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Umbuso kaNkulunkulu (Ingxenye 4)
Esiqeshini sokugcina sibheke ukuthi isithembiso soMbuso kaNkulunkulu ozayo ngokugcwele singasebenza njengomthombo wethemba elikhulu kithi makholwa. Kule ndatshana sifuna ukujula ekutheni sizizwa kanjani ngalelo themba.
Sima kanjani ngombuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo
Kufanele thina njengamakholwa sibuqonde kanjani ubudlelwano bethu nombuso iBhayibheli elithi usuvele ukhona, kodwa ongakafiki? Ngiqonde ukuthi, singakuchaza kanjena, silandela uKarl Barth, TF Torrance kanye noGeorge Ladd (abanye bangabizwa futhi kuleli phuzu): Sibizelwe manje ukuhlanganyela ezibusisweni zombuso kaKristu ozayo futhi sifakaze ngalokhu okwesikhashana kanye nesikhathi esinqunyelwe. Njengoba manje sibona umbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi siwubonakalisa ezenzweni zethu esisenkonzweni yenkonzo kaJesu eqhubekayo ngoMoya wakhe oNgcwele, sinikeza ubufakazi obunamandla balokho okungase kubonakale kuzokwenzeka. Ufakazi akafakazi njengesiphetho ngokwaso, kodwa ukufakaza ngokuthile azifundele yena mathupha. Ngokufanayo, isibonakaliso asibhekiseli kuso ngokwaso, kodwa kwenye into futhi ebaluleke kakhulu. NjengamaKristu, sinikeza ubufakazi balokho okubhekiselwa kukho - umbuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo. Ngakho, ukufakaza kwethu kubalulekile, kodwa kunemingcele.” Okokuqala, ukufakaza kwethu ngokwengxenye kuphela kuyinkomba yombuso ozayo. Aliqukethe lonke iqiniso lakho kanye neqiniso, futhi lokhu akunakwenzeka. Izenzo zethu azikwazi ukudalula ngokugcwele umbuso kaKristu, manje osalokhu ufihlekile, kukho konke ukuphelela kwawo. Eqinisweni, amazwi nezenzo zethu zingasitha ezinye izici zombuso kuyilapho sigcizelela ezinye. Esimeni esibi kakhulu, izenzo zethu ezihlukahlukene zobufakazi zingabonakala zingahambisani ngokuphelele, futhi mhlawumbe zize ziphikisane. Singase singakwazi ukuletha ikhambi eliphelele lazo zonke izinkinga, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sizama ngobuqotho, ukuzinikela, noma ngekhono kangakanani ukukufeza. Kwezinye izimo, inketho ngayinye evezwayo ingaba yinzuzo futhi iyingozi. Ezweni elinesono, ikhambi eliphelele alinakwenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi nasebandleni. Ngakho-ke ubufakazi abunikezayo buyobe buphelele kulesi sikhathi sezwe samanje.
Okwesibili, ubufakazi bethu businika umbono olinganiselwe wekusasa, osinika nje amazwibela ombuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo. Kodwa-ke, eqinisweni lakho konke, okwamanje ayikwazi ukusiqonda. Sibona "isithombe esingacacile kuphela" (1. AbaseKorinte 13,12; Ibhayibheli Lezindaba Ezinhle). Kufanele kuqondwe kanje lapho sikhuluma ngombono “wesikhashana.” Okwesithathu, ukufakaza kwethu kuhambisana nesikhathi. Imisebenzi iza iphinde ihambe. Ezinye izinto ezenziwa egameni likaKristu zingahlala isikhathi eside kunezinye. Okunye esikufakaza ezenzweni zethu kungase kube okwesikhashana futhi kungabi unomphela. Kodwa njengoba kuqondwa njengesibonakaliso, ubufakazi bethu akudingekile ukuba busebenze kanye ukuze sikwazi ukubhekisela kulokho okuhlala njalo, ukubusa kwaphakade kukaNkulunkulu ngoKristu ngoMoya oNgcwele. , iphelele noma ingenakuguqulwa, nakuba iyigugu elikhulu, ngempela elibalulekile, njengoba izuza lokhu kubaluleka ebudlelwaneni neqiniso lesikhathi esizayo lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
Izindlela ezimbili ezingalungile zokuxazulula inkinga eyinkimbinkimbi yombuso kaNkulunkulu osuvele ukhona kepha ongakaqedwa. Abanye bangabuza, “Manje-ke yini ulwazi lwethu lwamanje nobufakazi obufanele uma kungabhekiswe embusweni uqobo? Manje kungani uzihlupha ngakho? Kuzoba namuphi usizo? Uma singakwazi ukukhiqiza umbono omuhle, kungani kufanele sitshale imali engaka kumsebenzi onjalo noma sisebenzise imali eningi kuwo? ”Abanye bangaphendula bathi,“ Besingeke sibizwe nguNkulunkulu ukube bekungencane kunalokhu Ukuzuza into enhle nokuqedela okuthile okuphelele. Ngosizo lwakhe singasebenzela njalo ekugcwalisekeni kombuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. ”Ukusabela maqondana nesihloko esiyinkimbinkimbi sombuso“ osuvele ukhona kepha ongakaqedwa ”kuye kwaba nezimpendulo ezahlukahlukene kakhulu emlandweni wesonto njengalokhu okushiwo ngenhla, kuvezwe. Lokhu kwenzeka yize kunezexwayiso eziqhubekayo ngalezi zindlela ezimbili, abazibona njengamaphutha amakhulu. Ngokusemthethweni, kunenkulumo yokunqoba nokuthula kulokhu.
Ukunqoba
Abanye, abangafuni ukwehliselwa ekuboneni nasekugcwalisekeni kwezimpawu, baphikelela ekutheni bakwazi ukwakha umbuso kaNkulunkulu uqobo - yize besizwa nguNkulunkulu. Isibonelo, azinakuvinjelwa eqinisweni lokuthi empeleni singaba "abashintshi bomhlaba". Lokhu bekungenzeka uma ngabe abantu abanele bebengazinikela ngenhliziyo yonke emsebenzini kaKristu futhi bezimisele ukukhokha inani elidingekayo. Ngakho-ke uma kuphela abantu abenele basebenze ngokungakhathali nangobuqotho ngokwanele futhi futhi bazi ngezinqubo nezindlela ezifanele, umhlaba wethu ubungaguqulwa ngokwengeziwe futhi ube ngumbuso kaNkulunkulu ophelele. UKristu wayezobuya lapho umbuso ufinyelela ekugcineni kancane kancane ngemizamo yethu. Konke lokhu kungatholakala kuphela ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu.
Yize kungazwakalanga obala, lo mbono wombuso kaNkulunkulu uthatha ukuthi lokhu esesikuzuzile kungenxa yamandla uJesu Krestu awenza ukuthi asebenze ngomsebenzi wakhe emhlabeni nangokufundisa kwakhe, kepha hhayi ukuthi akwenziwe empeleni. UKristu wayephumelele ngendlela yokuthi manje sesingayiqeda noma sibone amandla akhe.
Impendulo yomnqobi ivame ukugcizelela ikakhulukazi leyo mizamo ethembisa ukuletha uguquko emikhakheni yezobulungiswa kwezenhlalakahle kanye nokuziphatha komphakathi kanye nobudlelwano obuzimele nokuziphatha kokuziphatha. Ukuqashwa okuningi kwamaKrestu kulezi zinhlelo kususelwa eqinisweni lokuthi uNkulunkulu ngandlela thile uncike kithina. Ufuna "amaqhawe" nje. Wayesinikeze okucatshangelwe kahle, uhlaka lokuqala, empeleni uhlelo lombuso wakhe, futhi manje kwase kusele esontweni ukukusebenzisa lokhu. Ngakho-ke sinikezwa amandla okubona lokho okunikezwe kakade ekupheleleni. Lokhu kuzophumelela uma sigculiseka nje ukuthi kunje futhi sime ngempela nangokukhombisa ukuthi simbonga kangakanani uNkulunkulu ngakho konke akwenzile ukuze sikwazi ukubona okuhle. Ngokunjalo, siyakwazi ukuvala igebe phakathi “kwangempela” nombono kaNkulunkulu - ngakho-ke ake siqonde kuwo!
Ukukhuthazwa kohlelo lwabawinile kuvame ukuvuswa yilokhu kugxeka okulandelayo: Isizathu sitholakala eqinisweni lokuthi abangakholwa abaluhlanganisi uhlelo futhi ababi amaKristu noma balandele uKristu. Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthi ibandla alenzi cishe okwanele ukwenza umbuso ube ngokoqobo futhi kanjalo linikeze indawo ekuphileni kukaNkulunkulu ekupheleleni lapha namanje. Impikiswano iqhubekela phambili: Baningi kakhulu abathi bangamaKristu (ngegama kuphela) nabazenzisi beqiniso ebandleni abangathandi futhi balwele ubulungisa, njengoba uJesu afundisa, ukuze abangakholwa benqabe ukujoyina - futhi lokhu, umuntu angakwenza kuphela. yithi, ngawo wonke amalungelo! Kusolwa futhi ukuthi izigebengu zabangakholwa bangabi ngamaKristu ngokuyinhloko zitholakala kumaKristu angenalutho, athembekile abuthaka, noma angabazenzisi. Ngakho-ke le nkinga ingaxazululeka kuphela uma wonke amaKristu engenwe umdlandla futhi abe ngamaKristu aqiniseka ngempela futhi angayekethisi aziyo ukuthi angawusebenzisa kanjani umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngokuphelela lapha namanje. Ivangeli likaKristu liyokholisa abanye kuphela, ngoba ngale ndlela bayoqaphela inkazimulo kaJesu Kristu futhi bakholwe kuyo, uma amaKristu esebenzisa intando kaNkulunkulu nendlela yokuphila ekhuthazwa nguye ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu kunangaphambili. Ukuze aqinise lempikiswano, umuntu uvame ukuhlehlela emuva, ngokungafanele lapha, emazwini kaJesu: “Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu.” ( Johane 13,35). Kulokhu kufinyelelwa esiphethweni sokuthi abanye abakholwa, empeleni abakwazi nhlobo ukukwenza, uma singanamatheli othandweni ngokwezinga elanele. Indlela yakho eya ekukholweni incike ezingeni thina, njengoKristu uqobo, esiphathana ngalo ngothando.
Lawa mazwi kaJesu (Johane 13,35) akusho ukuthi abanye bayokholelwa ngale ndlela, kodwa kuphela ukuthi labo abalandela uJesu bayoqashelwa njengabakhe, njengoba, njengaye, bebonisa uthando. Kanjalo ubonisa ukuthi uthando lwethu komunye nomunye lungasebenza ekubhekiseni abanye kuKristu. Kuhle lokho! Ubani ongeke afune ukujoyina lokho? Nokho, emazwini akhe akubonakali ukuthi ukholo/insindiso yabanye incike ezingeni abafundi bakhe abathandana ngalo. Ngokuqondene naleli vesi, akulungile ukuphetha ngokuthi labo abalandela uKristu abanalo uthando, abanye abakwazi ukubaqaphela kanjalo futhi ngenxa yalokho abakholelwa kuye. Uma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu ubengeke athembeke ngaphezu kwethu. Amazwi athi “uma singathembeki, yena uyohlala ethembekile” (2. UThimothi 2,13) ngeke isebenze. Bonke labo asebekholiwe baye baqaphela ukuthi iBandla lilonke, njengamalungu alo ngamanye, liyaziphikisa futhi aliphelele. Babethembele eNkosini yabo ngoba ngaleso sikhathi babewubona umehluko phakathi kodunyiswayo nabamdumisayo. Vele ubuze izinkolelo zakho futhi ubone ukuthi akusebenzi ngaleyo ndlela. UNkulunkulu mkhulu kunokufakaza kwethu, uthembekile kunathi. Yebo, lokhu akusona izaba zokuba ngofakazi abangathembekile bothando oluphelele lukaKristu.
Ukuthula
Ngakolunye uhlangothi lobubanzi, lapho sithola khona impendulo kusuka kuthule, abanye babhekane nezinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi zombuso kaNkulunkulu owawusukhona kodwa ongakaqedwa ngokuphikisana ngokuthi akukho okuningi okungenziwa manje. Kubo udumo lusekusasa kuphela. UKristu wayenqobile ngesikhathi senkonzo yakhe emhlabeni, futhi nguye yedwa ngelinye ilanga, ngesikhathi esifanele, oyokukhulisa ngokuphelele. Njengamanje silinde ukubuya kukaKristu ukuze - mhlawumbe ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa yokubusa emhlabeni - asithwale asiyise ezulwini. Ngenkathi amaKrestu esenikezwa izibusiso ezithile lapha nakalokhu, njengokuthethelelwa kwezono, ukudalwa, kufaka phakathi imvelo, kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke, izinhlangano zezenhlalo, ezamasiko, ezesayensi nezomnotho ziye zaba isisulu senkohlakalo nobubi. Konke lokhu akukwazi futhi ngeke kusindiswe. Mayelana nobuphakade, akukho ukuhlinzekwa kokuhle okuhloselwe konke lokhu. Kunganikelwa ekulahlweni kuphela ngolaka lukaNkulunkulu futhi kupheleliswe ngokuphelele. Iningi labantu lizodinga ukususwa kulomhlaba onesono ukuze lisindiswe.Kwenzeka ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi, ifomu lokwehlukaniswa lifundiswe ngale ndlela yokuthula. Ngokunjalo, kufanele sikulahle ukuphokophela komhlaba kwaleli zwe futhi sigweme kulo. Ngokusho kwabanye abathule, ukungabi nathemba nokungabi nalusizo kwaleli zwe kuvumela isiphetho sokuthi umuntu angazibamba engenabungozi kulo ngezindlela eziningi, ngoba ekugcineni akubalulekile ngoba ekugcineni yonke into ishiyelwa inkantolo noma yikanjani. Kwabanye futhi, ukunganaki, ukuthulisa kusho ukuthi amaKrestu kufanele abeke isibonelo umuntu ngamunye noma emphakathini, ahlukanisiwe nomhlaba wonke. Ukugcizelelwa lapha kuvame ukuba nokuziphatha komuntu siqu, komndeni, kanye nokwesonto. Kodwa-ke, imizamo eqondile yokwenza ithonya noma ukuletha ushintsho ngaphandle komphakathi wamaKrestu ingxenye enkulu ibhekwa njengokulimaza inkolo, futhi kwesinye isikhathi iyalahlwa. Kukholakala ukuthi insizakalo eqondile yenkambiso engakholwanga ezungezile izokuholela kuphela ekuyekethiseni futhi ekugcineni kwehluleke. Ngakho-ke, ukuzinikela komuntu siqu nokuhlanzeka kokuziphatha kuyizindaba ezinkulu.
Imvamisa, ngokwalokhu kufundwa kokholo, ukuphela komlando kuthathwa njengokuphela kwendalo. Uzobhujiswa. Ukuba yisikhathi nendawo bekungeke kusaba khona. Abanye, okungamakholwa, bangaxolelwa kule nqubo yokuhlakazwa futhi balethwe esiphethweni esiphelele, esimsulwa, sasemoyeni sokuphila okuphakade, okukhona ezulwini noNkulunkulu. Izinhlobo eziningi nezikhundla eziphakathi zisetshenziswa eSontweni. Iningi lazo, noma kunjalo, likhona ngaphakathi kwalesi sici futhi lincike ohlangothini olulodwa noma kolunye. Isikhundla sokunqoba sithambekele ekubhekiseni abantu abanesimo sobuntu esinethemba futhi "esinethemba", kuyilapho abathuli bethola ukuvunyelwa kwabo okukhulu phakathi kwabangenathemba noma "abasebenza ngokoqobo". Kepha futhi, lokhu kungukwenza okungajwayelekile okungabhekisi noma yiliphi iqembu elithile elihambisana ngokuphelele nokwedlulele noma okunye. Lokhu kungukuthambekela empeleni okuzama ngandlela thile ukwenza lula izinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi zeqiniso eselivele likhona kepha elingakabonakali ngokugcwele kanye neqiniso lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
Enye indlela yokunqoba nokuthula
Kodwa-ke, kunesinye isikhundla esivumelana kakhulu nemfundiso yeBhayibheli kanye neyemfundiso yenkolo, engagcini ngokugwema ukweqisa okubili, kepha ibheka wona kanye umqondo wokwehlukaniswa okunjalo njengolungile, ngoba awukwenzi ubulungiswa isambulo seBhayibheli esigabeni saso esigcwele. Izindlela zokunqoba kanye nezokuthula, kanye nezingxoxo ezigcinwe phakathi kwabamele imibono yabo, bacabanga ukuthi iqiniso eliyinkimbinkimbi lombuso kaNkulunkulu lidinga ukuthi sibambe iqhaza odabeni oluphikisanayo. Kuphakathi kokuthi uNkulunkulu ufeza konke eyedwa noma kukithi ukuthi sikubone. Le mibono emibili inika isithombe sokuthi kufanele sizikhombe njengezishoshovu noma sithathe indima ethile uma singafuni ukuhlala phakathi nendawo nesimo sethu sengqondo. Isimo seBhayibheli maqondana nombuso kaNkulunkulu osuvele ukhona kepha ongakagcwaliseki ngokugcwele siyinkimbinkimbi. Kepha asikho isizathu sanoma yikuphi ukungezwani. Iphuzu akukhona ukudala ibhalansi noma ukuthola uhlobo oluthile lwesikhundla esiphakathi nendawo phakathi kwalaba bobabili abeqisayo. Akukho ukungezwani phakathi kwamanje nekusasa. Esikhundleni salokho, sibizelwe ukuthi siphile kulokhu osekugcwalisiwe kepha hhayi okwamanje okuphelele lapha namanje. Njengamanje siphila esigabeni sethemba lokuthi - njengoba sibonile engxenyeni yesibili yalolu chungechunge lwezihloko - singabonakaliswa kahle ngegama elithi ifa. Njengamanje siphila ngokuqiniseka ukuthi sinefa lethu, yize sisenqatshelwe ukufinyelela kwizithelo ezizosizuzisa ngelinye ilanga.Sizoxoxa ngokuqhubekayo esihlokweni esilandelayo kulolu chungechunge ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuhlala lapha futhi manje ngethemba lokuqedwa kombuso kaNkulunkulu ozayo.
by UDkt. UGary Deddo
