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NgoJanuwari 1986, u-Herbert W. Armstrong washona eneminyaka engu-93 ubudala. Umsunguli weWorldwide Church of God wayeyindoda ephawulekayo, enendlela ehlaba umxhwele yokukhuluma nokubhala. Wenza abantu abangaphezu kuka-100.000 15 bakholelwa ekuchazeni kwakhe iBhayibheli futhi wakha i-Worldwide Church of God yaba umsakazo, ithelevishini nombuso wokunyathelisa owawufinyelela abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu ngonyaka.
Ukugcizelelwa okunamandla kwezimfundiso zikaMnu. Armstrong kwakuyinkolelo yokuthi iBhayibheli linegunya elingaphezu kwesiko. I-wcg ngemuva kwalokho yamukela izincazelo zayo zemiBhalo nomaphi lapho imibono yayo ihluke khona emasikweni amanye amabandla.
Ngemva kokushona kukaMnu. Armstrong ngo-1986, isonto lethu laqhubeka sifunda iBhayibheli njengoba nje ayesifundisa. Kodwa kancane kancane sathola ukuthi yayiqukethe izimpendulo ezihlukile kunalezo ake wazifundisa. Futhi kwadingeka sikhethe phakathi kweBhayibheli nesiko - kulokhu phakathi kweBhayibheli namasiko ebandla lethu. Siphinde sakhetha iBhayibheli.
Kwaba yisiqalo esisha kithi. Bekungelula futhi bekungasheshi. Unyaka nonyaka kwatholakala amaphutha ezimfundiso futhi kwenziwa ukulungiswa kwachazwa. Ukuqagela mayelana nesiprofetho kwathathelwa indawo ukushumayela nokufundisa ivangeli.
Sasivame ukubiza amanye amaKristu angaphenduki, manje sesiwabiza abangani nomndeni. Silahlekelwe amalungu, ozakwethu, salahlekelwa yizinhlelo zethu zomsakazo nezethelevishini cishe nazo zonke izincwadi zethu. Salahlekelwa izinto eziningi ezazithandeka kakhulu kithi futhi kwadingeka “sikhase siye ngemuva” ngokuphindaphindiwe. Kungani? Ngoba ngempela iBhayibheli linegunya elikhulu kunamasiko ethu.
Izinguquko zezimfundiso zathatha cishe iminyaka eyi-10 - iminyaka eyi-10 yokudideka, ukuhlelwa kabusha okumangalisayo. Sonke kwadingeka sizihlele kabusha, sicabange kabusha ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu. Ushintsho olubuhlungu kakhulu emalungwini amaningi lwenzeka eminyakeni eyishumi edlule - lapho ukuqhubeka kwethu nokufunda iBhayibheli kusibonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengasadingi ukuba abantu Bakhe bagcine iSabatha losuku lwesikhombisa neminye imithetho yeTestamente Elidala.
Ngeshwa, amalungu amaningi awakwazanga ukukwamukela lokhu. Yebo, babekhululekile ukugcina iSabatha uma bethanda, kodwa abaningi babengakujabuleli ukuba sesontweni elalingadingi ukuba abantu baligcine. Izinkulungwane zalishiya isonto. Iholo lebandla liye lehla iminyaka, okuphoqa ukuthi sikhansele izinhlelo. Ibandla liphinde laphoqeleka ukuthi lehlise kakhulu isibalo sabasebenzi balo.
Lokhu kwakudinga ushintsho olukhulu ezinhlakeni zenhlangano yethu - futhi futhi kwakungelula futhi akuzange kwenzeke ngokushesha. Eqinisweni, ukuhlelwa kabusha kwenhlangano yethu sekuthathe isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuhlolwa kabusha kwezimfundiso. Izakhiwo eziningi kwadingeka zidayiswe. Ukuthengiswa kwekhempasi yasePasadena kuzoqedwa maduze, siyakhuleka, futhi izisebenzi zasendlunkulu yeBandla (cishe u-5% wabasebenzi bangaphambili) bazothuthelwa kwesinye isakhiwo samahhovisi e-Glendora, eCalifornia.
Ibandla ngalinye nalo lahlelwa kabusha. Iningi linabefundisi abasha abasebenza bengaholi. Izinkonzo ezintsha sezithuthukile, ngokuvamile nabaholi abasha. Izigaba zokuhlelwa kwamazinga amaningi zehlisiwe futhi ayanda amalungu abambe iqhaza elikhulu njengoba amabandla ehlanganyela emiphakathini yawo yasendaweni. Imikhandlu yomphakathi ifunda ukusebenzisana ukwenza izinhlelo nesabelomali. Kuyisiqalo esisha kithina sonke.
UNkulunkulu wayefuna siguquke futhi wasidonsa emahlathini, ezihosheni ezimazombezombe nezifufula ezinamandla cishe ngokushesha okukhulu esingahamba ngakho. Kungikhumbuza i-caricature ehhovisi eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili edlule - wonke umnyango wawusuhlakaziwe futhi umabhalane wokugcina wanamathisela isithombe odongeni. Yayikhombisa i-roller coaster enomuntu ovule amehlo ebambelele esihlalweni, ekhathazekile ngempilo yabo eyigugu. Umbhalo ongezansi kwekhathuni wawufundeka kanje, “The Wild Ride Isn't Over.” Yeka ukuthi kwakuyiqiniso kanjani lokho! Kwadingeka silwele ukuphila kwethu iminyaka eminingana eyengeziwe.
Kodwa manje kubukeka sengathi sesidlulile egqumeni, ikakhulukazi ngokudayiswa kwezakhiwo zasePasadena, ukuthuthela kwethu e-Glendora, kanye nokuhlelwa kabusha okunikeze imiphakathi yasendaweni umthwalo wemfanelo wezezimali nezinkonzo zayo. Sesiwalahlile amamaki esikhathi esidlule futhi manje sinesiqalo esisha enkonzweni uJesu asibizela kuyo. Amabandla azimele ayi-18 asijoyine futhi sesitshale amabandla amasha angama-89.
UbuKristu buletha isiqalo esisha kuwo wonke umuntu-futhi ukugibela akuhlali kushelela futhi kubikezelwa. Sibe nokuphenduka kwethu, ukushintshana, ukuqala okungamanga kanye nokushintshashintsha kwethu njengenhlangano. Sibe nezikhathi zokuchuma nezikhathi ezinzima. Ukuphila kobuKristu kuvame ukufana kubantu ngabanye—kunezikhathi zenjabulo, izikhathi zosizi, izikhathi zokuchuma, nezikhathi zobunzima. Empilweni nasekuguleni silandela uKristu phezu kwezintaba nasezigodini.
Umagazini omusha ohambisana nalencwadi ubonisa ukungaqiniseki kokuphila kobuKristu. NjengamaKristu siyazi lapho siya khona, kodwa asazi ukuthi yini engase yenzeke endleleni. U-Christian Odyssey (umagazini omusha we-Christian Odyssey) uzohlinzeka amalungu kanye nabangewona amalungu ngokufanayo izindatshana zebhayibheli, izimfundiso nezisebenzayo zempilo yobuKristu. Nakuba izihloko ezinjalo ziye zavela ngaphambili kuyi-Worldwide News, siye sanquma ukuhlukanisa izindaba zesonto nezimfundiso zeBhayibheli ngokwenza omagazini ababili. Ngale ndlela, u-Christian Odyssey uzokwazi ukusebenzela abantu abangewona amalungu esonto lethu.
Izindaba zesonto zizoshicilelwa kumagazini iWCG Today. Amalungu e-US wcg azoqhubeka nokuthola bobabili omagazini, kanye nencwadi evela kimi. Abangewona amalungu (e-US) bangabhalisa ku-Christian Odyssey ngocingo, nge-imeyili noma ngewebhu. Sithanda ukukukhuthaza ukuthi wabelane ngomagazini we-Christian Odyssey nabangani bakho futhi ubameme ukuthi ba-ode ukubhalisa kwabo.
nguJoseph Tkach
