Ngingakwazi ukunqoba njengaye? Ibhalwe nguRon Woolsey

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“Ngokuba manje abantwana bayinyama negazi, yena (uJesu) wathatha isabelo esilinganayo kukho... Ngokuba akathathanga isimo sezingelosi, kodwa wathatha inzalo ka-Abrahama. Ngakho-ke kwakufanele abe njengabafowabo kukho konke... ngokuba kulokho ahlupheka ngakho yena elingwa, unamandla okusiza abalingwayo.” ( KumaHeberu 2,14:18-XNUMX KJV).

"UMesiya wathatha imvelo yethu ewile futhi wachayeka kuzo zonke izilingo esibhekana nazo njengabantu."Umbhalo wesandla 80, 1903, 12)

“Ngokuthatha isimo sethu esinesono, wabonisa lokho esingaba yikho. Ngokuba uma sisebenzisa ilungiselelo eliphelele awenzile, imvelo yethu ewile imunca ubuNkulunkulu. Ngezithembiso eziyigugu nezibaluleke kakhulu zeZwi likaNkulunkulu singakubalekela ukonakala okusemhlabeni ngenxa yenkanuko yenyama.” ( PH080 13, 2 Petru 1,4:XNUMX ) Ngokuvumelana neZwi likaNkulunkulu, uMbuso kaNkulunkulu unamandla okubalekela inkanuko yobulili engokomoya.

“Ngokuba asinaye umpristi omkhulu ongenakuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kepha walingwa kukho konke njengathi, engenasono.” ( KumaHebheru 4,15.16:XNUMX, XNUMX )

»UMesiya wanqoba futhi walalela njengendoda yangempela. Ekucabangeni kwethu sivame ukuduka mayelana nemvelo yomuntu yeNkosi yethu. Uma sicabanga ukuthi wayenamakhono njengomuntu abanye abantu abangenawo ekulweni noSathane, asisakholelwa ebuntwini bakhe obugcwele. Umusa namandla awabalwayo ubapha bonke abamamukelayo okholweni.” (OHC 48.2)

“UJesu walandela uyise njengoba nje noma yimuphi umuntu kufanele amlandele. Umuntu angakwazi ukunqoba izilingo zikaSathane kuphela ngokuhlanganisa amandla kaNkulunkulu namakhono akhe. Kwakungokufanayo ngoJesu Kristu: Wayengasebenzisa amandla angcwele. Akezanga emhlabeni wethu ukuzolandela uNkulunkulu omkhulu njengoNkulunkulu omncane, kodwa ukulalela uMthetho oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu njengomuntu kanjalo abe yisibonelo kithi. INkosi uJesu ayizanga emhlabeni wethu ukuzosibonisa ukuthi yini unkulunkulu angayenza, kodwa indoda ethembele emandleni kaNkulunkulu. Lawa mandla angamsiza kunoma yisiphi isimo esiphuthumayo. Umuntu angase, ngokholo, amunce ingqikithi yaphezulu futhi kanjalo anqobe zonke izilingo eziza ngendlela yakhe.” (OHC 48.3)

“INkosi idinga ukuthi yonke indodana nendodakazi ka-Adamu imkhonze ngokholo kuJesu Kristu njengabantu esiyikho manje. INkosi uJesu yavala kwalasha owadalwa yisono. Waxhumanisa umhlaba nezulu, umuntu onomkhawulo noNkulunkulu ongapheli. UJesu, uMhlengi womhlaba, wayengagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu njengoba bonke abanye abantu bengayigcina.” (OHC 48.4:XNUMX)

“Akudingeki sikhonze uNkulunkulu njengokungathi sinamandla amakhulu. Kunalokho, kumelwe simkhonze njengabantu abakhululwe yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu; ngokulunga kukaMesiya [ezinhliziyweni zethu] siyokuma phambi kukaNkulunkulu sengathi asikaze sone” (OHC 489.5).

UJesu walingwa ngazo zonke izindlela njengathi, kodwa engenasono.

Kungenzeka kanjani lokho?

“Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu ize ukufuna nokusindisa lokho obekulahlekile.” ( Luka 19,10:1 ) Uthanda mina nawe ngaphezu kwakhe, uthando lukaJesu ngathi lunamandla kakhulu kunezilingo zikaSathane. “Ngokuba lowo okini mkhulu kunalowo osezweni.” ( 4,4 Johane XNUMX:XNUMX ) Uthando lukaJesu ngami nawe lwalunamandla kangangokuthi akazange alingeke ukuba enze isono.

“Masibheke kuJesu, umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa kwethu, owathi, nakuba ebenokujabula, wakhuthazelela isiphambano, engalinaki ihlazo, futhi uhlezi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.” ( KumaHebheru 12,1.2 :XNUMX, XNUMX)
Yeka injabulo? Injabulo yokuchitha ingunaphakade mina nawe kanye nawo wonke umuntu amthandayo. “Akakho onothando olukhulu kunalolu, lokuba adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabangane bakhe.” ( Johane 15,13:XNUMX )

UNkulunkulu uluthando; futhi uNkulunkulu unamandla onke. Ngakho-ke, uthando lwakhe lunamandla ngaphezu kwamakhono kaSathane angaphezu kwawemvelo, lunamandla kunesilingo nesono. Ngamanye amazwi, uthando lunamandla kunenzondo.

Pho ngingasinqoba kanjani isono?

ILawodikeya, okungukuthi thina, uJesu wathembisa: “Onqobayo, ngiyakumnika ukuba ahlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengoba nami nginqobile...” ( IsAmbulo 3,21:XNUMX ).

Ngakho-ke: “Ngokuba kufanele nibe nengqondo efanayo noKristu Jesu. Lowo owayesesimweni sobuNkulunkulu akazange akubheke njengokuphanga ukulingana noNkulunkulu, kodwa wazidela futhi wathatha isimo senceku, wenziwa walingana nabantu futhi waqashelwa ngokubukeka njengomuntu. Wazithoba, walalela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, yebo, ukufa esiphambanweni.”— Filipi 2,5:8-XNUMX .

Uma sengimthanda uJesu ngaphezu kwami ​​futhi ngona, nami ngingaba umnqobi. Uma sengiyekile ukugxila kimina, isilingo siphelelwa amandla. Ngiyambheka futhi ngiguqulwa ngifane naye. Khona-ke ngizothanda uNkulunkulu kakhulu nabanye ngaphezu kwami.

Ngiyalwa ukuba ngithande uNkulunkulu kakhulu kanye nomakhelwane wami njengoba ngizithanda mina, kodwa uJesu wangithanda ngaphezu kokuphila kwakhe okuphakade. Ngenxa yokuthi wayemthanda kakhulu uyise futhi nami wayengithanda, akazange avumele ukulingwa.

UJesu wayenento eyodwa kuphela engqondweni: abantu abeze ukuzobasindisa kanye nenjabulo yaphakade yobudlelwane obuseduze nabo. Kungakho athi, “Suka kimi, Sathane!” ( Mathewu 16,23:XNUMX ) Ngakho-ke, uJesu wathi: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Ngendlela efanayo, nami kufanele ngibe nento eyodwa kuphela engqondweni: uJesu, ongisindisayo esonweni, kanye nenjabulo engenza ngithwale isiphambano sami sansuku zonke. Unalowo mgomo engqondweni, isilingo siphelelwa amandla. Ngoba angisenandaba nami kodwa ngoJesu, hhayi ngokuneliswa kwezifiso zami kodwa ngomusa wakhe, hhayi ngokuzazi kwami ​​kodwa ngodumo lukaJesu, hhayi ngentuthuko yami kodwa ngekaMesiya, hhayi ngokuzicabangela mina. -ukuthokozisa, kodwa ngenxa yentokozo kaMesiya, kungabi ngokuziphakamisa, kodwa ngenxa yobukhazikhazi bukaJesu kimi nangami.

Imfihlakalo Yokunqoba Isono: “Siba ngabanqobi lapho sisiza abanye ukuba banqobe ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi bethu. ( IsAmbulo 12,11:236 ) Ukugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu kuveza kithi ukuzinikela okuqotho okuholela enkonzweni yangempela uNkulunkulu angayisebenzisa.” ( Incwadi 1908, XNUMX )

“Uma ningithanda,” kusho uJesu, “gcinani imiyalo yami.”— Johane 14,15:XNUMX .

Koku: Coming Out Ministries Newsletter, Meyi 2022.