Esahlukweni sesibili nesesithathu seNcwadi yeSambulo, UJesu wakhuluma noJohane ngamabandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya nemisebenzi yawo. Nakuba izigijimi eziya emabandleni zazihlukene komunye nomunye, kunento eyodwa uJesu ayisho kuwo wonke amabandla ayisikhombisa, okungukuthi, Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. Amazwi kaJesu ayesebenza emabandleni ngaleso sikhathi futhi asasebenza emabandleni. Kodwa amabandla asalalela yini lokho akutshoyo uMoya emabandleni? Ingabe amaKristu anezindlebe zokuzwa? Ngabe abefundisi bakhuluma bevela kuMoya noma bona uqobo (ingqondo yabo yenyama) nezwe ebandleni?
Kungani uJohane ahlala ekudingisweni esiqhingini sasePhatmose
I Johane, obuye abe ngumfowenu, kanye lomngane wakhe osizini, nasembusweni nasekubekezeleni kukaJesu Kristu, yayisesiqhingini esithiwa iPhatmose, ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, langenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu (IsAmbulo 1:9)
UJohane wayexoshiwe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu. Wahlala ekudingisweni esiqhingini sasePhatmose.
Kodwa nakuba uJohane wayehlala ekudingisweni, ukuxoshwa emphakathini kanye nokuthunjwa kwakhe akuzange kumvimbe uJohane ekubeni seMoyeni futhi alalele uMoya oNgcwele.
Amehlo kaJohane ayengagxilile kuye. UJohane akazange asibheke isimo sakhe, izimo, nesimo sakhe emhlabeni. Akazange akhononde futhi akhononde.
Kodwa amehlo kaJohane ayegxile kuJesu naseMbusweni waKhe.
UJohane wayefuna izinto, ezazingenhla, lapho uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaYise.
Ngemva kwakho konke, uthando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu uBaba noJesu Kristu kanye nokulalela nokuzinikela kwakhe kuMoya oNgcwele kwakumlethe lapho.
Uma uthando lwakhe ngaye lwalungaphezu kothando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu, UJohane akazange adingiselwe ePhatmose. Ngoba wayeyovumela ukucindezela komphakathi kuye njengomKristu (umlandeli nofakazi kaJesu Kristu). UJohane wayeyoyekethisa futhi alungise amazwi kaNkulunkulu ukuze ahambisane nentando yabantu, abangabezwe bamphika uJesu.
UJohane wayengenawo amahloni ngevangeli
Kodwa uJohane wayemthanda uJesu. UJohane wayengenawo amahloni ngoJesu nokuba ngufakazi waKhe. Ngakho-ke uJohane akazange athule. UJohane washumayela ivangeli likaJesu Kristu ngesibindi. Wakhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi wayengufakazi Wakhe emhlabeni, okwaba nemiphumela yokuphila kwakhe emhlabeni. Kodwa uJohane wayebeke phansi ukuphila kwakhe. Ngakho-ke wayezilungiselele futhi ekwazi ukukuthwala konke lokhu ngenxa kaKristu.
Naphezu kokushushiswa nosizi nokudingiselwa ePhatmose, uMoya oNgcwele wahlala kuJohane. UJohane wayephila ekuhlanganyeleni noKristu kanye noNkulunkulu uBaba, futhi konke lokhu kwakuyingxenye yesu likaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakhe. (Funda futhi: UNkulunkulu unecebo ngempilo yakho).
Ekudingisweni kwakhe, ekuthuleni, UJohane wathola omunye wemibono emikhulu nebaluleke kakhulu elotshwe eBhayibhelini. UNkulunkulu wembulela uJohane okwakuyokwenzeka ezikhathini zokugcina.
Isigijimi sikaJesu emabandleni ayisikhombisa
NgangikuMoya ngosuku lweNkosi, ngezwa emva kwami ilizwi elikhulu, njengecilongo, Esho, Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, owokuqala nowokugcina: futhi, Okubonayo, bhala encwadini, ulithumele emabandleni ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya; e-Efesu, naseSmirna, kanye lePergamo, naseThiyathira, naseSardesi, naseFiladelphia, naseLawodikeya (IsAmbulo 1:10-11)
Ngosuku lweNkosi, UJesu wabonakala kuJohane, owayekuMoya. UJesu wayemethemba uJohane ngengxenye yengcebo yoMbuso waKhe, ngokumambulela ikusasa kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe futhi ambonise izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha.
UJesu wayala uJohane ukuba alobe encwadini konke azokubona futhi akuthumele emabandleni ayisikhombisa ase-Asiya.
Isigijimi sikaJesu sasihluka ibandla ngalinye, njengoba lingekho ibandla elilingana nelinye.
Kwakunento eyodwa kuphela, lokho uJesu akushilo kuwo wonke amabandla ayisikhombisa, okungukuthi, Onendlebe, makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni (IsAmbulo 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22).
UJohn wayemnene futhi enendlebe elalelayo futhi akazange avukele ‘ngoyebo’ wakhe., imibono yakhe, okuhlangenwe nakho, nolwazi. UJohane walalela futhi wazithoba futhi walalela uJesu futhi waloba konke uJesu ayemyale ukuba akulobe.
Isithunywa sebandla
Kodwa nina anisenyameni, kodwa ngoMoya, uba kambe uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehlala kini. Manje uma umuntu engenaye uMoya kaKristu, akasiye owakhe (AmaRoma 8:9)
Amakholwa, abazelwe kabusha kuKristu futhi bamukele uMoya oNgcwele bangaboMzimba kaKristu. Bayibandla endaweni.
Wonke amaKristu azelwe ngokusha kufanele abe noMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kuwo. Ngoba ngaphandle kukaMoya oNgcwele, ababona abakaNkulunkulu futhi abakwazi ukuxhumana noJesu noYise. Wonke umKristu kufanele abe nobudlelwane obuphilayo noJesu Kristu ngoMoya oNgcwele (Funda futhi: Inkolo noma ubudlelwano?).
Kuwo wonke amabandla wendawo, isithunywa, umfundisi (umalusi) uqokwa, ozelwe ngokusha futhi ehlezi kuKristu futhi ophila ngoMoya kanye naseNhlokweni, UJesu Kristu; iZwi, noMoya oNgcwele. Umfundisi, ofundisayo, amalunga, futhi igcina amakholwa.
Ubumnene kuNkulunkulu kanye nendlebe elalelayo kubalulekile. Uma umuntu engemnene futhi engenayo indlebe elalelayo, umuntu akakwazi ukuzwa amazwi kaMoya oNgcwele.
Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni
Nokho ngenkathi Yena, uMoya weqiniso, ufikile, Uyoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso: ngoba Kayikukhuluma ngokwakhe; kodwa loba yini azayizwa, lokho uzakukhuluma: futhi uzonikhombisa okuzayo. Yena uyakungikhazimulisa Mina: ngoba Uzakwemukela okwami, njalo ngizalitshengisa. Konke uBaba anakho kungokwami: ngalokho ngithe, ukuthi athathe kokwami, njalo ngizalitshengisa (UJohane 16:13-15)
UJesu wabayala labo, abanendlebe yokuzwa, lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. UMoya oNgcwele akakhulumi okungokwaKhe kodwa uMoya oNgcwele ukhuluma lokho akuzwa kuJesu. Ngakho-ke uMoya oNgcwele uzokhuluma amazwi kaJesu kumuntu.
UMoya uhlola zonke izinto, yebo, izinto ezijulile zikaNkulunkulu
Kepha njengoba kubhaliwe, Iso alizange libone, nendlebe ayizwakali, futhi akuzange kungene enhliziyweni yomuntu, izinto uNkulunkulu azilungisele abamthandayo. Kodwa uNkulunkulu usembulele thina ngoMoya wakhe: ngoba uMoya uhlola zonke izinto, yebo, izinto ezijulile zikaNkulunkulu. Ngoba ngubani owazi okomuntu, sindisa umoya womuntu okuye? ngokunjalo nezinto zikaNkulunkulu akakho ozaziyo, kodwa uMoya kaNkulunkulu. Manje sesitholile, hhayi umoya wezwe, kodwa uMoya ovela kuNkulunkulu; ukuze sazi izinto esiphiwe ngesihle nguNkulunkulu (1 AbaseKorinte 2:9-12)
UMoya oNgcwele uhlola zonke izinto futhi wazi zonke izinto. Uyazazi izinto ezijulile zikaNkulunkulu.
Wonke umuntu, omlalelayo futhi eholwa nguye uyazazi nezinto zikaNkulunkulu. Bayayazi imicabango kaNkulunkulu nezindlela Zakhe futhi bayazazi izinto uNkulunkulu abanikeze zona ngesihle. (Funda futhi: Yimicabango kaNkulunkulu imicabango yethu?).
Abangakholwa ababona abakaNkulunkulu. Abanawo uMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kubo. Kodwa banomoya wezwe. Ngakho-ke, abawazi uMoya oNgcwele futhi abanazo izindlebe zokuzwa izwi Lakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, abawezwa amazwi Akhe.
Abamazi uNkulunkulu nentando Yakhe. Kodwa balandela inyama ezindleleni abazikhethele bona belandela imicabango yabo eyize.
Kepha amakholwa, Obani abazelwe nguNkulunkulu, abakaNkulunkulu. Amakholwa anoMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kubo. Bayawazi uMoya oNgcwele futhi banezindlebe zokuzwa izwi Lakhe. Bezwa lokho okushiwo nguMoya. Baholwa nguMoya futhi bayayazi imicabango Yakhe (Intando yakhe). Bangene Izindlela Zakhe futhi niMlandele.
UMoya oNgcwele unomlayezo womuntu siqu kuwo wonke amabandla
Njengoba kungekho ndawo efanayo, okusho ukuthi awukho umuzi, idolobha, noma izwe liyafana, umyalezo wamabandla endawo awufani.
Uma sibheka imiyalezo kaJesu yamabandla ayisikhombisa, awukho umyalezo owawufana.
Nakuba iNhloko noMoya woMzimba kwakufana, amasonto endawo asebenza futhi ahamba ngendlela ehlukile. Ngoba wonke amabandla asebenzelana nezimpilo ezihlukene zabantu nezihlukene (indawo) amandla, othishanhloko, ababusi bobumnyama balomhlaba, nobubi obungokomoya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
Ngakho-ke uJesu wayenomyalezo othile kanye nomsebenzi webandla ngalinye.
Isigijimi sebandla lasePhergamo sasingasebenzi ebandleni lase-Efesu. Ngoba amaKristu ase-Efesu ayezonda izenzo zamaNikolawu, njengoJesu, futhi babezidelile kubo.
Kodwa kwakukhona amanye amaKristu ebandla lasePhergamo, ababebambe bobabili Imfundiso yeBalami kanye Imfundiso YaseNicolaitans, wazonda uJesu. Ngakho-ke uJesu wabizela ibandla lasePhergamo ekuphendukeni.
Uma isixwayiso nesigijimi sikaJesu sokulungisa, okwakuqondene nebandla lasePhergamo, yafundwa ebandleni lase-Efesu, ngabe amalunga ebandla asho, kodwa kasibambeli emfundisweni yamaNikolawo, akunjalo? Siyayizonda le mfundiso, njengoJesu. Kungani kufanele siphenduke?
Ibandla lalingabaza ukwethembeka kukaMoya oNgcwele kanye nokwethembeka nokufaneleka kwamazwi kaJesu..
Ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuthi wonke umfundisi, oletha umlayezo ebandleni, kumele abe nendlebe yokuzwa futhi azinike isikhathi sokulalela lokho uMoya oNgcwele akushoyo ebandleni
Ngabe abefundisi banazo izindlebe zokuzwa lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni?
Kodwa abefundisi, abashumayela emva kwepulpiti, Ukuzalwa kabusha kuKristu? Ingabe babhapathizwa kuKristu futhi bazalwa ngamanzi noMoya? Ingabe banoMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kubo? Ingabe amehlo nezindlebe zabo zivulekile, ukuze babone, bezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni?
Lokhu akusho, ukubona nokuzwa izinto ezenzeka emvelweni nokuholwa yizindaba. Ngoba ngamazwi abhalwe ephephandabeni(s) noma ku-inthanethi kanye namagama akhulunywayo ezindabeni kumabonakude, lokhu kwembulwa kuwo wonke umuntu. Emhlabeni jikelele, wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi kwenzekani emhlabeni.
Kodwa kusho, amehlo nezindlebe zomoya zivulwe ngokuzalwa kabusha kuKristu? Ingabe sebengenile embusweni kaNkulunkulu? Ingabe bayayibona indawo yomoya isebenza ngemva kwendawo yemvelo futhi ingabe bayahlukanisa imimoya?
Ingabe amehlo abo abone ngokucacile, ukuze abefundisi babone izinto uMoya abakhombisa zona? Ingabe ukuzwa kwabo kucacile, ukuze bezwe lokho akutshoyo uMoya?
Noma amehlo abo aguqubele nezindlebe zabo zivalekile? Ingabe banama-jammers esiteshini sabo esibangelwa inyama yabo nomhlaba?
UMoya oNgcwele wembula intando kaNkulunkulu ebandleni
UMoya oNgcwele wazi konke. Akukho okufihliwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Uyayazi imicabango nemisebenzi yabantu. UMoya oNgcwele uyakwazi okwenzeka ebandleni nokuthi yini evumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu nokuthi yini engahambisani nentando kaNkulunkulu.. Ubiza ibandla, uma kunesidingo, ukuphenduka.
NoMoya oNgcwele uyazi ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphandle kwebandla, ezimpilweni zabantu, abahlala endaweni lapho ibandla likhona.
Uyazi ukuthi yimaphi amandla, othishanhloko, ababusi bobumnyama balomhlaba, futhi ububi bomoya ezindaweni eziphakeme bubusa futhi busebenza esigodini noma edolobheni.
Lokhu kubalulekile ukuze ibandla likwazi. Njengoba abantu bethonywa futhi belawulwa yilokhu (indawo) imimoya emibi yobumnyama, abathola ukufinyelela ngezimpilo zabantu.
NoMoya oNgcwele uyazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani. Wembula ikusasa, ukuze ibandla lihlale liphapheme, ilungisiwe, futhi ihlomile, futhi limi eqinisweni likaNkulunkulu futhi libe yibandla elinqobayo.
Kodwa kumfundisi ukuthi athembele kuNkulunkulu futhi athembele kuye.
Kukumfundisi ukuthi azithobe entandweni kaMoya oNgcwele futhi aholwe nguMoya oNgcwele futhi asebenzise (kakhulu) isikhathi sodwa sokulalela umlayezo Wakhe futhi sishumayele amazwi Akhe, okuvela kuJesu, ngaphandle kokwesaba (ukusabela nemibono) labantu ebandleni, ukuze intando kaNkulunkulu yaziwe futhi umphefumulo nomoya kuhlukaniswe futhi imisebenzi yenyama ichithwe futhi ibandla liphile lingcwele futhi lilungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi likhuthazele emthandazweni nasezimpini zomoya..
Abefundisi bamatasa kakhulu ukuba bachithe isikhathi noNkulunkulu
Kodwa izikhathi eziningi, abefundisi bamatasa kakhulu ukuba bachithe isikhathi noNkulunkulu eZwini nasemthandazweni. Bahlela usuku lwabo ngendlela yokuthi bahlale bematasa ngezinye izinto. Lapho impelasonto isondela, bayayaluza, njengoba bengenawo umyalezo webandla. Babheka lokho abangase bakuphonse ngokushesha futhi bakusebenzise njengentshumayelo
Abanye basebenzisa ulwazi, ukuhlakanipha, nezinkambiso zomhlaba njengogqozi lwazo. Bengeza amavesi athile eBhayibheli kuyo, ukuze kubukeke sengathi kuvela kuNkulunkulu.
Abanye basebenzisa izincwadi zobuKristu noma babheke ku-inthanethi, befuna intshumayelo enhle abangayisebenzisa.
Kodwa ukusebenzisa lemiyalezo namazwi omhlaba noma ukusebenzisa izintshumayelo namazwi avela kwabanye abashumayeli, angenzi lutho ebandleni. Ngeke babangele izimpilo ezishintshile futhi benze ibandla elingcwele nelinqobayo empini engokomoya.
Lokho kungenxa yokuthi uMoya oNgcwele unomyalezo othize webandla ngalinye kuzo zonke izindawo nangaso sonke isikhathi.
Umlayezo osaqukethe iqiniso likaNkulunkulu elingaguquki kanye nokushunyayelwa kwesiphambano, ukuvuka kukaJesu Kristu, kanye nendalo entsha. Umlayezo obizela abantu ekuphendukeni futhi baphile izimpilo ezingcwele ngokulandela uMoya. Nomyalezo wokuhlomisa nokwenza amakholwa ebuthweni likamoya likaKristu kanye nempi kamoya.
Wonke umalusi unomthwalo wemfanelo wokunakekela izimvu
Wonke umalusi unomthwalo wemfanelo wokunakekela izimvu, ukondla nokwalusa izimvu. Futhi lokho kungenzeka kuphela ngokuhola kweZwi noMoya. Ngaphandle kweZwi noMoya oNgcwele, i ukukhanya kwebandla kuzocishwa.
Ibandla lingabiza uJesu ngokuthi Nkosi, kodwa uma ibandla lingamlaleli uJesu, ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi akenzi lokho uJesu akushoyo, lokho okubonisayo nalokho okufakazela ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi neNhloko yebandla? Kungani uJesu eshiya uthi lwesibani, uma ibandla livumelana nezwe futhi lilalela futhi likhonze isono esikhundleni sokulunga?
Isimo esingokomoya samasonto amaningi siyadabukisa
Isimo esingokomoya sawo wonke amazwe emhlabeni siyadabukisa. Ngoba nje isimo sikamoya samabandla amaningi endawo siyadabukisa.
Amasonto amaningi awenyama futhi ahlezi ebumnyameni. Esikhundleni sokuba ukukhanya endaweni, baye bayekethisa futhi babe munye nobumnyama. Ngenxa yalokho, awukho umehluko phakathi kwalezo, abasontayo, kanye nabanye abakhileyo endaweni, abangesibo abebandla. (Funda futhi: Uma amaKristu ephila njengomhlaba, Ngabe umhlaba kufanele uphenduke ngani?).
Ndawana thize endleleni, abaholi bakamoya beBandla likaKristu baphambukile okholweni. Baye baba yinyama futhi bathonywa imimoya yezwe empofu
Bavumela ulwazi nokuhlakanipha kwezwe kanye nemimoya eyengayo ebandleni. Ngenxa yalokho, bakha izimfundiso ezingamanga lapho (intando ye) inyama yomuntu yaba yisizinda futhi isono siyavunywa
Kodwa uJesu ufuna abefundisi bamabandla baphenduke babuyele kuye. UJesu ufuna bagcobe amehlo nezindlebe zabo, ukuze bezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni futhi babone isimo somoya sebandla nekusasa ngoMoya. Ufuna bashumayele amazwi kaNkulunkulu ngesibindi futhi babe ngofakazi Bakhe, naphezu kokumelana nokushushiswa kwabantu kanye nemiphumela. Ukuze izoni ziphenduke futhi imiphefumulo isindiswe futhi uhlale usindiswe.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
