Melika: ufile esonweni futhi udinga impilo entsha!
UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe - “'Umngane wethu uLazaru ulele, kodwa ngiya ukumvusa.'” Baphendula - “'Nkosi, uma ilele izosinda.'” UJesu wabe esecacisa ukuthi wayesho ukuthini - “'ULazaru ufile. Futhi ngiyajabula ngenxa yenu ukuthi bengingekho lapho, ukuze nikholwe. Noma kunjalo, masiye kuye. '” (Johane 11: 11-15Ngesikhathi befika eBethaniya, uLazaru wayesenezinsuku ezine ethuneni. AmaJuda amaningi ayezele ukuzoduduza uMariya noMartha ngokufa komnewabo. Lapho uMarta ezwa ukuthi uJesu uyeza, waya wamhlangabeza wathi kuye: “'Nkosi, ukube ubulapha, umfowethu ngabe akafanga. Kepha namanje ngiyazi ukuthi konke ongakucela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzakukunika khona. ” (Johane 11: 17-22Impendulo kaJesu kuye yathi - “'Umfowenu uzovuka futhi.'” UMarta waphendula - “'Ngiyazi ukuthi uyovuka futhi ovukweni ngosuku lokugcina.'” (Johane 11: 23-24UJesu waphendula wathi - “'Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila. Lowo okholwa Kimi, noma angafa, uzophila. Nalowo ophila, akholwe yimi, kasoze afa naphakade. Uyakukholwa lokhu na? '” (Johane 11: 25-26)
UJesu wayeseshilo kakade Ngaye; “'Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila'” (Johane 6: 35), “'Ngiwukukhanya kwezwe'” (Johane 8: 12), “'Mina ngiyisango'” (Johane 10: 9), Futhi “'Mina ngingumalusi omuhle'” (Johane 10: 11). Manje, uJesu waphinda wamemezela ubuNkulunkulu Bakhe, futhi wathi ngaphakathi Kwakhe unamandla okuvuka nawokuphila. Ngezambulo zaKhe ezithi “ngingu…”, uJesu wembula ukuthi uNkulunkulu angawaqinisa amakholwa ngokomoya; ubanikeze ukukhanya ukuze baqondise izimpilo zabo; abasindise ekwahlulelweni kwaphakade; futhi anikele ngempilo yakhe ukubakhulula esonweni. Manje ukuvezile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubenamandla okubavusa ekufeni futhi abanikeze impilo entsha.
UJesu njengokuphila, weza ukuzonikela ngokuphila kwakhe, ukuze bonke abakholwa kuye babe nokuphila okuphakade. Ukuhlengwa kwethu kwakudinga ukufa kukaJesu, futhi impilo yethu eyiqiniso yobuKristu nayo idinga ukufa - ukufa kobuntu bethu obudala noma imvelo endala. Cabanga ngamazwi kaPawulu kwabaseRoma - “Ukwazi lokhu, ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa esiphambanweni kanye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono uqedwe, ukuze singabe sisaba yizigqila zesono. Ngoba lowo ofile ukhululiwe esonweni. Manje uma safa kanye noKristu, sikholwa ukuthi siyophila naye kanye naye, sazi ukuthi uKristu, esevusiwe kwabafileyo, akasafi. Ukufa akusenamandla okubusa phezu kwakhe. Ukufa afa ngakho, wafela isono kube kanye; kepha impilo ayiphilelayo, uphila uNkulunkulu. ” (AmaRoma 6: 6-10)
Kulabo abangathi insindiso ngomusa "Inkolo elula," noma nganoma iyiphi indlela iyilayisensi yesono, cabanga ngalokho okunye uPawule akutshela abaseRoma - “Ngokunjalo nani, ziqonde ukuba nifile kwisono, kodwa niphilele uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. Ngakho-ke ungavumeli isono sibuse emzimbeni wakho ofayo, ukuthi usilalele ezinkanukweni zawo. Futhi unganikeli amalungu akho njengethuluzi lokungalungi esonweni, kodwa zinikeleni kuNkulunkulu njengabaphilayo kwabafileyo, namalungu enu njengezikhali zokulunga kuNkulunkulu. (AmaRoma 6: 11-13)
NguJesu kuphela ongakhulula umuntu ekubusweni yisono. Ayikho inkolo engenza lokhu. Ukuziguqula kabusha kungashintsha ezinye izinto empilweni yomuntu, kepha akukwazi ukuguqula isimo somoya salowo muntu - ngokomoya uhlala efile esonweni. Ukuzalwa okusha ngokomoya kuphela okunganikeza umuntu imvelo entsha engagxilile esonweni. UPawulu watshela abaseKorinte - “Anazi yini ukuthi umzimba wenu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele okinina, enimamukele kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi anisibo abenu? Ngoba nathengwa ngentengo; ngakho-ke khazimulisani uNkulunkulu emzimbeni wenu, nangomoya wenu, okungokukaNkulunkulu. ” (1 Kor. 6: 19-20)
UPawulu weluleka kanjani amakholwa amasha abeZizwe avela e-Efesu? UPawulu wabhala - “Ngakho-ke lokhu ngiyakusho, futhi ngiyakufakaza eNkosini, ukuthi anisafanele ukuhamba njengokuhamba kwabanye bezizwe ebuzeni bengqondo yabo, ukuqonda kwabo kube mnyama, behlukanisiwe nempilo kaNkulunkulu, ngenxa ukungazi okukubo, ngenxa yobumpumputhe benhliziyo yabo; abathi sebephelelwe umuzwa, bazinikela ekuziphatheni okubi, ukuze basebenze konke ukungcola ngokuhaha. Kepha wena kawumfundanga kanjalo uKristu, uma umzwile, wafundiswa nguye, njengokuba iqiniso likuJesu, ukuthi nikhumule umuntu omdala ngokokuziphatha kwenu kokuqala, okonakala ngokukhohlakala, nenziwe basha emoyeni wengqondo yenu, nokuthi nembathe umuntu omusha owadalwa ngokukaNkulunkulu, ngokulunga kweqiniso nangobungcwele. Ngakho-ke, ukulahla ukuqamba amanga, 'Yilowo nalowo kini makakhulume iqiniso nomakhelwane wakhe,' ngoba singamalungu omunye komunye. Thukuthelani ningoni, ilanga malingashoni nisathukuthele, ningamniki uSathane indawo. Lowo owebayo makangabe eseba, kodwa kunalokho akasebenze, asebenze okuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nokuthile kokupha lowo osweleyo. Makungaphumi lizwi elonakeleyo emilonyeni yenu, kodwa okuhle okusiza ukwakha, ukuze kudlulisele umusa kwabezwayo. Futhi ungamdabukisi uMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu, owabekwa uphawu ngaye kuze kube lusuku lokuhlengwa. Makususwe kini konke ukufutheka, ulaka, intukuthelo, umsindo nokuhlambalaza kanye nabo bonke ububi. Yibani nomusa komunye nomunye, ninobubele benhliziyo, nithethelelane, njengoba noNkulunkulu anithethelela ngoKristu. ” (Efe. 4: 17-32)
Ngabe kukhona ukungabaza ukuthi iMelika ibusiswe yiqiniso likaNkulunkulu. Siyisizwe esibe nenkululeko yenkolo iminyaka engaphezu kwama-200. Sibe nezwi likaNkulunkulu - iBhayibheli. Kufundisiwe emakhaya ethu nasemasontweni ethu. AmaBhayibheli angathengwa ezitolo ezweni lonke lethu. Sinezinqwaba zamasonto esingaya kuwo. Sineziteshi zethelevishini nezomsakazo ezimemezela izwi likaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ubusise iMelika ngeqiniso, kepha senzani Naye? Ngabe isizwe sakithi siyalikhombisa yini iqiniso lokuthi sibe nokukhanya neqiniso okuningi ukwedlula noma yisiphi esinye isizwe emlandweni wanamuhla? Kuya kucaca ngokwengeziwe ngosuku ukuthi senqaba ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu, esikhundleni salokho samukela ubumnyama njengokukhanya.
Umbhali wamaHeberu uxwayise amaHeberu ngeqiniso lokujeziswa ngaphansi kweSivumelwano Esisha somusa - “Bona ukuthi ungamenqabeli lowo okhulumayo. Ngoba uma bengaphunyukanga labo abenqaba Lowo owakhuluma emhlabeni, kakhulu kangakanani thina ngeke siphunyuke uma sifulathela Lowo okhuluma esezulwini, ozwi lakhe lanyakazisa umhlaba ngaleso sikhathi; kepha manje uthembisile, ethi: 'Kusazobuye futhi ngizamazame hhayi umhlaba kuphela kepha nezulu.' Manje lokhu, 'Kusazophinda futhi,' kukhombisa ukususwa kwezinto lezo ezizanyazanyiswayo, njengezinto ezenziwe, ukuze izinto ezingenakunyakaziswa zihlale. Ngakho-ke lokhu samukela umbuso ongenakuzanyazanyiswa, masibe nomusa esingakhonza ngawo uNkulunkulu ngokuthokoza, simesabe futhi simhloniphe. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo. ” (Heb. 12:25-29)
Njengoba uDonald Trump ememezela lokho abantu abaningi baseMelika abafuna ukukubona kwenzeka - iMelika iphinde ibe “nkulu”; akekho noyedwa wabaqokelwe isikhundla sikaMongameli ongakwenza lokhu. Izisekelo zokuziphatha zesizwe sethu zidilikile - zingamanxiwa. Okubi sikubiza ngokuhle, nokuhle ngokubi. Sibona ukukhanya kumnyama, nobumnyama njengokukhanya. Sikhonza konke ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. Sigcina konke ngaphandle kwezwi laKhe. Akungabazeki ukuthi abaseMelika ngesinye isikhathi bangajabula lapho befunda amazwi aleliHubo - “Ubusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso uyiNkosi, abantu ebakhethile njengefa Layo.” (Tihlabelelo 33: 12Kepha manje kungasifanele ukulalela okwabhalwa nguDavide - "Ababi bazaphenduka esihogweni, nezizwe zonke ezikhohlwa uNkulunkulu." (Tihlabelelo 9: 17)
IMelika isikhohliwe uNkulunkulu. Akekho owesilisa noma owesifazane ongasindisa isizwe sakithi. UNkulunkulu kuphela ongasibusisa. Kepha izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu zilandela ukuthobela izwi Lakhe. Ngeke silindele ukuba yisizwe esikhulu futhi lapho sesifulathele uNkulunkulu. Wenza lesi sizwe saba khona. Angakususa kungabikho. Bheka umlando. Zingaki izizwe ezanyamalala unomphela? Asibona abakwa-Israyeli. Asinazo izithembiso eziseBhayibhelini njengazo. Siyisizwe sabeZizwe uNkulunkulu asibusisa ngenkululeko echichimayo neqiniso. Ngo-2016, senqabe iqiniso futhi inkululeko yethu iyanyamalala.
Unkulunkulu usinike inkululeko yaphakade ngokuphila nokufa kweNdodana yakhe. Usinikeze nenkululeko yezepolitiki. Esikhundleni sokukhululeka ngokomoya kuKristu, sikhethe ubugqila besono. Yikuphi intengo esizodinga ukuyikhokha ngaphambi kokuvuka kwangempela kwesimo sethu sangempela?
