Ini ndinonzi Sean Heywood. Ini ndiri 42 makore, ndakabatikana basa, uye ndakafara kuroora mukadzi wangu, Robin, kwemakore 18. Ini ndiri muKristu. Muchidimbu, ini ndinongova wenguva dzose Joe.

Kunyangwe ndisina kumbobhabhatidzirwa musangano reZvapupu zvaJehovha, ndakave nehukama hwakareba neiri. Ndakabva pakudavira kuti sangano iri raive gadziriro yaMwari pasi pano yekunamata kwake kwakachena kusvika pakuodzwa mwoyo zvachose naro nedzidziso dzaro. Zvikonzero zvangu zvekupedzisira ndaputsa hukama hwangu neZvapupu zvaJehovha inyaya inotevera:

Vabereki vangu vakava Zvapupu mukupera kwema1970. Baba vangu vaishingaira, vachitoshanda semubatiri anoshumira; asi ndinofungidzira kuti amai vangu vaimbove varimo, kunyangwe vairidza chikamu chemukadzi akatendeka mukadzi naamai. Kusvikira ini ndaive nemakore manomwe, amai nababa vaive nhengo dzinoshingaira dzeungano muLyndonville, Vermont. Mhuri yedu yaive neuwandu hwakaringana hweZvapupu kunze kweImba yoUmambo, vachidya pamwe nevamwe mudzimba dzavo. Muna 1983, takagamuchira vanozvipira vakauya kuzobatsira kuvaka Horo yoUmambo itsva yeLyndonville. Paive naamai vaviri vasina murume muungano panguva iyoyo, uye baba vangu vaizopa nguva yavo nehunyanzvi kuchengetedza mota dzavo. Ndakaona misangano yakareba uye isinganakidzi, asi ndaiva neshamwari dzeZvapupu uye ndaifara. Kwakanga kune ushamwari hwakawanda pakati peZvapupu shure panguva iyeyo.

Muna Zvita wa1983, mhuri yedu yakatamira kuMcIndoe Falls, Vermont. Kutama kwacho hakuna kuratidza kuti kwakabatsira mhuri yedu mune zvekunamata. Kupinda kwedu misangano nebasa romumunda zvakaderera zvikuru. Amai vangu, kunyanya, vaisatsigira zvishoma mararamiro eZvapupu. Akabva aora mwoyo nekutya. Izvi zvinogona kunge zvakakonzera kuti baba vangu vabviswe semushumiri anoshumira. Kwemakore akati wandei, baba vangu vakarega kuita basa, vachingoenda kumisangano yeSvondo mangwanani mashoma uye Chirangaridzo cherufu rwaKristu.

Pandakanga ndichangopedza chikoro chesekondari, ndakaedza nemwoyo wose kuva mumwe weZvapupu zvaJehovha. Ndaipinda misangano ndiri ndoga uye ndakabvuma kudzidza Bhaibheri vhiki nevhiki. Zvisinei, ndakanga ndichitya zvikuru kupinda Chikoro Choushumiri Choubati Ushe hwaMwari uye ndakanga ndisingafariri kuenda muushumiri hwomumunda. Uye saka, zvinhu zvakangopunzika kunze.

Hupenyu hwangu hwakatevera nzira yakajairika yemunhu mukuru ari kukura. Pandakaroora Robin, ndaive ndichiri kufunga nezve mararamire eChapupu, asi Robin aisave munhu anonamata, uye aisanyanya kufara nezvekufarira kwandakaita Zvapupu zvaJehovha. Zvisinei, handina kumbobvira ndarasa zvachose rudo rwangu kuna Mwari, uye ndakatotumira kopi yemahara yebhuku, Rinombodzidzisei Chaizvo? Ndakagara ndakachengeta Bhaibheri mumba mangu.

Nekukurumidza kuenda ku2012. Amai vangu vakatanga kufambidzana neumwe musikana wekare wepamusoro chikoro. Izvi zvakakonzera kurambana kunorwadza pakati pevabereki vangu naamai vangu kwakadzingwa .. Kurambana kwakarwadzisa baba vangu, uye hutano hwavo hwepanyama hwaitadzawo. Akadaro, zvakadaro, akamutsiridzwa pamweya senhengo yeLancaster, ungano yeNew Hampshire yeZvapupu zvaJehovha. Ungano iyi yakapa baba vangu rudo nerutsigiro zvavaida chose, zvandinozvitenda nekusingaperi. Baba vangu vakashaya muna Chivabvu wegore ra2014.

Rufu rwababa vangu uye kurambana kwevabereki vangu zvakandirwadza. Baba vaive shamwari yangu yepamwoyo, uye ndaive ndichiri nehasha naamai. Ndakanzwa kuti ndakanga ndarasikirwa nevabereki vangu vese. Ini ndaida nyaradzo yezvipikirwa zvaMwari. Mifungo yangu yakatendeukira kuZvapupu zvakare, pasinei zvapo nokushora kwaRobin. Zviitiko zviviri zvakasimbisa kutsunga kwangu kushumira Jehovha, zvisinei.

Yekutanga chiitiko yaive mukana wekusangana neZvapupu zvaJehovha muna 2015. Ini ndaive ndakagara mumotokari yangu ndichiverenga bhuku, Rarama Uchifunga Nezvezuva raJehovha, kubva kuraibhurari yababa vangu yeChapupu. Vakaroorana vakauya kwandiri, vakacherekedza bhuku racho, ndokubvunza kana ndakanga ndiri Chapupu. Ndakati kwete, ndikatsanangura kuti ndaizviona semunhu akarasika. Ivo vaviri vaive nemutsa kwazvo uye hama yakandikurudzira kuti ndiverenge nhoroondo iri munaMateu yemushandi wegumi neawa.

Chiitiko chechipiri chakaitika nekuti ini ndanga ndichiverenga August 15, 2015 Nharireyomurindi pawebhusaiti rejw.org. Kunyangwe ini ndakanga ndambofunga kuti "ndinogona kukwira" kana mamiriro ezvinhu epasi paakawedzera kushata, chinyorwa ichi, "Ramba wakamirira", chakabata mwoyo wangu. Yakati: "Saka, magwaro anoratidza kuti mamiriro ezvinhu epasi mazuva ekupedzisira haazonyanyisa zvekuti vanhu vanomanikidzwa kutenda kuti kuguma kwaswedera."

Zvakawanda kwazvo zvekumirira kusvika paminiti yekupedzisira! Ndakaita pfungwa dzangu. Mukati mevhiki, ndakatanga kudzokera kuImba yoUmambo. Ini ndakanga ndisina kunyatsove nechokwadi kana Robin angangove achigara pamba pedu kana ndadzoka. Zvinofadza kuti aive.

Kufambira mberi kwangu kwainonoka, asi kwakadzikama. Kusvika mugore ra2017, ndakazobvuma kudzidza Bhaibheri vhiki nevhiki nemukuru akanaka, akanaka anonzi Wayne. Iye nemukadzi wake Jean vaive nemutsa kwazvo uye vaigamuchira vaeni. Nekufamba kwenguva, ini naRobin takakokwa kudzimba dzezvimwe Zvapupu kuti tidye nekushamwaridzana. Ndakafunga ndega kuti: Jehovha arikundipa mumwe mukana, uye ndakanga ndakatsunga kuishandisa.

Kudzidza Bhaibheri kwandakaita naWayne kwakafambira mberi zvakanaka. Paive paine, zvisinei, zvinhu zvishoma zvakandibata. Kutanga, ndakaona kuti kuremekedzwa kukuru kwakapihwa kune "muranda akatendeka, akangwara", aka Mutumbi Unodzora. Icho chirevo chakataurwa zvakanyanyisa kazhinji muminyengetero, hurukuro, uye mhinduro. Zvese zvandaigona kufunga nezvazvo yaive mutumwa achiudza Johane mubhuku raZvakazarurwa kuti ave nehungwaru nekuti iye (mutumwa) aingova chete mumwe muranda waMwari. Sezvineiwo, mangwanani ano ndanga ndichiverenga mune ZVINODZIDZWA VAKORINDE 2: 12 panotaurwa naPaul, "Uye kuti ndirege kuzosimudzwa pamusoro pehukuru nekuda kwezvakazarurwa, ndakapihwa munzwa munyama, mutumwa waSatani kundirova, kuti ndirege kukwidziridzwa zvakanyanya. "Ini ndainyatsonzwa kuti" muranda akatendeka, akangwara "aive" akakwidziridzwa muyero ".

Imwe shanduko yandakaona yakasiyana nemakore apfuura ehukama hwangu neZvapupu ndiko kusimbiswa kwazvino pakukosha kwekupa rutsigiro rwemari kusangano. Kutaura kwavo kuti sangano rakabhadharwa mari yese nemipiro yekuzvidira kwakaratidzika kwandiri sekusavimbika, tichifunga nezvekutepfenyurwa kwakatsiga kweJW kwezviyeuchidzo nezvenzira dzakasiyana dzekuti munhu ape. Mumwe munhu anoshoropodza sangano rakafanana rechiKristu akatsanangura kutarisira kwehutongi hwechechi 'kunamata, kubhadhara nekuteerera'. Iyi ndiyo rondedzero chaiyo yezvinotarisirwa kuZvapupu zvaJehovha zvakare.

Idzi nedzimwe nyaya diki dzakabata mwoyo wangu, asi ndakanga ndichiri kutenda kuti dzidziso dzeChapupu ndicho chokwadi uye hapana kana imwe yeidzi nyaya dzaive dzekupwanya panguva iyoyo.

Kuenderera mberi kwekudzidza, zvakadaro, chirevo chakauya chakandinetsa chaizvo. Isu tanga tichifukidza chitsauko chinotaura nezverufu panotaura kuti maKristu mazhinji akazodzwa akatomutsirwa kuupenyu hwedenga uye uye kuti avo vanofa muzuva redu vanobva vamutsirwa kuupenyu hwekudenga. Ndainzwa izvi zvichitaurwa kare, uye ndakangozvigamuchira. Ndakawana nyaradzo padzidziso iyi, zvimwe nekuti ndakanga ndangofirwa nababa vangu. Zvisinei, kamwe kamwe ndakave ne "chaiyo bulb" nguva. Ndakaona kuti dzidziso iyi haina kutsigirwa nerugwaro.

Ndakadzvanya for proof. Wayne akandiratidza 1 Vakorinte 15: 51, 52, asi handina kugutsikana. Ndakafunga kuti ndaifanira kuchera mberi. Ndaita. Ndakatonyorera kumahofisi makuru nezvenyaya iyi, kanopfuura kamwe.

Mavhiki mashoma akapfuura apo mukuru wechipiri anonzi Dan akabatana nesu pakudzidza. Wayne aive nerugwaro rwemumwe nemumwe wedu rwune zvinyorwa zvitatu zveNharireyomurindi kubva kuma1970. Wayne naDan vakaita napose pavaigona vachishandisa zvinyorwa izvi zvitatu kutsanangura kururamisa kwedzidziso iyi. Wakanga uri musangano weushamwari kwazvo, asi ndakanga ndisati ndagutsikana. Handina chokwadi chekuti Bhaibheri rakambovhurwa pamusangano uyu. Vakataura kuti kana ndawana nguva yakakwana ndinofanira kuongorora zvinyorwa izvi zvimwe.

Ndakasarudza zvinyorwa izvi parutivi. Ndakanga ndichitenda kuti pakanga pasina hwaro hwekupedzisira mhedzisiro, uye ndokurondedzera zvandakawana kuna Wayne naDan. Nguva pfupi yapfuura, Dan akandiudza nehana kuti akange ataura neumwe nhengo yedare rekunyora akataura zvakanyanya kana zvishoma kuti tsananguro yaive tsananguro kudzamara Dare Rinodzora rataura zvakasiyana. Handina kukwanisa kutenda zvandakanga ndichinzwa. Nenzira yakajeka, yakanga isingachakoshesi izvo zvinonyatsotaurwa neBhaibheri. Asi hazvo, izvo zvakatemwa neDare Rinodzora nemabatiro aiita!

Handikwanise kurega nyaya iyi ichizorora. Ndakaramba ndichiongorora zvakanyanya ndikauya pana 1 Peter 5: 4. Iyi ndiyo mhinduro yandaitsvaga muchiRungu chakajeka, chiri nyore. Inoti: "Zvino mufudzi mukuru paachaonekwa, uchagamuchira korona yekubwinya isingabvuruvari." MaBhaibheri mazhinji anoti, "pakaonekwa mufudzi mukuru". Jesu haana 'kuonekwa' kana 'kuratidzwa'. Zvapupu zvaJehovha zvinoti Jesu akadzoka zvisingaonekwe mu1914. Chinhu chandisingatendi. Icho hachisi chinhu chakafanana nekuratidzwa.

Ndakaenderera mberi nekufunda kwangu kweBhaibheri uye nekupinda kwangu kuImba yoUmambo, asi pandakanyanya kuenzanisa izvo zvaidzidziswa nezvandakanzwisisa Bhaibheri kuti nditaure, kupatsanurana kwacho kwakawedzera kudzika. Ndakanyora imwe tsamba. Mavara mazhinji. Nyora mavara patsamba dzose kubazi reUnited States uye kuDare Rinodzora. Ini pachangu handina kupindura. Nekudaro, ndakaziva bazi raive ratambira tsamba idzi nekuti vaibata vakuru veko. Asi I ndakanga ndisina kuwana mhinduro kumibvunzo yangu yemwoyo wose yeBhaibheri.

Zvinhu zvakatowedzera kushata pandakakokwa kumusangano nemurongi mudare revakuru nemukuru wechipiri. Iyo COBE yakapa zano rekuti ndiongorore chinyorwa cheNharireyomurindi, "Rumuko Rwekutanga - Rwuri Kuitika!" Isu takanga tambopfuura neizvi kare, uye ndakavaudza kuti chinyorwa ichi chakakanganisa zvakanyanya. Vakuru vakandiudza kuti vaive vasipo kuti vataurirane nezvangu rugwaro. Vakarwisa hunhu hwangu uye vakabvunza vavariro dzangu. Ivo vakandiudzawo kuti iyi ndiyo chete mhinduro yandaizowana uye kuti Dare Rinodzora rakanga rakabatikana zvakanyanya kutarisana nevanofarira ini.

Ndakaenda kumba kwaWayne zuva rakatevera kunobvunza nezve chidzidzo ichi, sezvo vakuru vaviri vemusangano wangu wakakosha vakati chidzidzo ichi chingangomiswa. Wayne akasimbisa kuti anga agamuchira izvo kurudziro, saka, hongu, kudzidza kwacho kwapera. Ini ndinotenda izvo zvaive zvakamuomera kuti ataure, asi vakuru veZvapupu vakaita basa rakanakisa rekunyaradza vanopokana uye kudzvinyirira zvakakwana kukurukurirana kweBhaibheri kwakatendeseka uye kwechokwadi.

Uye saka kushamwaridzana kwangu neZvapupu zvaJehovha kwakazopera muzhizha ra 2018. Zvese izvi zvakandisunungura. Ini ikozvino ndotenda kuti iyo yechiKristu 'gorosi' ichauya kubva angangoita ese echiKristu masangano. Uye saizvozvowo 'masora'. Zviri nyore kwazvo kuti tikanganwe chokwadi chekuti tese tiri vatadzi uye tinokudziridza hunhu "hutsvene kukunda iwe". Ini ndinotenda kuti iro sangano reZvapupu zvaJehovha rakagadzira chimiro ichi.

Zvakaipisisa kupfuura izvozvo, zvakadaro, kusimbirira kweNharireyomurindi kwekusimudzira 1914 segore iro Jesu akava Mambo asingaonekwe.

Jesu amene akataura sezvakanyorwa munaRuka 21: 8: “Chenjerai kuti murege kutsauswa; nokuti vazhinji vachauya nezita rangu, vachiti, 'Ndini iye,' uye, 'Nguva yakakodzera yaswedera.' Musavatevera. ”

Iwe unoziva here kuti mangani mameseji aripo eiyi ndima muindekisi yemagwaro mune raibhurari yepamhepo yeWatchtower? Chaizvoizvo chimwe, kubva mugore ra1964. Zvinoita kunge kuti sangano harifarire zvakanyanya mumashoko aJesu pano. Chinokosha, zvisinei, ndechekuti mundima yekupedzisira yechinyorwa chimwe chete icho munyori akapa rairo iro maKristu ese angave akachenjera kufunga. Inoti, "Iwe haudi kuve chibatwa chevanhu vasina hunhu avo vanongokushandisa iwe kusimudzira kwavo simba uye chinzvimbo, uye vasina kana hanya nehupenyu hwako husingaperi nemufaro. Saka tarisa humbowo hweavo vanouya pahwaro hwezita raKristu, kana vanozviti vadzidzisi vechiKristu, uye, kana vasina kuratidza kuva vechokwadi, saka nenzira dzose teerera yambiro yaIshe: 'Usavatevera. '”

Ishe vanoshanda nenzira dzisinganzwisisike. Ndakarasika kwemakore mazhinji uye ndaivewo musungwa kwemakore mazhinji. Ndakavharirwa nepfungwa yekuti ruponeso rwangu rwechiKristu rwaive nechokuita nekuve kwangu Chapupu chaJehovha. Kwaive kutenda kwangu kuti mukana wekusangana neZvapupu zvaJehovha makore apfuura munzvimbo yekupaka yeMcDonald kwaive kukoka kubva kuna Mwari kuti vadzokere kwaari. Zvanga zviri; kunyangwe zvisiri zvachose nenzira yandaifunga. Ndakawana ishe wangu Jesu. Ndiri kufara. Ndine hukama nehanzvadzi yangu, mukoma naamai, vese vasiri Zvapupu zvaJehovha. Ndiri kuita shamwari nyowani. Ndine imba inofara. Ndiri kunzwa padhuze naIshe izvozvi kupfuura zvandakamboita chero panguva ipi muhupenyu hwangu. Hupenyu hwakanaka.

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