Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaJohane 1:5

Udinga umusa, isihe, nesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu okwengeziwe? Khona ke khuleka lemithandazo emihlanu elula yokuthobeka, ucele iNkosi ukuthi ikwenzele umusa futhi ikusize. Uyakuwuphendula umkhuleko wakho; Abathobekileyo ubapha umusa! Futhi uma uzithoba phambi kukaJehova, uyokuphakamisa.

Abantu bajwayele ukuthi, “Nika uNkulunkulu imithwalo yakho.” Uke uzibuze: Ngingakwenza kanjani lokho? Ukuphuka komhlaba kuzwakala kusinda kakhulu. Futhi njengoba ufisa ukukhanyisa ukukhanya kukaJesu, uyazibuza ukuthi lokho kubukeka kanjani uma uzama ukubona ukukhanya ngokwakho. Lesi sifundo sibheka ukuthi singaba kanjani izibani kuJesu noma umhlaba wethu uzwakala umnyama.

Konke kusekhanda lakho. Kodwa kuthiwani uma lokho kuyinto enhle? Imicabango yethu ingaphezu kokusabela kulokho okwenzeka ezimpilweni zethu—ingamandla anamandla okubumba lokho esiyikho nokuthi singaba ngubani. Funda kubantu bansuku zonke abafana nawe ukuthi ungalisebenzisa kanjani iqiniso elinamandla kwabaseRoma 12:2 ukuze uvule ungqondongqondo ongaphakathi kuwe.

Kuthiwani uma kunendlela engcono yokulwa nokukhathazeka okungapheli okukugcina uphapheme ebusuku? Ukuphumula kwangempela kuyatholakala—mhlawumbe kuseduze kunalokho obucabanga ngakho. Faka esikhundleni sokwethuka ngokuthula ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7 oluvela ku-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lomlayezo kaMfundisi Craig Groesschel oluthi Ungakhathazeki Ngalutho.

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwesikhathi, iZwi likaNkulunkulu libuyise ngenkuthalo izinhliziyo nezingqondo-futhi uNkulunkulu akakapheli. Kulolu hlelo olukhethekile lwezinsuku eziyi-7, ake sibungaze amandla okuguqula impilo yemiBhalo ngokubhekisisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulisebenzisa kanjani iBhayibheli ukuthinta umlando nokuguqula izimpilo emhlabeni wonke.

Mhlawumbe enye yezindaba ezimfushane ezihlaba umxhwele kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona, incwadi kaRuthe ilandisa ngothando lukaNkulunkulu oluhlengayo. Incwadi kaRuthe iyindaba emnandi yokuthi uNkulunkulu usebenzisa kanjani izimpilo zabantu abajwayelekile ukwenza intando Yakhe yobukhosi. Ngemifanekiso emihle yothando lukaKristu kanye nomhlatshelo wabantu Bakhe, sikhonjiswa ibanga uNkulunkulu ahamba ngabo ukuze ahlenge abantwana Bakhe.

Inkulu kakhulu indaba yokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu. Siyozama ukuwabheka amazwi awakhulumayo uJesu lapho elenga esiphambanweni esifela. La mazwi aqondene nathi, ngalokho sidinga ukusondela kuwona ngokuthobeka nangokukholwa.

Umbhali odumile kanye nomfundisi odumile uThimothi Keller we-New York Times uhlola amandla omkhuleko, nokuthi abafundi bangenza kanjani imithandazo eyengeziwe yomuntu siqu nabanamandla, benza uxhumano olujulile noNkulunkulu.

Lithini iBhayibheli ngeBhayibheli? Ithini incwadi yasendulo kubantu banamuhla? Lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwe-Life.Church Bible luhlola indima engadlalwa umBhalo ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke ngokufundwa kweBhayibheli okuveza ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu liseyiZwi Lakhe kithi namuhla.

Lolu hlelo lwamaviki amathathu lusidlulisa ezimangalisweni ezingaphelelwa yisikhathi zokuthi uNkulunkulu weza kanjani kithi ngendodana yakhe, uJesu. Uhlelo luhlelelwe ukuthi luqale ngoMsombuluko ukuze impelasonto ngayinye ihlanganise okuqukethwe okufushane okuhloselwe ukuphumula nokuzindla ngesikhathi samaholide. Hlanganyela nathi njengoba sifunda ukuthi ukuzalwa kukaKristu kusho ukuthini ngekusasa lethu, elamanje, kanye nesikhathi esedlule.

Ezikhathini eziningi kuba nzima ukwabelana ngevangeli nabangani bethu. Kuphakathi kokuthi sinqotshwa ukwesaba noma asazi ukuthi sizokwabelana ngani. Sonke sidinga umthwalo ukuze sifinyelele kubangane bethu abalahlekile bakaKristu. Lolu wuhlelo lokufunda iBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-21 olusisiza ukuthi sizindle ngokukhethekile ngezindima eziphathelene nokushumayela ivangeli futhi luhambisana nomkhuleko omfishane wosuku ngalunye lwabangane bethu.

Ukhisimusi yisikhathi lapho sonke kufanele silindele ukungena kwezulu emhlabeni wethu onothuli, ongcolile. Ukhisimusi yisikhathi esisikhumbuza sonke ukuthi izimangaliso ziyenzeka ngempela, imithandazo iyaphendulwa nokuthi izulu liyimpendulo eyodwa nje. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kukaMariya, uJoseph, uZakariya no-Elizabeth, umalusi namadoda ahlakaniphileyo, lokhu kuzinikela kuhlola ukubaluleka kukaKhisimusi wokuqala nokuthi uhlangana kanjani nempilo yethu ngayinye namuhla.