Uthando Neqiniso

Uthando aluyona imizwa noma imizwa. Futhi uthando aluyona nje ukubekezelelana. Uthando isenzo sokubeka izifiso zomunye phambili. Lokhu kusho okokuqala nokubona izidingo zomzimba zomunye.

Uma umzalwane noma udade engenakho okokugqoka futhi engenakho ukudla kosuku, futhi omunye kini athi kubo, “Hambani ngokuthula, nifudumale, nidle kahle,” kepha ungamniki izidingo zomzimba, kusizani? (Jakobe 2:15)

Kodwa futhi kusho ukufaka izidingo zabo ezingokomoya ngomzuzwana oseduze. Nakhu lapho umhlaba wanamuhla, futhi nezingxenye zeSonto lesimanje zilahlekile. Kungamqondo muni ukuhlinzekela abampofu futhi unganaki ngokuphelele ukuthi imizimba esiyondlayo nezingubo zethu ingase iqonde ekuhlukanisweni noKristu kwaphakade? Singawunakekela kanjani umzimba ogulayo kepha singasisebenzeli isifo somphefumulo? Kumele futhi sidlulisele iVangeli njengo Ukuphila Izwi lothando, njengethemba nokuphulukiswa kwalokho okungunaphakade, kulabo abafayo.

Asikwazi ukunciphisa inhloso yethu yokuba ngabasebenzi bezenhlalakahle. Kumele sibe njalo abaphostoli. 

Iqiniso lidinga ukufunwa, litholakale futhi livezwe ngaphakathi "komnotho" wesisa senhliziyo, kepha isisa ngakolunye uhlangothi sidinga ukuqondwa, siqinisekiswe futhi senziwe ekukhanyeni kweqiniso. Ngale ndlela, asigcini nje ngokwenza umsebenzi wokupha okhanyiselwe yiqiniso, kepha futhi sisiza ekunikezeni ukwethembeka kweqiniso, kukhombisa amandla alo athonyayo futhi afakazelayo esimweni esisebenzayo sokuphila komphakathi. Le yindaba engenamsebenzi namuhla, ngokwesimo senhlalo nesamasiko esivuselela iqiniso, imvamisa singalinaki kangako futhi sikhombisa ukwenqena okwandayo ukuvuma ukuthi kukhona. —I-POPE BENEDICT XVI, I-Caritas e-Varitate, hhayi. 2

Impela, akusho ukuhambisa ipheshana kuwo wonke umuntu ongena ekhishini lesobho. Futhi akusho ukuthi uhlale onqenqemeni lombhede wesiguli bese ucaphuna umBhalo. Ngempela, izwe lanamuhla lihlaselwa ngamazwi. Imidanti mayelana "nesidingo sikaJesu" ilahlekile ezindlebeni zesimanje ngaphandle kwempilo ehlala maphakathi nalesosidingo.

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. —I-POPE PAUL VI, Ukushunyayelwa Kwevangeli Emhlabeni Wanamuhla,n. 41

WEQINISO

Sikhuthazwa ngala mazwi. Kepha besingeke sibazi ukube abakhulunywanga. Amagama ayadingeka, ngoba ukholo luza kokuzwa:

Ngoba “wonke umuntu obiza igama leNkosi uyosindiswa.” Kepha bangabiza kanjani kuye abangakholwanga kuye? Futhi bangakholwa kanjani kuye abangazwanga ngaye na? Bangezwa kanjani kungekho oshumayelayo na? (Rom 10: 13-14)

Abaningi bathi “ukholo luyinto yomuntu siqu.” Yebo kunjalo. Kepha hhayi ufakazi wakho. Ubufakazi bakho kufanele bumemeze emhlabeni ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi yempilo yakho, nokuthi Uyithemba Lomhlaba.

UJesu akazelanga ukuzosungula iklabhu yezwe ebizwa ngokuthi "iSonto LamaKatolika." Weza ukuzomisa uMzimba ophilayo wamakholwa, owakhiwe edwaleni likaPeter kanye namatshe esisekelo sabaPhostoli kanye nalabo ababalandela, ababezodlulisa iQiniso elikhulula imiphefumulo ekuhlukanisweni noNkulunkulu kwaphakade. Futhi lokho okusihlukanisa noNkulunkulu kuyisono esingaphenduki. Isimemezelo sokuqala ngqa sikaJesu sasithi, “Phenduka, futhi ukholwe yivangeli ”. ^[1]Maka i-1: 15 Labo ababambelela ohlelweni nje “lobulungiswa kwezenhlalo” eBandleni, bebuka futhi bengakunaki ukugula komphefumulo, baphuca amandla eqiniso nenkululeko yesisa sabo, okugcina kungukumema umphefumulo endleleni “eya” empilweni ”KuKristu.

Uma sehluleka ukukhuluma iqiniso mayelana nokuthi siyini ngempela isono, imiphumela yaso, nemiphumela engapheli yesono esingathi sína ngoba kusenza thina noma umlaleli wethu “singakhululeki,” lapho-ke sesimkhaphele uKristu futhi. Futhi sifihlele umphefumulo phambi kwethu ukhiye ovula amaketanga abo.

Izindaba Ezinhle azisikho nje ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasithanda, kepha ukuthi kufanele siphenduke ukuze sithole izinzuzo zalolo thando. Inhliziyo yeVangeli yilokho UJesu weza ukusisindisa esonweni sethu. Ngakho ukushumayela kwethu uthando futhi iqiniso: ukuthanda abanye eQinisweni ukuze iQiniso libakhulule.

Wonke umuntu owenza isono uyisigqila sesono… Phendukani nikholwe yivangeli. (UJohn 8: 34, Marku 1:15)

Uthando neqiniso: awukwazi ukwehlukanisa omunye komunye. Uma sithanda ngaphandle kweqiniso, singaholela abantu enkohlisweni, kolunye uhlobo lobugqila. Uma sikhuluma iqiniso ngaphandle kothando, imvamisa abantu baqhutshwa ukwesaba noma ukugxeka, noma amazwi ethu ahlala eyinyumba futhi engenalutho.

Ngakho-ke kufanele njalo, kube njalo bobabili.

UNGESABI 

Uma sizizwa singenalo igunya lokuziphatha lokukhuluma iqiniso, khona-ke kufanele siguqe ngamadolo ethu, siphenduke ezonweni zethu sithembele emseni kaJesu ongapheli, bese siqhubeka nomsebenzi wokumemezela izindaba ezinhle ngendlela egxile kuKristu impilo. Ukuba kwethu nesono akusona izaba lapho uJesu ekhokha inani eliphakeme kangaka ukulixolela.

Futhi akufanele futhi sivumele amahlazo eSonto asivimbe, yize kuvunywa, enza amagama ethu abe nzima ngokwengeziwe emhlabeni ukwamukela. Isibopho sethu sokumemezela iVangeli sivela kuKrestu uqobo — asincikile emandleni angaphandle. AbaPhostoli abayekanga ukushumayela ngoba uJudas wayeyimbuka. NoPetru akazange athule ngoba ekhaphele uKristu. Babememezela iqiniso ngokungasekelwe ebuhleni babo, kodwa ebuhleni baLowo obizwa ngeQiniso.

UNkulunkulu uluthando.

UJesu unguNkulunkulu.

UJesu wathi, “Mina ngiyiqiniso.”

UNkulunkulu uluthando neqiniso. Kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sibonise zombili.