“Pastor Otabil has always and at all times maintained the sanctity of God’s word, the Bible, as wholly inspired and authoritative. Pastor Mensa Otabil therefore does not subscribe to any doctrine that disrespects the Holy Scriptures, which he wholly embraces as the entire counsel of God.”

A statement signed on behalf of Reverend Morris Appiah, General Secretary of the Church and copied to the Ghana News Agency said there was no where that the Pastor used the phrase:”Some scriptures in the Bible are senseless and stupid.”

The statement said the article referenced portions of a message preached on Sunday 13th January 2019 by Pastor Mensa Otabil, which was subsequently featured on our Living Word television broadcast on Sunday 26th May, 2019 as the basis for this unfortunate heading.

It publication said Pastor Mensa Otabil claimed that some scriptures in the Bible were ‘senseless and stupid.”

The statement said much as they encouraged reportage and healthy debate on sermons preached, the publishers owed it as a responsibility to the publics to correct such significant misrepresentations.

“The headline and opening statement do not in any way reflect the viewpoint or the contents of the sermon preached by Pastor Otabil as a Theologian of international repute.

“Considering the significant interest shown in the sermon, when it was preached and telecast, ICGC would like to take this opportunity to establish that the church’s theme for 2019 is “Wisdom.” Consequently, most of Pastor Otabil’s preaching this year has characteristically sought to throw light on the subject and the sermon in question was entitled “God’s ‘nonsense’ is wiser than man’s sense.”

“The choice of this unusual title was based on 1 Corinthians 1:25, which says, “Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

It said the central thesis of the message was that God often chose foolish, weak, unimpressive and unsophisticated people and things to establish his purposes.

The statement said Pastor Otabil cautioned that people not to be surprised when God selected others they deemed totally disqualified adding if human beings were to make the same choices, they would disqualify the people God chose.”

The statement said the conclusion of the message was that people should disqualify themselves from consideration because God could use anyone in spite of their low estate.

“As a church, every opportunity to throw light on God’s word is one that we would readily embrace. We therefore wish to rehash our position that Pastor Otabil did not and has not at any time referred to any portion of scripture as “senseless and stupid.”

Source: GNA

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Dr Otabil said the empty tomb discovered by the women proves that the resurrection of Christ is not a fabricated story.

According to him the tomb never became the message but the cross did and nobody could challenge it. 

He said that Christ’s encounter with his disciples affirms that he resurrected because they carried their testimonies of his resurrection with them adding that their persecutions and their horrific deaths did not change their testimony. 

The impact of the early church on people is the greatest attestation of his resurrection.

In his sermon on Easter Sunday at ICGC Christ Temple on the theme “Christ our saviour is risen” he said Christ’s resurrection is the present reality since he lives his life through humans, and noted that “even though his power is at work in us, Human beings want to accomplish their successes and achievements on their own.

“Christ touches the world through us, he heals through us therefore as a believer you cannot lean on your own understanding, you cannot give up in the face of challenges. No matter what happens you can look to Christ and overcome. The resurrection is indeed our reality so our end will be glorious.” 

Pastor Otabil said the resurrection was the living hope, just like there was life beyond womb so is there life beyond death.

He explained that death was not the end but the beginning since humans escaped the womb and came to earth, they would escape death to eternity.

He said the resurrection was the eternal inheritance of every believer because God had prepared a glorious place for all believers in heaven adding that none of the most beautiful places on earth could be compared to heaven and all who believe in him would live eternally in God’s presence

Source: GNA

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