Utawala wa Kanisa kwa Usharika na Mfumo wa Kibaptisti — Sehemu ya 5: Uanachama wa Kanisa, Agano la Kanisa, na Urekebishaji wa KanisaCongregational Church Government and Baptist Polity — Unit 5: Church Membership, Covenant, and Church Discipline

Mstari MkuuKey Verse

"Basi wale waliolipokea neno lake walibatizwa; siku ile wakaongezeka watu elfu tatu hivi." (Matendo 2:41, SUV)"Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them." (Acts 2:41, NKJV)

Malengo ya KujifunzaLearning Objectives

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

1. Kueleza ni nani anayeweza kupokelewa katika kanisa la Kibaptisti na jinsi kanisa linavyopokea washiriki.1. Describe who may be received into a Baptist church and how a church receives members.

2. Kujibu pingamizi kwamba Agano Jipya halifundishi uanachama wa kanisa.2. Answer the objection that the New Testament does not teach church membership.

3. Kueleza kusudi na matumizi ya agano la kanisa.3. Explain the purpose and use of a church covenant.

4. Kueleza makusudi ya urekebishaji wa kanisa na hatua za urekebishaji wa kuongoza zinazofundishwa na Maandiko.4. Explain the purposes of church discipline and the steps of corrective discipline taught in Scripture.

5. Kujibu pingamizi kwamba urekebishaji hauna upendo, umekatazwa na "Msihukumu," au unadhuru, na kueleza kurejeshwa kwa mshiriki aliyetubu.5. Answer the objections that discipline is unloving, forbidden by "Judge not," or harmful, and describe the restoration of a repentant member.

Nani Ni Wa Kanisa la KibaptistiWho Belongs to a Baptist Church

Wabaptisti hushikilia kwamba kanisa ni kundi la waumini waliozaliwa upya na waliobatizwa. Kozi ya 2 inalishughulikia fundisho hili kwa undani: kanisa ni ushirika wa wale waliotoa ungamo la imani la kuaminika kwa Kristo na kubatizwa kwa kuzamishwa kama waumini. Huu ndio mahali pa kuanzia kwa uanachama. Kanisa si jengo, wala ukoo wa familia, wala jamii, wala umati wa wadadisi. Lina uanachama, na washiriki ni wale waliozaliwa mara ya pili, waliobatizwa na kuunganishwa na kusanyiko la mahali pamoja.Baptists hold that a church is a company of regenerate, baptized believers. Course 2 treats this teaching in detail: the church is a fellowship of those who have given a credible profession of faith in Christ and have been baptized by immersion as believers. This is the starting point for membership. A church is not a building, a family clan, a community or a crowd of the curious. It has a membership, and the members are those who have been born again, baptized and joined to a local body.

Katika Matendo 2 mpangilio uko wazi. Watu walilipokea neno kwa furaha, wakabatizwa, na "wakaongezwa" kwa waumini (Matendo 2:41). Sura hiyohiyo inasema kwamba Bwana aliwaongeza kanisani kila siku wale waliokuwa wakiokolewa (Matendo 2:47). Waumini kisha wakajitoa kwa mafundisho ya mitume, ushirika, kumega mkate na maombi (Matendo 2:42). Imani, ubatizo na ushirika vinakwenda pamoja.In Acts 2 the order is clear. People received the word gladly, they were baptized, and they were "added" to the believers (Acts 2:41). The same chapter says that the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:47). Believers then devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayers (Acts 2:42). Faith, baptism and fellowship belong together.

Jinsi kanisa linavyopokea washirikiHow a church receives members

Makanisa ya Kibaptisti hutofautiana katika maelezo, lakini mfano wa kawaida ni huu. Mtu huja mbele ya kanisa na kueleza jinsi alivyokuja kumwamini Kristo. Mchungaji au mashemasi kwa kawaida huongea naye kwanza, kusikia ushuhuda wake na kueleza kile ambacho kanisa linaamini. Ikiwa hajabatizwa kama muumini, anabatizwa. Ikiwa amebatizwa kama muumini katika kanisa lingine la Kibaptisti au kanisa lenye imani inayofanana, kanisa linaweza kumpokea kwa barua au kwa tamko. Kanisa linampokea kwa kura ya kusanyiko. Kisha anaingia katika agano la kanisa na kushiriki maisha yake.Baptist churches differ in details, but the usual pattern is this. A person comes before the church and tells how he came to trust in Christ. The pastor or deacons usually speak with him first, to hear his testimony and explain what the church believes. If he has not been baptized as a believer, he is baptized. If he has been baptized as a believer in another Baptist church or a church of like faith, the church may receive him by letter or by statement. The church receives him by a vote of the congregation. He then takes the covenant of the church and shares its life.

Kusanyiko hupiga kura kwa sababu, kama Kipindi cha 2 kilivyoonyesha, ni kusanyiko ambalo limepewa mamlaka ya kupokea na kuondoa. Mchungaji hapaswi kumpokea mtu yeyote kwa siri, na hakuna anayepaswa kuongezwa ambaye hajawasilishwa kwa kanisa.The congregation votes because, as Unit 2 showed, it is the congregation that has been given the authority to receive and to remove. A pastor should not admit anyone secretly, and no one should be added who has not been presented to the church.

Pingamizi: Agano Jipya halifundishi uanachama wa kanisaThe objection: the New Testament does not teach church membership

Baadhi ya Wakristo, wakiwemo baadhi ya wainjilisti, husema kwamba Agano Jipya halina orodha za uanachama. Wanasema kanisa ni wote tu wanaoamini, na kwamba uanachama ni mbinu ya kisasa ya kupanga mambo. Wanaogopa kwamba orodha huwafanya baadhi ya watu wajisikie salama kanisani ambao si salama mbele za Mungu.Some Christians, including some evangelicals, say that the New Testament has no membership rolls. They say the church is simply all who believe, and that membership is a modern organizational device. They fear that rolls make some people feel safe in the church who are not safe with God.

Jibu letu. Sehemu ya wasiwasi huu ni sahihi. Majina kwenye orodha hayaokoi, na kanisa lenye orodha ya majina mengi na wachache wanaohudhuria lina tatizo. Lakini Agano Jipya linaonyesha mwili uliofafanuliwa. Wanafunzi wa Yerusalemu waliweza kuhesabiwa (Matendo 2:41; 4:4). Huduma ya wajane katika 1 Timotheo 5:9 inasema juu ya mjane "kuandikwa katika orodha," jambo linaloonyesha orodha. Paulo anatofautisha kati ya wale "walio ndani" ya kanisa na wale "walio nje," na anawaambia Wakorintho wawahukumu walio ndani (1 Wakorintho 5:12-13). Kanisa la Korintho liliweza kutenda "kwa walio wengi" (2 Wakorintho 2:6), jambo linalodhania mwili unaojulikana wa wapiga kura. Viongozi hukesha juu ya roho na kutoa hesabu (Waebrania 13:17), na hawawezi kufanya hivyo kwa watu wasiowajua. Waumini pia ni "viungo, kila mmoja kwa mwenzake" (Warumi 12:5), na kila mshiriki anawahitaji wengine (1 Wakorintho 12:12-27). Uanachama ni njia ambayo kanisa huweka kweli hizi katika vitendo.Our answer. Part of this concern is right. Names on a roll do not save, and a church with a roll of many names and few who attend has a problem. But the New Testament does show a defined body. The disciples at Jerusalem could be counted (Acts 2:41; 4:4). The widows' ministry in 1 Timothy 5:9 speaks of a widow being "taken into the number," which shows a list. Paul distinguishes between those "inside" the church and those "outside," and he tells the Corinthians to judge those inside (1 Corinthians 5:12-13). The church at Corinth could act "by the majority" (2 Corinthians 2:6), which supposes a known body of voters. The leaders watch over souls and give account (Hebrews 13:17), and they cannot do this for people they do not know. Believers are also "members of one another" (Romans 12:5), and every member needs the rest (1 Corinthians 12:12-27). Membership is the way the church puts these truths into practice.

Tatizo la mshiriki asiyeshirikiThe problem of the inactive member

Makanisa mengi hubeba orodha ndefu za washiriki ambao hawahudhurii tena na hawapatikani. Hili ni huzuni, na linadhoofisha ushuhuda wa kanisa. Mchungaji mwenye hekima hafuti majina tu. Anaomba kanisa lipitie orodha kwa upendo, liwatembelee wasiokuwepo, liwatie moyo warudi na, baada ya uvumilivu mrefu, liandike wale wasioweza kupatikana. Kazi hii ni ya kanisa lote, na inapaswa kufanywa kwa maombi na bila haraka.Many churches carry long rolls of members who no longer attend and cannot be found. This is a sorrow, and it weakens the church's witness. A wise pastor does not simply remove names. He asks the church to review the roll in love, to visit the absent, to encourage them to return and, after long patience, to record those who cannot be found. This work belongs to the whole church, and it should be done with prayer and without haste.

Agano la KanisaThe Church Covenant

Agano la kanisa ni ahadi iliyoandikwa ambayo washiriki hufanya kwa Mungu na kwa kila mmoja. Linatofautiana na ungamo la imani. Ungamo husema kile ambacho kanisa linaamini. Agano husema jinsi washiriki wataishi pamoja. Makanisa mengi ya Kibaptisti yametumia agano tangu siku za mwanzo za mapokeo.A church covenant is a written promise that the members make to God and to one another. It differs from a confession of faith. The confession says what the church believes. The covenant says how the members will live together. Many Baptist churches have used a covenant since the early days of the tradition.

Agano la kawaida huahidi mambo kama haya: kutembea katika upendo na kuombeana; kuhudhuria ibada na maagizo ya kanisa; kutoa mara kwa mara kusaidia mchungaji na kazi; kuishi maisha matakatifu; kuepuka uvumi na kusuluhisha ugomvi haraka; kuwafundisha watoto imani; kutunzana wakati wa uhitaji na ugonjwa; na kutafuta wokovu wa wengine.A typical covenant promises such things as these: to walk in love and to pray for one another; to attend the worship and ordinances of the church; to give regularly to support the pastor and the work; to live a holy life; to avoid gossip and settle quarrels quickly; to teach children in the faith; to care for one another in need and sickness; and to seek the salvation of others.

Agano linasimama juu ya amri nyingi za "kila mmoja kwa mwenzake" za Agano Jipya. Tunapaswa kupendana (Yohana 13:34), kuchukuliana mizigo (Wagalatia 6:2), kusameheana (Waefeso 4:32), kuonyana (Warumi 15:14) na kutiana moyo na kutoacha kukusanyika pamoja (Waebrania 10:24-25). Agano linatamka tu amri hizi kama ahadi.The covenant rests on the many "one another" commands of the New Testament. We are to love one another (John 13:34), to bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2), to forgive one another (Ephesians 4:32), to admonish one another (Romans 15:14) and to encourage one another and not neglect meeting together (Hebrews 10:24-25). The covenant simply states these commands as a promise.

Baadhi hupinga kwamba agano ni nyongeza ya kibinadamu na huelekea kwenye sheria ya kidini. Tunajibu kwamba agano halinyongezi sheria mpya kwa Biblia. Linaandika kile ambacho Maandiko tayari yanahitaji ili washiriki wajue walichoahidi. Lazima litumiwe kwa neema. Kanisa halishiki agano ili washiriki wapate upendeleo wa Mungu, na hakuna anayeokolewa kwa kulishika. Agano zuri pia ni fupi na wazi, na linapaswa kusomwa na kufanywa upya mara kwa mara, kwa mfano wakati wa Meza ya Bwana.Some object that a covenant is a human addition and tends to legalism. We answer that a covenant adds no new law to the Bible. It writes down what Scripture already requires so that the members may know what they have promised. It must be used with grace. A church does not keep a covenant so that members may earn favor with God, and no one is saved by keeping it. A good covenant is also brief and clear, and it should be read and renewed often, for example at the Lord's Supper.

Urekebishaji wa KanisaChurch Discipline

Neno "discipline" (urekebishaji, nidhamu) linatokana na neno la mwanafunzi. Maana yake ya kwanza ni mafunzo. Urekebishaji wa kanisa, kwa maana yake pana, unajumuisha kila kitu ambacho kanisa hufanya kuwasaidia washiriki wake kukua katika utii: kufundisha, kuhubiri, maombi, kutia moyo na marekebisho ya upendo. Paulo anasema kwamba Maandiko yote yamepuliziwa na Mungu, yanafaa kwa mafundisho, kwa kuonya, kwa kurekebisha na kwa kuadibu katika haki (2 Timotheo 3:16). Tunaweza kuuita huu urekebishaji wa kujenga (formative). Kwa maana yake finyu, urekebishaji humaanisha tendo la kanisa la kumrekebisha mshiriki aliyeanguka katika dhambi nzito na anakataa kutubu. Tunaweza kuuita huu urekebishaji wa kuongoza (corrective).The word "discipline" comes from the word for a disciple. Its first meaning is training. Church discipline, in its widest sense, includes everything the church does to help its members grow in obedience: teaching, preaching, prayer, encouragement and loving correction. Paul says that all Scripture is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). We may call this formative discipline. In its narrower sense, discipline means the church's act of correcting a member who has fallen into serious sin and refuses to repent. We may call this corrective discipline.

Makusudi ya urekebishajiThe purposes of discipline

Biblia hutoa sababu kadhaa za urekebishaji wa kuongoza.The Bible gives several reasons for corrective discipline.

1. Kumrejesha ndugu anayetenda dhambi. Lengo ni toba yake na kurudi kwake siku zote. "Ndugu zangu, mtu akikamatwa katika kosa lolote, ninyi mlio na Roho mrekebisheni mtu kama huyo kwa roho ya upole" (Wagalatia 6:1).1. To restore the sinning brother. The aim is always his repentance and return. "If a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness" (Galatians 6:1).

2. Kulinda kanisa. Paulo anaonya kwamba "chachu kidogo huchachusha donge lote" (1 Wakorintho 5:6). Dhambi ya wazi inayovumiliwa huenea.2. To protect the church. Paul warns that "a little leaven leavens the whole lump" (1 Corinthians 5:6). Open sin that is tolerated spreads.

3. Kuwaonya wengine. Paulo anasema juu ya wazee wanaoendelea katika dhambi, "Wale wanaotenda dhambi wakaripie mbele ya wote, ili na wengine wawe na hofu" (1 Timotheo 5:20).3. To warn others. Paul says of elders who persist in sin, "Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear" (1 Timothy 5:20).

4. Kulinda jina la Kristo. Kanisa linalosamehe dhambi ya wazi linamwaibisha Bwana mbele ya ulimwengu.4. To guard the name of Christ. A church that excuses open sin shames the Lord before the world.

Hatua za urekebishaji wa kuongozaThe steps of corrective discipline

Bwana mwenyewe alitoa mfano katika Mathayo 18:15-17, ambao Kipindi cha 2 kiliuchunguza.The Lord Himself gave the pattern in Matthew 18:15-17, which Unit 2 studied.

1. Nenda faraghani. Ndugu yako akikukosea, sema naye peke yenu. Akikusikia, umempata ndugu yako.1. Go privately. If a brother sins against you, speak to him alone. If he listens, you have won your brother.

2. Nenda na mtu mmoja au wawili. Asiposikia, chukua mashahidi.2. Go with one or two others. If he will not listen, take witnesses.

3. Liambie kanisa. Akikataa bado, jambo hilo linakwenda mbele ya kusanyiko.3. Tell it to the church. If he still refuses, the matter goes before the congregation.

4. Mchukulie kama mgeni nje ya jamii. Akikataa hata kulisikia kanisa, kanisa linamwondoa katika ushirika wake, na halimpokei tena kama ndugu mwenye hadhi nzuri.4. Treat him as an outsider. If he will not hear even the church, the church removes him from its fellowship, and no longer receives him as a brother in good standing.

Si kila dhambi hupitia hatua hizi. Makosa ya faragha kati ya washiriki wawili hufuata Mathayo 18. Dhambi za hadharani na za kashfa, kama uasherati wa Korintho, zinaweza kuletwa kwa kanisa haraka zaidi (1 Wakorintho 5). Paulo pia analiambia kanisa lijitenge na ndugu anayeishi kwa uvivu na machafuko, lakini "wala msimhesabu kama adui, bali mwonyeni kama ndugu" (2 Wathesalonike 3:6, 14-15). Mtu anayeleta mafarakano anapaswa kuonywa mara moja na mara ya pili, kisha akataliwe (Tito 3:10). Mashtaka dhidi ya mzee lazima yawe na mashahidi wawili au watatu (1 Timotheo 5:19).Not every sin goes through these steps. Private offenses between two members follow Matthew 18. Public and scandalous sins, like the immorality at Corinth, may be brought to the church more quickly (1 Corinthians 5). Paul also tells the church to withdraw from a brother who lives in idleness and disorder, but "do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother" (2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15). A person who stirs up division is to be warned once and again, and then rejected (Titus 3:10). An accusation against an elder must have two or three witnesses (1 Timothy 5:19).

Aina za dhambi zinazohitaji urekebishaji wa kuongoza ni uasherati wa wazi, dhambi yoyote ya kudumu isiyotubiwa, mafundisho ya uongo yanayogusa injili, na mafarakano ya ukaidi. Udhaifu, shaka, kushindwa na dhambi zinazoungamwa kwa huzuni si sababu za kuondolewa, bali za uvumilivu na msaada.The kinds of sin that call for corrective discipline are open immorality, persistent unrepentant sin of any kind, false teaching that touches the gospel, and stubborn division. Weakness, doubt, failure and sins that are confessed with sorrow are not grounds for removal, but for patience and help.

Roho ya urekebishajiThe spirit of discipline

Roho ni muhimu kama hatua zenyewe. Paulo anasema Wakorintho walipaswa "kuomboleza" juu ya dhambi hiyo (1 Wakorintho 5:2). Yule anayerejesha lazima aje kwa upole na ajichunge mwenyewe, "ukijiangalia nafsi yako usije ukajaribiwa na wewe" (Wagalatia 6:1). Urekebishaji si nafasi ya kulipiza kisasi, uvumi, au kuridhika kwa wanaojiona wenye haki. Kanisa linapaswa kuomba, kulia na kusema kweli katika upendo.The spirit matters as much as the steps. Paul says the Corinthians should have "mourned" over the sin (1 Corinthians 5:2). The one who restores must come in gentleness and watch himself, "considering yourself lest you also be tempted" (Galatians 6:1). Discipline is not an occasion for revenge, gossip, or the satisfaction of the self-righteous. The church should pray, weep and speak the truth in love.

KurejeshwaRestoration

Lengo la urekebishaji ni toba, na toba inapokuja, kanisa lazima litende kwa uwazi vilevile. Kuhusu mtu wa Korintho, Paulo anaandika kwamba adhabu ilimtosha na kwamba kanisa linapaswa "kumsamehe na kumfariji," na "kuthibitisha upendo kwake" (2 Wakorintho 2:6-8). Kanisa linalorekebisha lakini halisamehe halijaielewa injili. Mtu anapotubu, kanisa linamrejesha katika ushirika kwa kura ya kusanyiko, kama lilivyomwondoa.The aim of discipline is repentance, and when repentance comes, the church must act just as clearly. Of the man at Corinth, Paul writes that the punishment was enough and that the church should "forgive and comfort him," and "reaffirm your love to him" (2 Corinthians 2:6-8). A church that disciplines but will not forgive has not understood the gospel. When a person repents, the church restores him to fellowship by a vote of the congregation, as it removed him.

Pingamizi na MajibuObjections and Answers

Pingamizi la 1: "Msihukumu"Objection 1: "Judge not"

Baadhi husema kwamba Yesu alikataza kuhukumu (Mathayo 7:1), na kwamba kwa hiyo urekebishaji wa kanisa ni kosa.Some say that Jesus forbade judging (Matthew 7:1), and that church discipline is therefore wrong.

Jibu letu. Katika sehemu hiyohiyo Yesu anatuambia tutoe boriti kutoka jicho letu wenyewe ili tuone vizuri kumsaidia ndugu mwenye kibanzi (Mathayo 7:5). Anakataza hukumu kali ya unafiki isiyo na kujichunguza. Hakatazi busara, kwa maana katika Mathayo 18 anaamuru kanisa litende. Paulo anawauliza Wakorintho, "Je! Ninyi hamwahukumu walio ndani?" (1 Wakorintho 5:12). Kanisa lazima lihukumu mwenendo kwa Neno la Mungu na si kwa ladha zake lenyewe.Our answer. In the same passage Jesus tells us to take the log out of our own eye so that we can see clearly to help the brother with the speck (Matthew 7:5). He forbids a harsh, hypocritical judging that has no self-examination. He does not forbid discernment, for in Matthew 18 He commands the church to act. Paul asks the Corinthians, "Do you not judge those who are inside?" (1 Corinthians 5:12). The church must judge conduct by the Word of God and not by its own tastes.

Pingamizi la 2: Urekebishaji hauna upendo na unadhuru kanisaObjection 2: Discipline is unloving and harms the church

Baadhi ya wachungaji husema kwamba urekebishaji utawafukuza watu, utaumiza ukuaji wa kanisa, au utaleta kesi mahakamani na ugomvi. Wanaongeza kwamba katika sehemu na nyakati fulani makanisa ya Kibaptisti yametumia urekebishaji kwa ukali, kwa mambo ya desturi na si ya Maandiko, au kunyamazisha watu waliopinga kiongozi. Unyanyasaji huu umetokea.Some pastors say that discipline will drive people away, hurt the church's growth, or lead to lawsuits and quarrels. They add that in some places and times Baptist churches have used discipline harshly, for matters of custom and not of Scripture, or to silence people who disagreed with a leader. These abuses have happened.

Jibu letu. Unyanyasaji ni halisi, na unaonyesha kwamba urekebishaji lazima ufuate hatua za Maandiko, ushughulikie mambo ambayo Maandiko yanazungumzia tu, na uongozwe kwa unyenyekevu. Lakini matumizi mabaya ya kitu kizuri hayafanyi kitu hicho kuwa kibaya. Bwana huadibu wale anaowapenda (Waebrania 12:6), na upendo usio na urekebishaji si upendo wa Agano Jipya. Kanisa lisilomrekebisha mtu kamwe linawafundisha vijana wake kwamba dhambi haina maana. Kanisa lililovumilia uasherati wa Korintho ni kanisa ambalo mtume alilikemea, si lile alilolisifu. Makanisa yanayotumia urekebishaji kwa uangalifu na upole mara nyingi hugundua kwamba ushuhuda wao una nguvu zaidi.Our answer. The abuses are real, and they show that discipline must follow Scripture's steps, deal only with matters Scripture addresses, and be led with humility. But abuse of a good thing does not make it wrong. The Lord disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6), and love without discipline is not the love of the New Testament. A church that never corrects anyone teaches its young people that sin is of no concern. A church that tolerated the immorality at Corinth is the church the apostle rebuked, not the church he praised. Churches that practice discipline carefully and gently often find that their witness is stronger.

Pingamizi la 3: Je, kuondolewa kanisani kunamaanisha mtu amepoteza wokovu wake?Objection 3: Does removal from the church mean the person has lost his salvation?

Wabaptisti wamegawanyika juu ya kudumu katika wokovu, kama Kozi ya 2 inavyoeleza, lakini wote wanakubaliana juu ya jambo hili. Hukumu ya kanisa si hukumu ya mwisho ya Mungu juu ya roho. Kanisa linamwondoa mshiriki kwa sababu halingeweza tena kuthibitisha kwamba maisha yake yanalingana na ungamo lake. Ikiwa ni muumini wa kweli, Bwana atamleta kwenye toba (1 Wakorintho 5:5 inasema juu ya tumaini kwamba roho yake iokolewe siku ya Bwana). Kanisa linatenda kama Bwana anavyoamuru na kuacha hukumu ya mwisho kwake.Baptists are divided on perseverance, as Course 2 explains, but all agree on this point. The church's judgment is not the final judgment of God on the soul. The church removes a member because it can no longer affirm that his life matches his profession. If he is a true believer, the Lord will bring him to repentance (1 Corinthians 5:5 speaks of the hope that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord). The church acts as the Lord commands and leaves the final judgment to Him.

Pingamizi la 4: Urekebishaji ni wa mchungaji, wazee au askofuObjection 4: Discipline belongs to the pastor, the elders or the bishop

Baadhi ya makanisa huweka urekebishaji mikononi mwa wahudumu peke yao. Tunajibu kwamba Mathayo 18:17 inasema "liambie kanisa," na Paulo aliandika kwa kusanyiko lote la Korintho. Viongozi huongoza mchakato, lakini kanisa ndilo hutenda.Some churches place discipline in the hands of ministers alone. We answer that Matthew 18:17 says "tell it to the church," and Paul wrote to the whole congregation at Corinth. Leaders guide the process, but the church acts.

Matumizi ya KichungajiPastoral Application

Mtu aitwaye Luis, mshiriki kwa miaka kumi na mitano, amemwacha mke wake na sasa anaishi waziwazi na mwanamke mwingine. Bado huhudhuria wakati mwingine na husema kwamba "Mungu anaujua moyo wangu." Mchungaji anajua kwamba mashemasi wawili wamezungumza naye kila mmoja, bila mafanikio.A man named Luis, a member for fifteen years, has left his wife and now lives openly with another woman. He still attends sometimes and says that "God knows my heart." The pastor learns that two deacons have each spoken to him, but without success.

Mchungaji kwanza anamwendea Luis faraghani pamoja na shemasi, kama Bwana alivyoamuru, na anaongea kwa machozi na kwa uwazi kutoka Mathayo 18 na Wagalatia 6:1. Hamwaibishi Luis mbele ya wengine, na anaweka jambo hilo faraghani hadi lazima lipelekwe mbele zaidi. Pili, anaomba na mashemasi na kuchukua muda zaidi. Tatu, Luis asipotubu, mchungaji anafundisha kanisa Biblia inasema nini katika wakati wa mafundisho ya kawaida kabla ya kura, ili hakuna anayeshangaa. Nne, kanisa linapolichukua jambo hilo, linalifanya kwa huzuni, na mchungaji anawakumbusha kwamba lengo ni toba. Tano, kanisa linamwambia Luis kwamba mlango uko wazi: litamkaribisha tena kwa furaha atakapotubu. Pia anakagua katiba ya kanisa kwa utaratibu wake na kuuliza kama sheria ya mahali inahitaji chochote, jambo ambalo Kipindi cha 10 kitaeleza.The pastor first goes to Luis privately with a deacon, as the Lord commanded, and speaks with tears and clarity from Matthew 18 and Galatians 6:1. He does not shame Luis in front of others, and he keeps the matter private until it must be taken further. Second, he prays with the deacons and takes more time. Third, if Luis will not repent, the pastor teaches the church what the Bible says in a time of regular teaching before the vote, so that no one is surprised. Fourth, when the church takes it up, it does so in sorrow, and the pastor reminds them that the aim is repentance. Fifth, the church tells Luis that the door is open: it will welcome him back with joy when he repents. He also checks the church's constitution for its procedure and asks whether the local law requires anything, which Unit 10 will explain.

MuhtasariSummary

Makanisa ya Kibaptisti hupokea kuwa washiriki wale wanaoungama imani kwa Kristo na wamebatizwa kama waumini, na kusanyiko hupiga kura kuwapokea. Agano Jipya linaonyesha mwili uliofafanuliwa, wenye washiriki wanaohesabiwa, walio ndani na walio nje, na orodha ya wajane. Agano la kanisa ni ahadi iliyoandikwa inayoelezea amri za "kila mmoja kwa mwenzake" za Maandiko. Urekebishaji kwa maana pana ni mafunzo katika utii. Kwa maana finyu ni marekebisho ya kusanyiko ya dhambi nzito isiyotubiwa, kufuata Mathayo 18: faraghani, na mashahidi, mbele ya kanisa, kisha kuondolewa. Makusudi yake ni kumrejesha mwenye dhambi, kulinda kanisa, kuwaonya wengine na kumheshimu Kristo. Lazima ufanyike kwa upole, na mtu anapotubu kanisa lazima limsamehe, limfariji na limrejeshe. Tunajibu pingamizi kwamba urekebishaji umekatazwa, hauna upendo, au ni kazi ya mchungaji peke yake kutoka kwa Neno la Mungu.Baptist churches receive as members those who profess faith in Christ and have been baptized as believers, and the congregation votes to receive them. The New Testament shows a defined body, with members who are counted, inside and outside, and a list of widows. A church covenant is a written promise that expresses the "one another" commands of Scripture. Discipline in its wide sense is training in obedience. In its narrow sense it is the congregation's correction of serious, unrepentant sin, following Matthew 18: privately, with witnesses, before the church, then removal. Its purposes are to restore the sinner, protect the church, warn others and honor Christ. It must be done in gentleness, and when a person repents the church must forgive, comfort and restore him. We answer the objections that discipline is forbidden, unloving, or the work of the pastor alone from the Word of God.

Usomaji ZaidiFurther Reading

• J. M. Pendleton, Church Manual (1867) (Mwongozo wa Kanisa), sura kuhusu uanachama, agano na urekebishaji.• J. M. Pendleton, Church Manual (1867), chapters on membership, covenant and discipline.

• J. L. Dagg, Manual of Church Order (1858) (Mwongozo wa Utaratibu wa Kanisa), kuhusu urekebishaji.• J. L. Dagg, Manual of Church Order (1858), on discipline.

• The New Hampshire Confession (1833) (Ungamo la New Hampshire) na The Second London Confession (1689) (Ungamo la Pili la London), sura ya 26.• The New Hampshire Confession (1833) and the Second London Confession (1689), chapter 26.

• Kozi ya 2 ya fani hii, kuhusu uanachama wa kanisa wa waliozaliwa upya na ubatizo.• Course 2 of this specialization, on regenerate church membership and baptism.

• Kozi ya 4 ya fani hii, kuhusu Meza ya Bwana na ushirika.• Course 4 of this specialization, on the Lord's Supper and communion.

• James Leo Garrett Jr., Baptist Theology (2009) (Theolojia ya Kibaptisti).• James Leo Garrett Jr., Baptist Theology (2009).

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