Umusa kubo bonke

Lapho ngosuku lokulila, ngo-14. Ngo-September 2001, , njengoba abantu babebuthene emasontweni kulo lonke elaseMelika nakwamanye amazwe, beza bezozwa amazwi enduduzo, isikhuthazo, ithemba. Nokho, ngokuphambene nenjongo yabo yokuletha ithemba esizweni esisosizini, idlanzana labaholi bamabandla obuKristu abalandela imithetho yenkolo baye basakaza ngokungaqondile umlayezo owabhebhethekisa ukuphelelwa ithemba, ukudangala nokwesaba. Okungukuthi kubantu abalahlekelwe abathandekayo ekuhlaselweni, izihlobo noma abangani abangakamvumi kuKristu. AmaKristu amaningi enkolo yobufandamentali namaVangeli ayaqiniseka ukuthi noma ubani ofa ngaphandle kokuvuma uJesu Kristu, uma nje engakaze ezwe ngoKristu ekuphileni kwakhe, uyokuya esihogweni ngemva kokufa futhi kuyomelwe ahlupheke lapho ehlushwa ubuhlungu obungachazeki - ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu. lawo maKristu afanayo abhekisela kuye ngokuyindida ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wothando, umusa nesihe. “UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda,” abanye bethu maKristu babonakala besho, kodwa bese kuvela umbhalo omuhle: “Uma ungawusho umthandazo oyisisekelo wokuphenduka ngaphambi kokuba ufe, iNkosi yami enesihe noMsindisi uyokuhlupha kuze kube phakade.

Izindaba ezimnandi

Ivangeli likaJesu Kristu liyizindaba ezinhle (ngesiGreki euangélion = izindaba ezinhle, ivangeli), ngokugcizelela "okuhle". Ingumlayezo futhi uhlala ujabulisa kakhulu kuyo yonke imilayezo, kuwo wonke umuntu. Akuzona kuphela izindaba ezinhle kwabambalwa abazana noKristu ngaphambi kokufa; iyizindaba ezinhle kuyo yonke indalo—bonke abantu ngaphandle kokukhetha, kuhlanganise nalabo abafa bengazange bezwe ngoKristu.

UJesu Kristu ungumhlatshelo wokubuyisana hhayi wezono zamaKrestu kuphela kodwa nezawo wonke umhlaba (1. UJohannes 2,2). UMdali futhi unguMhlengi wendalo yakhe (Kolose 1,15-20). Ukuthi abantu bayalazi leli qiniso ngaphambi kokufa kwabo akuncikile eqinisweni elikuqukethe. Kuncike kuJesu Kristu kuphela, hhayi esenzweni somuntu nanoma yikuphi ukusabela komuntu.

UJesu uthi: “Ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” ( Joh. 3,16, zonke izingcaphuno ezivela enguqulweni kaLuther ebuyekeziwe, uhlelo olujwayelekile). NguNkulunkulu owathanda izwe, noNkulunkulu owanikela ngeNdodana yakhe; futhi wanikela ngalo ukuze ahlenge akuthandayo - izwe. Lowo okholwa eNdodaneni ayithumileyo uNkulunkulu uyakungena ekuphileni okuphakade (okungcono: "empilweni yenkathi ezayo").

Alukho uhlamvu olulotshiwe lapha ukuthi lenkolelo kufanele ize ngaphambi kokufa kwenyama. Cha: leli vesi lithi amakholwa “awayikubhubha,” futhi njengoba namakholwa efa, kufanele kube sobala ukuthi “ukubhubha” kanye “nokufa” akufani. Ukukholwa kuvimbela abantu ukuthi bangalahleki, kodwa hhayi ekufeni. UJesu obhubhayo akhuluma ngaye lapha, elihunyushwe kwelesiGreki elithi appolumi, lisho ukufa okungokomoya, hhayi okungokwenyama. Kuhlobene nokuqothulwa kokugcina, ukuqothulwa, ukunyamalala ngaphandle komkhondo. Noma ubani okholwa kuJesu ngeke akuthole isiphetho esinjalo esingaguquki, kodwa uyongena ekuphileni (soe) kwenkathi ezayo (aion).

Abanye bayofa esikhathini sokuphila kwabo, njengabahambi emhlabeni, ekuphileni enkathini ezayo, ekuphileni embusweni. Kodwa bamelela ingcosana kuphela ‘yezwe’ ( kosmos ) uNkulunkulu alithanda kangangokuba waze wathumela iNdodana yakhe ukuba ibasindise. Kuthiwani ngokunye? Leli vesi alisho ukuthi uNkulunkulu akana noma ngeke abasindise labo abafa ngokwenyama bengakholwanga.

Umcabango wokuthi ukufa kwenyama kuyovimbela unomphela uNkulunkulu ekusindiseni othile noma ukwenza othile akholwe kuJesu Kristu kuyincazelo yomuntu; ayikho into enjalo eBhayibhelini. Kunalokho, siyatshelwa: Umuntu uyafa, futhi ngemva kwalokho kufike ukwahlulelwa (Hebheru 9,27). Umahluleli, esihlale sifuna ukumkhumbula, uyobonga uNkulunkulu kube uJesu, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elihlatshiwe elafela izono zomuntu. Lokho kushintsha yonke into.

UMdali noMhlengi

Uvelaphi umqondo wokuthi uNkulunkulu angasindisa abaphilayo kuphela, hhayi abafileyo? Wanqoba ukufa, akunjalo? Wavuka kwabafileyo, akunjalo? UNkulunkulu akalizondi izwe; uyamthanda. Akazange adale umuntu esihogweni. UKristu wafika ngesikhathi ukuze asindise umhlaba, hhayi ukuzowehlulela (Joh 3,17).

NgoSepthemba 16, ngeSonto ngemva kokuhlasela, uthisha ongumKristu wathi phambi kwekilasi lakhe likaSonto-sikole: UNkulunkulu uphelele enzondweni njengasothandweni, okuchaza ukuthi kungani kunesihogo kanye nezulu. I-dualism (umbono wokuthi okuhle nokubi kungamandla amabili aphikisanayo anamandla alinganayo endaweni yonke) iyimbuka. Akakaqapheli yini ukuthi ugudluzela ububili kuNkulunkulu, ukuthi ubeka uNkulunkulu ophethe futhi ohlanganisa ukushuba kwenzondo ephelele - uthando oluphelele?

UNkulunkulu ulungile ngokuphelele, futhi zonke izoni zahlulelwa futhi zalahlwa, kodwa ivangeli, izindaba ezinhle, lisifaka emfihlakalweni yokuthi uNkulunkulu ngoKristu usemukele lesisono kanye nalokhu kwahlulela ngenxa yethu! Ngempela, isihogo singokoqobo futhi sibi. Kodwa yileso kanye lesi sihogo esibi esigcinelwe ababi lapho uJesu ahlupheka khona ngenxa yesintu (2. AbaseKorinte 5,21; Mathewu 27,46; KwabaseGalathiya 3,13).

Bonke abantu bathole inhlawulo yesono (KwabaseRoma 6,23), kodwa uNkulunkulu usinika ukuphila okuphakade kuKristu (ivesi elifanayo). Yingakho kubizwa ngomusa. Esahlukweni esandulele, uPawulu ukubeka ngale ndlela: “Kodwa isipho asifani nesono. Ngokuba uma ngesono salowo munye abaningi bafa [‘abaningi’, okungukuthi, bonke, bonke; abukho obunye ngaphandle kobubi buka-Adamu], kakhulu kangakanani umusa nesipho sikaNkulunkulu savama kwabaningi [futhi: bonke, bonke ngokuphelele] ngomusa womuntu oyedwa uJesu Kristu.” 5,15).

UPawule uthi: Nakuba sinzima isijeziso sethu sesono, futhi sinzima kakhulu (isinqumo siyisihogo), sisathatha isihlalo esingemuva somusa nesipho somusa kuKristu. Ngamanye amazwi, izwi likaNkulunkulu lokubuyisana kuKristu likhulu ngokungenakuqhathaniswa kunezwi Lakhe lokulahla ku-Adamu—omunye uminzwe ngokuphelele omunye ("kakhulu kangakanani"). Yingakho uPawulu engakwazi 2. AbaseKorinte 5,19 zithi: KuKristu “[uNkulunkulu] wabuyisana nezwe [wonke umuntu, ‘abaningi’ abavela kwabaseRoma 5,15] naye futhi akababe esababalela izono zabo ..."

Uma sibuyela kubangane nomndeni walabo abafa bengakholwanga kuKristu, ingabe ivangeli libanika ithemba, noma yisiphi isikhuthazo mayelana nesiphetho salabo abangasekho? Ngempela, eVangelini likaJohane, uJesu usho izwi nezwi: “Futhi, lapho ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyodonsela bonke kimi” ( Johane 12,32). Izindaba ezinhle lezo, iqiniso levangeli. UJesu akazange abeke uhlelo lwezikhathi, kodwa washo ukuthi wayefuna ukuheha wonke umuntu, hhayi nje abambalwa abakwaziyo ukumazi ngaphambi kokuba bafe, kodwa wonke umuntu.

Akumangalisi ukuthi uPawulu abhalela amaKristu emzini waseKolose ukuthi ‘kwakumjabulisa’ uNkulunkulu, khumbulani: “kwamthokozisa” ukuthi ngoKristu ‘abuyisane naye konke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusemhlabeni noma kusezulwini, ngokwenza ukuthula ngegazi lakhe phezu komlilo. isiphambano” (Kolose 1,20). Izindaba ezimnandi lezo. Futhi, njengoba uJesu esho, ziyizindaba ezinhle zomhlaba wonke, hhayi nje inani elilinganiselwe labakhethiweyo.

UPawulu ufuna abafundi bakhe bazi ukuthi loJesu, leNdodana kaNkulunkulu evusiwe kwabafileyo, akayena nje umsunguli omusha wenkolo othakazelisayo onemicabango embalwa emisha yezenkolo. UPawulu ubatshela ukuthi uJesu akayena omunye ngaphandle koMdali noMlondolozi wazo zonke izinto ( amavesi 16-17 ), futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthi uyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokubeka yonke into elinganisweni ebilokhu ikhona emhlabeni kusukela ekuqaleni komlando. waduka (ivesi 20)! KuKristu - kusho uPawulu - uNkulunkulu uthatha isinyathelo sokugcina ekugcwaliseni zonke izithembiso azenza ku-Israyeli - uthembisa ukuthi ngelinye ilanga, ngesenzo esimsulwa somusa, uyothethelela zonke izono, ngokugcwele futhi jikelele, futhi enze konke kube kusha (bheka iZenzo 13,32-ishumi nesithupha; 3,20-21; Isaya 43,19; Rev 21,5; AmaRoma 8,19-enye).

AmaKristu kuphela

“Kodwa insindiso ihloselwe amaKristu kuphela,” kuhhewula abashisekeli bobufandamentali. Impela lokho kuyiqiniso. Kodwa angobani “amaKristu”? Ingabe yilabo nje abathanda ukuphenduka okujwayelekile kanye nokuguqulwa? Ingabe yilabo kuphela ababhapathizwa ngokucwiliswa emanzini? Ingabe yilabo kuphela “abasontayo ebandleni leqiniso”? Yilabo kuphela abazuza ukuxolelwa ngompristi ogcotshwe ngokufanelekile? Yilabo kuphela abayeke ukona? (Uphumelele? Angizange.) Yilabo kuphela abafinyelela ekwazini uJesu ngaphambi kokuba bafe? Noma ingabe uJesu ngokwakhe—uNkulunkulu abeke ukwahlulela ezandleni zakhe—ekugcineni kwakhe isinqumo sokuthi ubani ongowalabo ababonisa umusa? Futhi lapho esekhona: Ingabe yena, onqobe ukufa futhi onganikeza ukuphila okuphakade njengesipho kunoma ubani afunayo, unquma lapho enza othile akholwe, noma ingabe sihlangana, abavikeli abahlakaniphe kakhulu benkolo yeqiniso, lokhu? isinqumo esikhundleni sakhe?
Wonke umKristu useke waba ngumKristu, okungukuthi, ulethwe okholweni nguMoya oNgcwele. Nokho, umbono wobufandamentali ubonakala uwukuthi akunakwenzeka ngoNkulunkulu ukuba enze umuntu akholwe ngemva kokufa kwakhe. Kodwa linda - uJesu nguye ovusa abafileyo. Futhi ungumhlatshelo wenhlawulo, kungeyisizo izono zethu kuphela kodwa nezomhlaba wonke.1. UJohannes 2,2).

Igebe elikhulu

“Kodwa umfanekiso kaLazaru,” abanye bazophikisa. “U-Abrahama akashongo yini ukuthi phakathi kohlangothi lwakhe nohlangothi lwesicebi kwakukhona umhosha omkhulu owawungenakuvinjwa na?” (Bheka uLuka 1;6,19- 31.)

UJesu wayengafuni ukuba lo mfanekiso uqondwe njengencazelo yezithombe yokuphila ngemva kokufa. Mangaki amaKristu angachaza izulu ngokuthi “isifuba sika-Abrahama,” indawo lapho uJesu engabonakali khona? Lo mfanekiso uwumyalezo oya esigabeni esikhethekile sobuJuda bekhulu lokuqala, awuwona umfanekiso wokuphila ngemva kovuko. Ngaphambi kokuba sifunde okungaphezu kwalokho uJesu akubeke, ake siqhathanise lokho uPawulu akusho kweyabaseRoma 11,32 uyabhala.

Indoda ecebile emfanekisweni ayikaphenduki. Usazibona emkhulu ngesikhundla nangesigaba kunoLazaru. Usabona kuLazaru ukuthi kukhona umuntu ozomkhonza. Mhlawumbe kunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi ukuqhubeka kokungakholwa kwesicebi okwenza lo mhosha ungavaleki, hhayi isidingo esithile esingenasisekelo sendawo yonke. Masikhumbule: UJesu uqobo, futhi nguye kuphela, ovala umhosha ongavaleki osuka esimweni sethu sesono uye ekubuyisaneni noNkulunkulu. UJesu ugcizelela leli phuzu, le nkulumo yomfanekiso - ukuthi insindiso iza kuphela ngokukholwa kuye - lapho ethi: "Uma bengamuzwa uMose nabaprofethi, ngeke bakholwe, noma kuvuka umuntu kwabafileyo". Luka 16,31).

Injongo kaNkulunkulu iwukuholela abantu ensindisweni, hhayi ukubahlukumeza. UJesu ungumhlengikazi, futhi ukholelwa noma cha, wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu. UnguMsindisi womhlaba (Joh 3,17), hhayi umsindisi wengxenyana yomhlaba. “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka” (ivesi 16) - hhayi nje umuntu oyedwa enkulungwaneni. UNkulunkulu unezindlela, futhi izindlela zakhe ziphakeme kunezindlela zethu.

ENtshumayelweni YaseNtabeni, uJesu wathi: “Thandani izitha zenu.” (Math 5,43). Kuphephile ukucabanga ukuthi wayezithanda izitha zakhe. Noma ingabe umuntu kufanele akholelwe ukuthi uJesu uyazizonda izitha zakhe kodwa ufuna ukuba sizithande, nokuthi inzondo yakhe ichaza ukuba khona kwesihogo? Lokho kungaba kungenangqondo ngokwedlulele. UJesu usibiza ukuba sithande izitha zethu ngoba naye unazo. “Baba, bathethelele; ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo!” kwaba ukukhulumela kwakhe labo ababembethela esiphambanweni (Luka 23,34).

Ngokuqinisekile, labo abenqaba umusa kaJesu ngisho nangemva kokuwazi ekugcineni bayovuna izithelo zobuwula babo. Kubantu abenqabayo ukuza esidlweni sakusihlwa seWundlu, ayikho enye indawo ngaphandle kobumnyama obude (enye yezinkulumo ezingokomfanekiso uJesu azisebenzisa lapho echaza isimo sokuhlukaniswa noNkulunkulu, okude noNkulunkulu; bheka uMathewu 2;2,13; I-25,30).

Umusa kubo bonke

KwabaseRoma (11,32) UPawulu ukhuluma la mazwi amangalisayo: “Ngoba uNkulunkulu ubahlanganise bonke ekungalalelini, ukuze abe nesihe kubo bonke.” Eqinisweni, igama lesiGreki sokuqala lisho bonke, hhayi abathile, kodwa bonke. Bonke bayizoni, futhi kuKristu bonke baboniswa umusa—noma bayathanda noma bengathandi; ukuthi bayakwamukela noma cha; ukuthi bayazi ngaphambi kokuba bafe noma qha.

Yini enye engashiwo ngalesi sambulo kunalokho uPawulu akusho emavesini alandelayo: “O ukujula kwengcebo nokuhlakanipha nokwazi kukaNkulunkulu! Yeka ukuthi zingaqondakali kanjani izahlulelo zakhe nezindlela zakhe ezingaphenyeki! Ngokuba 'ngubani owazi umqondo weNkosi, noma ngubani owayengumeluleki wayo na?' Noma 'ngubani owamnika okuthile ngaphambi kokuba uNkulunkulu amvuze?' Ngokuba kuvela kuye, kungaye, kuya kuye; Udumo malube kuye kuze kube phakade! Amen” (amavesi 33-36).

Yebo, izindlela zakhe zibonakala zingaqondakali kangangokuthi abaningi bethu maKristu abakwazi ukukholelwa ukuthi ivangeli lingaba lihle kangako. Futhi abanye bethu babonakala bejwayelene nemicabango kaNkulunkulu kangangokuthi sazi nje ukuthi noma ubani ongeyena umKristu lapho efa uzoya ngqo esihogweni. UPawuli, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ufuna ukucacisa ukuthi ubukhulu obungachazeki bomusa wobuNkulunkulu abuqondakali kithi - imfihlakalo eyembulwa kuKristu kuphela: KuKristu uNkulunkulu wenza okuthile okudlula kude umkhathi wolwazi womuntu.

Encwadini ayibhalela amaKristu ase-Efesu, uPawulu usitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayehlose lokhu kwasekuqaleni (Efesu 1,9-10). Kwakuyisizathu esiyisisekelo sokubizwa kuka-Abrahama, ekukhethweni kuka-Israyeli noDavide, ukuze enze izivumelwano (3,5-6). UNkulunkulu futhi usindisa “abezizwe” nabangewona ama-Israyeli (2,12). Usindisa ngisho nababi (Roma 5,6). Udonsela wonke umuntu kuye (Johane 12,32). Kuwo wonke umlando womhlaba, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ibisebenza “ngemuva” kusukela ekuqaleni, yenza umsebenzi Wayo wokuhlenga wokubuyisana noNkulunkulu (KwabaseKolose. 1,15-20). Umusa kaNkulunkulu unomqondo wawo, umqondo ovame ukubonakala ungenangqondo kubantu abacabanga ngenkolo.

Okuwukuphela kwendlela eya ensindisweni

Ngamafuphi: UJesu uwukuphela kwendlela yokusindiswa, futhi udonsela wonke umuntu kuye - ngendlela yakhe, ngesikhathi sakhe. Kungaba usizo ukucacisa iqiniso, ubuhlakani bomuntu empeleni obungenakuliqonda: umuntu akanakuba noma kuphi endaweni yonke kodwa abe kuKristu, ngoba, njengoba uPawulu esho, akukho lutho olungadalwanga nguye futhi olungekho kuye ( Thimothewu , ) Njengoba uPawulu esho, akukho lutho olungadalwanga nguye futhi olungekho kuye. KwabaseKolose 1,15-17). Abantu abagcina bemenqaba benza kanjalo naphezu kothando lwakhe; hhayi uJesu uyabalahla (akafuni - uyabathanda, wabafela futhi wabathethelela), kodwa bayamenqaba.

CS Lewis wakubeka ngalendlela: “Ekugcineni kunezinhlobo ezimbili kuphela zabantu: labo abathi kuNkulunkulu ‘Intando Yakho mayenziwe’ nalabo uNkulunkulu athi kubo ‘Intando Yakho mayenziwe’ ekugcineni. Labo abasesihogweni bazikhethele lesi siphetho. Ngaphandle kwalokhu kuzibusa ngeke kube khona isihogo. Awukho umphefumulo ofuna injabulo ngobuqotho nangokuqhubekayo oyohluleka. Ofunayo uyothola. Lowo ongqongqozayo uyovulelwa” ( The Great Divorce, isahluko 9). (1)

Amaqhawe esihogweni?

Lapho ngitshela amaKristu ngencazelo ye-11. Lapho ngizwa uSeptember eshumayela, ngakhumbula izicishamlilo ezingamaqhawe namaphoyisa adela ukuphila kwawo ezama ukusindisa abantu eWorld Trade Center eyayisha. Kuvumelana kanjani lokhu: ukuthi amaKristu abiza laba basindisi ngamaqhawe futhi abashayela ihlombe isibindi sabo sokudela, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi amemezele ukuthi uma bengavumanga uKristu ngaphambi kokufa kwabo, manje bazohlushwa esihogweni?

Ivangeli liyamemezela ukuthi likhona ithemba kubo bonke abashona eWorld Trade Center ngaphandle kokuzibiza ngoKristu. INkosi evukile iyohlangana nayo emva kokufa, futhi ingumahluleli - yona enezimbobo zezipikili ezandleni zayo - ilungele phakade ukwamukela nokwamukela zonke izidalwa zayo eziza kuyo. Wabathethelela ngaphambi kokuba bazalwe (Kwabase-Efesu 1,4; AmaRoma 5,6 futhi 10). Leyo ngxenye yenzelwa nathi esikholwayo manje. Labo abami phambi kukaJesu manje kufanele babeke imiqhele yabo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi futhi bamukele isipho sakhe. Abanye bangase bangakwenzi. Mhlawumbe bagxile ekuzithandeni nasekuzondeni abanye kangangokuthi bayobona iNkosi evukile njengesitha sabo esikhulu. Lokhu kungaphezu kwehlazo, kuyinhlekelele ye-cosmic proportions ngoba akasona isitha sakho esikhulu. Ngoba uyamthanda, kunjalo. Ngoba ufuna ukumbutha ezandleni zakhe njengesikhukhukazi amatshwele aso, uma nje ukumvumela.

Kodwa sivunyelwe - uma sinamaRoma 14,11 nabaseFilipi 2,10 kholelwa - cabanga ukuthi iningi labantu abafa kulokho kuhlasela kwamaphekula bayophuthuma ngenjabulo 'begonile njengezingane ezingalweni zabazali babo.

UJesu uyasindisa

“UJesu uyasindisa,” amaKristu abhala emaphosta nasezingqwembeni zawo. Ilungile. Uyakwenza. Futhi ungumqali nomphelelisi wensindiso, ungumsuka nomgomo wakho konke okudaliwe, kuzo zonke izidalwa, kuhlanganise nabafileyo. UNkulunkulu akazange athumele iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kusho uJesu. Wamthuma ukuba asindise umhlaba (Joh 3,16-enye).

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abanye bangathini, uNkulunkulu ufuna ukusindisa bonke abantu ngaphandle kokukhetha (1. UThimothi 2,4; 2. UPetrus 3,9), hhayi nje abambalwa. Futhi yini enye okudingeka ukwazi - akalokothi alahle ithemba. Akayeki ukuthanda. Akalokothi ayeke ukuba yilokho ayeyikho, ayikho futhi ayoba njalo kubantu - umdali nomkhululi wabo. Akekho owela ngemeshi. Akekho owadalelwa ukuya esiHogweni. Uma umuntu engaya esihogweni - ekhoneni elincane, elingasho lutho, elimnyama elingekho endaweni yaphakade - kungenxa yokuthi wenqaba ngenkani ukwamukela umusa uNkulunkulu ambekele wona. Futhi hhayi ngoba uNkulunkulu emzonda (akamzondi). Hhayi ngoba uNkulunkulu uyaphindisela (Akayena). Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi 1) uzonda umbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi wenqaba umusa wakhe, futhi 2) ngoba uNkulunkulu akafuni onakalise injabulo yabanye.

Umlayezo omuhle

Ivangeli liwumyalezo wethemba lawo wonke umuntu. Akudingekile ukuba izikhonzi ezingamaKristu zisebenzise izinsongo zesihogo ukuze ziphoqelele abantu ukuba baguqukele kuKristu. Ungavele ukhulume iqiniso, izindaba ezinhle: “UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda. Akakudinelwe. UJesu wakufela ngoba uyisoni, futhi uNkulunkulu uyakuthanda kakhulu waze wakusindisa kukho konke okukubhidlizayo. Pho kungani ufuna ukuqhubeka uphila sengathi akukho lutho ngaphandle komhlaba oyingozi, ononya, ongalindelekile futhi ongathetheleli onawo? Kungani ungezi futhi uqale ukuzwa uthando lukaNkulunkulu nokunambitha izibusiso zombuso Wakhe? Usuvele ungowakhe. Usevele wasikhonza isijeziso sakho sesono. Uyophendula usizi lwakho lube yintokozo. Uzokunika ukuthula kwangaphakathi ongakaze ukwazi. Uzokulethela injongo nesiqondiso ekuphileni kwakho. Uzokusiza uthuthukise ubudlelwano bakho. Uzokunikeza ukuphumula. methembe Ulinde wena."

Umlayezo muhle kangangokuthi uphuma kithi ngokoqobo. KwabaseRoma 5,10UPawulu uyabhala: “Ngoba uma sabuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe siseyizitha, kakhulu kangakanani thina esiyosindiswa ngokuphila kwayo njengoba manje sesibuyisene. Akusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa siyazibonga futhi ngoNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, esesamukelisiwe ngaye ukubuyisana.”

Owokugcina ethembeni! Owokugcina emseni! Ngokufa kukaKristu, uNkulunkulu ubuyisana nezitha zakhe, futhi ngokuphila kukaKristu uyazisindisa. Akumangalisi ukuthi singaziqhayisa ngoNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu - ngaye sesivele sihlanganyela kulokho esikutshela abanye abantu ngakho. Akudingekile ukuba baqhubeke bephila njengokungathi abanandawo etafuleni likaNkulunkulu; usebaxolisile, bangagoduka, bagoduke.

UKristu usindisa izoni. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle ngempela. Okungcono kakhulu abantu abangakuzwa.

nguJ. Michael Feazell

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