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USathane akayena uNkulunkulu
IBhayibheli likwenza kucace ukuthi munye kuphela uNkulunkulu (Mal 2,10; Kwabase-Efesu 4,6), futhi unguYise, neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. USathane akanazo izici zobunkulunkulu. Akayena umdali, akakho yonke indawo, akayena owazi konke, akagcwele umusa neqiniso, akayena “unamandla kuphela, inkosi yamakhosi, nombusi wababusi” ( NW )1. UThimothi 6,15). UmBhalo ubonisa ukuthi uSathane wayephakathi kwezingelosi ezidaliwe zisesimweni sakhe sokuqala. Izingelosi zidalwe imimoya ekhonzayo (Nehemiya 9,6; amaHebheru 1,13-14), unikezwe inkululeko yokuzikhethela.
Izingelosi zenza imiyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi zinamandla kunabantu (IHubo 103,20; 2. UPetrus 2,11). Kubikwa nokuthi bavikela amakholwa1,11) futhi badumise uNkulunkulu (Luka 2,13-14; Isambulo 4, njll.).
USathane, ogama lakhe lisho ukuthi "isitha" futhi ogama lakhe lingudeveli, wahola mhlawumbe ingxenye yesithathu yezingelosi ekuhlubukeni kuNkulunkulu (IsAmbulo 1 Kor.2,4). Naphezu kwalokhu kuhlubuka, uNkulunkulu ubuthela “izinkulungwane zezingelosi” (Hebheru 1 Kor2,22).
Amademoni ayizingelosi ‘ezingazange zihlale ezulwini, kodwa zashiya indawo yazo yokuhlala’ ( Jude 6 ) zahlanganyela noSathane. “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akayekanga ngisho nezingelosi ezonayo, kodwa waziphonsa esihogweni ngamaketanga obumnyama, wazinikela ukuba zigcinwe ekwahlulelweni.”2. UPetrus 2,4). Umsebenzi wamademoni unqunyelwe yila maketango angokomoya nangokomfanekiso.
Izibonelo zazo zonke iziqephu zeThestamente ezifana no-Isaya 14 noHezekeli 28 ziphakamisa ukuthi uSathane wayeyisidalwa esikhethekile esiyingelosi, abanye bacabanga ukuthi kwakuyingelosi enkulu eyayinokuma okuhle noNkulunkulu.
USathane “wayengenacala” kusukela osukwini lokudalwa kwakhe kwaze kwatholakala ububi kuye, futhi “wayegcwele ukuhlakanipha futhi emuhle ngokungenakulinganiswa” ( Hezekeli 28,12-enye).
Nokho “wagcwala ububi,” inhliziyo yakhe yazidla ngenxa yobuhle bakhe, nokuhlakanipha kwakhe konakaliswa ngenxa yobuhle bakhe. Wadela ubungcwele bakhe namandla okusibekela ngesihe waba “umbukwane” omiselwe ukubhujiswa (Hezekeli 2)8,16-enye).
USathane washintsha ekubeni nguMlethi Wokukhanya (igama elithi Lusifa ku-Isaya 14,12 lisho “oletha ukukhanya” “emandleni obumnyama” (Kolose 1,13; Kwabase-Efesu 2,2) lapho enquma ukuthi isikhundla sakhe njengengelosi akwanele futhi wayefuna ukuba ngoNkulunkulu “njengoPhezukonke” ( Isaya 14,13-enye).
Qhathanisa lokho nempendulo yengelosi uJohane eyayifuna ukuyikhulekela: “Ungakwenzi!” ( IsAmbulo 1 Kor9,10). Izingelosi akufanele zikhulekelwe ngoba aziyena uNkulunkulu.
Ngenxa yokuthi umphakathi wenze izithixo zezindinganiso ezingezinhle ezakhuthazwa uSathane, imiBhalo imbiza ngokuthi “unkulunkulu walelizwe” (2. AbaseKorinte 4,4), kanye “nonamandla obusa emoyeni” ( Efesu 2,2) omoya wabo owonakele ukuyo yonke indawo (Kwabase-Efesu 2,2). Kodwa uSathane akayena owaphezulu futhi akekho endimeni yomoya efanayo noNkulunkulu.
Okwenziwa nguSathane
"Udeveli uyona kusukela ekuqaleni" (1. UJohannes 3,8). “Yena ungumbulali kwasekuqaleni futhi akemi eqinisweni; ngoba iqiniso kalikho kuye. Lapho ekhuluma amanga, ukhuluma okungokwakhe; ngoba ungumqambimanga noyise wamanga.” ( Joh 8,44). Ngamanga akhe umangalela amakholwa “imini nobusuku phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu” (Roma 12,10).
Mubi, njengoba nje aholela isintu ebubini ezinsukwini zikaNowa: izinkondlo kanye nesifiso sezinhliziyo zabo kwakukubi kuphela kuze kube phakade.1. mose 6,5).
Isifiso sakhe siwukusebenzisa ithonya lakhe elibi kwabakholwayo nabangase babe amakholwa ukuze abakhiphe “ekukhanyeni okukhanyayo kwevangeli lenkazimulo kaKristu” ( NW )2. AbaseKorinte 4,4) ukuze bangatholi “isabelo esimweni sobuNkulunkulu” (2. UPetrus 1,4).
Kulokhu, uholela amaKristu esonweni, njengoba nje alinga uKristu (Mathewu 4,111), futhi wasebenzisa inkohliso ecashile, njengaku-Adamu no-Eva, ukuze abenze ‘babe masu kuKristu’ (2. AbaseKorinte 11,3) phazamisa. Ukufeza lokhu, ngezinye izikhathi uzenza "ingelosi yokukhanya" (2. AbaseKorinte 11,14), futhi uzenza into engesiyo.
Ngokuyenga nangethonya lomphakathi ongaphansi kwakhe, uSathane ufuna ukuyenga amaKristu ukuba azihlukanise noNkulunkulu. Ikholwa lizehlukanisa ngenkululeko yalo yokona kuNkulunkulu, livumelane nemvelo yomuntu enesono, lilandele izindlela zokonakala zikaSathane futhi lamukele inkohliso yakhe enkulu (Mathewu 4,1-ishumi nesithupha; 1. UJohannes 2,16-ishumi nesithupha; 3,8; 5,19; Kwabase-Efesu 2,2; AbaseKolose 1,21; 1. UPetrus 5,8; UJames 3,15).
Nokho, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi uSathane namademoni akhe, kuhlanganise nazo zonke izilingo zikaSathane, bangaphansi kwegunya likaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uyayivumela imisebenzi enjalo ngoba kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi amakholwa abe nenkululeko (inkululeko yokuzikhethela) yokwenza izinqumo ezingokomoya ( Jobe 1 Dec.6,6-12; Maka 1,27; Luka 4,41; AbaseKolose 1,16-ishumi nesithupha; 1. AbaseKorinte 10,13; Luka 22,42; 1. AbaseKorinte 14,32).
Ikholwa kufanele lisabele kanjani kuSathane?
Impendulo eyinhloko engokomBhalo yekholwa kuSathane kanye nemizamo yakhe yokusinxenxela esonweni “ukumelana noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela” (Jakobe. 4,7; Mathewu 4,1-10), kanjalo angamnikezi “ndawo” noma ithuba (Efesu 4,27).
Ukumelana noSathane kuhlanganisa ukuthandazela isivikelo, ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu ngokulalela uKristu, ukuqaphela ukukhanga kobubi, ukuzuza izimfanelo zomoya (lokho uPawulu akubiza ngokuthi ukugqoka zonke izikhali zikaNkulunkulu), ukholo kuKristu, owathatha ngoMoya oNgcwele. uyasinakekela (Mathewu 6,31; UJames 4,7; 2. AbaseKorinte 2,11; 10,4-5; Kwabase-Efesu 6,10-ishumi nesithupha; 2. Thesalonika 3,3).
Ukumelana nakho kuhlanganisa nokuphaphama ngokomoya, “ngoba uSathane uyahamba njengengonyama ebhongayo efuna engamshwabadela” ( NW )1. UPetrus 5,8-enye).
Ngaphezu kwakho konke, sibeka ithemba lethu kuKristu. Ku 2. Thesalonika 3,3 siyafunda, “ukuthi iNkosi ithembekile; uzakuniqinisa, anivikele ebubini". Sithembele ekwethembekeni kukaKristu “ngokuma siqinile okholweni” futhi sizinikele kuye ngomthandazo ukuthi asikhulule ebubini (Mathewu. 6,13).
AmaKristu kufanele ahlale kuKristu (Johane 15,4) futhi ugweme ukuhlanganyela emisebenzini kaSathane. Kufanele ucabange ngezinto ezihloniphekayo, ezilungile, ezihlanzekileyo, ezithandekayo nezinedumela elihle.” ( Filipi 4,8) zindla esikhundleni sokuhlola “ukujula kukaSathane” (IsAm 2,24).
Amakholwa kufanele futhi amukele umthwalo wemfanelo wokuziphendulela ngezono zawo siqu futhi angasoli uSathane. Kungenzeka ukuthi uSathane ungumsunguli wobubi, kodwa akuyena yedwa namademoni akhe ababhebhethekisa ububi ngoba amadoda nabesifazane ngokuthanda kwabo bazidalile futhi baphikelela ebubini babo. Abantu, hhayi uSathane namadimoni akhe, banecala ngezono zabo (Hezekeli 18,20; UJames 1,14-enye).
UJesu usekunqobile kakade
Kwesinye isikhathi ivezwa umbono wokuthi uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu omkhulu futhi uSathane unguNkulunkulu omncane, nokuthi ngandlela thize babanjwe ingxabano yaphakade. Lo mbono ubizwa ngokuthi i-dualism.
Umbono onjalo awuhambisani neBhayibheli. Awukho umzabalazo oqhubekayo wokuphakama kwendawo yonke phakathi kwamandla obumnyama aholwa uSathane namandla okuhle aholwa nguNkulunkulu. USathane uyisidalwa esidaliwe kuphela, esingaphansi kukaNkulunkulu ngokuphelele, futhi uNkulunkulu unegunya eliphakeme kuzo zonke izinto. UJesu wakunqoba zonke izimangaliso zikaSathane. Ngokukholwa kuKristu sesivele sinokunqoba, futhi uNkulunkulu unobukhosi phezu kwezinto zonke (Kolose 1,13; 2,15; 1. UJohannes 5,4; IHubo 93,1; I-97,1; 1. UThimothi 6,15; IsAmbulo 19,6).
Ngakho-ke, amaKristu akufanele akhathazeke ngokungafanele ngokuphumelela kokuhlasela kukaSathane kuwo. Izingelosi, namandla, namandla, namagunya, “akunakusehlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu” (KwabaseRoma. 8,38-enye).
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi sifunda emaVangelini naseZenzo zabaPhostoli ukuthi uJesu nabafundi abagunyaze ngokuqondile bakhipha amademoni kubantu ababecindezelekile ngokwenyama kanye/noma ngokomoya. Lokhu kufanekisa ukunqoba kukaKristu phezu kwamandla obumnyama. Isisusa sasihlanganisa kokubili ububele ngalabo abahluphekayo kanye nokuqinisekiswa kwegunya likaKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ukukhishwa kwamademoni kwakuhlobene nokunciphisa ukugula okungokomoya kanye / noma ngokomzimba, hhayi indaba kamoya yokususa isono somuntu kanye nemiphumela yaso (Mathewu 1)7,14-18; Maka 1,21-27; Maka 9,22; Luka 8,26-29; Luka 9,1; Izenzo 16,1-enye).
USathane ngeke esazamazamisa umhlaba, anyakazise imibuso, enze umhlaba ube ugwadule, abhubhise amadolobha, futhi agcine isintu sivalelwe endlini yeziboshwa zomoya.4,16-enye).
“Owenza isono ungokaSathane; ngoba uSathane wona kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngenxa yalokhu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakala ukuba ichithe imisebenzi kaSathane.”1. UJohannes 3,8). Ngokuvusela ikholwa esonweni, uSathane wayenamandla okumholela ekufeni okungokomoya, okungukuthi, ukuhlukaniswa noNkulunkulu. Kodwa uJesu wazidela “ukuze ngokufa kwakhe abhubhise lowo owayenamandla phezu kokufa, uSathane.” ( Hebheru 2,14).
Ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu, uyosusa ithonya likaSathane namademoni akhe, ngaphezu kwabantu ababambelele ethonyeni likaSathane ngaphandle kokuphenduka, ngokubaphonsa unomphela echibini lomlilo laseGehena ( NW )2. Thesalonika 2,8; IsAmbulo 20).
Kwanele
USathane uyingelosi ewile efuna ukonakalisa intando kaNkulunkulu futhi ivimbele okholwayo ekufinyeleleni amandla akhe okomoya. Kubalulekile ukuthi ikholwa liqaphele amathuluzi kaSathane ngaphandle kokuzixaka ngoSathane noma amademoni, ukuze uSathane angasixhasi.2. AbaseKorinte 2,11).
nguJames Henderson
