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God's Master Plan

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ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU | ISIGABA 03

Westville - South Africa / www.coptrust.org.za

KUNGANI SIDINGA ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU?

3.1 INHLOSO

Inhloso yalesi sigaba ukubheka ukuthi kungani sidinga iCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu. Sizobheka imvelaphi yesono nomphumela waso emvelweni yethu nasenhlalweni yethu yakusasa.

3.2 ISIFINGQO

Okokuqala, sizobheka ukuthi isono sangena kanjani emhlabeni, sibe sesibona umphumela owaba nawo esintwini. Okulandelayo, sizobheka isiphetho sesintu esinesono. Ekugcineni, sizobona ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani ukuba sipunyuke kulesi siphetho sethu sentshisekelo sisebenzisa iCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.

3.3 INGXOXO

3.3.1 Uyini umsuka wesono?

“Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala amazulu nomhlaba.” (Genesise 1:1)

Wadala futhi umuntu ngomfanekiso Wakhe uqobo.

“UNkulunkulu wabona konke akwenzileyo; bheka, kwakukuhle kakhulu.” (Genesise 1:31)

UNkulunkulu wayala abantu ukuba bamlalele kodwa abantu bangalaleli; baphambana nomthetho kaNkulunkulu (1 uJohane 3:4) ngaleyo ndlela isono sangena emhlabeni (Genesise 3:6-15, Roma 5:12). Lokhu kwadala ukuhlukana phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nesintu (Genesise 3:24) nomuntu owaye “muhle kakhulu” manje usehlala esimweni sesono.

Ngakho-ke isono sangena emhlabeni kwasekuqaleni ngenxa yokungalatshwa komuntu emiyalweni kaNkulunkulu.

“Ngoba abaphilayo bayazi ukuthi bazokufa; kodwa abafileyo abazi lutho, futhi abasenamvuzo, ngoba ukukhunjulwa kwabo sekukhohlakele. Nezifiso zabo, nenzondo yabo, nomona wabo sekuphelile; abasayikuba namhlanganyelo phakade kokwenziwayo phansi kwelanga.” (UShumayeli 9:5-6)

3.3.2 Uyini umphumela wesono kithi?

Kukhona imiphumela emibili emikhulu yesono kithi — owokuqala ngowomzimba kanti owesibili ngowesimilo.

Imiphumela yomzimba

Kukhona imiphumela enzima yomzimba ngenxa yesono — sikhuthazwa izifo, ubuhlungu, ekugcineni sife, emva kwesikhathi esifushane sokuphila esingaba iminyaka engama-70. (Genesise 3:16-19, AmaHubo 90:10). Ngakho-ke simiselwe ukufa.

Imiphumela yesimilo

Imiphumela yesimilo ukuthi asihlambulukile ngokwesimilo.

“Ngoba ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yabantu kuvela imicabango emibi, nezifebe, nokuntshontsha, nokubulala, nokuphinga...” (Marku 7:21-23, Roma 1:28-32, Roma 5:17-21)

Manje sinengqondo enesono — ingqondo emelene noNkulunkulu (Roma 8:6-7); ingqondo lapho kukhona khona impi eqhubekayo phakathi kokwenza okuhle nokwenza okubi (Roma 7:18-19). Manje sizobheka isiphetho sethu ngenxa yesono, nokuthi singaphunyuka kanjani kulesi siphetho.

3.3.3 Siyini isiphetho sabantu ngaphandle kweCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu?

“Ngoba umholo wesono ungukufa.....” (Roma 6:23)

Sonke siyona, ngakho-ke samukela umholo wethu ofanele — ukufa (Roma 5:12). Ukufa ngaleyo ndlela kungumphumela wesono. Isiphetho sethu ngakho-ke kuyithuna. Lapha asazi lutho futhi esingakwazi nokudumisa uNkulunkulu (AmaHubo 6:5, UShumayeli 9:5, Isaya 38:18-19). Kuyindawo yokuthula (AmaHubo 115:17) nobumnyama (Jobe 10:21-22), lapho imicabango yethu iphela khona (AmaHubo 146:4). Impela, sinesiphetho esifanayo nesesilwane — ithuna elithuleyo (UShumayeli 3:18-20).

Ithuna liyindawo yokungazi lutho, futhi ukufa kuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi “wubuthongo” (UJohane 11:11-13, AmaHubo 13:3, Luka 8:52-53). Ngokona, sihlehlisa indlela yokudalwa kwethu. Ngoba ekuqaleni:

“uJehova uNkulunkulu bumbumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlabathi, waphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; kanjalo umuntu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo.” (Genesise 2:7)

UNkulunkulu wathatha uthuli, ngokuphefumula umoya Wakhe, noma umoya (Jobe 33:4, Jobe 34:14-15, Isaya 42:5) oboshelwe othulini, wenza umphefumulo ophilayo, noma isidalwa esiphilayo.

UNkulunkulu wamisa indlela yempilo:
UTHULI + UMOYA KANKULUNKULU = UMPHEFUMOULO OPHILAYO

Imiphefumulo iyakwazi ukuthanda, ukuzonda, ukulamba, nokukhathala (Isihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo 1:7, 2 uSamuweli 5:8, IzAga 19:15, AmaHubo 119:28). Kodwa imiphefumulo ingona futhi! (Hezekeli 18:4)

Ukwenza isono kubangela ukuba kwenzeke okuphambene nale ndlela:

UMPHEFUMOULO OPHILAYO - UMOYA KANKULUNKULU = UTHULI

Umoya wokuphila noma uMoya kaNkulunkulu ubuyela kuNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela “umphefumulo ophilayo” ubuyela othulini.

“Uthuli lube selubuyela emhlabathini lapho lwalukhona, nomoya ubuyele kuNkulunkulu owawunikayo.” (UShumayeli 12:7, Hezekeli 18:4, 20)

Ngakho samukela umvuzo wethu — ukufa, ubuthongo bokungazi lutho ethuneni. Isiphetho sethu, ngaphandle kweCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu, UKUFA — isimo saphakade sokungazi lutho, lapho ingqondo nomzimba wethu kubhujiswa khona.

“...iNkosi uJesu Kristu... oyoguqula umzimba wethu wokulazeka, ufaniswe nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo ngokwamandla akhe okwazi ukuzithobela izinto zonke phansi kwakhe.” (Filipi 3:21)

3.4 Ngabe kukhona yini ukupunyuka kulesi Siphetho?

Yebo! Ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waza wanikela ngoJesu, iNdodana yakhe, ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa nguye angabhujiswa kodwa ube nokuphila okuphandle (UJohane 3:16). UNkulunkulu ubonakalisa uthando lwakhe olukhulu kithi ngokuthi ngenkathi siseyizoni uKristu wasifela. Manje sisindisiwe ngomhlatshelo wakhe futhi sibuyiswene noNkulunkulu (Roma 5:8-11). Ngakho-ke kungoJesu kuphela lapho singapunyuka khona kulesi siphetho.

UJesu, ongazange one (1 uPetru 2:22), ngakho isiphetho sakhe sasingeke sibe ukufa (IzEnzo 2:24), wavuswa nguNkulunkulu, futhi manje uphethe isihluthulelo sokuvuka kwethu (IsAmbulo 1:18). UJesu kuphela ongakhulula esiphethweni sethu. INkosi uJesu Kristu isinika ithemba elimangalisayo ezimpilweni zethu manje, njengoba eguqula isimilo sethu (2 abaseKorinte 3:17-18), nasesikhathini esizayo, lapho eyoguqula “imizimba yethu elulamileyo ukuze ifane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo” (Filipi 3:21). Ngeke sisesaba nemizimba ebolayo nefelayo, kodwa sizoba nemizimba engafi njengokaJesu (1 abaseKorinte 15:51-58). Ngeke size siphinde sife futhi (Luka 20:36).

Ngakho-ke, ngeNkosi uJesu Kristu, uNkulunkulu usinika isipho — isipho sokuphila okuphandle (Roma 6:23), nendawo eMbusweni Wakhe waphakade. Kukhona ukupunyuka esiphethweni sethu sokufa, ngokusebenzisa isimilo esiguquliwe nethemba lokuvuka ngofakazi beNkosi uJesu Kristu.

3.4 ISIPHETHO

Sifunde ukuthi:

  • UNkulunkulu wadala umuntu kwasekuqaleni, futhi umuntu kwakukuhle kakhulu
  • Umuntu wonile
  • Umphumela wesono ukufa
  • Ukufa kuhlehlisa ifomula likaNkulunkulu: UMPHEFUMOULO OPHILAYO - UMOYA KANKULUNKULU = UTHULI
  • Ukufa kuyisimo sobuthongo, lapho singazi lutho khona
  • Inye kuphela indlela yokupunyuka ekufeni ingezwi leNkosi uJesu Kristu
  • Labo abaphendukela kuJesu bayaguqulwa babe yisimilo sikaNkulunkulu
  • UJesu uyobuyela emhlabeni futhi aguqule imizimba yethu ifane nomzimba wakhe waphakade

KUNGANI SIDINGA ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU?
Sidinga iCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu ukuze siphile impilo eguqukiwe manje naphakade.

“Kepha labo ababalwa bafanele ukufika kuleso sikhathi nasekuvukeni kwabafileyo, abashadi, abashadiswa; futhi abasenakufa, ngokuba bafana nezingelosi, nabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bengabantwana bokuvuka.” (Luka 20:35-36)

English

God's Master Plan

SECTION 00

Introduction

The need for a guide
The words which John quoted from the bible troubled him. He remembered the words 'for the living know that they will die' but he couldn't remember the rest of the verse. He had a little data time on his phone, so he Googled the words and found that they came from Ecclesiastes 9:5. The words came up on his phone: 'for the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten' 3. The words were easy to understand, but what was he to do with them? He would have to change his whole way of thinking. What would Zethu think? What would her family think? What would his people think? Sipho suddenly awoke to the sound of the family getting ready for the new day, he looked at his watch, it was nearly 5.30am! He would be late for work ... kissing Zethu and the kids goodbye, he rushed out of the house and ran all the way to the bus stop. He managed to scramble onto the bus just as it was pulling away.

THE LONGEST DAY
He saw John at the back of the bus. But as there were no seats he had to stand in the isle - all the way to town! It was the longest trip ever. He was tired, he was irritated ... and what was worse is that he wanted so desperately to speak to John, but couldn't. That afternoon after work, he waited at the bus rank in town for John. As a friend he wanted to tell him face-to-face that he no longer wanted him to talk to him about the Bible. He could not betray who he was. He was born an African, and he would remain an African. Never mind what the bible said, he would continue to worship and pray to his ancestors. Even if John did not understand his feelings, God would! It was dark and the bus station was teaming with people trying to get home from the busy day at work. In the distance, through the hazy crowd he saw John coming towards him. Just then he heard the sounds of gun shots. Bullets were flying all over the place. People were screaming and rushing for cover. Sipho froze. He couldn't seem to move. Everything in his world seemed to be happening in slow motion. The sounds of the screaming started to fade. The street lights and head lights began to swirl. Slowly he lost consciousness as a single bullet ripped through his lungs. The last thing he felt was his body crumpling and his head hitting the cold pavement.

Suddenly Sipho's world went completely dark. By the time the air had cleared, and a sense of street normality began to take shape. John ran over to Sipho. He tried desperately to revive his friend. He held his body tight against his as he cried to God for help. But it was too late. Sipho was dead. For Sipho, it was too late to learn about the great God of the universe, the God of all creation. The God and Father of Jesus Christ. The God that gives life and breath to every living creature. The God that gives life. The God that takes life.

“Jehovah kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up” 10.

There is hope beyond the grave for all those who follow the teachings of Jesus - “in spirit and in truth”11..

We are thankful that you have the chosen to learn more about God's plan for you.

Welcome to God's Master Plan!

Bible References:
1. Psalm 49:20 2. Psalm 46:3-4 3. Ecclesiastes 9:5 4. John 3:13 5. Acts 2:34 6. Psal 2:6 7. Revelation 9:20 8. Hebrews 10:12 9. Acts 8:12 10. 1 Samuel 2:6 11. John 4:24

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