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Ucabangani uma uzwa igama likaNkulunkulu?
Lapho umngane ekhuluma nawe ngoNkulunkulu, yini efika engqondweni yakho? Cabanga ngomuntu oyedwa endaweni ethile ezulwini? Awucabange nje ikhehla elinentshebe emhlophe nengubo emhlophe? Noma umqondisi ogqoke isudi yebhizinisi elimnyama, njengoba kuvezwe ku-movie ethi "Bruce Almighty"? Noma ukuvezwa kukaGeorge Burns njengomfana osekhulile ogqoke ihembe laseHawaii nezicathulo zethenisi?
Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubambe iqhaza ezimpilweni zabo, kanti abanye bacabanga uNkulunkulu eqhelile futhi ekude, laphaya endaweni ethile, esibuka “ekude”. Bese kuba nombono kankulunkulu ongenamandla omane nje angomunye wethu, “njengomuntu ongamazi ebhasini ezama ukuthola indlela eya ekhaya,” njengasengomeni kaJoan Osborne.
Cabanga ukuthi iBhayibheli liveza uNkulunkulu njengomahluleli onzima, enikeza wonke umuntu imivuzo nezijeziso zaphezulu - ikakhulukazi izijeziso - ezisekelwe endleleni umuntu aye waphila ngayo izinga lakhe eliphakeme lokuphila okuphelele. Yile ndlela amaKristu amaningi acabanga ngayo ngoNkulunkulu - uNkulunkulu-uBaba onokhahlo olungele ukubhubhisa wonke umuntu kuze kube yilapho iNdodana yakhe enomusa nesihawu ingena ukuze inikele ngokuphila kwayo ngenxa yabantu abangalungile. Kodwa ngokusobala lowo akuwona umbono weBhayibheli ngoNkulunkulu.
IBhayibheli limmelela kanjani uNkulunkulu?
IBhayibheli liveza iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu unjani ngezibuko: "Izibuko zikaJesu Kristu." NgokweBhayibheli, uJesu Kristu uwukuphela kwesambulo sikaYise esiphelele: “UJesu wathi kuye: “Koze kube nini nginani, futhi awukangazi, Filiphu? Obona mina ubona ubaba. Khona-ke usho kanjani, “Sibonise uYihlo?” (Johane 14,9) Incwadi eya kumaHebheru iqala ngala mazwi: “Ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu ekhulume kokhokho izikhathi eziningi nangezindlela eziningi esebenzisa abaprofethi endulo, ukhulume kithi kulezi zinsuku zokugcina esebenzisa iNdodana ayimise ukuba ibe yiNkosi. indlalifa phezu kwakho konke, ngaye wenza futhi umhlaba. Ungukukhanya kwenkazimulo yakhe nomfanekiso wakhe, futhi uphasa zonke izinto ngezwi lakhe elinamandla, futhi usefezile ukuhlanzwa ezonweni, futhi uhlezi ngakwesokunene soMkhulu kweliphezulu.” 1,1-enye).
Uma ufuna ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unjani, bheka kuJesu. IVangeli likaJohane lisitshela ukuthi uJesu noYise bamunye. Uma uJesu emnene, enesineke, futhi enesihe - futhi enjalo - kanjalo noBaba. NoMoya oNgcwele - owathunyelwa uYise neNdodana, uYise neNdodana ehlala ngaye kithi futhi usiholela kulo lonke iqiniso.
UNkulunkulu akahlukanisiwe futhi akanandaba, umuntu osibukela kude. UNkulunkulu uxhumene ngokuqhubekayo, ngokuseduze nangomdlandla endalweni nasezidalweni zakhe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kuwe lokhu kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu, uYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele ukubizile ngenxa yothando futhi uyakuthanda ngendlela kaNkulunkulu ehlengayo kukho konke ukuphila kwakho. Uyakuqondisa ukuze akuqondise enjongweni yokugcina, ukuphila okuphakade kanye naye njengomunye wabantwana bakhe abathandayo.
Uma sibona uNkulunkulu ngeso lengqondo ngokweBhayibheli, kufanele sicabange ngoJesu Kristu, oyisambulo esiphelele esivela kuBaba. KuJesu Kristu, sonke isintu - kuhlanganise nawe kanye nami - sadonselwa esibophweni saphakade sothando nokuthula esixhumanisa uJesu noBaba. Masifunde ukwamukela iqiniso ngomdlandla, lokho uNkulunkulu, njengabantwana bakhe kuKristu, asesenze khona kakade.
nguJoseph Tkach
