Pastors accompany us on our earthly pilgrimage.
It is through the Word and Sacraments that the Holy Spirit produces faith, where and when it pleases Him, in those who hear the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins.
When we look at our lives and measure them according to the holiness and righteousness of the Lord God Almighty we are moved to say, “Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.” We receive forgiveness of sins, and become righteous before God, by grace, for Christ’s sake, through faith, when we believe that Christ lived, suffered, died and rose again for us, and that for His sake our sins are forgiven, and righteousness and eternal life are given to us.īut how do we receive this faith? In order to obtain such faith, God instituted the ministry of teaching the Gospel and administering the Sacraments. He suggested the pastor might be charged terrorism or genocide-related offenses.The following is quoted from “What about… Pastors” by Dr. Interior Minister Kindiki Kithure said more mass graves were earmarked for exhumation. Kenyan President William Ruto has likened Mackenzie to a terrorist. Mackenzie is expected back in court this week after police were granted more time to hold him pending investigations.īefore his arrest in April, the pastor had been charged in connection with the disappearance of children but was released on bond. The emaciated followers were treated at a Malindi hospital before they were taken to the shelter. Police went to MacKenzie's property in April after investigators received a tip that dozens of people were starving to death after their pastor told them it was a way to meet Jesus. On Monday, 65 of the 95 parishioners whom authorities said they rescued from the property were charged with attempting suicide after they staged a hunger strike to protest being held at a shelter. The death toll increased to 303 after 19 more bodies were recovered from mass graves in the vast forested land in Kilifi County of coastal Kenya, where pastor Paul Mackenzie and his followers lived.Ĭoastal regional commissioner Rhoda Onyancha told local journalists that 613 people tied to the area are missing. Interior Minister Kindiki Kithure said more mass graves were earmarked for exhumation, suggesting the pastor might be charged terrorism or genocide-related offenses.On Monday, 65 of the 95 parishioners whom authorities said they rescued from the property were charged with attempting suicide after they staged a hunger strike to protest being held at a shelter.The death toll increased to 303 after 19 more bodies were recovered from mass graves in the vast forested land in Kilifi County of coastal Kenya, where pastor Paul Mackenzie and his followers lived.The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300, authorities said Tuesday, and the death toll is expected to rise as more exhumations are planned.
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