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Inkinga yobubi kulomhlaba
Ziningi izizathu ezenza abantu bafulathele ukukholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Esinye sezizathu ezigqamayo “inkinga yobubi” - isazi sezenkolo uPeter Kreeft asibiza ngokuthi “uvivinyo olukhulu lokholo, isilingo esikhulu sokungakholwa”. Ama-Agnostics kanye nabangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bavame ukusebenzisa inkinga yobubi njengempikiswano yabo ukutshala ukungabaza noma ukuphika ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Bathi ukuba khona kobubi noNkulunkulu akunakwenzeka (ngokusho kwalabo abathi uNkulunkulu akaziwa) noma akunakwenzeka (ngokusho kwabaphika ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona). Uchungechunge lwezimpikiswano zalesi sitatimende esilandelayo luvela esikhathini sesazi sefilosofi esingumGreki u-Epicurus (cishe ngo-300 BC). Yathathwa futhi yathandwa isazi sefilosofi saseScotland uDavid Hume ekupheleni kwekhulu le-18.
Nasi isitatimende:
“Uma kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuvimbela ububi, kodwa engakwazi, kusho ukuthi akayena umninimandla onke. Noma angakwazi, kodwa akusiyo intando yakhe: khona-ke uNkulunkulu unomona. Uma kokubili kuyiqiniso, angakwazi futhi ufuna ukukuvimbela: ububi buvelaphi? Futhi uma kungeyintando noma amandla, kungani singambiza ngokuthi uNkulunkulu na?
U-Epicurus, futhi kamuva noHume, badweba isithombe sikaNkulunkulu okwakungesona neze esakhe. Anginaso isikhala lapha sempendulo egcwele (izazi zenkolo ziyibiza ngokuthi i-theodicy). Kodwa ngithanda ukugcizelela ukuthi lolu chungechunge lwezimpikiswano alukwazi ngisho nokusondela ekubeni yimpikiswano yokungqongqoza ephikisana nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba kuphawulwe abalweli bokholo abaningi abangamaKristu (abalweli bokholo bangabafundisi bezenkolo abahlanganyela “ekulungisisweni” kwabo ngokwesayensi nasekuvikeleni izimiso zokholo), ukuba khona kobubi emhlabeni kuwubufakazi bokuthi, kunokuba bumelene nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Manje ngingathanda ukungena ngemininingwane eminingi ngalokhu.
Izimo ezimbi zihle
Ukuthola ukuthi ububi bukhona njengenhloso emhlabeni wethu kuphenduka kube yinkemba esika nhlangothi zombili ehlukanisa ama-agnostics nabangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ngokujule kakhulu kunalokho okwenzeka kuma-theists. Ukuze uphikise ukuthi ubukhona bobubi buyaphika ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, kuyadingeka ukwamukela ubukhona bobubi. Lokhu kulandela ukuthi kufanele kube nomthetho wokuziphatha ophelele ochaza ububi njengokubi. Umuntu ngeke athuthukise umqondo onengqondo wobubi ngaphandle kokucabanga ngomthetho ophakeme wokuziphatha. Lokhu kusiletha enkingeni enkulu njengoba kuvusa umbuzo wokuthi lo mthetho uvelaphi. Ngamanye amagama, uma okubi kuphambene nokulunga, sikunquma kanjani okuhle? Futhi kuvela kuphi ukuqonda kwalokhu kucatshangelwa?
Das 1. Incwadi kaMose isifundisa ukuthi ukudalwa komhlaba kwakukuhle hhayi okubi. Nokho, ibuye ikhulume ngokuwa kwesintu, okwabangelwa ububi futhi kwaletha ububi. Ngenxa yobubi, lo mhlaba awuwona ongcono kunayo yonke imihlaba. Ngakho-ke, inkinga yobubi yembula ukuchezuka kokuthi "kufanele kube kanjani". Nokho, uma izinto zingekho ngendlela okufanele zibe ngayo, khona-ke kufanele kube khona Uma ikhona leyo ndlela, kufanele kube nomklamo, uhlelo, kanye nenhloso yokufinyelela leso simo esifiswayo. Lokhu kuphinde kufanekise isidalwa esidlulele (uNkulunkulu) ongumsunguli walolu hlelo. Uma uNkulunkulu engekho, ayikho indlela izinto okufanele zibe ngayo, futhi ngenxa yalokho ngeke kube khona ububi. Konke lokhu kungase kuzwakale kudida, kodwa akunjalo. Kuyisiphetho esinengqondo esiklanywe ngokucophelela.
Ukubhekana okulungile nokungalungile
U-CS Lewis uthathe lo mbono ngokweqile. Encwadini yakhe ethi, Pardon me, ngingumKristu, usitshela ukuthi wayengakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, ikakhulu ngenxa yobubi, isihluku nokungabi nabulungisa emhlabeni. Kepha ngenkathi ecabanga ngokwengeziwe ngokungakholelwa kwakhe ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, wabona ngokwengeziwe ngokusobala ukuthi incazelo yokungabi nabulungisa incike kuphela ekukhulelweni ngokuphelele kwezomthetho. Umthetho ubeka umuntu olungile ophakeme ngaphezu kwesintu futhi onegunya lokwakha okungokoqobo okudaliwe nokubeka imithetho yomthetho kuwo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, waqaphela ukuthi umsuka wobubi awubangelwa uNkulunkulu uMdali, kodwa ubangelwa izidalwa ezavumela ukulingwa, zingamethembi uNkulunkulu, futhi zakhetha isono. U-Lewis uphinde waqaphela ukuthi abantu abanakuba nenhloso uma bewumthombo wokuhle nokubi, ngoba bangashintsha. Uphinde waphetha ngokuthi iqembu elithile labantu lingakwazi ukwahlulela abanye ukuthi benze kahle noma kubi, kodwa elinye iqembu lingakwazi ukuphikisa ngenguqulo yalo yokuhle nokubi. Ngakho umbuzo uwukuthi, liyini igunya elibangela lezi zinhlobo ezincintisanayo zokuhle nokubi? Uphi umgomo ovamile lapho okuthile kubhekwa njengokungamukeleki kwelinye isiko kodwa kuvunyelwe kwelinye? Lesi simo esibucayi sibona sisebenza emhlabeni wonke, (ngeshwa) ngokuvamile egameni lenkolo noma ezinye izinkolelo.
Okusalayo yilokhu: Uma kungekho mdali ophakeme kanye nesishayamthetho sokuziphatha, ngeke kube khona inkambiso yenhloso yokuhle nakho. Uma ingekho indinganiso eqondile yokulunga, umuntu angathola kanjani ukuthi okuthile kuhle? ULewis wakubonisa lokhu: “Ukube kwakungekho ukukhanya endaweni yonke, futhi ngenxa yalokho zingekho izidalwa ezinamehlo, besingeke sazi ukuthi kumnyama. Igama elithi mnyama belingeke libe nancazelo kithi.”
UNkulunkulu wethu uqobo futhi olungileyo uyabunqoba ububi
Kuphela uma kukhona uNkulunkulu womuntu siqu nolungile ophikisana nobubi lapho kuba nengqondo ukusola ububi noma ukubiza isenzo. Uma engekho uNkulunkulu onjalo, umuntu ubengeke aphendukele kuye. Ngeke kube nesisekelo sombono ngale kwalokho esikubiza ngokuthi okuhle nokubi. Ngeke kusale lutho ngaphandle kokufaka isitikha “esihle” kulokho esikuthandayo; nokho, uma kungqubuzana nokuthandwa ngomunye umuntu, singakuchaza kubi noma kubi. Esimeni esinjalo ngeke kube khona okubi ngokusobala; akukho esingakhononda ngakho ngempela futhi akekho umuntu ongakhononda kuye. Izinto beziyoba njengoba zinjalo; ungawabiza noma yini oyithandayo.
Kuphela ngokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu ongumuntu nomuhle lapho siba nesisekelo sokulahla ububi futhi singaphendukela “kothile” ukuba bubhujiswe. Inkolelo yokuthi kunenkinga yangempela yobubi nokuthi ngelinye ilanga iyoxazululwa futhi zonke izinto zilungiswe inikeza isisekelo esihle sokukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu womuntu siqu nolungile ukhona.
Noma ububi buqhubeka, uNkulunkulu unathi futhi sinethemba
Ububi bukhona - buka izindaba nje. Sonke sibhekane nobubi futhi siyayazi imiphumela yabo ebhubhisayo. Kepha siyazi futhi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke asivumele ukuthi siqhubeke nokuwa kwethu. Esihlokweni esandulele, ngiveze ukuthi ukuwa kwethu akuzange kumangaze uNkulunkulu. Kwakungadingeki ukuthi asebenzise uHlelo B ngoba wayesevele eselubekile uhlelo lwakhe lokunqoba okubi futhi lelo hlelo nguJesu Kristu noReconciliation. KuKristu uNkulunkulu wanqoba okubi ngothando lwakhe lweqiniso; leli cebo lalilungile selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba. Isiphambano nokuvuka kukaJesu kusikhombisa ukuthi ububi ngeke bube nezwi lokugcina. Ngenxa yomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kuKristu, ububi abunakusasa.
Uyakulangazelela yini uNkulunkulu obona ububi, othatha icala ngomusa, ozimisele ukwenza okuthile ngabo, futhi ogcina elungise yonke into? Khona-ke nginiphathele izindaba ezinhle - lo nguye kanye uNkulunkulu uJesu Kristu ammbulile. Nakuba sikuleli “zwe elibi lamanje” (Galathiya 1,4) siphila, njengoba uPawulu abhala, uNkulunkulu akasilahlanga futhi akasishiyanga singenathemba. UNkulunkulu usiqinisekisa sonke ukuthi unathi; ungene lapha namanje ekuphileni kwethu futhi ngaleyo ndlela usinika isibusiso sokwamukela “ulibo” (KwabaseRoma. 8,23) “wezwe elizayo” (Luka 18,30)—“isibambiso” ( Efesu 1,13-14) ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu njengoba buyoba khona ngaphansi kokubusa kwakhe ekugcwaleni kombuso wakhe.
Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu manje sihlanganisa izimpawu zombuso kaNkulunkulu ngokuphila kwethu ndawonye ebandleni. UNkulunkulu onguMthathu Emnye ohlala ngaphakathi usenza sikwazi manje ukuzwa okunye ukuhlanganyela asihlelele khona kusukela ekuqaleni. Ebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu kanye naphakathi komunye nomunye kuyoba nenjabulo—impilo yeqiniso engapheli futhi okungekho kuyo okubi okwenzekayo. Yebo, sonke sinemizabalazo yethu kulolu hlangothi lwenkazimulo, kodwa siyaduduzwa ngokwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi - uthando lwakhe luhlala kithi kuze kube phakade ngoKristu - ngeZwi lakhe nangoMoya wakhe. UmBhalo uthi: “Lowo okini mkhulu kunalowo osezweni” (1. UJohannes 4,4).
nguJoseph Tkack
