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Kungani uNkulunkulu enza ukuthi amaKrestu ahlupheke?
Njengezinceku zikaJesu Kristu, sivame ukucelwa ukuthi siduduze abantu njengoba bedlula ezifweni ezahlukahlukene. Ngezikhathi zokuhlupheka siyacelwa ukuthi sinikele ngokudla, indawo yokuhlala noma okokwembatha. Kepha ngezikhathi zokuhlupheka, ngaphezu kokucela ukuthi ukucindezelwa komzimba kulungiswe, kwesinye isikhathi siyacelwa ukuthi sichaze ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu evumela amaKrestu ahlupheke. Lo ngumbuzo onzima ukuwuphendula, ikakhulukazi uma ubuzwa ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka ngokomzimba, ngokomzwelo noma ngokwezezimali. Kwesinye isikhathi umbuzo ubuzwa ngendlela yokuthi isimo sikaNkulunkulu siyabuzwa.
Umqondo wokuhlupheka kwamaKristu enkampanini esezimbonini nasentshonalanga imvamisa yehluke kakhulu kuleyo yamaKristu ahluphekayo esifundeni esimpofu somnotho emhlabeni. NjengamaKristu, ukulindela kwethu ukuhlupheka kufanele kube yini? Amanye amaKrestu afundiswa ukuthi uma sebengamaKrestu, akumele kube khona ukuhlupheka ezimpilweni zabo. Bafundiswa ukuthi ukuhlupheka kwamaKristu kubangelwa ukuntula ukholo.
AmaHeberu 11 avame ukubizwa ngokuthi isahluko sokukholwa. Kuyo, abantu abathile batuswa ngokholo lwabo oluthembekile. Phakathi kwabantu abasohlwini lwamaHeberu 11 kukhona labo abaswele, ababeshushiswa, baphathwa kabi, bahlukunyezwa, bashaywa, futhi babulawa (KumaHeberu 11: 35-38). Kusobala ukuthi ukuhlupheka kwabo kwakungabangelwa ukuntula ithemba, njengoba kubhalwe esahlukweni esithi “Faith”.
Ukuhlupheka kuwumphumela wesono. Kodwa akusikho konke ukuhlupheka okuwumphumela oqondile wesono ekuphileni kobuKristu. Phakathi nenkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, uJesu wahlangana nendoda eyazalwa iyimpumputhe. Abafundi bacela uJesu ukuthi asho ukuthi kungani le ndoda yazalwa iyimpumputhe. Abafundi babekholelwa ukuthi njengoba le ndoda yazalwa iyimpumputhe, ukuhlupheka kwakubangelwa isono sale ndoda, noma mhlawumbe isono sabazali bayo. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi yisiphi isono esabangela ubumpumputhe, uJesu waphendula: “Akonanga yena noma abazali bakhe; kodwa kuye kwambulwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu.” (Joh. 9,1-4). Kwesinye isikhathi uNkulunkulu uvumela ukuhlupheka ezimpilweni zamaKristu njengethuba lokwethula ivangeli likaJesu Kristu.
AmaKristu ayephila ekhulwini lokuqala ngokuqinisekile ayengalindele ukuphila kobuKristu ngaphandle kokuhlupheka. Umphostoli uPetru wabhala okulandelayo kubafowabo nodadewabo kuKristu (1 Pet. 4,12-16) Bathandekayo, ningahlukani nosizi olunifikele, kungathi nehlelwe yisimangaliso; kodwa ngokwezinga enihlanganyela ngalo ezinhluphekweni zikaKristu, thokozani, ukuze nithokoze nasekubonakalisweni kwenkazimulo yakhe. Nibusisiwe lapho nithukwa ngenxa yegama likaKristu! Ngokuba uMoya wenkazimulo [uMoya] kaNkulunkulu uhlezi phezu kwenu; liyahlanjalazwa kanye nabo, kepha nani liyakhazinyuliswa. Ngakho-ke makungabikho kini ohlupheka ngokuba engumbulali, noma eyisela, noma engumenzi wokubi, noma ezixuba nezinto ezingaziwayo; Kepha uma ehlupheka ngokuba engumKristu, makangabi namahloni, kodwa makadumise uNkulunkulu ngale ndaba!
Ukuhlupheka akufanele kube yinto engalindelekile empilweni yomKristu
UNkulunkulu akakususi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuhlupheka ezimpilweni zethu. Umphostoli uPawulu wayesezinhlungwini. Wacela uNkulunkulu kathathu ukuthi amsuse lokhu kuhlupheka. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akazange akususe ukuhlupheka ngoba ukuhlupheka kwakuyithuluzi uNkulunkulu alisebenzisa ukuze alungiselele umphostoli uPawulu inkonzo yakhe ( 2 Kor. 1 Kor.2,7-10). UNkulunkulu akasusi ukuhlupheka kwethu ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasiduduza futhi asiqinise ngokuhlupheka kwethu (Filipi 4:13).
Ngezinye izikhathi uNkulunkulu kuphela owazi isizathu sokuhlupheka kwethu. UNkulunkulu unenjongo ngokuhlupheka kwethu ukuthi uyembula injongo yakhe kithi noma cha. Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usebenzisa ukuhlupheka kwethu ukuze kube kuhle kanye nenkazimulo yethu (Rom. 8,28). Njengezinceku zikaNkulunkulu, asikwazi ukuphendula umbuzo othi kungani uNkulunkulu evumela ukuhlupheka kuzo zonke izimo, kodwa siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uphakeme futhi ulawula zonke izimo (Dan. 4,25). Futhi loNkulunkulu ushukunyiswa uthando ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando (1.Joh. 4,16).
Siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usithanda ngothando olungenamibandela (1 Joh. 4,19) nokuthi uNkulunkulu akalokothi asilahle noma asilahle ( Heb. 13,5b). Njengoba sikhonza abafowethu nodadewethu abahluphekayo, singababonisa ububele bangempela nokubasekela ngokubanakekela ezivivinyweni zabo. Umphostoli uPawulu wakhumbuza ibandla laseKorinte ukuba liduduzane ngezikhathi zokuhlupheka.
Wabhala (2 Kor. 1,37) Makabongwe uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wesihe noNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke, osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke, ukuze siduduze abasosizini lonke, ngenduduzo. esiduduzwa ngaye thina ngokwethu nguNkulunkulu. Ngokuba njengalokhu izinhlupheko zikaKristu zichichima phezu kwethu, kanjalo nenduduzo yethu iyengezela ngoKristu.
Uma sinosizi, kungenxa yenduduzo yenu nokusindiswa kwenu, okufakazela ukuthi kuyaphumelela ekubekezeleleni izinhlupheko ezifanayo nathi esihlupheka ngazo; uma siduduzwa, kungenxa yenduduzo yakho nokusindiswa kwakho; futhi ithemba lethu ngani liqinisekile, ngoba siyazi ukuthi njengoba nje nihlanganyela ekuhluphekeni, kanjalo nasekududuzekeni.
Amahubo ayizinsiza ezinhle kunoma ubani ohluphekayo; ngoba baveza ukudabuka, ukukhungatheka kanye nemibuzo mayelana nezilingo zethu. Njengoba incwadi yamaHubo ibonisa, asiyiboni imbangela yokuhlupheka, kodwa siyawazi umthombo wenduduzo. Umthombo wenduduzo kukho konke ukuhlupheka nguJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. Sengathi iNkosi yethu ingasiqinisa njengoba sisebenzela abantu abahluphekayo. Sonke masifune induduzo eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu ezikhathini zokuhlupheka futhi sihlale kuyo kuze kube usuku lapho eyosusa khona unomphela konke ukuhlupheka endaweni yonke (IsAmbulo 2 Kor.1,4).
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