Thirsty For God Church: Pastor faculties MFMâ€™s Olukoya over Christmas ...

Senior Pastor of looking ahead to The 2d Coming Of Jesus Christ, Adewale Giwa has asked the widespread Overseer of the Mountain of hearth and Miracle Ministry, MFM, Dr Daniel Olukoya to inform Christians the accurate date to have a good time the beginning of Jesus Christ.

Giwa, who become reacting to a controversial statement made by Dr. Olukoya that his Church does not have a good time Christmas, questioned why a majority of Christians, together with Olukoya's church worship on Sunday, opposite to Saturday generic because the Sabbath day set apart via God in Exodus 20:8-10.

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"The name 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist is the place Christians be aware that Jesus died for us and then got here returned to lifestyles.

"the primary recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December twenty fifth changed into in 336, right through the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine, the primary Christian Roman Emperor. but it became now not an respectable Roman state festival at this time.

"we all be aware of that the Bible does not tell us the exact date to celebrate Christ per se. despite the fact, the Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 11:25 to partake within the body and blood of Christ in remembrance of Christ. Christ came to fulfil the legislation of Moses and not to discard it.

"in the historical testament, exactly Exodus 12:14, God-ordained annual celebrations on the subject of His honour. So too, Christians deem it very applicable to set apart a date to honour the delivery of Jesus Christ, our saviour. humans have a good time birthdays annually and the way a whole lot extra our Savior whose very existence changed into orchestrated to damage demise and to store mankind from sin.

"Pastor Olukoya talks about turning terrible situations to effective and i ask yourself how here is suited in his sight alone.

"The Church in the first century did every little thing of their vigour to show pagans faraway from their annual paganistic get together on December 25 to a get together of the start of the most crucial being on the earth and in Heaven, Jesus Christ. If that is not turning poor into superb, then we must seek another dictionary for English definitions.

"I don't consider any individual is aware of the actual date that Christ was born. despite the fact, the fact remains that the delivery of Christ is precious to be celebrated annually through singing, dancing, prayers and sober reflections in gratitude of His LOVE for us. A love that no human so far has been capable of manifest.

"no longer certainly one of us can declare to absolutely take into account the workings of the mind of God. There is no should interact in futile argument especially when as humans we choose and choose the a part of the bible that we need to take pleasure in. I do take into account that Pastor Olukoya and his church worship on Sunday.

"Has he forgotten that that Sunday changed into co-opted by using the early Christians who tried their foremost to transform pagan practices into Christ-following? Does the pastor not recognize that the Bible clearly identifies Sabbath as Saturday?

"in line with the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath is located on the seventh day of the week. Exodus 20:8-10 says the following, "be aware the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days, you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God." At creation, God also rested and declared the seventh day holy (Genesis 2:1-three).

"At this juncture, i would like to pause and plead that we consider about the message we put out there for Christians who're vulnerable. God looks at the human coronary heart and His approaches would never be our techniques. The hearts of the early church was right on point to show human pagan practices into worshipping and honouring God.

"It doesn't remember the accurate date. It matters that we rejoice the delivery of our Lord Jesus in a manner it is attractive to God. A Pastor may still agree with making sure that his teachings and practices are fully sanctioned via God before he does extra hurt to inclined Christians who are struggling to rejoice Christ.

"For some americans, understanding Christ starts with celebrating his beginning. allow us to pray for the grace of God to assist us share the be aware in keeping with the will of God , and not to interact in futile argument."