Ivangeli

Ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle zensindiso ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu. Liyisigijimi sokuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu, ukuthi wangcwatshwa, ukuthi ngokwemiBhalo wavuswa ngosuku lwesithathu, ngemva kwalokho wabonakala kubafundi bakhe. Ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle zokuthi singangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngomsebenzi wokusindisa kaJesu Kristu. (1. AbaseKorinte 15,1-5; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 5,31; Luka 24,46-48; UJohane 3,16; Mathewu 28,19-20; Maka 1,14-15; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 8,12; I-28,30-31)

Wazalelwani?

Zenzelwe injongo! UNkulunkulu wadala ngamunye wethu ngesizathu - futhi siyajabula kakhulu lapho siphila ngokuvumelana nenhloso asinike yona. Udinga ukwazi ukuthi yini le.

Abantu abaningi abazi ukuthi ukuphila kumayelana nani. Baphila futhi bayafa, bafuna uhlobo oluthile lwenjongo futhi bayazibuza ukuthi ukuphila kwabo kunenjongo yini, ukuthi bakuphi, ukuthi banayo ngempela yini incazelo ohlelweni olukhulu lwezinto. Kungenzeka ukuthi baqoqe iqoqo lebhodlela elingcono kakhulu, noma bawine indondo yokuduma esikoleni esiphakeme, kodwa ngokushesha kakhulu izinhlelo namaphupho entsha athatha indawo yokukhathazeka nokukhungatheka mayelana namathuba aphuthelwe, ubudlelwano obungaphumeleli, noma inqwaba “ukube” noma “yini ebingaba nayo. kwaba."

Abantu abaningi baphila impilo engenalutho, engagcwaliseki engenanjongo ebekiwe noma injongo ngaphandle kokuthola ukwaneliswa okwesikhashana kwemali, ubulili, amandla, inhlonipho, noma ukuthandwa okungasho lutho, ikakhulukazi lapho kusondela ubumnyama bokufa. Kepha impilo ingaba ngaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho ngoba uNkulunkulu unikeza okuningi kakhulu kithina sonke. Usinikeza injongo yangempela nenjongo empilweni - injabulo yokuba yilokho Asenza ukuba sibe yikho.

Ingxenye 1: Umuntu wenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu

Isahluko sokuqala seBhayibheli sisitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wadala umuntu “ngomfanekiso wakhe” (1. mose 1,27). Abesilisa nabesifazane “badalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu” (ivesi elifanayo).

Ngokusobala, asenziwanga ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ngobude noma isisindo noma umbala wesikhumba. UNkulunkulu ungumoya, hhayi isidalwa esidaliwe, futhi senziwe ngendaba. Yize kunjalo uNkulunkulu wenza isintu ngomfanekiso waKhe uqobo, okusho ukuthi usenze safana Naye ngezindlela ezibalulekile. Siyazethemba, siyakwazi ukuxhumana, ukuhlela, ukucabanga ngokwakha, ukuklama nokwakha, ukuxazulula izinkinga nokuba yithonya lokuhle emhlabeni. Futhi singathanda.
 

Kumelwe “sidalwe ngokukaNkulunkulu ekulungeni kweqiniso nobungcwele” (Efesu 4,24). Kodwa ngokuvamile abantu abafani nhlobo noNkulunkulu kulokhu. Eqinisweni, abantu ngokuvamile bangaba abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu. Nokho, naphezu kokungamesabi uNkulunkulu, kunezinto ezithile esingathembela kuzo. Okokuqala, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyohlale ethembekile othandweni lwakhe ngathi.

Isibonelo esihle

ITestamente Elisha lisisiza ukuba siqonde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukudalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Umphostoli uPawulu usitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu usibumba sibe into ephelele futhi enhle—umfanekiso kaJesu Kristu. “Ngokuba labo abakhethayo wabamisela ngaphambili ukuba benziwe ngomfanekiso weNdodana yakhe, ukuze yona ibe-yizibulo phakathi kwabazalwane abaningi.” 8,29). Ngamanye amazwi, uNkulunkulu wayehlose kwasekuqaleni ukuthi sifane noJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu esenyameni.

UPawulu uthi uJesu ngokwakhe “ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu” (2. AbaseKorinte 4,4). “Ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonakali” (Kolose 1,15). Uyisibonelo esiphelele salokho esadalelwa ukuba sikwenze. Singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu emndenini waKhe futhi sibheka kuJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ukubona ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokho.

Omunye wabafundi bakaJesu wambuza, “Sibonise uYihlo” (Johane 14,8). UJesu waphendula: “Obona mina ubona uBaba” (ivesi 9). Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu usho lokho okudingeka ukwazi ngempela ngoNkulunkulu ongakubona kimi.

Akakhulumi ngebala lesikhumba, izitayela zokugqoka, noma amakhono okubaza - ukhuluma ngomoya, isimo sengqondo, nezenzo. UNkulunkulu uluthando, wabhala uJohane (1. UJohannes 4,8), futhi uJesu usibonisa ukuthi luyini uthando nokuthi kufanele sithande kanjani njengabantu abenziwa ngomfanekiso waKhe.

Njengoba abantu benziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, futhi uJesu engumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, akumangalisi ukuthi uNkulunkulu asibumba sifane noJesu. Kufanele athathe “isimo” kithi (KwabaseGalathiya 4,19). Umgomo wethu uwukuba “sifinyelele esilinganisweni esipheleleyo sokugcwala kukaKristu” (Efesu 4,13). Njengoba siguqulwa sifana noJesu, umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu uyabuyiselwa kithi futhi sibe yilokho esakudalelwa ukuba yikho.

Mhlawumbe awusafani noJesu manje. Kulungile. UNkulunkulu useyazi ngalokhu, yingakho esebenza nawe. Uma umvumela, uzokushintsha - akuguqule - ufane nakakhulu noKristu (2. AbaseKorinte 3,18). Kudinga ukubekezela—kodwa inqubo igcwalisa ukuphila ngenjongo nenjongo.

Kungani uNkulunkulu engakwenzi konke ngokuphazima kweso? Ngoba lokho akubheki umuntu wangempela, ocabangayo nothando athi kufanele ube yikho. Ukushintsha kwengqondo nenhliziyo, isinqumo sokuphendukela kuNkulunkulu futhi simethembe, kungathatha isikhashana, njengesinqumo sokuhamba ngomgwaqo othile. Kepha uhambo lwangempela lomgwaqo luthatha isikhathi futhi lungagcwala izithiyo nobunzima. Ngendlela efanayo, kuthatha isikhathi ukushintsha imikhuba, indlela yokuziphatha, nezimo zengqondo ezigxilile.

Futhi, uNkulunkulu uyakuthanda futhi ufuna nawe umthande. Kepha uthando luthando kuphela uma lunikezwe ngenkululeko yokuzikhethela, hhayi lapho lucelwa. Uthando oluphoqiwe alulona nhlobo uthando.

Kuba ngcono futhi kangcono

Inhloso kaNkulunkulu ngawe akukhona nje ukuba ube njengoJesu eminyakeni eyizi-2000 edlule - kodwa futhi ukuba ube njengaYe manje - uvusiwe, ungongenakufa, ugcwele inkazimulo namandla! “Uyoguqula umzimba wethu oyize, ufane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo, ukuze kube namandla okuthobela zonke izinto phansi kwakhe.” ( Filipi 3,21). Uma sihlanganiswe noKristu kulokhu kuphila, “futhi siyoba njengaye ekuvukeni kwabafileyo” (Roma 6,5). “Siyoba njengaye,” uJohane uyasiqinisekisa (1. UJohannes 3,2).

Uma singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, uPawulu uyabhala, khona-ke singaqiniseka “ukuthi futhi siyophakanyiswa kanye naye enkazimulweni.” ( Roma 8,17). Siyothola inkazimulo efana nekaJesu - imizimba engafi, engaboli, imizimba yomoya. Siyakuvuka enkazimulweni, sivuke ngamandla.1. AbaseKorinte 15,42-44). “Futhi njengoba sasinomfanekiso wowasemhlabeni, kanjalo siyoba nomfanekiso wowasezulwini” - siyoba njengoKristu! (Ivesi 49).

Ungathanda inkazimulo nokungafi? UNkulunkulu ukwenzele le njongo! Kuyisipho esihle angathanda ukukunika sona. Ikusasa elijabulisayo nelimangalisayo - futhi linikeza injongo nenjongo empilweni.

Uma sibona umphumela wokugcina, inqubo esikuyo manje yenza umqondo owengeziwe. Ubunzima, izilingo kanye nezinhlungu zokuphila, kanye nezinjabulo, kwenza umqondo owengeziwe lapho sazi ukuthi impilo imayelana nani. Uma sazi ukuthi iyiphi inkazimulo esizoyithola, ukuhlupheka kwalokhu kuphila kulula ukukubekezelela (KwabaseRoma 8,28). UNkulunkulu usinike izithembiso ezinkulu neziligugu kakhulu.

Ingabe kunenkinga lapha?

Kepha ake ume kancane, ungacabanga. Angisoze ngalungela lolo hlobo lwenkazimulo namandla. Ngingumuntu nje ojwayelekile. Uma izulu liyindawo ephelele, ngakho-ke angiyena owakulo ndawo; Impilo yami imoshekile.

Kulungile - uNkulunkulu uyazi, kepha ngeke kumvimbe. Unezinhlelo ngawe, futhi usezilungisile izinkinga ezinjalo ukuze zixazululwe. Ngoba wonke umuntu uyixoxe le ndaba; impilo yawo wonke umuntu iphazamisekile futhi akekho umuntu ofanelwe udumo namandla.

Kepha uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi ubasindisa kanjani abantu abayizoni - futhi noma ngabe baphambanisa izinto kaningi kangakanani, Uyazi ukuthi angabasindisa kanjani.

Icebo likaNkulunkulu ligxile kuJesu Kristu - owayengenasono esikhundleni sethu futhi wahlupheka ngenxa yezono zethu esikhundleni sethu. Usimela phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi usinika isipho sempilo engunaphakade uma sifuna ukusamukela kuye.

Ingxenye 2: Isipho SikaNkulunkulu

Sonke sehluleka, kusho uPaul, kepha silungisisiwe ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Kuyisipho! Ngeke sikufanele - uNkulunkulu usinika wona ngomusa wakhe nangesihawu.

Abantu abaphila bodwa abadingi ukonga—abantu abasenkingeni abadinga ukonga. Abaqaphi "abasindisi" abantu abakwazi ukubhukuda - basindisa abantu abaminzayo. Ngokomoya sonke siyaminza. Akekho phakathi kwethu osondela ekupheleleni kukaKristu, futhi ngaphandle kwakho sifana nokuba sesifile.

Abantu abaningi babonakala becabanga ukuthi kufanele ‘silunge ngokwanele’ kuNkulunkulu. Ake sithi abanye besingababuza, “Yini ekwenza ukholelwe ukuthi uzoya ezulwini noma ukuthi uyoba nokuphila okuphakade embusweni kaNkulunkulu?” Abaningi babeyophendula bathi, “Ngoba bengilungile. Ngenza lokhu noma lokhuya.”

Iqiniso liwukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungakanani okuhle esikwenzile ukuze sithole indawo emhlabeni ophelele, ngeke ‘silunge ngokwanele’ ngenxa yokuthi asiphelele. Sehlulekile, kodwa senziwe abalungileyo ngesipho sikaNkulunkulu salokho uJesu Kristu asenzela kona.

Hhayi ngemisebenzi emihle

UNkulunkulu wasisindisa, kusho iBhayibheli, “hhayi ngokwemisebenzi yethu, kodwa ngokwecebo lakhe nangomusa wakhe.”2. UThimothi 1,9). Wasisindisa, hhayi ngenxa yemisebenzi yokulunga esasiyenzile, kodwa ngokwesihe sakhe.” ( Thit 3,5).

Noma imisebenzi yethu mihle kakhulu, ayisiso isizathu esenza uNkulunkulu asisindise. Sidinga ukusindiswa ngoba imisebenzi yethu emihle ayenele ukusisindisa. Sidinga umusa nomusa, futhi uNkulunkulu usinika lokho nje ngoJesu Kristu.

Ukube bekunokwenzeka ngathi ukuzuza impilo yaphakade ngokuziphatha okuhle, uNkulunkulu ubezositshela ukuthi kanjani. Uma ukulandela imiyalo kungasinikeza impilo yaphakade, uNkulunkulu ubezokwenza kanjalo, kusho uPaul.

“Ngoba kuphela uma ubukhona umthetho onikeza ukuphila, ngabe ngempela ukulunga kuvela emthethweni” (Galathiya 3,21). Kodwa umthetho awukwazi ukusinika ukuphila okuphakade—ngisho noma singawugcina.

“Ngokuba uma ukulunga kungomthetho, uKristu wafela ize” (Galathiya 2,21). Uma abantu bengasebenzela insindiso yabo, besingeke sidinge umsindisi ukuze asisindise. Kwakungeke kudingeke ukuba uJesu eze emhlabeni noma afe futhi avuswe.

Kodwa uJesu weza emhlabeni ngenjongo yayo kanye leyo—ukuzosifela. UJesu wathi uze “ukuzonikela ngokuphila kwakhe njengesihlengo sabaningi” ( Mathewu 20,28 ) Ukuphila kwakhe kwakuyinkokhelo yesihlengo esanikelwa ukuze sikhululwe futhi sihlenge. IBhayibheli libonisa ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi “uKristu wasifela” nokuthi “wafela izono zethu” (Roma 5,6-ishumi nesithupha; 2. AbaseKorinte 5,14; I-15,3; Gal
1,4; 2. Thesalonika 5,10).

“Inkokhelo yesono ingukufa,” kusho uPawulu kweyabaseRoma 6,23“Kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” Sifanelwe ukufa, kodwa sisindisiwe ngomusa kaJesu Kristu. Asifanele ukuhlala noNkulunkulu ngoba asiphelele, kodwa uNkulunkulu usisindisa ngeNdodana yakhe uJesu Kristu.

Izincazelo zensindiso

IBhayibheli lichaza ukusindiswa kwethu ngezindlela eziningi - kwesinye isikhathi lisebenzisa amagama ezezimali, kwesinye isikhathi lisebenzisa amagama ahlobene nomhlatshelo, umndeni noma abangane.

Igama lezezimali libonisa ukuthi ukhokhe inani ukuze asikhulule. Wathatha inhlawulo (ukufa) esasifanele wakhokhela isikweletu esasisikweleta. Uthatha isono nokufa kwethu futhi asinike ukulunga Kwakhe kanye nempilo Yakhe ngokubuyisela.

UNkulunkulu uyawamukela umhlatshelo kaJesu ngenxa yethu (phela, nguye owathuma uJesu ukuba azonikela), futhi uyakwamukela ukulunga kukaJesu ngenxa yethu. Ngakho-ke, thina esake saphikisana noNkulunkulu manje sesingabangane bakhe (Roma 5,10).

“Nani enakade ningabafokazi nezitha ezenzweni ezimbi, usenihlawulele manje ngokufa komzimba wakhe ofayo, ukuze animise phambi kwakhe ningcwele, ningenasici, ningenabala.” ( KwabaseKolose 1,21-enye).

Ngenxa yokufa kukaKristu, singcwele emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Encwadini kaNkulunkulu, sisuka esikweletini esikhulu saya esikweletini esikhulu - hhayi ngenxa yalokho esikwenzile, kodwa ngenxa yalokho okwenziwe uNkulunkulu.

Manje uNkulunkulu usibiza ngokuthi singabantwana bakhe - usesamukele (Efesu 1,5). “Singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu” (Roma 8,16). Khona-ke uPawulu uchaza imiphumela emangalisayo yokutholwa kwethu: “Uma singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi, izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu nezindlalifa kanye noKristu” (ivesi 17). Insindiso ichazwa njengefa. “Wanifanelekela njengefa labangcwele ekukhanyeni” (Kolose 1,12).

Ngenxa yokupha kukaNkulunkulu, ngenxa yomusa wakhe, sizodla ifa - sizokwabelana nomhlaba wonke noKristu. Noma kunalokho, uzokwabelana nathi, hhayi ngoba senze noma yini, kodwa ngoba uyasithanda futhi ufuna ukusinika.

Kutholwe ngokukholwa

UJesu wasifanelekela; akakhokhanga inhlawulo yezono zethu kuphela, kodwa nezono zabo bonke abantu.1. UJohannes 2,2). Kodwa abantu abaningi abakakuqondi lokho. Mhlawumbe laba bantu abakawuzwa umlayezo wensindiso, noma kungenzeka ukuthi sebezwile inguqulo ehlanekezelwe eyayingenangqondo kubo. Ngesizathu esithile abazange bawukholelwe umlayezo.

Kunjengokuthi lapho uJesu akhokha izikweletu zabo, ebanikeza i-akhawunti enkulu yasebhange, kepha abezwanga ngakho, noma abakholwa ngempela, noma abacabangi ukuthi banezikweletu nhlobo. Noma kufana nokuthi uJesu wenza iphathi enkulu futhi ubanikeza ithikithi kanti abanye abantu bakhetha ukungafiki.

Noma bayizigqila ezisebenza othulini, futhi uJesu uyafika athi: “Ngithenge inkululeko yakho.” Abanye abantu abawuzwa lowo myalezo, abanye abawukholwa, futhi abanye bancamela ukuhlala othulini kunokuba bathole. thola ukuthi iyini inkululeko. Kodwa abanye bayawuzwa umlayezo, bayakholwa, bese bephuma ebhuqwini ukuze babone ukuthi impilo entsha kanye noKristu ingaba njani.

Umlayezo wensindiso wamukelwa ngokholo—ngokwethemba uJesu, ngokuthatha izwi Lakhe, ngokukholwa yizindaba ezinhle. “Kholwa eNkosini uJesu, khona-ke uyakusindiswa wena nendlu yakho.” ( IzEnzo 1 Kor6,31). Ivangeli lisebenza ngempumelelo “kulowo nalowo okholwayo” (Roma 1,16). Uma singakholelwa emlayezweni, ngeke usenze okuhle kakhulu.

Vele, kunokunye okholweni kunokukholelwa emaqinisweni athile ngoJesu. Amaqiniso anomthelela omkhulu kithina - kumele sibuyele empilweni esiyenze ngomfanekiso wethu kunalokho siphendukele kuNkulunkulu owasenza ngomfanekiso wakhe.

Kufanele sivume ukuthi siyizoni, asikufanelekele ukuthola ukuphila okuphakade, nokuthi asikufanelekele ukuba izindlalifa kanye noKristu. Kumelwe sivume ukuthi asisoze “salungela” ukuya ezulwini - futhi kufanele sithembe ukuthi ithikithi uJesu asinikeza lona lilungile ngokwanele ukuba sibe sephathini. Kumelwe sithembe ukuthi ekufeni nasekuvukeni kwakhe wenze okwanele ukukhokha izikweletu zethu ezingokomoya. Kufanele sithembele emseni nasemuseni wakhe, futhi sivume ukuthi ayikho enye indlela yokungena.

Ukunikezwa kwamahhala

Ake sibuyele encazelweni yokuphila engxoxweni yethu. UNkulunkulu uthi Usenzele injongo, futhi leyo nhloso ukuthi sibe njengaye. Simelwe ukuhlanganiswa nomndeni kaNkulunkulu, abafowabo nodadewabo bakaJesu, futhi sizothola isabelo engcebweni yomndeni! Kuyinjongo enhle nesithembiso esihle.

Kodwa asizange senze ingxenye yethu. Asizange sibe abahle njengoJesu - okusho ukuthi besingakapheleli. Yini-ke eyenza sicabange ukuthi siyothola nenye ingxenye “yesivumelwano”—inkazimulo yaphakade? Impendulo ithi kufanele sithembele kuNkulunkulu ukuthi unesihawu futhi agcwele umusa njengoba esho. Wasenzela le njongo futhi uzoyifeza le njongo! Singaqiniseka, kusho uPawulu, ukuthi “lowo owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwuqeda kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu Jesu.” ( Filipi 1,6).

UJesu wakhokha inani futhi wenza umsebenzi, futhi isigijimi sakhe—isigijimi seBhayibheli—siwukuthi insindiso yethu ivela ngalokho asenzele khona. Isipiliyoni (kanye nemiBhalo) sithi angeke sizethembe thina. Okuwukuphela kwethemba lethu lensindiso, lokuphila, lokuba yilokho uNkulunkulu asenze saba yikho, ukuthembela kuKristu. Singaba njengoKristu ngoba yena, ewazi wonke amaphutha nokwehluleka kwethu, uthi uzowafeza!

Ngaphandle kukaKristu, impilo ayisho lutho - sibhajwe odakeni. Kepha uJesu usitshela ukuthi uthenge inkululeko yethu, angasihlanza, usinika ithikithi lamahhala lokuya ephathini kanye namalungelo aphelele engcebo yomndeni. Singakwemukela lokhu kunikezwa, noma singakususa bese sishiya ubuxhakaxhaka.

Ingxenye 3: Umenyelwa edilini!

UJesu wayebukeka njengombazi ongabalulekile emzaneni ongabalulekile engxenyeni engabalulekile yoMbuso WaseRoma. Kodwa manje ubhekwa kabanzi njengomuntu obaluleke kunabo bonke owake waphila. Ngisho nabangakholwa bayabona ukuthi wanikela ngempilo yakhe ukusebenzela abanye, futhi lo mgomo wothando lokuzidela ufinyelela ekujuleni komphefumulo womuntu futhi uthinte umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongaphakathi kwethu.

Ufundise ukuthi abantu bangathola impilo yangempela negcwele uma bezimisele ukudela okwabo ukubambelela ekubambeni futhi bakulandele empilweni yombuso kaNkulunkulu.
“Noma ubani olahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyokuthola.” ( Mathewu 10,39).

Akukho lutho esizolahlekelwa yilo, ngaphandle kwempilo engenanjongo, impilo ekhungathekisayo, futhi uJesu usinikeza impilo egculisayo, ejabulisayo, ethokozisayo nechichimayo - ingunaphakade. Usimema ukuthi siyeke ukuziqhenya nokukhathazeka, futhi sithola ukuthula kwangaphakathi nenjabulo ezinhliziyweni zethu.

Indlela kaJesu

UJesu usimema ukuba sihlanganyele naye enkazimulweni yakhe - kepha uhambo oluya enkazimulweni ludinga ukuzithoba ekunikeni abanye abantu. Sidinga ukuxegisa ukubambelela kwethu ezintweni zalokhu kuphila futhi siqinise ukubambelela kwethu kuJesu. Uma sifuna ukuthola impilo entsha, kufanele sikulungele ukudedela okwakudala.

Senziwa saba njengoJesu. Kepha asikopeli nje iqhawe elihlonishwayo. UbuKristu abukho ngemikhuba yenkolo noma imibono yezenkolo. Imayelana nothando lukaNkulunkulu ngesintu, ukwethembeka kwakhe esintwini, nothando nokuthembeka kwakhe, okwabonakala kuJesu Kristu esesimweni somuntu.

KuJesu, uNkulunkulu ubonakalisa umusa wakhe; uyazi ukuthi noma singazama kangakanani, asisoze sanelisa ngokwethu. KuJesu, uNkulunkulu usinika usizo; uthumela uMoya oNgcwele ngegama likaJesu ukuthi uhlale kithi, ukusiguqula kusuka ngaphakathi kuye ngaphandle. UNkulunkulu usibumba sibe njengaye; asizami ukuba njengoNkulunkulu sisodwa.

UJesu usinikeza ingunaphakade lenjabulo. Umuntu ngamunye, njengengane emndenini kaNkulunkulu, unenjongo nenjongo—ukuphila phakade. Sadalelwa inkazimulo yaphakade, futhi indlela eya enkazimulweni nguJesu, yena oyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila (Johane 1)4,6).

KuJesu kwakusho isiphambano. Uyasibiza futhi ukuba sihlanganyele nathi kule ngxenye yohambo. “Wayesethi kubo bonke: ‘Noma ubani ofuna ukungilandela makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe imihla ngemihla, angilandele. 9,23). Kodwa esiphambanweni kwafika uvuko enkazimulweni.

Idili elinesizotha

Kwezinye izindaba, uJesu wafanisa insindiso nedili. Emzekelisweni wendodana yolahleko, uyise wenzela indodana yakhe eyisihlubuki idili, eyagcina ifikile ekhaya. “Lethani ithole elikhuluphalisiwe nilihlabe; asidle sijabule! Ngokuba le ndodana yami ibifile, isiyaphila futhi; wayelahlekile futhi usetholakele.” ( Luka 1 Kor5,23-24). UJesu wayilandisa indaba ukuze abonise iphuzu lokuthi izulu lonke liyajabula lapho umuntu ephendukela kuNkulunkulu (ivesi 7).

UJesu walandisa omunye umfanekiso ngendoda (emelela uNkulunkulu) eyalungiselela “isidlo sakusihlwa esikhulu futhi wamema abaningi ababemenyiwe.” ( Luka 1 Kor.4,16). Kodwa ngokumangalisayo, abantu abaningi basishaya indiva lesi simemo. “Bonke baqala ukuxolisa ngamunye ngamunye” (ivesi 18). Abanye babekhathazeke ngemali noma imisebenzi yabo; abanye baphazanyiswa izindaba zomkhaya ( amav. 18-20 ). Ngakho-ke iNkosi yamema abampofu esikhundleni (v. 21).

Kunjalo nangensindiso. UJesu umema wonke umuntu, kodwa abanye abantu bamatasa kakhulu ngezinto zaleli zwe ukuba bangasabela. Kodwa labo “abampofu,” abaqaphela ukuthi kunezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kunemali, ubulili, amandla nodumo, bamagange ukuza bazogubha ukuphila kwangempela esidlweni sikaJesu sakusihlwa.

UJesu walandisa enye indaba lapho afanisa khona insindiso nendoda (emelela uJesu) eyayithatha uhambo. “Ngokuba kunjengomuntu owaphumela ngaphandle, wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazibeka kuzo impahla yakhe; Enye wayinika amathalenta amahlanu esiliva, enye amabili, neyesithathu, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokwamandla ayo, yamuka.” ( Mathewu 25,14-15). Imali ingafanekisela izinto ezimbalwa uKristu asinika zona; ake sikubheke lapha njengesethulo sevangeli.

Emva kwesikhathi eside uMfundisi wabuya esefuna ukubalwa. Ezimbili zezinceku zabonisa ukuthi zazizuze okuthile ngemali yenkosi, futhi zavuzwa: “Khona inkosi yayo yathi kuyo: ‘Wenze kahle, nceku enhle nethembekileyo, uthembekile ngokuyingcosana, ngikufuna ngokuningi. isethi; ngena ekuthokozeni kweNkosi yakho” (Luka 15,22).

Umenyiwe!

UJesu usimema ukuba sihlanganyele enjabulweni yakhe, sihlanganyele naye izinjabulo zaphakade uNkulunkulu anazo ngathi. Usibiza ukuthi sibe njengaye, singafi, singonakali, sikhazimule futhi singabi nasono. Sizoba namandla angaphezu kwawemvelo. Sizoba nobungqabavu, ubuhlakani, ubuhlakani, amandla nothando okungaphezu kwalokho esikwaziyo manje.

Asikwazi ukukwenza lokhu ngokwethu - kufanele sivumele uNkulunkulu akwenze kithi. Kumele samukele isimemo sakhe sokuthi siphume ebhuqwini siye edilini lakhe elinesizotha.

Usuke wacabanga ngokwamukela isimemo sakhe? Uma kunjalo, ungahle ungayiboni imiphumela emangalisayo zisuka nje, kodwa impilo yakho nakanjani izothatha injongo nenjongo entsha. Uzothola incazelo, uzoqonda ukuthi uyaphi nokuthi kungani, futhi uzothola amandla amasha, isibindi esisha nokuthula okukhulu.

UJesu usimemela emcimbini oyohlala ingunaphakade. Uzosamukela isimemo?

UMichael Morrison

Ivangeli