Kuhlale kunezingxoxo eziningi eziqhubekayo emasontweni. Enye yalezi zingxoxo imayelana nokubhapathizwa kwezinsana (ukubhabhadiswa). AmaKristu amaningi ayazibuza ukuthi ukubhapathizwa kwezinsana kuyefana yini nokubhapathizwa kwabantu abadala. Ingabe kufanele sibhapathize izinsana esontweni? Lithini iBhayibheli ngokubhapathizwa kwezinsana?
Ingabe Lithini iBhayibheli ngokubhapathizwa kwezinsana?
NgokweZwi LikaNkulunkulu, ukubhabhadiswa; ukubhapathizwa kwezingane akufani nokubhapathizwa kwamanzi (noma ukubhapathizwa kwabantu abadala). Akukho lapho iBhayibheli likhuluma khona ngokuthi izingane zifafazwa ngamanzi. Ngoba yilokho christening, ukubhapathizwa kwezinsana, IS: ukufafaza kwamanzi.
Lisho ukuthini igama elithi umbhabhadiso?
Ake sibheke incazelo yegama lesiGreki elithi ‘baptízõ’ (bhabhadisa) (I-G907 ku-SC): igama lisuselwa ku-no. 911 kanye nezindlela: ukucwilisa, cwilisa; ukwenza ukuhleka (i.e. imanzi te); esetshenziswa kuphela (eTestamenteni Elisha) wokugeza okungokomkhosi, ikakhulukazi (ngokobuchwepheshe) wesimiso sobhapathizo lobuKristu: UmBaptist, bhabhadisa, geza
Ubhapathizo luwukucwiliswa ngokuphelele emanzini
Saqala nini isenzo sokubhabhadiswa?
UJohane wabhapathiza ehlane, nishumayele umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono (Maka 1:4)
uJohane uMbhapathizi wayengumprofethi, owathunywa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi abhabhathize abantu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, abantu abaningi babhapathizwa emanzini. UJohane uMbhapathizi washumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, Ukuxolelwa izono. Abantu abaningi bamukela amazwi kaJohane uMbhapathizi, owabizela abantu ekuphendukeni futhi baphenduka. Ngenkathi bebhapathizwa, bazivuma izono zabo.
Khona kwaphumela kuye iJerusalema, neJudiya lonke, naso sonke isifunda saseJordani, babhapathizwa nguye eJordani, bevuma izono zabo (Mathewu 3:5-6)
Bahlanzwa emanzini futhi bavuselwa ekuphileni okusha; ukuphila okunikelwe kuNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokho, indlela yabo yokuphila yashintsha futhi izenzo zabo zazihambisana nokuphenduka kwabo.
Kodwa akubona bonke ababezimisele ukubhapathizwa. Ngakho-ke abantu abaningi benqaba ukubhapathizwa emanzini. AbaFarisi nababhali abaningi benqaba iseluleko sikaNkulunkulu futhi abazange babhapathizwe.
Futhi bonke abantu ababemuzwa, nabathelisi, walungisiswa uNkulunkulu, ebhapathizwa ngobhapathizo lukaJohane. Kepha abaFarisi nezazimthetho bala icebo likaNkulunkulu ngokumelene nabo, engabhabhathizwanga nguye (Luka 7:29-30)
Ingabe ukubhapathizwa kwezinsana kuyefana nokusoka?
I-Christening aka ukubhapathizwa kwezinsana ayithathi indawo yokusoka. Ukusoka kwakuhloselwe abantu bakaNkulunkulu besivumelwano sokuqala; amaJuda futhi kwakuyisenzo nophawu lwesivumelwano sabo noNkulunkulu. AbeZizwe abawona amaJuda, futhi ngeke babe amaJuda. AbeZizwe baxhunyelelwa kuJesu Kristu futhi sebengabantu beSivumelwano Esisha. Isivumelwano Esisha sithathe indawo yeSivumelwano Esidala. Lokho kusho, ukuthi iSivumelwano Esidala sesiphelelwe yisikhathi.
Ukusoka akuyona ingxenye yeSivumelwano Esisha, kodwa ukusoka kuyingxenye yeSivumelwano Esidala, esedlulile.
Ukusoka kuphela, okukhulunywa ngakho eTestamenteni Elisha ukusoka kuKristu (Funda futhi: Kusho ukuthini ukusoka kuJesu Kristu?).
Kodwa ake sithi, ukuthi christening aka ukubhapathizwa kwezinsana ngempela esikhundleni sokusoka, pho kungani uJesu abhapathizwa?
UJesu Kristu wasokwa, lapho Wayenezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ubudala. Ngakho uJesu wasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili.
Lapho uJesu esemayelana 30 iminyaka ekanye, UJesu wabhapathizwa emanzini. UJesu akazange abhapathizwe esemncane, kodwa uJesu wabhapathizwa esemdala.
Inkonzo kaJesu yaqala emva kokuba uJesu ebhapathiziwe emanzini futhi wamukela uMoya oNgcwele, futhi wachitha 40 izinsuku nobusuku bezila ukudla ehlane. Ngemva kwalokho, UJesu waqala inkonzo Yakhe futhi washumayela, futhi waletha umbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu, futhi wabiza abantu ukuba baphenduke.
UJesu uyisibonelo sethu, kanjalo uma uJesu, njengomuntu omdala wabhabhadiswa emanzini, akufanele yini silandele isibonelo Sakhe?
Ingabe izinsana sezinonembeza? Ingabe izinsana ziyasazi isono? Ingabe izinsana zingakwazi ukukhetha ukubhapathizwa?
Munye kuphela umbhabhadiso
Inye kuphela iNkosi, ukholo olulodwa, umbhabhadiso munye (Kwabase-Efesu 4:5)
Munye kuphela umbhapathizo futhi lowo umbhapathizo kuKristu. Ukubhabhadiswa kuKrestu akukona nje ukubhabhadiswa kokuphenduka ukuze kuthethelelwe izono, kodwa kuwukubhabhadiswa ekufeni Kwakhe. Kuye, ubeka phansi imvelo yakho endala yesono futhi wembe inyama yakho, kodwa akugcini lapho. Uma uphuma emanzini, uvusiwe ekuphileni okusha kuJesu Kristu.
Ubhapathizwe kuJesu Kristu; esokiwe kuJesu Kristu by ukususa umzimba wezono zenyama, nokungcwaba lesosimo senyama yesono, embhapathizweni wamanzi futhi wavuka kanye naYe.
13:12 Enisokwa kuye futhi ngokusoka okungenazandla, ekuhlubuleni umzimba wezono zenyama ngokusoka kukaKristu: Wangcwatshwa naye embhapathizweni, navuswa ngakho kanye naye ngokholo lwamandla kaNkulunkulu, owamvusa kwabafileyo (AbaseKolose 2:11-12)
Ingabe usana lungakwazi ukukhetha okubaluleke kangaka?
Njengomzali, okuwukuphela kwento ongayenza wukunikela umntwana wakho kuJehova futhi ukhulise ingane yakho ekumesabeni uJehova. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukhulisa ingane yakho eZwini Lakhe, Ibhayibheli, ukuze umntwana wakho azi iNkosi nentando Yayo. Uzofundisa ingane yakho ukuthi ilalele futhi izinikele kuNkulunkulu futhi ilalele imiyalo Yakhe, emelela intando yakhe.
Lapho ingane yakho isikhule ngokwanele, (s)angakwazi ukukhetha, ukukhonza uJesu Kristu nokumlandela nokubhapathizwa, ukuze s(yena) bayovuswa kuJesu Kristu futhi bahambe ngokulandela uMoya noma ukuqhubeka behamba ngokwenyama futhi baphile njengezwe.
Uma ungathanda ukwazi okwengeziwe ngobhapathizo lwamanzi, ungase uthande ukufunda: Kuyini ubhapathizo?
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