DON’T FIGHT GOVERNMENT, KOKELA URGES THE CHURCH
Kibanza Ward Councillor of Solwezi West Constituency in Kalumbila district in North-western province calls on the church to support government and not to fight with government.
Councillor Moses Kokela said this while addressing congregants at Kamatete Evangelical Church during a fundraising event in Kalumbila district.
Councillor Kokela said the role of the church in national governance is very clear, being the pillar and foundation of truth in our communities.
“We in government have the power of the sw0rd which is the law while you [the church] have the power of the keys which is unification as we enter here. But if you decide to fight those who have the power of the sw0rd then you don’t understand why the church was established.” Cllr. Kokela said.
Mr. Kokela who is a member of the Evangelical Church in Zambia (ECZ) said he looks to God in all his life and never forgets about prayer no matter how busy the politics of this world can be. “My God is paramount and we support in the expansion of the Lord’s kingdom that is why I even rushed when I invited for this vital function,” he said.
In supporting the event, the Councillor gave a K5,000 in cash and pledged another K5,000 the coming month-end.
He encouraged the church to work together with government, reiterating president Hakainde Hichilema’s call to the church as partners and not competitors.
“Whenever there are issues, the two should sit down quietly than showing imm0rality of discords or disagreement in public, that is not healthy for the nation”, emphasized Mr Kokela.
“We are seeing some of our church leaders being so political and when we react as owners of the sw0rd you say we are fighting the church, No! When an individual member of the church is left talking foolishness, church regulations comes in to discipline such a member. We are handling the sw0rd and we therefore have to come in before gen0cid£ eminents”, the civic leader explained.
He warned the ‘EKKLESIA’ (a Hebrew word for _those who are the called-out ones_ , reffering to the church), against dividing God’s people.
“This assembly here is for all of us. It has no tribe, an apolitical association hence, no pastor, bishop, father or usher should say this is for Kokela or whatever, no and a big no, that is wrong including raising political symbols as we see in some section of churches, that is totally wrong and deserves serious condemnation from all well-meaning Zambians. When you have been invited to fellowship, you have been recognized as a child God. Respect has to be there by recognizing both boundaries whether as government boundaries or church boundaries,” he added.
Councillor Kokela Moses said he is in politics not just for fun, no, but to offer a service to God’s people in the establishment of the heavenly government through loving each other regardless of their political party because church goes beyond any form of affiliations.
Mr Moses Kokela ended by reading the bible passage from ROMANS 13:1 [ _Let every person be subject to the governing authorities_ , ESV]. In doing so, the Civic leader added elaborated the for everyone to submit to the government for it’s established by the Lord hence those who are Christians and busy fighting government through the pulpit have broken an instruction from the bible.
“It’s you fellow christians to correct them or we use the sword to remind them of their wrong. Inciting division within an established society or assembly is criminal once known,” he ended.