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ukubhaphathizwa
Ubhapathizo lwamanzi luwuphawu lokuphenduka kwekholwa, isibonakaliso sokuthi wamukela uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi noMsindisi futhi uyingxenye yokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu. Ukubhapathizwa “ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo” kubhekisela emsebenzini wokuvuselela nokuhlanza kaMoya oNgcwele. IBandla LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke libhapathiza 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)
Umbhabhadiso - uphawu lwevangeli
Amasiko ayeyingxenye evelele yokukhulekelwa kweTestamente Elidala.Kunemicikilisho yonyaka, yanyanga zonke, neyemihla ngemihla. Kwakunamasiko lapho kuzalwa kanye namasiko lapho umuntu efa, kwakukhona imicikilisho yokunikela, yokuhlambulula neyesikhungo. Ukholo lwalubandakanyekile, kepha lwalungeyona into ebalulekile.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, iTestamente Elisha linezinkambiso ezimbili kuphela eziyisisekelo: ukubhabhadisa neSidlo SeNkosi - futhi akukho miyalo enemininingwane yokuthi ungazenza kanjani.
Kungani laba bobabili? Kungani umuntu kufanele abe nemikhuba nhlobo enkolweni lapho ukholo luphambili?
Ngicabanga ukuthi isizathu esikhulu ukuthi isakramente nobhaphathizo kufakazela ivangeli likaJesu. Ziphinda izinto ezisemqoka zenkolelo yethu. Ake sibone ukuthi lokhu kusebenza kanjani ekubhapathizweni.
Izithombe zeVangeli
Umbhabhadiso uwafanekisa kanjani amaqiniso abalulekile evangeli? Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala: “Noma anazi yini ukuthi bonke ababhapathizelwa kuKristu Jesu babhapathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? Sangcwatshwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni, ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha. Ngoba uma sahlanganiswa naye futhi saba njengaye ekufeni kwakhe, siyoba njengaye futhi ovukweni.” ( Roma 6,3-enye).
UPawulu uthi ubhapathizo lumelela ukuhlangana kwethu noKristu ekufeni, ukungcwatshwa, nokuvuka kwakhe. Lawa amaphuzu ayinhloko evangeli (1. AbaseKorinte 15,3-4). Ukusindiswa kwethu kuxhomeke ekufeni nasekuvukeni kwakhe. Ukuthethelelwa kwethu - ukuhlanjululwa kwezono zethu - kuncike ekufeni kwakhe; ukuphila kwethu kobuKristu nekusasa lethu kuncike ekuphileni kwakhe kokuvuka.
Ubhapathizo lufanekisela ukufa komuntu wethu omdala - umuntu omdala wabethelwa esiphambanweni noKristu - wangcwatshwa noKristu embhapathizweni (KwabaseRoma 6,8; KwabaseGalathiya 2,20; 6,14; AbaseKolose 2,12.20). Kufanekisela ukuhlobana kwethu noJesu Kristu - sakha umphakathi wokudalelwa kanye naye. Siyakwamukela ukuthi ukufa kwakhe kwakungenxa yethu, "ngenxa yezono zethu." Siyavuma ukuthi sonile, sithambekele esonweni, siyizoni ezidinga uMsindisi. Siyasibona isidingo sethu sokuhlanzwa nokuthi ukuhlanzwa kuza ngokufa kukaJesu Kristu. Ubhapathizo lungenye yezindlela esivuma ngazo uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi noMsindisi.
Wavuka noKristu
Ubhapathizo lufanekisela izindaba ezinhle nakakhulu - embhapathizweni sivuswa kanye noKristu ukuze sihlale naye (Kwabase-Efesu 2,5-6; AbaseKolose 2,12-13.31). Kuye sinokuphila okusha futhi sibizelwe ukuphila ngendlela entsha, kanye naye njengeNkosi osiholayo nosiholayo ezindleleni zethu zesono futhi ezindleleni zokulunga nezothando. Ngalendlela sibonisa ukuphenduka, uguquko endleleni yethu yokuphila, kanye neqiniso lokuthi asikwazi ukwenza lolu shintsho ngokwethu - kwenzeka ngamandla kaKristu ovukile ophila kithi. Sizihlanganisa noKristu ekuvukeni kwakhe hhayi okwesikhathi esizayo kuphela, kodwa nokuphila lapha namanje. Lokhu kuyingxenye yophawu.
UJesu wayengeyena umsunguli wesiko lokubhapathiza. Yathuthuka ngaphakathi kobuJuda futhi yasetshenziswa nguJohn the Baptist njengomkhuba wokubonisa ukuphenduka, ngamanzi akhombisa ukuhlanzwa. UJesu waqhubeka nalo mkhuba futhi emva kokufa nokuvuka kwakhe abafundi baqhubeka nokuwusebenzisa. Kukhombisa ngokumangazayo iqiniso lokuthi sinesisekelo esisha sempilo yethu kanye nesisekelo esisha sobuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu.
Ngenxa yokuthi sathethelelwa futhi sahlanjululwa ngokufa kukaKristu, uPaul wabona ukuthi ukubhabhadiswa kusho ukufa kwakhe kanye nokuhlanganyela kwethu ekufeni kwakhe. UPawulu waphinde waphefumulelwa ukuba anezele ukuxhumana nokuvuka kukaJesu. Lapho siphakama emanzini okubhabhadiswa kuwo, sifanekisela ukuvuswa kube yimpilo entsha - impilo kuKristu, lapho ahlala khona kithi.
UPetru wabhala nokuthi ubhapathizo lusisindisa “ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu” (1. UPetrus 3,21). Ubhapathizo ngokwalo alusisindisi. Sisindisiwe ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu. Amanzi angeke asisindise. Ubhapathizo lusisindisa kuphela ngomqondo wokuthi ‘sicela kuNkulunkulu unembeza ohlanzekile. Kungumfanekiso obonakalayo wokuphendukela kwethu kuNkulunkulu, ukholo lwethu kuKristu, intethelelo kanye nempilo entsha.
Ubhapathizelwa emzimbeni owodwa
Asibhapathizelwa kuphela kuJesu Kristu, kodwa futhi emzimbeni wakhe, ibandla. "Ngokuba ngaMoya munye thina sonke sabhapathizwa sibe mzimba munye..." (1. AbaseKorinte 12,13). Lokhu kusho ukuthi umuntu akakwazi ukuzibhapathiza - lokhu kufanele kwenziwe ngaphakathi kohlaka lomphakathi wamaKrestu. Awekho amaKristu ayimfihlo, abantu abakholelwa kuKristu, kodwa akekho owaziyo ngakho. Iphethini yeBhayibheli iwukuvuma uKristu phambi kwabanye, ukwenza isivumo sasobala sikaJesu njengeNkosi.
Ubhapathizo lungenye yezindlela uKristu angaziwa ngayo, lapho bonke abangani balowo obhapathizwayo bengathola khona ukuthi ukuzinikela kuye kwenziwa. Lokhu kungaba umcimbi ojabulisayo lapho ibandla licula izingoma futhi lamukele umuntu esontweni. Noma kungaba umcimbi omncane lapho umdala (noma omunye ummeleli webandla ogunyaziwe) amukela ikholwa elisha, aphinde incazelo yesenzo, futhi akhuthaze lowo muntu ukuba abhapathizwe empilweni yakhe entsha kuKristu.
Ukubhabhadiswa kuyisiko eliveza ukuthi umuntu usephendukile ezonweni zakhe, usemamukele uKristu njengoMsindisi, futhi useqale ukukhula ngokomoya - ukuthi usevele ungumKrestu. Ukubhabhadiswa kuvame ukwenziwa ngemuva kokuzibophezela, kepha kwesinye isikhathi kungenziwa kamuva.
Intsha nezingane
Ngemuva kokuthi umuntu akholelwe kuKrestu, uyafaneleka ukubhaphathizwa. Lokhu kungenzeka lapho umuntu esemdala impela noma esemncane impela. Umuntu osemusha angazwakalisa ukukholwa kwakhe ngokwehlukile kunomuntu osekhulile, kepha abantu abasha basengaba nokholo.
Kungenzeka yini ukuthi abanye babo bashintshe imiqondo yabo baphinde bawe futhi? Mhlawumbe, kepha lokhu kungenzeka nakwabadala abakholwayo. Ngabe okunye kwalokhu kuguqulwa kwengane kuzophenduka kube ngamanga? Mhlawumbe, kepha kuyenzeka nakubantu abadala. Uma umuntu ekhombisa ukuphenduka futhi enokholo kuKristu kanye nomfundisi angahlulela, lowo muntu angabhapathizwa. Kodwa-ke, akusiwona umkhuba wethu ukubhabhadisa abancane ngaphandle kwemvume yabazali babo noma abagadi babo abasemthethweni. Uma abazali bomntwana bengahambisani nokubhapathizwa, khona-ke ingane enokholo kuJesu ayisiye umKristu ngoba kufanele ilinde ize ikhule ibe mdala ukuze ibhapathizwe.
Ngokucwiliswa
Kungumkhuba wethu eSontweni LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke ukubhapathiza ngokucwilisa. Sikholelwa ukuthi kwakuwumkhuba owawunokwenzeka kakhulu ebuJudeni bekhulu lokuqala naseSonto lokuqala. Sikholwa ukuthi ukucwiliswa ngokuphelele kukhombisa ukufa nokungcwatshwa kangcono kunokufafaza. Kodwa-ke, asenzi ukuthi indlela yokubhapathizwa ibe yinkinga yokuhlukanisa amaKristu.
Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi umuntu ashiye impilo yakudala yesono akholwe kuKristu njengeNkosi noMsindisi wakhe. Ukuqhubeka nokufanisa ukufa, singasho ukuthi umuntu omdala wafa noKristu, noma ngabe isidumbu sangcwatshwa kahle noma cha. Ukuhlanzwa kwakufanekiselwa noma ngabe umngcwabo wawungaboniswanga. Impilo yakudala ifile futhi impilo entsha isilapha.
Ukusindiswa akuncikile endleleni okuyiyonayona yokubhapathizwa (iBhayibheli alisiniki imininingwane eminingi ngenqubo noma kunjalo), noma emazwini aqondile, njengokungathi amazwi ngokwawo anomlingo. Insindiso incike kuKristu, hhayi ekujuleni kwamanzi obhapathizo. UmKrestu obhajadiswe ngokufafazwa namkha ngokuthululwa phezu kwakhe usemKrestu. Asikudingi ukuphinde ubhapathizwe ngaphandle kwalapho othile ebona kufanele. Uma isithelo sempilo yobuKristu, ukuthatha isibonelo esisodwa nje, sesineminyaka engama-20 sikhona, asikho isidingo sokuphikisana ngokuba semthethweni komkhosi owaba khona eminyakeni engama-20 edlule. UbuKristu busekelwe enkolelweni, hhayi ekwenzeni isiko.
Ukubhapathizwa kwezinsana
Akuwona umkhuba wethu ukubhaphathiza izinsana noma izingane ezisencane kakhulu ukuthi ziveze ukholo lwazo, njengoba sibheka ukubhabhadiswa njengesibonakaliso sokholo futhi akekho osindiswa ngokholo lwabazali babo. Kodwa-ke, asibalahli njengabangewona amaKristu labo ababhapathiza izinsana. Ake ngikhulume kafushane ngezimpikiswano ezimbili ezivame kakhulu ezeseka ubhapathizo lwezinsana.
Okokuqala, imibhalo efana nezEnzo iyasitshela 10,44; 11,44 futhi 16,15 ukuthi zonke izindlu [zemikhaya] zazibhapathizwa, futhi ngokuvamile imikhaya yayihlanganisa nezinsana ekhulwini lokuqala. Kungenzeka ukuthi le mizi yayingenazo izingane ezincane, kodwa ngikholwa ukuthi incazelo engcono ukufunda iZenzo 1.6,34 futhi 18,8 phawula ukuthi ngokusobala yonke imizi yakholwa kuKristu. Angikholwa ukuthi izinsana zazinokholo lwangempela, noma ukuthi izinsana zazikhuluma ngezilimi ( amavesi 44-46 ). Mhlawumbe indlu yonke yabhapathizwa ngendlela efanayo naleyo amalungu endlu ayekholelwa ngayo kuKristu. Lokho kuyosho ukuthi bonke labo asebebadala ngokwanele ukuba bakholwe nabo babeyobhapathizwa.
Impikiswano yesibili kwesinye isikhathi esetshenziselwa ukusekela ukubhaphathizwa kwezinsana ngumqondo wama-frets. KwiTestamente Elidala, izingane zaziyizivumelwano futhi isiko lesivumelwano kwaba ukusoka, okwakwenziwa ezinganeni. Isivumelwano esisha yisivumelwano esingcono esinezithembiso ezingcono, ngakho-ke izingane kufanele zifakwe ngokuzenzekelayo futhi zimakwe ngenkambiso yesivumelwano esisha, ukubhabhadiswa, zisencane. Kodwa-ke, le mpikiswano ayiwuboni umehluko phakathi kwesivumelwano esidala nesisha. Umuntu wangena esivumelwaneni esidala ngozalo, kepha umuntu angangena kuphela esivumelwaneni esisha ngokuguquka nangokukholwa. Asikholwa ukuthi yonke inzalo yomKristu, ngisho nakusizukulwane sesithathu nesesine, izoba nokholo kuKristu ngokuzenzekelayo! Wonke umuntu kumele azikholelwe.
Impikiswano mayelana nendlela eyiyo yokubhabhadisa kanye neminyaka yomuntu okufanele abhabhadiswe ibikhona amakhulu eminyaka, futhi izimpikiswano zingaba nzima kakhulu kunokuba ngivezile ezigabeni ezimbalwa ezandulele. Kungashiwo okuningi ngalokhu, kepha akudingekile okwamanje.
Kwesinye isikhathi umuntu obhajadiswe esemncane ufisa ukuba yilungu leSonto LikaNkulunkulu Lomhlaba Wonke. Ngabe sikuthola kudingekile ukuthi sibhabhadise lo muntu? Ngikholwa ukuthi lokhu kufanele kunqunywe ngamacala ngamacala ngokuya ngokuthanda komuntu nokuqonda kwakhe ukubhapathizwa. Uma lo muntu esanda kufinyelela iphuzu lokholo nokuzinikela, kungenzeka ukuthi kufanelekile ukumbhabhadisa lowo muntu. Ezimweni ezinjalo, ukubhapathizwa kungakhombisa lowo muntu isinyathelo esibalulekile sokholo oluthathiwe.
Uma umuntu abhapathizwe esewusana futhi waphila ngezithelo ezinhle njengomKristu okhulile iminyaka, asidingi ukugcizelela ukuthi babhapathizwe. Vele, uma bebuza, singathanda, kepha akudingeki siphikisane ngemicikilisho eyayenziwa emashumini eminyaka adlule lapho isithelo sobuKristu sesivele sibonakala. Singavele nje sidumise umusa kaNkulunkulu. Umuntu ungumKrestu kungakhathalekile ukuthi umcimbi wenziwe kahle yini.
Ukubamba iqhaza eSidlweni SeNkosi
Ngezizathu ezifanayo, sivunyelwe ukugubha iSidlo SeNkosi nabantu abangabhapathiziwe ngendlela esiyijwayele. Umbandela ukukholwa. Uma sobabili sinokholo kuJesu Kristu, sobabili sihlangene naye, sobabili siye sabhapathizwa emzimbeni wakhe ngandlela thile, futhi singahlanganyela isinkwa newayini. Singakwazi futhi ukuhamba nesidlo seNkosi uma benemibono eyiphutha ngokuthi kuzokwenzekani ngesinkwa newayini. (Ingabe sonke asinayo imibono eyiphutha ngezinye izinto?)
Akufanele siphazanyiswe yizingxabano ngemininingwane. Kuyinkolo yethu nokwenza kwethu ukucwilisa labo asebekhule ngokwanele ukukholwa kuKristu ukuba babhabhadise. Sifuna nokubonisa umusa kulabo abanezinkolelo ezihlukile. Ngiyethemba ukuthi lokhu kwanele ukwenza indlela yethu icace kakhudlwana.
Ake sigxile esithombeni esikhulukazi umphostoli uPawulu asinikeza sona: Ubhapathizo lufanekisela ubuntu bethu obudala obufa noKristu; izono zethu zigeziwe futhi impilo yethu entsha iphilwa kuKristu naseBandleni Lakhe. Ukubhabhadiswa kutshengisa ukuphenduka kanye nokukholwa - okuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi sisindisiwe ngokufa nangempilo kaJesu Kristu. Umbhabhadiso umele ivangeli ngesimo esincane - amaqiniso ayisisekelo enkolo avezwa kabusha njalo lapho umuntu eqala impilo yobuKrestu.
UJoseph Tkach
