Comunhão com os irmãos
A comunhão com os irmãos é marca da igreja verdadeira. Os cristãos primevos perseveravam na comunhão — partindo pão, orando e encorajando-se mutuamente.
Comunhão verdadeira
Perseveravam na doutrina dos apóstolos e na comunhão. A comunhão autêntica envolve amor sacrificial e acolhimento mútuo.
Labo abalemukelayo ilizwi lakhe babhaphathizwa, kwengezwa enanini labo mhlalokho abangaba zinkulungwane ezintathu.
Ubudlelwano Bamakholwa
Bayikhuthalela imfundiso yabapostoli kanye lokudlelana, lokuhlephuna isinkwa lokukhuleka. Wonke umuntu wagcwala ukwesaba ngezimanga lezibonakaliso ezenziwa ngabapostoli. Wonke amakholwa ayendawonye, ehlanganyela kukho konke. Athengisa izinto zawo lempahla zawo anika loba ngubani oswelayo. Insuku zonke aqhubeka ehlangana emagumeni ethempeli njalo ehlephuna isinkwa emakhaya awo esidla ndawonye ngezinhliziyo ezimhlophe lezithobekileyo, edumisa uNkulunkulu njalo ethakazelelwa ngabantu bonke. Njalo iNkosi yengeza inani lawo insuku zonke ngalabo abasebesindisiwe.
Njalo kasicabangeni ukuba singakhuthazana njani ethandweni lasezenzweni ezinhle. Kasingakudeli ukuhlangana, njengalokhu abanye abajayele ukukwenza kodwa kasikhuthazaneni ikakhulu njengoba sibona uSuku lusondela.
Bheka kuhle, kuyabukeka kangakanani
nxa abazalwane behlezi ndawonye ngokuzwana!
Kunjengamafutha aligugu athelwe ekhanda,
ejuluka endevini,
ejuluka endevini zika-Aroni,
ehlele emabheqeni ezigqoko zakhe.
Kufana lokuthi amazolo aseHemoni
akhithikela eNtabeni iZiyoni.
Ngoba lapho uThixo wehlisela isibusiso sakhe,
esiyikuphila okwaphakade.
engake ngaba lobudlelwano obukhulu laye
lapho sasihamba ndawonye
labanengi endlini kaNkulunkulu.
Ababili bangcono kuloyedwa,
ngoba balomvuzo obonakalayo ngomsebenzi wabo.
Omunye angawa,
umngane wakhe uyamncedisa amvuse.
Kodwa maye lowomuntu owayo
kungelamuntu ongamsiza amvuse!
Njalo nxa ababili belala ndawonye bazakhudumezana.
Kanti umuntu angakhudumala kanjani eyedwa na?
Loba umuntu engehlulwa nxa eyedwa,
ababili bangazivikela.
Intambo elemicu emithathu kayiqamuki lula.
Amor fraternal
Amai-vos com amor fraternal sincero. Encorajem-se mutuamente e carreguem os fardos uns dos outros.
Njengoba khathesi selizihlambulule ngokulalela iqiniso ukuze libe lothando oluqotho kubazalwane benu, thandanani kakhulu, kusuka enhliziyweni.
Yamukelanani emakhaya enu kungekho kukhonona.
Zimiseleni omunye komunye ngothando lobuzalwane. Hloniphanani okudlula ukuzihlonipha kwenu.
Ukulingisela Ukuthobeka KukaKhristu
Nxa kukhona okukhuthazayo ngokuhlangana loKhristu, nxa kulenduduzo evela ethandweni lwakhe, nxa kulobudlelwano loMoya, nxa kulozwelo lesihawu, phelelisani intokozo yami ngokuba ngqondo nye, lilothando lunye, limunye emoyeni njalo linjongo yinye.
Ilizwi likaKhristu kalihlale phakathi kwenu ngokupheleleyo lapho lifundisana njalo liselulekana ngenhlakanipho yonke, ngamahubo, amaculo kanye lezingoma zakoMoya, lihlabelele lilokubonga uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu.
Wobani lomusa kanye lozwelo komunye lomunye wenu njalo lithethelelane njengalokhu uNkulunkulu walithethelela ngoKhristu.
Ukuphila NgoMoya
Lina bazalwane bami, labizelwa ukuthi likhululeke. Kodwa lingasebenzisi inkululeko yenu ukuthokozisa inyama; kodwa sizanani omunye lomunye lizehlisa ngothando.
Ngakho-ke, qinisanani njalo lakhane njengoba likwenza.
Nxa sisithi silokuhlanganyela laye, kodwa sihamba ebumnyameni, siqamba amanga, njalo leqiniso kasilenzi. Kodwa nxa sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengoba esekukhanyeni, silokuhlanganyela omunye lomunye legazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke.
Ukuvalelisa
Okokucina, bazalwane, salani kuhle. Funani ukuphelela, lilalele isicelo sami, libe ngqondo yinye, lihlale ngokuthula. UNkulunkulu wothando lokuthula uzakuba lani.
Ngilinika umlayo omutsha: Thandanani. Kumele lithandane njengoba lami ngilithandile.