{"id":89220,"date":"2025-08-11T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89220"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:36:20","slug":"no-nation-has-developed-based-on-prophecies-bishop-dr-mensah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89220","title":{"rendered":"No nation has developed based on prophecies \u2013 Bishop Dr Mensah"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Full Gospel Church International, Bishop Dr Samuel Noi Mensah, has said Ghana\u2019s challenges require practical solutions, not prophetic declarations.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 AM Show on Monday, August 11, Bishop Dr Mensah said while he respects the government\u2019s effort to manage the circulation of sensitive prophecies, he does not believe national development can be based on spiritual predictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo nation has developed based on prophecies,\u201d he stated. \u201cNations have developed by leaders who think and solve the problems of our society. If you look at China, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, they are not developed based on prophecies and prayers. The problems we have in our country are not spiritual. They are common-sense problems that need common-sense solutions that need critical thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was responding to the recent call by Presidential Envoy Elvis Afriyie Ankrah for religious leaders to share sensitive prophecies of national nature with his office before making them public. <\/p>\n

While expressing condolences over the helicopter crash that killed eight people last week, Bishop Dr Mensah warned against the government becoming too involved in the management of prophecies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do appreciate what we are trying to do to manage the feelings of our people,\u201d he said. \u201cBut government getting involved in the management of prophecies\u2026 we will probably get into a system where government cannot control this. Government\u2019s function is to provide leadership and solve the problems of Africa. We shouldn\u2019t mix what we claim as prophecies with the management of governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop Dr Mensah criticised what he described as a growing trend of prophets \u201ctaking advantage of the tragedy\u201d to claim they predicted it. \u201cHow come all the prophets always spell doom for the country? They can\u2019t see anything meaningful about our development and how we can move our country forward,\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

According to him, most of these prophets do not belong to established church bodies such as the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference, the Christian Council of Ghana, or the National Association of Charismatic Churches. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese established councils are well-trained in theology, and they know how to manage these things,\u201d he explained. \u201cUnfortunately, we have most of these prophets without good theological training, emerging from particular areas of the religion in the country, just looking for a name.\u201d<\/p>\n

He suggested that if church councils cannot regulate such practices, \u201cgovernment must step in to regulate some of these things,\u201d citing Rwanda as an example of a country that \u201csanitised the system and flushed out unwanted religious activities to bring sanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

With regard to President John Mahama, Bishop Dr Mensah advised him to remain focused. \u201cThe president has so much to deal with. He shouldn\u2019t be bogged down with the so-called prophecies. Otherwise, people will take undue advantage, create a job for themselves, then go tell presidents all kinds of stories,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Read also: Presidential Envoy clarifies call for religious leaders to share sensitive prophecies<\/p>\n

He noted that any prophecy of national importance should be handled privately. \u201cIf you have any prophecy or revelation that you think authorities must get to know, you will find a way to approach them and communicate that. But doing that in the public, throwing it in the public domain in the name of social media, that is not what the scriptures actually direct us to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop Dr Mensah is urging dialogue between government and church leaders. \u201cLet\u2019s give the church councils the opportunity to come out with a solution. If they can\u2019t find solutions, then the government must come in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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