UMUNYE NOMSHANYE NOMNTWANA

UHarold W. Percival

INGXENYE V

ABANTU ABANTU BAKHA KU-ADAM KUJESU

UJesu, “uManduleli” Wokungafi Kolwazi

Labo abangase bazi okwengeziwe ngezimfundiso zobuKristu bokuqala bangase bahlole “ubuKristu, Emakhulwini Amakhulu Amathathu Okuqala,” ka-Ammonius Saccas.

Phakathi kwezinye izinto amaVangeli analokhu akushoyo ngesizukulwane sikaJesu nokuvela kwakhe njengomuntu:

Mathewu, Isahluko 1, ivesi 18: Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: Kwathi unina uMariya esemiselwe uJosefa, bengakahlangani wafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele. (19) Khona uJosefa indoda yakhe, engumuntu olungileyo, engathandi ukumenza ihlazo, waqonda ukumala ngasese. (20) Esazindla ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ngephupho, ithi: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthathela uMariya umkakho; yena ungokaMoya oNgcwele. (21) Njalo uzazala indodana, njalo uzakuthi ibizo layo nguJesu, ngoba nguye ozasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. (23) Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, bayiqambe igama lokuthi uEmanuweli, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa, uNkulunkulu unathi. (25) UJosefa akamazi waze wazala izibulo lakhe; wayiqamba igama lokuthi uJesu.

ULuka, Isahluko 2, ivesi 46: Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu bamfumana ethempelini, ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, ebazwa, ebabuza. (47) Bonke ababemuzwa bamangala ngokuqonda kwakhe nezimpendulo zakhe. (48) Kwathi bembona bamangala; unina wathi kuye: Mntanami, usenzeleni okunje? bheka, uyihlo nami besikufuna silusizi. (49) Wathi kubo: Beningifunelani na? beningazi yini ukuthi ngifanele ukuba kokukaBaba na? [50 Kodwa bona kabaliqondanga ilizwi alikhuluma kubo. [52 UJesu wasekhula ekuhlakanipheni lekukhulwini, lekuthandeni uNkulunkulu labantu.

Isahluko 3, ivesi 21: Manje lapho bonke abantu sebebhapathiziwe, kwenzeka ukuthi uJesu naye ebhapathiziwe, futhi ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka. (22) UMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngiyathokoza ngawe. (23) UJesu ngokwakhe waqala eneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu ubudala, njengoba kwakucatshangwa ukuthi wayeyindodana kaJosefa, indodana kaHeli, (24) owayeyindodana kaMathathi, indodana kaLevi, owayeyindodana kaMelki, owayeyindodana kaJana, owayeyindodana kaJosefa. . .

Lapha landela wonke amavesi kusukela ku-25 kuya ku-38:

(38). . . okwakuyindodana kaSeti, owayeyindodana ka-Adamu, owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu.

Umzimba wenyama uJesu ayephila kuwo kungenzeka wawungaziwa. Lokhu kwenziwa kube nokwenzeka yiqiniso lokuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi uJuda wakhokhwa izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-30 ukuze aveze uJesu kubafundi bakhe, ngokumanga. Kodwa ezindimeni ezihlukahlukene zeBhayibheli kusobala ukuthi igama elithi UJESU lalimele umuntu ozaziyo, uMenzi, noma umuzwa-nesifiso, kuwo wonke umzimba womuntu, futhi hhayi umzimba. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi, uJesu ongeyena umzimba njengesifiso-nomzwelo wokuzicabangela, wahamba emhlabeni esemzimbeni womuntu ngaleso sikhathi, njengoba nje esikhathini samanje wonke umzimba womuntu unawo umuzwa ongafi-isifiso sokuziqaphela. umzimba wesifazane, noma isifiso sokuzicabangela-esemzimbeni wendoda. Futhi ngaphandle kwalokhu kuzicabangela akekho umuntu.

Umehluko phakathi kwemizwa yesifiso njengoJesu ngaleso sikhathi kanye nomuzwa wesifiso emzimbeni womuntu wanamuhla, ukuthi uJesu wazazi ukuthi unguMenzi ongafi, uLizwi, umuzwa wesifiso enyameni, kuyilapho kungekho muntu owaziyo. ini uphapheme noma ulele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, injongo yokuza kukaJesu ngaleso sikhathi kwakuwukutshela ukuthi wayengumuntu ongafi in umzimba, futhi hhayi umzimba ngokwawo. Futhi ngokukhethekile weza ukuze abeke isibonelo, okungukuthi, ukuba “umanduleli” walokho umuntu okufanele akwenze, futhi abe yikho, ukuze azithole esesemzimbeni futhi ekugcineni akwazi ukuthi: “Mina noBaba singabo. eyodwa”; okwakusho ukuthi yena, uJesu, ezazi ukuthi unguMenzi emzimbeni wakhe wenyama, ngaleyo ndlela wayeqaphela ubuhlobo bakhe obuqondile bobuDodana neNkosi yakhe, uNkulunkulu (Thinker-and-Knower) we-Triune Self yakhe.

Cishe sekudlule iminyaka engu-2000 uJesu ahamba emhlabeni ngomzimba wenyama. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuye kwakhiwa amasonto angenakubalwa egameni lakhe. Kodwa umlayezo wakhe awukaqondwa. Mhlawumbe kwakungahlosiwe ukuba isigijimi sakhe siqondwe. Kuwukuzazi komuntu okufanele kusindise umuntu ekufeni; okusho ukuthi, umuntu kumele azazi, njengoMenzi ngenkathi esemzimbeni — uzazi ukuthi uhlukile futhi uhlukile emzimbeni wenyama — ukuze azuze ukungafi. Ngokutholwa kukaJesu emzimbeni womuntu, umuntu angashintsha umzimba wakhe wezocansi ube umzimba ongenabulili wokuphila okungenakufa. Ukuthi lokhu kunjalo, kufakazelwa yilokho okusele ezincwadini zeTestamente Elisha.

EVangelini ngokukaJohane oNgcwele kuthiwa:

Isahluko 1, amavesi 1 kuya ku-5: Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, futhi uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. Yena lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu. Zonke izinto zenziwa nguye; ngaphandle kwakhe akubangakho lutho olwenziwe. Kuye kwakukhona ukuphila; futhi ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu. Ukukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni; ubumnyama abukwamukelanga.

Lezi izitatimende ezingaqondakali. Ziphindaphindwe into engapheli kodwa kubonakala sengathi akekho owaziyo ukuthi zisho ukuthini. Basho ukuthi uJesu, iZwi, umuzwa wesifiso, uMenzi ingxenye ye-Triune Self yakhe, uthunyelwe emhlabeni ukuze atshele ngoJesu, imizwa yesifiso, kanye “noNkulunkulu,” uMcabangi-Knower waleyo Triune Self. . Yena, uJesu, ezazi ukuthi wayehlukile emzimbeni wakhe, wayewukuKhanya, kodwa ubumnyama—labo ababengazi kangako—abuzange bakuqonde.

Iphuzu elibalulekile lomsebenzi yena, uJesu, athunyelwa kuwo emhlabeni wawuwukutshela ukuthi abanye babengaqaphela njengezingxenye zoMenzi zeTriune Selves yabo ngabanye, okungukuthi, “njengamadodana kaYise ngamunye.” Ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona ababemqonda futhi bamlandela, kuboniswa evesini 12:

Kepha bonke abamamukelayo, wabanika amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe, (13) abazalwa kungengagazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma intando yomuntu, kodwa ekaNkulunkulu.

Kodwa akukho lutho oluzwakalayo ngalokhu emaVangelini. AmaVangeli ayezotshela abantu ngobubanzi, kodwa labo ababefuna ukwazi okungaphezu kwalokho okwakukhulunywe obala, bamfuna, njengoba nje noNikodemu ayemfuna, ebusuku; futhi labo ababemfuna futhi befisa ukuba amadodana “onkulunkulu” babo ngabanye bathola imfundo eyayingenakunikezwa izixuku. KuJohane, Isahluko 16, ivesi 25, uJesu uthi:

“Lezizinto ngizikhulume kini ngemifanekiso, kepha siyeza isikhathi lapho ngingasayikukhuluma kini ngemifanekiso, kepha ngiyakunitshela ngoBaba ngokusobala.

Lokhu wayengakwenza kuphela ngemva kokuba esebazi ngokwanele ukuthi bayiZwi, okwabenza baqaphela njengabo.

Igama, isifiso-imizwa, kumuntu, isiqalo sazo zonke izinto, futhi ngaphandle kwalo umhlaba ubungeke ube njengoba unjalo. Yilokho umuntu akucabangayo nakwenzayo ngesifiso nomuzwa wakhe okuyonquma isiphetho sesintu.

UJesu wafika enkathini ebucayi emlandweni wesintu, lapho imfundiso yakhe yayingase inikezwe futhi iqondwe ngabanye, ukuze azame ukususa ukucabanga komuntu ekulweni nasekubhujisweni ayise ekuphileni kwe-Conscious Immortality. Kulokhu wayengumanduleli wokufundisa, ukuchaza, ukubonisa, nokubonisa ngesibonelo somuntu siqu indlela yokungafi komzimba wakhe wenyama, ukuze, njengoba atshela labo abashiya ngemuva: “Lapho ngikhona, nibe khona nani.

Ngemva kokuvela phakathi kodokotela ethempelini eneminyaka engu-12, akukho lutho oluzwakalayo ngaye kwaze kwaba yilapho ebonakala eneminyaka engaba ngu-30, emfuleni iJordani, ezobhapathizwa uJohane. Okwesikhashana kwakuyinkathi yeminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili yokuzilungiselela ngasese, lapho ayelungiselela khona ukungafi komzimba wakhe wenyama. Kubhalwe ku:

NgokukaMathewu, Isahluko 3, ivesi 16: Kwathi uJesu ebhapathizwa, wakhuphuka masinyane emanzini; kuye: (17) futhi bheka izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo.

Lokho kwabonisa ukuthi wayenguJesu, uKristu. NjengoJesu, uKristu, wayemunye noNkulunkulu; okusho ukuthi, uMenzi wayehlangene noMcabangi-owazi, uNkulunkulu wakhe, okwawenza ngempela umzimba wakhe wenyama ongafi futhi wamnikezela emsebenzini “njengoManduleli” futhi engowoHlelo lukaMelkisedeki, umpristi kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.

KumaHeberu, Isahluko 7, ivesi 15: Futhi kusesobala kakhulukazi, ngokuba sekuvela omunye umpristi ofana noMelkisedeki, (16) ongenziwanga ngokomthetho womyalo wenyama, kodwa ngamandla ukuphila okungapheli. [17 Ngoba ufakaza ukuthi: Wena ungumpristi kuze kube nininini ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki. [24 Kodwa lo, ngoba ehlala phakade, ulobupristi obungaphendukiyo. Isahluko 9, ivesi 11: Kodwa uKristu esefikile engumpristi omkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, ngetabernakele elikhulu neliphelele kakhulu, elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi elingelona elalesi sakhiwo.

Izigodlo zakuqala uJesu azishiya ngemuva ziyizimpawu ezikhombisa indlela eya ohlotsheni lwempilo yangaphakathi okufanele iphile ukuze sazi futhi singene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe, lapho umuntu ebuza iNkosi, ukuthi umbuso wayo uyofika nini? waphendula: “Lapho ababili beyakuba munye, nokungaphandle kube njengokungaphakathi; nowesilisa nowesifazane, kungabi owesilisa nowesifazane.” Lokho kusho ukuthi isifiso nomuzwa ngeke ube ungalingani emizimbeni yabantu nesifiso esibusayo emizimbeni yabesilisa futhi uzizwe ubusa emizimbeni yabesifazane, kodwa kuzohlanganiswa futhi kulingane futhi kuhlanganiswe emizimbeni yenyama engenabulili, engafi, ephelele yokuphila okuphakade. —ithempeli lesibili—ngalinye njengeDoer-Thinker-Knower, i-Triune Self ephelele, ku-The Realm of Permanence.

Isikhathi esidlule esingajabulisi esibe yisimo sesintu cishe iminyaka eyizi-2000 siqala ngokungaqondile ekukhohlakaleni kwemiqondo yabantu ngenxa yezimfundiso eziyiphutha eziphathelene nencazelo “kaZiqu-zintathu”. Okuningi kwalokhu kudalwe ukushintshwa, izinguquko, ukungezwa, nokususwa okwenziwe ezintweni zomthombo wokuqala. Ngenxa yalezo zizathu amavesi eBhayibheli akunakuncika kuwo njengezingashintshiwe futhi ngokwemithombo yokuqala. Izinguquko eziningi zazigxile emizamweni yokuchaza “uziqu-zintathu” njengabantu abathathu koyedwa, njengoNkulunkulu oyedwa wendawo yonke—nokho, kuphela kulabo ababengabehlelo elithile. Abanye abantu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi bazobona ukuthi angeke kube khona uNkulunkulu wendawo yonke, kodwa ukuthi kunoNkulunkulu oyedwa okhuluma phakathi kwabantu—njengoba umuntu ngamunye engafakaza ozolalela uMcabangi-Knower we-Triune Self yakhe ekhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe. njengonembeza wakhe. Lokho kuyoqondakala kangcono lapho umuntu efunda indlela yokukhuluma “nonembeza” wakhe njalo. Angase abone ukuthi unguMenzi ingxenye ye-Triune Self yakhe-njengoba kukhonjisiwe kulawa makhasi futhi, ngokuningiliziwe, Ukucabanga Nekusasa.

Umfundi makaqaphele ukuthi umzimba kaJesu ongafi wawungaphezu kwamandla okuhlupheka, nokuthi, njengoba u-Doer-Thinker-Knower we-Triune Self yakhe eqedile, wangena esimweni Senjabulo esingaphezu kokucatshangwa kwanoma yimuphi umcabango womuntu.

Kunjalo futhi isiphetho somfundi sokugcina, ngoba maduze noma sekwephuzile kufanele, futhi ekugcineni, akhethe ukuthatha isinyathelo sokuqala ku-The Great Way to Conscious Immortality.