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Couple Suspended From SDA Over Worldly Music
A newly wedded couple was last week censured from Seventh Day Adventist by Sizinda SDA elders in Zimbabwe for dancing to worldly music at their wedding.
Tinevimbo Maphosa and his wife, Moreblessing Sibanda were suspended from active participation in church programs.
Church elders are said to be angry that the bride, Sibanda was doing ‘get down’ at her wedding held at Reynolds Inn on 7 July.
Maphosa and Sibanda are not the only casualties of the church’s decision.
Three members of their bridal team who are also youths at Sizinda SDA were affected.
Mayibongwe Ncube, Tinotenda Nyakawa and Wellington Gurajena were given six months censure and two years ban for taking part in the wedding and dancing to circular music.
B Metro reported that the songs which are Follow the leader by Dj Cyko ft zahara, Dj Ganyani ft Busiswa’s Xigubhu as well Dr Malinga’s via Orlando.
Maphosa refused to comment on the matter but sources said church board members banned him and his wife but exonerated the wedding committee which gave permission to the playing of music.
The development has created apostasy within Sizinda SDA church. Youths are now accusing church board members and elders of tribalism and favouritism when it comes to instituting disciplinary decisions.
Irate youths took to social networking site to express their disgust over how the respectable church has gone to the dogs.
An angry youth Wellington Gurajena posted: “For so long I have been quite but enough is enough. Just because I am young, I am SHONA and I don’t have a father doesn’t mean I am subject to someone. Today Sizinda church passed out a judgment that the following trio; Mayibongwe, Tinotenda Nyakawa and Wellington Gurajena were given six months censure and two years ban for participating in weddings and for dancing to circular music.”
Sacarstically, Gurajena inquired if the censure is constitutional or it was targeted move. “Lol is that constitutional or it was a targeted move. To me that was a clear sign of NEPOTISM and TRIBALISM just because it was Shona wedding now it’s a crime. We saw the Moyos, Ndlovu’s Ngwenyas, Mhlangas wedding and by then oh circular music was a cherry of the day and no one complained.”
The youth went on to accuse church board members and some elders of being the untouchables because some have girlfriends while others go clubbing but have never been brought to book as per church doctrine.
He said when a church elder take funds from the church for personal use they are not censured, when a senior member of the church sits and chants vulgar at public places like political rallies and soccer matches they are not censured and also when a senior member of the church beats someone in front of the church and kids they are not censured.
A source said there are stinking levels of favouritism at the church because relatives of senior members of the church have become pregnant outside of marriage and have never been censured.
Youth also accused church board members and elders of sleeping around and getting away with it because they sit on lofty perches and look at others especially youth with disdain.
While most youths were visibly angry, some tried to be voices of reason.
“STOP IT, I repeat STOP IT this whole scenario is making me feel sick. This is not the proper way of solving church issues. Let me warn you my brothers and sisters I don’t give a sh** whether Wellington is right or wrong nor the church is right or wrong nor Ndebele nor Shona, whatever the issue might be ,but this is not the proper way of handling church issues. I am very disappointed,” Prince Moyo wrote.
Another youth, Kelvin Mthabisi Moyo said the matters arising have the potential of triggering a war within the church. “Uhm Welly this is controversial and surely, the church will divide. World war was triggered by a 16 year old if I am not mistaken,” Moyo said.
A church elder only identified as Banwell refused to comment on the matter referring all the questions to the person who brought the story.
“I can’t say anything to you. Get all the details from the person who gave you the story,” he sai
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Umwina Nswi
August 19, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Salvation is by conviction not by fundamentalism. Very controversial issue in religious connotations.
ahahah
August 19, 2013 at 3:13 pm
why complain in the first place its wrong period
Callboy Lusaka
August 19, 2013 at 4:29 pm
Sorry for that. Very difficult to comment on such a story. I think it depends on what one professes to follow.
voice in the wilderness
August 19, 2013 at 4:41 pm
Hehehehehe the youth these days r jst going with the wind and preserve the peculiarness of Gods renmant minority.luk @the daniel,misheck,and the rest,they stood out for God and received a favour frm God.u can’t play via orando in a church wedding.censoring is good so tht those things dnt creep into the church thru remixes were they mention hangover u put jesus.choose ye shall serve today,as for me and ma house……..
G
August 19, 2013 at 4:56 pm
This is bad. Youngmen where are u rushing to. Get stable and Fear your God please. Leave the Church. ****** idiots.
tjagmja
August 19, 2013 at 6:37 pm
u ar dnting our church image as if they dnt teach u. shame on u. if u avnt dpatd 4rm de world beta u dnt bring yo foolishnes to the house of GOD. may he punish u.
inzaghi
August 19, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Amen to the elders of that church. We have a God of order in place and as such christians should emulate the example of Christ as they lead their lives in this sinful world. Do not mix church stuff with worldly stuff.
Lumba
August 19, 2013 at 8:10 pm
If it is not allowed in SDA why do it?
I see no tribalism there as names are mixed of shonas and ndebeles.
paulsal i
August 19, 2013 at 8:55 pm
Good decision by the elders, bravo, we seventh day Adventists we are a family of order as our lord is of order.And batumfweko, wat are u trying to insinuate by the publication of this article?
icinshikululwa
August 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
Elder chek yoself! Christianity iz not about Riligion; but ze Relationship we have with our Father thru Jesus Christ. Just help your brotheran and stop showing off yoself. Amen
icinshikululwa
August 19, 2013 at 10:33 pm
Comedown my fellow elder, Christianity iz not SDA church, No. Just help yo brother and stop showing off. Amen
icinshikululwa
August 19, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Pliz never should u make a name by throwing stones on yo brother; The Lords Finger Has Writen. Apologiz 2 yo brother, you have a SIN more that dat. Religous iz sin. You are not ze Master, theris the Master.
icinshikululwa
August 19, 2013 at 10:53 pm
BaTumfweko, bikenipo amacomments yandi apa; nshamileke.
icinshikululwa
August 19, 2013 at 11:09 pm
BaSabata, mukesa sebana pamenso ya Mfumu ingata mulapile kuMembu shenu isha fisama. Just bring back that brother, then I’ll relise you!
Pentecostal Pastor
August 19, 2013 at 11:30 pm
I’m a Pentecostal pastor who when I discipline one member then they go to join another denomination who in turn welcome such without even interviewing them where they have come from. In the name of church growth we have compromised the standards of the church. And due to limited membership u opt not to discipline these members. But for the SDA I give u credit for this because you are an already established denomination! Let those 6go and hang like Mugabe told Tshangarai
Abi
August 20, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Language ba Pastor! The devil has caught you on the last sentence of your post!kikiki certain words should not just come out of a servant of God mwaishiba?
bmj
August 20, 2013 at 4:02 am
I think punishing the one who allowed such music is fine but not the all dancers. Becaus I think they started it way back even during rehersals..
ayoba
August 20, 2013 at 6:57 am
This for me is immaterial, people commit more grave evils than what these young people did. This is merely asserting human authority, so what if they danced to Orlando? It is not even a case to discipline someone for, it just needs mere counselling(if that is even necessary). Who knows! maybe some elder wanted this new bride.
Eagels Eye
August 20, 2013 at 6:58 am
I think there is no need to blame the leaders for the action taken. In the first place why use circular music in Church as if those circular people use christian music for their weddings? Its time Christians made a difference in this world to stand and be the light in the world as Christ said.
Evanglist J
August 20, 2013 at 7:26 am
All jokes what authority do elders have to suspend a believer from the body of Christ when the head Jesus Christ has not suspended them? or is it a counterfeit earthly church with brickwalls and worldly Bishops?
amuna
August 20, 2013 at 7:34 am
sin is sin no 1 is sacred so far.da worst aer those who punished them.lets confess and life goes on.compromise is bad.public sin deserve dat punishment.
Slim Dee Production
August 20, 2013 at 8:33 am
if the church hasn’t already put a warning to playing or dancing to worldly music at occassions like;weding,kitchen party e.t.c, then it was unfair to censsure that couple and the rest of the victims.
atishani
August 20, 2013 at 8:48 am
my father used to say,”what is wrong is wrong and will always be” i love you dad. no one is without sin and that does not deprive us from correcting one other. u can never blend light and darkness,chose one to go by. bigups to zim, very strong about homos and now wenge musica in church…. good.
wina.moses
August 20, 2013 at 9:11 am
we need to relearn a lot.whats an sda weding.mine was worse.infact we had cocacola.
cyprus
August 20, 2013 at 9:26 am
imisango ya ba Pharisee…….who said it was wrong to listen to worldly music?
atishani
August 20, 2013 at 9:29 am
but not in church rather go to the bar…
cyprus
August 20, 2013 at 11:05 am
@Atshani I remember tha bible sayn against being loverz ov tha world but wat I dnt remember is the bible saying anything about worldly music…meaning that statement remains open..its up to us to chose what we want to listen to after all not all worldly music is bad..
Kajimang
August 20, 2013 at 9:41 am
I KNOW A LOT OF SDAs WHO COMMIT FORNICATION AND ADULTARY BUT NO ONE HAS SUSPENDED THEM. CAN U COMPARE ADULTARY AND FORNICATION TO DANCING?
PRIMA FACIE
August 20, 2013 at 10:03 am
please @ TUMFWEKO leave Gods church alone,
Ndaje Kahks
August 20, 2013 at 10:37 am
Just leave that church. We are not short of churches.
Pressure
August 20, 2013 at 10:44 am
You reprimand someone forewarned . So if these members were aware of this rule then it was fit for elders to act in such manner hence members should respect elders for carrying out their duty despite them being sinners of any kind. After all we are brothers keeper.
wina.moses
August 20, 2013 at 10:51 am
we aer keepers but lets do away with sin.at all levals.its a lesson.we nid true revival in all.its a process 4 all.
AKABONDO
August 20, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Church policy,in line with principles from the bible, must always be implemented. We need many of elders like that pa Zed.
Just a simple comment
August 20, 2013 at 9:57 pm
I think they shud hav censored the organising commitee not the couple and youths,bcoz they knew that the wedding will be held in church and they had to choose good music.Instead they chose secular(worldly) music and made the youths to practice(maybe for 2-3months) bcoz i understand the music wasn’t played randomly lyk in juke box.Anyway the decision has been passed lyf goes ON…
bauer
August 22, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Ba SDA remember, you are the one in the history of zambia having sex scandals during your camp meetings full of used condoms so what are you saying now codemng ur fellow covict……yaba what a shame..
DD
August 24, 2013 at 5:20 pm
Each house has got rules and so the SDAs have got their’s…
SDA AND THE LAW
September 5, 2013 at 6:23 pm
Church elders first check yourselves.What was wrong in dancing the so called world music. What matters is your standing with Good.
unknown
October 9, 2013 at 9:17 am
I see a lot of condemnation here without a proper understanding.as u comment make sure yo facts are right rather than expressing ignorance.The church has rules and regulations and every couple knows that playing if secular music iw not allowed at church weddings
unknown
October 9, 2013 at 9:23 am
I see a lot of condemnation here without a proper understanding.as u comment make sure yo facts are right rather than expressing ignorance.The church has rules and regulations and every couple knows that playing of secular music is not allowed at church weddings.Every one is counselled.If u are corrected and start pointing out the sins of the one who is correctimg you then learning is not there.if however such things as tribalism is rilly there then it is a shame.Every church has doctrines and I c no point or reasoning in condemning what I haven’t even made an effort to research on in the bible.
the one
January 16, 2014 at 7:20 am
People that’s were we are wrong, of those in suport of the mortion, one mistake if not corrected will lead to another and another…> Hence at the end of day it will be chaos in the church, even jesus had to beat those who were trading in the church, people stop surpoting things which are wrong so that people can see that u also can talk, try to build not destrying.
Balinase
March 16, 2014 at 5:43 pm
i want to commend all those that are in support of the elders move.we will only be blessed if we start separating holy things from the unholy ones. You can not mix the two, remember what happened to NEBUCHADNEZZAR he could not separate the holy and the unholy things and God taught him a lesson that u and me should learn from.After 7yrs,he graduated with a DOCTORATE in HUMILITY. Remember every comment, act and motive you make will be judged. Fear God and give him glory for the hour of his judgement has come REV 14:7