Cleric urges Christians to celebrate Easter moderately
Easter
By Dorcas Elusogbon
Ile-Ife (Osun), March 29, 2018 (NAN) Pastor Timothy Bakare of Christ Apostolic Church, Iloro, on Thursday urged Christians to be moderate in celebration of Easter festival.
Bakare, also the Zonal Supretendent of church, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ile-Ife.
He, however, condemned the attitude of some Christians who are in the habit of taking loan or borrowed money for tthe sake of celebrating at all costs.
The cleric reminded them that Jesus Christ was contented when alive, and was not arrogant and did not go beyond his boundary, but lived moderately and disciplined which led to his success.
Bakare charged Christians to desist from wastage and extra-vagant lives which could lead them to debt, but should cut their clothes according to their sizes.
According to him, Jesus Christ thought his disciples as well as Christians to first seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all other things shall be added unto them.
“No wonder it was difficult for His perpetrators to identified Him amidst His disciples, when Judas Iscariot wanted to betrayed Him, but told them to arrest anyone he kissed.
“And that is why he was able to achieved His goal and objective of redeeming the whole world through His blood shed on the Cross of Calvary for the remission of our sins.
“At the end, a name was given to Him which was above every other names, that at the name of Jesus, every kneel should bow and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,” he said.
The cleric also reminded Christians that after Easter, their wards will resumes back to their schools in which School fees and other expenses will be paid.
He, therefore, urged Christians to emulate Jesus Christ’s virtue of humbleness, discipline, love and contentment, for them to achieve greatly in live and rest eternally.(NAN)
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Edited by Abdullahi Mohammed/Felix Ajide