Ukuqonda kuze kube phakade

378 amazwibela ephakadeniKungikhumbuze, njengokuthile okuphuma ku-movie ye-sci-fi, lapho ngizwa ngokutholwa kweplanethi efana noMhlaba ebizwa ngokuthi i-Proxima Centauri. Lokhu ku-orbit yenkanyezi engashintshi ebomvu u-Proxima Centauri. Nokho, mancane amathuba okuthi sithole ukuphila kwamanye amazwe lapho (ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-40!). Nokho, abantu bayohlale bezibuza ukuthi ingabe kukhona ukuphila okufana nomuntu ngaphandle komhlaba wethu. Kubafundi bakaJesu kwakungangabazeki - babengofakazi bokwenyuka kukaJesu ngakho-ke babazi ngokuqiniseka okuphelele ukuthi indoda enguJesu emzimbeni wakhe omusha manje iphila ezweni elingaphandle komhlaba imiBhalo elibiza ngokuthi “izulu” - izwe elinamandla ngokuphelele. akukho okufana “nemihlaba yasezulwini” ebonakalayo esiyibiza ngomkhathi.

Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi uJesu Kristu ungowaphezulu ngokugcwele (iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yaphakade) kodwa futhi ungumuntu ngokugcwele (umuntu manje osekhazinyulisiwe uJesu) futhi uhlala enjalo. Njengoba u-CS Lewis abhala, “Isimangaliso esiyinhloko amaKristu ami ngaso ukuPhila Kwenyama”—isimangaliso esiyohlala phakade. Ebunkulunkulu Bakhe, uJesu ukuyo yonke indawo, nokho ebuntwini Bakhe obuqhubekayo, uhlala ngokwenyama eZulwini, lapho esebenza khona njengomPristi wethu Omkhulu, elindele ngokomzimba, futhi ngaleyo ndlela abonakale, ebuyela emhlabeni. UJesu unguNkulunkulu-umuntu futhi uyiNkosi phezu kwayo yonke indalo. UPawulu ubhala kwabaseRoma 11,36: “Ngokuba kuvela kuye, nangaye, futhi kuye.” UJohane ucaphuna uJesu kusAmbulo 1,8, njengo-alfa no-omega, okhona, owayekhona nozayo. U-Isaya ubuye athi uJesu “ungoPhezukonke noPhakamileyo,” “ohlala (ophila) kuze kube phakade” (Isaya 5)7,15). UJesu Kristu, iNkosi ephakeme, engcwele nengunaphakade, ungumenzi wesu likaYise, eliwukubuyisana emhlabeni.

Ake siphawule amazwi akuJohane 3,17:
“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo.” Ukusho ukuthi uJesu weza ezokwahlulela izwe, okusho ukulahla noma ukujezisa, akulona iqiniso. Labo abahlukanisa isintu sibe amaqembu amabili—elinye elamiselwa kusengaphambili ukuba lisinde uNkulunkulu nelinye elimiselwe kusengaphambili ukuba lilahlwe—abalungile. Lapho uJohane ethi (mhlawumbe ecaphuna uJesu) ukuthi iNkosi yethu yeza ukuzosindisa “umhlaba,” ubhekise kuso sonke isintu hhayi nje eqenjini elithile. Ake sibheke amavesi alandelayo:

  • “Futhi sibonile futhi siyafakaza ukuthi uBaba wayithuma iNdodana ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba” (1. UJohannes 4,14).
  • “Bhekani, nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zokuthokoza okukhulu okuzakufika kubo bonke abantu.” ( Luka ) 2,10).
  • “Futhi akuyona intando kaYihlo osezulwini ukuba kubhubhe noyedwa walaba abancane” (Mathewu 1)8,14).
  • “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayekuKristu, enza izwe libuyisane naye” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,19).
  • “Bheka iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono sezwe!” (Joh 1,29).

Ngingagcizelela kuphela ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi noMsindisi womhlaba wonke kanye nayo yonke indalo yakhe. UPawulu ukwenza lokhu kucace kweyabaseRoma isahluko 8 noJohane ukwenza kucace lokhu kuyo yonke incwadi yesAmbulo. Lokho uBaba akudala ngeNdodana nangoMoya oNgcwele ngeke kuhlakazwe kube yizicucu. Augustine waphawula, “Imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu yangaphandle [ephathelene nendalo Yakhe] ayinakuhlukaniswa.” UNkulunkulu onguZiqu-zintathu, oMunye, usebenza njengoMunye. Intando yakhe iyintando eyodwa futhi ayihlukene.

Ngeshwa, abanye bafundisa ukuthi igazi likaJesu elachitheka lihlenga kuphela labo uNkulunkulu abakhethe ukuba babe insindiso. Abasele, bathi, bamiselwe ukulahlwa nguNkulunkulu. Umongo walokhu kuqonda ukuthi injongo nenjongo kaNkulunkulu kuyahlanganyelwa ngokuphathelene nendalo yakhe. Nokho, alikho ivesi leBhayibheli elifundisa lo mbono; noma yikuphi ukusho okunjalo kuwukuhunyushwa okuyiphutha futhi akunaki ukhiye wakho konke, okuwulwazi lwengqikithi, isimilo kanye nenjongo kaNkulunkulu wobuthathu embulwa kithi kuJesu.

Ukube bekuyiqiniso ukuthi uJesu wayehlose ukusindisa nokulahla, khona-ke bekuyodingeka siphethe ngokuthi uJesu akammelelanga kahle uYise, ngakho asinakumazi uNkulunkulu njengoba enjalo. Kumelwe futhi siphethe ngokuthi kunokungezwani okungokwemvelo kuZiqu-zintathu nokuthi uJesu wembula “uhlangothi” olulodwa lukaNkulunkulu. Umphumela ungaba ukuthi ngeke sazi ukuthi yiluphi “uhlangothi” lukaNkulunkulu esingathembela kulo - kufanele sithembe uhlangothi esilubona kuJesu noma uhlangothi olufihlekile kuBaba kanye/noma kuMoya oNgcwele? Le mibono esontekile iyangqubuzana neVangeli likaJohane, lapho uJesu ememezela khona ngokucacile ukuthi wamezisa ngokugcwele nangokunembile uBaba ongabonakali. UNkulunkulu ovezwe nguJesu nakuJesu Nguye oza ukuzosindisa isintu, hhayi ukuzosilahla. NgoJesu nangaye (uMmeli wethu waphakade kanye nomPristi Omkhulu), uNkulunkulu usinika amandla okuba ngabantwana Bakhe baphakade. Ngomusa wakhe imvelo yethu iyaguquka futhi lokhu kusinika kuKristu ukuphelela ebesingeke sikuzuze thina ngokwethu. Lokhu kupheleliswa kubandakanya ubudlelwano baphakade, obuphelele kanye nenhlanganyelo noNkulunkulu onguMdali ongcwele owedlulele, okungekho sidalwa esingakwazi ukukuzuza ngokuthanda kwaso—ngisho u-Adamu no-Eva ngaphambi kokuba Ukuwa babe nakho. Ngomusa sinenhlanganyelo noNkulunkulu onguziqu-zintathu, oweqa indawo nesikhathi, owayekhona, okhona, nozoba khona. Kulokhu kuhlanganyela, imizimba yethu nemiphefumulo yethu yenziwa misha nguNkulunkulu; sinikezwa ubuyena obusha nenjongo yaphakade. Ebunyeni bethu nasekuhlanganyeleni noNkulunkulu, asincishiswa, asithatheki, noma siguqulwe sibe into esingeyona. Kunalokho, silethwa ekugcwaleni nasekupheleleni okuphezulu kobuntu bethu kanye Naye ngokubamba iqhaza ebuntwini obavuswayo futhi benyuka ngoMoya oNgcwele kuKristu.

Siphila esikhathini samanje - ngaphakathi kwemingcele yendawo nesikhathi. Kodwa ngobunye bethu noKristu ngoMoya oNgcwele, singena emgodleni wesikhathi sasemkhathini, ngoba uPawulu ubhala kwabase-Efesu. 2,6ukuthi sesivele simisiwe ezulwini kuNkulunkulu-muntu uJesu Kristu ovukile. Ngesikhathi sokuphila kwethu kwesikhashana lapha emhlabeni, sibophezelekile esikhathini nendawo. Ngendlela esingeke siyiqonde ngokugcwele, nathi siyizakhamuzi zaseZulwini ingunaphakade. Nakuba siphila esikhathini samanje, sesivele sihlanganyela ekuphileni, ukufa, ukuvuka nokwenyukela kukaJesu ezulwini ngoMoya oNgcwele. Sesivele sixhumene nengunaphakade.

Ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kungokoqobo kithi, simemezela ukubusa kwamanje kukaNkulunkulu wethu Ongunaphakade ngaphandle kokuqiniseka. Kusukela kulesi sikhundla sibheke phambili ekugcwalisekeni okuzayo kombuso kaNkulunkulu, lapho siyophila phakade ngobunye futhi sihlanganyele neNkosi yethu. Masijabule ngesu likaNkulunkulu laphakade.

nguJoseph Tkach

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