Luyini ubhapathizo

Ubhapathizo lwamanzi - uphawu lokuphenduka kwekholwa, isibonakaliso sokuthi wamukela uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi noMsindisi - ukuhlanganyela ekufeni nasekuvukeni kukaJesu Kristu. Ukubhapathizwa “ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo” kubhekisela emsebenzini wokuvuselela nokuhlanza kaMoya oNgcwele. IBandla LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke libhabhadisa ngokucwiliswa emanzini (Mathewu 28,19; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 2,38; AmaRoma 6,4-5; Luka 3,16; 1. AbaseKorinte 12,13; 1. UPetrus 1,3-9; Mathewu 3,16).

Ngobusuku bangaphambi kokubethelwa kwakhe, uJesu wathatha isinkwa newayini wathi: “... lokhu kungumzimba wami... lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano...” Noma nini lapho sigubha iSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa, samukela isinkwa futhi iwayini libe yisikhumbuzo uMhlengi wethu futhi simemezele ukufa kwakhe aze afike. Isidlo esingcwele singukuhlanganyela ekufeni nasekuvukeni kweNkosi yethu, eyanikela ngomzimba wayo yachitha igazi layo ukuze sithethelelwe.1. AbaseKorinte 11,23-ishumi nesithupha; 10,16; Mathewu 26,26-28.

Ama-oda esonto

Ubhapathizo neSidlo SeNkosi kungumyalo wesonto lobuKrestu bamaProthestani. Le miyalo iyizimpawu noma izimpawu zomusa kaNkulunkulu esebenza kumakholwa. Babonakalisa ngokusobala umusa kaNkulunkulu ngokukhombisa umsebenzi wokuhlenga kaJesu Kristu.

“Zombili izimiso zesonto, iSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa kanye noMbhaphathizo Ongcwele...kuma ndawonye, ​​silinganisene ihlombe nehlombe, futhi simemezele ubuqiniso bomusa kaNkulunkulu esamukelwe ngawo ngokungenamibandela, futhi esingaphansi kwesibopho esingenamibandela sokuba sibe njalo. abanye lokho uKristu ayeyikho kithi” (Jinkins, 2001, p. 241).

Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ubhapathizo kanye neSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa akuyona imibono yabantu. Babonakalisa umusa kaBaba futhi bamiswa nguKristu. UNkulunkulu wamisa emiBhalweni ukuthi amadoda nabesifazane baphenduke (baphendukele kuNkulunkulu—bheka iSifundo #6) futhi babhapathizwe ukuze bathethelelwe izono (Izenzo 2,38), nokuthi amakholwa kufanele adle isinkwa newayini “esikhumbuzweni” sikaJesu (1. AbaseKorinte 11,23-enye).

Imithetho yeThestamente Elisha yezenkolo iyahluka emikhubeni yeTestamente Elidala ngokuthi le yakamuva ‘yayiyisithunzi nje sokuhle okuzayo’ nokuthi “akunakwenzeka ukuba igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi lisuse izono” (AmaHeberu. 10,1.4). Le mikhuba yayiklanyelwe ukwehlukanisa u-Israyeli nomhlaba futhi ihlukaniseke njengempahla kaNkulunkulu, kuyilapho iTestamente Elisha libonisa ukuthi wonke amakholwa avela kuzo zonke izizwe amunye kuKristu.

Imikhuba nemihlatshelo ayizange iholele ekungcwelisweni okuhlala njalo nasebungcweleni. Isivumelwano sokuqala, isivumelwano esidala, ababesebenza ngaphansi kwaso asisasebenzi. UNkulunkulu “uqeda eyokuqala ukuze amise okwesibili. Ngale ntando singcwelisiwe kanye kuphela ngomhlatshelo womzimba kaJesu Kristu.” ( Hebheru 10,5-enye). 

Izimpawu ezibonisa ukupha kukaNkulunkulu

KwabaseFilipi 2,6-8 sifunda ukuthi uJesu waziphuca amalungelo akhe obunkulunkulu ngenxa yethu. WayenguNkulunkulu kodwa waba umuntu ukuze sisindiswe. Ubhapathizo lweNkosi nesidlo sakusihlwa sibonisa lokho uNkulunkulu asenzele khona, hhayi lokho esikwenzele uNkulunkulu. Kumakholwa, ubhapathizo luyisibonakaliso sangaphandle sokuzibophezela nokuzibophezela kwangaphakathi, kodwa okokuqala futhi kubaluleke kakhulu ukubamba iqhaza othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nokuzibophezela esintwini: sibhapathizelwa ekufeni kukaJesu, ekuvukeni nasekunyukeni kwakhe ezulwini.

"Ubhapathizo akuyona into esiyenzayo, kodwa lokho okwenziwa kithi" (Dawn & Peterson 2000, p. 191). UPhawuli uthi: “Kanti anazi yini ukuthi bonke ababhabhathizelwa kuKhristu uJesu babhabhathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe?” (Roma 6,3).

Amanzi obhapathizo amboza ikholwa afanekisela ukungcwatshwa kukaKristu kuye. Ukuphuma emanzini kufanekisela ukuvuka kukaJesu nokwenyuka kwakhe: “...ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha” ( KwabaseRoma. 6,4b).

Ngenxa yomfanekiso wokumbozwa ngokuphelele ngamanzi, omelela “ukungcwatshwa naye ngokubhapathizelwa kukho ukufa” (KwabaseRoma. 6,4a), IBandla LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke libhapathiza ngokucwiliswa ngokuphelele. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iBandla libona ezinye izindlela zokubhabhadisa.

Umfuziselo wobhapathizo usifundisa ukuthi “umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa kanye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, ukuze manje siqhubeke sikhonza isono” (KwabaseRoma. 6,6). Ubhapathizo lusikhumbuza ukuthi njengoba nje uKristu wafa wabuye wavuka, kanjalo nathi sifa ngokomoya kanye Naye futhi sivuswa kanye Naye (KwabaseRoma 6,8). Ubhapathizo luwukubonakaliswa okubonakalayo kwesipho sikaNkulunkulu sobumina kithi, okufakazelwa ukuthi “siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela” (KwabaseRoma. 5,8).

ISidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa futhi sifakazela uthando lukaNkulunkulu lomhlatshelo, isenzo esiphakeme kakhulu sensindiso. Izimpawu ezisetshenzisiwe zimelela umzimba ophukile (isinkwa) kanye negazi elichithiwe (iwayini) ukuze isintu sisindiswe.

Lapho uKristu emisa isidlo seNkosi sakusihlwa, wahlanganyela isinkwa nabafundi bakhe futhi wathi: “Thabathani, nidle, lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa [kuhleshulwe] ngenxa yenu” (1. AbaseKorinte 11,24). UJesu uyisinkwa sokuphila, “isinkwa esiphilayo esehla sivela ezulwini.” ( Joh 6,48-enye).
UJesu wabuye wakhipha indebe yewayini wathi: “Phuzani kuyo nonke nina, lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi ngenjongo yokuthethelelwa kwezono” ( Mathewu 2 )6,26-28). Lokhu “kuyigazi lesivumelwano esiphakade.” ( 1 Kor3,20). Ngakho-ke, ngokunganaki, ukudelela, noma ukwenqaba inani legazi lalesi sivumelwano esisha, umoya womusa uyathukwa (KumaHeberu. 10,29).
Njengoba ukubhaphathizwa kuwukulingisa okuphindaphindiwe nokubamba iqhaza ekufeni nasekuvukeni kukaKristu, kanjalo neSidlo SeNkosi ukulingisa okuphindiwe nokubamba iqhaza emzimbeni nasegazini likaKristu okwanikelwa ngenxa yethu.

Kuphakama imibuzo mayelana nePhasika. IPhasika alifani neSidlo SeNkosi ngoba umfanekiso uhlukile futhi awumeleli ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Ngokusobala iPhasika laliwumcimbi waminyaka yonke, kuyilapho iSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa singathathwa “njalo lapho nidla lesi sinkwa, niphuza lesi sitsha” (1. AbaseKorinte 11,26).

Igazi lewundlu lePhasika alichithwanga ukuze kuthethelelwe izono ngoba imihlatshelo yezilwane ayisoze yasusa izono (Hebheru 10,11). Isiko lesidlo sePhasika, ubusuku bemilindelo, obugujwa ebuJudeni lalifanekisela ukukhululwa kwesizwe sika-Israyeli eGibithe (2. UMose 12,42; 5 mzu16,1); wawungafanekiseli ukuthethelelwa kwezono.

Izono zama-Israyeli zazingathethelelwa ngokugubha iPhasika. UJesu wabulawa ngosuku okwahlatshwa ngalo amawundlu ePhasika (Johane 19,14), okwashukumisela uPawulu ukuba athi: “Ngokuba sinewundlu lePhasika, lo unguKristu, owahlatshwa” (1. AbaseKorinte 5,7).

Ukubambisana nomphakathi

Ukubhabhadiswa kweNkosi neSidlo SeNkosi nakho kukhombisa ubunye komunye nomunye kanye noBaba, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele.

“NgeNkosi eyodwa, ukholo lunye, munye umbhapathizo” (Efe 4,5) amakholwa “ahlanganyela naye, futhi aba njengaye ekufeni kwakhe” (Roma 6,5). Uma ikholwa libhabhadiswa, ibandla liyabona ngokukholwa ukuthi lamukele uMoya oNgcwele.

Ngokwamukela uMoya oNgcwele, amaKristu abhapathizelwa ekuhlanganyeleni kweBandla. “Ngokuba thina sonke sabhapathizwa ngaMoya munye emzimbeni munye, noma umJuda noma umGreki, isigqila noma okhululekile, futhi sonke saphuziswa uMoya munye.”1. AbaseKorinte 12,13).

UJesu uba yinhlanganyelo yebandla, elingumzimba wakhe (KwabaseRoma 1 Kor2,5; 1. AbaseKorinte 12,27; Kwabase-Efesu 4,1-2) ungalokothi ulahle noma ulahle (KumaHeberu 1 Kor3,5; Mathewu 28,20). Lokhu kuhlanganyela okukhuthele emphakathini wamaKristu kufakazelwa ukudla isinkwa newayini etafuleni leNkosi. Iwayini, indebe yesibusiso, alikona nje kuphela “ukuhlanganyela kwegazi likaKristu” nesinkwa, “ukuhlanganyela komzimba kaKristu”, kodwa futhi liwukuhlanganyela empilweni evamile yawo wonke amakholwa. “Kanjalo thina abaningi simzimba munye, ngokuba sonke sihlanganyela isinkwa sinye” (1. AbaseKorinte 10,16-enye).

ukuthethelelwa

Kokubili iSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa kanye nobhapathizo kuwukuhlanganyela okubonakalayo ekuthetheleleni kukaNkulunkulu. Lapho uJesu eyala abalandeli bakhe ukuthi nomaphi lapho beya khona kufanele babhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele (Mathewu 28,19), lokhu kwakuwumyalo wokubhapathiza amakholwa ebudlelwaneni balabo abayothethelelwa. IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 2,38 uthi ukubhapathizwa “ngokokuthethelelwa kwezono” nokwamukela isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele.

Uma “savuswa kanye noKristu” (okungukuthi, savuka emanzini obhapathizo sangena ekuphileni okusha kuKristu), kufanele sithethelelane, njengoba nje neNkosi yasithethelela (KwabaseKolose. 3,1.13; Kwabase-Efesu 4,32). Ubhapathizo lusho ukuthi sinikeza intethelelo futhi sithole intethelelo.

Isidlo seNkosi ngezinye izikhathi sibizwa ngokuthi “isidlo” (kugcizelela umqondo wokuthi ngezimpawu sinenhlanganyelo noKristu namanye amakholwa). Yaziwa nangegama elithi “Ekaristi” (elivela kwelesiGrikhi elithi “ukubonga” ngoba uKristu wabonga ngaphambi kokunikeza isinkwa newayini).

Njengoba sibuthana ukuze sidle iwayini nesinkwa, simemezela ngokubonga ukufa kweNkosi yethu intethelelo kuze kufike uJesu futhi (1. AbaseKorinte 11,26), futhi sihlanganyela ekuhlanganyeleni kwabangcwele kanye noNkulunkulu. Lokhu kusikhumbuza ukuthi ukuthethelelana kusho ukuhlanganyela kulokho okushiwo umhlatshelo kaKristu.

Sisengozini lapho sahlulela abanye abantu njengabangakufanelekeli ukuthethelelwa kaKristu noma intethelelo yethu. UKristu wathi: “Ningahluleli, funa nahlulelwe.” ( Mathewu 7,1). Ingabe yilokho uPawulu abhekisela kukho? 1. AbaseKorinte 11,27-29 ibhekisela? Ukuthi uma singathetheleli, asiqondi noma singaqondi ukuthi umzimba weNkosi wawuyophulwa ukuze kuthethelelwe bonke? Ngakho uma sifika e-altare lesidlo siphethe intukuthelo futhi singaxoleli, sidla futhi siphuze izakhi ngendlela engafanele. Ukukhonza kweqiniso kuhlotshaniswa nesimo sengqondo sokuthethelela (bheka futhi uMathewu 5,23-enye).
Sengathi intethelelo kaNkulunkulu ingahlala ikhona ngendlela esithatha ngayo isakramente.

isiphetho

Ukubhabhadiswa kweNkosi kanye neSidlo SeNkosi yizenzo zesonto zokukhulekelwa komuntu siqu nezomphakathi ezimele ngokubonakalayo ivangeli lomusa. Zihlobene nekholwa ngoba zazimiswe nguKristu uqobo emiBhalweni Engcwele, futhi ziyizindlela zokuzibandakanya okusebenzayo ekufeni nasekuvukeni kweNkosi yethu.

nguJames Henderson