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Imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu
Imfundiso yezenkolo ibalulekile kithina ngoba ihlinzeka ngohlaka lokholo lwethu. Kodwa-ke, kunemisinga eminingi kakhulu yezenkolo, ngisho nasemphakathini wamaKrestu. Isici esiliqiniso nge-WKG / GCI njengomphakathi wenkolo ukuzibophezela kwethu kulokho okungachazwa ngokuthi "inkolo kaZiqu-zintathu". Yize imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu ibilokhu yaziwa kabanzi kuwo wonke umlando wesonto, abanye bayibize ngokuthi "imfundiso ekhohliwe" ngoba imvamisa inganakwa. Noma kunjalo, thina kwi-WKG / GCI sikholelwa ukuthi iqiniso, okungukuthi iqiniso kanye nencazelo kaZiqu-zintathu kuguqula konke.
IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi ukusindiswa kwethu kuxhomeke kuZiqu-zintathu. Imfundiso isikhombisa ukuthi umuntu ngamunye wobuNkulunkulu udlala kanjani indima ebalulekile empilweni yethu yobuKristu. UNkulunkulu uBaba wasamukela ‘njengabantwana bakhe abathandeka kakhulu’ (Efe 5,1). Yingakho, uNkulunkulu iNdodana, uJesu Kristu, enza umsebenzi owawudingeka ukuze sisindiswe. Siphumula emuseni wakhe (Efesu 1,3-7), qiniseka ngensindiso yethu ngoba uNkulunkulu uMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithi njengophawu lwefa lethu (Kwabase-Efesu 1,13-14). Umuntu ngamunye kaZiqu-zintathu unendima eyingqayizivele yokusamukela emndenini kaNkulunkulu.
Yize sikhonza uNkulunkulu kuBantu abathathu baphezulu, imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu kwesinye isikhathi ingazizwa sengathi kunzima kakhulu ukuyenza. Kepha lapho ukuqonda kwethu kanye nokwenza kwethu izimfundiso eziyinhloko kuqondana, kunethuba elikhulu lokuguqula izimpilo zethu zansuku zonke. Ngikubona kanjena: Imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu isikhumbuza ukuthi ayikho into esingayenza ukuthola indawo yethu etafuleni leNkosi.UNkulunkulu usevele usimemile futhi wenza umsebenzi odingekayo ukuthola indawo etafuleni. Ngenxa yensindiso kaJesu nokuhlala koMoya oNgcwele, singeza phambi kukaBaba, siboshwe othandweni lukaNkulunkulu oziqu zintathu. Lolu thando lutholakala ngokukhululekile kubo bonke abakholwayo ngenxa yobudlelwano obungunaphakade, obungaguquguquki bukaZiqu-zintathu. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi asinalo ithuba lokubamba iqhaza nakulobu budlelwano. Ukuphila kuKristu kusho ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lusenza sikwazi ukunakekela labo abasizungezile. Uthando lukaZiqu-zintathu lusigcizelela ukusifaka kulo; futhi ngathi ifinyelela nakwabanye. UNkulunkulu akadingi ukuthi siqedele umsebenzi wakhe, kepha usimema njengomndeni wakhe ukuthi sihlanganyele naye. Sinikwe amandla okuthanda ngoba umoya wakhe ungaphakathi kithi. Lapho ngibona ukuthi umoya wakhe uhlala ngaphakathi kimi, umoya wami uzizwa ukhululekile. UNkulunkulu onguZiqu-zintathu, onobudlelwano ufuna ukusenza sikhululeke ukuba nobudlelwano obubalulekile nobuzwakalayo Naye nabanye abantu.
Ake ngikunikeze isibonelo ngempilo yami. Njengomshumayeli, ngingabanjwa "yilokho" engikwenzela "uNkulunkulu. Ngahlangana neqembu labantu ngolunye usuku. Ngangigxile kakhulu ezinhlelweni zami kangangokuba angibonanga ukuthi ubani omunye owayekamelweni nami. Ngabona ukukhathazeka kwami ngokwenzela uNkulunkulu imisebenzi yasekhaya, ngazinika isikhathi sokuzihleka ngigubhe ukuthi uNkulunkulu unathi futhi uyasihola futhi uyasihola. Akudingeki sesabe ukwenza amaphutha lapho sazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uphethe. Singamsebenzela ngenjabulo. Kushintsha okuhlangenwe nakho kwethu kwansuku zonke lapho sikhumbula ukuthi akukho lutho uNkulunkulu angeke alungise. Umsebenzi wethu wobuKrestu awusiwo umthwalo osindayo kepha uyisipho esihle. Njengoba uMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithi, sikhululekile ukuthi sihlanganyele emsebenzini Wakhe ngaphandle kokukhathazeka.
Mhlawumbe uyazi ukuthi isiqubulo ku-WKG / GCI sithi: "Ufakiwe!" Kepha uyazi ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kimi uqobo? Kusho ukuthi sizama ukuthandana njengoba uZiqu-zintathu ethanda - ukunakekelana - ngendlela ehlonipha ukungaboni ngaso linye kwethu, noma sihlangana ndawonye. UZiqu-zintathu uyisibonelo esiphelele sothando olungcwele. UYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele bathokozela ubunye obuphelele ngenkathi ngokusobala bengabantu abahlukile abaphezulu. Njengoba u-Athanasius asho: "Ubunye kuZiqu-zintathu, uZiqu-zintathu ebunyeni". Uthando olukhonjiswe kuZiqu-zintathu lusifundisa ukubaluleka kobudlelwano bothando eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Ukuqonda kukaZiqu-zintathu kuchaza impilo yomphakathi wethu wezenkolo. Lapha ku-WKG / GCI usikhuthaza ukuthi sicabange kabusha ukuthi singanakekelana kanjani. Sifuna ukuthanda labo abasizungezile, hhayi ngoba sifuna ukuzuza okuthile, kodwa ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu unguNkulunkulu womphakathi nothando. UMoya kaNkulunkulu wothando usiqondisa ukuba sithande abanye, noma kungelula. Siyazi ukuthi umoya wakhe awuhlali kithi kuphela kodwa nakwabafowethu nodadewethu. Yingakho nje singahlangani ngamaSonto kuphela ngezinkonzo zesonto - siphinde sidle ndawonye futhi sikulindele ngenjabulo lokho uNkulunkulu azokwenza empilweni yethu. Yingakho sinikeza usizo kulabo abaswele endaweni yangakithi nasemhlabeni jikelele; kungakho sithandazela abagulayo nabagulayo. Kungenxa yothando nenkolelo yethu kuZiqu-zintathu.
Lapho silila noma sigubha ndawonye, sizama ukuthandana njengoba uMthathu Emnye ethanda uNkulunkulu. Uma siphila ngokuqonda kukaZiqu-zintathu nsuku zonke, samukela ngentshiseko ubizo lwethu: "Ukuba inala yakhe ogcwalisa konke." (Kwabase-Efesu 1,22-23). Imithandazo yenu yokuphana, yokuzidela kanye nokwesekwa kwezimali kuyingxenye ebalulekile yalo mphakathi wokwabelana owakhiwe ukuqonda kukaZiqu-zintathu. Sigajwe uthando lukaBaba ngokuhlengwa kweNdodana, ubukhona bukaMoya oNgcwele futhi sisekelwa ngokunakekela umzimba wakhe.
Kusuka ekudleni okulungiselelwe umngani ogulayo kuya enjabulweni yokutholwa yilungu lomndeni kumnikelo wokusiza iSonto liqhubeke lisebenza; konke lokhu kusivumela ukuthi sishumayele izindaba ezinhle zevangeli.
Othandweni lukaYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele,
UJoseph Tkach
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