Intengo ephezulu yombuso kaNkulunkulu

Amavesi akuMarku 10,17-31 bayingxenye esukela kuMarku 9 kuya ku-10. Lesi sigaba singabizwa ngokuthi "Inani Eliphakeme Lombuso KaNkulunkulu." Ichaza inkathi yesikhathi ngaphambi nje kokuphela kokuphila kukaJesu emhlabeni.

UPeter nabanye abafundi baqala nje ukuqonda ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya othenjisiwe. Nokho abakaqondi ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya ozohlupheka ukuze akhonze futhi asindise. Behluleka ukuqonda inani eliphakeme elibizwa ngumbuso kaNkulunkulu - inani elikhokhwa nguJesu ngokunikela ngempilo yakhe ukuze abe yinkosi yalowo mbuso. Ngokunjalo, abaqondi ukuthi kuzobabizani njengabafundi bakaJesu ukuba yizakhamizi zombuso kaNkulunkulu.

Akukona ukuthi singakuthenga kanjani ukufinyelela embusweni kaNkulunkulu - kepha kumayelana nokuhlanganyela noJesu empilweni yakhe yobukhosi futhi ngaleyo ndlela senze impilo yethu ihambisane nendlela yokuphila embusweni wakhe. Kunenani elizokhokhwa ngalo, futhi uMark uyaliveza kulesi sigaba ngokuqokomisa izimfanelo zikaJesu eziyisithupha: ukuncika ngokuthandaza, ukuzincisha, ukuthembeka, ukuphana, ukuthobeka, nokholo oluqhubekayo. Sizobheka zonke izici eziyisithupha, sinake okwesine: ukuphana.

Ukuncika ngomthandazo

Okokuqala siya kuMarkus 9,14-32. UJesu udabukiswa yizinto ezimbili: ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuphikiswa abafundisi bomthetho abahlangana nakho futhi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuwukungakholwa akubona phakathi kwabo bonke abantu abaningi naphakathi kwabafundi bakhe. Isifundo kulesi sigaba ukuthi ukunqoba kombuso kaNkulunkulu (kulokhu phezu kwezifo) akuncikile ezingeni lokholo lwethu, kodwa ezingeni lokholo uJesu kamuva abelane nathi ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Kulesi simo sobuthakathaka bomuntu, uJesu uchaza ukuthi ingxenye yezindleko eziphezulu zombuso kaNkulunkulu ukuphendukela kuwo ngomkhuleko ngesimo sokuncika. Siyini isizathu? Ngoba nguye yedwa okhokha inani eligcwele lombuso kaNkulunkulu ngokunikela ngempilo yakhe ngenxa yethu kungekudala emva kwalokho. Ngeshwa, abafundi abakakuqondi lokhu.

Ukuzincisha

Qhubeka ku-Markus 9,33-50, abafundi baboniswa ukuthi ingxenye yezindleko zombuso kaNkulunkulu wukuyeka isifiso somuntu sokubusa namandla. Ukuzidela kuyindlela eyenza umbuso kaNkulunkulu ube mkhulu, uJesu awubonisa ngokuphathelene nabantwana ababuthakathaka, abangenakuzisiza.

Abafundi bakaJesu abakwazanga ukuzidela ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke lesi sikhuthazo sikhomba kuJesu, okunguye yedwa ophelele. Sibizelwe ukuthi simethembe - samukele ubuntu bakhe futhi silandele indlela yakhe yokuphila embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ukulandela uJesu akukhona ukuba mkhulu noma onamandla kunabo bonke, kepha kunalokho uzincishe wena ukuze ukhonze uNkulunkulu ngokusebenzela abantu.

ukwethembeka

Ku-Markus 10,116 ichaza indlela uJesu asebenzisa ngayo umshado ukuze abonise ukuthi izindleko eziphakeme zombuso kaNkulunkulu zihlanganisa ukwethembeka ebuhlotsheni obuseduze kakhulu. UJesu ube esekwenza kucace ukuthi abantwana abancane abangenacala babeka kanjani izibonelo ezinhle. Yilabo kuphela abemukela umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngokholo olulula (ukwethemba) kwengane ababhekana nakho ngempela ukuthi kunjani ukuba ngowombuso kaNkulunkulu.

Ukupha

Lapho uJesu esendleleni futhi, kwaqhamuka umuntu egijima, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe wambuza, “Mfundisi Omuhle, yini okufanele ngiyenze ukuze ngithole ukuphila okuphakade?” Kungani ungibiza ngokuthi ngimuhle? Waphendula uJesu. ” UNkulunkulu kuphela olungile, akekho omunye. Uyayazi imiyalo: ungabulali, ungafebi, ungebi, ungakhulumi izitatimende ezingamanga, ungancishi noma ngubani okwabo, hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko! Master, yaphendula le ndoda, ngiyilalele yonke le miyalo kusukela ebusheni bami. UJesu wambheka ngothando. Wathi kuye: "Kusasele into eyodwa: hamba uthengise ngakho konke onakho, unike abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini. Bese uza ungilandele! Le ndoda yathinteka kakhulu lapho izwa lokhu futhi yahamba idabukile, ngoba yayinemali enkulu.

UJesu wababuka ngabanye abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Kulukhuni kangakanani kwabanokuningi ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Abafundi bethuka ngamazwi akhe; kodwa uJesu wabuye wathi: Bantwana, kulukhuni kangakanani ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Ikamela lingase lingene ngentunja yenaliti kunokuba umuntu ocebile angene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Bethuka kakhulu. Pho kungasindiswa bani?Babuzana bodwa. UJesu wambheka wathi: “Kubantu akunakwenzeka, kodwa hhayi kuNkulunkulu; konke kuyenzeka kuNkulunkulu. Khona uPetru wathi kuJesu: “Uyazi ukuthi thina sishiye konke ngemva kwakho, sakulandela. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo oshiya indlu noma abafowabo noma odadewabo noma unina noma uyise noma abantwana noma amasimu ngenxa yami nangenxa yeVangeli uzuza konke ngokuphindwe kayikhulu. izindlu, abafowabo, odadewabo, omama , Izingane namasimu - nakuba ngaphansi kokushushiswa - futhi ezweni elizayo, ukuphila okuphakade. Kodwa abaningi abangabokuqala manje bayoba ngabokugcina, futhi abokugcina bayoba ngabokuqala.” (Marku 10,17-31 NGÜ).

Lapha uJesu ucacisa kahle ukuthi inani eliphezulu lombuso kaNkulunkulu limayelana nani. Indoda ecebile eyaphendukela kuJesu yayinakho konke kodwa okwakubalulekile ngempela: ukuphila okuphakade (ukuphila embusweni kaNkulunkulu). Nakuba efuna ukulondoloza lokhu kuphila, akazimisele ukukhokha inani elikhulu ukuze abe nakho. Kwenzeka okufanayo nasendabeni eyaziwayo yenkawu engakwazi ukukhipha isandla emgibeni ngoba ingakakulungeli ukudedela lokho okusesandleni sayo; ngakho ngisho nesicebi asikakulungeli ukugqashula ekugxileni ingcebo yezinto ezibonakalayo.

Nakuba ethandeka ngokucacile futhi elangazelele; futhi ngokungangabazeki ngokuziphatha okuhle, isicebi siyehluleka ukubhekana nokuthi kuyosho ukuthini kuye (uma sibheka isimo saso) uma silandela uJesu (okuwukuphila okuphakade). Ngakho isicebi simshiya uJesu kabuhlungu futhi asisamuzwa. Wenza ukukhetha kwakhe, okungenani ngaleso sikhathi.

UJesu uhlola isimo salendoda bese etshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kunzima kakhulu ngomuntu ocebile ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kosizo lukaNkulunkulu! Ukuze akwenze kucace, uJesu usebenzisa isisho esibonakala simangalisa - ikamela kungenzeka lingene embotsheni yenaliti!

UJesu ufundisa futhi ukuthi ukunikeza abampofu imali nokunye ukuzidela esikwenzela umbuso kaNkulunkulu kuzosikhokhela (kusakhela ingcebo) kodwa ezulwini kuphela, hhayi lapha emhlabeni. Lapho sinikela kakhulu, yilapho sizothola okwengeziwe. Nokho, lokho akusho ukuthi siyothola okwengeziwe ngemali esiyinikela emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, njengoba kufundiswa amaqembu athile ashumayela ivangeli lempilo nengcebo.

Lokho uJesu akufundisayo kusho ukuthi imivuzo engokomoya embusweni kaNkulunkulu (kokubili manje nasesikhathini esizayo) iyokwedlula kude noma yikuphi ukuzidela esingase sikwenze manje ukuze silandele uJesu, ngisho noma lezi ezilandelayo zihlanganisa izikhathi zokuswela nokushushiswa.

Ngenkathi ekhuluma ngalezi zidingo, uJesu ungeza esinye isimemezelo esiya ngokuningiliziwe ngokuhlupheka kwakhe okusondelayo:

“Babesendleleni bekhuphukela eJerusalema; uJesu wahamba phambili. Abafundi babekhathazekile, nabanye ababehamba nabo futhi besaba. Waphinde wabizela eceleni abayishumi nambili wababikela okuzokwenzeka kuye.” ekhuphukela eJerusalema manje, wathi. “Lapho iNdodana yomuntu inikelwa ezandleni zabapristi abakhulu nababhali. Bazamgwebela ukufa, bamnikele kwabezizwe abangamazi uNkulunkulu. Bayomhleka usulu, bamkhafulele, bamshaye futhi ekugcineni bambulale. Kodwa ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu uzakuvuka.” (Marku 10,32-34 NGÜ).

Okuthile ekuziphatheni kukaJesu, kodwa futhi nasemazwini akhe, kuyabamangaza abafundi futhi kusabise isixuku esibalandelayo. Ngandlela thile babona sengathi inkinga isiseduze kanti isikhona. Amazwi kaJesu ayisikhumbuzo esethusayo sokuthi ngubani okhokha intengo ephezulu kakhulu yombuso kaNkulunkulu - futhi uJesu uyasenzela yona. Masingalokothi sikhohlwe lokho. Ungumuntu ophana kunabo bonke futhi sibizelwe ukumlandela ukuze sihlanganyele ekupheni kwakhe. Yini esivimbayo ekuphaneni njengoJesu? Lokhu yinto okumele sizindle ngayo futhi sithandaze ngayo.

ukuthobeka

Esigabeni sezindleko eziphezulu zombuso kaNkulunkulu siza kuMarku 10,35-45. UJakobe noJohane, amadodana kaZebedewu, baya kuJesu ukuze bamcele isikhundla esiphakeme embusweni wakhe. Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi bagcwele kangaka futhi banobugovu. Nokho, siyazi ukuthi izimo zengqondo ezinjalo zigxilile esimweni sethu sobuntu esinesono. Ukube abafundi ababili babezazi izindleko zangempela zesikhundla esiphakeme kangaka embusweni kaNkulunkulu, babengeke balokothe ​​benze lesi sicelo kuJesu. UJesu ubaxwayisa ngokuthi bazohlupheka. Nokho, lokho akusho ngempela ukuthi lokhu kuzobalethela isikhundla esiphakeme embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ngoba wonke umuntu kufanele ahlupheke. Umklomelo wesikhundla esiphakeme ungokaNkulunkulu kuphela.

Abanye abafundi, ngokungangabazeki abazicabangela bona njengoJakobe noJohane, basicasukela isicelo sabo. Mhlawumbe lezi zikhundla zamandla nodumo nazo bezifuna. Ngakho-ke, ngesineke uJesu ubachazela ngokubaluleka okuhluke ngokuphelele kombuso kaNkulunkulu, lapho ubukhulu beqiniso buboniswa khona emsebenzini ophansi.

UJesu ngokwakhe uyisibonelo esivelele salokhu kuthobeka. Weza ukuzonikela ngokuphila Kwakhe njengenceku kaNkulunkulu ehluphekayo, njengoba kwaprofethwa ku-Isaya 53, “isihlengo sabaningi.”

Ukholo Oluphikelelayo

Ingxenye esihlokweni sethu iphetha ngo-Markus 10,46-52, echaza uJesu ehamba nabafundi bakhe besuka eJeriko beya eJerusalema, lapho eyohlupheka khona futhi afele khona. Endleleni, bahlangana nendoda eyimpumputhe okuthiwa uBartimewu, ecela isihe kuJesu. UJesu uphendula ngokubuyisela ukubona endodeni eyimpumputhe futhi eyitshela, "Ukukholwa kwakho kukusizile." UBartimewu wabe esehlanganyela noJesu.

Kokunye, kuyisifundo sokholo lomuntu, esingaphelele kepha esisebenzayo uma siphikelela. Ekugcineni, kumayelana nenkolo kaJesu ephikelelayo, ephelele.

Ukucatshangelwa kokugcina

Kuleli qophelo intengo ephezulu yombuso kaNkulunkulu kufanele ibhekwe futhi: ukuncika ngomkhuleko, ukuzincisha, ukuthembeka, ukuphana, ukuthobeka nokukholwa okuqhubekayo. Sibona umbuso kaNkulunkulu lapho samukela futhi sisebenzisa lezi zimfanelo. Ngabe lokho kuzwakala kusabisa kancane? Yebo, size size sibone ukuthi lezi yizimfanelo zikaJesu uqobo - izimfanelo abelana ngazo ngoMoya oNgcwele kulabo abamethembayo nabamlandelayo ngokuthembela.

Ukuhlanganyela kwethu ekuphileni embusweni kaJesu akuphelele, kodwa njengoba silandela uJesu “kuyadlulisela” kithi. Lena indlela yobufundi bobuKristu. Akukhona ngokuzuza indawo embusweni kaNkulunkulu—kuJesu sinaleyo ndawo. Akukhona ukuzuza umusa kaNkulunkulu—sibonga uJesu, sithola umusa kaNkulunkulu. Okubalulekile ukuthi sihlanganyele othandweni nasekuphileni kukaJesu. Unazo zonke lezi zimfanelo ngokuphelele futhi ngobuningi futhi uzimisele ukwabelana nathi ngazo, futhi wenza lokho kanye ngenkonzo kaMoya oNgcwele. Bangane abathandekayo nabalandeli bakaJesu, vulani izinhliziyo zenu kanye nempilo yenu yonke kuJesu. Mlandeleni futhi namukele kuye! Wozani ngombuso wakhe ogcweleyo.

nguTed Johnston