[Eli nqaku linikezelwe nguAlex Rover]

Umyalelo kaYesu wawulula:

Hambani ngoko niye kuzenza abafundi zonke iintlanga, nibabhaptizela egameni loYise, loNyana, loMoya oyiNgcwele, nibafundisa ukuba bazigcine zonke izinto endiniwisele umthetho ngazo. Uyabona, mna ndihlala ndinawe, ukuphela kweminyaka. -I-Mat 28: 16-20

Kwimeko apho uthumo lukaYesu lusebenza kuthi njengabantu, ke ngoko sinembophelelo yokufundisa nokubhaptiza. Ukuba iyasebenza kwi-Cawa njengomzimba, singayenza nokuba yeyiphi na ixesha elide emanyene neCawe.
Xa sithetha nje, sinokubuza: "Ngokusekelwe kulo myalelo, ukuba intombi yam ize kum kwaye ivakalise umnqweno wokubhaptizwa, ndingabhaptiza mna?"[i] Kwakhona, ndingaphantsi komyalelo wam wokuba ndifundise?
Ukuba ndingumBhaptizi, impendulo kumbuzo wokuqala ibiyi "Hayi". UStephen M. Young, umfundisi ongumBhaptizi owayehlala eBrazil wabhala malunga namava apho omnye umfundi wakhokelela omnye kukholo kuYesu, emva koko wambhaptiza emthonjeni. Njengoko wayibeka; "Le ntsiba yonakala yonke indawo"[ii]. Eyona mpikiswano iphakathi kukaDave Miller noRobin Foster ebizwa ngokuba "Ngaba ukuJongwa kweCawe kubalulekile ukuze ubhaptizwe?"Iphanda i-pros-and-Cons. Khangela kwakhona kwi-reputreal Umntwana kwaye Miller.
Ukuba bendingumKatolika, impendulo kumbuzo wokuqala inokuothusa (Icebiso: Nangona ungaqhelekanga, kunjalo). Ngapha koko, iCawa yama Katolike iyalwamkela naluphi na ubhaptizo olusebenzisa amanzi kwaye apho umbhaptizi abhaptizelwa egameni loYise, loNyana, loMoya oyiNgcwele.[iii]
Isimo sam sokuqala kunye nembambano kukuba awukwazi ukwahlula ikhomishini yokufundisa kwikhomishini yokubhaptiza. Zombini ezi komishini zisebenza kwiCawa, okanye zombini zisebenza kuwo 'onke amalungu' eCawa.

 Ukwahlukaniswa kweDinominical emzimbeni kaKristu.

Umfundi ngumlandeli wakhe; umntu onamathela kuye; umfundi katitshala. Ukwenza abafundi kwenziwa yonke imihla kwihlabathi liphela. Kodwa apho kukho umfundi, kukho notitshala. U-Kristu wathi kufuneka sifundise abafundi bethu konke asiyalele kona-imiyalelo yakhe, hayi eyethu.
Xa imiyalelo kaKristu ithe yangcamleka ngemiyalelo yabantu, kwaqalisa ukwahluka ebandleni. Oku kubonakaliswa lihlelo lobuKristu elingamkeli ubhaptizo lweNgqina likaYehova, kwaye-ewe.
Ukucacisa la mazwi kaPawulos: “Ndiyanivuselela, bazalwana, ngegama leNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, ukuba nivumelane kunye ukuze niluphelise ulwahlulo lwenu, kwaye nimanyane ngengqondo nenjongo enye. Kuba kufike ingqalelo yam ukuba kukho iingxabano phakathi kwenu.

Ngoku ndiyithetha le nto, ukuba nonke nithi, “ndiliNgqina likaYehova”, okanye “NdinguMbhaptizi”, okanye “NdinguMeleti”, okanye “Ndikuye uKrestu.” Ngaba uKrestu wahluliwe? IQumrhu Elilawulayo alibethelelwa ngenxa yenu, okanye akunjalo? Okanye ubhaptizwe egameni loMbutho? ”
(Thelekisa i-1 Co 1: 10-17)

Ubhaptizo olunxulunyaniswa nomzimba wamaBhaptizi okanye umzimba wamaNgqina kaYehova okanye elinye iqumrhu lamahlelo alichasani neZibhalo! Qaphela ibinzana elithi "Ndikunye noKristu" lidweliswe nguPawulos kunye nabanye. Side sibone amahlelo azibiza ngokuba "yiCawe kaKrestu" kwaye afuna ukubhaptizwa ngokunxulumana nehlelo lawo ngelixa esala amanye amahlelo abizwa ngokuba yi "Church of Christ". Umzekelo omnye yi-Iglesia Ni Cristo, inkolo efanayo neyoyamaNgqina kaYehova kwaye ikholelwa ukuba lingumbutho weCawa oyinyaniso. (Mateyu 24:49).
Njengoko amanqaku akwiiPuzzle zeBeroean sele ebonisile, nguKristu ogweba iBandla lakhe. Akukho phezulu kuthi. Okumangalisayo kukuba, amaNgqina kaYehova aye ayibona le nto ifunekayo! Yiloo nto ke amaNgqina kaYehova efundisa ukuba u-Kristu wahlola kwaye wamkela umbutho kwi-1919. Ngelixa sifuna ukuba sithathe ilizwi labo ngalo, amanqaku amaninzi kule bhlog kwaye abanye babonakalisile ukuzikhohlisa.
Ke ukuba siyabhaptiza, masibhaptize egameni loYise, egameni lo Nyana, egameni loMoya oyiNgcwele.
Kwaye ukuba sifundisa, masifundise konke asiyalele kona uKrestu, ukuze simzukise thina, singamzukisi umbutho wethu wonqulo.

Ngaba Ndivunyelwe Ukubhaptiza?

Ekuqaleni kwenqaku, ndicebisile ukuba ngokubhekisele kwikhomishini asinakho ukwahlula imfundiso nokubhaptiza. Nokuba bobabini babelwe kwiCawe, okanye bobabini banikwe ilungu ngalinye leCawa.
Ndiya kuphakamisa ngoku ngakumbi ukuba zombini ukufundisa nokubhaptiza bathunyelwe eCaweni. Isizathu sokuba ndicinga ukuba kunjalo, sinokufumaneka kuPaulos esithi:

“Ndiyabulela kuThixo, ukuba ndingabhaptizanga namnye kuni, ngaphandle kukaKrispo noGayo [..] Kuba uKristu akandithumanga kubhaptiza, koko washumayela iindaba ezilungileyo ” -I1 Cor 1: 14-17

Ukuba uxanduva lwalukhona kwilungu ngalinye leCawa ukuba lishumayele kwaye libhaptize, angathini ke ngoku uPawulos ukuba uKristu akazange amthume ukuba abhaptize?
Kwakhona sinokubona ukuba ngelixa uPawulos wayengathunyelwanga ukuba abhaptize, eneneni wabhaptiza uKrispo noGayo. Oku kubonisa ukuba nangona singenathumo ngqo lokuya kushumayela nokubhaptiza, enyanisweni yinto esivunyelwe ukuba siyenze kuba iyahambelana nenjongo kaThixo yokuba bonke beve iindaba ezilungileyo beze kuKristu.
Ngubani na ke, ukuba abhaptizwe, okanye ashumayele, okanye afundise? Qaphela esi Sibhalo silandelayo:

“Ngoko ke kuKristu, nangona sibaninzi nje, sibumba umzimba omnye, kwaye ilungu ngalinye lelamanye onke. Sinezipho ezahlukeneyo, ngokobabalo esinikwe thina sonke. Ukuba sinesiphiwo sokuvakalisa ilizwi elivela kuThixo, masilivakalise ngokokholo esinalo. ukuba iyalungiselela, ke ngoko yikhonze. Ukuba sinesifundisa, sifundisa. nokuba kukhuthazwa, nokuba kukhuthazwa; ukuba unika, nika ngesisa; ukuba ikukukhokela, yenze ngenyameko. ukuba ufuna inceba, yenze ngovuyo. ” - KwabaseRoma 12: 5-8

Sasiyintoni isipho sikaPawulos? Yayifundisa kwaye ishumayela ivangeli. UPawulos wayengenalungelo likhethekileyo lezi zipho. Akukho nalinye ilungu lomzimba okanye 'iqela elincinci labathanjisiweyo' elinelungelo elilodwa lokukhuthaza. Ubhaptizo luthumo kuwo wonke umzimba weCawa. Ke naliphi na ilungu leCawa linokubhaptiza, ukuba alibhaptizi egameni lalo.
Ngamanye amagama, ndingabhaptiza intombi yam kwaye ubhaptizo lungasebenza. Kodwa ndinganokhetha nokuba nelinye ilungu eliqolileyo lomzimba kaKristu, ubhaptizo. Injongo yobhaptizo kukwenza ukuba umfundi afumane ubabalo noxolo ngoKristu, angazilandeli emva kwethu. Kodwa nokuba asikaze sibhaptize omnye umntu, asimthobeli uKrestu ukuba senze indima yethu ngokunikela ngezipho zethu.

Ngaba ndingumntu ophantsi komyalelo wokuba ndifundise?

Kuba ndithathe isikhundla sokuba le khomishini iye kwiCawe, kwaye inganguye umntu lowo, ke kwiCawa uza kufundisa bani? KwabaseRoma 12: 5-8 yaveza ukuba abanye bethu banesiphiwo sokufundisa kwaye abanye banesiphiwo sokuprofeta. Ezi zinto zisisipho esivela kuKrestu zicace gca nakumaEfese.

“Nguye ngokwakhe oye wanika abanye ukuba babe ngabapostile, abanye babe ngabaprofeti, abanye babe ngabahambisi beendaba ezilungileyo, abanye babe ngabafundisi nabafundisi.” - Efese 4: 11

Kodwa yeyiphi injongo? Ukuba ngabalungiseleli kuMzimba kaKristu. Sonke siphantsi komyalelo wokuba ngabalungiseleli. Oku kuthetha 'ukubonelela ngeemfuno zomntu'.

"[Izipho zakhe] yayikukulungiselela abangcwele umsebenzi wokulungiselela ukwakha umzimba kaKristu." - Efese 4: 12

Kuxhomekeka kwisipho osifumeneyo, njengomshumayeli wevangeli, umfundisi okanye umfundisi-ntsapho, uthando, njl njl. Amalungu ecawe nganye aphantsi komyalelo wokuba ngabalungiseleli ngokwesipho sabo.
Kufuneka sibe nokholo lokuba intloko yethu, uKrestu, ilawulwa ngumzimba wakhe kwaye iyalele amalungu aphantsi kolawulo lwakhe ngoMoya oyiNgcwele ukufezekisa injongo yomzimba.
Kude kube li-2013, umbutho wamaNgqina kaYehova ukholelwa ukuba onke amathanjiswa ayinxalenye yekhoboka elithembekileyo kwaye ngenxa yoko anokuba nesabelo kwisipho sokufundisa. Ngokwenzekayo, ukufundisa iba lilungelo elikhethekileyo lekomiti yokufundisa ukulungiselela umanyano. Ngexesha lokukhokelwa kwamalungu athanjisiweyo eQumrhu Elilawulayo, abalinganiswa abangabathanjiswa beQumrhu Elilawulayo.[iv] -Akhange afumane isakramente yokuqinisekisa. Umntu kufuneka abuze: Bangasifumana njani isipho soMoya okanye isalathiso ukuba babengengawo amalungu oMzimba kaKristu?
Kuthekani ukuba uziva ngathi awukasifumani isipho sokushumayela ivangeli okanye ezinye izipho? Qaphela esi sibhalo silandelayo:

Sukela uthando, okwangoku Zinqwenelele izipho zokomoya, ngakumbi ukuze uprofete. ”- 1 Co 14: 1

Isimo sengqondo sobuKristu kubuvangeli, ukufundisa okanye ukubhaptiza ayisiyonto yokungakhathali okanye ukulinda uphawu. Sonke sibonisa uthando lwethu ngezipho esizinikiweyo, kwaye sinqwenela ezi zipho zokomoya kuba zivula ngaphakathi kuthi iindlela zokubonisa uthando lwethu kwabanye abantu.
Umbuzo ongaphantsi kolu luhlu luqhotyoshelweyo lunokuphendulwa nguye ngamnye wethu kuthi (Thelekisa uMat 25: 14-30). Uzisebenzisa njani iitalente inkosi ekuphathise zona?

izigqibo

Into ecacileyo kweli nqaku kukuba akukho mbutho wonqulo okanye mntu unokunqanda amalungu oMzimba kaKristu ukuba abhaptize abanye.
Kubonakala ngathi asinguye phantsi komyalelo wokuba sifundise kwaye sibhaptize, kodwa ukuba lo myalelo usebenza kuwo wonke uMzimba kaKristu. Endaweni yoko amalungu ayalelwa ukuba abe ngabalungiseleli ngokwezipho zabo. Ziyakhona bongozwa ukulandela uthando kunye nomnqweno onyanisekileyo wezipho zokomoya.
Ukufundisa akufani nokushumayela. Inkonzo yethu inokuba zizenzo zenceba ngokwesipho sethu. Ngalo mbonakaliso wothando sinokufumana umntu othile kuKristu, ngaloo ndlela sishumayele ngempumelelo ngaphandle kokufundisa.
Mhlawumbi omnye umntu emzimbeni ulunge ngakumbi njengomfundisi ngesipho somoya kwaye unokumnceda umntu ukuba enze inkqubela, nangona elinye ilungu loMzimba kaKristu lingabhaptiza.

“Kuba, kwanjengokuba elowo kuthi enomzimba omnye, unamalungu amaninzi, abe ke onke la malungu engenanto ingafaniyo” - Ro 12: 4

Ngaba umntu ufanele ukubhengezwa njengongasebenziyo ukuba ebengaphumanga ekushumayeleni kodwa endaweni yoko uchithe iiyure ezingama-70 ngenyanga enyamekela abazalwana noodade abalupheleyo ebandleni, ngokuzinikela kwiziko labahlolokazi neenkedama aze anyamekele iimfuno zekhaya lakho?

“Nguwo lo umthetho wam, wokuba nithandane, njengoko ndinithandileyo nina.” --Yohane 15:12

AmaNgqina kaYehova agxila kakhulu kwinkonzo yasentsimini kangangokuba ezinye izipho azityeshelwa kwaye azinakanwa ngexesha lethu. Ukuba besinethuba lokuchitha ixesha kunye nentsimi enye "iiyure ezichithwe ukulandela umthetho kaKristu wokuba sithandane". Emva koko sinokuthi sigcwalise iiyure ze-730 inyanga nenyanga, kuba ngokuphefumla okuthe rhoqo sithatha singamaKristu.
UTHANDO kuphela komyalelo womntu ngamnye, kwaye ubulungiseleli bethu kukubonisa uthando ngeyona ndlela ibalaseleyo, ngokwezipho zethu, nangalo lonke ithuba elivelayo.
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[i] Ucinga ukuba ukwaluphala, uyalithanda iLizwi likaThixo kwaye ubonakalisa uthando ngoThixo kuyo yonke ihambo yakhe.
[ii] ukusuka http://sbcvoices.com/who-is-authorized-to-baptize-by-stephen-m-young/
[iii] Bona i-http: //www.aboutcatholics.com/beliefs/a-guide-to-catholic-baptism/
[iv] Jonga i-WT ngo-Epreli 15 1992

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