Zininzi iingxoxo eziqhubekayo ezicaweni. Enye yezi ngxubusho imalunga nokubhaptizwa kweentsana (ukubhaptiza). AmaKristu amaninzi ayazibuza ukuba ubhaptizo lweentsana luyafana kusini na nobhaptizo lwabantu abadala. Ngaba sifanele sibhaptize iintsana ebandleni? Ithini iBhayibhile ngobhaptizo lweentsana?
Ngaba Ithini iBhayibhile ngobhaptizo lweentsana?
Ngokutsho kweLizwi likaThixo, ukubhaptiza; ubhaptizo lweentsana alufani nobhaptizo lwamanzi (okanye ukubhaptizwa kwabantu abadala). IBhayibhile ayithethi nto ngokufefa kweentsana ngamanzi. Kungenxa yokuba oko kubhaptizwa, ubhaptizo lweentsana, i: ukufefa ngamanzi.
Lithetha ukuthini igama elithi ubhaptizo?
Makhe sijonge intsingiselo yegama lesiGrike elithi ‘baptízõ’ (bhaptiza) (I-G907 kwi-SC): igama livela ku-no. 911 kwaye kuthetha: ukuntywilisela, ntywilisela; ukwenza ukuphumla (o.k. imanzi ngokupheleleyo); esetyenziswa kuphela (kwiTestamente eNtsha) lokuhlambela ngokwesithethe, ngakumbi (ngokobugcisa) yommiselo wobhaptizo lwamaKristu: UmBhaptizi, bhaptiza, hlamba
Ubhaptizo kukuntywiliselwa ngokupheleleyo emanzini
Saqala nini isenzo sobhaptizo?
Kwaye ke uYohane ebhaptiza entlango, uvakalise ubhaptizo lwenguquko ukuze kuxolelwe izono (Phawula 1:4)
UYohane umBhaptizi wayengumprofeti, owayethunywe nguThixo ukuba abhaptize abantu. Ukususela ngelo xesha ukuya phambili, abantu abaninzi babhaptizwa emanzini. UYohane uMbhaptizi washumayela ubhaptizo lwenguquko, ukuze kuxolelwe izono. Abantu abaninzi bawamkela amazwi kaYohane umBhaptizi, owabizela abantu enguqukweni baza baguquka. Ngoxa babebhaptizwa, bazixela izono zabo.
Yaphuma ke iya kuye iYerusalem, nalo lonke elakwaYuda, nommandla wonke waseYordan, babhaptizwa nguye eYordan, bezixela izono zabo (UMateyu 3:5-6)
Bahlanjululwa emanzini baza bavuselwa kubomi obutsha; ubomi bokuzinikela kuThixo. Nje ngeziphumo, indlela ababephila ngayo yatshintsha yaye izenzo zabo zazihambisana nenguquko.
Kodwa asingabo bonke ababekulungele ukubhaptizwa. Ngoko ke abantu abaninzi abazange bavume ukubhaptizwa emanzini. AbaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho abaninzi basigatya isiluleko sikaThixo baza ababhaptizwa.
Kwaye bonke abantu ababemva kuye, nababuthi berhafu, wamgwebela uThixo, ebhaptizwa ngobhaptizo lukaYohane. Ke bona abaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho bazitshitshisela icebo likaThixo, engabhaptizwanga nguye (ULuka 7:29-30)
Ngaba ubhaptizo lweentsana luyafana nolwaluko?
IChristening aka ubhaptizo lweentsana ayithathi indawo yolwaluko. Ulwaluko lwalulungiselelwe abantu bakaThixo bokuqala bomnqophiso; amaJuda kwaye yayisisenzo kunye nomqondiso womnqophiso wawo noThixo. IiNtlanga azingomaYuda, yaye abasayi kuze babe ngamaYuda. IiNtlanga zimiliselwe kuYesu Krestu kwaye ziye zaba ngabantu boMnqophiso oMtsha. UMnqophiso oMtsha uthathe indawo yoMnqophiso oMdala. Oko ikukuthi, ukuba uMnqophiso oMdala uphelelwe lixesha.
Ulwaluko aluyonxalenye yoMnqophiso oMtsha, kodwa ulwaluko luyinxalenye yomnqophiso omdala, eladlulayo.
Ulwaluko kuphela, ekhankanywe kwiTestamente eNtsha lulwaluko kuKristu (Funda kwakhona: Kuthetha ukuthini ulwaluko kuYesu Kristu?).
Kodwa masithi, ukuba ubhaptizo lweentsana luthathe indawo yolwaluko, kwakutheni ukuze uYesu abhaptizwe?
UYesu Kristu waluswa, xa Wayeneentsuku ezisibhozo ubudala. Ngoko uYesu woluka ngomhla wesibhozo.
Xa uYesu wayesele 30 iminyaka, UYesu wabhaptizwa emanzini. UYesu akazange abhaptizwe esengumntwana, kodwa uYesu wabhaptizwa emdala.
Ubulungiseleli bukaYesu baqala emva kokuba uYesu ebhaptiziwe emanzini kwaye wamkela uMoya oyiNgcwele, kwaye uchithe 40 imini nobusuku bezila ukudla entlango. Emveni kwalonto, UYesu waqalisa ubulungiseleli bakhe waza washumayela, wazisa ubukumkani bukaThixo ebantwini, kwaye babiza abantu ukuba baguquke.
UYesu ngumzekelo wethu, ngoko ukuba uYesu, njengomntu omdala wabhaptizwa emanzini, akufuneki silandele umzekelo waKhe?
Ngaba iintsana sele zinesazela? Ngaba iintsana ziyasazi isono? Ngaba iintsana zinokwenza ukhetho lokubhaptizwa?
Kukho ubhaptizo olunye kuphela
Inye kuphela iNkosi, ukholo olunye, ubhaptizo olunye (Kwabase-Efese 4:5)
Lunye kuphela ubhaptizo kwaye olo lubhaptizo kuKristu. Ubhaptizo kuKristu alulobhaptizo lwenguquko kuphela ukuze kuxolelwe izono, kodwa lubhaptizo ekufeni kwakhe. Kuye, ubeka phantsi isimo sakho esidala kwaye ungcwaba inyama yakho, kodwa akuphelelanga apho. Xa uphuma emanzini, navuswa kubomi obutsha kuYesu Kristu.
Ubhaptizwe kuYesu Kristu; ndalùswa kuYesu Kristu ngo ukususa umzimba kwizono zenyama, nokungcwaba loo mvelo yesono yenyama, kubhaptizo lwamanzi kwaye wavuka kunye naYe.
enathi kuye naluswa nokwaluswa ngolwaluko olungenakwenziwa ngazandla, ekuhlutheni umzimba wezono zenyama, ngalo ulwaluko lukaKristu: Wangcwatywa naye elubhaptizweni, ekuye, navuswa nokuvuswa naye, ngokukholwa kukusebenza kukaThixo, owamvusayo kwabafileyo (KwabaseKolose 2:11-12)
Ngaba usana lunokwenza ukhetho olunjalo?
Njengomzali, ekuphela kwento onokuyenza kukunikela umntwana wakho kuYehova kwaye ukhulise umntwana wakho ekumoyikeni uYehova. Oku kuthetha ukuba ukhulise umntwana wakho ngeLizwi lakhe, Ibhayibhile, ukuze umntwana wakho ayazi iNkosi nokuthanda kwayo. Uya kufundisa umntwana wakho ukumamela kwaye azinikezele kuThixo kwaye athobele imiyalelo Yakhe, omele ukuthanda kwakhe.
Xa umntwana wakho emdala ngokwaneleyo, (s)unokwenza ukhetho, ukukhonza uYesu Krestu kwaye bamlandele kwaye babhaptizwe, ukuze s(yena) baya kuvuswa kuYesu Kristu baze bahambe emva koMoya okanye baqhubeke behamba ngokwenyama baze baphile njengehlabathi.
Ukuba ungathanda ukwazi ngakumbi ngobhaptizo lwamanzi, Unokufuna ukufunda: Yintoni ubhaptizo?
‘Yiba yityuwa yomhlaba’
