Couple suspended from SDA church for dancing to 'worldly secular' music
Published: 2013 August 13 17:47:35 (14026 Views)
A newly wedded couple was last week was 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 said.
- BMetro
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 said.
- BMetro
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Anonymous user
2016 March 08 12:06:35
Problem with today's youth is that they are half baked Christians
Anonymous user
2013 November 05 13:27:14
In other words what are saying? You mean, its against God to dance in those muzik? Who has the Spirit of the Lord to see what's in His mind about that couple?
Anonymous user
2013 November 04 07:52:25
An Act of Self-preservation
Church discipline is rarely easy, but it is absolutely essential if we are to be faithful to our calling and help the church to be faithful to hers. Consider this inspired counsel from Ellen White:
“Sin and sinners in the church must be promptly dealt with, that others may not be contaminated. Truth and purity require that we make more thorough work to cleanse the camp from Achans. Let those in responsible positions not suffer sin in a brother. Show him that he must either put away his sins or be separated from the church” (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 147).
A serious danger exists for the one needing to receive discipline if it is not given. Ellen White wrote: “Many do not realize the sacredness of church relationship and are loath to submit to restraint and discipline. Their course of action shows that they exalt their own judgment above that of the united church, and they are not careful to guard themselves lest they encourage a spirit of opposition to its voice. Those who hold responsible positions in the church may have faults in common with other people and may err in their decisions; but notwithstanding this, the church of Christ on earth has given to them an authority that cannot be lightly esteemed” (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 17).
A danger also exists for the church leaders responsible for seeing that the discipline is extended: “To hate and reprove sin, and at the same time to show pity and tenderness for the sinner, is a difficult attainment,” wrote Ellen White. “The more earnest our own efforts to attain to holiness of heart and life, the more acute will be our perception of sin and the more decided our disapproval of any deviation from the right. We must guard against undue severity toward the wrongdoer, but we must also be careful not to lose sight of the exceeding sinfulness of sin. There is need of showing Christlike patience and love for the erring one, but there is also danger of showing so great toleration for his error that he will look upon himself as undeserving of reproof, and will reject it as uncalled for and unjust.
“Ministers of the gospel sometimes do great harm by allowing their forbearance toward the erring to degenerate into toleration of sins and even participation in them. Thus they are led to excuse and palliate that which God condemns, and after a time they become so blinded as to commend the very ones whom God commands them to reprove. He who has blunted his spiritual perceptions by sinful leniency toward those whom God condemns, will erelong commit a greater sin by severity and harshness toward those whom God approves” (The Acts of the Apostles, pp. 503, 504).
Anonymous user
2013 August 19 16:11:39
Suspension is part of procedure well known in the SDA church as supported by the Bible. All parties involved including myself ought to simply go by the book prayerfully and let God do the rest. Simply put:
dancing to worldly music -- you will attract reproof
tribalism --- definitely unbiblical same attraction
adultery --- same story
reproof is part of learning. welcome it and grow. implement equally not with favour. God be with His church.
Anonymous user
2013 August 18 04:59:47
Dancing to secular music is wrong and this has become a problem in our church, I do not agree that suspending them is the right thing though, I think education is more like it. Our youth are joining the world in big numbers and we do not want by doing this to lose them.
Anonymous user
2013 August 16 20:31:26
I agree with Shepherd Khumalo, the church need to sat down and do some serious research regarding the 28 beliefs of Adventist.Yes they did wrong instead of suspending members like that, what will they learn from that? Adventist are call to be peculiar people and to be mix with the world but be the light to the people to bring them closer to God. Yet going about showing an opposite side of being a real Adventist, that everyone will think there is no differences with other religion. Seriously what is with tribal issue, I thought that was long gone once you step your feet in the church and view yourself as a child of God and Adam race including others. A church is not a place to discuss or make decision base on where people are from. Its a place of comfort, peace, safety, love and to learn more about God. OH GOD HAVE MERCY, WILL BE PRAYING FOR BOTH PARTIES.