Resurrection of Jesus is the climax of the life, ministry and message ...

JESUS IS BIGGER THAN ANY HUMAN CALCULATION, HIS RESURRECTION MYSTERY OF GOD REVEALED -ARCHBIHOP KWASHI.(VEN FOLUSO TAIWO)“Resurrection of Jesus is the climax of the life, ministry and message of Jesus to the world. Outside ofthe message of Jesus Christ there is no message, so Christians must decree and declare this all importantmessage because it was not in secret, it was in public view nothing is hidden”This was the total summation of the sermon of his Grace, the Most Rev. Benjamin Kwashi, Archbishop ofJos province church of Nigeria Anglican Communion at the consecration service of the new Bishop of IfoDiocese the Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe held at the Cathedral Church of Bartholomew Kubwa,in Kubwa Diocese Abuja.The Most Rev. Kwashi thoroughly reviewed the activities of ministry of Jesus in all the ramifications ofhealing, mercy, support and encouragement and said that Jesus is life and open. He admonished thatChristians should not be secretive nor live dual lives but be transparent in everything as believers inJesus Christ.He re-iterated that by the resurrection of Jesus it is given that his arrest, trial, sentence, crucifixion,death and burial was held in public glare, the story of Jesus according to Archbishop Kwashi was notcooked, Jesus he said is bigger than any human calculation and imagination and his resurrection is themystery of God revealed, the power of God demonstrated.The Bishop of Jos Diocese said one fundamental mystery and lesson in the resurrection of Jesus is thathe did not come out of the grave to harass his killers but revealed himself to his disciples therebyteaching Christians that it is not those who killed them, who slandered them, or those who backbite,those who envy them, or does not wish them well, should be recompensed.The ebullient preacher submitted that Jesus Christ after his resurrection, concentrated on his disciplesand assured them that he is alive so that they can be witnesses thereby given them a parting plan topriests and the whole world to show that their calling is real.The preacher who gave a thorough exposition of the background of Jesus to the Gospel called on thecongregation of people from all walks of life to be witnesses of Jesus by coming out to exhibit what theyhave seen, heard and experienced.He said by Jesus’s example the people are in the dock whether politicians, trader, business people,whatever they are because the world will examine them, their wives, children will cross examine them,adding that they cannot negotiate daily pastoral work, devotion and relationship with God because allother relationships rests on him and the Laws of Moses must be fulfilled.

He therefore urged them all to seek justice, and not substitute life for justice, and preach the gospeleverywhere, in their places of work, their homes and outside.