Izulu Liyokhokha?

Ngisho noma besiphila impilo yokuzidela okuphelele kusukela manje, lokho bekungeke kube ngaphezu kwalokho obekulindelwe kithi. Kodwa ngeke ukwazi ukukhokha isikweletu esidalwe ngamaphutha ethu adlule.

Noma nawe futhi, Lapho usuqedile zonke izinto eziyalwa wena, khuluma, 'Siyizinceku ezingafanele. Senze umsebenzi wethu.’ (Uwonke 17:10)

Batshele, Njengoba ngiphila, isho iNkosi uJehova, Angithokozi ngokufa komubi; kodwa ukuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe aphile: phendula wena, phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngoba uzofelani, indlu ka-Israyeli? (Eze 33:11,/x])

Ngakho, sibhekene nokungakwazi kwethu ukwenza okuhle esilele, amabili kuphela amathuba asele. Noma:

1. Ngokwethiyori, UNkulunkulu wayengamane asule isikweletu. Kodwa lokho kwakuyokwenza uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe abe umqambimanga (ukubona Uhlobo 2:17 Gen 3:4 & Gen 3:19) futhi uvumele uSathane ukuba abeke uNkulunkulu icala ngokungalungi, ebona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyobe ekhetha ukuthethelela isintu kuyilapho esalahla uSathane. Noma,
2. Izulu kumele likhokhe. UNkulunkulu, oseke wabhekana nobuhlungu obukhulu nokucasulwa kunanoma yimuphi omunye ngenxa yezenzo zethu kanye nezenzo zikaSathane, iyona kuphela enkulu ngokwanele ukuxazulula amaphuzu. Ngokukhetha ngokuzithandela ukuhlupheka imiphumela yesono sethu (konke futhi!) esikhundleni sethu, UJesu uzenza esikhundleni sethu. Nokho, ngesikhathi esifanayo, USathane uzenza umbhubhisi omkhulu; ngaleyo ndlela emphuca noma yisiphi isicelo sobubele. Ukuzidla kukaSathane nenzondo kumyisa ekubhujisweni: kuyilapho uthando lukaNkulunkulu lusibuyisela kuYe.

Ngokushesha ngemva kokuqala le phrojekthi, Nganikezwa ikhophi yencwadi kaDavid Bentley Hart, “Ukuze Bonke basindiswe. Izulu, Isihogo & Insindiso Yomhlaba Wonke.” Benginakho, kunjalo, funda inqwaba yezincwadi ezinemibono efanayo ngaphambili. Kodwa ngangifuna ukugxila kulokho uJesu akusho ngempela, kunokuba ngingene ezingxabanweni ngihlasele noma ngivikele okwami, noma abanye’ izikhundla zezenkolo. Ngakho ngayeka ngamabomu ukuyifunda kwaze kwaba yilapho ngizizwa ngikulungele ukuqala umsebenzi kulokhu, isahluko sami sokuvala.

UDavid uqala isethulo sakhe ngesicaphuna esilandelayo esivela kuWilliam James:

Ukube i-hypothesis besinikezwa yona yomhlaba lapho … izigidi [kufanele kube] ugcinwe ujabule unomphela esimweni esisodwa esilula sokuthi umphefumulo othile olahlekile onqenqemeni olukude lwezinto kufanele uphile impilo yokuhlushwa isizungu., yini ngaphandle kokungabaza [sic] futhi kungaba uhlobo oluzimele lomzwelo olungasenza sizizwe ngokushesha, nakuba kwavuka umfutho phakathi kwethu wokubamba injabulo enikelwa kanjalo, bekuyoba kubi kangakanani ukujabula kwayo lapho yamukelwe ngamabomu njengesithelo saleyo nzuzo?¹

Lena kwakungeyona neze incwadi yokuqala engangiyifundile eyayisekela imibono enjalo, ngakho akuzange kusimangaze: nokho noma kunjalo ngamangala izinga okwangethusa futhi kwangicasula ngalo. Isembozo sakuchaza ngokuthi “Intukuthelo, enamandla, ukuhlasela ngendlela ecacile labo abakholelwa ukuthi kunento ebizwa ngokuthi ukulahlwa kwaphakade.” Yilokho kanye engangikulindele: futhi kwakuyisizathu esenza ukuthi ngihlehlise ukuyifunda. Bengifuna ukucabangela izimpikiswano ngendlela efanele - ngizama ukugwema ukuchema kokusabela kwemizwa noma isifiso sokuziphendulela. Kodwa okwangethusa kakhulu izinga umlobi abonakala egeja ngalo iphuzu elibalulekile. Angifuni ukugqamisa uDavid ngokugxekwa okuthile kulokhu. Iqiniso liwukuthi kuningi lapha engingazwelana nakho: okwamanje, njengoba ngiyifunda, umqondo wami omkhulu ukuthi iNkosi yami inyundelwa ngingahlosile.

Uma ithathwa esimweni sayo sokuqala, Umbuzo kaWilliam James unokugxila okuhlukile ngokucashile. Empeleni usezinhlelweni zokukhomba umehluko ongase ube khona phakathi kokucabanga nemizwa; futhi ebuza ngempumelelo, “Uzizwa unjani ngokwamukela omunye umuntu ukuthi abe yisisulu sezenzo zakho ezimbi?"² Impendulo ilula: "Akulona iqiniso; futhi kungenza ngizizwe kabi.” Ngokushesha ngizizwa ngingqubuzana, ngazi ukuthi nginephutha, ngaphandle kwesizathu sokuthi kungani kufanele ngikujabulele ukukhululeka okungaka. Kodwa ngomongo wesandulela sikaDavide, lo mbuzo ungenze ngigxile odabeni olungalungile - okucatshangwa ukuthi ukungabi nanhliziyo kwanoma yimuphi uNkulunkulu ongavumela isimo esinjalo.

Kusobala hhayi fair ukuthi omunye umuntu kufanele ahlupheke ngenxa yenjabulo yami. Kodwa umbuzo okufanele ngibhekane nawo yilo: “Ngabe ngizimisele ngokwami ​​ukuthi ngiziphendulele ngakho konke okwedlule (kanye nekusasa) izenzo?” Lokho ngabe yiba nobulungisa; futhi ngiyazi kufanele ukuzimisela: kodwa angiyena. Ngoba wona lo mbono uyangethusa. Kungani lokhu? Kunezinto ezimbili ikakhulukazi; okungapheli futhi ubulungiswa.

Uma sicabanga ngokungapheli, sicabanga kakhulu ngokwesikhathi esingapheli: kodwa lokho kuyingxenye yesithombe. Okungapheli kusho ngaphandle komkhawulo. Silwa nomqondo wesikhathi esingenamkhawulo: kodwa kukhona izinto ezesabekayo kakhulu kunalokho. Ngempela, isikhathi esingapheli akusabisa neze. ‘Babephila kamnandi,’ isiphetho sakudala sezindaba eziningi zezingane ngaphambi kokulala. Kodwa vumela 'kuze kube phakade’ ube umthwalo futhi ngisho nokucasula okungasho lutho kungaba ukuhlukunyezwa.

Nokho, enye into ethusayo ngempela isidingo ubulungiswa. Ubulungiswa ngokwemvelo abuguquki: “Iso ngeso nezinyo ngezinyo.” Ifuna ukuthi inkokhelo yenziwe ngokugcwele. Njengoba siwuzonda futhi siwusaba lo mbono, kufanele sivume ukuthi noma yikuphi ukulimala esikubangelayo kwabanye kubonisa icala esibakweleta lona. Nokho iqiniso liwukuthi imiphumela eminingi emibi engenzeka yezenzo zethu kokubili ayinakuhlehliswa futhi iyaqhubeka. Isenzo esisodwa sokungacabangi singaqeda ukuphila futhi sishiye abanye besesimweni sosizi nokulahlekelwa unomphela. Futhi kuthiwani ngalezo zikhathi lapho izenzo zethu zingazenzekelanga: kodwa ngeqiniso basoleka? Sizama kanzima ukuziba lezi. Umzwelo, “Sengathi angabolela esihogweni kuze kube phakade!” kuyasishaqisa futhi kusishiya sifuna enye indlela engcono. Ngifuna ‘isikweletu esilinganiselwe’ isigatshana esibhalwe kwinkontileka: kodwa izikweletu zami ezingase zibe khona zinkulu kunalokho engingathemba ukuzikhokha. Ngakho-ke iyiphi enye indlela engcono’ kulapho? Akukho nhlobo - ngaphandle kwesihe esingenamibandela.

Kungakho ngisele naloya mqondo ophazamisayo wokuthi iNkosi yami iyanyundelwa. Umehluko phakathi kwesimo sami sengqondo nesikaJesu udlulele kakhulu kunoshoki noshizi. Ngiyawamukela umqondo wokwamukela umthwalo wemfanelo ogcwele ngomonakalo engiwubangele mathupha: kuyilapho uJesu ezinikela ukuba abekezelele noma yikuphi ukuhlupheka nokulahlekelwa okudingekayo ukuze akhokhe isikweletu sami! Hhayi kakhulu njengesisulu esisodwa somuntu esijwayelekile, engenacala noma enecala, uye walahlwa ‘ukuphila ukuphila kokuhlushwa isizungu’ ‘emaphethelweni akude’ ukuze senze ukuthethelelwa kwethu nendawo ezulwini kwenzeke. Kunalokho, kwakuyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu ethandwa kakhulu, UJesu - oseduze futhi othandeka kakhulu kuYe ukwedlula noma yibuphi ubuhlobo bomuntu bukababa nendodana - owabekezelela ukuhlushwa kokwehlukana okunjalo.. "Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni?" (Mat 27:46)³

Ingabe lokhu kwakulungile kuJesu? Ayikho!! Kodwa ingabe wayephoqelekile ukwenza lokhu? Akunjalo neze - wazinikela! (Jn 10:17-18.)

Ibambela Elingalungile

Isiko lethu labantu liyawamukela ngokuphelele umgomo wokushintsha. Ngokwesibonelo, cishe noma yisiphi isikweletu sezimali singasulwa ngokushesha uma kungase kutholakale umuntu ocebile ozimisele ukwamukela umthwalo wemfanelo wokukhokha isikweletu somunye.. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukugxila okuyinhloko kobulungisa emacaleni anjalo aqondile ngokuvamile ukulahlekelwa okutholwa umbolekisi. Ngakho uma ukulahlekelwa kungenziwa kube kuhle, isimangalo somakweletwa siphelile.

Kodwa ubulungisa abugcini nje ngokuphathelene nenzuzo elula nokulahlekelwa: iphinde ikhathazeke ngathi njengabantu abaqaphelayo - ukuthi singobani nokuthi sizizwa kanjani. Kuthiwani ngokulimala okungokomzwelo nangokwenyama okudalwe izenzo zomeqamthetho? Akufanele umenzi wobubi ukuzizwa ubuhlungu obufanayo nalobo isisulu esibuzwayo? Umuntu angaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi ngempela bayabuqonda ububi becala labo, futhi singathenjwa ukuthi ngeke siphinde sicasuke?

Lokhu kusiletha ngokumelene nezici ezimbili zobulungisa ezingase zingqubuzane; ukuphindisela noma ukubuyisana? Lezi zici zifeza yiphi injongo?

Okuhle Nokubi Kokubuyisela

Ukuphindisela nokuziphindiselela kungaba nzima kakhulu ukuhlukanisa omunye komunye: kodwa kunomehluko obalulekile; futhi ihlobene nendlela esenza ngayo ukuzizwa. Kuphathelene nomuzwa wokwaneliseka - noma ngenye indlela - esizizwa ngayo lapho sibona umenzi wobubi ebekezelela uhlobo olufanayo lwempatho ayelubangele omunye.. Faka umane, uma kungithokozisa ukubona umuntu ehlupheka njengoba nami ngihlukumezekile, pho ngingcono kanjani ngokuziphatha kunabo? Ngempela, kwangathi ngingabi mubi nakakhulu, ngoba ukuhlupheka kwami ​​kwakungeyona inhloso yabo yasekuqaleni? Lokhu ukuziphindiselela. Kungububi okusebenza kimi; futhi, njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, kuyisici esiyinhloko esinomthelela ekubhujisweni okunonya.

Ukulinganisa noma Ukunciphisa?

Ngokwesinye isandla, ukubuyisana kuvame ukuletha umuzwa ojulile wokwaneliseka okuhle njengoba kubuyiselwa ukuzwana phakathi kwabantu. Kungenzeka kube nokulahlekelwa: kodwa lokho kungaphezu kokunxeshezelwa yimizwa yothando nokuthethelela evuswayo, kanye nethemba lekusasa elingcono neliqhakazile. Kodwa hhayi njalo. -Buye, kunodaba lwenhloso yokuziphatha lapha oluveza umehluko phakathi kokubuyisana nokushweleza. Ukubuyisana ngaso sonke isikhathi kuhlose ukumisa isisekelo esiqinile sothando lwabo bonke, nakuba leyo nqubo ingase idinge eminye imihlatshelo yokuzithandela yalowo okade encishwe amathuba. Ngokwesinye isandla, ukushweleza kulungiselelwe ukungazinaki izimiso eziyisisekelo zothando nobulungiswa ukuze kugwenywe ezinye izindleko zomuntu siqu.

Ngokwesibonelo, ake sicabangele isimo samanje mayelana nokuhlasela kweRussia e-Ukraine. Kungakhathalekile ukuthi yiziphi izimangalo kanye nezimangalo eziphikisayo mayelana nezindaba zomlando nezepolitiki, udaba olusheshayo ukuthi iRussia ifune ukuyithatha ngendluzula futhi i-Ukraine ilahlekelwe kakhulu. Ingalungiswa kanjani le ndaba? Uma iRussia ivunyelwe ukugcina izinzuzo zayo, ukulwa kuzonqamuka - okwamanje: kodwa inkinga ayixazululeki, futhi kuzoba nokwesaba okuqhubekayo kokuthi kuzolandela okunye ukudliwa komhlaba, ngoba akubanga khona ukuguquka kwesimo sengqondo. Lokhu ukuzijabulisa. Futhi, ngisho noma iRussia ibingavuma ukuthi izindlela zayo bezingalungile, futhi kwakudingeka ukuhoxiswa kanye nesinxephezelo, izimpilo ezilahlekile nezicekeleke phansi azinakushintshwa. Alikho inani lesinxephezelo elingakwazi ukuxazulula ngempela amaphuzu.

Ngakho-ke yini engase ihlanganise ‘ukulungiswa okuqondile’ ezimweni ezinjalo? Kufanele kufike isikhathi lapho olimele azimisele khona ukusula noma yisiphi isicelo sokunxeshezelwa esisele; kodwa ngasiphi isisekelo? Ngaphezu kwakho konke, bayobe befuna isiqinisekiso sokuthi umenzi wobubi uye washintsha ngempela inhliziyo yakhe; ukuthi bazisola ngempela ngezenzo zabo zesikhathi esidlule futhi bazimisele ukungaphindi bacasuke. Lesi ukuphela kwesisekelo sokubuyisana kweqiniso: kodwa kungafezwa kanjani?

Ukulinganisa Izikali Zobulungiswa

‘Ubulungisa’ uboniswa ngokudumile phezu kwenkantolo ye-Old Bailey eLondon njengomuntu ophethe inkemba (emele isijeziso) esandleni esisodwa nepheya yezikali kwesinye. Kusukela phansi akunakwenzeka ukubona ukuthi yini esesikalini: kepha, ngokusebenza, ngabe zisetshenziselwe ukusungula isisindo esihlobene sezinto ezibonisa izici ezihluke kakhulu. Lesi sibonelo esibonakalayo esilula sigcizelela izici ezimbili ezibalulekile zobulungisa: okomfanyana, okwenziwa ubulungisa njalo -I bandakanya okulula 'ukufana-kokuthanda’ iziqhathaniso; futhi okwesibili ukuthi thina, ukubuka izinto ngombono wethu wasemhlabeni olinganiselwe, ngokuvamile bangase bahluleke ukuqonda ngokugcwele izizathu zokuthi kungani izici ezibonakala zihlukile zinganqunywa ukuba zibe nemiphumela efanayo.. Kodwa okwesithathu, kubalulekile, isici sobulungisa sifingqwe ngesisho sakudala, 'Justice akumelwe kwenziwe kuphela: ke kumele ubonakale kwenziwe.’ Lapho kunokungabaza okungaba khona mayelana nokunemba kwesiqhathaniso (e.g. Ingabe izingalo ezisele zivundlile futhi zinobude obulinganayo?) khona-ke kungase kudingeke siphendukele esimisweni esithi ‘okungaphezu kwalokho’ ukulingana ukuze lowo ongase abe ngummangali aneliseke ngokuphelele ngobulungisa bokukhokhelana kwabo. Kodwa lokhu kuncike ekutheni elinye iqembu likulungele ukwamukela ukuthi kungenzeka ukulahlekelwa okuthile komuntu siqu okwengeziwe ngenxa yokuzwana.

uJesu’ Ukushintsha Okungalungile Kunikeza Ubulungisa Obuphelele

Ingabe Kwakungapheli?

Abagxeki bavame ukushesha ukusho ukuthi izinsuku ezintathu zikaJesu’ ukuhlupheka nokufa akunakuqhathaniswa nakancane nokuhlupheka kwesihogo saphakade ngumuntu oyedwa, ingasaphathwa eyabo bonke obekufanele bajeziswe echibini lomlilo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isijeziso singaba sifushane noma side kangakanani. Kodwa bayehluleka ukuqonda ukuthi kwakungubani owahlupheka kuleli cala kanye nezinga lokuhlupheka Akubekezelela.. Ngisho nakithi njengabantu, siyaqaphela ukuthi ukushiswa kwekhandlela elilodwa akubuhlungu kakhulu kunokushiswa yonke indawo; nakuba, kithi, ukugcwala kwezinzwa ngokuvamile kuzokhawulela ukuhlupheka kwethu ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu. Kodwa kuNkulunkulu ongenasiphelo, ekwazi ukuqaphela kanyekanye imizwa yayo yonke indalo yakhe, awukho umkhawulo ongaba khona. Ngaphezu kwalokho, siphinde sibone ibhalansi phakathi kobude besikhathi namandla; kangangokuthi izikhathi ezintathu ubukhulu besikhathi esinikeziwe bulingana nengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yobukhulu obuphindwe kathathu ubude. Asikwazi ngisho nokucabanga ukuthi uJesu wahlupheka kanjani lapho isisindo nokwesabeka kwazo zonke izenzo ezimbi ezake zenziwa emhlabeni wethu kubekwa phezu kwakhe.! (Is 53:6[\x]; 1Jn 2:2[\x]).

Futhi akugcini lapho. Sesikuvezile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wezwa ubuhlungu kubo bonke lobu bubi lapho benziwa okokuqala, ngisho nangaphezu kwalokho esikwenzile. Nokho, kunokuziphindiselela kithi, Kunalokho uye wakhetha ukukhuthazelela ubuhlungu nosizi olwengeziwe ngokuvumela iNdodana yakhe, uJesu, lowo amthandayo njengengxenye yobuntu bakhe, esikhundleni sokuthatha isijeziso sethu; empeleni ukuhlupheka kabili, uma kungenjalo!

Ubanjwe Uthando

Emandulo, ababusi babevame ukusebenzisa ukweqisa, kodwa enamandla, izindlela zokuvimbela izenzo zokukhaphela eziphindelelayo. Babezothatha abathumbi; ukukhetha labo bantu ababaziwa ukuthi bathandwa kakhulu yilowo owayenecala. Inqobo nje uma umenzi wobubi ehlala ethembekile ezithembisweni zabo, inhlalakahle yothandekayo wabo yayiqinisekisiwe: kodwa uma kungenjalo, babezohlupheka. Cishe wonke umuntu unothile noma okuthile okusho cishe okungako, uma kungengaphezulu, kunempilo uqobo lwayo; futhi uthando lwalowo muntu oyedwa noma into lunikeza isisusa esiphezulu nesiqiniseko sezenzo zabo. Akukhona ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthi izisusa ezinjalo zihlale zizinhle. Kwabanye, kungaba ukuthanda imali noma amandla; kwabanye, uthando lwenkululeko noma umuntu othize. Abantu nezinto esikhetha ukuzithanda zembula okuningi ngohlobo lwabantu esiyilo ngempela. Kodwa, nansi into: uthando lunamandla okusishintsha. Uthando olungafanele lungasishintsha sibe sibi kakhulu njengoba nje nenzondo ingasenza: kodwa uthando oluqondiswe ngokufanele lunamandla okuguqula umuntu okhohlakele abe ngcwele.

Ezimweni eziningi ukuthunjwa kuyinqubomgomo engabazekayo engase iqinisekise ukuthotshelwa komthetho: kodwa nokho akwenzeki ukuthi kuphumele kunoma yiluphi uthando olujulile phakathi komoni kanye nomthumbi: kodwa kunezimo ezithile ezingase zibe nomphumela omuhle kakhulu. Ake ucabange ukuthi umenzi wobubi uyinsizwa engenandaba futhi ethandana nendodakazi yomthumbi.; futhi, ebona lokhu, esikhundleni sokwenqabela ukuthintana nendodakazi yakhe, insizwa inikezwa ithuba lokushada! Ngabe lokho bekungeke kuholele kumphumela omuhle kakhulu?

Umahluleli Ophelele

ngabona, esandleni sokunene salowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, incwadi ebhalwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle, zavalwa ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa. Ngabona ingelosi enamandla imemezela ngezwi elikhulu, “Ubani ofanele ukuvula incwadi, nokugqabula izimpawu zayo?” Akekho ezulwini phezulu, kumbe emhlabeni, noma ngaphansi komhlaba, wakwazi ukuvula incwadi, noma ukubheka kuyo. Futhi ngakhala kakhulu, ngoba akutholakalanga loyedwa ofanele ukuvula incwadi, noma ukubheka kuyo. Kusho omunye wabadala kimi, “Ungakhali. Bheka, iNgonyama yesizwe sakwaJuda, iMpande kaDavide, usenqobile; ovula incwadi nezimpawu zayo eziyisikhombisa.” Ngabona … iWundlu limile, sengathi ibulewe, enezimpondo eziyisikhombisa, lamehlo ayisikhombisa, okungaboMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu, ithunyelwe emhlabeni wonke. Wabe esefika, yasithatha esandleni sokunene salowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Manje lapho eseyithathile incwadi, izidalwa ezine namalunga angamashumi amabili nane awa phansi phambi kweWundlu … Bahlabelela ingoma entsha, ethi, “Ufanele ukuthatha incwadi, nokuvula izimpawu zayo: ngoba ubulewe, wasithengela uNkulunkulu ngegazi lakho, kuzo zonke izizwe, ulimi, abantu, kanye nesizwe, wasenza amakhosi nabapristi kuNkulunkulu wethu, futhi siyakubusa emhlabeni.” (Umfundisi 5:1-10)

Engxoxweni yangaphambili ngo 'Ukungenzeki Kothando Oluyimpoqo', kwavezwa ukuthi obunye bobuthakathaka bemvelo bothando, “ingaphoqelelwa kanjani? … Uma kukhona umphoqeleli, ngeke asolwe ngokuzenzela yena?” Kodwa lapha sibona ikhambi likaNkulunkulu kule nkinga. Le ncwadi evaliwe imelela izahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu ngokumelene nababi nabenzi bokubi. Kodwa Munye kuphela ongabhekwa njengokufanelekelayo ukukuphoqelela. Futhi lowo nguLowo othando lwakhe ngomunye onecala lwalunamandla kangangokuthi wakhetha ukunikela ngokuphila kwakhe futhi abekezelele noma yisiphi isijeziso esasibafanele.; uma nje bengabuya ekuzicabangeni kwabo, izindlela zokuhlubuka. Nguye kuphela onguMahluleli Ophelele wenhliziyo yomuntu, kanye noMsindisi ophelele kulabo abaphendukela Kuye.

Ngingayeka Kanjani Kona?

Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, ngokuvamile sicabanga ngokungenangqondo ukuthi konke ukuthambekela esonweni kumane kunyamalale lapho sifika ezulwini: kodwa uma ngempela bekulula kanjalo kungani singeke siyeke okwamanje; futhi kungani isintu sake sangamlaleli uNkulunkulu kwasekuqaleni?

Ukukhuluma obala, iqiniso liwukuthi angikamthandi uNkulunkulu njengoba ngithanda ezinye zezinto zami zokuzitika ngami; futhi ngivame ukukhathazeka kakhulu ngokuphazamiseka okungenzeka kimina kunezidingo nobunzima babanye. Akusona isithombe esihle, Ngiyavuma: kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kuwukuhlola okuyiqiniso kokuthi ngikuphi manje. Ngakho-ke isimo sami sengqondo sizoshintsha kanjani?

Ekuqaleni, isintu sasingazi lutho ngobubi. Konke ayekwazi kwakuwubuhle – ukuhlala endaweni evikelwe isethi yemithetho elula. Wayexwayiswe ngenkohliso: kepha, lapho ebhekene nokusho kukaSathane kokuthi uNkulunkulu ngobugovu ugodla okuthile okwakubukeka kukuhle, wawa ngakho; futhi uchithe konke ukuphila kwakhe ebhekana nokudumala kanye nobuze bokugcina bempilo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, ukuphila emhlabeni olawulwa ubuhlakani okuwukuphela kwenhloso yawo kuwukuxhashazwa. Kube yisifundo esinzima; futhi isishiye abaningi bethu bengamahloni, okubabayo nokusontekile ngale kokuqashelwa.

Futhi nokho, naphezu kwayo yonke incithakalo esizilethe phezu kwethu, UNkulunkulu umi ngomumo ukusinika ukubuyisana futhi uJesu uzinikela ngokuzithandela njengoyedwa futhi ukuphela kombambeli okwaziyo nozimisele ukubekezelela inhlawulo engenamkhawulo ubulungiswa obungayifuna kithi.. Okwamanje, umcabango wokuthi lokhu kwakungahlanganisani Kuye udlula kakhulu amandla ami okucabanga. Angikwazi ukukuthatha. Ngomusa, ukuqonda kwami ​​ekujuleni kwehlazo, ubuhlungu nenkohlakalo abantu abakwazi ukuwela kukho kimina kuyizinto zamaphupho amabi: nokho ukufunda umlando ngokucabangisisa – noma nje izindaba zansuku zonke – inikeza isixwayiso esicacile sokuthi kukhona ububi obunjalo.

Nokho, Ngingacabanga nje ukuthi, njengoba iminyaka yaphakade iqhubeka, Ngizophinde ngizithole ngicabanga lokho, ukube uJesu ubengakulungele ukubekezelela yonke imiphumela engenamkhawulo yezenzo zami ezimbi, Ngabe ngavinjwa kuze kube phakade kuleyo ndawo emangalisayo. Futhi ngayo yonke imicabango enjalo, uthando nokubonga kwami ​​kuye kanye nesifiso sami sokufana naye sizokhula, kuyilapho wona kanye umcabango wokungabi naluthando kobugovu uyokhula ngokwandayo ube into embi kunazo zonke kimi.

Ngisho nangaphambi kokufa kwakhe, UPawuli oNgcwele waphonswa inselele luthando lukaJesu kangangokuthi wakwazi ukulokotha athi:

Ngikhuluma iqiniso kuKristu. angiqambi amanga, unembeza wami ufakazelana nami ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukuthi nginosizi olukhulu nobuhlungu obungapheli enhliziyweni yami. Ngoba bengingathanda ukuthi mina ngokwami ​​ngibe ngoqalekisiweyo kuKristu ngenxa yabazalwane bami’ ngenxa, izihlobo zami ngokwenyama… (Rom 9:1-3).

Angikwazi ukuthandaza umthandazo onjalo. Ngokusobala, Angikasondeli nakancane kulelo zinga lothando. Kodwa, lokhu kumane kuyisiqalo soguquko uthando lukaJesu oluzolwenza kithi ekugcineni. Kamuva namanje, esalinde ukuthethwa kwecala phambi kukaKesari, UPawulu wabhala:

Hhayi ukuthi sengikutholile, noma sengivele ngiphelele; kodwa ngiqhubeke, uma kungukuthi ngibambe lokho nami engabanjwa ngakho nguKristu Jesu. Bafowethu, Angiziboni ngisabambe, kodwa kunye engikwenzayo. Ngikhohlwe yizinto ezingemuva, futhi nizelulela kokuphambili, ngiphokophele emgomeni, emklomelweni wokubizwa kwaphezulu kukaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu. Ngakho-ke ake, abaningi abaphelele, cabanga ngale ndlela. Uma kunoma yini ucabanga ngenye indlela, UNkulunkulu uzokwambulela lokho. Noma kunjalo, ngezinga esesilizuzile, masihambe ngomthetho munye. Masibe nengqondo efanayo. (Php 3:12-16)

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Imibhalo yaphansi

1. UWilliam James, (1842-1910), ngezinye izikhathi ubizwa ngokuthi "uBaba Wengqondo YaseMelika." Njengoba kuphawulwe nguDavid Bentley Hart esanduleleni sakhe senguqulo yamaphepha ethi ‘Lokho Konke kuyosindiswa. Izulu, Isihogo & Insindiso Yomhlaba Wonke’, 2019 Yale University Press (I-ISBN 978-0-300-25848-6). Lesi sisho sibonakala siphuma ephepheni elinesihloko esithi ‘The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life’, ingxenye ethi ‘Intando Yokukholelwa Nezinye Izindatshana Kufilosofi Edumile,' etholakala ku-inthanethi kwa-Gutenberg.org. (N.B. igama elithi 'ukungabaza' ekuqaleni lalifundeka 'okukhethekile'.)
2. Umusho kuJakobe’ iphepha elethula amazwi acashuniwe liyaqala, “Uma indoda idubule ishende lomkakhe, ngesizathu sokunengwa okucashile ezintweni okwenza sinyanye lapho sizwa ukuthi inkosikazi nomyeni sebekwenzile futhi bahlala ndawonye ngokunethezeka futhi.? Noma uma i-hypothesis…".
3. Nakuba uJesu’ ukuhlukana bekungapheli ngesikhathi, ubukhulu bokuhlupheka kwakhe babubukhulu ngokwesilinganiso (bona'Ngabe bekungapheli’ kamuva kulesi sahluko.) Abaningi babona uJesu’ khala, "Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni?" (Mat 27:46) njengokukhala kokudideka nokuphelelwa ithemba. Kodwa uJesu empeleni wayecaphuna amazwi okuqala ka Psalm 22:1. Leli ihubo eliyisiprofetho elimangalisayo, echaza uJesu’ indawo yokubethelwa kanye nesizathu saso, – nokho okubhaliwe mayelana 1000 eminyakeni edlule - kudala ngaphambi kokubethelwa nokusungulwa! UJesu akazange amangale noma aphelelwe ithemba. Wayesazi sonke lesi sikhathi ukuthi hlobo luni lokufa nokuhlupheka ayebhekene nakho, futhi kungani. Kodwa wayesekwenzile ukukhetha kwakhe (ukubona Mat 26:36-54) futhi wayemethemba ngokugcwele uYise ukuthi uzokufeza lokho ayekuqalile. "Baba, ezandleni zakho ngiyawubeka umoya wami.” (Luk 23:46.) "Kuphelile." (Joh 19:30.)