Let’s take The Gospel to the palace – Opuni-Frimpong

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asaman 11 years ago

The Bible demands the destruction of fetishes and other gods because there is only one living God. Incinerate the ancient fetish groves first before proselytization of the palace.

The Bible demands the destruction of fetishes and other gods because there is only one living God. Incinerate the ancient fetish groves first before proselytization of the palace.
CONSTABLE JOE 11 years ago

It is true that Jesus came to this world and he did perform countless miracles alright and that was the end of his life on earth therefore whosoever believes he will come back again is living in dreamland and believing in his ...
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It is true that Jesus came to this world and he did perform countless miracles alright and that was the end of his life on earth therefore whosoever believes he will come back again is living in dreamland and believing in his name and accepting him as your saviour can't do any magic for you because it is history and even at all if something good happens after mentioning his name then it is a matter of coincidence.
oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana! 11 years ago

Nana Afoakwa must resign his position as the chief of Domeabra township before July this year 2014. I am coming home to perform wonders against the wicked elders who are there to destroy our town. Trust me. God bless you. Ame ...
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Nana Afoakwa must resign his position as the chief of Domeabra township before July this year 2014. I am coming home to perform wonders against the wicked elders who are there to destroy our town. Trust me. God bless you. Amen!
A GHANAIAN TRADITIONAL PRIEST (KOMFO) 11 years ago

BEWARE. YOU ARE WARNED!

BEWARE. YOU ARE WARNED!
william 11 years ago

Go to them but send them the authentic image of Jesus, not the colonial, caucasian or whiteman image!!!PORTRAY THE TRUE IMAGE OF CHRIST!The europeans were smart to internalise Jesus' image as a european, contrary to what is i ...
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Go to them but send them the authentic image of Jesus, not the colonial, caucasian or whiteman image!!!PORTRAY THE TRUE IMAGE OF CHRIST!The europeans were smart to internalise Jesus' image as a european, contrary to what is in the Bible but nevertheless right for teaching the word to their own because of the universality of Christ. And what do African pastors do? We promote same hook line and sinker!
KOMFO ANOYE 11 years ago

THE STORY OF THE BIBLE IS LIKE AN EGG AND THE CHICKEN, WHO CAME FIRST? WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?

THE STORY OF THE BIBLE IS LIKE AN EGG AND THE CHICKEN, WHO CAME FIRST? WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?
KWAA 11 years ago

Please Sir,lets keep our culture a bit.Ofcourse every Chief has the right to chose to be a Christain,but we shouldn't force it on anybody.Faith is a private thing,it is not institutional.The fact that Bibles are not in our ...
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Please Sir,lets keep our culture a bit.Ofcourse every Chief has the right to chose to be a Christain,but we shouldn't force it on anybody.Faith is a private thing,it is not institutional.The fact that Bibles are not in our Palaces doesn't mean we don't know God.
We were serving God before the Whiteman came with Christainity.
Today the Blackman pretend to know God more than the Whiteman.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago

They should rather take the gosple to themselves and those who make all those abnormal predictions, self styled Bishops and the other con MEN OF GOD. Many in the palaces know God better than the so called ministers.

They should rather take the gosple to themselves and those who make all those abnormal predictions, self styled Bishops and the other con MEN OF GOD. Many in the palaces know God better than the so called ministers.
wise 11 years ago

well done brother,

well done brother,
Village Food 11 years ago

I agree with u KWAA.Pastors go about sleeping with people's wives and sodomizing kids.It's rare for a traditionalist to do so.Leave the chiefs alone

I agree with u KWAA.Pastors go about sleeping with people's wives and sodomizing kids.It's rare for a traditionalist to do so.Leave the chiefs alone

Wala boy 11 years ago

They have polluted every institution in the country, now they're going for our Chiefs. TIGARI save us from these vermins

They have polluted every institution in the country, now they're going for our Chiefs. TIGARI save us from these vermins
KnYc (USMC) 11 years ago

They are the cause of our institution downfall. Using the Bible to influence decision making.

They are the cause of our institution downfall. Using the Bible to influence decision making.
Okomfo,London 11 years ago

This is insane.Ghanaian christians are the most corrupt bunch of people in the country.Their so called revs and pastors are nation wreckers, naive and cruel, and even more corrupt.

This is insane.Ghanaian christians are the most corrupt bunch of people in the country.Their so called revs and pastors are nation wreckers, naive and cruel, and even more corrupt.
NANA TIKARI KOMFO 11 years ago

HAHAHAAAAA THIS OPUNI FREMPONG MAN IS A JOKE. TRY IT AND YOU WILL SEE... HAHAHAAAAAA

HAHAHAAAAA THIS OPUNI FREMPONG MAN IS A JOKE. TRY IT AND YOU WILL SEE... HAHAHAAAAAA
Koffi Parker 11 years ago

Well said my bruda I dig your vibes

Well said my bruda I dig your vibes
kwadwo totobii 11 years ago

you are right - if we turned to traditional religions our country will be saved.

you are right - if we turned to traditional religions our country will be saved.
MENSAH 11 years ago

It's really important to send the gospel to the palace,but
CHRISTIANS ARE BECOMING TOO HYPOCRITES IN GHANA'S FAITH.
Now,one can hardly believe a so-called Christian or even a Pastor in GHANA,because most of them are also in ...
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It's really important to send the gospel to the palace,but
CHRISTIANS ARE BECOMING TOO HYPOCRITES IN GHANA'S FAITH.
Now,one can hardly believe a so-called Christian or even a Pastor in GHANA,because most of them are also in the BRIBERY & CORRUPTION CRAZE.
HOLINESS SHOULD ONCE MORE,BE PREACHED IN THE CHURCHES BUT NOT FAITH,PROSPERITY AND WHAT THEY WILL ADMIRE,WELCOME,EMBRACE,ONLY.
Sin is a BLESSING BLOCKER.
One cannot wallow in sin,like many Christians in GHANA,thinking God could bless them.
IT DOES NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY.
The palace is very good a target to propagate the gospel,but we should not lose the sight of preaching HOLINESS,THE FEAR OF GOD,once more at our own backyards:
THE CHURCH.
Our own life should stand challenging the world,that is in darkness,so they might see the light we glow out of the world.
IT'S SAD & SHAMEFUL,WE CHRISTIANS(ESPECIALLY GHANAIANS) HAVE NOT LIVED UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARD,GOD REQUIRES FROM US.
We should renew our minds from the roots before going to the palace,with the gospel.
Campus Ministry Report 11 years ago

In Hosea, 8 chapter 4, God says

"
They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.
"

This is God speak ...
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In Hosea, 8 chapter 4, God says

"
They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.
"

This is God speaking to Samaria, the northern kingdom of Israel which found itself in idolatry; their sins and disobedience opened the door for the Assyrians to carry them away from their homeland to distant lands. The southern kingdom, eventually found itself in a similar fate, and fell victim to the Babylonians(after the Babylonians had conquered the Assyrians after centuries).
"

God is today echoing warnings to the nations against idolatry. Idolatry can be so blinding that when you are in it, it takes the grace of God to come out it. This is because, you grow up in communities where you see adults and influential people offering sacrifices to gods/shrines/rivers/groves/stones/trees, all in the name of culture. Ancestral worship forms an integral part of the beliefs;libations are poured and gods/demons are evoked whist many gaze in total ignorance.

The Chieftain institutions, to a large extend, is embroiled in these kind of practices. The practice is widespread throughout the West African regions, and the world over, as clearly recorded in the Bible.

People have, erroneously, been made to believe that the gods are lesser deities who serve as intermediaries between God and man. Look, even if an archbishop or Pope tells you this, do not believe it, for it is this reason, among other things that Judgment came upon Egypt Exodus 12:12(See 1st Chronicles 16:26, 1st Corinthians 10:20, read the whole of Jeremiah 44). Look! idol(demonic) worship is the cause of the woes of many, and not until your eyes are opened to receive and embrace the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour, you will still remain delusion. Little children, free yourselves from idols, warns the Bible!

Appreciate the fact that, Christianity has come to this land, freely. We are to very much grateful for that.

Never think of Christianity as an imported religion meant to diffuse or distort your culture. Rather, we should be thankful that the Truth has come to us. Most importantly, the knowledge of the Truth is the key; it sets us free from bondage, by the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus Christ. It disabuse our minds of uncertainties, It gives us sound mind and a hope and assurance that there is a glory which is to be revealed.

We can not call ourselves Christians and be indulging in practices which is an abhorrence to the living God, for it has its consequences.

The Elders and custodians in all communities should humble themselves to the Gospel and get baptized. Special programs for the education of Chiefs in the knowledge of the Book of Kings, and the Bible in general could be instituted(A ROYAL COLLEGE)
Osei Yao 11 years ago

Anew strategy to undermine our cherished institution? God help Ghana because where the bible has infiltrated in our society, corruption, arrogance and immoral behaviour have firmly established themselves..

Anew strategy to undermine our cherished institution? God help Ghana because where the bible has infiltrated in our society, corruption, arrogance and immoral behaviour have firmly established themselves..
Ayeboafo NkwantaBisa 11 years ago

This a good idea but I will advise the Church Pastors that there is no Chief in Ghana who doesn't know about God and Jesus Christ.

Many are believers themselves but the System they have inherited is the first Problem.

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This a good idea but I will advise the Church Pastors that there is no Chief in Ghana who doesn't know about God and Jesus Christ.

Many are believers themselves but the System they have inherited is the first Problem.

The second Problem is the behaviour of the Pastors, we have to understand that the Chiefs are leaving with the Pastors Prophets in the same society and they know the secret behaviour of this Pastors/Prophets.

How can a kalabule Pastor or Prophet goes to a local chief and preached the Gospel to him?

Please Pastors and Prophets Change your bad ways first. Amen

Shanana 11 years ago

The Roman Catholic church is really the continuation of the mode of worship of the Romans. That is why the word Pope is not in the Bible. And I strongly believe that even God is happy with that, else he would have done someth ...
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The Roman Catholic church is really the continuation of the mode of worship of the Romans. That is why the word Pope is not in the Bible. And I strongly believe that even God is happy with that, else he would have done something after 2000 years to register his wrath.

Compare this to the African, who wants to hurriedly throw away his culture under guise of a new religion. I believe both God and Satan laugh at us. That is why we are dead LAST in God's blessing.

Pastor Opuni, THIS SHOULD BE A BIG NO. The corruption and ills of society is increasing at the rate of the spread of Christianity ( and to a lesser extent Islam). There is nothing that Christianity can do to improve the chieftaincy institution. As corrupt as it is, Christianizing it will make it WORSE, and the evidence all around us.
Nicholas Osei Kyeretwie-Chicago 11 years ago

Taking the gospel to the palaces in ghana will be just from frying pan to fire Who in ghana does not know that there is A God who created all?All king are church members.The Asantehene has a special chair in the Anglican chur ...
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Taking the gospel to the palaces in ghana will be just from frying pan to fire Who in ghana does not know that there is A God who created all?All king are church members.The Asantehene has a special chair in the Anglican church,yet we are all witnesses to the rot in chieftancy in ghana.Today chiefs have sold off all our lands and fed themselves with the money,so going to them and praying for will be like the church is giving them the blessing to do worse.
NANA PRASO KWAAPAA KOMFO 11 years ago

We Thank God for the Bible. We believe in Jesus as a Prophet and a son of God as the Bible claims. However, we must understand that we also have a culture, a way of life and our own far better way of worshipping God than what ...
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We Thank God for the Bible. We believe in Jesus as a Prophet and a son of God as the Bible claims. However, we must understand that we also have a culture, a way of life and our own far better way of worshipping God than what foreigners have brought us. Our Chiefs and Kings have High Priests(Akomfo) and are, so to speak, our indigenous Pastors, Prophets and true healers. God also speak through our Akomfo and through them, our God almighty strengthens and empowers our chiefs and kings and therefore our lands and our citizens; giving rise to our prosperity, successes, greatness, bumpers and happiness.

The colonialists realized the source our powers (divine through indigenous means) and they brought the bible to psyche and tame our powerful warriors into mere farmer and subordinates. The imperialists used the bible , deceptions and the fear of the fictional and so-called "heaven and hell" to turn our people into near dummies; thereby exploiting them and our lands to the best of their abilities.

Where were those who brought the bible when in several decades Britain was stealing our gold, timber, diamond and other resurces? Where was those who brought the bible when the very people they brought the bible to were being dehumanized and shipped overseas for slavery? Was it Pastors and so-called Reverend Ministers that empowered the Ashantis to fight off the imperialists to reclaim their dignity? No! I was our priest (Akomfo) and our indigenous spiritually empowered kings and chiefs who braved the European robbers and fought them off our heritage. Just imagine what Okomfo Anokye did for Asante man and Ghana.

I will conclude by warning these neo-colonialized ramnants of colonial European influences such as OPUNI-FREMPONG to stay away from our palaces.!!! Our chiefs and priest can surely welcome them of course, but they should not think they can influence our chiefs to become "pastors" and our mere mortals like our politicians.
Village Food 11 years ago

You have said it all well NANA PRASO KWAAPAA KOMFO

You have said it all well NANA PRASO KWAAPAA KOMFO
wise 11 years ago

stop taking money from poor. you cheaters.

stop taking money from poor. you cheaters.
VICKY LEE BENTON 11 years ago

RELIGION, IS THE DOWNFALL OF AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENTS. WHY WOULD ANYONE STUDY THE HISTORY'S OF THE ISRAELIS ?

RELIGION, IS THE DOWNFALL OF AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENTS. WHY WOULD ANYONE STUDY THE HISTORY'S OF THE ISRAELIS ?
Asiwome 11 years ago

Because it leads to freedom. Remember Martin Luther King, if not Kenneth Kaunda who got Mandela out of Jail.

Because it leads to freedom. Remember Martin Luther King, if not Kenneth Kaunda who got Mandela out of Jail.
Mr. Questions 11 years ago

Why do people lie to themselves and others ?

Chieftaincy and the chiefs and Queens involved, usually are involved with ancestral worship and occultism.
Chiefs/Queens who occupy these stools perform some rites at some oc ...
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Why do people lie to themselves and others ?

Chieftaincy and the chiefs and Queens involved, usually are involved with ancestral worship and occultism.
Chiefs/Queens who occupy these stools perform some rites at some occasions.
They are forced by tradition to perform them, else they are removed.

Some Chiefs/Queens go for the dual track of this worship plus some fake christianity.
NANA BEPOR KOMFO, NANA ASUO KOMFO 11 years ago

THE FOLLOWING ARE INDISPUTABLE:

We are grateful for the bible. We believe in Jesus as a Prophet and a son of God as claims. However, we must understand that we also have a culture, a way of life and our own far better way ...
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THE FOLLOWING ARE INDISPUTABLE:

We are grateful for the bible. We believe in Jesus as a Prophet and a son of God as claims. However, we must understand that we also have a culture, a way of life and our own far better way of worshipping God than what foreigners have brought us. Our Chiefs and Kings have High Priests(Akomfo) and are, so to speak, our indigenous Pastors, Prophets and true healers. God also speak through our Akomfo and through them, our God almighty strengthens and empowers our chiefs and kings and therefore our lands and our citizens; giving rise to our prosperity, successes, greatness, bumpers and happiness.

The colonialists realized the source our powers (divine through indigenous means) and they brought the bible to psyche and tame our powerful warriors into mere farmer and subordinates. The imperialists used the bible , deceptions and the fear of the fictional and so-called "heaven and hell" to turn our people into near dummies; thereby exploiting them and our lands to the best of their abilities.

Where were those who brought the bible when in several decades Britain was stealing our gold, timber, diamond and other resurces? Where was those who brought the bible when the very people they brought the bible to were being dehumanized and shipped overseas for slavery? Was it Pastors and so-called Reverend Ministers that empowered the Ashantis to fight off the imperialists to reclaim their dignity? No! It was our priest (Akomfo) and our indigenous spiritually empowered kings and chiefs who braved the European robbers and fought them off our heritage. Just imagine what Okomfo Anokye did for Asante man and Ghana.

I will conclude by warning these neo-colonialized ramnants of colonial European influences such as OPUNI-FREMPONG to stay away from our palaces.!!! Our chiefs and priest can surely welcome them of course, but they should not think they can influence our chiefs to become "pastors" and mere mortals like our corrupt politicians.
JESUS CHRIST TO THE NATIONS 11 years ago

Very Good idea. The Gospel is meant for all. Our Chiefs, Queens, Princes and their families should also be saved by JESUS. Abominations in the form of idol worship, calling on spirits of the dead and communicating with them, ...
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Very Good idea. The Gospel is meant for all. Our Chiefs, Queens, Princes and their families should also be saved by JESUS. Abominations in the form of idol worship, calling on spirits of the dead and communicating with them, magical protection seen in the form of wearing various articles on tha hands, feet and other parts of the body abound in many palaces.
We also have NSUMAN HENE in some areas who is involved in magic. In the past, we had "ABRAFUO" who had power to kill people. In case of the death of some chiefs, people living around MANHYIA and other areas had to sleep early or be in their houses for fear of these ABRAFUO who were the executioners.
Many people of royal households who died without Christ are now suffering and sending the Gospel to those living will save them and people living in Manhyia and other areas will not be afraid when a king dies.
We have King David of Israel, Kings Hezekiah and Josiah of JUDAH who served their people well as kings and also served God, the creator of Heaven and earth. Josiah for example removed all the idols and other abominations from the Temple and also from land of JUDAH.
May God bless our royals and may those still in idol worship, witchcraft and magic come to know JESUS who is the saviour.

Campus Ministry Report 11 years ago

In Hosea, 8 chapter 4, God says

"
They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.
"

This is God speaki ...
read full comment

In Hosea, 8 chapter 4, God says

"
They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.
"

This is God speaking to Samaria, the northern kingdom of Israel which found itself in idolatry; their sins and disobedience opened the door for the Assyrians to carry them away from their homeland to distant lands. The southern kingdom, eventually found itself in a similar fate, and fell victim to the Babylonians(after the Babylonians had conquered the Assyrians after centuries).
"

God is today echoing warnings to the nations against idolatry. Idolatry can be so blinding that when you are in it, it takes the grace of God to come out it. This is because, you grow up in communities where you see adults and influential people offering sacrifices to gods/shrines/rivers/groves/stones/trees, all in the name of culture. Ancestral worship forms an integral part of the beliefs;libations are poured and gods/demons are evoked whist many gaze in total ignorance.

The Chieftain institutions, to a large extend, is embroiled in these kind of practices. The practice is widespread throughout the West African regions, and the world over, as clearly recorded in the Bible.

People have, erroneously, been made to believe that the gods are lesser deities who serve as intermediaries between God and man. Look, even if an archbishop or Pope tells you this, do not believe it, for it is this reason, among other things that Judgment came upon Egypt Exodus 12:12(See 1st Chronicles 16:26, 1st Corinthians 10:20, read the whole of Jeremiah 44). Look! idol(demonic) worship is the cause of the woes of many, and not until your eyes are opened to receive and embrace the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour, you will still remain delusion. Little children, free yourselves from idols, warns the Bible!

Appreciate the fact that, Christianity has come to this land, freely. We are to very much grateful for that.

Never think of Christianity as an imported religion meant to diffuse or distort your culture. Rather, we should be thankful that the Truth has come to us. Most importantly, the knowledge of the Truth is the key; it sets us free from bondage, by the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus Christ. It disabuse our minds of uncertainties, It gives us sound mind and a hope and assurance that there is a glory which is to be revealed.

We can not call ourselves Christians and be indulging in practices which is an abhorrence to the living God, for it has its consequences.

The Elders and custodians in all communities should humble themselves to the Gospel and get baptized. Special programs for the education of Chiefs in the knowledge of the Book of Kings, and the Bible in general could be instituted(A ROYAL COLLEGE)
Diasporan 11 years ago

All religions in this world grew out of regional indigenous cultures; they are all culture-based. Asians have their own Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc. Ancient Israel/Palestine had its own Judaism which is still thrivin ...
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All religions in this world grew out of regional indigenous cultures; they are all culture-based. Asians have their own Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc. Ancient Israel/Palestine had its own Judaism which is still thriving. Out of Judaism came Christianity. Europeans took that Chritianity, adapted it to suite their own culture. the Europeans then conquered Ghana/Africa and imposed their "version" of the Palestinian Christianity.

But Ghanaians/Africans never developed the concepts of their own religions and gods into an organized religion as other people did. Nor did they adapt the imposed alien Christianity to suite their own cultural circumstances. Divorced from Ghana's/Africas's cultural base, the foreign Christianity and the Bible can never make sense to a Ghanaian/African.

The Ghanaian/African can read the Bible a thousand times, memorize it, and quote from it. But he can never understand it in the way an Indian Hindu, a Korean Buddhist or a Japanese Shinto understands religion his holy book.

Ghana's/Africa's semi-educated, ignorant and gullible Christians will never know that all belief systems including Christianity and our indigenous religions come from the same part of the brain. They cannot tell that the only difference is that the one is European and the other, African. They are too lazy to develop their own. And they are equally too lazy to adapt their conquerer's and enslaver's version to fit the traditional values of their own African culture.
Asiwome 11 years ago

So what are you waiting for?

So what are you waiting for?
Campus Ministry Report 11 years ago

I have, in my previous contributions, pointed out that people's indigenous religious persuasions are in many ways linked to their places of origin. Have you actually asked yourself, why man is religious, to begin with?

The ...
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I have, in my previous contributions, pointed out that people's indigenous religious persuasions are in many ways linked to their places of origin. Have you actually asked yourself, why man is religious, to begin with?

The Truth is that there is a yearning in the heart of man to be connected to a being who, although cannot be seen with the naked eye, is perceived as loving, providing, protecting, punishes the guilt etc. The invisible being is perceived to deserve our worship through sacrifices (animal), singing, oral and reading of texts etc. The scriptures(Bible) makes it clear that Satanic and demonic forces exist who desire worship also. Hence it is important to be knowledgeable about God and his WORD, so that you do not ignorantly direct your worship and devotion to them, in the name of a religion.

The belief in the invisible also stretches to the belief that there is an invisible part of dead which lives on, and therefore could very probably be protecting us, and for that matter these departed souls equally need our devotion, by calling upon them from time to time. This notion is false, yet believed among many.

Even, if you are not religious, the religious practices of your environment will challenge you to give a thought or consideration of the phenomenon. Even the thinking that a spell could be cast on the individual may provoke him to fall on someone(with a title according to the religious affiliation) who could effectively appease on his behalf.

All the religions of the world, hinges on these kinds of beliefs, regardless of the different labels ascribed to personages, paraphernalia etc.

The seemingly striking similarities is also due to the fact that, ethnologically, the entire human population descended from Noah and his family(after the flood), with the result that as people spread throughout the world, they carried with them belief systems, in the name of whatever religion you want to call it, until the call of Abraham from his father's household of idolatry.

Truth is very paramount in our connection to the unknown(invisible world), because the Bible(a library of Jewish Prophetic inspired writings)
points to God himself whose invisible qualities are clearly seen in the things that he has made(Romans, NT). "In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth"(Gen 1:1)

The Scripture makes it clear that an invisible being, Satan, also exist, together with demons whose aim is to kill, steal and destroy. Satan is the one who deceives the entire world, aims at counterfeiting the things of God. However, God has given us a profound knowledge about Himself, his character, where we come from(Adam and Eve), and what is appointed to humanity(death, which came in the world through Satan deceiving Eve and hence Adam), and where we are going (glorious resurrection Life by Jesus Christ, the Son of God).

Obviously, when God(the same God who is referenced through out the Bible pages, as the "God of Israel", The "Covenant God of Israel") called Abraham from his Father's household of idolatry, there were indeed idolatrous worships that had already permeated societies and the world, for that matter. God, who is God saw in the heart of Abraham, and called him to covenant with him. He commanded him "Walk blameless before me".

God's dealings with Abraham up to the time that Isaac was given birth to, and Abraham's test of Faith regarding the obedience to offer Isaac, as a Sacrifice, are all in the Bible. Abraham's test of Faith qualified him to be the one through whom(Isaac, Jacob(Israel), Judah...) the Savior of the world would have to come from. The Messiah was first prophesied by God himself(Gen 3:15). All the prophets prophesied about Christ also.
You can google "Prohecies OLD TEST NEW TEST".

God had told Abraham, how his descendants were going to be enslaved for about 400 years in a foreign land(Egypt), until He begins to execute judgements on the Ammo rites, because the sins of the Ammo rites were not full, yet.

Goshen, was the dwellings of the people of Israel, until they were called out to Canaan. What was significant in the events prior to their being freed from Egypt was the Passover celebration that God instituted among them. That event was to be a shadow of how one day Jesus Christ was going to be the passover lamb, many hundreds of years later. Indeed,Jesus Christ became the lamb of God who was crucified on behalf of humanity, as was announced by John the Baptist, the prophet.

Animal sacrifices which formed an integral part of Jewish worship is no more and is not recognized and acknowledged by God(1st Corinth 10:20. So if you are engaged in religious activities that endorse animal sacrifices of any kind, you have to advise yourself. God instituted it among the Jewish people, but it was pointing to Christ.
When we sacrifice, we are in essence telling God, that we do not acknowledge the real sacrifice which He had done on our behalf. The sacrifice God requires from us is a sacrifice of praise and worship in a Holy adorn.

Earlier, when God called the Israelite from Egypt, he made it known to them that they would be the custodians of his ORACLES; a nation of Priests/Prophets. God also told them about the diabolical religious practices of the nations, and how they worshiped creatures and man made objects and sought omens,these were due to ignorance of course. The Bible makes it clear that gone are the days that God forgave the nations because of ignorance because he has made the Gospel message plain to us. Infact, our generation is so much blessed with information at our disposal ,and hence no excuse for humanity. You are to learn and warn your loved ones from idolatry in the name of African traditional religion or any deceptive beliefs which has a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof.

God had given precise instruction to the Prophet Moses regarding how HE ought to be worshiped; it was not anything fishy or man made or something that grew from an indigenous culture, as people wants us to belief. Arron's son's died due to offering strange fires to God. All the subsequent Prophets of God warned, admonished and encouraged etc. the Jewish people the need to obey the commands of God, as given to Moses by God. The Prophet Ezekiel warned the Jews to do away with idolatry, and warning them of how God himself called their 'greatest' grandfather, Abraham, from his father's household of idolatry.
The book of Isaiah is full of warnings against idolatry. See Jeremiah, also.

When Buddha was even born, the writings of the Old testament was almost at the verge of completion(probably 2 or 3 books remaining). So Buddhist and for that matter all others have to understand that the true God had covenanted with a people, through whom we are now all recipient of that blessings, a fulfillment of the promise that God bestowed upon Abraham, saying "By means of you, the whole world would be blessed". Jesus Christ, the Son of God said salvation is of the Jew!

The scriptures makes it clear the spirit of God is jealous, that is why we cannot afford to direct worship to the enemy who disguises himself as an angel of light. There cannot be compromise about God and his WORD, else we deceive ourselves, but the choice is the individual's.

It is not a matter of sitting unconcern and stomaching everything that you hear or see, but it is your responsibility to be sure of all things, making sure that you have received Christ and baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Ghost.

Look, Satan and demons are real. Their aim is for you not to know the Truth, first by making sure that you do not belief. They can offer you something which may seem to be real but it is not. Take the WORDS of God seriously, and do not even be blinded by the traditions. These things are not taught in the university. Look, Satan and his agents will suggest that premarital sex and adultery are ok, provided you use condoms, but the Scriptures is definite about the consequences of these practices; Fornicators and adulterers, God will judge. Be vigilant and prayerful.

In conclusion, it is not any kind of religious practices that pleases God, they are all of the flesh and it does not please him. A personal relationship with Christ is the key. Get Baptized, fellowship, study the WORD and develop yourself through fasting(unto the Lord) and prayers.
KOMFO ANOYE 11 years ago

YOU'VE SAID IT ALL. RELIGION IS GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICS AND MAN MADE.

YOU'VE SAID IT ALL. RELIGION IS GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICS AND MAN MADE.
Kofi 11 years ago

I take God beg you - finish with the politicians first.

I take God beg you - finish with the politicians first.
Village Food 11 years ago

Hahaha funny but true Kofi.

Hahaha funny but true Kofi.
Serebour 11 years ago

Dynamics of Domination:6 Steps Arabs and Europeans Used to Establish Dominion Over Black People

1. Erase the Historical Narrative of African People:
The act of erasing the historical memory of African people, according to ...
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Dynamics of Domination:6 Steps Arabs and Europeans Used to Establish Dominion Over Black People

1. Erase the Historical Narrative of African People:
The act of erasing the historical memory of African people, according to Hilliard, was a psychological military operation that when completed disabled Black people psychologically as a group. This disabling act prevented African people from being able to properly filter, interpret and respond to social, political and cultural stimuli in the interests of their own culture . After this step in the process is completed, African people are effectively dispossessed of their own cultural narrative.
As was reported previously on Atlanta Black Star: “Without a coherent personal narrative, it is hard to find our footing in the world. Maryland psychologist May Benatar, Ph.D., says a surprising number of people actually don’t have a coherent story, something that hangs together, makes sense and has some internal consistency to it. The story may have large, important chunks missing or the narrative is fragmented and chaotic.”

2. Suppress the Practice of African Culture – Destroy group unity:
By suppressing the practice of African culture, Europeans and Arabs prevented Africans from building and maintaining cultural institutions that would enable group unity, which then engenders economic and political power.
As a result of the discontinuation of the practice of African culture, despite having trillions of dollars in buying power and raw material resources, Black people around the world have been unable to unify and wield the necessary economic and political power to shape the world toward their natural benefit as a group.

3. Teach White Supremacy – Install the oppressors’ narrative:
After the historical memory of the African population has been erased and replaced with a white supremacy narrative, the African population is placed in a position where it begins to reject its own image and becomes less African in conscious behavior.
African people who have been victimized by these processes tend to identify themselves primarily with European and Arab cultural institutions in religion, language, nation state, etc. These behaviors are passed down to their descendants, even though they may not have experienced actual physical oppression.
Amos Wilson (1941 – 1995) author and professor of psychology, said white supremacy myths continue to alter the consciousness of Black people today by giving us fabricated data: false history, false knowledge and false narratives. Therefore, our ability to think and act in our own interests has been impaired because we have become confused about what knowledge is, who it belongs to, and how it should be used.

4. Control the Institutions of Socialization – preventing African people from re-learning, teaching and practicing their own culture and cultural narrative:
Since culture plays the role of gluing a group of people together, for the oppressors to maintain control over Black people they had to separate them from their own culture, Hilliard said.
In doing so, the European and the Arab were able to prevent group unity among enslaved or colonized Africans. This act weakened the African population and made them more controllable.
Chinweizu , author of “The West and the Rest of Us: White Predators, Black Slavers, and the African Elite,” wrote: “The central objective in decolonizing the African mind is to overthrow the authority that alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands the dismantling of white supremacist beliefs, and the structures which uphold them, in every area of African life. It must be stressed, however, that decolonization does not mean ignorance of foreign traditions; it simply means denial of their authority and withdrawal of allegiance from them.”

5. Control of Wealth – Prevent Black people from controlling the economic resources necessary to finance their own development:
By controlling the natural resources and means of production, Europeans, Arabs and now Chinese are able extract the benefits of what would naturally be African people’s wealth. Black people are therefore unable to use their resources to build institutions and organizations that would develop and protect their interests at home and abroad. This relationship with non-Africans keeps the African population in a perpetual dependent role of beggar and borrower.
Today a new scramble for Africa marks the beginning of the latest chapter in the plunder of the continent. The United States, Europe, China and others are seeking to consolidate their grip on Africa’s oil, its minerals, and other resources, all worth more every day because of a massive boom in the price of oil and raw materials. Like earlier ventures, the new rush for Africa is not only about profits, but also control of strategic resources.

6.Physical Segregation – Prevent Black people from gaining access to developmental resources otherwise made available to the oppressors’ group
In societies where the oppressor lived in relatively close proximity with the African population, strategies were created to prevent the Black population from gaining access to the same quality of institutional benefits.
Racial segregation is generally outlawed today in most nations, however the practice still exists through social norms, even when there is no strong individual preference for it. Segregation is maintained today by means ranging from discrimination in school zoning and hiring, in the rental and sale of housing to certain races, to vigilante violence.

Just saying what everybody knows already...
Bechemniiba(Paris) 11 years ago

Whoever says the gospel is alien to our Chief palaces is a big liar!Go to Bechem palace and you will be surprised that our ancient chief Nana Ofosu Gyeabour of blessed memory ruled his people with the belief in God and the Bi ...
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Whoever says the gospel is alien to our Chief palaces is a big liar!Go to Bechem palace and you will be surprised that our ancient chief Nana Ofosu Gyeabour of blessed memory ruled his people with the belief in God and the Bible. The problem is the Pentecostal churches,and Apostle Opoku Nyinah must do his assighnment properly because all the cheating in JESUS NAME,broking homes of many Ghanaians,lies about giving of the HOly spirit are as a result of his church.This is NOT THE pENTECOST CHURCH we knew in those days.WE call the Ghahaian Pentecostal churches in Europe "Ma wani naho asore"Which means one have to open his eyes half way inorder not to be cheated.Their Pastors are liarand they even fight over church money.Their elders who know how to rob the church members always get the lion share.and its always a problem between thm and their so called pastors. Those who cant money find a way of sleeping with other peoples wives especially if the woman is a pentecostal and the Husband refuses to join pentecost church.It is a big shame.
Dick JOE 11 years ago

THE SANTANIC TRIBALS OF THE NORTH AND NIGERIA MUST BE ELIMINATED IF THEY DO NUT CONVERT TO THE CHRISTIANITY

THE SANTANIC TRIBALS OF THE NORTH AND NIGERIA MUST BE ELIMINATED IF THEY DO NUT CONVERT TO THE CHRISTIANITY

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