Historia ya Wabaptisti na Maendeleo ya Dhehebu — Sehemu ya 10: Wabaptisti Ulimwenguni: Amerika ya Kilatini, Afrika, Asia, Muungano wa Wabaptisti Ulimwenguni, na Wakati UjaoBaptist History and Denominational Development — Unit 10: Baptists Worldwide: Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Baptist World Alliance, and the Future

Mstari MkuuKey Verse

"Basi, enendeni mkawafanye mataifa yote kuwa wanafunzi, mkawabatize kwa jina la Baba, na la Mwana, na la Roho Mtakatifu; mkawafundishe kuyashika yote niliyowaamuru ninyi." (Mathayo 28:19-20, SUV)"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you." (Matthew 28:19-20, NKJV)

Malengo ya KujifunzaLearning Objectives

Utakapomaliza kipindi hiki, unapaswa kuweza:When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. Kueleza jinsi makanisa ya Kibaptisti yalivyoenea nje ya Uingereza na Amerika Kaskazini, na sehemu iliyochukuliwa na wamisionari na waumini wa mahali pamoja.1. Explain how Baptist churches spread beyond Britain and North America, and the part played by both missionaries and national believers.

2. Kueleza mwanzo na mwenendo wa jumla wa kazi ya Kibaptisti Meksiko, Cuba na Brazili.2. Describe the beginnings and general course of Baptist work in Mexico, Cuba and Brazil.

3. Kueleza mwanzo wa kazi ya Kibaptisti Nigeria, Burma (Myanmar) na kaskazini mashariki mwa India, na kutaja kazi ya Johann Oncken huko Ujerumani.3. Describe the beginnings of Baptist work in Nigeria, Burma (Myanmar) and northeast India, and mention the work of Johann Oncken in Germany.

4. Kueleza Baptist World Alliance (Muungano wa Wabaptisti Ulimwenguni) ni nini, ulianza lini, na unafanya nini na hautendi nini.4. Explain what the Baptist World Alliance is, when it began, and what it does and does not do.

5. Kueleza pingamizi kuu dhidi ya kazi ya Kibaptisti ng'ambo, kutoa jibu la Kibaptisti, na kutaja changamoto kuu zinazowakabili Wabaptisti leo.5. State the main objections to Baptist work abroad, give the Baptist answer, and name the main challenges facing Baptists today.

Sauti ya Kozi HiiThe Voice of This Course

Kozi hii imeandikwa kutoka ndani ya utamaduni wa Kibaptisti, kwa wanafunzi Wabaptisti. Ni ya kihafidhina kitheolojia. Inaposema "sisi," inamaanisha Wabaptisti wanaoshikilia kwamba Biblia ni Neno la Mungu lililopumuliwa na Mungu na lenye mamlaka. Wasomaji wengi wa kipindi hiki wao wenyewe ni Wabaptisti Meksiko, Cuba na nchi nyingine za Amerika ya Kilatini, na kipindi hiki ni kuhusu hadithi yao kama ya mtu mwingine yeyote. Tunaisimulia kwa uangalifu. Pale ukweli unapokuwa na uhakika mdogo, tunasema hivyo, na tunakualika uongeze yale ambayo chama chako mwenyewe na wazee wanayajua.This course is written from inside the Baptist tradition, for Baptist students. It is theologically conservative. When it says "we," it means Baptists who hold the Bible to be the inspired and authoritative Word of God. Many readers of this unit are themselves Baptists in Mexico, Cuba and other Latin American countries, and this unit is about their story as much as anyone's. We tell it with care. Where the facts are less certain, we say so, and we invite you to add what your own association and elders know.

Jinsi Imani ya Kibaptisti IlivyoeneaHow the Baptist Faith Spread

Vipindi vya awali vilieleza jinsi Wabaptisti walivyoanza Uingereza na Uholanzi, wakakua Amerika na kutuma wamisionari kuanzia miaka ya 1790. Katika kipindi hiki cha mwisho tunaangalia kazi hiyo ilifikia wapi. Leo makanisa ya Kibaptisti yanapatikana kila bara linalokaliwa na watu, na Wabaptisti wengi hawaishi tena Uingereza wala Amerika Kaskazini. Hili ndilo hasa Agizo Kuu linalolitazamia: wanafunzi "wa mataifa yote."Earlier units told how Baptists began in England and Holland, grew in America and sent out missionaries from the 1790s onward. In this last unit we look at where that work led. Today Baptist churches are found on every inhabited continent, and most Baptists no longer live in Britain or North America. This is exactly what the Great Commission looks forward to: disciples "of all the nations."

Mambo manne yanajitokeza tena na tena katika hadithi hii.Four things appear again and again in the story.

Wamisionari. Wanaume na wanawake waliacha nyumbani kwao, mara nyingi kwa gharama kubwa, kuhubiri injili. Wengine walikufa wakiwa vijana. Dhabihu yao inapaswa kuheshimiwa.Missionaries. Men and women left their homes, often at great cost, to preach the gospel. Some died young. Their sacrifice should be honored.

Waumini wa mahali. Karibu katika kila nchi kazi haikusimama kwa wamisionari peke yao. Mwanamume au mwanamke aliyegeuka aliwaambia majirani na familia, na akawa mchungaji au mwinjilisti. Mahali pengi kanisa la Kibaptisti lilikua hasa kwa sababu ya waumini wa mahali kama hao.National believers. In nearly every country the work did not stand on missionaries alone. A man or woman who was converted told neighbors and family, and became a pastor or evangelist. In many places the Baptist church grew mainly because of such local believers.

Biblia katika lugha ya watu. William Carey na wafanyakazi wenzake walitafsiri Maandiko katika lugha za India, kama Kipindi cha 6 kilivyoeleza. Adoniram Judson baadaye alitafsiri Biblia katika Kiburma. Kanisa hukua pale watu wanapoweza kusoma Neno katika lugha yao wenyewe.The Bible in the people's language. William Carey and his coworkers translated the Scriptures into languages of India, as Unit 6 explained. Adoniram Judson later translated the Bible into Burmese. A church grows when the people can read the Word in their own tongue.

Makanisa yanayoshirikiana. Makanisa ya Kibaptisti katika nchi hivi karibuni yaliunda vyama na mikutano mikuu ya kitaifa kufundisha wachungaji, kutuma wamisionari na kusaidiana. Kila kanisa lilibaki huru, kama katika Kipindi cha 9.Churches that cooperate. Baptist churches in a country soon formed associations and national conventions to train pastors, send missionaries and help one another. Each church remained independent, as in Unit 9.

Wabaptisti Amerika ya KilatiniBaptists in Latin America

Sehemu kubwa ya Amerika ya Kilatini imekuwa na wengi wa Kikatoliki cha Roma kwa miaka mia tano. Wabaptisti na wainjilisti wengine kwa hiyo mwanzoni walikuwa wachache. Tunashukuru kwa yote yaliyo mema katika urithi wa Kikristo wa nchi hizi, ikiwemo imani katika Kristo ambayo waumini wengi Wakatoliki wanayo. Pia tunashikilia, kama Wabaptisti siku zote wamefanya, kwamba mtu anaokolewa kwa neema kwa njia ya imani katika Kristo peke yake (Waefeso 2:8-9), na kwamba kila mtu ana haki ya kusikia injili, kusoma Biblia na kufuata dhamiri yake. Historia ya Kibaptisti Amerika ya Kilatini inahusiana kwa karibu na mapambano ya uhuru wa dini.Most of Latin America has had a Roman Catholic majority for five hundred years. Baptists and other evangelicals were therefore a small minority at first. We are grateful for all that is good in the Christian heritage of these lands, including the faith in Christ that many Catholic believers hold. We also hold, as Baptists have always held, that a person is saved by grace through faith in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9), and that every person has the right to hear the gospel, read the Bible and follow his conscience. Baptist history in Latin America is closely tied to the struggle for religious liberty.

MeksikoMexico

Kazi ya Kibaptisti ilifika Meksiko katika nusu ya pili ya karne ya kumi na tisa. Huu ulikuwa wakati ambapo sheria za Matengenezo (Reform) za miaka ya 1850 na 1860 zilikuwa zikipunguza nguvu za Kanisa katika maisha ya umma, na Waprotestanti, wakiwemo Wabaptisti, walikuwa na nafasi zaidi ya kuhubiri kuliko hapo awali. Wamisionari kutoka Marekani walishiriki, na pia waumini Wameksiko waliogeuka na kuanza makusanyiko yao wenyewe. Kwa miaka mingi makanisa ya Kibaptisti yaliunda vyama na mikutano mikuu ya majimbo, na mkutano mkuu wa kitaifa wa makanisa ya Kibaptisti Meksiko, Convención Nacional Bautista de México, uliandaliwa mwaka 1903.Baptist work reached Mexico in the second half of the nineteenth century. This was a time when the Reform laws of the 1850s and 1860s were reducing the power of the Church in public life, and Protestants, including Baptists, had more room to preach than before. Missionaries from the United States took part, and so did Mexican believers who were converted and began congregations of their own. Over the years Baptist churches formed associations and state conventions, and a national convention of Baptist churches in Mexico, the Convención Nacional Bautista de México, was organized in 1903.

Karne ya ishirini haikuwa rahisi kwa wainjilisti Wameksiko. Katiba ya 1917 iliweka mipaka mikali kwa makanisa na makasisi, na kwa miaka mingi makanisa yalikuwa na hadhi ndogo ya kisheria. Mwaka 1992 serikali ya Meksiko ilirekebisha sheria na kuyapa makanisa utambuzi wa kisheria. Leo Wabaptisti Meksiko wanajumuisha makanisa katika mkutano mkuu wa kitaifa, makanisa katika mikutano mikuu ya majimbo, na makanisa huru ya Kibaptisti. Yote yanashikilia kanuni ya Kibaptisti kwamba kila kanisa la mahali ni mwili wa waumini waliobatizwa chini ya Kristo. Mchungaji Mbaptisti Mmeksiko anasimama katika mstari wa waumini wa mahali waliobeba injili kwa watu wao wenyewe.The twentieth century was not easy for Mexican evangelicals. The Constitution of 1917 placed strong limits on churches and clergy, and for many years churches had little legal standing. In 1992 the Mexican government reformed the law and gave churches legal recognition. Today Baptists in Mexico include churches in a national convention, churches in state conventions, and independent Baptist churches. All of them hold the Baptist principle that each local church is a body of baptized believers under Christ. A Mexican Baptist pastor stands in a line of national believers who carried the gospel to their own people.

CubaCuba

Kazi ya Kibaptisti Cuba ilianza mwishoni mwa karne ya kumi na tisa. Alberto Díaz, muumini Mcuba, anakumbukwa kama mwanzilishi aliyeanza kazi ya Kibaptisti Havana katika miaka ya 1880, kwa msaada wa Wabaptisti wa Marekani. Baada ya 1898, Wabaptisti wa Marekani walifanya kazi mashariki mwa kisiwa na Wabaptisti wa Kusini magharibi, na mikutano mikuu miwili ilikua: Western Cuba Baptist Convention na Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention. Wabaptisti wa Cuba leo ni wa chombo zaidi ya kimoja, na hatusimulii hadithi ya kikundi chochote kimoja kama nzima.Baptist work in Cuba began in the late nineteenth century. Alberto Díaz, a Cuban believer, is remembered as a pioneer who began Baptist work in Havana in the 1880s, with support from Baptists in the United States. After 1898, American Baptists worked in the east of the island and Southern Baptists in the west, and two conventions grew up: the Western Cuba Baptist Convention and the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention. Cuban Baptists today belong to more than one body, and we do not tell the story of any one group as the whole.

Mwaka 1959 mapinduzi yalianza kipindi kipya. Kwa miongo serikali ilikuwa rasmi ya kutomwamini Mungu, na makanisa mengi yalikabili vikwazo katika kazi yao, elimu na maisha ya umma. Wamisionari wengi wa kigeni waliondoka. Hata hivyo wachungaji na washiriki Wabaptisti wa Cuba walibaki, na makanisa yaliendelea kukutana. Mwaka 1992 katiba ilibadilishwa ili dola lisielezwe tena kama la kutomwamini Mungu, na tangu hapo makanisa yamekuwa na uhuru zaidi, ingawa bado si huru kwa kila hali. Hadithi ya Wabaptisti wa Cuba ni ushuhuda wa uvumilivu wa uaminifu. Paulo alipoandika kwamba alikuwa "katika hatari za kufa mara nyingi," alisema kwa niaba ya wote waliodumisha imani chini ya shinikizo (2 Wakorintho 11:23). Wabaptisti wa Cuba wanatufundisha sisi wengine gharama ya kubaki kanisa la uaminifu.In 1959 a revolution began a new period. For decades the government was officially atheist, and many churches faced restrictions in their work, in education and in public life. Many foreign missionaries left. Yet Cuban Baptist pastors and members stayed, and the churches continued to meet. In 1992 the constitution was changed so that the state was no longer described as atheist, and since then the churches have had more freedom, although they are still not free in every respect. The story of Cuban Baptists is a witness to faithful endurance. When Paul wrote that he had been "in deaths often," he spoke for all who have kept the faith under pressure (2 Corinthians 11:23). Cuban Baptists teach the rest of us what it costs to remain a faithful church.

BraziliBrazil

Kanisa la kwanza la Kibaptisti Brazili liliundwa mwaka 1871 na walowezi wa Marekani katika jimbo la São Paulo, katika mji wa Santa Bárbara. Kanisa la kwanza la Kibaptisti la Wabrazili liliundwa Salvador, Bahia, mwaka 1882, baada ya kufika kwa wamisionari Wamarekani William Bagby na Zachary Taylor, waliokuja mwaka 1881. Brazilian Baptist Convention (Mkutano Mkuu wa Wabaptisti wa Brazili) uliandaliwa mwaka 1907. Wabaptisti wa Brazili tangu hapo wametuma wamisionari wao wenyewe kwenda nchi nyingine. Huu ni mfano muhimu: makanisa yaliyowahi kupokea wamisionari sasa yanawatuma.The first Baptist church in Brazil was formed in 1871 by American settlers in the state of São Paulo, in the town of Santa Bárbara. The first Brazilian Baptist church was formed in Salvador, Bahia, in 1882, after the arrival of the American missionaries William Bagby and Zachary Taylor, who came in 1881. The Brazilian Baptist Convention was organized in 1907. Brazilian Baptists have since sent their own missionaries to other countries. This is an important pattern: churches that once received missionaries now send them.

Wabaptisti AfrikaBaptists in Africa

Nigeria. Kazi ya Kibaptisti Nigeria ilianza mwaka 1850, wakati Thomas Bowen, mmisionari Mbaptisti wa Marekani, alipofika miongoni mwa watu wa Wayoruba. Kazi ilikua polepole. Wainjilisti na wachungaji Wanigeria hivi karibuni waliongoza sehemu kubwa ya ukuaji, na Nigerian Baptist Convention (Mkutano Mkuu wa Wabaptisti wa Nigeria) iliandaliwa mwaka 1914. Leo jamii ya Kibaptisti Nigeria ni kubwa. Wabaptisti katika nchi nyingine nyingi za Afrika vilevile wamekua kupitia viongozi wa mahali, shule na hospitali.Nigeria. Baptist work in Nigeria began in 1850, when Thomas Bowen, an American Baptist missionary, arrived among the Yoruba people. The work grew slowly. Nigerian evangelists and pastors soon led much of the growth, and the Nigerian Baptist Convention was organized in 1914. Today the Baptist community in Nigeria is large. Baptists in many other African countries have likewise grown through national leaders, schools and hospitals.

Afrika inatuonyesha tena mfano huo: mbegu ya wamisionari, mavuno ya wenyeji. Tunaamini kwamba injili si mali ya kabila moja wala bara moja, na kwamba Wabaptisti wa Afrika, Amerika ya Kilatini na Asia ni warithi wa utamaduni wa Kibaptisti kama Wabaptisti wa Uingereza.Africa shows us the pattern again: missionary seed, national harvest. We believe the gospel is not the property of one race or one continent, and that African, Latin American and Asian Baptists are as much heirs of the Baptist tradition as Baptists in England.

Wabaptisti Asia na UlayaBaptists in Asia and Europe

Burma (Myanmar). Adoniram Judson, Mmarekani, alisafiri kwenda India mwaka 1812. Safarini alisoma kuhusu ubatizo na kushawishika kwamba waumini tu ndio wanaopaswa kubatizwa. Yeye na mke wake Ann walibatizwa na wamisionari Wabaptisti Calcutta. Mabadiliko yao ya imani yalileta kuanzishwa kwa utume wa Kibaptisti Amerika, ambao Kipindi cha 6 kiliueleza. Judson alifika Burma mwaka 1813 na alitumia maisha yake huko. Alitafsiri Biblia katika Kiburma. Watu wa Wakaren walijibu hasa, na Wabaptisti wa Myanmar leo ni sehemu mashuhuri ya jamii ya Kikristo huko.Burma (Myanmar). Adoniram Judson, an American, sailed for India in 1812. On the voyage he studied baptism and became convinced that believers alone should be baptized. He and his wife Ann were baptized by Baptist missionaries in Calcutta. Their change of conviction led to the founding of Baptist missions in America, which Unit 6 described. Judson arrived in Burma in 1813 and spent his life there. He translated the Bible into Burmese. The Karen people responded especially, and Baptists in Myanmar today are a notable part of the Christian community there.

Kaskazini mashariki mwa India. Wamisionari Wabaptisti Wamarekani walifanya kazi miongoni mwa watu wa kaskazini mashariki kuanzia karne ya kumi na tisa. Huko Nagaland, jimbo la kaskazini mashariki mwa India, Wabaptisti ndio kundi kubwa zaidi la Wakristo. Huu ni mojawapo ya mifano iliyo wazi zaidi ya watu wote kuikumbatia injili na njia ya Kibaptisti.Northeast India. American Baptist missionaries worked among the peoples of the northeast from the nineteenth century onward. In Nagaland, a state in northeast India, Baptists are the largest group of Christians. This is one of the clearest examples of a whole people embracing the gospel and the Baptist way.

India na kwingineko Asia. Kazi ya William Carey ya upainia India ilisimuliwa katika Kipindi cha 6. Makanisa ya Kibaptisti yanapatikana pia katika nchi nyingine nyingi za Asia, na hatuwezi kuyaeleza yote hapa.India and elsewhere in Asia. William Carey's pioneering work in India was told in Unit 6. Baptist churches are found in many other Asian countries as well, and we cannot describe them all here.

Ujerumani. Mwaka 1834 Johann Gerhard Oncken na kundi dogo la waumini walibatizwa Hamburg, na kanisa la Kibaptisti liliundwa. Oncken alikabili upinzani kutoka kwa mamlaka za kanisa na dola kwa sababu ya imani zake, lakini Wabaptisti wa Ujerumani walikua na kueneza injili katika sehemu nyingi za Ulaya.Germany. In 1834 Johann Gerhard Oncken and a small group of believers were baptized at Hamburg, and a Baptist church was formed. Oncken faced opposition from church and state authorities for his convictions, but German Baptists grew and spread the gospel in many parts of Europe.

Baptist World Alliance (Muungano wa Wabaptisti Ulimwenguni)The Baptist World Alliance

Mwaka 1905 Wabaptisti walikutana London kwa Kongamano la kwanza la Wabaptisti Ulimwenguni (Baptist World Congress), na Baptist World Alliance (BWA) uliundwa. Ni ushirika wa mikutano mikuu na miungano ya Kibaptisti kutoka nchi nyingi. Madhumuni yake yanajumuisha ushirika, kushirikiana habari, kupunguza mateso na kutetea uhuru wa dini.In 1905 Baptists met in London for the first Baptist World Congress, and the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) was formed. It is a fellowship of Baptist conventions and unions from many countries. Its purposes include fellowship, the sharing of news, relief of suffering and the defense of religious liberty.

Ni muhimu kujua BWA si nini. Si kanisa, na haina mamlaka juu ya kanisa wala mkutano mkuu wowote. Haiwezi kumwamuru mwanachama yeyote. Ni muungano wa hiari, kama vyama na mikutano mikuu ya Kipindi cha 9, lakini kwa kiwango cha dunia.It is important to know what the BWA is not. It is not a church, and it has no authority over any church or convention. It cannot command any member. It is a voluntary alliance, like the associations and conventions of Unit 9, but on a world scale.

Wabaptisti hawakubaliani wote jinsi ya kuuona. Vyombo vyake vya wanachama vinashikilia aina mbalimbali za mafundisho, kutoka ya kihafidhina hadi ya kiliberali. Baadhi ya Wabaptisti, wakihangaikia upana huu, wanafikiri BWA haiwezi kusimamia mamlaka kamili ya Maandiko. Mwaka 2004 Southern Baptist Convention ilipiga kura kumaliza uanachama wake. Wengine wanajibu kwamba thamani ya BWA iko katika ushirika kati ya Wabaptisti wa nchi tofauti na katika hatua ya pamoja kwa ajili ya uhuru wa dini, na kwamba vyombo vyake vya wanachama vinabaki huru kufundisha Maandiko yanachosema. Kama Wabaptisti wahafidhina, tunataka kuweka uaminifu wa mafundisho kwanza, na tunafurahi kushirikiana pale injili isipopunguzwa.Baptists are not all agreed on how to view it. Its member bodies hold a wide range of doctrine, from conservative to liberal. Some Baptists, concerned about this breadth, think the BWA cannot stand for the full authority of Scripture. In 2004 the Southern Baptist Convention voted to end its membership. Others answer that the BWA's value lies in fellowship among Baptists of different countries and in common action for religious liberty, and that its members remain free to teach what Scripture says. As conservative Baptists, we wish to keep doctrinal faithfulness first, and we are glad to cooperate where the gospel is not compromised.

Pingamizi na Majibu YetuObjections and Our Answers

Pingamizi la 1: Kazi ya Kibaptisti ng'ambo ilikuwa ya kigeni, hata namna ya ushawishi wa Magharibi, na haina nafasi Amerika ya Kilatini, Afrika au Asia. Wengine wanasema kwamba Wabaptisti walileta "dini ya kigeni."Objection 1: Baptist work abroad was foreign, even a form of Western influence, and it does not belong in Latin America, Africa or Asia. Some say that Baptists brought a "foreign religion."

Jibu letu. Ukristo si wa Magharibi. Ulianza Mashariki ya Kati, na injili siku zote imevuka mipaka. Wamisionari wa kigeni, kama sisi sote, walifanya makosa. Lakini kanisa la Kibaptisti katika kila nchi sasa linaongozwa na watu wake wenyewe, katika lugha yake yenyewe, na ni kanisa la wageuzwa wa mahali. Wabaptisti Wameksiko, Wacuba, Wanigeria na Waburma hawakukopa dini. Walisikia Neno na kuamini. Paulo aliwahubiria Wayunani na Waroma naye pia alikuwa mgeni kwao, hata hivyo injili ikawa yao (Warumi 1:16).Our answer. Christianity is not Western. It began in the Middle East, and the gospel has always crossed borders. Foreign missionaries, like all of us, made mistakes. But the Baptist church in each land is now led by its own people, in its own language, and it is a church of local converts. Mexican, Cuban, Nigerian and Burmese Baptists did not borrow a religion. They heard the Word and believed. Paul preached to Greeks and Romans and was also a stranger to them, yet the gospel became theirs (Romans 1:16).

Pingamizi la 2: Wabaptisti katika nchi za Kikatoliki wanasababisha mgawanyiko na wanaonyesha ukosefu wa heshima. Baadhi ya majirani Wakatoliki wanasema kwamba Wabaptisti hawapaswi "kuwageuza" watu ambao tayari wamebatizwa.Objection 2: Baptists in Catholic countries cause division and show disrespect. Some Catholic neighbors say that Baptists should not "convert" people who are already baptized.

Jibu letu. Tunapaswa kusema kuhusu wengine kwa uaminifu na upendo na kamwe kwa dharau. Lakini tunaamini kwamba wokovu unakuja kwa toba na imani katika Kristo peke yake, kwamba kanisa linaundwa na waumini, na kwamba ubatizo unafuata imani. Imani hizi zinasukuma ushuhuda wetu. Tunatafuta ridhaa ya hiari ya kila mtu, kamwe si shinikizo, na tunadai kwa wengine uhuru uleule wa dhamiri tunaoudai kwa ajili yetu wenyewe.Our answer. We should speak of others with honesty and love and never with scorn. But we believe that salvation comes by repentance and faith in Christ alone, that the church is made of believers, and that baptism follows faith. These convictions drive our witness. We seek the free consent of each person, never pressure, and we claim for others the same liberty of conscience that we claim for ourselves.

Pingamizi la 3: Wabaptisti wanapaswa kujiunga na kila ushirika mpana kwa ajili ya umoja. Wengine wanaonya dhidi ya muungano wowote.Objection 3: Baptists should join every broad fellowship for the sake of unity. Others warn against any alliance.

Jibu letu. Hakuna jibu moja katika Agano Jipya, na Wabaptisti waaminifu wanatofautiana. Kipimo ni kama ushirika unatutaka tuiache injili au mamlaka ya Maandiko. Pale usipotutaka, ushirikiano unaweza kuyabariki makanisa. Pale unapotutaka, lazima tukatae.Our answer. There is no single answer in the New Testament, and faithful Baptists differ. The test is whether the fellowship asks us to give up the gospel or the authority of Scripture. Where it does not, cooperation can bless the churches. Where it does, we must refuse.

Changamoto na Wakati UjaoThe Challenges and the Future

Wabaptisti wanakabili changamoto za kweli ulimwenguni kote.Baptists face real challenges worldwide.

Mafunzo ya uongozi. Makanisa yamekua kwa kasi kuliko idadi ya wachungaji waliofunzwa. Wachungaji wanahitaji mafundisho sahihi katika Biblia. Hili ndilo kusudi la shule kama seminari hii.Leadership training. Churches have grown faster than the number of trained pastors. Pastors need sound teaching in the Bible. This is the purpose of schools like this seminary.

Uaminifu wa mafundisho. Mafundisho yanayoahidi afya na utajiri, pamoja na shinikizo la kupunguza injili, yanasumbua makanisa katika mataifa mengi. Dawa ni ileile ya Kipindi cha 8: kanisa linalojua Biblia yake.Doctrinal faithfulness. Teachings that promise health and wealth, as well as the pressure to water down the gospel, trouble churches in many nations. The remedy is the same as in Unit 8: a church that knows its Bible.

Mateso na shinikizo. Katika nchi fulani Wabaptisti wanapata madhara kwa sababu ya imani yao. Wengine wanakabili sheria zinazopunguza makanisa. Tunapaswa kuomba na kufanya kazi kwa ajili ya uhuru wa dini kwa wote.Persecution and pressure. In some countries Baptists suffer harm for their faith. Others face laws that limit churches. We should pray and work for religious liberty for all.

Umoja na ushirikiano. Wabaptisti lazima wajifunze kufanya kazi pamoja kuvuka nchi, lugha na tofauti, bila kusalimisha ukweli.Unity and cooperation. Baptists must learn to work together across countries, languages and differences, without surrendering the truth.

Kizazi kipya. Vijana lazima wasikie injili na wafundishwe kulipenda kanisa. Wanawake, wanaume na vijana wote wana nafasi katika huduma ya Kristo, na ofisi ya mchungaji, kwa mtazamo wa vyombo vingi vya Kibaptisti vya kihafidhina, ni ya wanaume.A new generation. Young people must hear the gospel and be taught to love the church. Women, men and young people all have places in the service of Christ, and the pastoral office, in the view of most conservative Baptist bodies, belongs to men.

Utume kutoka kila mahali. Wakati ujao wa utume wa Kibaptisti uko kwa makanisa katika kila nchi yanayotuma wafanyakazi kwa kila nchi nyingine. Maono ya Carey yamekuwa ya ulimwengu mzima.Missions from everywhere. The future of Baptist missions lies with churches in every land that send workers to every other land. Carey's vision has become worldwide.

Matumizi ya KichungajiPastoral Application

Mchungaji katika mji wa Meksiko anamsikia kijana katika kanisa lake akisema, "Wabaptisti ni dini ya wagringo. Kwa nini nibaki?" Wengine chumbani wanasikiliza.A pastor in a Mexican town hears a young man in his church say, "Baptists are a gringo religion. Why should I stay?" Others in the room are listening.

Kwanza, mchungaji hakasiriki. Anamshukuru kijana kwa kusema waziwazi yale ambayo wengine wanaweza kuyafikiri.First, the pastor does not become angry. He thanks the young man for saying openly what others may think.

Pili, anasimulia hadithi. Wabaptisti katika nchi yake wanajumuisha wachungaji na familia Wameksiko waliosikia na kuamini, na waliobeba injili kwa majirani zao. Pia anasimulia jinsi Wabaptisti wa Cuba walivyodumisha imani katika miaka migumu.Second, he tells the story. Baptists in his country include Mexican pastors and families who heard and believed, and who have carried the gospel to their neighbors. He also tells how Cuban Baptists held the faith through hard years.

Tatu, anageukia Biblia. Imani ya Kibaptisti si desturi ya Kimarekani. Ni mafundisho ya Kristo na mitume, kama katika Mathayo 28:19-20 na Warumi 1:16.Third, he turns to the Bible. The Baptist faith is not an American custom. It is the teaching of Christ and the apostles, such as in Matthew 28:19-20 and Romans 1:16.

Nne, anamwomba kijana asome Agano Jipya pamoja naye kwa majuma kadhaa na aone kama kanisa limejengwa juu ya Neno.Fourth, he asks the young man to read the New Testament with him for several weeks and to see whether the church is built on the Word.

Tano, anaomba naye na kumwalika kutumikia kanisani katika kazi inayolingana na vipawa vyake.Fifth, he prays with him and invites him to serve in the church in a task suited to his gifts.

MuhtasariSummary

Wabaptisti sasa wanaishi kila bara, na wengi wanaishi nje ya Uingereza na Amerika Kaskazini. Hadithi ya kuenea kwao inajumuisha wamisionari, waumini wa mahali, tafsiri ya Biblia na makanisa yanayoshirikiana. Meksiko, kazi ya Kibaptisti ilianza katika nusu ya pili ya karne ya kumi na tisa, na tangu 1992 makanisa yamekuwa na utambuzi wa kisheria. Cuba, kazi ya Kibaptisti ilianza mwishoni mwa karne ya kumi na tisa, ilikua katika mikutano mikuu miwili, na ilivumilia miongo ya vikwazo. Brazili, kazi ya Kibaptisti ilianza mwaka 1871 miongoni mwa walowezi, kanisa la kwanza la Wabrazili liliundwa mwaka 1882 na mkutano mkuu mwaka 1907. Kazi ya Kibaptisti Nigeria ilianza mwaka 1850. Judson alifika Burma mwaka 1813, na Wabaptisti ndio kundi kubwa zaidi la Wakristo Nagaland. Oncken alibatizwa Hamburg mwaka 1834. Baptist World Alliance, iliyoanza London mwaka 1905, ni ushirika usio na mamlaka juu ya makanisa. Pingamizi kuhusu ushawishi wa kigeni na umoja zinajibiwa na Biblia, uongozi wa mahali na uhuru wa dhamiri. Wabaptisti leo wanahitaji wachungaji waliofunzwa, uaminifu wa mafundisho, uhuru wa dini, na maono ya utume kutoka kila nchi.Baptists now live on every continent, and most live outside Britain and North America. The story of their spread includes missionaries, national believers, translation of the Bible and cooperating churches. In Mexico, Baptist work began in the second half of the nineteenth century, and since 1992 churches have had legal recognition. In Cuba, Baptist work began in the late nineteenth century, grew in two conventions, and endured decades of restriction. In Brazil, Baptist work began in 1871 among settlers, the first Brazilian church was formed in 1882 and the convention in 1907. Baptist work in Nigeria began in 1850. Judson reached Burma in 1813, and Baptists are the largest Christian group in Nagaland. Oncken was baptized at Hamburg in 1834. The Baptist World Alliance, begun in London in 1905, is a fellowship without authority over churches. Objections about foreign influence and unity are answered by the Bible, local leadership and liberty of conscience. Baptists today need trained pastors, doctrinal faithfulness, religious liberty, and a vision for missions from every land.

Usomaji ZaidiFurther Reading

• David Bebbington, Baptists Through the Centuries (Wabaptisti Katika Karne Zote) (2010).• David Bebbington, Baptists Through the Centuries (2010).

• Anthony L. Chute, Nathan A. Finn na Michael A. G. Haykin, The Baptist Story (Hadithi ya Wabaptisti) (2015).• Anthony L. Chute, Nathan A. Finn and Michael A. G. Haykin, The Baptist Story (2015).

• Bill J. Leonard, Baptist Ways: A History (Njia za Kibaptisti: Historia) (2003).• Bill J. Leonard, Baptist Ways: A History (2003).

• H. Leon McBeth, The Baptist Heritage (Urithi wa Kibaptisti) (1987).• H. Leon McBeth, The Baptist Heritage (1987).

• William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens (Uchunguzi Kuhusu Wajibu wa Wakristo wa Kutumia Njia kwa Ajili ya Kuongoka kwa Wapagani) (1792), chanzo cha msingi.• William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens (1792), a primary source.

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