IVangeli - Ingabe Liyinto Enophawu?

223 ivangeli into ephawulwe Kwelinye lamafilimu akhe okuqala, uJohn Wayne uthi komunye umfana wezinkomo, “Angikuthandi ukusebenza ngensimbi yokubeka uphawu - kubuhlungu uma umi endaweni engafanele!” Ngakuthola kuhlekisa ukuphawula kwakhe, kodwa futhi kungenze ngakwazi. zindla ngokuthi amasonto angalilimaza kanjani ivangeli ngokusebenzisa ngendlela engafanele izindlela zokumaketha ezifana nokukhangisa okukhulu kwemikhiqizo enegama. Esikhathini sethu esidlule, umsunguli wethu wabheka indawo eqinile yokuthengisa futhi wasenza “ibandla elilodwa leqiniso”. Lo mkhuba wabeka engcupheni iqiniso leBhayibheli njengoba ivangeli lalichazwa kabusha ukuze kuthuthukiswe igama lomkhiqizo.

Wahlanganyela emsebenzini kaJesu wokusabalalisa ivangeli lakhe

Ubizo lwethu njengamaKristu akukhona ukuthengisa umkhiqizo onegama, kodwa ukuhlanganyela emsebenzini kaJesu ngosizo lukaMoya oNgcwele nokusabalalisa ivangeli lakhe emhlabeni ngeBandla. ‘Ivangeli likaJesu likhuluma ngezinto eziningana: Indlela intethelelo nokubuyisana okwafezwa ngayo ngomhlatshelo kaJesu wokubuyisana; ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele usivuselela kanjani (nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphila impilo entsha); uhlobo lobizo lwethu njengabalandeli bakaJesu abahlanganyela nomsebenzi wakhe womhlaba wonke; kanye nethemba eliqinisekile lokuthi siyohlala phakade ekuhlanganyeleni uJesu anakho noYise noMoya oNgcwele.

Kukhona ukusetshenziswa, noma kunqunyelwe, lapho ukumaketha (kuhlanganisa nokufaka uphawu) kusiza ekuqhubeni inkonzo yevangeli uJesu asibizela kuyo. Ngokwesibonelo, singasebenzisa ama-logo, izingosi, izinkundla zokuxhumana, amaphephandaba, amaphephandaba, imifanekiso, izincwadi zezindaba namanye amathuluzi okuxhumana ukuze asisize sisakaze isigijimi sikaJesu futhi sigxilise ukholo kubantu. Kunoma yikuphi, izindlela ezinjalo kufanele zibe usizo futhi zingasivimbeli ekukhanyeni nosawoti emiphakathini yethu yomphakathi. Ngokwaleli phuzu lokubuka, angiphikisani nokumaketha okusetshenziswa kahle, kodwa ngingathanda futhi ukwenza isikhalo ukuze ngiqaphele futhi ngixhumanise lokhu nombono.

Faka isicelo sokuqapha

Ngokwencazelo kaGeorge Barna, ukumaketha "kuyitemu elihlangene elihlanganisa yonke imisebenzi eholela emaqenjini amabili avumelana ukushintshanisa izimpahla ezinenani elanele" (ku-A Step by Step Guide to Church Marketing). U-Barna unweba igama elithi ukumaketha ngokwengeza imisebenzi efana nokukhangisa, ubudlelwano bomphakathi, ukuhlela amasu, izinhlolovo zamakhasimende, iziteshi zokusabalalisa, ukuqoqwa kwezimali, amanani, ukubona, kanye nensizakalo yamakhasimende njengezinto zokumaketha. Bese u-Barna ephetha: "Lapho lezi zakhi zihlangana ndawonye ekwenziweni okubangela ukuthi abathintekayo bashintshisane ngezimpahla zenani elanele, umbuthano wokumaketha uyavala". Ake sigcine umqondo wokushintshisana ngempahla enenani elanele emqondweni okwesikhashana.

Sekuyiminyaka embalwa nje abanye babefundisi bethu befunda incwadi edumile eyabhalwa umholi wesonto elikhulu laseSouthern California. Umlayezo oyinhloko wale ncwadi wawuwukuthi uma uthengisa isonto lakho ngendlela ethile, unganikeza abantu namabandla abo okuthile abangakwamukela ngentshiseko. Abanye babefundisi bethu baye bazama izindlela zokuthengisa ezituswayo futhi baye badumala njengoba izinombolo zabo zobulungu zingazange zikhule.

Kodwa ingabe kufanele simakethe ivangeli (namasonto ethu) ngendlela i-Walmart kanye ne-Sears abakhangisa ngayo imikhiqizo yabo - noma sisebenzise izindlela zokumaketha ezisetshenziswa amasonto athile ukuze kukhule amanani? Ngicabanga ukuthi siyavuma ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuphromotha ivangeli njengento yomthengi okuthiwa inenani elikhulu. Ngokuqinisekile akukhona lokho uJesu ayecabanga ngakho lapho esinikeza isabelo sokushumayela ivangeli emhlabeni nokwenza abantu bazo zonke izizinda zokuphila babe abafundi.

Njengoba umphostoli uPawulu abhala, ivangeli livame ukuvezwa njengokusabela noma ubuwula ngabantu abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu (1. AbaseKorinte 1,18-23) futhi ngokuqinisekile ayibhekwa njengento ekhangayo, efunwa kakhulu umthengi. Njengabalandeli bakaJesu asicabangi okwenyama, kodwa abakamoya (Roma 8,4-5). Ngokuqinisekile asiphelele kulokhu, kodwa sihambisana nentando kaNkulunkulu (ngakho-ke umsebenzi Wakhe) ngoMoya oNgcwele. Uma kuqondwa ngale ndlela, akumangalisi ukuthi uPawulu wenqaba amasu athile “abantu” (omhlaba) okusakaza ivangeli:

Njengoba uNkulunkulu esiphathise lo msebenzi ngomusa wakhe, asidangali. Siyazenqaba zonke izindlela zokushumayela ezingenangqondo. Asizami ukweqisa muntu futhi asikhohlisi iZwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa kunalokho sikhuluma iqiniso phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Bonke abanezinhliziyo eziqotho bayakwazi lokhu (2. AbaseKorinte 4,1-2; Impilo entsha). UPawulu wenqaba ukusetshenziswa kwezindlela eziholela empumelelweni yesikhashana kodwa ezilimaza ivangeli. Okuwukuphela kohlobo lwempumelelo alufisayo ekuphileni nasenkonzweni kuthiwa luvela ebunyeni noKristu nevangeli.

Amanye amasonto athi athuthukisa ivangeli njengendlela yokuphumelela kuzwakala kanje: “Wozani esontweni lethu futhi izinkinga zenu zizoxazululeka. Uzothola impilo nokuchuma. Uzobusiswa ngokucebile." Izibusiso ezithenjisiwe ngokuvamile zihlobene namandla, impumelelo, nokugcwaliseka kwezifiso. Umphumela woshukela nenduku uqala lapho labo abathakazelayo benikezwa izimfuneko ezidingekayo—izinto ezinjengokuba nokholo oluphakeme, ukuba nengxenye eqenjini elincane, ukukhokha okweshumi, ukuba nengxenye ngenkuthalo enkonzweni yesonto, noma ukugcina izikhathi ezithile zomthandazo. kanye nesifundo seBhayibheli. Nakuba lezi ziwusizo ekukhuleni ekubeni umfundi kaJesu, akukho kulokhu okungashukumisela uNkulunkulu ukuba afeze izifiso zethu ngomusa ngenxa yezinto okuthiwa uzilindele kithi.

Ukukhangisa okungalungile nokumaketha okuwumgunyathi

Ukuheha abantu ukuba bathi bangeza kuNkulunkulu bazonikeza izifiso zabo ukukhangisa kokungathembeki nokuthengisa ngokukhwabanisa. Akuyona into engaphezu kobuqaba ngendlela yesimanje. UKristu akafelanga ukuze afeze izifiso zethu zobugovu. Akazelanga ukuzosiqinisekisa ngempilo nokuchuma. Kunalokho, weza ukuze asilethe ebudlelwaneni obuhle noYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele futhi asinike ukuthula, intokozo, nethemba, okuyizithelo zalobobudlelwane. Lokhu kusinika amandla othando lukaNkulunkulu oluthandekayo noluguqulayo ukuze sithande futhi sisize abanye abantu. Lolu hlobo lothando lungabonwa abanye (futhi mhlawumbe abaningi) njengolungenangqondo noma olucasulayo, kodwa luhlala lukhomba umthombo walolu thando olusindisayo, lokubuyisana nokuguqula.

Ingabe kufanele simakethe ivangeli njengento yokushintshisana ngenani elanele phakathi kwezinhlangothi ezimbili okuvunyelwene ngazo? Lutho neze! Ivangeli liyisipho kubo bonke ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Futhi esingakwenza nje ukuthatha isipho sivule izandla ezingenalutho - ukwamukela ngokubonga izibusiso njengezikaNkulunkulu. Inhlanganyelo yomusa nothando ibonakala ngempilo yokudumisa ngokubonga - impendulo enikwe amandla nguMoya oNgcwele, owavula amehlo ethu futhi wasusa umfutho wethu wokuzidla nokuvukela ukuze sizimele ukuze siphilele inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.

Ukushintshana okumangalisayo

Nginale micabango engqondweni, ngithanda ukuveza ukuthi ezimpilweni zethu kanye nakuKristu kanye nangoMoya oNgcwele, uhlobo olukhethekile lokushintshisana, ukushintshana okumangalisayo ngempela kwenzeke. Sicela ufunde lokho uPawulu akubhala:

Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu. ngiyaphila, kodwa manje akumina, kodwa uKristu uphila kimi. Ngokuba lokho engikuphilayo manje enyameni, ngikuphila ekukholweni eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo yazinikela ngenxa yami (KwabaseGalathiya). 2,19b-20).

Sinikela ukuphila kwethu okunesono kuJesu futhi yena usinika ukuphila kwakhe kokulunga. Lapho sidela ukuphila kwethu, sithola ukuphila kwakhe kusebenza kithi. Lapho sibeka ukuphila kwethu ngaphansi kokubusa kukaKristu, sithola injongo yangempela yokuphila kwethu, singasaphili ngokuvumelana nezifiso zethu, kodwa ukwandisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, uMdali noMhlengi wethu. Lokhu kushintshaniswa akuyona indlela yokumaketha - kwenziwa ngomusa. Sithola ukuhlanganyela okuphelele noNkulunkulu, uYise, neNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele, futhi uNkulunkulu usisekela umzimba wonke nomphefumulo. Sigcina isimilo esilungile sikaKristu futhi Ususa zonke izono zethu futhi asinike intethelelo ephelele. Lokhu ngokuqinisekile akukhona ukushintshaniswa kwempahla enenani elanele!

Wonke umuntu okholwa kuKristu, owesilisa noma owesifazane, uyisidalwa esisha - umntwana kaNkulunkulu. UMoya oNgcwele usinika impilo entsha - impilo kaNkulunkulu kithi. Njengesidalwa esisha, uMoya oNgcwele uyasishintsha ukuze sihlanganyele kakhulu othandweni lukaKristu oluphelele ngoNkulunkulu nabantu. Uma ukuphila kwethu kukuKristu, khona-ke sihlanganyela ekuphileni kwakhe, kokubili enjabulweni nasothandweni oluye lwavivinywa futhi lwavivinywa. Singabahlanganyeli bokuhlupheka kwakhe, ukufa kwakhe, ukulunga kwakhe, kanye nokuvuka kwakhe, ukwenyuka kwakhe kanye nokukhazinyuliswa kwakhe ekugcineni. Njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, siyizindlalifa kanye noKristu, esamukelwe ebuhlotsheni bakhe obuphelele noYise. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, sibusiswe ngakho konke uKristu asenzele kona ukuze sibe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abathandekayo, abahlanganiswe naye—enkazimulweni kuze kube phakade!