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Isakhiwo sokuphathwa kwebandla
Inhloko yebandla nguJesu Kristu. Wembulela iBandla intando kaBaba ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ngemibhalo engcwele, uMoya oNgcwele ufundisa futhi unike ibandla amandla okusebenzela izidingo zemiphakathi. I-Worldwide Church of God izama ukulandela ubuholi bukaMoya oNgcwele ekunakekeleni amabandla kanye nasekuqokweni kwabadala, amadikoni namadikoni nabaholi. (KwabaseKolose 1,18; Kwabase-Efesu 1,15-23; Johane 16,13-15; Kwabase-Efesu 4,11-16)
Ubuholi esontweni
Njengoba kuyiqiniso ukuthi wonke umKristu unoMoya oNgcwele futhi noMoya oNgcwele ufundisa ngamunye wethu, ngabe sikhona yini isidingo sobuholi ebandleni? Ngeke yini kube ngumKristu owengeziwe ukuzibona njengeqembu labantu abalinganayo lapho wonke umuntu efanelekela noma iyiphi indima?
Amavesi eBhayibheli ahlukahlukene, njenge 1. UJohannes 2,27, kubonakala sengathi iqinisekisa lo mbono - kodwa kuphela uma ukhishwe ngaphandle komongo. Ngokwesibonelo, lapho uJohane ebhala ukuthi amaKristu ayengadingi muntu ukuba awafundise, ingabe wayesho ukuthi akufanele afundiswe nguye? Uthi ungakunaki lokhu engikubhalayo ngoba awudingi mina noma omunye umuntu njengothisha? Yebo, akukhona lokho ayekuqondile.
UJohane wabhala lencwadi ngoba laba bantu babedinga ukufundiswa. Uxwayise abafundi bakhe nge-Gnosticism, ngesimo sengqondo sokuthi insindiso itholakala ngezimfundiso eziyimfihlo. Uthe amaqiniso obuKrestu ayaziwa vele esontweni. Amakholwa awadingi noma yiluphi ulwazi oluyimfihlo ngaphandle kwalokhu obekulethwe nguMoya Oyingcwele esontweni. UJohane akashongo ukuthi amaKrestu angenza ngaphandle kwabaholi nabafundisi.
Wonke umKristu unezibopho zakhe. Wonke umuntu kufanele akholwe, athathe izinqumo mayelana nokuthi uzophila kanjani, anqume ukuthi yini azoyikholelwa. Kepha iTestamente Elisha likwenza kucace ukuthi asibona nje abantu ngabanye. Siyingxenye yomphakathi. Isonto liyazikhethela ngomqondo ofanayo ukuthi umthwalo wemfanelo ungakhethwa. UNkulunkulu uyasivumela ukuthi sikhethe esikwenzayo. Kepha lokho akusho ukuthi konke ukukhetha kusiza ngokulinganayo kithi noma ukuthi bonke bayalingana ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu.
Ingabe AmaKristu Ayabadinga Abafundisi? Lonke iTestamente Elisha libonisa ukuthi siyawadinga. IBandla lase-Antiyokiya lalinabafundisi njengesinye sezikhundla zalo zobuholi3,1).
Abafundisi bangesinye sezipho uMoya oNgcwele azinika iBandla (1. AbaseKorinte 12,28; Kwabase-Efesu 4,11). UPawuli wazibiza ngokuthi ungumfundisi (1. UThimothi 2,7; Thithu 1,11). Ngisho nangemva kweminyaka eminingi yokholo, amakholwa adinga abafundisi (Hebheru 5,12). UJakobe waxwayisa ngenkolelo yokuthi wonke umuntu ungumfundisi (Jakobe 3,1). Kuyabonakala emazwini akhe ukuthi iBandla lalivame ukuba nabantu abafundisayo.
AmaKristu adinga ukufundisa okunengqondo ngamaqiniso okholo. UNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi sikhula ngesivinini esihlukene futhi sinamandla ezindaweni ezahlukene. Uyazi ngoba kwasekuqaleni nguye osinike lawo mandla. Akaniki wonke umuntu izipho ezifanayo (1. KwabaseKorinte 12). Kunalokho, uyazaba ukuze sisebenzisane ukuze kusizakale sonke, sisizane, kunokuba sibe ngabahlukanisiwe futhi siphishekele okwethu siqu.1. AbaseKorinte 12,7).
Amanye amaKristu aphiwe amakhono amakhulu wokubonisa isihe, amanye angukuqonda okungokomoya, amanye asebenza ngokomzimba, amanye ayala, axhumanise noma afundise. Wonke amaKristu anenani elifanayo, kepha ukulingana akusho ukufana. Siphiwe amakhono ahlukile, kanti yize wonke ebalulekile, awafani wonke. Njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, njengezindlalifa zensindiso, siyalingana. Kepha sonke asinandima efanayo eSontweni. UNkulunkulu uqasha abantu futhi wabela izipho zakhe njengokuthanda kwakhe, hhayi ngokwalokho okulindelwe ngabantu.
Ngakho-ke, eSontweni, uNkulunkulu ufaka othisha, abantu abakwaziyo ukusiza abanye bafunde. Yebo, ngiyavuma ukuthi njengenhlangano yasemhlabeni asihlali sikhetha abanamakhono kakhulu futhi ngiyavuma nokuthi othisha kwesinye isikhathi bayawenza amaphutha. Kodwa lokho akubenzi buthakathaka ubufakazi obucacile beTestamente Elisha lokuthi iSonto likaNkulunkulu empeleni linabafundisi, ukuthi le yindima esingayilindela emphakathini wamakholwa.
Nakuba singenazo izikhundla ezethu ezibizwa ngokuthi “othisha,” silindele ukuthi babekhona abafundisi ebandleni, silindele ukuthi abefundisi bethu bakwazi ukufundisa.1. UThimothi 3,2; 2 Thim 2,2). Kwabase-Efesu 4,11 UPawulu ufingqa abefundisi nabafundisi abe yiqembu ngokubabiza ngokohlelo lolimi njengokungathi lendima inomthwalo wemfanelo okabili: ukondla nokufundisa.
Ubukhosi obuphezulu?
ITestamente Elisha alisho ukuthi ubuholi obuthile bumele iBandla. IBandla laseJerusalema lalinabaphostoli nabadala. IBandla lase-Antiyokiya lalinabaprofethi nabafundisi (Izenzo 15,1; I-13,1). Ezinye iziqephu zeTestamente Elisha abaholi babiza abadala, abanye bababiza ngabaphathi noma ababhishobhi, abanye bababiza ngamadikoni.4,23; Thithu 1,6-7; AbaseFilipi 1,1; 1. UThimothi 3,2; Hebheru 13,17). Lawa abonakala njengamagama ahlukene omsebenzi ofanayo.
ITestamente Elisha alichazi ngezigaba ezinemininingwane yabaphostoli kubaprofethi kubavangeli kubefundisi kuya kubadala kumadikoni ukuba amalunga. Igama elithi "mayelana" ngeke libe lingcono kakhulu, njengoba yonke le kuyimisebenzi yenkonzo edalelwe ukusiza ibandla. Nokho, iTestamente Elisha likhuthaza abantu ukuba balalele abaholi bebandla, babambisane nobuholi babo (KumaHeberu 1 Kor.3,17). Ukulalela okuyimpumputhe akufanelekile, noma ukungabaza okudlulele noma ukumelana.
UPawulu uchaza isigaba sobukhosi esilula lapho etshela uThimothewu ukuthi aqoke abadala emasontweni. Njengomphostoli, umsunguli webandla nomeluleki, uPaul wabekwa ngaphezu kukaThimothewu, noThimothewu yena waba negunya lokunquma ukuthi ngubani okufanele abe ngumdala noma idikoni. Kepha leyo incazelo ye-Efesu, hhayi incwadi yazo zonke izinhlangano zesonto ezizayo. Asiwuboni umzamo wokubopha wonke amabandla eJerusalema noma e-Antiyokiya noma eRoma. Lokho bekungeke kwenzeke ngekhulu lokuqala.
Ngakho-ke singathini ngeSonto namuhla? Singasho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulindele ukuthi ibandla libe nabaholi, kepha akacacisi ukuthi labo baholi kufanele babizwe kanjani nokuthi kufanele bahlelwe kanjani. Ushiye le mininingwane ivulekile ukuze kubhekwane nayo ezimweni eziguqukayo iSonto elizithola likulo. Kufanele sibe nabaholi emasontweni asendaweni. Akukhathalekile ukuthi babizwa kanjani: Umfundisi uPierce, uMdala u-Ed, uMfundisi Matson, noma iServant Sam bangahle bamukeleke ngokufanayo.
EBandleni LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke, ngenxa yezimo esizitholayo, sisebenzisa lokho okungase kubizwe ngokuthi imodeli “ye-episcopal” yokubusa (igama elithi episcopal livela egameni lesiGreki elisho umbonisi, episkopos, ngezinye izikhathi elihunyushwa ngokuthi umbhishobhi). Sikholelwa ukuthi lena yindlela engcono kakhulu yokuba amasonto ethu abe nempilo eqinile futhi eqinile ezimfundisweni. Imodeli yethu yobuEpiscopal yobuholi inezinkinga zayo, kodwa ngokunjalo nezinye izibonelo, ngoba abantu ezisekelwe kubo bonke nabo banamaphutha. Sikholelwa ukuthi uma kubhekwa umlando wethu nendawo, isitayela sethu senhlangano singasebenzela amalungu ethu kangcono kunemodeli yobuholi Bebandla noma iPresbyterian.
(Khumbula ukuthi zonke izinhlobo zobuholi besonto, kungaba eze-Congegrational, i-Presbyterian noma i-Episcopal, zingathatha izinhlobo ezahlukene. Isimo sethu sobuholi be-Episcopal sihluke kakhulu kunaleso se-Eastern Orthodox Church, i-Anglican, i-Episcopal Church, i-Roman Amabandla amaKhatholika noma amaLuthela).
Inhloko yesonto nguJesu Kristu futhi bonke abaholi ebandleni kufanele balwele ukufuna intando yakhe ezintweni zonke, empilweni yabo uqobo nasempilweni yamabandla. Abaholi kufanele benze njengoKristu emsebenzini wabo, okungukuthi, kufanele balwele ukusiza abanye, hhayi ukuzizuzisa bona. Isonto lendawo akulona iqembu elisebenzayo ukusiza umfundisi enze umsebenzi wakhe. Esikhundleni salokho, umfundisi usebenza njengomphathi osiza amalungu ekwenzeni umsebenzi wawo - umsebenzi wevangeli, umsebenzi wentando kaJesu okufanele bayenze.
Abadala nabaholi bokomoya
UPawulu uqhathanisa ibandla nomzimba onamalungu amaningi ahlukahlukene. Ubunye bawo abuhlanganisi ukufana, kodwa ukubambisana noNkulunkulu oyedwa kanye nenjongo eyodwa. Amalungu ahlukene anamandla ahlukene futhi kufanele siwasebenzise ukuze kuzuze wonke umuntu (1. AbaseKorinte 12,7).
I-Worldwide Church of God ngokujwayelekile iqoka abadala besilisa nabesifazane ukuthi bakhonze njengabaholi abelusi. Futhi uqoka abaholi besilisa nabesifazane (abangase babizwe ngamadikoni) nge-proxy.
Uyini umehluko phakathi kokuthi "Ukugcotshwa" kanye "nokugunyazwa"? Ngokuvamile, ukugcotshwa kuba sesidlangalaleni futhi kunomphela. Ukugunyaza kungaba okuyimfihlo noma esidlangalaleni futhi kungahoxiswa kalula. Ama-proxies awahlelekile kangako, futhi awavuseleleki ngokuzenzakalelayo noma adluliseke. Ukugcotshwa nakho kungahoxiswa, kodwa lokhu kwenzeka kuphela ezimeni ezihlukile.
EBandleni LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke asinayo incazelo emisiwe, egcwele yonke indima yobuholi bebandla. Abadala bavame ukukhonza njengabefundisi emasontweni (umfundisi oyinhloko noma umsizi). Abaningi bayashumayela futhi bafundise, kodwa hhayi bonke. Abanye bangochwepheshe kwezokuphatha. Ngamunye ukhonza ngaphansi kokuqondisa komfundisi omkhulu ophethe (umbonisi noma i-episkopos yebandla) ngokwamakhono abo.
Abaholi benkonzo yebandla bakhombisa ukwehluka okukhulu nakakhulu, ngamunye (siyethemba) ekhonza ngokwamandla akhe okusebenzela izidingo zebandla. Umfundisi ophethe anganika laba baholi amandla okwenza imisebenzi yesikhashana noma isikhathi esinganqunyiwe.
Abefundisi basebenza ngandlela thile njengabaqhubi be-orchestra. Abakwazi ukuphoqa noma ngubani ukuthi adlale ngenduku, kepha bangaqondisa futhi baxhumanise. Iqembu lilonke lizokwenza umsebenzi ongcono kakhulu nabadlali bethatha imikhondo abanikezwe yona. Enkolweni yethu, amalungu awakwazi ukuxosha umfundisi wawo. Abefundisi bakhethwa futhi baxoshwe ezingeni lesifunda, e-US okubandakanya ukuphathwa kwesonto, ngokubambisana nabadala bewadi bendawo.
Kuthiwani uma ilungu licabanga ukuthi umfundisi akakwazi noma udukisa izimvu? Kulapho-ke uhlaka lwethu lokubusa kwama-episcopal luqala khona ukusebenza. Indaba yemfundiso noma yobuholi kufanele kuxoxwe nomfundisi kuqala, bese kuba nomholi webandla (umbonisi noma i-episcopus yomfundisi wesifunda).
Njengoba amasonto edinga abaholi bendawo nabafundisi, kanjalo nabafundisi badinga abaholi nothisha. Kungakho sikholwa ukuthi ikomkhulu le-Worldwide Church of God lidlala indima ebalulekile ekusebenzeleni amasonto ethu. Silwela ukusebenza njengomthombo wokuqeqeshwa, imibono, isikhuthazo, ukwengamela, kanye nokudidiyela. Impela asiphelele, kepha sibona kulokhu ubizo esinikezwe lona. Yilokho kanye esihlose ukukuthola.
Amehlo ethu kumele abe kuJesu. Unomsebenzi kithi futhi umsebenzi omningi usuvele uyenziwa. Masimdumise ngokubekezela kwakhe, ngezipho zakhe nangomsebenzi osisizile sakhula.
UJoseph Tkach
