Uyisiqalo eBhayibhelini? Qala lapha.
Indaba Kusukela Ekudalweni Kuze Kube Sesiphambanweni
Uma iBhayibheli lizwakala lidida, qala ngesithombe esikhulu. Leli khasi lihamba ngendaba ngokulandelana: uNkulunkulu, ukudalwa, ukuhlubuka kukaSathane, ukuwa kwabantu, isono, uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokusindisa, uJesu Kristu, isiphambano, ukuvuka kwabafileyo, nokusindiswa.
1. UNkulunkulu Ungubani? Incazelo Elula KaZiqu-zintathu
AmaKristu akholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa - hhayi onkulunkulu abathathu. IBhayibheli likhombisa uNkulunkulu oyedwa weqiniso njengoYise, uNdodana, noMoya oPhilileyo. AmaKristu avame ukukubiza lokhu ngokuthi uZiqu-zintathu (uNkulunkulu oyedwa: uYise, uNdodana, noMoya oPhilileyo).
Awudingi ukuqonda ngokuphelele uZiqu-zintathu ngaphambi kokuba wazi uNkulunkulu noma ukholwe nguJesu. Ngisho amaKristu asemlandele uJesu iminyaka eminingi azi ukuthi uNkulunkulu mkhulu kunokuthi simchaze ngokuphelele.
Kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa.
UYise unguNkulunkulu.
UJesu, uNdodana, unguNkulunkulu.
UMoya oPhilileyo unguNkulunkulu.
UYise akayena uNdodana. UNdodana akayena uMoya oPhilileyo. UMoya oPhilileyo akayena uYise. Kodwa kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa kuphela.
UJesu wayekhona ngaphambi kokuzalelwa eBetlehema
IBhayibheli lithi uJesu “nguZwi” futhi lithi wayenoNkulunkulu ekuqaleni futhi wayenguNkulunkulu. Lithi futhi zonke izinto zadalwa ngaye. Kamuva, lelo Zwi laba yinyama lahlala phakathi kwethu.
UMoya oPhilileyo wayekhona ekudalweni
Isithombe esicacile sikaYise, uNdodana noMoya oPhilileyo
Ekubhapathizweni kukaJesu, uJesu uNdodana usemanzini, uMoya oPhilileyo wehla njengejuba, izwi likaYise likhuluma lisezulwini. Bahlukile, kodwa imibhalo ifundisa ukuthi kunoNkulunkulu oyedwa.
Ngakho uma kamuva ufunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela uNdodana wakhe, ukuthi uJesu wathandaza kuYise, noma ukuthi uMoya oPhilileyo usebenza kubakholwayo, awufundi ngonkulunkulu abathathu abahlukene. Ufunda ngoNkulunkulu oyedwa weqiniso ovezwe njengoYise, uNdodana noMoya oPhilileyo.
2. UNkulunkulu Wadala Izulu Nomhlaba
UNkulunkulu uyiMdali. IGenesise ichaza uNkulunkulu edala ukukhanya, isibhakabhaka, umhlaba owomile, ulwandle, izimila, ilanga nenyanga, izilwane nabantu. Lapho ukudalwa sekuphelele, imibhalo ithi uNkulunkulu wabona konke abekwenzile futhi kwakuhle kakhulu.
Abantu bayigugu ngokukhethekile ekudalweni kukaNkulunkulu ngoba iBhayibheli lithi sadalwa ngomfanekiso wakhe. Lokho akusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu unomzimba womuntu noma ukuthi sibukeka njengaye ngokomzimba. Kusho ukuthi usenze ngendlela ekhethekile ebonisa okuthile ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu onjani.
Singathanda, sicabange, sidale, sixhumane, senze izinqumo ezibalulekile, siqonde okulungile nokubi, sinakekele abanye, futhi sibe nobudlelwano neMdali yethu. Wonke umuntu uyigugu ngoba wonke umuntu uphethe umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu - noma ngabe uneminyaka emingaki, unamandla anjani, uvelaphi, noma ukuphi isimo sakhe.
3. Kwenzekani NoSathane?
IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi kukhona isitha sangempela esingokomoya esibizwa ngokuthi uSathane, noma uDeveli. Ungase futhi umbone ebizwa ngokuthi yinyoka, umlingi, noma ummangaleli. Inhloso yakhe ukudonsa abantu kude noNkulunkulu, hhayi ngoba abantu bengelutho, kodwa ngoba abantu bebalulekile kakhulu kuNkulunkulu.
IBhayibheli lithi uSathane wadalwa nguNkulunkulu kodwa wamhlubuka. Wayefuna indlela yakhe esikhundleni sendlela kaNkulunkulu. IBhayibheli lisinika izibuko nje zalokhu kuhlubuka kunokuba lisinike indaba eyodwa ende nenemininingwane, ngakho kukhona izinto okufanele siqaphele ukuthi singazisho ngokuqiniseka.
Kungani uSathane ebazonda abantu?
IBhayibheli alinaso isivesi esisodwa esithi nje, “USathane ubazonda abantu ngoba badalwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu.” Kodwa uma sihlanganisa indaba yeBhayibheli, amaKristu amaningi aqonda ukuthi lokhu kuyingxenye ebalulekile yesizathu.
Wadalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu uSathane ayemhlubuka. Abantu bathandwa nguNkulunkulu, badalelwe ukumazi, futhi bamenyelwe ebudlelwaneni naYe. USathane uyamelana noNkulunkulu, ngakho usebenza nokumelana nabantu abaphethe umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu nabathandwa nguYe.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi kufanele umesabe uSathane. Akalingani noNkulunkulu. Akayena enye unkulunkulu. Uyisidalwa, futhi iBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi ukwehlulwa kwakhe kokugcina kuqinisekile. Inhloso yokumqonda akukwesabisa. Kuwukukusiza uqonde ukuthi kungani iBhayibheli likhuluma ngokulingwa, amanga, ukuhlaselwa okungokomoya, nesidingo sethu sokuhlala sisondele kuNkulunkulu.
AmaKristu amaningi abheka futhi ku-Hezekeli 28:12-17 nasku-Isaya 14:12-15 ukuthola isithombe sobuhle, sokuziphakamisa nokuhlubuka kukaSathane. UHezekeli 28 wakhulunywa enkosini yaseThire, ngakho amaKristu ayahluka ngokuthi lokhu kumchaza ngqo kangakanani uSathane. Nokho, ulimi lukhuluma ngase-Edeni, ngekherubi elicwiliswe, ngobuhle obukhulu, nangesidalwa lapho kamuva kwatholakala khona isono.
EBhayibhelini lesiNgisi i-KJV, uHezekeli 28:13 uqamba izinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zamatshe ayigugu. Abanye othisha beBhayibheli bayabaqhathanisa nawo amatshe ayishumi nambili esisekelo seJerusalema Elisha kusAmbulo 21:19-20 futhi babona isithombe sesidalwa esizama ukulingisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kodwa sehluleka. IBhayibheli aliqhathanisi ngqo inani lamatshe, futhi amatshe alishumi nambili kusAmbulo achaza iJerusalema Elisha, hhayi uNkulunkulu uqobo. Ngakho kufanele sikubheke lokho njengesithombe esisizayo, hhayi njengesisho seBhayibheli esiqondile.
Iphuzu eliphelele licace ku-Isaya: “Ngifane naLowo oPhezukonke.” USathane wayefuna indawo eyayingekaNkulunkulu. Kodwa wadalwa nguNkulunkulu. Wayengeke abe nguNkulunkulu noma alingane naye.
4. Inyoka, U-Adamu No-Eva, Nokuwa
IGenesise 3 isitshela ukuthi inyoka yalinga u-Eva ukuba athandabuze izwi likaNkulunkulu amone. U-Adamu naye akalalelanga. Isono sangena endabeni yabantu, nokufa kwalandela.
Yingakho umhlaba esiwaziyo unokufa, ubuhlungu, ukulingwa, ubudlelwano obephukile, ukungabi nabulungisa nokuhlukaniswa noNkulunkulu. Ukudalwa okuhle kukaNkulunkulu kwakungeyona inkinga. Ukuhlubuka nesono kwaletha ukuphahlazeka.
5. Isono Siyini, Futhi Kungani Sibalulekile?
Isono akusona nje uhlu lwamacala amakhulu. Isono ukuswela izinga eliphelele likaNkulunkulu nokuphikisana nentando yakhe. Sihlanganisa izinto esingacabanga ukuthi “ziyincane,” njengamanga, ukweba, umhawu, inkanuko embi, inzondo, ukuzicabangela wedwa, noma ukukhetha ngamabomu lokho esikwaziyo ukuthi akulungile.
Awudingi ukwephula yonke imiyalo eyishumi ukuze udinge intethelelo. Ngisho isono esisodwa sibonisa ukuthi siswele. UJakobe uthi noma ubani ogcina wonke umthetho kodwa ephambuka ephuzwini elilodwa unecala lokwephula umthetho.
Isono sisihlukanisa noNkulunkulu ongcwele. U-Isaya uthi, “ububi benu bunahlukanisile phakathi kwenu noNkulunkulu wenu.” Asikwazi ukukhipha le nkinga ngokuzenzisa ukuthi asikaze sone noma ngokuthemba ukuthi imisebenzi yethu emihle izobhubhisa konke.
6. Inkokhelo Yesono Nohlelo LukaNkulunkulu Lokusindisa
Inkokhelo yinto etholwa ngomsebenzi. Imibhalo ithi isono sinikeza ukufa, kanti ukuphila noNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu. IsAmbulo 20 sibiza ichibi lomlilo ngokuthi “ukufa kwesibili.” IBhayibheli likubeka ukwahlulelwa kokugcina njengokuthile okunzima nokuyiqiniso.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu akabashiyanga abantu bengenathemba. Kusukela ekuqaleni, imibhalo ikhomba phambili ekusindisweni kukaNkulunkulu. AmaKristu aqonda ukuthi iGenesise 3:15 yisethembiso sokuqala esikhomba kulowo owayeyonqoba inyoka ekugcineni. IsiTestamente Esidala siqhubeka silungisa indlela yoMesiya.
Impendulo kaNkulunkulu esonweni sethu ayikhona nje ukuthi, “Zama kakhulu.” Impendulo yakhe kwakuwukunikeza uMsindisi.
7. UNkulunkulu Wathumela UJesu
UJesu Kristu, uNdodana wanaphakade, wangena emhlabeni awudalayo. Waba umuntu ngempela kuyilapho eselokhu enguNkulunkulu. Waphila ukuphila okungakwazanga thina ukuphila - ngaphandle kwesono.
UJesu wafundisa, waphulukisa, wabonisa isihe, wabhekana nokuzenzisa, wamukela izoni ezeza kuYe, futhi wembula uYise. Kodwa weza ngokungaphezu kwesibonelo. Weza ukuzosindisa.
8. Kungani Isiphambano?
Ngoba sasingakwazi ukukhokha isikweleti sethu sesono futhi singene ekuphileni noNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade, uJesu ngokuzithandela wathatha indawo yethu. Akafanga ngoba wayonile. Wafa ngenxa yethu.
Isiphambano yindawo lapho ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu nesihe sakhe kuhlangana khona. UJesu wathatha phezu kwakhe lokho esasingeke sikususe thina ngokwethu.
9. UJesu Wavuka Kwabafileyo
Indaba ayiphelanga noJesu engcwabeni. ISivumelwano Esisha sivuma ukuthi wavuka. UbuKristu bume ekufeni nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo kukaJesu Kristu.
UJesu unqobe ukufa. Lowo okucela ukuba umethembe uyaphila.
10. Kusho Ukuthini Lokhu Kuwe?
Awukwazi ukubuyela emuva uphile ukuphila okungenasono. Awudingi. UJesu usewenzile lokho wena owawungeke ukwenze ngokwakho. Ukusindiswa kuyamukelwa njengesipho sikaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuYe.
UNkulunkulu Ukunika Ukukhetha
UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda, kodwa akakuphoqi ukuba umthande, umethembe, noma umlandele. Kuyo yonke iBhayibheli, uNkulunkulu ubiza abantu ukuba beze kuYe futhi uyabavumela ukuba bakhethe ukuthi bazophendula kanjani.
UJesu uyakumemela. Akakuphoqi. Ungabuza imibuzo, ufunde iBhayibheli ngokwakho, unqume ukuthi ukholwani. Akekho okufanele azizwe ephoqwa ukuthandaza umthandazo angawuqondile.
Qaphela ukuthi uJesu uthi, “Wozani kimi.” Ngumbiko. Uma ukhetha ukuza kuJesu, woza ngokweqiniso. Awudingi ukuqonda okuphelele noma ukukholwa okuphelele. Ungasho nje, “Jesu, ngifuna ukukwazi. Ngisize ngikholwe. Ngisize ngiqonde.”
Awudingi ukuba ophelele kuqala. Awudingi ukuyazi yonke iBhayibheli. Ungaza kuJesu ngokweqiniso, uvume isono sakho, ukholwe ukuthi wafa futhi wavuka, bese umethemba njenjengoMsindisi wakho neNkosi yakho.
11. Indaba Iyaqhubeka
Ukulandela uJesu kuyisiqalo, hhayi isiphetho. AmaKristu afunda ukuthandaza, ukufunda imibhalo, ukukhula ekukholweni, ukumelana nokulingwa, nokugqoka zonke izikhali zikaNkulunkulu. IBhayibheli lifundisa nokuthi ukwehlulwa kokugcina kukaSathane kuqinisekile nokuthi uJesu Kristu uzobusa.
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