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"Sawubona, igama lami nginguTammy futhi" ngingumthetho wezomthetho ". Emizuzwini eyishumi edlule bengigxeka umuntu othile engqondweni yami. "Ngingazethula ngendlela efanayo emhlanganweni we" Anonymous Legalists "(AL). Ngangiqhubeka ngichaze ukuthi ngiqale kanjani ngezinto ezincane; ngicabanga ukuthi ngangikhethekile ekugcineni Umthetho KaMose. Ngabe ngiqala kanjani ukubukela phansi abantu ababengakholelwa into efanayo ne ...

Ingabe uke wakuzwa ukushaya kancane kwesithiyo empilweni yakho ngakho-ke ngabe ubekelwe imingcele, wabanjelwa emuva noma wehliswa ijubane kuphrojekthi yakho? Sekukaningi ngizibona njengesiboshwa sesimo sezulu lapho isimo sezulu esingalindelekile siphazamisa ukuhamba kwami ​​kohambo olusha. Uhambo lwasemadolobheni luba izimanga ngohlelo lwewebhu lwemisebenzi yomgwaqo. Abanye bangase badilizwe ukuba khona kwesicabucabu endlini yokugezela kusuka ngenye indlela...

Akulona iqiniso!" – Uma besikhokha imali njalo lapho sizwa othile esho lokhu noma ekusho ngokwethu, mhlawumbe singaceba. Ubulungisa bebuyinto engavamile kusukela ekuqaleni komlando wesintu. Kusukela enkulisa, iningi lethu laba nesipiliyoni esibuhlungu sokuthi impilo ayihlali ilungile. Ngakho-ke, njengoba sikucasula, sivumelana nezimo, sikhohliswa, siqamba amanga, sikhohlise...

Ngelinye ilanga ntambama kwakushisa ngangisebenza ensimini yezithelo zama-apula nomkhulu wami ngisemusha. Ungicele ukuthi ngimlethele ujeke wamanzi ukuze athathe isiphuzo eside se-Adam's Ale (okusho ukuthi amanzi amsulwa). Lokho bekungukukhuluma kwakhe okunezimbali zamanzi amasha amile. Njengoba nje amanzi amsulwa eqabula ngokwenyama, iZwi likaNkulunkulu liyasiphilisa lapho siqeqeshwa ngokomoya. Phawula amazwi omprofethi u-Isaya: «Ngoba ...

UJesu uvukile! Singayiqonda kahle injabulo yabafundi bakaJesu namakholwa ababebuthene. Uvukile! Ukufa akukwazanga ukumbamba; ithuna kwadingeka limkhulule. Eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-2000 kamuva, sisabingelelana ngala mazwi ajabulisayo ekuseni ngePhasika. "Impela uJesu uvukile!" Ukuvuka kukaJesu kwavusa umnyakazo osaqhubeka nanamuhla - kwaqala ngamadoda nabesifazane abangamaJuda abambalwa...

“Bengiqhubeka ngimbamba. Kepha abantu bakwa-Israyeli babengazi ukuthi konke okuhle okwabehlelayo kwavela kimi ”- Hoseya 11: 3 HFA. Ngenkathi ngiphenya ibhokisi lami lamathuluzi, ngathola iphakethe elidala likagwayi, mhlawumbe kusukela ngawo-60. Sasivuliwe ukuze kwakhiwe indawo enkulu kunazo zonke. Kuso kwakukhona umdwebo wepulagi enamaphuzu amathathu nemiyalo yokusetshenziswa kokuthi uyifaka kanjani ngocingo. I-WHO…

UKristu ungumvini, thina singamagatsha! Amagilebhisi avunwe ukwenza iwayini izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Le yinqubo ekhandlayo ngoba idinga inkosi enolwazi emiphongolweni, inhlabathi enhle nesikhathi esifanele. Umlimi uthena futhi ahlanze imivini bese ebuka ukuthi amagilebhisi avuthwa ukuze anqume isikhathi esiqondile sokuvuna. Kunomsebenzi onzima ngemuva kwawo, kepha uma yonke into ihlangana ndawonye, ​​bekuyi ...

“Ubeke zonke izinto phansi kwezinyawo zakhe, wamenza inhloko yebandla phezu kwakho konke, eliwumzimba wakhe, ukugcwala kwalowo ogcwalisa konke kukho konke.” ( Kwabase-Efesu 1,22-23). Ngonyaka odlule siphinde sakhumbula labo abanikela ngokuzinikela empini ukuze baqinisekise ukusinda kwethu njengesizwe. Ukukhumbula kuhle. Eqinisweni, kubonakala kungelinye lamagama athandwa nguNkulunkulu ngoba uwasebenzisa njalo. Uyasikhumbuza...

Iningi lamaKrestu alikholwa yivangeli - bacabanga ukuthi insindiso ingatholakala kuphela uma itholakala ngokholo nangokuphila ngokuziphatha okuhle. "Awutholi lutho mahhala empilweni." "Uma kuzwakala kukuhle kakhulu ukuba kungabi yiqiniso, mhlawumbe kungenzeka nokuthi akulona iqiniso." La maqiniso aziwayo okuphila abethelwa ngamunye wethu kaninginingi ngokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu siqu. Kodwa umyalezo wobuKristu uyaphikisana nawo. I…

Kubantu abaningi, uNyaka Omusha yisikhathi sokushiya izinkinga ezindala nokwesaba ngemuva futhi wenze isiqalo esisha esinesibindi empilweni. Sifuna ukuqhubekela phambili ezimpilweni zethu, kodwa amaphutha, izono, kanye nezilingo kubukeka sengathi kusibophele esikhathini esedlule. Kuyithemba lami elikhulu nomkhuleko wami ukuthi uzoqala lo nyaka ngesiqinisekiso esigcwele sokholo sokuthi uNkulunkulu ukuthethelele futhi ukwenze ingane yakhe ayithandayo.…

Kuyamangaza kakhulu ukuthi uMartin Luther umkhuthaza encwadini ayibhalela umngane wakhe uPhilip Melanchthon: Yiba yisoni futhi isono masibe namandla, kodwa ube namandla ukwedlula isono uthembele kuKristu futhi uthokoze kuKristu ukuthi uzokona, wanqoba ukufa kanye umhlaba. Ekuboneni kokuqala, isicelo sibonakala singakholeki. Ukuze siqonde isiyalo sikaLuther, kudingeka sibhekisise umongo. ULuther akasho ukona ...

Wake waba nesizathu sokujezisa ingane engalaleli? Wake wamemezela ukuthi isijeziso asisoze saphela? Nginemibuzo embalwa yethu sonke enezingane. Nangu eza umbuzo wokuqala: Ngabe ingane yakho yake yangakulalela? Yebo, uma ungaqiniseki, zinike isikhathi esincane sokucabanga ngakho. Kulungile, uma uphendule ngoyebo, njengabo bonke abanye abazali, manje sifika embuzweni wesibili: ...

Abantu abaningi abahambayo bavame ukukhumbula izimpawu zomhlaba ezidumile njengezinto ezivelele zohambo lwabo. Uthatha izithombe, wenze ama-albhamu ezithombe noma uzenzile. Baxoxela abangane babo nezihlobo izindaba ngalokho abakubonile nabakubonile. Indodana yami yehlukile. Kuyena, okuvelele kohambo ukudla. Angachaza yonke inkambo yesidlo sakusihlwa ngasinye ngqo. Ukujabulela ngempela ukudla okumnandi. Ungakwazi…

Kunevesi elilodwa eligqamile eTestamenteni Elisha lapho umphostoli uPawulu ekhuluma ngesiphambano sikaKristu njengobuwula kumaGreki nesikhubekiso kumaJuda (1 Kor. 1,23). Kulula ukuqonda ukuthi kungani enza lesi sitatimende. Phela, ngokombono wamaGreki, ukuba yinkimbinkimbi, ifilosofi, nemfundo kwakuyinto evelele. Umuntu obethelwe angaludlulisela kanjani ulwazi nhlobo? Emqondweni wamaJuda kwakungukukhala futhi ...

Noma nini lapho kunempikiswano ngombuzo wokholo, ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungani kubonakala sengathi amakholwa azizwa esesimweni esingesihle. Amakholwa abonakala ecabanga ukuthi abantu abangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ngandlela thile bayinqobile impikiswano ngaphandle uma amakholwa ephumelela ukuyiphikisa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iqiniso ukuthi akunakwenzeka ngabantu abangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ukufakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akekho. Kungenxa yokuthi amakholwa awakholisi abangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ukuthi ukhona uNkulunkulu ...

AmaKrestu amaningi athi uNkulunkulu uphethe futhi unecebo ngempilo yethu. Konke okwenzeka kithina kuyingxenye yalolo hlelo. Abanye bangaze bathi uNkulunkulu usihlelela zonke izehlakalo zosuku, kubandakanya nezinselele. Ingabe lo mcabango uyakukhulula ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuhlelela yonke iminithi yempilo yakho, noma ugcobisa ibunzi lakho phezu kwalo mqondo njengoba ngenza? Akasinikanga yini inkululeko yokuzikhethela? Ingabe wethu ...

“Kuliqiniso ukuthi ngiyahamba ngiyonilungisela indawo, kepha kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi ngobuye ngize, nginibuyisele kimi, ukuze lapho ngikhona nani nibe khona”4,3). Ingabe wake waba nokulangazelela okujulile okuthile okwakuzokwenzeka? Wonke amaKristu, ngisho nalawo ekhulu lokuqala, ayekulangazelela ukubuya kukaKristu, kodwa ngalezo zinsuku nezinkathi ayekusho ngomthandazo olula wesi-Aramu: “Maranatha,” okusho ukuthi...

Sikhonza uMsindisi ovukile kwabafileyo. Lokho kusho ukuthi uJesu uyaphila. Kepha uhlala kuphi? Unendlu? Mhlawumbe uhlala ezansi nomgwaqo - njengalowo ozinikela endaweni yokukhosela engenakhaya. Mhlawumbe naye uhlala endlini enkulu esekhoneni nezingane zokutholwa. Mhlawumbe naye uhlala endlini yakho - njengalowo ogunda utshani kamakhelwane ngenkathi egula. UJesu wayekwazi nokugqoka izingubo zakho, njengalapho wawumunye ...

Ukuwasha izingubo kungenye yezinto owaziyo ukuthi kufanele uzenze, ngaphandle uma ungathola omunye umuntu akwenzele! Izingubo kufanele zihlungwe - imibala emnyama ihlukaniswe nemhlophe futhi ilula. Ezinye izinto zokugqoka zidinga ukuwashwa ngohlelo olumnene kanye nensipho ekhethekile. Kungenzeka ukukufunda lokhu kanzima njengoba ngathola ekolishi. Ngibeka okusha kwami ​​...

Ngabe wake wachaza umuntu omaziyo futhi wazabalaza ukuthola amagama afanele? Kwenzekile nakimi futhi ngiyazi ukuthi kwenzeke nakwabanye futhi. Sonke sinabangani noma esibajwayele okuchazwa okunzima ukukubeka ngamagama. UJesu wayengenankinga ngakho. Wayehlala ecacile futhi eqondile, noma kufikwa ekuphenduleni umbuzo othi "Ungubani?" Ngithanda kakhulu isikhundla esisodwa lapho ...

Wake waba esixukwini esikhulu esakwenza wazizwa umncane futhi ungabalulekile? Noma uke wahlala endizeni futhi waqaphela ukuthi abantu ababephansi babebancane njengezimbungulu? Kwesinye isikhathi ngicabanga ukuthi emehlweni kaNkulunkulu sibukeka njengesikhonyane esizulazula emhlabathini. Ku-Isaya 40,22: 24 uNkulunkulu uthi: Uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi phezu kwesiyingi somhlaba, nabahlala kuwo banjengesikhonyane; welula isibhakabhaka njenge ...

“Kungani uNkulunkulu engawuzwa umthandazo wami?” Ngihlale ngizitshela ukuthi kumele kube nesizathu esihle salokho. Mhlawumbe angizange ngithandaze ngokwentando yakhe, okuyinto edingekayo ngokweBhayibheli ekuphenduleni imithandazo. Mhlawumbe nginezono empilweni yami engingazisoli ngazo. Ngiyazi ukuthi imithandazo yami kungenzeka ukuthi iphendulwe uma ngihlala kuKristu naseZwini lakhe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Mhlawumbe umbuzo wokholo. Lapho ukuthandaza kwenzeka ...

Iningi labantu elingaphezu kweminyaka engama-50 lizokhumbula uNikita Khrushchev. Wayengumuntu onemibala, onesivunguvungu okwathi, njengomholi wezwe elaliyiSoviet Union, washaya isicathulo sakhe kusifundo lapho ekhuluma ne-United Nations General Assembly. Wayaziwa futhi ngokuchaza ukuthi umuntu wokuqala osemkhathini, usomajukujuku waseRussia u-Yuri Gagarin, "waya emkhathini kodwa wabona unkulunkulu". Ngokuqondene noGagarin uqobo, ...

UJeremy wazalwa enomzimba okhubazekile, onenhliziyo encane, onesifo esingelapheki esingalapheki esasibulale yonke impilo yakhe esemncane. Yize kunjalo, abazali bakhe babezame konke okusemandleni ukumenza akwazi ukuphila impilo ejwayelekile ngakho-ke bamthumela esikoleni esizimele. Lapho eneminyaka engu-12, uJeremy wayesebangeni lesibili kuphela. Uthisha wakhe, uDoris Miller, wayehlala ezimisele ngaye. Ushelele esakhe ...

Phakathi nokuphila kwakhe kwasemhlabeni, uJesu wadonsa ukunaka kwabantu abaningi ababalulekile. Omunye walabo bantu okungenzeka ukuthi bakhunjulwe kwakunguNikodemu. Wayeyilungu lomkhandlu ophakeme, iqembu lezazi eziholayo ezathi, ngokuhlanganyela kwamaRoma, zabethela uJesu esiphambanweni. UNicodemus wayenobudlelwano obuhluke kakhulu noMsindisi wethu - ubudlelwano obamguqula ngokuphelele. Lapho ehlangana okokuqala noJesu, waphikelela ...

Uyazi ukuthi amaKristu amaningi aphila nsuku zonke engaqiniseki ngokuphelele ukuthi uNkulunkulu usawathanda? Bakhathazeka ngokuthi uNkulunkulu uzobakhipha, futhi okubi kakhulu, ukuthi usevele ubakhiphile. Mhlawumbe unokwesaba okufanayo. Ucabanga ukuthi kungani amaKristu ekhathazeke kangaka? Impendulo imane nje ukuthi uthembeke kuwe uqobo. Bayazi ukuthi bayizoni. Uyazi ngokwehluleka kwakho, kwakho ...

Empeleni kuwumusa omsulwa ukuthi usindisiwe. Ayikho into ongazenzela yona ngaphandle kokuthi uthembele kulokho uNkulunkulu akunika kona. Ubungakufanele ngokwenza noma yini; ngoba uNkulunkulu akafuni ukuthi kube khona okwazi ukubhekisa kulokho akufezile phambi kwakhe (Kwabase-Efesu 2,8-9GN). Kuhle kangakanani lapho thina maKristu sifinyelela ekuqondeni umusa! Lokhu kuqonda kususa ingcindezi nengcindezi esivame ukuyibeka kithina. Kusenza...

UBilly Graham wayevame ukusebenzisa ibinzana ukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bamukele insindiso esinayo kuJesu: Wathi, “Woza njengoba unjalo!” Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi uNkulunkulu ubona konke: okusemandleni ethu nokubi kakhulu futhi usasithanda. Ubizo lokuthi “woza unje” luwukubonakaliswa kwamazwi omphostoli uPawulu athi: “Ngokuba uKristu wasifela, sisibi lapho sibuthakathaka. Manje…

“Ngakho-ke, bazalwane nodade abangcwele abadla ubizo lwasezulwini, bhekani kumphostoli nompristi omkhulu esimvumayo, uJesu Kristu” (KumaHeberu 3: 1). Iningi labantu liyakwamukela ukuthi uKhisimusi usuphenduke umkhosi oxokozelayo, wokuhweba - isikhathi esiningi uJesu ukhohlakala ngokuphelele. Kugcizelelwa ukudla, iwayini, izipho nemikhosi; kodwa yini egujwa? NjengamaKristu, kufanele sikhathazeke ngokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ...

Uyazi ukuthi abantu abaningi abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bakuthola kunzima ukukholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathanda? Abantu bakuthola kulula ukucabanga uNkulunkulu njengoMdali noMahluleli, kodwa kunzima kakhulu ukubona uNkulunkulu njengaLowo obathandayo futhi obakhathalele ngokujulile. Kepha iqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu wethu onothando ongapheli, odala futhi ophelele akenzi lutho oluphambene naye, oluphikisana naye. Noma yini ...

“Eqinisweni kungumusa omsulwa ukuthi nisindisiwe. Ayikho into ongazenzela yona ngaphandle kokuthi uthembele kulokho uNkulunkulu akunika kona. Ubungakufanele ngokwenza noma yini; ngoba uNkulunkulu akafuni noma ubani okwazi ukubhekisela kulokho akufezile phambi kwakhe ” (Efe 2,8-9 GN). UPawulu wabhala: “Uthando alwenzi okubi kumakhelwane womuntu; kanjalo uthando luwukugcwaliseka komthetho” (Rom. 13,10 Zurich Bible). Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi thina kusuka ...

“Wonke umuntu ubuka wena ulindele, bese ubondla ngesikhathi esifanele. Uvula isandla sakho ugcwalise izidalwa zakho ... ”(IHubo 145, 15-16 HFA). Kwesinye isikhathi ngizwa indlala ikhala ndawo thize ngaphakathi kimi. Engqondweni yami ngiyazama ukungamhloniphi nokumcindezela isikhashana. Kungazelelwe, kepha, kuvela futhi. Ngikhuluma ngesifiso, isifiso esingaphakathi kwethu sokuqonda kangcono ukujula, ukumemeza ...

Ngenkathi ngiqala ukuthatha ikhambi lesimo sesikhumba esincane, ngatshelwa ukuthi iziguli ezintathu kweziyishumi aziphendulanga kulowo muthi. Angikaze ngicabange ukuthi umuthi ungathathwa ngeze futhi nginethemba lokuba ngomunye wabayisikhombisa abanenhlanhla. Bengizokhetha ukuthi udokotela angangichazeli ngoba bekungikhathaza ukuthi ngingachitha isikhathi nemali yami nokuthi ngibe nemiphumela engemihle ...

Ososayensi bezenhlalakahle basebenzisa amagama athakazelisayo ukuchaza isikhathi esiphila kuso. Cishe uzwile amagama athi "premodern", "modern" noma "postmodern". Ngempela, abanye babiza lesi sikhathi manje esesiphila ngaso emhlabeni wesimanje. Ososayensi bezenhlalo baphakamisa futhi amasu ahlukene wokuxhumana okusebenzayo esizukulwaneni ngasinye, kungaba "Abakhi", ama "Boomers", ama "Busters", ama "X-ers", ama "Y-ers", "amaZ-e". ..

Wake wacabanga ukuthi waqonda yonke into futhi kamuva wathola ukuthi wawungenalo nhlobo icebo? Mangaki amaphrojekthi wokuzama ngokwakho alandela isisho esidala Uma konke okunye kungasebenzi, funda imiyalelo? Ngaze ngazabalaza ngemuva kokufunda imiyalelo. Kwesinye isikhathi ngifunda isinyathelo ngasinye ngokucophelela, ngisenze ngendlela engisiqonda ngayo bese ngiqala phansi ngoba angikwenzanga kahle ...

UJohn Bell ube nethuba lokwenza okuthile ngethemba lokuthi iningi lethu ngeke likwazi ukukwenza: ukubamba eyakhe inhliziyo ezandleni. Eminyakeni emibili eyedlule wafakelwa inhliziyo, eyaba yimpumelelo. Ngenxa yohlelo lwe-Heart to Heart lwe-Baylor University Medical Center eDallas, manje ubesekwazi ukubamba ezandleni zakhe inhliziyo ebimgcine ephila iminyaka engama-70 ngaphambi kokuthi ithathelwe indawo ...

UJesu wathi masimkhumbule njalo uma siza etafuleni leNkosi. Eminyakeni yangaphambili, isidlo seNkosi kwakuyisenzakalo esithule, esibucayi kimi. Nganginomuzwa wokungakhululeki lapho ngikhuluma nabanye abantu ngaphambi noma ngemva komkhosi ngoba ngangilwela ukulondoloza isithunzi. Nakuba sikhumbula uJesu, owafa ngemva nje kokuhlanganyela isidlo sokugcina nabangane bakhe, lesi senzakalo akufanele sithathwe njenge...

Uthisha ophazamisayo wabulawa esiphambanweni egqumeni elibolile ngaphandle kwaseJerusalema. Wayengeyedwa. Akuyena yedwa owadala izinkinga eJerusalema ngalolo suku lwasentwasahlobo. “Ngabethelwa kanye noKristu,” kubhala umphostoli uPawulu (Gal 2,20), kodwa kwakungeyena uPawulu yedwa. “Nafa kanye noKristu” esho kwamanye amaKristu (Kol. 2,20). “Singcwatshwe kanye naye” ebhalela abaseRoma (Rom 6,4). Kwenzakalani lapha...

Ngeke ngiyikhohlwe impendulo umkami uSusan ayinikeza lapho ngimtshela ukuthi ngimthanda kakhulu futhi uma engase acabange ukungishada. Wathi yebo kodwa kuzomele acele imvume kuyise kuqala. Ngenhlanhla uyise wavumelana nesinqumo sethu. Ukulangazela kuwumzwelo. Ulindele ngokulangazela umcimbi omuhle wesikhathi esizayo. Nathi, silinde ngenjabulo usuku lwethu lomshado kanye nesikhathi lapho...

“Ngisho nangaphambi kwesikhathi sethu, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma nokhokho bethu ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene esebenzisa abaprofethi. Kodwa manje, kulesi sikhathi sokugcina, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma nathi ngeNdodana yakhe. Ngaye uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba, futhi wamenza ifa phezu kwakho konke. ENdodaneni inkazimulo yobuNkulunkulu kaYise ibonakala, ngoba ingumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ngokuphelele” (Incwadi eya kumaHebheru 1,1-3 HFA). Ososayensi bezenhlalakahle basebenzisa amagama afana ...

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, usomahlaya othuthukisiwe owayedume ngamazwi akhe ahlakaniphile wahlanganisa iminyaka engu-91. Usuku lokuzalwa. Lo mcimbi ubuhlanganise bonke abangani nezihlobo zakhe kanti ubuhanjelwe kahle nezintatheli zezindaba. Phakathi nenhlolokhono ephathini, umbuzo owawubikezelwe futhi obaluleke kakhulu kuye wawuthi: "Kubani noma ubani obeka impilo yakho ende?" Ngaphandle kokungabaza, usomahlaya waphendula: "Ukuphefumula!" Ubani ongaphikisa? Singase ...

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. Ngisambuka...