Pelajaran Sekolah Sabat 03, Ahad 15 Julai 2018

Pelajaran Sekolah Sabat 03
Ahad 15 Julai 2018

Mengajar Dan Bersahabat

Selepas Pentakosta, Lukas alihkan cerita kepada penjelasan yang lebih umum tentang inti kehidupan gereja di Jerusalem. “Mereka bertekun dalam pengajaran rasul-rasul dan dalam persekutuan. Dan mereka selalu berkumpul untuk memecahkan roti dan berdoa” (Kisah 2:42). Empat item yang disebut pada dasarnya adalah pengajaran dan persekutuan. Berdasarkan ayat 46, pengajaran diteruskan dalam gereja sementara persekutuan bertempat di rumah-rumah persendirian.

Kawasan rumah ibadah dikelilingi dengan tiang berbumbung, biasanya digunakan untuk arahan rabinik. Bahawa umat percaya mengabdikan diri mereka kepada pengajaran murid-murid menunjukkan bahawa kurnia Roh Kudus tidak menuntun mereka kepada agama bertafakur melainkan giat kepada proses pembelajaran di bawah murid-murid yang kewibawaan mengajar terbukti benar dengan tanda-tanda dan keajaiban (Kisah 2:43).

Persekutuan rohani merupakan satu lagi tanda perbezaan yang ketara bagi ketaatan umat Kristian yang mula-mula. Mereka seringkali bersatu, bukan sahaja pada rumah ibadah tetapi juga dalam rumah di mana mereka makan bersama, mengadakan Perjamuan Kudus dan berdoa (Kisah 2:42, 46). Dengan mengadakan perayaan harian, umat Kristian mula-mula melahirkan harapan mereka di dalam kedatangan segera Yesus kembali sehingga persekutuan mereka akan pulih kembali pada kerajaan Mesianik (Matius 26:29).

Rumah persendirian merupakan peranan utama pada kehidupan umat Kristian mula-mula. Orang-orang percaya masih juga menghadiri rumah ibadah pada upacara-upacara harian (Kisah 3:1) dan pada hari Sabat mereka mungkin berada di rumah-rumah ibadat beresama-sama dengan sahabat-sahabat Yahudi yang lain Yakobus 2:2), tetapi unsure-unsur kesetiaan Kristian yang tersendiri dilakukan di rumah.

Sila baca Kisah 2:44, 45; 4:34, 35. Apakah aspek yang penting dalam persekutuan umat Kristian yang mula-mula?

Percaya bahawa akhir masa telah dekat, mereka mengambil keputusan bahawa harta material, “harta persendirian” (dengan menggunakan istilah terkini), tidak lagi penting. Oleh kerana itu, penggunaan biasa bahan-bahan material mereka sudah memadai. Tidak ada sebab merasa bimbang untuk hari esok, sebagai Mesias, Dia sendiri yang akan menyediakan keperluan mereka pada kerajaan Mesianik (Lukas 22:29, 30). Perkongsian ini membolehkan mereka mengalami rasa perpaduan yang lebih mendalam, selain menjadi contoh kemurahan hati Kristian yang luar biasa.

Berapa pemurahkah anda berbanding dengan apa yang Tuhan telah berikan?

Sabbath School Lesson 3
Sunday July 15

Teaching and Fellowship

After Pentecost, Luke shifts the narrative to a general description of the inner life of the church in Jerusalem. “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42, NKJV). The four items noted appear to be basically teaching and fellowship. According to verse 46, the teaching was carried out in the temple, while the fellowship was in private homes.

The temple court was surrounded by roofed porches that were frequently used for rabbinic instruction. That the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching shows that the gift of the Spirit did not lead them to a contemplative religion but to an intense learning process under the apostles, whose authoritative teaching was authenticated by wonders and signs (Acts 2:43).

Spiritual fellowship was another distinctive mark of early Christian piety. The believers were constantly together, not only in the temple but also in their homes, where they shared meals, celebrated the Lord’s Supper, and prayed (Acts 2:42, 46). By having such daily celebrations, the early Christians expressed their hope in Jesus’ soon return, when His fellowship with them would be restored in the Messianic kingdom (Matt. 26:29).

Private homes played a key role in the early church’s life. The believers still attended the temple’s daily ceremonies (Acts 3:1), and on Sabbaths they presumably were in the synagogues with their fellow Jews (James 2:2), but the distinctive elements of Christian devotion were performed in homes.

Read Acts 2:44, 45; 4:34, 35. What was an important aspect of early Christian fellowship?

Believing that the end was near, they decided that their material possessions, “private property” (to use a more up-to-date term), were not that important anymore. A common use of their material resources, therefore, seemed appropriate. There was no reason to worry about tomorrow, as the Messiah Himself would provide for their needs in the Messianic kingdom (Luke 22:29, 30). This sharing allowed them to experience a deeper sense of unity, besides becoming an extraordinary example of Christian generosity.

How generous are you with what you have been given from the Lord?

Disalin semula : A. A. Pondili