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The poor may not inherit the Kingdom
of God after all - says Pastor
Ho, Dec. 3, Ghanadot/GNA - Pastor Eric Abrahams-Appiah, Head
Pastor of Winners Chapel International, Ho, has said poor
Christians might not inherit the "Kingdom of God".
He said this was because poverty would compel poor people to
indulge in social vices that could hinder their chances of
going to heaven.
Pastor Abrahams-Appiah said this on Saturday at the end of a
5-day "Industrial and Commercial Seminar and Fair" organized
by the church in Ho.
It was on the theme, " Discovering and unearthing the hidden
potential in you for accelerated growth."
Pastor Abrahams-Appiah said it was unscriptural for
Christians to be idle and poor and appealed to Christians to
put their talents to work and bring out their hidden
potentials.
He urged pastors not to be only interested in "sending
people to heaven" but how to help their members to be
economically relevant to society.
Pastor Abrahams-Appiah said if this were done Christians
would become very influential and good mentors in society to
enhance the work of God.
He expressed concern about the widening gap between the rich
and the poor in the country and called on pastors to help
close the gap by empowering their members to be economically
productive.
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli Traditional Area,
said in a speech read on his behalf that the Volta Region
was a sleeping giant with many economic opportunities.
He said the region had mineral resources such as jasper,
iron ore, talc and clay as well as human resources and that
what it needed most was government support to develop.
Togbe Afede pledged the preparedness of chiefs of the region
to create conducive investment environment and called on the
government to introduce policies that would bring the cost
and access to capital within the reach of entrepreneurs and
industrialists in the region.
The exhibition attracted exhibitors from across the region
who showcased items from fruits to textiles.
GNA
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