Make Christ' death a hope for overcoming challenges

Accra, April 10, GNA - Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Osei Kwabena Donkor, General Secretary of the Christ Apostolic Church International (CAC) said on Friday despite the credit crunch facing the world today, there was hope of economic success in the near future. Apostle Dr. Donkor therefore advised Christians never to hesitate to seek God's guidance in solving problems such as acquisition of jobs, marital disputes, and economic hardships as well as physical and mental challenges.

There is hope in the death of Christ, which he said, marked the beginning of success for believers and urged Christians to see the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as their hope of overcoming challenges in life.

"The suffering on the cross is the hope of the world and it is an assurance that positive things are bound to happen in the lives of Christians. Your love for Christ would sometimes bring differences but you must remember that Jesus Christ who was faultless died through crucifixion to save the souls of humanity"

Apostle Dr. Donkor was delivering a sermon at the beginning of a four-day Easter Convention organized by the Accra West Territory of the church on the theme: "Time to seek the Lord". Thousands of worshipers from the territory including Taifa, Odorkor, North Kaneshie branches are taking part in the annual convention.

Apostle Dr. Donkor said anyone who gave his life to Christ faced no condemnation but enjoyed the glory, power and a change in living conditions.

"If we accept our guilt and make a confession, we would not be found guilty and God would change our position through the death and resurrection of Christ. Believers now have power and those who have lost glory would regain it as the pain of Christ through the crucifixion has brought salvation for all of us", he said. The Rev Minister advised Christians to forgive one another since Jesus prayed and asked for forgiveness of sins for those who were crucified with him. "All the sins of the world fell on Christ but he who knew no sin has saved us from our sins. No one can go through the pain suffered by Christ but because of our sins he carried the cross to Golgotha." He said.

Apostle Dr. Donkor was of the view that Christians and believers were facing temporal hardships whether economic or spiritual but said the challenges would soon be over. He expressed delight that a lot of churches were springing up, saying that was a testimony that it was the wish of God to make Christians what they are. The Christ Apostolic Church International was founded in 1917 at Asamankese in the Eastern Region and has 2,000 assemblies in the 10 regions of Ghana and branches in 11 other countries.