what he told you afterwards. Promotion comes from God and unwanted competion in the Christioan fold is useless.
ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 12 years ago

Message to America blessing U.S.
Man Afriyie blessed in U.S.

Man blessed in U.S.A.
Mother Afriyie blessed in U.S.

Obama bush and sons.
Obama bush sins.

Obama beast in U.S.
Obama blessed in U.S.

Remember there ...
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Message to America blessing U.S.
Man Afriyie blessed in U.S.

Man blessed in U.S.A.
Mother Afriyie blessed in U.S.

Obama bush and sons.
Obama bush sins.

Obama beast in U.S.
Obama blessed in U.S.

Remember there is no letter "B" in Afriyie which means came through at the proper time.
malam salifu 12 years ago

There was not one corrupt man on God before you came on the seen. Yes you are Godfather indeed and we all know what Godfathers do, STEAL.

There was not one corrupt man on God before you came on the seen. Yes you are Godfather indeed and we all know what Godfathers do, STEAL.
KK 12 years ago

ALL OF YOU HERE DON'T DISCERN BEFORE GIVING COMMENT. IT WILL BE BETTER TO LISTEN TO THE TAPE.
FOOLS

ALL OF YOU HERE DON'T DISCERN BEFORE GIVING COMMENT. IT WILL BE BETTER TO LISTEN TO THE TAPE.
FOOLS
amoah wade3 12 years ago

all these fancy names

and nothing but misleading "lost souls"

all these fancy names

and nothing but misleading "lost souls"
millerman 12 years ago

This is not true pastor Duncan Williams. Enoch Agbozo was there before you came.

This is not true pastor Duncan Williams. Enoch Agbozo was there before you came.
Ms Jesus is love 12 years ago

millerman where is Enoch Agbozo.I used to attend church at the Orion cinema.Was it House of Worship It was so spiritual and with such humility.Are there such churches in Ghana anymore?

millerman where is Enoch Agbozo.I used to attend church at the Orion cinema.Was it House of Worship It was so spiritual and with such humility.Are there such churches in Ghana anymore?
Ms Jesus is love 12 years ago

where is our Enoch Agbozo?We miss him

where is our Enoch Agbozo?We miss him
akwesi donkor. 12 years ago

Well Bro Enoch is alive and kicking.he has not deviated from the faith.By God's grace,he will be 80 on octber 6th.

Well Bro Enoch is alive and kicking.he has not deviated from the faith.By God's grace,he will be 80 on octber 6th.
cindy 12 years ago

You have gone too far now, you brag about everything yet you claim to be a man of God. Please just give us a break AHINIBA ENKASA

You have gone too far now, you brag about everything yet you claim to be a man of God. Please just give us a break AHINIBA ENKASA
millerman 12 years ago

This is not true. The Ghana evangelical society (GES) headed by Enoch Agbozo was there before pastor Duncan Williams came on the scene.

This is not true. The Ghana evangelical society (GES) headed by Enoch Agbozo was there before pastor Duncan Williams came on the scene.
YEBOPOWER 12 years ago

Really? What a moron. Your teachings about prosperity has rendered some Ghanaians poor, because they waited for manner from heaven. Teach them how to do things practically and the blessings of God will follow

Really? What a moron. Your teachings about prosperity has rendered some Ghanaians poor, because they waited for manner from heaven. Teach them how to do things practically and the blessings of God will follow
GREAT NANA ANTWI 12 years ago

ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFULL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GO TO www.greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot.com

ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFULL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GO TO www.greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot.com
YAW- COLUMBUS OHIO USA 12 years ago

IN the first place who crown a BISHOP.This man is too arrogant for real.Right from genesis to revelation,all the true men/women of God were so sober and BRAGGERS.Dunkan lets people elevate via your good deeds but don,t elevat ...
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IN the first place who crown a BISHOP.This man is too arrogant for real.Right from genesis to revelation,all the true men/women of God were so sober and BRAGGERS.Dunkan lets people elevate via your good deeds but don,t elevate your own self ok.
Obed Adore 12 years ago

Where does Rev Bob Hawkson too fit in this claim?. I remember his great church around the MAMOBI area near NIMA in the mid-1970's.

Where does Rev Bob Hawkson too fit in this claim?. I remember his great church around the MAMOBI area near NIMA in the mid-1970's.
Tofik 12 years ago

Bob Hawkson worked for Rev Blankson and his Bethany Church before he started his own church

Bob Hawkson worked for Rev Blankson and his Bethany Church before he started his own church
Kass 12 years ago

When I was very little in the 60s, the Bethany Church at Kentinkrono was all the rage. That is certainly more than 38 years ago. Duncan can't be serious or is it senility?

When I was very little in the 60s, the Bethany Church at Kentinkrono was all the rage. That is certainly more than 38 years ago. Duncan can't be serious or is it senility?
pala 12 years ago

but i also heard certain things were entering certain things tooo much.

but i also heard certain things were entering certain things tooo much.
Nana Yaw Effah 12 years ago

O Duncan, what next? JESUS?
Boast of your being saved by Jesus Christ not of your personal glory.

O Duncan, what next? JESUS?
Boast of your being saved by Jesus Christ not of your personal glory.
Nana Yaw Effah 12 years ago

This man has always used cheats and deception to amss wealth.
He is a thief indeed!

This man has always used cheats and deception to amss wealth.
He is a thief indeed!
nice 12 years ago

when will this man stop bragging?

when will this man stop bragging?
Musa 12 years ago

You never stop to BLOW YOUR HORNS eh? Is that the reason why you cannot give yourself a simple title to describe who you are. Empty barrels truly make the most noise!

You never stop to BLOW YOUR HORNS eh? Is that the reason why you cannot give yourself a simple title to describe who you are. Empty barrels truly make the most noise!
nanatom 12 years ago

THERE IS NOTHING SUCH AS "CHARISMATIC CHURCH" IN THE BIBLE. WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BIBLE IS "CHURCH."

THERE IS NOTHING SUCH AS "CHARISMATIC CHURCH" IN THE BIBLE. WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BIBLE IS "CHURCH."
WISEMAN 12 years ago

WELL APART FROM THE FACTS THAT GOD ANOINTED SHOW FROM THIER DEEDS.THEY ALSO HAVE PERSONALITY.I DONT SEE ANY OF THESE IN THIS MAN.GOD FATHER OF ************** NEVER MIND.

WELL APART FROM THE FACTS THAT GOD ANOINTED SHOW FROM THIER DEEDS.THEY ALSO HAVE PERSONALITY.I DONT SEE ANY OF THESE IN THIS MAN.GOD FATHER OF ************** NEVER MIND.
American 12 years ago

I found this list to be a good one in separating good churches (you will waste a lifetime trying to find the "true" church) from cults of personality, direct-marking scams, money-laundering rackets, and fly-by-night con artis ...
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I found this list to be a good one in separating good churches (you will waste a lifetime trying to find the "true" church) from cults of personality, direct-marking scams, money-laundering rackets, and fly-by-night con artists spewing jive.

1. Church service long enough to cultivate a sense of endurance but not discomfort.
Cults generally want inductees to be a miserable and isolated as possible.

2. No soliciting, entertainment, or pacifying during service.

3. Service is mostly quiet. If there is music, then only subdued music is performed.

4. Every decorative, plastic, material, and immovable object in church has both a modern name and an ancient Greek name that can be recalled instantaneously by...

5. ...An educated clergy. The more (self)-important the church official, the more he had better know.

6. Every church official can name the man who installed him, and his superiors can name the superiors who preceded them. "I was called" and "The Holy Spirit" are not suitable job references.

The outfit detailed in this article blatantly fails Test No. 6.
Kofi 12 years ago

In spite of this all, you couldn't save your marriage of decades. If divorce allowed in charismaticism?

In spite of this all, you couldn't save your marriage of decades. If divorce allowed in charismaticism?
Yaa baah 12 years ago

When you hear these and see what's going on, don't forget the end is closer than we can think of. Let's look for the One True God.

When you hear these and see what's going on, don't forget the end is closer than we can think of. Let's look for the One True God.
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HIS PAPACY HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI
OFFICE OF THE POPE
VATICAN CITY
HOLY SEA
ROME.
H.E. DR.MR.PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC
USA.

H.E. PRESIDENT OF GHANA PROFESSOR JOHN EVANS ATTA-MILLS
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
CASTLE-OSU
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GHANA.

H.E.RT.HON.PRIME MINISTER OF UNITED KINGDOM DAVID CAMERON
OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
10 DOWNING STREET
LONDON
UK.

H.E. UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
USA.

H.E. PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN UNION

H.E. MR. FORMER PRESIDENT OF USA GEORGE W. BUSH

H.E.MR.FORMER PRESIDENT OF USA BILL CLINTON

H.E. MR. FORMER PRESIDENT OF USA JIMMY CARTER

H.E. MR. FORMER PRESIDENT OF USA GEORGE H. W. BUSH (SENIOR)

H.E. FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA & AFRICAN-UNION HIGH ENVOY DR.DR.JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS

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PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTION (ABA)
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THE HAGUE INTERNATIONAL COURTS OF JUSTICE

HON. FORMER MEMBER OF ECOWAS PARLIAMENT & PARLIAMENT OF GHANA FRANCIS AGGREY AGBOTSE

JEMIMA, PHILIP, EDWIN AMEKUDZI (GHANA) THRO' HON. F.A. AGBOTSE.

DEAR EDITOR AND PUBLISHERS OF REUTERS AND HIS PAPACY HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI,
IT IS ALWAYS THE PRINCIPLE AND TENETS OF THE RULE OF LAW AND JUSTICE THAT AS INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS IT IS OUR ONEROUS RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND AND UPHOLD THE TENETS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE RULE OF LAW AND JUSTICE AND I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT RENEGE OF THE EXERCISE OF THAT ONEROUS RESPONSIBLITY.
IT IS AT THIS BACKDROP THAT I AM RESPECTFULLY ADDRESSING THIS PARTICULAR FEATURE ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE REUTERS THAT " HAGUE COURT URGED TO INVESTIGATE POPE OVER SEX ABUSE".
THAT IT IS A TRITE KNOWLEDGE OF LAW ESPECIALLY UNDER "CRIMINAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW" KNOWN TO EVERY SEASONED AND GOOD LAWYER AND EVEN "LAW STUDENTS" WHO WORTH THEIR SORTS "SALTS" OR PROFESSIONAL RELATED STATUS THAT "YOU CANNOT HOLD ANOTHER FOR A CRIME COMMITTED BY THE PERSON WHO SOLELY OR THE GROUP OF PERSONS WHO COMMITTED A RELATED CRIME IF SUCH CRIME(S) COMMITTED ARE/WERE NOT OFFICIAL POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THE ENTITY OR PERSONS INVOLVED".
THAT IS THE MAIN REASON THE CRIME OF "CONSPIRACY" AND OTHERS EXIST(ED) IN THE CRIMINAL RELATED CODES".
IT IS AT THIS BACKDROP THAT I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREED WITH THE PUBLICATION IN THE REUTERS THAT "THE HAGUE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE THE HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI SINCE THE POPE HAS NEVER BEEN ACCUSED OF COMMITTING ANY "SEXUAL ABUSE" ACANDALS AGAINST ANY PERSON OR PERSONS AND MOREOVER, THE CATHOLICS CHURCH AS A UNIVERSAL CHURCH HAS ITS OWN LAWS AND RULES UNDER THE "CURIA" AND THE "CANON OF LAWS".
THAT NONE OF THE CURIA OR LAWS OR RULES HAS/HAVE NEVER ENDORSED THE CRIME OF "SEXUAL ABUSE" AND RATHER AS A SANCTITY OF SACRIFICE THAT THE CHURCH RATHER FORBID THE CLERGY FROM MARRIAGE TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE A HOLY, CLEAN AND LIFE OF SANCTITY.
IT IS IN THIS REGARD THAT I RESPECTFULLY PUT INTO ISSUE THE HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI ADDRESS TO THE BISHOPS AND THE CLERGY AS EVIDENCE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE CHURCH LAW,RULE AND POLICY FOR THE CLERGY TO LIVE A DIGNIFIED, HOLY AND SANCTIFIED LIFE DEVOID OF "SEX".
THAT IT IS CAPTIONED "THE SHARED FOUNDATION OF LAW".
IT IS ALSO IN ORDER TO TAKE A GLOSSAL LOOK AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL CODE ACRONYM "ICC" LAWS THAT THE IMMEDIATE TABLE OF ICC CRIMES ARE CLEARLY PROVIDED BELOW TO ASCERTAIN THE ICC CRIME AGAINST "SEXUAL ABUSE" AND UNDER THE ICC LAWS THAT THERE IS NO CLEARLY CODIFIED ICC CRIME(S) LABELLED "SEXUAL ABUSE" BUT UNDER ICC LAWS 7(1)(g)-1 CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF RAPE IS/WAS CODIFIED AND LISTED ALONGSIDE OTHERS AS FOLLOWS:
(ii) 7(1)(g)-2 CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF SEXUAL SLAVERY
(iii) 7(1)(g)-3 CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF FORCED PROSTITUTION
(iv) 7(1) (g)-4 CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF FORCED PREGNANCY
(v) 7 (1) (g)-5 CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF ENFORCED STERILIZATION
(vi) 7 (1) (g)-6 CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
(vii) 7 (1) (h) CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF PERSECUTION
(viii) 7 (1) (k) CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF OTHER INHUMANE ACTS

THAT UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL CODE (ICC) THE ABOVE RELATED SEXUAL RELATED CRIMES ARE CODIFIED AND LISTED BUT BY THE APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF "PLAIN LANGUAGE TEXT USAGE" THAT THE CRIME RELATED AS "SEXUAL ABUSE" HAS NOT BEEN PLAINLY UNDER THE RULE OF "PLAIN LANGUAGE" CODIFIED AND LISTED.
HOWEVER, THE DEFECT(S) IS NOT INCURABLE BUT THE MAIN LEGAL PROBLEM HERE IS THAT HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI HIMSELF HAS NOT BEEN ACCUSED OF COMMITTING ANY "SEXUALLY RELATED CRIMES" AND HAS NOT HIMSELF OR THE CHURCH ENDORSED SUCH CRIMINAL RELATED PRACTICES.
THEREFORE ANY PURPORTED CRIMINAL RELATED INVESTIGATIVE ACTS PURPORTED DIRECTED AT THE HOLY FATHER WOULD AMOUNT TO "PERSECUTION" UNDER THE ICC LAW OF 7(1)(h) WHICH PROVIDES FOR "CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY OF PERSECUTION" SINCE ANY PURPORTED CRIMINAL RELATED ACT(S) PERSONALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY COMMITTED BY A CLERGY THAT THE POPE SHOULD NOT BE SEEN TO SUFFER IN PLACE OF THE OFFENDER.
IT IS IN THE LIGHT OF ABOVE THAT ANY PURPORTED ACT DIRECTED AT THE POPE WOULD VIOLATE 7(1) (h).
THAT THE CATHOLICS CHURCH HAS TAKEN SERIOUS ACTIONS OF THE "SEXUAL ABUSE CASES" AND EVEN WENT TO THE LENGTH OF SETTLING SOME OF THE CASES BY PAYING DAMAGES IN MONETARY TERMS TO SOME VICTIMS AND THE CHURCH SANCTIONED SOME OF THE OFFENDERS.
THAT THE CHURCH ALSO HAS COMMISSIONED AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY INTO SOME OF THE PAST FAULTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE CHURCH AND I AM RESPECTFULLY APPEALING TO HOLY FATHER POPE BENEDICT XVI AND THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS TO PUT THE DOCUMENT WHICH IS THE FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSION INTO ISSUE AND TO HUMBLY REFER TO IT BELOW AS EVIDENCE IN THAT RESPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE AS FOLLOWS:

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International Theological Commission
MEMORY AND RECONCILIATION:
THE CHURCH AND THE FAULTS OF THE PAST
December 1999

PRELIMINARY NOTE
The study of the topic “The Church and the Faults of the Past” was proposed to the International Theological Commission by its President, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, in view of the celebration of the Jubilee Year 2000. A sub-commission was established to prepare this study; it was composed of Rev. Christopher BEGG, Msgr. Bruno FORTE (President), Rev. Sebastian KAROTEMPREL, S.D.B., Msgr. Roland MINNERATH, Rev. Thomas NORRIS, Rev. Rafael SALAZAR CARDENAS, M.Sp.S., and Msgr. Anton STRUKELJ. The general discussion of this theme took place in numerous meetings of the sub-commission and during the plenary sessions of the International Theological Commission held in Rome from 1998 to 1999. The present text was approved in forma specifica by the International Theological Commission, by written vote, and was then submitted to the President, Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who gave his approval for its publication.
Index
Introduction

1. The Problem: Yesterday and Today

1.1. Before Vatican II
1.2. The Teaching of the Council
1.3. John Paul II’s Requests for Forgiveness
1.4. The Questions Raised

2. Biblical Approach

2.1. The Old Testament
2.2. The New Testament
2.3. The Biblical Jubilee
2.4. Conclusion

3. Theological Foundations

3.1. The Mystery of the Church
3.2. The Holiness of the Church
3.3. The Necessity of Continual Renewal
3.4. The Motherhood of the Church

4. Historical Judgement and Theological Judgement

4.1. The Interpretation of History
4.2. Historical Investigation and Theological Evaluation

5. Ethical Discernment

5.1. Some Ethical Criteria
5.2. The Division of Christians
5.3. The Use of Force in the Service of Truth
5.4. Christians and Jews
5.5. Our Responsibility for the Evils of Today

6. Pastoral and Missionary Perspectives

6.1. The Pastoral Aims
6.2. The Ecclesial Implications
6.3. The Implications for Dialogue and Mission

Conclusion

Introduction
The Bull of Indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, Incarnationis mysterium (November 29, 1998), includes the purification of memory among the signs “which may help people to live the exceptional grace of the Jubilee with greater fervor.” This purification aims at liberating personal and communal conscience from all forms of resentment and violence that are the legacy of past faults, through a renewed historical and theological evaluation of such events. This should lead - if done correctly - to a corresponding recognition of guilt and contribute to the path of reconciliation. Such a process can have a significant effect on the present, precisely because the consequences of past faults still make themselves felt and can persist as tensions in the present.
The purification of memory is thus “an act of courage and humility in recognizing the wrongs done by those who have borne or bear the name of Christian.” It is based on the conviction that because of “the bond which unites us to one another in the Mystical Body, all of us, though not personally responsible and without encroaching on the judgement of God, who alone knows every heart, bear the burden of the errors and faults of those who have gone before us.” John Paul II adds: “As the successor of Peter, I ask that in this year of mercy the Church, strong in the holiness which she receives from her Lord, should kneel before God and implore forgiveness for the past and present sins of her sons and daughters.”(1) In reiterating that “Christians are invited to acknowledge, before God and before those offended by their actions, the faults which they have committed,” the Pope concludes, “Let them do so without seeking anything in return, but strengthened only by ‘the love of God which has been poured into our hearts’ (Rom 5:5).”(2)
The requests for forgiveness made by the Bishop of Rome in this spirit of authenticity and gratuitousness have given rise to various reactions. The unconditional trust in the power of Truth which the Pope has shown has met with a generally favorable reception both inside and outside the Church. Many have noted the increased credibility of ecclesial pronouncements that has resulted from this way of acting. Some reservations, however, have also been voiced, mainly expressions of unease connected with particular historical and cultural contexts in which the simple admission of faults committed by the sons and daughters of the Church may look like acquiescence in the face of accusations made by those who are prejudicially hostile to the Church. Between agreement and unease, the need arises for a reflection which clarifies the reasons, the conditions, and the exact form of the requests for forgiveness for the faults of the past.
The International Theological Commission, in which a diversity of cultures and sensitivities within the one Catholic faith are represented, decided to address this need with the present text. The text offers a theological reflection on the conditions which make acts of “purification of memory” possible in connection with the recognition of the faults of the past. The questions it seeks to address are as follows: Why should it be done? Who should do it? What is the goal and how should this be determined, by correctly combining historical and theological judgement? Who will be addressed? What are the moral implications? And what are the possible effects on the life of the Church and on society? The purpose of the text is, therefore, not to examine particular historical cases but rather to clarify the presuppositions that ground repentance for past faults.
Having noted the kind of reflection which will be presented here, it is important also to make clear what is referred to when the text speaks of the Church: it is not a question of the historical institution alone or solely the spiritual communion of those whose hearts are illumined by faith. The Church is understood as the community of the baptized, inseparably visible and operating in history under the direction of her Pastors, united as a profound mystery by the action of the life-giving Spirit. According to the Second Vatican Council, the Church “by a strong analogy is compared to the mystery of the Incarnate Word. In fact, as the assumed nature is at the service of the divine Word as a living instrument of salvation, indissolubly united to him, so also in a not dissimilar way, the social structure of the Church is at the service of the Spirit of Christ which vivifies it for the building up of the body” (cf. Eph 4:16).(3) This Church, which embraces her sons and daughters of the past and of the present, in a real and profound communion, is the sole Mother of Grace who takes upon herself also the weight of past faults in order to purify memory and to live the renewal of heart and life according to the will of the Lord. She is able to do this insofar as Christ Jesus, whose mystical body extended through history she is, has taken upon himself once and for all the sins of the world.
The structure of the text mirrors the questions posed. It moves from a brief historical revisiting of the theme (Chapter 1), in order to be able to investigate the biblical foundation (Chapter 2) and explore more deeply the theological conditions of the requests for forgiveness (Chapter 3). The precise correlation of historical and theological judgement is a decisive element for reaching correct and efficacious statements that take proper account of the times, places, and contexts in which the actions under consideration were situated (Chapter 4). The final considerations, that have a specific value for the Catholic Church, are dedicated to the moral (Chapter 5), pastoral and missionary (Chapter 6) implications of these acts of repentance for the faults of the past. Nevertheless, in the knowledge that the necessity of recognizing one’s own faults has reason to be practiced by all peoples and religions, one hopes that the proposed reflections may help everyone to advance on the path of truth, fraternal dialogue, and reconciliation.
At the conclusion of this introduction, it may be useful to recall the purpose of every act of “purification of memory” undertaken by believers, because this is what has inspired the work of the Commission: it is the glorification of God, because living in obedience to Divine Truth and its demands leads to confessing, together with our faults, the eternal mercy and justice of the Lord. The “confessio peccati,” sustained and illuminated by faith in the Truth which frees and saves (“confessio fidei”), becomes a “confessio laudis” addressed to God, before whom alone it becomes possible to recognize the faults both of the past and of the present, so that we might be reconciled by and to him in Christ Jesus, the only Savior of the world, and become able to forgive those who have offended us. This offer of forgiveness appears particularly meaningful when one thinks of the many persecutions suffered by Christians in the course of history. In this perspective, the actions undertaken by the Holy Father, and those requested by him, regarding the faults of the past have an exemplary and prophetic value, for religions as much as for governments and nations, beyond being of value for the Catholic Church, which is thus helped to live in a more efficacious way the Great Jubilee of the Incarnation as an event of grace and reconciliation for everyone.
1. The Problem: Yesterday and Today
1.1 Before Vatican II
The Jubilee has always been lived in the Church as a time of joy for the salvation given in Christ and as a privileged occasion for penance and reconciliation for the sins present in the lives of the People of God. From its first celebration under Boniface VIII in 1300, the penitential pilgrimage to the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul was associated with the granting of an exceptional indulgence for procuring, with sacramental pardon, total or partial remission of the temporal punishment due to sin.(4) In this context, both sacramental forgiveness and the remission of temporal punishment have a personal character. In the course of the “year of pardon and grace,”(5) the Church dispenses in a particular way the treasury of grace that Christ has constituted for her benefit.(6) In none of the Jubilees celebrated till now has there been, however, an awareness in conscience of any faults in the Church’s past, nor of the need to ask God’s pardon for conduct in the recent or remote past.
Indeed, in the entire history of the Church there are no precedents for requests for forgiveness by the Magisterium for past wrongs. Councils and papal decrees applied sanctions, to be sure, to abuses of which clerics and laymen were found guilty, and many pastors sincerely strove to correct them. However, the occasions when ecclesiastical authorities – Pope, Bishops, or Councils – have openly acknowledged the faults or abuses which they themselves were guilty of, have been quite rare. One famous example is furnished by the reforming Pope Adrian VI who acknowledged publicly in a message to the Diet of Nuremberg of November 25, 1522, “the abominations, the abuses...and the lies” of which the “Roman court” of his time was guilty, “deep-rooted and extensive…sickness,” extending “from the top to the members.”(7) Adrian VI deplored the faults of his times, precisely those of his immediate predecessor Leo X and his curia, without, however, adding a request for pardon. It will be necessary to wait until Paul VI to find a Pope express a request for pardon addressed as much to God as to a group of contemporaries. In his address at the opening of the second session of the Second Vatican Council, the Pope asked “pardon of God…and of the separated brethren” of the East who may have felt offended “by us” (the Catholic Church), and declared himself ready for his part to pardon offences received. In the view of Paul VI, both the request for and offer of pardon concerned solely the sin of the division between Christians and presupposed reciprocity.
1.2 The Teaching of the Council
Vatican II takes the same approach as Paul VI. For the faults committed against unity, the Council Fathers state, “we ask pardon of God and of the separated brethren, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”(8) In addition to faults against unity, it noted other negative episodes from the past for which Christians bore some responsibility. Thus, “it deplores certain attitudes that sometimes are found among Christians” and which led people to think that faith and science are mutually opposed.(9) Likewise, it considers the fact that in “the genesis of atheism,” Christians may have had “some responsibility” insofar as through their negligence they “conceal rather than reveal the authentic face of God and religion.”(10) In addition, the Council “deplores” the persecutions and manifestations of anti-Semitism “in every time and on whoever’s part.”(11) The Council, nevertheless, does not add a request for pardon for the things cited.
From a theological point of view, Vatican II distinguishes between the indefectible fidelity of the Church and the weaknesses of her members, clergy or laity, yesterday and today,(12) and therefore, between the Bride of Christ “with neither blemish nor wrinkle...holy and immaculate” (cf. Eph 5:27), and her children, pardoned sinners, called to permanent metanoia, to renewal in the Holy Spirit. “The Church, embracing sinners in her bosom, is at the same time holy and always in need of purification and incessantly pursues the path of penance and renewal.”(13)
The Council also elaborated some criteria of discernment regarding the guilt or responsibility of persons now living for faults of the past. In effect, the Council recalled in two different contexts the non-imputability to those now living of past faults committed by members of their religious communities:

“What was committed during the passion (of Christ) cannot be imputed either indiscriminately to all Jews then living nor to the Jews of our time.”(14)
“Large communities became separated from full communion with the Catholic Church – at times not without the fault of men on both sides. However, one cannot charge with the sin of separation those who now are born into these communities and who in these are instructed in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church embraces them with fraternal respect and love.”(15)

When the first Holy Year was celebrated after the Council, in 1975, Paul VI gave it the theme of “renewal and reconciliation,”(16) making clear in the Apostolic Exhortation Paterna cum benevolentia that reconciliation should take place first of all among the faithful of the Catholic Church.(17) As in its origin, the Holy Year remained an occasion for conversion and reconciliation of sinners to God by means of the sacramental economy of the Church.
1.3. John Paul II’s Requests for Forgiveness
Not only did John Paul II renew expressions of regret for the “sorrowful memories” that mark the history of the divisions among Christians, as Paul VI and the Second Vatican Council had done,(18) but he also extended a request for forgiveness to a multitude of historical events in which the Church, or individual groups of Christians, were implicated in different respects.(19) In the Apostolic Letter Tertio millennio adveniente,(20) the Pope expresses the hope that the Jubilee of 2000 might be the occasion for a purification of the memory of the Church from all forms of “counter-witness and scandal” which have occurred in the course of the past millennium.(21)
The Church is invited to “become more fully conscious of the sinfulness of her children.” She “acknowledges as her own her sinful sons and daughters” and encourages them “to purify themselves, through repentance, of past errors and instances of infidelity, inconsistency and slowness to act.”(22) The responsibility of Christians for the evils of our time is likewise noted,(23) although the accent falls particularly on the solidarity of the Church of today with past faults. Some of these are explicitly mentioned, like the separation of Christians,(24) or the “methods of violence and intolerance” used in the past to evangelize.(25)
John Paul II also promoted the deeper theological exploration of the idea of taking responsibility for the wrongs of the past and of possibly asking forgiveness from one’s contemporaries,(26) when in the Exhortation Reconciliatio et paenitentia, he states that in the sacrament of Penance “the sinner stands alone before God with his sin, repentance, and trust. No one can repent in his place or ask forgiveness in his name.” Sin is therefore always personal, even though it wounds the entire Church, which, represented by the priest as minister of Penance, is the sacramental mediatrix of the grace which reconciles with God.(27) Also the situations of “social sin” - which are evident in the human community when justice, freedom, and peace are damaged – are always “the result of the accumulation and concentration of many personal sins.” While moral responsibility may become diluted in anonymous causes, one can only speak of social sin by way of analogy.(28) It emerges from this that the imputability of a fault cannot properly be extended beyond the group of persons who had consented to it voluntarily, by means of acts or omissions, or through negligence.
1.4. The Questions Raised
The Church is a living society spanning the centuries. Her memory is not constituted only by the tradition which goes back to the Apostles and is normative for her faith and life, but she is also rich in the variety of historical experiences, positive and negative, which she has lived. In large part, the Church’s past structures her present. The doctrinal, liturgical, canonical, and ascetical tradition nourishes the life of the believing community, offering it an incomparable sampling of models to imitate. Along the entire earthly pilgrimage, however, the good grain always remains inextricably mixed with the chaff; holiness stands side by side with infidelity and sin.(29) And it is thus that the remembrance of scandals of the past can become an obstacle to the Church’s witness today, and the recognition of the past faults of the Church’s sons and daughters of yesterday can foster renewal and reconciliation in the present.
The difficulty that emerges is that of defining past faults, above all, because of the historical judgement which this requires. In events of the past, one must always distinguish the responsibility or fault that can be attributed to members of the Church as believers from that which should be referred to society during the centuries of ‘Christendom’ or to power structures in which the temporal and spiritual were closely intertwined. An historical hermeneutic is therefore more necessary than ever in order to distinguish correctly between the action of the Church as community of faith and that of society in the times when an osmosis existed between them.
The steps taken by John Paul II to ask pardon for faults of the past have been understood in many circles as signs of the Church’s vitality and authenticity, such that they strengthen her credibility. It is right, moreover, that the Church contribute to changing false and unacceptable images of herself, especially in those areas in which, whether through ignorance or bad faith, some sectors of opinion like to identify her with obscurantism and intolerance. The requests for pardon formulated by the Pope have also given rise to positive emulation both inside and outside the Church. Heads of state or government, private and public associations, religious communities are today asking forgiveness for episodes or historical periods marked by injustices. This practice is far from just an exercise in rhetoric, and for this reason, some hesitate to do so, calculating the attendant costs – among which are those on the legal plane - of an acknowledgement of past wrongs. Also from this point of view, a rigorous discernment is necessary.
Nevertheless, some of the faithful are disconcerted and their loyalty to the Church seems shaken. Some wonder how they can hand on a love for the Church to younger generations if this same Church is imputed with crimes and faults. Others observe that the recognition of faults is for the most part one-sided and is exploited by the Church’s detractors, who are satisfied to see the Church confirm the prejudices they had of her. Still others warn against arbitrarily making current generations of believers feel guilty for shortcomings they did not consent to in any way, even though they declare themselves ready to take responsibility to the extent that some groups of people still feel themselves affected today by the consequences of injustices suffered by their forbears in previous times. Others hold that the Church could purify her memory with respect to ambiguous actions in which she was involved in the past simply by taking part in the critical work on memory developed in our society. Thus she could affirm that she joins with her contemporaries in rejecting what the moral conscience of our time reproaches, though without putting herself forward as the only guilty party responsible for the evils of the past, by seeking at the same time a dialogue in mutual understanding with those who may feel themselves still wounded by past acts imputable to the children of the Church. Finally, it is to be expected that certain groups might demand that forgiveness be sought in their regard, either by analogy with other groups, or because they believe that they have suffered wrongs. In any case, the purification of memory can never mean that the Church ceases to proclaim the revealed truth that has been entrusted to her whether in the area of faith or of morals.
Thus, a number of questions can be identified: Can today’s conscience be assigned ‘guilt’ for isolated historical phenomena like the Crusades or the Inquisition? Isn’t it a bit too easy to judge people of the past by the conscience of today (as the Scribes and Pharisees do according to Mt 23:29-32), almost as if moral conscience were not situated in time? And, on the other hand, can it be denied that ethical judgement is always possible, given the simple fact that the truth of God and its moral requirements always have value? Whatever attitude is adopted must come to terms with these questions and seek answers that are based in revelation and in its living transmission in the faith of the Church. The first question is therefore that of clarifying the extent to which requests for forgiveness for past wrongs, especially if addressed to groups of people today, are within the biblical and theological horizon of reconciliation with God and neighbor.
2. Biblical Approach
The investigation of Israel’s acknowledgement of faults in the Old Testament and the topic of the confession of faults as found in the traditions of the New Testament can developed in various ways.(30) The theological nature of the reflection undertaken here leads us to favor a largely thematic approach, centering on the following question: What background does the testimony of Sacred Scripture furnish for John Paul II’s invitation to the Church to confess the faults of the past?
2.1. The Old Testament
Confessions of sins and corresponding requests for forgiveness can be found throughout the Bible – in the narratives of the Old Testament, in the Psalms, and in the Prophets, as well as in the Gospels of the New Testament. There are also sporadic references in the Wisdom Literature and in the Letters of the New Testament. Given the abundance and diffusion of these testimonies, the question of how to select and catalogue the mass of significant texts arises. One may inquire here about the biblical texts related to the confession of sins: Who is confessing what (and what kind of fault) to whom? Put in this way, the question helps distinguish two principal categories of “confession texts,” each of which embraces different sub-categories, viz., a) confession texts of individual sins, and b) confession texts of sins of the entire people (and of those of their forebears). In relation to the recent ecclesial practice that motivates this study, we will restrict our analysis to the second category.
In this second category, different expressions can be found, depending on who is making the confession of the sins of the people and on who is, or is not, associated with the shared guilt, prescinding from the presence or absence of an awareness of personal responsibility (which has only matured progressively: cf. Ez 14:12-23; 18:1-32; 33:10-20). On the basis of these criteria, the following rather fluid cases can be distinguished:

A first series of texts represents the entire people (sometimes personified as a single “I”) who, in a particular moment of its history, confesses or alludes to its sins against God without any (explicit) reference to the faults of the preceding generations.(31)
Another group of texts places the confession - directed to God - of the current sins of the people on the lips of one or more leaders (religious), who may or may not include themselves explicitly among the sinful people for whom they are praying.(32)
A third group of texts presents the people or one of their leaders in the act of mentioning the sins of their forebears without, however, making mention of those of the present generation.(33)
More frequent are the confessions that mention the faults of the forebears, linking them expressly to the errors of the present generation.(34)

We can conclude from the testimonies gathered that in all cases where the “sins of the fathers” are mentioned, the confession is addressed solely to God, and the sins confessed by the people and for the people are those committed directly against him rather than those committed (also) against other human beings (only in Nm 21:7 is mention made of a human party harmed, Moses).(35) The question arises as to why the biblical writers did not feel the need to address requests for forgiveness to present interlocutors for the sins committed by their fathers, given their strong sense of solidarity in good and evil among the generations (one thinks of the notion of “corporate personality”). We can propose various hypotheses in response to this question. First, there is the prevalent theocentrism of the Bible, which gives precedence to the acknowledgement, whether individual or national, of the faults committed against God. What is more, acts of violence perpetrated by Israel against other peoples, which would seem to require a request for forgiveness from those peoples or from their descendants, are understood to be the execution of divine directives, as for example Gn 2-11 and Dt 7:2 (the extermination of the Canaanites), or 1 Sm 15 and Dt 25:19 (the destruction of the Amalekites). In such cases, the involvement of a divine command would seem to exclude any possible request for forgiveness.(36) The experiences of maltreatment suffered by Israel at the hands of other peoples and the animosity thus aroused could also have militated against the idea of asking pardon of these peoples for the evil done to them.(37)
In any case the sense of intergenerational solidarity in sin (and in grace) remains relevant in the biblical testimony and is expressed in the confession before God of the “sins of the fathers,” such that John Paul II could state, citing the splendid prayer of Azaria: “‘Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers... For we have sinned and transgressed by departing from you, and we have done every kind of evil. Your commandments we have not heeded or observed’ (Dn 3:26,29-30). This is how the Jews prayed after the exile (cf. also Bar 2:11-13), accepting the responsibility for the sins committed by their fathers. The Church imitates their example and also asks forgiveness for the historical sins of her children.”(38)
2.2. The New Testament
A fundamental theme connected with the idea of guilt, and amply present in the New Testament, is that of the absolute holiness of God. The God of Jesus is the God of Israel (cf. Jn 4:22), invoked as “Holy Father” (Jn 17:11), and called “the Holy One” in 1 Jn 2:20 (cf. Acts 6:10). The triple proclamation of God as “holy” in Is 6:3 returns in Acts 4:8, while 1 Pt 1:16 insists on the fact that Christians must be holy “for it is written: ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’” (cf. Lv 11:44-45; 19:2). All this reflects the Old Testament notion of the absolute holiness of God; however, for Christian faith the divine holiness has entered history in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. The Old Testament notion has not been abandoned but developed, in the sense that the holiness of God becomes present in the holiness of the incarnate Son (cf. Mk 1:24; Lk 1:35; 4:34; Jn 6:69; Acts 3:14; 4:27,30; Rev 3:7), and the holiness of the Son is shared by “his own” (cf. Jn 17:16-19), who are made sons in the Son (cf. Gal 4:4-6; Rom 8:14-17). There can be no aspiration to divine sonship in Jesus unless there is love for one’s neighbor (cf. Mk 12:29-31: Mt 22:37-38; Lk 10:27-28).
Love of neighbor, absolutely central in the teaching of Jesus, becomes the “new commandment” in the Gospel of John; the disciples should love as he has loved (cf. Jn 13:34-35; 15:12,17), that is, perfectly, “to the end” (Jn 13:1). The Christian is called to love and to forgive to a degree that transcends every human standard of justice and produces a reciprocity between human beings, reflective of the reciprocity between Christ and the Father (cf. Jn 13:34f; 15:1-11; 17:21-26). In this perspective, great emphasis is given to the theme of reconciliation and forgiveness of faults. Jesus asks his disciples to be always ready to forgive all those who have offended them, just as God himself always offers his forgiveness: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us” (Mt 6:12; 6:12-15). He who is able to forgive his neighbor shows that he has understood his own need for forgiveness by God. The disciple is invited to forgive the one who offends him “seventy times seven,” even if the person may not ask for forgiveness (cf. Mt 18:21-22).
With regard to someone who has been injured by another, Jesus insists that the injured person should take the first step, canceling the offense through forgiveness offered “from the heart” (cf. Mt 18:35; Mk 11:25), aware that he too is a sinner before God, who never refuses forgiveness sincerely entreated. In Mt 5:23-24, Jesus asks the offender to “go and reconcile himself with his brother who has something against him” before presenting his offering at the altar. An act of worship on the part of one who has no desire beforehand to repair the damage to his neighbor is not pleasing to God. What matters is changing one’s own heart and showing in an appropriate way that one really wants reconciliation. The sinner, however, aware that his sins wound his relationship with God and with his neighbor (cf. Lk 15:21), can expect pardon only from God, because only God is always merciful and ready to cancel our sins. This is also the significance of the sacrifice of Christ who, once and for all, has purified us of our sins (cf. Heb 9:22; 10:18). Thus, the offender and the offended are reconciled by God who receives and forgives everyone in his mercy.
In this context, which could be expanded through an analysis of the Letters of Paul and the Catholic Epistles, there is no indication that the early Church turned her attention to sins of the past in order to ask for forgiveness. This might be explained by the powerful sense of the radical newness of Christianity, which tended to orient the community toward the future rather than the past. There is, however, a more broad and subtle insistence pervading the New Testament: in the Gospels and in the Letters, the ambivalence of the Christian experience is fully recognized. For Paul, for example, the Christian community is an eschatological people that already lives the “new creation” (cf. 2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15), but this experience, made possible by the death and resurrection of Jesus (cf. Rom 3:21-26; 5:6-11; 8:1-11; 1 Cor 15:54-57), does not free us from the inclination to sin present in the world because of Adam’s fall. From the divine intervention in and through the death and resurrection of Jesus, it follows that there are now two scenarios possible: the history of Adam and the history of Christ. These proceed side by side and the believer must count on the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus (cf., for example, Rom 6:1-11; Gal 3:27-28; Col 3:10; 2 Cor 5:14- 15) to be part of the history in which “grace overflows” (cf. Rom 5:12-21).
A similar theological re-reading of the paschal event of Christ shows how the early Church had an acute awareness of the possible deficiencies of the baptized. One could say that the entire “corpus paulinum” recalls believers to a full recognition of their dignity, albeit in the living awareness of the fragility of their human condition. “For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery” (Gal 5:1). An analogous reason can be found in the Gospel narratives. It arises decisively in Mark where the frailties of Jesus’ disciples are one of the dominant themes of the account (cf. Mk 4:40-41; 6:36-37, 51-52; 8:14-21,31-33; 9:5-6,32-41; 10:32-45; 14:10-11, 17- 21, 27-31,50; 16:8). Even if understandably nuanced, the same motif recurs in all of the Evangelists. Judas and Peter are respectively the traitor and the one who denies the Master, though Judas ends up in desperation for his act (cf. Acts 1:15-20), while Peter repents (cf. Lk 22:61) and arrives at a triple profession of love (cf. in Jn 21:15-19). In Matthew, even during the final appearance of the risen Lord, while the disciples adore him, “some still doubted” (Mt 28:17). The Fourth Gospel presents the disciples as those to whom an incommensurable love was given even though their response was one of ignorance, deficiencies, denial, and betrayal (cf. Jn 13:1-38).
This constant presentation of Jesus’ disciples, who vacillate when it comes to yielding to sin, is not simply a critical re-reading of the early history. The accounts are framed in such a way that they are addressed to every other disciple of Christ in difficulty who looks to the Gospel for guidance and inspiration. Moreover, the New Testament is full of exhortations to behave well, to live at a higher level of dedication, to avoid evil (cf., for example, Jas 1:5-8, 19-21; 2:1-7; 4:1-10; 1 Pt 1:13-25; 2 Pt 2:1-22; Jude 3:13; 1 Jn 5-10; 2:1-11; 18-27; 4:1-6; 2 Jn 7-11; 3 Jn 9-10). There is, however, no explicit call addressed to the first Christians to confess the faults of the past, although the recognition of the reality of sin and evil within the Christian people – those called to the eschatological life proper to the Christian condition – is highly significant (it is enough to note the reproaches in the letters to the seven Churches in the Book of Revelation). According to the petition found in the Lord’s Prayer, this people prays: “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us” (Lk 11:4; cf. Mt 6:12). Thus, the first Christians show that they are well aware that they could act in a way that does not correspond to their vocation, by not living their Baptism into the death and resurrection of Jesus.
2.3. The Biblical Jubilee
An important biblical precedent for reconciliation and overcoming of past situations is represented by the celebration of the Jubilee, as it is regulated in the Book of Leviticus (Ch. 25). In a social structure made up of tribes, clans, and families, situations of disorder were inevitably created when struggling individuals or families had to “redeem” themselves from their difficulties by consigning their land, house, servants, or children to those who had more means than they had. Such a system resulted in some Israelites coming to suffer intolerable situations of debt, poverty, and servitude in the same land that had been given to them by God, to the advantage of other children of Israel. All this could result in a territory or a clan falling into the hands of a few rich people for greater or lesser periods of time, while the rest of the families of the clan came to find themselves in a condition of debt or servitude, compelling them to live in total dependence upon a few well-off persons.
The legislation of Leviticus 25 constitutes an attempt to overturn this state of affairs (such that one could doubt whether it was ever put into practice fully!). It convened the celebration of the Jubilee every fifty years in order to preserve the social fabric of the People of God and restore independence even to the smallest families of the country. Decisive for Leviticus 25 is the regular repetition of Israel’s profession of faith in God who had liberated his people in the Exodus. “I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God” (Lv 25:38; cf. vss 42,45). The celebration of the Jubilee was an implicit admission of fault and an attempt to re-establish a just order. Any system which would alienate an Israelite – once a slave but now freed by the powerful arm of God – was in fact a denial of God’s saving action in and through the Exodus.
The liberation of the victims and sufferers becomes part of the much broader program of the prophets. Deutero-Isaiah, in the Suffering Servant songs (Is 42:1-9; 49:1-6; 50:4-11; 52:13-53:12) develops these allusions to the practice of the Jubilee with the themes of ransom and of freedom, of return and redemption. Isaiah 58 is an attack on ritual observance that has no regard for social justice; it is a call for liberation of the oppressed (Is 58:6), centered specifically on the obligations of kinship (v.7). More clearly, Isaiah 61 uses the images of the Jubilee to depict the Anointed One as God’s herald sent to “evangelize” the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, and to announce the year of grace of the Lord. Significantly, it is precisely this text, with an allusion to Isaiah 58:6, that Jesus uses to present the task of his life and ministry in Luke 4:17-21.
2.4. Conclusion
From what has been said, it can be concluded that John Paul II’s appeal to the Church to mark the Jubilee Year by an admission of guilt for the sufferings and wrongs committed by her sons and daughters in the past, as well as the ways in which this might be put into practice, do not find an exact parallel in the Bible. Nevertheless, they are based on what Sacred Scripture says about the holiness of God, the intergenerational solidarity of God’s people, and the sinfulness of the people. The Pope’s appeal correctly captures the spirit of the biblical Jubilee, which calls for actions aimed at re-establishing the order of God’s original plan for creation. This requires that the proclamation of the “today” of the Jubilee, begun by Jesus (cf. Lk 4:21), be continued in the Jubilee celebration of his Church. In addition, this singular experience of grace prompts the People of God as a whole, as well as each of the baptized, to take still greater cognizance of the mandate received from the Lord to be ever ready to forgive offenses received.(39)
3. Theological Foundations
“Hence it is appropriate that as the second millennium of Christianity draws to a close the Church should become ever more fully conscious of the sinfulness of her children, recalling all those times in history when they departed from the spirit of Christ and his Gospel and, instead of offering to the world the witness of a life inspired by the values of faith, indulged in ways of thinking and acting which were truly forms of counter-witness and scandal. Although she is holy because of her incorporation into Christ, the Church does not tire of doing penance. Before God and man, she always acknowledges as her own her sinful sons and daughters.”(40) These words of John Paul II emphasize how the Church is touched by the sin of her children. She is holy in being made so by the Father through the sacrifice of the Son and the gift of the Spirit. She is also in a certain sense sinner, in really taking upon herself the sin of those whom she has generated in Baptism. This is analogous to the way Christ Jesus took on the sin of the world (cf. Rom 8:3; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 3:13; 1 Pt 2:24).(41) Furthermore, in her most profound self-awareness in time, the Church knows that she is not only a community of the elect, but one which in her very bosom includes both righteous and sinners, of the present as well as the past, in the unity of the mystery which constitutes her. Indeed, in grace and in the woundedness of sin, the baptized of today are close to, and in solidarity with, those of yesterday. For this reason one can say that the Church – one in time and space in Christ and in the Spirit – is truly “at the same time holy and ever in need of purification.”(42) It is from this paradox, which is characteristic of the mystery of the Church, that the question arises as to how one can reconcile the two aspects: on the one hand, the Church’s affirmation in faith of her holiness, and on the other hand, her unceasing need for penance and purification.
3.1. The Mystery of the Church
“The Church is in history, but at the same time she transcends it. It is only ‘with the eyes of faith’ that one can see her in her visible reality and at the same time in her spiritual reality as bearer of divine life.”(43) The ensemble of her visible and historical aspects stands in relation to the divine gift in a way that is analogous to how, in the incarnate Word of God, the assumed humanity is sign and instrument of the action of the divine Person of the Son. The two dimensions of ecclesial being form “one complex reality resulting from a human and a divine element,”(44) in a communion that participates in the Trinitarian life and brings about baptized persons’ sense of being united among themselves despite historical differences of time and place. By the power of this communion, the Church presents herself as a subject that is absolutely unique in human affairs, able to take on the gifts, the merits, and the faults of her children of yesterday and today.
The telling analogy to the mystery of the incarnate Word implies too, nevertheless, a fundamental difference. “Christ, ‘holy, innocent, and undefiled’ (Heb 7:26), knew no sin (cf. 2 Cor 5:21), but came only to expiate the sins of the people (cf. Heb 2:17). The Church, however, embracing sinners in her bosom, is at the same time holy and always in need of purification and incessantly pursues the path of penance and renewal.”(45) The absence of sin in the Incarnate Word cannot be attributed to his ecclesial Body, within which, on the contrary, each person – participating in the grace bestowed by God – needs nevertheless to be vigilant and to be continually purified. Each member also shares in the weakness of others: “All members of the Church, including her ministers, must acknowledge that they are sinners (cf. 1 Jn 1:8-10). In everyone, the weeds of sin will still be mixed with the good wheat of the Gospel until the end of time (cf. Mt 13:24-30). Hence the Church gathers sinners already caught up in Christ’s salvation but still on the way to holiness.”(46)
Already Paul VI had solemnly affirmed that the Church “is holy, though she includes sinners in her bosom, for she herself has no other life but the life of grace... This is why she suffers and does penance for these faults, from which she has the power to free her children through the blood of Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit.”(47) The Church in her “mystery” is thus the encounter of sanctity and of weakness, continually redeemed, and yet always in need of the power of redemption. As the liturgy – the true “lex credendi” – teaches, the individual Christian and the community of the saints implore God to look upon the faith of his church and not on the sins of individuals, which are the negation of this living faith: “Ne respicias peccata nostra, sed fidem Ecclesiae Tuae”! In the unity of the mystery of the Church through time and space, it is possible to consider the aspect of holiness, the need for repentance and reform, and their articulation in the actions of Mother Church.
3.2. The Holiness of the Church
The Church is holy because, sanctified by Christ who has acquired her by giving himself up to death for her, she is maintained in holiness by the Holy Spirit who pervades her unceasingly: “We believe that the Church…is indefectibly holy. For Christ, the Son of God, who with the Father and the Spirit is praised as being ‘alone holy,’ loved the Church as his bride and gave himself up for her, so that she might be made holy (cf. Eph 5: 25), and has united her to himself as his body and has filled her with the gift of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God. For this reason, everyone in the Church…is called to holiness.”(48) In this sense, from the beginning, the members of the Church are called the “saints” (cf. Acts 9:13; 1 Cor 6:1; 16:1). One can distinguish, however, the holiness of the Church from holiness in the Church. The former - founded on the missions of the Son and Spirit – guarantees the continuity of the mission of the People of God until the end of time and stimulates and aids the believers in pursuing subjective personal holiness. The form which holiness takes is rooted in the vocation that each one receives; it is given and required of him as the full completion of his own vocation and mission. Personal holiness is always directed toward God and others, and thus has an essentially social character: it is holiness “in the Church” oriented towards the good of all.
Holiness in the Church must therefore correspond to the holiness of the Church. “The followers of Christ, called by God not according to their works, but according to his own purpose and grace, and justified in the Lord Jesus, have been made truly children of God in the Baptism of faith and sharers in the divine nature, and thus are really made holy. They must therefore hold on to and perfect in their lives that sanctification which they have received from God.”(49) The baptized person is called to become with his entire existence that which he has already become by virtue of his baptismal consecration. And this does not happen without the consent of his freedom and the assistance of the grace that comes from God. No one becomes himself so fully as does the saint, who welcomes the divine plan and, with the help of grace, conforms his entire being to it! The saints are in this sense like lights kindled by the Lord in the midst of his Church in order to illuminate her; they are a prophecy for the whole world.
3.3 The Necessity of Continual Renewal
Without obscuring this holiness, we must acknowledge that due to the presence of sin there is a need for continual renewal and for constant conversion in the People of God. The Church on earth is “marked with a true holiness,” which is, however, “imperfect.”(50) Augustine observes against the Pelagians: “The Church as a whole says: Forgive us our trespasses! Therefore she has blemishes and wrinkles. But by means of confession the wrinkles are smoothed away and the blemishes washed clean. The Church stands in prayer in order to be purified by confession and, as long as men live on earth it will be so.”(51) And Thomas Aquinas makes clear that the fullness of holiness belongs to eschatological time; in the meantime, the Church still on pilgrimage should not deceive herself by saying that she is without sin: “To be a glorious Church, with neither spot nor wrinkle, is the ultimate end to which we are brought by the Passion of Christ. Hence, this will be the case only in the heavenly homeland, not here on the way of pilgrimage, where ‘if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves’...”(52) In reality, “though we are clothed with the baptismal garment, we do not cease to sin, to turn away from God. Now, in this new petition [‘forgive us our trespasses’], we return to him like the prodigal son (cf. Lk 15:11-32) and, like the tax collector, recognize that we are sinners before him (cf. Lk 18:13). Our petition begins with a ‘confession’ of our wretchedness and his mercy.”(53)
Hence it is the entire Church that confesses her faith in God through the confession of her children’s sins and celebrates his infinite goodness and capacity for forgiveness. Thanks to the bond established by the Holy Spirit, the communion that exists among all the baptized in time and space is such that in this communion each person is himself, but at the same time is conditioned by others and exercises an influence on them in the living exchange of spiritual goods. In this way, the holiness of each one influences the growth in goodness of others; however, sin also does not have an exclusively individual relevance, because it burdens and poses resistance along the way of salvation of all and, in this sense, truly touches the Church in her entirety, across the various times and places. This distinction prompts the Fathers to make sharp statements like this one of Ambrose: “Let us beware then that our fall not become a wound of the Church.”(54) The Church therefore, “although she is holy because of her incorporation into Christ, … does not tire of doing penance: Before God and man, she always acknowledges as her own her sinful sons and daughters”(55) of both yesterday and today.
3.4. The Motherhood of the Church
The conviction that the Church can make herself responsible for the sin of her children by virtue of the solidarity that exists among them through time and space because of their incorporation into Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit, is expressed in a particularly effective way in the idea of “Mother Church” (“Mater Ecclesia”), which “in the conception of the early Fathers of the Church sums up the entire Christian aspiration.”(56) The Church, Vatican II affirms, “by means of the Word of God faithfully received, becomes a mother, since through preaching and baptism she brings forth children to a new and immortal life, who have been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of God.”(57) Augustine, for example, gives voice to the vast tradition, of which these ideas are an echo: “This holy and honored mother is like Mary. She gives birth and she is a virgin, from her you were born - she generates Christ so that you will be members of Christ.”(58) Cyprian of Carthage states succinctly: “One cannot have God as a father who doesn’t have the Church as a mother.”(59) And Paulinus of Nola sings of the motherhood of the Church like this: “As a mother she receives the seed of the eternal Word, carries the peoples in her womb and gives birth to them.”(60)
According to this vision, the Church is continually realized in the exchange and communication of the Spirit from one believer to another, as the generative environment of faith and holiness, in fraternal communion, unanimity in prayer, solidarity with the cross, and common witness. By virtue of this living communication, each baptized person can be considered to be at the same time a child of the Church, in that he is generated in her to divine life, and Mother Church, in that, by his faith and love he cooperates in giving birth to new children for God. He is ever more Mother Church, the greater is his holiness and the more ardent is his effort to communicate to others the gift he has received. On the other hand, the baptized person does not cease to be a child of the Church when, because of sin, he separates himself from her in his heart. He may always come back to the springs of grace and remove the burden that his sin imposes o
NII LARTEY NARTEY 12 years ago

Duncan Williams you are nothing but a stinky bloody liar. Before you came to the scene there were a whole lot of Charismatic Churches and Bishops long established right here in Ghana.

You just bragged just like your bloo ...
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Duncan Williams you are nothing but a stinky bloody liar. Before you came to the scene there were a whole lot of Charismatic Churches and Bishops long established right here in Ghana.

You just bragged just like your bloody killer friend, the fake revolutionary monster Rawlings who claims he brought democracy to Ghana when in fact he violently undermined democracy in Ghana by overthrowing a democratically elected Northern led government.

We have had Bishops like Bishop Kwapongs, late Bishop Bob Hawkins, Mensah Otabils, late Bishop Owusu Tabrils, the Pentecostal Churches, The Christ Apostolic Churches, The Church of Nazareth and a lot and lot more including Smart Nkansah's father church at Asoum in the Akyim area.

May be Ducan, you do not understand what a Charismatic Church is and how it should look like.

Learn to be humble and stop showing and bragging off with earthly power and gains for our Lord God Jehovah do not judge us by that but by our humble obedient unto the Word.

You are shamelessly bragging in the name of the Lord and I pray God have mercy to forgive your haughtiness.
Kobena 12 years ago

Don't get puff up! John Wesley and his friends were called Charismatic Christians nearly 300 year ago! Before them there was Martin Luther who challenged the old order and made Bible reading open to all. But the Father of the ...
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Don't get puff up! John Wesley and his friends were called Charismatic Christians nearly 300 year ago! Before them there was Martin Luther who challenged the old order and made Bible reading open to all. But the Father of them all was Saul of Tarsus, who as the converted Jewish Paul, stood Judaism un its head.

Paul single-handedly wrote 2/3 of the entire New Testament and spread the gospel message to the rest of the world.

What have you written so far? How far have you spread the word so far, apart from goading idiots like yourself into being arrested for carrying cocaine? Why did you give away the two Baraccuda Mercedes Benz cars?

Did you ever read about King Nebucchadnezar or Ananias and Saphira? You are lucky that through death and resurrection of Christ we live in the Dispensation of Grace!
Kobena 12 years ago

Correction "... Don't get puffed up!"

Correction "... Don't get puffed up!"
H. KWESI SAGOE, CESTOS CITY - LIBERIA 12 years ago

Charismaticism is a type of worship characterized by a quest for inspired and ecstatic experiences such as healing, prophecy, and speaking in tongues. In other words, it is a movement of Christian evangelicals who uphold the ...
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Charismaticism is a type of worship characterized by a quest for inspired and ecstatic experiences such as healing, prophecy, and speaking in tongues. In other words, it is a movement of Christian evangelicals who uphold the operation of the spiritual manifestation of the gift of the Holy Spirit as narrated in Corinthians 12:4-11, and Romans 12: 6-8. This group of Christians believes in freedom of worship as the Spirit leads and directs.
They believe that wherever the Holy Spirit is, there is liberty which includes a free style of worship; hence in a charismatic adoration there is shouting, dancing, running, jumping, crying or even lying prostrate. There is freedom of adulation instead of laid down rules for devotion. People feel free in self expression in the form of speaking in strange languages called tongues and in any dialects they feel like expressing themselves in. Charismatics also have no strict dress code but as each delves into biblical teachings he or she gradually dresses moderately and decently.
In Ghana the charismatic movement began in the 1950s with the emergence of new Pentecostalism. In 1953 Rev. Anim and Rev. James Mckeomn left the Apostolic Church of the Gold Coast to form their own churches. The former established Christ Apostolic Church and the latter the Gold Coast Apostolic Church which in 1962 became the Church of Pentecost. This radical departure brought revival in the Christian church in Ghana. Round about the same time, the America-led Assemblies of God church was making great inroads with the word of God, especially in Northern Ghana. These spirit-filled churches shook the Gold Coast with signs and wonders and delivered many from bondage and won them for Christ.
But this pioneering surge of Pentecostal revivalism did not push charismaticism from the periphery to the center. Spirit-filled Christianity still remained an embarrassment to the community in Ghana, with only the underprivileged and the uninformed as its adherents. In 1970s, Pentecostalism began to shift to the center with the energetic work of the many Christian youth who had converted through the Scripture Union (SU). These young born-again Christians joined efforts of the three established Pentecostal churches to undertake the onerous task of winning the lost for Christ. They started preaching on the streets, hospitals and prisons.
Some of these youthful evangelists were the Acquah sisters and Mrs. Raji, an Indian lady who met young Duncan Williams on his hospital bed at now Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra and helped him to give his life to Christ
Duncan Williams received his Holy Ghost baptism in the Church of Pentecost. The new experience welled up great interest, zeal and enthusiasm in him that it was reported that he often walked several kilometers from his home at the Airport Residential area to meetings at the Kaneshie Central Church of Pentecost.
I can say for certain that Duncan Williams is not the God Father of Charismatism in Ghana. Many others took the lead before he came to the scene. Persons like Rev. Macheon, Annor-Yeboah and others were there. Come again A/Bishop Duncan Williams.
Primus 12 years ago

you boast about what you have done for charismatic churches which of these churches did you die for? But Jesus died for the sins of this world. Charismatic church only teaches about prosperity, miracles and finally put fear i ...
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you boast about what you have done for charismatic churches which of these churches did you die for? But Jesus died for the sins of this world. Charismatic church only teaches about prosperity, miracles and finally put fear in the leaves of other what about the life and doctrine in 1 Timothy 4:16. It is not about who started what but what matters most is that is the charismatic church teach the truth about salvation in the bible.
kojopoku 12 years ago

massa u are becoming unbecoming with this ur so overhyped acclaimed position. now anybody can become a bishop so not ur fault wai.

massa u are becoming unbecoming with this ur so overhyped acclaimed position. now anybody can become a bishop so not ur fault wai.
Joe navajo 12 years ago

I told you..... the man is now "god".
It is the fools who follow his madness that I blame

I told you..... the man is now "god".
It is the fools who follow his madness that I blame
Nii Joromi 12 years ago

These Ghanaian pastors will never grow up. WTH is he trying to boast about?

These Ghanaian pastors will never grow up. WTH is he trying to boast about?
Kronfour 12 years ago

ArchThief. You can only fool your self

ArchThief. You can only fool your self
Sanaah 12 years ago

sir,i humbly beg to differ.this is because as far as charismatism is consern,one cannot forget the Brother ENOCH AGBOZO of the Ghana Evangelical Society.i can remember that brother as he was affectionately called was to the m ...
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sir,i humbly beg to differ.this is because as far as charismatism is consern,one cannot forget the Brother ENOCH AGBOZO of the Ghana Evangelical Society.i can remember that brother as he was affectionately called was to the most pioneer of the charismatic movement.he had in his fold poepl like Bishop Agyin Asare and most of this endtime ministers were all part of his mission.i remeber thao on every Friday,we will go for an all night prayers at the Apra House at north kaneshie,where all this ministers of today were present.it is therefore not surprising that university theologians has a complete topic and research about this wonderful man of God.
Much as am not in the position to challenge your assertion,i can attest to this fact and say it cannot be the exact reality.Thank you sir
TOHUGU 12 years ago

In fact the All night services started
at the Morning Star preparatory school around the Osu area. We were all there with brother Enoch Agbozo who at that time worked at the Capital Investment Board. We then moved to Baden P ...
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In fact the All night services started
at the Morning Star preparatory school around the Osu area. We were all there with brother Enoch Agbozo who at that time worked at the Capital Investment Board. We then moved to Baden Powell Memorial Hall before settling at Apra house. Those were days when church was devoid of money, money , money. He taught how to travail for the nation and the theme was-Rebuilding the Broken Walls of Ghana.We'll go to the Legon Botanical Gardens for tarry from morning till evening. It is so sad that when he fell, instead of the likes of Duncan and Mensah Otabil restoring him in love the rather pulled all his members. ENOCH AGBOZO is the True father of Charismatism in Ghana.
KJ. 12 years ago

The battle of the divinity is now being played out in the full glare of the public. We pray the Great and Mighty Jehovah would rise up and raise a standard against the machinations and manipulations of the evil one, which see ...
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The battle of the divinity is now being played out in the full glare of the public. We pray the Great and Mighty Jehovah would rise up and raise a standard against the machinations and manipulations of the evil one, which seeks to destroy the body of Christ, in the affairs of men, Amen.
Prof Olonka 12 years ago

it is tue

it is tue
KWIN-GETTY 12 years ago

To Duncan Williams;What benefit a man if he gain the whole world and losses his life.let GOD reward you for good workdone not boasting with your possitions,'MANY WERE CALLED BUT FEW WERE CHOOSEN.'

To Duncan Williams;What benefit a man if he gain the whole world and losses his life.let GOD reward you for good workdone not boasting with your possitions,'MANY WERE CALLED BUT FEW WERE CHOOSEN.'
etweba 12 years ago

Only in Ghana that con men like this chap gets respect for talking loudly.
The bottom line is that God is a myth else chaps like this conman and his cohorts would have been stuck dead by his Devine powers .

Only in Ghana that con men like this chap gets respect for talking loudly.
The bottom line is that God is a myth else chaps like this conman and his cohorts would have been stuck dead by his Devine powers .
etweba 12 years ago

There is no God anywhere but the Almighty SUN. Without the sun plants cannot make food(photosynthesis) for animals like human beings to eat to survive.
The sun is the visible God that makes everything happen on earth.The e ...
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There is no God anywhere but the Almighty SUN. Without the sun plants cannot make food(photosynthesis) for animals like human beings to eat to survive.
The sun is the visible God that makes everything happen on earth.The earth we live came from the sun and not from an iimaginary God.
The moon is a remnant of the formation of earth that is trapped by the earth" gravitational force and reflects the sun light back to earth at night.And again mythical God did not create the moon.
If you lack knowledge power, you will continue to give your hard earned money to these con men like Duncan and his cohorts who will promise you reward from God who does not exist.
Peter 12 years ago

What of Bishop Hawkson and Bishop Kye

What of Bishop Hawkson and Bishop Kye
Sam I Am 12 years ago

what abt Rev Agboso ?

what abt Rev Agboso ?
BabaUS 12 years ago

Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you higher and higher. These pastors should learn to control their egos.

Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you higher and higher. These pastors should learn to control their egos.
Kojo 12 years ago

The reporter missed the import of the message. This is bad reporting.

The reporter missed the import of the message. This is bad reporting.
TOHUGU 12 years ago

Before you came on the scene,there was Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) whose leader was Enoch Agbozo, There was Abraham Delove, There was YAFCA whose leader was Owusu Afiriyie,There was United Calvary Church whose founder Mam ...
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Before you came on the scene,there was Ghana Evangelical Society (GES) whose leader was Enoch Agbozo, There was Abraham Delove, There was YAFCA whose leader was Owusu Afiriyie,There was United Calvary Church whose founder Mama Sussie Anum in her late or early 80's is still travelling the villages of Ghana proclaiming God's word.In fact when you had a major problem with the Rawlings government that was where you ran to for prayers.
It is at Achimota college. Hope you've not forgotten. That is where dynamic men with charisma but refuse to advertise themselves-who were in ministry before you gave your life to christ-worship. Prof. James Aquandoh,Brother Joe Pimpong-currently Pastoring his All Nations Evangelical Church in the US,Dr. Samuel Donkor of All Nations Full Gospel Church etc. All these were before you. Duncan please not so fast.
Kuffour Ashanti Thief Hoodlum (KATH) 12 years ago

We used to call them '' Agboo Dorn'' meaning you will never die also known as Ablorh Lawson.
The Church, which was founded by the late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson in 1953 as a healing Temple has gone through many changes up to its ...
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We used to call them '' Agboo Dorn'' meaning you will never die also known as Ablorh Lawson.
The Church, which was founded by the late Gilbert Ablorh Lawson in 1953 as a healing Temple has gone through many changes up to its present status under the name: "The Divine Healer's Church" (TDHC)
pala 12 years ago

Rev Abraham Delove, Professor James Aquandah. i used to hear those names as a kid.
however you did not mention Bishop Bob Hawkson.
Please what was the major problem he had with the PNDC government?

Rev Abraham Delove, Professor James Aquandah. i used to hear those names as a kid.
however you did not mention Bishop Bob Hawkson.
Please what was the major problem he had with the PNDC government?
Opuroba Yaw 12 years ago

Feden Church - by Rev.Yeboah Koree was before Duncan William.fEDEN CHURCH was before and during NRC time of Kutu Acheampong. He can check from Ghana Library.
Duncan William was an offshoot of "Prophet" Idahosa of Nigeria who ...
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Feden Church - by Rev.Yeboah Koree was before Duncan William.fEDEN CHURCH was before and during NRC time of Kutu Acheampong. He can check from Ghana Library.
Duncan William was an offshoot of "Prophet" Idahosa of Nigeria who is since gone to eternity.DW should stop bragging.
OYIRIFI AMPASACHI 12 years ago

NO DUNCAN WILLIAMS YOU ARE NOT!!!!
MORE THAT HALF A CENTURY AGO IN THE
EARLY SIXTIES THERE WAS EDEN REVIVAL
CHURCH, WHICH BECAME FEDEN REVIVAL
CHURCH LED BY BROTHER YEBOAH KOREE.
IT WAS SITUATED AT KOKOMLEMLE AND HAD PR ...
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NO DUNCAN WILLIAMS YOU ARE NOT!!!!
MORE THAT HALF A CENTURY AGO IN THE
EARLY SIXTIES THERE WAS EDEN REVIVAL
CHURCH, WHICH BECAME FEDEN REVIVAL
CHURCH LED BY BROTHER YEBOAH KOREE.
IT WAS SITUATED AT KOKOMLEMLE AND HAD PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS. THEIR CHOIR HAD A HIT
WITH A GOSPEL SONG CALLED "ONYAME TSIE
MASEM". DUNCAN WILLIAMS SINCE YOU ARE
NOT 80YRS YET, I BET YOU WERE A
TEENAGER BY THEN!!! PLEASE DON'T REAP
WHERE YOU HAVE NOT SOWN!!!!!! I AM
KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH!!!!
OYIRIFI AMPASACHI 12 years ago

NO YOU ARE NOT!!!! MORE THAN 50YRS AGO
THERE WAS EDEN REVIVAL CHURCH!!!!. IT
WAS BASED AS KOKOMLEMLE AND HAD BOTH
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS. THEIR CHURCH CHOIR HAD A
HIT WITH A GOSPEL SONG CALLED "ONYAME
T ...
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NO YOU ARE NOT!!!! MORE THAN 50YRS AGO
THERE WAS EDEN REVIVAL CHURCH!!!!. IT
WAS BASED AS KOKOMLEMLE AND HAD BOTH
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS. THEIR CHURCH CHOIR HAD A
HIT WITH A GOSPEL SONG CALLED "ONYAME
TSIE MASEM". DUNCAN WILLIAMS, WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT YOU WERE THEN PROBABLY
A TEENAGER!!!! EDEN REVIVAL CHURCH
WAS LED BY BROTHER YEBOAH KOREE.
PLEASE DO NOT REAP WHERE YOU HAVE
NOT SOWN. I AM KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH.
Ama 12 years ago

It's a bussiness taking money from the poor to live an affluent life .all these so called priest are milking the congregation this man is too boastful to be a man serving God

It's a bussiness taking money from the poor to live an affluent life .all these so called priest are milking the congregation this man is too boastful to be a man serving God
Nii Naate 12 years ago

Where was Bro Enoch Agbozu, and the likes of Rev Ferguson Lane, Bro Afotu, Bishop Narh of Faith Evangelical church... Brother Lawson, Abraham De Love, Bishop Bob Hawkson or Redemption Hour Bro Ransford SHUP UP AND SHOW RESPEC ...
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Where was Bro Enoch Agbozu, and the likes of Rev Ferguson Lane, Bro Afotu, Bishop Narh of Faith Evangelical church... Brother Lawson, Abraham De Love, Bishop Bob Hawkson or Redemption Hour Bro Ransford SHUP UP AND SHOW RESPECT TO THE FATHERS FOR THEY FOUGHT THE TERRITIRIAL SPIRIT BEFORE YOU BRAGART!!!
COUNTRYMAN 12 years ago

WHAT ABOUT BROTHER LAWSON OF DIVINE HEALERS CHURCH

WHAT ABOUT BROTHER LAWSON OF DIVINE HEALERS CHURCH
Paa Ekow 12 years ago

I wonder what is happening to this man these days> Someone proclaims he has a revelation from God and instead of fasting and also seeking God's revelation he sets off to bash him. Now rather than be grateful to God for leadin ...
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I wonder what is happening to this man these days> Someone proclaims he has a revelation from God and instead of fasting and also seeking God's revelation he sets off to bash him. Now rather than be grateful to God for leading him this far, he is boasting of being there before each of them. Has he forgotten that with God "Me baa ha akye (MBA)" does not count. Otherwise Christ's parable of those hired at 6am being paid the same as those hired at 3pm should tell him that it is not how long but the quality.

The example of Saul who later became Paul should even be a challenge to him. How long after Paul's conversion did he become a member of the Jerusalem and lead decisions there?

God has said that we should not touch HIS anointed so instead of taking him on I plead that all Christians in Ghana should pray for him before it gets too late. This self-righteousness is threatening.
Albert 12 years ago

Were you before The Lord Is There Temple-Brother Lawson or Feden-Brother Yeboah Koree

Were you before The Lord Is There Temple-Brother Lawson or Feden-Brother Yeboah Koree
Lucky Beedee 12 years ago

Duncan, you have a complex....keep quiet

Duncan, you have a complex....keep quiet
Ataabi Armah 12 years ago

Our memory can sometimes deceive us as we get older. I don't argue with the Archbishop, but I believe the godfather of all charismatic/Pentecostalism is the Rev. Enoch Agbozo. He started it all. I remember when Archbishop Dun ...
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Our memory can sometimes deceive us as we get older. I don't argue with the Archbishop, but I believe the godfather of all charismatic/Pentecostalism is the Rev. Enoch Agbozo. He started it all. I remember when Archbishop Duncan-Williams came from the Bible School, Benin, Bendel State, Nigeria, he was introduced to the congregation by Rev. Enoch Agbozo. I remember Rev Seth Abbey was heading Redemption Hour Faith Ministry, before he left and stated the Redeemed Miracle Ministry(now Calvary Apostolic Ministry. It was Rev Seth Abbey who helped the Archbishop to begin with. If any credit should be given, it must go to Rev. Agbozo and Rev. Seth Abbey.
Akora 12 years ago

If credit is to be given on Duncan Williams claims, then it should be given to the man who FIRST brought charismatic Church to Ghana in 1918 and was officially given a formal license to operate as Charismatic Church in 1922 w ...
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If credit is to be given on Duncan Williams claims, then it should be given to the man who FIRST brought charismatic Church to Ghana in 1918 and was officially given a formal license to operate as Charismatic Church in 1922 was Jehu Appiah I of Musama Disco Christo Church (MDCC) which means "THE ARMY OF THE CROSS OF THE LORD" Duncan should make his research and correct himself before coming out again. If you are a Man of God you don't have to make such claims or boast in your days. Let others praise you but not yourself.
Nana Abu Bonsra 12 years ago

My God! What is happening. These "latter day saints" what all do they expect? To be worship? Where was this messiah when EDEN REVIVAL CHURCH started? I am about the same age as Duncan Williams if not older but when Eden Reviv ...
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My God! What is happening. These "latter day saints" what all do they expect? To be worship? Where was this messiah when EDEN REVIVAL CHURCH started? I am about the same age as Duncan Williams if not older but when Eden Revival came to hold Conventions in our area and we attended I was just a boy in Secondary School, that was over 40 years ago. This man should just stop bragging. This one is a lie.
concern ghanian 12 years ago

MY ADVICE FOR THIS MAN IS TO TAKE EASY BECAUSE IS SOMEONE CONVECT YOU TO CHRIST, AND THAT HAPPEND IN GHNA. I ALWAYS AFRAID FOR THIS MAN WHO STARTED HUMBLY AND, NOW GIVEN HIMSELF ALL KIND OF PROMOTIONS. THE ONLY WORD FOR YOU I ...
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MY ADVICE FOR THIS MAN IS TO TAKE EASY BECAUSE IS SOMEONE CONVECT YOU TO CHRIST, AND THAT HAPPEND IN GHNA. I ALWAYS AFRAID FOR THIS MAN WHO STARTED HUMBLY AND, NOW GIVEN HIMSELF ALL KIND OF PROMOTIONS. THE ONLY WORD FOR YOU IS TRY TO READ A BOOK CALLED GODS GENERALS, YOU MAY`VE READ IS BUT, NEVER SINK TO YOUR SOUL.
wilson 12 years ago

may be he has been picked out of context; or perhaps the word God father has various interpretations. there is no doubt that Bishop Duncan William is a pioneer in charismatic christianity.
however, as a small boy in the mid ...
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may be he has been picked out of context; or perhaps the word God father has various interpretations. there is no doubt that Bishop Duncan William is a pioneer in charismatic christianity.
however, as a small boy in the mid to late 70s i can remember somewhere opposite robert motors or club 1000 on the pickfarm to kotobabi pickfarm stretch was a house in which a church then called The peoples church of Ghana led by the late Bishop Bob Hawkson was was pulling the young and old from all walks of live. He was thick,tall handsome, bushy haired, deep voice and had great oratory skills. HE HAS CHARISMA. there were young pastors who will charge the atmosphere before the man himself will mount the podium to electrify the whole place. i remember the refrain ''our lord is great'' & the respond will be oh yes or oh ya which will then sound oh YAS.
the church was spreading it tentacles to the regions and abroad. by the early 80S the church has reached Ho and to my hometown agotime kpetoe. and since we knew the church in accra, we did not hesitate to join the church there.
those were difficult times for ghana. with pdc, wdc, a revolutionary government, deportation order and returness from nigeria, drought and even governmental functionaries such as Dr Joyce Aryee associating with the church, the church was even perceived as a national or governmental church.
that church now is the jubilee christian centre.
I wish Dr Joyce Aryee will comment on this.
kagee 12 years ago

Enoch agbozo and the ababios were before you bishop. So please don't behave like oko vanderpuye. Elijah also felt that way before the end of his ministry. So learn from him.

Enoch agbozo and the ababios were before you bishop. So please don't behave like oko vanderpuye. Elijah also felt that way before the end of his ministry. So learn from him.
pala 12 years ago

It has been stated somewhere here that the report was out of context or is a poor reportage.
to me i am convinced. if you see the heading it looks like the writer intended to give the bishop a bad name & hang him.
if you ...
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It has been stated somewhere here that the report was out of context or is a poor reportage.
to me i am convinced. if you see the heading it looks like the writer intended to give the bishop a bad name & hang him.
if you consider carefully that Pastor Mensah Otabil has been criticised for his seemingly politically-biased comments, then i am tempted to believe that this was thrown it as a balancing act.
Micheal Ghanem 12 years ago

There is no mortal who is the godfather of the CHURCH OF CHRIST.In the beginning was the word,so says the Holy Bible.CHRIST IS THE CHURCH and he has been from the foundation of creation.Mr Duncan come again.is it that may be ...
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There is no mortal who is the godfather of the CHURCH OF CHRIST.In the beginning was the word,so says the Holy Bible.CHRIST IS THE CHURCH and he has been from the foundation of creation.Mr Duncan come again.is it that may be u were quoted out of contest?otherwise just stay cool and enjoy from the suffering of the man who laid the foundation stone.DONT TAKE HIS GLIRY FROM HIM.
alfred 12 years ago

humble yourself williams.....you were 1st so what????

humble yourself williams.....you were 1st so what????
Think right 12 years ago

The bible tells us to do no harm to men of God; please those of you insulting thr man of god be careful for the wrath of God may descend on you. Be careful.

The bible tells us to do no harm to men of God; please those of you insulting thr man of god be careful for the wrath of God may descend on you. Be careful.
SANK 12 years ago

RADIO XYZ, CAN YOU IMAGINE THE SORT OF COMMENTS BEING POSTED HERE AGAINST THE MAN OF GOD? WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CHOOSE/SELECT PORTIONS OF HIS SERMONS THAT ARE OF INSIGNIFICANCES AND EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD TO PUT ON AIR?
I BELIEV ...
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RADIO XYZ, CAN YOU IMAGINE THE SORT OF COMMENTS BEING POSTED HERE AGAINST THE MAN OF GOD? WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CHOOSE/SELECT PORTIONS OF HIS SERMONS THAT ARE OF INSIGNIFICANCES AND EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD TO PUT ON AIR?
I BELIEVE AND KNOW THAT HE LIFE CHANGING AND CORRECTIONAL MESSAGES WHICH ARE REVELANCE TO THE READERS IF YOU PUBLISH THEM.
ONCE AGAIN, WHY DO YOU WANT TO PAINT AS A CONTROVERSAIL PERSON?
ONCE AGAIN
Moses Koom-Dadzie 12 years ago

...he has a story behind his Glory;and he is at liberty tell his story,show his marks.A warrior, though He Fought Alone,not for himself but for others.Charismatism in Ghana has a Story and it ought be told from the Source:He ...
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...he has a story behind his Glory;and he is at liberty tell his story,show his marks.A warrior, though He Fought Alone,not for himself but for others.Charismatism in Ghana has a Story and it ought be told from the Source:He Is Source (vessel GOD used).We should not forget Him as we Exodus to Our Promise Land:as Joseph said in Gen.50:24,25;WE SHOULD CARRY HIS BONES with us.Meaning, he is our hero and we must tell the story 'As It Is'(as it ought to told):the rivers He has crossed;mountains He has climbed;giants He has defeated(kille)...etc.Just as Joseph asked His Bones to be carried,as Paul defended His credentials,so is He doing....'that He is also able to defend that Title back-to-back...again and again'....And that We(His fruits),should not at any cost Displace/Misplace Him,what He represents and stands for in our Christian & Charismatic Archives (Historical Books); even if the circular does.As for the Headline, hmmm.....OUR JOURNAL SET-UP,STILL GOT MORE MILES/KM TO WIND.........PAPA! is beyond this absurdity:(not as directly stated as this naive editor has projected)...
Aaa 12 years ago

thank you very much Moses Koom-Dadzie God richly bless you.You are indeed a true son.God bless you,may men fight and defend you in your day of trouble

thank you very much Moses Koom-Dadzie God richly bless you.You are indeed a true son.God bless you,may men fight and defend you in your day of trouble
abankwa ebenezer 12 years ago

Ghana web. why dndt you publish the whole sermon but pick on some of them. if you need the attention of the masses you don't destroy someone's image. am highly disappointed in all those insulting the man of God. may God Fogiv ...
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Ghana web. why dndt you publish the whole sermon but pick on some of them. if you need the attention of the masses you don't destroy someone's image. am highly disappointed in all those insulting the man of God. may God Fogive you all
Aaa 12 years ago

yes come again ghanaweb

yes come again ghanaweb
Nana Abroakwah 12 years ago

PAPA GOD bless you so much for your obedience and hard work.I love you so much and you inspire me all the time

PAPA GOD bless you so much for your obedience and hard work.I love you so much and you inspire me all the time
spike tortor 11 years ago

Satanic chuches (Baphoment)
worshipping illuminati

Satanic chuches (Baphoment)
worshipping illuminati
Fafa 9 years ago

No...Apostolic, Pentecost, Christ Apostolic, Assemblies of God etc are Classical Pentecostals. What Duncan Williams propagated is called "Word of Faith" though they call themselves Charismatic. Their doctrines are opposed to ...
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No...Apostolic, Pentecost, Christ Apostolic, Assemblies of God etc are Classical Pentecostals. What Duncan Williams propagated is called "Word of Faith" though they call themselves Charismatic. Their doctrines are opposed to that of Pentecostals.
jacob,nsawam 8 years ago

stop insulting man of God whether is hand was choped off or not that does not concern you,what is said is that he his godfather of all charismatic church in the country whether is true or not just remove yourself out please, ...
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stop insulting man of God whether is hand was choped off or not that does not concern you,what is said is that he his godfather of all charismatic church in the country whether is true or not just remove yourself out please,if he said his godfather of all charismatic churches of Ghana then what about our papa Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

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