Nabani na othetha ngokunqoba apha ngokukhawuleza uthathwa njengongalinganiyo. Umbhali ubushiyile ubomi bakhe bobufanasini ngasemva malunga nekota yenkulungwane. Kodwa akufanele kubekho into enjalo! NguRon Woolsey
Ixesha lokufunda: imizuzu emi-15
Umvakalisi ongazange akwazi ukufumana indlela yakhe
Kwenzeka ngo-1999. Umqeshwa wenkampani yopapasho yama-Adventist weva ibali lokuguquka kwam kubufanasini. Emva koko wandibuza ukuba ndingazibhala na ndize ndithumele umbhalo-ngqangi kumpapashi. Upapasho olunjalo lunokuba sisixhobo esixabisekileyo kwiphalethi yeencwadi zecawa yethu. Umbhalo-ngqangi kwakufuneka ungeniswe kwiiveki ezine ukuba ndifuna naliphi na ithuba lokupapashwa.
Ndathandaza kakhulu ndaza ndabhala iiyure ezilishumi elinesine ngosuku. Oku kwandenza ndakwazi ukuhambisa umbhalo-ngqangi kwangethuba. Emva koko kwafika ukulinda - usuku nosuku lwadlula, iveki neveki, yajika yaba ziinyanga. Ekugqibeleni ndaxakwa kangangokuba ndafowuna ukuba ndibuze.
"Oh! Awukawufumani na umbhalo-ngqangi wakho okwangoku? Kufuneka ibuyiselwe kuwe.”
"Kutheni ubuyiselwe?" ndabuza.
'Yaliwe. IKomiti Yeencwadi igqibe kwelokuba kupapashwe imbono elungelelene ngakumbi,' ndafunda oko.
"Yeyiphi enye imbono elungeleleneyo?" ndabuza. »ndabuzwa meine ngenisa ibali. Ngaba uthi ayilungelelananga?’ Ndothuka.
“Hayi, ndicinge nje ukuba kubhetele ukubeka amabali aliqela kwincwadi enye ukuze unike imbono elungeleleneyo,” yatsho impendulo.
Ndazibuza, "Ngaba kufuneka ulungelelanise amabali okuphumelela kunye nempumelelo kunye namabali okusilela? Ukuba kunjalo, kutheni?'
Ukusukela ngaloo mzuzu ukuya phambili, ndiye ndadibana nale mbono ididayo ilungeleleneyo ngokuphindaphindiweyo. Sele kudlule iminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ukususela ngoko. Ngokuphindaphindiweyo umsebenzi wam, iiprojekthi zam okanye iisemina zam ziyakhatywa kuba umxholo wobufanasini kunye noluntu kucingelwa ukuba lufuna umbono olungeleleneyo. Ekugqibeleni, inketho yam kuphela yayikukupapasha incwadi yam kunye nomshicileli wangaphandle. Bathe ke bayithengisa bayibuyisela kubapapashi bama-Adventist ukuze isasazwe kuwo onke amaziko eencwadi zesiNgesi zama-Adventist ehlabathini lonke.
Udliwano-ndlebe nje, ukanti impembelelo enkulu
Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo ndamenywa ukuba ndabelane ngobungqina bam kwinkomfa engomtshato, ubufanasini, kunye necawe. Kodwa umntu omnye okholelwa kwi-theology-gay-solo-gay theology, endingabelani ngayo, ukwazile ukundinyelisa ngokwaneleyo ukuze ndinciphise intetho yam kudliwano-ndlebe. Loo mntu ke wathatha indawo yam kwiphaneli ephambi kwequmrhu labafundi ukuze "imbono elungeleleneyo" idluliswe.
(Ukusukela ngoko, abagxeki kunye namathandabuzo baye bandigxeka ngokuphindaphindiweyo njengomntu othanda ukugqibelela kuba, kumava am obuqu okoyisa ubufanasini, ndiyakholelwa kwaye ndishumayela ukuba Austin kwaye hayi in izono zisindisiwe.)
Ekubeni ngoku ixesha lam lalisele liphelile, ndathandazela ukuba iNkosi isebenzise kangangoko. Ngoko wenjenjalo. Enyanisweni, kwintetho yokuqukumbela, isithethi sathi, “Xa uRon Woolsey wayemi apha ngobusuku bokuvula, ephakamisa iBhayibhile yaye esithi ufumene eLizwini likaThixo konke awayekufuna ukuze ajike aze ahlukane nobufanasini. , yayisisishwankathelo esihle eso kuyo yonke inkomfa.
Iyunivesithi iyasokola
Xa ndamenyelwa kwenye yeeyunivesithi zethu zama-Adventist, ndaphinda ndadibana naloo "mbono ilungeleleneyo entsonkothileyo." Kwiinyanga ngaphambi komhla, isimemo saye sanqunyanyiswa kwiikomiti kuba ibali lam laliphikisana kakhulu.
"Ewe, kodwa yima umzuzu! Siphakathi kwempikiswano enkulu…' ndaphendula.
"Kukho amacala amabini kuyo yonke into..."
"Kulungile! Ngoko kutheni singazisi icala lesibini, icala likaThixo...?
Ndabethelela ukuba ndandifunde kwakwiyunivesithi enye ndaza ndasifumana isidanga sezakwalizwi ngewonga. Ndikwakhonza njengomfundisi kumbutho. Ukuba umanyano oluthe ngqo/ lwamafanasini luvumelekile ekhampasini, kutheni ndingenakho ukubonisa imbono kaThixo ekhampasini?
Ekugqibeleni ndafumana imvume ndaza ndavunyelwa ukuba ndizise umyalezo wam kwiqela labafundi, owamkelwa ngokufudumeleyo ngomdla omkhulu noxabiso lokwenene.
Ubuninzi bezinto kwiNkomfa yabashumayeli
Kwinkomfa yokugqibela yabaphathiswa yeCandelo loMntla Merika kunye neseshoni yokuqhambuka e-Austin, eTexas ngaphambi nje kwenkomfa yajikelele, imiba emibini itsalele ingqalelo yam: ukumiselwa kwabasetyhini kunye nobufanasini. Nangona umbuzo wokumiselwa uye waphononongwa ngokunzulu kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo ngokubongozwa ziinkokeli zecawa, “icala le-pro” liye lanyuswa ngokusemthethweni, “icala le-con” alihoywanga, libanjiwe, lide lacinezelwa.
Iisemina ezintathu ezahlukeneyo zanikwa ngombandela weLGBT. IComing Out Ministries ibifanele ukuba ineefestile zamaxesha amabini, kodwa enye iye yarhoxiswa ngenxa yokugqabhuka kwesi sifundo. Kwakhona sathandaza kuYehova ukuba silisebenzise kakuhle ixesha esasiza kulifumana. Ndiyakholwa ukuba wenze njalo.
Noko ke, enye ingqungquthela eyayinesigidimi esahluke kakhulu yanikelwa ixesha eliphindwe kabini kunesasililo. Iindwendwe ezithe (njengam) bezizimase zombini iisemina zavakalisa ukubhideka kwazo kuthi. Ndiye ndaphendula nje ukuba zombini iisemina zizisa umyalezo ofanayo, kodwa ukuya kwinqanaba. Enye ingqungquthela yazisa umyalezo wothando nokwamkelwa. Noko ke, ukwamkeleka kuThixo kuxhomekeke ekunikeleni ngokuzeleyo ukuthanda kwethu Kuye, yaye kule ngongoma ezi ngqungquthela zimbini zazineendlela ezahlukeneyo zokujongana nazo. Umyalezo weComing Out Ministries uzisa uthando kunye nokwamkelwa, kodwa ukwathetha ngesidingo senguquko, ukuzinikela, ukuba ngumfundi, ukutshintsha isimilo, nokoyisa isono sobufanasini njengaso nasiphi na esinye. Ngamanye amazwi: ukusuka kwivangeli.
Enye ingqungquthela izise ubungqina "kwi-lesbian Adventist," "umdala wecawe yama-gay," abazali bendoda etshatileyo etshate nendoda, kwaye ibonise "i-Gay Adventist" eyanika umboniso wamandla apho wonke umntu ezama ngeenkonzo. ukunceda amafanasini win kunye notshintsho baye bagxeka. Akukho nabunye ubungqina boyisayo obanikwayo. Isazi ngengqondo sada sangqina ukuba akukho mntu amaziyo owoyisa ubufanasini. Abanye abaphulaphuli ababendazi bajika bakhomba kum. Kuba ndasindiswa 24 years ago kwaye nditshatile 23 years ngoku. Ndikwangutata wabantwana abahlanu.
Omnye wabaququzeleli usixelela ukuba zininzi iingcamango malunga nobufanasini. Ke ngoko, "imbono elungeleleneyo" kwafuneka iziswe. Kodwa le mbono ilungeleleneyo yabakhathaza abaninzi.
Iimpendulo eziphefumlelweyo kumbuzo wokulinganisela
Xa kuziswa iLizwi likaThixo, ngaba kuyimfuneko ukulungelelana ngokunika ixesha elilinganayo ukuchaneka kwezobupolitika, ingcamango yanamhlanje, inzululwazi yezentlalo, inzululwazi yengqondo, nonyango lwengqondo? Ngaba isikhundla sikaThixo asilungelelananga?
“Intliziyo inenkohliso kakhulu, inobubi; ngubani na onokuyiqonda? Mna, Yehova, ndiyayigocagoca intliziyo, ndiyicikida ingqondo, ukuze ndimvuze elowo ngokweendlela zakhe, ngokwesiqhamo sezenzo zakhe.”— Yeremiya 17,9:XNUMX;
“Akukho mntu uzikhohlisayo! Ukuba ubani kuni uba usisilumko kweli phakade, makabe sisidenge, ukuze abe sisilumko. Kuba ubulumko beli hlabathi bubudenge kuye uThixo; kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Yena uyazibambisa izilumko kubuqhetseba bazo. Kananjalo kwathiwa, INkosi iyazazi izicamango zezilumko, ukuba azinto.”—1 Korinte 3,18:20-XNUMX.
IBhayibhile ikwathetha “ngokulungelelana”:
“Ngamasikizi kuYehova amatye ngamatye, nesikali sobuxoki asilungile.”— IMizekeliso 20,23:XNUMX .
“Zingamasikizi kuYehova izikali zobuxoki, kodwa isisindo esipheleleyo uyakholeka kuye.”— IMizekeliso 11,1:XNUMX .
“Kodwa ke itsho isibhalo esithi: Mnene, mene, tekel upharsin! Lilo eli intsingiselo yelizwi elithi, Mene kuthetha ukuthi, UThixo uzibalile iintsuku zobukumkani bakho, wabuphelisa. I<em>Tekele ithetha ukuthi: “Walinganiswa esikalini waza wafunyanwa ulula!” ( Daniyeli 5,25:28-XNUMX )
“Ngomhla womgwebo siya kukhululwa okanye sigwetywe ngokwemisebenzi yethu. Umgwebi wehlabathi lonke uya kuvakalisa umgwebo wakhe osesikweni. Akanakonakala kwaye akanakukhohliswa. Lowo wenza umntu nongumnini wehlabathi nabo bonke ubuncwane bawo - ulinganisa isimilo kwisikali sobulungisa banaphakade.Imiqondiso Yamaxesha, kaOktobha 8.10.1885, 13, isiqendu XNUMX; UkuHlola kunye noHerald 19.1.1886)
“Xa yalivulayo elesithathu itywina, ndeva eyesithathu into ephilayo isithi: ‘Yiza ubone! Ndabona, nalo ihashe elimnyama, nalowo uhleli phezu kwalo ephethe isikali esandleni sakhe.” ( ISityhilelo 6,5:XNUMX ) Ngoko, khangela!
Ngokucacileyo, ukulungelelana kukaThixo asikokushumayela iimbono ezimbini ezingqubanayo, kodwa kukwamkela inyaniso, ukuthobela umthetho nokwenza ukuthanda kukaThixo ngathi.
“Asingabo bonke abathi kum, Nkosi, Nkosi! okunene uya kungena ebukumkanini bamazulu, kodwa nabani na owenza ukuthanda kukaBawo osemazulwini isifundo. Baninzi abaya kuthi kum ngaloo mini, Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofetanga na egameni lakho, sakhupha iidemon egameni lakho, senza imisebenzi emininzi yamandla egameni lakho? Ndandule ke ndiqononondise kubo, ndithi, Andizanga ndinazi; mkani kum, nina zihange! wonke umntu ngoku owevayo la mazwi am, nangawo isifundoNdiya kumfanisa nendoda esisilumko, eyakha indlu yayo phezu kolwalwa.”— Mateyu 7,21:24-XNUMX .
Siye saba njengenqambi sonke, nobulungisa bethu bonke njengesambatho esingcolileyo. Sonke sibunile njengamagqabi, yaye izono zethu zisithabathe njengomoya.”— Isaya 64,5:XNUMX;
Sinokugwetyelwa kuphela ngaye othwele igama elithi “UYehova ubulungisa bethu”. ( Yeremiya 23,6:33,16; XNUMX:XNUMX )
Sifumana ulungelelwaniso olupheleleyo ekugwetyweni nasekungcwalisweni, ekuxolelweni/ekuxolweni nasekuhlambulukeni/kutshintsho.
Ubulungisa bukaYesu bubalelwa kuthi xa sivuma izono kwaye siguquka. Ubulungisa bukaYesu bukwabekelwe kuthi okanye budalwe kuthi ngobabalo lwaKhe namandla aguqulayo njengoko sizinikela kuye nakumsebenzi wakhe kuthi.
“Ukuba sithi sizivume izono zethu, uthembekile, ulilungisa, ukuba asixolele izono zethu, asihlambulule kuko konke ukungalungisi.” ( 1 Yohane 1,9:XNUMX ) Ngaba siyawubona ulungelelwano apha?
Wobuya abe nenceba kuthi, azinyathele izono zethu; uya kuziphosa ezinzulwini zolwandle zonke izono zabo.”— Mika 7,19:XNUMX .
“USathana uyintloko yabo bonke abamangaleli babazalwana; kodwa uYehova uphendula athini xa ekhupha izono zabantu bakaThixo? ‘UYehova uyakhalimela [kungekhona uYoshuwa, ummeli wabantu bakaThixo abavavanyiweyo nabanyuliweyo, kodwa] wena, Sathana; ewe, ukhalimele uYehova, oyinyulileyo iYerusalem. Le asiyonkuni etshisiweyo na etshiswe emlilweni? Ke yena uYesu, enxibe iimpahla ezingcolileyo, wema phambi kwesithunywa sezulu.’ ( Zekariya 3,2:3-3,4 ) USathana wayefanekisela abantu bakaThixo abanyuliweyo nabathembekileyo njengabathwaliswe ukungcola nesono. Wayenokuthiya izono zomntu onetyala. Ngaba wayengasebenzisanga lonke umanyano lwakhe lobubi ukuze amrhintyele kwezo zono ngobugcisa bakhe bokuhenda? Kodwa babeguqukile, babamkela ubulungisa bukaYesu. Ngoko bema phambi koThixo bambethe iingubo zobulungisa bukaYesu. Waqala wathi kwababemi phambi kwakhe, Zisuseni iingubo ezingcolileyo kuye. Wathi kuye, Uyabona, ndisisusile isono sakho kuwe, ndambatha nengubo yakho yangaphantsi.’ ( Zekariya XNUMX:XNUMX ) Saxolelwa sonke isono ababesenza ngaso, yaye bema phambi koThixo onyuliweyo nowabanyulayo. ethembekile, emsulwa kwaye egqibelele ngokungathi zange one.” (UkuHlola kunye noHerald, Agasti 29, 1893 isiqe. 3)
“UYohane wabona ukuba inceba, ububele nothando lukaThixo lungqamana nobungcwele, ubulungisa namandla akhe. Wabona ukuba aboni bafumene uyise kuye, ezibenza bamoyike ngenxa yezono zabo. Kwandula ke, emva kwencopho yongquzulwano olukhulu lwaseZiyon, wabona indlela ‘abo baphuma bengabeyisi, bemi ngaselwandle lwegilasi, beneehadi zikaThixo. Bayivuma ingoma kaMoses umkhonzi kaThixo, nengoma yeMvana.’ ( ISityhilelo 15,2:3-XNUMX )” ( ISityhilelo XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX )Izenzo zaBapostile, 489)
»Njengoko sifunda ngesimilo esingcwele ekukhanyeni koMnqamlezo, dibanisa Inceba, ububele kunye noxolelo kunye nobulungisa kunye nobulungisa. Esazulwini setrone sibona Lowo uthwele izandla neenyawo ecaleni kwakhe imiqondiso yokubandezeleka awakunyamezelayo ukuze axolelanise umntu noThixo. Sibona uBawo ongenasiphelo, ehleli ekukhanyeni ekungekho bani unokuza kuko, ukanti esamkela ngeemfanelo zoNyana wakhe. Ilifu lempindezelo, elalisongela inkxwaleko nokuphelelwa lithemba kuphela, lityhila umbhalo wesandla sikaThixo ekukhanyeni komnqamlezo: “Phila, moni, phila! Nina miphefumlo iguqukayo yakholwayo, philani! Ndihlawule intlawulelo." (Izenzo zaBapostile, 333)
Ngokombono wam, yiloo nto kanye imbono elungeleleneyo!
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