Ukuphoqeleka Kokuzidela: Kungani ama-JW Alingisa AbaFarisi Abangenasihe Esikhundleni SikaJesu Kristu

Ngizokubonisa isembozo se-Phaphama! kaMay 22, 1994! Umagazini. Ibonisa izingane ezingaphezu kuka-20 ezenqaba ukumpontshelwa igazi njengengxenye yokwelapha izimo zazo. Abanye basinda ngaphandle kwegazi ngokwalesi sihloko, kodwa abanye bafa.  

Ngo-1994, ngangiyikholwa leqiniso encazelweni yeBhayibheli engokwenkolo ye-Watch Tower Society ngokuphathelene negazi futhi ngangiziqhenya ngokuma okuqotho kwalaba bantwana ukuze balondoloze ukholo lwazo. Ngangikholelwa ukuthi ukwethembeka kwabo kuNkulunkulu kwakuyovuzwa. Namanje ngisakwenza lokho, ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando futhi uyazi ukuthi lezi zingane zazifundiswe amanga. Uyazi ukuthi isinqumo sabo sokwenqaba ukumpontshelwa igazi sasiwumphumela wokukholelwa kwabo ukuthi kwakuyojabulisa uNkulunkulu.

Babekukholelwa lokhu ngoba abazali babo babekukholelwa. Futhi abazali babo bakukholelwa ngoba babethembele emadodeni ukuba abachazele iBhayibheli. Njengesibonelo salokhu, isihloko se-Nqabayokulinda esithi, “Bazali, Vikelani Ifa Lenu Eliyigugu” sithi:

“Ingane yakho kudingeka iqonde ukuthi kuye ngokuthi iziphatha kanjani, ingadabukisa noma ijabule uJehova. ( IzAga 27:11 ) Lesi sifundo nezinye eziningi ezibalulekile zingafundiswa izingane ngokusebenzisa le ncwadi Funda KuMfundisi Omkhulu. ” (w05 4/1 k. 16 isig. 13)

Ekuthuthukiseni leyo ncwadi njengensiza yokufundisa abazali ukuze bafundise izingane zabo, lesi sihloko siyaqhubeka:

Esinye isahluko sikhuluma ngendaba yeBhayibheli yabafana abathathu abangamaHebheru, uShadiraki, uMeshaki, no-Abhedinego, abenqaba ukukhothamela isithombe esasimelela uMbuso WaseBabiloni. (w05 4/1 k. 18 isig. 18)

OFakazi bafundiswa ukuthi ukulalela uNkulunkulu ngokwenqaba ukumpontshelwa igazi kufana nokulalela uNkulunkulu ngokwenqaba ukukhothamela isithombe noma ukushayela ifulege indesheni. Konke lokhu kuvezwa njengokuvivinywa kobuqotho. Uhlu Lokuphakathi ka-May 22, 1994 I-Phaphama! ikwenza kucace ukuthi yilokho iNhlangano ekukholelwayo:

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Ezikhathini zangaphambili izinkulungwane zentsha zafa ngenxa yokubeka uNkulunkulu kuqala. Namanje basakwenza, namuhla nje idrama idlalwa ezibhedlela nasezinkantolo, indaba yokumpontshelwa igazi.

Ezikhathini zangaphambili kwakungekho ukumpontshelwa igazi. Ngaleso sikhathi, amaKristu afa ngenxa yokwenqaba ukukhulekela onkulunkulu bamanga. Lapha, iNdikimba Ebusayo yenza isiqhathaniso esingamanga, okusho ukuthi ukwenqaba ukumpontshelwa igazi kufana nokuphoqelelwa ukuba ukhulekele isithombe, noma ulahle ukholo lwakho.

Ukucabanga okulula okunjalo kulula ukukwamukela ngoba kumnyama noma kumhlophe kakhulu. Awudingi ngempela ukucabanga ngakho. Kumele wenze lokho otshelwa khona. Phela, lezi ziqondiso aziveli yini kubantu ofundiswe ukubathemba ngoba banolwazi ngoNkulunkulu njengowakhe—ulinde—“umzila wokuxhumana.”

Hmm, “ulwazi ngoNkulunkulu”. Ngokuphathelene nalokho, kunenkulumo kwabase-Efesu eyayivame ukungidida: “uthando lukaKristu ludlula ulwazi” (Kwabase-Efesu 3:19).

NjengoFakazi, safundiswa ukuthi ‘sinolwazi olunembile lweqiniso. Lokho kwakusho ukuthi sasiyazi kahle indlela yokujabulisa uNkulunkulu, akunjalo? Ngokwesibonelo, ukwenqaba ukumpontshelwa igazi kuzo zonke izimo kungamjabulisa uNkulunkulu, ngoba sasilalela. Pho uthando luhlangana ngani nalokho? Nokho, siyazi ukuthi uthando lukaKristu ludlula ulwazi ngokwabase-Efesu. Ngakho, ngaphandle kothando asinakuqiniseka ukuthi ukulalela kwethu noma yimuphi umthetho kwenziwa ngokuvumelana nalokho uNkulunkulu akulindele, ngaphandle uma ukulalela kwethu njalo kuzoqondiswa uthando. Ngiyazi ukuthi lokho kungase kuzwakale kudida ekuqaleni, ngakho-ke ake sibhekisise.

Lapho uJesu esemhlabeni, wayehlale ephonselwa inselele izikhulu zenkolo zamaJuda ezazibusa u-Israyeli. Balandela isimiso soRabi sokunamathela ngokuqinile emibhalweni yomthetho, bedlula lokho okufunwa umthetho kaMose. Lokho kufana kakhulu nendlela oFakazi BakaJehova abasebenzisa ngayo imithetho yabo.

Lesi simiso somthetho samaJuda saqala ukuthuthukiswa lapho amaJuda esekuthunjweni eBabiloni. Uzokhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wajezisa u-Israyeli iminyaka eminingi yokungathembeki, ngenxa yokukhonza onkulunkulu bamanga bamanga, ngokuchitha izwe labo nokubathumela ebugqilini. Sebesifundile isifundo ekugcineni, badlulela kolunye uhlangothi ngokugcina bephoqelela ukubambelela ngokuqinile ekuchazeni kwabo ikhodi yomthetho kaMose.

Ngaphambi kokuthunjwa, banikela ngisho nangezingane zabo kunkulunkulu wamaKhanani, uMoloki, futhi ngemva kwalokho, ngaphansi kwesimiso somthetho esamiswa eBabiloni esabeka amandla ezandleni zorabi—ababhali nabaFarisi—banikela ngomntwana kaJehova ozelwe yodwa.

Indida ayisiphunyuki.

Yini ababeyishoda eyabangela ukuba bone ngokweqile?

AbaFarisi ikakhulukazi babecabanga ukuthi banolwazi olunembe kakhulu lomthetho kaMose, kodwa bengenalo. Inkinga yabo yayiwukuthi babengakakhelanga ulwazi lwabo esisekelweni sangempela somthetho.

Ngesinye isikhathi, befuna ukubamba uJesu, abaFarisi bambuza umbuzo owamnika ithuba lokubabonisa ukuthi sasiyini ngempela isisekelo sangempela somthetho.

“Ngemva kokuba abaFarisi bezwile ukuthi wayebathulisile abaSadusi, babuthana baba yiqembu elilodwa. Futhi omunye wabo, isazi soMthetho, wabuza, emlinga: “Mfundisi, yimuphi umyalo omkhulu emthethweni na? Wathi kuye: “'Kumelwe uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.' Yilowo umyalo omkhulu nowokuqala. Owesibili onjengawo yilo, 'Kumelwe uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.' Kule miyalo emibili kusekelwe wonke uMthetho, nabaProfethi.” ( Mathewu 22:34-40 )

Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi wonke umthetho kaMose uncike othandweni? Ngisho, thatha umthetho weSabatha, isibonelo. Uthando luhlangene ngani nalo? Kuphakathi kokuthi awusebenzanga isikhathi esiqinile samahora angu-24 noma ubuzokhandwa ngamatshe.

Ukuze sithole impendulo yalokho, ake sibheke lokhu kulandisa okuhilela uJesu nabafundi bakhe.

“Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wadabula amasimu ngesabatha. Abafundi bakhe balamba futhi baqala ukukha izikhwebu badla. Lapho bekubona lokhu, abaFarisi bathi kuye: “Bheka! Abafundi bakho benza okungavunyelwe ukwenziwa ngesabatha.” Wathi kubo: “Anifundanga yini lokho uDavide akwenza lapho yena namadoda ayenaye belambile? Ukuthi wangena kanjani endlini kaNkulunkulu badla izinkwa zokubukwa, okwakungavunyelwe yena noma labo ababenaye ukuba bayidle, ngaphandle kwabapristi bodwa? Noma anifundanga yini emthethweni ukuthi ngamasabatha abapristi ethempelini bephula isabatha, baqhubeke bengenacala? Kodwa ngithi kini: Lapha kukhona omkhulu kunethempeli. Nokho, ukube ubuqonde ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokhu, ‘Ngifuna isihe, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ beningeke nibalahle abangenacala.” ( Mathewu 12:1-7 )

NjengoFakazi BakaJehova, abaFarisi babeziqhenya ngokulichaza ngokuqinile izwi likaNkulunkulu. KubaFarisi, abafundi bakaJesu babephula omunye wemithetho eyishumi, ukwephula umthetho owawudinga isigwebo sentambo, kodwa amaRoma ayengabavumeli ukuba babulale isoni, njengoba nje ohulumeni banamuhla bengabavumeli. OFakazi BakaJehova bazobulala umzalwane osusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni. Ngakho, konke abaFarisi ababengakwenza kwakuwukugwema umephula-mthetho futhi bamkhiphe esinagogeni. Abakwazanga ukulinganisela ekwahluleleni kwabo noma yiziphi izimo ezithethelelayo, ngoba abazange basekele ukwahlulela kwabo emseni, okuwuthando ngesenzo.

Kubi kakhulu ngabo, ngoba uJakobe usitshela ukuthi “ongabonisi isihe uyakwahlulelwa ngaphandle kwesihe. Isihe siyanqoba phezu kokwahlulela.” ( Jakobe 2:13 )

Yingakho uJesu akhuza abaFarisi ngokucaphuna umprofethi uHoseya noMika ( Hoseya 6:6; Mika 6:6-8 ) ukuze abakhumbuze ukuthi uJehova “ufuna isihe hhayi umhlatshelo”. Ukulandisa kuyaqhubeka kubonisa ukuthi abazange balithole iphuzu ngoba kamuva ngalolo suku, baphinde bazama ukuthola indlela yokubamba uJesu ngomthetho wesabatha.

“Esemukile kuleyo ndawo waya esinagogeni labo; futhi, bheka! indoda enesandla esishwabene! Ngakho bambuza bathi: Kusemthethweni yini ukwelapha ngesabatha? ukuze bathole ukumbeka icala. Wathi kubo: “Ubani phakathi kwenu oyoba ngumuntu phakathi kwenu onemvu eyodwa, futhi, uma le iwela emgodini ngesabatha, ongayikuyibamba ayikhiphe? Uma kubhekwa, yeka ukuthi umuntu ubaluleke kangakanani kunemvu! Ngakho kuvunyelwe ukwenza into enhle ngesabatha.” Khona-ke wathi endodeni: “Yelula isandla sakho.” Waseselula, sabuya saba njengesinye isandla. Kepha abaFarisi baphuma benza icebo ngaye ukuze bambhubhise.” ( Mathewu 12:1-7, 9-14 NWT 1984 )

Ngemva kokudalula ukuzenzisa kwabo nokuhahela kwabo imali—babengazisindisi izimvu ngenxa yokuthanda izilwane—uJesu uthi naphezu kwencwadi yomthetho ephathelene nokugcinwa kweSabatha, empeleni ‘kwakungokomthetho ukwenza into enhle ngesabatha.

Kungenzeka yini ukuthi isimangaliso sakhe salinda kwaze kwaba ngemva kwesabatha? Impela! Indoda enesandla esishwabene yayingase ihlupheke ngolunye usuku, kodwa ingabe lokho kwakuyoba uthando? Khumbula, wonke umthetho kaMose wawusekelwe noma usekelwe ezimisweni ezimbili eziyisisekelo: Sithande uNkulunkulu ngakho konke esiyikho futhi sithande omakhelwane bethu njengoba sizithanda thina.

Inkinga yayiwukuthi ukusebenzisa uthando ukuze ubaqondise endleleni yokulalela umthetho kwakuthatha igunya ezandleni zendikimba yomthetho, kulokhu, abaFarisi nabanye abaholi bamaJuda abakha indikimba ebusayo yakwa-Israyeli. Osukwini lwethu, kungashiwo okufanayo kubo bonke abaholi benkolo, kuhlanganise neNdikimba Ebusayo yoFakazi BakaJehova.

Ingabe ekugcineni abaFarisi bafunda indlela yokusebenzisa uthando emthethweni, futhi baqonda indlela yokwenza isihe esikhundleni somhlatshelo? Zahlulele wena. Benzani ngemva kokuzwa leso sikhumbuzo sikaJesu ecaphuna emthethweni wabo, nangemva kokubona isimangaliso esasifakazela ukuthi uJesu wayesekelwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu? UMathewu uyabhala: “AbaFarisi baphuma benza icebo ngaye [uJesu] ukuze bambhubhise. ( Mathewu 12:14 )

Ingabe iNdikimba Ebusayo yayiyosabela ngendlela ehlukile ukube yayikhona? Kuthiwani uma indaba yayingewona umthetho weSabatha, kodwa ukumpontshelwa igazi?

OFakazi BakaJehova abaligcini isabatha, kodwa ukwenqabela kwabo ukumpontshelwa igazi baphatha ngendlela efanayo nenkuthalo abaFarisi ababeyibonisa ngokuphathelene nokugcinwa kwesabatha. AbaFarisi babemayelana nokugcina umthetho owafanekiswa nguJesu lapho ekhuluma ngokwenza imihlatshelo. OFakazi BakaJehova abenzi imihlatshelo yezilwane, kodwa baphathelene nokukhulekela uNkulunkulu akubona kufaneleke okusekelwe ohlotsheni oluhlukile lomhlatshelo.

Ngingathanda ukuthi wenze ukuhlola okuncane usebenzisa uhlelo lwe-Watch Tower Library. Faka okuthi “self-scrific*” kunkambu yokusesha epelwe ngale ndlela usebenzisa uhlamvu lwe-wildcard ukuze ufake zonke izinhlobo zetemu. Uzobona lo mphumela:

Umphumela uba izingoma ezingaphezu kwenkulungwane ezincwadini ze-Watch Tower Society. Amahithi amabili okuthiwa ashiwo “kumaBhayibheli” ohlelweni atholakala kuphela kumaphuzu okutadisha e-Nguqulo Yezwe Elisha (Uhlelo Lokufunda). Igama elithi “ukuzidela” aliveli eBhayibhelini ngokwalo. Kungani befuna ukuzidela kuyilapho kungeyona ingxenye yesigijimi seBhayibheli? Futhi, sibona ukufana phakathi kwezimfundiso zeNhlangano nalezo zabaFarisi ababephikisana nomsebenzi kaKristu Jesu njalo.

UJesu watshela izixuku nabafundi bakhe ukuthi ababhali nabaFarisi ‘babopha imithwalo enzima, bayibeke emahlombe abantu, kepha bona abafuni ukuyinyakazisa nangomunwe wabo. ( Mathewu 23:4 )

NgokweNdikimba Ebusayo, ukuze ujabulise uJehova, kumelwe udele okuningi. Kumelwe ushumayele endlini ngendlu futhi ukhangise izincwadi zabo namavidiyo abo. Kudingeka usebenzise amahora angu-10 kuya kwangu-12 ngenyanga ngokwenza lokhu, kodwa uma ukwazi, kufanele ukwenze lokhu isikhathi esigcwele njengephayona. Udinga futhi ukubanikeza imali yokuxhasa umsebenzi wabo, futhi unikele ngesikhathi sakho nezinsizakusebenza ukuze bakhe indawo yabo yokuhlala. (Bangabanikazi bamashumi ezinkulungwane zezakhiwo emhlabeni jikelele.)

Kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele usekele incazelo yazo yemithetho kaNkulunkulu. Uma ungakwenzi, uzogwenywa. Ngokwesibonelo, uma ingane yakho idinga ukumpontshelwa igazi ukuze idambise ukuhlupheka kwayo noma ngisho nokuvikela ukuphila kwayo, kumelwe uyigodle. Khumbula, isibonelo sabo esokuzidela, hhayi isihe.

Cabanga ngalokho esikufundile. Umthetho wesabatha wawungomunye wemithetho eyishumi futhi ukungawulaleli kwakuholela esijezisweni sentambo ngokomthetho kaMose, nokho uJesu wabonisa ukuthi kwakunezimo lapho kwakungadingeki ukuba kulandelwe lowo mthetho ngokuphelele, ngoba isenzo somusa sasingaphezu koMthetho. incwadi yomthetho.

Ngaphansi komthetho kaMose, ukudla igazi kwakuyicala lokufa, nokho kwakunezimo lapho kwakuvunyelwe khona ukudla inyama eyophiswanga. Uthando, hhayi umthetho, lwaluyisisekelo somthetho kaMose. Ungazitholela lokhu kuLevitikusi 17:15, 16. Ukufingqa le ndima, lenza ilungiselelo lokuba umzingeli olambile adle isilwane esifile ayesithola nakuba sasingophiswanga ngokomthetho wakwa-Israyeli. . (Ukuze uthole incazelo egcwele, sebenzisa isixhumanisi esisekupheleni kwale vidiyo ukuze uthole ingxoxo egcwele ngendaba yokumpontshelwa igazi.) Leyo vidiyo inikeza ubufakazi obungokomBhalo bokuthi incazelo yeNdikimba Ebusayo yezEnzo 15:20—isiyalezo ‘sokudeda egazini. ”—ayilungile njengoba iphathelene nokumpontshelwa igazi.

Kodwa nali iphuzu. Ngisho noma kwakungekona okungalungile, ngisho noma ukwenqatshelwa kwegazi kudlulela ekumpontshelweni kwegazi, kwakungeke kuwuqede umthetho wothando. Kuvunyelwe yini ukwenza into enhle, njengokuphulukisa isandla esishwabeneyo noma ukusindisa ukuphila ngesabatha na? Ngokomniki-mthetho wethu, uJesu Kristu, kunjalo! Ngakho, uhluke kanjani umthetho ngegazi? Njengoba sibonile ngenhla kuLevitikusi 17:15, 16 akunjalo, ngoba ezimweni ezinzima, kwakuvunyelwe umzingeli ukuba adle inyama engophiswanga.

Kungani iNdikimba Ebusayo inesithakazelo sokuzidela kangangokuthi ayikuboni lokhu? Kungani bezimisele ukunikela ngabantwana e-altare lokulalela incazelo yabo yomthetho kaNkulunkulu, lapho uJesu etshela laba baFarisi banamuhla, uma benikuqondile ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini? ‘Ngifuna isihe, hhayi umhlatshelo,’ beningeke nibalahle abangenacala.” ( Mathewu 12:7 )

Isizathu siwukuthi abaqondi ukuthi uthando lukaKristu lusho ukuthini ngempela, noma indlela yokuthola ulwazi ngalo.

Kodwa akufanele sibe ngaleyondlela. Asifuni ukuba yizisulu zokulandela umthetho. Sifuna ukuqonda indlela yothando ukuze silalele umthetho kaNkulunkulu ongasekelwe ekusetshenzisweni okuqinile kwemithetho neziqondiso, kodwa njengoba kwakuhloselwe ukulalelwa, okusekelwe othandweni. Ngakho umbuzo uwukuthi, sikufeza kanjani lokho? Ngokusobala hhayi ngokutadisha izincwadi ze-Watch Tower Corporations.

Isihluthulelo sokuqonda uthando—uthando lukaNkulunkulu—sichazwe kahle encwadini eya kwabase-Efesu.

“Futhi wanika abanye babe ngabaphostoli, abanye abaprofethi, abanye abavangeli, abanye abelusi nabafundisi, ukuze abangcwele balungiswe, benze inkonzo, kwakhiwe umzimba kaKristu, size sifinyelele sonke. ebunyeni bokukholwa kanye of ulwazi olunembile [i-epignósis ] weNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ekubeni indoda ekhule ngokugcwele, efinyelela esilinganisweni sobukhulu esingesokugcwala kukaKristu. Ngakho akufanele sisaba izingane, ejikijelwa ngapha nangapha kungathi amagagasi futhi eyiswa ngapha nangapha yiyo yonke imimoya yezifundiso ngokukhohlisa kwabantu, ngobuqili bamaqhinga okukhohlisa.” ( Efesu 4:11-14 )

INguqulo Yezwe Elisha ihumusha igama lesiGreki i-epignósis ngokuthi “ulwazi olunembile.” Yilona lodwa iBhayibheli engilitholile elengeza igama elithi “inembile”. Cishe zonke izinguqulo eziku-Biblehub.com zivele zihumushe lokhu ngokuthi “ulwazi”. Abambalwa basebenzisa “ukuqonda” lapha, kanti abanye abambalwa, “ukuqashelwa”.

Igama lesiGrikhi i-epignósis ayimayelana nolwazi lwekhanda. Akukhona mayelana nokuqoqwa kwedatha eluhlaza. USIZA izifundo-magama ziyachaza i-epignósis njengokuthi “ulwazi oluzuzwe ngobudlelwano bomuntu wokuqala…ulwazi lokuxhumana olufanele…ukuze kuqala, ukwazi kokuhlangenwe nakho.”

Lesi esinye isibonelo sendlela izinguqulo zeBhayibheli ezingasifeza ngayo. Ulihumusha kanjani igama ngesiGreek elingenakho ukulingana komuntu oyedwa olimini ohumushela kulo.

Uzokhumbula ukuthi ekuqaleni kwale vidiyo, ngibhekise kwabase-Efesu 3:19 lapho ikhuluma khona “…uthando lukaKristu oludlula ulwazi…” (Kwabase-Efesu 3:19 NWT)

Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi “ulwazi” kuleli vesi (3:19) lithi gnosis okuyinto i-Concordance kaStrong eyichaza ngokuthi “ukwazi, ulwazi; ukusetshenziswa: ulwazi, imfundiso, ukuhlakanipha.”

Lapha unamagama amabili esiGreki ahlukene ahunyushwa ngegama elilodwa lesiNgisi. INguqulo Yezwe Elisha isetshenziswa kakhulu, kodwa ngicabanga ngazo zonke izinguqulo engike ngaskena ngazo, isondela encazelweni efanele, nakuba ngokwami, ngicabanga ukuthi “ulwazi olujulile” lungaba ngcono. Ngeshwa, igama elithi “ulwazi olunembile” liye lehla ezincwadini ze-Watchtower ukuze lifane nelithi “iqiniso” (elicashuniwe) elisuke lifana neNhlangano. Ukuba “seqinisweni” kuwukuba ingxenye yeNhlangano YoFakazi BakaJehova. Ngokwesibonelo,

“Kunezigidigidi zabantu emhlabeni. Ngakho, kuyisibusiso sangempela ukuba phakathi kwalabo uJehova abadonsele kuye ngomusa futhi abembulela iqiniso leBhayibheli. ( Johane 6:44, 45 ) Cishe oyedwa kuphela kwabayinkulungwane abantu abaphilayo namuhla ulwazi olunembile lweqiniso, futhi ungomunye wabo.” (w14-ZU 12/15 k. 30 isig. 15 Ingabe Uyakwazisa Lokho Okutholile?)

Ulwazi olunembile lesi sihloko se-Nqabayokulinda okubhekiselwa kulo akulona ulwazi (i-epignósis) okukhulunywa ngakho kweyabase-Efesu 4:11-14 . Lolo lwazi olujulile lungoKristu. Kumelwe simazi njengomuntu. Kumelwe sicabange njengaye, sicabange njengaye, senze njengaye. Ngokwazi ngokugcwele ubuntu bukaJesu nobuntu bukaJesu kuphela lapho singakhula sibe sesimweni somuntu okhule ngokugcwele, umuntu omdala ngokomoya, ongaseyona ingane ekhohliswa kalula abantu, noma njengoba i-New Living Translation ikubeka, “ukuthonywa lapho umuntu esekhulile ngokomoya. abantu bazama ukusikhohlisa ngamanga ahlakaniphile azwakala njengeqiniso.” (Funda eyabase-Efesu 4:14.)

Ekwazini uJesu ngokuseduze, sifinyelela ekuqondeni uthando ngokuphelele. UPawulu uyabhala, futhi kwabase-Efesu:

“Ngiyacela ukuba engcebweni yenkazimulo yakhe aniqinise ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe ngaphakathi kwenu, ukuze uKristu ahlale ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa. Khona-ke nina enigxilile nisekelwe othandweni niyakuba namandla kanye nabangcwele bonke, okuqonda ubude nobubanzi nokuphakama nokujula kothando lukaKristu, futhi nilwazi lolu thando oludlula ulwazi, ukuze nigcwaliswe. ngakho konke ukugcwala kukaNkulunkulu.” (Funda eyabase-Efesu 3:16-19.)

UDeveli walinga uJesu ngayo yonke imibuso yezwe uma engenza isenzo esisodwa kuphela sokumkhulekela. UJesu wayengeke akwenze lokho, ngoba wayemthanda uyise futhi ebheka ukukhulekela noma ubani omunye njengokwephula lolo thando, isenzo sokukhaphela. Ngisho noma ukuphila kwakhe kwakusengozini, wayengeke aphule uthando lwakhe ngoYise. Lona umthetho wokuqala umthetho kaMose osekelwe kuwo.

Nokho, lapho ebhekene nokusiza indoda, ukwelapha abagulayo, ukuvusa abafileyo, uJesu wayengenandaba nomthetho wesabatha. Akazange abheke ukwenza lezo zinto njengokwephulwa kwalowo mthetho, ngoba ukuthanda umakhelwane kwakuyisimiso esiyinhloko lowo mthetho owawusekelwe kuso.

AbaFarisi babeyoqonda ukuthi uma babeqonda ukuthi uBaba ufuna isihe hhayi umhlatshelo, noma izenzo zothando ukuze aqede ukuhlupheka komunye umuntu kunokuba aqedele ukulalela umthetho oqinile, nokuzidela.

OFakazi BakaJehova, njengozakwabo abangabaFarisi, baye babeka ukukhathazeka kwabo ngokulalela kokuzidela ngaphezu kwanoma iluphi uthando ngomakhelwane babo lapho kuziwa ekumpontshelweni kwegazi. Abazange bacabangele izindleko zokuphila kulabo abaye baqiniseka ukuthi balalele incazelo yabo. Futhi abakhathazeki ngokuhlupheka kwabazali abasaphila abaye badela izingane zabo abazithandayo e-altare lemfundiso yenkolo ye-JW. Yeka isihlamba abalethe egameni likaNkulunkulu elingcwele, uNkulunkulu ofuna isihe hhayi umhlatshelo.

Kafushane, njengamaKristu siye safunda ukuthi singaphansi komthetho kaKristu, umthetho wothando. Nokho, singase sicabange ukuthi ama-Israyeli ayengekho ngaphansi komthetho wothando, njengoba umthetho kaMose ubonakala uphathelene nemithetho, izimiso nezimiso. Kodwa kwakungenzeka kanjani lokho, njengoba umthetho wanikwa uMose nguJehova uNkulunkulu futhi eyoku-1 Johane 4:8 isitshela ukuthi “uNkulunkulu uluthando”. UJesu uye wachaza ukuthi isimiso somthetho kaMose sasisekelwe othandweni.

Lokho ayekusho nalokho esikufundayo kulokhu ukuthi umlando wesintu njengoba wembulwe eBhayibhelini ubonisa ukukhula kothando. I-Edene yaqala njengomkhaya onothando, kodwa u-Adamu no-Eva babefuna ukuzihambela bodwa. Bakwenqaba ukuqondisa kukaBaba onothando.

UJehova wabanikela ezifisweni zabo. Bazibusa iminyaka engaba ngu-1,700 1,500 kwaze kwaba yilapho ubudlova baba bubi kangangokuthi uNkulunkulu wabuqeda. Ngemva kukazamcolo, amadoda aphinde aqala ukukhohlakala ngendlela engenaluthando, enobudlova. Kodwa kulokhu, uNkulunkulu wangenela. Wasanganisa izilimi eBabele; wabeka umkhawulo wokuthi kungakanani ayeyokubekezelela ngokubhubhisa imizi yaseSodoma naseGomora; wabe esethula isimiso somthetho njengengxenye yesivumelwano nenzalo kaJakobe. Kwathi ngemva kweminye iminyaka engu-XNUMX XNUMX, wethula iNdodana yakhe, kanye nayo nomthetho omkhulu, owalingiswa uJesu.

Esinyathelweni ngasinye, uBaba wethu osezulwini wasisondeza ekuqondeni uthando, uthando lukaNkulunkulu, oluyisisekelo sokuphila njengelungu lomndeni kaNkulunkulu.

Singafunda noma senqabe ukufunda. Ingabe siyofana nabaFarisi, noma abafundi bakaJesu?

Khona-ke uJesu wathi: “Ngenxa yalokhu kwahlulela ngizele kuleli zwe, ukuze abangaboni babone, nababonayo babe yizimpumputhe. Labo kubaFarisi ababenaye bezwa lokho, bathi kuye: “Nathi asizona izimpumputhe, akunjalo?” UJesu wathi kubo: “Ukube beniyizimpumputhe, ngabe aninasono. Kodwa manje nithi: 'Siyabona.' Isono senu sihlezi.”—Johane 9:39-41.

AbaFarisi babengafani nabezizwe ngaleso sikhathi. Ikakhulukazi abezizwe babengalazi ithemba lensindiso uJesu aliveza, kodwa amaJuda, ikakhulukazi abaFarisi, babewazi umthetho futhi babelindele ukufika kukaMesiya.

Namuhla, asikhulumi ngabantu abangenalwazi ngesigijimi seBhayibheli. Sikhuluma ngabantu abathi bayamazi uNkulunkulu, abazibiza ngamaKristu, kodwa abenza ubuKristu babo, ukukhulekela kwabo uNkulunkulu ngemithetho yabantu, hhayi othandweni lukaNkulunkulu njengoba lwembulwe emiBhalweni.

Umphostoli uJohane, obhala kakhulu ngothando kunanoma yimuphi omunye umlobi, wenza lokhu kuqhathanisa okulandelayo:

“Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabantwana bakaDeveli babonakala ngaleli qiniso: Wonke umuntu ongaqhubeki enze ukulunga akaveli kuNkulunkulu, kanjalo nalowo ongamthandi umfowabo. Ngoba yilesi isigijimi enasizwa kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuthi kufanele sithandane; singabi njengoKhayini, owavela komubi futhi wabulala umfowabo. Futhi wambulala ngani? Ngoba imisebenzi yakhe yayimibi, kodwa eyomfowabo yayilungile.” ( 1 Johane 3:10-12 )

AbaFarisi baba nethuba elihle lokuba abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokutholwa uJesu akwenza kwaba nokwenzeka ngesihlengo, okuwukuphela komhlatshelo wangempela obalulekile. Kodwa kunalokho, uJesu wababiza ngabantwana bakadeveli.

Kuthiwani ngathi, mina nawe? Namuhla, baningi emhlabeni abangaboni ngempela iqiniso. Ithuba labo liyofinyelela ekwazini uNkulunkulu lapho ukuqondisa kwaKhe ngaphansi kukaJesu sekumiswe ngokugcwele njengamazulu amasha ebusa phezu komhlaba omusha. Kodwa asibona abangenalwazi ngethemba esinikezwa lona. Ingabe siyofunda ukufana noJesu, owenza konke ngokusekelwe othandweni alufunda kuYise osezulwini?

Ukubeka ngamafuphi lokhu esisanda kukufunda kwabase-Efesu (Kwabase-Efesu 4:11-14 NLT) Ngake ngakhula ngokomoya, njengengane, ngakho-ke ngathonywa lapho abaholi beNhlangano bengikhohlisa “ngamanga ahlakaniphe kangangokuba azwakala sengathi iqiniso". Kodwa uJesu wangipha—usinike—izipho ezibhalwe ngabaphostoli nabaprofethi, kanye nabafundisi namuhla. Futhi ngalokhu, mina—cha, thina, sonke—sinikezwe indlela yokuba sibe munye okholweni lwethu futhi siye safinyelela ekuyazini ngokuseduze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ukuze sibe abantu abadala ngokomoya, abesilisa nabesifazane, abavukelayo. isimo sikaKristu esiphelele nesiphelele. Njengoba simazi kangcono nangcono ngokutadisha kwethu imiBhalo, siyakhula othandweni.

Ake siphethe ngala mazwi avela kumphostoli othandekayo:

“Kodwa thina singabakaNkulunkulu, futhi labo abamaziyo uNkulunkulu bayasilalela. Uma bengebona abakaNkulunkulu, abasilaleli. Sazi kanjalo-ke uma umuntu enoMoya weqiniso noma umoya wenkohliso.

Bangane abathandekayo, masiqhubeke sithandana, ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu. Noma ubani onothando ungumntwana kaNkulunkulu futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu. Kepha ongenalo uthando akamazi uNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando.” ( 1 Johane 4:6-8 )

Siyabonga ngokubukela futhi siyabonga ngokuseseka eniqhubeka nokusinika khona ukuze siqhubeke nokwenza lo msebenzi.