The founder of Perez Chapel International,
Archbishop Dr. Charles Agyinasare has reacted to
allegations of staged miracles and emotional manipulation during crusades and other Christian activities.
Speaking on Starr Chat with Bola Ray on Starr 103.5 FM, the Archbishop provided a candid look into his forty-year ministry, addressing the scepticism that often follows the miraculous claims of charismatic leaders.
The man of God said the presence of “staged miracles” does not negate the existence of the real.
“There are some who have also had the genuine thing (mircale),” he told Bola Ray; this response, he continued, was grounded in decades of global missions.
The Global Evidence
He further cited his travels to 96 countries as evidence that his ministry does not rely on “rehearsed” testimonies.
Dr Agyinasare highlighted several examples in countries like Pakistan, India, USA, Canada, France, and other countries.
“You don’t go and stand in Pakistan and say that the blind will see, and the crippled will walk, and then you stage it. They will kill you on the stage. And I’ve been there, and I’ve been there even just after September 11th, when they had to give me over fifty policemen security-wise.
“I mean, because we were close to the Afghan border. And there were guns all around me to take me to the stage. I’ve preached in India where, at times, Hindus persecute and kill Christians. And I stood out publicly and said the blind will see and the crippled will walk,” he said.
The man who pastors one of the biggest churches in Ghana also challenged the notion that miracles only happen in developing nations.
“I’ve stood in America just before I was introduced to speak. There was an argument that miracles happen in the third world because in America, they have a lot of doctors. I walk onstage—twenty-three cripples give me their sticks. I was in Paris two years ago, and this is what the Parisians said: they said they thought that Africans would shout and scream, but you come onstage, you talk normally, and suddenly…,” he said.
The “Nkrumah Circle” Challenge
When asked by host Bola Ray why he doesn’t go to a public space like the Kwame Nkrumah Circle to heal the masses, the Archbishop pointed to the “sovereignty of God”.
Using the biblical example of the Pool of Bethesda, he explained that while many were sick, Jesus healed only one man.
“You see, miracles happen because of a number of reasons. One, the sovereignty of God. Two, the compassion of God. Three, the faith of the person,” he said, adding that “Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
