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This week I am putting the debate on Christians and nightclubs to an end. Although I received quite a number of responses, there is no way the debate can continue forever.

Although my email inbox was clogged with the reactions, the basic argument from most of them is that Christians must have nothing to do with night- clubs.

They disturb the soul and expose one to temptations.

I am using the two reactions below from Musa Mawonyani and Arlington Phiri, who are responding directly to last week’s article by Malvern Sinyoro who saw nothing wrong with Christians patronising nightclubs.

Musa Mawonyani wrote:

I was really shocked when I read Malvern Sinyoro’s skewed opinion about Christians going to nightclubs.

I bet my last cent that this Malvern is not a Christian, otherwise how can he support such an abominable act like visiting nightclubs.

What really is in it for the Christian visiting a nightclub? What will be the purpose and for what spiritual gain?

To me, it’s either you are a Christian who lives by the dictates of the religion or you are not.

There are simply some things which are not acceptable for Christians to be found indulging in. One of them definitely is going to a nightclub.

And this Sinyoro has the guts to infer that a Christian can move straight from the nightclub to the pulpit.

Really! What a blasphemy!

I can try to imagine what kind of church service can be led by someone who is coming from a nightclub.

Is Sinyoro suggesting that pastors should be seen in nightclubs and then on Sunday be able to tell the congregants all about the goodness of God?

True Christians must be awake to the fact that there are some areas where they have to use their intelligence to determine if they can visit them.

Of course, I know people like Sinyoro will brand me someone who is trying to starve them of entertainment, but I do not care about that.

Christians must just learn to behave and be able to boldly deal with indulging in things that discredit what they believe in.

No one is forced to become a Christian, it’s a decision that one makes on their own.

But once you turn your attention on Christianity you have to accept that there are some things that you need to stop doing.

And one of them is visiting such places like nightclubs.

Most nightclubs are frequented by people who drink themselves to a stupor, who take drugs and search for sexual partners.

Such clubs are in most cases dingy and a lot of lewd activities take place there and as Christian, will you be happy to be found in such a place?

From my humble observation, nightclubs are the devil’s territory.

Many Christians fool themselves with the belief that if they visit a nightclub and do not get drunk they are different from those who drink and engage in all sorts of behaviour.

But you cannot say you are a true Christian if you disregard obvious things that spoil your true standing both spiritually and in society.

But Malvern gives a false impression that Christians must go to the nightclubs as a way of spreading the gospel.

This statement shows a person desperate to support such an evil act.

If Malvern wants to be true to himself, he must point to us how many people preach in nightclubs.

The noise there and the rowdy behaviour tell one that there is absolutely no room for preaching.

Imagine someone stopping the disco in the nightclub after telling the people that he wants to preach.

This is unheard of and anyone who dares to that will be out looking for trouble.

Even if one targets individuals, it will still impossible to speak about God to them because of noise in the club which makes communication difficult.

Apart from that, most of those in the nightclub will be dead drunk and rowdy.

Going to nightclubs is a clear sign of supporting the devil’s work.

If you doubt this I challenge you that the next time you visit a night- club you start with a prayer asking that God blesses your stay in there.

The prayer will be impossible and you will not find appropriate words for your prayer.

Alrlington Phiri wrote:

I hope you are very well. Your worry on Christians visiting nightclubs interested me so much and I want to share a little with you.

I am sure you know football and the terms home ground and away and when a Christian enters a place, there is a spirit that controls the area.

In church there is the Holy Spirit and the presence of God and in clubs there are also spirits that operate within there.

Anyway, to get straight to my point, here are verses that teach Christians not to go for away matches unprepared.

If you are prepared, it means you go through days of fasting so that your purpose there will be fulfilled.

II Timothy 2:22 NKJV — “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

Fleeing does not entail one staying in a nightclub.

2 Peter 2:7-8 ESV — “And if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard)”

This clearly shows that wrong environment also affects your soul.

II Corinthians 6:14-16 NKJV — “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial?

Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people .”

This verse clearly shows that association with unbelievers must be limited as much as possible, especially when it has to do with sinful acts.

Yes, you cannot avoid all temptations, but do not drag yourself to them.

Even Israel was not allowed to stay with people who do not worship the God of Israel.

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