Avoid the fantasies of this world- says True Faith Pastor

In a very remarkable fashion the Head Pastor of True Faith Church at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana has advised true Christians to shun the fantasies of this world and focus seriously in doing things that matter to Christ. He said Satan is polishing sin and using movies, adverts, internets and many avenues to lure Christians into doing things that go contrary to the teachings of Christ and the Holy Bible.

He says it is common for Christians to watch ponography materials, engage in alcohol and other substance abuse and still consider themselves to be Christians. Quoting from Ephesians 5:3-5 and Galatians 6:7 -8 he said such practices are not in line with the true teaching of Christ and the Bible and advised Christians to desist from it as those are things that invite the wrath of God upon man. He advised Christians to make prayer a daily routine and study the Bible always as they are the two most important things that can help Christians to fight the temptations in this world.

He delivered the sermon during Sabbath worship in Sunyani.

Which Side of the LORD will you be when He comes? Left or Right?

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.

All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Time to Work hard to save Europe, Bible Bashed: Kids Vow Good Book 'Irrelevant'

Only one in 20 Brits can list all Ten Commandments and 16% cannot name any, a damning study of modern-day knowledge of the Bible has found.

The majority of youths quizzed ruled the Christian tome old fashioned

Young people are especially bad at reciting stories from the Good Book, the Durham University survey of 900 believers and non-believers learned.

Half of under 45s failed to accurately recount information about Samson and Delilah, while a third were clueless when quizzed about the Feeding of the 5,000.

But the survey, funded by a consortium of national churches, charitable trusts and Bible agencies, also found few among the young troubled by their ignorance.

The majority ruled the Christian tome old fashioned, irrelevant and "for people like (the church-going EastEnders' character) Dot Cotton", the research found.

The National Biblical Literacy Survey 2009 also revealed that 40% did not know that the tradition of giving Christmas gifts came from the story of the Wise Men bringing gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus.

One respondent said David and Goliath was the name of a ship while another thought Daniel - who survived being thrown into the lions' den - was The Lion King.

Despite the success of the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, more than half (57%) of those polled knew nothing about Joseph and his brothers.

The researchers say their findings show public figures can no longer make assumptions about people's knowledge of Christianity.

The Reverend Brian Brown of St John's College, Durham University, said: "The Church and political leaders should take serious note of the findings and recognise that we can not make the assumptions we used to make about the Bible and its place in contemporary people's lives and culture."

The initial findings formed part of the evidence behind the Methodist Church's decision to designate 2011 as the Year of the Bible.