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Luyini Uthando/Lumayelana nai Uthando?

Incazelo yothando inokuhlukahluka okuningi njengenani labantu abacelwe ukulichaza. Umuntu angase aphethe ngokuthi umuzwa, osekelwe embonweni wemvelo yomuntu nokuphimisela. Omunye angase athi ukukhetha, into eyeqa imizwelo futhi incike entandweni yomuntu nesinqumo. Nokho omunye angase aphethe ngokungananazi ukuthi lungamandla emvelo, angaqondakali ngokungakwazi kwawo ukulawulwa noma ukuqondwa ngokugcwele ubuntu bethu obunomkhawulo. Kodwa uthini umBhalo? UNkulunkulu uthi uthando luyini futhi singalwazi kanjani lapho silubona ezweni elingcoliswe isono nobumnyama?

UmBhalo uhlukanisa uthando lomuntu nothando lukaNkulunkulu, olwakamuva luphelele kanye nolokuqala, kuyilapho amazwibela engxenye yothando lukaNkulunkulu, oluphelele ngendlela engenakwenzeka ngenxa yobukhona besono. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukungakwazi kwethu ukuzwa ukugcwala kothando ngaphandle kukaKristu, osusa isono futhi asivumele ukuba sibone uthando ngokucacile nangokugcwele. Kungakho ukufika kukaKristu kungasiniki nje kuphela ukubonakaliswa kothando okuhle kakhulu, kodwa futhi kusivumela ukuba sikwazi ukwazi nokuzwa uthando.

Esinye seziqephu zemiBhalo ezidume kakhulu ngendaba yothando sisinika incazelo ecacile yothando ngezici zalo, lokho oluyikho nalokho olungeyikho (1 KwabaseKorinte 13). Ngokuvamile sikhuthazwa ukuba sithande ngale ndlela, nokho, kufanele futhi sizibone kusengaphambili lezi zici zothando njengezishukumisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu kithi kuKristu. Okubaluleke kakhulu, ukuthi asizikhazimulisi njengesihloko sothando Lwakhe ngoba sibakhulu kakhulu, kodwa ukuthi uthando Lwakhe naphezu kwethu, lunqoba ubumnyama obukhulu besono nokufa esinakho ngaphandle kwakhe.

Kungani sithanda? Lapho sinokuqonda okuphelele kothando, uthando oluphelele olukhonjiswe kithi ekunikeleni komusa kukaNkulunkulu ngeNdodana Yakhe, ukuthululwa kothando kwabanye akulungisiswa nje kuphela, kodwa kungokwemvelo. Siyathanda ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala.

Imindeni Enezingane Ezincane

IZINGANE, Ungalisho uthini igama elithi uthando? Ungakuchaza kanjani? Obani abanye abantu obathandayo? Yiziphi ezinye zezinto ozithandayo? Ubuwazi yini ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu luphelele? Nokho, kunjalo! UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda ngothando olungaphezu kwanoma yini ongakwazi ngisho nokuyiqonda! Wakuthanda ungakabunjwa nasesiswini sikanyoko futhi uyakuthanda noma kunjani! Uthando lwakhe alusekelwe emizweni noma kunoma iyiphi into enhle oyenzayo. Uyakuthanda ngaphandle kwemibandela. Inkathi ye-Advent iyisikhathi esihle sokuzindla ngoThando lukaKristu. UNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe, uJesu, ukuba izalwe iyingane ephelele ukuze ikhule ibe indoda ephelele ukuze ife ibe umhlatshelo wezono zethu. Lolo uthando lweqiniso!

Funda 1 KaJohane 4:7-21. IZINGANE, luvelaphi uthando? (kuNkulunkulu) Kungenzeka yini ukwazi uNkulunkulu futhi ungabonisi uthando? (cha, ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando) UNkulunkulu walubonisa kanjani uthando lwakhe kithi? (Wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuze siphile ngayo) Kungani kufanele sithande abanye abantu? (ngoba uNkulunkulu uyasithanda) Uma simthanda ngempela uNkulunkulu ubani omunye okufanele simthande? (bonke abantu)

Funda  1 KwabaseKorinte 13:1-8.  IZINGANE, Ungasho ukuthi uthando luyinto enkulu kithi ukuba sibe nayo? Bhala phansi uhlu lwezinto ozifunda ngothando kula mavesi. Bonga uNkulunkulu ngothando lwakhe olungapheli ngawe. Bonga umndeni wakho ngothando lwabo ngawe. Ungalukhombisa kanjani uthando lukaJesu kulabo abaseduze nawe? Ucabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqhubeka ekubonisa ngaziphi izindlela uthando? Buza abazali bakho umbuzo ofanayo.