Umshini Omkhulu

 

A i-vacuum kudalwe emiphefumulweni yesizukulwane sentsha — kungaba seChina noma eMelika — ngu ukuhlaselwa kwenkulumo-ze okugxile ekuzigcwaliseni ngokwakho, hhayi kuNkulunkulu. Izinhliziyo zethu zenzelwe Yena, futhi lapho singenaye uNkulunkulu — noma simenqaba ukungena — kukhona okunye okuthatha indawo yaKhe. Kungakho iSonto lingayeki ukushumayela ivangeli, ukumemezela izindaba ezimnandi zokuthi iNkosi ifisa ukungena ezinhliziyweni zethu, nakho konke Akhe Inhliziyo, ukugcwalisa isikhala.

Ongithandayo uyakugcina izwi lami, noBaba wami uyakumthanda, size kuye, sihlale naye. (Johane 14:23)

Kepha leli Vangeli, uma kufanele lithembeke, kufanele lishunyayelwe ngezimpilo zethu.

 
INKINGA YOBUHOLI

Kodwa-ke, kuye kwavela inkinga yobuholi kule minyaka engama-40 edlule noma ngaphezulu, kuqala ngoguquko lwezocansi. Cishe kuzo zonke izici zomphakathi, amaqhawe eqiniso kanye nezibonelo zikhule ngokuya ngokuya ngokumbalwa ngenani, impela seziyivelakancane, zakha ukungabi nasimilo, kungeze kulokhu Umshini Omkhulu. Ipolitiki ingcoliswe yinkohliso. Ezemidlalo zibonakala kakhulu ngamaholo kunokulondolozwa. Izinkanyezi ze-Pop ziya ngokuya ziba yizithombe zocansi noma ziyavela. Abagcini bokuthula bebengenakho ukuthula. AbeTelevangelists bebengenalo iqiniso. Futhi abanye abefundisi nabapristi kutholakale ukuthi bangabafana abanukubeza izingane. Lapho umuntu ebuka umkhawulo wesintu, kuba nzima futhi kunzima ukuthola izibonelo zangempela — abaholi abanikeza izibonelo ezingantengantengi zesibindi sokuziphatha nobuqotho.

Lesi sikhala sobuholi-ke silungiselela indlela othile ukufika endaweni yesehlakalo, umuntu ozonikeza “okuhle” kulesi sizukulwane.

IBrithani ihlupheke ngokungabi bikho kobuholi benkolo obuqinile amashumi eminyaka… Lapho, eNyakatho Melika nakwezinye izindawo, lezo zimo ezifanayo zishiye umnyango uvulekele isiko lonke lokufa… —USteve Jalsevac, umhleli we LifeSiteNews.com; Meyi 21, 2008

 
ISITOLO SEKHANDLEZI LOMSINDO

Imoto yalo Mshini Omkhulu ukuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo. Ngokuphishekela "impumelelo" yesikhashana, abaholi abaningi balahlekelwe indlela yabo… ngakho-ke intsha yaphucwa okomoya ukuze igcwalise imiphefumulo yayo. Lokhu kuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo “kungumsindo” —umsindo ongapheli, ovuthuzayo, ovala izindlebe ovimbela izwi likaNkulunkulu oqhubeka esipha yena uqobo, kepha esethathelwe indawo yi-hedonism.

 

Ngenkathi ivolumu yalo msindo iqhubeka nokuvulwa, kufana nokuthi kudliwa uswidi, imenyu ye- ukukhohlisa okumnandi wondliwa intsha yethu yizimboni zabezindaba nezikaqedisizungu. Intsha, njengayo yonke imiphefumulo, ilambele iQiniso. Kepha kule nkinga yobuholi, lapho kukhanya khona iqiniso, ^[1]qhathanisa Ngosuku luka-Eva abancane banikezwa izigaxa zamanga nesono esifakwe ushukela. Futhi-ke, iyiphi ingane, ngemuva kokuchitha isonto esitolo sikaswidi, ebingafi ukuthi ibe nalutho kodwa amaswidi?

Ngakho-ke lokhu kushoda kokudla okungokomoya kulungiselela indlela othile ukufika endaweni yesehlakalo, ubambe ithileyi eligcwele ukudla okubonakala kukuhle…

 

AMABUTHO MAKHULU

Njengoba siqhubeka “ukubuka nokuthandaza,” sihlola ngokucophelela izimpawu zezikhathi, ngikholwa ukuthi sibona izimo ezivuthayo zomholi onamandla onamandla ukuba eze enkundleni. Intsha emhlabeni wethu kuthanda ekugcineni uzokhukhukelwa uswidi wokuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo, futhi uzolangazelela ukondleka kwemifino nezithelo zokomoya. Futhi bazolangazelela umholi ozobahola, abalethele lesi sidlo sobuqotho, ukuthula, ukuzwana nokukhulekela. 

Umphikukristu uzokhohlisa abantu abaningi ngoba uzobhekwa njengomuntu osiza abantu onobuntu obuthandekayo, osebenzisa imifino, ukuthula, amalungelo abantu kanye nezemvelo.  —UKhadinali Biffi, Izikhathi zaseLondon, NgoLwesihlanu, Mashi 10, 2000, ebhekise emfanekisweni woMphikukristu encwadini kaVladimir Soloviev, Impi, Intuthuko kanye Nokuphela Komlando 

Umholi onjalo uzoba cishe ongenakuvinjelwa… futhi labo abamphikisayo bazobonakala bengenangqondo; bazoba ngabashokobezi abasha "bokuthula" kanye "nokuzwana." Imiphefumulo emlandelayo iyoba de facto ibutho likaSathane, isizukulwane esilungele ukwenza a Ukushushiswa yalabo abaphikisana nalokhu “koHlelo Lomhlaba Omusha,” obekuzokwethulwa kubo ngemibono ebukeka kahle kakhulu. Namuhla, sifakaza phambi kwamehlo ethu a igebe elandayo phakathi kwamanani wendabuko kanye nenkululeko.  Izinhlolovo eziningi khombisa ukuthi isizukulwane samanje sentsha (esingaphansi kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu) sinemibono nezindinganiso zokuziphatha eziphikisana kakhulu nezabazali bazo…

Ubaba uyakwahlukaniswa nendodana yakhe, nendodana imelane noyise, umama amelane nendodakazi yakhe, nendodakazi imelane nonina… Uyakukhashelwa nangabazali, nabafowenu, nezihlobo, nabangane… (Luka 12:53, 21: 16)

 

IKOLOSEYIMU ELISHA

IJalimane lamaNazi lavela ngentando yeningi ngesikhathi sokuntuleka kwemisebenzi okuphezulu, isimilo esiphansi kanye nengqalasizinda ewohlokayo. UHitler wazilungisa zonke. Naye ulungiselelwe abantu ngokuqothulwa kwabantu ngokwehlisa isithunzi samaJuda ngenkulumo-ze. Namuhla, sonke isizukulwane sentsha sihlukunyezwa ebudloveni ngokusebenzisa indlela enamandla ye- ividiyo. Amawebhusayithi afana ne-YouTube aqukethe izithombe ezingapheli, eziningi zazo eziqhakambisa udlame kungaba kuzona noma kwabanye, noma amavidiyo adalula izikhathi ezinkulu ezabanjwa kwikhamera. Phakathi kwe- "reality TV" imibukiso efana ne- Big Brother futhi Ukwesaba i-Factor eziphoqa onqenqemeni lokuziphatha okuhle nokuzihlonipha, i- "Idol" kukhombisa ukuthi kuvame ukuhlekisa ngabantu abanethalente elincane, udlame lwangempela lokuphila olukhonjiswa kwi-Intanethi, kanye nokuqubuka okungapheli “kokuzijabulisa” okunodlame okuphuma eHollywood… lesi sizukulwane senziwa singabi nandaba ngokubona njalo abantu behlekwa usulu, behlukunyezwa, behliswa isithunzi, futhi becekelwa phansi . Amagama athi “IColosseum entsha”Bezilokhu zisenhliziyweni yami selokhu kwenzeka le ngosi ye-Intanethi. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi i-movie entsha ibizwa Imidlalo Ye-Hunger ifaka lolu hlobo lwento, futhi ishesha iba enye yamafilimu athandwa kakhulu ngo-2012. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi lesi sizukulwane sigcine sesiphendukela kumakhamera wewebhu akhombisa ukushushiswa kwamaKrestu "ukuzijabulisa"?

It is kungenzeka uma isizukulwane sibukele uqale wamukela isiko lokufa. 

 

IBUTHO ELIQEQESHWE?

Iyaphazamisa imboni yezigidi zama-dollar yemidlalo yamavidiyo eneminikelo egazi ngokweqile nenodlame efana Ukweba Okukhulu IV ehola phambili. Kwaphuka konke amarekhodi ezokungcebeleka ngokuthengisa esontweni lokuqala. Ngokwencazelo evela kumuntu ohlangene we-ABC News:

Kugcwele ubudlova obugqamile, kugcwele ubulili obucacile futhi kugcwele izihlamba, Grand Theft Auto 4 yiyona-hot-hot, esanda kukhishwa yegeyimu yevidiyo izingane eziyifunayo. Kusukela ekubulaweni kwephoyisa ngemuva kwephoyisa kuya ekugundeni isixuku sabantu emotweni yamaphoyisa eyebiwe ngisho nokuya ocansini nama-hookers, iGrand Theft 4 akuyona neze eyezingane, kodwa ngasikhathi sinye, kufanele ibe nentsha eneminyaka engu-15 ubudala. Andrew Hall… Ezinye zezenzo zobudlova zifaka ukuyisa i-baseball bat kumuntu wesifazane noma ukubulala umuntu ozihlubula. -Izindaba ze-ABC 7, NgoMeyi 8, 2008

Omunye umdlalo, Amandla aseMelika, yize ingagcwele udlame olukhululekile, iyakhathaza ngokufanayo. Ungomunye wemidlalo e-inthanethi ethandwa kakhulu emhlabeni enabasebenzisi ababhalisiwe abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-9, ^[2]kusukela ngoJuni 1, 2007 ukuthatha abadlali ngokuqeqeshwa kwangempela kokuqashwa bese beya ezimeni zangempela zempi yase-US njengokusebenza e-Iraq. Umdlalo uhlinzeka njengokuhlangenwe nakho okuyiqiniso ngangokunokwenzeka, ukulandelela ukunemba kwe ukudubula kwakho, imininingwane ngisho kuphi emzimbeni ushaya isitha ngenhlamvu. Okuxakayo ukuthi lo mdlalo, oxhaswe yi-US Army uqobo, ngokusobala udinga ukuthi ufake ikheli lakho ukuze udlale umdlalo ophelele. Kungani Amasosha edinga lolu lwazi akucaci. Iphuzu yilokhu: ezempi empeleni zisebenzisa ukufaniswa kwevidiyo njengalezi ukuqeqesha amasosha angempela. 

Ingabe kunomthelela kubadlali bamageyimu? Ngokuya kocwaningo lwakamuva—ngokuphelele:

… Okuqukethwe kwemidiya eminingi yokuzijabulisa, nokumaketha kwalezo zindaba kuhlangana kukhiqize "ukungenelela okunamandla kokungabi namuntu ku global izinga. ” … Imithombo yezindaba yesimanje yezokuzijabulisa ingachazwa ngokunembile njengethuluzi elisebenza kahle lokuhlehla udlame. Ukuthi imiphakathi yanamuhla ifuna lokhu kuqhubeke ikakhulukazi umbuzo wenqubomgomo yomphakathi, hhayi owesayensi kuphela.  Isifundo se-Iowa State University, Imiphumela Yobudlova Begeyimu Yevidiyo Ekuqedeni Amandla Kwezemvelo kuDlame Lwempilo Yangempela; Carnagey, Anderson, noFerlazzo; isihloko esivela ku- ISU News Service; Julayi 24, 2006

Ku-Great Vacuum, lokhu "nokunye" ukuzijabulisa okunodlame okukhazinyulisiwe akukhona nje ukunganaki, kunjalo esiyingozi isimo esivele siphendulela ingxenye yabantu njengoba ubugebengu obunodlame bukhuphuka ^[3]qhathanisa http://www.ajpmonline.org/ futhi http://www.canada.com/ futhi izenzo eziyinqaba zobudlova zanda emhlabeni wonke. ^[4]qhathanisa Ukuqwashisa Ngomoya Ingabe kwaqondana nje ukuthi umbulali waseNorway, u-Andrew Breivik, wadlala umdlalo wevidiyo onodlame World of Warcraft amahora ayisikhombisa ngosuku ngaphambi kokubulawa kwangempela? ^[5]qhathanisa http://abcnews.go.com

Ubonakala engaphumeleli kakhulu ekuhlukaniseni phakathi kweqiniso elibonakalayo le-'World of Warcraft 'neminye imidlalo yevidiyo kanye neqiniso… —Isazi semvelo saseNorway uThomas Hylland Eriksen, owalethwa njengofakazi wochwepheshe ekuvikeleni kukaBreivik; Juni 6, 2012,  http://abcnews.go.com

Umuntu uyazibuza ukuthi ngabe i-MTV (isiteshi samavidiyo omculo esibumba izigidi zezingqondo ezisencane) “senza ingxenye yabo” ukulungiselela intsha isikhathi lapho udlame luba yingxenye “yenjwayelo” yendawo:

 

 

IBUTHO LAMAKHAYA 

Ngikholwa ukuthi uPapa John Paul II wahambela umhlaba wonke ukuhlangana nabantu abasha Usuku Lomhlaba Wentsha imicimbi engaphezu kokuhlangana nje kwentsha okuhle. Wayakha ingalo kaNkulunkuluy — amasosha azolwa ngokukholwa, ngethemba, nangothando, ememezela iVangeli leMpilo. Futhi umlandeli wakhe uyaqhubeka nokwakha phezu kwalesi sisekelo sezinsizwa nezintombi eziphikisana nomoya wezwe ngobufakazi bazo.

Ngifisa ukumema abantu abasha ukuthi bavule izinhliziyo zabo ngeVangeli futhi babe ngofakazi bakaKristu; uma kunesidingo, okwakhe abafel 'ukholo, ususemnyango we-Millennium Yesithathu. —UYABUSISWA UJOHN PAUL II ebusheni, eSpain, ngo-1989

UKristu uhlala ezalwa ngokusha kuzo zonke izizukulwane, ngakho-ke uthatha, ubuthela ubuntu kuye. Futhi lokhu kuzalwa kwe-cosmic kutholakala ekukhaleni kweSiphambano, ekuhluphekeni kwe-Passion. Negazi labafel 'ukholo lingelesi sililo. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Umbono ngemuva kokufundwa kwehhovisi leHora Lesithathu namhlanje ekuseni eSinodi Aula, eVatican City, ngo-Okthoba 11, 2010

 

YIBA NESIBINDI!

Sonke kufanele sithathe isibindi esikhulu sokuthi uNkulunkulu unathi! Akasoze asilahla! Wathembisa ukuthi uzohlala nathi kuze kube sekupheleni kweminyaka. Futhi lo musa ongaphezu kowemvelo uzozwakala ngokwengeziwe yilabo abahlala bencane futhi bethembela ebuhleni baKhe obungenamkhawulo. UJesu noMama wethu bazulazula phezu kwethu njengabazali abavikelayo. Ungalenzi iphutha ngalokhu. 

UKristu ufuna sisebenzise igunya lethu kuYe manje, kunanini ngaphambili… Lesi akusona isikhathi senduduzo, kepha isikhathi sezimangaliso!

Lesi akusona isikhathi sokuba namahloni ngeVangeli! Yisikhathi sokushumayela ususophahleni lwendlu. Ungesabi ukugqashula ezindleleni zokuphila ezinethezekile nezijwayelekile ukuze ubhekane nenselelo yokwenza uKrestu aziwe… IVangeli akumele ligcinwe lifihliwe ngenxa yokwesaba noma ukungabi nandaba.   —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, iWorld Youth Day, eDenver, CO, 1993

 

Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngoJuni 1, 2007.

 

 

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