Ngalo lonke ixesha ndikhupha ividiyo engoBathathu Emnye – le iya kuba yeyesine – ndifumana abantu bephawula ukuba andiyiqondi kakuhle imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye. Banyanisile. Andiyiqondi. Kodwa nantsi into: Sihlandlo ngasinye umntu ethetha loo nto kum, ndiye ndimcele ukuba andicacisele. Ukuba ngokwenene andiyiqondi, ngoko ndibekele yona, isiqwenga ngasinye. Ndingumntu okrelekrele ngokusengqiqweni, ngoko ndicinga ukuba ukuba inokuchazwa kum, ndingayifumana.

Yiyiphi impendulo endiyifumanayo kwaba bakholelwa kuBathathu Emnye? Ndifumana izicatshulwa zobungqina obudinwe obudala endizibonileyo kumashumi eminyaka. Akukho nto intsha ndiyifumanayo. Yaye xa ndibonisa ukungangqinelani kwindlela abaqiqa ngayo nokungangqinelani kombhalo phakathi kweendinyana zabo zobungqina neZibhalo ziphela, ndiphinda ndifumane impendulo egculelayo: “Animqondi nje uBathathu Emnye.”

Nantsi into: Akukho mfuneko yokuba ndiyiqonde. Ekuphela kwento endiyifunayo bubungqina bokwenyani bokuba ikho. Zininzi izinto endingaziqondiyo, kodwa oko akuthethi ukuba ndiyathandabuza ubukho bazo. Umzekelo, andiyiqondi indlela amaza kanomathotholo asebenza ngayo. Akukho mntu uyenzayo. Hayi ncma. Ukanti, ngalo lonke ixesha ndisebenzisa iselfowuni yam, ndingqina ukuba ikho.

Bendiya kuphikisa okufanayo ngoThixo. Ndibona ubungqina bokuyila ngobukrelekrele kwindalo endingqongileyo ( Roma 1:20 ). Ndiyibona kwiDNA yam. Ndingumdwelisi wekhompyutha ngokomsebenzi. Xa ndibona ikhowudi yenkqubo yekhompyutha, ndiyazi ukuba kukho umntu owayibhalayo, kuba imela inkcazelo, yaye inkcazelo iphuma engqondweni. I-DNA yikhowudi enzima kakhulu kunayo nayiphi na into endiyibhalileyo, okanye endinokuyibhala, ngaloo nto. Iqulethe ulwazi oluyalela iseli enye ukuba iziphindaphindeke ngendlela echane kakhulu ukuze ivelise umntu ontsokothileyo ngokwemichiza kunye nesakhiwo. Ulwazi luhlala luphuma engqondweni, kwingqiqo enengqondo enenjongo

Ukuba bendinokufika kuMars ndize ndifumane amagama akrolwe elutyeni afundeka ngolu hlobo, “Wamkelekile kwihlabathi lethu, Earthman.” Bendiya kwazi ukuba kukho ubukrelekrele emsebenzini, hayi ithuba elingalindelekanga.

Ingongoma yam yeyokuba akuyomfuneko ukuba ndiqonde ubunjani bukaThixo ukuze ndazi ukuba ukho. Ndiyakwazi ukungqina ubukho bakhe kubungqina obundijikelezileyo, kodwa andiyiqondi indalo yakhe kobo bungqina. Ngoxa indalo indingqinela ubukho bothixo, ayingqini ukuba ungumntu oneziqu ezintathu kwenye. Ngenxa yoko ndifuna ubungqina obungafumanekiyo kwindalo. Ekuphela komthombo wobungqina obunjalo yiBhayibhile. UThixo utyhila okuthile ngobuntu bakhe ngelizwi lakhe eliphefumlelweyo.

Ngaba uThixo uzityhila njengoBathathu Emnye? Usinika igama lakhe phantse izihlandlo ezingama-7,000 XNUMX. Umntu unokulindela ukuba ayithiye indalo yakhe, ukanti igama elithi Bathathu Emnye, elisuka kwiLatin iitrinitas (ubathathu emnye) akafumaneki ndawo eSibhalweni.

UYehova uThixo, okanye uYahweh ukuba uyathanda, ukhethe ukuzityhila kwaye uyenzile loo nto kumaphepha eBhayibhile, kodwa sisebenza njani eso sityhilelo? Iza njani kuthi? Ngaba ifakwe kwikhowudi eSibhalweni? Ngaba iinkalo zobuntu bakhe zifihlwe kwimibhalo engcwele, zilindele iingqondo ezimbalwa ezikrelekrele nezinelungelo ukuba ziwuqonde kakuhle lo mgaqo ufihlakeleyo? Okanye ngaba uThixo ukhethe ukuyithetha njengokuba injalo?

Ukuba oPhezukonke, uMdali wezinto zonke, ukhethe ukuzityhila kuthi, ukuze asityhilele ubume bakhe, ngaba asifanele silingane sonke? Ngaba akufanelanga ukuba sicinge ngokufanayo sonke?

Hayi, asifanele. Kutheni ndisitsho nje? Kuba asiyonto ifunwa nguThixo leyo. UYesu uyacacisa:

Ngelo xesha uYesu wathi: “Ndiyabulela kuwe, Bawo, Nkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ngokuba ezi zinto uzifihlile kwizilumko nakwiingqondi, wazityhilela iintsana. Ewe, Bawo, ngokuba kukholekile kuwe oko.

Zonke izinto zinikelwe kum nguBawo. Akukho bani umaziyo uNyana, kuphela nguYise, kananjalo akukho umaziyo uYise, kuphela nguNyana noNyana abo athe uNyana wanyula ukumtyhilela.” ( Mateyu 11:25-27 .

“Abo athe uNyana wakhetha ukumtyhilela.” Ngokwesi sicatshulwa, uNyana akakhethi bulumko nafundileyo. Xa abafundi bakhe bambuza isizathu sokuba enze oko wabaxelela ngokucacileyo:

“Ulwazi lweemfihlelo zobukumkani bamazulu ulunikiwe nina, kodwa kungekhona kubo … ngenxa yoko ndithetha nabo ngemizekeliso.” (Funda uMateyu 13:11,13, XNUMX.)

Ukuba ubani uzicingela ukuba usisilumko nofundileyo, ukrelekrele nofundileyo, ukhethekile yaye unemibono, yaye ezi zipho zimnika amandla okucalula izinto ezinzulu zikaThixo kuthi sonke, kwanobuntu bukaThixo bokwenyaniso, ngoko uyazikhohlisa.

Asimqondi uThixo. UThixo uzityhila ngokwakhe, athi, uNyana kaThixo, umazisa kuthi uYise; Oku kubalulekile yaye sifanele sicinge ngophawu uBawo wethu alufunayo kwabo abakhetha ukuba babe ngabantwana bakhe. Ngaba ufuna ubuchule bobukrelekrele? Kuthekani ngabo bazibanga benolwazi olukhethekileyo lwelizwi likaThixo, okanye bazivakalisa njengejelo likaThixo lonxibelelwano? UPawulos usixelela oko uThixo akufunayo:

“Kwaye siyazi ukuba uThixo usebenzela okulungileyo zonke izinto kwabo bamthandayo, ababiziweyo ngokwenjongo yakhe” ( Roma 8:28 , BSB).

Uthando ngumsonto ojikeleza emva naphambili ukuze udibanise lonke ulwazi lube yinto epheleleyo. Ngaphandle kwawo, asinakufumana umoya kaThixo, kwaye ngaphandle kwaloo moya, asinakuyifumana inyaniso. UBawo wethu wasezulwini usikhetha kuba esithanda nathi simthanda.

UYohane ubhala athi:

Bonani uthando olungaka asenzele lona uYise, olu lokuba sibizwe ngokuba singabantwana bakaThixo. Yiloo nto ke esiyiyo!” (Funda eyoku-1 kaYohane 3:1.)

Lowo undibonileyo mna umbonile uBawo. utsho ngani na wena ukuthi, Sibonise uYihlo? Akukholwa na ukuba mna ndikuye uBawo, abe ke uBawo ekum? Amazwi endiwathethayo kuni mna, andiwathethi ngokuphuma kum; Endaweni yoko, nguBawo ohleli kum, esenza imisebenzi yakhe. Kholwani ndim, ukuba mna ndikuye uBawo, nokuba uBawo ukum, okanye kholwani ke ngenxa yemisebenzi ngokwayo. ( Yohane 14:9-11 BSB )

Inokwenzeka njani into yokuba uThixo adlulisele inyaniso ngentetho ecacileyo nelula ngolo hlobo enokuqondwa ngabantwana bakhe abamkhulisayo, ukanti ayifihlayo kwabo bazicingela ukuba balumkile neengqondi? Kuba ngokuqinisekileyo abo balumkileyo okanye abaziingqondi, ngokuvuma kukaYesu ngokwakhe kuMateyu 11:25, abanakuyiqonda intsingiselo yomanyano okanye yothando phakathi koYise, uNyana, nabanyuliweyo ngomoya oyingcwele ngenxa yokuba ingqondo yengqondo ifuna ukuntsonkotha. ukuze ibe nako ukuzahlula ebantwini nje abaqhelekileyo. Njengoko uYohane 17:21-26 esitsho:

“Andiceleli bona bodwa, ndicelela nabo baya kukholwa kum ngelizwi labo, ukuze bonke babe banye, njengokuba wena, Bawo, ukum, nam ndikuwe. Ngamana nabo bangakuthi, ukuze likholwe ihlabathi ukuba wena wandithuma. Ndibanikile uzuko owandinika lona, ​​ukuze babe banye, njengokuba thina sibanye. mna ndikubo, wena ukum, ukuze babe ngabazalisekileyo ntweni-nye. Liya kwazi ihlabathi ukuba wena undithumile, wabathanda njengokuba wandithandayo nam.

Bawo, ndithanda ukuba abo undinike bona, babe nam, apho ndikhona mna, balubone uzuko lwam ondinike lona; ngokuba wandithanda kwaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi.

“Bawo olilungisa, nangona ihlabathi lona lingakwazi, mna ndiyakwazi, nabo bayaqonda ukuba wena undithumile. Ndikwazisile ke kubo, yaye ndisaya kukwazisa, ukuze uthando ondithande ngalo lube kubo, nam ndibe kubo. (UYohane 17: 21-26 BSB)

Ubunye uYesu anabo noThixo busekelwe kumanyano olubangelwa luthando. Obu bubunye bukaThixo noKristu obufunyanwa ngamaKristu. Uya kuphawula ukuba umoya oyingcwele awuqukwanga kobu bunye. Silindeleke ukuba simthande uYise, kwaye silindeleke ukuba simthande uNyana, kwaye silindeleke ukuba sithandane; yaye ngaphezu koko, sifuna ukumthanda uBawo, sithande unyana size sibathande abazalwana noodade wethu. Kodwa uphi umyalelo wokuthanda umoya oyingcwele? Ngokuqinisekileyo, ukuba ibingumntu wesithathu kaBathathu Emnye ongcwele, umyalelo onjalo bekuya kuba lula ukuwufumana!

UYesu uyacacisa ukuba nguMoya wenyaniso osishukumisayo:

Ndiseninzi into yokuthetha kuni, kodwa aninako ukukuva. Noko ke, xa athe wafika uMoya wenyaniso, uya kunikhokelela kuyo yonke inyaniso. kuba engayi kuthetha okuphuma kuye, uya kuthetha izinto azivayo, anibikele ke izinto ezizayo. ( Yohane 16:12, 13 )

Ngokuqhelekileyo, ukuba ukholelwa ukuba imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye ibuchaza ubunjalo bukaThixo, ngoko ufuna ukukholelwa ukuba umoya wakhokelela kuloo nyaniso, akunjalo? Kwakhona, ukuba sizama ukuzisebenzela ngokwethu izinto ezinzulu zikaThixo ngokusekelwe kwiingcamango zethu, ngoko siya kuphazama ngalo lonke ixesha. Sidinga umoya ukuze usikhokele. UPawulos wathi:

“Ezi zinto ke uThixo wazityhila kuthi ngoMoya wakhe; kuba uMoya wakhe uphengulula zonke izinto, usityhilele iinzulu zikaThixo. Akukho bani uzaziyo iingcamango zomntu ngaphandle komoya waloo mntu, yaye akukho bani uzaziyo iingcamango zikaThixo ngaphandle koMoya kaThixo.” (Funda eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte 2:10,11, XNUMX.)

Andikholelwa ukuba imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye ibuchaza ubunjani bukaThixo, kwanolwalamano lwakhe noNyana wakhe, uYesu Kristu. Kwakhona ndikholelwa ukuba umoya wandikhokelela koko kuqonda. Umntu okholelwa kuBathathu Emnye uya kuthetha into efanayo ngokuqonda kwakhe ubume bukaThixo. Asinakulunga sobabini, akunjalo? Umoya ofanayo awuzange usikhokele sobabini kwizigqibo ezahlukahlukeneyo. Inye kuphela inyaniso, nangona kunokubakho ubuxoki obuninzi. UPawulos ukhumbuza abantwana bakaThixo:

“Ndiyanibongoza, bazalwana, egameni leNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, ukuba nithethe nto-nye nonke, nokuba kungabikho zahlukahlukano kuni; kodwa ukuba nimanyane ngokugqibeleleyo engqondweni nasengqondweni.” (Funda eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte 1:10.)

Masiphonononge ingxoxo kaPawulos yomanyano lwengqondo kwaye sicinge kancinci ngakumbi njengoko ingumxholo wezibhalo kwaye ke ngoko ubalulekile kusindiso lwethu. Kutheni abanye abantu becinga ukuba singamnqula uThixo ngokweyethu indlela nangengqondo yethu, kwaye ekugqibeleni, sonke siyakugqibezela umvuzo wobomi obungunaphakade?

Kutheni kubalulekile ukuqonda uhlobo lukaThixo? Kutheni indlela esiluqonda ngayo ulwalamano phakathi kukaYise noNyana ichaphazela amathuba ethu okufumana ubomi obungunaphakade njengabantwana bakaThixo ekuvusweni kwamalungisa?

UYesu uyasixelela: “Bubo ke obu ubomi obungunaphakade, ukuba mabakwazi, wena ukuphela koThixo oyinyaniso, naye uYesu Kristu omthumileyo. (Yohane 17:3 BSB)

Ngoko, ukwazi uThixo kuthetha ubomi. Yaye kuthekani ngokungamazi uThixo? Ukuba imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye yimfundiso yobuxoki evela kwimfundiso yobuhedeni neyayinyanzela amaKristu ukuba afe, njengoko wenzayo umlawuli waseRoma uTheodosius emva kowama-381 CE, ngoko ke abo bayamkelayo abamazi uThixo.

UPawulos uyasixelela:

“Kufanelekile ke ukuba uThixo abaphindezele ngembandezelo abanibandezelayo, abavuze nina babandezelekileyo, kwanathi. Oku kuya kubakho ekutyhilekeni kweNkosi uYesu, ivela emazulwini inezithunywa zayo ezinamandla, isemlilweni odangazelayo; ephindezela abo bangamaziyo uThixo ningazilulameli iindaba ezilungileyo zeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu. ( 2 Tesalonika 1:6-8 .

Kulungile, kulungile. Ngoko ke, sonke sinokuvuma ukuba ukwazi uThixo kubalulekile ukuze simkholise size sizuze inkoliseko yakhe, nto leyo ekhokelela kubomi obungunaphakade. Kodwa ukuba wena ukholelwa kuBathathu Emnye ndibe mna ndingakholelwa, ngaba oko akuthethi ukuba omnye wethu akamazi uThixo? Ngaba omnye wethu usengozini yokuphulukana nomvuzo wobomi obungunaphakade noYesu kubukumkani bamazulu? Kuya kubonakala kunjalo.

Kulungile, masihlole. Siye safumanisa ukuba asinakumfumana uThixo ngobukrelekrele obupheleleyo. Enyanisweni, uyazifihla izinto kwiinkcuba-buchopho aze azityhile kubantu abangabantwana njengoko sibonile kuMateyu 11:25 . UThixo uthabathe abantwana yaye, njengaye nawuphi na ubawo onothando, uba neentlobano zesini nabantwana bakhe angabelaniyo nabasemzini. Siye sabona nendlela atyhila ngayo izinto ebantwaneni bakhe ngomoya oyingcwele. Loo moya usikhokelela kuyo yonke inyaniso. Ukuba ke sinoMoya, sinayo inyaniso. Ukuba asinanyaniso, asinaye uMoya.

Oko kusizisa kwinto uYesu awayixelela umSamariyakazi:

“Kodwa kuza ilixa, nangoku selifikile, xa abanquli abayinyaniso baya kumnqula uBawo ngoMoya nangenyaniso; kuba uBawo ufuna abanjalo ukumnqula. UThixo unguMoya; abo ke bamnqulayo bamelwe kukumnqula ngoMoya nangenyaniso.” ( Yohane 4:23, 24 BSB )

Ngoko, uYehova uThixo ukhangela uhlobo oluthile lomntu, oluya kumnqula ngomoya nangenyaniso. Ngoko simele siyithande inyaniso size sikhokelwe ngumoya kaThixo kuyo yonke inyaniso esiyifuna ngokunyanisekileyo. Isitshixo sokufumana olo lwazi, loo nyaniso, asikobukrelekrele bethu. Kungothando. Ukuba iintliziyo zethu zizaliswe luthando, umoya unokusikhokela kanye. Noko ke, ukuba siqhutywa likratshi, umoya uya kuthinteleka, de uthintelwe ngokupheleleyo.

“Ndithandazela ukuba kobutyebi bozuko lwakhe anomeleze ngamandla ngaye uMoya wakhe, ngaphakathi kwenu, ukuze uKristu ahlale ezintliziyweni zenu ngokholo. Ndiyanivuselela ke nina, nimiliselwe eluthandweni, nibe namandla, kunye nabo bonke abangcwele beNkosi, ukuze niluqonde ngakumbi ububanzi, nobude, nokuphakama, nobunzulu bothando lukaKristu, nilwazi olu uthando oluncamise ukwazi; ukuze nizaliswe kuko konke ukuzala kukaThixo. (Funda eyabase-Efese 3:16-19.)

Oku kumelayo kukhulu; asiyonto ingenamsebenzi. Ukuba uBathathu Emnye uyinyaniso, ngoko simele siyamkele ukuba siza kuba phakathi kwabo banqula uBawo ngoMoya nangenyaniso yaye ukuba siza kuba ngabo akholiswayo ngabo ngobomi obungunaphakade. Kodwa ukuba ayiyonyani, simele siyikhabe ngesizathu esifanayo. Ubomi bethu banaphakade bujinga emngciphekweni.

Into ebesiyithethile ngaphambili, iyaphinda. Ukuba uBathathu Emnye usisityhilelo esivela kuThixo, ngoko ekuphela kobungqina bayo bufumaneka eZibhalweni. Ukuba umoya uye walathisela abantu enyanisweni yaye loo nyaniso ikukuba uThixo unguBathathu Emnye, ngoko ekuphela kwento esiyifunayo kukukholosa okufana nokwabantwana nokuthobeka ukuze sibone uThixo ngoko akuko ngokwenene, abantu abathathu kuThixo omnye. Ngelixa iingqondo zethu zobuntu ezibuthathaka zisenokungakwazi ukubamba indlela anokuba ngayo lo Thixo wobathathu emnye, oko akunantsingiselo encinane. Bekuya kwanela ukuba azityhile enguThixo onjalo, onjalo ongokobuthixo, oziqu zithathu emnye. Akufuneki siqonde ukuba oku kusebenza njani, kodwa kuphela ukuba kunjalo.

Ngokuqinisekileyo, abo sele bekhokelwa nguMoya kaThixo kule nyaniso ngoku banokusicacisela ngendlela elula, ngendlela abantwana abancinci abanokuqonda ngayo. Ngoko, ngaphambi kokuba sijonge ubungqina obuseZibhalweni obusetyenziswa ekuxhaseni imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye, masiqale siyihlolisise njengoko ichazwa ngabo babeya kuzibanga beyityhilelwe kubo ngomoya oyingcwele kaThixo.

Siza kuqala nge-ontological Trinity.

“Yima kancinci,” usenokuthi. Kutheni ubeka isichazi esifana ne “ontological” phambi kwesibizo “uBathathu Emnye”? Ukuba mnye kuphela uBathathu Emnye, kutheni ufanele umfanelekele? Ewe, ngekhe, ukuba bekukho ubathathu emnye kuphela, kodwa eneneni zininzi iinkcazo. Ukuba ukhathalele ukujonga iStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, uya kufumana “'ulwakhiwo ngokutsha olunengqiqo’ lwemfundiso kaBathathu Emnye, esebenzisa iikhonsepthi ezivela kwi-contemporary analytic metaphysics, logic, kunye ne-epistemology” efana “neethiyori zomntu omnye”, “Ezintathu- Iithiyori zobuqu”, “uZine, ukungaziquki, kunye neZithiyori zokuZiqu okuNgaqinisekiyo”, “iMysterianism”, kunye “noNgapha koManyaniso”. Zonke ezi zinto ziqinisekisiwe ukuba ziya kuzisa ingqondo yobulumko kunye nolonwabo olungenasiphelo. Ngokuphathelele umntwana, ah, hayi kakhulu. Nakweyiphi na imeko, asiyi kubhidwa zizo zonke ezi thiyori zininzi. Masibambelele kwiithiyori ezimbini eziphambili: UBathathu Emnye we-ontological kunye noBathathu Emnye wezoqoqosho.

Ke kwakhona, siza kuqala ngoBathathu Emnye we-ontological.

“I-Ontology lufundo lwentanda-bulumko ngobume bomntu. “UBathathu Emnye wenzululwazi” ubhekisela kubume okanye ubume belungu ngalinye likaBathathu Emnye. Ngokwendalo, umongo, kunye neempawu, uMntu ngamnye kaBathathu Emnye uyalingana. UYise, uNyana, noMoya oyiNgcwele babelana ngendalo efanayo yobuThixo kwaye baquka uBathathu Emnye we-ontological. Imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye wenzululwazi ithi bobathathu iZiqu zikaThixo ziyalingana ngamandla, ngozuko, ngobulumko, njalo njalo.” (Umthombo: gotquestions.org)

Kambe ke, oko kubangela ingxaki kuba kukho iindawo ezininzi eBhayibhileni apho “amandla, uzuko, [nobulumko]” belungu elinye likaBathathu Emnye—uNyana—kubonakaliswa ukuba ungaphantsi okanye ungaphantsi “kumandla; uzuko, [kunye] nobulumko”, belinye ilungu—uBawo (singasathethi ke ngokuba akukho sibongozo sokunqula umoya oyingcwele).

Kwiinzame zokusombulula loo nto, sinengcaciso yesibini: uBathathu Emnye wezoqoqosho.

“Imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye yezoqoqosho idla ngokuxutyushwa kunye “noBathathu Emnye wenzululwazi,” gama elo elibhekisela kuBathathu Emnye abalinganayo. Ibinzana elithi “uBathathu Emnye ngokwezoqoqosho” ligxininisa kwinto ayenzayo uThixo; “UBathathu Emnye wenzululwazi” ugxininisa ekubeni ungubani na uThixo. Edityaniswe kunye, la magama mabini abonisa isiphithiphithi sikaBathathu Emnye: UYise, uNyana, noMoya babelana ngendalo enye, kodwa bangabantu abahlukeneyo kwaye banendima eyahlukileyo. Imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye imanyene yaye yahlukile.” (Umthombo: gotquestions.org)

Konke oku kuchazwa njengento engaqondakaliyo. Inkcazo ye-paradox yile: Inkcazo ebonakala ingekho ngqiqweni okanye eziphikisayo okanye isindululo esinokuthi xa siphandwa okanye sicaciswe singqineke sinesiseko okanye siyinyani. (Umthombo: lexico.com)

Ekuphela kwendlela onokuthi ngokufanelekileyo ubize imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye ngokuba yimpixaka kuxa le mfundiso “ibonakala ingekho ngqiqweni” ingqineke iyinyaniso. Ukuba awunakungqina ukuba iyinyani, ngoko ayisiyontsonkothi, yimfundiso nje engekho ngqiqweni. Ekuphela komthombo wobungqina obunobungqina bokuba ubathathu emnye we-ontological/economic yinyaniso, yiBhayibhile. Awukho omnye umthombo.

I-CARM, iChristian Apologetics and Research Ministry, ingqina njani ukuba imfundiso iyinyani?

(Ukukulumkisa nje, oku kude kakhulu, kodwa ngokwenene kufuneka sikufunde konke ukuze sifumane ubude obupheleleyo, nobubanzi, nobunzulu bolu hlobo lwengcinga kaBathathu Emnye. Ndizishiyile iimbekiselo zeZibhalo kodwa ndazisusa ezona ingcaphulo umdla wobufutshane, kodwa ungafikelela kwisicatshulwa esipheleleyo ngokusebenzisa ikhonkco endiya kulibeka kwindawo yenkcazo yale vidiyo.

UBathathu Emnye kwezoQoqosho

Njengoko kukhankanyiwe ngasentla, uBathathu Emnye woQoqosho ujongana nendlela abantu abathathu abakwintloko yobuThixo abanxibelelana ngayo kunye nehlabathi. Nganye ineendima ezahlukeneyo phakathi kobuThixo kwaye nganye ineendima ezahlukeneyo kubudlelwane nehlabathi (ezinye iindima ziyadibana). UYise-noNyana bubudlelwane phakathi kobathathu emnye kuba bungunaphakade (ngakumbi koku kungezantsi). UYise wamthuma uNyana (1 Yohane 4:10), uNyana wehla evela ezulwini kungekhona ukuze enze ukuthanda kwakhe kodwa ukuthanda kukaYise (Yohane 6:38). Ukuze ufumane ivesi enye ebonisa umahluko kwiindima, bona eyoku-1 Pet. 1:2, “ngokokwazi kwenxa engaphambili kukaThixo uYise, esengcwaliseni yoMoya, ukuze nimlulamele uYesu Kristu, nifefwe ngegazi lakhe,” uyabona ukuba uBawo wazi ngenxa engaphambili. UNyana waba ngumntu waza wazincama. UMoya oyiNgcwele ulingcwalisa ibandla. Loo nto ilula ngokwaneleyo, kodwa ngaphambi kokuba sixubushe ngoku ngakumbi, makhe sijonge ezinye zeendinyana ezixhasa umahluko weendima phakathi kwabantu abathathu bakaBathathu Emnye.

UYise wamthuma uNyana. UNyana akazange amthume uYise ( Yoh. 6:44; 8:18; 10:36; 1 Yohane 4:14 ).

UYesu wehla evela ezulwini, kungekhona ukuze enze ukuthanda kwakhe, kodwa ukuthanda kukaYise. ( Yohane 6:38 )

UYesu wenza umsebenzi wokuhlangula. UBawo akazange. ( 2 Kor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:24 )

UYesu ngokuphela kozelweyo. uBawo akakho. ( Yohane 3:16 )

UYise wamnika uNyana. UNyana akazange amnike uYise okanye uMoya oyiNgcwele. ( Yohane 3:16 )

UYise noNyana bathumela uMoya oyiNgcwele. UMoya oyiNgcwele akamthumi uYise noNyana. ( Yohane 14:26; 15:26 )

uYise ubanikele kuNyana abanyulwa. ISibhalo asitsho ukuba uBawo wanika abanyulwa kuMoya oyiNgcwele. ( Yohane 6:39 )

UBawo wasinyula kwangaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi. Akukho nto ibonisa ukuba uNyana okanye uMoya oyiNgcwele wasinyula. ( Efe. 1:4 )

UBawo wasimisela ngenxa engaphambili ukuba senziwe oonyana ngokokuthanda kwakhe. Oku akuthethwa ngoNyana okanye uMoya oyiNgcwele. ( Efe. 1:5 )

Sinentlawulelo ngegazi likaYesu, hayi igazi likaYise okanye likaMoya oyiNgcwele. ( Efe. 1:7 )

Makhe sishwankathele. Siyabona ukuba uYise wamthuma uNyana ( Yoh. 6:44; 8:18 ). UNyana wehla evela ezulwini ukuba angenzi ukuthanda kwakhe (Yohane 6:38). UYise wanika uNyana ( Yoh. 3:16 ), okuphela kozelweyo ( Yoh. 3:16 ), ukuba enze umsebenzi wentlawulelo ( 2 Kor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:24 ). UYise noNyana bathumela uMoya oyiNgcwele. UBawo, owasinyulayo ngaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi ( Efe. 1:4 ), wasimisela kwangaphambili ( Efe. 1:5; Roma 8:29 ), waza wanikela abanyulwa kuNyana ( Yoh. 6:39 ).

YayingengoNyana owathuma uYise. UYise akazange athunyelwe ukuba enze ukuthanda koNyana. UNyana akazange amnike uYise, noYise akabizwanga ngokuba ngokuphela kozelweyo. UBawo akazange awenze umsebenzi wokuhlangula. UMoya oyiNgcwele akazange amthume uYise noNyana. Akutshiwo ukuba uNyana okanye uMoya oyiNgcwele wasinyula, wasimisela kwangaphambili, wasinikela kuYise.

Ngaphezu koko, uYise umbiza uYesu ngokuthi nguNyana ( Yohane 9:35 ), kungekhona ngenye indlela. UYesu ubizwa ngokuba nguNyana woMntu ( Mat. 24:27 ); uBawo akakho. UYesu ubizwa ngokuba nguNyana kaThixo ( Marko 1:1; Luka 1:35 ); uYise akabizwa ngokuba nguNyana kaThixo. UYesu uya kuhlala ngasekunene kukaThixo ( Marko 14:62; IZenzo 7:56 ); uYise akahlali ngasekunene koNyana. UYise wamisela uNyana njengendlalifa yezinto zonke ( Heb. 1:1 ), kungekhona ngenye indlela. UYise umise ixesha lokubuyiswa kobukumkani bakwaSirayeli (IZenzo 1:7), uNyana akazange. UMoya oyiNgcwele unika izipho kwiBandla ( 1Kor. 12:8-11 ) kwaye uvelisa iziqhamo ( Gal. 5:22-23 ). Ezi azithethwa ngoYise noNyana.

Ke, ngokucacileyo, sibona umahluko kwimisebenzi kunye neendima. UBawo uyathumela, uyalathisa, aze amisele kwangaphambili. UNyana wenza ukuthanda kukaYise, uba yinyama, aze afeze intlawulelo. UMoya oyiNgcwele uhlala kwaye ungcwalise iBandla.

Ngoku khumbula ukuba uBathathu Emnye wezoqoqosho, oxhaswa nguBathathu Emnye ngokwezoqoqosho, uthi “bobathathu abantu bakaThixo bayalingana ngamandla, ngozuko, ngobulumko, njalo njalo.” I-et cetera imele yonke enye into. Ngoko ke, xa sifunda konke oku kungasentla, sikufumana phi ukulingana amandla, uzuko, ubulumko, ulwazi, igunya, okanye nantoni na enye? Ukuba ubuzifunda zonke ezi ndinyana zeBhayibhile ungenazo naziphi na iimbono ubusoloko uzicingela, kungekho mntu ukuxelele kwangaphambili ukuba zithetha ukuthini, ngaba ubuya kukholelwa ukuba uThixo uzityhila kuwe ngomoya oyingcwele njengoBathathu Emnye? Ngabantu abathathu abahlukeneyo abenza isidalwa esinye?

Sisiphi isigqibo afikelela kuso umbhali wenqaku leChristian Apologetics and Research Ministry kuko konke oku:

Ngaphandle kwale mahluko, akunakubakho mahluko phakathi kwabantu bakaBathathu Emnye yaye ukuba akukho mahluko, akakho uBathathu Emnye.

Huh? Ndingajonga kuyo yonke loo mahluko ukubonisa ukuba akukho bathathu emnye, kuba bangqina ukuba aba bathathu abalingani kwaphela, kodwa umbhali weli nqaku ujikela bonke ubungqina obuchasene nokuba kukho uBathathu Emnye entlokweni yakhe kwaye ubanga ukuba ubungqina bungqina uBathathu Emnye emva koko.

Khawufane ucinge ukuba amapolisa ebenokuza ekhayeni lakho ngobunye ubusuku aze athi, “Ummelwane wakho ufunyenwe ebulewe. Sifumene umpu wakho kwindawo yexhwayelo kunye neminwe yakho kuwo. IDNA yakho siyifumene phantsi kweenzipho zexhoba. SinamaNgqina amathathu awakubonayo ungena endlwini kwimizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuba kuvakala isithonga sompu aza akubona ubaleka emva koko. Silifumene negazi lakhe ezingubeni zakho. Ekugqibeleni, ngaphambi kokuba afe, wabhala igama lakho ngegazi emgangathweni. Bonke obu bungqina bubonisa ngokucacileyo ukuba akumbulalanga. Ngapha koko, ukuba bekungengenxa yobu bungqina, ubuya kuba ngoyena mrhanelwa wethu.”

Ndiyazi. Leyo yimeko engafanelekanga, kodwa leyo yeyona meko yeli nqaku le-CARM. Kulindeleke ukuba sikholelwe ukuba bonke ubungqina beBhayibhile obuphikisa uBathathu Emnye, abuphikisi konke konke. Enyanisweni, kuchasene noko. Ngaba aba bafundi baphulukene namandla abo okucinga ngokufanelekileyo, okanye bacinga nje ukuba sonke siziziyatha. Uyazi, ngamanye amaxesha akukho mazwi ...

Kusenokubonakala ngathi injongo yengcamango yezoqoqosho kaBathathu Emnye kukuzama ukujikeleza intaba yobungqina bezibhalo obubonisa ukuba amalungu amathathu kaBathathu Emnye akalingani nangayiphi na indlela. Ubathathu emnye wezoqoqosho uzama ukususa ingqwalasela kubume bukaYise, uNyana nomoya oyingcwele ukuya kwiindima ezidlalwa ngumntu ngamnye.

Eli liqhinga elimnandi. Makhe ndikubonise indlela esebenza ngayo. Ndizakudlalela ividiyo. Andikhange ndikwazi ukuqiniseka ngemvelaphi yale vidiyo, kodwa kuyacaca ukuba sisicatshulwa kwingxoxo-mpikiswano phakathi kwabantu abangakholelwayo kubukho bukaThixo kunye neChristian Creationist. Umntu ongakholelwayo kubukho bukaThixo ubuza into akholelwa kuyo ngokucacileyo ukuba ngumbuzo we-gotcha, kodwa umKristu umvalela phantsi ngempumelelo. Impendulo yakhe ityhila ulwazi oluthile lokwenene ngobunjalo bukaThixo. Kodwa ngokungathandabuzekiyo loo mKristu ukholelwa kuBathathu Emnye. Umnqa kukuba impendulo yakhe eneneni iyamphikisa uBathathu Emnye. Wandula ke, agqibezele, ngokuhlekisayo uzibandakanya nentwana nje engenamsebenzi yokuqiqa. Masiphulaphule:

Reinhold Schlieter: Ndibhidekile. Ukungaguquguquki ngokwefilosofi nokuba ngumntu onyanisekileyo, ndiqinisekile ukuba unokundixelela apho uThixo avela khona. Kwaye ukongeza, ukongeza, xa undixelele apho uThixo avela khona, nceda uzame ukucacisa indlela onokuthi uqikelele ngayo ukuba amandla omoya anokuba nefuthe kwindalo ebonakalayo ukuyidala.

UGqr. Kent Hovind: Kulungile, umbuzo wakho, "Uvela phi uThixo?" ucinga ukuba ukucinga kwakho okubi—ngokucacileyo kubonisa—ukuba ukucinga kwakho ngothixo ophosakeleyo. Kungenxa yokuba uThixo weBhayibhile akachatshazelwa lixesha, indawo okanye izinto. Ukuba Uchatshazelwa lixesha, indawo, okanye into, akangoThixo. Ixesha, indawo kunye nomcimbi yinto esiyibiza ngokuqhubekayo. Zonke zifanele zibekho ngephanyazo. Kuba bekukho umcimbi, kodwa akukho ndawo, ungayibeka phi? Ukuba bekukho umcimbi kunye nendawo, kodwa akukho xesha, ungayibeka nini? Awunakuba nexesha, indawo, okanye umcimbi ngokuzimeleyo. Kufuneka zibekho ngaxeshanye. IBhayibhile iphendula loo nto ngala mazwi alishumi: “Ekuqaleni [kukho ixesha], uThixo wadala izulu [indawo ekhoyo], nomhlaba [umbandela].

Ke unexesha, indawo, umcimbi owenziweyo; utriniti apho; uyazi ukuba ixesha lidlule, lingoku, lizayo; indawo bubude, ubude, ububanzi; umbandela uqinile, ulwelo, igesi. Unobathathu emnye owadalwa ngoko nangoko, kwaye uThixo owabadalayo kufuneka abe ngaphandle kwabo. Ukuba uthintelwa lixesha, akangoThixo.

Uthixo odale le khompyutha akakho kwikhompyuter. Akabaleki apha etshintsha amanani kwiscreen, okay? UThixo owadala le ndalo ungaphandle kwendalo iphela. Ungaphezu kwayo, ngaphaya kwayo, kuyo, ngayo. Akachatshazelwa yiyo. Ke, ngenxa…kwaye uluvo lokuba amandla omoya akanakuba nasiphumo kumzimba wenyama… ke, ndiyaqikelela ukuba kuya kufuneka undicacisele izinto ezifana neemvakalelo kunye nothando nentiyo nomona nomona nokuba nengqiqo. Ndiyathetha ukuba ingqondo yakho yingqokelela nje yeekhemikhali eziye zavela ngebhaqo kwizigidi zeminyaka, ungazithemba njani iinkqubo zakho zokuqiqa kunye neengcinga ozicingayo emhlabeni, kulungile?

Ke, ah…umbuzo wakho: “Uvela phi uThixo?” uthatha uthixo olinganiselweyo, kwaye yingxaki yakho leyo. UThixo endimnqulayo akasikelwanga mda lixesha, indawo okanye izinto. Ukuba bendinokufanela uThixo ongenasiphelo kwingqondo yam yeeponti ezintathu, ebengafanelanga ukunqulwa, iqinisekile loo nto. Ngoko ke nguThixo endimnqulayo. Enkosi.

Ndiyavuma ukuba uThixo akanasiphelo kwaye akanakuchatshazelwa yindalo iphela. Ngelo xesha, ndiyavumelana nalo mfo. Kodwa uyasilela ukubona ifuthe lamazwi akhe kwinkqubo yakhe yenkolelo. UYesu onguThixo ngokwengcamango kaBathathu Emnye unokuchatshazelwa njani yindalo iphela? UThixo akanakumiselwa umda lixesha. UThixo akadingi kutya. UThixo akanakubethelelwa emnqamlezweni. UThixo akanakubulawa. Ukanti, uya kusenza sikholelwe ukuba uYesu unguThixo.

Ke apha unengcaciso emangalisayo yobukrelekrele namandla nendalo kaThixo engahambelaniyo nethiyori kaBathathu Emnye. Kodwa ngaba uyiphawulile indlela awazama ngayo ukungenisa imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye kwingxoxo yakhe xa wacaphula iGenesis 1:1 ? Ubhekisela kwixesha, indawo kunye nombandela njengoBathathu Emnye. Ngamanye amazwi, yonke indalo, indalo iphela, inguBathathu Emnye. Wandula ke ahlule into nganye yalo mmandla ibe ngubathathu emnye wayo. Ixesha linexesha elidlulileyo, elangoku, nekamva; indawo inobude, ububanzi, nobunzulu; into ikhona njengento eqinileyo, engamanzi, okanye igesi. Wayibiza ngokuba nguBathathu Emnye.

Awunako nje ukubiza into ekhoyo kwiimo ezintathu, njenge-matter, i-trinity. (Enyanisweni, i-matter inokubakho njenge-plasma, eyimeko yesine, kodwa masingawubhibhisi umcimbi ngakumbi.) Ingongoma kukuba sibona ubuchule obuqhelekileyo apha. Ukusilela okusengqiqweni kokulingana kobuxoki. Ngokudlala ngokukhawuleza nangokukhululeka ngentsingiselo yegama elithi, ubathathu emnye, uzama ukusenza samkele ingcamango ngokwemigaqo yakhe. Sakuba senjenjalo, unokusisebenzisa kwintsingiselo yokwenene afuna ukuyidlulisela.

Ngaba ndiyayamkela into yokuba uYehova, uYesu nomoya oyingcwele banendima eyahlukileyo? Ewe. Nantso ke, uBathathu Emnye wezoqoqosho. Hayi, awufuni.

Ngaba uyavuma ukuba entsatsheni unotata, umama nomntwana abaneendima ezahlukeneyo? Ewe. Ngaba ninokubachaza njengentsapho? Ewe. Kodwa loo nto ayifani noBathathu Emnye. Ngaba utata lusapho? Ngaba umama, intsapho? Ngaba umntwana, yintsapho? Akunjalo. Kodwa ngaba uBawo, nguThixo? Ewe, utsho umntu okholelwa kuBathathu Emnye. Ngaba uMoya Oyingcwele, unguThixo? Ewe, kwakhona. Ngaba uNyana, nguThixo? Ewe.

Uyabona, uBathathu Emnye wezoqoqosho uyindlela nje yokuzama ukuthabatha ubungqina obuphikisa uBathathu Emnye wenzululwazi yendalo iphela, aze ayicacise. Kodwa eneneni, inkoliso yabo basebenzisa imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye ngokwezoqoqosho ukucacisa ubungqina obunxamnye noBathathu Emnye wenzululwazi yezenzululwazi basakholelwa kwingcaciso yenzululwazi yenzululwazi yabantu abathathu abahlukeneyo kwisimo esinye, bonke abalinganayo kwizinto zonke. Eli liqhinga legqwirha. Esinye isandla siyakuphazamisa ngelixa esinye isandla sisenza iqhinga. Jonga apha: Kwisandla sam sasekhohlo, ndibambe itrinity yezoqoqosho. Yonke into ethethwa yiBhayibhile ngeendima ezahlukeneyo zikaYise, uNyana nomoya oyingcwele iyinyaniso. Ngaba uyayamkela loo nto? Ewe. Masiyibize ngokuba nguBathathu Emnye, kulungile? Kulungile. Ngoku kwisandla sasekunene, “abracadabra,” sinobathathu emnye wokwenene. Kodwa isabizwa ngokuba nguBathathu Emnye, akunjalo? Kwaye uyayamkela iBathathu Emnye, akunjalo? Owu. Ewe. Kulungile, ndiyayifumana.

Ngoku xa sithetha kakuhle, ayinguye wonke umntu okholelwa kuBathathu Emnye owamkelayo ubathathu emnye. Abaninzi kule mihla baye bavelisa iinkcazelo zabo. Kodwa basalisebenzisa igama elithi, UBathathu Emnye. Yinyaniso ebaluleke kakhulu leyo. Isitshixo sokucacisa ukunyanzeliswa kwabantu ukuba bamkele uBathathu Emnye.

Kubantu abaninzi, inkcazo ayibalulekanga kangako. Yayikade ibalulekile. Enyanisweni, kukho ixesha apho wawukhe ubotshelelwe esibondeni uze utshiswe uphila ukuba awuvumelani noko. Kodwa namhlanje, hayi kakhulu. Ungaza nenkcazo yakho kwaye kulungile. Okoko nje usebenzisa igama elithi, UBathathu Emnye. Kufana negama lokugqithisa lokufumana ukungena kwiqela elikhethekileyo.

Umzekeliso endisandul’ ukuwusebenzisa wentsapho uyangqinelana nezinye iingcaciso zikaBathathu Emnye osasazwayo ngoku.

Ukuba kusweleke umntwana okuphela kwakhe entsatsheni, loo nto ayiselosapho. Konke okuseleyo sisibini. Ndabuza umntu owayekholelwa kuBathathu Emnye ukuba kwenzeka ntoni xa uYesu wafa kangangeentsuku ezintathu. Impendulo yakhe yaba kukuba uThixo wayefile ezo ntsuku zintathu.

Lowo asingoBathathu Emnye, kodwa kwakhona, okubalulekileyo kukuba eli gama ngokwalo liyasetyenziswa. Ngoba?

Ndinengcamango, kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ndiyicacise, ndifanele ndichaze ukuba ngolu ngcelele lweevidiyo, andizami ukweyisela abo bakholelwa kuBathathu Emnye ukuba baphosakele. Le ngxabano ibiqhubeka ngaphezu kweenkulungwane ezili-15, kwaye andizukuphumelela. UYesu uya kuwuzuza xa efika. Ndizama ukunceda abo bavuke kwintlangano yamaNgqina kaYehova ukuba bangabi ngamaxhoba yenye imfundiso yobuxoki. Andifuni ukuba batsibe kwipani yokuqhotsa yemfundiso yezakwalizwi yobuxoki ye-JW baye emlilweni wemfundiso yobuKristu eqhelekileyo.

Ndiyazi ukuba isibongozo sokuba seqela elithile lamaKristu sinokuba namandla kakhulu. Bambi baya kuqiqa ngelithi ukuba kufuneka bajike kancinane, ukuba bafanele bamkele enye imfundiso yobuxoki, lixabiso abakulungeleyo ukulihlawula. Ingcinezelo yoontanga nokufuna ukuba ngoogxa bakhe koko kwaqhubela amaKristu enkulungwane yokuqala, ubuncinane amanye kuwo, ukuba azame ukwenza ukuba abeeNtlanga boluke.

Ngabo baqhayisa ngezinto zembonakalo yangaphandle, abo baninyanzela ngokwaluka. Kuphela nje kungenxa yokuba besenza oku kukuphepha ukutshutshiswa ngenxa yomnqamlezo kaKristu. ( Galati 6:12 )

Ndiyakholelwa ukuba yingxoxo esebenzayo ukusebenzisa loo nto kwimeko yethu yangoku kwaye uyifunde kwakhona le ndinyana ngolu hlobo:

Abo bafuna ukukholisa abantu ngokwenyama bazama ukukunyanzela ukuba ukholelwe ukuba uThixo unguBathathu Emnye. Kuphela nje kungenxa yokuba besenza oku kukuphepha ukutshutshiswa ngenxa yomnqamlezo kaKristu. ( Galati 6:12 )

Isidingo sokuba yinxalenye yeqela sithetha ukuba loo mntu usabambeke kukufundiswa nguMbutho wamaNgqina kaYehova. "Ndiza kuya phi enye?" ngowona mbuzo udla ngokubuzwa ngabo bonke abaqala ukuvuka kubuxoki kunye nohanahaniso lweJW.org. Ndazi elinye iNgqina likaYehova elizama ukubuyiselwa nangona lizazi zonke iimfundiso zobuxoki kunye nohanahaniso lomanyano lwe-UN kunye nokugqunywa kokuxhatshazwa kwabantwana ngokwesondo. Ukuqiqa kwakhe kukuba lolona nqulo lubalaseleyo lobuxoki. Ukuswela kwakhe ukuba lilungu lenkolo kuyenze yamfamekisa ingqondo yakhe kwinto yokuba abanyulwa bakaThixo, abantwana bakaThixo. abangabakaKristu kuphela. Asisengawo amadoda.

Ngoko ke makungabikho namnye uqhayisa ngabantu; Kuba zonke izinto zezenu, nokuba nguPawulos, nokuba nguApolo, nokuba nguKefas, nokuba lihlabathi, nokuba bubomi, nokuba kukufa, nokuba zizinto ezingeneyo, nokuba zezizayo; Izinto zonke zezenu, ke nina ningabakaKristu; uKrestu yena ngokaThixo. ( 1 Korinte 3:21-23 )

Kakade ke, abo bakholelwa kuBathathu Emnye xa bekuva oku baya kuthi banabo ubungqina. Baya kuthi ubungqina bukaBathathu Emnye bukho kuyo yonke iBhayibhile. Zininzi “iitekisi zobungqina”. Ukusukela kweli nqanaba ukuya phambili, ndiza kube ndivavanya ezi zicatshulwa zobungqina nganye nganye ukuze ndibone ukuba ngaba ngokwenene zibonelela ngobungqina besibhalo bemfundiso, okanye ngumsi kunye nezipili zonke.

Okwangoku, siza kugqiba kwaye ndingathanda ukubulela ingqalelo yakho yobubele kwaye, kwakhona, ndivakalise umbulelo wam ngenkxaso yakho.

 

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