Emzamweni oqotho wokusiza noma wokuthola usizo, abantu abaningi baye bawela endleleni engafanele. Ngu-Colin Standish († 2018)

[Qaphela d. Mhleli: Lesi sihloko sihlose ukusiqwashisa ukuze sibe abefundisi abangcono. Iqiniso lokuthi lapha kugxilwe ezingozini akufanele lisithe ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani futhi kuzuzisa kangakanani ukunakekelana phakathi kwabantu lapho kuboniswa inhlonipho ngobuqotho balabo abafuna usizo. Sidinga abeluleki abengeziwe ukuze sihlangabezane nabadangele njengoba kwenza uJesu.]

Eminyakeni engu-20 edlule, ukwelulekwa nokuqeqeshwa ngempilo sekukhule kwaba imboni enkulu yezigidi zamadola. Ayanda amadoda nabesifazane abathatha indima yomqeqeshi wempilo, umelaphi noma umfundisi kubantu abangenakubalwa abahlushwa yizinhlobonhlobo zezinkinga zengqondo nezinye.

Ibandla lamaKrestu lashesha ukusabela lapho libona ukuthi bayanda abantu abafuna izeluleko kodokotela bengqondo nodokotela bengqondo futhi befulathela abefundisi, ababekade bedlala indima yomfundisi. Ngokushesha, abefundisi abaningi bafuna ukuqeqeshwa okwengeziwe ekuqeqesheni ukuphila. Babenesifiso esingokwemvelo sokuthuthukisa izindlela eziphumelelayo zokunakekela ukwalusa.

Ukuqeqesha impilo akuyona ubuciko obusha. Kuwo womabili iThestamente eliDala neliSha kunezigameko eziningi lapho umuntu oyedwa eluleka omunye. Phakathi neminyaka kaJesu yenkonzo, amadoda anjengoNikodemu kanye neNsizwa Ecebile amfuna ukuze athole iseluleko ngempilo yawo siqu. Ngokungangabazekiyo, kuhle ukuba abesilisa nabesifazane balulekane ukuze baqinisane futhi baqondise omunye komunye endleleni yokulunga. Nokho, ukunakekela kokwalusa kungase kube yingozi, ikakhulukazi lapho abefundisi benza lolu hlobo lwenkonzo lugxile emsebenzini wabo. Ngakho-ke kuyasiza ukwazi ezinye zezingozi ezihlobene nalo msebenzi.

Qaphela ingozi yokubopha!

Umsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu wawo wonke umfundisi obizwe nguNkulunkulu ukuhola labo abafuna iseluleko ekuncikeni ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu - hhayi kubantu. “Wonke amalungu omphakathi kufanele abone ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela okufanele afune kuye ukucaciseleka ngemisebenzi yawo. Kuhle ukuthi izelamani zibonisane. Nokho, lapho nje umuntu efuna ukukutshela ngokuqondile lokho okufanele ukwenze, mphendule ngokuthi ufuna ukuqondiswa uJehova.”Ubufakazi 9, 280; bona. ubufakazi 9, 263)

U-Ellen White uveza ingozi yokuncika kubantu. “Abantu bazifaka engozini yokwamukela izeluleko zabantu futhi ngaleyo ndlela bashaye indiva iseluleko sikaNkulunkulu.” (Ubufakazi 8, 146; bona. ubufakazi 8, 150) Lena ingozi yokuqala ekunakekelweni kwabefundisi. Ngakho-ke, umfundisi uyobe wenza kahle ngokuqiniseka ukuthi akamholeli umuntu ngokungaqondile efuna iseluleko sokuthembela kuye esikhundleni sokuncika kuNkulunkulu. Ngoba ngisho nomeluleki owesaba kakhulu uNkulunkulu akasoze athatha indawo kaNkulunkulu. Akukaze kube khona ukuthambekela okukhulu kunanamuhla kokubheka abantu esikhundleni sokubheka uNkulunkulu. Ezimweni eziningi, ukuncika okunjalo kungaholela ekubeni buthaka kokusimama komeluleki ngokomoya nangokomzwelo. Abantu abaningi bebethembele ezilulekweni zomfundisi kangangoba kwathi uma umfundisi ehamba bazizwa belahlekelwe, bengenalutho kanye nokwesaba okwavela ngenxa yokuncika okungenampilo kumuntu othile.

Nokho, umfundisi angayigwema le ngozi uma ehlala ekhumbuza labo abafuna iseluleko ukuthi yena ngokwakhe akakwazi ukuxazulula izinkinga eziphakanyisiwe, kodwa angathanda ukubaholela kumfundisi weqiniso nasezwini lakhe elilotshiwe. Ngakho-ke umgomo ophakeme womfundisi kufanele kube ukuguqula amehlo alabo abafuna iseluleko basuke kubantu babheke kuNkulunkulu. Ngisho nesibonakaliso esincane sokuthi othile uthembele kumfundisi singasingathwa ngokushesha nangothando, ukuze lowo ofuna iseluleko abone ngokucacile uNkulunkulu njengamandla akhe aphephile nesiphephelo.

Qaphela ukuziqhenya!

Ingozi yesibili umfundisi abhekene nayo wukuzicabangela yena yedwa. Njengoba abantu abaningi beza kuwe ukuze bathole izeluleko nesiqondiso ezimpilweni zabo, ungaqala ukuzithatha ngokungathi sína kakhulu. Lokhu kumelela usongo olukhulu ensindisweni engokomoya yomfundisi.” Ukuzazisa okunjalo, okuvela kumuntu ongaguqukile, ngokwemvelo kubeka engozini ukukhula komuntu siqu ngokomoya. Ukuthatha indima uNkulunkulu angayabelenga ngayo kungaba nemiphumela eyinhlekelele. »UNkulunkulu udelelwa kakhulu uma abantu bezibeka endaweni yakhe. Nguye yedwa onganikeza izeluleko ezingenaphutha." (Ubufakazi Kubefundisi, 326)

Ubugovu bungaba nomthelela ekwakhekeni kwesibopho phakathi komuntu ofuna iseluleko nomfundisi. Lapho eluncoma kakhulu usizo lwakhe, kuba nengozi enkulu yokuthi uzozizwa ethopha - ngemiphumela emibi.

[UJesu wasinika isibonelo sokuthi ukunakekela kokwelusa okuzidela kubukeka kanjani nokuthi inkonzo eqotho kumuntu wakubo akudingekile ukuba yenze umuntu azikhukhumeze nganoma iyiphi indlela.]

Ukuphazamiseka kumishini

Enye inkinga umshumayeli ngokukhethekile abhekana nayo: lapho echitha isikhathi esiningi kulo msebenzi, uba nesikhathi esifushane somsebenzi wezithunywa zevangeli okhuthele. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, abashumayeli banikezwa umyalo kaJesu oqondile: "Hambani niye ezweni lonke... nishumayele iVangeli!"

[…] Kubalulekile ukubuyela emnyombweni weKhomishini eNkulu. Nokho, abashumayeli abaningi bagxila kakhulu emisebenzini yokuphatha kanye nokwelulekwa ngokobufundisi kangangokuthi bayakwazi ukunikela isikhathi esincane kakhulu ekumenyezelweni okuqondile kwevangeli kanye nokuphishekela imibono emisha yeqiniso.

Kubalulekile ukuthi wonke umuntu obizelwe enkonzweni awuqonde umsebenzi wakhe, okuwukutshela amadoda nabesifazane ngoJesu nokubuya kwakhe okuseduze. Ezikhathini eziningi, sonke isikhathi somshumayeli sithathwa ukunakekela komfundisi. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi angakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi ayegcotshwe kuwo kwasekuqaleni.

Ngeshwa, abashumayeli abambalwa baye bafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi umsebenzi wobufundisi kuwumthwalo wabo oyinhloko. Yingakho abanye sebeze bawuyeka umsebenzi wabo wokushumayela ukuze basebenze isikhathi esigcwele njengabaqeqeshi bempilo.

Iphuzu lapha akukona ukwahlulela, ngoba kungase kube nezizathu ezizwakalayo zoshintsho olunjalo. Kodwa kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba umfundisi ahlole izisusa zakhe eziholela noma eziholele kulolo shintsho.

[Uma wonke amakholwa ekhonza abanye abantu ngezinga elilinganayo “njengompristi” wobufundisi, abefundisi bangagxila kakhulu ekumemezeleni iZwi. Khona-ke ukunakekelwa kwabelusi kungahlala kungenalo udlame futhi kunenhlonipho kukho konke.]

Ukunaka, ingozi yokutheleleka!

Ingozi yesine kumfundisi ihlobene nezidingo zomphefumulo womuntu siqu. Mhlawumbe ngezinye izikhathi siyalishaya indiva iqiniso lokuthi akuyena kuphela umuntu ofuna iseluleko kodwa nomfundisi ongathonywa amathonya engqondo. Ngezindlela eziningi zokunakekela abalusi ezisetshenziswa namuhla, umeluleki usebenzelana ngokujulile nalezo ezichazwe ngokucacile Yekuchumana ukuziphatha okubi komuntu ofuna iseluleko nokuphila kwakhe okunesono nokubi. Kodwa kuyalimaza ekukhuleni ngokomoya komfundisi ukuzwa ukwaziswa okunjalo usuku nosuku okulimazayo ngokomoya. Isiphetho somuntu siqu saphakade singase sibe sengozini ngenxa yokugxila ezintweni ezinjalo. Kulula kangakanani ukuba yi-confessor yabantu abaningi. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akazange abeke lomthwalo wemfanelo kumfundisi. Ngakho-ke masigweme ukugxila emininingwaneni eyisono! Kunalokho, ake sikhombe labo abafuna iseluleko emthonjeni wangempela wentethelelo!

[Kudinga ukuzwela okukhulu ukuba yisilaleli esihle ngakolunye uhlangothi futhi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yokuhlonipha ubumfihlo bomuntu ofuna usizo, ukubakhuthaza ukuba behlise imininingwane yezono zabo kuBaba wethu waseZulwini. UMoya oNgcwele kuphela ongasisiza ukuthi sisabele ngendlela efanele ngabanye.]

Buyela egameni elicacile

Isifiso esinamandla seseluleko sokuphila komuntu phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu siwuphawu lobumpofu bokholo esikhathini sethu. Abesilisa nabesifazane abasindwa yizimfuneko zokuphila baswele ukuthula kukaJesu, okukodwa nje okungaletha ukwaneliseka. Babheka kubantu ukuze bathole usizo nesiqondiso ekuphileni kwabo. IBhayibheli liqukethe ikhambi elingcono kakhulu lokudumazeka, ukuphelelwa ithemba nokungathenjwa. Ngeshwa, leli khambi lidlala indima ekhulayo ezimpilweni zamaKristu amaningi. “Ngakho ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa, nokushumayela ngezwi likaKristu.” ( KwabaseRoma 10,17:XNUMX )

Abashumayeli bamenywa ukuba benze umzamo omkhulu ngokuhola amabandla ekutadisheni okuqhubekayo kweZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kungale ndlela kuphela lapho kungabekwa khona isisekelo sempilo nentuthuko yobuKristu. Uma kukhona esikudingayo, ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu. Kuyikhambi elingcono kakhulu lokuwohloka ngokomoya, ukudumazeka kanye nendlela yokuphila yokuzimela ngaphandle kukaJesu.

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Impendulo yangempela

Impendulo yangempela ezinkingeni zezenhlalo, zemizwa nezingokomoya ayitholakali kumuntu uqobo noma kumuntu kodwa kuJesu. Ezikhathini eziningi abaqeqeshi bempilo bazama ukuthola izimpendulo kumuntu uqobo. Abaningi basebenzisa uhlobo olulungisiwe lwe-Carl Rogers' talk therapy. Kulolu hlobo lokwelapha, umeluleki uba uhlobo lodonga lwe-echo ukuze asize umuntu ocindezelekile athole isisombululo senkinga ebalethe kumelaphi. Le ndlela yokufundisa ivela efilosofini yamaGreki yobuqaba ngoba isekelwe ekucabangeni ukuthi kuneqiniso engqondweni yomuntu ngamunye nokuthi abantu bangathola izimpendulo zabo ezidingweni zabo.

Abanye basebenzisa uhlelo olunamandla kakhulu lokushintsha ukuziphatha. Nokho, lokhu kuncike kakhulu emazingeni omfundisi. Umfundisi uzithathela yena ukuthi achaze ukuthi yikuphi ukuziphatha okufiselekayo. Ngakho-ke usengozini yokuzibeka endaweni kaNkulunkulu kumuntu ofuna iseluleko futhi amkhiphe emthonjeni wangempela wosizo aludinga ngokujulile.

Indima yomshumayeli njengomfundisi idinga ukubuyekezwa ngokushesha; ukusebenza kwawo kanye nemikhawulo yawo, ukuze umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ungachezuki enjongweni yawo yeqiniso neyisisekelo - okuwukuthi ukuphothulwa koMyalo Omkhulu, ukumenyezelwa kweZwi emhlabeni, nomyalezo wokuthi uJesu uzobuya maduze.

[Uma sizazi izingozi ezishiwo, ukwelulekwa kungaba elinye lamathuluzi anamandla okukhulula abantu emaketangeni ukuze bajabulele ukuphila ngokugcwele, hhayi kuleli zwe elimnyama kuphela kodwa naphakade.]