THE Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) has called on every Zambian to respect the Presidency regardless of who is in the office in order to promote peace and unity in the country.
BIGOCA overseer Bishop Peter Ndhlovu noted that the Presidency was an institution which deserved respect even when people did not agree with the one holding the office at any given time.
Bishop Ndhlovu was speaking at the weekend at the end of a three-day conference dubbed ‘three days of power’ by his church in Kabwe which culminated into ordination of four pastors.
“The past events in Mongu are not pleasing to the church; people must learn to respect the Presidency because the Presidency is an institution and if you don’t respect that office, who will you respect.
“And if you are intending to hold that office but you don’t respect it, then you will not be respected as well because the Bible says what you reap what you sow . If you sow hate, you are going to reap hate; if you sow love, you will receive love.”
The clergyman also commended President Edgar Lungu for exercising restraint amid intense provocation from opposition leaders.
Bishop Ndhlovu said his church would remain non-partisan but would continue to support the Government of the day as well as offer guidance and criticism where and when necessary.
He also announced that the church had continued to grow from nine congregations in 2001 when it was formed to more than 300 today with branches in Malawi, Mozambique, Congo DR and Zimbabwe.
Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe said the Government had resolved to seek God’s guidance every time there were problems.
Mr Kabwe said the foundation of Zambia had been built on Christian values and the Government was ready to partner with the church in delivering development.
The Permanent Secretary also called on Christians especially the young people to work hard instead of just seeking “miracle money from foreign prophets and pastors who are just misleading them”.
He said there was need for families to love and care for one another in order to enhance a strong bond that would bring unity and development in the country.
“If a husband sleeps in the bedroom, the wife sleeps in the kitchen and children outside, you don’t expect love or unity. We need to go back to our old love and Zambia will develop and we will move as a nation,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) has condemned Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishop (ZCCB) president Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu for misleading the nation that the country has become a dictatorship and ungovernable.
ZRP leader Wright Musoma said it was unfortunate that Bishop Mpundu had decided to issue statements that were untrue and lacked merit at the expense of providing guidance following the recent happenings in the country in which some public property had been set on fire by unknown people.
Mr Musoma said Bishop Mpundu was out of line for accusing the Government of being dictators and suggesting that political leaders were instilling fear among the masses through the Police.
“It is unacceptable that Bishop Mpundu has decided to issue baseless statements alarming the nation. The arrest of opposition United Party for National Development leader Hakainde Hichilema was done by the Police and not by President Edgar Lungu,” Mr Musoma said.
He said the Bishop’s comments were misguided as there was no dictatorship in the country because President Lungu was duly-elected by the majority of the people and had not gone against the law.
Mr Musoma said it was evident that Bishop Mpundu was always siding with the opposition UPND and had failed to offer guidance and remained mute on important issues affecting the country.
He also said Bishop Mpundu should stop commenting on the matter involving Mr Hichilema as the matter was in court.
Bishop Mpundu on Sunday released a statement where he condemned the Police for arresting Mr Hichilema and saying the country had become a dictatorship.
Bla bla bla ati Christians,,,,,, these Christians of hate and divisions
Respect is for those who deserve it and not those who demand for it.
Respect is earned.
Where are monies collects to build PF Tabernacle of All Nations?
The man speaks the truth.
Thanks
BB2014,2016
Yes Mushota he is speaking in truth but this id.ot.s above speaks in hate.
You have Bishop Ndlovu from BIGOCA, Bishop Joshua Banda from Northmead Assemblies, Bishop Pukuta Mwansa from the mop……Is it just a a coincidence that all these Bishops are from the Eastern province and will support an Eastern President. Unlike the Catholic Bishops who depend and guide according to scripture, these 3 seem to have loyalty based on ethnicity…..here is what the Catholic Bishops said..compare and contrast with charlatans Bishops Banda, Ndlovu and Mwanza…..We cannot claim to know God if we fail to respond to and confront the injustices in our society because “to know God means to do justice” and “to do justice is to know God.” Therefore, knowing God cannot be separated from doing justice and from what we do or omit to do to our neighbour. Consequently, people who…
We cannot claim to know God if we fail to respond to and confront the injustices in our society because “to know God means to do justice” and “to do justice is to know God.” Therefore, knowing God cannot be separated from doing justice and from what we do or omit to do to our neighbour. Consequently, people who inflict pain and suffering to their fellow human beings cannot claim to know God, let alone be “Christian!”
Some of these Bigshops are available to the highest bidder, its business as usual.
You then wonder why they are “praying” day and night yet God seems to not respond.
They ignore injustices, corruption and yet they say we are a Christian Nation.
Catholic Bishops have moral integrity and a heart for the people.
MEN OF GOLD. THEY SING PRAISES FOR A FEE.
Shame to you so called men of God.If you cant really see where the country is going…it’s sad.You think everyone is blind like you bishop whatever your church is called.There is a petition to be heard over the previous elections.it has not not been heard neither had it been given a fair chance to be heard….Don’t support that which is wrong ba so called Bishop…together with ur friend musona..
BISHOPS Lets have RESPECT FOR GOD, then everything shall be added
Wakos are so desperate to defend one of their own!
A simple point those men in dresses AKA bishops missed. Even Sata acknowledged Mwanawasa’s precidency before becoming president.
Point of correction Ba LT and Mr.
Musoni its not the Archbishop who wrote that letter but all the catholic bishops pliz
This is how a man of God must say. Not that man from CCZ.
Many Zambians including the late Sata never recognized the late Mwanawasa as president. We never heard Mwanawasa crying for recognition or fishing for treason charges against mr Sata. Instead of demanding respect, he got busy fixing the economy and did things that eventually earned him a lot of respect – the best President to ever rule Zambia! That is the way to go! You don’t go about beating people and throwing them in jail to get them to recognize you. Respect is a two way road. If you respect your own office by your conduct and utterances, people will respect you. If you don’t bring honor to your own office, how do people respect that office? To be honest, this talk about recognition is raising more legitimacy questions and eroding the little credibility left in PF!
Sata wasn’t a political buffoon like hh, he didn’t go to courts to cry over lost elections, he actually even chided his supporters in the CB when they wanted to protest!! Sata always avoided traditional ceremonies whenevr Mwanawasa was attending and he definitely never tried to block Mwanawasa’s motorcade.
You are wrong.Do you research props Sata actually at one point acknowledged the late Mwanawasa and stopped all the name calling,He went to visit him at state house and realised that actually Mwanawasa was a very hard working President
Ubufumu bucindiko mwine.
Elyo kabili…
Kumbali kutukwe mfumu.
The problem in Zambia is that politicians want to be worshipped
Sata after winning some council majorities declared he would make the country ungovernable lawyer wama lawyer LPM just ignored him and concentrated on performing.The results where their for all to see contrast that with PF tv and radio development,this is what is making them short tempered.The 45km chingola/kitwe road is now in the sixth year are not even halfway done.No good can come out of these characters because of their dubious backgrounds.
Mwanawasa presided over a copper price of $9,500 per ton. There was a lot of money in the treasury, infact excess money, hence the exchange rate dropping. But what did he do which we can benefit from today?? South Africa even during the current recession still has a robust diversified economy. If Mwanawasa had left a robust economy, road constructions and infrastructure projects would not have affected it!!! South Africa is still upgrading its world class infrastructure but the economy remains?? INFACT HAD MWANAWASA INVESTED IN POWER GENERATING PROJECTS (AFTER BOASTING OF BRINGING IN INVESTORS), THERE WOULD BE NO LOADSHEDDING TODAY!! IT IS PF UNDER PRESIDENT LUNGU THAT HAS KICKSTARTED BATOKA AND KAFUE LOWER POWER PROJECTS.
@Zambian Citizen
Please GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!
The LOADSHEDDING we have now was not caused by “drought” as Lungu and his PF LIARS are trying to convince gullible people. It was caused by SATA and the PF.
The FIRST thing he, SATA, did in 2011 was to CANCEL the Kafue Gorge Lower project contract, signed ALREADY, which would have been operational in four years = 2015!!!!
The Dull Drunkard only woke up from his hangover in 2016 !! And then brought back EXACTLY the SAME project !! But it has wasted four years and now costs a BILLION DOLLARS MORE !!
Be HONEST and tell the TRUTH. PF has CAUSED this loadshedding.
Your comment is a display of a new level of dullness I have never seen!! I will not bring myself to your level and respond to this!!
“And if you are intending to hold that office but you don’t respect it, then you will not be respected as well because the Bible says that you reap what you sow . If you sow hate, you are going to reap hate; if you sow love, you will receive love.” Well said Bishop Ndhlovu. These are the wise words that were missed by the catholic Bishops who are the shepherds within the church I belong to.
BIGOCA, please don’t create an impression as if people don’t recognise the presidency. UPND are aggrieved and feel the election was stolen from them and have rightly gone to court, give them space please. Yours as BIGOCA is to preach salvation. You don’t have the competency to talk politics, I also know that BIGOCA is a break away church and not sure they recognise the mother Church, RCZ
Judy above you took the words out my mouth. Very accurate. Why should we be forced to recognise an illegal government just because this irrelevant man is getting kick back from lungu. Hope he burns in hell
I cant tell the difference between you and Mushota except the fact that you are supporting different entities. Be mild in your hatings please lest you miss something good in the people you looth
PLEASE BISHOPS OF DOOM MAY YOU JUST ACCEPT IT THAT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN FOR LUNGU. LET ME REMIND YOU THAT JESUS CAME TO RESTORE PEACE AND REMOVE THOSE IN BONDAGE OF LUNGU TO FREEDOM AND NO WONDER JESUS CALLED KING HEROD ” YOU FOX” READ YOUR BIBLE WELL AND NOT INFLICT TRIBULATIONS ON THE PEOPLE WHOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
MAY GOD FORGIVE ME IF I AM WRONG BUT MY CONSCIENCE TELLS ME THAT I AM RIGHT.
PLEASE BISHOPS OF DOOM MAY YOU JUST ACCEPT IT THAT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN FOR LUNGU. LET ME REMIND YOU THAT JESUS CAME TO RESTORE PEACE AND REMOVE THOSE IN BONDAGE OF LUNGU TO FREEDOM AND NO WONDER JESUS CALLED KING HEROD ” YOU FOX” READ YOUR BIBLE WELL AND NOT INFLICT TRIBULATIONS ON THE PEOPLE WHOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
MAY GOD FORGIVE ME IF I AM WRONG BUT MY CONSCIENCE TELLS ME THAT I AM RIGHT AND AS A MAN OF GOD YOURS IS TO REBUKE, TEACH, TRAIN AND CORRECT WHERE IT IS DUE AND NOT JUST TO SPEAK ANYHOW AS THOUGH YOU HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A BROWN ENVELOP FROM LUNGU
the bishops we have in zambia only talk about politics , preach the gospel of Lord Jesus Christ not that nonsense!
If you do have anything to preach in the name of bishop sit in the pew.
Respect is earned NOT forced. How do you expect your children to respect u if u come home drunk & URINATE on the couch when everyone is watching TV?
Same, how do PF00Ls expect respect when lungu he
– rigs elections?
– uses cadre violence?
– uses police & ZAF to block opposition rallies?
– uses police brutality to torture suspects?
– concocts treason charges from traffic misdemeanor?
– travels the world when the country is in an economic crisis?
– protects Kaizer from facing the law ???
This is Not North Korea where a president is a god. One party dictatorship died with UNIP. Trying to revive it will spill unnecessary bloodshed. Those that miss it can relocate to North Korea
The Presidency can only be respected and trusted if it has been filled by an individual with full compliance of the process as defined by the law. We have a situation right now where we have an occupant refusing to be questioned as to why he should be president when several legal processes were not followed as per the constitution. In addition, he has opted for a militarized solution to deal with those sections of the country seeking a judicial solution to the issues raised by the occupant through his non-compliance of the constitution. Only by re-counting of the votes can one arrive at legitimacy and the subsequent behaviour of working with the country in a civilized manner instead of a militarized manner.
these useless born again pastors..they believe in brown envelopes..ask Joshua banda and ..these easterners are a let down..
From most of the comments I have seen that we really don’t know and understand what it means to be a Christian nation. I don’t think I have seen were it is written that a leader must earn respect in the bible .All subjects need to respect a leader. They agree with him or not. They may criticize him or her in a respected way but they must respect him or her .Just like a woman ,she needs to respect the husband whether is a fool , a drunkard ,womanizer. She may divorce him on grounds of adultery but respect must always be there. So we should not want to follow Christianity when it favors us .Lungu and HH are both leaders in their own rights and we all need to respect them. We might not agree with them , but needs to be respected. That is the teaching of Christ .Unless I use a…
What is scary is the fact that many citizens appear to be condemning HH when in fact they should be applauding him because Zambia has a complex structure. We have people from many different geographic parts who are involved in voting for the presidency. It is therefore fundamental that the full process of the law is followed to legitimize the presidency. Any one coming into the presidency by the virtue of having used underhand methods which are against the laid down procedures MUST be accorded sanctions and must not be president. This is important for the whole country so that there is complete unit of purpose, unity in the country, respect for the office from all corners of the country, and a full sense of patriotism. No one would be made to feel left-out or marginalized.
Those that…
Morons
What if someone has stolen from you and want to pretend as if he is innocent, when deep down his heart knows he has stolen in broad daylight can you respect them?
Someone please tell our men of the cloth that the presidency is still being petitioned in the courts of law. Is the tithe not enough for them?? Please fake Christians let the country move forward.
There is no petition in the courts of law you m0ron. 14 days is 14 days. What more did you want? To let you spend all the time you thought you had? What other provision is there in the constitution regarding the time an election petition should be heard?
HH lost and will never be president of this country. Why should PF steal votes from HH when he has never been more popular than any PF candidate in any general election? Ba UPND, stop over rating yourselves and accept defeat. You are weak and useless.
@ Economist
The Constitution does NOT say we should just wait 14 days while biased Judges flip-flop and fail to even start proceedings! READ IT !
It says the petitioner MUST BE HEARD ! The “14 days” is for HEARING ! Not playing and weekend fun for the Judiciary !
I am still waiting to H.E.A.R the petitioner!
i know now why jehovahs witness have decided to stay out of politics coz many men of God today are doing things to please men and not God
People honestly just need to get over themselves for goodness sake. Not recognising the president is sin for the bible says that you should respect the people he has put in power. The people that want to rebel against the president should just stop Because you are placing a curse over your heads. Like all this just shows that some people don’t have a life If you don’t like the president then just keep quiet. It’s better to keep quiet than to speak because Lungu is the one that is president people not recognising his as president isn’t going to change anything. So please people just grow up!
Ndhlovu is not from Eastern province. He’s Zimbabwean that’s? he has no appreciation of democracy. He grew up in a country with a Dictator all his life, so he thinks he can come to Zambian and force people to accept any leader. Zambia is a democracy Mr. Ndhlovu, different from Zimbabwe.