Prophet K.T.Mudenge

Sins of Attitude,

Action, Neglect, and Intent
Having seen how serious sin is, we begin now to build ourselves a better understanding of sin, that we might avoid the confusion of legalistic thinking. In this lesson we note four categories of sin: attitude, action, neglect, and intent.

1 Sins of Attitude

Sins of attitude include false pride, unjust anger, bitter envy, malicious hatred, and that sort of thing. The legalist makes a picnic of confusing various normal and perfectly justified feelings with these sins of attitude.

For example you might dislike somebody, or wish you were in someone else's shoes, or feel indignation at something someone said, or want people to notice and compliment you on something you've achieved. None of those attitudes are "sins". Of course such feelings uncontrolled might develop into sins of attitude. But don't confuse those feelings with sins.

2 Sins of Action

Sins of action are simply things we might do to displease God, such as getting drunk, committing adultery, stealing, blaspheming..

The legalist will stretch words like "drunkard" or "fornicator" beyond the sensible use of language.

For example a man might touch a woman friend tenderly when he greets her, or a girl might wear a dress that does not entirely cover her pretty legs. A man might have a glass of beer with his mates, or say "Blast it!" when his tyre goes flat.

The legalist will link these acts with fornication, drunkeness, and blasphemy. But that is unfounded.

The examples above are not "sins". They are normal behaviour. They may not be the best behaviour, and one may prefer not to do them. One may not recommend or approve of such things. They might conceivably even lead to sin if one were careless.

Furthermore, One might refrain from such behaviour so as not to set a misleading example to weaker persons in one’s company, or so as not to offend people who have scruples about such things.

But it is abhorrent to characterise such things as "sins" or matters for guilt. It is legalism to add prohibitions of such things to God's law. It is not legalism, of course, but perfectly right and often very sensible and necessary to make a prohibition for oneself.

3 Sins of Neglect

Sins of neglect consist of failure to do things we know God has commanded us to do (James 4:17). Missing the Lord's Supper when you should have been there, or letting a needy person go hungry whom you ought to have fed —that is the sort of thing we mean by "sins of neglect".

The legalist will confuse such sins with the ordinary oversights, inadequacies, and choices that are part of our everyday behaviour.

There will be days when we are too tired or preoccupied to pray. There will be moments when we forget our manners. There will be days when we choose to prune our roses, not carry them to the sick and sorrowful.

Omissions of that sort are not "sins". We must necessarily forgo a great many opportunities to do good, if we are to lead a balanced and bearable life. God is happy and willing for you to do many things, but God's will is not that you should do them all.

The legalist will labour amongst the things you leave undone, and find "sins of neglect" to spoil your satisfaction in the good you chose to do. Isn't that stupid!

4 Sins of Intent

A sin of intent is simply a sin committed in wish but not in reality. For example the adultery committed in a man's heart which Jesus described in Matthew 5:28. The man does not commit adultery, but would, if he could. He is not guilty of adultery. But he is guilty of the intention to commit it.

By distorting this principle, the legalist conjures some dark and terrible "sins".

Staying with our example, we all know that men, when they are not half asleep, or in a hurry, or on their death bed, will occasionally feel, shall we say "charmed", by the voice, hair, eyes, legs, smile, smell, or other attribute of a woman in proximity.

Here the legalist has the makings of a guilt trap. Simply lead a man to think that his normal and harmless feeling is fornication in heart. Never mind that the poor devil never entertains the slightest wish for even a brief flirtation, let alone an affair. Just convince him that his feeling is lust, and gotcha!

In Conclusion
Sin is a serious matter. Let's take it very seriously indeed. But let us never confuse real sin with the imagined sins manufactured out of normal human nature .

You aren't taking sin seriously when you turn the wholesome doctrine of overcoming sin into something ridiculous or cultish. You are replacing sanctity with insanity, and love of truth with legalism.

The Source of Sin

—The source of sin is not God’s law or our flesh, or Adam. What then is the source of sin? we will talk about this when we meet next time swerai munashe

A Covenant of Love

“We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him. ”.1 John 4:16 (AMP)

The Bible tells us of a new covenant we have with God. It is a covenant of love. The evidence of us being actively engaged in this covenant is the way we love others, especially those of the household of faith. Jesus said in John 13:35, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” The truth is, loving others to the degree this covenant requires cannot be achieved by our own natural efforts, or our own human capacity to love. That’s because human love is inherently selfish by nature. It’s easy and natural for us to love people when we believe they deserve it or are worthy of our love. God’s love is different. The Greek word for God’s love towards us is called agape. This is an unconditional love. It’s the love God had for us when He sent His only begotten Son to die a horrible death for us on the cross. Jesus was completely innocent of sin, He only lived to please His Father, in fact, He delighted in it! But God’s agape love for His creation was so fierce that He was willing to give away His best for people who did nothing to appreciate or deserve His sacrifice. Why did He do it? Because agape love always wins in the end. There is nothing more powerful than God’s unconditional, unselfish love. It is the purest form of love and therefore lethal to the enemy. It is mighty enough to move God to pay the ultimate price for the redemption of the guilty. It is strong enough to empower the blood of Jesus to cleanse the most wicked of hearts. God’s agape love caused the impossible - it reconciled us back to the Father, where we can live in an inseparable relationship with Him - forever. The Bible says God’s Own supernatural,

Truth Makes You Live Free

“ And you will know the truth [regarding salvation], and the truth will set you free [from the penalty of sin].”. John 8:32 (AMP)

Perhaps one of the greatest revelations a believer can receive and live by, is that the truth they know, is the truth that will set them free and keep them free. God’s Word is alive and extremely powerful for those who make the choice to embrace it and live by it. That’s because the written Word holds the life of God’s Spirit within it. This life is full of His supernatural wisdom and power and is immediately activated when it’s received, believed, and acted upon. We were never expected to have a casual approach to God’s Word, or a ‘hands-off’ reverential respect for it, where we admire it from an emotionally detached approach. Even the prophets of old, treasured the value of God’s Word, as they hungrily and eagerly consumed it - through knowing it’s truth and having it permeate every part of their souls. For the New Testament Believer, we have an added dimension to God’s Word, those prophets longed to enjoy. It’s a personal relationship with the Person of the Word - Jesus Christ! Look at what John 1:14 says about Him: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”. Jesus is the Word of God and He is full of truth! The more we become intimately acquainted with the written Word, through the Holy Spirit, the more we become intimately acquainted with the Person of Jesus! He is our freedom. Freedom from sin and all its destructive and deadly consequences. As we keep meditating on the truth of God’s Word, we understand the reality of who we are in Him. We see a true reflection of who He made us to be - in our spirit-man. When we know we are righteous and blessed, and fully able to live in an inseparable relationship with the Lord - all thoughts of doubt and fear are driven out of our lives.

Title : Ndinoshaiwa Munhu

Scripture reading: Johani 5:1-9

Pane mimwe mibvunzo inongoda mhinduro yekuti Yes or No, but vazhinji vanotadza kupindura mibvunzo iyi. They try to explain zvisina kubvunzwa because they feel like kana akangopindura kuti YES kana kuti NO it’s not enough kugutsa munhu amubvunza. “Wakarara pamba here musi weFriday, Yes or No?” instead yekuti munhu ati hongu kana kuti kwete anotanga kuti “problem yakaitika ndeyekuti ndakashaya combi saka ndakazoenda kumba kwana John”.

Ndiyo tsika dzevazhinji, they try to explain zvisina kubvunzwa. There is a man akazviita muBible, aive achirwara for 38 years then Jesu anosvika paari omubvunza kuti unoda here kupora? This was a simple question yaidawo a simple answer, either kuti Yes ndinoda kupora or No handidi kupora, but murume uyu anoti “ndinoshaya munhu angandiwisira mudziva kana mvura yobvongodzwa”

Pamhinduro yemurume uyu ndipo patinowana musoro weMharidzo wedu wekuti “Ndinoshaya munhu”

Here is the background of the story, muguta reJerusalem paiva nedziva remvura rainzi muchiHebheru Betsaida. Around this pool pakanga pavete vanhu vazhinji vairwara namapofu, nezvirema, navakawonyana, [vakamirira kubvongodzwa kwemvura. Nokuti mutumwa (an angel) waiburukira mudziva iro neimwe nguva, achibvongodza mvura; zvino uyo waitanga kupinda mumvura yabvongodzwa waiporeswa, kunyange akanga akabatwa nokurwara kupi nokupi. Jesu ndipo paanosvika panzvimbo iyi ndokuona mumwe munhu, wakanga abatwa nokurwara for 38 years. Jesu wakati aona munhu uyo avete pasi, he knew that he had been in that condition for a long time, ndipo paanomubvunza kuti: Unoda kuporeswa here?. Murwere akamupindura, akati: “Ishe, ndinoshaiwa munhu unondiwisira mudziva, kana mvura ichibvongodzwa; asi ndinoti kana ndoenda. Mumwe wonditangira kupinda.”

This man has a problem yehurwere, but pamusoro peProblem yake aita imwe problem yekusaziva kuti problem yake yekutanga inogadziriswa sei. Im saying, problem yake ndeyekurwara for 38 years

Our Faithful High Priest

“Then Moses raised his hand [in anger] and with his rod he struck the rock twice [instead of speaking to the rock as the Lord had commanded]. And the water poured out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank [fresh water]. ”Numbers 20:11 (AMP)


Moses was supposed to lead the Israelites into the promised land. However, one act of disobedience resulted in him not being able to enter. Does this mean we should become fearful of missing the simplest instruction from God, lest we be denied His favour or the fulfilment of a promise? Absolutely not. Let’s take a closer look and see the beautiful truth the Lord intended us to receive from this account: God told Moses to speak to the rock and it would produce the water the people were crying for. Instead of just trusting God’s Word and obeying it, Moses was filled with frustration, and deliberately disobeyed God - he struck the rock twice in anger. He shouted at the people while he did it and took the credit for causing the water to flow (Numbers 20:10). Moses completely misrepresented God’s heart. The water-giving rock is used as a symbol of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4). If you remember, the first time the people drank water from a rock in the wilderness was recorded in Exodus 17:6. Here God told Moses to strike the rock once. This was symbolic of how Jesus was struck or crucified just once for our sins, so that we could receive salvation (Hebrews 7:27). Then, when Moses was to speak to the rock, instead of striking it, in Numbers 20, God was wanting to symbolize how we are able to come to the Lord in prayer. Jesus is now our High Priest, we can approach Him in faith and simply ask and He answers every time (Matthew 18:19, John 14:13-14, Mark 11:23-24). When Moses angrily struck the rock, he destroyed the biblical typology and, as one Bible commentary wrote, in effect, crucified Christ again. There’s no mistaking the Lord’s love and tenderness towards Moses