Kwividiyo yethu yangaphambili enesihloko esithi "Ngaba Uyawenza buhlungu Umoya KaThixo Xa Sigatya Ithemba Lethu Lasezulwini LeParadesi Esemhlabeni?  Sabuza umbuzo wokuba ngaba ubani unokuba nethemba lasemhlabeni kumhlaba oyiparadesi njengomKristu olilungisa? Sabonisa, ngokusebenzisa iZibhalo, ukuba oku akunakwenzeka kuba kukuthanjiswa ngomoya oyingcwele okusenza sibe ngamalungisa. Kuba imfundiso ye-JW yokuba ngumhlobo kaYehova nokuba nethemba lasemhlabeni ayisekelwanga zibhalweni, besifuna ukucacisa ngokusuka eSibhalweni ukuba leliphi ithemba lokwenene losindiso kumaKristu. Saphinda saxubusha ukuba ukubeka amehlo ethu ezulwini akuthethi ukujonga ezulwini ngokungathi yindawo yokoqobo esiza kuhlala kuyo. Indawo kunye nendlela esiya kuhlala kwaye sisebenze ngayo yinto esimthembayo uThixo ukuba uya kuyityhila kwixesha elipheleleyo sisazi ukuba nantoni na okanye nokuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni na, kuya kuba ngcono kwaye kwanelise ngakumbi kuneyona ingcinga yethu yasendle.

Kufuneka ndicacise into apha phambi kokuba ndiye phambili. Ndikholelwa ukuba abafileyo baya kuvuselwa emhlabeni. Olo iya kuba luvuko lwabangengomalungisa yaye iya kuba yinkitha enkulu yabantu abakha baphila. Ke ungacingi nokuba mzuzu omnye andikholelwa ukuba umhlaba uya kumiwa phantsi kobukumkani bukaKristu. Nangona kunjalo, andithethi ngovuko lwabafileyo kule vidiyo. Kule vidiyo, ndithetha ngovuko lokuqala. UVUKO LOKUQALA. Uyabona, uvuko lokuqala asilulo uvuko lwabafileyo, kodwa olwabaphilayo. Elo lithemba lamaKristu. Ukuba oko akunangqondo kuni, gqaleni la mazwi eNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.

“Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Lowo ulivayo ilizwi lam, akholwe ngulowo wandithumayo, unobomi obungunaphakade; akezi ekugwetyweni; ( Yohane 5:24, IBhayibhile yesiXhosa yowe-XNUMX )

Uyabona, ukuthanjiswa okuvela kuThixo kuya kusikhupha kudidi lwabo uThixo abagqala njengabafileyo kusise kwiqela aligqala njengabaphilayo, nangona sisengaboni yaye kusenokwenzeka ukuba sifile ngokwasemzimbeni.

Ngoku makhe siqale ngokuhlola ithemba losindiso lobuKristu njengoko lichazwe eBhayibhileni. Masiqale ngokujonga amagama athi “izulu” nelithi “amazulu.”

Xa ucinga ngezulu, ngaba ucinga ngesibhakabhaka ebusuku esikhanyiswe ziinkwenkwezi, indawo enokukhanya okungenakufikeleleka, okanye itrone ahleli phezu kwamatye anqabileyo aqaqambileyo? Ngokuqinisekileyo, uninzi lwento esiyaziyo ngezulu inikwe kuthi ngabaprofeti nabapostile ngolwimi olucacileyo lokomfuziselo kuba singabantu benyama abanamandla okuqonda angenzelwe ukuqonda imilinganiselo engaphaya kobomi bethu kwindawo nakwixesha. Kwakhona, kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba abo kuthi bazimanya nonqulo olulungelelanisiweyo, basenokuba neengcamango zobuxoki ngezulu; ke, masiyiqaphele loo nto kwaye sithathe indlela ecacileyo kufundo lwethu lwezulu.

NgesiGrike, igama lezulu ngu οὐρανός (o-ra-nós) elithetha iatmosfera, isibhakabhaka, amazulu abonakalayo aneenkwenkwezi, kodwa kwakhona amazulu okomoya angabonakaliyo, oko sikubiza ngokulula “izulu.” Inqaku elikwiHelps Word-studies on Biblehub.com lithi “isinye “izulu” kunye nesininzi esithi “amazulu” anentsingiselo eyahlukileyo yaye ngenxa yoko afanele acaciswe kwiinguqulelo nangona ngelishwa enqabile.”

Ngenjongo yethu njengamaKristu afuna ukuqonda ithemba lethu losindiso, sixhalabele amazulu okomoya, loo nyaniso yasezulwini yoBukumkani bukaThixo. UYesu uthi: “Endlwini kaBawo zininzi iindawo zokuhlala; Ukuba bekungenjalo, ngendinixelele ukuba ndiyemka ndiya kunilungiselela indawo? (Yohane 14:2 BSB)

Siwaqonda njani amazwi kaYesu abonisa indawo yokoqobo, njengendlu enamagumbi, enxibelelene nobukho boBukumkani bukaThixo? Asinakucinga ukuba uThixo uhlala endlwini, akunjalo? Uyazi, ngepatio, igumbi lokuhlala, amagumbi okulala, ikhitshi, kunye negumbi lokuhlambela ezimbini okanye ezintathu? UYesu wathi maninzi amagumbi endlwini yakhe yaye uya kuYise ukuze asilungiselele indawo. Kucacile ukuba usebenzisa isikweko. Ke kufuneka siyeke ukucinga ngendawo ethile kwaye siqale ukucinga ngenye into, kodwa yintoni kanye kanye?

Yaye yintoni esiyifundayo ngezulu kuPawulos? Emva kombono wakhe wokuxwilelwa “kwizulu lesithathu,” wathi:

“Ndiye ndabanjwa iparadesi yaye weva izinto ezikhwankqisayo kangangokuba azinakuchazwa ngamazwi, izinto ekungavumelekanga ukuba umntu azichaze. (Funda eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte 12:4.)

Iyamangalisa, akunjalo, ukuba uPawulos asebenzise igama elithi “iparadesi,” ngesiGrike iparadesi, (pa-rá-di-sos) echazwa “njengepaki, umyezo, iparadesi. Kwakutheni ukuze uPawulos asebenzise igama elithi iparadesi ukuchaza indawo engabonakaliyo njengezulu? Sityekele ekucingeni iparadesi njengendawo yokoqobo njengoMyezo wase-Eden oneentyatyambo ezimibalabala neengxangxasi ezicocekileyo. Kubangel’ umdla ukuba iBhayibhile ayizange ikhe ibhekisele kuMyezo wase-Eden njengeparadesi. Eli gama livela izihlandlo ezithathu kuphela kwiZibhalo ZamaKristu ZesiGrike. Noko ke, ihlobene negama elithi umyezo, elisenza sicinge ngomyezo wase-Eden, yaye yintoni eyayikhethekile ngaloo myezo? Yayilikhaya uThixo awalidalela abantu bokuqala. Ngoko mhlawumbi singacinganga sikhangela kumyezo wase-Eden ngalo lonke ixesha kukhankanywa iparadesi. Kodwa asimele sicinge ngeparadesi njengendawo enye, kunoko njengento elungiselelwe nguThixo ukuba abantwana bakhe bahlale kuyo. Ngaloo ndlela, xa isaphuli-mthetho esasifa emnqamlezweni ecaleni kukaYesu samcela ukuba “uze undikhumbule xa uthe wangena ebomini bakho. ubukumkani!” UYesu wayenokuphendula athi, “Inene ndithi kuwe, namhlanje uya kuba nam ngaphakathi IParadesi.” ( Luka 23:42,43, XNUMX ). Ngamanye amazwi, uya kuba nam kwindawo uThixo ayilungiselele abantwana bakhe abangabantu.

Eli gama livela okokugqibela kwiSityhilelo apho uYesu ethetha namaKristu athanjisiweyo. Lowo unendlebe, makayive into ayithethayo uMoya kuwo amabandla. Lowo weyisayo ndiya kumnika ukuba adle kuwo umthi wobomi, ongaphakathi iparadesi kaThixo.” ( ISityhilelo 2:7 )

UYesu ulungiselela indawo ookumkani nababingeleli endlwini kaYise, kodwa kwakhona uThixo ulungiselela umhlaba ukuba umiwe ngabantu abavusiweyo abangengomalungisa—abo baza kungenelwa kubulungiseleli bobubingeleli bookumkani nababingeleli abathanjisiweyo kunye noYesu. Ngokwenene ngoko, njengoko kwakunjalo e-Eden ngaphambi kokuwela koMntu esonweni, iZulu noMhlaba ziya kuhlangana. Umoya kunye nokwenyama kuya kudibana. UThixo uya kuba noluntu ngoKristu. Ngexesha elifanelekileyo likaThixo, umhlaba uya kuba yiparadesi, nto leyo ethetha ikhaya elilungiselelwe intsapho yakhe engabantu nguThixo.

Noko ke, elinye ikhaya elalungiselelwa amaKristu athanjisiweyo nguThixo ngoKristu, abantwana bakhe abanyuliweyo, nalo ngokufanelekileyo linokubizwa ngokuba yiparadesi. Asithethi ngemithi neentyatyambo kunye nemijelo edumayo, kodwa sithetha ngekhaya elihle labantwana bakaThixo eliya kuthabatha kulo naluphi na uhlobo agqiba ngalo. Singazichaza njani iingcinga zomoya ngamazwi asemhlabeni? Asinako uku.

Ngaba kuphosakele ukusebenzisa ibinzana elithi “ithemba lasezulwini”? Hayi, kodwa kufuneka silumke ukuba ingabi libinzana eliquka ithemba lobuxoki, kuba ayisiyontetho yeZibhalo. UPawulos uthetha ngethemba eligcinelwe thina emazulwini—isininzi. UPawulos usixelela kwincwadi yakhe eya kwabaseKolose:

“Sihlala sibulela kuye uThixo uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, xa sinithandazelayo, njengoko sevayo ngokholo lwenu kuKristu Yesu, nothando eninalo ngabo bonke abangcwele ngenxa yokholo lwenu. ithemba eligcinelwe nina emazulwini.” ( Kolose 1:3-5 NWT )

“Amazulu”, isininzi, lisetyenziswa izihlandlo ezingamakhulu eBhayibhileni. Ayenzelwanga ukudlulisela indawo ebonakalayo kodwa into ethile malunga nemeko yomntu, umthombo wegunya okanye urhulumente ophezu kwethu. Igunya esilamkelayo nelisinika ukhuseleko.

Ibinzana elithi, “ubukumkani bamazulu,” aliveli nangexesha elinye kwinguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha, ukanti livela kangangamakhulukhulu kwiimpapasho zeWatch Tower Corporation. Ukuba ndithe “ubukumkani bamazulu” ngoko ngokwendalo uya kucinga ngendawo. Ke ngoko upapasho lolona lutyibilikayo ekuboneleleni ngento abathanda ukuyibiza ngokuba “kukutya ngexesha elifanelekileyo”. Ukuba babelandela iBhayibhile baze ngokuchanileyo bathi, “ubukumkani bamazulu” (phawula isininzi) elivela izihlandlo ezingama-33 kwincwadi kaMateyu, babeya kukuphepha ukubhekisela kwindawo ethile. Kodwa mhlawumbi loo nto yayingayi kuyixhasa imfundiso yabo yokuba abathanjiswa bayanyamalala baye ezulwini, bangaze baphinde babonwe. Ngokucacileyo, ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kwayo kwisininzi, ayibhekiseli kwiindawo ezininzi kodwa kulawulo oluvela kuThixo. Ngaloo nto engqondweni, masifunde oko uPawulos akuthethayo kwabaseKorinte:

Ke, bazalwana, nditsho ukuthi, inyama negazi azinako ukubudla ilifa ubukumkani bukaThixo; nokonakala akunakudla ilifa ukungonakali. ( 1 Korinte 15:50 ) Berean Literal Bible.

Apha asithethi ngendawo kodwa sithetha ngemeko yokubakho.

Ngokutsho komongo weyoku- 1 kwabaseKorinte 15 , siya kuba zizidalwa zomoya.

“Lunjalo ke kanye novuko lwabafileyo. Uhlwayelwa unokonakala; luvuswa lungenakonakala. Uhlwayelwa uswele imbeko; luvuswa lusebuqaqawulini. Uhlwayelwa uswele amandla; luvuswa lusemandleni; Kuhlwayelwa umzimba wenyama; liyavuswa umzimba womoya. Ukuba kukho umzimba wenyama, kukwakho nowomoya. Ngoko kubhaliwe kwathiwa: “Umntu wokuqala uAdam waba ngumphefumlo ophilayo.” UAdam wokugqibela waba ngumoya odlisa ubomi.” ( 1 Korinte 15:42-45 )

Ngokubhekele phaya, ngokungqalileyo uYohane uthi aba bavusiweyo abangamalungisa baya kuba nomzimba wasezulwini njengoYesu:

“Zintanda, ngoku singabantwana bakaThixo. Akukabonakali ke into esiya kuba yiyo. Siyazi ke ukuba xa athe wabonakala uKrestu, sofana naye, ngokuba siya kumbona njengoko anjalo. (Funda eyoku-1 kaYohane 3:2.)

UYesu wakukhankanya oku xa wayephendula loo mbuzo ubuqhophololo wabaFarisi:

“Waphendula uYesu wathi, “Oonyana beli phakade bayazeka, bayendiswa. Ke bona abo kuthiwe bafanelekele ukuba nesabelo ephakadeni, nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo, abazeki, àbendiswa. Enyanisweni, abasenakuphinda bafe, kuba bafana neengelosi. Yaye ekubeni bengoonyana bovuko, bangoonyana bakaThixo.” ( Luka 20:34-36 .

UPawulos uphinda umxholo kaYohane noYesu wokuba amalungisa avusiweyo aya kuba nomzimba wokomoya njengoYesu.

“Kodwa thina singabemi basezulwini, yaye silindele ngolangazelelo uMsindisi ovela khona, iNkosi uYesu Kristu, eya kuthi, ngokwamandla ayo okuzithobela phantsi kwakhe zonke izinto, iya kuwenza kumila kumbi imizimba yethu ethobekileyo, ifane nomzimba wozuko lwakhe.” ( Filipi 3:21 )

Kuya kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba ukuba nomzimba womoya akuthethi ukuba abantwana bakaThixo baya kuvalelwa kude ngonaphakade kwiindawo zokukhanya bangaze baphinde babone ingca eluhlaza emhlabeni (njengoko imfundiso yeJW ingathanda ukuba sikholelwe).

“Ndabona izulu elitsha, nomhlaba omtsha; kuba elokuqala izulu nomhlaba udlule, nolwandle lwalungasekho. Ndawubona umzi ongcwele, iYerusalem entsha, usihla uphuma emazulwini, uvela kuThixo, ulungisiwe njengomtshakazi ehonjiselwe indoda yakhe. Ndeva izwi elikhulu liphuma etroneni, lisithi: Yabona, umnquba lo kaThixo unabantu, yaye uya kuhlala nabo. Baya kuba ngabantu bakhe, noThixo ngokwaKhe abe nabo njengoThixo wabo. ( ISityhilelo 21:1-3 )

Kwaye ubenze baba bubukumkani nababingeleli boThixo wethu. Kwaye baya kulawula emhlabeni. ( ISityhilelo 5:10 )

Kunzima ukucinga ukuba ukukhonza njengookumkani nababingeleli kuthetha enye into ngaphandle kokunxulumana nabantu abangengomalungisa njengenyama ukuze uncede abo baye baguquka kuBukumkani bukaMesiya okanye ebudeni boBukumkani bukaMesiya. Ngokunokwenzeka abantwana bakaThixo baya kunxiba imizimba yenyama (njengoko kuyimfuneko) ukuze benze umsebenzi emhlabeni kanye njengokuba uYesu wenzayo, emva kokuvuswa kwakhe. Khumbula ukuba, uYesu wabonakala ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwiintsuku ezingama-40 ngaphambi kokunyukela kwakhe ezulwini, esoloko enemo yomntu, emva koko wathi shwaka emehlweni. Ngalo naliphi na ixesha iingelosi zazinxibelelana nabantu kwiZibhalo zangaphambi kobuKristu, zazisiba nemizimba yabantu, zibonakala zingabantu nje abaqhelekileyo. Kuyavunywa ukuba, ngeli xesha sithatha inxaxheba ekucingeni. Ilunge kakhulu. Kodwa khumbula into ebesiyixubushe ekuqaleni? Ayinamsebenzi lonto. Iinkcukacha azinamsebenzi okwangoku. Okubalulekileyo kukuba siyazi ukuba uThixo uluthando yaye uthando lwakhe alunakulinganiswa nanto, ngoko asinasizathu sakuthandabuza ukuba oko kwenziwa kuthi kuyifanele yonke ingozi nayo yonke imibingelelo.

Kwakhona sifanele sikhumbule ukuba njengabantwana baka-Adam asifanelekanga ukusindiswa, okanye nokuba nethemba losindiso ngenxa yokuba sigwetyelwe ukufa. ( “Kuba umvuzo wesono kukufa, ke sona isibabalo sikaThixo bubomi obungunaphakade, kuKristu Yesu iNkosi yethu.” Roma 6:23 ) Kuphela njengabantwana bakaThixo abanokholo kuYesu Kristu ( bona uYohane 1:12 . , 13) kwaye sikhokelwa nguMoya ukuba ngenceba sinikwe ithemba losindiso. Nceda, masingayenzi impazamo efana neka-Adam kwaye sicinge ukuba singalufumana usindiso ngokwethu iimeko. Simele silandele umzekelo kaYesu size senze oko uBawo wethu wasezulwini asiyalele ukuba sikwenze ukuze sisindiswe. “Asingabo bonke abathi kum, Nkosi, Nkosi, abaya kungena ebukumkanini bamazulu, kuphela ngulowo wenza ukuthanda kukaBawo osemazulwini. ( Mateyu 7:21 , NW )

Ke ngoku makhe sihlolisise okuthethwa yiBhayibhile ngethemba lethu losindiso:

Ekuqaleni, sifunda ukuba sisindisiwe ngobabalo (ngokholo lwethu) njengesipho esivela kuThixo. “Kodwa ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu ngathi, uThixo, esisityebi ngenceba, wasidlisa ubomi kunye noKristu, sifile nje ziziphoso. nisindiswe ngokubabalwa. ( Efese 2:4-5 )

Isibini, nguYesu Kristu owenza ukuba sisindiswe ngegazi lakhe elaphalalayo. Abantwana bakaThixo bathabatha uYesu njengomlamleli wabo womnqophiso omtsha njengekuphela kwendlela yokuxolelaniswa noThixo.

“Usindiso alukho kuwumbi, kuba akukho gama limbi phantsi kwezulu, linikiweyo ebantwini esimele ukusindiswa ngalo.” (IZenzo 4:12 BSB)

“Kuba mnye uThixo, mnye nomlamli phakathi koThixo nabantu, umntu uKristu Yesu, lowo wazinikelayo ukuba abe yintlawulelo yokukhulula abantu bonke.” (Funda eyoku-1 kuTimoti 2:5,6, XNUMX.)

“UKristu ungumlamleli womnqophiso omtsha, ukuze abo babiziweyo bazuze ilifa elingunaphakade elithenjisiweyo—ngoku efile njengentlawulelo yokubakhulula kwizono ezenziwe phantsi komnqophiso wokuqala.” ( Hebhere 9:15 )

Isithathu, ukusindiswa nguThixo kuthetha ukuphendula ubizo lwakhe ngoKristu Yesu: “Elowo makadle ubomi, njengoko iNkosi imbizeleyo elowo nalowo makadle ubomi, njengoko uYehova anibikeleyo ngokuphila ubomi obutofotofo. UThixo umbizile. ”(1 Kor. 7: 17)

Makabongwe uThixo, uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, osibabale ngazo zonke iintsikelelo zoMoya kwezasezulwini iindawo, sikuKristu. Kuba Wasinyulela kuye kwangaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi ukuba ngcwele, bangabi nakusoleka phambi kwakhe. Ngothando wasimisela ngenxa engaphambili ukuba senziwe oonyana bakhe ngoYesu Kristu, ngokokuthanda kwakhe.” ( Efese 1:3-5 ).

Isine, MNYE kuphela ithemba losindiso lobuKristu bokwenyaniso eliya kuba ngumntwana othanjisiweyo kaThixo, obizwe nguBawo wethu, nofumana ubomi obungunaphakade. “Mnye umzimba, mnye noMoya, njengokuba nabizelwa thembeni linye, nabizwayo; Inye iNkosi, lunye ukholo, lunye ubhaptizo; mnye uThixo, uYise wabo bonke, ophezu kwabo bonke, okubo bonke, okubo bonke.” ( Efese 4:4-6 ).

UYesu Kristu ngokwakhe ufundisa abantwana bakaThixo ukuba linye kuphela ithemba losindiso yaye elo kukunyamezela ubomi obunzima njengelungisa baze ke bavuzwe ngokungena ebukumkanini bamazulu. “Banoyolo abo bayiphapheleyo intswelo yabo yokomoya, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu bobabo ( Mateyu 5:3 NWT )

“Banoyolo abo baye batshutshiswa ngenxa yobulungisa, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu bobabo.” ( Mateyu 5:10 NWT )

"Banoyolo nina xa abantu begxeka nina nditshutshise nina nithetha lonke uhlobo lwento engendawo ngobuxoki nina ngenxa yam. Yiba nemihlali kwaye uxhume ngovuyo, ekubeni WAKHO umvuzo mkhulu emazulwini; kuba benjenjalo ukubatshutshisa abaprofeti ababengaphambi kwayo nina.( Mateyu 5:11,12, XNUMX )

Isihlanu, yaye okokugqibela, ngokuphathelele ithemba lethu losindiso: babini kuphela abavusiweyo abaxhaswa ziZibhalo, kungekhona abathathu (akukho bahlobo balungileyo bakaYehova abavuselwa kumhlaba oyiparadesi okanye abasindi abangamalungisa beArmagedon abasala besemhlabeni). Iindawo ezimbini kwiZibhalo zamaKristu zixhasa imfundiso yeBhayibhile:

1) Uvuko lwabafileyo lungisa babe noKristu njengookumkani nababingeleli emazulwini.

2) Uvuko lwabafileyo abangalunganga emhlabeni ukuze kugwetywe (iiBhayibhile ezininzi ziguqulela umgwebo ngokuthi “umgwebo”—imfundiso yabo yezakwalizwi yeyokuba ukuba awuvuswanga kunye namalungisa ungavuswa nje ukuba uphoswe edikeni lomlilo emva kokuba iminyaka eyi-1000 iphelile).

“Kwaye ndinethemba elifanayo kuThixo abalixabisayo ngokwabo, lokuba kuya kubakho uvuko lwamalungisa nabangendawo.” (IZenzo 24:15 BSB)

 “Musani ukumangaliswa kuko oko; ngokuba liyeza ilixa abaya kuthi ngalo bonke abasemangcwabeni balive ilizwi lakhe; baphume ke: abo benze okulungileyo beze eluvukweni lobomi, abo ke benza izinto ezimbi eluvukweni lokugwetywa. .” (Funda uYohane 5:28,29, XNUMX.)

Apha ithemba lethu losindiso lichazwe ngokucacileyo kwizibhalo. Ukuba sicinga ukuba sinokulufumana usindiso ngokulinda nje ukuze sibone okwenzekayo, kufuneka sicingisise nzulu. Ukuba sicinga ukuba sinelungelo lokusindiswa kuba siyazi ukuba uThixo noNyana wakhe uYesu Kristu balungile, yaye sifuna ukuba ngabalungileyo, oko akwanelanga. UPawulos uyasilumkisa ukuba silusebenzele usindiso lwethu ngoloyiko nangokungcangcazela.

Ngoko ke, zintanda zam, njengokuba nahlala ninokuva, kungekuphela nje ndikho, manibe kukhona novayo ngakumbi, ndingekho; hlalani nilufezekisa usindiso lwenu ngoloyiko nangokungcangcazela. Kuba nguThixo okusebenzayo Ngaphakathi kwenu ukuthanda oko, kwanokusebenza oko ngokwenjongo yakhe elungileyo.” (Funda eyabaseFilipi 2:12,13, XNUMX.)

Eyona nto ingundoqo ekusebenzeni usindiso lwethu kukuthanda inyaniso. Ukuba asiyithandi inyaniso, ukuba sicinga ukuba inyaniso ixhomekeke kwiimfuno neminqweno yethu yenyama ngoko asinakulindela ukuba uThixo asifumane, kuba ufuna abo bamnqula ngomoya nangenyaniso. ( Yohane 4:23, 24 )

Ngaphambi kokuba sigqibezele, sifuna ukunikela ingqalelo kwinto ebonakala ngathi abaninzi bayiphosile ngokuphathelele ithemba lethu losindiso njengamaKristu. UPawulos wathi kwiZenzo 24:15 wayenethemba lokuba kwakuya kubakho uvuko lwamalungisa nabangengomalungisa? Kwakutheni ukuze abe nethemba lovuko lwabangengomalungisa? Kutheni kukho ithemba kubantu abangengomalungisa? Ukuphendula loo nto, sibuyela kwinqaku lethu lesithathu malunga nokubizwa. Kwabase-Efese 1:3-5 basixelela ukuba uThixo wasinyula ngaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi waza wasimisela kwangaphambili ukuba sisindiswe njengoonyana bakhe ngoYesu Kristu. Kutheni ukhetha thina? Kutheni kumiselwe kwangaphambili iqaqobana labantu eliza kukhuliswa ngabanye? Ngaba akafuni ukuba bonke abantu babuyele kwintsapho yakhe? Kakade ke, uyakwenza, kodwa iindlela zokuphumeza oko kukuqala ukufanelekela iqela elincinane kwindima ethile. Loo mbopheleleko ikukukhonza njengorhulumente nababingeleli, amazulu amatsha nomhlaba omtsha.

Oku kubonakala kumazwi kaPawulos kwabaseKolose: “[UYesu] ungaphambi kweento zonke, nazo zonke izinto zima zimi kuye. Yena ke uyintloko yomzimba, yebandla; Yena uyingqalo, owamazibulo kwabafileyo, [okuqala, kodwa abantwana bakaThixo baya kumlandela] ukuze yena abe ngomkhulu ezintweni zonke. Kuba kwakholeka kuThixo ukuba konke ukuzaliseka kwakhe kuhlale kuye, nokuthi ngaye azixolelanise naye zonke izinto [ezaziya kuquka abangengomalungisa], enokuba zizinto ezisemhlabeni, nokuba zezisemazulwini, ngokwenza uxolo ngalo igazi lomnqamlezo wakhe.” ( Kolose 1:17-20 )

UYesu nookumkani nababingeleli aza kulawula nabo baya kuseka ulawulo oluya kusebenzela ukuxolelanisa lonke uluntu kwintsapho kaThixo. Ngoko xa sithetha ngethemba losindiso lamaKristu, lithemba elahlukileyo kunelo uPawulos awalinika abangengomalungisa, kodwa isiphelo sinye: Ubomi obungunaphakade njengenxalenye yentsapho kaThixo.

Ngoko ke, makhe sigqibezele lo mbuzo: Ngaba kukuthanda kukaThixo ukusebenza kuthi xa sisithi asifuni kuya ezulwini? Ngaba sifuna ukuba kumhlaba oyiparadesi? Ngaba siwenza buhlungu umoya oyingcwele xa sinikela ingqalelo kwindawo kungekhona kwindima uBawo wethu afuna sibe nayo ekuphunyezweni kwenjongo yakhe? UBawo wethu osezulwini unomsebenzi afuna siwenze. Usibizile ukuba senze lo msebenzi. Ngaba siya kusabela ngokuzincama?

AmaHebhere asixelela oku: “Kuba, ukuba ilizwi elathethwa zizithunywa zezulu lalibophelelekile, kwathi konke ukugqitha nokungeva kwamkela okusesikweni oko; sothini na thina ukusinda, sakuba siluhilizele usindiso olungaka? Olu sindiso lwavakaliswa kuqala yiNkosi, lwaqinisekiswa kuthi ngabo bayivileyo.” ( Hebhere 2:2,3, XNUMX )

“Nabani na owaphule umthetho kaMosis wayebulawa kungekho nceba, ngomlomo wamangqina amabini okanye amathathu. Ucinga ukuba wobeka phi na ke ukohlwaywa lowo umnyatheleyo uNyana kaThixo, ehlambela igazi lomnqophiso wamngcwalisayo, emnyelisa uMoya wobabalo?( Hebhere 10:29 )

Masilumkele umoya wobabalo. Ukuba sifuna ukuzalisekisa ithemba lethu lokwenyaniso, nelinye nelikuphela lamaKristu losindiso, simele senze ukuthanda kukaBawo wethu osemazulwini, silandele uYesu Kristu, size sishukunyiswe ngumoya oyingcwele ukuba senze ubulungisa. Abantwana bakaThixo bazinikele ngamandla ekulandeleni umsindisi wethu osinika ubomi eparadesi, indawo uThixo asilungiselele yona. Ngokwenene yimeko yokuphila ngonaphakade… kwaye ifuna yonke into esiyiyo nesiyifunayo kunye nethemba. Kunjengokuba uYesu wasixelelayo ngokucacileyo esithi: “Ukuba ke ngoko wathanda ukuba ngumfundi wam, kufuneka uthiye wonke umntu—uyihlo nonyoko, umfazi nabantwana, abazalwana noodade—ewe, kwanobomi bakho. kungenjalo, aninako ukuba ngumfundi wam. Nokuba akuwuthwali umnqamlezo wakho, undilandele, aninakuba ngumfundi wam. (Funda uLuka 14:26.)

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