Wayengubani UJesu?

Ingabe uJesu wayengumuntu noma uNkulunkulu? uvelaphi Ivangeli likaJohane lisinikeza izimpendulo zale mibuzo. UJohane wayengowalowo mbuthano wangaphakathi wabafundi ababevunyelwe ukubona ukuguqulwa kukaJesu isimo entabeni ende futhi wanambitha kusengaphambili umbuso kaNkulunkulu embonweni (Mathewu 1)7,1). Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, inkazimulo kaJesu yayisimbozwe umzimba womuntu ovamile. KwakunguJohane futhi owayengowokuqala kubafundi ukukholelwa ovukweni lukaKristu. Ngemva nje kokuvuswa kukaJesu, uMariya Magdalena weza ethuneni futhi wabona lingenalutho: “Wasegijima, waya kuSimoni Petru nakomunye umfundi uJesu amthandayo [okunguJohane], wathi kubo: bamkhiphe eNkosini ethuneni, asazi lapho bambeke khona” (Johane 20,2:20,2). UJohane wagijima waya ethuneni futhi wafika ngokushesha kunoPetru, kodwa uPetru onesibindi wangena kuqala. “Emva kwakhe kwangena omunye umfundi, owafika kuqala ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa” (Johane ).

UJohane ukuqonda okujulile

UJohane, mhlawumbe ngokwengxenye ngenxa yokusondelana kwakhe okukhethekile noJesu, wanikezwa ukuqonda okujulile nokubanzi ngesimo soMhlengi wakhe. UMathewu, uMarku kanye noLuka baqala umlando wabo kaJesu ngezehlakalo ezenzeka phakathi nesikhathi sokuphila sikaKristu sasemhlabeni. UJohane, ngakolunye uhlangothi, uqala ngesikhathi esidala kunomlando wendalo: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. Yena lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu. Zonke izinto zenziwa ngokufanayo, futhi ngaphandle kwakho akukho lutho olwenziwe.” (Joh 1,1-3). Ubuyena beqiniso beZwi buvezwa emavesini ambalwa kamuva: “ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.” ( Joh. 1,14). UJesu Kristu uwukuphela komuntu wasezulwini owake wehlela emhlabeni futhi waba umuntu wenyama.
Lamavesi ambalwa asitshela okuningi ngesimo sikaKristu. WayenguNkulunkulu futhi waba umuntu ngesikhathi esifanayo. Kusukela ekuqaleni wayehlala noNkulunkulu, owayenguyise kusukela ekukhulelweni kukaJesu ngoMoya oNgcwele. UJesu ngaphambili ‘wayenguLizwi’ ( logos ngesiGreki) futhi waba umkhulumeli nomambuli kaYise. “Akekho owake wabona uNkulunkulu. Nguye kuphela, longuNkulunkulu loseceleni kwaBabe, lowasazisa yena.” ( Joh 1,18).
Encwadini yokuqala kaJohane wenezela okuhle kakhulu: “Okwakukhona kwasekuqaleni, esikuzwile, esikubonile ngamehlo ethu, esikubonile, esikuthinte izandla zethu, okwezwi lokuphila nokuphila. sibonile, futhi sibonile futhi siyafakaza futhi simemezela kini ukuphila okuphakade, okwakukhona kuBaba futhi kwabonakala kithi.”1. UJohannes 1,1-enye).

Lombhalo ushiya ngokungangabazi ukuthi umuntu ababehlala naye, ababesebenza naye, ababedlala naye, ababebhukuda, futhi bedoba wayengeyena omunye ngaphandle kwelunga lobuNkulunkulu—owayehambisana noNkulunkulu uBaba kanye Naye kusukela ekuqaleni. UPawulu uyabhala: “Ngokuba kwadalelwa kuye [uJesu] zonke izinto ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izihlalo zobukhosi noma ubukhosi noma amandla noma iziphathimandla; konke kudalwe nguye futhi kudalwe yena. Futhi ungaphezu kwakho konke, nakho konke kukuye” (Kolose 1,16-17). UPawulu lapha ugcizelela izinga elicishe lingenakucatshangwa lenkonzo negunya likaKristu wangaphambi kokuba abe umuntu.

UbuNkulunkulu bukaKristu

Ephefumulelwe nguMoya oNgcwele, uJohane ugcizelela ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuba khona kukaKristu ngaphambili njengoNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuzalwa kwakhe njengomuntu. Lokhu kugijima njengentambo ebomvu kulo lonke ivangeli lakhe. “Wayekhona ezweni, izwe laba khona ngaye, kepha izwe alimazanga.” ( Joh 1,10 Elberfeld Bible).

Uma umhlaba wenziwa nguye, wayephila ngaphambi kokuba udalwe. UJohane uMbhapathizi uphakamisa isihloko esifanayo, ekhomba kuJesu: “Nguyena lona ebengisho ngaye ukuthi, ‘Emva kwami ​​kuzakuza owaza ngaphambi kwami; ngokuba wayengcono kunami” (Joh 1,15). Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uJohane uMbhapathizi wakhulelwa futhi wazalwa ngaphambi kweNdodana yomuntu uJesu (Luka 1,35-36), kodwa uJesu ebukhoneni bakhe bangaphambili, ngakolunye uhlangothi, waphila phakade ngaphambi kokukhulelwa kukaJohane.

Ulwazi lukaJesu olungaphezu kwemvelo

UJohane wembula ukuthi nakuba engaphansi kobuthakathaka nezilingo zenyama, uKristu wayenamandla angaphezu kwawabantu (Hebheru 4,15). Lapho uKristu ebiza uNathanayeli ukuba abe umfundi nomphostoli wesikhathi esizayo, uJesu wambona eza futhi wathi kuye: “Ngaphambi kokuba uFiliphu akubize, uphansi komkhiwane, ngakubona. UNathanayeli wamphendula wathi: “Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli!” (UJohane 1,48-49). Ngokusobala uNathanayeli wayemangele ukuthi umuntu angamazi wayekhuluma naye njengokungathi uyamazi.

Ngenxa yezibonakaliso uJesu azenza eJerusalema, abaningi bakholwa egameni lakhe. UJesu wayazi ukuthi babenelukuluku lokwazi: «Kodwa uJesu akazange athembele kubo; ngokuba wayebazi bonke, engasweli muntu ukuba afakaze ngomuntu; ngoba yena wayekwazi okungaphakathi kumuntu.” ( Joh 2,24-25). UKristu uMdali wayedale isintu futhi abukho ubuthakathaka bomuntu obabuqhelelene naye. Wayeyazi yonke imicabango nezisusa zakhe.

ovela ezulwini

UJohane wayazi kahle imvelaphi yeqiniso kaJesu. Izwi elicacile likaKristu likuye: “Akakho owenyukele ezulwini, kuphela yena owehla ezulwini, okungukuthi iNdodana yomuntu.” ( Joh. 3,13). Emavesini ambalwa kamuva, uJesu ubonisa ukwehla kwakhe ezulwini nesikhundla sakhe esiphakeme: “Lowo ovela phezulu uphezu kwakho konke. Lowo ovela emhlabeni uvela emhlabeni futhi ukhuluma emhlabeni. Lowo ovela ezulwini ungaphezu kwabo bonke.” (Joh 3,31).
Ngisho nangaphambi kokuzalwa Kwakhe njengomuntu, uMsindisi wethu wawubona futhi wezwa umlayezo awumemezela kamuva emhlabeni. Ezingxoxweni ezinempikiswano ngamabomu nabaholi benkolo besikhathi sakhe emhlabeni, wathi: «Nina ningabaphansi, mina ngingowaphezulu; ningabaleli zwe, mina angisiye owaleli zwe.” (Joh 8,23). Imicabango, amazwi kanye nezenzo zakhe kwakugqugquzelwa yizulu. Babecabanga ngezinto zaleli zwe kuphela, kuyilapho ukuphila kukaJesu kwabonisa ukuthi wayevela ezweni elihlanzekile njengelethu.

INkosi yeTestamente Elidala

Kule ngxoxo ende noJesu, abaFarisi bakhulisa u-Abrahama, ukhokho ohlonishwa kakhulu noma uyise wokholo? UJesu wabachazela: “Uyihlo u-Abrahama wakujabulela ukubona usuku lwami, futhi walubona wajabula.” (Joh 8,56). Ngempela, uMuntu kaNkulunkulu owaba uKristu wahamba no-Abrahama futhi wakhuluma naye (1. UMose 18,1-2). Ngeshwa, laba abashisekeli abazange bamqonde uJesu futhi bathi: "Awukabi namashumi amahlanu ubudala futhi usumbonile u-Abrahama?" (UJohane 8,57).

UJesu Kristu uyafana nomuntu kaNkulunkulu owahamba noMose ehlane, owakhipha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibhithe. UPawulu ukucacisa lokhu: “Bonke [okhokho bethu] badla ukudla okufanayo okungokomoya, futhi bonke baphuza isiphuzo esifanayo esingokomoya; ngoba babenatha edwaleni lomoya elalibalandela; kodwa idwala lalinguKristu” (1. AbaseKorinte 10,1-enye).

Kusukela kuMdali kuya eNdodaneni

Kungani abaholi babaFarisi befuna ukumbulala? “Ngokuba uJesu akagcinanga nje ngokungalaleli ukugcina iSabatha labo (abaFarisi), kodwa wabiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uYise, kanjalo ezenza olingana noNkulunkulu.” (UJohane 5,18 Ithemba kubo bonke). Mfundi othandekayo, uma unezingane, kusho ukuthi zisezingeni elifanayo nelakho. Abazona izidalwa eziphansi njengezilwane. Nokho, igunya eliphakeme lalikhona futhi likhona kuBaba: “UBaba mkhulu kunami” ( Joh.4,28).

Kuleyongxoxo nabaFarisi, uJesu wenza ubuhlobo bukayise nendodana bucace: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Indodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo, kuphela lokho ebona uyise ekwenza; ngoba loba yini eyenzayo, leNdodana iyenza ngendlela efanayo.” ( Joh 5,19). UJesu unamandla afana nakayise ngoba naye unguNkulunkulu.

UbuNkulunkulu obukhazinyulisiwe babuya

Ngaphambi kokuba kube nezingelosi nabantu, uJesu wayengumuntu okhazinyulisiwe kaNkulunkulu. UJesu ubelokhu ekhona njengoNkulunkulu kusukela phakade. Wazidela lenkazimulo futhi wehlela emhlabeni njengomuntu: “Lowo owayesesimweni sobuNkulunkulu akashongo ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kungukuphanga, kodwa wazidela, wathatha isimo senceku, walingana nabantu, Ngokusobala uqashelwa njengomuntu.” (Filipi 2,6-enye).

UJohane ubhala ngePhasika likaJesu lokugcina ngaphambi kokuhlushwa kwakhe: “Manje-ke, Baba, ngikhazimulise kanye nawe ngenkazimulo enganginayo kuwe izwe lingakabikho.” ( Johane 17,5).

UJesu wabuyela enkazimulweni yakhe yangaphambili ngemva kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane evusiwe: “Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa, wamnika igama eliphezu kwamagama onke, ukuze ngegama likaJesu amadolo onke aguqe, asezulwini, nasemhlabeni, naphansi kwezulu. umhlaba, nezilimi zonke zivume ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kube inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu uYise.” 2,9-enye).

ingxenye yomndeni kaNkulunkulu

UJesu wayenguNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuba azalwe engumuntu; wayenguNkulunkulu ngenkathi ehamba emhlabeni esesimweni somuntu, futhi manje unguNkulunkulu ongakwesokunene sikaBaba osezulwini. Ingabe lezi yizo zonke izifundo esingazifunda ngomndeni kaNkulunkulu? Isiphetho somuntu siwukuba yingxenye yomndeni kaNkulunkulu uqobo: “Bathandekayo, sesingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu kakade; kodwa akukabonakali esizakuba yikho. Siyazi ukuthi lapho kwambulwa siyofana nakho; ngoba siyakumbona njengoba enjalo” (1. UJohannes 3,2).

Uyawuqonda umthelela ogcwele walesi sitatimende? Sadalelwa ukuba yingxenye yomndeni - umndeni kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ungubaba ofuna ubuhlobo nezingane zakhe. UNkulunkulu, uBaba waseZulwini, ulangazelela ukuletha sonke isintu ebudlelwaneni obuseduze Naye futhi athele uthando Lwakhe kanye nobuhle Bakhe kithi. Kuyisifiso sikaNkulunkulu esijulile ukuba bonke abantu babuyisane naye. Kungakho wathumela indodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, uJesu, u-Adamu wokugcina, ukuba izofela izono zesintu ukuze sithethelelwe futhi sibuyisane noYise futhi sibuyiselwe sibe abantwana abathandekayo bakaNkulunkulu.

nguJohn Ross Schroeder