Die liggaam van Christus-metafoor: perspektiewe op gemeentebou
Abstract
The congregation is God's vehicle through which He comes to the world, and therefore the congregation should concentrate on the building up of the congregation. God has a specific purpose for each congregation to exist and function in a definite place and time. The purpose of this article is to investigate the noun ??????????? within the context of Ephesians 4:7-16. The intention is that members will be equipped so that the congregation can function metaphorically as the body of Christ. The building up of the congregation is to be comprehensive-intentional, in other words, expansive and with specific purpose aimed at the renewal of the congregation in substance, existence and functioning. Building up the congregation implicates the challenge of continual transformation in line with God's will for the church in this world. There is a substantial difference between being a church interpreted as a gondola (one person rowing while all the passengers on board enjoy the panorama) and a rowing boat (all the passengers on board rowing together as a team towards a mutual goal). While uninvolved, complacent, passive members sit in the church pews, there are also a number of members that have grown to maturity for whom the traditional model of being church is deficient and frustrating. The church is challenged to put the ministry back into the hands of the members, equip them to be God's faithful representatives in the world and as such, build up the congregation
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