{"id":1254655,"date":"2022-11-21T05:41:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/show-love-to-neighbours-mahama-to-christians\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T05:41:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:41:22","slug":"show-love-to-neighbours-mahama-to-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/show-love-to-neighbours-mahama-to-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Show love to neighbours – Mahama to Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nShow love to neighbours – Mahama to Christians <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Former\u00a0<\/span>President\u00a0<\/span>Jo<\/span>hn Dramani\u00a0<\/span>Mahama has\u00a0<\/span>entreated\u00a0<\/span>Christians to\u00a0<\/span>demonstrate the\u00a0<\/span>virtues of their faith by loving\u00a0<\/span>their neighbours and sharing\u00a0<\/span>what they have with them.<\/span><\/h2>\n

That, he said, would help\u00a0<\/span>relieve the people of some of\u00a0<\/span>the prevailing tribulations in\u00a0<\/span>contemporary Ghanaian\u00a0<\/span>society. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mahama was speaking\u00a0<\/span>at a thanksgiving service by\u00a0<\/span>the Evangelical Presbyterian\u00a0<\/span>Church, Ghana (EPCG) at the\u00a0<\/span>Ho Jubilee Park Sunday to\u00a0<\/span>cap its 175th anniversary\u00a0<\/span>celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n

The celebration was on the\u00a0<\/span>theme: \u201cA journey of 175 years\u00a0<\/span>in ministry \u2013 Achievements,\u00a0<\/span>challenges and the way\u00a0<\/span>forward\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Righteousness<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former President, who\u00a0<\/span>was the guest of honour, said it\u00a0<\/span>took righteousness on the part\u00a0<\/span>of leaders to bring relief to the\u00a0<\/span>people and that was what\u00a0<\/span>Christ did for mankind.<\/span><\/p>\n

He commended the EPCG\u00a0<\/span>for holding onto the values of\u00a0<\/span>honesty, modesty, humility\u00a0<\/span>and kindness to serve\u00a0<\/span>humanity over the decades,\u00a0<\/span>saying the church\u2019s dedication\u00a0<\/span>to the welfare of the people\u00a0<\/span>was evident in the sterling\u00a0<\/span>educational institutions and\u00a0<\/span>health facilities they had in\u00a0<\/span>the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mahama said the\u00a0<\/span>presence of 1000\u00a0<\/span>congregations of the EPCG in\u00a0<\/span>the country also bore ample\u00a0<\/span>testimony to the ever-growing\u00a0<\/span>strength of the\u00a0<\/span>church.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the state\u00a0<\/span>must always\u00a0<\/span>recognise the role of\u00a0<\/span>the church as a\u00a0<\/span>crucial partner in\u00a0<\/span>nation building and\u00a0<\/span>urged the EPCG to\u00a0<\/span>continue to spread\u00a0<\/span>the message of love,\u00a0<\/span>hard work, and\u00a0<\/span>honesty, especially\u00a0<\/span>in present economic\u00a0<\/span>hardships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Righteousness<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Moderator of\u00a0<\/span>the General\u00a0<\/span>Assembly of the\u00a0<\/span>EPCG, Rt. Rev. Dr Lt.\u00a0<\/span>Col. Bliss Divine\u00a0<\/span>Agbeko (retd), in a\u00a0<\/span>sermon, said even in\u00a0<\/span>hard times,\u00a0<\/span>Christians must\u00a0<\/span>always be agents of\u00a0<\/span>righteousness and always do\u00a0<\/span>the right thing without giving\u00a0<\/span>up.<\/span><\/p>\n

He pointed out that\u00a0<\/span>without love and\u00a0<\/span>righteousness, there could not\u00a0<\/span>be forgiveness; he, therefore,\u00a0<\/span>urged Christians to let the\u00a0<\/span>hope for paradise motivate\u00a0<\/span>them to bear fruits and\u00a0<\/span>remain righteous even in a\u00a0<\/span>corrupt world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is only when the\u00a0<\/span>righteous lead\u00a0<\/span>that we live in\u00a0<\/span>a nation of\u00a0<\/span>peace,\u201d Rev. Dr\u00a0<\/span>Agbeko said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Service to\u00a0<\/span>humanity<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0<\/span>announced\u00a0<\/span>plans by the\u00a0<\/span>EPCG to build a\u00a0<\/span>modern\u00a0<\/span>conference\u00a0<\/span>centre with\u00a0<\/span>residential\u00a0<\/span>facilities in Ho,<\/span><\/p>\n

in line with its\u00a0<\/span>commitment\u00a0<\/span>to service to\u00a0<\/span>humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Present at\u00a0<\/span>the service\u00a0<\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>representatives\u00a0<\/span>from Bremen\u00a0<\/span>Mission,\u00a0<\/span>Germany; Eglise Evangelical\u00a0<\/span>Presbyterienne du Togo, and E.<\/span>P. Church in Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upon a request from the\u00a0<\/span>former President, prayers were\u00a0<\/span>said for the safety of the\u00a0<\/span>Christian community in\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n