Ama-MegaChurch?

 

 

Maraki othandekayo,

Ngingumuntu oguqukele enkolweni yamaKhatholika ovela eSontweni lamaLuthela. Bengizibuza ukuthi unganginikeza imininingwane eyengeziwe ku- “MegaChurches”? Kubonakala kimi ukuthi afana kakhulu namakhonsathi e-rock nezindawo zokuzijabulisa kunokuba akhulekele, ngiyabazi abanye abantu kula masonto. Kubukeka sengathi bashumayela kakhulu ivangeli “lokuzisiza” kunanoma yini enye.

 

Umfundi othandekayo,

Siyabonga ngokubhala nangokwabelana ngemicabango yakho.

Ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanele sithandane ne- weqiniso Ukushunyayelwa kweVangeli, ikakhulukazi lapho iSonto LamaKatolika lihluleka ukumemezela izindaba ezinhle kulesi sikhathi sobumnyama nokudideka (ikakhulukazi eYurophu naseNyakatho Melika). Njengoba uJesu asho, “Noma ngubani ongamelene nathi, ungakithi.”Ngisho noPaul Paul wajabula lapho kushunyayelwa iVangeli, noma ngabe kwenziwa ngokuzenzisa okungabazekayo:

Kuthiwani ngayo? Okubalulekile nje ukuthi ngandlela zonke nangezindlela zonke, kungaba ngezisusa ezingezinhle noma ezangempela, kumenyezelwa uKristu! Yilokho okungilethela injabulo. Impela ngizoqhubeka ngijabule… (Phil 1:18)

Ngempela, amaKatolika amaningi asizelwe izinkonzo zamaProthestani, kubandakanya nami.

IVangeli “lokuzisiza” akusilo iqiniso weqiniso IVangeli. Ngeshwa, lokhu kuvame ukushunyayelwa kulezi zakhiwo ezinkulu. Okumaphakathi kokukholwa kobuKristu iqiniso lokuthi "angikwazi ukuzisiza." Thina kudingeka umsindisi, futhi balahlekile ngaphandle koyedwa, nokuthi uMsindisi wembulelwe thina njengo UJesu Kristu. Ukholo olufana nolomntwana, ukwethemba, nokuzinikela; kuleyo miphefumulo, kusho uJesu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowakhe. Eqinisweni, iVangeli leqiniso lisibiza lisuka “ekuzisizeni thina”, noma, ekusizeni thina ukuba sonile, nasempilweni yobungcwele, silingisa uKristu uqobo. Ngakhoke, impilo yobuKrestu beqiniso ingeyokuzibulala ukuze impilo kaKrestu engaphezu kwemvelo ivuke ngaphakathi kwethu isenze “umuntu omusha”, njengoba kusho uPawule. Kepha imvamisa umyalezo oshunyayelwayo awukona ukuba ngumuntu omusha, kepha ukuthola indoda okuthile okusha. 

Kepha noma uneVangeli langempela le- ukuphenduka futhi ukholo zishunyayelwe emasontweni evangeli, izinkinga ngemuva kwalokho ziqala cishe ngokushesha ngenxa yezizathu eziningi. Kunokuningi eSontweni nasensindisweni kunokumane nje kube “ubuhlobo bomuntu” noJesu, yize lokhu kuyisisekelo nesiqalo sayo yonke imiphefumulo.

… Ungalokothi ukhohlwe ukuthi isihlubuki sangempela sifuna njengesimo sokuqala ukuhlangana noJesu, Ophilayo, iNkosi. —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, eVatican City, ngoJuni 9, 2003 (VIS)

Kuthiwani ngomshado nesehlukaniso? Kuthiwani ngegunya lokuthethelela izono? Kuthiwani ngemibuzo yokuziphatha nemingcele kanye nenqwaba yezinye izimfundiso zenkolo? Cishe ngaso leso sikhathi, lawo mabandla angakhelwanga edwaleni likaPeter aqala ukulahleka, ngoba kwaba kuphela kuPetru nakwabanye abaPhostoli lapho igunya lakhe lanikezwa khona ukuqapha nokudlulisa ukholo (futhi kamuva, kulabo baphostoli ukudluliswa lelo gunya lanikezwa ngokubekwa kwezandla). Bheka Inkinga Eyisisekelo.

Muva nje ngenkathi ngiphenya izingcingo zomsakazo, ngezwa umshumayeli wamaProthestani ethi akufanele umuntu abeke ithemba lakhe kumasakramente, kodwa kuJesu. Lokhu kungukuphikisana, ngoba UKristu uqobo wamisa amaSakramente Ayisikhombisa, njengoba sifunda emiBhalweni, futhi sibona kwenziwa kusukela ekuqaleni kweSonto kuze kube yilolu suku:

• Ubhapathizo (Maka 16: 16)
• Ukuqinisekiswa kwe (Izenzo 8: 14-16)
• Ukuphenduka noma Ukuvuma (UJohn 20: 23)
• Umthendeleko (UMathewu 26: 26-28)
• Isibalo (Maka 10: 6-9)
• Imiyalo Engcwele (Mathewu 16: 18-19; 18:18; 1 Thim 4:14)
• Ukugcotshwa kwabagulayo (UJames 5: 14)

KumaSakramente, sihlangana noJesu! Kwakungekhona yini ekuhlephuleni isinkwa lapho abaPhostoli ababili ababesendleleni eya e-Emawuse babona iNkosi yethu?

Odabeni oluthile lwefayela le- isitayela yokukhonza kwamanye amaMegaChurch (okungelutho ngaphandle kwamabandla amakhulu akhelwe ukuhlalisa amabandla amakhulu)… Inkinga yokuqala ngokushesha ukungabikho kwamaSakramente, ikakhulukazi isidlo sakusihlwa sesikhumbuzo esayalwa nguJesu ukuba sisikhumbule: “Kwenze lokhu ukungikhumbula.”Esikhundleni se-Eucharist — isidlo esijulile, esinothile nesinomsoco — esikhundleni salo kufakwe izifutho“ zokudumisa nokukhulekela. ” Ngenhlanhla, kusashunyayelwa — futhi kuvame ukushunyayelwa okuhle — kodwa-ke, njengoba sekushiwo, kunezinkinga zezenkolo ezivelayo ezingabalulekile. Abaningi baholelwa emadlelweni amahle emzamweni wabo wokuwuthola!

Kungukuqonda kwami ​​ukuthi amanye ala mabandla aseqala ukuphenduka “amakhonsathi e-rock” njengoba usho. Basebenzisa "imodeli yomhlaba" ukuze badonsele "okwezwe." Yize kufanele sisebenzise "izindlela ezintsha nezindlela ezintsha zokushumayela", wanxusa ongasekho uJohn Paul II, amandla wangempela ekushumayeleni impilo yobungcwele lapho ubuso bukaKristu bubonakala khona ebusweni bomvangeli. Ngaphandle kwempilo yobuKristu eyiqiniso, izindlela zomvangeli zenziwa zingenabungozi, noma okwesikhashana zingakitaza izinzwa nemizwa.

UMoya oNgcwele unganika ngokweqiniso imiphefumulo isipiliyoni esinamandla sokuphenduka nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu kula mabandla (“Ngokuba lapho kubuthene ababili noma abathathu eGameni lami, ngikhona lapho phakathi kwabo“), Kodwa ekugcineni ngiyakholelwa, kukhona indlala ejulile engeke isuthiswe kuze kube yilapho iNkosi uqobo isuthisa ngoMzimba neGazi laYo, futhi iqinise futhi yelaphe okholwayo ngeSakramente Lokuphenduka. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uKristu wayengeke amise lezi zindlela zokuhlangana Naye, futhi ngaYe, uYise.

 

OKWENZEKAYO

Ngacelwa ukuba ngicule kwelinye lamaMegaChurch eminyakeni eminingana edlule. Umculo wawumnandi — isigaba sentambo bukhoma, umgodi webhendi, nekwaya enkulu. Umshumayeli ngalolo suku wayengumvangeli waseMelika ovela ngaphandle, owayeshumayela ngegunya nangokuqiniseka. Kodwa ngashiya umuzwa… ungaphelele.

Kamuva ntambama, ngazithela kuBaba waseBasilia owayengakalenzi iMisa ngalolo suku. Ngakho-ke wasihola ezinkonzweni. Kwakungekho zinsimbi, kungekho makhwela, kwakungekho makhwaya noma abaculi abaqeqeshiwe. Kwakumina nje, umpristi, ne-altare. Ngesikhathi Sokungcweliswa (lapho isinkwa newayini kuba uMzimba neGazi likaJesu), Ngangikhala izinyembezi. Amandla wobukhona beNkosi ayemangalisa… bese ... Weza kimi, Umzimba, Umphefumulo, kanye noMoya kuMthendeleko futhi wangena kuleli tabernakele elincane lomzimba wami, engenza ngibe munye Naye njengoba athembisa ukuthi uzokwenza (John 6:56). O Nkulunkulu! Yikuphi ukudla kwaphezulu lokhu ngisho nezingelosi ezifisa ukukudla!

Umehluko phakathi kwalezi zinsizakalo ezimbili wawungacacile. Ngangazi ukuthi iNkosi yayisho iphuzu.

Angisoze “ngahweba” iMisa, noma ngabe lenziwe kabi, ngenxa yobukhazikhazi bamaMegaChurch. Kepha… bekungenzekani uma iMisa belihlanganiswa nesethulo esinamandla somculo wesimanje womkhuleko, futhi lithweswe umqhele ngemikhaya eqoshiwe evela kubapristi abangcwele?

Umbuso kaSathane uzoqala ukuwa, angingabazi.

Thina, ngokungafani nabanye babo, asimemezeli iVangeli lokuchuma, kodwa ubuqiniso bobuKristu. Asimemezeli izimangaliso, njengoba kwenza abanye, kodwa ukuba ngongqondongqondo kwempilo yobuKristu. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi konke lokhu kusanguluka nokuba ngokoqobo okumemezela uNkulunkulu Obe ngumuntu (ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu ongumuntu ngokujulile, uNkulunkulu Obuye ahlupheke nathi) kunikeza ukuqonda ekuhluphekeni kwethu. Ngale ndlela, isimemezelo sinokukhanya okubanzi nekusasa elikhulu. Siyazi futhi ukuthi lamahlelo awazinzile kakhulu. … Isimemezelo sokuchuma, sokuphulukiswa ngokuyisimangaliso, njll., Singenza okuhle esikhathini esifushane, kodwa masinyane siyabona ukuthi impilo inzima, ukuthi uNkulunkulu ongumuntu, uNkulunkulu Ohlupheka nathi, uyakholisisa, athembeke, futhi anikele usizo olukhulu lokuphila. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, eVatican City, Mashi 17, 2009

 

 

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