Noma ubani okhuluma ngokunqoba lapha ngokushesha uthathwa njengongalingani. Umbhali ushiye emuva impilo yakhe yobungqingili cishe ingxenye yesine yekhulunyaka. Kodwa akufanele kube khona into enjalo! Ibhalwe nguRon Woolsey
Isikhathi sokufunda: imizuzu eyi-15
Umshicileli ongakwazanga ukuthola indlela yayo
Kwenzeka ngo-1999. Umsebenzi wenkampani yokushicilela yama-Adventist wezwa indaba yokuphenduka kwami ebungqingilini. Wabe esengibuza ukuthi ngingakwazi yini ukuwabhala phansi futhi ngithumele umbhalo wesandla kumshicileli. Ukushicilelwa okunjalo kungaba yithuluzi elibalulekile kuphalethi yezincwadi zesonto lethu. Umbhalo wesandla bekufanele uhanjiswe engakapheli amasonto amane uma ngifuna noma yiliphi ithuba lokushicilelwa.
Ngathandaza kakhulu futhi ngabhala amahora ayishumi nane ngosuku. Lokhu kungenze ngakwazi ukuletha umbhalo wesandla ngesikhathi. Kwabe sekufika ukulinda - usuku nosuku lwadlula, isonto nesonto, kwaphenduka izinyanga. Ekugcineni ngaxakeka kangangokuthi ngafona ngibuza.
"O! Awukawutholi umbhalo wakho wesandla okwamanje? Kufanele ibuyiselwe kuwena."
“Kungani ubuyiselwe emuva?” ngibuza.
'Kwanqatshwa. IKomiti Yezincwadi inqume ukuba kushicilelwe umbono olinganiselayo,' ngafunda.
Ngabuza: “Yimuphi umbono olinganiselayo? »ngabuzwa meine hambisa indaba. Ingabe uthi ayilingani?’ Ngethuka.
“Cha, ngicabange nje ukuthi kungcono ukubeka izindaba ezimbalwa encwadini eyodwa ukuze unikeze umbono olinganiselayo,” kwakuyimpendulo.
Ngazibuza, “Ingabe kufanele ulinganise izindaba zokunqoba nempumelelo nezindaba zokwehluleka? Uma kunjalo, kungani?'
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, ngabhekana naleli phuzu lokubuka elilinganiselayo ngokuphindaphindiwe. Sekudlule iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu kusukela lapho. Ngokuphindaphindiwe umsebenzi wami, amaphrojekthi ami noma izingqungquthela zami ziyenqatshwa ngoba isihloko sobungqingili kanye nomphakathi kuthiwa sidinga umbono olinganiselayo. Ekugcineni, inketho yami kuphela kwaba ukushicilela incwadi yami nomshicileli wangaphandle. Babe sebeyithengisa bayibuyisela kubashicileli bama-Adventist ukuze isatshalaliswe kuzo zonke izikhungo zezincwadi zama-Adventist zolimi lwesiNgisi emhlabeni jikelele.
Inhlolokhono nje, nokho umthelela omkhulu
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule ngamenywa ukuba ngihlanganyele ngobufakazi bami engqungqutheleni yomshado, ubutabane, kanye nebandla. Kodwa umuntu oyedwa okholelwa emfundisweni yenkolo eyake yaba yisitabane, engingahlanganyeli nayo, ukwazile ukungihlambalaza ngokwanele ukwehlisa inkulumo yami kwinhlolokhono. Lowo muntu wabe esethatha indawo yami ephanelini eliphambi kwenhlangano yabafundi ukuze kudluliswe "umbono olinganiselayo".
(Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, abagxeki nabangabazayo baye bangichitha kaningi njengomuntu ofuna ukuphelela ngenxa yokuthi, ngokwami kokunqoba ubungqingili, ngiyakholwa futhi ngishumayela ukuthi thina austin futhi cha in izono zisindisiwe.)
Manje njengoba isikhathi sami sase sinciphile, ngathandazela ukuba iNkosi isebenzise ngokugcwele. Wenza kanjalo. Eqinisweni, enkulumweni yokuphetha, isikhulumi sabe sesithi, “Lapho uRon Woolsey emi lapha ngobusuku bokuvula, ephakamisa iBhayibheli futhi ethi uthole eZwini likaNkulunkulu konke ayekudinga ukuze afulathele futhi ahlukane nobungqingili. , lokho kwaba isifinyezo esihle kuyo yonke ingqungquthela."
Inyuvesi idonsa kanzima
Lapho ngimenywa kwenye yamanyuvesi ethu ama-Adventist, ngaphinde ngahlangana naleyo "mbono olinganiselayo oyinqaba." Ezinyangeni ngaphambi kosuku, isimemo samiswa emakomitini ngoba indaba yami yayinondabuzekwayo.
"Yebo, kodwa ake ume kancane! Siphakathi kwengxabano enkulu…' ngiphendula.
"Kunezinhlangothi ezimbili kukho konke..."
"Awu! Pho kungani singalethi uhlangothi lwesibili, uhlangothi lukaNkulunkulu...?
Ngagcizelela ukuthi ngangifunde kuyona le nyuvesi futhi ngathola iziqu zami zemfundiso yenkolo ngamanoni. Ngiphinde ngikhonze njengomfundisi enhlanganweni. Uma imifelandawonye eqondile/yezitabane ivunyelwe ekhempasini, kungani ngingakwazi ukwethula umbono kaNkulunkulu ekhampasini?
Ekugcineni ngathola imvume futhi ngavunyelwa ukuba ngilethe umyalezo wami enhlanganweni yabafundi, owamukelwa ngemfudumalo ngesithakazelo esikhulu nokwazisa okuqotho.
I-Pluralism Engqungqutheleni Yabashumayeli
Engqungqutheleni yokugcina yongqongqoshe beSigaba saseNyakatho Melika kanye neseshini yokuphuma e-Austin, eTexas ngaphambi nje kwenkomfa kawonkewonke, izinto ezimbili ezangidonsa kakhulu: ukugcotshwa kwabesifazane kanye nobungqingili. Nakuba umbuzo wokugcotshwa uye wacutshungulwa ngokujulile eminyakeni embalwa edlule ngokunxuswa ngabaholi bebandla, "uhlangothi lwe-pro" luye lwanyuswa ngokusemthethweni, "i-con side" ayinakwanga, igodliwe, yacindezelwa.
Kwanikezwa amasemina amathathu ahlukene ngesihloko se-LGBT. Ekuqaleni iComing Out Ministries bekumele ibe namawindi amabili, kodwa elilodwa lahoxiswa ngenxa yokuqhuma kwesifundo. Saphinda sathandaza eNkosini ukuthi isisebenzise ngokunenzuzo isikhathi esasizosithola. Ngikholwa ukuthi wakwenza.
Nokho, enye ingqungquthela enomyalezo ohluke kakhulu yanikezwa isikhathi esiphindwe kabili kunasethu. Izivakashi (njengami) ezihambele yomibili izingqungquthela zazwakalisa ukudideka kwazo kithi. Ngibe sengiphendula nje ukuthi zombili izingqungquthela ziletha umlayezo ofanayo ncamashi, kodwa kuze kufike ephuzwini. Omunye umhlangano waletha umyalezo wothando nokwamukelwa. Ukwamukela uNkulunkulu, nokho, kuncike ekunikezeni intando yethu ngokugcwele Kuye, futhi kuleliphuzu lezi zifundo ezimbili zazinezindlela ezihlukene. Umlayezo weComing Out Ministries uletha uthando nokwamukelwa, kodwa futhi ukhuluma ngesidingo sokuphenduka, ukuzinikela, ukuba umfundi, ukuguquka kwesimilo, nokunqoba isono sobungqingili njengazo zonke ezinye. Ngamanye amazwi: kusukela evangelini.
Enye i-seminar yaletha ubufakazi be-"lesbian Adventist," "umdala wesonto oyisitabane," abazali bendoda eyisitabane eshade nendoda, futhi iveze "i-Gay Adventist" eyanikeza isethulo samandla lapho wonke umuntu Ezama ngezinkonzo. ukusiza ongqingili bawine futhi uguquko bagxekiwe. Abukho nobodwa ubufakazi bokunqoba obanikezwa. Isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo saze safakaza ukuthi akukho muntu amaziyo owanqoba ubungqingili. Abanye abalaleli ababengazi baphenduke bangikhomba. Ngokuba ngasindiswa eminyakeni engu-24 edlule futhi ngishadile iminyaka engu-23 manje. Ngiphinde ngingubaba wezingane ezinhlanu.
Omunye wabahleli usitshele ukuthi kunemibono eminingi ngobutabane. Ngakho-ke, "umbono olinganiselayo" kwadingeka ulethwe. Kodwa lo mbono olinganiselayo wabaphazamisa abaningi.
Izimpendulo eziphefumulelwe embuzweni webhalansi
Lapho kuletha iZwi likaNkulunkulu, ingabe kuyadingeka ukulinganisela ngokunikeza isikhathi esilinganayo ekunembeni okungokombangazwe, umcabango wanamuhla, isayensi yezenhlalo, ukusebenza kwengqondo, nokwelapha kwengqondo? Ingabe isikhundla sikaNkulunkulu asilingani noma kunjalo?
“Inhliziyo inenkohliso kakhulu futhi inenzondo; ngubani ongakuqonda? Mina, Jehova, ngihlola inhliziyo, ngihlola izinhliziyo, ukuze ngivuze yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe, njengezithelo zezenzo zakhe.”— Jeremiya 17,9:XNUMX;
“Akekho ozikhohlisayo! Uma umuntu phakathi kwenu ethi uhlakaniphile kulesi sikhathi, akabe yisiwula ukuze ahlakaniphe! Ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kwaleli zwe kungubuwula phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ubamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo. Futhi futhi: INkosi iyayazi imicabango yabahlakaniphileyo ukuthi iyize.”—1 Korinte 3,18:20-XNUMX.
IBhayibheli futhi likhuluma “ngokulinganisela”:
“Izilinganiso ezimbili ziyisinengiso kuJehova, nezilinganiso zamanga azilungile.” ( IzAga 20,23:XNUMX )
“Izilinganiso zamanga ziyisinengiso kuJehova, kepha isisindo esipheleleyo siyamthokozisa.” ( IzAga 11,1:XNUMX )
“Kepha yilokhu okulotshiweyo umbhalo othi: “Mene, mene, tekel upharsin! Nansi incazelo yalesi sisho esithi: “UMENE usho ukuthi: UNkulunkulu uzibalile izinsuku zombuso wakho, wawuqeda; IThekeli lisho ukuthi: “Wakalwa esikalini wafunyanwa ulula!” ( Daniyeli 5,25:28-XNUMX )
“Ngosuku lokwahlulela siyokhululwa noma sigwetshwe ngokwemisebenzi yethu. Umahluleli womhlaba wonke uyokhipha isahlulelo sakhe esilungile. Angeke onakaliswe futhi akanakukhohliswa. Lowo owenza umuntu futhi ongumnikazi wemihlaba nayo yonke ingcebo yawo - ukala isimilo esikalini sokulunga kwaphakade.« (Izimpawu Zezikhathi, October 8.10.1885, 13, isigaba XNUMX; Buyekeza futhi Herald 19.1.1886)
“Lapho livula uphawu lwesithathu, ngezwa isidalwa sesithathu esiphilayo sithi: “Woza ubone! Ngabona, bheka, nanto ihhashi elimnyama, nohlezi phezu kwalo ephethe isikali esandleni sakhe.”— IsAmbulo 6,5:XNUMX .
Ngokusobala, ukulingana kukaNkulunkulu akukhona ukushumayela imibono emibili engqubuzanayo, kodwa okokwamukela iqiniso, ukulalela umthetho, nokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngathi.
“Akusibo bonke abathi kimi: Nkosi, Nkosi! bayakungena embusweni wezulu, kepha owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini isifundo. Abaningi bayakuthi kimi ngalolo suku: Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini ngegama lakho, sakhipha amademoni ngegama lakho, senza imisebenzi eminingi yamandla ngegama lakho, na? Khona-ke ngizofakaza kubo: Angizange nginazi; sukani kimi, nina zihlubuki; Wonke umuntu manje owezwa lawa mazwi ami kanye nawo isifundoNgizomfanisa nendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala.”— Mathewu 7,21:24-XNUMX .
“Sonke siye saba njengabangcolile, nakho konke ukulunga kwethu njengengubo engcolile. Sonke sibunile njengamahlamvu, nezono zethu zisisuse njengomoya.”— Isaya 64,5:XNUMX .
Singalungisiswa kuphela kuye ophethe igama elithi "INKOSI ukulunga kwethu". ( Jeremiya 23,6:33,16; XNUMX:XNUMX )
Sithola ukulingana okuphelele ekulungisisweni nasekungcwelisweni, ekuxolelweni/ekuthetheleleni nasekuhlambulukeni/enguqukweni.
Ukulunga kukaJesu kubalelwa noma kubalelwa kithi lapho sivuma futhi siphenduka. Ukulunga kukaJesu nakho kunikezwa kithi noma kudalwe kithi ngomusa wakhe namandla okuguqula njengoba sizinikela kuye kanye nomsebenzi wakhe kithi.
“Kepha uma sizivuma izono zethu, yena uthembekile, ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono zethu, asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi.” ( 1 Johane 1,9:XNUMX ) Ingabe siyakubona ukulinganisa lapha?
“Uyophinde abe nomusa kithi, ehlise izenzo zethu ezimbi. Yebo, uzophonsa zonke izono zabo ekujuleni kolwandle!” ( Mika 7,19:XNUMX )
“USathane ungumkhokeli wabo bonke abamangaleli babazalwane; kodwa uJehova uphendula athini lapho eletha izono zabantu bakaNkulunkulu? “UJehova uyakuthethisa [hhayi uJoshuwa, ummeleli wabantu bakaNkulunkulu abavivinyiwe nabakhethiweyo, kodwa] wena Sathane; yebo, uJehova uyakuthethisa wena owakhetha iJerusalema! Ingabe lolu akulona ugodo olushile olukhishwe emlilweni? Kodwa uJesu wayegqoke izingubo ezingcolile futhi wayelokhu emi phambi kwengelosi.’ ( Zakariya 3,2:3-3,4 ) USathane wayebonise abantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe nabathembekile njengabasindwa ukungcola nesono. Wayengasho izono zomuntu ngamunye onecala. Akazange yini asebenzise yonke inhlangano yakhe yobubi ukuze amgibe kuzo lezi zono ngobuciko bakhe bokuyenga? Kodwa base bephendukile, babekwamukele ukulunga kukaJesu. Ngakho-ke bema phambi kukaNkulunkulu bembethe izembatho zokulunga kukaJesu. Waqala wathi kwababemi phambi kwakhe: Khululani izingubo ezingcolile kuye. Wathi kuye: “Bheka, ngisusile isono sakho kuwe, ngembatha izingubo zakho.” ( Zakariya XNUMX:XNUMX ) Zonke izono ababezenzile zithethelelwe, futhi bema phambi kukaNkulunkulu okhethwe kanjalo futhi ewukhetha. abathembekile, abamsulwa nabaphelele njengokungathi abakaze bone.”Buyekeza futhi Herald, Agasti 29, 1893 isigaba 3)
“UJohane wabona ukuthi isihe, umusa nothando lukaNkulunkulu kuhambisana nobungcwele, ubulungisa namandla akhe. Wabona ukuthi izoni zamthola kanjani uyise ezonweni zazo ezizesabe. Khona-ke, ngemva komvuthwandaba wempi enkulu yaseSiyoni, wabona indlela ‘labo abaphuma njengabanqobi... bemi ngaselwandle lwengilazi, bephethe amahabhu kaNkulunkulu. Bahlabelela ingoma kaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu nengoma yeWundlu.’ ( IsAmbulo 15,2:3-XNUMX )” ( IsAmbulo XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX )Izenzo Zabaphostoli, 489)
»Njengoba sifunda isimilo saphezulu ekukhanyeni kwesiphambano, hlanganisa Isihe, umusa kanye nentethelelo enobulungiswa nobulungiswa. Phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sibona Lowo ophethe izandla nezinyawo futhi ohlangothini lwakhe izimpawu zokuhlupheka akubekezelela ukuze abuyisane nomuntu noNkulunkulu. Sibona uBaba ongenamkhawulo, ehlala ekukhanyeni okungekho muntu ongeza kukho, nokho esemukela ngobuhle beNdodana Yakhe. Ifu lempindiselo, elasongela usizi nokuphelelwa ithemba kuphela, lembula umbhalo wesandla kaNkulunkulu ekukhanyeni kwesiphambano: 'Phila, soni, phila! Nina miphefumulo ekholwayo ephendukayo, philani! Ngakhokha inhlawulo." (Izenzo Zabaphostoli, 333)
Ngokubona kwami, lelo yilona kanye umbono olinganiselayo!
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