Muna Ruka 21 Jesu akafanotaura zvaizouya kuJerusarema. Panguva imwe cheteyo akanga achirondedzera zvichaitika pamugumo wenhau yenyika, nguva pfupi Mwanakomana womunhu asati auya mu“makore okudenga” nesimba nokubwinya kukuru. Ona mashoko aya: ‘Naizvozvo, chenjerai, musarega utere huchikukurirai, kana kufunganya zvoupenyu, kuti zuva iro rirege kukuwirai seriva rinodambura; Nokuti achauya pamusoro pavose vagere panyika. Ivai makasvinura uye murambe muchinyengetera kuti muve nesimba rokupukunyuka chero chii zvacho chava kuda kuitika uye kuti mugotarisana noMwanakomana womunhu nechivimbo.”— Ruka 21,34:36-XNUMX , NW.

Yambiro iyi inoenda kune vanozviti vaKristu. Ani naani ane ruzivo rwedzidziso dzinokosha dzokuita zvisarudzo dzanhasi asi asingagadzirire kuuya kwoMwanakomana woMunhu anofuratira iyi nyevero. “Chenjera, ipapoka, uye usazvirega iwe umene uchibatwa mukupengereka kwokunyanyisa, kana kuti kubatwa mukufunganya kwoupenyu, kuti zvimwe zuva iroro rikuwire kamwe kamwe!” Hakusati kwambova nepembedzo nokuda kwokusagadzikana kwomudzimu.

Avo bedzi vakapfeka nguwo yokururama kwaJesu vanogona kupukunyuka marutongeso ari kuuya pamusoro papasi. Ngatisakanganwa kuti mashoko aya ari pakati pemashoko okupedzisira akataurwa naJesu kuvadzidzi vake. Kushevedzera uku kunofanira kubuda kakawanda mumapepanhau nemabhuku edu. Zvinhu zvisinganyanyi kukosha zvakapetwa kazana zvinofanirawo kutora nzvimbo shoma. Idzi nyevero dzinoyera, dzakakomba ndiwo mabhero anotyisa. Nhengo dzeChechi nevenyika zvakafanana vanoda yambiro iyi; nokuti ichokwadi chazvino. - Mazano kune Vanyori uye Vapepeti, 23-24.

Kuparadzwa kuri kuuya

Johane akaona nemeso ake zviitiko zvinotyisa zvichazivisa kuuya kwaJesu. Akaona mauto achiuya kuhondo uye vanhu vachipera simba nokutya (Ruka 21,26:XNUMX). Akaona nyika ichibviswa panzvimbo, makomo achisundirwa mugungwa, ane masaisai aipenga. Akaona ndiro dzehasha dzichidururwa uye denda, nzara, uye rufu zvinobata vagari venyika. - Kudzokorora uye Herald, January 11, 1887.

Nechekare Mweya waMwari une mwero wava kubuda munyika zvishoma nezvishoma. Madutu, madutu, madutu, moto nemafashamo, njodzi panyika nemvura dzinoteverana mukukurumidza kutevedzana. Sayenzi inoedza kutsanangura izvi. Zviratidzo zvinowedzera uye zvinozivisa kusvika kweMwanakomana waMwari. Zvose zvinogona kukonzera zvakataurwa, kwete chete chaiyo. Vanhu havazivi kuti ngirozi dzinochengeta dzinongobata mhepo ina kusvikira vashumiri vaMwari vaiswa chisimbiso. Mwari paanozorayira ngirozi dzake kuti dzirege mhepo, nyika ichachinjwa kuva mamiriro ezvinhu okukakavadzana ayo pasina chinyoreso chinogona kurondedzera. - Testimonials 6, 407; maona. zvipupuriro 6, 406.

Zvisingafungidzirwe nemunhu wese

Isu tinomira pachikumbaridzo chezviitiko zvikuru uye zvakakomba. Uprofita hwacho hwava kuda kuzadzika nokukurumidza. Ishe ari pamukova. Nenguva isipi tichapinda munguva yekufarira kukuru kune zvisikwa zvese. Nyaya dzekare dzichamuka; nyaya itsva dzichamuka. Zvichaitika munyika yedu zvinodarika fungidziro dzese dzakapfuura. Satani anoshanda nemidziyo yevanhu. Avo vari kuyedza kushandura bumbiro uye kudzika mutemo unoraira kupembererwa kweSvondo havazivi kuti izvi zvinotungamira kupi. Tava pedyo nedambudziko. Asi vabatiri vaMwari havafaniri kuzvivimba vamene munguva ino huru yokushaiwa... Nzira yezvinoitika zvichauya iri mumaoko aJEHOVHA. Hukuru hwedenga pachahwo hunodzora magumo emarudzi pamwe chete nezvinhu zvekereke. - Testimonials 5, 753; maona. zvipupuriro 5, 785.

Kukunda kwakavimbiswa kwatiri

Ramangwana rinokosha rava kubuda. Zvinoda kutenda kukuru, simba nekushingirira kutsungirira zviedzo zvavo nemiedzo, kuzadzisa mabasa avo. Asi tinogona kuwana kukunda kune mbiri. Hapana kana mweya mumwe wakamirira, uchiona, uchinamata uye uchitenda uchawira manomano emuvengi. Denga rose rinofarira kugara kwedu zvakanaka uye rakamirira kuti tikumbire uchenjeri hwaro nesimba. - Kudzokorora uye Herald, July 1, 1884.

Munguva yokutongwa yava pedyo, Mwari anovimbisa kuchengeteka kune vose “vakachengeta shoko rake rokushivirira” ( Zvakazarurwa 3,10:XNUMX ). - Kudzokorora uye Herald, January 11, 1887.

Chimbi-chimbi!

Kudzoka kwaJesu panyika pano hakusi kunonoka kuuya. Ndiko kunofanira kuva chirevo cheshoko rega rega. - Testimonials 6, 405; maona. zvipupuriro 6, 404.

Ko chidzitiro chingadzoserwa kumashure here, waigona kuona zvinangwa zvaMwari uye kutonga kuchauya pamusoro penyika yedu yakaparara, uye waigona kuona maonero ako pachako, unodedera nekutya mweya yako nemweya yevamwe vako. Minyengetero yemwoyo wose yaizokwira kudenga nemikumbiro yemwoyo wose. Waizochema “pakati pedare neatari” woreurura upofu hwako pamweya nokudzokera shure. - Testimonials 6, 408; maona. zvipupuriro 6, 407.

Nguva yezvokudya zvikukutu

Zuva rakatonyanya kufambira mberi "kudyisa mukaka." Kana mweya iri muchokwadi mwedzi kana miviri uye yave kuda kutarisana nedambudziko risati ramboitika, isingagoni kunzwa chokwadi chakajeka kana kutsungirira chikafu chakasimba chenzira yakatwasuka, ichamira sei pazuva rehondo? Chokwadi chakatora makore kuti tizive chichazozivikanwa mumwedzi mishomanana neavo vanogamuchira shoko remutumwa wechitatu nhasi.

Takazofanira kutsvaka nokushivirira zvakazarurwa zvechokwadi, tichiunganidza maranzi echiedza pano nepapo, tichivavarira, uye tichiteterera Mwari kuti varatidze chokwadi kwatiri. Asi zvino chokwadi chakajeka, mwaranzi yavo yakanangidzirwa. Chiedza chakajeka chechokwadi, kana chinoratidzwa zvakanaka, chinooneka uye chinoshanda pamwoyo. Kana mweya yangogutsikana nechokwadi, mukaka hauchadiwi. Kana wangozvivhura zvizere kuchokwadi uye moyo wagadzirira, chokwadi chinoshanda. Sembiriso ichashanda, ichisuka zvishuvo zvemwoyo wenyama uye kuchenesa chimiro. Zvinonyadzisa kana vatendi vava nemakore vari muchokwadi vachiti mweya inenge yangova muchokwadi mwedzi mishoma ichiri kuda “mukaka”. Zvinoratidza kuti havanyatsonzwisisa kuti Mweya waShe unotungamirira sei uye kuti havasati vaziva nguva yatiri kurarama mairi. Ani naani anogamuchira zvokwadi nhasi anogona bedzi kuita fambiro mberi yokukurumidza. Mwoyo ungaputsika pamberi paJehovha; mwoyo inofanira kubvarurwa, kwete nguo. - 1854 - Manuscript kuburitswa 1, 33