ZIRLAI 24-NA: KOHHRAN

 Bible thu chiar tur : 1Korinth12:12-31; Ephesi2:19-22.

Thuvawn         : Taksa pum khatah peng tamtak kan nei a, peng zawng zawng thiltih erawh chu a inang lo va, chutiang bawkin keini tamtak ni mah ila, Kristaah chuan taksa pum khat kan ni a; a mal malin inpeng tawn theuh kan ni (Rom12:4-5).

1. THUHMAHRUAI: 

Paula zirtirnaah kohhran hian hmun a luah thuk hle. Kohhran tih thu mal hmang chiah lova kohhran chanchin a zirtir zawng zawngte nen phei chuan he zirlai tawite-ah hian kan tarlang seng lovang. He zirlaiah hian kohhran awmzia leh Paulan kohhran a hrilhfiah dan kan tarlang hmasa ang a. A tobul te, kohhran hlimthla thenkhat leh, kohhran awm chhan emaw thil tum te, kohhrana thil fel lo thleng thin leh, kohhran inrelbawlna lam te kan zir dawn a ni.  

2. KOHHRAN:

i) Kohhran awmzia:

Kohhran sawina atana Paula thu hman uar ber chu ekklesia (ek-kle-sia) a ni a. Thuthlung Tharah hian vawi za sawm pali (114) tarlan niin, chung zinga sawmruk pahnih (62) zet chu Paula lehkhathawna mi an ni. A awmzia chu ‘ko chhuak’ emaw, ‘ko khawm’ tihna a ni. Pathian hming avang emaw Pathian be tura ‘kal khawm’ leh ‘pung khawm’ sawina a ni bawk. He thumal hi kohhran sawi nan veka hmang  siin, Paula hian kawng hrang hrangin a tarlang, he tiangin;

Kohhran chu;

a) Tualchhung mi emaw ringtu pung khawmho an ni: Paulan kohhran chanchin a sawiin; Thessalonika kohhran (1Thesa1:1), Judai rama Pathian kohhran pawl (1Thess2:14), Galatia rama kohhranhote/pawl (Gal1:2; 1Kor16:1), Asia rama kohhranho pawlte (1Kor16:19), Makedonia rama kohhranho pawlte (2Kor8:1) tiin a tarlang thin a. Chu chuan tualchhung mi emaw ram bung khata ringtu Pathian hminga kal khawm leh pungkhawmte a kawk a. Tunlaia kohhran pawl indai dang thliah thliah (denomination) ang a kawk lo tih a hriat theih awm e.

b) In-a ringtu pungkhawmho an ni: Kohhran a tarlan thenkhat chu In-a inhmu khawm leh pung khawm thinte (house church) an ni. Entir nan - Numpha ina kohhranho (Kol4:15), Philemona ina kohhran inkhawmho (Phil1:1-2), kohhranho zawng zawng thlen in pa Gaia (Rom16:23), Priskili leh Akuila ina kohhran inkhawmho (Rom16:3-5; 1Kor16:19).

c) Lei leh van huapa ringtu inzawmkhawmho an ni: Paulan kohhran thenkhat a tarlante chu; in-a inhmu khawm thin te leh tualchhung mi emaw ram bung khata Pathian mi pungkhawmte mai ni lo; Pathian mi inzawmkhawmho - kawh bik nei lo leh a huam chin pawh zau takte an ni (1Kor12:12-13; Eph1:22; 3:10,21; 5:23-24, 27,29, 32). 

ii) Kohhran nihna: 

Kohhran nihna hi kawng hrang hrangin a tarlang, he tiangin;

a) Pathian chhungte (Eph2:19).

b) Pathian nung ta.

c) Thutak ban leh innghahna (a,b,c - 1Tim3:15).

d) Krista Isuaa tihhran.

e) Mi thianghlim ni tura koh (d,e– 1Kor1:2).

f) Pathianin ama thisena a lei (Tirh20:28).

g) Krista taksa, Kristan a luah khah (Eph1:23, Kol1:18,24).

h) Pathian In, Pathian Thlarau awm rengna (1Kor3:16)

i) A kil lung pawimawh bera Krista Isua hmang chunga, tirhkohte leh zawlneite lungphum chunga sak.

j) Biak in thianghlim. 

k) Thlarauva, Pathian awmna tura rem khawm (h,i,j-Eph2:20-22/32).

iii) Kohhran tobul:

Tirhkohte thiltih-ah chuan kohhran chu Thlarau Thanghlim thlen hnu lawka piang, Pentikost emaw Thlarau Thianghlim lo thleng avanga lo piang anga sawi theih a ni. Kohhran (ekklesia) tih thumal kan hmuh hmasak ber pawh Tharau Thianglim thlen hnu Tirh2:47-ah a ni. Paula chuan kohhran tobul chu kawng hnihin a tarlang a, chungte chu;

a) Pathian: Kohhran chanchin tarlanna tamtakah ‘Pathian kohhranho’ (1Kor1:2; 10:32; 11:22; 15:9; 2Kor1:1; Gal1:13) tiin kan hmu thin. Chu chuan a neitu leh a bulpui chu Pathian a ni tih a tichiang a. Kohhran nihna kan tarlan tawhte pawh khan kohhran tobul chu Pathian a nih zia a tichiang bawk ang.

b) Isua Krista: Pathian chu kohhran dintu, a bul tumtu leh a tobul a ni angin, Isua Krista pawh a ni. ‘Krista kohhranho’ (Rom16:16) Kohhranho Kristaa awmte (Gal1:22, 1Thes2:14), Krista Isaa tih hran (1Kor1:2), Krista taksa (Eph1:23, Kol1:18,24), Krista chu kohhranho lu a ni (Eph5:23) tiin  kan hmu bawk. 

3. KOHHRAN HLIMTHLA:

Hlimthla chuan a tak anpui emaw, a tak nihna leh lan dan a tarlang a. Chutiang kohhran hlimthla, kohhran nihna ti chiang thei Paulan a tarlante a awm a, he tiangin;

i) Biak In: Kohhran chu Pathian In (1Kor3:16), Pathian in sak (1Kor3:9), Pathian nung biak In (2Kor6:16), biak In thianghlim, Pathian awmna tura rem taka chuktuah leh rem khawm (Eph2:21-22), Pathian Thlarau awm rengna (1Kor3:16) a ni. Chu biak In-ah chuan Isua chu a kila lung pawimawh ber niin, tirhkohte leh zawlneite lungphum chunga sak a ni (Eph2:20). Chu Pathian in chu tupawhin a tih khawloh chuan chu mi chu Pathianin a tikhawlo ang. Pathian in chu a thianghlim a, chu in chu keimahni kan ni (1Kor3:17).

ii) Taksa: Kohhranho hi a taksa chu an ni a (Kol1:24). Chu taksaah chuan Krista chu lu a ni (Eph5:23). Keini hi a taksa pengte kan ni a (Eph5:30). A taksaa awm tur chuan Thlarau pakhat chauhvah baptis-in kan awm (1Kor12:13). Taksa pum khatah chuan peng tam tak a awm a, peng zawng zawng thiltih erawh a inang lo. 

Kohhran chu mi tamtak infin khawm ni mah i la, Kristaah chuan taksa pumkhat kan ni a, a mal mala inpeng tawn kan ni (Rom12:4-5; 1Kor10:17; 12:12, 27; Eph4:12-13). Inpeng tawn kan nih avang chuan taksa peng chak awm lo zawka langte chu an pawimawh zawk em em a (1Kor12:22), peng mawilote pawhin mawina an hmuh phah hial thin (1Kor12:23). Tin, taksaah chuan inthenna reng reng a awm lova. Peng tin chu inang taka an inbuaipui tawn theihna turin Pathianin mawina nei lo pengte chu chawimawi nasa zawkin, taksa chu a rem khawm a ni (1Kor12:25).

iii) Pathian chhungte: Kohhran chu chhungkua, rinna chhungte (Gal6:10), Pathian chhungte (Eph2:19) angin tarlan a ni. “Pathian chhungte chu Pathian nung kohhranho, thutak ban leh innghahna chu an ni” (1Tim3:15) a ti bawk. Chu chhungkuaah chuan Pathian chu Pa a ni a, keini chu; Isua Krista rin avanga Pathian fate (Gal3:26); a fa duh tak (Eph5:1), a fanu leh fapa te (2Kor6:18; Eph1:5; 5:8), Pathian mite (2Kor6:16) kan ni. Fate kan nih chuan roluahtute kan ni a; Pathian ro luahtu, Krista luahpuitute kan ni (Rom8:17).

iv) Pathian Thlawhhma: Kohhran chu Pathian thlawhhma angin tarlan a ni a (1Kor3:9). Chu thlawhhmaah chuan thawktu chi hrang hrang; a phuntu te, tuia chawmtu awmin, chung mite chu Pathian hnathawhpuite tia vuah an ni. A phuntu leh tuia chawmtu chu hlu zawk leh hlu lo zawk an awm lo va, mawhphurhna hran leh tum thuhmun nei, pum khat an ni. Chu thlawhhmaa pawimawh ber chu a thantirtu Pathian a ni (1Kor3:6).

4. KOHHRAN AWM CHHAN LEH TILTUM:

Paula hian a zirtirnaah kohhran awm chhan leh thiltum a tarlang nual a, chung zinga a langsar deuh deuhte chu;

i) Chanchin Tha hril (Eph4:13; 6:15; Phil1:3-5).

ii) Pathaian chibaibuk (Rom12:1-2; 1Kor14:1ff).

iii) Hmasawn leh than len (Rom1:11; 1Kor14:3,-5,12,17,26; Eph4:12-13).

iv) Pathian nena lendun (1Kor1:9; Kol3:16-17; Eph5:17-21).

v) Inpawlho (1Kor1:9; Phil2:1-2; 2Kor8:1-4).

vi) Zirtir (Rom12:7; 1Kor4:17; Kol1:28; 4:16; Phil4:8-9).

vii) Rawngbawl: (1Kor16:1-3;2Kor8:1-6; Eph4:16-18; Tita3:14) te a ni.

Kohhran awm chhan leh kohran tih tur panga (5) tia an sawi thin chu; Chanchin Tha hril (kerygma), Pathian chibai buk (liturgia), inpawlho (koinonia), zirtir (didakhe), rawngbawl (diakonia) te an ni a. Heng hi Paula zirtirnaah a tel vek a. Amaherawhchu a hun laia kohhrante hi kohhran ding tir an nih avangin; kohhran hmasawnna leh thanlenna lam buaipui nasat a tul a, chuvangchuan Chanchin Tha hril tura thahnemngai taka kohhran fuihna leh zirtirna a tam lo va, mi mal fuihna leh zirtirna erawh a langsar viau thung (1Tim4:13-16; 2Tim4:2,5; Tita2:15; Phil1:13).

5. KOHHRANA THIL FEL LO THLENG THIN:

Kohhran hrilhfiahna te, a nihna leh a hlimthla kan tarlan tawhte atang khan kohhran chu Pathian atanga chhuak, thianghlim leh tha lam veka lang a ni. Chuvangchuan he tiang kohhran hi hmuhtheihloh kohhran an ti a. Amaherawhchu, kohhran chu mi famkim lo pung khawmte avanga lo awm leh lo indin a nih tak zel avangin hmuhtheih kohhran a lo awm bawk a. Chutiang kohhranah chuan thil ‘fel lo’ pawh a tam em em a ni. 

Chung kohhrana thil fel lo emaw harsatna thleng thinte chu kohhran zinga awm lo tura ngaih; mahse kohhran din tirh atanga awm reng, kohhran zia leh nihphung anga lang hialte an ni. Chungte chu; zirtirna dik lo (Rom16:17; Gal4:9; 1Tim1:3), inthenna (Rom16:17;1Kor11:18), inhnialna (1Kor1:11; 3:3; 1Tim1:4), thubuai (1Kor6:1ff), vervekna (Gal2:13), inngaihna bawlhhlawh (IKor5:1ff), sawiselna (Rom 14:10), hmuhsitna (Rom14:10), rin hran nei (Tita3:10), rinnaa chak lo (Rom14:1, 1Thess5:14), tlukna (Rom16:17), hawi kir (Gal4:9), peng bo (1Tim1:6), tisaa hmel tih mawi duh (Gal5:12), dan ang lova awm, hna thawk lo, tei mai mai (1Thes5:14;2Thess3:11; Tita1:10), tihdertu te (Tita1:10), hlepna bawlhhlawh duh te (Tita1:11), rilru te (1Thes5:14) te an ni.

6. KOHHRAN INRELBAWLNA LAM:

Kan tarlan tawh angin kohhran chuan thil fel lo thleng chinfel a mamawh thin avang te, a thil tum ti hlawhtling tura hmalak a ngaih avang leh, mumal taka a kal theih nan inrelbawlna tha a mamawh a. Chutiang inrelbawlna chungchang thu kan hmuhte chu tlem lo tarlang i la;

i) Kohhran hotu: Kohhranah chuan ‘kohhran hotu’ an awm a, chung mite chu  tunlaia ‘pastor’ leh ‘upa’ kan tihte ang hi an ni. Tin, heng bakah hian rawngbawltu (deacon) an awm bawk (1Tim3:1-13; 5:17; Tita1:5-9; Phil1:1). Rawngbawltute chu a tulna apianga kohhran hotute puitu an ni a. Kohhran hotute hna chu; chawm, ngaihven, fuih, zilh, zirtir, thu rem, kohhran mamawh phuhruk, rawngbawl leh, siam that hna thawh (Tirh20:28-31; Eph4:11-13; Tita1:9-10) te a ni a. Nihna (post) aiin, nihnain a ken mawhphurhnate hi Paula hian a dah pawimawh zawk zel a. Tin, kohhran enkawl leh hotu hna chu hna ropui, zahawm leh khirh tak a nih avangin ‘kohhran hotu nih tlinna’ pawh a duh uluk em em a ni (1Tim3:1-13; Tita1:5-9).

ii) Kohhran tihdan mumal: Kohhran chu a kal dan leh a inrelbawl danah mumal leh awmze nei taka a kal theih nan engkim siam that nana thil ti thin turin (1Kor14:26) a zirtir a. Chu chu – kohhran chhung a lo hrisel theih nan te, a than len zel theih nan te, a puitlin deuh deuh theih nan te, a lo chak deuh deuh a, chanchin Tha leh Pathian ramin a hlawk deuh deuh theih nan a pawimawh em em a. Inrelbawlna mumal tak nena kohhran enkawl leh kal tir hi Paula hian a ngai pawimawh em em a ni (Rom12:3-8; Ikor14:26ff; Eph2:19-22; 4:1-16; 5:15-21; Phil2:1-4; Kol3:12-4:1-6;). 

7. KHAIKHAWMNA:

i) Kohhran awmzia chu ‘ko chhuak’ emaw, ‘ko khawm’ tihna a ni. Pathian hming avang emaw Pathian be tura ‘kal khawm’ leh ‘pung khawm’ sawina a ni bawk. Tin, kohhran chuan tualchhung mi emaw ram bung khat, in-a pungkhawm, huam chin nei loa Pathian mi pung khawm a kawk vek a ni.

ii) Kohhran chuan nihna hrang hrang leh  tobul a nei a, a tobul ber chu Pathian a ni a, Isua Krista pawh a ni.

iii) Kohhran hlimthla, kohhran nihna ti chiang thei chi hrang hrang a awm a, chungte chu; biak In, taksa, Pathian chhungte, Pathian thlawhhma te an ni.

iv) Kohhran chuan awm chhan leh thil tum a nei a, chung zinga a langsar deuh deuhte chu - Chanchin Tha hril, Pathaian chibaibuk, hmasawn leh than len, Pathian nena lendun, inpawlho, zirtir, rawngbawl te a ni.

v) Kohhranah chuan thil fel lo thleng thin tam tak a awm a. Chutiang thilte avang chuan kohhran chuan inrelbawlna mumal tak a mamawh thin a. Inrelbawlna mumal a awm theih nan hruaitu leh tihdan mumal tak kohhran chuan a neih ngei pawh a tul thin.

SAWIHO TUR:

Kohran chu Krista taksa a ni a, kohhran duh zawng leh rilru put dan tur pawh Krista rilru a ni. Chutiang anih lai chuan mi thenkhatin Pathian rawngbawltute chanchin an sawiin, ‘Kohhran rawng ringawt a bawl a, Pathian rawng a bawl lo’ an ti hi thil dik a ni theiin kan hria em? 

ZIRLAI PUITU:

Pathian nung ta: 1Tim3:15-ah hian Paulan kohhran chu ‘Pathian nung kohhran’ tiin a sawi a. Hei hian a neitu chu Pathian ngei a ni tih a kawh avangin ‘Pathian nung ta’ tia dah a ni.

Tirh 2:47: “Pathian an fak a, mi zawng zawng lawm zawngin an awm thin. Tin, a chhandam mek apiangte chu Lalpain ni tin an hnenah a tel tir zel thin.” He thua ‘an hnenah’ tih nan Grik bible tamtak chuan ‘ekklesia’ (ek-kle-sia) an hmang a. Saptawng bible thenkhat KJV pawhin ‘church’ (kohhran) tiin a dah bawk. Mizotawng bible-ah chuan Tirh5:11-a kohhran hi Thlarau Thianghlim thlen hnua kohhran thumal kan hmuh hmasak a ni awm e.

Hmuhtheih leh hmuhtheihloh kohhran (visible & invisible church): Hmuh theih leh hmuhtheihloh kohhran hi Paula zirtirnaah a awm lo. A ti chhuak hmasatua ngaih chu Tius Flavius Clement, Alexandira-a zirtir hna thawktu, hmanlai Pathian thu thiam hmingthang a ni. Kohhran chungchang thua a zirtirna chu St. Augustina’n a thlawp a, tin siamthat hun laia Pathian thu thiam tam tak pawhin an thlawp bawk. Karl Barth erawh chuan ‘kohhran chu hmuhtheih a ni a, hmuhtheih loh kohhran a awm lo’ a ti. A danglamna langsar lo tarlang i la. Hmuhtheih kohhran-ah chuan - chhandam tawh leh chhandam lohte pawh an awm a, chuvangchuan famkim lo leh thil fel lo pawh a tam. Hmuhtheih loh kohhran chu - Pathian chauhin a hmu thei a, mihring tan hmuh theih a ni lo. Chutiang khhranah chuan chhandamte chauh an awn a, chuvangchuan kohhran chu a thianghlim a, fel lohna pawh a awm lo.

Kohhran hotu: Kohhran hotu hi Grik tawng chuan episkopos (e-pis-ko-pos) a ni a, chu chu saptawng chuan ‘overseer’ tia lehlin a ni a, mizo tawng chuan - tunlaia Pastor (Shepard) leh Upa (elder) kan tihte ang hi an ni. Episkopos/overseer chu saptawng bible thenkhat chuan a changing Bishop (Pastor) emaw Elders (Upate) tiin an letling thin (Phil1:1; Tim3:1,2; Tita1:5,7; 1Pet2:25). Kohhran Hotu tih ziaktu Jeramie Rinne chuan, “Tunlai hun atana pastor leh upate danglamna chu – pastor chu hlawh neia rawih, zirna (training) mumal tak nei a ni a, upa chu hlawh leh zirna mumal nei lo a ni. An pahnih hian ‘kohhrann hotu’(overseer) bible-in a tihte ve ve an ni” a ti. Episcopos/overseer hi mizo bible-ah ‘kohhran hotu’ tia lehin a ni a, ‘kohhran hruaitu’ tia lehlin a ni lo {Mizo-(Lushai) –O.V Reference}.