A brief theology of Church
IBandla laqala emva kokuguquka kwabantu abaningi ngosuku lwePhentekhoste (IZenzo 2:41-42) futhi lizoqhubeka kuze kube yilapho uJesu ebuya azothatha iBandla Lakhe (1 Thesalonikha 4:17). Bonke abakholwayo bafakwa eBandleni ngoMoya oNgcwele (1 Khorinte 12:12-13) futhi banikwa izipho nguMoya oNgcwele ukuze kusizakale bonke ngokomoya (1 Khorinte 12:7).
Isisekelo seBandla yiNkosi uJesu Khristu kanye nabaphostoli nabaprofethi besikhathi seThestamente Elisha (Efesu 2:19-20). UKhristu unike iBandla abaphostoli nabaprofethi beThestamente Elisha, futhi kusukela lapho wanikeza izithunywa zokwabelana ngeVangeli ukuba zishumayele iVangeli okuyilapho ibandla ngalinye lendawo selinikwa abelusi nabafundisi ukuze baqeqeshe abakholwayo ukuze bakhulisane okholweni (Efesu 4:11-16).
UKhristu ungumalusi weBandla, kanye nabadala bebandla (ama-elder) bemiswe ukuba basebenze njengabelusi abangaphansi kukaKhristu ebandleni ngalinye lendawo (1 KaPethro 5:2-4).
IBandla ligcinwa lihlanzekile ngokuqaphana ngokubambisana omunye nomunye kanjalo nayibandla lonkana (Mathewu 18:15-17).
Imisebenzi eyinhloko yeBandla igxile ekwakheni abangcwele (Kholose 1:28), nakuba lokhu kungabaleli ngaphandle ukugxila okubhekwiswe ngaphandle kweBandla okuwukushumayela komuntu ngokungokwakhe (Mathewu 28:19-20) nokusekela imisebenzi yezithunywa zeVangeli (amamishanari) (IZenzo 13:1-3).
Sibophezelekile ukuhlangana njengeBandla ukuze sikhuthazane othandweni nasekulaleleni, siphokophele kakhulu kulokhu kuze kube yilapho uJesu ebuya (Hebheru 10:24-25).