Izilingo ezimbili

LAPHO yizilingo ezimbili ezinamandla iSonto elizobhekana nazo ezinsukwini ezizayo zokukhipha imiphefumulo endleleni emincane eholela ekuphileni. Okunye esikuhlole izolo — amazwi afisa ukusiphoxa ngokubambelela eVangelini.

Le mibutho iphikelela ngokuthi izimfundiso zeSonto ziphelelwe yisikhathi, zibhalwa kabusha, azinazwelo, azinazwelo, azikho emthethweni, zinenkani, zinenzondo. —INational Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Meyi 15, 2014; LifeSiteNews.com

Esinye isilingo esizozama ukwehlisa ukubaluleka kwemfundiso, siphakamise ukuthi sonke singaba "munye" ngaphandle kwemithwalo "yezimfundiso ezingaziwa." Ngamafuphi, ukuvumelanisa.

Kepha sinobufakazi obuhle ekufundweni kwaleli sonto kusuka kuzEnzo zokuthi singamelana kanjani nalezi zingibe. Ngoba siyabona ukuthi zonke izenzo zabo zihlehliselwe ngokucophelela nangamabomu amasiko obuPhostoli. Abaliphathi kalula iqiniso, baliphatha ngokucophelela njengokungathi Umuntu othile wayekufele. Ekufundeni kokuqala kwanamuhla, abafundi bayashesha ukucisha amalangabi okuqala obuhlubuki:

Njengoba sizwile ukuthi abanye benombolo yethu abaphume ngaphandle kwegunya kithi bakucasulile ngezimfundiso zabo baphazamisa nokuthula kwengqondo yakho…

Kakade sesibona iSonto lokuqala lilwa ne izicelo ezingokoqobo yomyalo kaKristu wokuba “nithandane.” Yebo, uthando olusenhliziyweni yalo luyinkonzo yokuzidela nokuzidela komunye umuntu. Kepha uthando luye futhi luqondise, lwexwayise, lulungise, luqondise, futhi lukhathalele inhlalakahle yomunye, ikakhulukazi inhlalakahle yomoya. Uthando lungakwazi kanjani ukukhuluma lapho ingozi iseza? Ukuziphatha yizwi lothando eli-pragmatic futhi ngaleyo ndlela lixhumene kakhulu negunya likaKristu:

Lo ngumyalo wami: thandanani njengoba nami nginithanda… Ngakho-ke hambani niyokwenza izizwe zonke abafundi… nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho. (Namuhla iVangeli noMat 28: 19-20)

Ngakho-ke, ngemuva kokubonisana nabaPhostoli nezimfundiso zabaphostoli, bahambisa umyalezo wokuthi, phakathi kokunye, "umshado ongekho emthethweni" awuvunyelwe.

Akukho okuhlukile namuhla. Sinegunya okungesilo elethu ukuthi siliguqule.

Uma uJesu athi, “iqiniso liyonikhulula,” pho iqiniso lingaba yinto encane kanjani? Isiphetho sokuthi amanga asiholela ebugqilini.

Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, wonke umuntu owenza isono uyisigqila sesono. Isigqila asihlali endlini phakade, kepha indodana ihlala njalo. (Johane 8: 34-35)

We kukhona abafowethu nodadewethu kuKristu nabafowethu abahlukene. Eqinisweni, singabafowethu nodadewethu nabangakholwa kangangoba sinobuntu obufanayo esabelana ngabo ngabazali bethu bokuqala. Ngakho-ke, singakwazi futhi kufanele sithole ukuvumelana okufanayo ukwakha umphakathi onobulungiswa futhi onokuthula. Kepha lokhu kufanele kukhulise intshiseko yethu yokushumayela ivangeli nokufundisa izizwe lawo maqiniso asindisayo kaKristu — okokuqala, izindaba ezinhle zokuthi uJesu uze ukuzosibuyisana noBaba, bese kuba nezimfundiso zokuziphatha ezisuka kuzo — ukuze sikhulule bonke abantu ku injabulo yeqiniso. Ukusindiswa kwemiphefumulo kungu-zenith wethu.

Iqiniso libalulekile. Iqiniso nguKristu. Iqiniso yisisekelo lapho kwakhiwa khona impucuko yothando, nokukhanya kwaphezulu okusabalalisa amanga obumnyama. Asibizelwanga nje kuphela ukuba sibe munye “eMoyeni,” kodwa futhi futhi sibe “mqondo munye.” ^[1]isib. Fil 1:27 Bafowethu nodadewethu, uma nifisa ukuba ngabangane bakaKristu, zenqabe lezi zilingo ezimbili esibhekene nazo manje.

Angisanibizi ngokuthi niyizigqila, ngoba isigqila asikwazi okwenziwa yinkosi yaso. Nginibize ngokuthi ningabangane, ngoba nginitshele konke engikuzwile kuBaba. (IVangeli Lanamuhla)

Inhliziyo yami igxilile, Nkulunkulu; inhliziyo yami igxilile… (Amahubo anamuhla)

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