DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2017.v05i09.018

Pages: 1220-1227

Many believers in Christ still hold dual allegiance to previously held traditional or cultural beliefs and practices with often contradict the Christian faith, teachings and practices. One such is ancestor belief, respect, worship, and veneration. This is prevalent in family-oriented cultures found in various parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America. This often leads such people into non-Christian behavior and make a mockery of the Christian mission. This paper argued strongly that Jesus Christ has to occupy all the roles of deity in a functional way for all aspects of life and living for the practicing Christian, in other to eliminate the need for allegiance to any other spiritual complementary substitute. This is when there will be “no other name” needed by such believer (Acts 4:12) in all issues, circumstances, occasions, and problems of life. Jesus must become everything in His follower’s belief system. This paper focused on Jesus Christ as the most fitting to occupy the role of “Ancestor” for all believers at all times, in all places, and in all situations. It contextualizes Jesus’ roles into the cultures, worldview, ethos, philosophical perceptions, and cosmologies of His adherents, sufficiently answering the deepest questions they ask while leaving no room for other deities. Jesus is the Creator, Beginning and Last, Leader, Head, Father, Firstborn, and Firstfruit. He is the Ultimate Ancestor.