Ingabe IBhayibheli Lithembekile Ngeqiniso NgoJesu Kristu?

Enye yezindaba ezithakazelisa kakhulu ngo-2008 yayihilela ilabhorethri yeCERN ngaphandle kwaseGeneva, eSwitzerland. NgoLwesithathu, ngoSepthemba 10, 2008, ososayensi basebenzise i-Large Hadron Collider, isilingo esiyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili zamadola esenzelwe ukubona ukuthi kwenzekani lapho ama-proton ehlangana komunye nomunye ngejubane elisimangaliso. "Manje sesingabheka phambili," kusho umqondisi wephrojekthi, "enkathini entsha yokuqonda umsuka nokuziphendukela kwendawo yonke." AmaKristu angakwazi futhi kufanele abe nomdlandla ngalolu hlobo locwaningo. Ulwazi lwethu lweqiniso, kepha, alukhawulelwe kulokho isayensi engakufakazela.

AmaKrestu akholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhulumile (okucabanga ukuthi, uNkulunkulu ongakhuluma!). Njengoba umphostoli uPawulu abhalela uThimothewu: "Yonke imiBhalo iphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu ilungele ukufundisa, nokusola, nokuqondisa, nokuqeqesha ngokulunga, ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu apheleliselwe yonke imisebenzi emihle." (2 Tim. 3:16). Uma lo mbhalo ungelona iqiniso - uma umBhalo ungaphefumulelwe uNkulunkulu - iVangeli, isonto nobuKrestu uqobo kuyintuthu nje nezibuko - isigaxa esinyamalalayo lapho sihlolisiswa. Ukuthembela eBhayibhelini njengeZwi likaNkulunkulu kubalulekile ebuKristwini.

Umbono womhlaba wobuKrestu ucabanga futhi udinga igama eliphefumulelwe: iBhayibheli. IBhayibheli yisambulo sikaNkulunkulu, "Isambulo sikaNkulunkulu asenza ngaso sazi iqiniso Ngaye, izinhloso Zakhe, amacebo Akhe, nentando Yakhe ebingaziwa ngenye indlela." Cabanga ukuthi ubudlelwano bakho nomunye umuntu buguquka kanjani kakhulu lapho omunye umuntu ezimisele ukuvula - umuntu ojwayelene naye eba umngane oseduze. Ngokunjalo nobudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu bususelwa kumthetho uNkulunkulu akhethe ukuzembulela wona.

Konke lokhu kuzwakala kukuhle, kepha kungani umuntu ekholwa ukuthi okushiwo yiBhayibheli kuyiqiniso? Ingabe ukukholwa ekubeni semlandweni kwemibhalo yeBhayibheli akufani yini nenkolelo yokuthi uZeus wabusa eseNtabeni i-Olympus? Lo ngumbuzo obalulekile odinga impendulo ecacile ohlangothini lwalabo ababizwa ngegama elithi "umKrestu". Kungani sikholelwa eBhayibhelini? Kunezizathu eziningi. Nazi ezimbili zazo.

Okokuqala, kufanele sikholwe yiBhayibheli ngoba uKristu wayelikholelwa iBhayibheli.

Lesi sizathu singazwakala sihlukumezekile noma siyindilinga. Akuyona. Njengoba isazi semfundiso yenkolo saseBrithani uJohn Wenham siphikisile, ubuKrestu busekelwe kuqala futhi okubaluleke kakhulu ekukholweni kumuntu: "Kuze kube manje, amaKrestu abengasazi isimo seBhayibheli abanjwe emjikelezweni omubi: noma iyiphi imfundiso egculisayo yeBhayibheli kumele kusekelwe ekufundisweni kweBhayibheli, kepha imfundiso yeBhayibheli uqobo iyasolisa. Indlela yokuphuma kule nkinga ukubona ukuthi ukukholwa eBhayibhelini kuvela ekukholweni kuKristu, hhayi okuphambene nalokho. Ngamanye amagama, ukuthembela eBhayibhelini kusekelwe ekuthembeleni kuKristu. Ingabe uKristu wayethi uyikho? Ingabe ungumuntu nje omkhulu noma uyiNkosi? Ibhayibheli kungenzeka lingakufakazeli ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNkosi, kepha ubukhosi bukaKristu buzokufakazela ukuthi iBhayibheli liyizwi likaNkulunkulu uqobo.Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uKristu wayekhuluma njalo ngegunya leTestamente Elidala (bheka uMarko 9). igunya lemfundiso yakhe ethi, "Ngiyakutshela" (bona uMathewu 5). UJesu waze wafundisa ukuthi imfundiso yabafundi Bakhe izoba negunya elingcwele (bona uJohane 14:26). Uma uJesu Kristu ethembekile, khona-ke amazwi Akhe ngegunya leBhayibheli nawo kufanele athembeke. UKristu unokwethenjelwa futhi uthembekile eZwini likaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke nathi kufanele. Ngaphandle kokholo kuKristu, ngeke ukholwe ukuthi iBhayibheli liyisambulo sikaNkulunkulu uqobo. Ngokukholwa kuKristu, awukwazi ukusiza kepha ukholwe ukuthi iBhayibheli liyiZwi likaNkulunkulu.

Okwesibili, kufanele sikholelwe eBhayibhelini ngoba lichaza ngokunembile futhi lishintsha ngamandla impilo yethu.

Izichaza kanjani izimpilo zethu? IBhayibheli linomqondo womuzwa wecala jikelele, isifiso sethemba emhlabeni wonke, iqiniso lehlazo, ubukhona bokholo kanye nokuzidela. Lezo zigaba zikhula kakhulu eBhayibhelini futhi ziyabonakala, emazingeni ehlukene, ezimpilweni zethu. Futhi okuhle nokubi? Abanye bangazama ukuphika ubukhona babo, kepha iBhayibheli lichaza kangcono lokho sonke esikutholayo: ukuba khona kokuhle (ukubonakaliswa kukaNkulunkulu ophelele futhi ongcwele) nokuba khona kobubi (imiphumela elindelekile yendalo ewile nenenkohliso) .

Cabanga nangendlela iBhayibheli elikuguqula ngayo ngamandla ukuphila kwethu. Isazi sefilosofi uPaul Helm wabhala, "uNkulunkulu [neZwi laKhe] bavivinywa ngokuzwa nangokumlalela futhi bathola ukuthi muhle njengeZwi lakhe." Impilo yethu uqobo iba isivivinyo sokwethenjelwa kweBhayibheli. Impilo yomKrestu kufanele ibe wubufakazi beqiniso leBhayibheli. Umhubi wasinxusa ukuba “sinambithe, sibone ukuthi uJehova muhle; ubusisiwe umuntu ophephela kuye ”(AmaHubo 34: 8). Lapho sizwa uNkulunkulu, lapho siphephela Kuye, amazwi Akhe abonakala eyindinganiso ethembekile. Njengokaputeni womkhumbi ezikhathini zasendulo owayethembele ebalazweni lakhe ukuthi amhambise lapho eya khona ekugcineni, umKristu uthembela eZwini likaNkulunkulu njengomhlahlandlela ongenaphutha ngoba umKristu uyabona lapho umthathe khona. UDon Carson waveza iphuzu elifanayo lapho echaza lokho okuhehe umngani wakhe okokuqala eBhayibhelini: "Ukukhanga kwakhe okokuqala eBhayibhelini nakuKristu kwashukunyiswa ngokwengxenye ilukuluku lokufuna ukwazi, kepha ikakhulukazi ngekhwalithi impilo yabafundi abathile abangamaKristu wayeyazi. Usawoti wawungalahlekanga ukunambitheka kwawo, ukukhanya kwakusakhanya. Impilo eguqukile ingubufakazi beZwi leqiniso.

Uma lokhu kuyiqiniso, yini okufanele siyenze? Okokuqala: dumisani uNkulunkulu: akazange athule. UNkulunkulu wayengaphansi kwesibopho sokukhuluma; nokho wakwenza. Uphume kuthulekile wazenza waziwa. Iqiniso lokuthi abanye bangathanda ukuthi uNkulunkulu aziveze ngokuhlukile noma ngaphezulu aliguquli iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu uzembule ngendlela abona ngayo. Okwesibili, ngoba uNkulunkulu ukhulumile, kufanele silwele ukumazi ngothando lwensizwa ejaha intombi. Leyo nsizwa ifuna ukumazi kangcono futhi kangcono. Ufuna ngikhulume futhi uma enza njalo uzicwilisa kuwo wonke amagama. Kufanele sifise ukumazi uNkulunkulu ngentshiseko efanayo, yentsha, kanye nentshiseko. Funda iBhayibheli, ufunde ngoNkulunkulu. NguNyaka Omusha, ngakho-ke cabanga ngokulandela uhlelo lokufundwa kweBhayibheli njengeKhalenda Lokufunda Lansuku zonke likaM'Cheyne. Kuzokuthatha iTestamente Elisha namaHubo kabili kanye neTestamente Elidala kanye. Ekugcineni, funa ubufakazi beqiniso leBhayibheli empilweni yakho. Ungenzi amaphutha; iqiniso leBhayibheli alincikile kuwe. Kodwa-ke, impilo yakho ifakazela ukuthembeka kwemiBhalo. Ukube usuku lwakho beluqoshwa, ngabe ukhona umuntu ongaqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngeqiniso lomBhalo? AmaKristu aseKorinte kwakuyincwadi kaPawulu yokuncoma. Uma abantu babezibuza ukuthi bazomethemba yini uPaul, kufanele babheke nje abantu abakhonza uPaul. Impilo yabo yakufakazela ukuba yiqiniso kwamazwi kaPawulu. Kungokufanayo nakithi. Kufanele sibe yincwadi yeBhayibheli yokudumisa (2 Kor. 14:26). Lokhu kudinga ukuhlolwa kwangempela (futhi mhlawumbe okubuhlungu) kwempilo yethu. Singathola izindlela esingalinaki ngazo iZwi likaNkulunkulu, kepha impilo yomKristu, yize ingaphelele, kufanele ikhombise okuphambene nalokho. Njengoba sihlola izimpilo zethu kufanele sithole ubufakazi obuqand 'ikhanda bokuthi uNkulunkulu ukhulumile nokuthi iZwi lakhe liyiqiniso.