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UZiqu-zintathu
Imfundiso yenkolo ibalulekile kithi ngoba isinika uhlaka lokukholwa kwethu. Kukhona, nokho, imisinga yezenkolo eminingi kakhulu, ngisho nangaphakathi kwenhlanganyelo yobuKristu.Okunye okufanekisela i-WCG/CCI njengendikimba yokholo ukuzibophezela kwethu kulokho okungachazwa ngokuthi "imfundiso yenkolo kaZiqu-zintathu." Nakuba imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu iye yamukelwa kabanzi kuwo wonke umlando wesonto, abanye baye bayibiza ngokuthi “imfundiso ekhohliwe” ngoba ingase inganakwa. Nokho, thina kwa-WCG/CCI sikholelwa ukuthi iqiniso, okusho iqiniso nencazelo kaZiqu-zintathu, lishintsha yonke into.
IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi ukusindiswa kwethu kuxhomeke kuZiqu-zintathu. Imfundiso isikhombisa ukuthi umuntu ngamunye wobuNkulunkulu udlala kanjani indima ebalulekile ezimpilweni zethu njengamaKristu. UNkulunkulu uBaba wasamukela ‘njengabantwana Bakhe abathandeka kakhulu’ (Efe 5,1). Yingakho, uNkulunkulu iNdodana, uJesu Kristu, enza umsebenzi owawudingeka ukuze sisindiswe. Siphumula emuseni wakhe (Efesu 1,3-7), qiniseka ngensindiso yethu ngoba uNkulunkulu uMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithi njengophawu lwefa lethu (Eph.1,13-14). Umuntu ngamunye kaZiqu-zintathu unendima eyingqayizivele yokusamukela emndenini kaNkulunkulu. Nakuba sikhulekela uNkulunkulu ngoBantu abathathu baphezulu, imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu ngezinye izikhathi ingase ibe nomuzwa wokuthi inzima kakhulu ukuyenza. Kepha lapho ukuqonda kwethu kanye nokwenza kwethu izimfundiso eziwumongo kuhlangana, kunethuba elikhulu lokuguqula izimpilo zethu zansuku zonke. Ngikubona ngale ndlela: Imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu isikhumbuza ukuthi akukho esingakwenza ukuze sizuze indawo yethu etafuleni leNkosi - uNkulunkulu usesimemile kakade futhi wenze umsebenzi odingekayo ukuze sithole indawo yokuhlala etafuleni. Ngenxa yensindiso kaJesu kanye nokuhlala kukaMoya oNgcwele, singeza phambi kukaBaba, siboshiwe othandweni lukaNkulunkulu Mtatu. Lolu thando lutholakala mahhala kubo bonke abakholwayo ngenxa yobuhlobo baphakade, obungenakuguqulwa bukaZiqu-zintathu.
Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi nathi asinalo ithuba lokubamba iqhaza kulobu budlelwano. Ukuphila kuKristu kusho ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lusenza sikwazi ukunakekela labo abasizungezile. Uthando lukaZiqu-zintathu luyachichima ukusifaka kuyo; futhi ngathi ifinyelela kwabanye. UNkulunkulu akadingi ukuthi siqedele umsebenzi Wakhe, kodwa Usimema njengomndeni Wakhe ukuba sihlanganyele Naye. Sinikezwa amandla okuthanda ngoba umoya wakhe ungaphakathi kithi. Lapho ngiqaphela ukuthi umoya wakhe uhlala ngaphakathi kimi, umoya wami uzizwa ukhululekile. UNkulunkulu okholelwa kuZiqu-zintathu, onobuhlobo ufuna ukusenza sikhululeke ukuze sibe nobuhlobo obubalulekile nobunenjongo naye kanye nabanye abantu.
Ake ngikunike isibonelo empilweni yami. Njengomshumayeli, ngingabanjwa “lokho engikwenzela khona” uNkulunkulu. Ngisanda kuhlangana neqembu labantu. Ngangigxile ku-ajenda yami kangangokuthi angizange ngiqaphele ukuthi ubani omunye owayenami ekamelweni. Lapho ngiqaphela ukuthi ngangikhathazeke kangakanani ngokuqedela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ngathatha isikhashana ukuzihleka futhi ngijabulele ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi futhi uyasihola futhi uyasiqondisa. Akudingekile ukuba sesabe ukwenza amaphutha sibe sazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye olawulayo. Singamkhonza ngenjabulo. Kushintsha okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu kwansuku zonke lapho sikhumbula ukuthi akukho lutho uNkulunkulu angeke alulungise. Ubizo lwethu lobuKristu akuwona umthwalo osindayo, kodwa isipho esihle kakhulu.Ngoba uMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithi, sikhululekile ukuhlanganyela emsebenzini Wakhe ngaphandle kokukhathazeka.
Kungenzeka uyazi ukuthi isiqubulo se-wcg/gci sithi, “Ufakiwe!” Kodwa ingabe uyazi ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kimi mathupha? Kusho ukuthi sizama ukuthanda njengoba uZiqu-zintathu ethanda—ukunakekelana—ngendlela ekwazisayo ukungezwani kwethu, ngisho nalapho sihlangana ndawonye. UZiqu-zintathu uyisibonelo esiphelele sothando olungcwele. UBaba, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele bajabulela ubunye obuphelele kuyilapho ngokusobala bengabantu abangcwele abahlukene. Njengoba u-Athanasius esho, "Ubunye kuZiqu-zintathu, uZiqu-zintathu ebunyeni." Uthando oluvezwa kuZiqu-zintathu lusifundisa ukubaluleka kobudlelwane bothando embusweni kaNkulunkulu.Ukuqonda kukaZiqu-zintathu kuchaza ukuphila komphakathi wethu wezenkolo. Lapha e-WCG/GCI, uyasikhuthaza ukuthi sicabange kabusha ukuthi singanakekelana kanjani. Sifuna ukuthanda labo abasizungezile, hhayi ngoba sifuna ukuzuza okuthile, kodwa ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu unguNkulunkulu womphakathi nothando. Umoya kaNkulunkulu wothando usiqondisa ukuba sithande abanye ngisho nalapho kungelula. Siyazi ukuthi uMoya wakhe awuhlali kithi kuphela kodwa nakubafowethu. Kungakho singahlangani nje ekukhonzeni ngeSonto - siphinde sidla ndawonye futhi sibheke ngabomvu lokho uNkulunkulu azokwenza ezimpilweni zethu. Kungakho sinikeza usizo kulabo abadinga usizo endaweni yethu kanye nasemhlabeni wonke; yingakho sithandazela abagulayo nababuthaka. Kungenxa yothando nokukholelwa kwethu kuZiqu-zintathu. Lapho silila noma sigubha ndawonye, sizama ukuthandana njengoba uNkulunkulu ethanda uziqu-zintathu. Njengoba siphila ngokuqonda kukaZiqu-zintathu nsuku zonke, samukela ubizo lwethu ngomdlandla: “Ukuba ukugcwala kwakhe ogcwalisa zonke izinto” (Kwabase-Efesu. 1,22-23). Imithandazo yenu yokuphana, yokuzidela nokusekelwa ngokwezimali kuyingxenye ebalulekile yalo mphakathi wokuhlanganyela owakhiwe ukuqonda kukaZiqu-zintathu, ogajwe uthando lukaBaba ngokuhlengwa kweNdodana, ukuba khona kukaMoya oNgcwele, futhi osekelwa ngokunakekela umzimba wakhe.
Kusukela ekudleni okulungiselelwe umngane ogulayo kuye enjabulweni yempumelelo yelungu lomndeni ukuya emnikelweni wokusiza iBandla ukuthi liqhubeke nokusebenza; konke lokhu kusenza sikwazi ukushumayela izindaba ezinhle zevangeli. Othandweni lukaYise, neNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele.
nguDkt. UJoseph Tkach
