Kusuka kusana kobaba: Uhambo lokuya ekuvuthweni kobuKristu
Ngubani ongumKristu ovuthiwe? Yize kudingeka ukuthi kufundiswe ukuthi kudingeka sikhule kuKristu, iqiniso liwukuthi, amaKhristu amaningi awaqondi ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuvuthwa okholweni lwabo. Encwadini yabaseGalathiya, uPawulu uthi lapho sisezingane, sasibugqila ngaphansi kwezimiso eziyisisekelo zomhlaba. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izingane (izinsana kuKristu) ziyizigqila ezinhlelweni zamademoni nezwe.
UPowula wabuye wathi encwadini yabaseKhorinte, "Lapho ngiseyingane, ngakhuluma ngiseyingane, ngacabanga ukuthi ngiyingane, kodwa lapho ngiba yindoda, ngasusa izinto ezingumntwana." Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi kunokuziphatha kwengane ngisho nasezindabeni ngoKristu. Ingabe ukuvuthwa kobuKristu kuncike kulokho esikushoyo noma ukuthi sikhuluma kanjani, noma sincike ekutheni siphila kanjani izimpilo zethu?
Uma ukuvuthwa kukalwa ngumbuso, khona-ke kungashiwo ukuthi akuwona amakholwa amaningi avuthiwe. Ibhayibheli likhuluma ngamaqembu amathathu abantu: izingane ezincane, izinsizwa, kanye nobaba, bezihlukanisa ngezinga labo lokuvuthwa.
Okokuqala, ake sihlukanise lezi zigaba ukuze siqonde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ngumKristu ovuthiwe. UJohane ukhuluma ngezingane ezincane kweyoku-1 Johane 2: 12, lapho athi, "Ngininilongela, nginibhalela izingane, ngoba izono zakho zithethelelwe ngenxa yegama lakhe." Izingane ezincane zinjengama-baby amaKristu azibona ngokwengeziwe izono zawo nokuthi zibuthinta kanjani ubuhlobo babo noNkulunkulu. Bahleliwe ngokuzama ukuzilungiselela ukuthi bayakhohlwa ukuthi yilokho uJesu akufeza ngokufa kwakhe. Abanye baze bazame ukuveza izono zabanye abantu ngoba bagxile kakhulu esonweni uqobo, ababaphuphutheki baba nobuhlobo obuhle noNkulunkulu.
Iqembu lesibili libizwa ngokuthi izinsizwa, okukhulunywe ngalo kweyoku-1 Johane 2:13, elithi, "Izinsizwa, ngoba ninamandla, futhi ninqobile omubi, futhi ninqobile omubi, futhi ninqobile omubi, futhi ninqobile omubi, futhi ninqobile omubi, futhi ninqobile omubi. " Izinsizwa ziye zaqonda amandla esiphambano negunya lekholwa. Banqobile uDeveli futhi baphothula iziqu esifubeni sezingane, manje bejabulela izinzuzo zesiphambano. AmaKhristu amaningi awela kulesi sigaba, enegunya, amandla nokunqoba kodwa alwa nenyama.
Manje, ake sixoxe ngobaba. IBhayi- bheli lithi, "Nginibhalela wena obaba, ngoba nimazile kusukela ekuqaleni." AmaKristu avuthiwe, noma obaba, abe nohlobo oluhlukile lolwazi kunezingane ezincane. Bayamazi uNkulunkulu njengobaba futhi njengomngane. Bahlobana noNkulunkulu futhi bakhuluma naye njengabangane. Lokhu ubukhulu lapho uMose asebenza khona, lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma khona kuye ubuso nobuso. Indoda evuthiwe ayicasuli enkulumweni futhi ingalawula umzimba wayo wonke, ngisho nangaphansi kwengcindezi. Ngamazwi abo, babusisa isizukulwane sabo nalezo ezizolandela. Izwi likaNkulunkulu lithi ithuluzi uNkulunkulu asinikeze lona ukuba nobudlelwano naye, futhi sidinga labo abahambe noNkulunkulu ukuze basifundise ukuzwa kuye.
Ukuphela kwendlela yokwamukela umKristu ovuthiwe ngamazwi abo. Amagama abo awashintshi, noma ngabe angaphansi kwengcindezi engakanani. Ngamafuphi, kunezigaba ezintathu zokukhula kobuKristu: Izingane ezincane, ezihlelwe esonweni; Izinsizwa, ezinegunya namandla kepha zilwa nenyama; Futhi obaba, abavukile bafinyelela endaweni lapho babusisa khona abaguqukayo ngamazwi abo futhi baphila impilo yobukhosi, engasebenzi izingcindezi zangaphandle. Inkosi ikubusise