Ngaba usindiso lwethu njengamaKristu luxhomekeke ekugcineni iSabatha? Amadoda anjengoMark Martin, owayesakuba liNgqina likaYehova, ashumayela ukuba amaKristu amele agcine usuku lweSabatha yeeveki ngeeveki ukuze asindiswe. Njengoko eyichaza, ukugcina iSabatha kuthetha ukubekela bucala ixesha leeyure ezingama-24 phakathi kwentsimbi yesi-6 ngokuhlwa ngoLwesihlanu ukuya kweyesi-6 malanga ngoMgqibelo ukuze kupheliswe umsebenzi nokunqula uThixo. Ngeliphandle uthi ukugcina iSabatha (ngokwekhalenda yamaYuda) kuko okwahlula amaKristu okwenyaniso kumaKristu obuxoki. Kwividiyo yakhe ye-Hope Prophecy ebizwa ngokuba "Sijonge Ukutshintsha Amaxesha Nomthetho" uthi:

“Niyababona abantu abanqula okuphela koThixo oyinyaniso behlanganisene ngesabatha. Ukuba unqula okuphela koThixo oyinyaniso olu yayilusuku awayelunyule. Ichaza abantu bakhe ize ibahlule kulo lonke ihlabathi. Yaye amaKristu akwaziyo oku nakholelwayo kumhla weSabatha, ayawahlula kubuKristu abaninzi.”

UMark Martin ayinguye yedwa oshumayela ukuba umthetho wokugcina iSabatha uyimfuneko kumaKristu. Amalungu azizigidi ezingama-21 abhaptiziweyo eBandla lamaSabatha nawo kufuneka agcine iSabatha. Enyanisweni, ibaluleke gqitha kunqulo lwawo lwezakwalizwi, kangangokuba baye bazithiya ngegama elithi “Seventh-day Adventists,” ngokoqobo elithetha “amaSabatha”.

Ukuba eneneni kuyinyaniso ukuba simele sigcine iSabatha ukuze sisindiswe, ngoko bekuya kubonakala ngathi uYesu wayephazama xa wathi uthando lwaluya kuba sisenzo samaKristu okwenyaniso. Mhlawumbi uYohane 13:35 ufanele afundeke athi, “ngayo le nto baya kwazi bonke, ukuba ningabafundi bam, ukuba nithe naligcina iSabatha.“Ngayo le nto baya kwazi bonke, ukuba ningabafundi bam, ukuba nithe nathandana.”

Utata wakhulela eRhabe, kodwa waguquka waba ngomnye wamaNgqina kaYehova ebutsheni beminyaka yee-1950. Noko ke, umakazi nomakhulu, bakhetha ukuba ngamaSabatha. Emva kokwenza olu phando kwibandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist, ndibone ukufana okudidayo phakathi kwezi nkonzo zimbini.

Andikholelwa ukuba kufuneka sigcine iSabatha yeveki ngohlobo ashumayela ngalo uMark Martin kunye nebandla leSDA. Ayiyomfuneko yosindiso esekelwe kuphando lwam. Ndicinga ukuba uya kubona kolu ngcelele lwevidiyo enamacandelo amabini ukuba iBhayibhile ayiyixhasi imfundiso yamaSeventh-day Adventist ngalo mba.

Ngokuqinisekileyo, uYesu wayeyigcina iSabatha kuba wayengumYuda owayephila ngexesha lomthetho owawusasebenza. Kodwa oko kwakusebenza kuphela kumaYuda aphantsi komthetho. AmaRoma, amaGrike, nazo zonke ezinye iintlanga, zazingekho phantsi kweSabatha, ngoko ukuba loo mthetho wamaYuda wawuza kuqhubeka usebenza emva kokuba uYesu ewuzalise umthetho njengoko kwakuprofetiwe ukuba uya kwenjenjalo, ubani wayenokulindela ulwalathiso olucacileyo oluvela eNkosini yethu ngalo mbandela akukho nto ivela kuye okanye nawuphi na omnye umbhali ongumKristu osixelela ukuba siyigcine iSabatha. Ngoko ivela phi loo mfundiso? Ngaba kusenokwenzeka ukuba umthombo wokuqiqa okhokelela izigidi zamaSabatha ukuba zigcine iSabatha ukwangumthombo ofanayo noye wakhokelela izigidi zamaNgqina kaYehova ukuba zale ukuthabatha kwisonka newayini engumfuziselo wenyama negazi likaYesu elisindisa ubomi. Kutheni le nto abantu bethabatheka ziingcamango zabo zobukrelekrele endaweni yokwamkela nje oko kuchazwe ngokucacileyo eSibhalweni?

Yeyiphi indlela yokuqiqa ekhokelela aba bafundisi nabefundisi ekukhuthazeni ukugcinwa kweSabatha? Iqala ngale ndlela:

Imithetho eli-10 uMoses wehla nayo entabeni kumacwecwe amabini amatye imela umthetho ongaphelelwa lixesha. Umzekelo, umthetho we-6 usixelela ukuba masingabulali, owe-7, ukuba masingakrexezi, owe-8, masingebi, owe-9, masingaxoki… ngaba kukho nawuphi na kule mithetho ephelelwe lixesha? Akunjalongo noko! Ke kutheni le nto sinokuthi owesine, umthetho ongokugcinwa kweSabatha, ungabi sasetyenziswa? Ekubeni singasayi kwaphula eminye imithetho—ukubulala, ubusela, ukuxoka—kutheni ke ngoko sophule umthetho wokugcinwa kweSabatha?

Ingxaki ngokuthembela kwiingcamango zabantu kunye nengqondo kukuba asifane sibone zonke izinto eziguquguqukayo. Asiziboni zonke izinto ezichaphazela umbandela othile, yaye ngenxa yekratshi, sihambela phambili silandela utyekelo lwethu kunokuba sivumele ukukhokelwa ngumoya oyingcwele. Njengoko uPawulos waxelela amaKristu aseKorinte awayezixabisileyo:

*IziBhalo zithi: “Ndiya kubutshabalalisa ubulumko bezilumko, ingqondo yeengqondi ndiyitshitshise. Ke ngoko, isiya phi na loo nto isilumko? okanye ngabaphengululi? Okanye ngaba ziingcibi zeli hlabathi? UThixo ubazisile ubulumko beli hlabathi ukuba bubudenge. ( 1 Korinte 1:19, 20 ) IBhayibhile yesiXhosa yowe-XNUMX

Mawethu, masingaze sithi, “Ndikholwa yile okanye leya, ngokuba le ndoda ithi, okanye yileya ndoda ithi.” Sonke singabantu nje abafayo, amaxesha amaninzi asilungile. Ngoku, kunanini na ngaphambili, kukho intaphane yolwazi olufumaneka lula, kodwa yonke loo nto iphuma kwingqondo yomntu othile. Simele sifunde ukuqiqa ngokwethu size siyeke ukucinga ukuba ngenxa nje yokuba into ethile ibhalwe phantsi okanye kwi-intanethi imele ukuba yinyaniso, okanye ngenxa yokuba sithanda umntu ovakala evakalala emhlabeni yaye esengqiqweni, ngoko ke le nto bayithethayo imele ukuba yinyaniso.

Kwakhona uPawulos usikhumbuza ukuba ‘singalandeli ihambo nehambo yeli hlabathi, kodwa sivumele uThixo akuguqule ube ngumntu omtsha, ngokutshintsha indlela ecinga ngayo. Uya kwandula ke ukufunde ukwazi ukuthanda kukaThixo okulungileyo, okukholekileyo, okuzalisekileyo.” ( Roma 12: 2 NLT )

Ngoko ke umbuzo usamile, ngaba sifanele siyigcine iSabatha? Siye safunda ukuyifunda ngokucokisekileyo iBhayibhile, nto leyo ethetha ukuba sivumela iBhayibhile ukuba ichaze intsingiselo yombhali weBhayibhile kunokuba siqale ngengcamango ebesicinga ukuba yayithethwa ngumbhali wokuqala. Ke ngoko, asiyi kucinga ukuba siyayazi iSabatha nokuba siyigcina njani na. Kunoko, siya kuyivumela iBhayibhile isixelele. Ithi kwiNcwadi ye-Eksodus:

“Khumbula umhla wesabatha, ukuba uwungcwalise. Wosebenza imihla emithandathu, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho; ke wona umhla wesixhenxe uyisabatha kaYehova uThixo wakho; Uze ungenzi namnye umsebenzi ngawo, wena, nonyana wakho, nentombi yakho, nesicaka sakho, nesicakakazi sakho, nezinto zakho ezizitho zine, nomphambukeli wakho ophambukele kuwe. Kuba ngemihla emithandathu uYehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, neento zonke ezikwezo zinto, waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe; ngenxa yoko uYehova wawusikelela umhla wesabatha, wawungcwalisa. ( Eksodus 20:8-11 ) IBhayibhile yesiXhosa yowe-XNUMX

Yiyo leyo! Lilonke ke elo isimbuku somthetho weSabatha. Ukuba ubungumSirayeli ngexesha likaMoses, ubuya kwenza ntoni ukuze uyigcine iSabatha? Ilula loo nto. Kuya kufuneka uthathe usuku lokugqibela lweveki yeentsuku ezisixhenxe kwaye ungenzi msebenzi. Ungathatha usuku emsebenzini. Usuku lokuphumla, phumla, thatha lula. Oko akubonakali kunzima kakhulu, akunjalo? Kwibutho lanamhlanje, uninzi lwethu luthatha iintsuku ezimbini zekhefu emsebenzini… 'impelaveki' kwaye siyayithanda impelaveki, akunjalo?

Ngaba umyalelo weSabatha wawuxelela amaSirayeli oko amele akwenze ngeSabatha? Hayi! Yayibaxelela into abangafanele bayenze. Yabaxelela ukuba bangasebenzi. Akukho myalelo wokunqula ngeSabatha, ngaba ukho? Ukuba uYehova wayebaxelele ukuba bafanele bamnqule ngeSabatha, ngaba loo nto yayingayi kuthetha ukuba kwakunganyanzelekanga ukuba bamnqule ngezinye iintsuku ezintandathu? Unqulo lwabo lukaThixo lwalungapheleliselwanga kusuku olunye, kwaye lwalungasekelwanga kumsitho osemthethweni kwiinkulungwane ezalandela ixesha likaMoses. Kunoko, babenalo myalelo:

Yiva, Sirayeli: uYehova nguThixo wethu; UYehova mnye. Uze umthande uYehova uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho yonke, nangomphefumlo wakho wonke, nangamandla akho onke. La mazwi ndikuwisela umthetho ngawo namhlanje, aze abe sentliziyweni yakho; Uze uwatsolise koonyana bakho, uthethe ngawo ekuhlaleni kwakho endlwini yakho, nasekuhambeni kwakho ngendlela, nasekulaleni kwakho, nasekuvukeni kwakho. ( Duteronomi 6:4-7 ) IBhayibhile yesiXhosa yowe-XNUMX

Kulungile, yayinguSirayeli lowo. Kuthekani ngathi? Ngaba thina njengamaKristu kufuneka siyigcine iSabatha?

Kaloku, iSabatha ingowesine kwiMithetho Elishumi, yaye iMithetho Elishumi isisiseko soMthetho kaMoses. Afana nomgaqo-siseko wayo, akunjalo? Ngoko ukuba kufuneka sigcine iSabatha, ngoko kufuneka sigcine uMthetho kaMoses. Kodwa siyazi ukuba akuyomfuneko ukuba sigcine umthetho kaMoses. Siyazi njani loo nto? Kuba wonke lo mbuzo waphendulwa kwiminyaka engama-2000 eyadlulayo xa abathile bamaYuda babezama ukukhuthaza ukuqaliswa kolwaluko phakathi kwamaKristu eeNtlanga. Uyabona, ulwaluko lwalulujonga njengongqameko olucekethekileyo olwaluya kuwavumela ukuba ngokuthe ngcembe angenise wonke umthetho kaMoses phakathi kwamaKristu eeNtlanga ukuze enze ubuKristu bamkeleke ngakumbi kumaYuda. Babeqhutywa kukoyika ukucatshukiswa ngamaYuda. Babefuna ukuba kwibutho lamaYuda elikhulu baze bangatshutshiswa ngenxa kaYesu Kristu.

Ngoko yonke loo mbambano yasiwa phambi kwebandla laseYerusalem, yaye ngokhokelo lomoya oyingcwele loo mbandela waconjululwa. Umthetho owawusiya kuwo onke amabandla wawukukuba amaKristu eeNtlanga ayengamele abe ngumthwalo wolwaluko nangayo yonke eminye imithetho yamaYuda. Baxelelwa ukuba baphephe izinto ezine kuphela:

“Kwabonakala kulungile kuye uMoya oyiNgcwele, nakuthi, ukuba singanithwalisi mthwalo ungaphezu kwezi ndawo zifunekayo: nikhwebuke kwizinto ezibingelelwe kwizithixo, negazi, nenyama ekrwitshiweyo, nombulo. uya kuba wenza kakuhle ngokuziphepha ezo zinto. ( IZenzo 15:28, 29 ) Berean Study Bible

Zonke ezi zinto zine zaziluqheliselo oluqhelekileyo kwiitempile zabahedeni, ngoko ekuphela komqathango owamiselwa aba bahedeni bangaphambili ngoku baguquke bangamaKristu yayikukuzikhwebula kwizinto ezazinokubabuyisela kunqulo lobuhedeni.

Ukuba akukacaci kuthi ukuba umthetho wawungasasebenzi kumaKristu, qwalasela la mazwi esohlwayo sikaPawulos esiya kumaGalati awayengamaKristu eeNtlanga awayelukuhlwa ukuba alandele amaJudizaers (amaKristu angamaYuda) awayebuya umva. ekwayame ngemisebenzi yomthetho ukuze abe ngcwele;

“Owu maGalati aswele ukuqonda! Uthakathiwe ngubani? Phambi kwamehlo enu uYesu Kristu wabhalwa ngokucacileyo ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni. Ndingathanda ukufunda into enye kuwe: Namamkela uMoya emisebenzini yomthetho, namamkela ezindabeni zokholo, kusini na? Nizidenge kangaka? Nakuba niqale kuMoya, ngoku nigqibela nisenyameni? Ubuva ubunzima obuninzi na ngelize, ukuba ngaba ngenene? Ngaba uThixo waninika uMoya wakhe nawenza imimangaliso, ngenxa yokuba nisenza umthethoKungokuba nisiva na, nikholwa na? ( Galati 3:1-5 )

“UKrestu wasikhulula ukuze sibe ngabantu abakhululekileyo mpela. Ngoko ke yimani niqinile, ningaphindi nibotshwe yidyokhwe yobukhoboka. Qaphelani: Mna, Pawulos, ndithi kuni, ukuba nithe nalùka, uKristu akasayi kuninceda lutho.. Ndiphinda ndingqina ke kumntu wonke owalukayo, ukuba ungonetyala lokuwenza umthetho uphela. Nina, niza kugwetyelwa ngomthetho, nizahlukanisiwe noKristu; niwile elubabalweni.  ( Galati 5: 1-4 BSB )

Ukuba umKristu wayezalusa, uPawulos uthi ngoko babeya kunyanzeleka ukuba bathobele wonke umthetho owawuya kuquka iMithetho eli-10 nomthetho wawo ngeSabatha kunye nawo onke amakhulu eminye imithetho. Kodwa oko kwakuya kuthetha ukuba babezama ukugwetyelwa okanye ukuvakaliswa bengamalungisa ngomthetho yaye babeya ‘kwahlukaniswa kuKristu. Ukuba wahluliwe kuKristu, ngoko wahlulwe elusindisweni.

Ngoku, ndive iingxoxo ezivela kumaSabatha, besithi iMithetho eli-10 yahlukile kumthetho. Kodwa akukho ndawo eSibhalweni apho kukho umahluko onjalo. Ubungqina bokuba imiyalelo eyi-10 yayibotshelelwe kumthetho nokuba yonke le mithetho yayidlulile kumaKristu bufumaneka kula mazwi kaPawulos:

“Ngoko ke makungabikho mntu unigwebayo ngento eniyityayo, nangento eselwayo, nangemithendeleko, nangokuthwasa kwenyanga, nangesabatha. ( kwabaseKolose 2:16 )

Imithetho yezokutya equka into etyiwayo okanye eselwayo ngumSirayeli yayiyinxalenye yomthetho owandisiweyo, kodwa umthetho weSabatha wawuyinxalenye yemithetho eli-10. Ukanti apha, uPawulos akenzi mahluko phakathi kwezi zimbini. Ngoko, umKristu wayenokuyitya inyama yehagu okanye angayityi yaye yayingeyonto yamntu ngaphandle kweyakhe. Kwaloo mKristu ukwamnye wayenokukhetha ukuyigcina iSabatha okanye akhethe ukungayigcini yaye, kwakhona, kwakungayi kuye nabani na ukugweba enoba oku kulungile okanye kubi. Yayingumbandela wesazela somntu. Ngokusuka koku, sinokubona ukuba ukugcinwa kweSabatha kumaKristu enkulungwane yokuqala kwakungengombandela ekuxhomekeke kuwo usindiso lwawo. Ngamanye amazwi, ukuba ufuna ukuyigcina iSabatha, yigcine, kodwa ungahambi ushumayela ukuba usindiso lwakho, okanye usindiso lomnye umntu, luxhomekeke ekuyigcineni iSabatha.

Oku kufanele kwanele ukukhupha yonke ingcamango yokuba ukugcina iSabatha ngumbandela wosindiso. Ke, iCawa yeSeventh Day Adventist idibana njani noku? UMark Martin ukwazi njani ukukhuthaza ingcamango yakhe yokuba kufuneka sigcine iSabatha ukuze sigqalwe ngamaKristu okwenene?

Masingene kule nto kuba ngumzekelo oqhelekileyo wendlela eisegesis inokusetyenziswa ukugqwetha imfundiso yeBhayibhile. Khumbula eisegesis kulapho sinyanzelisa khona ezethu izimvo kwiSibhalo, sihlala sikhetha ivesi kwaye singayihoyi umxholo wayo wesicatshulwa kunye nembali ukuze sixhase imfundiso yesithethe senkolo kunye nesakhiwo sayo sombutho.

Siye sabona ukuba iSabatha njengoko ichaziwe kwimithetho eli-10 yayimalunga nokuthatha usuku emsebenzini. Nangona kunjalo, i-Seventh Day Adventist Church ihamba ngaphezu koko. Thatha, umzekelo, le ngxelo evela kwiwebhusayithi ye-Adventist.org:

“ISabatha “luphawu lwentlawulelo yethu ngoKristu, umqondiso wokungcwaliswa kwethu, umqondiso wentembeko yethu, nokungcamla ikamva lethu elingunaphakade kubukumkani bukaThixo, nomqondiso ongunaphakade womnqophiso kaThixo ongunaphakade phakathi kwakhe nabantu bakhe. ” (Isuka kwi-Adventist.org/the-sabbath/)

Icawe yase St. Helena Seventh-day Adventist ibango kwiziko lewebhu labo:

Ibhayibhile ifundisa ukuba abo bamkela isipho sesimilo sikaKristu baya kuyigcina iSabatha yaKhe njengomqondiso okanye itywina lamava abo asemoyeni. Ngaloo ndlela abantu abamkelayo itywina lomhla wokugqibela kaThixo baya kuba ngabagcini besabatha.

Itywina likaThixo lemihla yokugqibela linikwe loo makholwa angamaKristu angayi kufa kodwa aya kube ephila ekufikeni kukaYesu.

(Iwebhusayithi yeSt. Helena Seventh-Day Adventist [https://sthelenaca.adventistchurch.org/about/worship-with-us/bible-studies/dr-erwin-gane/the-sabbath-~-and-salvation])

Ngokwenyani, lo ayingomzekelo ulungileyo eisegesis kuba akukho mzamo apha wokungqina nayiphi na kwezi zinto ngokusuka eSibhalweni. Ezi ziingxelo nje ezinempandla ezidluliselwe njengeemfundiso ezivela kuThixo. Ukuba wawukade uliNgqina likaYehova, oku kumele kuvakala kuqhelekile kuwe. Kanye njengokuba kungekho nto eSibhalweni exhasa umbono wesizukulwana esidlulayo esilinganisa ubude bemihla yokugqibela, akukho kwanto eSibhalweni ethetha ngeSabatha njengetywina lemihla yokugqibela kaThixo. Akukho nto eZibhalweni efanisa umhla wokuphumla nokungcwaliswa, ukuthethelelwa, okanye ukuvakaliswa ulilungisa emehlweni kaThixo ukuze ufumane ubomi obungunaphakade. IBhayibhile iyathetha ngetywina, umqondiso okanye umqondiso, okanye isiqinisekiso esiphumela ekusindisweni kwethu kodwa oko akunanto yakwenza nokuthabatha usuku emsebenzini. Hayi. Endaweni yoko, isebenza njengophawu lokumkelwa kwethu nguThixo njengabantwana bakhe. Qwalasela ezi ndinyana:

“Nani ke, nimanywe noKrestu nje, nithe naliva ilizwi lenyaniso, iindaba ezilungileyo zosindiso lwenu. Xa wawukholwayo, wawuphawulwa kuye ngophawu itywina, isithembiso UMoya oyiNgcwele osisiqinisekiso selifa lethu ide ibe yintlawulelo yokukhulula abaphuma kuThixo, ukuba kudunyiswe uzuko lwakhe. (Funda eyabase-Efese 1:13,14, XNUMX.)

“Ke kaloku nguThixo osiqiniselayo sobabini, nani nimanywe noKrestu. Wasithambisa, wasibeka phezu kwethu itywina lakhe, wafaka uMoya wakhe ezintliziyweni zethu, njengesibambiso saloo nto izayo.” (Funda eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte 1:21,22, XNUMX.)

“Kwaye uThixo usilungiselele le njongo kwaye usinike uMoya njengesibambiso oko kuza kuza.” (Funda eyesi-2 kwabaseKorinte 5:5.)

ISeventh-day Adventist ithathe itywina elilodwa okanye uphawu loMoya oyiNgcwele kwaye balingcolisa ngamanyala. Baye bathatha indawo yokusetyenziswa kokwenene komqondiso okanye itywina loMoya oyiNgcwele ojoliswe ekuchongeni umvuzo wobomi obungunaphakade (ilifa labantwana bakaThixo) kunye nomsebenzi ongenamsebenzi osekelwe emsebenzini ongenawo nayiphi na inkxaso esemthethweni kwiNew. Umnqophiso. Ngoba? Kuba uMnqophiso oMtsha usekelwe elukholweni olusebenza ngothando. Aluxhomekekanga ekuthotyelweni ngokomzimba kuqheliselo nezithethe ezilawulwa kumthetho—emisebenzini, kungekhona elukholweni. UPawulos uwuchaza kakuhle umahluko:

“Kuba ngoMoya silindele ithemba lobulungisa ngokholo. Kuba kwabakuKristu Yesu, akunamandla anto ukwaluka nokungaluki; into enamandla lukholo olusebenza ngothando. ( Galati 5:5,6, XNUMX )

Unokuthi endaweni yolwaluko endaweni yokugcinwa kweSabatha kwaye eso sibhalo singasebenza ngokufanelekileyo.

Ingxaki ababhexeshi beSabatha abajongene nayo yindlela yokusebenzisa iSabatha eyinxalenye yoMthetho kaMoses xa loo khowudi yomthetho iye yaphelelwa phantsi koMnqophiso Omtsha. Umbhali wamaHebhere wakucacisa oku:

“Ngokuthetha ngomnqophiso omtsha, uwuphanzisile owokuqala; yaye oko kuphelelweyo nokwaluphala kuya kuphela kungekudala.” ( Hebhere 8:13 , NW )

Nangona kunjalo, amaSabatha ayenzela le nyaniso ngokufihlakeleyo. Bakwenza oku ngokuthi umthetho weSabatha wabakho ngaphambi komthetho kaMoses ngoko ke umele ukuba usasebenza nanamhlanje.

Ukuze oku kuqalise ukusebenza, uMarko nezinxulumani zakhe kufuneka benze iinguqulelo ezininzi ezingasekelwanga eZibhalweni. Okokuqala, afundisa ukuba iintsuku ezintandathu zokudala yayiziiyure eziyi-24 zokoqobo. Ngoko xa uThixo waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe, waphumla iiyure ezingama-24. Bubudenge nje obu. Ukuba wayephumle iiyure ezingama-24 kuphela, ngoko wayebuyela emsebenzini ngosuku lwesibhozo, akunjalo? Wenza ntoni kuloo veki yesibini? Qala ukuyila kwakhona? Sele kudlule iiveki ezingaphezu kwama-300,000 ukususela ekudalweni. Ngaba uYehova ebesebenza iintsuku ezintandathu, emva koko ethabatha usuku lwesixhenxe izihlandlo ezingaphezu kwama-300,000 ukususela oko uAdam wahamba emhlabeni? Ucinga?

Andiyi kungena kubungqina besayensi obuchasa inkolelo engenangqondo yokuba indalo iphela ineminyaka engama-7000 kuphela ubudala. Ngaba ngokwenene kulindeleke ukuba sikholelwe ukuba uThixo wagqiba kwelokuba asebenzise isuntswana elincinane lothuli esilibiza ngokuba sisijikelezi-langa esinguMhlaba njengewotshi yasesibhakabhakeni ukuze amkhokele ekubambeni kwakhe ixesha?

Kwakhona, eisegesis ifuna ukuba amaSabatha angabuhoyi ubungqina obuchasayo bezibhalo ukukhuthaza umbono wabo. Ubungqina obunje ngolu:

“Iminyaka eliwaka phambi kwaKho
Zinjengayizolo xa zidlule,
Nanjengomlindo ebusuku.”
(INdumiso 90:4)

Itheni izolo kuwe? Kum, yingcinga nje, imkile. Umlindo ebusuku? “Uthatha intsimbi ye-12 ukuya kweyesine kusasa, joni.” Liwaka leminyaka elo kuYehova. Imbono yelizwi eliqhelekileyo eyenza abantu bakhuthaze iintsuku ezintandathu zokudala zokoqobo ihlekisa ngeBhayibhile, ngoBawo wethu Osezulwini, nangelungiselelo lakhe losindiso.

Abakhuthazi beSabatha abafana noMark Martin namaSeventh Day Adventists kufuneka samkele into yokuba uThixo waphumla ngosuku lokoqobo oluziiyure ezingama-24 ukuze ngoku bakhuthaze ingcamango—kwakhona ingaxhaswa ngokupheleleyo bubungqina obuseZibhalweni—bokuba abantu babewugcina umhla weSabatha. ixesha lokudala ukuya kuthi ga ekusungulweni koMthetho kaMoses. Ayipheleli nje ekuxhaseni oko kwisiBhalo, kodwa ayiwuhoyi umxholo esifumana kuwo iMithetho eli-10.

Ngokucacileyo, sifuna ukuqwalasela umxholo rhoqo. Xa ujonga kwimithetho ye-10, ufumanisa ukuba akukho ngcaciso malunga nokuba kuthetha ukuthini ukungabulali, ukungebi, ukukrexeza, ukungaxoki. Noko ke, xa kuthethwa ngomthetho weSabatha, uThixo uchaza intsingiselo yakhe nendlela omele usetyenziswe ngayo. Ukuba amaYuda ebeyigcina iSabatha ngalo lonke ixesha, bekungayi kuba yimfuneko ukuba acacise oko. Kambe ke, babeza kuyigcina njani yonke iSabatha ababenikwe yona yokuba babe ngamakhoboka baze basebenze xa iinkosi zabo zamaYiputa zazibayalela ukuba basebenze.

Kodwa, kwakhona, uMarko Martin kunye namaSeventh-day Adventist bafuna ukuba singabukhathaleli bonke obu bungqina kuba bafuna ukuba sikholwe ukuba iSabatha yabakho ngaphambi komthetho ukuze bajike kwisibakala sokuba icaciswe ngokucacileyo kwiZibhalo zamaKristu kubo bonke. kuthi umthetho kaMoses awusasebenzi kumaKristu kwakhona.

Kutheni oh kutheni besiya kuwo wonke lo mzamo? Isizathu yinto esondeleyo kuninzi lwethu oluye lwaphuncuka kubukhoboka nokonakala konqulo olulungelelanisiweyo.

Unqulo luthetha nje ukuba umntu alawule umntu iba kukwenzakala kwakhe njengoko INtshumayeli 8:9 isitsho. Ukuba ufuna abantu abaninzi bakulandele, kufuneka ubathengisele into ekungekho mntu unayo. Ukwafuna ukuba baphile ngolindelo olunoloyiko lokuba ukusilela ukuthobela imfundiso yakho kuya kubakhokelela ekugwetyweni kwanaphakade.

KumaNgqina kaYehova, iQumrhu Elilawulayo limele leyise abalandeli balo ukuba bakholelwe ukuba bafanele baye kuzo zonke iintlanganiso baze bathobele yonke into abaxelelwa iimpapasho ukuba bayenze kuba besoyika ukuba abakwenzi oko, xa isiphelo sifika ngequbuliso, baya kuphoswa. kwimfundiso exabisekileyo nesindisa ubomi.

I-Seventh-day Adventist ixhomekeke kuloyiko olufanayo lokuba iArmagedon iya kufika nangaliphi na ixesha kwaye ngaphandle kokuba abantu bathembeke kwintlangano ye-Adventist, baya kutshayelwa. Ke, babambelela kwiSabatha, njengoko sibonile ukuba yayilusuku nje lokuphumla kwaye iyenza ibe lusuku lonqulo. Ufanele unqule ngoMhla weSabatha ngokwekhalenda yamaYuda—eyayingekho kumyezo wase-Eden, akunjalo? Awunakuya kwezinye iicawe kuba zikhonza ngeCawe, xa ukhonza ngeCawe uya kutshatyalaliswa nguThixo kuba uyakuqumbela ngoba ayilomini afuna umnqule ngayo. Uyabona ukuba isebenza njani? Uyakubona ukufana phakathi kwecawa yamaSabatha kunye noMbutho wamaNgqina kaYehova? Iyoyikeka kancinci, andithi? Kodwa kucace kakhulu kwaye kuqondakala ngabantwana bakaThixo abaziyo ukuba ukunqula uThixo ngoMoya nangenyaniso kuthetha ukungalandeli imithetho yabantu kodwa ukukhokelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele.

Umpostile uYohane wakwenza kwacaca oku xa wabhala:

“Ezi zinto ndinibhalela ukuze ndinibonise abo bafuna ukunilahlekisa. Namamkela ke uMoya oyiNgcwele; ngoko anifuni ukuba kubekho bani nifundisa inyaniso. Kuba uMoya unifundisa zonke izinto enimelwe kukwazi…abubuxoki. Njengoko ke [uMoya oyiNgcwele] wanifundisayo, hlalani ninobudlelane noKristu. (Funda eyoku-1 kaYohane 2:26,27, ​​XNUMX.)

Ngaba uyawakhumbula amazwi omSamariyakazi awawathetha kuYesu? Wafundiswa ukuba ukuze anqule uThixo ngendlela eyamkelekileyo kuye, kwakufuneka enjenjalo kwiNtaba yeGerizim apho kwakukho iqula likaYakobi. UYesu wamxelela ukuba unqulo olusemthethweni kwindawo ethile njengeNtaba yeGerizim okanye kwitempile yaseYerusalem lwaluyinto yexesha elidluleyo.

Kodwa kuza ilixa, nangoku selikho, xa abanquli abayinyaniso baya kumnqula uBawo ngoMoya nangenyaniso. UBawo ufuna abo baya kumnqula ngolo hlobo. Kuba uThixo unguMoya, abo ke bamnqulayo bamelwe kukumnqula ngoMoya nangenyaniso.” ( Yohane 4:23,24, XNUMX )

Abanquli bokwenyaniso bafunwa nguThixo ukuba bamnqule ngomoya nangenyaniso naphi na apho bafuna ukuya khona nanini na befuna. Kodwa oko akuyi kusebenza ukuba uzama ukulungelelanisa unqulo uze wenze abantu bakuthobele. Ukuba ufuna ukuseka inkolo yakho elungelelanisiweyo, kufuneka uzibeke uphawu njengohlukile kwabanye.

Makhe sishwankathele oko sikufundileyo kwizibhalo ezingeSabatha ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. Akunyanzelekanga ukuba sinqule uThixo phakathi kwentsimbi yesi-6 PM ngoLwesihlanu ukuya kweyesi-6 PM ngoMgqibelo ukuze sisindiswe. Akuyomfuneko ukuba siphumle nosuku phakathi kwezo yure, kuba asikho phantsi komthetho kaMoses.

Ukuba asikavunyelwa ukuba siliphathe ngelize igama leNkosi, sinqule izithixo, sihlaze abazali bethu, ukubulala, ukuba, ukuxoka, njalo njalo, kutheni le nto iSabatha ibonakala ikhethekile? Eneneni, akunjalo. Simelwe kukuyigcina iSabatha, kodwa hayi ngendlela awayenokuthi uMarko Martin, okanye amaSeventh-day Adventists siyenze.

Ngokutsho kwencwadi eya kumaHebhere, uMthetho kaMoses wawukuphela nje kwe isithunzi ngezinto ezizayo:

“Umthetho usisithunzi nje sodwa sezinto ezilungileyo eziza kubakho, ungathethi zona ezo zinto. Ngenxa yesi sizathu ayinakuze, ngamadini afanayo aphindaphindwayo ngokungenasiphelo unyaka nonyaka, ibenze bagqibelele abo basondelayo ekunquleni.” ( Hebhere 10:1 )

Isithunzi asinanto, kodwa sibonisa ubukho bento enento eyinyani. Umthetho nomthetho wawo wesine ngeSabatha wawusisithunzi esingenamsebenzi xa uthelekiswa nenyaniso enguKristu. Sekunjalo, isithunzi simele ubunyani obuyiphosayo, ngoko ke kufuneka sibuze ukuba yintoni inyaniso emelwe ngumthetho ngesabatha? Siza kuphonononga oko kwividiyo elandelayo.

Enkosi ngokubukela. Ukuba ungathanda ukwaziswa ngokukhutshwa kwevidiyo kwixesha elizayo, cofa iqhosha lokubhalisa kunye nentsimbi yesaziso.

Ukuba ungathanda ukuxhasa umsebenzi wethu, kukho ikhonkco lomnikelo kwinkcazo yale vidiyo.

Enkosi kakhulu.