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Izahluko 5 & 6

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Izahluko 5: Intando Yamahhala Ayikhethwa

Kuyabathukisa kakhulu ukuthi niphatha umbuzo wentando yamahhala njengomncane noma ongenakho ukubaluleka, niwushintshe ngohlwike lwezifundiso ezithi zokwanela ukuchaza umKristu oyisekelmete. Ngokunyaniseka, noma yimuphi umYuda noma umhedeni ongeke wazi uKristu angakwazi ukuza noshiko lwentando yakhe njengaleyo yakenu. Anambiki uKristu nhlobo—kungenzeka kube khona inkolo yobuKristu ngaphandle kwakhe, uma nje si thandaza uThixo onosihla ngayo yonke imizamo yethu. Yini ngakusho, Erasmus? Ithoni yakho iyafana neLucian, nentando yakho iyafana nokweqisa kwama-Epicurean. Uma ngokuqinisekile ukholelwa lo mbuzo ungenakho ukubaluleka kubuKristu, ngakho ngiyakucela ukuba ubekele—kungenzeka kube khona.

Kungenzeka kube yinto yokungahloniphi, yokucabanga ngokweqisa, noma yinto engenakho ukubaluleka—njengokuthi ukholwa—ukubuza ukuthi uThixo uyazi izinto ezizokwenzeka ngaphambili, ukuthi intando yethu iyathatha inxaxhe ekulondolozeni noma iyinto nje yokungenzi ngenkathi umusa wenza umsebenzi, noma ukuthi senza izinto ezintle noma ezimbi ngenxa yokuzikhetha (okungaphezulu kokubula ngaphezu kokukhetha), yini ke inkolo? Yini ekufanele ukwazi? Hili ulwazi Erasmus. Kuyinto eningi kakhulu. Futhi kunzima ukubala lokhu kukwazi. Awusomusha—ubekhona phakathi kwabantu abakholwa nguKristu iminyaka eminingi waze wafunda iZibhalo ngokujulile. Akekho unobizo.

Zodwa, iRoma ibandla labakuvumela ukuba wenza lezi zinto zinqvele ngenxa yokuba ubhala ngokuchasene noLuther. Abantu abafanayo ababeyakuchabula phakathi uma uLuther engengekhoyo ngoku bayakudumisa. UPhatro kungaba yimfundo yangam, noSokratisi naye—kodwa inyani mayibe phambili. Nokuba ungazi kancinane nje ngeSibhalo naKristu, kwenzeka nabanengqumbo zenkolo bayazi into abayikhathazayo abantu abakholelwa kuKristu. Kodwa wena ungewani nje umbhali—ungumthokazi, umfundisi wabantu abakholelwa kuKristu. Xa wena uqala ukuchaza into abantu abakholelwa kuKristu bayakholelwa, into ongayenzanga yokuveza kukrokra, ngokulandela ithoni yakho yokungabaza. Endaweni yoko, ushwankathela ukuya kwenye indawo, ubanga ngokugaba ngqo ukuba ozo zinto zinkulu ezingaziphambili—andiphumlisayo: akukho uThixo, akukho uKristu, akukho iVangeli, akukho ukholo, akukho nokuba iYuda, ingasaphathwa iKristu.

Nkosi yami! Ingcango enjani—hayi, ingcango evulekileyo—uyenzile yokuzilahla. Uyenzile kanjani into yokubhala into esemqoka ngokuzithandela kwakho xa amazwi akho aveza ukungazi okunjalo ngeSibhalo naKristu? Kodwa ndiyakumisa apha. Okwamanje, ndiyakuphendula ndingenamazwi akowakho (kodwa ndiyakwenza kamva), kodwa ngamazwi akho.

Isahluko 6: Ukholo lukaErasmus

Umbono wakho wokholo lukaKristu ubandakanya, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ingcamango yokuba thina masizenzele ngokupheleleyo—masiphishe ukuthwala intlungu yethu siyokufuna inceba kaThixo ngendlela yonke. Ngaphandle kwenceba yaye, intando yomntu nomzamo wakhe anenzuzo. Uphinda uqinisekisa ukuba akakho umntu kufanele akhunguze ukufumana inkawulo kaThixo, onobubele obukhulu.

Nokho, kulezi zitatementi, awenzi nhlupheko ya Kristo, noma yoMoya oNgcwele. Ziyabanda ngempela—zishoda ngisho nenkulumo yakho evamile. Mhlawumbe ingcindezi evela kubapristi namakhosi yaphoqa la mazwi ukuba aphume kuwe, ukuze ungabi usolwa ngokungakholeki. Noma kunjalo, wenza izimangalo ezithile: ukuthi sinamandla angaphakathi; ukuthi singalwela ngamandla akithi; ukuthi umusa kaNkulunkulu ukhona futhi ungafunwa; nokuthi uNkulunkulu ulungile futhi unomusa ngokwemvelo.

Kodwa uma umuntu engayiqondi ukuthi yini lezi zimandla—yenzani, yini evumela, yini inhloso yokulwela, noma yini ekusebenza noma engasebenzi—yini isiqondiso osinikeza sona? Yini okufanele akwenze? Ubungeni usho ngaphambili ukuthi kuyinto yokungahloniphi, uk Neug curiosity, nokuthi akukhohlakali ukubuza ukuthi iphutha lethu lidlala yini indima ek salvation noma lisebenza nje ngaphansi komusa. Kodwa lapha, uthi yinto yokuzinikela kwakKristu ukulwela ngamandla akithi, nokuthi iphutha lisebenza ngaphandle komusa kaNkulunkulu.

Kodwa, usikisela ngempela ukuthi iphutha lenza into ek salvation, kwenzeka usho lokulwela. Ngasikhathi esinye, usho ukuthi lisebenza, kwenzeka lingakwazi ukuphumelela ngaphandle komusa kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa awenzi nhlupheko ukuthi kude kangakanani le activity noma passivity.

Njengale ndlela, ufihla into kanye nathi usho ukuthi uchaza: ubuhlobo phakathi kwephutha lomuntu nomusa kaNkulunkulu. Isicwangco sakho sokuzama ukugwema ukuthatha izinhlangothi nokuthemba ukupasa phakathi kwaScylla naCharybdis—igcina ikujikisa emizimbeni. Ubukhanyathazi ekhurumula, udidekile, ugcina usho lokho okanqabela nokukanqabela lokho osho.