Uyini umyalo omkhulu wezithunywa zevangeli?

Ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle zensindiso ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu. Liyisigijimi sokuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu, ukuthi wangcwatshwa, ukuthi ngokwemiBhalo wavuswa ngosuku lwesithathu, ngemva kwalokho wabonakala kubafundi bakhe. Ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle zokuthi ngomsebenzi wokusindisa kaJesu Kristu singangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu (1. AbaseKorinte 15,1-5; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 5,31; Luka 24,46-48; UJohane 3,16; Mathewu 28,19-20; Maka 1,14-15; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 8,12; I-28,30-enye).

Amazwi kaJesu kubalandeli bakhe emva kokuvuka kwakhe

Inkulumo ethi “umsebenzi omkhulu” ngokuvamile ibhekisela emazwini kaJesu akuMathewu 28,18-20 UJesu wasondela, wathi kubo: “Nginikwe lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ngakho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho. Futhi bhekani, mina nginani njalo, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.

Nginikwe onke amandla ezulwini nasemhlabeni

UJesu “uyiNkosi phezu kwakho konke” (IzE 10,36) futhi ungowokuqala kukho konke (Kolose 1,18 f.). Lapho amasonto namakholwa enza umsebenzi wokuthunywa noma wokuvangela noma ngabe yiliphi igama elivamile, futhi ekwenza ngaphandle kukaJesu, akusizi ngalutho.

Izithunywa zezinye izinkolo azikuqapheli ukuphakama kwakhe ngakho-ke aziwenzi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Noma yiliphi igatsha lobuKristu elingabeki uKristu kuqala ezenzweni nasezimfundisweni zalo akuwona umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ngaphambi kokwenyukela kwakhe kuBaba waseZulwini, uJesu waprofetha: “...niyakukwamukela amandla lapho uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ofakazi bami” ( IzEnzo 1,8). Umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele emsebenzini uwukuhola amakholwa ukuba afakaze ngoJesu Kristu.

UNkulunkulu othumelayo

Emibuthanweni yobuKristu, elithi "mission" lithole izincazelo ezihlukahlukene. Ngezinye izikhathi lalibhekisela esakhiweni, ngezinye izikhathi enkonzweni yakwelinye izwe, ngezinye izikhathi ekutshalweni kwamabandla amasha, njll. Emlandweni webandla, “imishini” kwakuwumqondo wemfundiso yenkolo wokuthi uNkulunkulu wayithumela kanjani iNdodana yakhe, nokuthi uYise neNdodana INdodana yathumela uMoya oNgcwele.
Igama lesiNgisi elithi "mission" linempande yesiLatini. Livela ku-"missio" okusho ukuthi "ngiyathumela". Ngakho-ke, ukuthunywa kubhekisela emsebenzini othunyelwa othile noma iqembu ukuba liwenze.
Umqondo "wokuthumela" ubalulekile emfundisweni yeBhayibheli yesimo sikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu othumayo. 

"Kumele ngithumele bani? Ubani ofuna ukuba yisithunywa sethu?" kubuza izwi leNkosi. UNkulunkulu wathumela uMose kuFaro, u-Eliya kanye nabanye abaprofethi kwa-Israyeli, kanye noJohane uMbhapathizi ukuba afakaze ngokukhanya kukaKristu (Johane 1,6-7), owathunywa “uBaba ophilayo” ukuba asindise izwe (Joh 4,34; 6,57).

UNkulunkulu uthumela izingelosi zakhe ukuba zenze intando yakhe (1. UMose 24,7; Mathewu 13,41 nezinye iziqephu eziningi), futhi uthumela uMoya wakhe oNgcwele egameni leNdodana (Johane 14,26; I-15,26; Luka 24,49). UBaba “uyothumela uJesu Kristu” ngesikhathi lapho zonke izinto sezibuyiselwe.” (IzE 3,20-enye).

UJesu futhi wathuma abafundi bakhe (Mathewu 10,5), futhi wachaza ukuthi njengoba nje uYise amthuma ezweni, kanjalo yena, uJesu, uthumela amakholwa ezweni ( Johane 17,18). Wonke amakholwa athunyelwe uKristu. Sisemsebenzini kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngenxa yalokho singabavangeli Bakhe. IBandla leTestamente Elisha lalikuqonda kahle lokhu futhi laqhuba umsebenzi kaBaba njengamanxusa Akhe. Incwadi yeZenzo iwubufakazi bomsebenzi wobufundisi njengoba ivangeli lisabalala emhlabeni wonke owaziwayo. Amakholwa abizwa ngokuthi “amanxusa kaKristu” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,20) wathunywa ukuba ammelele phambi kwabo bonke abantu.

IBandla leTestamente Elisha laliyibandla lezithunywa zevangeli. Enye yezinkinga ebandleni namuhla ukuthi abantu abasontayo "babona ukuthunywa njengenye yemisebenzi yabo eminingi kunokuba kube isikhungo sabo esichazayo" (Murray, 2004:135). Bavame ukuziqhelelanisa nomsebenzi ngokudlulisela lo msebenzi “emigwaqweni ekhethekile esikhundleni sokuhlomisa wonke amalungu njengezithunywa zevangeli” (ibid.). Esikhundleni sempendulo ka-Isaya, “Nangu mina, thuma mina” (Isaya 6,9) impendulo ngokuvamile engashiwongo ithi: “Nangu mina! Thumela omunye.”

Imodeli yetestamente elidala

Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu eTestamenteni Elidala uhlotshaniswa nomqondo wokukhangwa. Ezinye izizwe zaziyothuswa isenzakalo sikazibuthe sokungenela kukaNkulunkulu kangangokuthi zaziyolwela ‘ukunambitha futhi zibone ukuthi uJehova muhle kangakanani’ ( IHubo 3 )4,8).

Imodeli ifaka phakathi ucingo "Woza" njengoba kuvezwe endabeni kaSolomoni neNdlovukazi yaseSheba. “Kwathi indlovukazi yaseSheba isizwile indaba kaSolomoni, yeza...eJerusalema... USolomoni wayiphendula ngakho konke; akukho lutho olwalufihlekile enkosini engenakumtshela lona... inkosi: Kuyiqiniso engikuzwile ezweni lami ngemisebenzi yakho nokuhlakanipha kwakho” (1 AmaKhosi 10,1-7). Kulo mbiko, umqondo obalulekile uwukudonsela abantu ephuzwini elibalulekile ukuze iqiniso nezimpendulo zicaciswe. Amanye amasonto namuhla asebenzisa imodeli enjalo. Inokufaneleka okuthile, kodwa akuyona imodeli ephelele.

Ngokuvamile, u-Israyeli akathunyelwa ngaphandle kwemingcele yakhe ukuze afakazele inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. "Akuzange kuthunywe ukuya kwabeZizwe futhi bamemezele iqiniso eliveziwe elinikezwe abantu bakaNkulunkulu" (Peters 1972: 21). Lapho uNkulunkulu efuna uJona athumele isigijimi sokuphenduka kubantu baseNineve abangewona ama-Israyeli, uJona wethuka. Indlela enjalo iyingqayizivele (funda indaba yalo msebenzi eNcwadini kaJona. Ihlala isifundisa namuhla).

Izinhlobo zeTestamente Elisha

“Lokhu kungukuqala kwevangeli likaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu” - yilena ndlela uMarku, umbhali wokuqala wevangeli, amisa ngayo umongo webandla leTestamente Elisha (Marku 1,1). Konke kumayelana nevangeli, izindaba ezinhle, futhi amaKristu kufanele abe “nokuhlanganyela evangelini” (KwabaseFilipi 1,5), okusho ukuthi baphila futhi bahlanganyela izindaba ezinhle zensindiso kuKristu. Igama elithi "ivangeli" lisekelwe kulokhu - umqondo wokusakaza izindaba ezinhle, ukumemezela insindiso kwabangakholwa.

Njengoba nje abanye beye badonsekela kuIsrayeli ngezikhathi ezithile ngenxa yodumo lwakhe lwesikhashana, ngokufanayo, ngokuphambene, abaningi baye badonseleka kuJesu Kristu ngenxa yodumo lwakhe oluthandwayo nothando lwakhe. “Futhi ngokushesha izindaba zakhe zasakazeka kulo lonke izwe laseGalile (Marku 1,28). UJesu wathi: “Wozani kimi.” (Mat 11,28), nethi “Ngilandele” ( Mathewu 9,9). Imodeli yensindiso yokuza nokulandela isasebenza. NguJesu onamazwi okuphila (Joh 6,68).

Kungani iMission?

UMarku uchaza ukuthi uJesu “weza eGalile eshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu” (Marku 1,14). Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awukhethekile. UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi “umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufana nembewu yesinaphi, ayithatha umuntu wayihlwanyela ensimini yakhe; yamila, yaba ngumuthi, nezinyoni zezulu zahlala emagatsheni awo.” ( Luka 1 Kor3,18-19). Umqondo uwukuthi isihlahla sikhulu ngokwanele kuzo zonke izinyoni, hhayi nje uhlobo olulodwa.

Ibandla alikhethekile njengoba lalinjalo ibandla lakwa-Israyeli. Liyabandakanya, futhi umlayezo wevangeli akulona owethu kuphela. Kumelwe sibe ofakazi bakhe “kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.” ( IzE 1,8). “UNkulunkulu wathumela indodana yakhe” ukuze samukelwe njengabantwana bakhe ngokuhlengwa (KwabaseGalathiya 4,4). Isihe esihlengayo sikaNkulunkulu ngoKristu akusikhona okwethu sodwa, “kodwa ngowomhlaba wonke” (1. UJohannes 2,2). Thina esingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu sithunyelwe emhlabeni njengofakazi bomusa wakhe. Ukuthunywa kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthi "yebo" esintwini, "yebo ngikhona futhi yebo ngifuna ukukusindisa."

Lokhu kuthunyelwa emhlabeni akuwona nje umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe. Kuwubudlelwane noJesu, osithumela ukuba sabelane nabanye “ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu obuholela ekuphendukeni” ( Roma 2,4). Uthando lukaKristu lwe-agape olunozwelo ngaphakathi kwethu olusishukumisela ukuba sabelane nabanye ngevangeli lothando. “Uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,14). Umsebenzi uqala ekhaya. Konke esikwenzayo kuxhumene nesenzo sikaNkulunkulu, “owathumela uMoya ezinhliziyweni zethu” (Galathiya 4,6). Sithunywe nguNkulunkulu kubalingani bethu, imindeni yethu, abazali bethu, abangani, omakhelwane, esisebenza nabo kanye nalabo esihlangana nabo emgwaqeni, wonke umuntu yonke indawo.

Ibandla lokuqala labona inhloso yalo ngokubamba iqhaza kuKhomishini Omkhulu. UPawulu wabheka labo abangenalo “izwi lesiphambano” njengabantu abayobhubha ngaphandle kokuba ivangeli lishunyayelwe kubo.1. AbaseKorinte 1,18). Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abantu bayasabela yini evangelini noma cha, amakholwa kufanele abe “yiphunga likaKristu” nomaphi lapho aya khona.2. AbaseKorinte 2,15). UPawulu ukhathazeke kakhulu ngabantu abezwa ivangeli kangangokuthi ubona ukulisakaza njengomthwalo wemfanelo. Uthi: “Ngokuba ekushumayeleni ivangeli angifanele ukuzibonga; ngoba kumele ngikwenze. Maye kimi uma ngingalishumayeli ivangeli!”1. AbaseKorinte 9,16). Ubonisa ukuthi “unecala kumaGreki nabangewona amaGreki, kwabahlakaniphileyo nabangenangqondo....ukushumayela ivangeli” ( Roma 1,14-enye).

UPawulu ufisa ukwenza umsebenzi kaKristu ngesimo sengqondo sokubonga okugcwele ithemba, “ngoba uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele” (KwabaseRoma. 5,5). Kuye kuyilungelo lomusa ukuba umphostoli, okungukuthi, lowo “othunyiwe,” njengathi sonke, ukuba enze umsebenzi kaKristu. “UbuKristu buyizithunywa zevangeli ngokwemvelo noma buphika i-raison d'etre yabo”, okungukuthi yonke inhloso yabo (Bosch 1991, 2000:9).

Amathuba

Njengemiphakathi eminingi namuhla, umhlaba ngesikhathi sezEnzo wawunenzondo nevangeli. “Kepha thina sishumayela uKristu obethelwe esiphambanweni, uyisikhubekiso kumaJuda nobuwula kwabezizwe.”1. AbaseKorinte 1,23).

Isigijimi sobuKristu sasingamukelekile. Abathembekile, njengoPawulu, ‘babecindezelwe kakhulu nxazonke, kodwa bengesabi, besaba, kepha abaphelelwa yithemba...2. AbaseKorinte 4,8-9). Kwesinye isikhathi amaqembu amakholwa onke alifulathele ivangeli (2. UThimothi 1,15).

Kwakungelula ukuthunyelwa emhlabeni. Ngokuvamile, amaKristu namasonto akhona endaweni ethile "phakathi kwengozi nethuba" (Bosch 1991, 2000: 1).
Ngokubona nokubamba amathuba, iSonto laqala ukukhula ngamanani nokukhula ngokomoya. Wayengasabi ukucasula.

UMoya oNgcwele wahola amakholwa emathubeni evangeli. Kusukela ngentshumayelo kaPetru kuZenzo 2, uMoya wasebenzisa amathuba kaKristu. Lezi zifaniswa neminyango yokukholwa (Izenzo 1 Kor4,27; 1. AbaseKorinte 16,9; AbaseKolose 4,3).

Abesilisa nabesifazane baqala ukuhlanganyela ivangeli ngesibindi. Abantu abafana noFiliphu kuZenzo 8 noPawulu, uSila, uThimothewu, u-Akwila noPrisila kuZenzo 18 lapho betshala ibandla eKorinte. Noma yini amakholwa ayeyenza, ayeyenza “njengabahlanganyeli evangelini” (Filipi 4,3).

Njengoba nje uJesu athunywa ukuba abe ngomunye wethu ukuze abantu basindiswe, kanjalo namakholwa athunyelwa ngenxa yevangeli ukuba “abe yikho konke kubo bonke,” ukuze ashumayele izindaba ezinhle emhlabeni wonke.1. AbaseKorinte 9,22).

Incwadi yezEnzo iphetha ngoPawulu egcwalisa ukuthunywa okukhulu okukuMathewu 28: “Washumayela ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, wafundisa ngeNkosi uJesu Kristu ngaso sonke isibindi” ( IzEnzo 2 )8,31). Ibeka isibonelo ebandleni lesikhathi esizayo—ibandla elisemsebenzini.

Kwanele

Umyalo omkhulu wezithunywa zevangeli umayelana nokuqhubeka kokumenyezelwa kwevangeli likaKristu. Sonke sithunyelwe emhlabeni ngaye, njengoba noKristu athunyelwa nguYise. Lokhu kukhombisa ibandla eligcwele amakholwa asebenzayo enza umsebenzi kaBaba.

nguJames Henderson