IPentekoste: amandla evangeli

UJesu wathembisa abafundi bakhe: “Bhekani, ngiyathumela kini lokho uBaba akuthembisileyo. Kodwa kumelwe nihlale emzini nize niphiwe amandla avela phezulu.” ( Luka 24,49). ULuka uphinda isithembiso sikaJesu: “Kwathi esesidla nabo, wabayala ukuba bangaphumi eJerusalema, kodwa balindele isithembiso sikaBaba asho ukuthi nasizwa kimi; ngokuba uJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli lezi zinsuku.” ( IzE 1,4-enye).

Encwadini yeZenzo sifunda ukuthi abafundi bathola isipho ababethenjisiwe ngosuku lwePhentekoste ngoba - babhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele owabanika amandla kaNkulunkulu. “Bonke bagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabaphefumulela ukuba bakhulume.” ( IzE. 2,4).

AmaJuda ngokwesiko ahlobanisa iPentekoste nokudluliswa komthetho kanye nesivumelwano esenziwa nabantu bakwa-Israyeli eNtabeni iSinayi. Ngenxa yeTestamente Elisha, sinokuqonda okuphelele namuhla. Sixhuma iPentekoste noMoya oNgcwele kanye nesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenze nabantu abavela kuzo zonke izizwe abangabesonto lakhe.

Babizelwe ukuba ngofakazi

NgePhentekoste siyakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wasibiza njengabantu bakhe abasha: “Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi obobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abayimpahla yenu, ukuze nishumayele ukulunga kwalowo owanibiza ubumnyama ebumnyameni. ukukhanya okumangalisayo »(1. UPetrus 2,9).

Iyini inhloso yokubizwa kwethu? Kungani uNkulunkulu esibiza ngabantu abangabanikazi? Ukumemezela izibusiso zakhe. Kungani esinika uMoya oNgcwele? Ukuze sibe ofakazi bakaJesu Kristu: “Nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba” (IzE. 1,8). UMoya oNgcwele usinika amandla okushumayela ivangeli, ukumemezela izindaba ezinhle zokuthi abantu basembusweni kaNkulunkulu ngomusa nomusa kaNkulunkulu nangalokho uKristu asenzele kona.

UNkulunkulu wenza isivumelwano, isivumelwano, nathi. UNkulunkulu usithembisa ukuphila okuphakade, ngoMoya oNgcwele omele ilungelo esinikezwe lona lensindiso yethu (ilungelo elingakabi imfuneko). Isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu, leyo yingxenye yaKhe yesivumelwano. Ubonakala ngomusa, isihe noMoya oNgcwele. Sibiziwe futhi siphiwe uMoya oNgcwele - manje nakhu iqala ingxenye yethu - ukuze sibe ngofakazi bomusa kaNkulunkulu osehlele phezu kwethu ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu. Lona ngumsebenzi webandla, inhloso yalo kanye nenjongo ilunga ngalinye lebandla likaNkulunkulu, umzimba kaKristu, elibizelwe ngakho.

Ibandla linomsebenzi wokushumayela ivangeli nokufundisa abantu ngokuhlengwa esathengwa ngenxa yomhlatshelo kaKristu: «Kanjalo kulotshiwe ukuthi uKristu uyakuhlupheka, avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu; nokuthi kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwezono ezizweni zonke. Nina ningofakazi balokhu abavela eJerusalema.” ( Luka 2 Kor4,46-48). UMoya oNgcwele wanikwa abaphostoli namakholwa ngePhentekoste ukuze babe ofakazi abagunyaziwe bakaJesu Kristu.
Ukuthunywa kwebandla kuyingxenye yesithombe esicaciswa sacaca kithi ngosuku lwePhentekoste. Ngosuku lwePhentekoste sigubha isiqalo esimangalisayo seBandla leTestamente Elisha. Sikhumbula futhi ukwamukelwa kwethu ngokomoya emndenini kaNkulunkulu kanye nokuvuselelwa njalo namandla nesibindi uNkulunkulu asinika sona ngoMoya oNgcwele. IPhentekoste lisikhumbuza ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uqondisa ibandla eqinisweni futhi uqondisa, uphefumule, futhi uhlomise abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuba benziwe “ngomfanekiso weNdodana yakhe, ukuze ibe-yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi” ( Roma 8,29) nokuthi uzosinxusela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu (ivesi 26). Ngokunjalo, iPhentekoste lingase lisikhumbuze ukuthi iBandla lakhiwe yibo bonke labo bantu okuhlala kubo uMoya oNgcwele. Unyaka nonyaka iPhentekoste lisikhumbuza ukuthi sigcine ubunye emoyeni ngesibopho sokuthula (Kwabase-Efesu 4,3).

AmaKristu agubha lolu suku ekhumbula uMoya oNgcwele, abawamukela ndawonye ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Isonto aliyona nje indawo lapho kufundiswa khona izimiso zokuphila okunempilo nokuhle; ikhona ngenjongo yokumemezela izinzuzo zikaJesu Kristu futhi uyaphinda futhi uyagcizelela: “Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi obobukhosi, abantu abangcwele, abantu abayimpahla, ukuze nishumayele izinzuzo zalowo owanibiza ebumnyameni. ekukhanyeni kwayo okumangalisayo” (1. UPetrus 2,9).

Ngenkathi sonke sifuna ukuba ngabantu abashintshile ngokomoya, lokho akuyona inhloso kuphela esinayo. AmaKrestu anemishini - imishini enikezwa amandla nguMoya oNgcwele. Uyasigqugquzela ukuthi simemezele iNkosi uJesu Kristu futhi sithwale umyalezo wokubuyisana ngokukholwa egameni lakhe emhlabeni wonke.

IPentekoste liwumphumela wempilo eholwa nguMoya oNgcwele - impilo efakazela ukulunga, amandla kanye nesihawu sikaJesu Kristu. Impilo yobuKristu ethembekile iwubufakazi bevangeli. Impilo enjalo ifakazela, iveze iqiniso, ukuthi uNkulunkulu usebenza kithi. Kuwubufakazi obuhambayo, obukhulumayo bevangeli.

Isivuno esingokomoya

IPhentekoste ekuqaleni laliwumkhosi wokuvuna. Ibandla lihlanganyela ekuvuneni okungokomoya namuhla. Isithelo noma umphumela wokuthunywa kwebandla ukusabalalisa ivangeli nokumenyezelwa kwensindiso yomuntu ngoJesu. “Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibheke amasimu: aselungele ukuvunwa,” kusho uJesu kubafundi bakhe lapho beseSamariya. Kakade lapha uJesu wakhuluma ngesivuno esingokomoya lapho ukuphila okuphakade kunikezwa khona kubantu: “Ovunayo uyakwamukela umvuzo, abuthe isithelo kube ukuphila okuphakade, ukuze ohlwanyelayo novunayo ajabule kanyekanye.” ( Joh. 4,35-enye).

Kwesinye isenzakalo, uJesu wabona isixuku wayesethi kubafundi bakhe: “Ukuvuna kukhulu, kodwa izisebenzi ziyingcosana. Ngakho-ke celani iNkosi yokuvuna ukuba ithumele izisebenzi ekuvuneni kwayo.” (Math 9,37-38). Yilokhu iPhentekoste okufanele lisikhuthaze ukuba sikwenze. Kumelwe sibonge uNkulunkulu ngokusisiza ukuba sibone labo abasizungezile abalungele ukuvuna okungokomoya. Kumelwe sicele izisebenzi ezengeziwe ngoba silangazelela ukuba abantu abengeziwe bahlanganyele ezibusisweni zikaNkulunkulu ezingokomoya. Sifuna abantu bakaNkulunkulu bamemezele izibusiso zalowo owasisindisa.

UJesu wathi: “Ukudla kwami ​​kuwukwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo nokuqeda umsebenzi wakhe.” (Joh 4,34). Lokho kwakuyimpilo yakhe, ukudla kwakhe, amandla akhe. Ungumthombo wokuphila kwethu. Uyisinkwa sethu, isinkwa sokuphila okuphakade. Ukondla kwethu ngokomoya kuwukwenza intando Yakhe, umsebenzi Wakhe, okuyivangeli. Kumelwe silandele ezinyathelweni zikaJesu, siphakamise indlela Yakhe yokuphila njengoba ephila kithi. Kufanele simvumele ukuba afinyelele imigomo yakhe ekuphileni kwethu futhi siphilele inkazimulo yakhe.

Umlayezo Wokuqala Webandla

Incwadi yezEnzo igcwele izinkulumo zevangeli. Umlayezo uphindwa kaninginingi futhi ugxile kuJesu Kristu njengoMsindisi, iNkosi, uMahluleli neNkosi. Ngisho noKorneliyu, induna yekhulu yaseRoma, wayewazi umyalezo. UPetru wathi kuye: “Niyalazi izwi lensindiso uNkulunkulu alimemezela kubantu bakwa-Israyeli: Waletha ukuthula ngoJesu Kristu, futhi uKristu uyiNkosi phezu kwakho konke! (IzE 10,36 Ithemba kubo bonke). UPetru wafingqa isigijimi, kakade esasisakazeke kakhulu kangangokuthi uKorneliyu wayekwazi: “Niyakwazi okwenzeka kulo lonke elaseJudiya, kusukela eGalile ngemva kobhapathizo uJohane ashumayela ngalo ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla; wahambahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababesemandleni kaSathane, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayenaye. Thina singofakazi bakho konke akwenzayo eJudiya naseJerusalema” ( IzEnzo 10:37-39 ).

UPetru waqhubeka nokushumayela ivangeli, ekhuluma ngokubethelwa nokuvuka kukaJesu, wabe esefingqa umsebenzi webandla: “Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi ubekwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba ahlulele abaphilayo nabafileyo. . Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bayothethelelwa izono zabo” (Izenzo 10:42-43).
Ngakho sishumayela insindiso, umusa noJesu Kristu. Yebo ngokuqinisekile! Kuyisibusiso esikhulu kunazo zonke esake sazibona. Iqiniso ngensindiso yethu liyajabulisa, futhi sifuna ukulihlanganyela nalabo abasizungezile ukuze nabo bathole isibusiso esifanayo! Lapho ibandla lishushiswa ngenxa yokushumayela isigijimi sikaJesu, lathandazela isibindi ukuze lishumayele nakakhulu! “Kwathi sebekhulekile indawo ababebuthene kuyo yazamazama; bagcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, bakhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi... ngamandla amakhulu abaphostoli bafakaza ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu, umusa omkhulu wawunabo bonke.” ( IzEnzo 4,31.33). UMoya oNgcwele wanikezwa kubo ukuze bashumayele uKristu.

Kuwo wonke amaKrestu

UMoya awuzange unikezwe abaphostoli kuphela noma ebandleni elalisanda kusungulwa lilonke. UMoya oNgcwele unikezwa wonke umKristu okholwa kuJesu. Ngamunye wethu kufanele abe ubufakazi obuphilayo ngoJesu Kristu ngoba ithemba lethu likuKristu, ngoba ngamunye wethu unethuba lokunikeza impendulo ekhuthazayo ethembeni lethu. Ngemva kokuba uStefanu ekhandwe ngamatshe ngenxa yokushumayela ngoJesu Kristu, ukushushiswa okukhulu kwehlela ebandleni lokuqala kwaba nomthelela omkhulu nakakhulu. Bonke ngaphandle kwabaphostoli babaleka eJerusalema (IzE 8,1). Nomaphi lapho ababeya khona, babekhuluma izwi futhi “bashumayele ivangeli leNkosi uJesu.” ( IzE 11,19-enye).

ULuka udweba isithombe samadoda nabesifazane abangamaKristu abaningi ababaleka eJerusalema ngenxa yokukholwa kwabo kuJesu Kristu. Babengeke bathuliswe, noma ngabe impilo yabo yayisongelwa! Kwakungenandaba ukuthi bangabadala noma bangabantu nje - ngamunye wabo wayenobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu. Njengoba babezulazula nxazonke, babuzwa ukuthi kungani beshiye iJerusalema. Akungabazeki ukuthi batshela wonke umuntu owayebuza.

Lokho kuyizithelo zikaMoya oNgcwele; lesi yisivuno somoya esashiswa ngePhentekoste. Laba bantu babekulungele ukuphendula! Kwakuyisikhathi esimnandi futhi nomdlandla ofanayo kufanele ubuse esontweni namuhla. UMoya oNgcwele ofanayo wahola abafundi ngaleso sikhathi futhi uMoya ofanayo uhola ibandla namuhla. Ungacela isibindi esifanayo ukuze ube ngufakazi kaJesu Kristu!

nguJoseph Tkach