Katika 1 Timotheo 5:20, Paulo aliandika kuhusu mzee mwenye dhambi katika kanisa na nini cha kufanya ikiwa mzee atafanya dhambi. Paulo alimwagiza Timotheo asipokee mashtaka dhidi ya mzee isipokuwa tuhuma hiyo ilitokana na mashahidi wawili au watatu. Only when the accusation was based upon two or three witnesses, Timothy had to rebuke the sinning elder before the congregation so that the fear of God would remain. Let’s look at what the Bible says about the spiritual meaning and purpose of rebuking a sinning elder publicly (before all in the church).
Kinachotokea na mzee anayetenda dhambi kanisani leo?
Leo, Wakristo wengi wangefikiria au kusema mara moja: "Kitu kigumu na cha maana kufanya!”, “Ah, mtu huyo masikini (Mzee)! Sio lazima tufanye hivyo, Kwa sababu mtu huyo masikini aliteseka tayari kwa kutenda dhambi "au" Bibilia inatuamuru kutembea kwa upendo, Na hii sio ishara ya kutembea kwa upendo na kuonyesha upendo kwa jirani yako. Hakuna mtu anayetaka kuwa na aibu mbele ya mkutano wote, Kwa sababu sisi sio kamili, Sisi sote tunatenda dhambi”.
Many Christians would say these things because Wao ni wa mwili instead of spiritual. They walk after the flesh instead of the Spirit.
Instead of being led by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit, they’re led by their opinions, hisia, na hisia. Hata hivyo, this is very dangerous for the Body of Christ.
Kwa sababu hii, Christians don’t change their lives to the Word of God. Badala yake, they adjust the words of God and Amri za Yesu Kristo kwa mapenzi yao, tamaa, na matamanio. Wanafunga macho yao na kufanya masikio yao kuwa wepesi kwa ukweli wa Mungu.
Katika nakala hii, Mzee ameandikwa kwa fomu ya kiume kwa sababu ni rahisi kusoma. Lakini inatumika kwa wanaume na wanawake.
Dhidi ya mzee kupokea sio tuhuma, Lakini kabla ya mashahidi wawili au watatu. Hao dhambi hukemea mbele ya yote, kwamba wengine pia wanaweza kuogopa
1 Timotheo 5:20
What does the Bible say about the characteristics of elders in the church?
Mzee ameamriwa kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo na ni Balozi wa Ufalme wa Mungu (Kama kila Mkristo anapaswa kuwa). The Bible says about the characteristics of an elder (bishop) that An elder should walk in righteousness and be blameless (ambayo inamaanisha kutokuwa na dhambi maishani mwake).
An elder should be a husband of one wife, kuwa na watoto waaminifu, ambao hawashukuwi kwa ghasia au hawana sheria. One that rules well his own house, kuwaweka watoto wake kwa ustahivu wote.
Mzee anapaswa kuwa na lawama, kama wakili wa Mungu; sio kujipenda, si haraka hasira, si kupewa mvinyo, hakuna mshambuliaji, haijapewa Lucre mchafu.
Mzee anapaswa kuwa mpenzi wa ukarimu, mpenda watu wema, kiasi, tu, takatifu, na joto. Anapaswa kushikilia neno laaminifu kama vile amefundishwa, ili aweze kuweza kwa mafundisho mazuri ya kuhimiza na kumshawishi mpatanishi.
Mzee anapaswa Kulisha kundi la Mungu. Anapaswa kuchukua uangalizi wake, sio kwa kizuizi, lakini kwa hiari; Sio kwa lucre mchafu, lakini ya akili tayari; Wala kama kuwa Bwana juu ya urithi wa Mungu. Lakini mzee anapaswa kuwa mfano kwa kundi (Matendo 14:23, Timotheo 1:6-9, 1 Peter 5:1-3).
Wazee ni wa na inawakilisha ufalme wa Mungu
Every born again Christian, pamoja na mzee, ni raia wa Ufalme wa Mungu. Kama Mkristo aliyezaliwa mara ya pili; a citizen of the Kingdom of God, you have a responsibility. You have to obey the law and the rules of the King and His Kingdom.
As a born again Christian and follower of Jesus Christ, Wewe ni balozi; mwakilishi wa Yesu Kristo na ufalme wake.
You are no longer a representative of the kingdom of darkness. Hii inamaanisha, that you don’t live in submission to the ruler of the darkness (shetani) and obey him. Haufanyi kile shetani, Ulimwengu, and your flesh (roho na mwili) Sema na kukuamuru ufanye.
Hii ni kwa sababu, you have crucified the flesh in Christ and live in submission to Christ. You obey Jesus Christ (neno) and you do what is written in the Bible.
Na wale ambao ni wa Kristo wamesulubisha mwili na hisia na tamaa
Wagalatia 5:24
Mzee anayetenda dhambi ana shetani kama baba
When an elder sins it means that the elder lives after the flesh and listened and obeyed the devil instead of God. Mzee, who sins rebels against God and disobeys His Word by fulfilling the desires and lusts of his flesh.
Through his deed of unrighteousness, he has rejected the Word and denied Jesus Christ. The Hati ya mzee ilionyesha anaishi chini ya mamlaka na ambaye humsikiliza.
Wewe ni wa baba yako ibilisi, Na tamaa za baba yako mtazitenda. Alikuwa muuaji tangu mwanzo, Wala usiishi katika kweli, Kwa sababu hakuna ukweli ndani yake. Wakati anaongea uwongo, Anazungumza juu yake mwenyewe: Maana yeye ni mwongo, Na baba wa. Kwa sababu nawaambia ukweli, Unaniamini. Ni nani kati yenu anayenihakikishia dhambi? Nikisema ukweli, Kwanini huniamini? Yeye ambaye ni wa Mungu husikia maneno ya Mungu: Kwa hivyo mnawasikia si, Kwa sababu wewe sio wa Mungu (Yohana 8:44-47)
Angalia Bustani ya Edeni. Adam and Eve didn’t have a sinful nature, but they believed the words of the serpent (shetani) and followed up his advice. While God was very clear and warned them what kind of evil would happen to them, if they ate the fruit from the forbidden tree.
Licha ya onyo la Mungu, they believed the words of the devil instead of the words of God. Through their deed of eating from the forbidden tree, they rejected God and His truth and obeyed the devil and his lie and sinned.
It is the same for everyone that walks in sin. Wao kukataa Yesu (neno) na amri zake, na amini na kutii uwongo wa shetani, ambaye hufanya kazi kupitia mwili na mfumo wa ulimwengu.
Kwa nini Timotheo alilazimika kumkemea mzee anayetenda dhambi kabla ya yote?
Timothy had to rebuke the sinning elder in front of the whole congregation, so that every believer would have and keep Hofu na mshangao wa Mungu Mwenyezi; Muumbaji wa mbingu na dunia na yote yaliyo ndani.
Hofu ya Bwana ilibidi abaki kanisani. Because without the fear of the Lord, Waumini wangeingia kwenye njia zilizochaguliwa. They would do what they wanted to do and live after their own will, Kama ilivyo kwa ulimwengu, badala ya mapenzi ya Mungu.
The believers had to know that you can’t play games with the Almighty God and this is still the case.
Heri ni mtu anayeogopa kila wakati: lakini yeye anayefanya bidii moyo wake utaanguka katika mafisadi
Methali 28:14
How to prevent spiritual lukewarmness in the church?
Paulo alimwagiza Timotheo kutii na kutunza amri hii. Ili waumini wasiwe vuguvugu la kiroho kwa Mungu na kutojali dhambi.
Paulo aliona hali ya kiroho ya kanisa. Aligundua ulimwengu wa kiroho: Ufalme wa Mungu na Ufalme wa Giza.
Paul knew when a sinning elder would teach the believers in the Word of God (Biblia), Roho hii mbaya isiyo na najisi ambayo ilitawala katika maisha ya mzee anayetenda dhambi, would come upon all the believers (ya kanisa).
Ndio maana Paulo alikuwa mkali na mwangalifu kwa idhini na kuteua waumini katika nafasi za uongozi.
Paulo alijua vizuri sana, what sin is and what sin produces in a person’s life.
Alijua, kwamba lini dhambi alikuwa tolerated kanisani, Haitakuwa muda mrefu kabla kanisa lote lingeathiriwa na uovu na lingekufa kiroho.
When an elder or any other person in the church walks in sin, inamaanisha kwamba mtu huyo hutembea gizani na hiyo uovu (giza) is present in the heart of the person.
Wazee wanapaswa kuishi maisha matakatifu na kutembea kwa haki
In the many letters that Paul wrote to the saints, Aliwasihi kila wakati kuishi watakatifu na kutembea kwa haki na kumwondoa yule mzee. Kila wakati Paulo aliwakumbusha waumini, Hii ni kwa imani katika Yesu Kristo, walikuwa wamekuwa uumbaji mpya.
Paul taught them, how they should walk as the new creation in this new (kiroho) life that was given to them in Christ by the neema ya Mungu.
Kwa sababu kama Mungu, Yesu Kristo, na Roho Mtakatifu, Ambaye anaishi katika Mkristo aliyezaliwa mara ya pili na Roho, ni watakatifu na waadilifu, Vivyo hivyo Mkristo aliyezaliwa tena, ambaye ametengenezwa kwa mfano wa Mungu, Kuwa mtakatifu na tembea kwa haki.
Kama watoto watiifu, Wala msijitengenezee kulingana na tamaa za zamani katika ujinga wenu.: Lakini kama yeye alivyokuita ni mtakatifu, Kwa hivyo uwe mtakatifu katika mazungumzo ya kila aina; Kwa sababu imeandikwa, Kuwa mtakatifu; Kwa maana mimi ni mtakatifu. (1 Peter 1:14-17)
Mungu awajalie watoto wake (wanaume na wanawake), everything in Christ to resist the devil and sin.
He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in High Places, so that we’ll be able to live holy and walk in righteousness in obedience to God and His Word, and represent and manifest the Kingdom of God on earth.
Kwa damu ya Yesu na Kazi yake ya ukombozi, Mmefanywa watakatifu na wenye haki. Kwa hiyo, Utaishi na kutembea kama kiumbe kipya katika utakatifu na haki. Just like Jesus walked in holiness and righteousness through obedience to His Father and doing His will.
Kadiri unavyosikiliza neno, na utii na ufanye neno, you stay in Christ and live after the Spirit in freedom under the blood.
Roho ya upendeleo katika Kanisa
Timotheo alilazimika kutunza amri hii, licha ya uhusiano wake na yule mzee anayetenda dhambi (an acquaintance, rafiki, au mtu wa familia), Na licha ya yake (kijamii) hadhi na utajiri.
Timotheo hakuweza kuruhusu ubaguzi wowote kanisani. Ilibidi awatendee watu sawa, pamoja na wazee wa dhambi. Ikiwa Timotheo aliwatendea watu bila usawa, he would be led by a spirit of partiality. (Soma pia: Roho ya Eli).
Hautawaheshimu watu katika hukumu; lakini utasikia ndogo na vile vile; hautaogopa uso wa mwanadamu; Kwa maana hukumu ni ya Mungu: Na sababu ambayo ni ngumu sana kwako, Niletee, Nami nitasikia (Kumbukumbu la Torati 1:17)
Ndugu zangu, si imani ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, Bwana wa utukufu, kwa heshima ya watu (Yakobo 2:1)
Je! Kanisa lazima lichukue vipi mzee anayetenda dhambi?
Katika kanisa la leo, Mara chache au haifanyiki kamwe, Kwamba mzee anayetenda dhambi au mhubiri anayetenda dhambi anakemea mbele ya mkutano.
Katika siku za zamani, Ilikuwa kawaida kwamba mzee anayetenda dhambi alikiri dhambi zake na Walitubu kabla ya kutaniko lote na kwamba aliwekwa nje ya ofisi yake na kutengwa na majukumu yake. Lakini siku hizi karibu kila 'suala' katika uongozi wa kiroho linatatuliwa nyuma ya milango iliyofungwa katika mpangilio wa kibinafsi. Mara nyingi huhifadhiwa siri.
Wakati mwingine, Lakini sio kila wakati, Mzee anayetenda dhambi ataondolewa kwa muda ofisini, so that ’the issue’ can appease. But after a short time, Mtu huyo atasimamiwa tena kama mzee katika kanisa moja au katika kanisa lingine.
Katika makala iliyopita, Kusimamishwa upya kwa mzee anayetenda dhambi kumejadiliwa. Kwa hivyo hii haitajadiliwa katika nakala hii. Ikiwa bado haujasoma nakala hiyo, Na ningependa kuisoma, Basi unaweza kubonyeza kiunga kifuatacho: Je! Paulo alimaanisha nini kwa kuweka mikono ghafla hakuna mtu?
In the name of false love and grace sin is accepted in the church
Kukemea mzee anayetenda dhambi hadharani sio kawaida. Inasukuma mbali chini ya vazi la upendo na neema, na kutatuliwa katika mpangilio wa kibinafsi. Lakini hii sio njia ambayo Mungu (na Yesu) wants the church to deal with sin.
The mwili wa Kristo; the church is one body and not a divided body and should live holy.
The church needs to obey the Head Jesus (neno), badala ya shetani (Mtawala wa ulimwengu).
Especially the elders and leaders of the church should be spiritually mature, and walk as adult sons of God after the Word and the Spirit and bear the tunda la Roho.
Wanapaswa kuishi watakatifu na wenye haki na kuwa mfano kwa Wakristo.
Wanapaswa kuwalea waumini katika Neno la Mungu, ili wawe kama wao, and like Jesus and walk after the Spirit instead of the flesh.
Kwa bahati mbaya, Wazee wengi hubaki wa mwili. Wanaongozwa na roho ya ulimwengu huu na wanaishi kama ulimwengu. They approve and accept sin in the church and change the Word of God.
They change the gospel of Jesus Christ and the words of God in the Bible to their own opinion, feelings and the carnal will, tamaa na tamaa, ili Wakristo wa mwili, pamoja na wenyewe, inaweza kuishi kama ulimwengu, doing what they want and keep walking in sin.
Je! Ni nini kusudi la kukemea dhambi mbele ya wote kanisani?
When the sin of an elder is exposed in the church and the sinning elder is rebuked before all, na kuweka nje ya ofisi, it ensures that:
- Wakristo huweka hofu ya Bwana (heshima) na uwe na heshima kwa Mungu na Neno lake
- Wakristo wanajua kuwa Mungu ni Mungu mwadilifu na anachukia dhambi na yeye (na watu wake) Haiwezi kuwa na ushirika na dhambi
- Wakristo wanahimizwa na kuhimizwa kuishi maisha matakatifu na kupinga dhambi, na kukaa mtiifu kwa Neno
- Wakristo wanabaki waaminifu na wana uzito juu ya mambo ya ufalme wa Mungu na sio wavivu na wavivu
- Kanisa linakaa Amka na macho na ujue dhambi na matokeo yake
- Preventing lukewarmness among Christians
- Gossip and speculations about the matter and the sinning elder will be prevented in the church
Mzee anapaswa kufanya kile mzee anahubiri
Wakati mzee anayetenda dhambi abaki ameteuliwa au atasimamiwa tena baada ya muda mfupi na aanguke katika dhambi ile ile, Je! Mzee bado ataaminika?
When a sinning elder commands the believers to stay obedient to the Word and live according to what the Bible says, Lakini mzee hafanyi hivyo na hafanyi mazoezi anayohubiri, Je! Unafikiri waumini watamheshimu mzee na kumwamini na kutii maagizo yake?
The believers shall have little or no reverence and don’t believe his words let alone apply his words in their lives.
They shall think, “”Ha hear him talking! Telling us what we can’t do, but he does what he commands us not to do.”
Many elders are just like the Pharisees that acted piously in the presence of people. Waliamuru watu kutii maneno ya Mungu, lakini kwa siri, Wakati hakuna mtu alikuwa akiangalia, they disobeyed the words of God.
Hata hivyo, Yesu, Nani alikuwa mzaliwa wa kwanza wa uumbaji mpya, aliona na alijua kila kitu kwa roho. Alijua mioyo yao na akafunua mioyo yao mbele ya watu. Yesu hakuficha chochote na hakuwa kwa siri, but He exposed evil and iliharibu kazi za giza.
Yesu bado anaona na anajua kila kitu. Kupitia Roho Mtakatifu, Bado anafunua kile kinachotokea gizani. Jesus reveals everything, Kadiri kanisa linaendelea kutembea katika nuru yake.
Kukiri dhambi mbele ya yote
Wakati wa siku za zamani, Wazee wa dhambi walikiri dhambi zao kabla ya yote, it ensured that elders would think twice before they listened to their flesh and gave in to the will, tamaa na tamaa za miili yao na dhambi.
Waliweka hofu ya Mungu na wakaheshimu neno lake. Hawangethubutu kubadilisha chochote kuhusu maneno ya Mungu na Rekebisha Neno kwa tamaa zao na matamanio.
Hakuna mtu alitaka 'kudhalilishwa' mbele ya watu. Hakuna mtu alitaka kuwekwa alama kama mzee anayetenda dhambi.
Watu walikuwa macho ya kiroho na walinzi wao. Kulikuwa na hofu ya Bwana na ufahamu wa dhambi.
Walijua kuwa dhambi ilikuwa ishara ya uasi na kutotii Mungu.
Walijua kuwa dhambi haikuwa na mahali kanisani. Kwa sababu Kanisa linawakilisha haki ya Mungu na mamlaka ya kiroho ya Ufalme wa Mungu Katika dunia hii.
Wakristo walijua kuwa dhambi ilimaanisha utii kwa shetani na kwamba dhambi ilisababisha kujitenga kati yao na Mungu.
Katika makanisa ya kisasa ya siku hii, dhambi inaruhusiwa. Mzee anayetenda dhambi hajakasirishwa mbele ya watu tena na kwa sababu ya kwamba hofu ya Bwana imekaribia. Hakuna hamu kati ya watu kupinga dhambi na kuishi maisha yaliyotakaswa na matakatifu katika Kristo.
Wakristo wengi wanataka kuishi kama ulimwengu na hawataki kuacha maisha yao wenyewe. Wanakaa mwili na kuishi maisha yao wenyewe baada ya mwili.
Mzee anayetenda dhambi anamdhihaki Yesu na anaharibu ufalme wa Mungu
Many elders and pastors of the church keep living like the world. They live after the flesh instead of the Spirit. Wageni wa kanisa hawakabilini na dhambi zao tena. Hazijarekebishwa, Kwa sababu wazee wengi na wahubiri hutembea katika dhambi wenyewe. Wanafanya kile kinachowafurahisha na kujizingatia wenyewe na ufalme wao. Hawajali ustawi wa kiroho wa waumini na ufalme wa Mungu.
Kila wakati, Wakati mzee au mhubiri hufanya dhambi, he mocks Jesus and defiles the body of Christ. Through his deed of disobedience to God he damages the Kingdom of God.
A sinning elder or preacher doesn’t walk in love and doesn’t love God above all. Lakini mzee anayetenda dhambi anajipenda na mwili wake juu ya yote. Yeye ni mtumwa wa mwili wake na wa shetani.
Kutii Yesu na kupinga dhambi
Kwa hiyo, let us become serious again regarding the Kingdom of God. Lazima kuwe na hamu katika kila mwamini kumtii Yesu na kuishi mtakatifu na kutembea kwa haki katika mapenzi ya Mungu. Kwa sababu mwamini anampenda juu ya mwamini wote huweka amri zake.
Kupinga dhambi, ambayo huja kupitia majaribu ya shetani katika mwili. Sema hapana kwa dhambi, Badala ya kuwa a mtumwa wa dhambi.
Yesu alishinda dhambi kupitia kazi yake kamili ya ukombozi. Ikiwa umezaliwa mara ya pili (Mwili wako alikufa ndani ya Kristo na Roho wako ameinuliwa kutoka kwa wafu) Wewe ni kiumbe kipya. Umekaa ndani ya Kristo na alikupa kila kitu unahitaji kupinga shetani na dhambi na kudhihirisha ufalme wa Mungu duniani.
Hakuna mtu aliye na udhuru tena. Hakuna mtu anayeweza kumlaumu mtu mwingine, Hata shetani. Kila Mkristo anawajibika kwa matendo yake mwenyewe maishani na atawajibika siku kuu ya hukumu.
‘Kuweni chumvi ya dunia’
