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The Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has cautioned church leaders to limit their "sweet words" to only their wives in order to avoid amorous relationships and temptation.
He said any slip on the path of the church could separate them from the glory of God.
Rev. Frimpong-Manso also called on young girls to respect the rich Ghanaian cultural values of decency and dress properly to avoid sexual attacks.
He gave the warning when he ordained 30 members of the PCG as reverend ministers at the Kaneshie Presbytery in Accra on Sunday on the theme: "Let us rise up and build - The Lord forgives."
The ministers underwent a two-year probationary studies at the church's Ga, Akuapem, Dangbe-Tongu and Volta presbyteries.
The ordination, which was approved by the Council of the PCG, paved the way for the church to deploy the new ministers to some of its branches across the country to serve the church and help revive the faith of members.
He said as reverend ministers: "You must be agents of change, peace and reconciliation to bring the forgiveness of Lord to nations rather than indulge in acts that brought sin to mankind."
"You are expected to conduct yourselves creditably and honourably in accordance with your ordination vows and respect the principles of Christianity for the good of not only the church but the entire nation as a whole."
He urged the new Ministers not to close their eyes on wickedness but to rise up and defend the poor.
Rev. Frimpong-Manso noted that justice especially in Africa nowadays seemed to be going in favour of the highest bidder.
Turning on to the current mode of dressing among young girls, Rev. Frimpong-Manso said the style of dressing encouraged rape, which tend to destroy womanhood.
He attributed the current phenomenon to lack of specific code of ethics regarding dressing in the country because "we think we are in a free state".
"Ghanaians have rich cultural values of decency and conduct, but look at our present moral decadence with some of our young girls parading their bodies and exposing their nudity with impunity.
"Yet because we think we are in a free state and have no specific code of ethics regarding dressing in Ghana, society seems handicapped in dealing with this appalling condition despite the numerous cases of rape and the destruction of womanhood by criminals," Rev. Frimpong-Manso said.
He urged Ghanaians to avail themselves of the glory of God and desist from sinful acts, because their "consequences are far reaching and dangerous".
Rev. Frimpong-Manso advised the new Ministers not to be anxious to rise to the top by destroying others because in so doing they "will fall".
Mr Enoch Eric Aryee-Atta, one of the newly ordained ministers, who spoke on behalf his colleagues, expressed gratitude to the church for its efforts and support for them throughout their probationary period.
He said he and his colleagues were aware of the state of affairs of the church and pledged to work to "rebuild the broken walls of our families, the church and country".
He asked members to pray for them to ensure the success of their ministries.
Source: GNA
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