THE

I-WORD

OCTOBER 1907

AMADODA NABANGANE

Isihloko esilandelayo, esatholwa ngokushesha ngemva kukamagazini ka-March Izwi, kungase kungabonakali kumfundi kufana ncamashí nemibuzo nezimpendulo zangaphambili ngaphansi kwesithi “Izikhathi Ngabangane,” kodwa ngenxa yesithakazelo esivamile sezihloko okuxoxwe ngazo kanye nesicelo esiqotho somlobi sokuba ukuphikisa kwakhe kushicilelwe ku Izwi, Umngani uzophendula ukuphikisa kwakhe njengoba eceliwe, kuqondwa ukuthi ukuphikisa kusekelwe ezimisweni nezinqubo zesayensi yobuKristu, hhayi kubantu—Umhl. The Word

ENew York, ngoMashi 29, 1907.

KuMhleli we The Word.

Mnumzane: Kushicilelo lukaNdasa The Word, “Umngane” ubuza futhi uphendule eziningana imibuzo ngeSayensi yobuKristu. Lezi zimpendulo zibonisa ukuthi umlobi uye wamukela isisekelo esithile esingathandeki kuChristian Science, okuthi, uma sifinyelelwa esiphethweni sazo esinengqondo, ngokufanayo asiwuthandi umkhuba wazo zonke izinhlaka zenkolo. Umbuzo wokuqala, “Ingabe akulungile ukusebenzisa ingqondo esikhundleni sezinto ezingokomzimba ukwelapha izifo ezingokomzimba?” iphendulwa ngokuthi “yebo.” Kuthiwa “kunezimo lapho umuntu ethethelelwa ukusebenzisa amandla okucabanga ukuze anqobe izifo ezingokomzimba, lapho singathi kwakungelona iphutha. Ezimweni eziningi akulungile neze ukusebenzisa ingqondo esikhundleni sezinto ezingokwenyama ukuze welaphe izifo ezingokomzimba.”

Uma ngokusetshenziswa kwengqondo umlobi ebhekisela ekusebenzeni komqondo othile komunye umqondo womuntu, ukususa ukugula okungokwenyama, khona-ke ngivumelana naye ukuthi akulungile kuzo zonke izimo. Ososayensi abangamaKristu abawusebenzisi umqondo womuntu nganoma iyiphi indlela ukuze basuse izifo ezingokwenyama. Lapho kukhona umehluko phakathi kweSayensi yobuKristu nesayensi yengqondo, enganakwa “uMngane.”

Ososayensi abangamaKristu basebenzisa izindlela ezingokomoya, ngomthandazo kuphela, ukwelapha izifo. Umphostoli uJakobe wathi: “Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa ogulayo.” I-Christian Science ifundisa ukuthi kwenziwa kanjani “umthandazo wokukholwa,” futhi, njengoba abagulayo bephulukiswa ngomkhuleko weChristian Science, kuwubufakazi bokuthi “umthandazo wokukholwa.” "Umngane" uye waphambanisa ngokungazi, i-Christian Science nokwelashwa kwengqondo. I-Christian Science incike ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, ngomthandazo, kanti lokho okubizwa ngesayensi yengqondo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isebenza ngokusikisela kwengqondo, ukulalisa ingqondo, noma i-mesmerism, kuwukusebenza komqondo owodwa womuntu komunye umqondo womuntu. Imiphumela endabeni yakamuva iyadlula futhi iyingozi, futhi ikufanele ngokugcwele ukulahlwa okwenziwa “uMngane” kulo mkhuba. Nokho, akekho ongamelana nokuthandaza kuNkulunkulu, futhi akekho ongathi ukuthandazela omunye ngobuqotho kungaba yingozi.

Omunye umbuzo uwukuthi, “Ingabe uJesu nabangcwele abaningi abaphulukisanga ukugula okungokomzimba ngengqondo, futhi uma kunjalo, ingabe kwakungalungile?”

Ekuphenduleni lombuzo othi “Umngane” uyavuma ukuthi babaphulukisa abagulayo, nokuthi kwakungeyona into embi ngabo ukwenza kanjalo. Nokho, uthi, “uJesu nabangcwele abatholanga mali yokuphulukisa kwabo,” futhi uthi, “Yeka indlela okungafani ngayo noJesu futhi ngokungengcwele kwakuyobonakala kuJesu noma kubafundi bakhe noma kunoma yimuphi wabangcwele ukukhokhisa imali engaka ngokuvakashelwa kwakhe. sonke isiguli, selaphekile noma singelapheki.”

Amaqiniso awukuthi uJesu welapha abagulayo, futhi wafundisa abafundi bakhe indlela yokwenza okufanayo. Laba bafundi bona bafundisa abanye, futhi iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu amandla okuphulukisa ayesetshenziswa njalo ibandla lobuKristu. Lapho uJesu eqala ukuthumela iviyo labafundi bakhe nomyalo wokushumayela ivangeli nokuphulukisa abagulayo, wabayala ukuba bangayamukeli inkokhelo ngezinkonzo zabo. Nokho, lapho ebathuma ngesikhathi esilandelayo, wabatshela ukuba bahambe nezikhwama zabo, futhi wathi “isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso.” Lombhalo uye wamukelwa cishe iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili njengegunya elanele lokuba abefundisi nabanye abenza umsebenzi wobuKristu bamukele isinxephezelo ngezinkonzo zabo, futhi asikho isizathu esizwakalayo sokwenza okuhlukile endabeni yamaChristian Scientists. Abefundisi baqashwe amasonto ukuba bashumayele futhi bathandaze, futhi cishe kuzo zonke izimo baholelwa iholo elinqunyiwe. Abasebenzi beSayensi yobuKristu bashumayela ivangeli futhi bathandaze, kodwa abatholi iholo elinqunyiwe. Inkokhelo yabo incane kangangokuthi iyinto encane, futhi ikhokhelwa ngokuzithandela ngumuntu ofuna usizo lwakhe. Akukho ukuphoqeleka ngakho, futhi noma ngabe ikuphi kuyindaba yomuntu siqu phakathi kwesiguli nodokotela abangenandaba nabangaphandle. Ukuze umuntu abe ngumsebenzi wezeSayensi yobuKristu, kufanele ayeke ibhizinisi lokuziphilisa futhi anikele sonke isikhathi sakhe emsebenzini. Ukuze benze lokhu, kufanele okungenani babe nezindlela ezithile zezidingo ezijwayelekile. Uma kungekho okwenziwayo ngesinxephezelo kusobala ukuthi abampofu bebengafakwa ngokuphelele kulo msebenzi. Lo mbuzo uxazululwe yibandla le-Christian Science ngesisekelo esifanele futhi esigculisayo emaqenjini ngokwawo. Asikho isikhalo kulabo abaphendukela kwaChristian Science ukuze bathole usizo ngokuthi bakhokhiswa imali eningi. Ukukhononda okunjalo kuvame ukuvela kulabo abangahlangene ngalutho neChristian Science. Kunoma ikuphi, kumelwe kuvunywe yibo bonke abafisa ukuphatha lesi sihloko ngobulungisa, ukuthi uma kufaneleka ukukhokhela abefundisi ukuba bashumayele, futhi bathandazele ukuba ogulayo alulame, kunelungelo elilinganayo ukukhokhela uChristian Scientist ngalokho. amasevisi.

Eyakho impela.

(Isayinwe) VO STRICKLER.

Obuza imibuzo uthi siye “samukela izindawo ezithile ezingathandeki ku-Christian Science, okuthi, uma zifinyelelwa eziphethweni zazo ezinengqondo, zibe zingathandeki kuzo zonke izinhlaka zenkolo.”

Ukuthi lezi zakhiwo aziyivuni isayensi yobuKristu kuyiqiniso, kodwa asiboni ukuthi kusukela eziphethweni zabo ezinengqondo lezi zakhiwo zingaba kanjani ezingalungile ekusebenzeni kwazo zonke izinhlaka zenkolo. Isayensi yobuKristu igcizelela ukuthi izimfundiso zayo zihlukile ezinkolweni zanamuhla, futhi akungabazeki ukuthi lokho kuyiqiniso. Ngenxa yokuthi lezo zindawo aziyivuni isayensi yobuKristu, akusho neze ukuthi lezo zakhiwo zisebenza kuzo zonke izinhlaka zenkolo; kodwa uma zonke izindikimba zenkolo beziphika amaqiniso futhi zifundise amanga, khona-ke kufanele ngokungangabazi singabathandi kuzo izimfundiso nemikhuba yazo emagcekeni ethu, lapho leso senzakalo sasifuna ukuba imibono yethu iveze.

Ebhekisela embuzweni wokuqala nempendulo yawo, eyavela kuyi-March WORD, 1907, umlobi wencwadi engenhla uthi esigabeni sesibili uvumelana nathi ngokuthi “ukusebenza komunye umqondo womuntu kwenye ingqondo yomuntu, ukususa ingqondo yomuntu engokomzimba. impilo, ayilungile kuzo zonke izimo."

Lapho ufunda lokhu, umbuzo uphakama ngokwemvelo, yini-ke isidingo sokuphikiswa okwengeziwe noma ukuphikisana; kodwa siyamangala ngamazwi alandelayo: “Ososayensi AbangamaKristu abayisebenzisi ingqondo yomuntu nganoma iyiphi indlela ukuze basuse izifo ezingokwenyama.”

Uma kuyiqiniso ukuthi ingqondo yomuntu ayisetshenziswa usosayensi ongumKristu emizamweni yakhe nasezenzweni zakhe zokususa izifo ezingokwenyama, khona-ke icala liyasuswa ezinkantolo zomhlaba, futhi alikho-ke noma iyiphi inkantolo yophenyo. Ngakho-ke usosayensi ongumKristu akudingekile ukuba akhathazeke nganoma yikuphi ukuphawula okungekuhle ngemikhuba yakhe, futhi kungaphandle kwesigaba esithi “Izikhathi Ngabangane” ukuzama ukubhekana nendaba engaphathelene nomqondo womuntu. Kodwa kubonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuthi isitatimende esinjalo singashiwo ngokweqiniso. Uma kuthiwa ingqondo yaphezulu (noma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lwengqondo) esusa ukugula okungokwenyama, hhayi ingqondo yomuntu, pho ingqondo yaphezulu ingasithatha kanjani isinyathelo ngaphandle komqondo womuntu? Uma umqondo waphezulu, noma yimuphi umgomo “usosayensi” awushoyo, wenza okuthile, leso senzo senziwe kanjani ngaphandle kokusikisela noma ukusetshenziswa komqondo womuntu? Kodwa ingabe ingqondo yaphezulu kufanele ikwazi ukwenza futhi isuse izifo ezingokwenyama ngaphandle kokuqashwa noma ukusebenzisa ingqondo yomuntu, pho kungani kudingekile ukungenela kososayensi ongumKristu ukuze kususwe ukugula okungokwenyama kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, okuwukuphela kwendlela ehlukile ukuthi akukho ngqondo yaphezulu noma yomuntu esetshenziswayo ekususeni ukugula okungokomzimba. Uma kunjalo, kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi thina bantu, ngaphandle kokusebenzisa ingqondo yomuntu, sazi noma sijabulele ukuthi izifo zenyama, noma ingqondo yaphezulu, noma ingqondo yomuntu, ikhona. Umlobi walencwadi uphetha isigaba sesibili ngokuthi: “Lapho kukhona umehluko phakathi kweChristian Science nesayensi yengqondo, enganakwa ‘nguMngane.’ ''

Siyavuma ukuthi besingazi lo mehluko phakathi kwesayensi yobuKristu nesayensi yengqondo. Umehluko owenziwe usosayensi ongumKristu uvuna usosayensi wengqondo, ngokuthi, ngokwesitatimende esisencwadini, usosayensi wengqondo usasebenzisa ingqondo yomuntu, kanti usosayensi ongumKristu akawusebenzisi.

Ekuqaleni kwesigaba sesithathu umlobi wencwadi uthi: “Ososayensi abangamaKristu basebenzisa izindlela ezingokomoya ngomthandazo ukuze belaphe izifo kuphela. Umphostoli uJakobe wathi, 'Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakusindisa ogulayo.' ''

Lezi zitatimende ziyadida kunokuba zicacise izingcaphuno ezingenhla. Umbuzo uvela ngokwemvelo, yimuphi umehluko uMbhali ahlose ukuwufaka phakathi kwezindlela zomoya nezindlela zengqondo? Kusazi sezengqondo, i-mesmerist, kanye nesazi sokusebenza kwengqondo esiyimfundamakhwela, zonke izenzo okungakholakala ukuthi zibangelwa okuthile okungokomzimba zifakwa ngaphansi kwekhanda elivamile futhi zibizwe ngokuthi yimilingo, ingqondo, noma ezomoya; okungcono kakhulu ngokomoya. Akucaci ukuthi uMlobi uhlose ukusebenzisa kanjani inkulumo yakhe ethi "izindlela zomoya," ngaphandle kokuthi ukholelwa ukuthi umthandazo awuwona ukuhlinzwa kwengqondo. Kodwa uma umthandazo ungewona umsebenzi wengqondo, noma ungahlangene nengqondo yomuntu, uyini-ke umthandazo? Ubani okhulekayo? Uthandazelani, futhi uthandazela bani, futhi ngani?

Uma lowo othandazayo engusosayensi ongumKristu, angawuqala kanjani umthandazo wakhe ngaphandle komqondo womuntu? Kodwa uma engaseyena umuntu futhi esephenduke waphezulu, akufanele athandaze. Uma umuntu ethandaza, sithatha ngokuthi umthandazo wakhe uqondiswe emandleni aphakeme kunawakhe, yingakho umthandazo. Futhi uma engumuntu kumele asebenzise ingqondo yakhe ukuthandaza. Othandazayo makathandazele okuthile. Isiphetho siwukuthi, uthandazela ukugula ngokomzimba, nokuthi lezi zifo ezingokwenyama zizosuswa. Uma ingqikithi yomthandazo iwukususwa kwezifo ezingokomzimba, umuntu othandazayo kumelwe asebenzise ubuntu bakhe nengqondo yakhe ukuze azi ngokugula okungokwenyama futhi acele ukuba kususwe ukuze kuzuze ogulayo. Umthandazo ungumlayezo noma isicelo esiqondiswe kumuntu, amandla noma isimiso okumele sisuse ukugula ngokomzimba. Kuthiwa umthandazo ubhekiswe kuNkulunkulu; kodwa lowo ofisa ukuhambisa umlayezo noma isicelo ngempumelelo kumuntu ophansi, olingana naye, noma ophakeme, kufanele azi ukuthi lowo mlayezo noma isicelo sezikhalazo uzowusingatha kanjani ngendlela eyothola lokho akufunayo. Umuntu othandazayo noma ocelayo ngeke acele amandla angaphansi kwakhe, njengoba engenakukwazi ukumnika lokho akucelayo, noma acele kolingana naye ukuba enze lokho yena ngokwakhe angakwenza. Ngakho-ke, kunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi lowo amnxusayo uphakeme. Uma emkhulu ngamandla futhi ehlakaniphe kakhulu ngesenzo, isicelo kumele kube esokwazisa lowo okubhekiswe kuye ngento angayazi. Uma engakwazi, akahlakaniphe kakhulu; kodwa uma ekwazi, kuyisenzo sokwedelela nokudelela ngasohlangothini lomfakisicelo ukuba acele ubuhlakani obuhlakaniphe kakhulu futhi obunamandla onke ukuze enze isenzo, njengoba isicelo sibonisa ukuthi ubuhlakani obuhlakaniphe kakhulu noma bushaye indiva. ukwenza lokho obekufanele akwenze, noma engazi ukuthi kufanele kwenziwe. Uma evumela, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kuhlakaniphe kakhulu futhi kunamandla onke, kodwa engazange azihluphe ngezindaba zabantu, khona-ke lowo oncengelayo noma othandazela ukususwa kokugula okungokomzimba kumelwe akuqaphele lokho kugula okungokomzimba, futhi usebenzisa ingqondo yakhe yomuntu ngendlela ethile yokuqala ukuze abonise ukugula okungokwenyama ngomthandazo kuNkulunkulu, ukuhlakanipha. Isicelo kufanele kube esokususwa kwezifo, ngakho-ke noma yikuphi ingqondo isetshenziselwa iziphetho zomzimba. Isiqalo singokomzimba, inqubo kumele ibe ngokwengqondo (noma yini enye engase ilandele); kodwa isiphetho singokomzimba.

Mayelana nomthandazo wokukholwa kuphakama umbuzo: kuyini ukukholwa? Wonke umuntu osesimweni somuntu unokukholwa, kodwa ukukholwa komunye akulona ukholo lomunye. Ukholo lomthakathi emiphumeleni ephumelelayo yezenzo zakhe luhlukile okholweni lwesazi sesayensi esingumKristu esingase siphumelele emisebenzini yakhe, futhi zombili lezi zihlukile nokholo lukaNewton, uKepler, uPlato, noma uKristu. Umuntu oshiseka ngokweqile onokholo oluyimpumputhe kunkulunkulu wakhe wokhuni uthola imiphumela njengoba kwenza noma yimuphi wabashiwo ngenhla naye onokholo. Lokho okubizwa ngokuthi isenzo esiphumelelayo kungase kusekelwe enkolelweni eyimpumputhe, ekuqageleni ukuzethemba, noma olwazini lwangempela. Imiphumela izoba ngokokholo. Umgomo wokukholwa uyefana komunye nomunye, kodwa ukukholwa kuyehluka ngezinga lobuhlakani. Ngakho-ke, uma ososayensi abangamaKristu bethi bayaphulukisa ngomthandazo wokukholwa, khona-ke ukwelapha okwenziwayo kufanele kuhambisane nezinga lokholo ekusetshenzisweni kwakho ngobuhlakani. Kungase kube infernal noma saphezulu; kodwa noma ngabe yikuphi, ngenxa yokuthi umphostoli uJakobe wathi “umthandazo wokukholwa uyosindisa ogulayo,” akwenzi kube njalo. Amaqiniso ngofakazi hhayi uMphostoli uJakobe.

Lo Mlobi uyaqhubeka: “'Umngane' uye waphambanisa ngokungazi nokwelashwa kwengqondo kweChristian Science.”

Uma kunjalo, “Umngane” uyalivuma iphutha lakhe; kodwa akaboni ukuthi ososayensi abangamaKristu bangafunda kanjani ukwenza, futhi “benze ‘umthandazo wokukholwa,’ ” ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izingqondo zabo zobuntu. Lokhu kungabaza kubonakala kusekelwa amazwi alandelayo: “Isayensi yobuKristu ithembele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo, kanti lokho okubizwa ngokuthi isayensi yengqondo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isebenza ngokusikisela kwengqondo, ngokulutha ingqondo noma ngokubona mesmerism, kuwukusebenza komunye umqondo womuntu komunye umqondo womuntu. . Imiphumela endabeni yakamuva iyedlula futhi iyingozi, futhi ikufanele ngokugcwele ukulahlwa 'uMngane' onjalo. ''

Nakuba lapha singakhulumi njengososayensi bengqondo futhi sithi lezi zinkulumo ezingenhla ziyiqiniso, namanje ezincwadini zabo ososayensi bengqondo bathi kanye nososayensi abangamaKristu bancika ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, noma nganoma yiliphi igama abangase lisho uNkulunkulu. Lokhu akuwenzi ucace umehluko oshiwo nguMlobi, ngenxa yezizathu esezithuthukisiwe. Ukwelapha okwenziwa ososayensi bengqondo bathi kuyasebenza futhi kuningi ngokulingana kwabelaphi njengokwelapha ososayensi abangamaKristu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi siyini isimiso sokwelapha esihilelekile, ukuphulukisa kwenziwa yizinhlobo ezimbili “zososayensi.” Nokho, okushiwo umbhali wencwadi engenhla yesayensi yobuKristu kugqame kakhulu, njengoba kugcizelelwa ukugxeka kwakhe ososayensi bengqondo ababheka ngokungajabulisi. Lokhu kubonakala ngokusetshenziswa nokungabi bikho kosonhlamvukazi ngamagama athi “Isayensi YobuKristu” nelithi “isayensi yengqondo.” Kuyo yonke incwadi amagama athi “Isayensi YobuKristu” noma “Ososayensi” abhalwe ngosonhlamvukazi, kanti lapho kukhulunywa ngesayensi yengqondo noma ososayensi, osonhlamvukazi abekho ngokuphawulekayo. Ekupheleni kwesigaba esingenhla siyafunda: “Nokho, akekho ongamelana nokuthandaza kuNkulunkulu, futhi akekho ongathi ukuthandazela omunye ngobuqotho kungaba yingozi.”

Elithi “Umngane” liyayisekela lenkulumo, kodwa kumelwe inezele ngokuthi ukuthandazela omunye, ukuze kube qotho futhi kuzuzise, ​​kumelwe kungabi nobugovu; umkhuleko nakuba uzuzisa omunye umuntu, uma kuzoba nenkokhelo yomuntu siqu noma ukwamukela imali, awukwazi ukungcoliswa futhi uyeke ukungabi nabugovu, ngoba izinzuzo zomuntu siqu kufanele zitholwe ngaphandle kwenzuzo evela ulwazi lokwenza isevisi.

Esigabeni sokuqala: “Amaqiniso awukuthi uJesu welapha abagulayo, futhi wafundisa abafundi bakhe ukwenza okufanayo,” uMlobi wethu uzama ukufakazela ukufaneleka kwesenzo sesayensi yobuKristu ekukhokheleni, ngala mazwi: “Lapho uJesu kuqala wathuma iviyo labafundi bakhe nomyalo wokushumayela ivangeli nokuphulukisa abagulayo, wabayala ukuba bangavumi ukukhokhelwa ngezinkonzo zabo. Nokho, lapho ebathuma ngesikhathi esilandelayo, wabatshela ukuba bahambe nezikhwama zabo, futhi wathi 'isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso.' ''

Inkomba yokuqala eTestamenteni Elisha esebenza esitatimendeni soMlobeli wethu itholakala kuMath., isahl. x., vs. 7, 8, 9, 10 : “Futhi ekuhambeni kwenu shumayelani nithi, Umbuso wezulu ususondele. Philisani abagulayo, nivuse abafileyo, nihlambulule abanochoko, nikhiphe amademoni; Ningaphathi golide, nasiliva, nathusi emixhakeni yenu; nasikhwama sendlela, nabhantshi ezimbili, nazicathulo, naludondolo; ngoba isisebenzi sifanele ukudla kwaso.

Asiboni lutho kulokhu okungenhla ukuze kugunyazwe usosayensi ongumKristu ukuba afune isinxephezelo. Eqinisweni inkulumo ethi “namukele ngesihle, yiphani ngesihle,” iyaphikisana nayo.

KuMarku, isahl. vi., ivesi 7-13, siyathola: “Wabiza abayishumi nambili, waqala ukubathuma ngababili, wabanika amandla phezu kwawomoya abangcolileyo; wabalaya ukuthi bangaphathi lutho lwendlela, ngaphandle kodondolo lodwa; akukho sikhwama, nasinkwa, namali emixhakeni yabo. Kepha bagqoke izimbadada, bangagqoki amabhantshi amabili……Baphuma, bashumayela ukuba abantu baphenduke. Bakhipha amademoni amaningi, bagcoba abagulayo abaningi ngamafutha, babaphulukisa.”

Okungenhla akuphikisani nemikhuba yososayensi abangamaKristu, futhi empeleni ososayensi abangamaKristu abakwazi ukusho ukuthi balandela noma yimiphi imiyalo engenhla.

Inkomba elandelayo siyithola kuLuka, isahl. ix., vs. 1-6: “Khona wayesebizela ndawonye abafundi bakhe abayishumi nambili, wabanika amandla negunya phezu kwamademoni onke, nokuphulukisa izifo. Wabathuma ukuthi bashumayele umbuso kaNkulunkulu, baphulukise abagulayo. Wathi kubo: “Ningaphathi lutho lwendlela, naludondolo, nasikhwama, nasinkwa, namali; futhi ningabi namabhantshi amabili. Noma kuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, hlalani lapho, nisuke lapho……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Akukho okushiwo kulokhu okungenhla kwesinxephezelo, futhi imiyalelo efanayo mayelana nokungabikho kwenkokhelo, ukucaca kokugqoka, kuyabonakala. Lokhu okungenhla akumeseki iNtatheli yethu ezicelweni zakhe.

Isithenjwa esilandelayo sikuLuka, isahl. . nasikhwama, nazicathulo; njalo lingabiseli muntu endleleni. “Nakuyiphi indlu eningena kuyo, qalani nithi: 'Ukuthula makube kule ndlu.' Uma kukhona lapho indodana yokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kohlala phezu kwayo; uma kungenjalo, kuyakubuyela kini. Hlalani kuleyo ndlu, nidla, niphuza, abaniphayo, ngokuba isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso. Ningayi endlini ngendlu. Nakumuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, benamukele, yidlani okubekwa phambi kwenu, niphulukise abagulayo abakuwo, nithi kubo: ‘Umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kini.

Okungenhla kuqukethe amazwi acashuniwe encwadini “ukuthi isisebenzi sifanele inkokhelo yaso”; kodwa lokhu kuqashwa ngokusobala ‘kuwukudla nokuphuza izinto abanikela ngazo. Impela kule nkomba iNtatheli yethu ayikwazi ukucela ilungelo lokuthola isinxephezelo ngaphandle nje kokudla nokuphuza nje akunikezwa endlini yesiguli. Zonke izinkomba kuze kube manje beziphikisana nokutholwa kwanoma yisiphi isinxephezelo ngaphandle kokudla nendawo yokuhlala enikezwa inyanga. Futhi njengoba kubonisiwe ku-“Moments With Friends,” imvelo ihlale ihlinzeka lokhu kumelaphi wangempela.

Manje siphendukela encwadini yokugcina, uLuka. isahl. xxii., vs. 35-37 : “Yathi kubo, lapho nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nasikhwama, nazicathulo, naswela utho na? Basebesithi: Lutho. Wayesethi kubo: “Kepha manje onesikhwama akasithathe, kanjalo nesikhwama sakhe; nongenayo inkemba, akathengise ngengubo yakhe, ayithenge. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Lokhu okulotshiweyo kusamelwe kufezeke kimi. Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi, ngokuba izinto eziphathelene nami zinesiphelo.

Incazelo kulezi zingxenye ezingenhla ibonakala sengathi uJesu wayengeke esaba nabafundi, nokuthi kwakuyodingeka balwe ngendlela yabo; kodwa akukho nhlobo okubhekiselwa kuyo esinxephezelweni sokuphulukiswa kwezifo. Eqinisweni, umyalo wokuba bathathe izikhwama zabo nezikhwama zabo kanye nazo ungasikisela okuphambene nesinxephezelo: ukuthi bazozikhokhela bona ngokwabo. Kuleli qiniso, lokho okuthuthukiswa yiNtatheli yethu njengobufakazi obusekela izimangalo nezinqubo zesayensi yobuKristu, kuphenduka kuphambene nazo. UMthathi wethu ulimele icala lakhe ngalokho aphumelelisa ngakho. Iziyalezo ezinikezwa nguJesu azilandelwa ngomoya noma ngohlamvu. Ososayensi abangamaKristu abawona amaKristu ezimfundisweni zabo futhi ababona abafundi bakaJesu; bangabafundi bakaNkk Eddy, nabamemezeli bezimfundiso zakhe, futhi abanalo ilungelo lokuthuthukisa izimfundiso zikaJesu njengezimfundiso zabo noma zikaNkk Eddy noma ekusekeleni lokho abakushoyo nemikhuba yabo.

UMlobi uyaqhubeka: “Lombhalo uye wamukelwa cishe iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, njengegunya elanele labefundisi nabanye abenza umsebenzi wobuKristu, lokwamukela isinxephezelo ngezinkonzo zabo, futhi asikho isizathu esizwakalayo sokwenza okuhlukile endabeni. yeChristian Scientists.”

Kubukeka kungenangqondo ukuba ososayensi abangamaKristu balandele imikhuba ethile yabefundisi bebandla lobuKristu, futhi bazithethelele ngokwamukela isinxephezelo ngoba abefundisi bayakwenza, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo balishaye indiva ngokuphelele ibandla lobuKristu ezimfundisweni zalo eziyinhloko, futhi bangalinaki ngokuphelele ibandla lobuKristu. ukuzama ukususa ubuKristu ngeSayensi yobuKristu. Isonto lobuKristu ligcina imikhuba ethile futhi lifundisa izimfundiso ezithile, ezilahlwa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu beLobukholwa, futhi abaholi bamasonto obuKristu bazo zonke izinkolo benza ngokumelene nezimfundiso zikaJesu, nakuba bebambelele ezimfundisweni; kodwa lokhu akuhlangene nokungalungile, uma kungalungile, ukuba ososayensi abangamaKristu bamukele imali yokususa izifo ezingokwenyama ngokusebenzisa ingqondo, noma, uma lesi sihloko sikhetha, ngezindlela ezingokomoya, ngoba uma uNkulunkulu noma izindlela zomoya, imiphumela ukwelapha, khona-ke ukuphulukiswa kungokukaNkulunkulu, futhi kuyisipho somoya, futhi usosayensi ongumKristu akanalo ilungelo lokwamukela imali yenyama lapho engazange enze khona ikhambi, futhi uthola imali ngokuzenzisa okungamanga.

Umlobi uyaqhubeka: “Abefundisi baqashwa amasonto ukuba bashumayele futhi bathandaze, futhi cishe kuzo zonke izimo baholelwa iholo elinqunyiwe. Odokotela beSayensi yobuKristu bashumayela ivangeli futhi bathandaze, kodwa abatholi iholo elinqunyiwe.”

Lokhu akungabazeki ukuthi kuyiqiniso, kodwa, amadoda amabhizinisi amahle, aqoqa inkokhelo ngesikhathi nomsebenzi wawo. Eqhubeka nombuzo wesinxephezelo, uMlobi uthi: “Inkokhelo yabo incane kangangokuthi iwubala, futhi ikhokhelwa ngokuzithandela umuntu ofuna usizo lwakhe.”

Ukuthi inkokhiso incane futhi incane futhi ikhokhwa ngokuzithandela kungase kube njalo ngomqondo ofanayo wokuthi indoda ingase ilahle isikhwama sayo lapho icabanga ukuthi ungcono, noma ukuthi umuntu oluthiwe uzothatha izinto zakhe ngokuzithandela futhi anike imali yakhe. umlutha. Isimangalo sokuthi ososayensi abangamaKristu abanawo umholo onqunyiwe nokuthi amacala akhokhiswayo mancane kangangokuthi acishe abe yinto encane, abunangqondo kakhulu futhi kumelwe akhange ubuhlakani bomfundi. Iholo labanye odokotela nabafundi ebandleni lesayensi yobuKristu “lincane kangangokuthi libonakala lincane” kuphela lapho amathuba esikhathi esizayo eholo likasosayensi ongumKristu ecatshangelwa.

Sibhekisela esitatimendeni soMlobi wethu sokuthi “icala labo lincane kangangokuba licishe libe yinto encane,” futhi “lo mbuzo uxazululwe yiChristian Science Church ngesisekelo esifanele nenelisa kakhulu izinhlangothi ngokwazo. Asikho isikhalo kulabo abaphendukela kwaChristian Science ukuze bathole usizo ngokuthi bakhokhiswa imali eningi.”

Silandisa okulandelayo ezimweni eziningi esiye sazinaka. Unjiniyela kumzila wesitimela wendawo wayenothando lovalo lwengalo yangakwesokudla olwalusongela ukumenza angakwazi ukusebenza. Usizo lwafunwa ize kodokotela abaningi. Izeluleko zodokotela bakhe zazilandelwa noma nini lapho kungenzeka, futhi izisebenzi ayekanye nazo zaze zamnikeza nendlela yokuba athathe uhambo lwasolwandle njengoba ayelulekwa. Kodwa lokhu akuzange kuphumele kunoma iyiphi inzuzo. Wabe esezama uchwepheshe wesayensi yobuKristu futhi wakhululeka. Lokhu kwamenza wajoyina leli hlelo futhi waba ikholwa elishisekayo, futhi wazama ukuguqula abangane bakhe abanjalo ababezomlalela. Kodwa akazange alapheke. Ngolunye usuku wabuzwa, ukuthi kungani, uma wayesizwe kangaka, uchwepheshe wakhe wesayensi yobuKristu wayengenakumelapha. Impendulo yakhe yayiwukuthi: “Angikwazi ukumnika imali yokungelapha.” Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi achaze kanjani, uthe kuthathe yonke imali ayekwazi ukuyihlanganisa ukuze akhululeke njengoba ayenjalo ngaleso sikhathi, futhi wayengakwazi ukuthola imali eyanele ukuze alapheke ngokuphelele. Wabuye wachaza ukuthi usosayensi ongumKristu wayengenakukwazi ukunikela isikhathi sakhe esanele ukuze enze ukwelapha okuphelele ngaphandle kokuba akhokhelwe ngakho; ukuthi usosayensi ongumKristu kumelwe aphile, futhi njengoba ayethembele emalini ayeyithola ngokuphulukiswa kwakhe, wayekwazi ukwelapha kuphela labo ababenamandla okukhokhela ukuphulukiswa. Lo mcwaningi wesayensi yobuKristu wabonakala ecabanga ukuthi kwakufaneleka kakhulu ukuba angelapheki ngaphandle uma engenayo imali yokukhokhela ukwelashwa kwakhe.

Iqhubeka ngodaba lokuthola imali esigulini ngezinzuzo ezinikezwayo, iNtatheli ithi: “Akuphoqelekile lokho, futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani kuyindaba yomuntu siqu phakathi kwesiguli nodokotela, abantu bangaphandle abangenandaba nayo.”

Ngokusobala, akukho okuphoqelekile ekutholeni inkokhelo noma ukuyinikeza. Lona ngumbuzo osele ukuba ucabange, kodwa uMlobi akakwazi ukuluchitha kalula udaba lwengxenye yokugcina yomusho. Ukuthi abantu bangaphandle abanandaba nezindaba zomuntu siqu phakathi komuntu nomuntu kuyiqiniso; kodwa lokhu akusebenzi ezenzweni zesayensi yobuKristu. Isayensi yobuKristu izama ukwenza izimfundiso zayo zaziwe, futhi imikhuba yayo ayiyona nje indaba yesithakazelo somuntu siqu nesomuntu siqu phakathi komuntu nomuntu. Imikhuba yesayensi yobuKristu iyindaba yomphakathi. Zithinta izithakazelo zomphakathi, zesizwe, nezomhlaba. Bashaya izinto ezibalulekile zesintu; baphika amaqiniso, bacabange amanga, bahlasele umuzwa wokuziphatha okuhle nokubi, bathinte ukuhluzeka kwengqondo nobuqotho bengqondo; bathi ukwazi konke okusebenzayo nokuba namandla onke kumsunguli wehlelo labo, owesifazane oyisigqila sobuthakathaka obuningi bohlobo lwakhe lobuntu; babezokwenza futhi banciphise umhlaba kamoya ukuba ube yinceku yalo mhlaba wenyama; umbono wabo wenkolo ubonakala, enjongweni yawo eyinhloko, uwukwelapha nje izifo, nokunethezeka komzimba wenyama. Isonto likasosayensi ongumKristu lasungulwa futhi lakhelwe ekwelapheni izifo ezingokomzimba, ngeso lesimo somzimba. Inkolo yonke yesayensi yobuKristu ivula impumelelo yezwe kanye nokuphila empilweni yenyama; nakuba ithi ingokomoya ngemvelaphi, inhloso, kanye nokusebenza. Impumelelo empilweni kanye nempilo yomzimba wenyama ilungile futhi ilungile; kodwa konke lokho ibandla lobuKristu elakhelwe phezu kwalo, kuholela ekukhulekeleni isimiso sikaKristu noNkulunkulu weqiniso. Kanye nososayensi abangamaKristu, ngokwehlulela kulokho abakushilo, uNkulunkulu ukhona ikakhulukazi ngenjongo yokuphendula imithandazo yabo. UKristu ukhona kodwa njengomfanekiso okufanele kukhonjwe kuwo ukufakazela ukuthi usosayensi ongumKristu ufanelekile emsebenzini wakhe, futhi esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu noma uKristu kanye nenkolo, uNkk. bawafake ezwini, omthetho wabo ungeqiwa, ungenaphutha, okungekho kuwo ukulungiswa noma ukuguqulwa.

Imisho emithathu elandelayo encwadini yaphendulwa kwethi “Moments With Friends.” Umusho olandelayo, nokho, uveza isici esihlukile, nakuba usakhuluma ngendaba yesinxephezelo. "Lo mbuzo uphendulwe yisonto le-Christian Science ngesisekelo esifanele futhi esigculisayo emaqenjini ngokwawo."

Kanjalo nje; kodwa yilokhu kuphela okushiwo noma iyiphi inhlangano yezombangazwe eyonakele noma okuthiwa yinkolo ngokuphathelene nemikhuba yayo. Nakuba kungase kubhekwe njengokufanelekile nokwanelisayo kososayensi abangamaKristu, akunjalo emphakathini njengoba bekungaba njalo uma iziboshwa zendawo yokukhosela ehlanya kufanele zivunyelwe ukwenza lokho okungenzeka zibe nombono ofaneleka kakhulu futhi ofanelekile. .

Umlobi walencwadi uyiphetha ngokuthi: “Kunoma ikuphi kufanele kuvunywe yibo bonke abafisa ukuphatha indaba ngobulungisa, ukuthi uma kufanele kukhokhelwe abefundisi ukuba bashumayele futhi bathandazele ukuba ogulayo alulame, kufanele. ngokufanayo ilungelo lokukhokhela uChristian Scientist ngezinkonzo ezinjalo.”

Siyaphinda futhi sidonsela ukunaka ekungalungini kokuzama ukusola, uma kukhona icala, kumfundisi webandla lobuKristu, kanye nokuthethelela izenzo zososayensi abangamaKristu ngomkhuba wabefundisi bobuKristu. Akuwona umkhuba webandla lamaKrestu ukuthi umfundisi athole imali yokuthandazela abagulayo. Yena, njengoba kuvezwe usosayensi ongumKristu, uthola iholo elinqunyiwe ngokushumayela ivangeli njengomfundisi webandla, hhayi njengomelaphi. Kodwa umbuzo ohilelekile awukona ukuthi kulungile noma akulungile yini ukukhokhela abefundisi ukuba bashumayele futhi bathandazele ukuphulukiswa kwabagulayo, ngakho-ke ukuthethelela ososayensi abangamaKristu ngenkonzo efanayo.

Umzamo wokuphonsa impikiswano kubefundisi bobuKristu wenza buthaka ukuphikisana kukasosayensi ongumKristu. Umbuzo uwukuthi: Ingabe kulungile noma akulungile ukuthatha imali ukuze uthole isipho somoya? Uma kungalungile, khona-ke kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umfundisi uyakwenza noma cha, akusona isizathu sokuzenzisa okungamanga noma izimangalo ezenziwa ososayensi abangamaKristu.

Ngokuqondene nesisekelo sesayensi yobuKristu, kungabonakala sengathi uma wonke amathuba okwenza imali ngokufundiswa kwezimfundiso zesayensi yobuKristu noma ekwelapheni, noma ekuzameni ukwelapha izifo ezingokomzimba kususiwe, inkolo ngeke isaba khona, ngoba Abenzi bemali besayensi yobuKristu bangase balahlekelwe yinhlonipho ngayo, noma bangabi namsebenzi nayo. Ngokuqondene namakholwa esayensi yobuKristu, uma ukuphulukiswa kokugula okungokwenyama kwakuqedwa, isisekelo sokukholelwa kwabo ezimfundisweni zesayensi yobuKristu besiyobhidlika, futhi “ingokomoya” labo beliyonyamalala nesisekelo esingokwenyama.

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