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Khumbula ngenkathi uNkulunkulu eletha ukunaka kukaJeremiya esitsheni sombumbi (Jer. 1 Nov.8,2-6)? UNkulunkulu wasebenzisa umfanekiso wombumbi nobumba ukuze asifundise isifundo esinamandla. Imiyalezo efanayo esebenzisa umfanekiso wombumbi nobumba itholakala ku-Isaya 45,9 futhi 64,7 kanye nakwabaseRoma 9,20-21. Enye yezinkomishi engizikhonzile, engivame ukuzisebenzisa ukuphuza itiye ehhovisi, inesithombe somndeni wami kuyo. Njengoba ngibabuka,...

UBilly Graham wayevame ukusebenzisa umusho ukuze akhuthaze abantu ukuba bamukele insindiso esinayo kuJesu: Wathi, “Woza nje njengoba unjalo!” Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi uNkulunkulu ubona konke: okuhle kwethu nokubi kakhulu futhi usasithanda. Isimemo esithi “wozani njengani” siwukubonakaliswa kwamazwi omphostoli uPawulu: “Ngoba sisebuthakathaka uKristu wasifela esingamesabi uNkulunkulu. Manje akufani neze...

Omunye wabadala bethu usanda kungitshela ukuthi isizathu esikhulu esenza abhabhathizwe eminyakeni engu-20 edlule ukuthi wayefuna ukwamukela amandla kaMoya oNgcwele ukuze akwazi ukunqoba zonke izono zakhe. Izinhloso zakhe zazizinhle, kodwa ukuqonda kwakhe kwakunephutha ngandlela thize (impela akekho onokuqonda okuphelele, sisindisiwe ngomusa kaNkulunkulu naphezu kokungaqondi kwethu). UMoya oNgcwele akuyona into 'esingavele siyivule'...

Abantu abaningi bayalazi igama likaJesu futhi kukhona abakwaziyo ngokuphila kwakhe. Bagubha ukuzalwa kwakhe futhi bakhumbula ukufa kwakhe. Kodwa ulwazi lweNdodana kaNkulunkulu lujula kakhulu. Ngaphambi nje kokufa kwakhe, uJesu wathandazela abalandeli bakhe ukuba bazi lokhu: “Yilokhu ukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi wena, owukuphela kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso, nalowo omthumileyo, uJesu Kristu.” ( Joh.7,3). UPawulu wabhala okulandelayo mayelana nolwazi ngoKristu: “Kepha kwaba yinzuzo kimi ukuthi...

Phakathi nezifundo zami zeziqu, ngathatha ikilasi lapho sacelwa ukuba sizindle ngoNkulunkulu Oziqu-zintathu. Uma kuziwa ekuchazeni uZiqu-zintathu owaziwa nangokuthi uZiqu-zintathu noma uZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele, siphikisana nemingcele yethu. Emakhulwini eminyaka edlule, abantu abahlukahlukene baye bazama ukuchaza le mfihlakalo eyinhloko yokholo lwethu lobuKristu. E-Ireland, uSt Patrick wasebenzisa i-clover yamaqabunga amathathu ukuchaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu…

Ngasekupheleni kweVangeli lakhe ungafunda la mazwi athakazelisayo omphostoli uJohane: “UJesu wazenza ezinye izibonakaliso eziningi phambi kwabafundi bakhe, ezingalotshiwe kule ncwadi ... Ngicabanga ukuthi izwe lingakwazi ukuzibamba izincwadi okufanele zilotshwe ” (Joh 20,30:2; )1,25). Ngokusekelwe kulawa mazwana, futhi ngokucabangela umehluko phakathi kwamavangeli amane, kungenzeka ukuthi...

Ibinzana esike salizwa ngaphambili. U-Albert Schweitzer wachaza “ukuba kuKristu” njengemfihlakalo eyinhloko yemfundiso yomphostoli uPawulu. Futhi ekugcineni, uSchweitzer kwadingeka azi. Njengesazi sezenkolo esidumile, umculi kanye nodokotela obalulekile wemishini, i-Alsatian yayingomunye wamaJalimane avelele kakhulu ekhulwini lama-20. Ngo-1952 wanikezwa uMklomelo KaNobel. Encwadini yakhe yango-1931 ethi The Mysticism of the Apostle Paul, uSchweitzer ususa okubalulekile…

Wake wacabanga ukuthi ukutholile konke futhi uthole kamuva ukuthi ubungazi? Mangaki amaphrojekthi wokuzama ngokwakho alandela isisho sakudala, uma konke kuhluleka, funda imiyalelo? Ngangisenenkinga ngisho nangemva kokufunda imiyalelo. Kwesinye isikhathi ngifunda isinyathelo ngasinye ngokucophelela, ngenze ngendlela engisiqonda ngayo bese ngiqala phansi ngoba angikuqondi kahle.…

UMoya oNgcwele unezimpawu zikaNkulunkulu, uyalingana noNkulunkulu, futhi wenza izinto ezenziwa nguNkulunkulu kuphela. NjengoNkulunkulu, uMoya oNgcwele ungcwele – ungcwele kangangokuthi ukuthuka uMoya oNgcwele kuyisono njengokuthuka iNdodana kaNkulunkulu (Heb. 10,29). Ukuhlambalaza, ukuhlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele, kuyisono esingenakuthethelelwa (Mathewu 12,32). Lokhu kusho ukuthi umoya ungcwele ngokwemvelo futhi awunikezwanga ubungcwele njengethempeli. NjengoNkulunkulu...

Angisakhumbuli igama lefilimu. Angisakhumbuli itulo noma amagama abadlali. Kodwa ngikhumbula isigameko esithile. Iqhawe laliphunyukile ekamu lempi futhi, lijahwa ngamasosha, labalekela edolobhaneni eliseduze. Eseswele umgodi wokucasha, wagcina ephonseke endaweni yeshashalazi egcwele abantu wathola indawo yokuhlala. Kodwa ngokushesha waba...

Isithombe esihle seBhayibheli sikhuluma ngeBandla njengomlobokazi kaKristu. Lokhu kubhekiselwa kukho ngokufanekisa emibhalweni ehlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa neNgoma Yezingoma. Iphuzu elibalulekile Iculo Lezingoma 2,10-16, lapho othandiweyo kamakoti ethi isikhathi sakhe sasebusika siphelile futhi manje isikhathi sokuhlabelela nenjabulo sesifikile (bheka futhi amaHeberu 2,12), nalapho umakoti ethi: “Umngane wami ungowami futhi mina ngingowakhe” (St. 2,16). IBandla lisonta kokubili ngabanye...

Kuzwakala kukuhle kakhulu ukuba yiqiniso, yile ndlela isisho esaziwayo esiqala ngayo futhi uyazi ukuthi siyinto engenakwenzeka. Nokho, uma kuziwa emseni kaNkulunkulu, kuyiqiniso ngempela. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bayaphikelela ngokuthi umusa awunakuba njalo, futhi baphendukela emthethweni ukuze bagweme lokho abakubona njengemvume yokona. Imizamo yabo eqotho nokho engalungile iwuhlobo lomthetho ophuca abantu amandla omusa okuguqula...

Der Heilige Geist wird oft in Begriffen von Funktionalität beschrieben, wie z. B. Gottes Kraft oder Gegenwart oder Aktion oder Stimme. Ist dies ein geeigneter Weg, um den Geist zu beschreiben? Jesus wird auch als die Kraft Gottes beschrieben (Phil 4,13), die Gegenwart Gottes (Gal 2,20), die Aktion Gottes (Joh 5,19) und die Stimme Gottes (Joh 3,34). Doch sprechen wir von Jesus in Begriffen von Personalität. Die Heilige Schrift schreibt dem Heiligen Geist auch Eigenschaften…

Sicabanga ngomhlaba wethu njengowomzimba, wezinto ezibonakalayo, onezinhlangothi ezintathu. Sikuthola ngemizwa emihlanu yokuthinta, yokunambitha, yokubona, yokuhogela nokuzwa. Ngalezi zinzwa kanye nezisetshenziswa zobuchwepheshe esizisungule ukuzithuthukisa, singakwazi ukuhlola umhlaba obonakalayo futhi sisebenzise amathuba awo. Kulokhu, isintu sesihambe ibanga elide, namuhla kunanini ngaphambili. Izimpumelelo zethu zesimanje zesayensi, ubuchwepheshe bethu...

Encwadini yesibili kaPawulu eya kwabaseKorinte, wanikeza umfanekiso omuhle kakhulu wendlela isipho esimangalisayo senjabulo esithinta ngayo ukuphila kwamakholwa ngezindlela ezingokoqobo. “Kepha siyanazisa, bazalwane abathandekayo, umusa kaNkulunkulu ophiwe emabandleni aseMakedoniya” (2 Kor. 8,1). UPawulu wayenganikezi nje indaba engasho lutho—wayefuna abazalwane baseKorinte baphendule emseni kaNkulunkulu ngendlela efana neyebandla laseThesalonika. Yena…

Njengezinceku zikaJesu Kristu, sivame ukucelwa ukuba siduduze abantu lapho bebhekene nezinsizi ezihlukahlukene. Ezikhathini zokuhlupheka siyacelwa ukuba sinikele ngokudla, indawo yokuhlala noma izingubo zokugqoka. Kodwa ezikhathini zokuhlupheka, ngaphezu kwezicelo zokukhululwa ezidingweni ezingokwenyama, ngezinye izikhathi sicelwa incazelo yokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu evumela amaKristu ukuba ahlupheke. Lo mbuzo onzima ukuwuphendula, ikakhulukazi uma usesikhathini...

Ukholo lobuKristu lumemezela isigijimi sokuthi ngesikhathi esifanele iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yaba yinyama endaweni eyayinqunywe kusengaphambili futhi yahlala phakathi kwethu bantu. UJesu wayenobuntu obuphawuleka kangangokuthi abanye baze bangabaza ukuthi wayengumuntu. Nokho, iBhayibheli ligcizelela ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu enyameni—ozelwe ngowesifazane—empeleni wayengumuntu, okungukuthi, ngaphandle kokuba nesono kwethu, wayefana nathi ngazo zonke izici (Joh. 1,14; Gal 4,4; Phil 2,7; IsiHebheru

Ingabe wake wachaza umuntu omaziyo futhi wazabalaza ukuze uthole amagama afanele? Kwenzeke kimina futhi ngiyazi ukuthi kwenzeke nakwabanye. Sonke sinabangane noma abantu esibajwayele okunzima ukubachaza ngamagama. UJesu wayengenankinga ngalokho. Wayehlale ecacile futhi enembile, ngisho nalapho kuziwa ekuphenduleni umbuzo othi "Ungubani?" Kunendima eyodwa engiyithanda kakhulu lapho eVangelini likaJohane...

Noma nini lapho kuxoxwa ngokholo, ngiye ngizibuze ukuthi kungani amakholwa ebonakala encishwe amathuba. Amakholwa abonakala ecabanga ukuthi abangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ngandlela thize sebeyinqobile ingxabano ngaphandle uma amakholwa engayiphikisa. Iqiniso liwukuthi abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, ngakolunye uhlangothi, bakuthola kungenakwenzeka ukufakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akekho. Ngenxa yokuthi amakholwa awakwazi ukukholisa abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu, ngakho...

UJeremy wazalwa enomzimba okhubazekile, ingqondo yakhe engasheshi, nesifo esingalapheki, esingelapheki esasibulale kancane kancane ukuphila kwakhe kobusha. Noma kunjalo, abazali bakhe bazama ukumnika impilo evamile ngangokunokwenzeka futhi ngenxa yalokho bamthumela esikoleni esizimele. Lapho eneminyaka engu-12, uJeremy wayesebangeni lesibili kuphela. Uthisha wakhe, uDoris Miller, wayevame ukumthanda. Wasuka esitulweni wasuka...

Ingabe uJesu wayengumuntu noma uNkulunkulu? uvelaphi Ivangeli likaJohane lisinikeza izimpendulo zale mibuzo. UJohane wayengowalowo mbuthano wangaphakathi wabafundi abavunyelwa ukubona ukuguqulwa kukaJesu isimo entabeni ende futhi wanambitha kusengaphambili umbuso kaNkulunkulu embonweni (Mt 1)7,1). Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, inkazimulo kaJesu yayisimbozwe umzimba womuntu ovamile. KwakunguJohane futhi owayengowokuqala kubafundi ukukholwa ovukweni lukaKristu....

Umsebenzi kaJesu wawuthela ngendlela emangalisayo. Wafundisa futhi welapha izinkulungwane. Yakhanga izethameli eziningi futhi yayingaba nomthelela omkhulu kakhulu. Wayengaphulukisa izinkulungwane ezengeziwe ukube waya kumaJuda nabangemaJuda ababehlala kwezinye izindawo. Kodwa uJesu wavumela umsebenzi wakhe ukuba uphele kungazelelwe. Wayengakugwema ukuboshwa, kodwa wakhetha ukufa kunokuba aqhubeke nokushumayela kwakhe...

UJesu Kristu wachitha amahora okugcina okuphila kwakhe ebethelwe esiphambanweni. Uhlekwa usulu futhi wenqatshwa yizwe uyosindisa. Okuwukuphela komuntu ongenasici owake waphila wathatha imiphumela yecala lethu futhi walikhokhela ngokuphila kwakhe. IBhayibheli lifakaza ukuthi uJesu wakhuluma amazwi athile abalulekile ngesikhathi elenga esiphambanweni eKalvari. Lawa mazwi okugcina kaJesu awumyalezo okhethekile kakhulu ovela kuMsindisi wethu, awukhuluma lapho...

Indodakazi yami isanda kungibuza, "Mama, ingabe zikhona ngempela izindlela ezingaphezu kweyodwa zokuhlinza ikati"? Ngihleke. Wayazi ukuthi isho ukuthini le nkulumo, kodwa wayenombuzo wangempela ngalelo kati elimpofu. Ngokuvamile kunezindlela ezingaphezu kweyodwa zokwenza okuthile. Uma kuziwa ekwenzeni izinto ezinzima, thina baseMelika sikholelwa "kubuhlakani baseMelika bakudala." Sibe sesiba nenkulumo ethi: "Isidingo ngumama wokusungulwa". Uma…