Ukugqashula Emicabangweni Yobudemoni
Baningi abantu emhlabeni namuhla abaphila ebugqilini, kodwa akubona bonke ubugqila obuwumphumela wokuphatha amademoni. Eqinisweni, inani elikhulu labantu liyazabalaza hhayi ngenxa yokuthi njengamanje lingaphansi kokuhlushwa amademoni, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi lizuze njengefa imikhuba yokucabanga elolongwa ukucindezelwa amademoni. Ngamanye amazwi, lokhu abalwa nakho akuwona umoya ophila kubo, kodwa indlela yokucabanga eyadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Ngokwesibonelo, kungenzeka ukuthi ugogo wakhulela endaweni enobumpofu nobunzima. Wayezimisele ukwamukela umzabalazo njengokujwayelekile. Wadlulisela leyo nkolelo endodakazini yakhe, nayo eyayiphila kulo mjikelezo. Khona-ke indodakazi yadlulisela ukucabanga okufanayo ezinganeni zayo. Okufuzwayo lapha akulona idimoni ngokwalo, kodwa umqondo owavela ekucindezelweni kwamademoni. Isimiso sobudemoni safundisa umkhaya indlela yokuhlupheka, futhi leso simiso salondolozwa ngemicabango, izimo zengqondo, nezinqumo.
Kungakho kubaluleke kangaka ukubona umehluko phakathi kokuphathwa ngamadimoni kanye nemicabango yobudemoni. Amademoni awazona izidalwa ezitholakala yonke indawo. Ngokungafani noNkulunkulu, okhona yonke indawo ngaso sonke isikhathi, amademoni alinganiselwe. Bangaba sendaweni eyodwa ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ngenxa yalokhu, amademoni awavamile ukuhlala nomuntu oyedwa isikhathi eside. Kunalokho, bafuna ukuthonya, ukutshala imicabango, nokwenza amaphethini. Lapho indlela yokucabanga isigxilile, idemoni lingase liqhubeke, kodwa inqaba yomqondo isala.
Okubuhlungu ukuthi amakholwa amaningi adida insalela yethonya lamademoni nokuba khona kwamademoni. Bacabanga ukuthi bangenwe noma bacindezelwe kuyilapho, empeleni, bephila nje emicabangweni eyadalwa ukucindezelwa kwamademoni okwedlule. Ngokwesibonelo, kungenzeka owesifazane wakhulela ngaphansi kukamama owayewazonda amadoda. Lobo munyu kungenzeka ukuthi wazalwa ithonya lamademoni empilweni kamama, kodwa indodakazi izuza umunyu hhayi ngokuba nawo, kodwa ngokulingisa. Wafundiswa ukuzonda amadoda ngesibonelo. Indodakazi kayinademoni; unomqondo ovunywe amademoni.
UPawulu waxwayisa uThimothewu ngaleli qiniso lapho ebhala, “Manje uMoya usho ngokusobala ukuthi ngezikhathi ezizayo abanye bayakuhlubuka ekukholweni, bazinikele emimoyeni ekhohlisayo nasezimfundisweni zamademoni .” ( 1 Thimothewu 4:1 ) Amademoni asungula izimfundiso—izindlela zokucabanga—ezibamba abantu isikhathi eside ngemva kokuba imimoya ngokwayo isihambile. Lezi zimfundiso zingasakazeka emindenini, emiphakathini, ngisho nasezizweni zonke. Benza ubumpofu, ukwesaba, inzondo, ukucasuka, nokunqotshwa.
Indaba kaGidiyoni encwadini yabaHluleli 6 ikubonisa kahle lokhu. UGideyoni wayecashe esikhamweni sewayini, ebhula ukolweni, esaba amaMidiyani. Nokho ngaleso sikhathi, abakwaMidiyani babengekho ngisho nokuba khona. UGideyoni wayezuze njengefa umqondo wokunqotshwa. Wayekholelwa ukuthi zonke isivuno zizokwebiwa, ngakho wayehlala ecashile. Abacindezeli bakhe babengekho, kodwa ukwesaba kwakhe kwakungokoqobo. Yile ndlela izinhlelo zamademoni ezisebenza ngayo. Zisibeka ukuthi silindele ukwehluleka noma singekho isitha esikhona.
IBhayibheli lisinikeza ikhambi elicacile: “Ningalingisi leli zwe, kodwa maniguqulwe ngokwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yenu” ( Roma 12:2 ). Ukukhululwa kubalulekile, kodwa inkululeko ehlala njalo iza kuphela ngokuvuselelwa kwengqondo. Ungakhipha amademoni, kodwa uma umqondo uhlala, umuntu uzoqhubeka ephila sengathi usaboshiwe. UJesu waligcizelela leli qiniso lapho ethi: “Niyolazi iqiniso, futhi iqiniso liyonikhulula.” ( Johane 8:32 ) Ngakho, uJesu wagcizelela ukubaluleka kweqiniso.
Ngisho nangemva kokusindiswa, amakholwa angase abonakale ephila ngaphansi kokuhlushwa ngenxa yokuthi awakashintshi ukucabanga kwawo. Basindisiwe, kodwa ingqondo yabo isacindezelwe okwedlule. Yingakho uPawulu aphinde athi, “Sinomqondo kaKristu” (1 Korinte 2:16). Uguquko lufika lapho sishintsha imicabango yethu emidala ngemicabango kaKristu.
Impi kamoya ayikona nje ukukhipha amadimoni. UPawulu ukwenza kucace lokhu kweyesi-2 Korinte 10:4-5 : “Ngokuba izikhali zempi yethu azisizo ezenyama, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zinamandla okudiliza izinqaba, siwisa ukuphikisana nakho konke okuphakeme oziphakamisayo ngokumelene nolwazi lukaNkulunkulu, sithumba yonke imicabango ekumlaleleni kukaKristu.” Impi yangempela isengqondweni. Izinqaba zakhiwa ngezimpikiswano, amanga, nezimfundiso. Futhi ziphuka kuphela lapho sibhekana nalawo manga ngeqiniso leZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi akekho okufanele ahlale eyisiboshwa sokucabanga okuzuzwe njengefa. IZwi likaNkulunkulu linamandla anele okusiphula yonke inkolelo engamanga, liphulukise konke ukuhlukumezeka, futhi limise amaphethini amasha okukholwa. Ubumpofu, intukuthelo, ukwesaba, kanye nenzondo kungenzeka kwadluliswa, kodwa ngoKristu, ifa elisha lingenzeka. Ngokuvuselela izingqondo zethu, siziqondanisa nesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu esikhundleni seziqalekiso zezinhlelo zamademoni.
Inkululeko yeqiniso ayiveli kuphela ezinkonzweni zokukhulula, kodwa ekufundisweni kabusha kwansuku zonke kwenhliziyo nengqondo. Lapho sizindla ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, lapho sishintsha amanga sifaka iqiniso, lapho senqaba ukwesaba futhi samukela ukholo, siyaphuma ekuthunjweni siye enkululekweni. Impi iyanqotshwa lapho ikholwa liyeka ukwenza njengesisulu sokucindezelwa bese liqala ukuphila njengomntwana kaNkulunkulu.
Ukunqoba izinhlelo zamademoni akukona nje ukukhipha amademoni kodwa ukubhidliza izinqaba zengqondo abazishiya ngemuva. Futhi lapho ingqondo isivuselelwe, asikho isimiso sobudemoni—esikhathi esidlule, esamanje, noma esizayo—esingasivimbela ekuhambeni ekugcwaleni kwesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu.
1. Isiyalezo Esingokwesiprofetho
“Zinike isikhathi kuleli sonto ukuze ubhale phansi izindawo lapho oqaphela khona izindlela ezizuzwe njengefa—ubumpofu, ukwesaba, ukucasuka, noma ukunqotshwa. Memezela iZwi likaNkulunkulu phezu komuntu ngamunye futhi uphule isivumelwano naleyo miqondo ngomthandazo. Njengoba uvuselela ingqondo yakho, lindela inkululeko ukuba ibonakale ekuphileni kwakho.”
2. Ukugxila Emthandazweni
“Khuleka nsuku zonke kanye namaRoma 12:2 kanye nabesi-2 Korinte 10:4–5.
3. Isinyathelo Esisebenzayo
“Khetha indawo eyodwa yokuphila kwakho lapho ubulokhu ucabanga ukuthi, 'injena.' Bhekana nalowo mcabango nemiBhalo Ngokwesibonelo, uma kuwubumpofu, memezela kwabaseFilipi 4:19, 19.
