Pastor David O. Amanoritsewo delivering the sermon at the programme
By Ejiro Nesisa
The Pastor, Acceptable Christian Church, 15, Skin Road, Warri, in Warri South Local Government Area Delta State, Pastor David O. Amanoritsewo has charged Christians all over the world to anchor on Jesus Christ, the Melchizedek to have eternal salvation.
Pastor Amanoritsewo stated this at this year’s Christ Birth Anniversary which was held in the church premises on Sunday. In his sermon titled: “Jesus Christ is Melchizedek, the Cleric said Jesus Christ was the one who appeared to Abraham as Melchizedek as he is God’s High Priest as his Priesthood succeeds that of Aaron.
Members seated listening to sermon at the programme
He said, it was Saint Paul in Hebrew Chapter 7 that gave the detailed analysis of the person of Melchizedek who had no ancestry but as a Priest received tithes from Abraham and presented himself as a King in his pre-human days. He said, the Melchizedek who is Jesus Christ was an angel in Heaven that materialized and appeared to Abraham.
According to him,God Almighty had already instituted the Priesthood of Melchizedek, Jesus Christ long before God established the Aaronic priesthood .
Members seated listening to sermons at the programme
He however said, Jesus Christ is made a little lower than angels for suffering of death crowned with glory and honour that he may, by the grace of God, should taste death for every man. He said, Jesus Christ was an angel in Heaven but born on earth as human being with flesh, blood and bones to die to save mankind.
His words: “Adam lost a perfect life. A perfect life was required to redeem imperfect man. But all descendants of Adam were born in sin. This, none of us is qualified to redeem his fellow from sin and death”
According to the Cleric, God Almighty changed Jesus Christ from spirit to the human and was born into this world to redeem sinful mankind from sin and death adding that, this was possible because he was without sin. Pastor Amanoritsewo buttressed his sermon on many Holy Scriptures which included Deut.19:21, Psa.51:5; Rom. 3:23; 5:12, among others.
Cultural displays during the programme
He said, Almighty God backed the priesthood of Jesus Christ(Melchizedek) by oath and it is for ever. His words:” It is unchangeable because Jesus Christ, God’s High Priest, lives forever, he is able to save God’s Children at all time”.
Other sermon which was exhaustively explained is how Jesus Christ, was born in the month of October, not December, as erroneously believed by many Christians. The programme featured cultural dances of different types, prayers, among others, to the glory of God.