Izizathu Ezimbili Zokuba NgamaKatolika

zithethelelwe nguThomas Blackshear II

AT isenzakalo samuva nje, umbhangqwana osemusha oshadile weSonto LikaMoya weza kimi wathi, “Ngenxa yemibhalo yakho, sesiphenduke amaKatolika.” Ngagcwala injabulo njengoba sangana, ngajabulela ukuthi lo mfowethu nodade kuKristu babezozwa amandla kanye nempilo Yakhe ngezindlela ezintsha nezijulile—ikakhulukazi ngamaSakramente esiVumo kanye neSidlo esiNgcwele.

Ngakho-ke, nazi izizathu ezimbili “ezingenangqondo” zokuthi kungani amaProthestani kufanele abe amaKhatholika.

KUSEBHAYIBHELINI

Omunye umvangeli ubengibhalela muva nje ethi akudingeki ukuthi uvume izono zakho komunye umuntu, futhi lokho ukwenza ngqo kuNkulunkulu. Akukho okungalungile ngalokho ezingeni elilodwa. Lapho nje sibona isono sethu, kufanele sikhulume noNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo, sicele intethelelo yakhe, bese siqala futhi, sizimisele ukungabe sisona.

Kepha ngokweBhayibheli kufanele senze okuningi:

Vumani izono omunye komunye, nikhulekelane ukuba niphulukiswe. (Jakobe 5:16)

Umbuzo uthi, kufanele sivume kubani? Impendulo ithi kulabo uKristu abanike igunya lokuxolela isono. Ngemuva kokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu wavela kubaPhostoli, wabaphefumulela uMoya oNgcwele wathi:

Izono ozixolelayo zithethelelwe, nezono ozigcinayo zigcinwa. (Johane 20:23)

Lokhu kwakungewona umyalo kuwo wonke umuntu, kepha kwabaPhostoli kuphela, umbhishobhi wokuqala weSonto. Ukuvuma izono kubapristi kwakwenziwa kusukela ezikhathini zokuqala:

Abaningi futhi kulabo ababengamakholwa beza, bevuma futhi bedalula imikhuba yabo. (Imisebenti 19:18)

Vuma izono zakho esontweni, futhi ungakhuphukeli emthandazweni wakho unembeza omubi. —Didache “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles”, (c. 70 AD)

[Ungazami ukumemezela isono sakhe kumpristi weNkosi nasekufuneni umuthi… —U-Origen wase-Alexandria, uBaba weSonto; (c. 244 AD)

Lowo ovuma izono zakhe ngenhliziyo ephendukayo uthola ukuthethelelwa kwabo kumpristi. —USt. U-Athanasius wase-Alexandria, uBaba weSonto, (c. 295-373 AD)

“Lapho uzwa umuntu ebeka obala unembeza wakhe ekuvumeni isono, usevele waphuma ethuneni,” kusho uSt. Augustine (c. 354–430 AD) lapho ebhekisela ngokusobala ngokuvuswa kukaLazaru. “Kodwa akakaboshwa. Ukhululwa nini? Uboshiwe ngobani na?”

Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Noma yini oyoyibopha emhlabeni koba kuboshiwe ezulwini, futhi noma yini oyithukululayo emhlabeni iyokhululwa ezulwini. (Math 18:18)

“Ngokufanelekile,” u-Augustine uqhubeka ethi, “ukukhululwa kwezono okunganikezwa iSonto.”

UJesu wathi kubo: “Mthukululeni, nimyeke ahambe; ( Johane 11:44 )

Angikwazi ukusho okwanele ngomusa wokuphulukisa engihlangabezane nawo ku uhlangana noJesu ekuvumeni izono. Ku zwa Ngixolelwe ngummeli kaKristu oyisipho esihle kakhulu (bheka Ukuvuma Ukudlula?).

Futhi lelo yiphuzu: lesi Sakramente sisebenza kuphela phambi kompristi ongumKatolika. Kungani? Ngoba yibo bodwa abanikezwe igunya lokwenza lokho ngokulandelana kwabaphostoli phakathi namakhulu eminyaka.

NDLALA?

Awudingi nje kuphela zwa intethelelo yeNkosi ishiwo, kodwa udinga “ukunambitha ubone ukuthi uJehova muhle.” Kungenzeka yini? Ingabe singayithinta iNkosi ngaphambi kokufika Kwayo kokugcina?

UJesu wazibiza ngokuthi “isinkwa sokuphila.” Lokhu Wakunika abaPhostoli ngeSidlo Sokugcina lapho ethi:

“Thabathani nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.” Wayesethabatha inkezo, wabonga, wabanika, wathi: “Phuzani kuyo nonke, ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elichithwa ngenxa yabaningi kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” ( Mathewu 26:26-28 )

Kuyacaca emazwini eNkosi uqobo ukuthi ubengafanekiseli.

Ngoba inyama yami weqiniso ukudla, negazi lami weqiniso isiphuzo. (Johane 6:55)

Bese,

Noma ubani uyadla inyama yami nokuphuza igazi lami kuhlala kimi nami kuye.

Isenzo esithi “uyadla” sisetshenziswe lapha isenzo sesiGreki I-trogon okusho “ukudla” noma “ukuququda” njengokungathi kugcizelela iqiniso elingokoqobo uKristu ayelethula.

Kuyacaca ukuthi uSt.

Ngakho-ke noma ngubani odla lesi sinkwa noma aphuze indebe yeNkosi ngendlela engafanele uyoba necala lokungcolisa umzimba negazi leNkosi. Umuntu akazivivinye, adle leso sinkwa, aphuze lesi sitsha. Ngoba noma ngubani odla futhi aphuze ngaphandle kokuqonda ukuthi umzimba uzidlela futhi aziphuzele ukwahlulelwa. Kungakho-ke abaningi benu bebuthakathaka, begula, kanti abanye sebeshonile. (Funda eyoku-11 Korinte 27:30-XNUMX.)

UJesu wathi lowo odla lesiSinkwa unokuphila okuphakade!

Ama-Israyeli ayalwa ukuba adle imvu engenasici futhi abeke igazi layo ezinsikeni zeminyango yawo. Ngale ndlela, basindiswa engelosini yokufa. Kanjalo nathi, kufanele sidle “iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa izono zezwe” (Johane 1:29). Kulesi sidlo, nathi siyasinda ekufeni kwaphakade.

Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe, Uma ungadli inyama yeNdodana yomuntu, uphuze igazi layo, awunakuphila phakathi kwakho. (Johane 6: 53)

Angikunambithisisi ukudla okonakalayo noma ubumnandi balokhu kuphila. Ngifisa isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu, esiyinyama kaJesu Kristu, owayengowenzalo kaDavide; futhi ngiphuzela igazi lakhe, okuwuthando olungenakonakala. —USt. U-Ignatius wase-Antiyokiya, uBaba weSonto, Incwadi eya kwabaseRoma 7: 3 (c. 110 AD)

Lokhu sikubiza ngokuthi yi-Eucharist… Ngoba asikutholi njengokudla okuvamile noma isiphuzo esijwayelekile; kodwa njengoba uJesu Kristu uMsindisi wethu enziwe waba yinyama ngezwi likaNkulunkulu futhi waba nenyama negazi ngenxa yensindiso yethu, kanjalo futhi, njengoba sifundisiwe, i-foo enziwe yaba yi-Ekaristi ngomkhuleko we-Ekaristi obekwe Nguye, futhi ngokuguqulwa igazi nenyama yethu ondliwe ngakho, kuyinyama negazi lalowo Jesu osesimweni somuntu. —St. UJustin Martyr, ukuxolisa okokuqala ukuvikela amaKristu, n. U-66, (c. 100 - 165 AD)

Umbhalo ucacile. Isiko lobuKristu kusukela emakhulwini okuqala eminyaka aliguquki. Ukuvuma izono kanye noMthendeleko kuhlala kuyindlela ephathekayo nenamandla kakhulu yokwelapha nomusa. Bagcwalisa isithembiso sikaKristu sokuhlala nathi kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi.

Yini-ke, mProthestani othandekayo, ekuvimbela? Ingabe amahlazo umpristi? UPeter wayeyihlazo futhi! Ingabe kuyisono sabefundisi abathile? Badinga insindiso futhi! Ingabe ngamasiko namasiko eMisa? Imuphi umndeni ongenawo amasiko? Ingabe yizithombe nemifanekiso? Imuphi umndeni ongagcini izithombe zabathandekayo bawo eduze? Ingabe upapa? Imuphi umndeni ongenababa?

Izizathu ezimbili zokuba ngamaKatolika: Ukuvuma futhi UmthendelekoZombili esiziphiwe nguJesu. Uma ukholelwa eBhayibhelini, kufanele ukholelwe kulo konke.

Uma noma ngubani esusa emazwini akulencwadi yesiprofetho, uNkulunkulu uyosusa isabelo sakhe esihlahleni sokuphila nasemzini ongcwele ochazwe kulencwadi. (IsAm 22:19)

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