Okushiwo ukuphenduka ebuKristwini. Kusho ukuthini ukuphenduka esonweni?
Isichazamazwi sikaWebster seNew World College sichaza ukuphenduka ngokuthi "ukuphenduka noma ukuphenduka; umuzwa wokungajabuli, ikakhulukazi ngokwenza iphutha; ukuphoqelelwa; inkambiso; kuzisola ". Ukuphenduka kwaziwa nangokuthi ukuguqulwa kwengqondo, ukuhamba, ukubuyela kuNkulunkulu, ukufulathela isono.
Ukuphenduka ebuKristwini kusho ukuchezuka okuqotho, engqondweni nasenhliziyweni, kusuka ngokwakho kuye uNkulunkulu. Kusho ukuguquka kwesimo sengqondo esiholela esenzweni: ibutho elivela kuNkulunkulu libheke endleleni yesono.
I-Bible Dictionary Eerdmans ichaza ukuphenduka ngomqondo wayo ophelele ngokuthi "ukuguqulwa okuphelele kokuqondisa okusho ukwahlulela okwedlule nokuhlehliswa kabusha ngamabomu ngekusasa".
Ukuphenduka ebhayibhelini
Ngokwesimo sebhayibheli, ukuphenduka ukubona ukuthi isono sethu simcasulile uNkulunkulu. Ukuphenduka kungaphezu kokuzisola, njengokuzisola esikuzwayo ngenxa yokwesaba ukujeziswa (njengoKayini) noma kungaba lukhulu, njengokuqonda ukuthi kungakanani ukwedlula kwethu Izono kuJesu Kristu nokuthi umusa wakhe osindisayo usihlanza kanjani (njengokuguquka kukaPawuli).
Izicelo zokuphenduka zitholakala kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala, njengoHezekeli 18:30:
“Ngalokho-ke, ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngizonihlulela, kube yilowo nalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe, isho iNkosi EnguMbusi. Phenduka! Suka kuzo zonke izono zakho; khona-ke isono ngeke kube ukwehla kwakho. " (NIV)
Lolu bizo olungokwesiprofetho lokuphenduka ukukhala kothando kwabesilisa nabesifazane ukuthi babuyele ekuncikeni kuNkulunkulu:
“Wozani sibuyele eNkosini, ngoba isidwengula ukuze iselaphe; usilehlisile futhi uzosibopha ”. (Hoseya 6: 1, ESV)
Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu aqale inkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, uJohane uMbhaptizi washumayela:
"Phendukani, ngoba umbuso wezulu useduze." (UMathewu 3: 2, ESV)
UJesu wabuye wacela ukuphenduka:
UJesu wathi: “Isikhathi sesifikile. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele. Phendukani futhi nikholwe yizindaba ezinhle! " (Marku 1:15, NIV)
Ngemuva kovuko, abaphostoli baqhubeka nokubiza izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Lapha kuZenzo 3: 19-21, uPitrosi washumayeza amadoda anga-Israyeli angasindiswanga:
"Phendukani, bese nibuyela emuva, ukuze izono zenu zisulwe, ukuze izikhathi zokuqabuleka zivele ebusweni beNkosi, nokuthi angathumela uKrestu omiselwe nina, uJesu, okumele izulu limemukele kuze kufike isikhathi sokubuyiselwa zonke izinto uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngazo ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele kudala. "(ESV)
Ukuphenduka nokusindiswa
Ukuphenduka kuyingxenye ebalulekile yensindiso, edinga ukusuka empilweni elawulwa yisono iye Empilweni eyabonakala ngokulalela uNkulunkulu. UMoya oNgcwele uhola umuntu ukuba aphenduke, kepha ukuphenduka uqobo akubonakali 'njengomsebenzi omuhle' owenezela insindiso yethu.
Ibhayibheli lithi abantu basindiswa ngokukholwa kuphela (kwabase-Efesu 2: 8-9). Noma kunjalo, akunakuba nokholo kuKristu ngaphandle kokuphenduka futhi kungaphenduki ngaphandle kokholo. Lokhu kuhlukane.