Isahlulelo Sokugcina [Isahlulelo Saphakade]

Ekupheleni kwenkathi, uNkulunkulu uyobutha bonke abaphilayo nabafileyo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaKristu sasezulwini ukuze ahlulele. Abalungile bayothola inkazimulo yaphakade, ababi bayolahlwa echibini lomlilo. KuKristu, iNkosi yenza ilungiselelo lomusa nelilungile kubo bonke, kuhlanganise nalabo ababonakala bengakholwanga evangelini lapho befa. (Mathewu 25,31-32; Izenzo 24,15; UJohane 5,28-29; IsAmbulo 20,11:15; 1. UThimothi 2,3-ishumi nesithupha; 2. UPetrus 3,9; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 10,43; Johane 12,32; 1. AbaseKorinte 15,22-enye).

Isahlulelo Sokugcina

“Kuyeza ukwahlulela! Ukwahlulela kuyeza! Phenduka manje noma uzoya esihogweni.” Kungenzeka ukuthi uke wezwa “abavangeli basemgwaqweni” abahambahambayo bememeza la mazwi, bezama ukwethusa abantu ukuze bazibophezele kuKristu. Noma, kungenzeka ukuthi uke wambona umuntu onjalo evezwa ngokubhuqa emafilimini ngokubukeka kwe-maudlin.

Mhlawumbe lokhu akukude kakhulu nomfanekiso "wokwahlulela okuphakade" okwakukholelwa kukho amaKristu amaningi phakathi neminyaka, ikakhulukazi ngeNkathi Ephakathi. Ungathola imifanekiso eqoshiwe nemidwebo ebonisa abalungile bentanta ezulwini beyohlangabeza uKristu kanye nabangalungile behudulelwa esihogweni ngamademoni anonya.

Lezi zithombe zokwaHlulelwa kokugcina, ukwahlulelwa kwesiphetho saphakade, zivela esitatimendeni seTestamente Elisha mayelana nokufana. Ukwahlulelwa Kokugcina kuyingxenye yemfundiso ‘yezinto zokugcina’—ukubuya kukaJesu Kristu okuzayo, ukuvuka kwabalungile nabangalungile, ukuphela kwezwe elibi lamanje eliyothathelwa indawo umbuso okhazimulayo kaNkulunkulu.

IBhayibheli limemezela ukuthi ukwahlulela kuyisenzakalo esingathi sína kubo bonke abantu abaye baphila, njengoba amazwi kaJesu ekwenza kucace: “Kepha ngithi kini: Ngosuku lokwahlulela abantu bayolandisa ngawo wonke amazwi ayize abawakhulumayo. Ngamazwi akho uyakulungisiswa, nangamazwi akho uyakulahlwa.” ( Mathewu 12,36-enye).

Igama lesiGreki elisho “ukwahlulela” elisetshenziswe ezindimeni zeTestamente Elisha lithi krisis, lapho igama elithi “inhlekelele” lisuselwa kulo. I-Crisis isho isikhathi nesimo lapho isinqumo senziwa ngenxa noma ngokumelene nothile. Ngalo mqondo, inkinga iyiphuzu empilweni yomuntu noma emhlabeni. Ngokuqondile, uKrisis ubhekisele emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu noma uMesiya njengomahluleli womhlaba kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi Ukwahlulelwa Kokugcina noma uSuku Lokwahlulela, noma singasho ukuqala "kokwahlulela kwaphakade".

UJesu wafingqa isahlulelo sesikhathi esizayo sesiphetho sabalungileyo nababi: “Ningamangali ngalokho. Ngokuba isikhathi siyeza lapho bonke abasemathuneni beyakulizwa izwi layo, abenze okuhle baphumele ekuvukeni kokuphila, kepha abenze okubi ekuvukeni kokulahlwa.” ( Joh. 5,28).

UJesu wabuye wachaza isimo sokwaHlulelwa Kokugcina ngendlela engokomfanekiso njengokuhlukaniswa kwezimvu ezimbuzini: “Nxa iNdodana yomuntu iza ngenkazimulo yayo nezingelosi zonke ezingcwele kanye nayo, khona-ke izakuhlala esihlalweni sayo senkazimulo; futhi zonke izizwe ziyobuthelwa phambi kwakhe. Iyakubahlukanisa omunye komunye, njengomalusi ehlukanisa izimvu ezimbuzini, abeke izimvu ngakwesokunene sakhe, nezimbuzi ngakwesokhohlo sakhe” ( Mathewu 2 )5,31-enye).

Izimvu ezingakwesokunene sakhe ziyozwa ngesibusiso sakhe ngala mazwi: “Wozani nina enibusiswe nguBaba, nidle ifa lombuso eniwulungiselweyo selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba” ( ivesi 34 ). Izimbuzi ezingakwesokhohlo nazo ziyatshelwa ngesiphetho sazo: “Khona-ke iyakuthi nakwabangakwesokhohlo: Sukani kimi, nina eniqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uSathane nezingelosi zakhe!” ( ivesi 41 ) ).

Lesi simo samaqembu amabili sinikeza isibindi kwabalungile futhi sifaka ababi esikhathini esibucayi esiyingqayizivele: “INkosi iyakwazi ukusindisa abalungileyo ekulingweni, nokubambethela abangalungile isijeziso ngoSuku Lokwahlulela” ( Kor.2. UPetrus 2,9).

UPawulu futhi ukhuluma ngalolu suku lokwahlulela olukabili, alubiza ngokuthi “usuku lolaka, lapho ukwahlulelwa kwakhe okulungileyo kuyakwambulwa khona.” ( Roma 2,5). Uthi: “UNkulunkulu oyakunika yilowo nalowo njengokwemisebenzi yakhe ukuphila okuphakade kulabo abenza imisebenzi emihle ngokubekezela, befuna inkazimulo, nodumo, nokuphila okungabhubhi; Kodwa ihlazo nolaka kulabo abaphikisanayo futhi abangalaleli iqiniso, kodwa belalela ukungalungi” ( izv. 6-8 ).

Iziqephu ezinjalo zebhayibheli zichaza imfundiso yokwaHlulelwa kwaphakade noma kokugcina ngamagama alula. Kungaba/noma yisimo; kukhona abahlengiweyo kuKristu kanye nababi abangasindiswanga abalahlekile. Ezinye iziqephu eziningi eTestamenteni Elisha ziyasho lokhu
“Ukwahlulelwa Kokugcina” njengesikhathi nesimo okungekho muntu ongaphunyuka kuso. Mhlawumbe indlela engcono kakhulu yokunambitha lesi sikhathi esizayo iwukuba ucaphune izindima ezithile ezikhuluma ngaso.

AmaHeberu akhuluma ngokwahlulela njengesimo esibucayi wonke umuntu azobhekana naso. Labo abakuKristu, abasindisiwe ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga, bayothola umvuzo wabo: “Futhi njengalokho kwakumiselwe ukuba abantu bafe kanye, emva kwalokho ukwahlulelwa, kanjalo noKristu wanikelwa kanye ukuba asuse izono zabaningi; uyobonakala ngokwesibili, kungengenxa yesono, kodwa kube insindiso kulabo abamlindileyo.” ( Hebheru 9,27-enye).

Abantu abasindisiwe, abenziwe balungile ngomsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga, akudingeki besabe uKwahlulelwa Kokugcina. UJohane uqinisekisa abafundi bakhe: “Ngalokhu uthando luphelele kithi, ukuba sibe nesibindi ngosuku lokwahlulela; ngoba njengoba enjalo yena, sinjalo lathi emhlabeni. Akukho ukwesaba othandweni" (1. UJohannes 4,17). Labo abangabakaKristu bayothola umvuzo wabo waphakade. Ababi bayobhekana nesiphetho sabo esibi. “Kanjalo nezulu elikhona manje nomhlaba ngalo lelo zwi kugcinelwe umlilo, kugcinelwe usuku lokwahlulelwa nolokwahlulelwa kwabantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu.”2. UPetrus 3,7).

Inkulumo yethu iwukuthi “kuKristu iNkosi yenzela bonke umusa nokulunga kubo bonke, nakulabo ababonakala bengalikholwanga ivangeli ekufeni.” Asisho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulenza kanjani ilungiselelo elinjalo, ngaphandle kokuthi lokho futhi noma ngabe kuyini. ukuthi, ukulungiselelwa okunjalo kwenziwa ukuba kwenzeke ngomsebenzi kaKristu wokuhlenga, njengoba kunjalo ngalabo asebesindisiwe kakade.

UJesu ngokwakhe wabonisa ezindaweni eziningana phakathi nenkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni ukuthi abafileyo abangashumayelanga kufanele banakekelwe futhi banikezwe ithuba lokusindiswa. Lokhu wakwenza ngokuthi abantu bakweminye imizi yasendulo babeyothola umusa ekwahlulelweni uma beqhathaniswa nemizi yakwaJuda ayeshumayele kuyo:

“Maye kuwe Korazini! Maye kuwe, Betsayida! Kodwa kuyakuba ngcono kulo iTire neSidoni ekwahlulelweni kunakini” (Luka 10,13-14). “Abantu baseNineve bayakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kokugcina kanye nalesi sizukulwane, basilahle... Indlovukazi yaseningizimu [eweza ukuzwa uSolomoni] iyakusukuma ekwahlulelweni kokugcina kanye nalesi sizukulwane, basilahle. "(Mathewu 12,41-enye).

Naba abantu basemadolobheni asendulo - iTire, iSidoni, iNineve - ngokusobala abangazange balithole ithuba lokuzwa ivangeli noma ukwazi umsebenzi kaKristu wensindiso. Kodwa bathola ukwahlulelwa kubekezeleleka, futhi ngokuma nje phambi koMhlengi wabo bathumela umlayezo wokulahla kulabo abamalayo kulokhu kuphila.

UJesu futhi usho amazwi ashaqisayo okuthi imizi yasendulo yaseSodoma neGomora—izaga ezichaza noma ikuphi ukuziphatha okubi okwedlulele—yayiyothola isahlulelo sibekezelelwa kangcono kunemizi ethile yaseJudiya lapho uJesu ayefundise khona. Ukubeka engqikithini ukuthi imangalisa kangakanani inkulumo kaJesu, ake sibheke ukuthi uJudasi wasichaza kanjani isono salemizi emibili kanye nemiphumela abayithola ezimpilweni zabo ngezenzo zabo:

“Ngisho nezingelosi ezingasigcinanga isikhundla sazo sasezulwini, kodwa zashiya indawo yazo yokuhlala, wabambelela ebumnyameni ngezibopho zaphakade ngokwahlulela kosuku olukhulu. Kanjalo neSodoma neGomora nemizi yangakibo, nayo eyaphingayo, yalandela enye inyama, iyisibonelo, ihlushwa ngokuhlushwa emlilweni ophakade” ( Jude 6-7 ).

Kodwa uJesu ukhuluma ngemizi ekwahlulelweni okuzayo. “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Izwe laseSodoma nelaseGomora liyobekezelelwa kangcono ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kunalo muzi [okungukuthi, imizi engabamukeli abafundi]” (Mathewu 10,15).

Ngakho-ke mhlawumbe lokhu kusikisela ukuthi izehlakalo zoKwahlulelwa Kokugcina noma UkwaHlulelwa Kwaphakade azihambisani ngokuphelele nalokho amaKristu amaningi akucabangayo. Isazi sezenkolo seReformed esingasekho, u-Shirley C. Guthrie, siphakamisa ukuthi senza kahle ukuhlela kabusha ukucabanga kwethu ngalesi sigameko esibucayi:

Umcabango wokuqala amaKristu anawo lapho ecabanga ngesiphetho somlando akufanele kube ukuqagela kokukhathazeka noma ukuziphindiselela ngokuthi ubani oyoba "ngaphakathi" noma "ozokhuphuka," noma "ozophuma" noma "wehla." Kufanele kube umcabango wokubonga nojabulisayo esingabheka phambili ngokuqiniseka esikhathini lapho intando yoMdali, uMbuyiseli, uMhlengi, noMbuyiseli iyonqoba unomphela—lapho ubulungisa phezu kokungabi nabulungisa, uthando phezu kwenzondo nokuhaha, ukuthula. phezu kobutha, isintu phezu konya, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyonqoba phezu kwamandla obumnyama. UkwaHlulelwa Kokugcina ngeke kuze ngokumelene nezwe, kodwa ukuze kuzuze izwe. Lezi izindaba ezinhle hhayi kumaKristu kuphela kodwa kubo bonke abantu!

Impela, yilokho okuphathelene nezinto zokugcina, okuhlanganisa nokwaHlulelwa Kokugcina noma Ukwahlulelwa Kwaphakade: Ukunqoba kukaNkulunkulu wothando phezu kwakho konke okumi endleleni yomusa Wakhe waphakade. Ngakho umphostoli uPawulu uthi: “Ukuphela emva kwalokho, lapho eyonikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu uYise, ngemva kokuba esechithile konke ukubusa nawo wonke amandla negunya. Ngokuba umelwe ukubusa, aze abeke izitha zonke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Isitha sokugcina esiyobhujiswa ukufa” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,24-enye).

Lowo oyoba umahluleli ekwaHlulweni Kokugcina kwalabo abenza balungile ngoKristu nakulabo abaseyizoni akekho omunye ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, owanikela ngokuphila kwakhe njengesihlengo sabo bonke. “Ngoba uBaba akahluleli muntu,” kusho uJesu, “kodwa unikele konke ukwahlulela eNdodaneni.” (Joh 5,22).

Lowo owahlulela abalungileyo, abangakashunyayelwa ivangeli, ngisho nababi nguye owanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ukuze abanye baphile phakade. UJesu Kristu usezithathele kakade ukwahlulelwa kwesono nokona. Lokhu akusho ukuthi labo abenqaba uKristu bangagwema ukuhlushwa isiphetho isinqumo sabo siqu esiyobaletha phezu kwabo. Lokho umfanekiso womahluleli onesihe, uJesu Kristu, ositshela kona ukuthi ufisa ukuba bonke abantu bathole ukuphila okuphakade—futhi uyokunikeza bonke abanokholo kuye.

Labo ababizelwe kuKristu—“abakhethwe” ngokukhethwa kukaKristu—bangabhekana nokwahlulelwa ngokuqiniseka nangenjabulo, bazi ukuthi insindiso yabo ivikelekile Kuye. Abangashumayelanga—labo abangakalitholi ithuba lokuzwa ivangeli futhi babeke ukholo lwabo kuKristu—bazothola ukuthi iNkosi ibahlinzekele. Ukwahlulela kufanele kube isikhathi sokujabula kwawo wonke umuntu, njengoba kuyomemezela inkazimulo yombuso kaNkulunkulu waphakade lapho kungekho lutho ngaphandle kobuhle obuyoba khona phakade.

nguPaul Kroll

⁸ UShirley C. Guthrie, Imfundiso YobuKristu, Ushicilelo Olubuyekeziwe (Westminster/John Knox Press: Lousville, Kentucky, 1994), p. 387.

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I-Universalism ikholelwa ukuthi yonke imiphefumulo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ingabantu, ingelosi noma idemoni, ekugcineni iyosindiswa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Abanye abakholwa emfundisweni yokubuyisana konke baphikisa ngokuthi ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu nokholo kuKristu Jesu akudingekile. Amakholwa amaningi enhlawulo yendawo yonke ayayiphika imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu, futhi abaningi babo bangama-Unitarian.

Ngokuphambene nokubuyisana kwendawo yonke, iBhayibheli likhuluma ngazo zombili “izimvu” ezingena embusweni kaNkulunkulu futhi “izimbuzi” zingena ekujezisweni kwaphakade (Mathewu 2)5,46). Umusa kaNkulunkulu awusiphoqeleli ukuba siziphathe kahle. Sonke isintu sikhethwe kuJesu Kristu, okhethwe uNkulunkulu ngenxa yethu, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi bonke abantu ekugcineni bayosamukela isipho sikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ufisa ukuba bonke abantu beze ekuphendukeni, kodwa Wadala futhi wahlenga isintu ukuze sibe nobudlelwane beqiniso Naye, futhi ukuhlanganyela kweqiniso akusoze kwaba ubuhlobo obuphoqelelwe. IBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi abanye abantu bayophikelela ekwenqabeni kwabo isihe sikaNkulunkulu.

Isahlulelo Sokugcina [Isahlulelo Saphakade]