Ngaphandle kwezindonga ezine: Ukuthola kabusha ithonya lesonto kumasiko

Lapho sibheka umlando wesonto - ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa i-lens of the abriarchs njengo-Abrahama, u-Isaka, noJakobe - sibona okuthile okumangazayo: Babengagxili ekwakheni amasonto noma amathempeli. Ukubaluleka kwabo kwakungeyona izakhiwo zokwakha - kwakuyimpilo. Ukugxila kwabo kwaba ekwakheni imindeni, ukuhlakulela umhlaba, umcebo obhemayo, futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, nokukhulisa ubuhlobo obuqinile noNkulunkulu.

Okokuqala ngqa ukubona noma iyiphi indawo ehlelekile yokukhulekelwa eyakhiwa ngayo phakathi nezinsuku zikaMose. Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi, kwakungeyona "isonto" njengoba siliqonda namhlanje, kodwa itabernakele - itende leselula lokuhlangana lapho abantu babekwazi khona ukuthola isono futhi bahlangane noNkulunkulu (Eksodusi 25: 8-9). Kwakuyindawo yokuhlangana kwaphezulu, hhayi nje ukuqoqwa okujwayelekile.

Ukholo lokuqala lwezinzalamizi lwalungenacala lokuhlala emathunjini; Kwakumayelana nokuhamba noNkulunkulu. Isibonelo, u-Abrahama wayeyindoda ethonya elikhulu - kangangokuba wakwazi ukukhulisa amabutho emndenini wakhe ukuba aphule uLoti (uGenesise 14:14). Amandla akhe kwakungekhona nje ekukhulekeleni kodwa ekuhlakanipheni naseqhinga. Wayeqonda izikhathi zakhe futhi ahlala phezu kwayo ngokufanele.

Kodwa-ke endaweni ethile emugqeni, ukugxila esontweni kwaguquka. Kusuka kubantu bokwakha, saqala ukwakha izakhiwo. Ngokuhlakulela amasiko, saba ntofontofo masinyane. Ama-Peews ethu akhula ngenani, kepha izwi lethu emhlabeni linciphile. Sikhohliwe ukuthi uJesu wathi, "Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Idolobha elisekwe egqumeni alifihliwe" (Math. 5:14). Ukukhanya akunanzuzo uma kuhlala kufihliwe.

Sinezindlela ezithile, silahlekelwe yithonya lethu ngoba sinciphise incazelo yethu yenkonzo. Sicabange ukuthi inqobo nje uma sihlangana emathempelini nasezindaweni ezingcwele, sigcwalisa igunya likaNkulunkulu. Kepha umthelela weqiniso kwenzeka lapho isonto lingena kuzo zonke izikhala-technology, imfundo, abezindaba, ibhizinisi, futhi yebo, ngisho nokudlala.

Ngake ngazwa ezinye izingane zikhuluma ngemidlalo yazo eyintandokazi yevidiyo. Enye yezingane ithe iyakhuphuka uze ube yi- "leviyathan" - okuthi kulo mdlalo kusho izinga eliphakeme kakhulu noma umlingiswa oqine kakhulu. Futhi kwangithinta isonto kungahle ngilahlekelwe yisizukulwane ngoba asikho kulezo zindawo: Kuthiwani uma thina, njengamakholwa, lapho izinga eliphakeme lalifanekisela amandla noma ubumnyama obukhulu, kepha ukuvuthwa kuKristu noma umninizingekuzifakazingeli?

Kungani singanayo imidlalo eyenziwe ngoChristian, amafilimu, kanye namakhathuni abantwana abangathandana ngawo - futhi lokho babumba ubunikazi babo ngokulunga? IHollywood ayilindi imvume yokuthonya izingqondo zezingane zethu zikhuthaza amaqiniso asontekile futhi ziphinde zibuyise ukulandisa. Ngaleso sikhathi, ibandla livame ukubatshela abazali, "vele ufunde izingane zakho iBhayibheli." Kepha kuthiwani uma bengazibandakanyi nokufunda iBhayibheli nokuzwa izindaba ezisebhayibhelini? Akufanele yini sidale izindlela ezintsha zokuzidonsela embhalweni wemiBhalo?

UDavid wasebenzisa izingoma namaHubo - amathuluzi afanelekile ngokwamasiko - ukuletha abantu abasondele kuNkulunkulu. UPowula wasebenzisa izincwadi, uhlobo lokusika kakhulu lokuxhumana osukwini lwakhe, ukufika esontweni. Kungani kufanele sibe khona okuhlukile? "Ngibe yizinto zonke kubo bonke abantu, ukuze ngazo zonke izindlela ngisindise abanye" (1 Kor. 9:22).

Ukuba ngumKristu akusona mayelana nokuvalelwa ezindongeni ezine. Kumayelana nokulandela uKristu - emigwaqweni, ezikoleni, ezikrinini, nasezinhlelweni ezakha isizukulwane esilandelayo. Ukubizwa kwethu akuyona ukugcina izikhumba ezindala zewayini kodwa ukuthulula iwayini elisha emithanjeni engayibamba.

Kufanele sibuyele ekwakheni abantu - hhayi izakhiwo nje. Uma sakha amakholwa ngekhono, ukuhlakanipha, nomoya, isonto lizophinda libe yibutho elingenakunakwa.

Umkhuleko wami ukuthi thina, njengebandla, singalahli isikhundla sethu kulomhlaba. Kwangathi singathola kabusha ukubizelwa ukuba usawoti nokukhanya kuyo yonke indawo, futhi kwangathi singazibuyisa ngesibindi izindawo esizishiyile. Njengoba kulotshiwe, "Vuka, kukhanye, ngoba ukukhanya kwakho sekufikile, inkazimulo yeNkosi 60: 1).