Beka Ithemba Kumholi Wethu Osebenzayo — UKristu

[Ngenxa yezinkinga zesikhathi kanye nokuxhumana okungaqondile engikubamba ngokugcwele, ningabazuzi bokubuyekezwa okubili kwalokhu kuleli sonto ISifundo Se-Nqabayokulinda isihloko. Inzuzo ukuthi uthola amasethi wamehlo amabili (amathathu empeleni) esihlokweni esisodwa.]

[Kusuka ku-ws 10 / 18 p. I-22 - Disemba 17-23]

“Umholi wakho munye, uKristu.” - UMathewu 23: 10

Ngizophuma ngihamba ngengalo. Ngisanda kufunda izethulo ezine zezigaba ezine, futhi ngaphandle kokuqhubeka ngifunda, ngizoqagela ukuthi ngenkathi le ndatshana ikhuluma ngoJesu njengomholi wethu osebenzayo, inhloso yayo yangempela ukuthi abafowethu nodadewethu babeke ithemba ebuholini buka INdikimba Ebusayo.

Manje, ukwethemba iNdikimba Ebusayo kunengqondo kuFakazi KaJehova oqeqeshiwe, njengami engakhuliswa ngaye. Uyabona, ngafundiswa ukuthi i-Armagedoni izophumela ekufeni okuphakade kwawo wonke umuntu emhlabeni owehluleka ukulalela isixwayiso thina, njengoFakazi BakaJehova, esasimemezela emhlabeni wonke. Owethu kwakuwumsebenzi osindisa impilo, umsebenzi wensindiso. Kwakuyizindaba ezimnandi lezo esasizishumayela. Umqondo esasiwudlulisa wawuthi, “Silalele futhi uthole ithuba elihle empilweni yangunaphakade.[i]  Sixoshe, futhi uma i-Amagedoni ikubamba uphila, ungumqali — kuhle! ”

Ngenxa yokuthi izimpilo zaphakade zezigidigidi zabantu zisemngceleni, kuyaqondakala ukuthi kungani oFakazi benomuzwa wokuthi kuphela ngomzamo ohlelwe kahle kakhulu lo msebenzi omkhulu kangaka, “ongasoze waphindwayo” ungafezeka.[Ii]

Ake sicacise iphuzu elilodwa: Lo msebenzi wokushumayela woFakazi BakaJehova, umyalezo wabo kanye nokulindela kwabo okuzokwenzeka e-Armagedoni, akusekelwe eBhayibhelini. Incazelo yamadoda. Izindaba ezinhle iBhayibheli elikhuluma ngazo ukubuthwa kwesimiso esakhiwa izingane zikaNkulunkulu ezigcotshwe ngomoya. Ngabo, ukusindiswa kwesintu sonke kuzofezeka phakathi nokuBusa kukaMesiya okuyinkulungwane. Ukufundwa ngokucophelela kwabaseRoma 1,000: 8-1 kuholela kuleso siphetho esingenakugwenywa, ucabanga ukuthi umuntu akanalo uhlelo oluzokwenza umsebenzi omatasa weqembu elihambisanayo elifinyelela ezigidini.

Yebo, kuzoba nomcimbi onje nge-Armagedoni kepha kuyisici esisodwa nje senqubo yokusindiswa. Yimpi uKristu ayilwayo nezizwe ukuvula indlela yokubusa kwakhe okulungile phezu kwesintu. (Dan 2:44; Is 16: 13-16)

Kodwa-ke, akukho okungakhombisa ukuthi kuzoba ukwahlulela kokugcina kubo bonke abantu abaphila ngaleso sikhathi. OFakazi balisebenzisa ngokungenaphutha isikhathi somfanekiso weShekeli neGoats ukuya e-Amagedoni, kepha empeleni, uSuku Lokwahlulela, ngisho nangaphakathi kwemfundiso yenkolo yoFakazi, isikhathi esilandela iArmagedon futhi sifinyelela eminyakeni ye-1,000.

Kulandela ukuthi ukwenza noma ikuphi ukungena ekucabangeni koFakazi BakaJehova ngokholo lwabo oluyisisekelo lwesidingo senhlangano, umuntu kufanele aqale alwisise isisekelo esinamaphutha futhi esingqubuzana nemiBhalo okusekelwe kuso: isidingo soFakazi lokushumayela emhlabeni wonke ukusindisa izigidigidi kusuka ukulahlwa kwaphakade

Ngokunikwa umqondo wabo, kulula ukuqonda ukuthi iNhlangano ingangena kanjani ezimfundisweni ezisuselwa ku- “givens” ngaphandle kokubheka ekufundeni kwabo. Bavele basho okuthile okuqondile, ngaphandle kobufakazi, bazi ukuthi umhlambi uzoyidla.

Isitatimende sokuqala samanga esuselwa kokuthi "unikezwe" sitholakala esigabeni 4.

'Njengoba inhlangano kaNkulunkulu iqhubekela phambili ngokushesha, sinezizathu ezinhle yini zokuthembela kuJesu njengoMholi wethu omisiwe?'

Ubufakazi bokuthi iNhlangano ayihambeli phambili ngokushesha. Ngokuphambene nalokho, empeleni. Eminyakeni emithathu edlule, sibone ukumiswa kwamaphrojekthi amaningi wokwakha. Esikhundleni salokho, izinkulungwane zamahholo oMbuso zisendaweni, ziyathengiswa, nemali ingena endlunkulu. Sibonile abasebenzi bomhlaba wonke behliswa ngama-25%, futhi amazinga ebutho lamaphayona akhethekile ancishisiwe. Akukho nokukodwa kwalokhu okuwubufakazi bokuthi Inhlangano "iya phambili ngokushesha". Eqinisweni, manje kubonakala sengathi iya emuva.

Ukuhola Abantu bakaNkulunkulu eKhanani

Izigaba 5 kuya ku-8 zikhuluma ngemiyalo engenamaphutha enikezwe ama-Israyeli nguJoshuwa ngaphambi kokuthatha iJeriko. Ingabe abantu babezothemba ukuthi uJehova wayezomisa uJoshuwa njengomholi wabo? Kungani kufanele babe nazo? Yebo, cabanga ukuthi babebone izimangaliso eziningi kuMose futhi manje uMose wayesedlulisele iziphathimandla kuJoshua. Ngokwengeziwe, babebonile isimangaliso seJordani soma ukuze babavumele badlule. (UJoshuwa 3:13)

Unalokho engqondweni, cabanga ngesiphetho iNdikimba Ebusayo esingathanda ukuba sisifinyelele.

Yini esingayifunda kule ndaba? Ngezikhathi ezithile angeke siziqonde ngokuphelele izizathu zezinyathelo ezintsha ezenziwe yinhlangano. Isibonelo, kungenzeka ekuqaleni sasingabaza ukusetshenziswa kwamathuluzi e-elekthronikhi esifundweni somuntu siqu, enkonzweni nasemihlanganweni. Manje sesingabona izinzuzo zokuzisebenzisa uma kungenzeka. Lapho sibona imiphumela emihle yentuthuko enjalo naphezu kokungabaza okungenzeka saba nakho, siyakhula okholweni nasebunyeni. (Par. 9)

Okunikezwe lapha ukuthi kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kukaJoshua eJeriko neNdikimba Ebusayo YoFakazi BakaJehova. Baqala ngeqiniso eliseMibhalweni bonke bayakwamukela — ukuthi uJoshua wamiswa uNkulunkulu — bese bekudlulisa lokho ngaphandle kobufakazi eNdikimbeni Ebusayo.

Izinto ziya ngokuya zifinyelele ezingeni lokugcwala lapho ziqhathanisa nomkhankaso wokulwa neJeriko nesiqondiso sokusebenzisa imishini kagesi emihlanganweni nasenkonzweni yasensimini.

INdikimba Ebusayo ingathanda ukuthi ukholwe ukuthi njengoba ama-Israyeli kungenzeka ukuthi ayengabaza iziyalezo zikaJoshua, nabazalwane bakungabaza ukusetshenziswa kwamafoni namathebulethi ahlakaniphile, kodwa ekugcineni, konke kwahamba kahle. Sihloselwe ukuthi kulokhu sifunde umqondo wokuthi uJehova uhola iNhlangano futhi bahlala besezingeni, behola kokungcono kakhulu. Kubonakala sengathi bakhohliwe ukuthi akusikho ukuthi kudala sakhuthazwa ukusebenzisa amakhompyutha nganoma yini ehlobene nebandla. Lapho ekugcineni bevumela futhi benza i-JW.org base beqala ukukhiqiza INqabayokulinda ngisebenzisa izinto zobuchwepheshe, ngaqala ukusebenzisa i-iPad yami lapho ngithatha iSifundo Se-Nqabayokulinda samasonto onke. Kodwa-ke, ngatshelwa ngumbonisi wesifunda ukuthi angivumelekile ukwenza lokho. Nayi ifayili le- Xhumanisa kuNovemba 8, 2011 Letter to the Bodies of Elders ukusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi anjalo. Indima efanele ifundeka kanje:

“… Ithebhulethi kagesi noma enye insiza efanayo akufanele isetshenziswe endaweni yesikhulumi, njengokufunda izigaba INqabayokulinda Ukutadisha, ukuqhuba umhlangano, noma ukunikeza inkulumo yanoma yiluphi uhlobo… kuzwakala ukuthi ukusebenzisa ithebhulethi ye-elekthronikhi evela emsamo kungenza abanye bazizwe ukuthi nabo kufanele batshale imali kulowo mshini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba abazalwane abaningi bengenayo imali yokuthenga ithuluzi elinjalo, ukusebenzisa eyodwa evelele esiteji empeleni kungadala “ukuhlukaniswa ngezigaba” noma kubonakale “kungukubukisa ngalokho umuntu aphila ngakho.”

Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili, leso sinqumo saguqulwa. Ngokungazelelwe, abafowethu nodadewethu ababengakwazi “ukuthenga into enjalo” base beqondiswa ukuthi bayisebenzise enkonzweni yasensimini. Ingashintsha kanjani “ukubukisa ngalokho umuntu aziphilisa ngakho” iye — kungakapheli neminyaka emibili — ithuluzi elivunyelwe lokushumayela izindaba ezinhle ngoFakazi BakaJehova? Futhi ukuthi iqiniso lokuthi abamemezeli manje bakhuthazwa ukusebenzisa amafoni namathebulethi abizayo enkonzweni kusho ukuthi izimo zezimali zoFakazi abampofu bezingasacatshangelwa?

Umbuzo ofanelekile uwukuthi, 'Ingabe le Flip-flop isebenza kanjani ngokuqhathaniswa ngokulinganayo nemiyalo yaphezulu uJoshua ayinika ama-Israyeli mayelana nokungena kwezwe lesithembiso?'

Ukuhola KukaKristu Ngekhulu Lokuqala

Abaphiwayo baqhubeka nokuqwabelana.

Cishe iminyaka eyi-13 ngemuva kokuguqulwa kukaCornelius, amanye amakholwa angamaJuda ayesakhuthaza ukusokwa. (Izenzo 15: 1, 2) Lapho ukungezwani kuqubuka e-Antiyokiya, kwahlelwa ukuthi uPawulu aludlulisele lolu daba endikimbeni ebusayo eseJerusalema. Kepha ubani owayesekela leso siqondiso? UPawulu wathi: “Ngakhuphuka ngenxa yesambulo.” Ngokusobala, uKristu waqondisa izinto ukuze indikimba ebusayo ixazulule impikiswano. (Par. 10)

Lokhu kucabanga ukuthi bekukhona indikimba ebusayo yekhulu lokuqala.[Iii]  Abukho ubufakazi bokuthi kwakukhona indikimba enjalo eyayiqondisa umsebenzi womhlaba wonke ngekhulu lokuqala. Inkinga ngokusoka ibingaqhamuki e-Antiyokiya, kepha ilethwe ngamakholwa angamaJuda "ehla evela eJudiya". (IzEnzo 15: 1) Ngokunengqondo, kulandela ukuthi uma babezolungisa impikiswano eyayivela eJerusalema, kwakuzodingeka baye eJerusalema ukuyokwenza lokho. Abaphostoli babekhona, futhi umsebenzi waqala lapho, kepha lokho akusho ukuthi baba ngumzimba owawulawula ukwanda kobuKristu ngekhulu lokuqala. Ngemuva kokubhujiswa kweJerusalema kuze kufike eselulekweni saseNicea ngo-325 CE, abukho ubufakazi emibhalweni engokomlando yesikhathi sendikimba ebusayo. Eqinisweni, iseluleko saseNicea sibonisa ukuthi kwakukhona okuphambene nalokho. KwakunguMbusi oyiPagan uConstantine obhekene ngempela nokuqala kwegunya elilodwa esontweni.

Isigaba 11 nebhokisi elisekhasini 24 likhuluma ngesimo lapho amadoda amadala aseJerusalema ancenga uPawulu ukuba enze isiko lamaJuda ngomzamo wokuthokozisa amaJuda. Akuzange kusebenze futhi impilo kaPaul yafakwa engozini. AmaJuda ayenziwe amaKristu ayengayithathi inkululeko uKrestu ayebanikeze yona, futhi lesi simo sengqondo sakhuphukela emadodeni amadala avelele.

Ukuphetha lesi sitimela somcabango, isigaba sokugcina ngaphansi kwalesi sihloko sithi:

Kwabanye, kuthatha isikhathi ukujwayela ukucaciselwa ukuqonda. AmaKristu angamaJuda ayedinga isikhathi esanele sokushintsha umbono wawo. (UJohn 16: 12) Abanye bakuthole kunzima ukwamukela ukuthi ukusoka kwakungasesona isibonakaliso sobudlelwano obukhethekile noNkulunkulu. (Gen. 17: 9-12) Abanye, ngenxa yokwesaba ukushushiswa, babenqena ukuvela emiphakathini yamaJuda. (Gal. 6: 12) Kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uKrestu wanikela ngesinye isiqondiso ngezincwadi eziphefumulelwe ezabhalwa nguPaul. — Rom. I-2: 28, 29; Gal. I-3: 23-25. (Par. 12)

Kuyiqiniso ukuthi njengabantu, sidinga isikhathi sokuthola amaqiniso amasha, aguqula impilo. Kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi uKristu, njengoBaba Wethu, uyabekezela. Wanikeza okwakudingeka ngokukhuthaza uPaul nabanye ukuba babhale ngale ndaba. Kepha umzamo owehlulekile wokuncenga owalethela uPaul usizi olunjalo kwakungewona umsebenzi kaKristu.

Lokhu esikubekelwe lapha kungenye "enikeziwe". UKristu waphefumulela uPawulu ukuba abhale ukuze alungise ukucabanga kwamaKristu. Kodwa-ke, uPawulu wayengeyena umsunguli walokho kuhluleka kokucabanga, kodwa isisulu sakho. UKristu akazange agqugquzele amadoda amadala aseJerusalema ukuthi alungise imicabango yawo eyiphutha, kepha kwasetshenziswa umuntu wangaphandle. Ngakho-ke, ukufanisa kwehluleka. Impela, uma sizokwenza ukuqhathanisa, kuthi lapho iNdikimba Ebusayo iphuma neziyalezo ezidinga ukulungiswa noma ushintsho olukhulu, uJesu ngeke azisebenzisele ukuzilungisa, kepha uzosebenzisa umuntu wangaphandle.

UKristu Usalokhu Ehola Ibandla Lakhe

Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uKristu usahola ibandla lakhe. Okunikezwe lapha ukuthi i-JW.org yilelo bandla.

Lapho singaziqondi ngokuphelele izizathu zezinguquko ezithile zenhlangano, senza kahle ngokucabanga ngendlela uKristu abusebenzisa ngayo ubuholi bakhe esikhathini esedlule. Ukuthi kungasosukwini lukaJoshua noma ngekhulu lokuqala, uKrestu ubelokhu enikeza isiqondiso esihlakaniphile sokuvikela abantu bakaNkulunkulu bebonke, ukuqinisa ukholo lwabo nokugcina ubunye phakathi kwezinceku zikaNkulunkulu. (Par. 13)

Kunezinto eziningi ezingalungile ngalesi sigaba engingazi ukuthi ngizoqala ngaphi. Okokuqala, bathi izinguquko ezenziwe yiNhlangano ekuholeni kukaKristu. Sivele safunda incwadi eyalela abazalwane ukuthi bangasebenzisi amathebulethi endaweni yesikhulumi futhi sisho ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwabo kungabukwa njengokubukisa ngempilo yomuntu futhi kugqugquzele abampofu ukuthi basebenzise imali abangenayo ukuze bangazizwa babesesigabeni esiphansi. Ngemuva kwalokho sabona leyo nqubomgomo iguqulwa. Ngakho-ke, uma zombili lezi zinguquko bekungukuthi 'uKristu usebenzisa ubuholi bakhe', lapho-ke kufanele sisole uKristu ngalokhu. Lokho bekungafanele, ngoba uKristu akawenzi amaphutha awubuwula. Ngakho-ke, lapho iphuzu elifana naleli lilethwa njengenselelo, iNdikimba Ebusayo ithi ukuqonda kwangaphambili kwakuyimaphutha esiwenzayo ngenxa yokungapheleli kwabantu. Kuhle, kepha yiluphi ushintsho olungumphumela wokungapheleli komuntu? Owokuqala, noma owesibili? Ingabe uKristu wayehileleke kokunye, kodwa abantu kokunye? Futhi uma kunjalo, yimuphi uKristu owayesiqondisa ukuba simlandele? Ngabe uKristu ubesitshela ukuthi singasebenzisi amathebulethi, kepha ngenxa yokungapheleli kobuntu, iNdikimba Ebusayo yamanje igijimela uKristu futhi isitshele ukuthi singamlaleli sizisebenzise? Noma isiqondiso esivela kuKristu, kodwa esivela kubantu kuphela?

Okulandelayo, bakhuluma ngokuqondisa kukaKristu osukwini lukaJoshuwa? UKristu usho ogcotshiweyo, futhi uJesu akazange abe nguKrestu waze wabhapathizwa, sekudlule isikhathi eside uJoshua afa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakuyingelosi eyavakashela uJoshua. UJesu wayengeyona nje ingelosi. UPawulu uthi:

“Isibonelo, ukuthi iyiphi ingelosi uNkulunkulu ake wathi kuyo:“ Uyindodana yami; namuhla ngikuzele '? Abuye athi: “Ngizoba nguyise, yena abe yindodana yami”? Kepha lapho ephinda eletha izibulo lakhe emhlabeni owakhiwe, uthi: "Futhi zonke izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu mazikhothame kuye." "(Heb 1: 5, 6)

Lapha, uPawulu wenza umehluko ocacile phakathi kwazo zonke izingelosi neNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ube esekhombisa ukuthi izingelosi zazisetshenziswa ukuxhumana namadoda athembekile asendulo, ayezofaka phakathi uJoshua, kepha ukuthi amaKristu athola ukuholwa kwawo yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

“Ngoba uma izwi elakhulunywa ngezingelosi laqina, futhi zonke izeqo nezenzo zokungalaleli zaphindiselwa ngokuvumelana nobulungisa; sizophunyuka kanjani uma singayinakanga insindiso yobukhulu obukhulu kangangokuba yaqala ukukhulunywa ngeNkosi yethu futhi yaqinisekiswa thina yilabo abamuzwa… ”(Heb 2: 2, 3)

Sisesigabeni 12 futhi kuningi okuzayo. Manje sifika esitatimendeni sokugcina:

UKristu ubelokhu enikeza isiqondiso esihlakaniphile sokuvikela abantu bakaNkulunkulu bebonke, ukuqinisa ukholo lwabo, nokugcina ubunye phakathi kwezinceku zikaNkulunkulu.

Qaphela ukuthi ukugxila akukasuki enhlanganweni. UJesu uvikela abantu bakaNkulunkulu “bebonke”. Enye indlela yokusebenzisa amagama lokhu — ngokuhambisana nomlayezo The Isihloko se-Nqabayokulinda senza kucace bha-ukuthi 'uKristu uhlala ehlinzeka ngeziqondiso ezihlakaniphile zokuvikela iNhlangano, ukuqinisa ukholo lweNhlangano nokugcina ubumbano eNhlanganweni.'

Kukuphi ukusekelwa kwalokhu emiBhalweni? Uma sifuna ukwakha ubudlelwano noNkulunkulu ngoJesu, sidinga umbono wethu. UJesu usivikela ngamunye, hhayi sonke. Uqinisa ukholo lwethu kumuntu ngamunye. Futhi ngobunye, konke kuhle futhi kuhle, kepha uJesu akaze asiqondise ukuthi sigcine ubunye ngokulahlekelwa yiqiniso. Eqinisweni, wabikezela okuphambene nalokho.

“Ungacabangi ukuthi ngizele ukuletha ukuthula emhlabeni; Angizelanga ukuletha ukuthula, hhayi inkemba. Ngoba ngizele ukuzohlukanisa… ”(Mt 10: 34, 35)

Futhi kungani konke kukhulunywa ngoKristu, kepha hhayi ngoJesu. Igama elithi “Kristu” livela izikhathi ezingu-24 kulesi sihloko. Igama elithi “Jehova” livela izikhathi eziyi-12. Kodwa "uJesu" kuphela 6! Uma uzama ukubeka inhlonipho ngegunya, khona-ke ukhuluma ngendima enegunya umuntu ayidlalayo, ngakho-ke, ubhekisela kuye ngesihloko sakhe. Uma ufuna ukwakha ubuhlobo bomuntu siqu, usebenzisa igama labo.

Ukuphindeka okutholakala esigabeni 16 kunzima kancane ukuthatha:

Ngaphezu kokunakekela izidingo zethu ezingokomoya, u-Kristu usisiza ukuba sigxile emsebenzini obaluleke kakhulu owenziwa emhlabeni namuhla. (Funda uMark 13: 10.) U-André, osanda kumiswa njengomdala, ubelokhu ezinakile izinguquko eziqondisweni ezinhlanganweni zikaNkulunkulu. Uthi: “Ukuncipha kwabasebenzi basehhovisi legatsha kusikhumbuza ukuphuthuma kwezikhathi kanye nesidingo sokugxila emandleni ethu emsebenzini wokushumayela.”

Baphelelwa yimali futhi esikhundleni sokuyivuma futhi bachaze nokuthi imali iya kuphi, babeka iphutha kulesi simo. Ukuqamba amanga kukho konke lokhu kuyabonakala ngeqiniso lokuthi baphinde bahlubuka baba ngama-Special Pioneers kwehla kuze kufike ethanjeni? Laba ngabantu abakwaziyo ukushumayela ezindaweni ezimbalwa abangafinyelela kuzo. Benza lokho ngoba basekelwa ngokwezimali yiNhlangano. Ngakho-ke uma sidinga ukugxila “emsebenzini wokushumayela”, kungani sinciphise kakhulu abashumayeli bethu abaphambili nabakhiqiza kakhulu?

Ukwengeza, uma ngabe bekugxilwe kakhulu ekushumayeleni, kungani uxosha labo asebekhulile nabanesikhathi eside besebenza eBethel. Lokhu kunezinkinga kwezempilo nokuqina? Njengoba sekuphele amashumi eminyaka bengasebenzi, bazoba nenkinga yokuthola umsebenzi ozuzisayo ozobenza bakwazi ukuhlanganyela ekufakazeni isikhathi esigcwele. Kungani ungavumeli zonke izingane zihambe; labo abane-sonority encane? Basenamandla, impilo, kanye namaholo okuba ngabashumayeli besikhathi esigcwele abaphumelelayo.

Kubonakala sengathi iNhlangano izama ukubeka ispoji enhle esimeni esibi. Lo mzamo uzoqhubeka esihlokweni esifundwayo seviki elizayo.

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[i] OFakazi bafundisa ukuthi labo abasinda e-Armagedoni bayaqhubeka njengezoni, kepha bangasebenzela ekupheleleni phakathi nokubusa kuka-1,000 kukaKristu, uma-ke bephumelela ovivinyweni lokugcina, banikezwe impilo yaphakade.

[Ii] w12 12 / 15 p. I-13 par. I-21

[Iii] Bahlala besebenzisa icala eliphansi leqembu elilawulayo lekhulu lokuqala, kepha elanamuhla lenziwa njengelikhulu.

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