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“Ukuzihlanganisa nababi konakalisa imikhuba emihle.” - I-1Co 15: 33

Izinsuku Zokugcina

"IBhayibheli libiza inkathi eyaqala e-1914 ngokuthi 'izinsuku zokugcina.'” - isig. I-1

Njengoba i-athikili iqala ngesitatimende esiyisigaba, kubonakala kukuhle ukuthi kufanele senze eyethu.

“IBhayibheli akusho biza inkathi eyaqala ku-1914 ngokuthi 'izinsuku zokugcina.' ”

Yisiphi isitatimende esiyiqiniso? Ngokungafani ne-athikili, manje sizonikeza ukwesekelwa okungokomBhalo kwesisho sethu.
Inkulumo ethi “izinsuku zokugcina” ivela amahlandla amane emiBhalweni YamaKristu ku-Izenzo 2: 17-21; I-2 uThimothi 3: 1-7; UJames 5: 3; kanye ne-2 Peter 3: 3.
Isigaba sikhomba i-2 uThimothi 3: 1-5. Noma nini lapho sisebenzisa le ndima ukusekela umbono we-JW wezinsuku zokugcina, siyama evesini 5. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi okulandelayo amavesi amabili zivame ukuhlehlisa inkolelo yethu yokuthi izinsuku zokugcina zaqala kuphela nge-1914. Lapho, uPawulu ubhekisa ezimweni ezisebandleni lobuKristu, izimo ezazizobhekana nazo izizukulwane ezilandelayo zamaKristu kuyo yonke le minyaka.
Ngokufanayo, bobabili uJames 5: 3 kanye 2 Peter 3: I-3 ayinangqondo uma sicabanga ukuthi zingasebenza kuphela osukwini lwethu. Noma kunjalo, ucezu lobufakazi obukholiseka kunazo zonke ukuthi izinsuku zokugcina aziqalanga ku-1914 zitholakala ku-Izenzo 2: 17-21. Lapho, uPeter ubhekisela ezenzakalweni izilaleli zakhe ezazizifakaza futhi azisebenzisa ukufakazela ukuthi babebona ukugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho sikaJoweli sezinsuku zokugcina.
Ngenkathi uPeter enza ukuqala kwezinsuku zokugcina ngalesosikhathi, ngekhulu lokuqala, uyakhombisa nokuthi amazwi kaJoweli enza ukuphela. Ukhuluma ngezibonakaliso ezulwini - ilanga liphenduka ebumnyameni, inyanga ibe yigazi, kanye nokufika 'kosuku olukhulu lweNkosi olukhanyayo.' Manje lokho kuzwakala kabi kakhulu njengalokho uJesu akhuluma ngakho kuMathewu 24: 29 , 30 lapho ikhuluma ngokubuya kwayo, angithi?
Ngakho-ke kungabonakala sengathi izinsuku zokugcina zenzeka kanye nge-Christian Era. Baqala ngemicimbi yokumaka ubizo lokuqala lwaBantwana bakaNkulunkulu okuyinto yonke indalo ebilindele izinkulungwane zeminyaka, bese beqeda ngabokugcina kwenombolo yabo beqoqiwe. (Ro 8: 16-19; Mt 24: 30, 31)

Izikhathi Ezibucayi, Kunzima Ukubhekana Nazo

Isigaba sokuqala siyaqhubeka nangolunye uhlobo lwamanga.

“Lezi 'zikhathi ezibucayi okunzima ukubhekana nazo' zimakwe yizimo kubi kakhulu kunanoma isiphi isintu esake sawathola lowo nyaka owedlule. ”

Lesi sitatimende asinaki amaqiniso omlando. Iminyaka yobumnyama yayikhona kubi kakhulu kunanoma yini oFakazi BakaJehova abayizigidi eziyisishiyagalombili abafunda ngayo lesi sihloko kuleli sonto abake babhekana nayo. Thatha, ngokwesibonelo, isikhathi esihlanganiswe yimpi yeminyaka eyi-100 neBlack Death. Cabanga ngekhulu leminyaka lempi elalandelwa isifo se-bubonic. Lesi sifo sahlasela lonke elaseYurophu, izingxenye ezithile ze-Afrika, sabe sesisakazekela nase-Asia naseChina. Cabanga uhlala eYurophu ngesikhathi lapho umuntu oyedwa kwabathathu efa yi-Black Death, hhayi ukubala labo ababulewe ngenkemba. Kholwa noma ungakukholwa, lezo yizilinganiso zokulondolozwa kwemvelo. Abanye abacwaningi bathi inani labantu abashonile eYurophu liyi-60% yabantu, futhi bathi inani labantu emhlabeni lehle ngo-25% ngenxa yalokho.[i]
Ungakubona ngeso lengqondo lokho? Manje cabanga ngesipiliyoni sakho sempilo. Kungokungaphendukeli nje okwenzeka emlandweni lapho oFakazi BakaJehova bangaholelwa khona ukuthi usuku lwethu luphawulwa "Izimo zimbi kakhulu kunalokho obekutholwe yisintu ngaphambi kwe-1914".   Noma ngubani owaziyo, lesi sitatimende siyihaba.
Akuwona nje umlando wasendulo kuphela okufanele singazi ngawo. Kufanele futhi siwushaye indiva umlando wethu.

"Ngaphezu kwalokho, umhlaba uzoqhubeka ukonakala, ngoba isiprofetho seBhayibheli sabikezela ukuthi 'abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazoqhubeka besuka kokubi baye kokubi kakhulu.'” - I-2 Tim 3: 13.

Okwamanje asikwazi ukudlula isigaba sokuqala sendatshana, ngoba nansi esinye isitatimende esingamanga okufanele ubhekane naso. Okokuqala, i-athikili isebenzisa kabi i-2 uTimothy 3: 13. Ngamalungelo, ngabe ifaka i-ellipsis ngemuva “kokubi kuya kokubi” ngoba ivesi eliphelele lifundeka kanje:
Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazoqhubeka besuka kokubi baye kokubi kakhulu, bedukisa futhi bedukiswa. ”(2Ti 3: 13)
Lokhu kuseyingxenye yesixwayiso sikaPawulu kuThimothi mayelana nezimo eziphawula 'izinsuku zokugcina'. Ngakho-ke, usakhuluma ngebandla lobuKristu, hhayi umhlaba wonke. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwe-20th ngekhulu leminyaka, izimo zomhlaba ziye zaba zimbi kakhulu zabe sezithuthuka zabe zisiba zimbi futhi futhi zithuthuka nangaphezulu. Kodwa-ke, kusukela osukwini lukaPawulu kuqhubeke kuze kube sesikhathini sethu “abantu ababi nabakhohlisi” ebandleni lobuKristu baye baqhubeka 'besuka kokubi baye kokubi kakhulu, bedukisa futhi bedukiswa.' Ibandla loFakazi BakaJehova limane nje likhona. Ngakho-ke uPawulu akazange asinike isibonakaliso esingalinganisa ngaso ukuthi sisondele kangakanani ekubuyeni kukaKristu. Akasho lutho ngokubuya kukaKristu. Lokho asixwayisa ngakho kudukiswa ngabantu ababi. (Bheka futhi i-2Ti 3: 6, 7)

“Ukuzihlanganisa Nababi Kuthola Imikhuba Ewusizo”

Ekugcineni sithola ukudlula isigaba sokuqala.
Umuntu akanakuphikisana neqiniso elishiwo ngokusobala elifana nalelo elitholakala kweyoku-1 Korinte 15:33. Ngokunikezwe lokho, yini eyakha ukuzihlanganisa okungalungile?

“Noma-ke sifuna ukuba nomusa kulabo abangalandeli imithetho kaNkulunkulu, akufanele sibe abangane babo abaseduze noma abangane abaseduze. Ngakho-ke, kungaba okungalungile ngomunye woFakazi BakaJehova ongumuntu ongashadile ukuthi athandane nomuntu ongazinikele futhi othembekile kuNkulunkulu futhi ongazihloniphi izindinganiso zaKhe eziphakeme. Ukugcina ubuqotho bobuKristu kubaluleke kakhulu kunokuthandwa ngabantu abangaphili ngemithetho kaJehova. Abangane bethu abaseduze kufanele babe yilabo abenza intando kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wathi: 'Noma ngubani owenza intando kaNkulunkulu, lowo ungumfowethu, udadewethu nomama.' ”- UMark 3: 35.

Isimiso esishiwo lapha ukuthi akufanele sibe abangane abaseduze, ingasaphathwa eyokushada nanoma ngubani, ongalandeli imithetho kaNkulunkulu, angahloniphi izindinganiso Zakhe eziphakeme futhi angagcini ubuqotho bobuKristu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina ubuqotho kunokuthandwa ngabantu abangahlali ngemithetho kaJehova.
Kuhle futhi kuhle. Omunye wemithetho eyinhloko kaJehova ngowokuqala eMiyalweni Eyishumi: “Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami.” Unkulunkulu ngomuntu esimlalela ngokuphelele futhi ngokungathandabuzi. Ngakho-ke, lapho beyalwa ukuba bayeke ukushumayela, uPeter nabaphostoli bathi, “Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu njengombusi kunabantu.” (Izenzo 5: 29)
Kungenzeka yini ukuthi oFakazi BakaJehova basanda kuzifanelekela njengezinhlangano ezimbi? Yize kunjalo, uma umuntu phakathi kwabo eveza ukuthi imfundiso yeNdikimba Ebusayo ayikho embhalweni futhi izama ukukhombisa lokhu kusetshenziswa ibhayibheli, lowo uyakhishwa emndenini nakubangane.
Kukhona abaningi bethu manje abaqhubeka behlangana noFakazi BakaJehova. Kodwa-ke, akuyona iNhlangano esizihlanganisa nayo, kodwa abantu ngabanye. Kungakho sizokwenqaba ukuhlangana nabangane abathile bangaphambili nabazihlanganisa nabo, yize kungenzeka ukuthi bangabadala ebandleni, abawulandeli umthetho kaNkulunkulu wokumlalela phezu kwabantu, futhi ngenxa yalokho abangagcini ubuqotho bobuKristu. Abanjalo babonakala emadodeni njengezikhonzi zokulunga, kepha imisebenzi yabo engenaluthando ivame ukubonakaliswa yindlela abaye bahlukumeza ngayo “abancane” bakhombisa ukuthi banobubi bokuzihlanganisa. (I-2Co 11: 15; Lu 17: 1, 2; Mt 7: 15-20)
Kukhona labo phakathi koFakazi BakaJehova abaziyo ukuthi ezinye zezimfundiso zethu zingamanga, kodwa abakhetha ukuzifundisa endaweni yesikhulumi noma enkonzweni yasensimini. Kungani? Ngenxa yokwesaba umuntu. Bafuna ukuhlala 'bethandwa ngabantu abangaphili ngemithetho kaJehova.' Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inani elandayo ligcina ubuqotho balo bobuKristu ngisho noma kusho ukushushiswa abanye oFakazi BakaJehova, njengoba noPetru nabanye abaphostoli bashushiswa amanye amaJuda. Kwesinye isikhathi ushushiso luthatha uhlobo lokunyundelwa nokubulawa kwabalingiswa. Kwezinye izikhathi, kudonsela ekunqanyulweni kubo bonke abantu esibathandayo.
Ukususa ekuhlanganyeleni manje sekusetshenziswa njengesikhali sobumnyama ngendlela efanayo esontweni lasendulo lama Katolika elalisetshenziswa ekuhlanganyeleni. (Bheka “Isikhali Sobumnyama” ngemininingwane.)

Shada “Kuphela ENkosini”

Umbuzo uqhamuke phakathi kwethu esingakashadi futhi ophakamise leli qiniso elisha elingokomoya, “Manje ngizoshada kanjani kuphela eNkosini.” Ngaphambi kwalokhu, impendulo yayilula: Shada nomunye uFakazi KaJehova. Kodwa-ke, manje senzani?
Ayikho impendulo elula, kodwa ngingakubeka kuwe ukuthi INqabayokulinda isinikeze, ngokungazi, impendulo eqondile. "Abangane bethu abaseduze kufanele kube yilabo abenza intando kaNkulunkulu." Umuntu angafuna umngane womshado ofanele phakathi koFakazi BakaJehova (noma kwenye indawo) abese ebheka ukuthi uzimisele yini ukulahla izimfundiso zamanga ezihlukanisa noKristu. (UJohane 4: 23) Uma kunjalo, uma lowo muntu ezimisele ukulalela uNkulunkulu njengombusi phezu kwabantu noma ngabe kusho ukuhlupheka kukaKristu — ukwenyanya ibandla-ke umuntu angathola umlingani ofanele eNkosini . (He 11: 26; Mt 16: 24)
Kunabantu abaningi abahle phakathi koFakazi BakaJehova. Amadoda nabesifazane abalungile abazama ukubonisa izimfanelo zobuKristu zothando, ukwethembeka nobuhle. Kukhona futhi abantu abaningi abanesimo sokuzinikela kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, kodwa bekhohlisa amandla ayo. (Bheka i-2Ti 3: 5. Sisezinsukwini zokugcina ngemuva kwakho konke.) Kungashiwo okufanayo ngamalungu ezinye izinkolo. Umugqa ohlukanisayo oFakazi BakaJehova abanamathela kukholelwa ukuthi bangukuphela kweqiniso. Ngake ngacabanga kanjalo, kodwa isifundo seBhayibheli esizimele singifundise ukuthi zonke izinkolelo eziyisisekelo ezenza ukuthi oFakazi babe ngohlukile zisekelwe ezimfundisweni zabantu futhi azinasisekelo emBhalweni. Ngakho-ke, yize kuhlukile ngezindlela eziningi ezivela kwezinye izinkolo eziningi zobuKristu, oFakazi bayinto efanayo kuleyo nto esemqoka yokuzithoba ezimfundisweni nasikweni lwamadoda phezu kukaNkulunkulu naseZwini lakhe.

Zihlanganise nalabo Abathanda uJehova

Inhloso yalesi sihloko ukuqinisekisa oFakazi BakaJehova ukuba bahlale behlukile ezweni nasezinkolweni “zamanga” ezibazungezile. Isigaba sokugcina siqinisa le mindset:

“Njengabakhulekeli bakaJehova, kudingeka silingise uNowa nomndeni wakhe namaKristu ekhulu lokuqala alalelayo. Kufanele sizihlukanise nohlelo olubi lwezinto ezisizungezile futhi sifune abangane abakhayo phakathi kwezigidi zabafowethu nodadewethu abathembekile… .Uma sibuka izinhlangano zethu kulezi zinsuku zokugcina, thina uqobo singaphila kuze kube sekupheleni kwalesi simiso esibi futhi singene emhlabeni omusha kaJehova wokulunga osusondele kakhulu! ”

Umqondo uwukuthi insindiso yethu ayitholakalanga uqobo, kodwa ingumphumela wokuhlala ngaphakathi kweNhlangano yoFakazi BakaJehova efana nomkhumbi.
O, ukube bekulula kanjalo! Kepha futhi ukuthi akunjalo.
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