Ikhofi Shop eSontweni

Angiqiniseki kahle ukuthi ungahlola kanjani le nkinga ngokombukiso weBhayibheli. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubonakala sengathi kungaba yindlela enhle yokwandisa ubudlelwane, nokuthi kungaba yithuluzi elihle lokuthumela abantu kuKristu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubonakala sengathi kungahle kuhlanganise ibandla nebhizinisi ngendlela ethile ekhathazayo.

Izinto ezingelonzi

Mhlawumbe uyazi, uJesu wayenazinkinga ezinkulu nezibizinisi ezabezwa ethempelini phakathi nezinsuku zakhe. KuJohane 2:13-16, uJesu wabaxosha abantu ababethengisa izilwane baze bashintshanisa imali ethempelini. Mhlawumbe, ukuthengiswa kwalezi zilwane kwakunikezwa njengesikhathi esilula kubantu ababefika ezindaweni ezikude beza eJerusalema ngomkhosi wePhasika. Labo bantu ababefika bazidinga izilwane zokusenga, kodwa kungaba yinto enzima kubo ukuthutha imikhamo yezilwane eza eJerusalema ngenhloso leyo. Ukuthengiswa kwizilwane ethempelini mhlawumbe kwakuhlelwe hhayi nje kuphela ukuze kuthole imali, kodwa mhlawumbe ukunikeza izilwane zokusenga ezazidingeka ukuthengwa endaweni yokuqondana nokusiza abakwaJuda abahlala ngaphandle kweKhanani. Ukushintshana kwemali kwingqalashelo yendawo mhlawumbe kwakuhlobene nalesi sikhathi esilula. Kulokhu, uJesu wabaxosha bonke ababenza ibhizinisi ethempelini. Njengoba uJohane echaza i-akhawunti, iphuzu lalibonakali sengathi lezi bhizinisi zazikhohlisa, kodwa kuphela ukuthi babenza ibhizinisi endaweni eyayigcwele uThixo.

Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ibhizinisi lingasenza umphakathi ongakholwa ubone ibandla njengesinto engcwele kunalokho, kodwa njengokwenzeka kwabanye abantu. Futhi mhlawumbe abafuna ukuhlangana noThixo bazakuvinjwa noma bangavinjwa ekufuneni kwabo uma bezwa umqulu wemali oyikhazimulayo.

Kukhona futhi yonke le ndaba yosuku lweSabbathi. Ingabe abakwaKristu kufanele basebenze ngosuku lweSundla? Ingabe abakwaKristu kufanele bathengele ibhizinisi elenza abasebenzi baso basebenze ngosuku lweSundla? Ingabe ibandla kufanele liqhube ibhizinisi ngosuku lweSundla? Ngikhetha ukucabanga ukuthi abakwaKristu kufanele bagweme ukusebenza ngosuku lweSundla lapho bekwazi, kodwa anginawo umkhulu wobunzima bokuthenga kubantu ababhizinisi (ngubani nami ukwahlulela ukuthi akekho umuntu owadinga ukusebenza ngosuku lweSundla?). Ingabe lokhu kuthetha ukuthi ibandla linamathela kubantu abangakholwa noma abadinga ukusebenza ngenkani ukuqhuba ikhefi? Lokhu kungibonakala njengesisombululo esingavamile.

Kuze kuthi ngokuqondene nemali engenayo, ngisola ukuthi ibandla elinamakhefi lingalahlekelwa yimali ngaphezu kwalokho likuzuza, kodwa ngingahlola. Kunoma yikuphi, ngiyakholelwa ukuthi imali yebandla kufanele ikhuliswe njengeminikelo. Ukunika uThixo ngumsebenzi wothando, nokulwazi kwabakwaKristu. Akufanele, ngokombono wami, kushintshwe yinzuzo yebhizinisi. Nakuba ukwengeza kwakho kwanele, akuyena ukushintsha okukhulu uma ibandla lincike ekwengezeni imali njalo.

Izinzuzo

Nokho, akukho ukufanana phakathi kwethempeli nezibandla zethu zanamuhla. Izibandla zethu azisi izakhiwo ezingcwele lapho uThixo abonakalisa khona ubukhona bakhe obukhethekile noma ubukhazikhazi bakhe; ubukhona bakhe obukhethekile buyaqhubeka njalo endaweni eyodwa (Johane 4:20-24). Kunalokho, kubakwaKristu ithempeli yabo uJesu (Johane 2:21) yena kanye nabantu bebandla (1 Korinte 3:16-17). Ukusetha ibhizinisi endaweni yebandla ngakho mhlawumbe akukwazi ukwephula indawo engcwele kaThixo.

Nakuba abafana kwabanye emphakathini bebona ikhefi njengesibonakaliso sokuthi ibandla lithengisiwe, mhlawumbe abanye bazozizwa behalaliswa yile ndlela engenaformal, engaqhelekanga. Mhlawumbe labo abakhishwe kuKristu ngangaphambili ngenxa yamaziko amasiko bazothola ibandla elinamakhefi linganciphisi, likhululeke.

Nokho, ikhefi lingakwazi ukwandisa ubudlelwane emzimbeni, lokhu kungaba yinto enzelwe. Ibandla lakwa ekhazikazi liye lahlephula kakhulu ngokudla ndawonye njalo (isib. imisebenzi 2:46). Mhlawumbe lokhu kungaba yindlela yokubandla banamuhla ukuthola lo mzuzu.

Ngokuthumela abantu kuKristu, mhlawumbe ungathola impumelelo enkulu ngokumemela umuntu ongakholwa ukuba aze kuphuza ikhofi endlini yebandla (hamba, kunegama elihle lekhefi yebandla: The Church Grounds) kunokumemela umuntu oyedwa ebandla.

Kunganakwa ukuthi ibhizinisi lingakwazi ukwandisa imali yebandla.

Ihlaziyo

Ngakho, ngithanda umbono wokwandisa ubudlelwane, kanye nokwandisa amathuba okuthumela abantu kuKristu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngiyasola umbono wokuvumela umoya wokuthenga ungene kulokho okubonakala kwangathi umoya womndeni.

Inkinga yokuqhuba ibhizinisi lebandla ngosuku lweSundla iyangikhathaza. Uma ibandla elinamathela ekubaleni ukuthi kubalulekile ukugcina iSabbathi, ngiyakholelwa ukuthi lokhu kungaba yinto ekhathazayo.

Nakuba isakhiwo sebandla singesilo isibandla esisha, abantu bayena. Ukuqhuba ibhizinisi ebandla ngosuku lweSundla mhlawumbe kungenelela indawo ekhethekile kaThixo hhayi ngendawo yangokwenyama, kodwa ngokuphazamisa abantu bakhe (ngokubonakala kokuthenga nokuzingelwa).

Ngiyakholelwa ukuthi isisombululo esihle kakhulu ukuvula ikhefi elingeyobhizinisi. Uma ibandla likholelwa ukuthi ikhefi libalulekile emsebenzini, mhlawumbe ikhefi lifanele libe yinkonzo, hhayi ibhizinisi. Dala umoya wekhefi, kodwa uxhaswe ngokupheleleywa iminikelo. Nikeza ikhofi, bagel, donati, nawo wonke umuntu owakonzeka, vumela abantu basebenze ekhawuntali bazungeze amathebula njengokhonza diyakonal. Yamukela iminikelo yokudla nezinsiza, kodwa musa kuyifunza (“ukuncoma” iminikelo, kwami, kunzima ukuyikhuthaza - lokhu kungabonakala njengokufunza okucashile, nokubi njengokufunza okucashile, na njengokuthola ikhofi lakho).

Njalo, thumela kwabahlonishwa bakho nabaholi bebandla bakho uma unezinto ezintsha ezingqondweni zakho ezingabukhokhiwe yiZibhalo. UThixo angabanika ukuhlakanipha kwakhe okunjalo.