The Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has asked heads of churches to consult the office of the President to fix a befitting date for the 2020 Easter celebration.
He said the annual Easter activities which has biblical roots, but fixed by the World Council of Church, could be celebrated on a later date based on the advice of the President and his health experts.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra, Rev Opuni-Frimpong, a former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, said since the four-week suspension of all social gatherings by the President would eat into the Easter period, which is scheduled to start on April 10, it would be advisable for the Christian leadership to have a conversation to propose a new date that is most suitable for the Easter.
He said the Catholic Bishop Conference, the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, the Christian Council of Ghana, and other church leaders should speak among themselves to enable all of them fixed a date to mark the period, which is very important in the lives of the Church.
He said the peculiar challenge of CONVID-19 emphasized the need for the church to be united than never before, so it could stand with each other to bear the world in prayer.
He has however advised Christians not to over-spiritualise COVID-19, saying it is a global challenge that affect everybody and so “we only need to listen to those who have the knowledge about it so we will be able to protect our members.”
He said: “this is not the time to call people to come and buy oil and water, or asking church members to ignore what the professionals are saying. We are not in ordinary times so we must avoid spiritualization of the virus”.
Meanwhile, Rev Opuni-Frimpong has expressed optimism that there would soon be a solution to the pandemic, saying, many countries were working around the clock to find a vaccine.
He therefore, urged all people to remain calm and adhere to the advise of the technical and health experts until an antidote was found.
Source: GNA
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do we have prophets in Ghana? do we believe in the prophets of God? across the nations of the world, do we have a communicator between the invisible and the visible? it is said education is not success but to help us to succeed. do not be deceived for is said by their fruits you shall no them. go and look and research about this prophet called TB Joshua his antecedents and what he has said about this corona virus.I will quote him BY 27 MARCH 2020 THIS VIRUS WILL GO FROM WHERE IT CAME FROM. The prophet of GOD has spoken. lets continue believing, trusting and praying for the fulfillment of this prophecy.let those who hears listen .thank you Jesus. Amen
Good advise man of God. The chalatans must listen and listen well for even the seat of the Lord where the Lord comes from Isreal have CONVID-19 how much more we who the Grace of God is giving us strength. Ghana has more than 2 million churches ,prophets and priests but none could predict thd CONVID-19 but they can predict a so called celebrity who will die and predict elections but were blind on CONVID -19 and all of a sudden got cure for it these are the people some Ghanaians believe in. When the Isreali religious people are asking God for cure through science ,Ghana so called prophets are selling oil somebody has produced to deceive their members. Jewish leaders are seriously praying to God to open their eyes to give them scientific method to find solution to this disease look at what so called prophets doing in Ghana.