Uthini emva kovuko?

Kungaxoxwa ukuba abafundi babengaguqulwanga ngokwenene kude kusemva kukaYesu’ uvuko; Kwimeko apho kunokucelwa ukuba isimo sengqondo esamkelwa nguYesu kwisono xa sishumayela kwakhe sasemhlabeni sibonisa oko akulindeleyo kubalandeli bakhe ngoku. Kanjalo, UYesu wayengekho rhoqo emzimbeni emva koko. Umzekelo kuphela ocacileyo kuye ejongene nomcimbi wesono ngexesha lokubonakala kwakhe emva kovuko yingxoxo yakhe noPeter: Kodwa njengoko oko kunxulumene nokukhanyelwa kukaPeter ngaphambi kokubethelelwa emnqamlezweni (Jn 21:15-19), Ayisilungisi lo mbuzo.

Kodwa uYesu wasixelela loo nto, Emva kokuvuka kwakhe, UMoya oyiNgcwele (umluleki nomoya weNyaniso) izakufika.

Nangona kunjalo ndikuxelela inyani: Kuyinzuzo yakho ukuba ndimkile, kuba andimki, Umcebisi akazukuza kuwe. Kodwa ukuba ndiye, Ndiza kumthumela kuwe. Xa sele efikile, Uya kugweba umhlaba malunga nesono, malunga nobulungisa, nangomgwebo; malunga nesono, kuba abakholelwa kum; malunga nobulungisa, Kuba ndiya kuBawo, kwaye awuzukundibona kwakhona; malunga nomgwebo, Kuba inkosana yeli lizwe igwetywe. “Ndisenezinto ezininzi ukukuxelela, Kodwa awukwazi ukubathwala ngoku. Nangona kunjalo xa yena, Umoya weNyaniso, ufikile, Uya kukukhokelela kwiNyaniso yonke, Kuba akayi kuthetha naye; Kodwa nantoni na ayivayo, Uya kuthetha. Uya kuvakalisa kuwe izinto ezizayo. Uya kundizukisa, kuba uza kuthatha eyam, kwaye ndizakuxela kuwe. (Joh 16:7-14)

Ke, Ukuba sifuna ukwazi uYesu’ Isimo sengqondo sesono phakathi kwabalandeli bakhe, Sifanele sijonge ukubona indlela umoya oyingcwele wajongana ngayo nesono kwiCawe yamaKristu yokuqala.

UAnaniyas noSaphira

Umzekelo wokuqala sisilumkiso sayo kuye nawuphi na umntu onokuhendelwa ukuba azithethelele isimo sengqondo se-len.

Kodwa indoda ethile egama linguAnaniyas, ngeSappira, umfazi wakhe, kuthengisiwe, kwaye igcinwe inxenye yexabiso, Umfazi wakhe ukwazisa, kwaye wazisa icandelo elithile, kwaye wayibeka kubapostile’ iinyawo. Kodwa uthixo wathi, “UAnaniyas, Kutheni le nto uSathana ezele intliziyo yakho ukuba axoke kuMoya oyiNgcwele, kunye nokugcina inxenye yexabiso lomhlaba? Ngelixa uyigcinile, Khange ihlale eyakho? Emva kokuba ithengisiwe, Yayingeyonto yakwenza namandla akho? Kwenzeka njani ukuba uyinyamekele le nto entliziyweni yakho? Awukhe uxoka kumadoda, Kodwa kuThixo.” UAnaniyas, ukuva la magama, wawa phantsi wasweleka. Kwafika uloyiko olukhulu kubo bonke abava ezi zinto. Abafana bavuka basongezela, bamsa, bamngcwabela. (Act 5:1-6)

Malunga neeyure ezintathu kamva, umfazi wakhe, engazi ukuba kwenzeke ntoni, ungene. UPeter wamphendula, “Ndixelele ukuba uyithengisile ilizwe kakhulu.” Uthe, “Ewe, kakhulu.” Kodwa uPetros wambuza, “Kwenzeka njani ukuba uvumelane ukuhenga umoya weNkosi? Khangela, Iinyawo zabo bangcwatywe umyeni wakho basemnyango, Kwaye baya kukuthwala.” Wawa ngoko nangoko ezinyaweni zakhe, kwaye wasweleka. Abafana bangena bafumana abafileyo, bamqhubela, bamngcwabela ngumyeni wakhe. Uloyiko olukhulu lweza lonke ibandla, Kwaye kubo bonke abazivayo ezi zinto. (Act 5:7-11)

Phawula, nangona kunjalo, ukuba yayingengobuzo babo obukhuphele lo mgwebo: Yayililinge labo lokukhohlisa uThixo kwaye lifihle isono sabo. Isibhalo sithi, “Lowo ufihlakeleyo izono zakhe akaphumelelanga, Kodwa ovumayo, aze alahle, afumane inceba” (Pro 28:13). Eso siganeko siphele kakubi kubakhohlisi; Nangona ifundise isifundo esibalulekileyo kwiCawe xa iyonke. Elandelayo iqala kakubi kodwa iphela kakuhle.

Abahlolokazi abangahoywanga

Ngoku ngezo ntsuku, Xa inani labafundi lalisanda, Isikhalazo sabangela ukuba amaHellenirs nxamnye namaHebhere, kuba abahlolokazi babo bakhathazwa kwinkonzo yemihla ngemihla. Ishumi elinambini labiza inkitha yabafundi, yathi, “Ayifanelekanga ukuba sililahle ilizwi likaThixo kwaye sikhonze iitafile. Ke khetha phakathi kwakho, bazalwana, amadoda asixhenxe eNgxelo elungileyo, igcwele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nangoBulumko, Ngubani esinokuqesha phezu kweli shishini. Kodwa siya kuqhubeka siqinile ngomthandazo nakwinkonzo yeLizwi.” (Act 6:1-4)

La magama ayonwabile yonke inkitha. Banyula uStefano, Indoda ezele lukholo kunye noMoya oyiNgcwele, UPhilip, Erchorus, Chacar, Timon, Pamenas, kunye ne-nicolaus, umguquki we-antiyokwe ye-antiyokwe; Ababemiyo bani phambi kwabapostile. Xa bethandazile, Babeka izandla phezu kwabo. Ilizwi likaThixo lalisanda laza inani labafundi landa kakhulu eYerusalem. Iqela elikhulu lababingeleli lalithobela ukholo. (Act 6:5-7)

Siqala ngemeko ebandakanya ukungalingani kobuhlanga kunye nokugrumba; Imeko enokuthi ikhokelele ngokulula kwicawa yecawa, Ngayo yonke into eyenzakalisayo kunye nengozi ephelileyo ebandakanya. Okanye kunokuba lula ukuba abapostile bavela kweyona njongo iphambili yobulungiseleli babo. Abapostile babengagwebi okanye bagwebe mntu. Endaweni yoko, bawuhlisele lo mbandela. Abakhange bakhuphe nabani na kwiNkqubo yokutyibilika njenge '";’ bengazange bakwazi ukulawula imeko ngokwabo. Endaweni yoko, Bajolise ingqalelo abantu kwimfuno yokuthanjiswa kukaMoya oyiNgcwele kunye nobulumko. Emva koko bawathemba abantu ukuba bafune uThixo ngokufumana amadoda anokuhlangabezana nemfuno.

Intoni? Ayikho iguqukile? Nangona kwakungekho fowuni yoluntu ukuba iguquke, Inguquko yayiyintliziyo yento eyenzekileyo. Abantu batshintsha indlela ababecinga ngayo ngale ngxaki - kwaye omnye komnye. Baxolelaniswa, wafuna uThixo kwaye wasebenza kunye ukufumana isisombululo esisebenzele kubo bonke. Ke, endaweni yokwenzakala kunye ne-hirtsed, Kwakukho intsikelelo nokukhula.

Uluntu oluhlengahlengisiweyo

Inyaniso, Ukuba sijonge ngakumbi kwicawe yokuqala, Sifumanisa ukuba yonke indlela yabo yokuphila yayiyenye yenguquko.

Baqhubeka ngokuqinileyo kubapostile’ Ukufundisa kunye nobudlelane, ekuqhekekeni kwesonka, kunye noMthandazo. Uloyiko lwafika kuwo wonke umphefumlo, Kwaye imimangaliso emininzi kunye nemiqondiso zenziwa ngabapostile. Bonke abantu ababekholelwa ukuba kunye, kwaye zonke izinto ziqhelekile. Bathengisa ngezinto zabo kunye neempahla, bahlule kubo bonke, Njengamntu osweleyo. Usuku ngosuku, Ukuqhubeka nokunikwa kwetempile, kunye nokuqhekeza isonka ekhaya, Bathatha ukutya kwabo ngovuyo nangomnye wentliziyo, Ukudumisa uThixo, kwaye ubathanda bonke abantu. INkosi yongeza kwindibano yemihla ngemihla yabo basindiswayo. (Acts 2:42-47)

Thelekisa oku kunye noJohn Inkcazo ka-Japtist yento eguqukayo ekufuneka ikhangeleka injalo:

“Veza ngoko iziqhamo ekufanele ukuguquka, Kwaye musa ukuqalisa ukuthetha phakathi kwenu, 'Sinaye utata wethu ka-Abraham;’ Kuba ndithi kuni, nguThixo onako ukumvelisela abantwana kula matye! Nangoku i-ax ilele kwingcambu yemithi. Wonke umthi ongakhange uveze iziqhamo ezilungileyo unqunyulwe, uphoswe emlilweni.” Ininzi yambuza, “Yintoni ke esimele siyenze?” Waphendula, “Lowo uneengubo ezimbini ezimbini, Makanike lowo ungenayo. Lowo unokutya, Makenze ngokufanayo.” Kweza Nabaqokeleli berhafu, Bathe ke bona kuye,, “Utitshala, Yintoni ekufuneka siyenze?” Uthe kubo, “Qokelela okungaphezulu koko kumiselwa kuwe.” Amajoni ayemcela, bathi, “Uthini ngathi? Yintoni ekufuneka siyenze?” Uthe kubo, “I-Exprt ngaphandle kogonyamelo, musani ukuba nomntu ophosakeleyo. Yaneliswa ngumvuzo wakho.” (Luk 3:8-14)

Kufuneka sazi ukuba eyona nto ibalulekileyo yokuguquka yinguqu: ungazisoli. UThixo akafuni ukuba siphile ngemeko eqhubekayo yokulila ngaphaya kokusilela kwangaphambili. Sixolelwe kwaye singasaphili phantsi kogwetyweni. Ngoku kufuneka sijolise ekubonakaliseni imilinganiselo kaThixo ngendlela esiphila ngayo. Xa sikhumbula ixesha lethu elidlulileyo, Kucamngca ngexabiso elihlawulelweyo uYesu kunye nokuvuya ngenceba yakhe. Yiloo nto kanye eyayiqhutywa ngamaKristu okuqala njengoko babesabelana nabanye ngezinto ababenazo kunye 'nezonka’ kunye.

Ulwaluko

Inkupho enkulu elandelayo ezayo yayiyingxabano malunga nokuba ziiNtlanga (EngengomaYuda) kwafuneka waluke.

Abanye abantu behla bevela kwelakwaYuda, bafundisa abazalwana, “Ngaphandle kokuba ulukile emva kwesiko loMoses, Awunakugcinwa.” Ke ngoko xa uPawulos noBharnabhas bengazange babekho mncinci kwaye baxole kunye nabo, Bamisela uPawulos noBharnabhas, kunye nabanye babo, Ukunyuka ukuya eYerusalem kubapostile nakubadala ngalo mbuzo. (Act 15:1-2)

Lo yayingumbuzo ontsonkothileyo ofuna inqaku lonke kwilungelo layo. Eyona ndawo iphambili yokuhambelana kweli nqaku kukujonga ukuba ingxaki ivele kuba, Nangona amacala omabini ayekholelwa ukuba babelungile, Ubuncinci elinye icala kwakufuneka kwimpazamo kwaye kuya kufuneka 'baguquke’ Ngembono yayo. Okokuqala, Oku kubonisa ukuba amaKristu akanasiseko kwaye angafumana izinto ezingalunganga, Naxa kufikayo ekutolikeni iSibhalo. Ukuba ayisonjululwa, Iya kukhokelela kwiCandelo kunye noMonakaliso; Ke omabini amacala kwafuneka ukuba azimisele ukungenisa izimvo zawo kumgwebo odibeneyo weCawa. Okwesibini, Icawe iyonke kwafuneka ingenise izimvo zawo ekukhokeleni uMoya oyiNgcwele. Yayiza yothuka kuwo onke amaKristu angamaYuda (kubandakanya uPetros) Ukufumanisa ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uyeza kubantu beeNtlanga ezingalukanga. Kodwa, Ukujonga ubungqina, abakwazanga ukunceda kodwa bagqiba kwelokuba wayenguye; Kwaye ke ngoko kufuneka baphonononge ukuqonda kwabo iZibhalo

UPaul noBharnabhas

Kungekudala emva kwale, Sifunda ngengxaki phakathi kukaPaul noBharnabhas:

Emva kweentsuku ezithile uPawulos wathi kuBharnabhas, “Masibuye ngoku ndityelele abazalwana bethu kwimizi yonke esivakalisayo ngayo ilizwi leNkosi, ukubona indlela abaqhuba ngayo.” UBharnabhas wacwangcisa ukuthatha uJohn, obizwa ngokuba nguMark, kunye nabo. Kodwa uPawulos akazange acinge ukuba yayingumbono olungileyo ukuthatha nabo umntu orhoxisiweyo kubo ePamfiliya, kwaye andikhange ndihambe nabo ukuze ndenze umsebenzi. Ke imbasa ikhule kangaka ibukhali ukuba bahlukane omnye komnye. UBharnabhas wathatha uMark naye, Wahamba ngesikhephe waya eCyprus, Kodwa uPawulos wakhetha uSilas, baphuma, Ukunconywa ngabazalwana kuBabalo lukaThixo. Wahamba ehamba eSyria naseKilikiya, Ukomeleza amabandla. (Act 15:36-41)

Esi siganeko siphakamisa imiba emibini. Isibakala sokuba ukungavisisani kwabangela ukuba uPawulos noBharnabhas bahlukane. Ngaphantsi kwesi sibakala sokuba uPawulos wayengakulungelanga ukubekela ecaleni uJohn Marko ukusilela kwangaphambili, Xa wayewalahlile ngexesha lohambo lwabo lokugqibela. Kubonakala ngathi zobathathu ziyimpazamo kwiindlela ezahlukeneyo: Phawula i-spation; I-Barnabhas ngokubonakala ukuba iyokuqala ukuphuma, Ukuthatha uphawu kunye naye; Kwaye uPawulos ngenxa yokwala ukuxolela kwaye unike elinye iphawu.

Ingxaki enkulu apha ayisiyonto ingako malunga nokuba ngubani osekunene: Kodwa ithwalwa njani imeko kwaye yayiphi inguquko. Zibonakala zihlukane ngaphambi kokuba umbandela unokusonjululwa ngokufanelekileyo. UMark wayengalunganga kwiNtlango: Kodwa wayeguqukile kwaye ngoku wayezimisele ukuphinda aqhubeke. I-Barnabhas’ Umnqweno wokunika elinye i-Hopt ihambelana ngokupheleleyo noYesu’ Ukufundisa ngoXolo (Luk 17:3-4) kwaye ukuthatha uphawu eCyprus lwenze ingqondo, Njengoko uMarko wayekunye noPaul noBharnabhas ngelo candelo lohambo lwabo (Acts 13:4-13): Kodwa ixesha lokumka kwakhe lishiya uphawu lombuzo malunga nokuba ukungavisisani kwakhe noPawulos kwakusonjululwe. Akukho kubonisa ngokucacileyo ukuba uPawulos wayetshintshe ingqondo yakhe: Kodwa noBharnabhas bemkile kwakungekho nto incinci ukuba angayenza ngelo xesha. Yimeko engonelisiyo yemicimbi; kunye nesikhumbuzo esiluncedo ukuba iimeko ezinokubakho zinokuvela, Naphakathi kwamaKristu azalwa ngokutsha, Ukuba ayithwali kakuhle.

Isigqubuthelo sobabalo

Kodwa kukho i-antidote, nakwiimeko ezinzima kakhulu; Ubabalo lukaThixo. Icawa yathandazela ubabalo ukuba ihlawule imeko; kwaye oko, ngexesha Elilungile, yayikwenzekile. Uphawu lwenziwe kakuhle. Xa use rome, Wabhalela uTimoti esithi, “Thatha uphawu, kwaye umzise nawe, kuba uluncedo kum kwinkonzo” (2Tim 4:11). Kwaye kwafika uMark: Col 4:10 Ulidwelisa njengomnye wamaqabane kaPawulos eRoma.

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UYesu weSityhilelo

Izilumkiso kwiicawe

Ukuba sijonga oonobumba ukuya kwiicawe, ngaphakathi Rev 2:1-3:22, Sibona inani lezilumkiso ezinkulu malunga nesohlwayo sokulindeleka ukuba iicawa ziyaqhubeka kwizono zazo zangoku. Iicawa ezimbini kuphela, Smirna (Rev 2:8-11) kunye nePhiladelphia (Rev 3:7-13) aziyalelwanga ukuba ziguquke. Okwangoku, Xa sijonga imeko yokuphela kwezinye kwezi zono, Ikwangumbandela wokumangaliswa kwabo bangakhange baphoswe. Endaweni yoko, U-Yesu Usababongoza ukucocwa kunye nokuxolelwa. Kodwa omnye ummangali kukuba phakathi 'kwezinto ezintlanu’ ngowesithathu onayo izono zakhe ezinkulu, ngokulandelelana: Ukushiya uthando lwabo lokuqala (I-Efese, Rev 2:1-7), Ukungabi namisebenzi 'egqityiweyo’ (Sardis, Rev 3:1-6) kunye noLwadarm (ILaodiceA, Rev 3:14-22). UYesu usachaza umgangatho wakhe wokuba uzabalazela ukugqibelela, Ngeentliziyo ezivuthiweyo nothando. Ukucela ukungasebenzi.

Ingonyama kunye neMvana

Rev 5:1-14 inikezela ngombono womsongo otywiniweyo; ibhalwe kumacala omabini, ibonisa ukuba iqulethe izigwebo eziqatha (c.f. Ez 2:10). Kodwa ekuqaleni akukho namnye unokufunyanwa ngubani ofanele ukuyivula.

Omnye wabadala wathi kum, “Sukulila. Khangela, Ingonyama yesizwe sakwaYuda, ingcambu kaDavid, Yoyisile; Lowo uvula incwadi kunye namatywina ayo asixhenxe.” Ndabona phakathi kwetrone kunye nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, kwaye phakathi kwabadala, imvana emi, ngokungathi ixheliwe, Ukuba neempondo ezisixhenxe, kunye namehlo asixhenxe, Ngowuphi owona mimoya usixhenxe kaThixo, Ithunyelwe emhlabeni wonke. (Rev 5:5-6)

UJohn ulindele ukubona ingonyama: Endaweni yoko ibona imvana exheliweyo. Ngoba?

Bacula ingoma entsha, bathi, “Ufanele ukuthatha incwadi, kwaye ukuvula amatywina ayo: Kuba ubulewe, wasithengela kuThixo ngegazi lakho, kwisizwe ngasinye, ulwimi, abantu, kunye nesizwe, kwaye senza ookumkani nababingeleli kuThixo wethu, Kwaye siya kulawula emhlabeni.” (Rev 5:9-10)

Mnye kuphela umntu ogqalwa nguThixo ukuba asebenze njengoMgwebi ngokuchasene noluntu - ijaji eya kuthi isweleke kunokuba igwetywe ngumntu onokupheliswa.

Inqaku le-akukho mbuyekezo

Kodwa isahluko sokugqibela seSityhilelo sibuhlungu kumfanekiso ongumlume ngakumbi kwabo bangazukuphinda baguquke:

Lowo wenza ngokungekho sikweni, makayenze ngokungekho sikweni. Lowo ungcolileyo, makabe mdaka. Lowo ulilungisa, Makame ubulungisa. Lowo ungcwele, Makabe ngcwele.” “Khangela, Ndiza ngokukhawuleza. Umvuzo wam unam, ukuhlawula umntu ngamnye ngokomsebenzi wakhe. (Rev 22:11-12)

Oku kuthetha ukuba kuya kubakho inqaku apho utshintsho alusenako kwaye umgwebo kufuneka uwe.

Lowo uhlala ekhuleleka kwaye ethambisa intamo yakhe uya kutshatyalaliswa ngequbuliso, ngaphandle kweyeza. (Pro 29:1)

Ukusebenza kunye, Siyanibongoza ukuba ungamkeli ubabalo lukaThixo,, Kuba uthi, “Ngexesha elamkelekileyo ndikumamele, Ngemini yokusindiswa ndakunceda.” Khangela, ngoku lixesha elamkelekileyo. Khangela, Ngoku yimini yosindiso. (2Co 6:1-2)

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