Ukuhlanza kobuKristu: Izinyathelo Ezilula Zokuphila OkuchichimayoIsampula

Christian Minimalism: Simple Steps for Abundant Living

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Usuku 2- Ukuhlanganyela

Siyazi ukuthi ubuhlobo bethu nabanye buyingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwethu, nokho ngokuvamile sibeka ezinye izinto ngaphambi kwabangani bethu, umndeni kanye nabathandekayo bethu. Kuthiwani uma ubuphila njengomKristu ozihlelayo, futhi ususe lezo zinto ezikuphazamisayo ukuze ugxile kulabo bantu ababaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwakho?

Ungakwazi. UNkulunkulu wadala abantu ukuze babe nomphakathi. 1 KwabaseKorinte 12, uPawulu usebenzisa isibonelo somzimba ukuchaza umphakathi okuKristu. UJesu uyinhloko yomzimba; umzimba, okokuqala nokubalulekile, uthatha izimpawu zawo kuJesu. Emphakathini wamaKristu, siholwa futhi siqondiswa uJesu. Ngaphandle kwekhanda, umzimba awukwazi ukuphila. Umphakathi wamaKrestu awukwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sikaJesu. 

Ngakho-ke, ukuze sigxile ebudlelwaneni, kufanele sigxile kuJesu futhi simlalele. Sonke singamalungu omzimba munye, uMzimba kaKristu. Lokho kuwubunye: wonke umuntu osebenzela ndawonye ukwenza lokho inhloko, uJesu, akutshela umzimba ukuba ukwenze. Kodwa ubunye abufani nokuvumelana. Asifani sonke.

KwabaseRoma 12:4-5, uPawulu usitshela ukuthi sidalelwe ukuba nobudlelwane omunye nomunye, ngoJesu Kristu—nakuba asifani sonke, sihlanganiswa ndawonye ngenjongo eyodwa. Siyazi ukuthi ubuhlobo bethu nabanye bungenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni. Kodwa ezikhathini eziningi, ezinye izinto ziyasiphazamisa empeleni sigxile emndenini, kubangani, nasemphakathini. Ukuhlanganyela kuthatha indawo engemuva kwezinye izinto ezingabalulekile kangako.

UNkulunkulu ukumema kanjani ukuthi ugxile kulokho okubaluleke kakhulu ngokuchitha isikhathi esengeziwe emphakathini ohlosiwe? Ungaxhumana kanjani kangcono nabathandekayo bakho kanye nezingane zakini kuKristu?

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Christian Minimalism: Simple Steps for Abundant Living

Sonke siyazi ukuthi injongo yethu ekuphileni ayigoqiwe ekuqongeleleni izinto, ingcebo, amandla, nodumo—uJesu ukucacisile lokho—kodwa umphakathi usitshela okuhlukile. Ukuhlanza KobuKristu kuzama ukunqamula ekucabangeni kwethu kanye namanga omphakathi mayelana nokuthi impilo kufanele ibukeke kanjani futhi imema abafundi empilweni uJesu asibizela yona ukuba siyiphile: impilo ephilwa ngamabomu, engenayo imfuhlumfuhlu enyameni, engokomoya, nengokomzwelo.

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Sithanda ukubonga i-Christian Minimalism ngokusihlinzeka ngalolu hlelo. Ngeminye imininingwane, sicela uvakashele: https://www.christianminimalism.com/book/