Ukwazisa ngobhapathizo lwethu

Sibona i-spellbound ukuthi umlingo, oboshwe ngamaketanga futhi uvikelekile ngezingidi, wehliselwa kanjani ethangini elikhulu lamanzi. Bese kuvaleka phezulu bese kume umsizi womthakathi phezulu amboze ithangi ngendwangu, ayiphakamise ekhanda. Ngemva kwemizuzwana indwangu iyawa futhi ngokumangala kwethu futhi sijabule umthakathi manje umi ethangini futhi umsizi wakhe, ovikelwe ngamaketanga, ungaphakathi. Lokhu "kushintshana" okungazelelwe nokungaqondakali kwenzeka phambi kwamehlo ethu. Siyazi ukuthi inkohliso. Kodwa ukuthi lokho okubonakala kungenakwenzeka kwafezwa kanjani ayikavezwa, ngakho lesi simangaliso "somlingo" singaphindwa ngokumangala nokujabulisa ezinye izilaleli.

Amanye amaKristu abheka ubhapathizo njengesenzo somlingo; umuntu ungena ngaphansi kwamanzi isikhashana, izono ziyagezwa bese umuntu ephuma emanzini kube sengathi uzelwe kabusha. Kodwa iqiniso leBhayibheli ngobhapathizo lijabulisa kakhulu. Akusona isenzo sokubhapathizwa ngokwaso esiletha insindiso; UJesu ukwenza lokhu njengommeleli wethu futhi obambele. Eminyakeni ecishe ibe ngu-2000  edlule, wasisindisa ngokuphila, ukufa, ukuvuka, nokukhuphuka kwakhe ezulwini.

Akukhona esenzweni sokubhapathizwa lapho sishintsha khona ukonakala kwethu kokuziphatha kanye nesono sethu nokulunga kukaJesu. UJesu akazisusi izono zesintu njalo lapho umuntu ebhapathizwa. Lokhu wakwenza kwaba kanye, ngobhapathizo lwakhe, ukuphila, ukufa, ukuvuka, nokwenyuka kwakhe. Iqiniso elikhazimulayo yilo: ngokubhapathizwa kwethu sihlanganyela ekubhapathizweni kukaJesu ngomoya! Sibhabhadiswa ngoba uJesu, njengommeleli wethu kanye losibambela, wabhabhathizwa ngenxa yethu. Ubhapathizo lwethu luyisithombe futhi lubhekisela ekubhapathizweni kwakhe. Sibeka ithemba lethu obhapathizweni lukaJesu, hhayi olwethu.

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ukusindiswa kwethu akuxhomekile kithi. Kunjengoba umphostoli uPawulu abhala. Kumayelana noJesu, ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni (nasazoqhubeka esenzela khona): “Nawe unecala ngakho konke onakho ukuhlanganyela noJesu Kristu. Uwukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kithi. Ngaye sithole ukuvunyelwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ngaye singaphila impilo ethokozisa uNkulunkulu, futhi ngaye siphinde sikhululiwe emacaleni nasesonweni sethu. Ngakho-ke manje kuyiqiniso okushiwo imiBhalo: ‘Uma umuntu efuna ukuzidla, makazigqaje ngalokho uNkulunkulu amenzele khona!’ ( Joh.1. AbaseKorinte 1,30-31 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

Noma nini lapho ngicabanga ngakho phakathi Nesonto Elingcwele, ngithinteka ngemicabango yokugubha ukubhapathizwa kwami. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ngikhumbula ubhapathizo eminyakeni eminingi edlule, olungaphezu kolwami, egameni likaKristu. Iwubhapathizo uJesu ngokwakhe, njengommeleli, abhapathizwa ngalo. Emelela uhlanga lwesintu, uJesu ungu-Adamu wokugcina. Njengathi, wazalwa engumuntu. Waphila, wafa futhi wavuswa enomzimba womuntu okhazimulayo futhi wanyukela ezulwini. Lapho sibhapathizwa, sixhuma ekubhapathizweni kukaJesu ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ngamanye amazwi, lapho sibhapathizwa, sibhapathizwa kuJesu. Lokhu kubhapathizwa kukholelwa kuZiqu-zintathu ngokugcwele. Lapho uJesu ebhapathizwa umzala wakhe uJohane uMbhapathizi, uZiqu-zintathu wanikezwa: “Kwathi uJesu ephuma emanzini, izulu lamvulela, wabona uMoya kaNkulunkulu wehla njengejuba uza phezu kwakhe. Ngaso leso sikhathi kwavela izwi ezulwini, lathi: 3,16-17 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

UJesu wabhapathizwa endimeni yakhe njengowukuphela komlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu. Wabhapathizwa ngenxa yesintu, futhi ubhapathizo lwethu lusho ukuhlanganyela othandweni olugcwele nolunamandla lomuntu lweNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ubhapathizo luyisisekelo sokuhlangana kwe-hypostatic lapho uNkulunkulu esondela khona esintwini futhi lapho isintu sisondela kuNkulunkulu. Ukuxhumana kwe-hypostatic yigama lezenkolo elisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi hypostasis, elichaza ubunye obungenakuhlukaniswa bobunkulunkulu bukaKristu nobuntu. Ngakho uJesu unguNkulunkulu ngokuphelele futhi ungumuntu ngokuphelele ngesikhathi esifanayo. Ngokuba ngobuNkulunkulu obuphelele nobuntu obugcwele, uKristu ngokwemvelo yakhe usondeza uNkulunkulu kithi, futhi asisondeze kuNkulunkulu. I-TF Torrance ichaza ngale ndlela:

KuJesu, ubhapathizo lwalusho ukuthi ungcweliswe njengoMesiya nokuthi, njengolungileyo, waba munye nathi, ethatha ukungabi nabulungisa kwethu ukuze ukulunga kwakhe kube okwethu. Kithina ubhapathizo lusho ukuthi sibe munye naye, sihlanganyele ukulunga kwakhe, nokuthi kuye singcwelisiwe njengamalungu abantu bakaMesiya bakaNkulunkulu, abahlanganiswe ndawonye emzimbeni munye kaKristu. munye umbhabhadiso nomzimba munye ngoMoya munye. UKristu nebandla lakhe bahlanganyela ekubhapathizweni okukodwa ngezindlela ezihlukene, uKristu ngenkuthalo nangokunamandla njengomsindisi, ibandla ngokunganaki futhi lizimisele ukwamukela njengomphakathi ohlengiwe.

Lapho amaKristu ekholelwa ukuthi azosindiswa ngesenzo sobhapathizo, awaqondi kahle ukuthi uJesu ungubani nokuthi wenzani njengoMesiya, uMlamuleli, uMbuyiseli, noMhlengi. Ngiyayithanda impendulo u-TF Torrance ayinikeze lapho ebuzwa ukuthi usindisiwe nini. "Ngasindiswa ngokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu eminyakeni eyizi-2000 edlule." Impendulo yakhe ikhombisa iqiniso lokuthi insindiso ayitholakali ekuhlangenwe nakho kokubhapathizwa, kodwa emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu kuKristu ngoMoya oNgcwele. Uma sikhuluma ngensindiso yethu, sibuyiselwa emuva esikhathini somlando wensindiso, owawungahlangene nathi kangako kodwa konke okuphathelene noJesu. Kwaba yisikhathi lapho umbuso wezulu wamiswa futhi icebo lokuqala likaNkulunkulu lokusiphakamisa lagcwaliseka ngesikhathi nasemkhathini.

Nakuba ngingaliqondi ngokugcwele leli qiniso elinezinhlangothi ezine lensindiso ngesikhathi ngibhapathizwa, alilona iqiniso elincane, alilona iqiniso elingaphansi. Ubhapathizo kanye neSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa sithinta uJesu, ukuthi uba kanjani munye nathi nathi kanye naye. Lokhu kubonakaliswa kokudumisa okugcwele umusa akusiyo imibono yabantu, kodwa lokho okutholakala ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sabhapathizwa ngokufafazwa, ngokufafazwa, noma ngokucwiliswa emanzini, iqiniso yilokho uJesu asenzela khona sonke ngeNhlawulo yakhe. EGrace Communion International, silandela isibonelo sikaJesu futhi ngokuvamile sibhapathiza ngokucwiliswa ngokuphelele. Nokho, lokhu akwenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngokwesibonelo, amajele amaningi awakuvumeli ukubhapathizwa ngokucwiliswa emanzini. Abantu abaningi ababuthaka abakwazi ukucwiliswa emanzini, futhi kufanelekile ukuba izinsana zifafazwe. Ake ngihlanganise lokhu nesinye isicaphuno esivela ku-TF Torrance:

Konke lokhu kusiza ekucaciseni ukuthi ngesikhathi sokubhabhadiswa kokubili isenzo sikaKristu kanye nesenzo sobufundisi egameni lakhe ekugcineni akufanele kuqondwe ngomqondo walokho okwenziwa ibandla, kodwa lokho uNkulunkulu kuKristu akwenza, lokho akwenzayo namuhla nazokwenza. enze kithi esikhathini esizayo ngomoya wakhe. Incazelo yawo ayixhomekile esikweni nasekusebenzeni kwayo ngokwayo, noma esimweni sengqondo sababhapathiziwe kanye nokulalela kwabo ukholo. Ngisho nokubhekisela ngokuzenzakalelayo kobhapathizo, okuyisenzo sokungenzi lutho lapho sithola ubhapathizo futhi singalwenzi, kusiqondisa ekutholeni incazelo kuKristu ophilayo, ongenakuhlukaniswa nomsebenzi wakhe ophelile, ozenza abe khona kithi amandla eqiniso lakhe siqu ( Theology of Reconciliation, p. 302).

Njengoba ngikhumbula iSonto Elingcwele futhi ngijabulela ukugujwa komhlatshelo oshisekayo kaJesu ngathi, ngilukhumbula kahle usuku engabhapathizwa ngalo ngokucwiliswa. Manje ngibamba kangcono kakhulu futhi ngijule kakhulu isenzo sikaJesu sokulalela ngokholo ngenxa yethu. Ithemba lami ukuthi ukuqonda kangcono ukubhapathizwa kwakho kuzodala ukuxhumana kwangempela nokubhapathizwa kukaJesu futhi kuyohlale kuyisizathu sokugubha.

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