Your Purpose at Church: Grow
IBandla ngokunqala likhonela ukuba umcimbi wokukhonza uNkulunkulu ngenhlanganyelo. Kodwa, ibandla likhonela futho ukukhuthaza abangcwele. UNkulunkulu ubize ikholwa ngalinye emzimbeni kaKhristu ukuba likhazimulise umfanekiso kaKhristu (Roma 8:29) ngokuba ngcwele kanye nokungasoleki phambi Kwakhe (Efesu 1:4). Ikholwa ngalinye ebandleni linejoka lokuthi liphokophelele ngezenzo ukukhula ngokomoya okwenzeka ngokuhlanganyela kanye nokuvuthwa kwebandla.
Ukuze kuphumeleliswe lenjongo yokwakha abangcwele, uKhristu, inhloko yebandla, unikezele ilunga ngalinye ebandleni isipho somusa onikezela amandla okwenza (Efesu 4:7-10). Okungaphezulu kwalokho, uKhristu unikezele isiphiwo sokwenza umsebenzi esihlukile kwilunga ngalinye emzimbeni Wakhe ukwenzela ukuthi kubekhona ukukhula ngokubambisana ngaphakathi ebandleni. Abaholi bebandla kumele basebenzise isiphiwo sabo ekuhlumeleliseni ibandla kwisambulo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi futhi kumele baholele ibandla ekuvuthweni ngokwesifundiso nangokusenza (Efesu 4:11-13). Kodwa abaholi bebodwa akusibona abathwele ijoka lokwenza ukuthi ebandleni kubekhona ukuvuthwa ngokomoya. Ikholwa lonke ngalinye ebandleni linomusa onikezela amandla okwenza kanye nesiphiwo esithile esiqondene nalo okumele akusebenzise ebandleni ukwakhana ngokubambisana (1 Khorinte 12:7). Inhlanganyelo kuKhristu phakathi kwabangcwele kulapho leziziphiwo sisetshenziswa khona. Lapho ibandla liqhubeka lihlanganyela ngaphakathi ilunga ngalinye kumele lifune ubuhle ngokomoya kwelinye ilunga kanye nokusebenzisa isiphiwo salo ukukhonza amanye amalunga ngendlela ehambelana nesiphiwo salo.