Umbuso kaNkulunkulu (Ingxenye 6)

Ngokuvamile, kukhulunywa ngemibono emithathu maqondana nobudlelwano phakathi kweSonto noMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Yilokho okuhambisana nesambulo seBhayibheli kanye nemfundiso yenkolo ebheka ngokuphelele umuntu nomsebenzi kaKristu noMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kuyavumelana nalokho uGeorge Ladd akusho encwadini yakhe ethi A Theology of the New Testament. UThomas F. Torrance wenza iziphetho ezimbalwa ezibalulekile ukusekela le mfundiso.Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi iSonto nombuso kaNkulunkulu ngokufanayo kufana. Abanye babona laba bobabili behluke ngokuphelele, uma kungenjalo akuhambisani ngokuphelele1.

Ukuze uyiqonde ngokuphelele i-akhawunti yeBhayibheli kuyadingeka ukuthi kuhlolwe iTestamente Elisha ezingeni eligcwele, kubhekwe amavesi amaningi kanye nezihlokwana, okwenziwa nguLadd. Ngokuya ngalesi sisekelo, ubeka enye indlela yesithathu, ekhuthaza umbono wokuthi iSonto noMbuso kaNkulunkulu akufani, kepha akunakuhlukaniswa. Ziyagqagqana. Mhlawumbe indlela elula yokuchaza ubudlelwano ukusho ukuthi ibandla ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Abantu ababamukelayo, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, bayizakhamizi zombuso kaNkulunkulu, kodwa abakwazi ukulingana nombuso uqobo, ofana nokubusa okuphelele kukaNkulunkulu ngoKristu kuMoya oNgcwele. Umbuso uphelele, kepha isonto alikho. Izifundo ziyizikhonzi zeNkosi yoMbuso kaNkulunkulu, uJesu, kepha azikho futhi akufanele zididaniswe neNkosi uqobo.

Isonto akuwona umbuso kaNkulunkulu

ETestamenteni Elisha, ibandla (ngesiGreki: ekklesia) kubhekiselwa kulo ngokuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Iyaqoqwa noma ihlanganiswe ebudlelwaneni kulesi sikhathi samanje (isikhathi kusukela ekufikeni kokuqala kukaKristu). Amalungu esonto ahlangana ukuze anxuse ukushunyayelwa kwevangeli njengoba kwafundiswa abaphostoli bokuqala—labo abanikwe amandla nabathunyelwa uJesu ngokwakhe. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bathola umlayezo wesambulo seBhayibheli esibekelwe thina futhi, ngokuphenduka nokholo, balandele iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngokwaleso sambulo. Njengoba kubonisiwe encwadini yezEnzo, yilabo babantu bakaNkulunkulu “abaqhubeka besesifundisweni sabaphostoli, ekuhlanganyeleni, nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni” ( IzEnzo 2,42).Ekuqaleni, ibandla lalakhiwe ngabalandeli abasele, abathembekile bokholo lukaIsrayeli abavela esivumelwaneni esidala. Babekholelwa ukuthi uJesu wayezigcwalisile izithembiso ayezembulelwe njengoMesiya noMhlengi kaNkulunkulu. Cishe kanye kanye nePhentekoste lokuqala leSivumelwano Esisha, abantu bakaNkulunkulu bathola umlayezo wesambulo seBhayibheli ebekelwe thina futhi, ngokuphenduka nokholo, balandele iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngokwaleso sambulo. Njengoba kubonisiwe encwadini yezEnzo, yilabo babantu bakaNkulunkulu “abaqhubeka besesifundisweni sabaphostoli, ekuhlanganyeleni, nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni” ( IzEnzo 2,42).Ekuqaleni, ibandla lalakhiwe ngabalandeli abasele, abathembekile bokholo lukaIsrayeli abavela esivumelwaneni esidala. Babekholelwa ukuthi uJesu wayezigcwalisile izithembiso ayembulelwe zona njengoMesiya noMhlengi kaNkulunkulu. Cishe kanyekanye nePhentekoste lokuqala eSivumelwaneni Esisha

Abantu bakaNkulunkulu abangaphansi komusa - abaphelele

Nokho, iTestamente Elisha libonisa ukuthi laba bantu abaphelele, abasona isibonelo. Lokhu kubonakala ikakhulukazi emfanekisweni wezinhlanzi ezibanjwe enetheni (Mathewu 13,47-49). Ibandla lebandla elibuthene kuJesu futhi izwi lakhe ekugcineni liyoba ngaphansi kwenqubo yokwehlukana. Kuzofika isikhathi lapho kuyobonakala khona ukuthi abanye abezwe beyingxenye yaleli bandla abazange bamamukele uKristu noMoya oNgcwele, kodwa baye babalahla futhi babalahla. Okungukuthi, abanye bamabandla abazibekanga ngaphansi kokubusa kukaKristu, kodwa bamelana nokuphenduka futhi bahoxa emseni wentethelelo kaNkulunkulu nesiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. Abanye baye benza iphutha ekwamukeleni inkonzo kaKristu ngokuzithoba ngokuzithandela ezwini Lakhe. Nokho, wonke umuntu kufanele abhekane nempi yokholo nsuku zonke kabusha. Wonke umuntu uyaqondiswa. Bonke kufanele, beqondiswa ngobumnene, babhekane nomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele ukuze bahlanganyele nathi ukungcweliswa uKristu ngokwakhe enyameni asithengela kona ngentengo. Ukungcweliswa okufuna ukufa kwansuku zonke kobuntu bethu obudala, bamanga. Ngakho-ke impilo yaleli bandla inezici eziningi, ayiphelele futhi imsulwa. Kulokhu, ibandla lizibona liqhutshwa njalo ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Amalungu ebandla enza isiqalo uma kuziwa ekuphendukeni, futhi ahlala evuselelwa futhi elungiswa amelana nezilingo, futhi elungisa futhi ebuyisela, okungukuthi, ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu. Akukho kulokhu obekuyodingeka ukuba ibandla linesithombe sokupheleliswa esingasethula ngisho namanje. Indlela lempilo eguquguqukayo, eguqukayo ebonakala ngayo ihambisana kahle nomqondo wokuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu awubonakali ngokugcwala kwawo kulesi sikhathi. Ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu abalindile ngethemba – nempilo yalowo nalowo kubo efihliwe kuKristu (Kolose 3,3) futhi njengamanje ifana nezitsha zobumba ezivamile (2. AbaseKorinte 4,7). Silindele insindiso yethu ephelele.

Ukushumayela ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngesonto

Kuyaphawuleka kanye noLadd ukuthi abaphostoli bokuqala abazange bagxile ekushumayeleni kwabo ebandleni kodwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngaleso sikhathi kwaba yilabo abemukela isigijimi sabo ababehlangana njengebandla, njenge-ekklesia kaChristi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi iBandla, abantu bakaNkulunkulu, abayona into yokukholwa noma yokukhonzwa. UYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele kuphela, uNkulunkulu wabathathu nguyena lo. Ukushumayela nokufundisa kwebandla akufanele kuzenze into yokholo, okungukuthi akufanele kugxile kulo. Kungakho uPawulu egcizelela ukuthi “[asi]zishumayeli thina ngokwethu, kodwa uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi, nathi njengezinceku zenu ngenxa kaJesu.”2. AbaseKorinte 4,5; IBhayibheli leZurich). Umlayezo nomsebenzi webandla akufanele ukhombe wona ngokwawo, kodwa ekubuseni kukaNkulunkulu onguziqu-zintathu, umthombo wethemba lalo. UNkulunkulu uyokwelula ukubusa kwakhe kuyo yonke indalo, ukubusa okwamiswa uKristu ngomsebenzi wakhe wasemhlabeni nangokuthululwa kukaMoya oNgcwele, kodwa okuyokhanya ngolunye usuku kuphela ngokuphelela. Ibandla elibuthene kuKristu libheka emuva emsebenzini Wakhe oqediwe wokuhlenga futhi liye phambili ekuqedeni kokupheleliswa kwenkonzo Yakhe eqhubekayo. Lokho ukugxila kwakhe kweqiniso.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awuveli esontweni

Umehluko phakathi kombuso kaNkulunkulu nesonto ubonakala futhi ekutheni, uma kukhulunywa ngokuqinile, umbuso kukhulunywa ngawo njengomsebenzi nesipho sikaNkulunkulu. Ngeke isungulwe noma ilethwe ngabantu, ngisho nalabo abahlanganyela ubudlelwane obusha noNkulunkulu. NgokweTestamente Elisha, abantu bangabamba iqhaza embusweni kaNkulunkulu, bathole ukungena kuwo, bawudle ifa, kepha abakwazi ukuwubhubhisa noma ukuletha emhlabeni. Ungenza okuthile ngenxa yombuso, kepha awusoze wakhonjiswa ngumuntu. ULadd uyaligcizelela leli phuzu.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu: usendleleni, kodwa awukapheli

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyaqhubeka, kodwa awukembulwa ngokugcwele. Emazwini kaLadd, “Ikhona kakade, kodwa ayikapheleli.” Umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni awukagcwaliseki ngokugcwele. Bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangamalungu omphakathi wabantu bakaNkulunkulu noma cha, baphila kulenkathi yokupheleliswa.Ibandla ngokwalo, umphakathi walabo ababuthanela kuJesu Kristu, ivangeli lakhe kanye nenkonzo yakhe, akuphunyuki ezinkingeni kanye nemingcele yokubhekana noJesu Kristu. sihlale ebugqilini besono nokufa. Ngakho-ke kudinga ukuvuselelwa nokuvuselelwa njalo. Kumelwe aqhubeke egcina ukuhlanganyela noKristu, ezibeka ngaphansi kwezwi Lakhe futhi aqhubeke ondliwa, evuselelwa, futhi ephakanyiswa uMoya wakhe onomusa. U-Ladd ufinyeze ubuhlobo phakathi kwesonto nombuso kulezi zitatimende ezinhlanu:2

  • Isonto akuwona umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
  • Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukhiqiza ibandla - hhayi enye indlela.
  • Isonto lifakaza ngombuso kaNkulunkulu.
  • Isonto liyithuluzi lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
  • Isonto lingumphathi wombuso kaNkulunkulu.

Ngamafuphi, singasho ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uhlanganisa nabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Kepha akubona bonke abaxhumene neBandla abazithoba ngaphandle kwemibandela ebukhosini bukaKristu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bakhiwe yilabo abangene embusweni kaNkulunkulu futhi bazithoba ebuholini nasebukhosini bukaKristu. Ngeshwa, abanye balabo abajoyine iSonto ngesikhathi esithile kungenzeka bangakhombisi kahle isimo semibuso ekhona futhi ezayo. Baqhubeka benqaba umusa kaNkulunkulu abawunikwe nguKristu ngenkonzo yeSonto. Ngakho-ke siyabona ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu nesonto kuxhumene ngokungenakuhlukaniswa, kepha akufani. Uma umbuso kaNkulunkulu wembulwa kukho konke ukuphelela ekubuyeni kukaKristu, abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokukhetha futhi ngaphandle kwemibandela, bazithoba ekubuseni kwakhe, futhi leli qiniso lizobonakala ngokuphelele ebudlelwaneni babo bonke.

Uyini umphumela womehluko ngokungahlukani ngesikhathi esisodwa kwesonto nombuso kaNkulunkulu?

Umehluko phakathi kweSonto noMbuso kaNkulunkulu unemiphumela eminingi. Singabheka kuphela amaphuzu ambalwa lapha.

Fakaza ngomzimba ngombuso ozayo

Umthelela ophawulekayo womabili umehluko nokwehlukaniswa kwebandla nombuso kaNkulunkulu ukuthi isonto kufanele limelele ukubonakala okubonakalayo kombuso wangomuso. UThomas F. Torrance wakubeka ngokusobala lokhu ekufundiseni kwakhe. Yize umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungakagcwaliseki ngokuphelele, isonto lizonikeza ubufakazi bomzimba empilweni yansuku zonke, kulesi sikhathi samanje sesikhathi somhlaba esinesono, kulokho okwamanje okungakaqedwa. Ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu awukabi bikho ngokugcwele akusho ukuthi isonto limane nje liyiqiniso likamoya elingabambeka noma libe nakho lapha nakalokhu. Ngezwi nangomoya futhi behlangene noKristu, abantu bakaNkulunkulu banganikeza ubufakazi obuphathekayo ngesimo sombuso kaNkulunkulu ozayo ezweni elibukayo, ngesikhathi nangendawo, kanye nenyama negazi.

ISonto ngeke lenze lokhu ngokuphelele, noma ngokuphelele, noma unomphela. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa kaMoya Oyingcwele futhi ngokuhlanganyela neNkosi, abantu bakaNkulunkulu bangasho okusobala ngezibusiso zombuso wangomuso, njengoba noKrestu uqobo wasinqoba isono, ububi nokufa futhi singathemba ngeqiniso umbuso ozayo. Uphawu lwayo olubaluleke kakhulu luphelela othandweni - uthando olukhombisa uthando lukaYise ngeNdodana kuMoya oNgcwele, kanye nothando lukaYise ngathi nayo yonke indalo yakhe, ngeNdodana, ngoMoya oNgcwele. Isonto lingafakaza ngokubusa kukaKristu ekukhonzeni, empilweni yansuku zonke, nasekuzibophezeleni kwalo ekuzuzeni bonke labo abangewona amalungu obuKristu. Ubufakazi obuyingqayizivele futhi ngasikhathi sinye obubaluleke kakhulu iSonto engabunikeza maqondana naleli qiniso ukwethula iSidlo esingcwele njengoba kuhunyushwa ekushunyayelweni kweZwi likaNkulunkulu ekukhonzeni. Kulokhu, phakathi komphakathi webandla ohlanganisiwe, sibona ubufakazi obuphathekayo, obulula, nobuneqiniso, obushesha kakhulu futhi obuphumelela kakhulu emseni kaNkulunkulu kuKristu. E-altare lakhe, ngenxa kaMoya oNgcwele, sithola ukubusa kukaKristu okwakukhona ngaphambili, kepha akukapheleli, ngaye. Etafuleni leNkosi sibheka emuva ekufeni kwakhe esiphambanweni futhi sibheke embusweni wakhe njengoba sihlanganyela ubudlelwane naye, ngoba ukhona ngenxa kaMoya oNgcwele. Ealtare lakhe sithola amazwibela ombuso wakhe ozayo. Siza etafuleni leNkosi ukuzidla, njengoba athenjiswa ukuthi uzoba yiNkosi noMsindisi wethu.

UNkulunkulu akaqedile ngomunye wethu

Ukuphila esikhathini esiphakathi kokuza kokuqala kukaKristu nokubuya kwakhe kwesibili kusho okunye futhi. Kusho ukuthi wonke umuntu usohambweni olungokomoya - ebudlelwaneni obulokhu buguquke noNkulunkulu. USomandla akenzelwa noma yimuphi umuntu uma kukhulunywa ngokumdonsela kuye nokumhambisa ekwethembeni okuqhubekayo kuye, kanye nokwamukela umusa wakhe nempilo entsha amnike yona, kuwo wonke umzuzu, nsuku zonke. Kungumsebenzi webandla ukumemezela iqiniso ngendlela engcono kakhulu ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani kuKristu nokuthi uziveza kanjani empilweni yawo wonke umuntu. ISonto linxuswa ukuba linikeze ubufakazi obugcwele ngezwi nangezenzo mayelana nesimo nohlobo lukaKristu nombuso wakhe wesikhathi esizayo. Kodwa-ke, ngeke sazi kusengaphambili ukuthi ngubani (ukusebenzisa ulimi lukaJesu olungokomfanekiso) ozobalwa njengokhula noma inhlanzi embi. Kuzoba kuNkulunkulu uqobo ukwenza ukwahlukaniswa kokugcina kokuhle nokubi ngesikhathi esifanele. Akukona okwethu ukuqhubekisela phambili inqubo (noma ukuyibambezela). Asibona abahluleli abakhulu kulokhu nakalokhu. Esikhundleni salokho, sigcwele ithemba emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu kuwo wonke umuntu, kufanele sihlale sithembekile ekukholweni futhi sibekezele ekuhlukaniseni ngenxa yeZwi lakhe noMoya oNgcwele. Ukuhlala uqaphile futhi ubeke phambili phambili okubaluleke kakhulu, ukubeka okubalulekile kuqala nokunikeza ukubaluleka okuncane kokungabalulekile kubalulekile ngalesi sikhathi esiphakathi kwezikhathi. Vele, kufanele sihlukanise phakathi kwalokho okubalulekile nokungabalulekile kangako.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, iBandla lihlinzeka ngenhlanganyelo yothando. Umsebenzi wawo oyinhloko awukona ukuqinisekisa iBandla elibonakala lilungile noma eliphelele ngokuphelele, libheka njengenhloso yalo eyinhloko ukukhishwa ekuhlanganyeleni kwalabo abajoyine abantu bakaNkulunkulu kodwa abangakaqiniswa okholweni noma endleleni yabo yokuphila akwenzi ngempela. bonakalisa impilo kaKristu. Akunakwenzeka ukuqaphela lokhu ngokugcwele kulesi sikhathi samanje. Njengoba uJesu afundisa, ezama ukukhipha ukhula (Mathewu 13,29-30) noma ukwehlukanisa izinhlanzi ezinhle kwezimbi (v. 48) ngeke kulethe ukuhlanganyela okuphelele kulesi sikhathi, kodwa kunalokho kuzolimaza umzimba kaKristu nobufakazi bawo. Kuyohlala kugcine kubhekwe ngabanye eBandleni. Kuyoholela ekubeni umthetho omkhulu, wokwahlulela, okungukuthi, umthetho, ongabonisi umsebenzi kaKristu uqobo noma ukholo nethemba embusweni wakhe ozayo.

Ekugcineni, isimilo esingahambelani somphakathi webandla akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu angabamba iqhaza ebuholini bawo. Ngokwemvelo uqobo lwalo, iSonto alibuswa ngentando yeningi, noma ngabe ezinye izingxoxo ezenziwayo zenziwa ngale ndlela. Ubuholi besonto kufanele buhlangabezane nenqubo ecacile, ebhalwe ezigabeni eziningi zeBhayibheli eTestamenteni Elisha futhi ezazisetshenziswa nasemphakathini wamaKrestu okuqala, njengoba kubhalwe ngokwesibonelo kuzEnzo zabaPhostoli. Ubuholi bebandla bukhombisa ukuvuthwa komoya nokuhlakanipha. Lidinga izikhali futhi, ngokususelwa emiBhalweni, kumele likhanye ukuvuthwa ebudlelwaneni balo noNkulunkulu ngoKristu; ukuqaliswa kwalo okusebenzayo kusekelwa yisifiso esiqotho, esijabulisayo nesikhululekile, ngokuyinhloko uJesu Kristu, ngokuhlanganyela enkonzweni yakhe eqhubekayo, ngokusekelwe ekukholweni, ethembeni futhi ngithanda ukukhonza.

Ekugcineni, nokho, futhi lokhu kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu, ubuholi bebandla bususelwa kubizo oluvela kuKristu ngoMoya oNgcwele nangokuqinisekiswa kwalo ngabanye ukulandela lolu bizo noma lokhu kuqokwa enkonzweni ekhethekile. Kungani abanye bebizwa futhi abanye bengeke kushiwo ngokunembile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Isibonelo, abanye abanikezwe ngomusa ukuvuthwa okukhulu ngokomoya kungenzeka ukuthi ababizelwanga ukusebenzela izikhundla zokuzinikela ezisemthethweni ebuholini beBandla. Lokhu kubizwa okwenziwe noma okungenziwa uNkulunkulu akuhlangene nokwamukelwa kwabo ngcwele. Kunalokho, kumayelana nokuhlakanipha okuvame ukucasha kukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa-ke, ukuqinisekiswa kokubizwa kwabo ngesisekelo senqubo ebekwe eTestamenteni Elisha kuncike, phakathi kokunye, kubuntu babo, idumela labo, kanye nokuhlolwa kokuzimisela kwabo kanye namandla abo, amalungu esonto lasendaweni kuKristu kanye nokuhlanganyela kwabo njalo futhi okuhle kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe wokuhlomisa nokukhuthaza.

Ithemba lesiyalo kanye nesahlulelo sesonto

Ukuphila phakathi kokuza okubili kukaKristu akuvimbeli isidingo sokuqondiswa okufanele kwebandla, kodwa kufanele kube isiyalo esihlakaniphile, esinesineke, esinozwelo, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho sibe nesineke (esinothando, esinamandla, esinakekelayo) lapho sibhekene nothando lukaNkulunkulu. ngoba bonke abantu, futhi lithwalwa ithemba kubo bonke. Nokho, ngeke ivumele amalungu ebandla ukuba ahlukumeze abakholwa nabo (Hezekeli 34), kodwa kunalokho ifuna ukubavikela. Izonikeza abantu abakanye nabo umoya wokungenisa izihambi, ubudlelwano, isikhathi nendawo ukuze bafune uNkulunkulu futhi bafune isimo sombuso wakhe, bathole isikhathi sokuphenduka, bamukele uKristu futhi bencike kuye kakhulu ngokholo. Kodwa kuzoba nemingcele kulokho okuvumelekile, okuhlanganisa uma kuziwa ekuphenyeni nasekuqukethe amaphutha enziwe kwamanye amalungu ebandla.Sibona lokhu kuguquguquka kusebenza empilweni yesonto lokuqala njengoba kulotshiwe eTestamenteni Elisha. IZenzo zabaPhostoli kanye nezincwadi zeTestamente Elisha ziyakufakazela lokhu kusetshenziswa kweziyalo zomhlaba wonke. Kudinga ubuholi obuhlakaniphile nobuzwelayo. Nokho, ngeke kwenzeke ukufinyelela ukuphelela kuwo. Kumelwe kuphokophele, nokho, ngoba okuhlukile kuwukungakhuzeki, noma ukwahlulela ngonya, umbono wokuzibona ulungile, okuyizindlela zamanga nezisilela kuKristu.” UKristu wabemukela bonke abeza kuye, kodwa akazange abashiye benjengoba babenjalo. Kunalokho, wabayala ukuba bamlandele. Abanye bahambisana nayo, abanye abazange. UKristu usamukela nomaphi lapho singaba khona, kodwa ukwenza kanjalo ukuze asishukumisele ukuba simlandele. Inkonzo yeBandla imayelana nokwamukela nokwamukela, kodwa futhi imayelana nokuqondisa nokuyala labo abasala ukuba baphenduke, bathembele kuKristu, futhi balandele isimo Sakhe. Nakuba ukuxoshwa ebandleni (ukuxoshwa eBandleni) kungase kudingeke njengesinyathelo sokugcina, kufanele kuthwalwe ithemba lokubuyiselwa eBandleni esikhathini esizayo, njengoba kuboniswe eTestamenteni Elisha(1. AbaseKorinte 5,5; 2. AbaseKorinte 2,5-7; KwabaseGalathiya 6,1) Okuzo thathwa.

Umlayezo weSonto wethemba enkonzweni kaKristu eqhubekayo

Omunye umphumela wokwehlukanisa nokuxhumana phakathi kweSonto noMbuso kaNkulunkulu ungabonakala eqinisweni lokuthi umyalezo weSonto kumele futhi ubhekane nomsebenzi oqhubekayo kaKristu hhayi umsebenzi wakhe ophelele esiphambanweni kuphela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umyalezo wethu kufanele ukhombe ukuthi konke uKristu akufezile ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuhlenga awukavezi umphumela wawo ophelele emlandweni. Umsebenzi wakhe wasemhlabeni lapha futhi manje awukakhiqizi umhlaba ophelele futhi bekungahlosiwe ukuthi ube njalo.Isonto alimele ukugcwaliseka kwenhloso kaNkulunkulu.Ivangeli esilishumayelayo akufanele liholele abantu ekukholweni ukuthi isonto yilo umbuso kaNkulunkulu, umbono wakhe omuhle. Umlayezo wethu kanye nesibonelo sethu kufanele kufake izwi lethemba embusweni kaKristu wesikhathi esizayo. Kufanele kucace ukuthi iSonto lakhiwe ngabantu abehlukene. Abantu abasendleleni, abaphendukayo futhi abavuselelwe, futhi abaqeqeshiwe ekukholweni, ethembeni nasothandweni. Isonto limemezela lowo mbuso wesikhathi esizayo - leso sithelo esiqinisekiswa nguKristu, owabethelwa futhi wavuka futhi. ISonto lakhiwe yilabo bantu okuthi, ngenxa yomusa kaSomandla, baphile nsuku zonke eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu wamanje ngethemba lokuphela kwesikhathi esizayo sokubusa kukaKristu.

Phenduka ngemibono ethembeni lombuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo

Bonke abantu bakholelwa ukuthi uJesu weza ukuletha abantu bakaNkulunkulu abaphelele noma umhlaba ophelele lapha namanje. ISonto ngokwalo kungenzeka ukuthi lenze lo mbono likholwa ukuthi yilokhu uJesu ayekuhlosile. Kungenzeka ukuthi izingxenye ezinkulu zomhlaba ongakholwa zililahle ivangeli ngoba isonto alikwazanga ukubona umphakathi noma umhlaba ophelele. Abaningi babonakala bakholelwa ukuthi ubuKristu bumele uhlobo oluthile lokucabanga, bese bethola ukuthi leyo mibono ayifezeki. Ngenxa yalokhu, abanye bayamlahla uKristu nevangeli lakhe ngoba bafuna umgomo osuvele ukhona noma okungenani ozosetshenziswa kungekudala bese bethola ukuthi isonto alikwazi ukunikela ngalenhloso. Abanye bafuna lokhu manje noma cha. Abanye bangamlahla uKristu nevangeli lakhe ngoba sebenikele ngokuphelele futhi sebelahle ithemba vele kukho konke nakuwo wonke umuntu, kubandakanya neBandla. Abanye kungenzeka bashiye ihlelo ngoba isonto lehlulekile ukuthola umbono ababekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosiza abantu baKhe bawuzuze. Labo abamukela lokhu - okulinganisa isonto nombuso kaNkulunkulu - ngakho-ke bazophetha ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wehlulekile (ngoba kungenzeka akabasizanga ngokwanele abantu bakhe) noma abantu bakhe (ngoba kungenzeka bangazami ngokwanele). Noma ngabe yikuphi, umbono omuhle awuzange uzuzwe kunoma yiziphi izimo, ngakho-ke akubonakali sikhona isizathu sabaningi sokuqhubeka nokuba kulo mphakathi.

Kodwa ubuKristu abukho mayelana nokuba abantu bakaNkulunkulu abaphelele abathi, ngosizo lukaSomandla, babone umphakathi ophelele noma umhlaba. Lolu hlobo lwenkolelo-mbono yobuKristu lugcizelela ukuthi uma nje besineqiniso, siqotho, sizinikele, sinamandla, noma sihlakaniphe ngokwanele ekuphishekeleni izinjongo zethu, besingakwazi ukufeza inhloso uNkulunkulu ayifisela abantu Bakhe. Njengoba lokhu kungakaze kube njalo emlandweni wonke webandla, abashisekeli bombono bazi kahle ukuthi ubani okufanele asolwe - abanye, "abazibiza ngamaKristu". Ekugcineni, nokho, icala livame ukubuyela kulabo abacabanga kahle, abathola ukuthi nabo abakwazi ukufeza okuhle. Lapho lokho kwenzeka, umbono ophelele ushona ekuphelelweni ithemba nasekuzisoleni. Iqiniso leVangeli lithembisa ukuthi, ngomusa woMninimandla onke, izibusiso zombuso kaNkulunkulu ozayo sezivele ziza kulesi sikhathi esibi samanje. Ngenxa yalokhu, singazuza manje kulokho uKristu asenzele khona futhi sithole futhi sijabulele izibusiso ngaphambi kokuba umbuso Wakhe ugcwaliseke ngokugcwele. Ubufakazi obuyinhloko bokuqiniseka kombuso ozayo ukuphila, ukufa, ukuvuka, kanye nokwenyuka kweNkosi ephilayo. Wethembisa ukufika kombuso wakhe ozayo, futhi wasifundisa ukulindela kuphela ukunambitha kusengaphambili, kusengaphambili, izithelo zokuqala, ifa, lalowo mbuso ozayo manje kulesi sikhathi esibi samanje. Kufanele sishumayele ithemba kuKristu futhi umsebenzi Wakhe usuphelile futhi uyaqhubeka, hhayi umbono wobuKristu. Lokhu sikwenza ngokugcizelela umehluko phakathi kwebandla nombuso kaNkulunkulu, kuyilapho siqaphela ukuhlobana kwazo komunye nomunye kuKristu ngoMoya oNgcwele nokuhlanganyela kwethu njengofakazi—izibonakaliso eziphilayo nemifanekiso yombuso wakhe ozayo.

Ngokufingqa, umehluko phakathi kwesonto nombuso kaNkulunkulu, kanye nokuxhumana kwabo okusekhona, kungahunyushwa ngokuthi ibandla akufanele libe yinto ekhonzwayo noma ekholwa, ngoba lokho kungaba ukukhonza izithombe. Esikhundleni salokho, kubhekisa kuye uqobo kuKristu nomsebenzi wakhe wobufundisi. Ubamba iqhaza kulowo mishini: ngokukhomba kuye ngezwi nangesenzo kuKristu, osiqondisayo enkonzweni yethu yokholo nakuye usenza izidalwa ezintsha, ethembeni lezulu elisha nomhlaba omusha, okuzobe kuphela lapho iba ngokoqobo lapho uKristu uqobo, iNkosi noMhlengi wendawo yonke, ebuya.

Ascension nokubuya kwesibili

Isici sokugcina esisiza ukuqonda umbuso kaNkulunkulu nobudlelwano bethu nobukhosi bukaKristu ukukhuphukela ezulwini kweNkosi yethu. Umsebenzi kaJesu wasemhlabeni awuzange uphele ngokuvuka kwakhe, kodwa wanyukela ezulwini. Washiya izindawo zasemhlabeni nesikhathi samanje sezwe ukuze asithonye ngenye indlela - okungukuthi ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ngenxa kaMoya oNgcwele, akakude. Ukhona ngendlela, kepha hhayi ngendlela.

UJohn Calvin wayevame ukusho ukuthi uKristu "ukhona ngendlela futhi engekho."3 UJesu ubonisa ukungabikho kwakhe, okumehlukanisa nathi ngandlela-thile, ngokutshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi uzohamba ayolungiselela indawo lapho bengeke bakwazi ukumlandela khona. Wayezoba noBaba ngendlela ayengeke akwazi ukuba ngayo ngesikhathi esemhlabeni (Joh 8,21; I-14,28). Uyazi ukuthi abafundi Bakhe bangase bakubone lokhu njengesithikamezo, kodwa ubayala ukuba bakubone njengenqubekelaphambili futhi kanjalo enkonzweni yabo, ngisho noma kungakazilethi ikusasa, ekugcineni, nokuhle okuphelele. UMoya oNgcwele owawunabo uyoqhubeka nokuba nabo futhi uhlale kubo (Johane 14,17). Nokho, uJesu uthembisa futhi ukuthi uyobuya ngendlela ashiya ngayo umhlaba—esesimweni somuntu, engokwenyama, ebonakala (IzE. 1,11). Ukungabikho kwakhe kwamanje kufana nombuso kaNkulunkulu ongaphelele, ngakho-ke nawo ongakabi khona ngokugcwele. Inkathi embi yamanje isesimweni sokudlula, yokuyeka ukuba khona (1. Kor7,31; 1. UJohannes 2,8; 1. UJohannes 2,1).Kumanje konke kungaphansi kohlelo lokudlulisela amandla enkosini ebusayo. Lapho uJesu eqeda leso sigaba senkonzo yakhe eqhubekayo, uyobuya futhi ukubusa kwakhe emhlabeni kuyobe kuphelele. Konke lokhu ayikho nakho konke akwenzile kuyoba sobala ukuze wonke umuntu akubone. Bonke bayokhothama kuye, futhi wonke umuntu uyovuma iqiniso kanye neqiniso lokuthi bangobani (KwabaseFilipi 2,10). Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho umsebenzi wakhe uyokwambulwa usuphelele.” Ngakho, ukuba kude kwakhe kukhomba kokuthile okubalulekile okuvumelana nayo yonke imfundiso. Nakuba engasekho emhlabeni, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngeke waziwe yonke indawo. Ukubusa kukaKristu nakho ngeke kwembulwe ngokugcwele, kodwa kuyohlala kufihliwe kakhulu. Izingxenye eziningi zenkathi yamanje enesono zizoqhubeka zibonakala, ngisho nalapho kulahlekelwe labo abazichaza njengabaKhe abangabakaKristu futhi abaqaphela umbuso nobukhosi Bakhe. Ukuhlupheka, ukushushiswa, ububi - kokubili ukuziphatha (okwenziwa ngezandla zomuntu) kanye nemvelo (ngenxa yokona kwakho konke uqobo) - kuyoqhubeka. Ububi buyohlala bufinyelele izinga kangangokuthi kungase kubonakale kwabaningi ukuthi uKristu akanqobanga nokuthi umbuso wakhe awumi ngaphezu kwakho konke.

Imifanekiso kaJesu uqobo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu ikhombisa ukuthi lapha nakwamanje sisabela ngendlela ehlukile egameni eliphilayo, elilotshiwe nelashunyayelwa. Imbewu yezwi kwesinye isikhathi iyahluleka, kanti kwenye indawo iwela enhlabathini evundile. Insimu yomhlaba ithela ukolweni nokhula. Kukhona izinhlanzi ezinhle nezimbi emanetheni. Isonto liyashushiswa futhi ababusisiwe phakathi kwabo balangazelela ubulungiswa nokuthula, kanye nombono ocacile kaNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kokuhamba kwakhe, uJesu akabhekani nokubonakaliswa komhlaba ophelele. Esikhundleni salokho, uthatha izinyathelo zokulungiselela labo abamlandelayo ukuze ukunqoba kwakhe nomsebenzi wokuhlenga kuvezwe usuku olulodwa kuphela ngokuzayo, okusho ukuthi isici esibalulekile sempilo yesonto impilo yethemba. Kepha hhayi ethembeni elilahlekile (empeleni umbono omuhle) wokuthi ngomzamo omncane nje (noma omningi) owenziwe ngabambalwa (noma abaningi) singaletha umbono wokwenza umbuso kaNkulunkulu usebenze noma uwuvumele kancane kancane ube khona. Kepha, izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngesikhathi esifanele - ngesikhathi esifanele - uKristu uzobuya ngayo yonke inkazimulo namandla. Lapho-ke ithemba lethu lizogcwaliseka. UJesu Kristu uzolivusa izulu nomhlaba kabusha, yebo uzokwenza konke kube kusha. Ekugcineni, i-Ascension isikhumbuza ukuthi singalindeli ukuthi yena nombuso wakhe bazokwambulwa ngokugcwele, kepha kunalokho bafihlwe kude. Ukukhuphuka kwakhe kusikhumbuza ngesidingo sokuqhubeka nokuthembela kuKristu kanye nokuqaliswa kwesikhathi esizayo kwalokho akuletha enkonzweni yakhe emhlabeni. Kusikhumbuza ukulinda nokubheka phambili ekubuyeni kukaKristu, kuthwelwe ngenjabulo nangokuzethemba, okuzohambisana nokwambulwa kokugcwala komsebenzi wakhe wokuhlenga njengeNkosi yamakhosi onke neNkosi yamakhosi onke, njengoMhlengi kwendalo yonke.

by UDkt. UGary Deddo

1 Sifanele ukusho la mazwi ikakhulukazi engxenyeni enkulu yokuthi uLadd ahlole le ndaba ku-A Theology of the New Testament, amakhasi 105-119.
2 Ladd kk. 111-119.
3 Calvin's Commentary on 2. AbaseKorinte 2,5.

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