Reformed Church of Christ

Reformed Church of Christ Restoration Movement

18/11/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: THE HOLY BIBLE SCRIPTURES:
The Holy Bible is divided into two parts which are the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is having 39 books while the New Testament is having 27 books making a total of 66 books. The Old Testament is divided into the following:
1. The Pentateuch (Torah) which are the five books of Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy);
2. Historic books which teach about the Jewish Nation;
3. Books of Writings(Poetic books or Books of Wisdom) written by Job, David and King Solomon;
4. Prophetic Books which contain Major Prophets and Minor Prophets.
In the Bible, we have four periods and viz:
1. Mosaic Age;
2. Patriarchal Age;
3. Prophetic Age;
4. Christian Age.
As of current, we are in Christian Age whereby Christ is ruling as King of kings and Lord of lords and He is the head of the Church (Acts 2:36; Ephesians 1:22&23; 5:22&23; Colossians 1:18).
The words of God are inspired which are profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness so that the man of God may be fully equipped (2 Timothy 3:16-17). We should speak as oracles of God (1 Peter 4:11). The words of God were revealed by inspired men filled by the Holy Spirit. They were not interpreted by the will of man but by holy men who were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21). The words of God are powerful sharper like a two-edged sword piercing into the heart in the inner parts dividing it asunder (Hebrews 4:12).
We must go to Jesus Christ who has words of eternal life (John 6:63-68) since He is the way, the truth and the life. No one can go to the Father but except through Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
Therefore, we must study the word of God so as we may be approved as workmen of God who should not be ashamed but dividing through "Searching God's Word""Searching God's Word""Searching God's Word"(2 Timothy 2:15; John 5:39; Acts 17:11). We must worship God in spirit and truth by following the doctrines of Jesus Christ in the New Testament(2 John 9)

31/10/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: FALSE TEACHING MUST BE AVOIDED:
There are false Teachers like David Edwards who would like to go to Uganda and Kenya. He is from Australia.
I warn you brethren that you should take care with his teachings.
He teaches that the church is not going to save anyone or religion but someone must just have faith in God by being born again to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
I withstood him by starting teaching him the truth of the gospel. In the first place, for man to be saved, he should have a religion and the best and true religion is Christianity led by Jesus Christ being the foundation and builder of the church (1 Corinthians 3:11; Matthew 16:13-19). Salvation is in none other than Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12). Saints who born again of water and spirit thus through immersion baptism put on Christ and are filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38-41). When the Lord Jesus Christ will be revealed from heaven with the shout of the archangel, will present His glorious church (saints) who are without any spot or dirt or blemish to His Father (Ephesians 5:26-27; 1 Corinthians 15:24-25). These will inherit the kingdom of God in heaven but those who are outside the church, will go hell of fire with brimstone where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth due to the fact that they are ungodly and disobedient to the gospel (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9).
I warn people in Uganda and Kenya to be very careful with that false Teacher. He will lead you astray. The truth is in the Bible of which many false Teachers pervert the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. "Now I beseech you brethren that you should take heed to those who cause offenses and division contrary to the gospel taught, turn away from them"(Romans 16:17).

31/10/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: CAN WOMEN LEAD IN SINGING IN THE CHURCH IF MEN ARE THERE BEFORE THE SERVICE?
The Church of Christ believes in teaching the truth of the gospel as oracles of God (John 4:23-24; 1 Peter 4:11).

In this regard, women are not supposed to lead in the church either in singing before the service. It is an abomination to God. Women are supposed to learn in silence by not having authority over men to lead any service in all assemblies of saints for it is shameful for them and also at the beginning, it was a woman who fell in transgression who was Eve (1 Corinthians 14:34-35; 1 Timothy 2:8, 11-14).
Women can lead children in teaching them and their fellow women.
Therefore, for women to conduct any service in the church even if the service has not started, it is an abomination to God. Such congregation must repent.

02/10/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: GOSPEL RESTORATION TEAMS TO BE MADE BY CONGREGATIONS:
The Gospel Restoration Movement is a movement which has been established by the Director of Africa International Missions, Dr. Roger E. Dickson in Cape Town, South Africa of which its main objective is to restore the Church of Christ. People need to know the truth of the Scriptures {John 8:31-32; 1 Timothy 3:15; Romans 2:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12).
Those who are interested in the Gospel Restoration Movement, may form teams of ten members who should be of good report, honest, wise, faithful and filled with full Holy Spirit (Acts 6:1-6). They should be like Stephen or Philip who were eloquent or radical orators in preaching and evangelizing the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in order to win souls to Christ (Luke 19:10).
Every country in AFRICA should have men who can minister but each team should have a group photo and send it to me and will forward to him for his database of ministers. The vision of Africa International Missions is to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ of going to the world to evangelize the truth of the gospel in order to make disciples for the Kingdom of Christ. Many false prophets have gone out there to deceive the world with false doctrines (Matthew 24:11; 2 Peter 2:1-5).
God needs us to work in unity in the Body of Christ so as to restore the Church through conducting outreach ministries and evangelism for church planting and growth for the mission of the church is to preach and teach the gospel; to edify and strengthen the brethren and for benevolence of helping the ultra poor and vulnerable households who are orphans, widows of 60 years old, and the needy (Deuteronomy 10:17-18; Isaiah 1:17; Zechariah 7:8-10; Psalm 68:5; 146:7-10; James 1:27; 1 Timothy 6:17-19). Faith without works is dead (James 2:14).
Therefore, let us all be supportive to this initiative of Gospel Restoration Movement for the sake of the church.

22/09/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: DOES THE NEW TESTAMENT PERMIT US TO HAVE SEPARATE GROUPS AS CHOIRS IN CHURCH WORSHIP?
In the Old Testament, David instituted singers as choir in worship along with musical instruments (2 Chronicles 29:26-29).
What does the word "choir" mean? The word "choir" means "a group of singers".
In the New Testament, the church sings together as a single group and not having a separate group of singers to be singing in front of the congregation while the congregation listens. "Therefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise of God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15). This means everyone must offer the fruit of his lips as the sacrifice of praise to God. We must offer our bodies as sacrifices to God which is holy and acceptable through singing, teaching, preaching and evangelism of the word. (Romans 12:1-2; Romans 10:14-18).
We sing with our voices hymns, spiritual songs and praises to God in our hearts as the church who are the called -out.
Therefore, the idea of using choirs is man-made by emulating the Israelites of which is outdated or barbaric system of worship. We must emulate the first Christians in the New Testament and not according to globalization. Spiritual matters are not supposed to be mixed up with earthly matters. None can serve two masters at one time.

22/09/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: DOES THE NEW TESTAMENT PERMIT US TO USE MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN WORSHIP?
In the Old Testament God permitted the use of mechanical musical instruments through the Psalmist King David (Psalm 150:1-6). But later on, God had forbidden the use of mechanical musical instruments. "Woe to you who put off the day of calamity and who bring near the seat of violence, who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock and the calves of the midst of the stall, who sing idly to the sound of the stringed instruments, and invent for themselves instruments of music like David, (Amos 6:3-5).

God had to change the covenant because Israel broke the first covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:6-13). Jesus Christ is the mediator of the New Covenant which has better promises of eternal life (Hebrews 9:15).

In the New Covenant Jesus Christ commands us to sing with our voices without using mechanical musical instruments.
"But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. And the prisoners heard them" (Acts 16:25).
Paul says,"What then is the conclusion? I will pray with the Spirit and I will pray with the mind also. I will sing with the Spirit and I will sing with the mind also" (1 Corinthians 14:15). So in singing, two things are involved: the Spirit and the mind. "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" (Colossians 3:16). "Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:19).
Therefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. (Hebrews 13:15).

22/09/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL:
The Bear Valley Bible Institute International is the best institution globally which trains preachers, Teachers who become Missionaries. I thank God and the entire Staff of Bear Valley Bible Institute International which trained me to obtain Master's Degree with a Distinction. This enables me to teach the truth of the Bible (John 8:31-32; John 14:6). During my PhD, I studied Philosophy of Education of which stresses on the search for the truth. I love speaking the truth as God commands us to speak the truth one member to another in the Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:25).

Bear Valley Bible Institute International has a plan of establishing an Extension School of Preaching along the Lakeshore Region of the North specifically at Lwezga. This school will assist in training young men and women so as to be servants of their congregations.

The main aim is to restore, revive, reform, reunite the Church of Christ, henceforth, enabling people to get saved so as to enter heaven at the last day during the appearing of the Lord.

22/09/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: THE GREAT COMMISSION OF JESUS CHRIST:
The Lord Jesus Christ instituted the Great Commission to His disciples before He ascended to His Father in heaven.

He commanded His disciples to go to the world to preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved but he who does not believe will be condemned (Mark 16:15-16). Those who claim to be Christians without being immersed in much water, they are not Christians. We must follow Jesus Christ as how He was baptized in the River Jordan in Galilee of Judea. He was immersed by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13-16). It does not mean to say that we should go to the river only. What matters is "much water" as John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim because there was plenty of water and many people were going to be baptized by him (John 3:22&23).

Another example is of the Ethiopian eu**ch who was a Government official of the Candace Queen of Ethiopia in the Treasury Department being the Treasurer. In today's governments, we may say that he was the Minister of Finance. He met Philip the Evangelist and invited him to his chariot as he was coming from Jerusalem to worship God. He was reading the Scripture of the prophet Isaiah in chapter 53 which predicated about the sufferings of Jesus Christ. So Philip preached to him the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. He believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. And he asked if he could be baptized since there was water. Imagine this was in the desert. And we know that in deserts there are oases which conserve water. He was baptized by immersion since he came up out of the water showing that he was dipped and not poured or sprinkled water on the head (Acts 8:26-39).
Therefore, Jesus is sending us to the world to make disciples by baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20). For those who are baptized, put on Christ and added to the Body of Christ(Ephesians 1:22-23)

29/08/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: DOES THE BIBLE TEACH ABOUT WOMEN TO BE PASTORS IN THE CHURCH?
The word, "Pastor" comes from the Greek word,"poimen" which means "to shepherd the flock or "to oversee" the flock. The pastor is just as good as an overseer or an elder or a bishop or a shepherd. The job is just one. The Bible indicates clearly that it was men who were chosen to minister the word and not women. When the church was just starting in Jerusalem as it was growing, there was a problem among the Hellenistic women and the Greek women regarding the widows who were neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve apostles who were all men, summoned the full number of the disciples and said,"It is not right that we should give up preaching the word to serve tables. Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word" (Acts 6:1-4).
Regarding the choice of pastors or bishops or overseers or shepherds or elders, men were chosen and not women (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9) and deacons were also men and not women (1 Timothy 3:8-13).
Women are not supposed to teach in the church were men are present because it is shameful for them to speak (1 Corinthians 14:34-35; 1 Timothy 2:8,11-14).
Women can teach their fellow women and children. They can as well teach men who are not believers but not in the church (Titus 2:3-5; 1 Corinthians 7: 13-14).
Therefore, women cannot be pastors but servants of God who can serve other women and children in the church but not to serve the congregation where there are men and women.

03/08/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: CHURCH GOVERNMENT OF THE EARLY CHURCH OF CHRIST:
When the Church of Christ began to grow in Jerusalem, they decided to choose leaders who could serve the women and the apostles were concentrating in ministering the word in teaching and preaching. Among themselves, they chose seven men who had the following qualities: honesty, of good report, having faith and wisdom, and filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:1-6).
As time went on, they chose elders or bishops or presbyters or overseers or shepherds or pastors. These titles have the same responsibility of shepherding, overseeing , teaching and preaching the word of God. They chose elders for each congregation meaning that not only one pastor but more than one for each congregation according to qualifications written in 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9). They also elected deacons who worked under the elders through the following the qualifications recorded in 1 Timothy 3:8-13.
In every congregation, there were Teachers and Preachers or Evangelists who could serve the congregations. (2 Timothy 4:5-8; Acts 13:1-5).
Prophets were there (Acts 11:27-30) because by then the Bible was not fully compiled to be perfect law of liberty under Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 13:8-13). As of today, as we have the full perfect law of Christ, there is no need for prophets as we have revelations in the Bible that reveal the word of God (I Peter 4:11; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:15-16; Revelation 22:7). Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of Christ (Romans 10:17).
If prophets exist today, they prophesy lies, henceforth, false prophets (Jeremiah 23:20-32; Matthew 7:15-23; 24:11,24). Even Satan masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:13-14).
Women were never chosen as pastors but men. Women are ordered to be submissive and to learn in silence in all churches of the saints for it is shameful for them to speak in the church in the presence of men (1 Corinthians 14:34-35; 1 Timothy 2:8)

28/07/2019

By: Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: LIFE OF A DISCIPLE: Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so that he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For the time already past is sufficient in doing the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries. In this they think it strange that you do not run with them to the same excesses of riot, speaking evil of you. They will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, so that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live live according to God in the spirit. But the end of all things is at hand. Therefore, be sober and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent love among yourselves, for love will cover a multitude of sins. Be hospitable one to another without grumbling. As one has received a gift, minister it to one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability that God gives, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 4:1-11).
Only let your behaviour be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, and in nothing be frightened by your adversaries, which is to them proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that too, from God. For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake, having the same conflict that you saw....

28/07/2019

By : Prof. Duncan Henry Sisya, Missions Leader.
Re: THE LIFE OF EARLY CHRISTIANS: [CONTINUED]
In Acts 2:47, the disciples gained respect from unbelievers because they served and praised God with holy living. (1Peter 1:15-16). The Lord added: Everyday more people submitted to the lordship of Jesus by obeying the gospel. People obeyed the gospel daily because the gospel was being preached daily (Acts 5:42). Their names were recorded by God in the book of life, and thus, they were added to the community of the submitted believers. The church was composed of a community of the believers who had submitted to the kingdom reign of Jesus that Peter first announced on this day of Pentecost in Jerusalem. Therefore, on this day the church was established when people submitted to the lordship of Jesus. The church is thus the manifestation on earth of the kingdom reign of Jesus in heaven. Those who submit to the kingship of Jesus, obey the King's word. World evangelism began on this day as men and women from all the world from which they came. When these first concerts returned to their homelands from which they had come for this particular Passover and Pentecost in Jerusalem, world evangelism took place in a short time. The global body of Christ rapidly expanded throughout the world as those first converts returned home in order to share with their friends and relatives what they had experienced and learned in Jerusalem. (See Isaiah 2:1-4). God's first messengers to preach the gospel to the world, therefore, were those who were the first converts in the context of Acts 2. In the following year, another Passover/Pentecost occurred when other Jews came to Jerusalem. The apostles were there waiting for them as they did for several years after this initial conversion in AD 30. To their number: The word "ekklesia"("church" or "assembly") is not here in the Greek text, and thus the number to which the saved were saved by God was the body of believers who obeyed the gospel.

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