What is a Church?

Thumapi:

Sapkhawm chih ahi kei a, Saptuam chih ahi. Leitung thil toh kibanglou dia sap, Saptuam te ihi tel ve ua! Ahihleh, Saplouh(gingloute) te toh ei Saptuamte ikibat louh na uh bang ahi di chih kingaihtuah tham ching kasa mahmah hi. Hiai bangteng hamphatna, vantung apat chialna(invitation) I neih pen, bang chi bang in I dawng a?? kingaihsun ni.

Saptuamte khalam khantouh nading in kipawlhkhawmna(fellowship) apoimoh mahmah hi. Ginna ziak in innkuan khat ihi ua, innkuan hoih I suah theihna ding un kipawlhkhawm tam angai hi. Pathian deihdan hih Innkuan kituak hihna din Pathian ni chiang kia a Biakinn a kimuhkhawm kia ahuntawk kei a, hiai sang a thukzawsem leh gil zawsem a Pathian thu a kipawlhkhawmna a poimoh hi. Mimal leh Pathian kipawlhna, mimal leh mimal kipawlhna hoih Saptuam a din damna ahi.

Huaiziakin, Kipawlhkhawmna(Fellowship) omlouhna Saptuam tuh Saptuam ihmu ahi. Fellowship omlouhna Saptuamte sahkhua zui maimai Saptuam ahi. Zomi Christian Fellowship hizezen lele a kikhawmte laka fellowship a omtuankei leh a phatuam kei hi.

I poimoh uh Saptuam A Aw B Ch hikei veh aw, Pathian thu a Kipawlhkhawmna(Fellowship) ahi I poimoh uh.

Thulu:

“Huan, ka hon hilh ahi, nang Peter na hi, hiai suangpi tungah ka saptuam ka lamtou ding a, misi kho kulh kongkhakten huai a zoukei ding.” Matthai 16:18 (Paite e-Holy Bible)

“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18 (NIV)


Caesarea Philippi gam ahohlai in hiai atung a thute Jesu Khrist in Peter kiang ah anagen hi.

Church kichi thumal Greek pau in kyriakon (κυριακόν) akichi a huaituh "thing belonging to the Lord" eipau in “Pathian’ thil” chihna ahi. Latin pau in ekklesia (ἐκκλησία) akichi a huaituh "assembly" eipau in “kipawlhkhawmna” chihna ahi. (Wikipedia)

Gingtu kipawlkhawmte leh Pathian biakna mun genna in “Church” akizang. Thukhun Thak hun ah Church kichi thumal in gen nih anei hi, khatna ah Khovel pumpi saptuam (The Church “Universal”), hiai in piangthak tengteng a sisa leh a damlai te ahuap kha vek hi. Nihna ah, The Church “Local”, munkhat a kipawlkhawm, Pathian bia piangthaksa te genna ahi. Jesu Khrist in Peter kianga saptuam agen pen Khovel pumpi saptuam achihna ahi.( McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. Westminster John Knox Press, 1996)


Saptuam hong kipatna ahihleh sawltakte(Jesu Khrist nungzuite) hun apat ahi. Hiaithu Laisiangthou sung a Nasepte laibu ah chiangtak in amuh theih hi. Nasepte 2:42 “Huan, sawltakte hilhin, kithuahin, tanghou balkhamin, thumin phatuamngai takin a om nilouhlouh uhi.” “They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Hiai Bible chang apan in Saptuam omdidan tak ahihleh Sawltakte thugin kisinsakna, kithuahkhawmna (fellowship), tanghou balkhapna(Sacrament) leh thumna mun ahih ding ahi.

Saptuam mohpuakna ahihleh gingtute ginna naupang apan ginna piching a pilut ding ahi. “Huchi-a mihingte diklouhna zekhemna banga lepchiah pila khem tawmtawma oma thuhilhna huih chitenga langkhat langkhata sep leh mut lengleng, naupang i hih nawn louhna dingun.”Ephesate 4:14.


Saptuam ahihleh Jesu Khrist mikhialte adia a sihna leh thawhnawn na theihgige namun ahih ding ahi. “Huai tanghou na nek ua, nou na dawn teng un, a hongpai nawn masiah, Toupa sihna na phuangjak jel uh ahi ngala.” 1 Korinth –te 11:26.


Thumna ngai poimoh, thumna sinsak leh thumna a kingak Saptuam omdan ding him ahi. “Huan, sawltakte hilhin, kithuahin, tanghou balkhamin, thumin phatuamngai takin a om nilouhlouh uhi.”Nasepte 2:42


Nagot thupi(The Great Commission) Matthai 28:18-20 tungtawn in Tangthupha puanzakna nasep Jesu Khrist in muangtak in Saptuamte sepkhiak din hon koih hi.

Hiai khovel ah, Saptuamte Jesu Khrist Khut, Kam leh Khe ihi, Jesu Khrist mahmah sapum leng ihi. 1 Korinth-te 12 :12-27 sim in. Saptuam Jesu Khrist batpih di leh Jesu Khrist nungzui dia phuhkhiak ahi.