Ngabe uzokhetha ukukhanya okumnyama kukaJoseph Smith, noma ukukhanya kweqiniso kukaJesu Kristu?

 

Ngabe uzokhetha ukukhanya okumnyama kukaJoseph Smith, noma ukukhanya kweqiniso kukaJesu Kristu?

UJohane wabhala - “Khona uJesu wamemeza wathi:“ Lowo okholwa kimi akakholwa kimi kepha ngongithumileyo. Futhi lowo ongibonayo ubona Lowo ongithumileyo. Ngize njengokukhanya emhlabeni, ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa Kimi angahlali ebumnyameni. Futhi uma umuntu ezwa amazwi Ami futhi engakholwa, angimahluleli; ngoba angizelanga ukwahlulela umhlaba kodwa ukusindisa umhlaba. Lowo ongalayo, angawamukeli amazwi Ami, unakho okumehlulelayo - izwi engilikhulumile liyakumahlulela ngosuku lokugcina. Ngoba angikhulumanga ngokwami; kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo nguye onginike umyalo wokuthi ngizakuthini, ngikhulumeni. Futhi ngiyazi ukuthi umyalo wakhe ungukuphila okuphakade. Ngakho-ke konke engikukhulumayo ngikhuluma njengalokho uBaba engitshele khona. ” (Johane 12: 44-50)

UJesu weza njengokuprofetha kwabaprofethi beTestamente Elidala. U-Isaya wabhala ngokuza kukaMesiya - “Abantu abahamba ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu; abahlala ezweni lethunzi lokufa, ukukhanya kukhanye phezu kwabo. ” (Isa. 9:2Njengoba uJohane ecashunwe ngenhla, uJesu wathi ngenkathi efika - “Ngize njengokukhanya emhlabeni…” U-Isaya wabuye wakhuluma ngoMesiya - “Mina, iNkosi, ngikubizile ngokulunga, ngizakubamba isandla sakho; Ngizokugcina ngikunikeze ube yisivumelwano kubantu, kube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuvula amehlo oyimpumputhe, nokukhipha iziboshwa etilongweni, abahleli ebumnyameni endlini yetilongo. ” (Isa. 42:6-7UJohane wabuye wacaphuna uJesu ethi - “Ukuze noma ngubani okholwa Kimi angahlali ebumnyameni…” Umhubi wabhala - "Izwi lakho liyisibani ezinyaweni zami nokukhanya endleleni yami." (Tihlabelelo 119: 105Wabhala futhi - “Ukungeniswa kwamazwi akho kuyakhanya; kunika ukuqonda okulula. ” (Tihlabelelo 119: 130U-Isaya wabhala - “Ngubani phakathi kwenu owesabayo iNkosi? Ngubani olalela izwi leNceku yakhe? Ngubani ohamba ebumnyameni, ongenakho ukukhanya? Makathembele ebizweni leNkosi futhi ancike kuNkulunkulu wakhe. ” (Isa. 50:10)

UJesu weza ekhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu. UJohane wabhala ukuthi kuYe kwakukhona ukuphila; futhi impilo yayikukhanya kwabantuJohane 1: 4). Weza ukuzokhipha abantu ebumnyameni nenkohliso yalomhlaba omubi. Ekhuluma ngoJesu, uPawulu wabhalela abaseKolose - "Usikhululile emandleni obumnyama wasingenisa embusweni weNdodana yothando lwaKhe, esihlengwe ngaye ngegazi lakhe, ukuxolelwa kwezono." (Kolose 1: 13-14UJohane wabhala encwadini yakhe yokuqala - “Nanku umyalezo esisizwile kuye, futhi simemezele wona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungukukhanya futhi akukho bumnyama kuye. Uma sithi sinenhlanganyelo naye, futhi sihamba ebumnyameni, siqamba amanga futhi asilenzi iqiniso. Kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, sinenhlanganyelo omunye komunye, negazi likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlanza ezonweni zonke. ” (1 Joh. 1:5-7)

UNkulunkulu ungukukhanya, futhi akafuni ukuthi sihlale ebumnyameni. Uveze uthando lwakhe nokulunga kwakhe ngempilo kaJesu Kristu. Usinikeza ukulunga kwakhe, njengoba samukela ukufa kwakhe esiphambanweni njengenkokhelo ephelele yezono zethu. USathane ulokhu ezama ukuheha abantu bangene ekukhanyeni kwakhe “okumnyama”. Ukukhanya kwakhe "okumnyama" kuhlala kubonakala njengokukhanya kweqiniso. Kubonakala kukuhle. Noma kunjalo; ingahlala njalo ibonakale imnyama, lapho ivezwa yiqiniso nokukhanya kwezwi likaNkulunkulu eBhayibhelini. Cabanga ngokulandelayo okuvela kuwebhusayithi ye-Mormon Church: “Ekugcwaleni kwayo, ivangeli lifaka zonke izimfundiso, imigomo, imithetho, izimiso, nezivumelwano ezidingekayo ukuze siphakamiswe embusweni wesilestiyali. UMsindisi uthembisile ukuthi uma sibekezela kuze kube sekugcineni, siliphila ngokwethembeka ivangeli, uzosibeka singenacala phambi kukaBaba ekwahlulelweni kokugcina. Ukugcwala kwevangeli kushunyayelwe kuyo yonke iminyaka lapho izingane zikaNkulunkulu bezilungiselelwe ukuzithola. Ezinsukwini zokugcina, noma esikhathini sokuphela kwezikhathi, ivangeli libuyiselwe ngoMprofethi uJoseph Smith. ” Kodwa-ke, ivangeli leBhayibheli "yizindaba ezinhle" ezilula zensindiso ngalokhu okwenziwe nguJesu Kristu. Umuntu "angaliphila kanjani" ivangeli? Lokho uJesu asenzela khona izindaba ezinhle. Akungabazeki, ukuthi "ukuphila ivangeli" kusho imisebenzi nezimiso zamaMormon ezidingekayo.

Cabanga ngalokho uScofield akubhala ngamaGnosticim: "Le mfundiso yamanga eyabelwa uKrestu indawo engaphansi kobuNkulunkulu beqiniso, futhi yagcizelela ubunye nokuphelela komsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga." (IScofield 1636) AbakwaGnostic basebenzise igama elithi “ukugcwala” ukuchaza yonke inkathi yezidalwa eziphakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu1636). Qaphela, amaMormon athi zonke izimfundiso, izimiso, imithetho nezinqumo, kanye nezivumelwano “zokugcwala” kwevangeli (noma iSonto likaMormon uqobo) ziyadingeka ukungena ezulwini. IVangeli lebhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi konke okudingekayo ukuze ungene ezulwini ukukholwa emsebenzini owenziwe ngoJesu Kristu. IVangeli lika Mormon nevangeli lebhayibheli lihlukile ngokuphelele.

Ngiyafakaza ukuthi insindiso ikuJesu Kristu kuphela. Asikho isidingo “sokugcwala” kwevangeli. AbaseKolose babelalele othisha bamaGnostic. UPawulu wamemezela okulandelayo kubo ngoJesu - “Ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonakali, izibulo kwindalo yonke. Ngoba ngaye zadalwa zonke izinto ezisezulwini futhi ezisemhlabeni, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, noma ngabe izihlalo zobukhosi noma ubukhosi noma izikhulu noma amandla. Zonke izinto zidalwe ngaye futhi zidalelwa yena. Futhi ungaphambi kwezinto zonke, futhi kuye zonke izinto zimi kuye. Futhi uyikhanda lomzimba, ibandla, oyisiqalo, izibulo kwabafileyo, ukuze ezintweni zonke abe negunya. Ngoba kwamjabulisa uBaba ukuthi kuyogcwala konke ukugcwala nokubuyisana ngaye zonke izinto kuye, noma ngabe izinto ezisemhlabeni noma ezisezulwini, sezenze ukuthula ngegazi lesiphambano sakhe. ” (Kolose 1: 15-20) “Ukugcwala” kwevangeli lamaMormon kwehlisa isithunzi futhi kunciphisa ukuphelela kwensindiso kaJesu. Ukufuna abantu benze izivumelwano kumathempeli amaMormon ukunikela ngayo yonke into enhlanganweni kaMormoni, kugxila isikhathi sabo, amathalente abo, kanye nemizamo yabo ekufezeni izidingo zenhlangano, kunokuba bakhe ubuhlobo obubalulekile noJesu Kristu.

Umsuka weMormonism usekelwe kuJoseph Smith. Walilahla ivangeli lomusa eliseBhayibhelini. Ukuze akhe umbuso wakhe, waqinisekisa abantu abaningi ukuthi wayengumprofethi kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa-ke, uma ubheka ubufakazi obungokomlando ngaye, uzobona ukuthi wayengumkhohlisi. Wayengagcini nje ngokukhwabanisa, kodwa wayeyisiphingi, isithembu, umgunyathi futhi esebenza njengomlingo. Abaholi benhlangano kaMormon bayazi ukuthi bakhwabanisa ngokomoya. Baqhubeka nokuqamba amanga, futhi bavule umlando wabo weqiniso. Isonto lamaMormon akulona lelo tshe eliqoshwe entabeni elizochoboza yonke eminye imibuso. UJesu Kristu noMbuso waKhe yilo lelo tshe, futhi akakabuyi kodwa ngelinye ilanga uzobuya.

Ngiphonsela inselelo noma ngubani ofunda lokhu ukuthi abeke phansi izimfundiso nezimfundiso zikaJoseph Smith futhi afunde iTestamente eNtsha. Ngomkhuleko cabanga ngalokho elikufundisayo ngoJesu Kristu. IVangeli leqiniso lomusa lingakukhulula ekukhanyeni “okumnyama” osukhelwe ngakho. Ngabe uzokwethemba ubuphakade bakho kuvangeli likaJoseph Smith, noma kuJesu Kristu?

References:

Scofield, CI, ed. I-Scofield Study Bible. ENew York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

https://www.lds.org/topics/gospel?lang=eng