District commissioner of Kitwe, Zambia, said that fake pastors who stage-manage miracles in an attempt to swindle their congregants would be arrested and prosecuted on grounds of fraud. While speaking at an event celebrating Living Waters Global Churches founder Bishop Bernard Nwaka’s completion of three decades in ministry, district commissioner Chanda Kabwe said that the number of fake pastors staging false miracles has reached an all time new high in Kitwe.
“Let me take this opportunity to warn these fake pastors. We have a lot of pastors now swindling people in the name of miracles. Of what benefit is a miracle of turning water into paraffin when people want food, shelter and clothing? May we please control this appetite for money from these pastors? We will have no option but to report them to the police because they are just swindling money from congregants,” Kabwe said.
Kabwe pointed out how sinful it is for pastors to be specializing in the performance of miracles only so they can prove that they are offering spiritual services to believers. He stressed that this is all the more important since the Zambian government values the Church as a partner in aiding national development.
“The Church is a key player in national development. But how will this be achieved when the Church is busy specializing in miracles of turning water into paraffin? People want solutions from the Church and government is equally waiting upon the Church to give guidance,” he said. “So we want to advise the Church to start educating these pastors before we report them to the police. It is too much of these miracles, which are making our people desperate. We need to put our faith in God and not fake miracles by man.”
Kabwe hailed Nwaka as an example of someone who has carried our exemplary work in a religious community that is increasingly being associated with fakery.
“Wusakile is known for all the bad reasons. But today we have people from Wusakile that have done wonders. Look at our Bishop (Nwaka), he grew up in Wusakile but today he is the leader of this international great church. So let us put God first in everything we do regardless of where we come from,” said Kabwe.
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