Ngubani ujesu kristu

UNkulunkulu iNdodana unguMuntu wesibili wobuNkulunkulu, ozelwe nguYise kusukela phakade. Uyizwi nomfanekiso kaYise - ngaye futhi ngenxa yakhe uNkulunkulu wadala zonke izinto. Wathunyelwa uBaba njengoJesu Kristu, uNkulunkulu, embulwe enyameni ukuze sikwazi ukuzuza insindiso. Wakhulelwa ngoMoya oNgcwele futhi wazalwa yiNcasakazi uMariya - wayenguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele futhi engumuntu ngokugcwele, wahlanganisa izimvelo ezimbili kumuntu oyedwa. Yena, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu neNkosi phezu kwakho konke, ufanele ukudunyiswa nokukhonzwa. Njengomhlengi wesintu owabikezelwa, wafela izono zethu, wavuswa ngokwenyama futhi wenyukela ezulwini, lapho esebenza khona njengomlamuleli phakathi komuntu noNkulunkulu. Uyobuya futhi ngenkazimulo ukubusa phezu kwezizwe zonke njengeNkosi yamakhosi embusweni kaNkulunkulu (Joh 1,1.10.14; AbaseKolose 1,15-16; amaHebheru 1,3; UJohane 3,16; Thithu 2,13; Mathewu 1,20; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 10,36; 1. AbaseKorinte 15,3-4; amaHebheru 1,8; IsAmbulo 19,16).

UbuKristu bumayelana noKristu

“Emnyombweni wabo, ubuKristu abulona uhlelo oluhle, oluyinkimbinkimbi njengobuBuddha, izimiso zokuziphatha eziphakeme njengobuSulumane, noma iqoqo lemikhuba emihle njengoba amanye amasonto aye abonisa. Iphuzu elibalulekile lokuqala kunoma iyiphi ingxoxo ngale ndaba ukuthi 'ubuKristu' - njengoba igama lisho - konke mayelana noMuntu oyedwa, uJesu Kristu (Dickson 1999:11).

UbuKristu, nakuba ekuqaleni babubhekwa njengehlelo lamaJuda, babuhlukile ebuJudeni. AmaJuda ayenokholo kuNkulunkulu, kodwa iningi alimamukeli uJesu njengoKristu. Elinye iqembu okukhulunywa ngalo eTestamenteni Elisha, “abamesaba uNkulunkulu” abangamaqaba, uKorneliyu ayengowalo (IzE 10,2), naye wayenokholo kuNkulunkulu, kodwa futhi, akubona bonke abamukela uJesu njengoMesiya.

“Umuntu kaJesu Kristu uyisisekelo semfundiso yenkolo yobuKristu. Nakuba umuntu engase achaze 'imfundiso yenkolo' ngokuthi 'ikhuluma ngoNkulunkulu', 'imfundiso yenkolo yobuKristu' inikeza indawo eyinhloko endimeni kaKristu” (McGrath 1997:322).

“UbuKristu abulona iqoqo lemibono eyanele noma engahlangani; limelela impendulo eqhubekayo yemibuzo ephakanyiswe ukuphila, ukufa, nokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu. UbuKristu buyinkolo engokomlando eyavela ngenxa yezenzakalo ezithile ezigxile kuJesu Kristu.”

Abukho ubuKristu ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu. Wayengubani loJesu? Yini eyayikhethekile ngaye kangangokuthi uSathane wayefuna ukumbhubhisa futhi acindezele indaba yokuzalwa kwakhe (Isambulo 12,4-5; Mathewu 2,1-18) Yini leyenta bafundzi bakhe babe nesibindzi kangangekutsi baze bamangalelwe ngekutsi baphendvula umhlaba? 

UNkulunkulu uza kithi ngoKristu

Ucwaningo lokugcina lwaphetha ngokugcizelela ukuthi singakwazi kuphela ukwazi uNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu (Mathewu 11,27) ongumfanekiso weqiniso wobuntu bukaNkulunkulu obungaphakathi (KumaHeberu 1,3). NgoJesu kuphela lapho singakwazi khona ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unjani, ngoba uJesu kuphela ongumfanekiso kaYise owambuliwe (Kolose 1,15).

AmaVangeli achaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu wangena esimweni somuntu ngomuntu kaJesu Kristu. Umphostoli uJohane wabhala: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.” ( Joh. 1,1). ULizwi wachazwa ngokuthi uJesu “owaba yinyama futhi wakha phakathi kwethu.” (Joh 1,14).

UJesu, uLizwi, ungumuntu wesibili wobuNkulunkulu, “okukhona konke ukugcwala kobuNkulunkulu ngokomzimba” (Kolose 2,9). UJesu wayeyikho kokubili umuntu ngokugcwele futhi enguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele, iNdodana yomuntu neNdodana kaNkulunkulu. “Ngokuba kwamthokozisa uNkulunkulu ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuye” (Kolose 1,19), “ekugcwaleni kwakhe sonke samukela umusa womusa” (Joh 1,16).

“UKristu Jesu, enesimo sobuNkulunkulu, akakubonanga njengokuphanga ukulingana noNkulunkulu, kepha wazithoba, wathatha isimo senceku, enziwe ngomfanekiso wabantu, owaziwa ngokubukeka njengomuntu.” ( KwabaseFilipi 2,5-7). Lesi siqephu sichaza ukuthi uJesu waziphuca amalungelo obunkulunkulu waba ngomunye wethu ukuze labo “abakholwa egameni lakhe babe negunya lokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.” ( Joh. 1,12). Thina ngokwethu sikholelwa ukuthi thina mathupha, ngokomlando kanye ne-eschatologically sibhekene nobunkulunkulu bukaNkulunkulu ebuntwini balo muntu othize uJesu waseNazaretha (Jinkins 2001: 98).

Lapho sihlangana noJesu, sihlangana noNkulunkulu. UJesu uthi: “Ukube beningazi mina, benimazi noBaba.” (Joh 8,19).

UJesu Kristu ungumdali nomsekeli wazo zonke izinto

Ngokuphathelene ‘noLizwi,’ uJohane usitshela ukuthi “wayekuNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. Zonke izinto zenziwa ngokufanayo, futhi ngaphandle kwakho akukho lutho olwenziwe.” (Joh 1,2-enye).

UPawulu uyanaba ngalo mbono: “... zonke izinto zadalelwa yena futhi zadalelwa yena” ( Kolose 1,16). AmaHeberu akhuluma futhi ‘ngoJesu, owaba mncane kunezingelosi isikhashana’ (okungukuthi, waba umuntu), “okungenxa yakhe zonke izinto, nezikhona ngaye zonke izinto” ( Heberu. 2,9-10). UJesu Kristu “ungaphambi kwazo zonke izinto, futhi zonke izinto zikhona kuye.” (Kolose 1,17). “Usekela zonke izinto ngezwi lakhe elinamandla.” ( Hebheru 1,3).

Abaholi bamaJuda babengabuqondi ubuNkulunkulu bakhe. UJesu wabatshela, “Ngaphuma kuNkulunkulu” futhi “ngaphambi kokuba u-Abrahama abe khona, mina ngikhona” (Joh 8,42.58). Igama elithi “NGIKHONA” lalibhekisela egameni uNkulunkulu alisebenzisa kuYe lapho ekhuluma noMose (2. mose 3,14), futhi ngemva kwalokho abaFarisi nabafundisi bomthetho bafuna ukumkhanda ngamatshe ngenxa yokuhlambalaza ngoba ethi ungowaphezulu. 8,59).

UJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu

UJohane wabhala ngoJesu, “sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.” ( Joh. 1,14). UJesu wayeyiNdodana eyodwa kaYise.

Lapho uJesu ebhapathizwa, uNkulunkulu wambiza: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngawe.” ( Marku. 1,11; Luka 3,22).

Lapho uPetru noJohane bethola umbono wombuso kaNkulunkulu, uPetru wabona uJesu esezingeni elifanayo nelikaMose no-Eliya. Akazange abone ukuthi uJesu “ufanelwe udumo olukhulu kunoMose.” ( Hebheru 3,3), futhi lowo omkhulu kunabaprofethi wema phakathi kwabo. Kwaphinde kwavela izwi ezulwini lamemeza: “Lo uyindodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo; yizweni!” ( Mathewu 17,5). Ngenxa yokuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nathi kufanele sizwe ukuthi uthini.

Lesi kwakuyisiqephu esiyinhloko ekushumayeleni kwabaphostoli lapho besakaza izindaba ezinhle zensindiso kuKristu. Qaphela izEnzo 9,20, lapho lithi ngoSawulu ngaphambi kokuba aziwe ngokuthi uPawulu: “Futhi masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni ngoJesu, ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Uvuko lwabafileyo ( Roma 1,4).

Umhlatshelo weNdodana kaNkulunkulu wenza amakholwa asindiswe. “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” ( Joh. 3,16). “UYise wayithuma iNdodana ukuba ibe nguMsindisi womhlaba” (1. UJohannes 4,14).

UJesu uyiNkosi neNkosi

Ekuzalweni kukaKristu, ingelosi yamemezela isigijimi esilandelayo kubelusi: “Nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide.” ( Luka 2,11).

UJohane uMbhapathizi wayethunywe ukuba “alungise indlela yeNkosi.” (Marku 1,1-4; UJohane 3,1-enye).

Emaphuzwini akhe okuqala ezincwadini ezihlukahlukene, uPawulu, uJakobe, uPetru, noJohane babhekisela ‘eNkosini uJesu Kristu’ ( NW )1. AbaseKorinte 1,2-ishumi nesithupha; 2. AbaseKorinte 2,2; Kwabase-Efesu 1,2; UJames 1,1; 1. UPetrus 1,3; 2. Johane 3; njll.)

Igama elithi Nkosi likhombisa ubukhosi phezu kwazo zonke izici zokholo lwekholwa kanye nempilo kamoya. isambulo 19,16 lisikhumbuza ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu, uJesu Kristu,

"Nkosi yamakhosi noMbusi wababusi"

kuyinto.

Encwadini yaso ethi, Invitation to Theology, njengoba isazi semfundiso yenkolo sanamuhla uMichael Jinkins sikubeka: “Ukusho kwakhe ngathi kuphelele futhi kuphelele. Siphelele, umzimba nomphefumulo, ekuphileni nasekufeni eNkosini uJesu Kristu” (2001:122).

UJesu unguMesiya owaprofethwa, uMsindisi

KuDaniel 9,25 kusho uNkulunkulu ukuthi uMesiya, isikhulu, uyofika ezokhulula abantu bakhe. UMesiya lisho “ogcotshiweyo” ngesiHeberu. U-Andreya, umlandeli kaJesu wokuqala, waqaphela ukuthi yena nabanye abafundi ‘babemtholile uMesiya’ kuJesu, okuhunyushwa ngesiGreki ngokuthi “uKristu” (Ogcotshiweyo) ( Joh. 1,41).

Iziprofetho eziningi zeTestamente Elidala zazikhuluma ngokuza koMsindisi [uMsindisi, uMhlengi]. Endabeni yakhe yokuzalwa kukaKristu, uMathewu uvame ukuningiliza indlela lezi ziprofetho eziphathelene noMesiya ezakuthola ngayo ukugcwaliseka kwazo ekuphileni nasenkonzweni yeNdodana kaNkulunkulu, okwathi ekuthatheni kwayo isimo somuntu wakhulelwa ngokuyisimangaliso ngoMoya oNgcwele entombini egama layo linguMariya futhi yabizwa ngokuthi uJesu. , okusho umsindisi. “Konke lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke okwashiwo iNkosi ngomprofethi (Mathewu 1,22).

ULuka wabhala: “Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka konke okulotshwe ngami emthethweni kaMose, nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni.” ( Luka 2 Kor.4,44). Kwakudingeka agcwalise izibikezelo zikaMesiya. Abanye abavangeli bafakaza ukuthi uJesu unguKristu (Marku 8,29; Luka 2,11; 4,41; 9,20; UJohane 6,69; 20,31).

AmaKristu okuqala afundisa ukuthi “uKristu umelwe ukuhlupheka, abe ngowokuqala ukuvuka kwabafileyo, ashumayele ukukhanya kubantu bakhe nakwabezizwe.” ( IzEnzo 26,23). Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu “ngempela unguMsindisi wezwe” (Joh 4,42).

UJesu ubuyela ngesihe nasesahlulelweni

KumKristu, yonke indaba iholela futhi ibalekele kude nezehlakalo zempilo kaKristu. Indaba yempilo yakhe ingumongo wokholo lwethu.

Kepha le ndaba ayikapheli. Iyaqhubeka kusukela ezikhathini zeTestamente Elisha kuze kube phakade. Ibhayibheli liyachaza ukuthi uJesu uphila impilo yakhe ngaphakathi kwethu, nokuthi lokho ukwenza kanjani kuzodingidwa esifundweni esilandelayo.

UJesu uzobuya futhi (Johane 14,1-3; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 1,11; 2. Thesalonika 4,13-ishumi nesithupha; 2. UPetrus 3,10-13, njll.). Akabuyi ukuzobhekana nesono (usekwenzile lokho ngomhlatshelo wakhe) kodwa ukuze athole insindiso (Heb. 9,28). “Esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi somusa” (Hebheru 4,16) “uyakwahlulela izwe ngokulunga” (Izenzo 1).7,31). “Kepha thina siyizakhamuzi zasezulwini; lapho silindele khona uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu.” (Filipi 3,20).

isiphetho

Umbhalo wembula uJesu njengeZwi elenziwe inyama, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, iNkosi, iNkosi, uMesiya, uMsindisi womhlaba, ozofika ngokwesibili ukukhombisa umusa nokwahlulela. Kumaphakathi okholweni lomKristu ngoba ngaphandle kukaKristu abukho ubuKrestu. Sidinga ukuzwa ukuthi uthini kithi.

nguJames Henderson