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"Kufanele ugcwalise izithembiso zakho kuJehova." - Mt 5: 33

Izigaba zokuqala zalesi sihloko esifundwayo zikwenza kucace ukuthi isifungo isithembiso noma isifungo. (Nu 30: 2) Bese siqhubeka nokubheka izifungo ezenziwa amaHeberu amabili aphila kudala ngaphambi kwenkathi yobuKristu: uJefta noHana. Zombili lezi zifungo bezingumphumela wokuphelelwa yithemba, futhi akuvelanga kahle kulabo abathintekayo, kodwa iphuzu elizwakalayo ukuthi naphezu kobunzima obenziwa yizifungo, bobabili abantu bafeza izifungo zabo kuNkulunkulu. Ngabe lokho kusho ukuthi kufanele senze izifungo? Ingabe leso yisifundo esisemiBhalweni? Noma ingabe isifundo ukuthi akuhlakaniphile ukwenza izifungo, kepha uma sikhetha ukwenza kanjalo, kufanele sikhokhe inani?

Indikimba yendaba ibonakala isekela ukuqonda ukuthi amaKrestu angenza futhi kufanele enze izifungo kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa-ke, njengoba ingekho emibhalweni emine “efundwayo” esifundweni (imibhalo okufanele ifundwe ngokuzwakalayo) ake sizihlole thina.

Lapha, lo mbhalo ucaphuna amazwi kaJesu futhi uwedwa, kungahle kubonakale kumfundi ukuthi uJesu uyawusekela umqondo wokuthi kulungile ukwenza izifungo inqobo nje uma umuntu ezozifaka kuNkulunkulu. Umbhalo ophelele wevesi 33 uthi: “Nizwile futhi kwathiwa kulabo bezikhathi zasendulo: 'Ungafungi ungenzi, kodwa kufanele ufeze izifungo zakho kuJehova.'”

Ngakho-ke uJesu akashumayeli empeleni ukwenziwa kwezifungo, kepha ubhekisa emasikweni akudala. Ingabe lawa amasiko amahle? Ingabe uyawamukela? Njengoba kuvela, usebenzisa lokhu ukuqhathanisa nalokho akushoyo ngokulandelayo.

 34 Nokho, Ngithi kuwe: Ungafungi nakancane, noma izulu, ngoba liyisihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu; 35 noma ngomhlaba, ngoba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zakhe; noma ngeJerusalema, ngokuba kungumuzi weNkosi enkulu. 36 Ungafungi ngekhanda lakho, ngoba awukwazi ukuguqula izinwele eyodwa zibe mhlophe noma zimnyama. 37 Vele igama lakho u-Yebo lisho uYebo, u-Cha wakho, cha, cha okudlula lokhu kuvela komubi. ”(Mt 5: 33-37)

UJesu wethula okusha kumaKrestu. Usitshela ukuthi sihlukane namasiko esikhathi esedlule, aze afike ekuwabizeni ngemvelaphi kaSathane, ethi “okungaphezulu kwalokhu kuvela komubi”.

Ngokunikezwe lokhu, kungani umlobi ekhipha ibinzana elilodwa emfundisweni entsha kaJesu— “Kufanele uzifeze izifungo zakho kuJehova” —okungathi lokhu ukusho eNkosini yethu? Ngabe umbhali wale ndatshana akaqondi ukuthi izinto sezishintshile? Akalwenzi ucwaningo lwakhe? Uma kunjalo, lokhu kubhekwa kwangena kanjani kuwo wonke amasheke nezilinganiso ezandulela ukushicilelwa kwanoma iyiphi indatshana efundwayo?

Kubukeka sengathi ukuqina kwendatshana kuthanda ukwenziwa kwezifungo njengoba benzile ezikhathini zasendulo. Ngokwesibonelo:

Manje njengoba sesiqonda ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani ukwenza isifungo kuNkulunkulu, ake sicabangele le mibuzo: Hlobo luni lwezifungo esingazenza thina njengamaKristu? Futhi, kufanele sizimisele kangakanani ukugcina izifungo zethu? - isig. I-9

Ngokusekelwe kulokho uJesu asitshela kona kuMathewu 5:34, bekungeke yini impendulo yalowo mbuzo wokuqala ithi, “Akukho”? Akukho “zinhlobo zezifungo” okufanele sizenze njengamaKristu uma sizolalela iNkosi yethu.

Isithembiso sakho sokuzinikezela

Isigaba 10 sethula isifungo sokuqala iNdikimba Ebusayo esifuna ukusenza.

Isifungo esibaluleke kakhulu umKristu angasenza yileso esinikezela impilo yakhe kuJehova. - isig. I-10

Uma uzizwa umazi uJesu, zibuze-ke ukuthi ingabe uyinkosi yini enikeza iziyalo eziphikisanayo nabantu bakhe? Ngabe uzositshela ukuthi singazenzi nhlobo izifungo, bese ephenduka asitshele ukuthi senze isifungo sokuzinikezela kuNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokubhapathizwa?

Ngokwethula lesi “sifungo esibaluleke kakhulu esingenziwa ngumKrestu”, isigaba asisiniki ukusekelwa okungokomBhalo. Isizathu ukuthi ukuphela kwesikhathi lapho igama elithi “ukuzinikezela” livela khona emiBhalweni YamaKristu kulapho libhekisela eMkhosini Wokunikezelwa KwamaJuda. (Johane 10:22) Ngokuqondene nesenzo esithi “nikela”, sivela kathathu emiBhalweni YamaKristu, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi sihlobene nobuJuda futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi sishiywa kabi. (Mt 15: 5; Mar 7:11; Luk 21: 5)[i]

Isigaba sizama ukuthola ukusekelwa kwalo mbono wesifungo sangaphambi kobhapathizo sokuzinikezela ngokubeka kuMathewu 16: 24 ofundeka kanje:

"Ngemuva kwalokho uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe:" Uma umuntu efuna ukungilandela, makazincame athathe isigxobo sakhe sokuhlushwa angilandele. ”(Mt 16: 24)

Ukuzidela nokulandela ezinyathelweni zikaJesu akufani nokwenza isifungo, akunjalo? Lapha uJesu akakhulumi ngokwenza isithembiso, kepha uzimisele ngokuthembeka nokulandela indlela yakhe yokuphila. Yilokhu Izingane zikaNkulunkulu okumele zikwenze ukuze zithole umklomelo wokuphila okuphakade.

Kungani iNhlangano yenza into enkulu kangaka ngokuphusha umbono ongekho ngokombhalo wesifungo sokuzinikezela kuJehova? Ingabe sikhuluma ngesithembiso kuNkulunkulu, noma kukhona okunye okusikiselwayo?

Isigaba 10 sithi:

Kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke, 'ungokaJehova.' (Roma 14: 8) Noma ngubani owenza isithembiso sokuzinikezela kufanele asithathe ngokungathi sína… - isig. I-10

Umbhali ubeka phansi umbono wakhe ngokucaphuna abaseRoma 14: 8. EsiGrekini sokuqala, igama laphezulu alitholakali kuleli vesi kunoma yiziphi izinkulungwane zemibhalo yesandla esikhona namuhla. Okuvelayo yi "Lord" ebhekise kuJesu. Manje umbono wokuthi amaKrestu ngawakaJesu usekelwa kahle emiBhalweni. (Mar 9:38; Ro 1: 6; 1Ko 15:22) Eqinisweni, amaKristu angaba ngabakaJehova kuphela ngoKristu.

“Nina-ke ningabakaKristu; UKristu naye ungokaNkulunkulu. ”(1Co 3: 23)

Manje, abanye bangaphikisa ukuthi igama likaJehova lasuswa kwabaseRoma 14: 8 kwafakwa igama elithi “Nkosi”. Noma kunjalo, lokho akuhambelani nomongo. Cabanga ngalokhu:

“Ngoba akekho kithi ophilela yena uqobo, futhi akekho kithi ozifela yena. 8Ngoba uma siphila, siphilela iNkosi, futhi uma sifa, sifela iNkosi. Ngakho-ke, noma ngabe siyaphila noma siyafa, singabeNkosi. 9Ngoba ngenxa yalokhu uKristu wafa futhi waphila futhi, ukuze abe yiNkosi yabafileyo neyabaphilayo. ” (KwabaseRoma 14: 7-9)

Ngemuva kwalokho isigaba 11 sikhuluma ngokuthile engangikade ngikukholelwa futhi ngifundisa abafundi engibafundelayo, yize manje sengiyabona ukuthi angikaze ngikucwaninge, kodwa kumane ngikukholwe ngoba labo abangifundisayo babethembekile.

Ingabe unikezele ukuphila kwakho kuJehova futhi wakubonakalisa ngokubhapathizwa emanzini? Uma kunjalo, kuhle lokho! - isig. I-11

“Kubonakalisa ukuzinikezela kwakho ngobhapathizo lwamanzi”. Kunengqondo. Kubonakala kunengqondo. Kodwa-ke, akukho emibhalweni. OFakazi BakaJehova bathathe imfuneko engokomBhalo yokubhapathizwa bayiguqula yaba ngumfowethu omncane wokuzinikezela. Ukuzinikezela kuyinto, futhi ukubhapathizwa kumane kuwuphawu lwangaphandle lwesithembiso sokuzinikezela komuntu. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kungqubuzana nalokho uPetru akwembulayo ngokubhabhadiswa.

“Lokho okuhambelana nalokhu manje kukusindisa nina, okungukuthi, ubhapathizo, (hhayi ukususa ukungcola kwenyama, kodwa isicelo esenziwa kuNkulunkulu sokuba nonembeza omuhle,) ngovuko lukaJesu Kristu. ”(1Pe 3: 21)

Ukubhabhadiswa kukodwa kuyisicelo esenziwe kuNkulunkulu sokuthi asithethelele izono zethu ngoba ngokomfanekiso sife esonweni futhi savuka emanzini saya ekuphileni. Lokhu kungumongo wamazwi kaPawulu ku Roma 6: 1-7.

Uma ucabanga ngokuntuleka kwayo kwesisekelo sombhalo, kungani-ke le-Vedication Vow ibukwa njengokubaluleke konke?

Khumbula ukuthi ngosuku lwakho lokubhapathizwa, phambi kofakazi bokuzibonela, wabuzwa ukuthi ngabe uzinikezele yini kuJehova futhi uyakuqonda lokho "Ukuzinikezela nokubhapathizwa kwakho kukuhlonza njengomunye woFakazi BakaJehova ohlangana nenhlangano kaNkulunkulu eqondiswa umoya." - isig. I-11

Okukhethiwe okuphawulwe lapha nge-ngesibindi kuyenziwa ngokuchazwa nangefonti ehlukile enguqulweni ye-PDF yalo magazini INqabayokulinda. Ngokusobala, iNdikimba Ebusayo ifuna lo mbono ufike ekhaya.

Isigaba siqhubeka ngokuthi: "Izimpendulo zakho zokuqinisekisa zisebenze njengesimemezelo sakho somphakathi ukuzinikezela okungagodliwe…Uma ukubhapathizwa kwethu kusikhombisa ukuthi singoFakazi BakaJehova, futhi ukuba yilungu kusho ukuzithoba egunyeni lenhlangano, kusho ukuthi empeleni “kuyisimemezelo sokuzinikezela okungagodliwe” eNhlanganweni YoFakazi BakaJehova, akunjalo?

Isibopho sakho Somshado

Lezi zihloko zikhuluma ngezifungo ezintathu iNhlangano evuma zona. Esesibili salokhu yisifungo somshado. Mhlawumbe ngokufaka isifungo lapho bambalwa ababona inkinga ngaso, sinethemba lokuqinisekisa isifungo sokuqala nesesithathu esithuthukisayo.

Kodwa-ke, ngokubheka umyalo kaJesu kuMathewu 5: 34, akulungile yini ukuthatha izifungo zomshado?

IBhayibheli alisho lutho ngezifungo zomshado. Ngosuku lukaJesu, lapho indoda ishada, yayihamba iye ekhaya lomakoti wayo bese kuthi lezi zithandani zihambe ziye kwakhe. Isenzo sokumyisa kwakhe sasikhombisa kubo bonke ukuthi babeshadile. Awukho umbhalo ogciniwe wokushintshaniswa kwezifungo.

Emazweni amaningi aseNtshonalanga, nezifungo azidingeki. Ukuphendula ngokuthi “Ngiyakwenza”, lapho ubuzwa ukuthi uthatha umuntu ozoshada naye, akusona isifungo. Imvamisa, lapho sizwa izifungo zomshado zikhulunywa ngumkhwenyana noma umakoti, siyabona ukuthi akuzona neze izifungo, kepha kumenyezelwa inhloso. Isifungo isifungo esifungelwe esenziwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu noma kuNkulunkulu. UJesu usitshela kalula ukuthi 'u-Yebo wenu makabe uYebo, no-Cha wenu abe uCha.'

Kungani iNhlangano ifuna isifungo, isifungo sokuzinikezela?

Isithembiso sezinceku ezikhethekile zesikhathi esigcwele

Esiqeshini se-19, lo mbhalo ukhuluma ngesifungo sesithathu iNhlangano efuna abanye boFakazi BakaJehova basenze. Khumbula ukuthi uJesu wasitshela ukuthi singazenzi izifungo ngoba izifungo zivela kuDeveli. Ngokudinga lesi sifungo sesithathu, ingabe iNdikimba Ebusayo ikholelwa ukuthi bathole okwehlukile emyalweni kaJesu? Bathi:

Njengamanje, kunamalungu athile e-67,000 e-Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Abanye basebenza eBethel, abanye benza umsebenzi wokwakha noma wokujikeleza, bakhonza njengabafundisi basensimini noma amaphayona akhethekile noma izithunywa zevangeli noma njengeHholo Lomhlangano noma izisebenzi zesikhungo seBhayibheli. Bonke baboshwe “i-Vow yokulalela kanye nobumpofu, ”Abavuma ukwenza ngayo noma yini abayabelwe ukuba bathuthukise izithakazelo zoMbuso, baphile impilo elula, futhi bayeke umsebenzi wokuziphilisa ngaphandle kwemvume. - isig. I-19

Ngomlando, lo “Vow of Obedience and Poverty” uthi:

“Ngiyafunga:

  1. Ngenkathi uyilungu le-Order, ukuphila impilo elula elula, engafani nezinto ezibonakalayo eye yakhona yaba khona ngamalungu e-Order;
  2. Ngokomoya lamazwi aphefumulelwe omprofethi u-Isaya (u-Isaya 6: 8) kanye nenkulumo engokwesiprofetho yomhubi (Ihubo 110: 3), ukunikela ngezinsizakalo zami ukwenza noma yini engabelwa yona ekuqhubekiseleni phambili izilangazelelo zoMbuso nomaphi lapho ngikhona ngabelwe umyalo;
  3. Ukuzithoba elungiselelweni elingokwasezulwini lamalungu e-Order (Hebheru 13: 17);
  4. Ukunikela emizamweni yami emihle yesikhathi esigcwele esabelweni sami;
  5. Ukugwema ukuqashwa ngaphandle kwemvume kwi-Order;
  6. Ukudlulisela enhlanganweni yendawo ye-Order yonke imali etholwe kunoma yimuphi umsebenzi noma imizamo engaphezulu kwezindleko zami zokuphila ezidingekayo, ngaphandle kokuthi ikhishwe kulesi sifungo nguMyalo;
  7. Ukwamukela lokho kuhlinzekelwa kwamalungu we-Oda (kungaba ukudla, indawo yokuhlala, ukubuyiselwa kwezindleko, noma abanye) njengoba kwenziwa ezweni engikhonza kulo, kungakhathalekile ukuthi ngingakanani umthwalo wemfanelo noma inani lezinsizakalo zami;
  8. Ukwaneliseka nokwesekelwa ngesizotha engikuthola ku-Order inqobo nje lapho ngiba nenhlanhla yokusebenzela i-Order futhi ngingalindele ukuthi kuzophinde kutholakale umholo uma ngizobe sengikhetha ukushiya i-Oda noma i-oda lingathola ukuthi angisafanele ukusebenza kwi-Order (UMathewu 6: 30-33: 1 Timothy 6: 6-8; Hebheru 13: 5);
  9. Ukugcina izimiso ezibekwe eZwini likaNkulunkulu eliphefumulelwe, iBhayibheli, ezincwadini zoFakazi BakaJehova, nasezinqubomgomo ezinikezwa yi-Order, nokulandela iziqondiso zeNdikimba Ebusayo YoFakazi BakaJehova; futhi
  10. Ukwamukela ngokushesha noma yisiphi isinqumo esenziwe i-Order mayelana nesimo sami sobulungu.

Kungani uJesu akulahla ukwenza izifungo? Izifungo zazandile kwa-Israyeli, kepha uJesu uletha ushintsho. Kungani? Ngoba ekuhlakanipheni kwakhe kwasezulwini wayazi ukuthi izithembiso zizoholelaphi. Ake sithathe “Isifungo Sokulalela Nobuphofu” njengesibonelo.

Esigabeni 1, isifungo esisodwa sokuhambisana nezinga lokuphila elibekwe amasiko abantu.

Esigabeni 2, isifungo esisodwa sokulalela amadoda ekwamukeleni noma isiphi isabelo abasinikezayo.

Esigabeni 3, isifungo esisodwa sokuhambisa isikhundla seziphathimandla esibekwe amadoda.

Esigabeni 9, isifungo esisodwa sokulalela iBhayibheli kanye nokushicilelwa, izinqubomgomo, nezinkomba zeNdikimba Ebusayo.

Lesi sifungo simayelana nokufunga ukulalela nokuthembeka emadodeni. Lesi sifungo asibandakanyi uJehova noJesu, kepha sigcizelela amadoda. Ngisho nendima 9 ayifaki uJehova kulesi sifungo, kodwa kuphela lowo “ogcina izimiso ezibekwe” eBhayibhelini. Lezo zimiso zingaphansi kokuchazwa kweNdikimba Ebusayo ngokuthi "abagcini bemfundiso".[Ii]  Ngakho-ke isigaba 9 sikhuluma ngokweqiniso ngokulalela ukushicilelwa, izinqubomgomo kanye nezinkomba zabaholi be-JW.org.

UJesu akazange ayale abalandeli bakhe ukuba balalele abantu ngendlela ababengenza ngayo kuNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, wathi umuntu akanakukhonza amakhosi amabili. (Mt 6: 24) Abalandeli bakhe batshela abaholi benkolo bosuku lwabo ukuthi, "Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu njengombusi kunabantu." (IzEnzo 5:29)

Cabanga nje ukube abaphostoli babethathe “Isifungo Sokulalela Nobuphofu” phambi kwaleso sigungu esilawulayo — abaholi benkolo bamaJuda bosuku lwabo? Impikiswano engakanani eyayingadala lapho itshelwa yilaba baholi abafanayo ukuthi bayeke ukufakaza ngesisekelo segama likaJesu. Kuzofanele baphule izifungo zabo okuyisono, noma bagcine izifungo zabo futhi bangalaleli uNkulunkulu okuyisono futhi. Akumangalisi-ke ukuthi uJesu wathi ukwenza izifungo kuvela komubi.

UFakazi oqinile uzophikisana nokuthi akukho ngxabano namuhla ngoba iNdikimba Ebusayo imiswe njengenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo nguJesu. Ngakho-ke, lokho abasitshela ukuba sikwenze yilokho uJehova afuna sikwenze. Kodwa kunenkinga ngalo mqondo: IBhayibheli lithi “sonke siyakhubeka izikhathi eziningi.” (Jakobe 3: 2) Izincwadi ziyavuma. Ku-Edishini Yokufunda ka-February ka INqabayokulinda ekhasini 26, siyafunda: “INdikimba Ebusayo ayiphefumulelwe futhi ayinasici. Ngakho-ke, ingaphambuka ezindabeni ezimfundisweni noma ekuqondisweni kwenhlangano. ”

Manje-ke kwenzekani lapho elinye lamalungu angama-67,000 e-Order ethola ukuthi iNdikimba Ebusayo yenze iphutha futhi iyala ukuthi yenze into eyodwa ngenkathi umthetho kaNkulunkulu umyalela ukuthi enze enye? Isibonelo-ukuhamba nesimo sangempela emhlabeni - ideski elisemthethweni legatsha lase-Australia elinamalungu e-Order lisaphenywa ngokwehluleka ukuthobela umthetho wezwe odinga ukuthi amacala abikwe kuziphathimandla. Umthetho kaNkulunkulu ufuna silalele ohulumeni. (Bheka abaseRoma 13: 1-7) Ngabe umKrestu uyayilalela yini imigomo yabantu njengoba ethembisile ukwenza, noma imiyalo kaNkulunkulu?

Ukuthatha esinye isimo sangempela, iNdikimba Ebusayo isiyala ukuba singazihlanganisi — ngisho nokubingelela — umuntu oshiye ibandla. E-Australia, nakwezinye izindawo eziningi, izisulu zokunukubezwa ngokocansi kwezingane ziye zadikibaliswa impatho embi abayithola ngabadala ababhekene necala labo kangangokuthi bathathe isinyathelo sokwazisa la madoda amadala ukuthi abasafuni ukuba ngabakaJehova Ofakazi. Umphumela uba ukuthi abadala bayalela wonke umuntu ukuthi aphathe lesi sisulu sokuhlukunyezwa njenge-pariah, umuntu ohlukanisiwe (osuswe ekuhlanganyeleni ngelinye igama). Asikho isisekelo esingokomBhalo sale nqubomgomo "yokuzihlukanisa". Livela kubantu, hhayi kuNkulunkulu. Esitshelwa khona uNkulunkulu ukuthi “siyala abangahlelekile, sikhulume ngokududuzayo nemiphefumulo ecindezelekile, sisekele ababuthakathaka, sibekezelele bonke. 15 Qaphelani ukuba kungabikho ophindisela okubi ngokulimaza komunye umuntu, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi phishekelani okuhle komunye nomunye nakubo bonke abanye. ” (1Th 5:14, 15)

Uma umuntu engasafuni ukuba nguFakazi KaJehova, awukho umyalo weBhayibheli othi masimphathe njengesihlubuki esichazwa nguJohn. (2 Johane 8-11) Kodwa yilokho kanye amadoda asitshela ukuba sikwenze, futhi noma yiliphi lamalungu angama-67,000 oHlelo kuzodingeka ephule isifungo sakhe — isono — sokulalela uNkulunkulu kule ndaba. Bonke abanye oFakazi BakaJehova kuzodingeka futhi ukuthi baphule izifungo zabo eziphelele enhlanganweni (Bheka isig. 11) uma bengaphula lo mthetho wokuzihlukanisa nabantu ongavumelani nemiBhalo.

Ngakho-ke, akufanele kusimangaze ukuthi amazwi kaJesu aphinde afakazelwa ayiqiniso: Ukwenza isithembiso kuvela kuDeveli.

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[i] Okuxakayo-ke ukuthi isizathu esenza ukuthi oFakazi bakaJehova bangazigubhi izinsuku zokuzalwa siwukuthi okuwukuphela kwezikhathi eBhayibhelini lapho kugujwa khona izinsuku zokuzalwa kuhlobene nezehlakalo ezimbi. Kubukeka sengathi lokhu kucabanga akusetshenziswanga lapho kungahambisani nabo.

[Ii] Bheka uGeoffrey Jackson's ubufakazi ngaphambi kwe-Australia Royal Commission.

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