NGAPHAMBILI iPhentekoste lokuqala, abaPhostoli bafakwa ekuqondeni okujulile ukuthi bangobani kuKristu. Kusukela ngalowo mzuzu kuqhubeke, baqala ukuphila, ukunyakaza, nokuba khona kwabo “egameni likaJesu.”
NGEGAMA
Izahluko ezinhlanu zokuqala zencwadi yezEnzo “ziyimfundiso yenkolo yegama.” Ngemuva kokuthi uMoya oNgcwele wehle, konke okwenziwa abaPhostoli “egameni likaJesu”: ukushumayela kwabo, ukuphilisa, ukubhabhadisa… konke kwenziwa egameni laKhe.
Uvuko lukaJesu lukhazimulisa igama loMsindisi uNkulunkulu, ngoba kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuya phambili igama likaJesu elikhombisa ngokuphelele amandla amakhulu “egama elingaphezu kwawo wonke amagama”. Imimoya emibi yesaba igama lakhe; egameni lakhe abafundi bakhe benza izimangaliso, ngoba uBaba ubapha konke abakucelayo kuleli gama. --Catechism yeSonto LamaKatolika,n. 434
IPost-Pentekoste akuqali ukuzwa ngamandla egama. Ngokusobala, umuntu owayengeyena umlandeli oqondile kaJesu wabona ukuthi igama lakhe liqukethe amandla wemvelo:
"Mfundisi, sibone umuntu ekhipha amadimoni ngegama lakho, sazama ukumvimba ngoba akasilandeli." UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ungamvimbi. Akekho owenza isenzo esinamandla egameni lami ongakhuluma kabi ngami ngasikhathi sinye. ” (Marku 9: 38-39)
La mandla eGameni lakhe nguNkulunkulu uqobo:
Igama lakhe yilona kuphela eliqukethe ukuba khona okushoyo. --Catechism yeSonto LamaKatolika,n. 2666
UHLUKO OLUKHULU
Kwenzekani, nokho, ngalowo “muntu” owayexosha amademoni ngegama likaJesu? Akukho okunye esikuzwayo ngaye. Ukusebenzisa igama likaJesu akunakuthatha isikhundla sokwenza egameni likaJesu. Ngempela, uJesu waxwayisa ngalabo ababecabanga ukuthi ukusebenzisa igama laKhe njengenduku yomlingo kufana nokholo lweqiniso:
Abaningi bayokuthi kimi ngalolo suku, 'Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini egameni lakho? Asizange yini sixoshe amademoni ngegama lakho? Asenzanga yini imisebenzi yamandla egameni lakho? ' Lapho-ke ngizobatshela ngesizotha ngithi, 'Angikaze nginazi. Sukani kimi nina benzi bokubi. ' (Mat 7: 22-23)
Wababiza ngokuthi “abenzi bokubi” —labo abalalela amazwi Akhe, kodwa bangenzi lutho ngawo. Futhi ayeyini amazwi Akhe? LoVumelanani.
Uma nginesiphiwo sokuprofetha futhi ngiqonda izimfihlakalo zonke nolwazi lonke; uma nginokholo lonke lokususa izintaba kodwa ngingenalo uthando, angiyinto yalutho. (1 Kor 13: 2)
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwalo "muntu" omane esetshenziswa igama likaJesu nabaPhostoli ngubani kulandelwe UKrestu, ngukuthi baphila, bathutha futhi baba nobizo lwabo egameni likaJesu (Izenzo 17:28). Bahlala lapho igama lakhe lisho khona. Ngoba uJesu wathi:
Ohlala kimi, nami kuye, uyakuthela izithelo eziningi, ngokuba ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho. (Johane 15: 5)
Bahlala kanjani kuYe? Baye bagcina imiyalo yaKhe.
Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami… ”(Johane 15:10)
BUNGCWELE BEMPILO
Ukukhipha idimoni yinto eyodwa. Kepha amandla okuguqula izizwe, athonye amasiko, futhi asungule uMbuso lapho kwakukhona khona izinqaba aqhamuka emphefumulweni ozithululele wona ukuze ugcwale uKristu. Lokhu ngumehluko omkhulu phakathi kwabangcwele nabasebenzi bezenhlalakahle. Abangcwele bashiya iphunga likaKristu elihlala amakhulu eminyaka. Bayimiphefumulo uKristu uqobo Lwakhe asebenzisa kuyo amandla Akhe.
Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu; akuseyimi ophilayo, kodwa nguKristu ophila kimi. (Gal 2: 19-20)
Ngiyavuma ukuthi okhipha amadimoni kodwa aphile okuphambene neVangeli ngulowo uSathane “adlala” naye. Sesibabonile labo “bavangeli” abaphulukisa abagulayo, abaxosha imimoya emibi, futhi benze imisebenzi yamandla, beheha abalandeli babo abaningi… kuphela ukubaphazamisa kamuva ngempilo efihliwe yesono evele.
IPhentekoste elisha lizoza ngenhloso eyinhloko “yokuvangela okusha”. Kepha njengoba ngixwayisile kweminye imibhalo, kuzoba khona abaprofethi bamanga abalungiselelwe ukwenza "izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ukuze bakhohlise". Amandla aleliPentekoste-ke, azolala kuleyo miphefumulo ngalesi sikhathi ku iBastion bebefa kubo uqobo ukuze uKristu avuke kubo.
Abantu abangcwele bodwa abangavuselela ubuntu. —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, eVatican City, Agasti 27, 2004
AMANDLA ONGCWELE
USt. Jean Vianney wayeyindoda eyayingaziwa ngokuba nesiphiwo esikhulu, kepha yayidume ngobulula nobungcwele bayo. USathane wayevame ukuvela ngesimo somzimba ukuze amhluphe futhi amvivinye futhi amesabe. Ngokushesha, uSt. Jean wafunda ukumziba nje.
Ngobunye ubusuku kwashiswa umbhede, nokho kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya. UDeveli wezwakala ethi, “Uma bekunabapristi abathathu abanjengawe, umbuso wami ubuyokonakala." -www.catholictradition.org
Ubungcwele buyamethusa uSathane, ngoba ubungcwele bungukukhanya okungenakucinywa, amandla angenakunqotshwa, igunya elingasuswa. Futhi lokhu, bafowethu nodadewethu, yingakho uSathane ethuthumela namanje. Ngoba uyabona ukuthi uMariya ubumba abaphostoli abanjalo. Ngemikhuleko yakhe nangokungenelela kukamama, uyaqhubeka ukucwilisa le miphefumulo esithandweni senhliziyo kaKristu Engcwele lapho umlilo woMoya ushisa khona amanyela okwezwe, uphinde uwagqokise ngomfanekiso weNdodana yakhe. USathane wethukile ngoba akakwazi ukulimaza imiphefumulo enjalo, evikelwe ngaphansi kwengubo yakhe. Angabuka nje engenakuzisiza njengoba isithende okwaprofethwa ukusichoboza ikhanda sakheka usuku nosuku, umzuzu nomzuzwana (Gen 3:15); isithende esiphakanyiswayo futhi esizowa maduzane (bheka Ukukhipha amadlozi kweSilo).
EGQOKILE EGAMENI
Ihora selifikile kithi. Maduze nje sizobe siqhutshwa ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ukumemezela iVangeli ngegama likaJesu. Ngoba iBastion ayisiwo nje umbhoshongo womkhuleko nokuqapha, kepha futhi iyi igumbi lezikhali lapho sembethe khona izikhali zikaNkulunkulu (Eph 6: 11).
Ngobungcwele. Egameni laKhe.
… Ubusuku buhambile, usuku selusondele. Masilahle-ke imisebenzi yobumnyama, sihlome izikhali zokukhanya, sigqoke iNkosi uJesu Kristu… ( Roma 13:12, 14 )
Abantu balalela ngokuzithandela kofakazi kunothisha, futhi lapho abantu belalela othisha, kungenxa yokuthi bangofakazi. Ngakho-ke, ikakhulukazi ngokuziphatha kweSonto, ngofakazi ophilayo wokuthembeka eNkosini uJesu, okuyilapho iBandla lizoshumayela umhlaba wonke. Leli khulu leminyaka lomele ubuqiniso… Ngabe uyakushumayela lokho okuphilayo? Umhlaba ulindele kithi impilo elula, umoya wokuthandaza, wokulalela, wokuthobeka, wokuzidela nokuzidela. —I-POPE PAUL VI, Ukushunyayelwa Kwevangeli Emhlabeni Wanamuhla,n. 41, 76
… Wokuzondayo okwenzayo, ngezwi noma ngesenzo, yenza konke egameni leNkosi uJesu (Kol 3:17).
