"INI ngalabo abangewona amaKatolika noma abangabhapathiziwe futhi abangazange balizwe iVangeli? Ingabe balahlekile futhi balahlwe esihogweni? ” Lowo ngumbuzo obucayi futhi obalulekile odinga impendulo ebucayi neyiqiniso.
UMBHABHADISO — IZITEZI EZULWINI
In Ingxenye I, kusobala ukuthi insindiso iza kulabo abaphendukayo ezonweni futhi balandele iVangeli. Umnyango, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, uyiSakramente Lombhapathizo lapho umuntu ehlanzwa kuso sonke isono futhi avuselelwe eMzimbeni kaKristu. Uma kwenzeka othile ecabanga ukuthi lokhu kuwukuqanjwa kwenkathi ephakathi, lalela imiyalo kaKristu uqobo:
Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa; ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa (ngokukaMarku 16:16). Amen, amen, ngithi kuwe, akekho ongangena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuzalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya. ( Johane 3:5 )
Kuyavunywa, kumuntu wangaphandle namuhla, Ubhapathizo kumelwe lubonakale “njengento esiyenzayo” ethandekayo ephumela esithombeni somkhaya esihle kanye nesidlo sasemini esimnandi kamuva. Kodwa qondani, uJesu wayezimisele kangangokuthi leliSakramente lalizoba yinto ebonakalayo, ephumelelayo, futhi kuyadingeka uphawu lwesenzo Sakhe sokusindisa, ukuthi Wenza izinto ezintathu ukuze akugcizelele:
• Wabhapathizwa ngokwakhe; ( Mathewu 3:13-17 )
• Amanzi negazi kwaphuma enhliziyweni Yakhe njengophawu nomthombo wamasakramente; ( Johane 19:34 ) kanye
• Wayala abaPhostoli ukuthi: “Ngakho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele.” (Mathewu 28: 19)
Yingakho oFata beBandla babevame ukuthi, “Ngaphandle kweBandla, ayikho insindiso,” ngoba kungeBandla lapho amasakramente, afiswa nguKristu, afinyelelwa futhi anikezwe khona:
Uzisekela emiBhalweni NaseSikweni, uMkhandlu ufundisa ukuthi iBandla, isihambi esisemhlabeni manje, liyadingeka ukuze sisindiswe: uKristu oyedwa ongumlamuleli nendlela yensindiso; ukhona kithi emzimbeni wakhe oyiBandla. Yena ngokwakhe waqinisekisa ngokucacile isidingo sokholo noMbhapathizo, futhi ngalokho waqinisekisa ngesikhathi esifanayo isidingo seBandla abantu abangena ngalo ngoMbhapathizo njengokungathi ngomnyango. Ngakho-ke babengenakusindiswa labo, ngoba bazi ukuthi iSonto LamaKatolika lasungulwa njengoba kudingekile ngoKristu, benqaba ukungena kulo noma ukuhlala kulo. -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 846
Kodwa kuthiwani ngalabo abazalelwa emikhayeni yamaProthestani? Kuthiwani ngabantu abazalelwa emazweni obuKhomanisi lapho inkolo ivinjelwe khona? Noma kuthiwani ngalabo abahlala ezindaweni ezikude zaseNingizimu Melika noma e-Afrika lapho iVangeli lingakafinyeleli khona?
PHAKATHI NGAPHANDLE
OFata BeSonto bakwenza kwacaca ukuthi umuntu owenqaba ngamabomu iSonto LamaKatolika ubeka insindiso yabo engozini, ngoba nguKristu owamisa iSonto ‘njengesakramente lensindiso.[1]cf. CCC, n. 849, Mat 16:18 Kodwa iCatechism iyanezela:
...umuntu akanakubabeka icala ngesono sokwehlukana labo okwamanje abazalelwa kulemiphakathi [eyaba umphumela wokwehlukana okunjalo] futhi kuyo bakhuliswa okholweni lukaKristu, futhi iSonto LamaKatolika libemukela ngenhlonipho nangothando njengabazalwane. … —Ikhathekizimu yeSonto LamaKatolika, 818
Yini eyenza sibe bazalwane?
Ubhapathizo lwakha isisekelo senhlanganyelo phakathi kwawo wonke amaKrestu, kubandakanya nalabo abangakabi nenhlanganyelo ephelele neSonto LamaKhatholika. Balungisiswe ngokukholwa kuBhaphathizo, [bafakwa] kuKristu; ngakho-ke banelungelo lokubizwa ngokuthi bangamaKristu, futhi ngesizathu esihle bamukelwa njengabafowabo izingane zeSonto LamaKatolika. ” “Ngakho-ke ubhapathizo lwakha isibopho seSakramente sobunye ekhona phakathi kwabo bonke abazalwa kabusha ngayo. ”—Ikhathekizimu yeSonto LamaKatolika, 1271
Lokhu akusho, nokho, ukuthi singakwazi noma kufanele samukele isimo esikhona. Ukwehlukana phakathi kwamaKristu kuyihlazo. Kusivimbela ekuboneni “ubuKatolika” bethu njengeBandla lomhlaba wonke. Labo abahlukanisiwe nobuKatolika bayahlupheka, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bayakuqaphela noma cha, ukuncishwa umusa wokuphulukiswa ngokomzwelo, ngokomzimba nangokomoya okuza ngamasakramente e-Confession kanye ne-Ekaristi. Ukungezwani kuphazamisa ubufakazi bethu kwabangakholwa abavame ukubona ukungezwani okukhulu, ukungaboni ngaso linye kanye nokucwasana phakathi kwethu.
Ngakho nakuba singasho ukuthi labo ababhapathizwayo nabavuma uJesu njengeNkosi bangabafowethu nodadewethu ngempela futhi basendleleni yensindiso, lokhu akusho ukuthi ukuhlukana kwethu kusiza ukusindisa umhlaba wonke. Ngokudabukisayo, kuphambene. Ngoba uJesu wathi, “Ngalokho bonke bayokwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” [2]John 13: 35
IPHUTHA vs. REASON
Khona-ke, kuthiwani ngomuntu ozalelwe ehlathini, kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe kuze kube sekufeni, ongakaze ezwe ngoJesu? Noma umuntu osedolobheni owakhuliswa abazali abangamaqaba ongakaze anikezwe iVangeli? Ingabe laba abangabhapathiziwe balahlwa ngokungenathemba?
Encwadini yeHubo lanamuhla, uDavide uyabuza:
Ngingayaphi ngisuka emoyeni wakho? Ngingabalekelaphi ebusweni bakho? ( IHubo 139:7 )
UNkulunkulu ukuyo yonke indawo. Ubukhona bakhe abukho kuphela ngaphakathi kweTabernakele noma phakathi komphakathi wamaKrestu lapho “Kubuthene ababili noma abathathu” egameni Lakhe,[3]isib. Mat 18:20 kodwa itholakala kuwo wonke umhlaba. Futhi lobuBukhona obuNgcwele, kusho uSt. can kuqondwe hhayi kuphela enhliziyweni kodwa nangengqondo yomuntu:
Ngoba okungaziwa ngoNkulunkulu kusobala kubo, ngoba uNkulunkulu wakwenza kwacaca kubo. Kusukela ekudalweni komhlaba, izimfanelo zakhe ezingabonakali zamandla aphakade nobunkulunkulu zikwazile ukuqondwa nokubonakala kulokho akwenzile. (Rom 1: 19-20)
Yingakho nje, kusukela ekuqaleni kwendalo, isintu siye saba nokuthambekela kwenkolo: sibona endalweni nangaphakathi kuye umsebenzi wezandla zaLowo omkhulu kunaye; uyakwazi ukufinyelela olwazini oluthile ngoNkulunkulu ngokusebenzisa "izimpikiswano ezihlanganisayo nezikholisayo."[4]CCC, n. 31 Ngakho, wafundisa uPapa Pius XII:
…ingqondo yomuntu ngamandla ayo emvelo kanye nokukhanya ingafinyelela olwazini lweqiniso noluqinisekile ngoNkulunkulu oyedwa ongumuntu, Oqapha futhi alawule umhlaba, kanye nomthetho wemvelo, uMdali awulobile ezinhliziyweni zethu. … -I-Humani Generis, Encyclical; n. 2; v Vatican.va
Manje:
Labo okuthi, ngaphandle kwephutha labo, abalazi iVangeli likaKristu noma iBandla lakhe, kepha abafuna uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo eqotho, futhi, beshukunyiswa umusa, bazame ngezenzo zabo ukwenza intando yakhe njengoba bekwazi okuyalelwa unembeza wabo — nabo bangathola insindiso yaphakade. -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 847
UJesu wathi, “Ngiyiqiniso.” Ngamanye amazwi, insindiso ihlala ivulekele labo abazama ukulandela iqiniso, ukulandela uJesu, bengamazi ngegama.
Kodwa ingabe lokhu akuphambene yini namazwi kaKristu ngokwakhe okuthi umuntu kumelwe abhapathizwe ukuze asindiswe? Cha, ngoba umuntu akanakubekwa icala lokwenqaba ukukholwa kuKristu uma engakaze anikwe ithuba; umuntu angeke alahlwe ngokwenqaba ukuBhapathiswa uma engakaze aqaphele “amanzi aphilayo” ensindiso kwasekuqaleni. Okushiwo iBandla ngokuyinhloko ukuthi “ukungazi okungenakunqotshwa” kukaKristu nemiBhalo akusho ngempela ukungazi okuphelele ngoNkulunkulu womuntu noma izimfuno zomthetho wemvelo obhalwe enhliziyweni yomuntu. Ngakho-ke:
Wonke umuntu ongenalwazi ngeVangeli likaKristu neBandla lakhe, kodwa efuna iqiniso futhi enze intando kaNkulunkulu ngokuhambisana nokuliqonda kwakhe, angasindiswa. Kungase kucatshangelwe ukuthi abantu abanjalo bangaba wayefisa Ubhaphathizo ngokusobala ukube babesazi isidingo sayo. -Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika,n. 1260
IKhathekizimu ayisho ukuthi “uyosindiswa,” kodwa ingaba. UJesu usikisela okuningi lapho, ekufundiseni kwakhe ngoKwahlulelwa Kokugcina, Ethi kubafundi igcinwe:
ngangilambile, nanginika ukudla, ngomile, nangiphuzisa, ngiyisihambi, nangamukela, nginqunu, nangigqokisa, ngigula, nanginakekela, ngisetilongweni, nangivakashela.' Khona bayakuyiphendula abalungileyo, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile sakupha ukudla, noma womile sakuphuzisa na? Sakubona nini uyisihambi sakwamukela, noma uhamba ze sakwembathisa na? sakubona nini ugula, noma usetilongweni, seza kuwe, na?' Inkosi iphendule ithi kubo: Amen, ngithi kini: Konke enakwenza komunye walaba bafowethu abancane, nenze nakimi. ( Mathewu 25:35-40 )
UNkulunkulu uluthando, futhi labo abalandela umthetho wothando, ngokwezinga elithile noma kwelinye, balandela uNkulunkulu. Kubo, “Uthando lumboza izono eziningi.” [5]I-1 Pet 4: 8
IYAMISWA
Lokhu akulikhululi neze iBandla ekushumayeleni iVangeli ezizweni. Ngesizathu somuntu, nakuba ekwazi ukubona uNkulunkulu, siye samnyama ngenxa yesono sokuqala, “esiwukuphucwa ubungcwele bokuqala nokulunga” umuntu ayenakho ngaphambi kokuwa. [6]CCC n. 405 Ngakho-ke, isimo sethu esilimele “sithambekele ebubini” okubangela “amaphutha amakhulu emikhakheni yezemfundo, yezombangazwe, yezenhlalo kanye neyokuziphatha.”[7]CCC n. 407 Ngakho-ke, isixwayiso esingapheli seNkosi yethu sizwakala njengobizo olucacisayo obizweni lweBandla lobufundisi:
Ngokuba isango libanzi, nendlela ilula eholela ekubhujisweni, baningi abangena ngalo. Ngokuba isango lincane, nendlela iyingcingo eyisa ekuphileni, bambalwa abayitholayo. ( Mathewu 7:13-14 )
Ngaphezu kwalokho, akufanele sicabange ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi othile wenza izenzo zokupha ngokuzidela ukuthi isono asibambi izimpilo zabo kwenye indawo. “Ningahluleli ngokubonakala…” UKristu waxwayisa[8]John 7: 24—futhi lokhu kuhlanganisa “ukwenza abangcwele” abantu esibathandayo ngempela angazi. UNkulunkulu unguMahluleli wokugcina wokuthi ubani, futhi ubani ongasindisiwe. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uma kunzima kithina njengamaKhatholika abhapathizwayo, aqinisekiswayo, avuma izono, futhi abusisiwe ukuphika inyama yethu… kangakanani-ke lowo ongakayitholi le misa? Ngempela, ekhuluma ngalabo abangakahlanganiswa neNdikimba ebonakalayo yeSonto LamaKatolika, uPius XII uthi:
…abakwazi ukuqiniseka ngensindiso yabo. Ngoba nakuba ngesifiso sokungazi nokulangazelela banobuhlobo obuthile noMzimba Oyimfihlakalo woMhlengi, basalokhu bephucwa lezo zipho eziningi zasezulwini nosizo olungajatshulelwa kuphela eSontweni LamaKatolika. -I-Mystici Corporis, n. 103; v Vatican.va
Iqiniso liwukuthi ayikho indlela yokuthi umuntu aphakame ngaphezu kwesimo sakhe sokuwa, ngaphandle komusa kaNkulunkulu. Ayikho indlela eya kuBaba ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu. Lena inhliziyo yendaba yothando enkulu kunazo zonke eyake yakhulunywa: UNkulunkulu akasishiyanga isintu ekufeni nasekubhujisweni kodwa, ngokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu (isib. ukholo Kuye) namandla kaMoya oNgcwele, asikwazi nje kuphela ukubulala imisebenzi yenyama kodwa size sihlanganyele ebunkulunkulwini Bakhe.[9]CCC n. 526 Kodwa, kusho uSt. “Bangambiza kanjani abangakholwanga kuye na? Futhi bangakholwa kanjani kuye abangezwanga ngaye? Bangezwa kanjani, kungekho oshumayelayo na?” [10]I-Rom 10: 14
Yize ngezindlela ezaziwa nguye uNkulunkulu angaholela labo okuthi, ngaphandle kwephutha labo, bangalazi iVangeli, kulelo kholo okungenakwenzeka ukumthokozisa ngalo, iSonto lisenesibopho futhi linelungelo elingcwele lokushumayela ivangeli. wonke amadoda. -Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika,n. 848
Ngokuba insindiso, ekugcineni, iyisipho.
Kodwa akumele kucatshangwe ukuthi noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesifiso sokungena eBandleni lwanele ukuthi umuntu asindiswe. Kuyadingeka ukuthi isifiso umuntu ahlobene ngaso neBandla sivuswe wuthando oluphelele. Futhi isifiso esigcwele ngeke sikwazi ukuveza umphumela waso, ngaphandle uma umuntu enokholo olungaphezu kwemvelo: “Ngokuba ozayo kuNkulunkulu umelwe ukukholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona nokuthi ungumvuzi walabo abamfunayo” ( Hebheru 11:6 ). —The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, encwadini ka-August 8, 1949, ngokuqondisa kukaPapa Pius XII; katholina.com
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