Inkwa yokudlela ekwenziwa kwesonto

Angazi ngokuthe ngokuqiniseka njengokuhlola le ndaba ngokwembono wesiBible. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubonakala ngathi kungaba yindlela enhle yokwandisa ubunhlalo, nokuthi kungaba yithuluzi elihle lokushumayela injil. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubonakala ngathi kungahle kuhlanganise ibandla nenkampani ngendlela ebabazekayo.

Izinto ezingelonakalanga

Kungenzeka ukuthi uyazi, uJesu wayenazo iingxaki ezinkulu ngenxa yamakampani ayesebenza ethempelini phakathi nezinsuku zakhe. KuJohane 2:13-16, uJesu wabaxosha abantu ababethengisa izilwane baze bashintshanisa imali ethempelini. Kungenzeka ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwalezilwane kwakuyinto ephathekayo kubo ababefika umbuso eJerusalema ngenxa yePasika. Abahambi abanjalo babengadinga izilwane zokusenga, kodwa kungaba yinto enzima kubo ukuthutha imikhamo yezilwane eJerusalema ngenxa yaleso sikhathi. Ukuthengiswa kwizilwane ethempelini kwakungenzeka hhayi nje kuphela ukuze kuthengwe imali, kodwa mhlawumbe ukuze kuhlinzekwe izilwane zokusenga ezazidingeka ukuthengwa endaweni ukuze kube lula kubantu abahala baseCana. Ukushintshana kwimali ibe yimali yendawo mhlawumbe kwakuhlobene nalesi sikhathi. Kulesi sikhathi, uJesu wabaxosha bonke ababengabantu ababhizinisi ethempelini. Njengoba uJohane achaza umbiko, into yokuqala ayikhohliwe ukuthi amabhizinisi ayedukile, kodwa kuphela ukuthi babengabantu ababhizinisi endaweni eyayigcwele uThixo.

Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ibhizinisi lingasenza umphakathi ongabakholeki ubone ibandla njengento engaphansi kwinto engcwele noma njengophawu lwezwe, kodwa kunalokho njengokubonakaliswa kwabantu abathenga izinto. Futhi mhlawumbe ababekufuna ukuhlangana noThixo bangavinjwa noma bangathintwa ekufuneni kwabo uma belekwa yiringi zemali ekhona.

Kukhona nombuzo weSabbathi. Ingabe abakristu kufanele basebenze ngeSonto? Ingabe abakristu kufanele bathenge emabhizinisini abangela abasebenzi babo basebenze ngeSonto? Ingabe ibandla kufanele liqhube ibhizinisi ngeSonto? Ngikhetha ukucabanga ukuthi abakristu kufanele bagweme ukusebenza ngeSonto ngaphezu kokuba nakho, kodwa nginombono omncane wokuthenga emabhizinisini (ngubani nami ukwahlulela ukuthi akudingeki yini omunye umuntu asebenze ngeSonto?). Ingabe lokhu kuthetha ukuthi ibandla linamathela abantu abangabakholeki noma ababekufanele basebenze ukuze baqhube ikhefi? Kulawo maqiniso, kungandikhathaza.

Kwa-revenue, ngithsusha ukuthi ikhefi yebandla ingalahlekelwa imali ngaphezu kokuthengwa, kodwa ngingahlola. Ngelo nalokho, nginombono wokuthi imali yebandla kufanele iphakanyiswe njengedonshiyo. Ukunika uThixo yinto yokukhulekela, nokulwazi kwabakristu. Hhayi, kwinombolo yami, ukunikezwa kwimali yebhizinisi. Nakuba ukwengeza kwimali yebandla kusengcupheni, kodwa kuba yinto yokuthathelwa uma ibandla lincike kakhulu kwimali.

Izinzuzo

Kodwa, akukho ukulingana phakathi kwethempeli nebandla lanamuhla. Amabandla ethu awakho emakholongweni angcwele lapho uThixo abonakalisa khona ubukhona bakhe noma inkazimulo yakhe; ubukhona bakhe obukhethekile abusaleli endlini enye (Johane 4:20-24). Kodwa, kubakristu ithempeli yinto uJesu (Johane 2:21) yena kanye nabantu bebandla (1 Korinte 3:16-17). Ukusetha ibhizinisi endlini yebandla ngakho kungahle kungaphuli indawo engcwele kaThixo.

Nakuba ababekufuna ukuthenga ikhefi njengesibonakaliso sokuthi ibandla lithengisiwe, mhlawumbe abanye bazozizwa behalaliswa yinto ekhululekile, engaqhelekanga. Mhlawumbe ababekufuna ukuthenga ikristu bahlukumezeke ngamava amabi ebadlulisela amasonto athempelini bazithola ibandla elinamakhefi lingaphansi kwengozi, likhululeke.

Ngenye indlela, ikhefi lingaphinda linikeze ubunhlalo kubantu bebandla, yinto ekhulu kakhulu. Ibhande la kwenziwa ekudleni ndawonye njalo (umzekelo, Izenzo 2:46). Mhlawumbe lokhu kungaba yindlela yebandla lanamuhla ukuze lithole lesi sipiliyoni.

Kwa-eshumayela, umuntu angathola impumelelo enkulu ekumemeni umuntu angabakholeki ekupijeni ikhofi endlini yebandla (hamba, kunegama elihle lekhefi yebandla: The Church Grounds) kunokumemena umuntu ekuphileni kwebandla.

Kungenzeka ukuthi ibhizinisi linikeze imali yebandla.

Ihlaziyo

Ngakho, ngithanda ukwandisa ubunhlalo, kanye nokwandisa amathuba okushumayela. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngiyasola ekutheni umuntu athole umuntu oyothenga izinto endaweni yebandla.

Umbuzo wokusebenza kwebandla ngeSonto uyangikhathaza. Uma ibandla elinamathela ekugcineni kweSabbathi, ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kungaba yinto ekwahlulela.

Nakuba isakhiwo sebandla singethempeli elisha, abantu bayinto. Ukuqhuba ibhizinisi endlini yebandla ngeSonto kungavinjwa ubukhona bukaThixo hhayi ngendawo yangokwenziwa, kodwa ngokubavimbela abantu bakhe.

Ngiyasikisela ukuthi indlela ekahle ukuvula ikhefi elingeyona ibhizinisi. Uma ibandla likholelwa ukuthi ikhefi ibalulekile ekuyeni, mhlawumbe ikhefi kufanele ibe yinto yebandla, hhayi ibhizinisi. Yenza ikhefi, kodwa ixhase ngokupheleley donshiyo. Nikeza ikhofi, bagel, donati, nento yonke oyikhonzayo. Vumela abantu basebenze ekhawuntani baze baphakele njengomsebenzi wokuhlinzeka. Yamukela donshiyo zokudla nezinsiza, kodwa musa zikweleta ("ukuncoma" donshiyo kungenzeka ukucindezela - kungandikhathaza njengento yokucindezela, kodwa njengento yokuzikhethela).

Njengokuvamile, thumela kwabahloniphekileyo nabaholi bendla yakho uma une ngcamango enhle yebandla lakho engeyona ngqo iSkribhithi. UThixo angabanika ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kwakho konke ukwahlulela.