Bankole tasks Christians

24.12.2007

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Honourable Dimeji Bankole, has enjoined Christians in the country to remain committed to the ideals of Christmas.

He said this was the only way to accord proper meaning to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

In a Christmas message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, Honourable Bankole said the earlier Christians began to recommit themselves to the ideals of Christmas, the better it would be for the society.

Specifically, he charged Christians to see the celebration as a season of sharing and love for one another, adding that “it is because God loves us so much that he gave us His only son as a ransom for our sins.”

Bankole said “it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the only son of God who was sent to the world to take away the sins of the world, and it is the process of renewal for humanity, and the hope of eternal salvation.”

He said the the birth of Christ was borne out of God’s infinite love “as He (God) will not want to see the destruction of the world and its people without giving them a saviour.”

Consequently, he charged Christians in the country to see themselves as beneficiaries of God’s infinite love and, as a result, learn how to share with others during the yuletide and beyond.