Umbuso kaNkulunkulu wamanje nowesikhathi esizayo

“Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele!” UJohane uMbhapathizi noJesu bamemezela ukusondela kombuso kaNkulunkulu. 3,2; 4,17; Maka 1,15). Ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu okwase kuyisikhathi eside kulindelwe kwase kuseduze. Lowo myalezo wawubizwa ngokuthi ivangeli, izindaba ezinhle. Izinkulungwane zazimagange ukuzwa nokusabela esigijimini sikaJohane noJesu.

Kodwa ake ucabange umzuzwana ukuthi ukusabela kwakuyoba njani ukube babeshumayela, “umbuso kaNkulunkulu usazofika eminyakeni eyizi-2000 .” Umyalezo wawuyodumaza futhi ukusabela komphakathi kwakuyodumaza nakho. Kungenzeka ukuthi uJesu wayengathandwa, abaholi benkolo babengenawo umona, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi uJesu akazange abethelwe esiphambanweni. “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukude” kwakungeke kube yizindaba ezintsha noma okuhle.

UJohane noJesu bashumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu ozayo, into eyayiseduze ngesikhathi kubalaleli babo. Umlayezo washo okuthile ngalokho abantu okufanele bakwenze manje; yayifanele ngokushesha futhi iphuthuma. Kwavusa inzalo - nomona. Ngokumemezela isidingo soshintsho kuhulumeni nakwimfundiso yenkolo, inxusa laphikisana nesimo.

Ukulindela KwamaJuda Ekhulwini Lokuqala

AmaJuda amaningi ayephila ekhulwini lokuqala ayejwayelene negama elithi “umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Babefuna ngokulangazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu abathumelele umholi owayeyolahla umbuso wamaRoma futhi abuyisele iJudiya esizweni esizimele—isizwe sokulunga, inkazimulo nesibusiso, isizwe bonke ababeyodonselwa kuso.

Kulesi simo—amathemba alangazelele kodwa angacacile okungenela okumiswe uNkulunkulu—uJesu noJohane bashumayela ukusondela kombuso kaNkulunkulu. “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele,” uJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ngemva kokuba bephulukise abagulayo (Mathewu 10,7; Luka 19,9.11).

Kodwa umbuso owawulindelwe awuzange ugcwaliseke. Isizwe samaJuda asibuyiswanga. Okubi nakakhulu ukuthi ithempeli labhujiswa futhi amaJuda ahlakazeka. Amathemba amaJuda awakagcwaliseki. Ingabe uJesu wayenephutha kulokho akusho noma wayengabikezeli ngombuso wezwe?

Umbuso kaJesu awuzange ufane nokulindelwe abantu abaningi - njengoba singaqagela eqinisweni lokuthi amaJuda amaningi ayethanda ukumbona efile. Umbuso Wakhe wawuphuma kulomhlaba (Johane 18,36). Lapho ekhuluma ‘ngombuso kaNkulunkulu,’ wasebenzisa amagama abantu ababewaqonda kahle, kodwa wabanikeza incazelo entsha. Watshela uNikodemu ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawungabonakali kubantu abaningi (Joh 3,3) - ukuze akuqonde noma akuzwe, umuntu kufanele enziwe musha ngoMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu (v. 6). Umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawungumbuso womoya, hhayi inhlangano yenyama.

Isimo samanje sombuso

Esiprofethweni saseNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wamemezela ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawuyofika ngemva kwezibonakaliso nezenzakalo ezingokwesiprofetho. Kodwa ezinye zezimfundiso zikaJesu nemifanekiso zithi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu wawungeke ufike ngendlela ephawulekayo. Imbewu ikhula buthule (Marku 4,26-29); umbuso uqala umncane njengembewu yesinaphi (v. 30-32) futhi ufihlwe njengemvubelo ( Mathewu 13,33). Le mifanekiso iphakamisa ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungokoqobo ngaphambi kokuba ufike ngendlela enamandla nemangalisayo. Ngaphandle kweqiniso lokuthi kuyiqiniso esikhathini esizayo, kakade kungokoqobo.

Ake sihlole amavesi athile abonisa ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usuyasebenza kakade. Ku-Markus 1,15 UJesu wamemezela, “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile… umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele.” Zombili lezi zenzo zisenkathini edlule, okubonisa ukuthi okuthile kwenzekile nemiphumela yako iyaqhubeka. Sasingafiki isikhathi sokumenyezelwa kuphela, kodwa nombuso kaNkulunkulu uqobo.

Ngemva kokukhipha amademoni, uJesu wathi: “Kepha uma ngikhipha omoya ababi ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile phezu kwenu” ( Mathewu 12,2; Luka 11,20). Umbuso usukhona, esho, futhi ubufakazi busekuxoshweni kwemimoya emibi. Lobu bufakazi busaqhubeka eBandleni namuhla ngoba iBandla lenza imisebenzi emikhulu kunaleyo eyenziwa nguJesu4,12). Singasho futhi ukuthi, “Lapho sikhipha amademoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyasebenza lapha namanje.” NgoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyaqhubeka nokukhombisa amandla awo obukhosi phezu kombuso kaSathane. .

USathane usasebenzisa ithonya, kodwa usehluliwe futhi walahlwa (Johane 16,11). Bekuvinjelwe ngokwengxenye (uMarkus 3,27). UJesu walinqoba izwe likaSathane (Johane 16,33) futhi ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu nathi singazinqoba (1. UJohannes 5,4). Kodwa akuwona wonke umuntu owunqobayo. Kule nkathi, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uqukethe kokubili okuhle nokubi3,24-30. 36-43. 47-50; Ngo-24,45-51; 2th5,1-12. 14-30). Usathane usenamandla. Sisalindele ikusasa elikhazimulayo lombuso kaNkulunkulu.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyasebenza ezimfundisweni

“Umbuso wezulu uyahlukunyezwa kuze kube namuhla, nabafuzulayo bayawuthatha.” (Mathewu 11,12). Lezi zenzo zisenkathini yamanje - umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawukhona ngesikhathi sikaJesu. Isiqephu esifanayo, uLuka 16,16, iphinde isebenzise izenzo zenkathi yamanje: "...futhi wonke umuntu uyangena ngenkani". Asidingi ukuthola ukuthi ngobani laba bantu abanodlame noma kungani besebenzisa udlame
- Kubalulekile lapha ukuthi la mavesi akhulume ngombuso kaNkulunkulu njengento ekhona manje.

Luka 16,16 esikhundleni sengxenye yokuqala yaleli vesi ithi “Ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu liyashunyayelwa.” Lokhu kwehluka kuphakamisa ukuthi ukuqhubeka kombuso kule nkathi, ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo, kucishe kulingane nokumenyezelwa kwawo. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu - usuvele ukhona - futhi uqhubeka ngokumenyezelwa kwawo.

Ku-Markus 10,15, uJesu uveza ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyinto okufanele siyithole ngandlela thize, ngokusobala kulokhu kuphila. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukhona ngayiphi indlela? Imininingwane ayikacaci, kodwa amavesi esiwabhekile athi ikhona.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwethu

Abanye abaFarisi babuza uJesu ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzofika nini7,20). Anikwazi ukukubona, uJesu waphendula. Kodwa uJesu waphinda wathi: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu [a. Ü. phakathi kwenu]” (Luka 1 Kor7,21). UJesu wayeyinkosi, futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayefundisa futhi enza izimangaliso phakathi kwabo, umbuso wawuphakathi kwabaFarisi. UJesu ukithi namuhla, futhi njengoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawukhona emsebenzini kaJesu, unjalo enkonzweni yebandla lakhe. Inkosi iphakathi kwethu; amandla akhe omoya akithi, noma umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungakasebenzi ngawo wonke amandla awo.

Sesivele sedluliselwe embusweni kaNkulunkulu (Kolose 1,13). Sesivele sithola umbuso, futhi impendulo yethu efanele kulokho inhlonipho nokwesaba2,28). UKristu “usenze [inkathi edlule] umbuso wabapristi” (IsAm 1,6). Singabantu abangcwele - manje nabamanje - kodwa akukabonakali ukuthi sizoba yini. UNkulunkulu uye wasikhulula ekubuseni kwesono futhi wasibeka embusweni wakhe, ngaphansi kwegunya lakhe lokubusa. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile, kusho uJesu. Izilaleli zakhe akuzange kudingeke zilinde uMesiya onqobayo - uNkulunkulu useyabusa kakade futhi kufanele siphile ngendlela Yakhe manje. Asikabi nayo indawo, kodwa singena ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNkulunkulu.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usesesikhathini esizayo

Ukuqonda ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usuvele ukhona kusisiza ukuba sinake kakhulu ukukhonza abanye abantu abasizungezile. Kodwa asikhohlwa ukuthi ukuqedwa kombuso kaNkulunkulu kusesesikhathini esizayo. Uma ithemba lethu likulesi sikhathi sodwa, asinalo ithemba elikhulu (1. AbaseKorinte 15,19). Asinayo inkohliso yokuthi imizamo yabantu iyoletha umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Uma sihlupheka ngenxa yezingqinamba kanye nokushushiswa, lapho sibona abantu abaningi benqaba ivangeli, amandla avela ekwazini ukuthi ukuphelela kombuso kusenkathini ezayo.

Akunandaba ukuthi sizama kanzima kanjani ukuphila ngendlela ekhombisa uNkulunkulu nombuso wakhe, asinakuguqula leli zwe libe umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kufanele kwenzeke ngokungenelela okumangazayo. Imicimbi ye-apocalyptic iyadingeka ukuletha inkathi entsha.

Amavesi amaningi asitshela ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyoba ngokoqobo esikhathini esizayo esikhazimulayo. Siyazi ukuthi uKristu uyiNkosi, futhi silangazelela usuku lapho eyosebenzisa khona amandla akhe ngezindlela ezinkulu nezimangalisayo ukuze aqede ukuhlupheka kwabantu. Incwadi kaDaniyeli ibikezela ngombuso kaNkulunkulu oyobusa phezu komhlaba wonke (Daniyeli 2,44; 7,13-14. 22). Incwadi yeTestamente Elisha yeSambulo ichaza ukuza kwakhe (Isambulo 11,15; I-19,11-enye).

Sithandazela ukuthi umbuso ufike (Luka 11,2). Abampofu emoyeni nabashushiswayo balindele “umvuzo ezulwini” wesikhathi esizayo (Mathewu 5,3.10.12). Abantu beza embusweni kaNkulunkulu “ngosuku” lokwahlulela oluzayo (Mathewu 7,21-23; Luka 13,22-30). UJesu wenza umfanekiso ngoba abanye babekholwa ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wawusuzofika ngamandla9,11). Esiprofethweni saseNtabeni Yeminqumo, uJesu wachaza izenzakalo ezimangalisayo ezaziyokwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba abuye enamandla nenkazimulo. Ngaphambi nje kokubethelwa kwakhe esiphambanweni, uJesu wayebheke phambili embusweni wesikhathi esizayo6,29).

UPawulu ukhuluma izikhathi eziningana ‘ngokudla ifa lombuso’ njengesenzakalo esizayo (1. AbaseKorinte 6,9-10; 1th5,50; KwabaseGalathiya 5,21; Kwabase-Efesu 5,5) futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi ubonisa ngolimi lwakhe ukuthi uthatha umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengento eyokwenzeka kuphela ekupheleni kwenkathi (2. Thesalonika 2,12; 2. Thesalonika 1,5; AbaseKolose 4,11; 2. UThimothi 4,1.18). Lapho uPawulu egxila ekubonakalisweni kwamanje kombuso, uvame ukwethula igama elithi “ukulunga” kanye nelithi “umbuso kaNkulunkulu” (KwabaseRoma 1)4,17) noma ukusetshenziswa endaweni yayo (Roma 1,17). Bheka uMathewu 6,33 mayelana nobudlelwane obuseduze bombuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kukaNkulunkulu. Noma uPawulu uthambekele (okuhlukile) ekuhlanganiseni umbuso noKristu kunoNkulunkulu uBaba (Kolose 1,13). (J. Ramsey Michaels, “The Kingdom of God and the Historical Jesus,” Chapter 8, The Kingdom of God in 20th-Century Interpretation, ehlelwe nguWendell Willis [Hendrickson, 1987], p. 112).

Imibhalo eminingi “yombuso kaNkulunkulu” ingabhekisela embusweni kaNkulunkulu wamanje kanye nasekugcwalisekeni okuzayo. Izaphuli-mthetho ziyobizwa ngokuthi ngomncinyane embusweni wezulu (Mathewu 5,19-20). Sishiya imindeni ngenxa yombuso kaNkulunkulu8,29). Singena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngosizi (Izenzo 14,22). Okubaluleke kakhulu kulesi sihloko ukuthi amanye amavesi abhalwe ngokucacile esikhathini samanje kanti amanye abhalwe ngokucacile esikhathini esizayo.

Ngemva kokuvuswa kukaJesu, abafundi bakhe bambuza: “Nkosi, ingabe uzowubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?” ( IzE 1,6). UJesu kufanele awuphendule kanjani umbuzo onjalo? Okwakushiwo abafundi ngokuthi “umbuso” kwakungekona lokho uJesu akufundisa. Abafundi babesacabanga ngombuso wesizwe kunokuba abantu abathuthuka kancane kancane abakhiwe zonke izinhlanga. Kwabathatha iminyaka ukubona ukuthi abeZizwe bamukelekile embusweni omusha. UMbuso kaKristu wawungakabi owaleli zwe, kodwa kufanele usebenze kulesi sikhathi. Ngakho-ke uJesu akashongo ukuthi yebo noma cha - wavele wabatshela ukuthi kunomsebenzi wabo namandla okwenza lowo msebenzi (amav. 7-8).

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu endulo

Mathewu 25,34 isitshela ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu ubulungiswa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. Yayikhona ngaso sonke isikhathi, nakuba ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. UNkulunkulu wayeyinkosi ku-Adamu no-Eva; wabanika ukubusa negunya lokubusa; babengabasekeli bakhe ensimini yase-Edene. Nakuba igama elithi “umbuso” lingasetshenziswa, u-Adamu no-Eva babesembusweni kaNkulunkulu – ngaphansi kombuso kanye nempahla yakhe.

Lapho uNkulunkulu enza isithembiso ku-Abrahama ukuthi inzalo yakhe iyoba yizizwe ezinkulu futhi amakhosi azovela kubo (1. UMose 17,5-6), wabathembisa umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa kwaqala kuncane, njengemvubelo enhlamvini, futhi kwathatha amakhulu eminyaka ukubona isithembiso.

Lapho uNkulunkulu ekhipha ama-Israyeli eGibhithe futhi enza isivumelwano nawo, aba umbuso wabapristi.2. UMose 19,6), umbuso owawungokaNkulunkulu futhi owawungabizwa ngokuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Isivumelwano asenza nabo sasifana nezivumelwano amakhosi anamandla azenza nezizwe ezincane. Wayebasindisile, futhi ama-Israyeli asabela - avuma ukuba abantu bakhe. UNkulunkulu wayeyinkosi yabo (1. Samuweli 12,12; 8,7). UDavide noSolomoni bahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu futhi babusa egameni lakhe (Ⅰ IziKr 19,23). U-Israyeli wayengumbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Kodwa abantu abazange bamlalele uNkulunkulu wabo. UNkulunkulu wabaxosha, kodwa wathembisa ukubuyisela isizwe ngenhliziyo entsha1,31-33), isiphrofetho esigcwaliseke eBandleni namuhla esihlanganyela esiVumelwano esisha. Thina esinikezwe uMoya oNgcwele siwubupristi bobukhosi nesizwe esingcwele, u-Israyeli wasendulo ayengakwazi1. UPetrus 2,9; 2. UMose 19,6). Sisembusweni kaNkulunkulu, kepha kukhona ukhula olumila phakathi kwamabele. Ekupheleni kwenkathi, uMesiya uyobuya enamandla nenkazimulo, futhi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyophinde uguqulwe ukubonakala. Umbuso olandela iMinyaka Eyinkulungwane, lapho wonke umuntu ephelele futhi engokomoya, uyohluka kakhulu eMinyakeni Eyinkulungwane.

Njengoba umbuso unokuqhubeka komlando, kulungile ukukhuluma ngawo ngokwenkathi edlule, yamanje, neyesikhathi esizayo. Ekuthuthukisweni kwayo ngokomlando ibe nayo futhi isazoqhubeka nokuba neziqophamlando ezinkulu njengoba kumenyezelwa izigaba ezintsha. Umbuso wamiswa entabeni yaseSinayi; lasungulwa futhi ngomsebenzi kaJesu; iyomiswa ekubuyeni kwayo emva kokwahlulelwa. Esigabeni ngasinye, abantu bakaNkulunkulu bayojabulela lokho abanakho futhi bayokujabulela nakakhulu lokho okuzayo. Njengoba manje sibhekana nezingxenye ezithile ezinomkhawulo zombuso kaNkulunkulu, sithola ukuqiniseka ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo nawo uzoba ngokoqobo. UMoya oNgcwele uyisiqinisekiso sethu sezibusiso ezinkulu (2. AbaseKorinte 5,5; Kwabase-Efesu 1,14).

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu nevangeli

Lapho sizwa igama elithi umbuso noma umbuso, sikhunjuzwa ngemibuso yaleli zwe. Kuleli zwe, umbuso uhlotshaniswa negunya namandla, kepha hhayi ukuvumelana nothando. UMbuso ungachaza igunya uNkulunkulu analo emndenini wakhe, kepha awuchazi zonke izibusiso uNkulunkulu asibekele zona. Yingakho kusetshenziswa ezinye izithombe, njengegama lomndeni elithi izingane, eligcizelela uthando negunya likaNkulunkulu.

Itemu ngalinye linembile kodwa aliphelele. Uma noma yiliphi igama elingachaza insindiso ngokuphelele, iBhayibheli belingalisebenzisa lelo gama kulo lonke. Kodwa zonke ziyizithombe, ngasinye sichaza isici esithile sensindiso - kodwa alikho kulawa magama elichaza isithombe sonke. Lapho uNkulunkulu ethuma ibandla ukuba lishumayele ivangeli, akazange asenze sisebenzise igama elithi “umbuso kaNkulunkulu kuphela” kuphela. Abaphostoli bahumushela izinkulumo zikaJesu esiGrekini bezisusela olimini lwesi-Aramu, futhi bazihumushela kwezinye izithombe, ikakhulukazi izingathekiso, ezazinencazelo ezilalelini ezingewona amaJuda. UMathewu, uMarku noLuka bavame ukusebenzisa igama elithi “umbuso.” UJohane kanye Nezincwadi Zabaphostoli nazo zichaza ikusasa lethu, kodwa zisebenzisa izithombe ezihlukene ukuze zilimelele.

Insindiso [insindiso] yigama elivamile. UPawulu wathi sisindisiwe (Efesu 2,8), sizosindiswa (2. AbaseKorinte 2,15) futhi siyakusindiswa (KwabaseRoma 5,9). UNkulunkulu usinike insindiso futhi ulindele ukuba sisabele kuye ngokholo. UJohane wabhala ngensindiso kanye nokuphila okuphakade njengento engokoqobo yamanje, okuyimpahla (1. UJohannes 5,11-12) kanye nesibusiso esizayo.

Izingathekiso ezinjengokusindiswa nomndeni kaNkulunkulu - kanye nombuso kaNkulunkulu - zisemthethweni, yize ziyizincazelo ezingaphelele zohlelo lukaNkulunkulu ngathi. Ivangeli likaKristu kungabhekiswa kulo njengevangeli lombuso, ivangeli lensindiso, ivangeli lomusa, ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, ivangeli lokuphila okuphakade, njalonjalo. Ivangeli liyisimemezelo sokuthi singaphila noNkulunkulu ingunaphakade, futhi lifaka imininingwane yokuthi lokhu kungenzeka ngoJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu.

Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, akazange agcizelele izibusiso zawo ezingokwenyama noma acacise ukulandelana kwawo kwezikhathi. Kunalokho, wagxila kulokho abantu okufanele bakwenze ukuze babe nengxenye kukho. Abathelisi nezifebe bangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kusho uJesu (Mathewu 21,31), futhi lokhu bakwenza ngokukholelwa evangelini ( ivesi 32 ) nangokwenza intando kaBaba ( amav. 28-31 ). Singena embusweni kaNkulunkulu uma siphendula uNkulunkulu ngokholo nangokwethembeka.

KuMarku 10, umuntu wayefuna ukudla ifa lokuphila okuphakade, futhi uJesu wathi kufanele agcine imiyalo (Marku 10,17-19). UJesu wenezela omunye umyalo: Wamyala ukuba anikele ngakho konke anakho ukuze athole ingcebo ezulwini ( ivesi 21 ). UJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Yeka ukuthi kuyoba nzima kangakanani ngabacebile ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu!” ( Ivesi 23 ). Abafundi babuza: “Pho, ubani ongasindiswa na?” (Indima 26). Kulesi siqephu kanye nasendimeni efanayo kuLuka 18,18-30, kusetshenziswe amagama amaningana akhomba into efanayo: ukwamukela umbuso, ifa lokuphila okuphakade, zibekele ingcebo ezulwini, ngena embusweni kaNkulunkulu, usindiswe. Lapho uJesu ethi, “Ngilandele” (ivesi 22), wasebenzisa inkulumo ehlukile ukuze abonise into efanayo: Singena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngokuvumelanisa ukuphila kwethu noJesu.

KuLuka 12,31-34 UJesu uveza ukuthi izinkulumo eziningana ziyefana: funani umbuso kaNkulunkulu, yamukelani umbuso, yiba nengcebo ezulwini, yeka ukuthembela ezintweni ezibonakalayo. Sifuna umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngokusabela emfundisweni kaJesu. KuLuka 21,28 futhi 30 umbuso kaNkulunkulu ulingana nensindiso. Encwadini yezEnzo 20,22:32 sifunda ukuthi uPawulu washumayela ivangeli lombuso, futhi washumayela ivangeli lomusa nokholo lukaNkulunkulu. Umbuso uhlobene eduze nensindiso - umbuso ubungeke ukufanele ukushunyayelwa uma besingeke sibe nengxenye kuwo, futhi singangena kuphela ngokukholwa, ukuphenduka, kanye nomusa, ngakho lezi ziyingxenye yawo wonke umyalezo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu. . Insindiso iyinto engokoqobo yamanje kanye nesithembiso sezibusiso zesikhathi esizayo.

EKorinte uPawulu akashumayelanga lutho ngaphandle kukaKristu nokubethelwa kwakhe (1. AbaseKorinte 2,2). KuZenzo 28,23.29.31 ULuka usitshela ukuthi uPawulu washumayela eRoma kokubili ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangoJesu kanye nensindiso. Lezi izici ezihlukene zesigijimi esifanayo sobuKristu.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awusebenzi nje kuphela ngoba uwumvuzo wethu wesikhathi esizayo, kodwa futhi ngoba uthinta indlela esiphila ngayo nesicabanga ngayo kulesi sikhathi. Silungiselela umbuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo ngokuhlala kuwo manje, ngokuya ngezimfundiso zenkosi yethu. Njengoba siphila ngokukholwa, sibona ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu njengeqiniso lamanje kokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu, futhi siyaqhubeka nokuthemba ekukholweni isikhathi esizayo lapho umbuso uzothela khona, lapho umhlaba uyogcwala ulwazi lweNkosi .

ngu-Michael Morrison

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu wamanje nowesikhathi esizayo