Poor Christians will miss heaven -Pastor

Ho, Dec. 3, GNA - Pastor Eric Abrahams-Appiah, Head Pastor of Winners Chapel International, Ho, has said poor Christians might not inherit the "Kingdom of God".
He said this was because poverty would compel poor people to indulge in social vices that could hinder their chances of going to heaven.
Pastor Abrahams-Appiah said this on Saturday at the end of a 5-day "Industrial and Commercial Seminar and Fair" organized by the church in Ho.
It was on the theme, " Discovering and unearthing the hidden potential in you for accelerated growth."
Pastor Abrahams-Appiah said it was unscriptural for Christians to be idle and poor and appealed to Christians to put their talents to work and bring out their hidden potentials.
He urged pastors not to be only interested in "sending people to heaven" but how to help their members to be economically relevant to society.
Pastor Abrahams-Appiah said if this were done Christians would become very influential and good mentors in society to enhance the work of God.
He expressed concern about the widening gap between the rich and the poor in the country and called on pastors to help close the gap by empowering their members to be economically productive. Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli Traditional Area, said in a speech read on his behalf that the Volta Region was a sleeping giant with many economic opportunities.
He said the region had mineral resources such as jasper, iron ore, talc and clay as well as human resources and that what it needed most was government support to develop.
Togbe Afede pledged the preparedness of chiefs of the region to create conducive investment environment and called on the government to introduce policies that would bring the cost and access to capital within the reach of entrepreneurs and industrialists in the region. The exhibition attracted exhibitors from across the region who showcased items from fruits to textiles.