“Ngikholwa kuphela engikubonayo nengikuqondayo,” abanye bathi... Ibhalwe ngu-Ellet Wagoner (1855-1916)

UmKristu ukholelwa kokungabonakali. Lokhu kwenza ongakholwa azibuze amhleke, aze amdelele. Umuntu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu ubheka ukholo olulula lomKristu njengophawu lobuthakathaka bengqondo. Ngokumomotheka kokunyenya, ucabanga ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kuphakeme, ngoba akalokothi akholelwe noma yini ngaphandle kobufakazi; akalokothi afinyelele eziphethweni futhi akakholelwa lutho angeke alubone futhi aluqonde.

Isisho sokuthi umuntu okholelwa kuphela lokho angakuqonda unokholo olufushane kakhulu siyiqiniso njengoba sinjalo. Asikho isazi sefilosofi (noma usosayensi) ophilayo oqonda ngokugcwele ngisho nekhulu lekhulu lezinto ezilula ezizibona nsuku zonke... Eqinisweni, phakathi kwazo zonke izenzakalo izazi zefilosofi ezizindla ngokucatshangelwayo, akukho neyodwa imbangela yayo enkulu yizo. angachaza.

Ukukholwa kuyinto evamile. Wonke umuntu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu uyakholelwa; futhi ezimweni eziningi ukhohliseka. Ukholo luyingxenye yakho konke ukusebenzelana kwebhizinisi nazo zonke izindaba zempilo. Abantu ababili bayavumelana ukwenza ibhizinisi elithile ngesikhathi nendawo ethile; yilowo nalowo wethemba izwi lomunye. Usomabhizinisi uyabethemba abasebenzi bakhe namakhasimende akhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uthembele kuNkulunkulu, mhlawumbe engazi; ngoba uthumela imikhumbi yakhe ngaphesheya kolwandle, ethemba ukuthi izobuya ithwele impahla. Uyazi ukuthi ukubuya kwawo okuphephile kuxhomeke emoyeni nasemagagasini, okungaphezu kwamandla omuntu. Nakuba engakaze acabange ngamandla alawula imvelo, ubeka ithemba lakhe kokaputeni namatilosi. Uze agibele emkhunjini ukaputeni nabasebenzi bawo angakaze ababone, futhi ulindele ngokuzethemba ukuthi uyiswe echwebeni alifunayo.

Ecabanga ukuthi kuwubuwula ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu “ongakaze abonwe muntu noma angakwazi ukumbona” ( 1 Thimothewu 6,16:XNUMX ), umuntu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu uya efasiteleni elincane, afake ama-dollar angamashumi amabili kulo futhi athole imbuyiselo kumuntu angakaze ambone. ibonwe futhi igama layo angalazi, ipheshana elithi angalishayela alibangise edolobheni elikude. Mhlawumbe akakaze awubone lo muzi, uyazi ngobukhona bawo kuphela ngemibiko yabanye; noma kunjalo, ingena emotweni, inikeze omunye umuntu angamazi ngokuphelele incwadi yayo, futhi ihlala esihlalweni esithokomele. Akakaze ambone umshayeli wenjini futhi akazi noma akakwazi noma unezinhloso ezimbi; kunoma yikuphi, akanandaba nhlobo futhi ulindele ngokuzethemba ukuthi uzofika ephephile lapho eya khona, ngokuba khona kwazo azi nje ngenzwabethi. Okunye ukuthi uphethe ipheshana elikhishwe abantu angakaze ababone, elishoyo ukuthi laba bantu angabazi aziphathise kubo bazomshiya ngehora elithile lapho eya khona. Umuntu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu uyakholelwa kakhulu kule nkulumo kangangokuthi wazisa umuntu angakaze ambone ukuthi azilungiselele ukuhlangana naye ngesikhathi esithile.

Ukholo lwakhe luyasiza nasekudluliseleni umlayezo omemezela ukufika kwakhe. Angene endlini encane, abhale amagama ambalwa ephepheni, alinikeze umuntu angamazi ngocingo oluncane, bese emkhokhela ingxenye yedola. Ube esehamba, ekholelwa ukuthi esikhathini esingaphansi kwesigamu sehora umngane wakhe ongaziwa, oqhele ngamakhilomitha ayinkulungwane, uzobe efunda umyalezo asanda kuwushiya esiteshini.

Njengoba efika edolobheni, ukholo lwakhe lucaca nakakhulu. Phakathi nohambo wabhalela umndeni wakhe, owasala ekhaya. Lapho efika edolobheni, ubona ibhokisi elincane elilenga esigxotsheni somgwaqo. Aqonde khona ngokushesha, ayiphose incwadi yakhe futhi angabe esasazihlupha ngayo. Ukholelwa ukuthi incwadi ayifake ebhokisini, ngaphandle kokukhuluma namuntu, izofika kumkakhe zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbili. Naphezu kwalokhu, le ndoda icabanga ukuthi kuwubuwula ngempela ukukhuluma noNkulunkulu futhi ukholelwe ukuthi umthandazo uyophendulwa.

Umuntu ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu uzophendula ngokuthi akabethembi abanye ngokungaboni, kodwa unezizathu zokukholelwa ukuthi yena, umyalezo wakhe ngocingo kanye nencwadi yakhe kuzodluliswa ngokuphepha. Ukukholelwa kwakhe kulezi zinto kusekelwe kulezi zizathu ezilandelayo:

1. Ezinye nazo zazidluliselwe ngokuphepha, futhi izinkulungwane zezincwadi nezingcingo zase zithunyelwe ngendlela efanele futhi zalethwa ngesikhathi. Uma incwadi ibekwe kabi, cishe njalo kuyiphutha lomthumeli.
2. Abantu ayeziphathise kubo kanye nemiyalezo yakhe benza umsebenzi wabo; uma bengawenzi umsebenzi wabo, akekho owayezobathemba futhi ibhizinisi labo lalizokonakala ngokushesha.
3. Uphinde abe neziqinisekiso zikahulumeni wase-United States. Izinkampani zikaloliwe kanye netelegraph zithola imisebenzi kuhulumeni, okufakazela ukwethembeka kwazo. Uma bengahambisani nezinkontileka, uhulumeni angahoxisa imvume yabo. Ukuthembela kwakhe ebhokisini leposi kusekelwe ezinhlamvini ezithi USM ezikulo. Uyazi ukuthi zisho ukuthini: isiqinisekiso sikahulumeni sokuthi yonke incwadi ephonswe ebhokisini izolethwa ngokuphepha uma ibhalwe ngendlela efanele futhi yagxivizwa. Ukholelwa ukuthi uhulumeni uyazigcina izithembiso zakhe; kungenjalo uzosheshe akhishwe ngevoti. Ngakho-ke kusezinhlosweni zikahulumeni ukufeza izithembiso zakhe, njengoba nje kuzuzisa izinkampani zikaloliwe kanye nezingcingo. Konke lokhu ndawonye kwakha isisekelo esiqinile sokholo lwakhe.

Nokho, umKristu unezizathu eziyinkulungwane zokukholelwa ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. Ukholo alukona ukuthatheka kalula. Umphostoli uthi: “Ukukholwa kuyisisekelo sezinto ezithenjwayo, ubufakazi bezinto ezingabonwayo.” ( Hebheru 11,1:XNUMX ) Lena incazelo ephefumulelwe. Kulokhu kungaphethwa ngokuthi iNkosi ayilindele ukuba sikholwe ngaphandle kobufakazi. Manje sekulula ukubonisa ukuthi umKristu unesizathu esikhulu sokukholelwa kuNkulunkulu kunomuntu ongakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu wezinkampani zikaloliwe nocingo noma uhulumeni.

1. Abanye baye bathembela izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu futhi bazethemba. Isahluko seshumi nanye sencwadi yamaHeberu sinohlu olude lwalabo abaye baqinisekisa izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu: “Laba baye banqoba imibuso ngokukholwa, benza ukulunga, bazuza izithembiso, bavala imilomo yezingonyama, bacima amandla omlilo, baphunyula osikolweni lwenkemba; baqiniswa ebuthakathakeni, baba namandla empini, baxosha amabutho abezizwe. Abesifazane babuyisela abafileyo babo ngovuko” ( KumaHeberu 11,33:35-46,2 ), hhayi nje ezikhathini zasendulo. Noma ubani oyothola angathola ofakazi abaningi bokuthi uNkulunkulu “ungumsizi owamukelekayo ngesikhathi sokuswela.”— IHubo XNUMX:XNUMX . Izinkulungwane zingabika izimpendulo zomthandazo kucace kangangokuthi akusekho ukungabaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uphendula umthandazo okungenani ngokwethembeka njengoba uhulumeni wase-United States ethumela iposi eliphathisiwe.
2. UNkulunkulu esimethembayo ukwenza umgomo wakhe ukuphendula umthandazo nokuvikela nokunakekela izikhonzi zakhe. »Umusa kaJehova awupheli! Umusa wakhe awupheli.” ( IsiLilo 3,22:29,11 ) “Ngokuba ngiyazi kahle imicabango engiyicabanga ngani,” usho uJehova, “imicabango yokuthula, hhayi eyokuhlupheka, ngokuba ngiyakuninika isikhathi esizayo nethemba.”— Jeremiya 79,9.10 :XNUMX). Uma ephula izithembiso zakhe, abantu babeyoyeka ukukholelwa kuye. Yikho uDavida wayemethemba. Wathi: ‘Sisize, Nkulunkulu ongumsizi wethu, ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho! Sisindise futhi usithethelele izono zethu ngenxa yegama lakho! Nisho ngani abezizwe ukuthi: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo manje na?” ( IHubo XNUMX:XNUMX, XNUMX ) Ngakho, izinceku zikaJehova zisho ukuthini?
3. Uhulumeni kaNkulunkulu uncike ekugcwalisekeni kwezithembiso zakhe. UmKristu unesiqiniseko sikahulumeni wendawo yonke ukuthi zonke izicelo ezingokomthetho azenzayo zizovunywa. Lo hulumeni uhlose ukuvikela ababuthaka. Ake sithi uNkulunkulu ubengaphula esinye sezithembiso Zakhe kumuntu obuthakathaka futhi ongabalulekile kakhulu emhlabeni; ukuze ukweqa okukodwa kugumbuqele wonke uhulumeni kaNkulunkulu. Umkhathi wonke wawuzoshabalala ngokushesha ube nesiphithiphithi. Uma uNkulunkulu ebengase ephule noma yisiphi isithembiso sakhe, akekho endaweni yonke ongamethemba, ukubusa kwakhe bekuyophela; ngoba ukuthembela emandleni abusayo kuwukuphela kwesisekelo esiqinisekile sokwethembeka nokuzinikela. Ama-nihilist eRussia awazange alandele imiyalo ye-tsar ngoba ayengamethembi. Noma yimuphi uhulumeni othi, ngokwehluleka ukufeza lokho akuthunyiwe, ulahlekelwe inhlonipho yezakhamuzi zawo uyantengantenga. Yingakho umKristu othobekile ethembela eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Uyazi ukuthi kuningi okusengozini ngoNkulunkulu kunaye. Ukube kwakungenzeka ngoNkulunkulu ephule izwi lakhe, umKristu wayeyolahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe kuphela, kodwa uNkulunkulu wayeyolahlekelwa isimilo sakhe, ukuzinza kukahulumeni wakhe, nokulawula kwendawo yonke.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, labo abathembela kohulumeni noma ezikhungweni zabantu nakanjani bayodumala.

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From: "Isiqiniseko Esigcwele Sensindiso" in Umtapo Wezincwadi Womfundi WeBhayibheli, 64, Juni 16, 1890