{"id":450405,"date":"2017-12-27T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T14:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/27\/apostle-brakatu-urges-christians-to-extend-christmas-love-to-nonbelievers\/"},"modified":"2017-12-27T14:29:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T14:29:07","slug":"apostle-brakatu-urges-christians-to-extend-christmas-love-to-nonbelievers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/27\/apostle-brakatu-urges-christians-to-extend-christmas-love-to-nonbelievers\/","title":{"rendered":"Apostle Brakatu urges Christians to extend christmas love to nonbelievers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>XYZ <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/78962435.295.jpg\" alt=\"Apostle Brakatu Photo\" title=\"Apostle Brakatu Photo\" width=\"295\" height=\"413\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Chairman of the Apostles\u2019 Continuation Church International,  Clement Brakatu<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514384947_876_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Chairman of the Apostles\u2019 Continuation Church International has charged Christians to desist from the era where they gave alms to their fellow Christians only.<\/p>\n<p>According to Apostle-General Clement Brakatu, Jesus Christ whom Christians follow \u201claid down his life for believers and non-believers\u201d hence Christians ought to extend alms to people they see as pagans to be able to \u201cdraw them closer to the Christian faith so they don\u2019t perish tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He made this known in a Christmas message to Ghanaians and members of the church across the world which he posted on his Facebook timeline.<\/p>\n<p>He also said believers who share their \u201cjoy with their fellow believers and ignore non-churchgoers\u201d is \u201ccontrary to what Christianity portrays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Read the Full Statement below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMerry Christmas and a happy New Year to you all.<\/p>\n<p>A season like this that focuses on the birth of Christ should be a season to share what we have with the less privileged in the society, just as Christ Jesus shared his life with us.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n(Read Galatians Chapter 4:4-5).<\/p>\n<p>Every now and then, Christians share their joy with their fellow believers and ignore non-church goers which is contrary to what Christianity portrays.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Christ laid down his life for believers and non-believers so let us share the love of Christ with non-believers and draw them closer to the Christian faith so they don\u2019t perish tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>From the Headquarters of the Apostles\u2019 Continuation International, I wish you all well in the coming year which holds so much fulfilment, glad tidings and Signs and wonders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 55 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2017 Source: XYZ 2017-12-27 Chairman of the Apostles\u2019 Continuation Church International, Clement Brakatu The Chairman of the Apostles\u2019 Continuation Church International has charged Christians to desist from the era where they gave alms to their fellow Christians only. 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