IN MOST Christian churches, only ordained ministers qualify to bury the dead. This makes pastors appear to have exclusive duty from God to bury the dead or officiate burial services? Churches that push this practice are clearly influenced by denominational traditions which have been handed by men. The Bible does not …
Read More »What Does It Mean to Give the Dead Proper Burial? (2)
WE ENDED Part One by emphasising that a person is given a decent or proper burial if his remains or body was properly covered or wrapped in a fine material, for example, fine linen shroud or put in a casket and was laid in a tomb. So, we can say …
Read More »What Does It Mean to Give the Dead a Proper Burial? (1)
THE BIBLE talks about the need to bury the dead. So, we know that when our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus died, He was buried (Matthew 27: 50, 57-60). Most Church leaders teach about giving the dead a befitting burial based on the words of King Solomon. David’s son writes, …
Read More »Bishop Duncan Williams Speaks About Strange Things in Ministry Today
BISHOP NICHOLAS Duncan Williams, General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has expressed disquiet over strange things that are happening in the Christian ministry today. He was speaking to an assembly of Christian believers. Below are the words of the man of God, a pioneer of the Charismatic Movement in Ghana. …
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