Easter: Shun Idolatrous Lifestyle, Cleric Urges Christians

The Catholic Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Bishop Hillary Okeke, has urged Christians to fully submit their lives to the teachings of Jesus Christ and shun all forms of idolatry.
Okeke made the call while delivering his Easter message at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral, Nnewi yesterday.
The theme of the message is: “New Way of Life with Jesus Christ Risen from the Dead”.
He said Christians must live above love for the world and strive to show love worthy of their call in Jesus Christ.
The cleric who used 1 Corinthians 6: 9-10, to describe the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, warned Christians against committing vices such as immoral sex, idolatry among others.
According to him, thieves, misers, drunkards, slanderers and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
“As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after the death on the cross and burying in the tomb, Christians should reflect the new way of life.
“In all truth, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born through water and the Spirit.
“What is born of human nature is human; what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
“By our baptism into his death, we were buried with him, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father’s glorious power, we too should begin to live a new life,” he said.
Okeke said that people who practiced neo-paganism would not inherit the kingdom of God.
He said that neo-paganism could be described as where people who professed Christianity still indulged in cultural and traditional ways of life that were laced with idol worship.