Ngabe uNkulunkulu uluthando, ubulungiswa noma ukuthethelela kwethu?
ISINGENISO - - Amadoda amaningi, ngisho naphakathi kwamaKristu, ngisho nalabo abathi abakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona noma abangenandaba, basamesaba uNkulunkulu namuhla njengomahluleli onzima futhi ongazethembi futhi, uma kunjalo, "okuzenzakalelayo": bakulungele ukushaya, kungekudala. umuntu owenze amaphutha athile. Kunabaningi namuhla abacabanga, ngokungabaza noma ngosizi, ukuthi ububi obenziwe buhlala nokuthi ukuxolelwa, okutholwe ekuvumeleni noma kunembeza, akushintshi lutho, kuyinduduzo elula, nokuphuma kokwehlukaniswa. Imibono enjalo ihlambalaza uNkulunkulu futhi ayihloniphi ubuhlakani bomuntu. Lapho nje emakhasini kaNkulunkulu weTestamente Elidala, ngomlomo wabaprofethi, esabisa noma ekhipha izijeziso ezimbi, futhi umemezela phezulu futhi eqinisekisa: "NginguNkulunkulu hhayi umuntu! ... nginguSanta futhi angithandi ukubhubhisa! »(Hos. 11, 9). Futhi uma ngisho eTestamenteni eNtsha, abaphostoli ababili bakholelwa ukuthi bazohumusha ukusabela kukaJesu ngokucela umlilo uvela ezulwini emzaneni owawukwenqabe, uJesu uphendula ngokuqinile futhi ayala: «Anazi ukuthi ungowakuphi umoya. INdodana yomuntu yeza hhayi ukulahlekelwa yimiphefumulo, kodwa ukuzosindisa ». Ubulungisa bukaNkulunkulu lapho ahlulela ngokuphelele, lapho ejezisa ukuhlanza futhi ephulukisa, lapho elungisa uyasindisa, ngoba ubulungisa kuNkulunkulu uthando.
UMBHALO WOKWENZA UMBHALO - Izwi leNkosi laqondiswa kuJona okwesibili, lathi: “Sukuma uye eNiníve, idolobha elikhulu, ubatshele lokho engizokutshela kona. UJona wasukuma waya eNineve ... washumayela, ethi: "Sezizadlula izinsuku ezingamashumi amane iNineve libhujiswe." Izakhamizi zaseNineve zazikholwa nguNkulunkulu futhi zamxosha ezisheshayo futhi zagqoka i-cocice ukusuka kwabakhulu kuya kwabancane kunazo zonke. (...) Kwabe sekumenyezelwa isimemezelo eNineve: «... yilowo nalowo makaphenduke ezindleleni zakhe ezimbi nasebubini obusezandleni zakhe. Kwazi bani? mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu angashintsha futhi aphenduke, aphambukise ukufikelwa yintukuthelo yakhe futhi angasenzi sibhubhe ». Futhi uNkulunkulu wayibona imisebenzi yabo ... waphenduka ebubini ayekhulume ukuthi abenzi futhi kabenzanga. Kepha lokhu kwamdabukisa kakhulu uJona futhi wathukuthela ... uJona wasuka edolobheni ... wakhosela amagatsha wangena ngaphansi komthunzi, elindele ukubona ukuthi kuzokwenzekani edolobheni. INkosi uNkulunkulu yamhlumisela ihlumela lomhluzi… ukuze amboze ikhanda likaJona. Futhi uJona wezwa intokozo enkulu ngaloyo mholi. Kepha ngakusasa ... uNkulunkulu wathumela isibungu ukuba siyohlikihla insimbi yome yomile. Kwathi seliphumile ilanga ... ilanga lashaya ikhanda likaJona owayezizwa ehluleka futhi ecela ukufa. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabuza uJona ukuthi: “Kubonakala kukuhle kuwe ukuthi uthukuthele kakhulu embonini eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-castor? (...) Uzwela leso sitshalo se-castor ongakakhathali nakancane ... futhi akufanele ngibe nesihawu ngeNineve lapho abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili bengakwazi ukwahlukanisa phakathi kwesandla sokudla nesinxele? »(UJon. 3, 3-10 / 4, 1-11)
ISIPHETHO - Ubani phakathi kwethu ongamangali ngemizwa kaJona? Esikhathini esiningi sifuna ukunamathela esinqumweni esinzima noma ngabe kukhona okushintshile kumfowethu. Umuzwa wethu wezobulungiswa uvame ukuziphindiselela ngobuqili, okuyisithiyo "esisemthethweni" "somphakathi" kanye nesahlulelo sethu esifuna ukucaca ngenkemba ebandayo.
Singabalingisi bakaNkulunkulu: ubulungiswa kumele bube uhlobo lothando, ukuqonda, ukusiza, ukulungisa, ukusindisa, ukungalahli, ukulenza likhonze, liqhele.