Thola i AppuJesu UyangithandaIsampula
uJesu—uNkulunkulu Ngokugcwele Nobuntu Ngokugcwele
uJesu unguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi [Jesus], futhi uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu” (NgokukaJohane 1:1). uJesu ungumuntu ophelele: “Yibani nomqondo ofanayo nokaKristu Jesu: Yena esesimweni sikaNkulunkulu akashongo ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kuyinzuzo yakhe; kunalokho, Wazenza ize ngokuthatha imvelo yesigqila, enziwe ngomfanekiso womuntu. Futhi efunyenwe enomfanekiso womuntu, wazithoba ngokulalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni—ngisho nokufa esiphambanweni” ( KwabaseFilipi 2:5–8)
Ukulungisa izinkolelo zethu ezibalulekile akukhona nje “ukuba olungile” kodwa kumayelana “nokulungiswa” noNkulunkulu. Ngendlela efanayo, ipulaki yamandla kufanele ihambisane nendawo kagesi ukuze isebenze kahle, mina nawe kufanele empeleni sihambisane namaqiniso womhlaba wonke, njengoba uNkulunkulu ewachaza.
Ngokulandelayo lapho othile ethi “Ubani ozosho ukuthi uJesu ungubani?” singase siphendule ngaleli qiniso elilula: “Kunganjani ngoJesu? Singawavumela kanjani amazwi Awakhuluma asiphendule lowo mbuzo?” Ujesu wenza iphuzu lokuphendula lo mbuzo ngezindlela eziningi nangamazwi nangezenzo eziningi. Ngesinye isikhathi, uJesu wabuza abangani bakhe abaseduze abayishumi nambili ukuthi bakholelwa ukuthi ungubani.
Yonke le ngxoxo ilotshelwe thina eVangelini likaMathewu, isahluko 16. Kulo, uJesu uyababuza, “Konje nina? Nithi ngingubani na?” (Ivesi 13-15). Laba bafundi babazi ukuthi uJesu wayethe ukuphela kwendlela eya ezulwini nokuphila okuphakade (NgokukaJohane 14:6). Babazi futhi ukuthi uJesu unamandla okwenza izimangaliso. Futhi babazi ukuthi izinkulungwane zabantu ngesikhathi sabo zase ziqala ukukholelwa ukuthi uJesu unguNkulunkulu.
Kuyajabulisa kule ngxoxo ukuthi uJesu usebenzisa ibinzana elithi “iNdodana yomuntu” ukuze abhekisele Kuye. Ukusebenzisa kukaJesu isiqu esithi “iNdodana yomuntu” kwagcizelela ukuthi ungumuntu ngokuphelele. Lokho kungase kubonakale njengento eyinqaba kumuntu ovamile ukuba agcizelele—Ngibheke, ngingumuntu. Kodwa uma unguNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke ezulwini kuze kube phakade, futhi manje usePlanethini Yomhlaba njengomuntu, mhlawumbe ungase uthi, “Ngibheke, ngingumuntu!” Lena kwakuyindlela uJesu ayeyithanda kakhulu yokubhekisela Kuye.
Buyela embuzweni. Umfundi wakhe uPetru uphendula ngokuqondile. Wabheka uJesu emehlweni, wathi: “Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.” (NgokukaMathewu 16:16).
Kungani ukukholwa kwethu ngoJesu kumele kufane nesibonelo esachazwa nguJesu? Kungani sidinga ukuthola le nkolelo ngoJesu kahle?
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Uma othile ekubuza, "Yini okufanele ngiyikholelwe ukuze ngibe umKristu?" ungathini? Ngokusebenzisa amagama alula engomeni ethandwayo, “uJesu uyangithanda, lokhu ngiyazi, ngoba iBhayibheli lingitshela kanjalo”, intatheli eyaphenduka umfundisi ikusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yini oyikholelwayo nokuthi kungani. Umbhali othengisa kakhulu uJohn S. Dickerson ngokucacile futhi achaza ngokwethembeka izinkolelo zobuKristu ezibalulekile futhi ubonise ngokunamandla ukuthi kungani lezi zinkolelo zibalulekile.
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