Christian Bible Discipleship

Izindima ezimbili eTestamenteni Elisha zikwenza kucace ukuthi inhloko yeBandla nguJesu Kristu. 

Colossians 1:17–18

yona ingaphambi kwakho konke, nezinto zonke zimi ngayo; yona iyinhloko yomzimba, ngisho iBandla, engukuqala, izibulo kwabafileyo, ukuze yona ibe ngowokuqala ezintweni zonke,

“Yena ungaphambi kwakho konke, futhi zonke izinto zibambene ngaye, futhi uyinhloko yomzimba, ibandla.” Lesi siqephu senza ukuqhathanisa kafushane phakathi komzimba womuntu neBandla. IBandla lingumzimba, noJesu Kristu uyinhloko. UJesu wayekhona ngaphambi kwazo zonke izinto futhi ubamba zonke izinto ndawonye. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ne Bandla.

Ephesians 5:22–25

Abafazi mabathobele amadoda abo kungathi kukuyo iNkosi, ngokuba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengokuba noKristu uyinhloko yeBandla, yena engumsindisi womzimba. Kepha njengokuba iBandla lithobela uKristu, kanjalo nabafazi mabathobele amadoda ezintweni zonke. Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengalokho noKristu ulithandile iBandla, wazinikela ngenxa yalo

 ikhuluma ngobudlelwane phakathi kwendoda nomfazi futhi ihlanganisa nemfundiso kaJesu njengenhloko yeBandla:

“Bafazi, thobelani amadoda enu njengoba nenza eNkosini. Ngoba indoda iyinhloko yomfazi, njengoba noKristu eyinhloko yebandla, umzimba wakhe, onguMsindisi walo. Manje njengoba ibandla lithobela uKristu, kanjalo nabafazi mabathobele amadoda abo kukho konke. Madoda, thandani omkenu, njengoba nje noKristu walithanda ibandla futhi wazinikela ngenxa yalo.”

Kule ndima, abafazi kufanele bazithobe kubayeni babo njengoba ibandla lizithoba kuKristu, namadoda kufanele athande omkawo ngokuzinikela ngendlela uKristu ayezimisele ngayo ukufela ibandla. Kulo mongo, uJesu ubizwa ngokuthi “inhloko yebandla, umzimba wakhe.” Ubizwa nangokuthi uMsindisi wawo.

Kusho ukuthini ukuba yinhloko yebandla? Kokubili AbaseKolose 1 kanye nabase-Efesu 5 bagcizelela ubuholi bukaKristu namandla Akhe. KwabaseKolose, uKristu uyinhloko ngoba uhlanganisa zonke izinto. Kwabase-Efesu, uKristu uyinhloko ngoba unguMsindisi.

Imithelela yale mfundiso ijulile. Okokuqala, abaholi bebandla kufanele banikele ubuholi bokugcina eNkosini uJesu Kristu. Nguye oholayo futhi onqumayo izimfundiso nemikhuba yebandla. Amalungu eBandla kufanele alandele uKristu kuqala futhi abaholi basemhlabeni balandele, okwesibili, njengoba labo baholi belingisa uKristu (bona i                 eyoku-       yokuqala  yonke                                                        mmoja    moja  moja  moja  moja  moja  moja  moja  moja  4  nayo  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 nabo  nabo nabo-4.

Okwesibili, uthando uJesu analo ngebandla lubonakaliswa esifisweni sakhe sokuthi nathi silithande ibandla. Isonto akusona isakhiwo noma inhlangano kodwa iqembu labantu abamaziyo nabamkhulekelayo uJesu. AmaKristu ayafundiswa: “Masicabangelane ukuthi singakhuthazana kanjani othandweni nasezenzweni ezinhle, singayeki ukuhlangana ndawonye, ​​njengoba kungumkhuba wabanye ukwenza, kodwa sikhuthazane—ikakhulu njengoba nibona usuku lusondela.”— Hebheru 10:24-25 . Ukuxhumana njalo namanye amakholwa kudumisa iNkosi, kuyasikhuthaza mathupha njengamakholwa, futhi kusivumela ukuba sikhuthaze futhi sikhonze abanye.

Nakuba ibandla ngalinye lizoba nabaholi balo bendawo, umholi omkhulu wanoma yiliphi ibandla iNkosi uJesu. Wathi, “Ngizolakha isonto lami” ( Mathewu 16:18 , kugcizelelwe); kungokwaKhe. Uyinhloko yomzimba futhi nguye yedwa onamandla okuhola nokuthanda ibandla ngokwanele.