Kubva pakudonha kwemunhu, zvisikwa hazvichagoni kuratidza Mwari zvisina kumonyoroka; nokuti chivi chakavabata uye chinopindira pakati pezvisikwa naMwari wezvisikwa. Kudai munhu akanga asina kumbova asina kutendeka kuMusiki wake uye akaramba akachena mutsika, chivi chingadai chisina kumbomonyanisa hunhu. Zvino aizoramba achizivisa hunhu hwaMwari husina gwapa kumunhu. Asi munhu paakava asina kutendeka kuna Mwari nokudya muchero womuti wezivo, akakumbanira mutungamiriri akaramba kutenda uye akanga asingachagoni kunzwisisa Mwari zvechokwadi.

Kubva pakusava nemhosva kusvika pakusaziva Mwari

Apo Adhama naEvha vakateerera inzwi romunyengeri, vakatadzira Mwari. Chiedza, nguwo yokusava nemhosva kwekudenga, yakasiya vakanyengerwa mukutsinhana nenguvo yerima yokusaziva: vakanga vasingachanzwisisi Mwari. Kuchena uye kuchena kuchena kwakanga kwavakomberedza sechiedza, kuvhenekera zvose zvavaiswedera pedyo. Asi pasina ichi chiedza chokudenga, vazukuru vaAdhama vaisagona kuonazve chimiro chake mumabasa akasikwa aMwari pasina kumonyaniswa.

Mwari vanosangana nesu muna Messiasi

Mushure mekudonha, zvisikwa zvakange zvisisakwanise kudzidzisa munhu zvisina mhosva nezverudo rukuru uye runoshamisa rwaMwari. Naizvozvo baba vakatumira mwanakomana wavo waanoda munyika uye akataura kuti aizomuzivisa kuvanhu pasina kukanganiswa. Kuti nyika irege kuramba iri murima, muhusiku husingagumi, hwemweya, Mwari wezvakasikwa vakasangana nazvo muna Jesu Kristu. Akanga ari “chiedza chechokwadi chinovhenekera vose vanouya munyika ino” ( Johani 1,9:XNUMX ).

Zvisikwa hazvisipo zvega

Chinhu chakanyanya kuoma uye chinonyadzisa munhu anofanira kudzidza kana achizoramba ari mupenyu nesimba raMwari kusakwanisa kwake kududzira zvakasikwa nemazvo. Chivi chakafukidza maonero ake zvekuti anongogara achiisa zvisikwa pamusoro paMwari. Anoita sevanhu vokuAtene vakavaka atari dzokunamata zvinhu zvakasikwa. Zvirokwazvo vaifanira kunyora pamusoro pavo vose kuti: “Kuna mwari asingazivikanwi; Zvisikwa hazvisi Mwari uye hazvina kumbobvira zvave Mwari. Ichokwadi kuti inzwi rezvakasikwa rinotaura nezvaMwari uye rinozivisa kunaka kwake; asi iye haazi Mwari. Sezvo basa rakasikwa naMwari, rinongoratidza simba Rake.

Vazivi vekare vaizvikudza pamusoro pezivo yavo yepamusoro; asi Mwari akati nezvavo: “Vanozviti vakachenjera vava mapenzi, vakashandura kubwinya kwaMwari asingafi vakakuita mufananidzo wakafanana nomunhu anoparara, neshiri, nemhuka dzine makumbo mana, nezvinokambaira. Vane zvokwadi yaMwari mukati mavo, nhema dzakatsauka, vachinamata nokushumira chisikwa panzvimbo poMusiki, unorumbidzwa nokusingaperi.” ( VaRoma 1,22.25:XNUMX, XNUMX ) Vane zvokwadi yaMwari mukati mavo.

Sainzi isina Mesiya

SeMuponesi pachake, Mesiasi akauya munyika kuzomiririra Mwari chaiye. Akakwira kudenga semuponesi wega - uye ndizvo chaizvo zvaachadzoka: semuponesi wega! Izvozvo zvinoda kunyatsofungwa; nokuti muuchenjeri hwavo hwomunhu, vakachenjera munyika, vasingazivi Mwari, vanoita upenzi hwezvakasikwa uye nemirayiro yezvakasikwa. Ani naani asingazivi Mwari nokuda kwokuti haafariri kuzvizivisa kwake amene muna Mesia anongoona Mwari muzvisikwa nenzira yakamonyaniswa. Avo vanofunga kuti vanogona kusvika pazivo yakakwana yaMwari vasinganzwisisi mumiririri Wake, uyo Shoko rinozivisa kuva “kuratidzwa kwakachena kwokuvapo Kwake” ( VaHebheru 1,3:XNUMX NIV ), vanofanira kutanga vazviona semapenzi. Ipapo ndipo paanogona kuva akachenjera. Nokuti ruzivo rwakadai ruri kure nokure pakunzwisisa Mwari muukuru hwake. Hakugoni kufambira mberi pfungwa, mweya, kana kuti mwoyo, uyewo hakusati kuchizotisvitsa zvizere mukuwirirana nokuda kwaMwari. Asi, huchachinja vanhu kuva vanamati vezvidhori.

Artwork inoratidza masters ine zvisingakwanisi

Kunyange zvazvo munhu asingagoni kuwana zivo yakakwana yaMwari kubva muhunhu husina kukwana, nokuda kwokumonyaniswa kwayo kwose rinopawo nzwisiso pamusoro penyanzvi yokunyora mifananidzo ine unyanzvi: Uyo ane masimba ose, mukuru mumutsa, ngoni norudo, akasika pasi. Kunyange mukukuvadzwa kwavo, runako rwakawanda runoramba ruripo. Zvisikwa zvinotaura. Anotsanangura kuti: Kuna Mwari, musiki wechisiko! Mukusakwana kwaro, zvisinei, rinogona kumirira Mwari nenzira isina kukwana; Haikwanise kuburitsa pachena hunhu hwaMwari hwakachena.

Mesiya anoratidza runako rwaMwari rusina kukanganiswa

Jesu akauya panyika kuzoratidza hunhu hwaMwari kuvanhu nenzira isina kukanganiswa. Akati: “Ndini nzira, nezvokwadi, noupenyu; hapana anouya kuna Baba asi nokwandiri...Firipi akati kwaari, Ishe, tiratidzei Baba, uye zvakatikwanira.« ( Johane 14,6:14 ) Matenga anozivisa kubwinya kwaMwari uye denga rinoratidza basa rake. asi Firipi haana kukwanisa kubvuma zvisikwa saMwari. “Jesu akati kwaari: Ndava nemi nguva yakadini ndinemwi, asi hausati wandiziva, Firipi? Ani naani anondiona anoona Baba.” ( ndima XNUMX ) Muchiso chaMesiya Jesu tinogona kuona runako rwaMwari. Mwari akazviratidza maari. Mumunhu weMwanakomana wake akaberekwa ari mumwe oga, Mwari wekudenga akakotama kuhunhu hwedu hwevanhu. MunaMesia, Baba Vekudenga vane izwi nemunhu. Zvose zvinoratidzwa kubudikidza naye.

Ingi yaMwari haiwomesi

Avo vanoziva Mwari zvamazvirokwazvo havazofi vakapindwa muropa nemirairo yechinhu nekushanda kwechisikigo zvokuti vanofuratira kana kuramba kubvuma basa rinogara riripo raMwari muzvakasikwa. Humwari ndiye muvambi wechisikigo, uye zvisikwa zvoga zvine simba rakapiwa naMwari. Zvinoshamisa sei, ipapoka, kuti vazhinji kwazvo vanoita mwari kunze kwomusikirwo! Zvinhu zvavo nezvinhu zvinopiwa naMwari, waanoita naye zvirongwa zvake. Zvisikwa ibasa rake chete.

Minana yaMwari haiperi

Ruoko rwaMwari runoramba ruchitungamirira pasi rose mukufamba kwaro kunotenderera zuva. Ruoko rumwe chete rwakabata makomo nokuadzikamisa panzvimbo yawo ndirwo runotungamirira nokuronga mafambiro epasi rimwe nerimwe. Runako rwose rwekudenga runongoita zvavanenge vaudzwa kuti vaite. Zvinomera zvinokura nekuda kwemasimba anoshandiswa namwari mukuru uye ane simba. Anotumira dova, mvura nemvura uye zuva kuitira kuti uswa humere uye huwarire ukomba hwahwo pamusoro penyika, kuitira kuti makwenzi nemiti yemichero itumbuke, itumbuke uye ibereke michero. Zvingave zvakaipa kufunga kuti mutemo wakadzikwa uyo zvino unoshanda wega mumbeu - kana kuti shizha rinoonekwa nekuti rinofanirwa kuzviita roga. Aiwa, chiito chaMwari chakananga chinoita kuti mbeu duku iri yose iparadze pasi ndokuva mhenyu. Shizha rose rakasvibira rinokura, ruva rose rinotumbuka nesimba rinoshanda raMwari.

The breathing organism: chivakwa chinoera chakafemerwa

Mhuka yenyama inodzorwa naMwari; asi yakanga isina kufambiswa sewachi yava kuzvimhanyisa yoga. Mwoyo unorova, kurova mushure mekurova, kufema shure kwekufema; asi chinhu chipenyu chiri pasi pesimba raMwari. Imi muri imba yaMwari, muri chivakwa chaMwari. Muna Mwari tinogara uye tinoruka uye tine hunhu hwedu. Sezvo Mwari akafuridzira mweya weupenyu hwake mumhino dzaAdamu, kurova kwemoyo wese, mweya wese unofemerwa naye se "kufemerwa" kwaMwari ari kwese-kwese, NDIRI mukuru.

Kuzvipira kana kuda kushumirwa?

Kunamata zvinhu zvakasikwa inhema yakagadzirwa nevanhu vasingazivi Mwari wechokwadi uye vasingadi kumuziva. Mashoko eMagwaro haatauri nezvemitemo yakazvimirira yezvakasikwa. Asi, vanodzidzisa kuti Mwari ndiye zvose zviri zviviri mutariri mukuru nomusiki wezvinhu zvose. HuMwari hwakabatana zvikuru nekuvapo kwemabasa ake ekusika. Hungu, Mwari akagadza mitemo, asi bedzi savabatiri Vake vaaizounza nayo miuyo. Mwari pachake anodana zvinhu zvose kuti zvigadzirike uye anoita kuti zvinhu zvose zvifambe.

kuropafadza panzvimbo pokutukwa

Kuburikidza nemusikirwo tinogona kutarisa kuna Mwari wezvakasikwa. Tinogona kunakirwa nerunako rwavo. Ipapo hatidi kushandura chikomborero ichi kuva chituko tozvibvumira kunyengedzwa kunamata chisikwa panzvimbo pokunamata Musiki wacho! Vabatiri varo vakanaka ngavaite basa raMwari ndokutiitira mabasa orudo anokwevera mwoyo yedu kwaari. Zvino tichazadzwa nerunako rwake, tsitsi dzake, rudo rwake rusinga taurike, uye tigozadzwa nenyasha dzake.

Magumo: General Conference Daily Bulletin, Kurume 6, 1899