Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 22, 2019
Eminyakeni engu-175 ngemva kokungena kukaJesu eNgcwelengcwele

SIVUMA

siyavuma ukuthi ukuthunywa kwezithunywa zevangeli emhlabeni wonke kwakuyogcwaliseka eminyakeni embalwa nje ngemva kuka-1844 nokuthi uKristu wayeyobuya uma ama-Adventist ayenamathele okholweni lwawo ngemva kokudumazeka kwawo okukhulu futhi uma ayelandele ukuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu ndawonye.¹

siyavuma ukuthi zona lezo zono ezakhipha abantu bakwaIsrayeli ezweni laseKhanani iminyaka engama-40 zibambezele ukungena kwethu eKhanani lasezulwini. Inkinga ayikho kuNkulunkulu. Ukungakholwa, ukuhlubuka, ukuthanda izwe kanye nemibango yizizathu ezenza iBandla lama-Adventist lisazulazula ehlane lalelizwe elinesono.²

Siyavuma kanye nokhokho bethu ukuthi isizathu esiyinhloko salokhu ukuthi asikho okholweni lwengane ukuzwa ubufakazi bukaJesu ngesithunywa Sakhe sesikhathi sokuphela, u-Ellen G. White, owakhuluma egameni likaNkulunkulu kuMongameli wethu weNgqungquthela Jikelele, abefundisi bethu, abafundisi, futhi kuwo wonke amabandla emhlabeni wonke baye bathola. Sijoyina isivumo sokhokho bethu sangoNovemba 16, 1855³ ukuvuma ngokugcwele ngokuzisola okujulile, futhi ebona ngokudabuka okukhulu ukuthi kusafaneleka kakhulu namuhla kunalokho okwakuyikho ngaleso sikhathi.

siyavuma ukuthi thina njengabantu silahlekelwe ngumbono kaJesu, okunguye yedwa ongasibonisa indlela yokungena endlini engcwele yendlu engcwele yasezulwini. Sikhohliwe ukuthi ihuba kanjani iculo elimnandi kakhulu izindebe zomuntu ezingacula: "Ukulungisiswa ngokukholwa", "Kristu ukulunga kwethu".

siyavuma ukuthi sishintshise ukuphila kukaJesu igolide eliyigugu lokukholwa kwangempela nothando lweqiniso ngegolide lesiwula, ukulunga kwakhe ngokukholwa sembethe ihlazo nehlazo nesipho seZwi lakhe noMoya wakhe ukuze kuqondiswe eminye imimoya nezibani. Umphumela uwukumenyezelwa kanye nolwazi lwevangeli lamanga. “Igolide” siqu, “izingubo” siqu kanye “namafutha okugcoba amehlo” kuye kwathatha indawo yesipho saphezulu (IsAmbulo 3,17:XNUMXf).

siyavuma ukuthi uSathane uphumelele kakhulu ekusenzeni sikholelwe ukuthi ukulalela akusona isimo sokusindiswa nokuthi thina njengebandla sesiphenduke amathambo omile abafile.⁴

siyavuma ukuthi thina, njengezintombi eziyiziwula, asisazi “isikhathi nokwahlulela” ( UmShumayeli 8,5:XNUMX ). Siphila ngoSuku Olukhulu Lokubuyisana ngaphandle kokuqonda incazelo yalo ngempela. Inkonzo kaJesu eNgcwelengcwele ayinamsebenzi ongokoqobo ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Wona kanye umkhosi ekhalendeni elingcwele lensindiso, ngaphandle kwawo okungekho ukuhlawulelwa kokugcina, awunakuxhumana kwangempela nolwazi lwethu lobuKristu.

siyavuma ukuthi asisaqondi kahle futhi asisawuboni umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele wokusola ngesono, ukulunga nokwahlulela. Izincazelo ezidumile zesono, ukulunga, nokwahlulela kweqe ukuqonda kweBhayibheli. Njengetsunami baye bathatha amapulpiti namasonto ethu.

siyavuma ukuthi silahlekelwe ukuqonda ukuphenduka okuqotho, okukhululayo. Kuyisiqalo sazo zonke izintshumayelo, ingqikithi yoSuku Olukhulu Lokuhlawulela, kanye nesisekelo sempilo yobuKristu ejabulisayo nephumelelayo. Noma kunjalo, siyehluleka ukubona ukubaluleka kwawo kanye namandla okwelapha ezimpilweni zethu. Siyasibona isidingo esiphuthumayo sokuqonda ngokujulile incazelo yombhalo-ngqangi wokuqala kaLuther: “Njengoba iNkosi yethu neNkosi uJesu Kristu ithi 'Phendukani' njll. (Mathewu 4,17:XNUMX), Wayefisa ukuba yonke impilo yamakholwa kube Ukuphenduka. ” Akukho lapho sibona khona ubunjalo bokuphenduka kweqiniso bukhanya ngokucace kakhudlwana futhi nefa leNguquko lihlonishwa kakhulu kunasekuvezweni koMoya Wesiprofetho.⁵

siyavuma ukuthi besinezikweleti ezinkulu kusukela ezinsukwini zobaba kuze kube namuhla nokuthi isikhathi sethu, amandla namathalenta asebenza ngaphezu kwakho konke ukuze sizuze amabhizinisi asemhlabeni, nakuba uNkulunkulu kudala wayefuna ukunikeza le planethi nazo zonke izithelo nempahla yayo njengengunaphakade yethu. impahla.

Siyavuma sihlazekile ngokuthi senze umhlaba uhlambalaze igama likaNkulunkulu elingcwele nelikhazimulayo ngokushumayela ukubuya okuseduze iminyaka eyi-175, sibe silibazisa ngezono zethu.

siyavuma ukuthi ngo-1888 eMinneapolis samelana noNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe kanye nenjongo Yakhe yokuqeda umsebenzi wevangeli kulo mhlaba. Igama lakhe lihlazekile kabi. Umlayezo wakhe wenqatshwa, izithunywa zakhe zathukwa, incekukazi yakhe ayizwanga.

Siyavuma ukwenqatshwa kwesigijimi sobulungisa ngokukholwa eMinneapolis “njengokuwa” okukhulu komlando wethu, esingakakuqapheli kanjalo kuze kube namuhla nokuthi isizathu esiyinhloko sokungabikho kokubuya kukaJesu singatholakala kukho.

siyavuma ukuthi ivangeli laphakade lilodwa, njengoba libonakala emilayezweni yaseMinneapolis ka-E. J. Wagoner no-A. T. Jones, lingasivulela umnyango wemvula yamuva.

siyavuma ukuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu abakayilungeli imvula yamuva, bengayazi, noma izimo nendlela yokuyithola.⁶

Siyavuma siqaphela izono zethu kanye nobuthakathaka bethu, ukuthi asinalutho esingaziqhayisa ngalo futhi sidinga intethelelo nentethelelo kaNkulunkulu ngokulingana no-Israyeli wasendulo kanye nalabokhokho bethu abawela esimweni sokuba sivivi ngokomoya ngemva nje kuka-1844 nesigijimi sokulunga kukaKristu ngo-1888 wenqaba, uNkulunkulu ayefuna ngawo ukwelapha lesi simo.

siyavuma ukuthi singabonga ukuthi iNkosi ibambezele ukufika Kwayo kuze kube manje lapho abaningi bethu bebengeke balunge. Isizathu sokubambezeleka isikhathi eside ukuthi uNkulunkulu akazimisele ukuvumela abantu Bakhe besikhathi sokuphela babhubhe (2 Petru 3,9:XNUMX).

siyavuma kuncane kangakanani esizihlupha ngakho ukuqonda ukuthi noma yikuphi ukubambezeleka ekubuyeni kwesiBili kusho ukuthini eZulwini. Uma singabona usizi olungasoze lwalucabanga emhlabeni wethu, singawela ngaphansi kwesisindo. Nokho uNkulunkulu uyakubona futhi uyakuzwa ngayo yonke imininingwane. Ukwesula isono nemiphumela yaso, Wanikela esithandwa Sakhe. Usilindile ngoba ukubeke emandleni ethu ukusebenza naye ukuqeda usizi.⁷

siyavuma ukuthi uDaniyeli neSambulo basenza abantu beZwi kanye nesiprofetho, futhi ngokuqonda kuphela uDaniyeli nesAmbulo, esilahlekelwe kakhulu, singakwazi ukubuyisela umoya wokunyakaza okungokwesiprofetho.⁸

siyavuma ukuthi akukho ukuhlonishwa okudlula lokho komlindi othembekile, ukuthi izithunywa zikaNkulunkulu zingama kuphela ngokufeza umsebenzi wazo wokuba umlindi, nokuthi esikhathini esidlule somlando wethu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi njengezikhonzi noma njengabantu, asivamile ukukusebenzisa.⁹

Siyavuma ukungakwazi kwethu ukubona isimo sethu sangempela phambi kukaNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe. Ekukholweni “ze” ekuhlaziyeni kukaJesu emazwini akhe aya eLawodikeya, kufanele samukele ukuxilongwa kukaDokotela omkhulu wemiphefumulo yethu njengokunembile futhi kuyiqiniso.

siyavuma ukuthi "asikho isidingo sokwesaba ikusasa, ngaphandle uma sikhohlwa indlela iNkosi esihole ngayo kanye nezimfundiso Zayo emlandweni wethu odlule" (I-Life Sketches, ikhasi 196).

SIYAKHOLWA

Siyakholwa, ukuthi kungenxa yobuhle bukaNkulunkulu kuphela, isihe Sakhe nokwethembeka kwakhe okukhulu ukuthi iBandla lama-Adventist likhona kuze kube namuhla futhi liyakhula ngenani.

Siyakholwa, ukuthi naphezu kwakho konke, umlando weBandla lama-Adventist uphawuleke ngempumelelo futhi lokhu kungenxa yokuzidela nokuzinikela kwabo bonke abaye bathembeka kuNkulunkulu nasemlayezweni Wakhe, bethembela ebuhleni Bakhe, ububele Bakhe kanye nokwethembeka kwakhe okukhulu. .¹⁰

Siyakholwa, ukuthi iNkosi ingasikhafuli, kodwa izolwela izwe layo futhi ibe nesihawu kubantu bayo, uma sibuyela ngokuqinile kuye ngokuzila, ngokukhala nangokulila, singaklebhuli izingubo zethu kodwa izinhliziyo zethu.¹¹

Siyakholwa, ukuthi izibonakaliso zezikhathi ziyisivunguvungu, ukuthi usuku lukaJehova selusondele, futhi luzothatha abaningi abangalungiseleli njengencithakalo evela kuMninimandla onke, kodwa ukuthi isandla esisindisayo soMsindisi wethu sisaluliwe, ngoba unomusa, unesihe, futhi wephuza ukuthukuthela, futhi ubambezela ukwahlulelwa kokugcina kakhulu kunalokho esasike saba nethemba.

Siyakholwa, ukuthi incwadi kaJesu eya eLawodikeya ayizange ithathwe ngokungathi sína futhi yasetshenziswa yithi njengebandla kuze kube namuhla, kodwa ukuthi lencwadi ngokukhethekile imelela okuwukuphela kwethemba lethu lemvuselelo yokugcina edingeka ngokuphuthumayo nokuthululwa kwemvula yamuva.¹²

Siyakholwa, ukuthi ukuba sivivi kwethu okungokomoya osekunesikhathi eside kwenze iBandla lama-Adventist langena esimweni sokudideka okukhulu kwezenkolo okungenzeka ukuthi abantu ngabanye baphunyuke kuso ngomzamo omkhulu nangokuthembela okuqinile emseni kaKristu kanye nokuhola kukaMoya oNgcwele.

Siyakholwa, ukuthi ukuhlungwa kokugcina kuseduze futhi manje yisikhathi sokuvuka, ngokuzimisela sifulathele zonke izono futhi sibambelele ngokugcwele okholweni othandweni namandla okusindisa oMhlengi onesihe.

Siyakholwa, ukuthi ivangeli likaNkulunkulu liwumyalezo wokunqoba ukubusa kukaSathane ezimpilweni zethu, nokuthi uNkulunkulu unakho kokubili intando namandla okusikhulula ngokuphelele esonweni futhi asinikeze injabulo yokuphila komnqobi ekuvuthweni okugcwele, “ngokugcwele. isilinganiso sokugcwala kukaKristu” (Kwabase-Efesu 4,13:XNUMX).¹³

Siyakholwa, ukuthi kuyo yonke imizamo yakhe uSathane ngeke alinqobe ibandla ( Mathewu 16,18:2,13 ) nokuthi insali yeBandla lama-Adventist ehlala ithembekile enhlekeleleni ezayo iyothwala ibhanela lokunqoba kuze kube sekupheleni, kuze kube “ukubonakala kwenkazimulo yeNkosi. uNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu” (Thithu XNUMX:XNUMX).¹⁴

Siyakholwa, ukuthi umsebenzi wobunye ebandleni likaNkulunkulu uyofezwa “hhayi ngebutho noma ngamandla,” kodwa ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu uqobo; nokuthi ibandla lakhe, elihlungiwe futhi lacwengwa phakathi nezilingo, ekugcineni liyoba “lihle njengenyanga, licwebe njengelanga; elinamandla njengebutho." kuzoqhuma.

Siyakholwa, ukuthi iNkosi yethu noMsindisi wethu, umqambi nomphelelisi, maduze nje izoqeda umsebenzi wayo omkhulu wokuhlenga nokudala kabusha, futhi ngomusa wayo sibe ngofakazi benkazimulo, ubukhazikhazi bayo obuyokhanyisa umhlaba wonke ngolwazi olungenakuqhathaniswa lwalokho UNkulunkulu ngempela .

SIYAKHULEKA

Siyakhuleka, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uSomandla uzofinyeza umsebenzi Wakhe ngokulunga.

Siyakhuleka, ukuthi uMoya waphezulu uguqula amathambo abunile abantu baKhe abe ibutho elinamandla lokukhanya futhi ubaholele odwendweni olukhulu lokugcina lokunqoba oluzungeza umhlaba.

Siyakhuleka, ukuthi ngomusa waKhe masibuthene olwandle lwengilazi, simdumise ngezindebe ezingenakufa kuze kube phakade.

Ofakaza ngalezi zinto uthi:
"Yebo ngizofika maduze!"
Amen; yebo woza, Nkosi Jesu!

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¹ Uma ama-Adventist, ngemva kokudumala okukhulu kwango-1844, ahlala ethembekile okholweni lwawo futhi ebumbene ekulandeleni ukuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu isinyathelo ngesinyathelo, ekwamukela umlayezo wengelosi yesithathu futhi ewumemezela emhlabeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, ngabe insindiso kaNkulunkulu ibonakala. Wayezophelezela imizamo yabo ngamandla amakhulu, umsebenzi wawuyobe usuqediwe, futhi uKristu wayeyobe esebuyile ukuze abele umvuzo kubantu Bakhe...Ivangeli, ikhasi 695

² Iminyaka engu-40, ukungakholwa, ukukhononda, nokuhlubuka kwavala u-Israyeli wasendulo ukuba angangeni ezweni laseKhanani. Izono ezifanayo zabambezela ukungena kukaIsrayeli wanamuhla eKhanani lasezulwini. Kunoma ikuphi, inkinga yayingekho ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. Ukungakholwa, ubuzwe, ukuntula ukuzinikela kanye nokuphikisana phakathi kwabantu abazibiza ngokuthi bangabantu bakaNkulunkulu okuye kwasigcina esonweni nasekuhluphekeni kulo mhlaba iminyaka eminingi.
Ivangeli, ikhasi 696

³ Bazalwane abathandekayo, ngenkathi sikholelwa ukuthi lezi zambulo zingezomoya wobuNkulunkulu, sifisa ukuvuma ukungqubuzana (esikholelwa ukuthi kumjabulisile uNkulunkulu) kokucabanga ukuthi ziyimiyalezo evela kuNkulunkulu, kodwa empeleni ukuzihlobanisa nezinto eziqanjwe abantu ukuze kube nesinyathelo. Siyesaba ukuthi lokhu kube umphumela wokungafuni ukuthwala isihlamba sikaKristu (okuyingcebo enkulu ngempela kunengcebo yomhlaba) kanye nesifiso sokushweleza izitha zethu. Kodwa iZwi nokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu siqu kuye kwasifundisa ukuthi inkambo enjalo ayimhloniphi uNkulunkulu noma ayiqhubekiseli phambili injongo yaKhe. Njengoba sikholelwa ukuthi bangabakaNkulunkulu nokuthi bavumelana ngokuphelele neZwi laKhe elilotshiwe, kumelwe sivume ukuthi sinesibopho sokulandela izimfundiso zabo futhi silungiswe iziyalo zabo. Ukuthi bangabakaNkulunkulu kodwa thina asivivinywa yibo kusho ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu ayilona uvivinyo noma umthetho kumaKristu, okuyinto ephikisanayo futhi engenangqondo.
Buyekeza kanye ne-Herald, 4.12.1855/XNUMX/XNUMX

⁴ Ukulalela akusabhekwa njengesidingo ngokuphelele.
I-Bible Commentary, Umqulu 1, amakhasi 1083f

Amathambo laamathambo afileyo kaHezekeli 37] zimelela indlu kaIsrayeli, ibandla likaNkulunkulu. Ithemba lebandla lingamandla aphilisayo kaMoya oNgcwele. UJehova uphefumulela ukuphila emathanjeni omile ukuze aphile.
Bible Commentary, uMqulu 4, ikhasi 1165

⁵ Ukuphenduka kweqiniso phambi kukaNkulunkulu akusigcini izithunjwa, sengathi sihlezi sizizwa sengathi sisemngcwabeni. Kufanele sijabule, hhayi ukudabuka. Nokho siyohlala sizisola ngokuthi siye sanikela iminyaka eminingi kangaka yokuphila kwethu emandleni obumnyama, nakuba uKristu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe okuyigugu ngenxa yethu. Izinhliziyo zethu mazidabuke ngokucabanga ukuthi ingxenye yesikhathi namakhono esiwaphathiswe yiNkosi sikuchithe ekukhonzeni isitha kunokuba kudunyiswe igama laKhe, nakuba uKristu enikele ngakho konke ayenakho ukuze sisindiswe. Kufanele siphenduke ngenxa yokuthi asizange senze konke esingakwenza ukuze sijwayelane neqiniso eliyigugu elisenza sibe nokholo, olusebenza ngothando futhi luhlanze umphefumulo.

Lapho sibona abantu abangenaye uKristu, kufanele sithathe indawo yabo ngokwengqondo, siphenduke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yabo, futhi singaphumuli size sibalethe ekuphendukeni. Uma sibenzela konke esingakwenza kodwa singaphenduki, banecala ngezono zabo. Noma kunjalo, kufanele siqhubeke sibahawukela futhi sibabonise indlela yokuphenduka futhi sizame ukubaholela isinyathelo ngesinyathelo kuJesu Kristu.
Umbhalo Wesandla 92, ikhasi 1901

⁶ Ngiboniswe ukuthi kunomsebenzi onzima kakhulu osangilindele. Awuboni ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani futhi kukhulu kangakanani. Lapho ngibona ukunganaki okwakubonakala yonke indawo, ngashaqeka ngenxa yabefundisi nabantu. Umsebenzi weqiniso lamanje wabonakala ukhubazekile. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wabonakala umile. Abefundisi nabantu abazilungele izikhathi abaphila kuzo, impela cishe bonke abathi bakholelwa iqiniso lamanje abakulungele ukuqonda umsebenzi wokulungiselela lesi sikhathi. Ngezifiso zabo zezwe, ukuntula kwabo ukuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, nokuzinikela kwabo siqu, abakwazi ngokuphelele ukwamukela imvula yamuva futhi, sebekwenzile konke, ukumelana nolaka lukaSathane. Ukholo lwakhe lwaluzophukelwa umkhumbi amaqhinga akhe, njengoba embambe ngenkohliso emnandi. Bacabanga ukuthi balungile uma kungekho lutho olulungile kubo.
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 1, ikhasi 466

Noma ubani oma aqine kuwo wonke amaphuzu futhi aphumelele kuzo zonke izivivinyo, noma ubani onqobayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izindleko zinjani, uye walalela iseluleko soFakazi Othembekile futhi wemukela imvula yamuva, emlungiselela ukuhlwithwa.
Ubufakazi BeBandla, uMqulu 1, amakhasi 186f

Akufanele sikhathazeke ngemvula yakamuva. Sidinga kuphela ukugcina isitsha sethu sihlanzekile futhi sivulekile phezulu ukuze samukele imvula yasezulwini... Isikhathi sokubethelwa manje! Nsuku zonke, ihora ngalinye, i-ego kufanele ife. Kufanele ngibethelwe esiphambanweni! Khona-ke lapho isikhathi sifika futhi uvivinyo lwabantu bakaNkulunkulu lufika ekugcineni, niyokwangwa ngezingalo zaphakade. Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zikuhaqe ngodonga lomlilo futhi zikukhulule.
Ukubheka Phezulu, ikhasi 283

⁷ Abantu abaningi abazindla ngemiphumela engaba khona yokusheshisa noma yokuvimbela ukushunyayelwa kwevangeli benza kanjalo maqondana nomhlaba kanye nakubo ngokwabo. Bambalwa abacabanga ngoNkulunkulu...

Njengoba “indalo yonke isabubula ezindaweni zonke, ilindele ukuzalwa kabusha” ( Roma 8,26.22:XNUMX, XNUMX , uquqaba), injalo futhi nenhliziyo kaBaba Ongunaphakade ehlushwa ubuhlungu obunozwela. Umhlaba wethu uwumbhede omkhulu wokugula, unikeza isithombe sosizi esingeke silokothe ​​sisifake ezingqondweni zethu. Ukube sasimbona njengoba enjalo, umthwalo wawuyoba mubi kakhulu. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzwelana nakho konke. Ukuze abhubhise isono nemiphumela yaso, wanikela ngesithandwa sakhe. Usinike amandla okuthi sisebenzisane naye ukuqeda le nhlekelele.
Ezemfundo, ikhasi 241f

“Kepha uma isithelo sivuma, uyalithumela masinyane isikela; ngoba ukuvuna kuseduze.” ( Marku 4,29:2 ) UKristu ulindele ngokulangazela ukwambulwa Kwakhe ebandleni laKhe. Lapho isimilo sikaKristu sibonakaliswa ngokugcwele kubantu Bakhe, uyofika ezothatha njengabakhe. Wonke umKristu unelungelo hhayi nje lokulinda kodwa nokusheshisa ukubuya kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ( 3,12 Petru XNUMX:XNUMX ). Uma bonke abavuma igama lakhe bethela izithelo enkazimulweni yakhe, imbewu yevangeli ingahlwanyelwa masinyane kangakanani emhlabeni wonke! Ukuvuna okukhulu kwakuzovuthwa ngokushesha, futhi uKristu wayezofika ezobutha okusanhlamvu okuyigugu.
Izifundo ze-Christ's Object, amakhasi 68f

⁸ Lapho izincwadi zikaDaniyeli nesAmbulo ziqondwa kangcono, amakholwa ayoba nempilo yokukholwa ehluke kakhulu. Babengaba namehlo anjalo emasangweni ezulu avulekile kangangokuthi izinhliziyo nezingqondo zaziyoshaywa yisimilo sonke okufanele sithuthuke esiyothola injabulo okuyovuzwa ngayo abahlanzekile enhliziyweni ngolunye usuku.
Testimonies to Ministers, ikhasi 114

⁹ Abagadi: Phakamisani amazwi enu! Thumela umlayezo - iqiniso lamanje lalesi sikhathi! Bonisa abantu ukuthi sikuphi emlandweni ongokwesiprofetho! Sebenzela ukuvusa umoya wobuProthestani bangempela!
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 5, ikhasi 716

Kulesi sikhathi esibalulekile ngaphambi nje kokubuya kukaKristu, izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ezithembekile kufanele zishumayele ngokucacile kunoJohane uMbhapathizi. Unomthwalo wemfanelo, umsebenzi obalulekile, futhi uNkulunkulu ngeke abamukele njengabelusi Bakhe labo abakhulumela phansi. Umaye omubi uphezu kwabo.
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 1, ikhasi 321

Abalindi abasezindongeni zaseSiyoni banelungelo lokuhlala eduze noNkulunkulu futhi bamukele imibono yoMoya Wakhe kangangokuthi angenza abesilisa nabesifazane baqaphele ingozi yabo futhi abaqondise endaweni yesiphephelo. Kumelwe baxwayise abantu ngokwethembeka ngemiphumela eqinisekile yokweqa umthetho futhi bavikele izithakazelo zomphakathi. Ukuqapha kwakho akumele kuphele amandla. Umsebenzi wakhe udinga wonke amakhono akhe. Kufanele baphakamise izwi labo njengecilongo, futhi akukho nothi olulodwa oluzwakala luntengantenga noma olungaqinisekile. Akufanele basebenzele umvuzo, kodwa ngoba abakwazi ukuzibamba, bazi ukuthi usizi luphezu kwabo, akufanele bashumayele ivangeli. Njengabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, ababekwe uphawu ngegazi lokungcweliswa, kumelwe basindise amadoda nabesifazane ekubhujisweni okuseduze.
Incwadi yeZenzo zabaPhostoli, ikhasi 361

Mqaphi, ingabe ubusuku buphelile maduze? Lona umbuzo obuziwe futhi usazoqhubeka nokubuzwa futhi uphendulwe. Uzophendula uthini mfowethu? Umlayezo waseLawodikeya ubulokhu ukhala isikhathi eside manje. Lo mlayezo, kuzo zonke izici zawo, mawukhale kubantu nomaphi lapho ukunakekela kuvula indlela. Ukulungisiswa ngokukholwa kanye nokulunga kukaKristu yizindaba okufanele zethulwe ezweni elifayo. Sengathi ungavulela uJesu umnyango wenhliziyo yakho! Izwi likaJesu, umthengisi omkhulu wengcebo yasezulwini, liyamemeza kuwe: 'Ngikweluleka ukuba uthenge kimi igolide ukuze ucebe, nezingubo ezimhlophe uzembathise.' Ngizoyishiya kulawa mazwi. Inhliziyo yami iphuma kuwe ngothando futhi kuyisifiso sami ukuthi uphumelele ngomyalezo wengelosi yesithathu.
Incwadi 24, 1892; Ukukhishwa Kwemibhalo Yesandla, Umqulu 15, Ikhasi 94

Ngokwezinga lamandla akhe, wonke umuntu oye wathola ukukhanya kweqiniso unomthwalo wemfanelo ofanayo nowomprofethi kaIsrayeli, owatshelwa: “Ngakho-ke, ndodana yomuntu, ngikwenze umlindi phezu kwendlu kaIsrayeli. Uyakulizwa izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise ngami. Uma ngithi komubi: ‘Wena omubi, uyakufa,’ kodwa wena ungakhulumi ukuba umxwayise omubi ngendlela yakhe; kanjalo naye omubi uyakufa ebubini bakhe; kodwa igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho. Kepha uma umxwayisa omubi endleleni yakhe ukuba abuye kuyo, kepha angabuyi endleleni yakhe, uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe; kodwa wena wawusindisa umphefumulo wakho.” ( Hezekeli 33,7:9-XNUMX ) Ngakho-ke

Ingabe kufanele silinde ukuba iziprofetho zesikhathi sokuphela zigcwaliseke ngaphambi kokuba sixoxe ngazo? Ayoba nanzuzoni amazwi ethu ngaleso sikhathi? Ingabe kufanele silindele izahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu ukuba zishaye umeqili ngaphambi kokuba simtshele indlela yokuphunyuka kuzo? Luphi ukholo lwethu eZwini likaNkulunkulu? Ingabe kufanele sibone ngamehlo ethu lokho okwabikezelwa ngaphambi kokuba simkholwe? Ukukhanya kuye kwafinyelela kithi ngemisebe ecacile, ecacile, ebonisa ukuthi usuku olukhulu lweNkosi luseduze futhi ‘lusemnyango. Masifunde futhi siqonde ngaphambi kokuba kwephuze kakhulu.
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 9, ikhasi 19

¹⁰ Uma ngibheka emuva emlandweni wethu, ngibona zonke izinyathelo zokuqhubekela phambili lapho sikhona namuhla, ngingathi: makabongwe uNkulunkulu! Lapho ngibona indlela uNkulunkulu asebenze ngayo, ngimane ngimangale. Nginokholo oluphelele kuKristu njengomqondisi wami.
I-Life Sketches, ikhasi 196

Iyini imfihlo yempumelelo yethu? Silandele imiyalelo yoMqambi wensindiso yethu. UNkulunkulu uye wayibusisa imizamo yethu ehlangene. Iqiniso liye lasakazeka futhi laqhakaza. Izikhungo zandile. Imbewu yesinaphi isikhule yaba isihlahla esikhulu.
Testimonies to Ministers, ikhasi 27

Impumelelo yethu yesikhathi esidlule yobuthunywa bevangeli ilingana ngokuqondile nemizamo yethu yokuzidela, yokuzidela.
Gospel Workers, ikhasi 385

“Ukube uJehova Sebawoti ubengasishiyelanga insali encane kakhulu, besiyakuba njengeSodoma, sibe njengeGomora.” ( Isaya 1,9:28,10 ) Ngenxa yalabo abahlala bethembekile nangenxa yothando lwakhe olungapheli ngeGomora. abaphambukayo, uNkulunkulu wayebekezelela ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokumelene nabahlubuki futhi wabancenga ukuba bashiye izindlela zabo ezimbi babuyele Kuye. ‘Ukubusa phezu kokubusa, isimiso phezu kwesimiso, kancane lapha, kancane laphaya’ ( Isaya XNUMX:XNUMX ) Ubonise abenzi bokubi indlela yokulunga esebenzisa abantu abamiswe Nguye.
Prophets and Kings, ikhasi 324

¹¹ Ngokuvuma nokulahla isono, ukukhuleka ngobuqotho, nokuzinikezela kuNkulunkulu, abafundi bokuqala balungiselela ukuthululwa kukaMoya oNgcwele ngePhentekoste [Izenzo 1,13:XNUMXf]. Umsebenzi ofanayo, kuphela ngezinga elikhulu, kufanele wenziwe manje. Khona-ke umuntu udinga kuphela ukucela isibusiso futhi alinde iNkosi ukuba iqedele umsebenzi ophathelene naye.
Testimonies to Ministers, ikhasi 507

¹² Ngabona ukuthi ubufakazi bofakazi othembekile abuzange bulalelwe ngisho nengxenye. Ubufakazi obunesizotha okuncike kubo isiphetho sebandla buye badelelwa noma babuye banganakwa ngokuphelele. Lobu bufakazi kumele bulethe ukuphenduka okujulile. Bonke abalamukela ngeqiniso bazolilalela futhi bahlanzwe.
Imibhalo Yakuqala, ikhasi 270

Inhloso yalomyalezo ukuvusa abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ukubakhombisa ukuhlehla kwabo nokubaholela ekuphendukeni ngenkuthalo ukuze baphiwe isipho sobukhona bukaJesu futhi balungiselele ukukhala okukhulu kwengelosi yesithathu.
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 1, ikhasi 186

¹³ Ukukholwa kuJesu kusho okungaphezu kokuthethelelwa kwezono; kusho ukuthi isono siyasuswa futhi izimfanelo zikaMoya oNgcwele zivala isikhala. Lisho ukukhanyiselwa kwaphezulu kanye nenjabulo kuNkulunkulu. Kusho inhliziyo ekhululiwe kumina, injabulo ngobukhona bukaJesu obuhlala njalo. Lapho uJesu ebusa umphefumulo, kuba nokuhlanzeka nokukhululeka esonweni. Empilweni, ivangeli elikhanyayo, eligcwalisekayo, neliphelele liyangena. Ukwamukela uMsindisi kunikeza umuzwa wokuthula okuphelele, uthando, kanye nesiqiniseko. Ubuhle nobumnandi bobuntu bukaJesu buvezwa empilweni, bufakazela ukuthi ngempela uNkulunkulu wayithumela iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni njengoMsindisi.
Christ's Object Lessons, ikhasi 419; cf. Izithombe zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu, 342

¹⁴ Amalungu esonto elidonsa kanzima azibonakalise ethembekile aba isonto elinqobayo.Ivangeli, ikhasi 707

USathane uyokwenza izimangaliso ukuze akhohlise; uyoziveza njengamandla aphakeme. Kungase kubonakale sengathi ibandla selizowa, kodwa ngeke. Ahlale. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izoni eZiyoni ziyohlungwa futhi amakhoba ahlukaniswe nokolweni oyigugu. Kuyi-crucible embi kodwa edingekayo. Ngulowo kuphela onqobile ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi bakhe oyotholakala phakathi kwabathembekileyo nabaqinisileyo, engenabala noma ibala lesono, engenankohliso emlonyeni wakhe.
UMaranatha, ikhasi 32

Lapho ukukholwa kuKristu kudelelwa kakhulu futhi nomthetho Wakhe uzondwa kakhulu, yilapho ukushisekela kwethu kufanele kube okufudumele kakhulu, futhi isibindi sethu nokuqina kwethu kube okungenakunyakaziswa kakhulu. Ukuvikela iqiniso nokulunga lapho iningi lisilahlile, lilwe izimpi zeNkosi lapho abalwayo besele bembalwa, kuyoba uvivinyo lwethu lokho. Ngalesi sikhathi kufanele sithole imfudumalo emakhazeni abanye, isibindi ebukhoneni babo, nokwethembeka ekukhapheni kwabo.
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 5, ikhasi 136

Yilabo kuphela abangancamela ukufa kunokuba benze okubi abayoba phakathi kwabathembekile.
Testimonies for the Church, Umqulu 5, ikhasi 53

 

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