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Ukukhanya kukaKristu kukhanya ebumnyameni
Ngenyanga edlule, abefundisi abaningana be-GCI babambe iqhaza esifundweni sokuqeqesha sobuvangeli esibizwa ngokuthi “Ngaphandle Kwezindonga.” Besiholwa ngu-Heber Ticas, umxhumanisi kazwelonke we-Grace Communion Gospel Ministry. Lokhu kwenziwe ngokubambisana nePathways of Grace, elinye lamabandla ethu eduze kwaseDallas, eTexas. Ukuqeqeshwa kwaqala ngamakilasi ngoLwesihlanu kwaqhubeka ngoMgqibelo ekuseni.Abefundisi bahlangana namalungu esonto ukuze bahambe indlu ngendlu endaweni yokuhlangana yesonto futhi bameme abantu besonto lendawo osukwini olujabulisayo lwezingane ngemva kosuku.
Abefundisi bethu ababili bangqongqoza emnyango batshela indoda yomuzi ukuthi bamele ibandla le-GCI base bekhuluma ngoSuku Lwezingane olujabulisayo. Le ndoda yabatshela ukuthi ayikholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngoba uNkulunkulu akazilungisi izinkinga zezwe. Esikhundleni sokuqhubeka, abefundisi bakhuluma nale ndoda. Bafunda ukuthi ungumqambi wozungu okholelwa ukuthi inkolo iwumsuka wezinkinga eziningi zomhlaba. Le ndoda yamangala futhi yamangala lapho abefundisi bevuma ukuthi yayiveza iphuzu elibalulekile futhi beveza ukuthi noJesu wayengashisekeli ngenkolo. Indoda yaphendula yathi ibambe imibuzo ifuna izimpendulo.
Lapho abefundisi bethu bemkhuthaza ukuba aqhubeke ebuza, waphinda wamangala. “Akekho owake washo lokho kimi ngaphambili,” ephendula. Omunye umfundisi wachaza, “Ngicabanga ukuthi indlela enibuza ngayo imibuzo ikwenza nibe sesimweni sokuthola izimpendulo zangempela, izimpendulo ezinikezwa uNkulunkulu kuphela.” Ngemva kwemizuzu engaba ngu-35, le ndoda yaxolisa kanjalo kubo ngokuba nokhahlo nokudelela. ethi, “Angase athande indlela nina, njengabefundisi be-GCI, enicabanga ngayo ngoNkulunkulu.” Ingxoxo yaphetha ngokuthi omunye umfundisi wethu amqinisekise, “UNkulunkulu engimaziyo nongithandayo, uyakuthanda futhi ufuna ukuba nobuhlobo nawe. Akakhathazeki noma ukhathazekile ngemibono yakho yozungu noma inzondo yenkolo. Uma isikhathi sesilungile, uzofinyelela kuwe futhi uzoqonda ukuthi nguNkulunkulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi uzosabela ngendlela efanele." Indoda yambheka yathi, "Kuhle lokho. Ngiyabonga ngokulalela futhi ngiyabonga ngokuzinika isikhathi sokukhuluma nami."
Ngabelana ngemibono ngale ndaba evela kumcimbi ngoba ichaza iqiniso elibalulekile: abantu abahlala ebumnyameni bathonywa kahle lapho ukukhanya kukaKristu kwabelwana nabo ngokukhululekile. Umehluko wokukhanya nobumnyama yisingathekiso esivame ukusetshenziswa emiBhalweni ukuqhathanisa okuhle (noma ulwazi) nokubi (noma ukungazi). UJesu walisebenzisa lapho ekhuluma ngokwahlulela nokungcweliswa: “Abantu bahlulelwa, ngokuba ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya. Ngoba konke abakwenzayo kubi. Labo abenza okubi bayesaba ukukhanya futhi bakhetha ukuhlala ebumnyameni ukuze kungabikho muntu obona amacala abo. Kodwa olalela uNkulunkulu uyangena ekukhanyeni. Khona-ke kuyaboniswa ukuthi uphila ukuphila kwakhe njengentando kaNkulunkulu.” ( Joh 3,19-21 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).
Isisho esaziwayo esithi, “Kungcono ukukhanyisa ikhandlela kunokuqalekisa ubumnyama,” sashiwo obala okokuqala ngo-1961 nguPeter Benenson. UPeter Benenson wayengummeli waseBrithani owasungula i-Amnesty International. Ikhandlela elizungezwe ngocingo oluhlabayo laba wuphawu lwenkampani (bona isithombe ngakwesokudla). KwabaseRoma 13,12 (ITHEMBA LONKE LONKE), umphostoli uPawulu washo okufanayo: “Ngokushesha ubusuku buyadlula, futhi usuku lukaNkulunkulu luzofika. Ngakho-ke, masihlukane nemisebenzi yobumnyama yasebusuku futhi esikhundleni salokho sihlome izikhali zokukhanya.” Yilokho kanye abefundisi bethu ababili abakwenzela indoda eyayihlala ebumnyameni lapho besendaweni yomhlangano wesonto. umnyango nomnyango eDallas.
Ngokwenza kanjalo, babekwenza lokho kanye uJesu akutshela abafundi bakhe kuMathewu 5:14-16 Ithemba Labantu Bonke:
“Nina ningukukhanya okukhanyisa izwe. Umuzi ophakeme phezu kwentaba awunakufihlakala. Awulayishi isibani bese uyasibekela. Ngokuphambene nalokho: uyibeka ukuze inikeze wonke umuntu osendlini ukukhanya. Ngendlela efanayo, ukukhanya kwenu kufanele kukhanye phambi kwabantu bonke. Ngezenzo zakho ngifuna bazi futhi bahloniphe uYihlo oseZulwini.” Ngicabanga ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi sibukela phansi amandla ethu okwenza umehluko emhlabeni. Sivame ukukhohlwa ukuthi umthelela wokukhanya kukaKristu kumuntu oyedwa nje ungenza umehluko omkhulu. Ngeshwa, njengoba kuboniswe kukhathuni ngenhla, abanye bancamela ukuqalekisa ubumnyama kunokuba bavumele ukukhanya kukhanye. Abanye bagcizelela isono kunokuhlanganyela uthando nomusa kaNkulunkulu.
Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi ubumnyama bungasinqoba, abusoze bamehlula uNkulunkulu. Akufanele nanini sivumele ukwesaba okubi emhlabeni ngoba kusenza singabheki ukuthi ungubani uJesu, wasenzela ini futhi uyala ukuba sikwenze. Khumbula uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi ubumnyama abunakunqoba ukukhanya. Ngisho nalapho sizizwa njengekhandlela elincane kakhulu phakathi kobumnyama obugcwele yonke indawo, ngisho nekhandlela elincane lisanikeza ukukhanya okunikeza ukuphila nokufudumala. Ngisho nasezindleleni ezibonakala zizincane, sibonakalisa ukukhanya kwezwe, uJesu. Ngisho namathuba amancane awahlali ngaphandle kwenzuzo enhle.
UJesu ungukukhanya kwendawo yonke, hhayi iBandla kuphela. Ususa isono sezwe, hhayi amakholwa kuphela. Ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, uBaba, ngoJesu, wasikhipha ebumnyameni wasingenisa ekukhanyeni kobudlelwane obunikeza ukuphila noNkulunkulu oMthathu Emnye othembisa ukuthi akasoze asishiya. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle (ivangeli) eziphathelene nawo wonke umuntu kule planethi. UJesu usebunyeni nabo bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bayazi noma cha. Abefundisi ababili abakhuluma nomuntu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu bamenza wabona ukuthi ungumntwana kaNkulunkulu othandekayo kodwa ngokudabukisayo usahlala ebumnyameni. Kodwa kunokuba baqalekise ubumnyama (noma umuntu!), abefundisi baye bakhetha ukulandela ukuhola kukaMoya oNgcwele ukuze bahambise izindaba ezinhle noJesu, ekugcwalisekeni kokuthunywa nguBaba, ezweni elimnyama. Njengabantwana bokukhanya (1. Thesalonika 5:5), base bekulungele ukuba abaphathi bokukhanya.
Umcimbi “Before the Walls” uqhubeke ngeSonto. Abanye abantu bomphakathi wendawo basabela kahle ezimemweni futhi baya esontweni lethu. Nakuba abaningana beza, indoda abefundisi ababili ababekhulume nayo ayizange ifike. Mancane amathuba okuthi abonakale esontweni maduze. Kodwa nokuza esontweni kwakungeyona inhloso yengxoxo. Indoda yanikezwa okuthile okwakumelwe icabange ngakho, imbewu etshalwe engqondweni nasenhliziyweni yayo, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Mhlawumbe ubuhlobo sebusunguliwe phakathi kukaNkulunkulu Naye ngethemba ukuthi buyohlala njalo. Ngoba indoda le ingumntwana kaNkulunkulu, siyaqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzoqhubeka emlethela ukukhanya kukaKristu. Izindlela Zomusa cishe zizoba nengxenye kulokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo empilweni yalo muntu.
Ngamunye wethu makalandele umoya kaKristu ukuze sabelane nabanye ngokukhanya kukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba sikhula ebuhlotsheni bethu obujulile noBaba, iNdodana noMoya, sikhanya ngokukhanya okunikeza ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kusebenza kithi njengabantu ngabanye kanye nasemiphakathini. Ngithandazela ukuthi amasonto ethu emkhakheni wethonya "ngaphandle kwezindonga zawo" akhanye nakakhulu futhi avumele umoya wempilo yawo yobuKristu ugeleze. Njengoba nje sidonsela abanye emizimbeni yethu ngokunikela ngothando lukaNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izindlela, ubumnyama buqala ukukhuphuka futhi amabandla ethu azobonakalisa ngokwengeziwe ukukhanya kukaKristu.
Kwangathi ukukhanya kukaKristu kungakhanya nawe,
UJoseph Tkach
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