Insindiso, Ingxenye 5: Izingane ZikaNkulunkulu

[Ukuze uthole i-athikili edlule kulolu chungechunge, bheka All in the Family.]

Kungakumangaza yini ukuzwa ukuthi imfundiso eyandile kweLobukholwa ngokusindiswa kwesintu empeleni imdwebe uYahweh[i] njengabantu abanonya nabangalungile? Lokho kungabonakala njengesitatimende esidelelayo, kepha cabanga ngamaqiniso. Uma ukwelinye lamasonto amakhulu, kungenzeka ukuthi ufundiswe ukuthi lapho ufa, uzoya eZulwini noma esihogweni. Umqondo ovamile ngukuthi abathembekile bavuzwa ngokuphila okuphakade ezulwini noNkulunkulu, nalabo abenqaba uKristu ngokulahlwa kwaphakade esihogweni noSathane.

Ngenkathi abantu abaningi benkolo kulesi sikhathi samanje sesayensi bengasakholelwa esihogweni njengendawo yangempela yokuhlushwa phakade, bayaqhubeka bekholelwa ukuthi abalungileyo baya ezulwini, bese beshiya isimo esibi kuNkulunkulu. Ingqikithi yale nkolelo ukuthi ababi abalinganisi ukusindiswa ngokufa, kepha abalungile bakwenza lokho.

Okwenza kube nzima le nkolelo iqiniso ukuthi kuze kube muva nje, ukusindiswa kwakusho ukunamathela kuhlobo oluthile lobuKristu. Yize kungasamukeleki emphakathini ukuthi wonke umuntu ongeyona inkolo yakho uzoya esihogweni, akunakuphikwa ukuthi lokhu bekuyimfundiso evamile yamasonto eLobukholwa selokhu kwasungulwa imfundiso yamanga yesihogo.[Ii]  Ngempela, amasonto amaningi asabambelele kule mfundiso, noma bekhuluma ngayo bodwa, izwi le-sotto, ukugcina inkohliso yokulungiswa kwezepolitiki.

Ngaphandle kobuKristu obujwayelekile, sinezinye izinkolo ezingacashile ngokumemezela ukubambelela kwazo ekusindisweni njengelungelo lobulungu. Phakathi kwalaba sinamaMormon, oFakazi BakaJehova, namaSulumane — uma sibala abathathu kuphela.

Vele, isizathu salo mfundiso ukwethembeka komkhiqizo okulula. Abaholi banoma iyiphi inkolo abakwazi ukuba nabalandeli babo babaleke, ngokuthanda kwabo, baye enkolweni esencintiswaneni eseduzane ngoba nje bengajabule ngokuthile okuthile esontweni. Ngenkathi amaKristu eqiniso ebuswa uthando, abaholi bamasonto bayabona ukuthi kukhona okunye okudingekayo ukuze abantu babuse ezingqondweni nasezinhliziyweni zabanye. Ukwesaba kuyisihluthulelo. Indlela yokuqinisekisa ukwethembeka kuhlobo lomuntu lobuKristu ukwenza isikhundla nesikhundla sikholelwe ukuthi uma beshiya, bazokufa — noma okubi kakhulu, bahlushwe uNkulunkulu ingunaphakade.

Umqondo wokuthi abantu babe sethubeni lesibili lokuphila emva kokufa kudicilela phansi ukulawula kwabo okususelwa ekwesabeni. Ngakho-ke isonto ngalinye linezinhlobo zalo ezithile zalokho esingakubiza ngokuthi "yi-One-Chance Doctrine" yosindiso. Engqungqutheleni yayo, le mfundiso ifundisa okholwayo ukuthi yena ithuba kuphela ukusindiswa kwenzeka ngenxa yezinqumo ezenziwe kulempilo. Ishaye manje bese 'Usale kahle Charlie'.

Abanye bangahle bangavumelani nalokhu kuhlolwa. Isibonelo, oFakazi BakaJehova bangaphikisana nokuthi abafundisi lutho olunjalo, kodwa kunalokho bafundise ukuthi labo asebafa bazovuswa emhlabeni futhi bathole ithuba lesibili ekusindisweni ngaphansi kokubusa kweminyaka eyinkulungwane kukaJesu Kristu. Yize kuyiqiniso ukuthi bafundisa ithuba lesibili labafileyo, kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi abaphilayo abasinda e-Armagedoni abalitholi lelo thuba lesibili. OFakazi bashumayela ukuthi ezigidini zamadoda, abesifazane, izingane, izinsana, nezinsana ezisinda kuze kufike e-Armagedoni bonke bazofa ingunaphakade, ngaphandle kokuthi baphendukele enkolweni ye-JW.[Iv] Ngakho-ke imfundiso yoFakazi BakaJehova "iyimfundiso eyithuba elilodwa" yensindiso, futhi imfundiso eyengeziwe yokuthi labo asebevele befile bayovuswa ivumela ubuholi be-JW ukuthi buthathe kahle abaphangi. Uma oFakazi bengahlali bethembekile eNdikimbeni Ebusayo, bazobe befa ingunaphakade e-Armagedoni futhi balahle lonke ithemba lokuphinde bababone abathandekayo babo abafile. Lokhu kulawulwa kuqiniswa yimfundiso ephindaphindwayo yokuthi i-Armagedoni iseduze.[Iii]

(Ngokuya ngemfundiso yoFakazi, uma ufuna ithuba lesibili empilweni, okungcono kakhulu ongakwenza ukuthi ubulale umndeni wakho, bese uzibulala kusasele usuku olwandulela i-Armagedoni. Yize lesi sitatimende singabonakala singahloniphi futhi sinamandla, kodwa siyisimo esivumelekile ngokususelwa ku-eschatology yoFakazi.)

Ukuzama ukuzungeza unya nokungabi nabulungiswa okufundwa yi "One-Chance Doctrine" yensindiso ekholweni, izazi zisungule[V] izixazululo ezahlukahlukene zezimfundiso kule nkinga phakathi neminyaka — iLimbo nePurigator kungezinye ezimbili kuphela ezivelele.

Uma ungumKatolika, umProthestani, noma unamathela kunoma yiliphi lamahlelo amancane obuKristu, kuzofanele uvume ukuthi lapho uhlolwa, lokho okufundisiwe ngokusindiswa kwesintu kuveza uNkulunkulu njengononya futhi ongafanele. Masibhekane nakho: inkundla yokudlala ayisondele ngisho nasezingeni. Ngabe umfana omncane, owebiwe emndenini wakhe esigodini esithile sase-Afrika futhi aphoqelelwa ukuba yisosha eliyingane, uthola ithuba elifanayo lokusindiswa njengomntwana ongumKristu okhuliswe endaweni yabadla izambane likapondo laseMelika futhi wakhuliswa ngokwenkolo? Ngabe intombazane yaseNdiya eneminyaka engu-13 edayiswe ebugqilini bomshado ohleliwe inethuba elifanele lokwazi nokukholwa kuKristu? Lapho kuvela amafu amnyama e-Armagedoni, ingabe umalusi othile wezimvu waseTibetangaba nomuzwa wokuthi wayenikwe ithuba elifanele “lokwenza ukukhetha okulungile”? Futhi kuthiwani ngezigidigidi zezingane ezisemhlabeni namuhla? Yiliphi ithuba noma yimuphi umntwana, kusukela osanda kuzalwa kuya ebusheni, anakho ukuqonda kahle lokho okusengcupheni — kucatshangwa ukuthi uhlala endaweni lapho atholakala khona ebuKristwini?

Noma unembeza wethu ubumbene ungafezekanga futhi usontwe yizwe elibuswa uSathane, singabona kalula ukuthi "Imfundiso Eyodwa Yezinsindiso" ayinabulungiswa, ayilungile, futhi ayilungile. Nokho uJehova akayikho kulezi zinto. Ngempela, uyisisekelo sakho konke okulungile, okulungile, nokulungile. Ngakho-ke akudingeki nokuthi sibheke eBhayibhelini ukuze singabaze ngokungathi sína imvelaphi yaphezulu yezimpawu ezahlukahlukene ze “One-Chance Doctrine” ezifundiswa amasonto eLobukholwa. Kunengqondo kakhulu ukubona konke lokhu kuyilokho okuyikho ngempela: izimfundiso zabantu abazimisele ukuphatha nokulawula abanye.

Ukuhlanza Ingqondo

Ngakho-ke, uma sifuna ukuqonda insindiso njengoba ifundiswa yiBhayibheli, kufanele sisuse imfuhlumfuhlu yemfundiso egcwalisa izingqondo zethu. Ukuze sifeze lokhu, ake sibheke imfundiso yomphefumulo womuntu ongafi.

Imfundiso iningi leLobukholwa elibambelele kuyo ukuthi bonke abantu bazalwa benomphefumulo ongafi oqhubeka uphila ngemuva kokufa komzimba.[vi] Le mfundiso iyalimaza njengoba ilulaza imfundiso yeBhayibheli ngensindiso. Uyabona, ngenkathi iBhayibheli lingasho lutho ngabantu abanomphefumulo ongafi, liyasho okuningi ngomvuzo wokuphila okuphakade okufanele sikulwele. (Mt 19:16; Johane 3:14, 15, 16; 3:36; 4:14; 5:24; 6:40; Ro 2: 6; Gal 6: 8; 1Ti 1:16; Thithu 1: 2) ; Jude 21) Cabanga ngalokhu: Uma unomphefumulo ongafi, usuvele unokuphila okuphakade. Ngakho-ke, insindiso yakho iba umbuzo wendawo. Usuvele uphila ingunaphakade, ngakho umbuzo umayelana nokuthi uzohlala kuphi — ezulwini, esihogweni, noma kwenye indawo.

Imfundiso yomphefumulo womuntu ongafi ihlekisa ngemfundiso kaJesu mayelana nokwethembeka okuzuza njengefa ukuphila okuphakade, akunjalo? Umuntu akakwazi ukuzuza njengefa lokho anakho kakade. Imfundiso yomphefumulo ongafi ingenye nje yamanga okuqala uSathane awatshela u-Eva: “Ngokuqinisekile ngeke ufe.” (Genesise 3: 4)

Isixazululo Esingasombululeki

"Ngubani ngempela ongasindiswa?… Kubantu lokhu akunakwenzeka, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto zingenzeka." (Mt 19:26)

Ake sibheke isimo sokuqala kalula ngangokunokwenzeka.

Bonke abantu banikezwa ithemba lokuphila phakade njengabantu ngoba bonke babezoba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngo-Adamu futhi bazuze ifa lokuphila kuYise, uYahweh. Silahlekelwe yilelo themba ngoba u-Adamu wona futhi waxoshwa emndenini, wathola ifa. Abantu bebengaseyona izingane zikaNkulunkulu, kepha bebeyingxenye yendalo yakhe, bengcono kunezilwane zasendle. (UmSh 3:19)

Lesi simo saphinde saqiniswa ukuthi abantu banikezwa inkululeko yokuzikhethela. U-Adam wakhetha ukuzibusa. Uma sifuna ukuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kufanele sizimisele ukwamukela leyo nketho ngokukhululeka ngaphandle kokuphoqwa noma ukukhohliswa. UJehova ngeke asikhohlise, asincenge, noma asiphoqe ukuba sibuyele emndenini wakhe. Ufuna izingane zakhe zimthande ngokuzithandela. Ngakho-ke ukuze uNkulunkulu asisindise, kuzofanele asihlinzeke ngendawo esinikeza ithuba elilungile, elifanele, nelingenakubalwa lokwenza izingqondo zethu ukuthi siyafuna yini ukubuyela kuYe noma cha. Leyo yinkambo yothando futhi “uNkulunkulu uluthando”. (1 Johane 4: 8)

UJehova akazange abeke intando yakhe phezu kwesintu. Sanikezwa inkululeko yokuzikhethela. Esikhathini sokuqala somlando wesintu, lokho ekugcineni kwaholela ezweni eligcwele udlame. UZamcolo waba ukusetha kabusha okuhle, futhi wabeka imingcele ekweqeni komuntu. Ngezikhathi ezithile, u-Yahweh wayiqinisa leyo mingcele njengoba kwenzeka eSodoma naseGomora, kepha lokhu kwenzelwa ukuvikela iNzalo yowesifazane nokugwema izinxushunxushu. (Genesise 3:15) Noma kunjalo, phakathi kwemingcele enjalo, Isintu sasisenakho ukuzinqumela ngokuphelele. (Kunezinye izinto ezengeziwe zokuthi kungani lokhu kuvunyelwe okungahambelani ngokuqinile nodaba lwensindiso futhi ngale kwalokhu kungaphezulu kwalolu chungechunge.[vii]) Noma kunjalo, umphumela waba yindawo lapho ubuningi besintu babungeke banikezwe ithuba elifanele lokusindiswa. Ngisho nasendaweni eyasungulwa nguNkulunkulu — ngokwesibonelo u-Israyeli wasendulo ngaphansi kwesandla sikaMose — iningi alikwazanga ukuphuma emiphumeleni emibi yesiko, ingcindezelo, ukwesaba abantu, nezinye izinto ezivimba ukuhamba ngokukhululeka komcabango nenjongo.

Ubufakazi balokhu buyabonakala enkonzweni kaJesu.

“. . Wabe eseqala ukusola imizi okwakwenzeke kuyo iningi lemisebenzi yakhe yamandla, ngoba ingaphendukanga: ²¹ “Maye kuwe, Khorazini! Maye kuwe, Bhethesayida! ngoba ukube imisebenzi yamandla yayenzeke eTire naseSidoni eyenzeke kini, ngabe kade baphenduka bembethe indwangu yesaka nomlotha. ²² Ngenxa yalokho ngithi kini, Kuyokhuthazela kangcono iTire neSidoni ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kunani. ²³Nawe, Kapernawume, ingabe mhlawumbe uyophakanyiselwa ezulwini? Uyokwehlela eHayidesi; ngoba ukube imisebenzi yamandla eyenzeka kuwe yayenzekile eSodoma, ngabe likhona nanamuhla. ²⁴Ngenxa yalokho ngithi kini, Kuyokhuthazeleka kangcono ezweni laseSodoma ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kunani. ”” (Mt 11: 20-24)

Abantu baseSodoma babebabi ngakho babhujiswa uNkulunkulu. Noma kunjalo, bayovuswa ngoSuku Lokwahlulela. Abantu baseKorazini nabaseBetsaida babengathathwa njengababi ngendlela yabantu baseSodoma, kepha uJesu wabalahla kakhulu ngenxa yezinhliziyo zabo ezilukhuni. Noma kunjalo, nabo bazobuya.

Abantu baseSodoma abazalwanga bekhohlakele, kodwa baba ngaleyondlela ngenxa yendawo ababehlala kuyo. Ngokufanayo, labo baseKorazin nabaseBetsaida babethonywe amasiko abo, abaholi babo, ukucindezela kontanga, nazo zonke ezinye izinto ezinethonya elibi enkululekweni yomuntu yokuzikhethela nokuzinqumela. La mathonya anamandla kakhulu okwenza ukuthi labo bantu bangaqapheli ukuthi uJesu uvela kuNkulunkulu, yize bembona elapha zonke izinhlobo zokugula futhi evusa nabafileyo. Noma kunjalo, laba bazothola ithuba lesibili.

Cabanga ngomhlaba ongenalo lonke leli thonya elibi. Cabanga ngomhlaba lapho kungekho khona uSathane; izwe lapho amasiko nobandlululo lwabantu kuyinto yesikhathi esidlule? Zicabange ukhululekile ukucabanga nokubonisana ngokukhululekile ngaphandle kokwesaba ukujeziswa; izwe elingenagunya lomuntu elingaphoqelela intando yalo kuwe ukuba 'ulungise ukucabanga kwakho' embonweni walo. Kuphela ezweni elinjalo lapho inkundla yokudlala ingaba nezinga leqiniso. Kuphela emhlabeni onjalo lapho yonke imithetho izosebenza ngokulinganayo kubo bonke abantu. Lapho-ke, kuphela lapho, lapho wonke umuntu angaba nethuba lokusebenzisa inkululeko yakhe yokuzikhethela futhi akhethe ukubuyela kuBaba noma cha.

Ingafinyelelwa kanjani indawo enjalo ebusisekile? Ngokusobala, akunakwenzeka ngoSathane nxazonke. Ngisho noma esehambile, ohulumeni babantu babeyokwenza ingafinyeleleki. Ngakho-ke kuzofanele bahambe nabo. Ngempela, ukuze lokhu kusebenze, zonke izinhlobo zokubusa komuntu kuzodingeka zisuswe. Kodwa-ke, uma kungekho mthetho, kungaba nezinxushunxushu. Ngokushesha abanamandla babezobusa ababuthakathaka. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iyiphi indlela yokubusa ingavikela kanjani isaga seminyaka esithi: “Amandla onakalisa”.

Kubantu, lokhu akunakwenzeka, kodwa akukho okungenzeki kuNkulunkulu. (Mt 19: 26) Isixazululo senkinga sasibanjwe ngasese iminyaka engaba ngu-4,000 16, kuze kufike uKristu. (Ro 25:4; Mar 11:12, 25) Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wayehlose ukuthi lesi sixazululo sivele zisuka nje. (Mt 34:1; Efe 4: 1) Isixazululo sikaYahweh kwaba ukusungula uhlobo lukahulumeni olungonakali olwaluzohlinzeka ngemvelo yokusindiswa kwaso sonke isintu. Kwaqala ngenhloko yalowo hulumeni, uJesu Kristu. Yize ayeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa, kwakudingeka okungaphezu kokhokho abalungile. (Kol 15:1; Johane 14:18, XNUMX)

“… Nakuba eyiNdodana, wafunda ukulalela ezintweni ahlupheka ngazo, wapheleliswa, waba the umbhali wensindiso yaphakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo… ”(He 5: 8, 9 BLB)

Manje, uma konke okwakudingeka kwakuyikhono lokwenza imithetho, khona-ke inkosi eyodwa yayizokwanela, ikakhulukazi uma leyo nkosi kwakuyiNkosi ekhazinyulisiwe uJesu Kristu. Kodwa-ke, kudingeka okuningi ukuqinisekisa ukulingana kokukhetha. Ngaphandle kokususa izingcindezi zangaphandle, kukhona ezangaphakathi. Yize amandla kaNkulunkulu engalungisa umonakalo owenziwe yizenzo ezimbi ezifana nokunukubezwa kwezingane, uyayekelela ekusebenziseni inkululeko yomuntu yokuzikhethela. Uzosusa ukukhohlisa okungekuhle, kepha akayihlanganisi inkinga ngokuzibandakanya ekukhohliseni okungokwakhe, noma singakubona kukuhle lokho. Ngakho-ke, uzohlinzeka ngosizo, kepha abantu kumele balwamukele ngokuzithandela usizo. Angakwenza kanjani lokho?

Ukuvuka Kabili

Ibhayibheli likhuluma ngovuko ababili, omunye olungile omunye wabangalungile; enye iphile futhi enye isahlulelweni. (IzEnzo 24:15; Johane 5:28, 29) Uvuko lokuqala ololwabaphilayo, kodwa olunenhloso ethile.

"Ngase ngibona izihlalo zobukhosi, futhi ababehlala kuzo kwakukhona labo abaphathiswe igunya lokwahlulela. Ngabona nemiphefumulo yalabo ababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, nalabo ababengasikhonzi isilo noma umfanekiso waso futhi abangazange baluthole uphawu lwaso emabunzini abo noma ezandleni zabo. Baphila futhi babusa noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. ⁵Abanye abafileyo abaphilanga yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Lokhu kungukuvuka kokuqala. ⁶Ubusisiwe, ungcwele lowo ohlanganyela ekuvukeni kokuqala. Phezu kwabo ukufa kwesibili akunamandla, kepha bayakuba ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane. ” (IsAm 20: 4-6)

Labo ovukweni lokuqala bazobusa njengamakhosi, bahlulele, futhi bakhonze njengabapristi. Phezu kobani? Njengoba bebabili kuphela, ngakho-ke kufanele ukuthi bazobusa phezu kwalabo abakha abangalungile, abazobuyela ovukweni lokwahlulelwa. (Johane 5:28, 29)

Bekungeke kube nobulungiswa uma abangalungile bebuyiselwa emuva ukuze bahlulelwe ngokwalokho abakwenzile kulokhu kuphila. Lokhu kungaba enye nje indlela “yemfundiso eyithuba elilodwa” yensindiso, esesivele siyibona imelela kabi uNkulunkulu njengongenabulungisa, ongenabulungisa nononya. Ngokwengeziwe, labo abahlulelwa ngamafuphi abanasidingo sezinsizakalo zobupristi. Kepha laba abakha uvuko lokuqala bangabapristi. Umsebenzi wabo uhilela “ukwelashwa kwezizwe” —njengoba sizobona esihlokweni esilandelayo. (IsAm 22: 2)

Ngamafuphi, injongo yokuba namakhosi, abahluleli, nabapristi basebenze ngokubambisana nangaphansi kukaJesu Kristu njengeNkosi enguMesiya ukwenza lokhu ukukala insimu edlalwayo. Laba banomsebenzi wokunikeza bonke abantu lelo thuba elilinganayo nelilinganayo lokusindiswa manje abasenqatshelwe ngenxa yokungalingani kwesimiso sezinto samanje.

Bangobani laba abalungileyo?

Izingane ZikaNkulunkulu

AbaseRoma 8: 19-23 bakhuluma ngaBantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ukwembulwa kwalezi yinto indalo (uMuntu ohlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu) ebikade ikulindile. Ngala maDodana kaNkulunkulu, sonke isintu (indalo) naso sizokhululwa futhi sibe nenkululeko ekhazimulayo efanayo naleyo osekuvele kuyifa lamaDodana kaNkulunkulu ngoKristu.

"… Ukuthi indalo uqobo iyokhululwa ebugqilini bokonakala futhi ithole inkululeko yenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu." (Ro 8:21)

UJesu weza ukuzoqoqa Izingane zikaNkulunkulu. Ukushunyayelwa kwezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso akuqondene nokusindiswa kwesintu ngokushesha. Akuyona imfundiso eyodwa kuphela yensindiso. Ngokushunyayelwa kwezindaba ezinhle, uJesu ubutha “abakhethiweyo.” Laba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu okungasindiswa ngabo bonke abanye abantu.

Abakhulu abanjalo bazonikezwa amandla amakhulu negunya, ngakho-ke kumele bangonakali. Uma kwakufanele iNdodana kaNkulunkulu engenasono kuphelelisiwe (He 5: 8, 9), kulandela ukuthi labo abazalelwe esonweni nabo kumele bahlolwe futhi bapheleliswe ngaphambi kokuba banikezwe umthwalo obabazekayo. Yeka ukuthi kuphawuleka kanjani ukuthi uYahweh angabeka ukwethemba okunjalo kubantu abangaphelele!

 “Ngokwazi njengoba wenza lokho lokhu ikhwalithi evivinyiwe yokholo lwakho kuveza ukukhuthazela. ⁴ Kepha vumelani ukukhuthazela kuqede umsebenzi wakho, ukuze nibe ngabaphelele nabaphilile ezicini zonke, abangantuli lutho. ” (Jak 1: 3, 4)

“Ngalokho-ke nithokoza kakhulu, noma isikhathi esifushane, uma kufanele, nikhathazekile ngezilingo ezahlukahlukene; ⁷ ukuze ikhwalithi evivinyiwe yokholo lwakho, elinenani elikhulu kakhulu kunegolide elibhubhayo naphezu kokuvivinywa kwalo ngomlilo, lingatholakala liyisizathu sokudunyiswa nenkazimulo nodumo ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu. ” (1Pe 1: 6, 7)

Kuwo wonke umlando, kuye kwaba nabantu abangavamile abakwazile ukubeka ukholo kuNkulunkulu naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlobo zezithiyo uSathane nezwe lakhe abazibekela zona. Imvamisa ngokuncane okuqhubekayo, abanjalo babonise ukholo olukhulu. Babengalidingi ithemba elichazwe ngokucacile. Ukholo lwabo lwalusekelwe ekukholweni kobuhle nothando lukaNkulunkulu. Lokho kwakwanele ukubekezelela lonke uhlobo losizi nokushushiswa. Umhlaba wawungabafanele abanjalo, futhi usaqhubeka ungabafanele. (He 11: 1-37; He 11:38)

Ngabe uNkulunkulu akanabulungisa yini ukuthi ngabantu abanokholo olungajwayelekile kangaka ababhekwa njengabafanelekile?

Akulungile yini ukuthi abantu abanamakhono afanayo nawezingelosi? Ingabe akulungile ukuthi izingelosi azikwazi ukuzala njengoba kwenza abantu? Ngabe akulungile yini ukuthi abesifazane nabesilisa bahlukile futhi banezindima ezihlukile ngandlela thile empilweni? Noma ingabe sisebenzisa umqondo wokulunga entweni ethile lapho kungafanele khona?

Ubulungiswa abubonakali yini ezimweni lapho bonke benikezwe into efanayo? Bonke abantu banikezwa, ngabazali bethu bokuqala, ithuba lokubizwa ngokuthi bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu nefa lesikhonzi elihlanganisa ukuphila okuphakade. Bonke abantu banikwe inkululeko yokuzikhethela. Ngakho-ke ukuze alunge ngokweqiniso, uNkulunkulu kumele anikeze bonke abantu ithuba elilinganayo lokusebenzisa inkululeko yabo yokuzikhethela ukuthi bazokuba ngabantwana bakhe yini noma bazuze ifa lokuphila okuphakade. Izindlela uJehova afeza ngazo leyo nhloso zingaphandle kodaba lokulunga. Wakhetha uMose ukuthi akhulule isizwe sakwa-Israyeli. Ngabe lokho kwakungalungile kwabanye abantu bakubo? Noma ezinganeni zakwabo ezifana no-Aaron noma uMiriam, noma uKora? Bacabanga kanjalo ngesinye isikhathi, kepha balungiswa, ngoba uNkulunkulu unelungelo lokukhetha owesilisa (noma owesifazane) ofanele kulowo msebenzi.

Endabeni yabaKhethiweyo bakhe, iZingane zikaNkulunkulu, ukhetha ngesisekelo sokholo. Leyo mfanelo evivinyiwe ilungisa inhliziyo ize ifike ezingeni lapho engamemezela khona ukuthi ulungile ngisho nezoni futhi atshale kuzo igunya lokubusa noKristu. Kuyinto ephawulekayo.

Ukholo alufani nenkolelo. Abanye bathi konke uNkulunkulu adinga ukukwenza ukuze abantu bakholelwe wukuzibonakalisa futhi asuse konke ukungabaza. Akunjalo! Isibonelo, uzibonakalise ngezinhlupho eziyishumi, ukuhlukaniswa koLwandle Olubomvu, kanye nezimpawu ezethusayo zobukhona Bakhe eNtabeni iSinayi, nokho ezansi kwaleyo ntaba, abantu bakhe basakhombisa ukungabi nalukholo futhi bakhonza ithole legolide. Inkolelo ayibangeli ushintsho olunengqondo esimweni somuntu nasenkambweni yokuphila. Ukholo luyakwenza! Ngempela, nezingelosi ezazikhona ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu zamhlubuka. (Jak 2:19; Is 12: 4; Jobe 1: 6) Ukholo lweqiniso luyinto eyivelakancane. (2Th 3: 2) Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu unesihe. Uyakwazi ukulinganiselwa kwethu. Uyazi ukuthi ukumane aziveze ngesikhathi esifanele ngeke kuholele ekuguqulweni kwabantu abaningi. Ebuningini besintu, kudingeka okuningi, futhi Izingane zikaNkulunkulu zizokuhlinzeka.

Nokho, ngaphambi kokuba singene kulokho, kumelwe siphendule umbuzo we-Armagedoni. Lemfundiso yeBhayibheli iye yahlanekezelwa izinkolo zezwe kangangokuthi ibeka isithiyo esikhulu ekuqondeni kwethu isihe nothando lukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, lokhu kuzoba isihloko sesihloko esilandelayo.

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[i] Kukhona ukuhumusha okuhlukile kwe- I-Tetragrammaton (YHWH noma i-JHVH) ngesiNgisi. Abaningi bathanda UJehova phezu Jehova, kuyilapho abanye bekhetha ukuhumusha okuhlukile. Ezingqondweni zabanye, ukusetshenziswa kwe- UJehova kusho ukuzihlanganisa noFakazi BakaJehova ngenxa yokuhlangana kwabo kwekhulu leminyaka nokukhuthaza lokhu kuhunyushwa kwegama Laphezulu. Noma kunjalo, ukusetshenziswa kwe- UJehova ingalandelelwa emuva emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka futhi ingenye yokuhumusha okuningana okuvumelekile nokujwayelekile. Ekuqaleni, ukuphinyiselwa kwe- “J” esiNgisini bekusondelene nesiHeberu u- “Y”, kepha sekuguqukile ezikhathini zanamuhla kusuka ekubeni yizwi elingenalizwi kuya emsindweni obandayo. Ngakho-ke akuseyona indlela yokubiza eseduze kakhulu neyasekuqaleni ezingqondweni zezazi eziningi ezingamaHeberu. Uma kushiwo lokho, umuzwa wombhali ukuthi ukuphinyiselwa ngqo kweTetragrammaton akunakwenzeka ukufeza njengamanje futhi akufanele kuthathwe njengokubaluleke kakhulu. Okubalulekile ukuthi sisebenzise igama likaNkulunkulu lapho sifundisa abanye, njengoba igama lakhe limele ubuntu bakhe nobuntu bakhe. Noma kunjalo, kusukela Jehova kubonakala kusondele kokwangempela, ngikhetha lokho kokusele kwalezi zihloko. Kodwa-ke, lapho ngibhalela oFakazi BakaJehova ngokukhethekile, ngizoqhubeka nokusebenzisa UJehova ekhumbula isibonelo sikaPawulu. (2 Co 9: 19-23)

[Ii] Yize kungeyona inkolelo yethu ukuthi isihogo yindawo yangempela lapho uNkulunkulu ehlupha khona ababi ingunaphakade, kungaphezu kwalesi sihloko ukungena ekuhlaziyweni okuningiliziwe. Kuningi okuku-inthanethi okukhombisa ukuthi imfundiso ivela kusukela ngesikhathi lapho obaba beSonto beshada ukusetshenziswa kukaJesu okufanekisayo kwe- isigodi sikaHinomu nezinkolelo zasendulo zobuqaba endaweni yabafileyo ehlukumezayo ebuswa uSathane. Kodwa-ke, ukwenza okulungile kulabo abakholelwa kule mfundiso, i-athikili yethu elandelayo izocacisa izizathu esisekela kuzo inkolelo yethu yokuthi le mfundiso ingamanga.

[Iii] “I-Armagedoni iseduze.” - Ilungu le-GB u-Anthony Morris III ngesikhathi senkulumo yokugcina eMhlanganweni Wesifunda wezi-2017.

[Iv] "Ukuze sithole ukuphila okuphakade ePharadesi lasemhlabeni kufanele sikhombe leyo nhlangano futhi sikhonze uNkulunkulu njengengxenye yayo." (w83 02/15 ikhasi 12)

[V] Ukusho ukuthi “okusunguliwe” kunembile ngoba ayikho kulezi zimfundiso engatholakala emiBhalweni Engcwele, kodwa ivela ezinganekwaneni noma ekuqagelweni kwabantu.

[vi] Le mfundiso ayikho emiBhalweni. Uma noma ngubani engavumelani, sicela unikeze imiBhalo efakazela lokho usebenzisa isigaba sokuphawula esilandelayo sale ndatshana.

[vii] Isimo esavela phakathi kukaYahweh noSathane ngenxa yobuqotho bukaJobe sikhombisa ukuthi kwakubandakanyeka okuningi kunokumane kusindiswe isintu.

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