Kodi mpingo ndi chiyani?

Baibulo limanena kuti: Aliyense amene amakhulupirira mwa Khristu amakhala membala wa mpingo kapena gulu.
Ndi chiyani icho, mpingo, osonkhana? Kodi limayendetsedwa bwanji? Kodi ndi chiyani?

Yesu akumanga mpingo wake

Yesu anati: “Ndikufuna kumanga mpingo wanga (Mateyu 16,18). Mpingo ndi wofunika kwa iye—anaukonda kwambiri kotero kuti anapereka moyo wake chifukwa cha iye (Aef 5,25). Ngati tikhala ngati iye, ifenso tidzakonda mpingo ndi kudzipereka tokha kwa iye. Tchalitchi kapena dera lamasuliridwa kuchokera ku Greek ekklesia, kutanthauza msonkhano. Mu Machitidwe 19,39-40 mawuwa amagwiritsidwa ntchito potanthauza kusonkhana kwa anthu wamba. Kwa mkhristu, komabe, ekklesia yatenga tanthauzo lapadera: onse okhulupirira mwa Yesu Khristu.

Pa nthawi imene anagwiritsa ntchito mawuwa koyamba, Luka analemba kuti: “Panali mantha aakulu pa gulu lonse la anthu . . . . . . 5,11). Iye sasowa kuti afotokoze chomwe mawuwo amatanthauza; owerenga ake ankadziwa kale. Linkanena za Akhristu onse, osati okhawo amene anasonkhana pamalo amenewa panthawiyo. “Mpingo” ukuimira mpingo, kuimira ophunzira onse a Khristu. Gulu la anthu, osati nyumba.

Komanso, anthu ammudzi amatchulanso za misonkhano yachikhristu. Paulo analembera “mpingo wa Mulungu wa ku Korinto”.1. Akorinto 1,2); amalankhula za “mipingo yonse ya Kristu” ( Aroma 4,16). Koma akugwiritsanso ntchito mawuwa monga dzina la gulu la okhulupirira onse pamene akunena kuti “Kristu anakonda Eklesia, nadzipereka yekha m’malo mwake.” ( Aefeso. 5,25).

Mpingo ulipo pamitundu ingapo. Mbali imodzi pali gulu kapena mpingo wapadziko lonse lapansi, womwe umaphatikizapo aliyense padziko lapansi amene avomereza kuti Yesu Khristu ndi Mbuye ndi Mpulumutsi. Madera akumidzi, midzi yocheperako, magulu amchigawo cha anthu omwe amasonkhana pafupipafupi, ali pamlingo wosiyana. Pakati paliponse pali zipembedzo kapena kuvomereza, ndiye kuti, magulu amipingo omwe amagwira ntchito limodzi mogwirizana komanso pachikhulupiriro.

Mipingo yakomweko nthawi zina imaphatikizaponso osakhulupilira - abale awo omwe samati Yesu ndi Mpulumutsi koma amatenga nawo mbali mmoyo wa mpingo. Anthu omwe amakhulupirira kuti ndi Akhristu koma amadzipusitsa amathanso kukhala mgululi. Zochitika zikusonyeza kuti ena a iwo pambuyo pake anavomereza kuti sanali Akristu enieni.

Chifukwa chomwe tikufunikira mpingo

Anthu ambiri amadzitcha okha okhulupirira mwa Khristu, koma safuna kulowa mpingo uliwonse. Izi, nazonso, ziyenera kutchedwa kaimidwe koyipa. Chipangano Chatsopano chimasonyeza kuti: Chochitika chodziwika bwino ndi chakuti okhulupirira akhale mu mpingo (Ahebri 10,25).

Mobwerezabwereza Paulo akuitana akhristu kukhala kwa wina ndi mzake ndi kugwira ntchito wina ndi mzake, kutumikira wina ndi mzake, ku umodzi (Aroma 1).2,10; 15,7; 1. Korinto 12,25; Agalatiya 5,13; Aefeso 4,32; Afilipi 2,3; Akolose 3,13; 1 Ates 5,13). Kutsatira pempholi kuli kotheka kwa wosungulumwa amene safuna kukhala pafupi ndi okhulupirira ena.

Mpingo ungatipangitse kudzimva kuti ndife amodzi, kumverera kwa umodzi wachikhristu. Itha kutipatsa gawo locheperako la chitetezo chauzimu kuti tisasochere kudzera m'malingaliro achilendo. Mpingo ungatipatse ubwenzi, mayanjano, komanso chilimbikitso. Ikhoza kutiphunzitsa zinthu zomwe sitikanaphunzira patokha. Itha kuthandiza kulera ana athu, itithandizanso "kutumikira Mulungu" moyenera, itipatsanso mwayi wothandiza anthu omwe timakulira, nthawi zambiri m'njira zosayembekezereka.

Mwambiri tinganene kuti: Phindu lomwe dera limatipatsa limalingana ndi kudzipereka komwe timayika. Koma mwina chifukwa chofunika kwambiri kuti wokhulupirira aliyense alowe mu mpingo ndi: Mpingo umafuna ife. Mulungu wapereka mphatso zosiyanasiyana kwa okhulupirira aliyense payekha ndipo akufuna kuti tigwire ntchito limodzi “kuti onse apindule” (1. Korinto 12,4-7). Ngati gawo lokha la ogwira ntchito likuwonekera kuntchito, n'zosadabwitsa kuti mpingo sukuchita zambiri monga momwe timayembekezera kapena kuti tilibe thanzi monga momwe timayembekezera. Tsoka ilo, ena amaona kukhala kosavuta kudzudzula kusiyana ndi kuthandiza.

Mpingo umafuna nthawi yathu, luso lathu, mphatso zathu. Amafuna anthu omwe angadalire - amafunikira kudzipereka kwathu. Yesu anaitana antchito kuti azipemphera (Mateyu 9,38). Iye amafuna kuti aliyense wa ife athandizepo osati kungosewera chabe. Aliyense amene akufuna kukhala Mkristu wopanda mpingo sagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zake monga momwe tiyenera kuzigwiritsira ntchito molingana ndi Baibulo, lomwe ndi kuthandiza. Mpingo ndi “gulu lothandizana” ndipo tiyenera kuthandizana wina ndi mzake podziwa kuti tsiku lifika (inde lafika kale), kuti tifunika thandizo tokha.

Mpingo / dera: zithunzi ndi zisonyezo

Mpingo umalankhulidwa m'njira zosiyanasiyana: anthu a Mulungu, banja la Mulungu, mkwatibwi wa Khristu. Ndife nyumba, kachisi, thupi. Yesu anati kwa ife ngati nkhosa, ngati munda, ngati munda wamphesa. Chizindikiro chilichonse chikuwonetsera mbali ina ya Mpingo.

Mafanizo ambiri a ufumu ochokera m’kamwa mwa Yesu amanenanso za mpingo. Monga kambewu kampiru, Mpingo unayamba waung’ono ndikukula (Mateyu 13,31-32). Mpingo uli ngati munda umene namsongole amamera pamodzi ndi tirigu (vesi 24-30). Uli ngati ukonde umene umakola nsomba zabwino komanso zoipa ( vesi 47-50 ). Uli ngati munda wamphesa umene ena amagwira ntchito maola ambiri, ena kwa nthawi yochepa (Mateyu 20,1:16-2). Iye ali ngati antchito amene anaikizidwa ndalama ndi mbuye wawo amene anaisunga bwino pang’ono ndi pang’ono moipa ( Mateyu 5,14-30). Yesu anadzitcha yekha m’busa ndipo ophunzira ake gulu la nkhosa (Mateyu 26,31); ntchito yake inali kuyang'ana nkhosa zotayika (Mateyu 18,11-14). Iye akufotokoza okhulupirira ake kukhala nkhosa zodyetsedwa ndi kusamaliridwa1,15-17). Paulo ndi Petulo anagwiritsanso ntchito chizindikiro chimenechi ndipo ananena kuti atsogoleri a matchalitchi ayenera ‘kuweta gulu la nkhosa.’ ( Machitidwe 20,28:1; ​​Petulo 5,2).

Ndife “nyumba ya Mulungu,” akulemba motero Paulo 1. Akorinto 3,9. Maziko ndi Khristu (vesi 11); Petro akutitcha “miyala yamoyo yomangidwa nyumba yauzimu.” ( 1 Petro 2,5). Tonse timamangidwa “kukhalamo Mulungu mwa mzimu.” (Aef 2,22). Ndife kachisi wa Mulungu, kachisi wa Mzimu Woyera (1. Akorinto 3,17;6,19). N’zoona kuti Mulungu akhoza kulambiridwa pamalo alionse; koma mpingo uli ndi kupembedza monga nsonga yake yapakati.

Ndife “anthu a Mulungu,” limatero 1. Peter 2,10. Ndife chimene anthu a Israyeli anayenera kukhala: “mbadwo wosankhika, ansembe achifumu, anthu opatulika, anthu achuma” ( vesi 9 ; onani Eksodo 2 ).9,6). Ndife a Mulungu chifukwa Khristu anatigula ndi magazi ake (Chiv 5,9). Ndife ana a Mulungu, iye ndiye atate wathu (Aef 3,15). Takhala ndi choloŵa chachikulu monga ana ndipo potero tikuyembekezera kumkondweretsa ndi kuchita zinthu mogwirizana ndi dzina lake.

Lemba limatinso ife Mkwatibwi wa Khristu - liwu lomwe limafanana ndi momwe Khristu amatikondera komanso kusintha kwakukulu komwe kukuchitika mwa ife kuti tithe kukhala paubwenzi wapamtima ndi Mwana wa Mulungu. M'mafanizo ake ena, Yesu akuitanira anthu ku chakudya chamadzulo chaukwati; apa tikuitanidwa kuti tikhale mkwatibwi.

“Tikondwere, tisekere, ndipo timchitire ulemu; pakuti ukwati wa Mwanawankhosa wafika, ndipo mkwatibwi wake wakonza” (Chibvumbulutso 19,7). Kodi “timadzikonzekeretsa” motani? Ndi mphatso: “Ndipo anapatsidwa kwa iye kuvala yekha ndi bafuta wonyezimira, wokongola” (vesi 8). Khristu amatiyeretsa “mwa kutisambitsa ndi madzi m’Mawu” (Aef 5,26). Amayika mpingo pamaso pake ataupanga kukhala waulemerero ndi wopanda banga, woyera ndi wopanda chilema (v. 27). Iye amagwira ntchito mwa ife.

Kugwirira ntchito limodzi

Chizindikiro chomwe chikuwonetsa bwino momwe ma parishi ayenera kukhalira wina ndi mnzake ndi thupi. “Koma inu ndinu thupi la Kristu,” akulemba motero Paulo, “ndipo yense wa inu ali chiwalo.”1. Korinto 12,27). Yesu Khristu “ndiye mutu wa thupi, ndiwo mpingo.” (Akolose 1,18) ndipo ife tonse ndife ziwalo za thupi. Tikakhala ogwirizana ndi Khristu, timakhalanso ogwirizana, ndipo timakhala odzipereka kwa wina ndi mnzake.1. Korinto 12,21), palibe amene anganene kuti alibe chochita ndi mpingo (v. 18). Mulungu amagawira mphatso zathu kuti tigwire ntchito limodzi kuti tipindule komanso kuti tithandize ndi kulandira thandizo pogwira ntchito limodzi. Pasakhale “magawano” m’thupi (v. 25). Nthawi zambiri Paulo amatsutsa mzimu wachipani; amene afesa chikangano achotsedwe mu mpingo (Aroma 16,17; Tito 3,10-11). Mulungu amalola kuti mpingo “ukule m’mbali zonse” m’njira yakuti “chiwalo chilichonse chichirikiza chinzake monga mwa muyeso wa mphamvu yake.” ( Aefeso. 4,16). Tsoka ilo, dziko lachikhristu lagawika m’zipembedzo, zomwe sizimakangana pafupipafupi. Mpingo sunakhale wangwiro chifukwa palibe aliyense wa mamembala ake amene ali angwiro. Komabe: Khristu akufuna mpingo umodzi (Yohane 17,21). Izi sizikutanthauza kuphatikizika kwa bungwe, koma zimafuna cholinga chimodzi. Umodzi weniweni ungapezeke mwa kuyesetsa kuyandikira kwambiri kwa Khristu, kulalikira Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu, kukhala motsatira mfundo zake. Cholinga chake ndi kufalitsa iye, osati ifeyo.” Komabe, kukhala ndi zipembedzo zosiyanasiyana kulinso ndi ubwino wake: Kudzera m’njira zosiyanasiyana, uthenga wa Khristu umafikira anthu ambiri m’njira imene angamvetse.

gulu

Pali mitundu itatu yayikulu yamakonzedwe ampingo ndi malamulo adziko lachikhristu: otsogola, demokalase komanso oimira. Amatchedwa episcopal, mpingo ndi presbyterial.

Mtundu uliwonse uli ndi mitundu yake, koma makamaka mtundu wa episcopal ukutanthauza kuti m'busa ali ndi mphamvu zokhazikitsa mfundo zamatchalitchi ndikukhazikitsa abusa. Munthawi yamipingo, mipingo imasankha zinthu ziwirizi: Mu dongosolo la atsogoleri, mphamvu imagawanika pakati pa chipembedzo ndi tchalitchi; Akuluakulu amasankhidwa ndikupatsidwa kuthekera.

Chipangano Chatsopano sichinena za mpingo wapadera kapena dongosolo la mpingo. Imalankhula za oyang'anira (mabishopu), akulu ndi abusa (abusa), ngakhale kuti mayina audindowa amawoneka osinthika. Petro akulamula akulu kukhala abusa ndi oyang’anira: “Dyetsani gulu lankhosa . . . 5,1-2). M’mawu ofananawo, Paulo anapereka malangizo omwewo kwa akulu ( Machitidwe 20,17:28, ).

Mpingo wa ku Yerusalemu unkatsogoleredwa ndi gulu la akulu; parishi ya ku Filipi ya mabishopu (Machitidwe 15,1-2; Afilipi 1,1). Paulo anasiya Tito ku Kerete kuti akasankhe akulu kumeneko; akulemba vesi limodzi lonena za akulu ndi angapo ponena za mabishopu, ngati kuti ndi mawu ofanana a makhonsolo a parishi (Tito 1,5-9). M’kalata yopita kwa Ahebri (13,7, Quantity ndi Elberfeld Bible) atsogoleri ammudzi amangotchedwa "atsogoleri". Pa nthawiyi Luther akumasulira "Führer" kuti "mphunzitsi", mawu omwe amawonekeranso kawirikawiri (1. Korinto 12,29; James 3,1). Kalankhulidwe ka Aefeso 4,11 zimasonyeza kuti “abusa” ndi “aphunzitsi” anali m’gulu limodzi. Chimodzi mwa ziyeneretso zazikulu za atumiki mu mpingo chinali chakuti “akhoza kuphunzitsa ena.” ( 2 Tim.2,2).

Chodziwika bwino ndi ichi: atsogoleri ammudzi adasankhidwa. Panali gawo lina la bungwe la anthu, ngakhale kuti maudindo enieni anali apamwamba. Mamembalawo anafunikira kusonyeza ulemu ndi kumvera kwa akuluakulu (1 Ates 5,12; 1. Timoteo 5,17; Ahebri 13,17).

Ngati mkulu alamula kanthu kolakwika, mpingo suyenera kumvera; koma nthawi zambiri ankayembekezera kuti mpingo uthandize mkuluyo. Kodi akulu amachita chiyani? Ndiwe woyang'anira dera (1. Timoteo 5,17). Amaweta gulu la nkhosa, amatsogolela mwa citsanzo ndi ciphunzitso. Amayang'anira gulu la nkhosa (Machitidwe 20,28:1). Iwo sayenera kulamulira mwankhanza, koma kutumikira ( Petro 5,23), »Kuti oyera mtima akhale okonzeka ku ntchito ya utumiki. Mwa ichi thupi la Khristu liyenera kumangidwa.” ( Aefeso 4,12Kodi akulu amatsimikiza bwanji? Muzochitika zingapo timapeza zambiri: Paulo amaika akulu (Machitidwe 14,23), akuganiza kuti Timoteo amaika mabishopu (1. Timoteo 3,17), ndipo anapatsa mphamvu Tito kusankha akulu (Tito 1,5). Mulimonsemo, pamilandu imeneyi panali utsogoleri wotsogola. Sitipeza zitsanzo zosonyeza mmene mpingo umasankhira akulu.

Atumiki

Komabe, tikuona mu Machitidwe 6,1-6, momwe anthu otchedwa olera osauka amasankhidwa ndi anthu. Amuna amenewa anasankhidwa kuti azigawira chakudya kwa osowa, ndipo atumwiwo anawaika m’maudindo amenewa. Izi zinalola kuti atumwiwo aziika maganizo ake pa ntchito ya uzimu ndi ntchito zakuthupi zimene ziyenera kuchitika (v. 2). Kusiyana kumeneku pakati pa ntchito ya mpingo wauzimu ndi yakuthupi imapezekanso mu 1. Peter 4,10-11.

Akuluakulu a ntchito zamanja nthawi zambiri amatchedwa madikoni, kuchokera ku Greek diakoneo, kutumikira. Madikoni achikazi amatchulidwanso pamalo amodzi (Aroma 16,1).

Paulo anapatsa Timoteo makhalidwe angapo amene dikoni ayenera kukhala nawo (1 Tim3,8-12), osatchula ndendende zomwe ntchito yawo inali. Chotsatira chake, mipingo yosiyana imapatsa madikoni ntchito zosiyanasiyana, kuyambira kwa woyang'anira holo kupita ku akawunti yazachuma.Mu maudindo a utsogoleri, si dzina, osati dongosolo lake, kapena momwe amadzadzidwira zomwe ndizofunikira. Tanthauzo ndi cholinga chawo n’chofunika kwambiri: kuthandiza anthu a Mulungu pakukula “kufikira chidzalo cha Khristu” ( Aefeso. 4,13).

Kudziwa mdera

Kristu anamanga mpingo wake, anapereka mphatso ndi chitsogozo kwa anthu ake, ndipo anatipatsa ife ntchito. Chimodzi mwa zolinga zazikulu za gulu la tchalitchi ndi kupembedza, chipembedzo. Mulungu watiitana “kuti mulalikire za ubwino wa Iye amene anakuitanani kuchokera mumdima, kulowa mu kuunika kwake kodabwitsa.” ( 1 Petro 2,9). Mulungu akufunafuna anthu amene adzamulambira (Yoh 4,23) amene amamukonda kwambiri kuposa china chilichonse ( Mateyu 4,10). Chilichonse chimene timachita, kaya munthu payekha kapena monga gulu, chizichitika mwaulemu wake nthawi zonse.1. Akorinto 10,31). Tiyenera “kulemekeza Mulungu nthawi zonse” (Aheberi 13,15).

Timalamulidwa kuti: “Limbikitsani wina ndi mnzake ndi masalmo, ndi nyimbo, ndi nyimbo zauzimu.” ( Aefeso. 5,19). Tikasonkhana pamodzi monga mpingo, timaimba nyimbo zotamanda Mulungu, kupemphera kwa iye komanso kumva mawu ake. Izi ndi mitundu ya kulambira. Momwemonso mgonero, chimodzimodzinso ubatizo, chimodzimodzinso kumvera.

Cholinga china cha mpingo ndicho kuphunzitsa. Ndi pamtima pa lamulo lakuti: “Aphunzitseni kusunga zinthu zonse zimene ndinakulamulirani inu.” ( Mateyu 2                       ]8,20). Atsogoleri a mpingo ayenera kuphunzitsa, ndipo membala aliyense ayenera kuphunzitsa ena (Akolose 3,16). Tiyenera kuchenjezana (1. Korinto 14,31; 1 Ates 5,11; Ahebri 10,25). Magulu ang'onoang'ono ndi omwe ali abwino kwambiri pothandizana ndi kuphunzitsana.

Paulo akuti iwo amene akufunafuna mphatso za Mzimu ayenera kuyesetsa kulimbikitsa mpingo (1. Korinto 14,12). Cholinga chake ndi: kumangiriza, kuchenjeza, kulimbikitsa, kutonthoza (ndime 3). Zonse zimene zimachitika mu mpingo zimanenedwa kuti zimamangirira mpingo (v. 26). Tiyenera kukhala ophunzira, anthu amene amafika podziŵa ndi kugwiritsira ntchito mawu a Mulungu. Akristu oyambirira anayamikiridwa chifukwa chakuti “anapitiriza” “m’chiphunzitso cha atumwi, ndi m’magulu, m’kunyema mkate, ndi m’mapemphero.” ( Machitidwe a Atumwi 2,42).

Lingaliro lachitatu la mpingo ndi "social service". “Chotero tiyeni tichite zabwino kwa onse, koma makamaka kwa iwo a chikhulupiriro,” anatero Paulo (Agalatiya 6,10). Choyamba, kudzipereka kwathu ndi banja lathu, kenaka kwa anthu ammudzi, ndiyeno ku dziko lotizungulira. Lamulo lachiwiri lalikulu kwambiri ndi lakuti: Uzikonda mnzako (Mateyu 2).2,39). Dziko lathu lili ndi zosowa zambiri zakuthupi ndipo sitiyenera kuzinyalanyaza. Koma koposa zonse umafunika uthenga wabwino, ndipo ifenso tisanyalanyaze izo. Monga gawo la "mayanjano" athu, mpingo uyenera kulalikira uthenga wabwino wa chipulumutso kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu. Palibe bungwe lina lomwe limagwira ntchitoyi - ndi ntchito ya Mpingo. Wogwira ntchito aliyense amafunikira pa izi - ena "patsogolo", ena mu "siteji". Ena amabzala, ena feteleza, ena amakolola; ngati tigwira ntchito limodzi, Khristu adzakulitsa mpingo (Aefeso 4,16).

Wolemba Michael Morrison