Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday urged Christians to persevere in their faith in order to live the live that Christ chose for them.
Osinbajo gave the charge at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the St. Augustine’s Major Seminary, Jos.
He said the faith of a Christian dictates that the faithful sometimes follow the difficult and painful path.
The vice president said, “And so, I ask that we follow the difficult, sometimes painful path that our faith dictates.
“It is as I said, frequently of humiliation, frequently it is a path of pain but ultimately it is a path of conquest.
“And we are conquerors because Christ has already conquered the world.’’
Osinbajo recalled Christ’s injunction that Christians are the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
He said a seminarian’s place of leadership was a sacrificial one which might come with pain and humiliation or persecution of serving without being served.
The vice president also told Christians to live out the injunctions of Christ by not only loving their enemies but also not responding to attacks or persecution.
He urged them to treat everyone decently and not revenge in the face of attacks.
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