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God's Master Plan

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ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU | ISIGABA 04

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

YINI ESIVIMBELA UKUBA NENGXENYE ECEBENI LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU?

4.1 INHLOSO

Inhloso yalesi sigaba ukukhombisa ukuthi yisono sethu esisehlukanisa noNkulunkulu. Lesi sono sibangelwa yisimo sethu sobuntu esonakele, futhi lesi simo sesono sizosivimbela ukuba nengxenye eCebenI likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu, ngaphandle uma sishintshiwe.

4.2 ISIFINGQO

Esigabeni esidlule sigxile kakhulu emiphumeleni isono esinalo emizimbeni yethu, kodwa manje kumele siqonde ngokucacile ingqondo esemuva kwalesi sono. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba isimo sezingqondo zethu manje sizonquma isimo sezingqondo nemizimba yethu kokubili manje nasesikhathini esizayo. Njengesingeniso, sizobheka ukuthi ngoobani izoni ezivinjelwa ukuba nengxenye eCebeni likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu. Khona-ke sizobheka ukuthi siyini isono, sivelaphi, nokuthi yini eyenza sibe khona. Ekugcineni sizocabangela ukuthi udeveli noSathane banhlobonye lini nalesi sihloko, nokuthi banganqotshwa kanjani.

“Akakho olungileyo, akukho noyedwa. Akakho oqondayo, akakho ofuna uNkulunkulu. Bonke baphambukile, bawoleka kanyekanye; akakho owenza okuhle, akukho noyedwa.” (Roma 3:10-12)

4.3 INGXOXO

4.3.1 Ubani ongase angabi nengxenye eCebeni likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu?

Umphostoli uPawulu ukubeka kucace kakhulu ukuthi azikho izoni ezingaphenduki zanoma yiluphi uhlobo ezizovunyelwa “ukudla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu” (Galathiya 5:19-21). Ngenxa yalokho uwayala abafundi bakaJesu ukuba bangakhohliswa futhi yisimo sabo sesono, ngoba abantu ababi abanjalo ngeke badle ifa loMbuso kaNkulunkulu.

4.3.2 Ngoobani Izoni?

Okudumisayo ukuthi wonke umuntu owake waphila (ngaphandle kukaJesu) uwela kulesi sigaba, ngoba “akakho olungileyo, akukho noyedwa” (Roma 3:10). Kuyajabulisa ukubona ukuthi uPawulu uthi ngenxa yalokho, “bonke bonile, basilelelwa yinkazimulo uNkulunkulu ayenika yona” (Roma 3:23). Kucacile-ke ukuthi lapho sona, asikhombisi inkazimulo yesimilo sikaNkulunkulu, yingakho izoni ezingaphenduki zingeyona ingxenye yeCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.

4.3.3 Siyini Isono?

Isono singachazwa kalula nje ngokuthi ukungamlaleli uNkulunkulu kuyo imithetho noma imiyalo Yakhe. Njalo lapho senza lokho uNkulunkulu athi akufanele sikwenze, noma singakwenzi lokho uNkulunkulu athi asikwenze, siphula umthetho Wakhe, futhi senza isono (Jakobe 4:17, 1 uJohane 3:4). Lokhu ukwenza intando yethu (ingqondo yobuntu), esikhundleni sentando kaNkulunkulu kithi (ingqondo yoMoya). Isono sikhona kuphela ngoba abantu banikeziwe isipho sokuzikhethela (freewill).

Lokhu kungamandla umuntu anabo okukhetha phakathi kokulandelayo:

  • Ukulalela noma ukungalaleli
  • Ukulandela intando kaNkulunkulu noma ukulandela intando yakho
  • Ukuzithoba wena noma ukuziba uNkulunkulu
  • Ukuzidela noma ukuzisuthisa nokuzitika ngezifiso zakho
  • Ukuveza isimo sikaNkulunkulu noma isimo soBuntu
  • Ukufeza injongo yethu noma ukwenza isono
  • UKUPHILA noma UKUFA

Ukuzikhethela kuwubuntu obuyingqayizivele esinabo obusinika amandla okuveza inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Ngaphandle kokuzikhethela besingeke sikwazi uveza izimfanelo ezifana nothando, umusa, nokubekezela. Uthando lungeke lwesaba khona lapho ukuzikhethela kungekho khona. UNkulunkulu usinike ukuzikhethela ukuze sibe nethuba lokukhombisa inkazimulo Yakhe noma singayikhombisi.

“Okushiya phakathi kumuntu, yilokho okumngcolisayo umuntu. Ngoba ngaphakathi enhliziyweni yabantu kuvela imicabango emibi, nezifebe, nokuntshontsha, nokubulala, nokuphinga, nokufisa, nokubusa okubi, nenkohliso, namanyala, neso elibi, nokuhlambalaza, nokuzikhukhumeza, nobuwula. Zonke lezi zinto ezimbi ziphuma ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu.” (Marku 7:20-23)

4.3.4 Sivelaphi Isono?

Isono siphuma ngaphakathi enhliziyweni (engqondweni) yabantu. IBhayibheli libiza inhliziyo njengomthombo wemicabango yethu, futhi lithi indlela yayo engokwemvelo yokucabanga “mibi njalo ngemiPhakathi yonke,” okwenza ukuba “inhliziyo iyakhohlisa kunazo zonke izinto, imbi kakhulu; ngubani ongayazi na?” (Genesise 6:5, Jeremiya 17:9). Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ngamunye wethu unobopho ngezono zakhe, ngoba uJesu uthi “zonke lezi zinto ezimbi ziphuma ngaphakathi, zimngcolise umuntu” (Marku 7:20-23).

4.3.5 Yini eyenza sone?

Sona lapho hlingwa, okungukuthi dushulwa yizifiso zethu ezimbi. UJakobe encwadini yakhe ukuchaza lokhu njengenqubo, echaza ukuthi konke kuqala ngokulingwa yizifiso zethu ezimbi, khona-ke lapho inkanuko isitholile isisu, izala isono; isono sengasikhulile, sizala ukufa (Jakobe 1:13-15). Elinye igama iBhayibheli elilisebenzisayo ngezifiso zethu ezimbi udeveli, futhi leli gama lichazwe kabanzi ngezansi.

4.3.6 Uyini uDeveli?

Igama elithi udeveli livela kuphela kwiThestamente Elisha, futhi igama lesiGreki lithi diabolos, okusho umhlebi noma umnyundeli (Lihunyushwe ngale ndlela ku-1 uThimothewu 3:11, 2 uThimothewu 3:3 nakuThitu 2:3).

Udeveli uyisibonelo sokwenza umqondo othile ube ngumuntu eBhayibhelini (personification), okungukuthi, ukukhonjiswa komqondo othile njengomuntu ukuze siwuzwisise futhi silwe nawo kalula. Lo mqondo yisimo sethu sobuntu esonakele esivame ukuwela esonweni ngokwemvelo. Futhi yigama elisetshenziswa ukubhekisa kulabo abanqotshwe yizifiso zabo ezimbi (UJohane 6:70). Ngulo develi okumele abhujiswe ukuze nathi sibe nengxenye eCebenI likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu (Roma 8:3). Udeveli unqotshwe nguJesu (bheka isigaba 5), kodwa kusamele silwe naye kule mpilo ngamandla kaNkulunkulu (Roma 7:18-23, Mathewu 12:28), ngoba umhlaba noNkulunkulu badonsela ezinhlangothini eziphambene, “ngoba konke okusemhlaba — inkanuko yenyama, nankanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhu kuphila — akuveli kuye uYise, kodwa kuvela ezweni” (1 uJohane 2:16).

Nakuba kungenzeka ukuba izingqondo zethu ziguqulwe ngamandla kaNkulunkulu manje (2 abaseKorinte 3:18), kulapho kuphela uJesu ebuya lapho siyoba nengqondo kaKristu kanye nemizimba engafi (Hezekeli 11:19-20, AmaHebheru 8:10-11). UPitru ufingqa leli themba encwadini yakhe lapho ethi, “wasiha ngazo izithembiso ezinkulu kakhulu nezoligugu, ukuze ngezona nibe nengxenye emvelweni yaphezulu, niphunyuke ekuboleni okusemhlaba ngenxa yenkanuko” (2 uPetru 1:4).

Uphawu lukadeveli luzwisiseka kangcono ngokufunda lezi zindinyana ezilandelayo ezihambisana ngokufana, lapho amagama athi isono nodeveli esetshenziswa ngokushintshana, ngaleyo ndlela engabonakala njengamagama amqondofana. Ukuzwisisa impi yethu ngyo udeveli kubalulekile njengoba kung uJesu kuphela ongabhubhisa lo develi (isono sethu) ezimpilweni zethu namuhla.

Imininingwane yengqikithi Isono Udeveli
Lokho esilwa nakho Roma 7:23 Efesu 6:11
Yini eyenza sife Roma 6:23 AmaHebheru 2:14
Yini uJesu ayinqoba AmaHebheru 9:26 AmaHebheru 2:14
Yini okumele siyimelise AmaHebheru 12:4 Jakobe 4:7
Izoni zizithoba kubani UJohane 8:34 1 uJohane 3:8
Kungani uJesu abonakala 1 uJohane 3:5 1 uJohane 3:8
Kungani uJesu abonakala 1 uJohane 3:5 1 uJohane 3:8

4.3.7 Kuthiwani ngoSathane?

USathane yigama lesiHebheru elisho umphikisi noma isitha. Lo muntu angaba muhle noma abe mubi, kuye ngokuthi ungumphikisi kaNkulunkulu noma wenza intando Yakhe. Izibonelo “zosathane” abahle yingelosi eyayimelene noBalami (Amanani 22:22), noNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe enza njengomphikisi (sathane) enkosini uDavide nasesizweni sakwa-Israel, (1 IziKronike 21:1 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2 uSamuweli 24:1). Umfanekiso we “sathane” omubi ngumPhostoli uPetru, ngoba wayemelene nentando kaNkulunkulu kwiNkosi uJesu Kristu yokuba afe esiphambanweni (Mathewu 16:23).

4.4 ISIPHETHO

Sifunde ukuthi:

  • Sonke siyona lapho silingelwa emandleni amabi yizifiso ezimbi zezinhliziyo zethu.
  • Lolu hlobo lobuntu olonakele iBhayibheli elilubiza ngokuthi udeveli, kumele lubhujiswe ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, ngoba lusehlukanisa noNkulunkulu, futhi lusivimbela ukuba nengxenye eCebeni likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.
  • UJesu umbhubhisile udeveli futhi unamandla okubhubhisa udeveli nasezimpilweni zethu, ukuze sizwe ukumangalisa kwesimo saphezulu sikaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu.

YINI ESIVIMBELA UKUBA NENGXENYE ECEBENI LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU?
Isimo sethu sezono yisona esisivimbela ukuba nengxenye eCebeni likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.

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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