Kufunga na kufungua kulitajwa na Yesu katika Mathayo 16:19, Yesu alipozungumza kuhusu msingi na uendeshaji wa kanisa duniani. Yesu alisema, whatsoever His church shall bind on earth, atafungwa mbinguni na lo lote ambalo kanisa lake litalifungua duniani litafunguliwa mbinguni. But does binding and loosing mean to bind demons (roho mbaya) kama roho ya umaskini, roho ya uasi, na kadhalika. ndani ya mtu? This is a popular teaching concerning spiritual warfare and deliverance that is preached from many pulpits. Many Christians apply this doctrine and principle of binding and loosing and bind evil spirits in persons or areas. But is this doctrine of binding and loosing Biblical? Where do Jesus and His disciples bind evil spirits in the Bible?
Jesus gave the church the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus promised that He would give His church the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatsoever His church would bind, angefungwa mbinguni, na chochote ambacho kanisa Lake lingepoteza, angefunguliwa mbinguni. Kufunga na kufungua ni sehemu ya funguo za Mbinguni, ambayo Yesu alitoa kwa kanisa lake; mkutano wa waumini wa kuzaliwa tena (Wakristo).
As mentioned in the previous blog post, funguo zinawakilisha ufikiaji, Mamlaka, na wajibu.
Unaponunua nyumba na kupata funguo za nyumba hii, you become the owner. The keys give you access to the house and responsibility for the house. You should be careful with your keys and who you allow and don’t allow into your house. Na funguo, unaweza kufungua mlango na kufunga mlango. Sasa hiyo ndio maana ya kufunga na kupoteza.
Jesus gave the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven to His church. As mentioned in the blog post What’s wrong with the church?', the church of Jesus Christ is appointed on earth to represent Him, Mapenzi yake, na ufalme wake.
Kanisa ni mkusanyiko wa Waumini wa kuzaliwa tena, ambao ni mwili wake. His body represents His will on earth.
Jesus gave all authority in the heavens and on the earth to His body. Kwa hiyo, the church has all authority in Him and a responsibility to open doors in the congregation and allow things and to close doors in the congregation to forbid things. Kwa maneno mengine, the church has the authority and the responsibility to bind and to loose; kukataza na kuruhusu.
What does the Bible say about binding and loosing in the Old Testament?
Katika Agano la Kale, kusanyiko; watu wa Mungu (mzao wa Yakobo; Uyahudi) was set apart from the pagan nations (Wayunani, Ulimwengu). Mungu aliwapa, kupitia Musa, Amri zake, which represented His will and Kingdom. The congregation of Israel had to execute God’s will on earth. It was the responsibility of the congregation to keep the laws and the commandments of God.
Viongozi wa kutaniko walikuwa na daraka la kulinda watu wa Mungu na kulinda kutaniko. Walipaswa kuhakikisha kwamba hakuna hata mmoja wa watu wa Mungu ambaye angevunja sheria ya Mungu na kufanya dhambi na kufanya matendo maovu ya giza.; mazoea, na matendo ya mataifa ya kipagani.
If a person became rebellious by disobeying God’s commandments, lilikuwa jukumu la viongozi wa kutaniko kutekeleza mapenzi ya Mungu na kuondoa uovu (mtu huyo) from the congregation. Kwa sababu mara tu mtu mmoja alipoasi na kufanya maovu, kusanyiko lote lingeathiriwa na uovu wake.
As long as the people of God stayed obedient to His word and commandments, walilindwa. But as soon as they allowed things that opposed God’s will, Mungu alijiondoa mwenyewe na ulinzi wake kutoka kwa watu wake.
The leaders of the congregation were responsible for protecting the people and making sure that they stayed obedient to God’s word and will; His law and commandments and that they dealt with evil (dhambi) and judged according to God’s will.
Kanisa la Yesu Kristo linawakilisha Ufalme wa Mbinguni
Kanisa la Yesu Kristo linawakilisha Ufalme wa Mbinguni, ambao ni Ufalme wa Mungu, duniani. Peter was the first apostle who testified about Jesus the Christ, Mwana wa Mungu aliye hai.
Kupitia Peter’s testimony, Peter opened the door for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Peter first gave the ability to the Jews and then to the Gentiles to become part of the body of Christ; kanisa la Yesu Kristo.
The Gentiles were allowed to the body of Christ
Mara ya kwanza, injili ya Yesu Kristo ilikusudiwa tu kwa Wayahudi; watu wa Mungu kwa jinsi ya mwili, and not for the Gentiles. The Gentiles were not allowed to enter the congregation. Hata hivyo, kupitia maono ya Mungu, God gave Peter the commandment and approval to open the doors for the Gentiles. (Matendo 10:9-48).
Nini kilikatazwa (amefungwa) in the first case became allowed (kufunguliwa).
The Gentiles were given the opportunity to become part of God’s people and become part of the church; mwili wa Kristo (Matendo 10:28).
The church received in Christ the spiritual authority and power to govern the church and lead and teach Christians into all truth of the Kingdom of Heaven. So that they spiritually mature and grow up into the image of Christ.
Kusanyiko limepewa uwezo wa kuruhusu na kukataza mambo katika kutaniko.
As the church represents the Kingdom of God, the church is responsible for executing God’s will on earth.
The church of Jesus Christ is responsible for doing everything according to God’s will. God’s will is also the will of Jesus Christ and, kwa hiyo, the will of the Holy Spirit.
The church is responsible for doing and permitting things, which are according to God’s will (kupoteza). But the church is also responsible for forbidding all things that oppose God’s will (kufunga).
Lo lote utakalolifunga duniani, litakuwa limefungwa mbinguni
Imeandikwa, whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. Haisemi, whosoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. Kufunga hakurejelei watu, malaika, pepo, na kadhalika. inahusu mambo, kanuni, Sheria, kazi, Matendo, na kadhalika.
The Word is very clear about mapenzi ya Mungu and obedience to the Word instead of walking on self-chosen paths.
The church ought to submit to the Head; Jesus Christ and be led by the Word and the Holy Spirit and obey the Word, instead of being led by her senses, hisia, hisia, matokeo, maoni, hekima ya kimwili, maarifa, personal revelations, uzoefu, na kadhalika. (Soma pia: Is the Church build upon the opinion of people?).
Kichwa cha kanisa ni Yesu Kristo; neno, na si mwanadamu.
As long as the church does what the Word says and stays obedient to the Word, the church represents the Kingdom of God on earth. But when the church disobeys neno, the church won’t represent the Kingdom of God and God’s will, but the kingdom of darkness and the will of man.
What does Binding and loosing mean in the Bible?
Binding and loosing mean to forbid and permit. This becomes clearer when we look at Matthew 18, where Jesus spoke again about binding and loosing. When you read the principle of binding and loosing in this context, you’ll see what Jesus meant by binding and loosing. Jesus wasn’t talking about binding evil spirits in a person, but the responsibility of obedience to God’s will and forbidding sin in the church.
‘Chochote utakachofunga’
Yesu alisema, if your brother trespasses against you, you should go to him and tell him his fault between you and him alone. When your brother hears you (na anatubu), umepata (Iliyohifadhiwa) ndugu yako. Lakini ikiwa hataki kukusikia, kisha utatwaa mmoja au wawili pamoja nawe. Kwahivyo, by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
If your brother neglects to hear them, you should tell it to the church. If your brother neglects to hear from the church also, basi na awe kwako kama mtu wa mataifa na mtoza ushuru.
Kisha Yesu akasema, Amin, nawaambia, lo lote utakalolifunga duniani, litakuwa limefungwa mbinguni. And whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
This means that as long as a person wants to keep walking in sin and isn’t willing to tubu and remove the sins from his life, basi unapaswa kumtendea kama mtu wa mataifa na mtoza ushuru.
Heathen men (Wayunani) and publicans were not allowed in the congregation of God. Kwa hiyo, this means that you should remove him from the church. Because the church represents the Kingdom of Heaven and God’s will and not the kingdom of darkness and the devil’s will.
The church has the authority to remit sins and retains sins
Pokeeni Roho Mtakatifu: Ambao mnawaondolea dhambi zao, wamesamehewa; na mnaowafungia dhambi zao, zimehifadhiwa (Yohana 20:22-23)
The church received the Holy Ghost and has been given the authority to remit sins and retain sins. Only when a person listens and repents of sin, kanisa lina uwezo wa kuondoa dhambi. When the church remits sins, it will be remitted in heaven.
Hata hivyo, when a person won’t listen and won’t repent, basi kanisa linapaswa kuhifadhi dhambi kwa mtu huyo. Wakati dhambi zinahifadhiwa, mtu huyo ni wa ufalme wa giza (Ulimwengu). Kwa hiyo, the church shall remove the person from the congregation, na kwa kufanya hivyo, mtu huyo ukabidhiwe kwa shetani.
Yeyote atakayekaa ndani yake hatatenda dhambi.: Mtu yeyote ambaye hakutenda dhambi hakumwona, Hakumjua Yeye. Watoto wadogo, Usiruhusu mtu yeyote akudanganye: atendaye haki ana haki, hata kama yeye ni mwadilifu. Atendaye dhambi ni wa Ibilisi; kwa maana Ibilisi hutenda dhambi tangu mwanzo. Kwa kusudi hili Mwana wa Mungu alidhihirishwa, ili azivunje kazi za Ibilisi (1 Yohana 3:6-8)
Kila mtu, ambaye anaendelea kutenda dhambi, has the devil as father and does his works and represents his kingdom. Ndiyo maana kazi ya kanisa ni kufunua na kukataza kazi za shetani (dhambi) kanisani. Because sin binds people to the devil and humpa nguvu.
Everything that the church forbids in the natural realm, itakuwa haramu mbinguni, katika ulimwengu wa kiroho.
Ndiyo maana ni muhimu sana kujua mapenzi ya Mungu kupitia Neno lake. So that the church executes His will on earth.
The church must forbid those things, ambayo Mungu amekataza, in the church on earth, ili wao pia wawe haramu mbinguni (kufunga).
What happened to Ananias and Sapphira in the church?
Anania and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit in the church. Kwa sababu ya dhambi zao, walikufa. Kanisa lilikuwa takatifu na limewekwa wakfu na Mungu. Hata hivyo, the devil tried to enter the church, kupitia maisha ya Anania na Safira.
The devil wanted to defile the church (the born-again believers) with evil; Giza. Kwa sababu chachu kidogo, Acha uvimbe wote. Lakini Roho Mtakatifu alizuia hilo lisitokee. Matokeo yake, Anania na Safira, who had the character of Mzee; shetani, wote wawili walikufa.
What does the Bible say about fornication in the Corinthian church?
Another example is given in 1 Wakorintho 5, where we read about fornication in the Corinthian church. Mtu alikuwa amefanya uasherati na mke wa baba yake. The church leaders knew about it. But because the church leaders were puffed up, instead of mourning and removing the person from the church, hawakufanya chochote.
Hata hivyo, the Holy Spirit sees and knows everything, na hakuna umbali katika ulimwengu wa kiroho. Kwa hiyo, Paulo, ambaye aliongozwa na Roho, saw what was going on in the church at Corinth. Paul confronted the church leaders with their behavior and responsibility.
The church leaders should have taken action against the person, who had given access to the devil to the church, through his sin. Because by his deed of disobedience to God, he affected the whole congregation with evil. (Soma pia: What is the meaning of the Valley of Achor?).
Kwa hiyo, Paul instructed the church leaders to remove the person from the congregation and deliver him unto satan; Ufalme wa Giza (Ulimwengu).
Katika umri huu, many Christians would say: "mtu mbaya kiasi gani, huyu Paulo! Paulo hapaswi kuwa mkali sana. He shouldn’t treat that poor man that way. Paul should have been tolerant and forgiving. Anapaswa kuonyesha upendo fulani kwa kumruhusu mtu huyo kutanikoni na si kwa kumwondoa mtu huyo. Sisi sote ni wenye dhambi, na sote tunafanya makosa. It’s all by the grace of God that we are saved. Na kwa njia, huruhusiwi kuhukumu!”
Mtu mpya anaongozwa na Neno na Roho Mtakatifu
Lakini unajua, Paulo na mitume wengine hawakuwa Mzee tena, ambaye anaongozwa na mwili. They were not led by their feelings and emotions and by what they saw or heard. But they were mtu mpya., who is led by the Word and the Holy Spirit and what He revealed to them.
Mitume walijua Mapenzi ya Mungu kwa kukaa kwa Roho Mtakatifu na maarifa ya Neno. Walimjua adui yao na walikuwa macho, and were not misled and seduced by the lies of the devil.
The devil shall always try to enter people’s lives through the flesh. Ndiyo maana ni muhimu sana weka chini nyama. As long as the flesh is not laid down, people will keep sinning and allow dhambi katika kanisa.
Katika Kitabu cha Ufunuo, tunasoma juu ya makanisa saba. Hatusomi chochote kuhusu kufunga na kupoteza nguvu za mapepo. Badala yake, tulisoma kuhusu yale ambayo makanisa yalikuwa yamefanya (kuruhusiwa) na kile ambacho makanisa yalipaswa kufanya, lakini hakuwa amefanya (marufuku).
“Lo lote utakalolifungua duniani, litakuwa limefunguliwa mbinguni”
Yesu alisema: “Mapenzi yako yatimizwe mbinguni kama hapa duniani”. Hii inatumika kwa kupoteza. The commission that Jesus gave to His church is to represent and preach the Kingdom of God and bring the Kingdom of God to the people on this earth. Kanisa litafanya na kuruhusu mambo hayo yote, ambayo ni sawasawa na mapenzi ya Mungu.
Hii inamaanisha, Kwanza kabisa, that those who repent and want to mfuate Yesu, be baptized in water na kupokea Roho Mtakatifu. It means to preach the gospel and teach the believers all things, ambayo Yesu aliwafundisha wanafunzi wake, na kuwafanya wanafunzi wa Yesu Kristo, Kuponya wagonjwa, na kutoa pepo.
They shall tread upon serpents, Na kama wangekunywa kitu chochote cha kufa, haitawadhuru. As long as believers stay in Christ, the powers and works of darkness shall not be able to harm them.
Ni wapi Yesu alituamuru tuwafunge pepo?
Sasa, let’s have a look at the doctrine of binding and loosing related to binding demons (kama roho ya umaskini, roho ya ugonjwa, roho ya uasi, roho ya hasira, roho ya kujihurumia, roho ya woga, na kadhalika.) na kupoteza uponyaji, utajiri, utajiri, na kadhalika. If these doctrine of binding and loosing is inspired by Jesus, why don’t we read anything about it in the Bible? We don’t read anywhere that Jesus said: “Ninakufunga, roho yako …” Pia hatusomi popote kwamba mitume walifunga pepo (roho mbaya).
Ikiwa Yesu angetaka ‘tufunge’ pepo, basi kwa nini alituamuru ‘tutoe nje’ pepo?
Yesu hakutuamuru tuwafunge pepo. Kwa sababu unawezaje kumtoa mtu mwingine ikiwa unamfunga pepo ndani ya mtu? The demon will not reveal himself, and you will not cast the demon out of a person. Huwaachi watu huru kwa kuwafunga pepo. But you set people free by commanding the demon to ‘come out’ and leave the person.
Ibilisi huja kama malaika wa nuru
The devil will always try to raise new doctrines and spiritual revelations in the minds of people, that seem so spiritual and promising and make many people enthusiastic, but deviate from the Bible; Neno la Mungu. He will always try to mislead Christians through false doctrines that seem so godly, while in reality they derive from the devil.
The devil knows that the more false doctrines and methods, and the more steps Christians must take to deliver a person, ndivyo watakavyochanganyikiwa zaidi. Christians shall be more focused on their words and rely on their methods and steps to deliver a person, instead of trusting the Lord Jesus Christ and relying on His power and work.
If Christians bind demons, then they won’t be a danger to the kingdom of darkness. Because the demons still have access to people’s lives. Wao tu (kwa muda) amefungwa.
The person shall not be delivered but remain possessed. Na hicho ndicho hasa shetani anataka, ili aweze kudhibiti maisha ya watu.
As long as the devil stays in control of people’s lives, he will have dominion on earth and in the spiritual realm.
The devil will even empower the words of Christians. Jinsi? By commanding his demons to be silent for a while and not manifest themselves. So that Christians experience results and a person experiences a temporary relief that looks like a deliverance. Lakini baada ya muda, the demon shall manifest himself again and continue his destructive work. Because nothing happened to the person, the person is still possessed. Hata hivyo, Christians think that ‘binding and loosing’ inafanya kazi na itaendelea.
Ni kupitia neno tu, will we be able to discern the truth of God and the lies of the devil.
Kanisa limepewa funguo za kufunga na kufungua
The church is always connected to Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven and is a reflection of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Kwa hiyo, the church shall walk according to the Law of the Kingdom. The church is seated in the heavenly places in Jesus Christ. Only from this spiritual position shall the church reign and execute the will of King Jesus.
Kila kitu ambacho kitakatazwa (amefungwa) on earth in the Jina la Yesu, by believers, atafungwa mbinguni. Jesus shall empower the words and works in the spiritual realm by the Spirit. Just like God empowered the words and works of Jesus by the Spirit.
Yesu alijua mapenzi ya Baba yake. Kwa hiyo, all His deeds and all His actions; Kazi zake zilikuwa sawasawa na mapenzi ya Baba yake.
Jesus forbade the works of the kingdom of darkness (kufunga). And Jesus permitted the works of the Kingdom of God (kupoteza), kwa kuleta Ufalme wa Mungu kwa watu
Jesus allowed the works of the Kingdom of God, and God empowered all His words and works by His Holy Spirit.
As long as the church obeys the commandments of Jesus and does His will, Mapenzi ya Mungu pia, kisha atayawezesha maneno na matendo. But He shall not empower the words and works that oppose His will.
Kanisa limetolewa, katika Yesu Kristo, the highest spiritual authority in heaven and on earth. Hakuna mamlaka ya juu zaidi. Yesu ametoa kanisa lake; Mwili wake, the commission to bind and to lose.
Kufunga na kufungua kunamaanisha kukataza kazi za ufalme wa giza (kufunga) and to represent and bring the Kingdom of God by keeping His commandments and doing His will on this earth (kupoteza). Kwahivyo, His Kingdom shall come and His will be done in earth as it is in heaven and Jesus and the Father shall be exalted and glorified.
‘Kuweni chumvi ya dunia’
