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Do away with corrupt activities and abuse of power, urges Anglican’s Bishop Mchombo

Do away with corrupt activities and abuse of power, urges Anglican’s Bishop Mchombo
By Christopher Miti in Chipata
Thu 08 Apr. 2010, 04:00 CAT

ANGLICAN Diocese of eastern Zambia Bishop William Mchombo has challenged those in leadership to do away with corrupt activities as well as abuse of power.

In an interview, Bishop Mchombo said the resurrection of Jesus Christ challenged all Christians to live the Jesus' way of renewed hope in spite of the many challenges they faced.

“We are all called to humble service, especially those of us in leadership. We are further challenged to do away with corrupt activities as well as abuse of power. A life of compromise for political expedience or for purely selfish motives is not a Jesus' way,” Bishop Mchombo said in his Easter message to the country.

“The power of the resurrection leads us to renewal and gives us a desire of wishing each other peace. It challenges us to be concerned with any dehumanising conditions such as poverty in the face of abundant wealth in form of natural resources in the country. We are challenged to take care of each other.”

He expressed concern over the current politics of name-calling in the country.

“We should implore all our political leaders to desist from the culture of name-calling but instead challenge them to give hope to the nation in their utterances in the spirit of Easter. After all, some of our leaders profess an affinity to Christianity and we have since declared ourselves as a Christian nation," he said.

Bishop Mchombo noted that Jesus faced a lot of temptations in his life.

“At the beginning of the season of Lent, our Lord Jesus Christ faced temptations of corruption to turn stones into bread, compromise to worship the devil and abuse of power by jumping from the pinnacle of the temple. He faced persecution. He was falsely accused. He was angry with the moneychangers who exploited the poor in the precincts of the temple so much that he chased them out. He healed the sick and the crippled thereby empowering them,” said Bishop Mchombo.

“He taught his disciples the essence of true greatness by washing the feet of his disciples; a task of a slave. In the end and in a humble manner he gave of himself to be a living sacrifice for our salvation. The disciples out of fear of the religious leaders locked themselves indoors. And God through the power of the resurrection brought hope out of despair as Jesus stood before his disciples and wished them peace on Easter Sunday.”

Labels: BISHOP MCHOMBO, CORRUPTION

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