Le yividiyo yesithathu kuthotho lwethu malunga nendima yabafazi kwibandla lamaKristu. Kutheni le nto kukho ukuxhathisa okungaka kwabasetyhini abadlala indima enkulu kwibandla lamaKristu? Mhlawumbi kungenxa yoku.

Into oyibonayo kulo mzobo iqhelekile kwinkolo elungelelanisiweyo. Nokuba ungumKatolika, umProtestanti, umMormon, okanye njengakule meko, uliNgqina likaYehova, isigqeba sabefundisi segunya lomntu yinto oyilindeleyo kwinkolo yakho. Ke, umbuzo uba, bangena phi abantu ababhinqileyo kolu luhlu lolawulo?

Lo ngumbuzo ongalunganga kwaye sesona sizathu siphambili sokuba kunzima ukusombulula umba wendima yamakhosikazi kwibandla lamaKristu. Uyabona, sonke siqala uphando lwethu ngokusekwe kwisiseko esingalunganga; Isiseko sokuba ulawulo lwabefundisi yindlela uYesu awayefuna ukuba sihlele ngayo ubuKrestu. Yiyo ayiyo!

Ngapha koko, ukuba ufuna ukuma ngokuchasene noThixo, yile ndlela uyenza ngayo. Umisele amadoda ukuba athathe indawo yakhe.

Makhe sijonge lo mzobo kwakhona.

Ngubani intloko yebandla lamaKristu? UYESU khristu. Uphi uYesu Kristu kulo mzobo? Akakho apho. UYehova ukhona, kodwa ungumfuziselo nje. Umphezulu wepiramidi yegunya liqumrhu elilawulayo, kwaye lonke igunya livela kubo.
Ukuba uyandithandabuza, yiya uye ubuze amaNgqina kaYehova ukuba angenza ntoni xa efunda into eBhayibhileni ephikisana nento eyathethwa liQumrhu Elilawulayo. Yeyiphi abaya kuyithobela, yiBhayibhile okanye liQumrhu Elilawulayo? Ukuba uyayenza loo nto, uyakuba nempendulo kwinto yokuba kutheni abefundisi becawa beyindlela yokuchasa uThixo, hayi ukumkhonza. Ewe, ukusuka kuPapa, ukuya ku-Archbishop, ukuya kuMongameli, ukuya kwiQumrhu Elilawulayo, bonke bayakukhanyela oko, kodwa amazwi abo awathethi nto. Izenzo zabo kunye nezo zabalandeli babo zithetha inyani.

Kule vidiyo, siza kuqonda indlela yokuhlela ubuKrestu ngaphandle kokuwela kumgibe okhokelela kubukhoboka babantu.

Umgaqo wethu okhokelayo uvela emilonyeni yomnye ngaphandle kweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu:

“Niyazi ukuba abalawuli beli hlabathi bayazigagamela. Abantu baphantsi kwegunya labo. Kodwa phakathi kwenu kuya kwahluka. Nabani na ofuna ukuba yinkokeli phakathi kwenu makabe sisicaka senu, kwaye nabani na ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu makabe likhoboka lenu. Kuba noNyana woMntu engezanga kulungiselelwa; weza kulungiselela, nokuncama ubomi bakhe, bube yintlawulelo yokukhulula abaninzi. (UMateyu 20: 25-28 NLT)

Akukho malunga negunya lobunkokeli. Imalunga nenkonzo.

Ukuba asinakukufumana oko ngentloko, asisokuze siyiqonde indima yabasetyhini, kuba ukwenza njalo kufuneka siqale siqonde indima yamadoda.

Ndifumana abantu bendityhola ngokuzama ukuqala inkolo yam, ngokuzama ukufumana oku kulandelayo. Ndifumana esi simangalo ngalo lonke ixesha. Ngoba? Kungenxa yokuba abanakho ukukhulelwa nakuphi na okunye ukukhuthaza. Kwaye ngoba? Umpostile uPawulos uthi:

“Kodwa umntu wokwenyama akazamkeli izinto zomoya kaThixo, kuba zibubudenge kuye; kwaye akanakuzazi, kuba ziyavavanywa ngokomoya. Kodwa ke umntu wokomoya uhlola zonke izinto, kodwa yena ngokwakhe akaphicothwa mntu. ” (1 Korinte 2:14, 15 NWT)

Ukuba ungumntu wokomoya, uyakuqonda ukuba uthetha ukuthini uYesu xa ethetha ngabo bafuna ukukhokela ekubeni ngamakhoboka. Ukuba awukho, ngekhe. Abo bazibeka kwizikhundla zamandla kwaye baba ligunya phezu komhlambi kaThixo bangabantu benyama. Iindlela zomoya aziqhelekanga kubo.

Masivule iintliziyo zethu ekukhokeleni koMoya. Akukho ngaphambili. Akukho mkhethe. Ingqondo yethu yinto evulekileyo. Siza kuqala ngenqaku elinempikiswano kwincwadi yabaseRoma.

“Ndazisa kuni uFibhi, udade wethu, ongumlungiseleli webandla eliseKenkreya, ukuze nimamkele ngokwaseNkosini, ngokufanele abangcwele, nimncede ngalo naluphi na uncedo aludingayo. naye ngokwakhe ungumkhuseli wabaninzi, kuquka nam. ” (KwabaseRoma 16: 1, 2 NWT)

Ukuskena kwiinguqulelo ezahlukeneyo zebhayibhile ezidweliswe kwi-Biblehub.com kutyhila ukuba eyona ndlela yokuguqulela iqhelekileyo ethi “umlungiseleli” kwivesi 1 ithi “… UFibhi, isicaka sebandla…”.

Okungaqhelekanga kakhulu "ngumdikoni, umdikoni, inkokeli, kubulungiseleli".

Igama lesiGrike ngu-diakonos elithetha “isicaka, umlungiseleli” ngokweConcordance kaStrong kwaye lisetyenziselwa ukubonisa “umlungiseleli, isicaka; nakowuphi na owenza nawuphi na umsebenzi, ngumlawuli. ”

Amadoda amaninzi kwibandla lamaKristu awuyi kuba nangxaki ekuboneni umfazi njengeweyitala, isicaka, okanye nabani na owenza inkonzo, kodwa njengomlawuli? Hayi okuninzi. Kodwa nantsi ingxaki. Inkoliso yenkolo, i-diakonos kukuqeshwa ngokusesikweni ecaweni okanye ebandleni. KumaNgqina kaYehova, libhekisela kwisicaka solungiselelo. Nantsi into ethethwa yiMboniselo ngalo mbandela:

Ngokunjalo nesihlonipho esithi "Umdikoni" yinguqulelo engachanekanga yesiGrike "diákonos," gama elo elithetha "isicaka solungiselelo." Wabhalela abaseFilipi uPawulos wathi: “Kubo bonke abo bangcwele abamanyene noKristu Yesu abaseFilipi, ndawonye nabaveleli nezicaka zolungiselelo.” (w55 5/1 iphe. 264; jonga kwakhona w53 9/15 iphepha 555)

Eyona nto kuthethwa ngayo kutshanje kwigama lesiGrike elithi diákonos kwiimpapasho ze-Watchtower, ezinxulumene nesicaka solungiselelo, isuka ngo-1967, malunga nokukhutshwa kwencwadi ngoku Ubomi Obungunaphakade — Ngenkululeko Yoonyana BakaThixo:

“Ngokuyifunda ngocoselelo uyakuqonda ukuba kwibandla lamaKristu ii-epískopos [umveleli] kunye no-diákonos [isicaka solungiselelo] ngamagama afanayo, ngelixa u-presbýteros [umntu osele ekhulile] unokufaka isicelo kwi-epískopos okanye kwi-diákonos.” (w67 1/1 iphepha 28)

Ndikufumanisa kunomdla kwaye kufanelekile ukukhankanya ukuba ekuphela kweembekiselo ezipapashiweyo zamaNgqina kaYehova ezinxibelelanisa i-diákonos neofisi "yesicaka solungiselelo" zazikho ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha senkulungwane ngaphambili. Kuphantse ukuba abafuni amaNgqina anamhlanje ukuba enze olo nxibelelwano. Isiphelo asinakuphikwa. Ukuba u-A = B kunye no-A = C, emva koko u-B = C.
Okanye ukuba:

diákonos = UFibhi
kwaye
diákonos = isicaka solungiselelo
ke
UFibhi = isicaka solungiselelo

Ngokwenyani akukho ndlela yokujikeleza eso sigqibo, ke bakhetha ukungasinanzi kwaye bayathemba ukuba akukho mntu uza kuqaphela, kuba ukuyamkela kuthetha ukuba oodade banokuqeshwa kwizikhundla njengezicaka zolungiselelo.

Ngoku ke masiye kwivesi yesi-2. Igama eliphambili kwivesi yesi-2 kwiNguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha ngu “mkhuseli”, njengakwi “… kuba naye ngokwakhe wazingqina engumkhuseli wabaninzi”. Eli gama lineendidi ezibanzi zokuhanjiswa kwiinguqulelo ezidweliswe kwi-biblehub.com:

Kukho umahluko omkhulu phakathi "kwenkokeli" kunye "nomhlobo olungileyo", naphakathi "komxhasi" kunye "nomncedisi". Ke ngoku yintoni?

Ukuba uxakiwe ngenxa yoku, mhlawumbi kungenxa yokuba usavaliwe engqondweni yokuseka iindima zobunkokeli ebandleni. Khumbula, kufuneka sibe ngamakhoboka. Inkokeli yethu inye, uKristu. (UMateyu 23:10)

Ikhoboka lingalawula imicimbi. UYesu wabuza abafundi bakhe ukuba ngubani oya kuba likhoboka elithembekileyo neliyingqondi ethe inkosi yalo yalimise phezu kwempahla yendlu yayo ukuze ibondle ngexesha elifanelekileyo. Ukuba i-diákonos inokubhekisa kumncedisi, ukufanisa kuyahambelana, akunjalo? Ayingoobalungiseleli abazisa ukutya kwakho ngexesha elifanelekileyo? Bakulethela izibheno kuqala, emva koko ikhosi ephambili, ke xa ilixesha, idizethi.

Kubonakala ngathi uFibhi wakhokela ekwenzeni njenge diákonos, isicaka sikaPawulos. Wayethenjwe kakhulu kangangokuba kubonakala ukuba wayithumela ngesandla sakhe incwadi yakhe eya kwabaseRoma, ebakhuthaza ukuba bamamkele ngohlobo abebeya kumamkela ngalo.

Xa sicinga ngokukhokela ebandleni ngokuba likhoboka labanye, makhe siqwalasele amazwi kaPawulos aya kwabase-Efese nabaseKorinte.

“Kwaye abo uThixo uwabele amalungu athile ebandleni: okokuqala, abapostile; okwesibini, ngabaprofeti; okwesithathu, ngootitshala; kwandule ke kube yimisebenzi yamandla; kwandula ke kubekho izipho zokuphilisa; iinkonzo eziluncedo; ubuchule bokuyalela; ngeelwimi ezahlukeneyo. ” (1 kwabaseKorinte 12:28)

“Waza wanika abanye ukuba babe ngabapostile, abanye babe ngabaprofeti, abanye babe ngabashumayeli bevangeli, abanye babe ngabalusi nabafundisi,” (Kwabase-Efese 4:11)

Indoda yomzimba iya kuthatha ukuba uPawulos ubeka uluhlu lwamagunya apha, umgaqo okhohlisayo, ukuba uyathanda.

Ukuba kunjalo, ke oku kudala ingxaki ebalulekileyo kwabo banokuthatha umbono onjalo. Ukusuka kwividiyo yethu edlulileyo sabona ukuba abaprofeti ababhinqileyo babekhona kumaSirayeli nakumaxesha amaKrestu, bebeka kwindawo yesibini kule ndlela yokukhangela. Kodwa linda, sifunde ukuba umfazi, uJunia, wayengumpostile, evumela umfazi ukuba athathe indawo yokuqala kolu luhlu, ukuba yile nto iyiyo.

Lo ngumzekelo olungileyo wokuba sinokungena engxakini kaninzi xa sisondela esiBhalweni ngokuqonda kwangaphambili okanye kwisiseko esingathandabuzekiyo. Kule meko, umbono wokuba uhlobo oluthile lolawulo kufuneka lubekhona kwibandla lamaKristu ukuze lusebenze. Ngokuqinisekileyo ikhona kakhulu kuwo onke amahlelo obuKristu emhlabeni. Kodwa xa sijonga irekhodi elibi lawo onke amaqela, sinobungqina obungakumbi bokuba indawo yethu entsha ichanekile. Ndiyathetha, jonga abo banqula phantsi kolawulo lwabefundisi; jonga into abayenzileyo ngendlela yokutshutshisa aBantwana bakaThixo. Ingxelo yamaKatolika, amaLuthere, amaCalvinists, amaNgqina kaYehova, kunye nabanye abaninzi iyothusa kwaye ingendawo.

Ke, yayiyintoni ingongoma awayeyithetha uPawulos?

Kuzo zombini iileta, uPawulos uthetha ngezipho ezinikwa amadoda nabafazi abohlukeneyo ekwakheni ukholo lomzimba kaKristu. Xa uYesu wemkayo, abokuqala ukwenza njalo, ukusebenzisa ezi zipho, yayingabapostile. UPeter waxela kwangaphambili ngokufika kwabaprofeti ngePentekoste. Oku kuncede ekukhuleni kwebandla njengoko uKristu etyhila izinto, ukuqonda okutsha. Njengoko amadoda nabafazi bekhula elwazini, baba ngabafundisi bokufundisa abanye, befunda kubaprofeti. Imisebenzi yamandla kunye nezipho zokuphilisa zanceda ekusasazeni isigijimi seendaba ezilungileyo kwaye zeyisela abanye ukuba le yayingeyonto nje yokudibanisa amehlo. Njengoko inani labo lalikhula, kwakufuneka abo banobuchule bokulawula nokuqondisa. Ngokomzekelo, amadoda asixhenxe okomoya awayemiselwe ukongamela ukwabiwa kokutya njengoko kubhalwe kwiZenzo 6: 1-6. Njengokuba intshutshiso yayisanda kwaye abantwana bakaThixo bethe saa ezizweni, kwafuneka izipho zeelwimi ukusasaza ngokukhawuleza iindaba ezilungileyo.

Ewe, sonke singabazalwana noodade, kodwa inkokeli yethu inye kuphela, uKristu. Qaphela isilumkiso asinikayo: “Lowo uziphakamisayo uya kuthotywa…” (Mateyu 23:12). Kutshanje, iQumrhu Elilawulayo lamaNgqina kaYehova liziphakamisile ngokuzibhengeza njengelikhoboka elithembekileyo neliyingqondi elimiselwe nguKristu phezu kwendlu yakhe.

Kwividiyo yokugqibela, sabona indlela iQumrhu Elilawulayo elazama ngayo ukunciphisa indima eyadlalwa nguJaji uDebhora kwa-Israyeli ngelithi eyona jaji yayiyindoda, uBharaki. Sibonile indlela abayitshintsha ngayo inguqulelo yegama labasetyhini, uJunia, kwigama lendoda elenziweyo, uJunias, ukunqanda ukuvuma ukuba kukho umpostile obhinqileyo. Ngoku bayayifihla into yokuba uFibhi, ngegama labo, wayesisicaka solungiselelo. Ngaba batshintshe enye into ukuxhasa ubufundisi babo beecawa, iqumrhu labadala elimiselweyo?

Jonga indlela iNew World Translation ewuguqula ngayo lo mhlathi:

“Ke kaloku thina sonke sanikwa ububele obungasifanelanga, ngokokutsho kukaKristu, wasilinganisa isipho sesisa. Kuba ithi: “Xa wenyukela phezulu wabathimba; ubanike izipho ezingabantu. ”(Kwabase-Efese 4: 7, 8)

Umguquli uyasilahlekisa ngegama elithi, "izipho ezingabantu". Oku kusikhokelela kwisigqibo sokuba amanye amadoda akhethekile, kuba asiphiwe yiNkosi.
Ukujonga kwi-interlinear, sinazo "izipho ebantwini".

“Izipho kubantu” yinguqulelo echanekileyo, hayi “izipho ezingabantu” njengoko iNguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha iguqulela.

Ngapha koko, nolu uluhlu lweenguqulelo ezingaphezu kwama-40 kwaye inye kuphela eguqulela le ndinyana ngokuthi “ebantwini” yile eveliswa yiWatchtower, Bible & Tract Society. Ngokucacileyo oku sisiphumo sokukhetha icala, bezimisele ukusebenzisa le ndinyana yeBhayibhile njengendlela yokuqinisa igunya labadala ababekiweyo boMbutho phezu komhlambi.

Kodwa kukho okungakumbi. Ukuba sifuna ukuqonda okufanelekileyo kokuthethwa nguPawulos, kufuneka siqaphele into yokuba igama alisebenzisayo “amadoda” yi-anthrópos hayi i-anēr.
I-Anthrópos ibhekisa kubo bobabini abesilisa nabasetyhini. Ixesha eliqhelekileyo. "Ubuntu" buya kuba yinto elungileyo enikezelwayo kuba ayithathi cala kwezesini. Ukuba uPawulos wayesebenzise i-anēr, ngewayebhekisa ngqo kule ndoda.

UPawulos uthi izipho aza kudwelisa zanikwa amalungu angamadoda nabasetyhini omzimba kaKristu. Akukho nasinye kwezi zipho esisebenza ngokukodwa kwisini esinye phezu kwesinye. Akukho nasinye kwezi zipho esinikwa ngokukodwa amadoda angamalungu ebandla.
Kungoko inguqulelo eyahlukeneyo ikuguqula ngolu hlobo:

Kwivesi 11, uchaza ezi zipho:

“Waza wanika abanye ukuba babe ngabapostile; abanye ke bangabaprofeti. abanye ke, abavangeli; abanye ke babe ngabalusi nabafundisi, ukugqibelela kwabangcwele, kulungiselelwa ukusebenza ulungiselelo, ukwakha umzimba kaKristu; side sonke sifike kubo ubunye benkolo, nobokwazi uNyana kaThixo, ebudodeni obupheleleyo, emlinganisweni wobukhulu bokuzala kukaKristu; ukuze singabi saba ngabantwana, abajikijelwa ngapha nangapha, beqhutywa ngumoya wonke wemfundiso, ngobuqhetseba babantu, ngobuqhokolo. sithi ke, sinyanisekile eluthandweni, sikhulele, ngeendawo zonke, kuye lo uyintloko, uKristu; ekuphuma kuye kuthi, umzimba wonke uhlangulwe, ulungiswe ngako konke ukusebenzisana: ngokomlinganiso welungu ngalinye, ukhulisa umzimba, uzakhe ngothando. ” (Kwabase-Efese 4: 11-16 WEB [World English Bible])

Umzimba wethu unamalungu amaninzi, ngalinye linomsebenzi walo. Kodwa inye kuphela intloko elawula zonke izinto. Kwibandla lamaKristu, inye kuphela inkokeli, uKristu. Sonke singamalungu afaka isandla ngokudibeneyo ukunceda bonke abanye ngothando.

Njengoko sifunda icandelo elilandelayo kwi-New International Version, zibuze ukuba ungene phi kolu luhlu?

“Ngoku ke ningumzimba kaKrestu, yaye ngamnye kuni ulilungu lomzimba kaKrestu. Kwaye uThixo wabeka ebandleni kuqala, bonke abapostile, okwesibini abaprofeti, okwesithathu abafundisi, emva koko imimangaliso, izipho zokuphilisa, ukunceda, ukukhokela, kunye neendidi ezahlukeneyo zeelwimi. Bangabapostile bonke? Ngaba bonke abaprofeti? Ngaba bonke ootitshala? Ngaba yonke imisebenzi yamandla iyenzeka? Ngaba bonke banezipho zokuphilisa? Ngaba bonke bathetha ngeelwimi? Ngaba bonke abatolika? Zondelelani ke ezona zibabalo zilungileyo; Kwaye ke ndiza kukubonisa eyona ndlela igqwesileyo. ” (1 KwabaseKorinte 12: 28-31 NIV)

Zonke ezi zipho azinikwanga zinkokheli zichongiweyo, kodwa zinika umzimba kaKrestu abakhonzi abafanelekileyo ukulungiselela iimfuno zabo.

UPawulos uyibonisa kakuhle indlela ibandla elimele ukuba lilo, kwaye umahluko okhoyo kwindlela izinto ezisehlabathini, kwaye ke, kwinkolo ezininzi ezibanga i-Christian Standard. Kwanangaphambi kokudwelisa ezi zipho, ubeka zonke kwindawo efanelekileyo:

Ngokuchasene noko, amalungu omzimba abonakala ngathi abuthathaka abalulekile, kwaye amalungu esicinga ukuba awanambeko kangako siwaphatha ngembeko ekhethekileyo. Kwaye iinxalenye ezingabonakaliyo ziphathwa ngokuthozama okukodwa, ngelixa amalungu ethu abonakalayo engadingi unyango olukhethekileyo. Usuke uThixo wawumanya umzimba, wathi ilungu elingento walibeka kweyona mbeko inkulu; ukuze kungabikho kwahlukahlukana emzimbeni, kubekho ukunyamekelana kwamalungu ngakunye; Kuthi, nokuba lilungu elinye eliva ubunzima, avelane amalungu onke; nokuba lilungu elinye elizukiswayo, avuyisane amalungu onke. (1 KwabaseKorinte 12: 22-26 NIV)

Ngaba kukho nalinye ilungu lomzimba wakho olicekisayo? Ngaba likho naliphi na ilungu lomzimba wakho ongathanda ukusika? Mhlawumbi inzwane encinci okanye umnwe opinki? Andiyiqondi. Kunjalo ke nangebandla lamaKristu. Nokuba elona candelo lincinci lixabiseke kakhulu.

Kodwa wayethetha ukuthini uPawulos xa esithi kufuneka sizabalazele ukufumana ezona zipho zikhulu? Ngenxa yako konke esikuthethileyo, ngekhe asibongoze ekufumaneni ubukhulu, kodwa endaweni yoko izipho zenkonzo.

Kwakhona, kufuneka sibuyele kumxholo. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba senze oko, masikhumbule ukuba izahluko neevesi ezafumaneka kwiinguqulelo zeBhayibhile zazingekho xa kwakubhalwa la mazwi ekuqaleni. Ke, masifunde umxholo siqonda ukuba ukwahlukana kwesahluko akuthethi ukuba kukho ikhefu lengcinga okanye utshintsho lwesihloko. Ngapha koko, kule meko, ingcinga yevesi 31 ikhokelela ngqo kwisahluko 13 ivesi 1.

UPawulos uqala ngokuthelekisa izipho asandula ukubhekisa kuzo ngothando kwaye zibonisa ukuba abayonto ngaphandle kwazo.

“Ndingafanelana ndithetha ngeelwimi zabantu nezezithunywa zezulu; uthando ke ndingenalo, ndisuke ndaba yintsimbi ehlokomayo, necangci elikhenkcezayo. Ndingafanelana ndinabo nobuprofeto, ndizazi iimfihlelo ezingcwele, ndinalo lonke ulwazi; ndinalo nokholo lokususa iintaba, uthando ke ndingenalo, andinto yanto. Ndingafanelana ndisamkelisa amahlwempu ngempahla yam yonke, nokuba ndithe umzimba wam ndawunikela ukuba uqhayise, uthando ke ndingenalo, akundincedi nganto. ” (1 KwabaseKorinte 13: 1-3 NWT)

Masicace ekuqondeni nasekusebenziseni ezi ndima. Ayinamsebenzi indlela ocinga ukuba ubaluleke ngayo. Ayinamsebenzi ukuba ikubonisa wuphi imbeko kwabanye. Ayinamsebenzi ukuba ulumke kangakanani okanye ufundiswe kangakanani. Ayinamsebenzi nokuba ungutitshala obalaseleyo okanye umshumayeli onenzondelelo. Ukuba uthando alushukumisi konke okwenzayo, awuyonto. Akukho nto. Ukuba asinalo uthando, yonke into esiyenzayo ihambelana noku:
Ngaphandle kothando, uyingxolo eninzi. UPawulos uqhubeka athi:

“Uthando luzeka kade umsindo yaye lunobubele. Uthando alunamona. Alugwagwisi; alukhukhumali, aluziphathi ngokungandilisekanga, alufuni ezalo izilangazelelo, alucaphuki. Ayigcini ingxelo yokwenzakala. Alubi nemihlali ngentswela-bulungisa, kodwa luvuyisana nenyaniso. Luthwala iinto zonke, lukholelwa izinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lunyamezela iinto zonke. Uthando soze lwehluleka. Ukuba ke ziziprofeto, ziya kubhangiswa; ukuba kukho iilwimi, ziya kuyeka; ukuba kukho ulwazi, luya kubhangiswa. ” (1 KwabaseKorinte 13: 4-8 NWT)

Olu luthando oluphezulu. Olu luthando uThixo analo ngathi. Olu luthando analo uKristu ngathi. Olu thando "alufuni ezalo izilangazelelo." Olu thando lufuna okona kulungileyo kulowo umthandayo. Olu thando aluyi kuhlutha omnye umntu imbeko okanye ilungelo lonqulo okanye livimbe omnye uhlobo lobudlelwane noThixo olilungelo lakhe.

Eyona nto iphambili kuyo yonke le nto ngokucacileyo kukuba ukufuna izipho ezikhulu ngothando akukhokeleli kugqame ngoku. Ukulangazelela izipho ezikhulu kukuzama ukusebenzela abanye ngcono, ukusebenzela iimfuno zomntu kunye nomzimba wonke kaKristu. Ukuba ufuna ukuzabalazela ezona zipho zibalaseleyo, lwela uthando.
Kungenxa yothando esinokuthi sibubambe buqinise ubomi obungunaphakade obunikwa abantwana bakaThixo.

Ngaphambi kokuba sivale, masishwankathele oko sikufundileyo.

  1. Abafazi babesetyenziswa nguThixo kumaxesha amaSirayeli nangamaxesha obuKristu njengabaprofeti, abagwebi, nkqu nabasindisi.
  2. Umprofeti uza kuqala, kuba ngaphandle kwelizwi eliphefumlelweyo likaThixo elathethwa ngomprofeti, utitshala ngekhe abe nexabiso lokufundisa.
  3. Izipho zikaThixo zabapostile, abaprofeti, ootitshala, abaphilisi, etetetet, azinikwanga amadoda kuphela, kodwa zinikwe amadoda nabafazi.
  4. Ubume begunya lomntu okanye ulawulo lwabefundisi yindlela umhlaba olawula ngayo abanye.
  5. Ebandleni, abo bafuna ukukhokela kufuneka babe ngamakhoboka abanye.
  6. Isipho somoya ekufuneka sonke sizabalazele uthando.
  7. Okokugqibela, sinenkokeli enye, uKristu, kodwa sonke singabazalwana noodade.

Okushiyekileyo ngumbuzo wento eyenza ii-episkopos ("umveleli") kunye ne-presbyteros ("indoda enkulu") ebandleni. Ngaba ezi ziya kuthathwa njengezihloko ezibhekisa kwiofisi ethile okanye ekunyulweni ebandleni? kwaye ukuba kunjalo, ngaba abantu basetyhini bafanele ukubandakanywa?

Nangona kunjalo, ngaphambi kokuba siwuphendule loo mbuzo, kukho enye into ecinezelayo ukujongana nayo.

UPawulos uxelela abaseKorinte ukuba umfazi makathi cwaka kwaye lihlazo kuye ukuba athethe ebandleni. Uxelela uTimoti ukuba umfazi akavumelekanga ukuba athabathe igunya lendoda. Ukongeza, usixelela ukuba intloko yomfazi ngamnye yindoda. (1 kwabaseKorinte 14: 33-35; 1 Timoti 2:11, 12; 1 kwabaseKorinte 11: 3)

Ukunikwa yonke into esiyifundileyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, inokwenzeka njani le nto? Ngaba kubonakala ngathi kuyaphikisana noko sikufundileyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku? Umzekelo, umfazi angaphakama njani ebandleni aprofete, njengoko uPawulos ngokwakhe esithi enako, ngeli lixa athuleyo? Ngaba kufanelekile ukuba aprofete esebenzisa izijekulo okanye intetho yezandla? Ukuphikisana okudala kucacile. Ewe, oku kuyakubeka amandla ethu okuqiqa sisebenzisa uvavanyo, kodwa siyakushiya iividiyo zethu ezilandelayo.

Njengesiqhelo, enkosi ngenkxaso yakho kunye nenkuthazo yakho.

 

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