Ithuna elingenalutho: yini ekuyona?

Indaba yethuna elingenalutho ivela eBhayibhelini eVangelini ngalinye kwamane. Asazi ngempela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uBaba wamvusa nini uJesu eJerusalema eminyakeni eyizi-2000 edlule. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi lesi senzakalo sizothinta futhi siguqule impilo yawo wonke umuntu owake waphila.

UJesu, umbazi waseNazaretha, waboshwa, wagwetshwa futhi wabethelwa esiphambanweni. Ngesikhathi efa, wakhuluma noBaba wakhe waseZulwini kanye nakuMoya oNgcwele. Khona-ke isidumbu sakhe esihlukunyeziwe sabekwa ethuneni elenziwe ngedwala eliqinile, elivalwe ngetshe elisindayo phambi komnyango.

UPontiyu Pilatu, umbusi ongumRoma, wakhipha umyalo wokuba kuqashwe ithuna. UJesu waprofetha ukuthi ithuna lalingeke limgcine, futhi uPilatu wayesaba ukuthi abalandeli bomufi bazozama ukweba isidumbu. Nokho, lokhu kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka ngoba babedangele, begcwele ukwesaba ngakho bacasha. Babebone isiphetho esinonya somholi wabo - ebhaxabulwe wacishe wafa, ebethelwa esiphambanweni, futhi ngemva kwamahora ayisithupha ezinhlungu egwazwa ohlangothini ngomkhonto. Babesithathile isidumbu esihlatshiwe esiphambanweni basisonga ngelineni. Kwakufanele kube umngcwabo wesikhashana nje njengoba sekusondele iSabatha. Abanye bahlela ukubuya ngemva kweSabatha ukuze balungise isidumbu sikaJesu ukuze singcwatshwe ngendlela efanele.

Umzimba kaJesu wawusethuneni elibandayo nelimnyama. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu indwangu yavala ukubola kwenyama efile, okwakuzoqala. Okwavela kuye yilokho okwakungakaze kube khona ngaphambili - umuntu ovusiwe futhi okhazinyulisiwe. UJesu wavuswa kuYise waseZulwini nangamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Hhayi ngendlela eyabuyisela ukuphila kwakhe kobuntu, njengoba ayenzile kuLazaru, indodakazi kaJayiru nendodana yomfelokazi waseNayini, ababebizelwa emizimbeni yabo endala nokuphila kwasemhlabeni. Cha, uJesu akazange abuyele emzimbeni wakhe omdala ngokumane avuswe. Inkulumo ethi uNkulunkulu uBaba, iNdodana yakhe engcwatshiwe, yavusa uJesu ekuphileni okusha ngosuku lwesithathu ihluke kakhulu. Emlandweni wesintu azikho izifaniso eziphelele noma izincazelo ezizwakalayo zangaphakathi zalokhu. UJesu wasonga indwangu waphuma ethuneni ukuze aqhubeke nomsebenzi wakhe. Akukho okwakuyophinde kufane.

Iqiniso elingaqondakali

Ngenkathi uJesu ephila nathi emhlabeni njengomuntu, wayengomunye wethu, engumuntu wenyama negazi owayechayeke endlala, ukoma, ukukhathala kanye nezilinganiso ezilinganiselwe zokuphila okufayo. “ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeNdodana ezelwe yodwa kaYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso” (Joh. 1,14).

Waphila ekuhlanganyeleni noMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu njengomunye wethu. Izazi zemfundiso yenkolo zibiza ukuzalwa kukaJesu “enyameni”. Futhi wayemunye noNkulunkulu njengeZwi laPhakade noma iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Leli yiqiniso elinzima futhi okungenzeka ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukuliqonda ngokugcwele, uma kubhekwa ukulinganiselwa kwemiqondo yethu yabantu. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi uJesu abe nguNkulunkulu nomuntu? Njengoba isazi sezenkolo sangaleso sikhathi uJames Innell Packer sakubeka, “Nazi izimfihlakalo ezimbili ngenani loyedwa - uquqaba lwabantu ngaphakathi kobunye bukaNkulunkulu kanye nokuhlangana kobuNkulunkulu nobuntu kumuntu kaJesu. Ayikho into eqanjiwe enhle njengaleli Qiniso Lokuba Senyameni »(Ukwazi UNkulunkulu). Kungumqondo ophikisana nakho konke esikwaziyo mayelana neqiniso elijwayelekile.

Isayensi ibonisa ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi into ethile ibonakala iphikisana nencazelo akusho ukuthi ayilona iqiniso. Ososayensi abahamba phambili ku-physics baye bavumelana nezimo eziguqula umqondo ovamile ubheke phansi. Ezingeni le-quantum, imithetho elawula ukuphila kwethu kwansuku zonke iyawohloka futhi imithetho emisha iyasebenza, ngisho noma iphikisana nokucabanga ngendlela ebonakala ingenangqondo. Ukukhanya kungenza kokubili njengegagasi nanjengezinhlayiyana. Izinhlayiya zingaba sendaweni ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa. Amanye ama-subatomic quarks kufanele ajikeleze kabili ngaphambi kokuthi "azungeze" kanti amanye adinga kuphela ukuzungeza ingxenye yenguquko. Lapho sifunda okwengeziwe ngomhlaba we-quantum, mancane amathuba okuba kubonakala. Nokho, ukuhlola ngemva kokuhlola kubonisa ukuthi i-quantum theory ilungile.

Sinamathuluzi okuhlola umhlaba obonakalayo futhi sivame ukumangala ngemininingwane yawo yangaphakathi. Asinawo amathuluzi okuhlola izinto ezingokoqobo zaphezulu nezikamoya - kufanele sizamukele njengoba uNkulunkulu esambulela zona. Satshelwa ngalezi zinto nguJesu ngokwakhe nalabo abathuma ukuba bashumayele futhi babhale. Ubufakazi esinabo obuvela emibhalweni engcwele, umlando, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu siqu kusekela inkolelo yokuthi uJesu munye noNkulunkulu futhi munye nesintu. “Ngibanikile inkazimulo onginike yona, ukuze babe munye, njengalokhu thina simunye, mina ngikubo, nawe ukimi, ukuze babe munye ngokuphelele, nomhlaba wazi ukuthi wena ungithumile, wena ungithumile. bathande njengoba ungithanda mina” (Johane 17,22-enye).

Lapho uJesu evuswa, lezi zimo ezimbili zafinyelela esigabeni esisha sokuhlala ndawonye, ​​okwaholela ohlotsheni olusha lwendalo - umuntu okhazinyulisiwe owayengasenakufa nokubola.

Phunyuka ethuneni

Eminyakeni eminingi, mhlawumbe ngisho neminyaka engama-60 ngemva kwalesi senzakalo, uJesu wabonakala kuJohane, umfundi wakhe wokugcina wokuqala owayekhona ekubethelweni kwakhe. UJohane wayesekhulile manje futhi ehlala esiqhingini sasePhatmose. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ungesabi! ngingowokuqala nowokugcina nophilayo; futhi ngangifile, futhi bheka, ngiphila phakade naphakade, amen! Futhi nginezihluthulelo zabafileyo nezokufa.” (IsAmbulo 1,17-18 Butcher Bible).

Phinda ubhekisise lokho uJesu akusho. Wayefile, uyaphila manje futhi uyohlala ephila phakade. Uphinde abe nokhiye ovulela abanye abantu ithuba lokuphuma ethuneni. Ngisho nokufa akusafani nakuqala ngaphambi kokuvuswa kukaJesu.

Sibona isithembiso esimangalisayo esivela kwelinye ivesi eliye laba amazwibela: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba bonke abakholwa yiyo bangabhubhi, kodwa babe nokuphila okuphakade” (Johannes 3,16). UJesu, owavuselwa ekuphileni okuphakade, wasivulela indlela yokuphila phakade.

Lapho uJesu evuswa ekufeni, zombili imvelo yakhe yafinyelela esigabeni esisha esaholela ohlotsheni olusha lwendalo - umuntu okhazinyulisiwe owayengasenakufa nokubola.

Kukhona okwengeziwe

Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu afe, wathandaza lo mthandazo olandelayo: “Baba, ngithanda ukuba lapho ngikhona labo onginike bona babe nami, ukuze babone inkazimulo yami onginike yona; ngokuba wangithanda izwe lingakasekelwa (Johane 1).7,24). UJesu, owaphila iminyaka engaba ngu-33 ephila nathi, uthi ufuna sibe naye phakade endaweni yakhe yokungafi.

UPawulu wabhala isigijimi esifanayo kwabaseRoma: “Kodwa uma singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi, okungukuthi izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu nezindlalifa kanye noKristu, njengoba sihlupheka kanye naye, ukuze nathi sikhuliswe enkazimulweni kanye naye. Ngokuba ngineqiniso lokuthi lesi sikhathi sokuhlupheka asilingani nenkazimulo ezokwambulwa kithi.” 8,17-enye).

UJesu waba ngumuntu wokuqala owanqoba ukuphila emhlabeni. UNkulunkulu wayengahlosile ukuba nguye yedwa. Sasihlala sisemqondweni kaNkulunkulu. “Ngokuba labo abakhethileyo wabamisela ngaphambili ukuba babe-fana nomfanekiso wendodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe-yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi.” 8,29).

Nakuba singakaqondi umphumela ogcwele, ikusasa lethu laphakade lisezandleni eziphephile. “Bathandekayo, sesingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu kakade; kodwa akukavezwa ukuthi sizoba yini. Siyazi ukuthi lapho sekwambulwa, siyofana nakho; ngoba sizombona njengoba enjalo (1. UJohannes 3,2). Okungokwakhe kungokwethu nathi, uhlobo lwempilo yakhe. Indlela kaNkulunkulu yokuphila.
Ngokuphila kwakhe, ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu wasibonisa ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba umuntu. Ungumuntu wokuqala owafinyelela konke ukuphelela uNkulunkulu ayehlose ukukwenzela umuntu kusukela ekuqaleni. Kodwa akayena owokugcina.

Iqiniso liwukuthi, asinakufika lapho sisodwa: «UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngiyindlela neqiniso nokuphila; akekho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kokuba eze ngami” (Johane 14,6).

Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu aguqula umzimba kaJesu ofayo waba umzimba wakhe okhazimuliswayo, uJesu uyoguqula imizimba yethu: “Uyoguqula umzimba wethu othobekile, ube njengomzimba wakhe okhazimuliswayo ngokwamandla akhe okubusa zonke izinto.” ( Filipi 3,21).

Njengoba sifunda imibhalo ngokucophelela, ukubuka kuqala okujabulisayo kwekusasa lesintu kuqala ukuvela.

“Kodwa omunye wabo uyafakaza ngesinye isikhathi athi:“ Uyini umuntu enimcabangayo, neNdodana yomuntu ukuba niyibheke? Wamenza waba mncinyane kunezingelosi isikhashana; wamthwesa umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo; konke wakubeka phansi kwezinyawo zakhe.” Esebeke zonke izinto ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, akasindisanga lutho olwalungekho ngaphansi kwakhe. 2,6-enye).

Umlobi wencwadi eya kumaHeberu wacaphuna ihubo 8,5-7, eyabhalwa emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili. Kodwa waqhubeka wathi: “Kodwa manje asikaboni ukuthi zonke izinto zingaphansi kwakhe. Kodwa uJesu, owaba mncinyane isikhashana kunezingelosi, simbona ethweswe umqhele wenkazimulo nodumo ngokuhlupheka kokufa, ukuze ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ezwe ukufa ngenxa yabo bonke.” 2,8-enye).

Abesifazane namadoda uJesu Kristu abonakala kubo ngePhasika abafakanga nje kuphela ngokuvuka kwakhe ngokomzimba, kodwa nokutholakala kwethuna lakhe elingenalutho. Kulokhu baqaphela ukuthi iNkosi yabo ebethelwe esiphambanweni ngempela, uqobo nangokomzimba yavuka ekuphileni kwayo okusha.

Kodwa lisizani ithuna elingenalutho kamuva uma uJesu ngokwakhe engasalidingi? Njengababhapathizelwa kuye, sangcwatshwa naye ukuze sikhule naye ekuphileni kwakhe okusha. Kodwa kungakanani okwedlule okusithwalisa kanzima ngokuphindaphindiwe; yeka ukuthi lokho okulimaza ukuphila kusasibekela imingcele kangakanani! Zonke izinkathazo zethu, imithwalo nokwesaba kwethu, uKristu asevele wafa ngenxa yakhe, sivunyelwe ukukungcwaba ethuneni lakhe - kube nesikhala esanele kulo kusukela ekuvukeni kukaJesu Kristu.

Isiphetho sikaJesu siyisiphetho sethu. Ikusasa lakhe likusasa lethu. Ukuvuka kukaJesu kubonisa ukuzimisela kukaNkulunkulu ukuzibophezela ngokungenakuguqulwa kithi sonke ebudlelwaneni bothando lwaphakade futhi avukele ekuphileni nasekuhlanganyeleni kukaNkulunkulu wethu oMthathu. Lelo kwakuyisu lakhe kusukela ekuqaleni futhi uJesu weza ukuze asisindise ngenxa yalo. Wakwenza!

nguJohn Halford noJoseph Tkach