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UNkulunkulu uthanda bonke abantu
UFriedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) waziwa ngokuthi "umuntu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu" ngokugxeka kwakhe ukholo lobuKristu. Wathi imibhalo yobuKristu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokugcizelela kwayo othandweni, iwumphumela wokuwohloka, ukonakala, nokuziphindiselela. Esikhundleni sokubheka ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu njengento engenzeka ngisho nakude, wamemezela ngesisho sakhe esidumile esithi “uNkulunkulu ufile” ukuthi umqondo omkhulu kaNkulunkulu ufile. Wayehlose ukususa inkolo yobuKristu yendabuko (ayibiza ngokholo oludala olufile) ngokuthile okusha kakhulu. Ngezindaba zokuthi “unkulunkulu omdala ufile”, wathi, izazi zefilosofi nabantu abacabanga ngokukhululekile njengaye bazokhanyiselwa isiqalo esisha. Ku-Nietzsche, kwaba nokusa okusha emphakathini "wesayensi ejabulisayo", lapho umuntu ayekhululekile enkolelweni ecindezelayo ephuca abantu injabulo yabo ngemingcele emincane.
Sizizwa kanjani ngabantu abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu?
Ifilosofi kaNietzsche yashukumisela abantu abaningi ukuba bamukele ukungakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Ngisho naphakathi kwamaKristu kunabanye abazamukelayo izimfundiso zakhe, bekholelwa ukuthi bayalulahla uhlobo oluthile lobuKristu olushaya sengathi uNkulunkulu ufile. Abangakunaki ukuthi uNietzsche wayecabanga ukuthi umqondo wanoma imuphi unkulunkulu wawungenangqondo futhi ebona noma yiluphi uhlobo lwenkolelo njengobulima futhi olulimazayo. Ifilosofi yakhe iphikisana nobuKristu beBhayibheli, okungasho ukuthi sifuna ukuzibeka ngaphezu kwakhe noma abanye abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Ubizo lwethu luwukusiza abantu (okuhlanganisa nabangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu) baqonde ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona nabo. Sifeza lolu bizo ngokuba yisibonelo kwabanye abantu indlela yokuphila ebonakala ngobudlelwane obujabulisayo noNkulunkulu - noma, njengoba sisho ku-WCG, ngokuphila nokudlulisa izindaba ezinhle.
Cishe usibonile isitikha (njengalesi esingakwesokunxele) esihlekisa ngo-Nietzsche. Okungabhekwa lapha ukuthi kusasele unyaka ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa ingqondo yakhe, uNietzsche wabhala izinkondlo eziningana ezibonisa ukuthi usewushintshile umbono wakhe ngoNkulunkulu. Nansi enye yazo:
Cha! Buya nakho konke ukuhlushwa kwakho!
Kuze kube sekugcineni kwabo bonke abanesizungu. Awu buya!
Zonke izinyembezi zami zehlela kuwe!
Futhi ilangabi lokugcina lenhliziyo yami Kuyakhazimula kuwe!
Awu buya nkulunkulu wami engingamazi! Ubuhlungu bami! Inhlanhla yami yokugcina!
Ukungaqondi ngoNkulunkulu nangempilo yobuKristu
Kubonakala kungapheli ukumelelwa kabi uNkulunkulu okulokhu kubhebhethekisa ilangabi lokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uhlanekezelwa ngokungeyikho njengonempindiselo, ongenamthetho, nojezisayo esikhundleni sokuba uNkulunkulu wothando, isihe, nobulungisa. UNkulunkulu owazembula kuKristu, osimema ukuba samukele ukuphila kokukholwa kuye futhi sishiye indlela yokuphila eholela ekufeni. Esikhundleni sokuphila impilo yomuntu olahliwe nocindezelwe, impilo yobuKristu iwukuhlanganyela okujabulisayo enkonzweni eqhubekayo kaJesu, okulotshwe ngaye eBhayibhelini ukuthi akezanga ukuzokwahlulela izwe kodwa ukuzowusindisa (Joh. 3,16-17). Ukuze siqonde kahle uNkulunkulu kanye nempilo yobuKristu, kubalulekile ukubona umehluko phakathi kwezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu nokusola. UNkulunkulu akasahluleli ngoba emelene nathi, kodwa ngoba engakithi. Ngezahlulelo zakhe, ukhomba izindlela eziholela ekufeni okuphakade - lezi izindlela ezisisusa ekuhlanganyeleni naye, okuthi ngazo, ngenxa yomusa wakhe, sithole inhlalakahle nezibusiso. Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando, ukwahlulela kwakhe kuqondiswe kukho konke okuphambene nathi, bathandekayo bakhe. Nakuba ngokuvamile ukwahlulela komuntu kuqondwa njengokwahlulela, isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu sisibonisa lokho okuholela ekuphileni okuholela ekufeni. Izahlulelo zakhe zisisiza ukuba sigweme ukulahlwa isono noma ububi. UNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuze inqobe amandla esono futhi isisindise ebugqilini baso kanye nomphumela waso omubi kakhulu, ukufa kwaphakade. UNkulunkulu onguZiqu-zintathu ufuna siqaphele okuwukuphela kwenkululeko yeqiniso: uJesu Kristu, iqiniso eliphilayo elisikhululayo. Ngokuphambene nemibono eyiphutha kaNietzsche, ukuphila kobuKristu akukho ngaphansi kwengcindezi yokuziphindiselela. Kunalokho, ukuphila okujabulisayo phakathi kanye noKristu ngoMoya oNgcwele. Kuhlanganisa nokuhlanganyela kwethu kulokho uJesu akwenzayo. Ngokwami, ngiyayithanda incazelo abanye abantu abayithola enkundleni yezemidlalo: UbuKristu akuwona umdlalo wezibukeli. Ngeshwa, ngisho nalokhu kuqondwa kabi abanye abantu futhi kuholele ekucindezeleni abanye ukuba benze okuthile ukuze basindiswe. Kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kokwenza imisebenzi emihle yokusindiswa (okugcizelela kithi) nokuhlanganyela kwethu emisebenzini kaJesu, oyinsindiso yethu (okugcizelela yena).
AmaKristu angakholelwa kuNkulunkulu?
Kungenzeka wake wayizwa inkulumo ethi “umKristu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu” ngaphambili. Isetshenziselwa abantu abathi bakholelwa kuNkulunkulu kodwa abazi okuncane ngaye futhi baphila sengathi akekho. Ikholwa eliqotho lingaba umKristu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngokuyeka ukuba umlandeli kaJesu ozinikele. Umuntu angase agxile kakhulu emisebenzini (ngisho naleyo enegama lobuKristu) kangangokuthi abe umlandeli kaJesu wesikhashana—agxile kakhulu emsebenzini kunoKristu. Bese kuba khona abakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathanda futhi banobudlelwane naye, kodwa abasiboni isidingo sokuhlanganyela empilweni yebandla. Ngokubamba lo mbono, (mhlawumbe ngokungazi) benqaba ukuba yingxenye yabo nokuba ngamalungu asebenzayo emzimbeni kaKristu. Nakuba ngezinye izikhathi bethembela esiqondisweni sikaNkulunkulu, abafuni ukuba alawule ukuphila kwabo ngokugcwele. Bafuna uNkulunkulu abe umsizi wabo. Abanye bakhetha ukuba uNkulunkulu abe inceku yabo endizeni, ngezikhathi ezithile eletha okuthile abakucelile. UNkulunkulu ungumshayeli wethu - usinika isiqondiso esisiholela ekuphileni kwangempela. Ngempela yena uyindlela, neqiniso nokuphila.
Bamba iqhaza noNkulunkulu ebudlelwaneni beBandla
UNkulunkulu ubiza amakholwa ukuba ahole amadodana namadodakazi amaningi kanye naye enkazimulweni (Heb. 2,10). Usimema ukuthi sibambe iqhaza emsebenzini wakhe emhlabeni ngokuphila kanye nokwabelana ngevangeli. Lokhu sikwenza ndawonye njengamalungu omzimba kaKristu, iBandla ("Inkonzo iwumdlalo weqembu!"). Akekho oneziphiwo zomoya, ngakho zonke ziyadingeka. Ebudlelwaneni beBandla siyanikela futhi samukele ndawonye - siyakhana futhi siqinisane. Njengoba umbhali wamaHeberu esiyala, asiwashiyi amabandla ethu (Heb. 10,25) kodwa sihlangane nabanye ukuze senze umsebenzi uNkulunkulu asibizele kuwo njengomphakathi wamakholwa.
Jabula empilweni yangempela, engunaphakade kanye noKristu
UJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu esesimweni somuntu, wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ukuze sibe “nokuphila okuphakade nenala.” (Joh. 10,9-11). Lokhu akuyona impilo yengcebo eqinisekisiwe noma impilo enhle. Akukhona njalo ngaphandle kobuhlungu. Kunalokho, siphila sazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasithanda, usithethelele, futhi wasamukela njengabantwana bakhe bokutholwa. Esikhundleni sempilo yengcindezi nokuncishana, igcwele ithemba, injabulo kanye nesiqiniseko. Kuyimpilo lapho siqhubekela phambili sibe yilokho uNkulunkulu ayehlose ukuba sibe khona njengabalandeli bakaJesu Kristu ngoMoya oNgcwele. UNkulunkulu owahlulela ububi, wakulahla esiphambanweni sikaKristu. Ngakho-ke alikho ikusasa lobubi futhi okwedlule kunikezwe indlela entsha esingabamba iqhaza kuyo ngokukholwa. UNkulunkulu akazange avumele noma yini ukuba yenzeke angakwazi ukubuyisana. Eqinisweni, “zonke izinyembezi ziyakwesulwa,” ngoba uNkulunkulu, ngoKristu nangoMoya oNgcwele, “wenza konke kube kusha” (IsAmbulo 2 Kor.1,4-5). Lokho, bangane abathandekayo nabasebenzi, kuyizindaba ezinhle ngempela! Ithi uNkulunkulu akalahli muntu, noma ungamlahla. Umphostoli uJohane uthi “uNkulunkulu uluthando.” (1 Joh 4,8) - Uthando luyimvelo yakhe. UNkulunkulu akayeki ukusithanda ngoba uma eyeka, kuyobe kuphambene nemvelo yakhe. Ngakho-ke, singakhuthazeka ngokwazi ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhlanganisa bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bake baphila noma bazophila. Lokhu kuyasebenza nakuFriedrich Nietzsche kanye nabo bonke abanye abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Singase nethemba lokuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwafinyelela nakuNietzsche, okwathi ngasekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe waphenduka waba nokholo kulokho uNkulunkulu ahlose ukukupha bonke abantu. Ngempela, “wonke umuntu obiza igama leNkosi uyosindiswa.” (Rom. 10,13). Kuhle kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu akayeki ukusithanda.
UJoseph Tkach
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