Isisekelo Sethu:
Umbono, Injongo & Izindinganiso
I-DOVE International iyinhlangano yabaphostoli yomhlaba wonke—umndeni wamabandla nezinkonzo ezihlanganiswe yinhloso eyodwa, izimiso zokwabelana, nokuzibophezela okungaguquki ekuqhubekiseleni phambili umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke. Njengoba “Simemezela Ukunqoba Kwethu Emanuweli” (uNkulunkulu Unathi), sima ndawonye ekunqobeni uKristu asekunqobile.
Umbono Wethu
Ukwakha ubuhlobo noJesu, omunye nomunye, futhi siguqule umhlaba wethu endlini ngendlu, idolobha nedolobha, isizwe nesizwe.
Lo mbono uqhuba konke esikwenzayo. Sikholelwa ukuthi uguquko luqala enhliziyweni yomuntu ngamunye, ludlulele emindenini nasemaqenjini amancane, lufinyelele emiphakathini, futhi ekugcineni luthinte izizwe ngoKristu.
Mission yethu
Umsebenzi wethu ukuphakamisa uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi, silalele iZwi laKhe, futhi sikhuthaze futhi sihlomise ikholwa ngalinye umsebenzi wenkonzo. UNkulunkulu usinike umyalo ocacile ophindwe kathathu oqondisa yonke imizamo yethu:
Umkhuleko: Okubalulekile Kwethu
Emthandazweni sikhonza uNkulunkulu, silethe izidingo zethu kanye nezidingo zomhlaba Kuye, futhi sivumele uMoya oNgcwele ukuba asiguqule, asinikeze amandla, futhi embule amasu akhe aqondile okugcwalisa uMyalo Omkhulu. Umthandazo awuwona nje umsebenzi: uyisisekelo lapho yonke inkonzo igeleza khona.
Ukuvangela: Ukufinyelela kwethu
Ngokushumayela ivangeli, sazisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu negama likaKristu ngokumemezela ngomlomo, ngokushicilela, ngobuciko, ngezenzo zobubele, nangenkonzo. Sifinyelela kokubili omakhelwane bethu kanye nezizwe ezikude ngokushumayela kwamasiko ahlukahlukene, sifisa ukubona izingane, intsha, kanye nabantu abadala beza olwazini olusindisayo lukaJesu Kristu.
Ukuba Abafundi: Ukukhula Kwethu
Ngobufundi, sakha ubudlelwano futhi sinakekelane, siqeqeshana ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nemisebenzi emihle ukuze sonke sibe abafundi abavuthiwe abenza umsebenzi wethu wokuthunywa okukathathu. Ukwenza abafundi kuyaqhubeka: labo abaqeqeshiwe bayaphenduka baqeqeshe abanye, okwenza umjikelezo okhula njalo wokukhula ngokomoya.
Sihlanganyela kulo msebenzi ngokuthobeka, ngokuncika kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngokubambisana nabo bonke abafowethu nodadewethu emzimbeni kaKristu, sisebenzela ubunye kukho konke esikwenzayo.
Izindinganiso Zethu
Isekelwe emiBhalweni (2 Thimothewu 3:16-17; 2 Thimothewu 2:15)
Zonke izindinganiso zethu nezimiso ezisiqondisayo zisekelwe ngokuqinile eZwini likaNkulunkulu. UmBhalo usebenza njengegunya lethu elikhulu nesisekelo sayo yonke into esiyikholelwayo nesiyenzayo.
1. Ukwazi uNkulunkulu uBaba ngeNdodana Yakhe uJesu Kristu nokuphila ngeZwi Lakhe kuyisisekelo sempilo.
Sikholelwa ukuthi isisekelo sokholo lobuKristu siwukwazi uNkulunkulu ngokuphenduka esonweni, ukwamukela uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi, ukwakha ubuhlobo obuseduze Naye, nokuguqulwa ngomfanekiso Wakhe. UNkulunkulu usenze silungile ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu ( Johane 1:12, Johane 17:3, Roma 8:29, II Kor. 5:21 ).
2. Kubalulekile ukuba wonke amakholwa abhapathizwe ngoMoya oNgcwele futhi ancike kuye ngokuphelele.
Siyaqaphela ukuthi simdinga kakhulu umuntu namandla kaMoya oNgcwele ukuze akhonze ngempumelelo esizukulwaneni sethu. Izimpilo eziguquliwe akuwona umkhiqizo wokuhlakanipha kwabantu, kodwa ekubonakalisweni kwamandla kaMoya oNgcwele njengoba kufanekiswa ebandleni leTestamente Elisha (I Kor. 2:2-5, Johane 15:5). Sikholelwa ukuthi kubalulekile ukuba wonke amakholwa abhapathizwe ngoMoya oNgcwele futhi aphishekele izipho zomoya (II Kor. 13:14, Johane 4:23-24).
Zonke izinqumo zidinga ukwenziwa ngokulalela uMoya oNgcwele njengoba senza umthandazo ube yinto yokuqala futhi sifunda ukuba ngabakhulekeli. Ukukhulekela kusisiza ukuba sigxile eNkosini futhi kusivumela ukuba sizwe izwi Lakhe ngokucacile.
Siyazi ukuthi asibambene negazi nenyama, kodwa sibambene namademoni. UJesu Kristu uyiNkosi yethu, uMsindisi wethu, uMphilisi wethu, kanye noMkhululi wethu ( Efe. 6:12, I Johane 3:8 ).
3. Umsebenzi Omkhulu uyoqedwa ngomkhuleko, ivangeli, ukuba abafundi, nokutshala amabandla.
Sizibophezele ekusizeni ukugcwalisa uMyalo oMkhulu ngokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla, ukushumayela ivangeli, ukwenza abafundi, nokutshala amabandla endaweni, kuzwelonke, nasemhlabeni wonke ukufinyelela kokubili amaJuda kanye nabeZizwe (Math. 28:19-20, Math. 6:5-18, IzE. 1:8).
Sibizelwe ukusekela abanye ababizwe njengabasebenza ndawonye, njengoba amabandla etshalwe emhlabeni wonke. Umsebenzi Omkhulu ugcwaliseka ngokudiliza izinqaba zomoya zobumnyama nokutshala amabandla (I Kor. 3:6-9, Math. 11:12, II Kor. 10:3-4, IzE. 14:21-23).
Sibizelwe futhi ukuba simemezele ivangeli ngobuciko, izincwadi, nabezindaba futhi sizoqhubeka nokholo kuNkulunkulu ukuthi avuse ezinye izinsiza nezinkonzo ukuze zisisize ekwakheni ibandla (I Kor. 9:19-22).
4. Siyasazisa kakhulu isivumelwano esingcwele somshado kanye nokubaluleka kokuqeqesha izingane zethu ukuba zazi uKristu.
Kuyinkolelo yethu ukuthi umshado uphakathi kwendoda eyodwa nowesifazane oyedwa. Kokubili umshado nomndeni kwasungulwa nguNkulunkulu, futhi imindeni enempilo, nezinzile ibalulekile ukuze ibandla liphumelele ekufezeni umsebenzi walo. Abazali babizwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba bahambe esimweni sikaKristu futhi baqeqeshe izingane zabo ekukhuliseni nasekuqeqesheni ngothando lweNkosi uKristu ( Marku 10:6-8, Efe. 5:22–6:4 ).
INkosi ibiza abantu bayo ukuba bahambe ekwesabeni uJehova nangendinganiso yeBhayibheli yobungcwele nobumsulwa. Izivumelwano zomshado zimiswe nguNkulunkulu futhi zidinga ukuhlonishwa futhi zigcinwe. Siphakamisa ubungcwele bomshado phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane (IzA. 16:6, Marku 10:9, I Thes. 4:3-8, I Kor. 6:18-20).
5. Sizibophezele emindenini engokomoya, ukukhulisa izingane ngokomoya, nokuxhumana phakathi kwezizukulwane.
Sikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wethu uphendulela izinhliziyo zobaba nomama emadodaneni namadodakazi osukwini lwethu, sizinikele ekukhuliseni ngokomoya kuwo wonke amazinga ebandla kanye nempilo yenkonzo (Mal. 4:5-6, I Kor. 4:15-17).
Ukubamba iqhaza eqenjini elincane kuyisibopho esibalulekile emndenini wamaJUBA. Iqembu elincane liyiqembu elincane lamakholwa kanye/noma imindeni ezinikele komunye nomunye nasekufinyeleleni abanye kuKristu. Sikholelwa ukuthi iNkosi ifisa ukuvusa imindeni kamoya emazingeni amaningi okuhlanganisa amaqembu amancane, amabandla, izinhlangano zabaphostoli, kanye nombuso kaNkulunkulu (I Kor. 12:18, Efe. 4:16).
Sikholelwa ukuthi umndeni ngamunye kamoya udinga ukwabelana ngezindinganiso ezifanayo, umbono, imigomo, kanye nokuzibophezela ekwakheni ndawonye, nesidingo sokuthola ukuqeqeshwa okuqhubekayo kulezi zindawo (IHu. 133, II Pet. 1:12-13, II Thim. 2:2).
Sizibophezele ekufinyeleleni, ekuqeqesheni, nasekukhululeni abantu abasha njengezisebenzi zokuvuna, njengoba abasha nabadala besebenza ndawonye (IzE. 2:17, Jer. 31:13).
6. Ukuphindaphindeka komoya kanye nokuzalana kumele kudlulele kuyo yonke imikhakha yempilo yombuso kanye nenkonzo.
Ukuphindaphindeka kulindeleke futhi kugqugquzelwe kuyo yonke imikhakha yempilo yebandla. Amaqembu amancane kufanele ande abe ngamaqembu amancane futhi amabandla kufanele ande abe amabandla amasha. Ukutshala ibandla kumele kube umgomo wesikhathi eside wawo wonke amabandla (IZenzo 9:31, Marku 4:20).
Umndeni wamaJuba wamabandla uzokwakhiwa imindeni eminingi emisha yezifunda zamabandla njengoba obaba nomama abangabaphostoli bekhululwa ezizweni zomhlaba (IZenzo 11:19-30, Izenzo 13-15).
7. Ubudlelwane bubalulekile ekwakheni umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
Ukusebenzela abanye nokwakha ukwethembana nobudlelwano kuyinto efiselekayo kuyo yonke imikhakha yempilo yebandla. Sikholelwa ukuthi indawo engcono kakhulu yokuqala ukukhonza nokuzwa ukwethembana nobudlelwano iseqenjini elincane (IzE. 2:42-47, Efe. 4:16, Gal. 5:13).
Sihlanganiswe ndawonye ikakhulukazi ubudlelwano bomndeni esibunikwe nguNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokuhleleka, ukubusa, noma ukubusa (I Petru 2:5).
8 Wonke umKristu ungumpristi kanye nomfundisi.
Ngokwemibhalo engcwele, wonke umKristu ungumphristi odinga ukuzwa eNkosini mathupha (IsAm. 1:5-6).
Wonke amakholwa abizwe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi akhonze abanye futhi adinga ukuhlonyiselwa lomsebenzi nekhaya njengesikhungo senkonzo. Abefundisi abaphindwe kahlanu bayizipho zeNkosi ebandleni Lakhe. Usebenzisa abantu abahlanu ukusiza ukuhlomisa ikholwa ngalinye ukuba libe isikhonzi esiphumelelayo ukuze kwakhiwe umzimba kaKristu (I Pet. 4:9, Efe. 4:11-12).
Kudingeka sihlale sinikela umsebenzi wobufundisi kulabo esibakhonzayo ukuze bakwazi ukufeza ubizo lwabo oluvela eNkosini (Thithu 1:5, I Thim 4:12-14).
9. Inhliziyo yenceku iyadingeka ukuze wonke umholi anike abanye amandla.
Sikholelwa ukuthi yonke imikhakha yobuholi idinga ukufaka umholi ocacile oyinceku obizwe nguNkulunkulu kanye nethimba elibizelwe ukuhamba naye. Umholi unogcobo nomsebenzi wokwahlukanisa umqondo weNkosi ovezwa ngethimba labaholi (II Kor. 10:13-16, Num. 27:16, I Petru 5:1-4).
Abaholi babizelwe ukulalela lokho uJehova akushoyo ngalabo ababakhonzayo njengoba bebonisa ubuholi bezinceku. Babizelwe ukuhamba ngokuthobeka, ubuqotho, ngesithelo sikaMoya, nokwesaba uJehova ( IzE. 6:2-6, IzE. 15, Math. 20:26, Gal. 5:22-23 ).
Sikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uphakamisa kokubili ababonisi abangabaphostoli kanye nabadala besonto abambisana naye ukuze baqondise, bavikele, balungise, futhi baqondise ibandla. Laba baholi kufanele babonise izimfanelo zebhayibheli zobuholi (Izenzo 15, IzE. 6:1-4, I Thim. 3, Thithu 1).
Labo abanezinye izipho zikamoya okuhlanganisa nezipho zokuphatha (inkonzo yosizo) badinga ukukhululwa ukuze kugcwaliseke umbono weNkosi ezingeni ngalinye lempilo yebandla (I Kor. 12).
Kuyo yonke imikhakha yempilo yebandla sikholwa ukuthi sidinga ukuthobela labo abasibusayo eNkosini futhi sibazise kakhulu othandweni ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo ( Heb. 13:17, 1 Thes. 5:12-13 ).
10. Ukuchuma kweBhayibheli, ukuphana, nobuqotho kubalulekile ekwandiseni umbuso.
Impumelelo yeBhayibheli iyisu likaNkulunkulu lokusiza ukugcwalisa uMyalelo Omkhulu. Umgomo wokweshumi uyingxenye yesu likaNkulunkulu lokuhlonipha nokuhlinzeka ngempahla kulabo ababeke phezu kwethu egunyeni likamoya. Labo abangasiphethe eNkosini banomthwalo wemfanelo wokwabiwa okufanele kokweshumi neminikelo (III Johane 2, Math. 23:23, Heb. 7:4-7, Mal. 3:8-11, IzE. 11:29-30).
Sikholelwa ekunikeleni ngomusa ukuze sisekele izinkonzo, amasonto, nabantu ngabanye ngaphakathi nangaphandle komndeni we-DOVE, futhi sigcizelela ukunikeza abantu njengento eza kuqala. Sikhuthaza abantu ngabanye, amaqembu amancane, amabandla, nezinkonzo ukuba basekele izikhonzi nezithunywa zevangeli eziphindwe kahlanu ngomkhuleko kanye nangezimali (II Kor. 8:1-7, Gal. 6:6, Fil. 4:15-17).
Sikholelwa ukuthi yonke imikhakha yenkonzo nempilo yebandla idinga ukuba nomthwalo wemfanelo wezezimali kanye nokuziphendulela kulabo abababhekayo ukuze kugcinwe izinga eliphezulu lobuqotho. Abaholi bakamoya abathola iholo ebandleni badangele ekubekeni izinga labo lomholo (Gal. 6:5, Roma 15:14, I Thes. 5:22, II Kor. 8:20-21).
11. Ivangeli liyasiphoqa ukuthi sithumele abafundisi bezenkolo kwabangakafinyelelwa futhi sisize labo abangakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo.
UJesu usiyala ukuthi siyise ivangeli kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba kulabo abangakaze balizwe. Umgomo wethu uwukufinyelela ezindaweni ezingakafinyelelwa emhlabeni ngevangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokuthumela izithunywa zevangeli eziqeqeshiwe nangokutshala amabandla. Ngokubambisana singahlangana nomzimba kaKristu ukuze sifinyelele abangakafinyelelwa (Math. 24:14, IzE. 1:8, IzE. 13:1-4, II Kor. 10:15-16).
Sibizelwe futhi ukusiza abampofu nabaswele, ababoshiwe, izintandane, nabafelokazi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nokufinyelela kwethu abampofu endaweni, ezweni, nasemhlabeni wonke. Lapho sisiza abampofu, kokubili ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo nangokomoya, siboleka uJehova (Dut. 14:28, 29, Dut. 26:10-12, Math. 25:31-46, Jakobe 1:27, IzAga 19:17)
12. Sibizelwe ukwakha umbuso kanye nawo wonke umzimba kaKristu.
Ukugxila kwethu embusweni kaNkulunkulu, siqaphela iqembu lethu elincane, ibandla lakithi, kanye ne-DOVE Christian Fellowship International iyingxenye encane yombuso kaNkulunkulu. Sibizelwe ukuhlangana namanye amaqembu emzimbeni kaKristu futhi siphishekele ubunye ebandleni Lakhe njengoba sifinyelela emhlabeni ndawonye (Math. 6:33, Efe. 4:1-6, Joh. 17, IHu. 133).
Sifisa ukubona umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungena nje kuphela ebandleni noma ngebandla, kodwa kuzo zonke izici zokuphila. Ngakho-ke, sibizelwe ukukhonza ebandleni, emndenini, kuhulumeni, kwezobuciko, emfundweni, kwezamabhizinisi, nabezindaba, ukuze yonke imikhakha enjalo ibe ngaphansi koBukhosi bukaJesu Kristu futhi ibonise izindinganiso zombuso Wakhe ( Math. 6:10 ).
Sikholelwa ekusebenziseni nasekuhlanganyeleni izinsiza zabantu kanye nezinto iNkosi esibusise ngazo. Lokhu kubandakanya ubufundisi obuphindwe kahlanu, ubufundisi, ukuqeqeshwa kobuholi, nezinye izinsiza iNkosi esiphathise yona (I Kor. 12, IzE. 2:44-45).
Ukugxila kwethu okuhlanganisayo kukuKristu, iZwi Lakhe kanye noMyalo Omkhulu, futhi sikholelwa ukuthi akufanele siphazanyiswe ukungezwani okuncane (KwabaseRoma 14:5).
Hlala Uxhumene neJUBA
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