Thola i AppUmkhuleko: Ukuzinikela kwezinsuku ezingu-14 ngoTim KellerIsampula
UJesu Kristu wafundisa abafundi bakhe ukuba bathandaze, waphulukisa abantu ngemithandazo, wakulahla ukonakala kokukhulekela ethempelini (lokho, Wathi, kufanele kube “indlu yokukhuleka”), futhi wagcizelela ukuthi amanye amademoni ayengakhishwa ngomthandazo kuphela. Wayethandaza kaningi futhi njalo ngokukhala okujulile nezinyembezi ( KumaHeberu 5:7 ), futhi ngezinye izikhathi ubusuku bonke. UMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu Kwakhe futhi wamgcoba ngesikhathi ethandaza ( NgokukaLuka 3:21–22 ), futhi waguqulwa isimo ngenkazimulo yobunkulunkulu ngesikhathi ethandaza ( NgokukaLuka 9:29 ). Lapho ebhekene nenkinga enkulu kakhulu, Wenza kanjalo ngomthandazo. Siyamuzwa ethandazela abafundi Bakhe kanye nebandla ngobusuku bangaphambi kokufa Kwakhe (NgokukaJohane 17:1–26) futhi enxusa uNkulunkulu ngobuhlungu eNsimini yaseGetsemane. Ekugcineni, Wafa ekhuleka.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokufa kweNkosi yabo, abafundi balungiselela ikusasa ngokuba “ngaso sonke isikhathi emthandazweni” (IzEnzo 1:14). Yonke imibuthano yamasonto “izinikele . . . emthandazweni” ( IzEnzo 2:42; 11:5; 12:5, 12 ).
Amandla kaMoya ehlela kumaKristu okuqala ephendula umthandazo onamandla, futhi abaholi bakhethwa futhi babekwe kuphela ngomthandazo. Wonke amaKristu alindeleke ukuba abe nempilo yokuthandaza njalo, ethembekile, ezinikele, eshisekayo. Encwadini yeZenzo, umthandazo ungesinye sezibonakaliso eziyinhloko zokuthi uMoya ungene enhliziyweni ngokukholwa kuKristu. UMoya usinika ukuzethemba nesifiso sokuthandaza kuNkulunkulu futhi usenze sikwazi ukuthandaza ngisho nalapho singazi ukuthi sithini. AmaKristu afundiswa ukuthi umthandazo kufanele ugcwalise usuku lonke nempilo yawo yonke—kufanele “athandaze ngokungaphezi” ( 1 kwabaseThesalonika 5:17 ).
Umthandazo mkhulu kangangokuthi nomaphi lapho ubheka khona eBhayibhelini, ukhona. Kungani? Nomaphi lapho uNkulunkulu ekhona, umthandazo ukhona. Njengoba uNkulunkulu ekuyo yonke indawo futhi emkhulu ngokungenakulinganiswa, umthandazo kufanele ugcwele yonke indawo ekuphileni kwethu.
Ingcaphuno yomthandazo kaTimothy Keller
Iphinde yanyatheliswa ngohlelo no-Dutton, ilungu le-Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2014 nguTimothy Keller
Ngokushesha ngemva kokufa kweNkosi yabo, abafundi balungiselela ikusasa ngokuba “ngaso sonke isikhathi emthandazweni” (IzEnzo 1:14). Yonke imibuthano yamasonto “izinikele . . . emthandazweni” ( IzEnzo 2:42; 11:5; 12:5, 12 ).
Amandla kaMoya ehlela kumaKristu okuqala ephendula umthandazo onamandla, futhi abaholi bakhethwa futhi babekwe kuphela ngomthandazo. Wonke amaKristu alindeleke ukuba abe nempilo yokuthandaza njalo, ethembekile, ezinikele, eshisekayo. Encwadini yeZenzo, umthandazo ungesinye sezibonakaliso eziyinhloko zokuthi uMoya ungene enhliziyweni ngokukholwa kuKristu. UMoya usinika ukuzethemba nesifiso sokuthandaza kuNkulunkulu futhi usenze sikwazi ukuthandaza ngisho nalapho singazi ukuthi sithini. AmaKristu afundiswa ukuthi umthandazo kufanele ugcwalise usuku lonke nempilo yawo yonke—kufanele “athandaze ngokungaphezi” ( 1 kwabaseThesalonika 5:17 ).
Umthandazo mkhulu kangangokuthi nomaphi lapho ubheka khona eBhayibhelini, ukhona. Kungani? Nomaphi lapho uNkulunkulu ekhona, umthandazo ukhona. Njengoba uNkulunkulu ekuyo yonke indawo futhi emkhulu ngokungenakulinganiswa, umthandazo kufanele ugcwele yonke indawo ekuphileni kwethu.
Ingcaphuno yomthandazo kaTimothy Keller
Iphinde yanyatheliswa ngohlelo no-Dutton, ilungu le-Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2014 nguTimothy Keller
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