I became a Christian 44 years ago in Ghana. A married man with 3 young adult children, all believers.
I am a staff Nurse in Scotland, UK but have been actively involved in teaching and preaching the gospel for many years. Also very active from the last 7 years on social media with the gospel. I'm on Facebook, YouTube, tiktok, and Spotify. The name I use online is Paul Offin Bible Class or Paul Offin Teaching.
Abusua mo mɛyɛ nhwɛ comment yi a yɛ nua barima Kwame Isaac
ɔde ato soro woi.
Ɔse ɔyɛ Church of Christ member,
nanso ɔn-support Church of Christ preachers a
wɔm ka asɛmpa wyeɛ agye ɔmo aketua efiri members bo tum.
Yɛ nua barima yi ɔyɛ 100% right
esiane sɛ yɛ kɔ asomafoɔ no nkyerɛkyerɛ mu a,
asomafoɔ no ambe ka asɛmpa
ambe gye hon bo sume aketua.
Enti mo mɛyɛ nkɔ twerɛ kronkron no mu.
Sɛ w'an-
Me nnoam adofoɔ,
me nua Paul,
ɛne me ba mo nkyɛn Ɛsebraha. Ma mo nyinaa, adofoɔ, mo ho te sɛn?
Me nim sɛ mo ho yɛ. Nyame adom, me nso me ne me abusuafoɔ yɛ ho yɛ papaapa.
Ɛweɛ deɛ enti a ma dwane abɛ tua mo anaa sɛ ma ba mo nkyɛn yi ne sɛ,
nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ nom a ɛkɔ so wɔ yɛn social media so
a me boo wɔ hɔ nom a na ɛwɔ sɛ yɛbɛka ho asɛm na yɛ correct no kakra.
Esiane sɛ binom ɛde ɛka nsɛm bi anaa sɛ yɛ kyerɛkyerɛ nkorɔfoɔ bi a,
sɛ wɔde toto nea twerɛ kronkron no ka ho a, na nsɛm a ɔmo ka no,
na ɛnyɛ nokware, na ɛnyɛ sɛnea twerɛ no ka no, saa na ɔmo ka no. Na mmom wɔm adwene mu deɛ,
wɔm nim sɛnea ɔmo ka no ɛyɛ nokware.
Na ɛno ɛna me pɛ sɛ
me ne wo mmienu yɛ check ɛwɔ a, enti ma ba mo nkyɛn saa mbrɛ yi.
Saa mbrɛ yi a wo hwɛ me, adofoɔ,
Nyame msre wɔn sɛ, ya m'adesua yi mmodden sɛ wobɛshare ama nipa bi nsosɔ nsa ka.
Efisɛ nipa bebree neɛ tie saa nsɛm yi a, ɔmo susu sɛ nea
ɛkɔ so anaa sɛ deɛ ɔmo tie no, ɛyɛ nokware saa, nɛnso ɛnte saa.
Asɛm a me ne wo bɛtwɛr no ɛda nsɛmsɛm bi a abɛtɔ social media so,
na ne nyinaa ne sɛ,
me nua ba baakopɛ a yɛfrɛ no Abena Becky,
Abena Becky me kyia wo.
Ɛne me sɛ, seesei no ɔgu so wɔ social media so dendenneen,
na ɔka nsɛm bebree.
Seesei wo hwɛ a, ɔyitu ne ni SD ɛyɛ Kristo asafo mma so,
nso ɛnyɛ nokware na ɛba me, daabi. Na mmom sɛm bi wɔ hɔ nom a ɔka,
na ɛwɔ sɛ yɛtumi de twerɛ no ɛkyerɛ mu,
na yɛ tenetene yɛn nua ba no, esiane sɛ nsɛm a ɔka no
is not entirely right, anaa sɛ correct. Ɛnyɛ sɛnea twerɛ no ka no saa na ɔyɛberɛfo ka no.
Me ka wei kyerɛ sɛ,
seesei nea ɔtwerɛ ne sɛ
asɛmpakafɔɔ anaa sɛ preachers, na ne titire no, nea entia ma bɛyi a ne sɛ ɔbɔ Church of Christ preachers
edin sɛ
kyɛsɛ ɔmo de ɔmo nsa kɔyɛ adwuma, na ɛnsɛ sɛ
ɔmo demand-e ɛyɛ akatua efiri ɛyɛ asafo no ho.
A ɔgyina ɛyɛ Bible quotation verse mmienu anaa mmiensa so, na saa Bible quotation no nyinaa no,
yɛba bɛkan na ya hwɛ sɛ nea ɔka no saa na ɛte anaa,
sɛ ɔsɛmpakani
ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ne nsa kɔyɛ adwuma, mmom no, ɔmɛyɛ asafo no adesoa, ɛnyɛ asafo no na ɛwɔ sɛ ɛtua ne ka anaa sɛ ɔhwɛ no,
na ɛma ɔkɔtu Paul nsɛm bi ɔkaeɛ sɛ
ɔfrɛ dɛn, 1 Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 9 no, sɛ
ɔno koraa ɔkasa firi ne nse du ɛyɛ adwuma, sɛnea bɛyɛ a mɛnyɛ dɛn, mɛnya adesoa mma asɔre no, even though sɛ nse du biara ɛnni hɔ nom, deɔ pɛ kyerɛ ne sɛ ɔyɛ adwuma, na me te sister Becky asɛm nea ɔpɛ sɛ ɔka no.
Na me nua ba Becky, ɛmme sɛ sɛnea ma ka in break de no, me ne wo akasa pɛn,
sɛ nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ nom na nka w'onte ase, titire ɛfa Church of Christ ho a,
nka w'obisa me anka ebi, because wo wɔ me contact number.
But, esiane sɛ amane saa na w'ode ato social media enti no, ɛwɔ sɛ me nso me yi w'ano ɛwɔ social media,
sɛdeɛ bɛyɛ a wetiefoɔ a w'ode saa nsɛm yi atrerɛtrerɛ wɔn,
na ebinom susu sɛnea w'oka no yɛ right no, ɔno bɛnya the right information. Yɛgyina yɛ suabeɛ.
Ɛtɔ da bi a nsɛm bi wɔ hɔ nom a yɛka y'adwene ma so sɛ ɛyɛ mfomsoɔ, ɛntrerɛtrerɛ anaa sɛ kasa na yɛka no,
but obi twe w'adwene si so a, ɛboa yɛn nyinaa na y'akɔ sati biara ne mu bi pɛn.
Yɛdikan a me pɛ sɛ me ma mo te ase anaa sɛ wɔn a ɛtie wɔn sɛm a w'oka sɛ preacher foɔ ɛnsɛ sɛ asafo no,
ɛna ɛmma wɔn, ɛmma wɔn payment, mmom no,
ɔfrɛ dɛn, support no koraa no ɔmo pɛ na ɔmo support wo, ɛwɔ sɛ w'ode w'nsa kɔyɛ ma sɛnea w'oka no.
Ɛnnɛ deɛ Bible no ka no ɛne sɛ, esipai kakra, ɛnyɛ nokware saa,
enti ɔsɛ me tumi de Bible no ɛkyerɛ wo ne nian yɛsua deɛ.
Ansa na no, Peter ka sɛm bi ɛwɔ ne nwoma a ɛdikan no, itia 4:11 no, Peter se:
"If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracle of God." Sɛ obi ka asɛm a,
ma ne nka no sɛ Onyankopɔn asɛm. Deɔ pɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ nyinaa ne sɛ,
sɛ obi ka asɛm a,
ɔnka no sɛ Nyankopɔn na instructed no sɛ ɔka.
Wo te aseɛ?
Na ɔmfa ɔno ankasa ne emotions ne ne feelings nntrerɛtrerɛ nsɛm mu. Mbre nyinaa no,
yɛ cite nea Bible no ka ho. Mbre a y'atwene bi da yɛ tirim, na ɛno na yɛ pɛ sɛ yɛde kyerɛ Bible no mu no, wo bɛhwɛ na nea asɛm koraa te sɛ nea Nyankopɔn ɛka no no, na y'amane a y'edene efri ho.
Enti yɛnnsɛ saa deɛ no nso, Peter se sɛ obi ka asɛm a, ɔnka no sɛ Nyankopɔn asɛm ne sɛ obi som so so a, ɔnsom no sɛ efri ahoɔden a ɔno ɔso Nyankopɔn deɛ ɛde ama.
Afei nea yɛ hunu ne sɛ, e nipa bebree ɛfa twerɛ kronkron no mu a, okay? Ebinom ɛtrerɛtrerɛ mu sɛnea w'asɔre gyeedi teɛ.
Ɛnne Bible no ɛnam baabiara.
There are some people that are, you know, ignorant and quote the Bible out of context to suit their agenda. Obiaa ho no a wa ko tu Bible no, asɛm a w'oka no wɔ Bible mu, but nteaseɛ a ɔde ma no ɛnyɛ saa na ɛteɛ, wɔ nipa bi wɔ ho nom a saa.
Na ɛnnɛ sɛ wo hwɛ social media so a, e nipa bebree ɛwɔ social media so a ɛnyɛ n'adwene ne sɛ,
sɛbi, they want to share the truth that leads to salvation,
but they are purely content creators. Sɛ yɛ ka sɛ content creators a, pɛ sɛ ɔyɛ biribi a e nipa adwene bɛba ne ho so na w'anya more views, w'anya nipa bebree a hwɛ no. Ɛnnɛ nea yɛ nim ne sɛ, wo tumi yɛ biribi saa ne wo nya more views a, w'eti tua wo ka, ebinom so yɛ saa.
Me nka sɛ Auntie Becky saa na ɔyɛ, but generally deɛ me ka no, enti obi wɔ ho nom a asɛm no ɔnim sɛnea ɛte, but ɔka ne sei a, anaa sɛ ɔkɔfa saa nkorɔfoɔ no ho asɛm a bɛto ho nom a, ɔbɛnya more views ne e tumi aboa ne agenda no a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ deɛ, ɔset no. Ebinom so so ɛwɔ ho nom saa. Enti wo bɛhwɛ na nsɛm a yɛ ka wɔ social media fa Nyamesɛm ho no, ɛnne Bible no nam baabiara.
Ɛnsoso, ɔkasa nea ɛma ne thumb up ne yɛ ne podium, ne kyerɛ sɛ ɔnya more views,
na ɔno yɛ dɛn, ɛma nea ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ne yɛ. So what I'm saying ne sɛ, people,
you know, create content using this sensationalism
to create more views for monetary gains.
Ne toso mmiensa ne sɛ, there are some people who are genuinely do not know the truth, genuinely. Wo hwɛ ɔmo a, wɔn tuma mu deɛ ɔnim sɛ nea ɔwɔ ka no, ɛyɛ nokware paa.
Na me susu sɛ ebia me nua Becky, saa na w'adwene yɛ wɔ sɛ nea w'oka no w'nim sɛ ɛyɛ nokware paa.
They are preaching and teaching what they think is right,
but w'ammu mu no, wo de Bible to to ho a na yɛ wrong.
Wo te aseɛ?
Na esiane sɛ e nipa bebree ɛyɛ anumu yodium yodium oh, nea w'oka nea ɛma ne thumb up enti no, na ebi de a
saa foɔ no adwene yɛ wɔn sɛ nea ɔmo ka no ɛyɛ.
It is important we correct this erroneous teaching
so that the individuals will not be wise in their own eyes,
or deceive themselves and the other innocent souls,
who solely depends on social media for their religious comfort.
Ɛka sɛ yɛ tumi, obroni se yɛ tumi correct-i this kind of teaching no a ɛkɔ so no, sɛdeɛ bɛyɛ a
w'ankasa nnya w'ani so sɛ, oh I am right. Hmm?
Na wɔn nso a ɛtie no no, saa nsɛm yi ɛna ada ɔmo ma ɔmo dwene sɛ, nsɛm a ɔmo tie no, ɛyɛ saa.
Ɛnyɛ sɛ nyinaa na ya yɛ tie asɛm me yi a no wɔ ha.
Nea mhom sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ ma nipa bi na particularly se yɛ nua ba no, ɛtarget ɛ Church of Christ foɔ,
esiane sɛ ɔmo ne yɛ use preachers, we use preachers, you understand? Yɛnni saa ɛyɛ no a kka ho.
Ɛno enti no,
na ɔka ne me sɛ video no mɛma wo ahwɛ na wo bɛhunu deenti a ɛho hia sɛ me de Bible no bɛcorrect-i anaa sɛ bɛtsenetsene ne nsɛm a ɔkaeɛ no.
Ɛno enti
mbre a e-tie we-er-dyi mu no, me mɛpɛ sɛ
wo bɛhwɛ saa video yi, na e tumi aboa y'adesua a yɛ sua, ne nsɛm a yɛ nua ba Becky ɛka, titire
ɛne sɛ ɔgyina ɛyɛ Bible quotation,
ɔfrɛ dɛn, mmienu bi a ɔgyina so denden, susu sɛ n'asɛm a ɔka no ɛyɛ right. Baakoyɛ 1 Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 9,
a ɔka sɛ Paul se, wo yɛ ɔsɛmpakani a, ɔsɛ ɔde ne nsa kɔyɛ adwuma, na ɛnsɛ sɛ,
ɔde wa ndesoa bɛto asafo no so. Yɛna Paul ɛka no no anaa? Na afei nso,
1 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 18, ɛhonom so kyerɛ sɛ Paul se,
wa nnya aketua bi ɛwɔ adw, sɛn na Paul pɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ? Ne nyinaa no yɛbɛhwɛ. Enti tie ne nsɛm yi mbre a e-tie we-er-dyi mu, na mɛsan aba wo nkyɛn, ɛnu a ba bɛtoa so.
Hwɛ adeɛ.
Abusua mo mɛyɛ nhwɛ comment yi a yɛ nua barima Kwame Isaac
ɔde ato soro woi.
Ɔse ɔyɛ Church of Christ member,
nanso ɔn-support Church of Christ preachers a
wɔm ka asɛmpa wyeɛ agye ɔmo aketua efiri members bo tum.
Yɛ nua barima yi ɔyɛ 100% right
esiane sɛ yɛ kɔ asomafoɔ no nkyerɛkyerɛ mu a,
asomafoɔ no ambe ka asɛmpa
ambe gye hon bo sume aketua.
Enti mo mɛyɛ nkɔ twerɛ kronkron no mu.
Sɛ wo kɛnkan 1 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 18 a, ɔse:
Ɔsomafoɔ Paul ɛna ɛka asɛm wye wɔ ha, ɔse: "Na afei, m'aketua ne deɛ ɛwɔ he?
Ɛne sɛ, me ka asɛmpa no a,
m'mfa aketua biara m'mbata ho,
na m'amfa me kwan a me wɔ no asɛmpa no ho no,
m'amye biribi."
Sɛ w'ahu? Ɔsomafoɔ Paul se,
"Na afei m'aketua ne deɛ ɛwɔ he? Ɛne sɛ, sɛ ɔka asɛmpa na ɔrenfa aketua biara m'mbata ho, na wa mfa akwan ya a ɔwɔ wɔ asɛmpaka ho no,
am bɛ pɛ ne ho,
am bɛ ha members asomdwoeɛ, am bɛ teti members,
a mfa nsitasɛm am bɛ ha ne members aso- members asomdwoeɛ."
Wo te aseɛ? Enti ɔse, sɛ wo kɛnkan 1 Thessalonians
chapter 2 verse 9 a,
ɔse: "Ya m'pɛ sɛ yɛbɛyɛ adesua ama asafo ba biara enti, yɛde yɛn se dui yɛ adwuma ɛwia,
anadwo, na nei nyinaa mu, yɛde ka Kristo nasɛmpa,
eduru baabi a ɔno asomafoɔ Paul ya so ka sɛ, ɛasafo ɛwɔ he ɛboa me?"
Na kyerɛ sɛ, ɔsomafoɔ Paul, nasɛmpaka a ɔbɛkan yum no,
wa m'bɛgye aketua, ne mmom yɛ support-e no. Enti sɛ ɛba preaching
anaa sɛ ɛba preacher, wa sɛ deɛ ɛwɔ sɛ
asafo mma tumi yɛ de ma wo a ɛyɛ support. Support no so ɔhyɛ nim
Support ɛnyɛ by force. Me wɔ bi a na ma support-e wo, me nni bi a, wɔhyɛ biara nni me so, sɛ preacher, ɛwɔ sɛ yɛ tua ne ka, preacher,
enti na asafo mma no wɔ ha ha, daabi.
Ɛno enti ɛna asomafoɔ Paul de ne nse dui yɛ adwuma no,
esiane sɛ ɔsomafoɔ Paul hunu sɛ, obi efri ne pe m'a support-e wo na ɛnyɛ wɔ hyɛ.
Enti ɛsɛ sɛ me m'ankasa ɔsomafoɔ Paul me bɔ me ho so na me yɛ me dwuma.
Ebi wɔ ho a ɔpreach a ɔwɔ sɛ, ɔse kɔsi aba deɛ wo wɔ kwarsore a, ɛwɔ sɛ wo nya sika ɛde to collection.
Ɛnyɛ wɔ hyɛ o.
Freewill, ɛnyɛ wɔ hyɛ.
Freewill giving, ɛnyɛ wɔ hyɛ.
Wo wɔ bi a na wa boa Awurade dwuma, wo nni bi a ɔhyɛ biara nni nipa so.
Sɛ yɛbɛsre mo, Church of Christ preachers, mo nso mo mfa mo nse du m'kɔ yɛ adwuma.
Sɛnea seesei wo nya mbre na w'utie Auntie Becky.
Yɛ nua barima ne gyinaho papa, efisɛ ɔyɛ obaa kokodrufoɔ a,
mbre nyinaa no, ɔhu biribi a, ɔpɛ sɛ ɔdanedie.
Na me nim sɛ yɛn nyinaa yɛ nim ne background, baabi a na ɔwɔ, ne baabi a w'ayɛ dɛn, w'aduru.
Enti, ɔyɛ obi a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔsua biribi.
Na ɛyɛ,
na yɛmfa Bible no ncorrect-i nneɛma bi a ɔkaeɛ ɛwɔ ne nsɛm a wo tieeɛ no mu.
So, deɛ it's not a- it is an error
to teach that preachers should not get paid from the church.
Ɛyɛ mfomsoɔ sɛ ɔbɛtrerɛtrerɛ sɛ
asɛmpakafɔɔ, ɛnsɛ sɛ asɔre no tua wɔn ka,
na yɛ freewill, sɛ ɛwɔ sɛ ɔmo de ɔmo nsa kɔyɛ adwuma.
Na Paul se wa mfa ne dadwen annto obi so, ɛno enti, even though sɛ Paul na ɛkae o,
sɛnea ɔka no,
ɛno enti no, ɛnsɛ sɛ asɛmpakani ɛnnɛ, ɔno nso kɔyɛ adwuma, even though sɛ wo hwɛ
ɛyɛ economic situation in Paul's time ne yɛn time yi, it's different.
You understand?
Me nyɛ sure sɛ Paul, na ɔde ne mma kɔ sukuu a ɔtua ne mma sukuu fees, na ɔkɔ the same market a yɛn ɛnnɛ yɛ kɔ yi.
Na w'oka sɛ
Paul no, a sɛbi, Paul no, ɔnsɔ na wa nware, yɛ nyinaa yɛ nim sɛ wa nware, ɔnni yere, na ɔnni mma no.
Sɛ ɔwɔ asafo no mu a, ɔmfa ne nsa nkkɔyɛ adwuma,
na ɔmfa mɛtua asafo no so.
Kwan bɛn na ne yere bɛ, bɛyɛ ayi, kwan bɛn na ne ba bɛkɔ ayi, ne nyinaa no, ɛma me sɛ ɛwɔ sɛ yɛ hunu the two scenarios no. But, saa na Paul kae anaa? Sɛ ɔsɛmpakani nkɔnkɔyɛ adwuma?
Daabi. Sɛ saa nsɛm yi a, yɛ nua ba ka sɛ, ɛyɛ nokware sɛ saa na Paul kae de a, nka yɛnni ho kwan na w'ose yɛdi asɛm a Paul kae no so efisɛ, yɛn Kristo asafo, Church of Christ de, wo hunu sɛ daa nyinaa yɛ ka sɛ, we speak where the Bible speaks, and we are silent where the Bible is silent. And whenever there is a command given to us, we have to, you know, obey the commands and practice it. But if it is not commanded,
ɛneɛ ɛnyɛ wɔhyɛ, wo te aseɛ? Enti sɛ Paul ka sɛ ɔno no wa mfa ne ndesoa annto obi so a,
na ɔka kyerɛ ɔmo sɛ ɔmo so mmfa wɔn ndesoa nngoto obi so anaa, saa na Paul kae anaa?
Daabi, enti yɛbɛhwɛ mu na ya hwɛ ade.
Ɛno enti, ɛma me sɛ mo ahwɛ video enti, the first impression a me pɛ sɛ me ka ne sɛ,
yɛn tumi nka sɛ, asɛmpakafɔɔ nseɛ sɛ yɛ tua wɔn moka,
you know?
I believe sɛ sister Becky is genuinely quoting this passage
out of context
for following reason,
for following reason.
Me nua ba no, genuinely deɔ ɔkɔ quote no, aye okay, wo kɛnkan ho a, ɛte saa deɛ, but ne ntrerɛtrerɛ mu ne ne nteaseɛ no, ɛnyɛ saa na ɛte.
Ɔsomafo Paul nka no baabiara sɛ asɛmpakafɔɔ
ɛsɛ sɛ ɔmo kɔkɔyɛ adwuma na ɔmo de bɛ support-e ɔmo ho, na ɔmo mmfa ɔmo ndesoa mnto asafo no so. Ɔsomafo Paul, anaa sɛ asomafo a ka no obiaa ntrerɛtrerɛ saa. Deɛ edikan me pɛ sɛ yɛ nua ba Becky bɛte aseɛ ne no.
Now, let us dive into the Bible and see
how those who serve the Lord's vineyard survive.
Wɔn a yɛ bɛ Bible mu efri apam dada mu bɛpɛ m'apam foforɔ mu nyinaa ha, sɛ wɔn a na ɔmo yɛ Awurade adwuma no, ɛkwan bɛn na Nyankopɔn,
ɛse yɛnhwɛ wɔn, okay? Anaa sɛ ɔmo so survive-eɛ?
Yɛnhwɛ saa deɛ no.
Did they pay themselves, or their employers
were mandated to pay and support them? Sɛ, wɔn w'ankasa
ɛna wɔn mmo yɛ Nyame adwuma sɛ tua wɔn ho ka, anaa sɛ wɔn a ɛfa wɔn adwuma no, anaa nea ɔmo yɛ adwuma ma wɔn no,
ɛne ne tua wɔn moka?
Were they asked to do non-religious job to pay for their services,
right? Their own services they provide for others no,
sɛ, Nyankopɔn ka sɛ, mo nkɔkɔyɛ adwuma, na mo mfa,
ɛmmohwɛ ɛyɛ asafo, anaa sɛ me som a nana?
We read through and we learn. Sɛ wo kɔ apam dada mu a, nea ɛwɔ Levi asɔfo,
ɛnnɛ, yɛnni Levi asɔfo bio, yɛnni obiaa, ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo, Bible no spiritually, ɔse Kristofoɔ a wɔ, ɔno Nyankopɔn asafo no mu no, ɔmo yɛ asɔfokuo, enti yɛnni physical sɛ nipa bi a yɛfrɛ no sɛ ɔsɔfo ɛnnɛ, te sɛ nea na ɛwɔ Levi asɔfo, Levi ɛsom no.
Now, na kwan bɛn ɛna Levi asɛmpakafɔɔ, er sorry, asɔfo a, ɔmo ne ɔmo nya asɛmpakafɔɔ, ɔmo yɛ asɔfo a, na
ɔmo, Israel foɔ no, ɛnam ɔmo so de wɔn som bɛ Nyankopɔn, kwan bɛn na na Nyankopɔn fa so hwɛ wɔn?
Wo kɛnkan Numbers, anaa sɛ Nummre, itia 18, nkyekyɛm 21 no, m pɛ sɛ wo tie
nsɛm a Onyankopɔn ɛkaeɛ. Ɛfa saa asɔfo yi ho, sɛ ɔmo a ankɔkɔyɛ adwuma no, mfa mɛka wɔn ho,
anaa sɛ, kwan bɛn? Ɔse,
Numbers chapter 18 verse 21 ne se:
"To the Levites," Nyankopɔn na ɛkasa no, ɔka kyerɛ Moses sɛ ka kyerɛ Israel foɔ sɛ, "To the Levites I have given every tithe
in Israel for their inheritance." Ɔse Levi foɔ no deɛ,
wɔ ayɛ ntutusuɔ dodo a wɔ Israel mu nyinaa no, me de ama wɔn sɛ wɔn inheritance, wɔn agyapadeɛ,
agyapadeɛ, tie.
In return to their service
that they do. Nyankopɔn se, ɔde ama wɔn wɔ adwuma a
ɔnom yɛ enti no,
their service in the tent of the meeting. Wɔn entuma dan mu adwuma a ɔmo yɛ no enti no, Nyankopɔn se, ntusuo dodo a Israel foɔ yi e nyinaa no, wɔmo na ɔde ama wɔn no, sɛ wɔn nnya ndene, adɛn na Nyankopɔn anka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, okay, mo mɛyɛ, tuma dan mu ayi deɛ, ne to, yea, mo nkɔkɔyɛ adwuma, na mo mfa mɛboa mo ho, na mo tumi ayɛ me dwuma. God will never do that, God is not that cruel.
Hwɛ, obi a ɔtu ne ho si sɛ ɔyɛ ne dwuma no, ɔse wɔn nkɔkɔyɛ adwuma bi na ɛm mfa mɛsupport-e no.
In saying that, I'm not saying sɛ obi yɛ ɔsɛmpakani nnɛ, na sɛ ɔwɔ ne nua adwuma a ɛmfomsoɔ, that is not what I'm driving to,
wo te aseɛ?
The eleven tribes of Israel were commanded to care for the priests
who served them.
Sɛnea Nyankopɔn ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, e Levi foɔ a wɔmo som,
ɔgyina mo anan mu som no, ɔse mo na mo mhwɛ wɔn.
Yɛmbra apam foforɔ no mu na ya re, fast forward yɛba apam foforɔ no mu a,
The New Testament church no,
which started in Jerusalem, me nua ba nea na ɔtaa quote, asafo no hyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Jerusalem, asafo no hyɛɛ, yes,
it is true, AD 33, and the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, or the Church of God, started
in Jerusalem, right?
Asafo no hyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ Jerusalem no,
these Levitical priests were no longer in service as God had already removed them to pave the way for,
for to paved the way for Jesus' priesthood.
Asafo no hyɛɛ aseɛ no, yɛ ask, na ɔsɔfo biara nni ho, enti wo hwɛ apam foforɔ no a e nka ɔsɔfo ho asɛm koraa. Nipa bi a yɛyi wɔn sɛ ɔsɛ ɔmo yɛ asɔfo, na ɔmo ne ɛsma sɔre no mu no,
apam foforɔ no din nka ho asɛm.
Na Bible no se, ɔyi saa deɛ ne fri ho.
Ɛnnɛ a me yɛ saa ntetee, me gu so ara ɛyɛ adesua m'atridde sɛ ɛnnɛ, yɛ wɔ ɛyɛ asɔfo no na na.
Enti wo a wo kɔ me Facebook anaa sɛ me YouTube page,
ɛna sɛ ɔmwe TikTok koraa so so a me TikTok page no, saa nsɛm no na wɔ ho,
sɛ no one qualifies to be a priest today. Enti wo bɛhunu saa nsɛm no ho. Ne nyinaa me w'aka saa nsɛm yi nyinaa. Enti nnɛ Kristosom no, yɛnni ɛyɛ asɔfo, mmom no, sɛ wo hwɛ Bible no mu a, Bible no kyerɛ yɛn, baabi a ɔtwerɛ sɛ ɔyi saa asɔfodie ne ne bra no fri ho no, ɛwɔ Hebrews,
Hebrews 7:12,
ɔse "the priesthood is changed, so is the law" that governed the priesthood.
Enti saa asɔfodie no efri ho, mbra a ɛfa ho sɛ yɛnnyi ntutusuɔ dodoɔ no mfa nhwɛ wɔn nyinaa so e nni ho. Enti na me se ɛnnɛ, wo gye ntutusuɔ dodo a, me nua,
na ɛyɛ atro,
ɛne sɛbi, wo anim a kronoo bi na pɛ sɛ wo bɔ ɛyɛ asɔre no, efisɛ ntutusuɔ dodo, ɛnyɛ Kristofoɔ na ɔde maa wɔn.
So wo te aseɛ?
Na nno me nua Becky baako bi a me tie, ɔse, Church of Christ foɔ me kan ntutusuɔ dodo, na me bɔ Pentecost foɔ, ekyire deɛ, na bo ne adwem bɛ ka me deɛ deɛ, me nua Becky,
Church of Christ foɔ fri kan ntutusuɔ dodo ho asɛm sɛ, ɛnyɛ Kristofoɔ na ɛtua no, ɛnyɛ nnɛ, bi koraa na yɛnwo, wo te aseɛ? Me koraa no, me me me
me bɛyɛ Kristoni a me fri kan sɛ ntutusuɔ dodo, ɛnkɛ Kristosom mu ho no, it's about 44 years nne, ɛna yɛka saa asɛm no.
Enti,
nanno yaa, me fa nse bɛyɛ 2 years egu a wo bɛwunu wei nom no, na w'akan no, ɛno nkyerɛ sɛ ɛno enti, Church of Christ foɔ ne adwe,
nneɛma yɛ ka ne sɛ, ya ka saa nsɛm yi a ka ka ka ka ka ka, enti sɛ nnɛ, obi fri
mo ankasa mu mu na w'abɛka sɛ, e nea yɛka no yɛ nokware a,
ɛno ɛna me ka sɛ yes, because mo ankasa mo nipa bi ɛka deɛ ebia mo bɛtie, ne nyɛ sɛ ebia,
afei na yɛn ya tie, ɛno enti yɛn ani agye efisɛ deɛ ya kɔ saa deɛ wuro ye a.
Okay.
Enti, sɛ yɛba apam foforɔ no mu a, right? Yɛ pɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ apam foforɔ no mu no, wo hwɛ Efesofoɔ mu itia 4:11-12 no a,
Some men have been mentioned as those to work and serve in the church.
W'abobo nipa bi a, wɔmo na asafo no mu no,
ɛte sɛ, wɔnom ɛyɛ dɛn, ɛyɛ adwuma wɔ mu.
Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11 and 12,
ɔse "and he gave the, some the apostles, some prophets,
some evangelists, and then we have the shepherds and some teachers,
right? To equip the saints for the work of the ministry,
enti, and then for the building up of the body of Christ, the body of Christ is the church.
So, within the Church of Christ, wɔ Kristo Yesu asafo no mu no,
wɔnom a nnɛ wɔm yɛ adwuma wɔ asafo no mu no,
ɛne shepherds, teachers, ɛna afei evangelist.
Mbre asafo no hyɛɛ aseɛ ankasa asafo no hyɛɛ aseɛ no, nea wɔ apostles, te tesɛ Peter ne Paul nom ne y'adeɛ,
ɔmo mbre no etwam, ɛnyɛ adwuma bio, enti nne yɛnni apostles, afei so nea prophets, a na wɔmo so so ɛhyɛ nkɔm
ɛ, ɛtrerɛtrerɛ, ɛwɔ asafo no mu. These prophets no, their work also,
came to an end when the perfect came. Enti wo hwɛ 1 Corinthians chapter
13, verse 8 is down, wɔ ho nom a,
ɔka sɛ saa prophecy ne ne kasa horoɔ ne ayi nyinaa na ebetwam.
Saa mbre no,
2000 years ago na ɔka saa asɛm no, na ebetwam, wa mbre a
deɛ ɛyɛ perfect no bɛba, enti nnɛ, yɛnni ɛyɛ apostles, ɛna yɛnni prophets,
but yɛ wɔ evangelists and preachers in the congregation,
ɛne a yɛ wɔ shepherds, a wɔnom na yɛ elders wɔ asafo no mu, ɛna afei yɛ wɔ teachers,
verse 12 no se "to equip the saints for the work of the ministry, and also for the building up
of the church, which is Christ's body."
Enti,
saa nkorɔfoɔ yi a nnɛ wɔm wɔ asafo no mu a wɔm yɛ adwuma no,
ɛkwan bɛn na yɛbɛfa so a yɛbɛtua wɔnom ka, anaa sɛ ɛno na sister Becky ɛka sɛ,
kyerɛ sɛ wɔm nkɔyɛ adwuma, na wɔm ankasa de bɛhwɛ wɔn ho anaa, efisɛ Paul na ɔyɛ evangelist, anaa sɛ wa so yɛ preacher ka ho.
Ɔka asɛmpa, Timothy na ɔno so yɛ preacher, enti preach, Timothy a na ɔyɛ ɔsɛmpakani ɛda Efeso asafo no mu no,
Paul ka kyerɛ Timothy sɛ, kɔ kɔyɛ adwuma, na bɛhwɛ asafo no,
anaa sɛ mɛnya aketua biara,
Daabi, daabi.
Enti na me ka sɛ me nua ba, you are taking the thing out of context. Deɛ na Paul pɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ no, ɛnyɛ deɛ wo de asɛm no ɛnam no.
Now,
the question we have to ask ourselves, how will these workers working
for the church survive? How will they survive?
Ɛno enti, ya twe y'adwene kɔ Old Testament no, na Old Testament mbra no a hyɛ ma wɔn sɛ, wɔde ntutusuɔ dodo no,
amma sɛ ɛmfa nhwɛ Levi asɔfo, ɛnɛ ɛnyɛ adwuma bio, efisɛ nni Levi asɔfo.
But yɛba apam foforɔ no mu, wa ka evangelists ne teachers ne preachers ne,
elders a wɔm yɛ adwuma wɔ asɔre no mu no, ɛkwan bɛn na yɛbɛfa so, a yɛbɛhwɛ wɔm? Anaa sɛ,
wɔm no deɛ, ɛwɔ sɛ wɔm yɛ adwuma efri wiase, ansa na wɔm nyɛ ayi anaa?
Now,
yɛ bɛ kɛnkan Korintofoɔ nwoma a ɛdikan, 1 Corinthians chapter 9,
verse 13
up to 18 no,
yɛ nua ba Becky, ɛde, ɛkɔ quote 1 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 18 nkoaa,
na deɛ ɛbɛma w'ate aseɛ,
na am'ahunu sɛ yɛ nua Becky deɛ no a ɔkaeɛ no, ɛnyɛ ɛno ntrerɛtrerɛ na w'ode baeɛ no,
yɛn kɛnkan fri verse 3, yɛbɛtumi ahwehwɛ mu. Ɛno enti, yɛ kɔ tu efri
1 Corinthians chapter 9, in fact, yɛn kɛn fri verse 1 no, kɔpɛm verse 18 no,
na ebia nteaseɛ no bɛyɛ adwuma wɔ ha sei. Ɛbrɛ ne enti,
ɛ, ebia, me pɛ sɛ,
yɛbɛtwe trust so kakra, na afei, ya bɛtoa so,
ɛno enti baabi a yɛde aduru,
me pɛ sɛ aha yɛ break-i kakra.
Mmom no yɛba,
Part 2 no,
mɛba, me ne wo ba bɛkɛnkan, ɛyɛ 1 Corinthians chapter 9 no,
efri verse 1,
ɛkɔpɛm verse
18 no,
na yɛde ahwɛ sɛ, argument a Paul yɛ wɔ ho nom,
enti Paul pɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ sɛ, obi yɛ ɔsɛmpakani wɔ Kristo Yesu asafo no mu anaa sɛ Church of Christ no ho a,
ɛka sɛ ɔkɔkɔyɛ adwuma na ɔde abɛhwɛ ne ho, esiane sɛ ɔno Paul se, ɔno ɔyɛ adwuma,
ɛna ɔde hwɛ ne ho anaa, saa ɛneɛ te.
Me nua, Part 2 no reba.
Nea w'atie, me pɛ sɛ wo share ma e nipa bebree ɛtie.
Na wɔnom a wɔm tie yɛn nua ba Becky nsɛm, yɛn nua ba Becky, pɛ sɛ w'ankasa so,
w'obɛyɛ, wo de saa nsɛm yi bɛma wo nuanom bi, na ɔmo so so ɛntie.
Na yɛmfa nto nto nea yɛn kɛn, ɛne nea wo kɛn yɛ no ho, sɛ ɛyɛ nokware,
sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ asɔre anaa asafo no, me, I am talking in terms of the Church of Christ,
not other churches. Probably because,
ɛnnɛ, asɔfo a aba no, gye gye asɔre nyinaa sika,
na ɔne ne yere na ɔmo de kɔ no enti ne ebia ma w'oka saa. But, sɛ wo hwɛ Bible no mu a nkyerɛkyerɛ pɛ,
twerɛ kronkron ma yɛ te, ɛno na me ne wo bɛka ho asɛm ɛwɔ ha,
ɛfa ɛyɛ asɛmpakafɔɔ a ɛwɔ Kristo Yesu asafo no mu.
Kwan bɛn na yɛbɛfa so hwɛ wɔm? Enti me kyia,
wɔ fa itoso mmienu, yɛba bɛ kɛnkan, ɛyɛ 1 Corinthians chapter
9, verse 1 to 18.
Awurade nhyira wo. Bye-bye!kopon nhyɛraw. Bye bye.