{"id":18172,"date":"2024-04-05T16:17:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18172"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:17:33","slug":"zadok-ministers-fellowship-hosts-day-of-atonement-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/zadok-ministers-fellowship-hosts-day-of-atonement-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Zadok Ministers Fellowship Hosts Day of Atonement 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Good Friday, congregants from various churches nationwide will gather at Soesdyke Junction to commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and reflect on its profound significance for humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zadok Ministers Fellowship Church is hosting the Day of Atonement event, scheduled to commence at 3 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reverend Saheed Suleman emphasizes that this day is dedicated to observing the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died for the sins of the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlights the belief that through Jesus Christ&#8217;s finished work on the cross, forgiveness of sins is attainable for all who accept Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Terry Thomas, noting the symbolic significance of the event, encourages widespread participation, stating that the gathering represents a plea for God&#8217;s mercy on the nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stresses the importance of spiritual development alongside economic growth, envisioning Guyana as a model nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will feature various speakers, including Bishop Juan Edghill, alongside musical performances, dances, and the breaking of bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically known as Yom Kippur in the Jewish tradition, the Day of Atonement was marked by the sacrifice of a lamb for the purging of sins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Reverend Suleman explains that Jesus Christ replaced the need for animal sacrifices, making Good Friday a day to celebrate His sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sacred day, characterized by fasting, prayer, and introspection, holds immense significance in both Christian and Jewish faiths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan On Good Friday, congregants from various churches nationwide will gather at Soesdyke Junction to commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and reflect on its profound significance for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18174,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18172\/revisions\/18174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}