Ukunqoba umhlaba
Injabulo enhle i-oda likaKristu, futhi lokhu kufanele kube ngesinye sezici zamaKristu kulomhlaba. Labo abakholwa kuKristu akufanele bakhathazeke (Johane 14: 1). Izinhlupheko zaleli zwe lamanje ziqinisekile, noma kunjalo, azifaniswe nenkazimulo yomhlaba ozayo, oyingxenye yawo.
Ukunqoba umhlaba
Ukuphinda uthi: Wavuswa futhi, futhi manje uyingxenye yomndeni kaNkulunkulu njengendodana, kodwa-ke, kuyintando Yakhe ukuthi ungakhishwa emhlabeni “Angiceli ukuthi ubasuse emhlabeni, kodwa ukuthi bakukhulule kokubi” (Johane 17:15).
Ngaphambi kwaleli zwe ukuhleleka kukaKristu kucacile: yiba nesibindi, ngiwunqobile umhlaba! (Johane 16:36) Siyakwazi lokho “UNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka waze wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa…” (Johane 3:16), ukuze wonke umuntu okholwa kuKristu angabhubhi athole impilo engunaphakade. Yiliphi izwe uNkulunkulu ayelithanda? UNkulunkulu wasithanda isintu, okungukuthi, uNkulunkulu wathanda bonke abantu abazalwa ngu-Adamu ngaphandle kokwehlukanisa (isintu = umhlaba).
Ubungomunye wabantu uNkulunkulu abathanda kakhulu, futhi noKristu wakhululwa ukuze ungabhubhi, ngoba lokhu kungaba ukuphela kwesintu, ngenxa yenzalo ka-Adamu ebolayo.
Manje, ngoba ukuKristu, awuseyona ingxenye yesintu esilahlekile “Abasibo abezwe, njengalokhu nami angisiye owezwe” (Johane 17:16). UNkulunkulu wayebathanda bonke abantu, futhi labo abakholwayo badalwa futhi njengamadoda angokomoya, futhi bayeka ukuba ngabomhlaba ka-Adamu.
Wakholwa, wazalwa ngokusha futhi waba yingxenye yemvelo kanye nomndeni kaNkulunkulu.} Uyeke ukuba yindodana ka-Adamu futhi waba yindodana kaNkulunkulu kuKristu (u-Adamu wokugcina), indoda yomoya.
UKristu, ngaphambi kokubethelwa, wathandaza kuYise ethi: “Angikuceli ukuba ubasuse ezweni, kodwa ukuba ubagcine ebubini” (Johane 17:15). Okusho ukuthi, uJesu wayesezosuswa kulo mhlaba, kepha labo abakholwa kuye babengeke basuswe kulo mhlaba. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi, yize ungakakhishwa kulo mhlaba, awuseyona eyakhe (umhlaba).
Uyimpahla kaNkulunkulu ekhethekile, uvaliwe ngoMoya oNgcwele othenjisiwe:
“… okuyisiqinisekiso sefa lethu, sokuhlengwa kwempahla kaNkulunkulu, ekudumiseni inkazimulo yakhe” (Efe 1:14).
Yize ungakakhishwa emhlabeni, usuvele uyiphunyukile inkohlakalo ekuwo.
“Ngalokho asinike izithembiso ezinkulu neziyigugu, ukuze ngazo nibe abahlanganyeli bemvelo yobunkulunkulu, nisindile ekonakaleni, okukhanuka okusezweni ngenkanuko” (2Pe 1: 4).
Ukukhumbula njalo “… ukuthi singabakaNkulunkulu, nokuthi umhlaba ulele komubi” (1 Johane 5:19).
UJesu wacela uBaba ukuthi angakhishwa emhlabeni futhi agcinwe engenabo ububi. Ngale ndlela, themba futhi ukuthi nguJesu okugcina ungathintwa komubi (1 Johane 5:18). UJesu walinqoba izwe futhi nawe ubambe iqhaza kulokhu kunqoba. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi ngenkathi usemhlabeni uvikelekile ezinkingeni “Nginitshelile lokhu, ukuze nibe nokuthula kimi; emhlabeni nizoba nezinhlupheko, kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe ”(Johane 16:33).
Ukuthokoza okuhle kungumyalo kaKristu futhi lokhu kumele kube ngesinye sezici zalabo abakholelwa Kuye. Labo abakholwa kuKristu akufanele baphazanyiswe lapho behlangabezana nezinkinga zalokhu kuphila (Johane 14: 1). Izinhlupheko zalo mhlaba ziqinisekile, kodwa-ke, azisondeli nakancane nenkazimulo yomhlaba ozayo, lapho ubambe iqhaza khona. Wanqoba umhlaba ngenkathi uba ngumndeni kaNkulunkulu.
“Bantwanyana, ningabakaNkulunkulu, senivele senibanqobile; ngoba okukhulu okukuwe kunokwasemhlabeni ”(1 Johane 4: 4).
Ungaphezu kokuwina umuntu okuthandayo (Rom. 8:37)! Noma kunjalo, kukhona umyalezo wokuxwayisa: “Ungawuthandi umhlaba noma umhlaba…” (1 Johane 2:15). Siyazi ukuthi uKristu uyinhlawulo yokuhlawulela izono zomhlaba wonke, noma ngubani owemukelayo kungenxa yokuthi Uyamthanda futhi uyamthanda nalowo owamzalayo.
Noma ngubani okholwa kuKristu wenza intando kaNkulunkulu, uyefana nokuthanda uNkulunkulu. Noma ngubani othanda uNkulunkulu akalithandi izwe futhi akayena owomhlaba, okusho ukuthi, ngoba wenze intando kaNkulunkulu, okuwukukholwa kulowo amthumileyo, awuthandi umhlaba. Kepha kulabo abangawuthandi umhlaba (labo abakholelwa kuKristu), kuhlala kungathandi okusezweni.
Ukuze ungakuthandi okusezweni kufanele ulandele isincomo sikamphostoli uPawulu: “Futhi labo abasebenzisa leli zwe, sengathi abalisebenzisanga kabi, ngoba ukubukeka kwaleli zwe kuyadlula” (1Co 7: 31). “Manje izwe liyadlula, nenkanuko yalo…” (1 Johane 2:17), kepha wena uzohlala unaphakade noKristu.
Ngenkathi uzalwa nguNkulunkulu, wawunqoba umhlaba futhi waqala ukuhlala emoyeni. Ngakho-ke, lowo ophila emoyeni (ivangeli), kumele futhi ahambe emoyeni “Ngoba wonke umuntu ozelwe nguNkulunkulu uyawunqoba umhlaba; lokhu kungukunqoba okunqoba izwe, ukukholwa kwethu ”(1 Johane 5: 4).
Unokholo (ukuphumula) kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngenxa yalokhu, usuvele ulinqobile izwe. Ukunqoba okunjalo kwanikezwa ngevangeli likaKristu, ukukholwa okunqoba umhlaba. Manje, kuhlala kuwe ukuthi uhambe phakathi kwabantu ngendlela efanele ubizo obizwe ngalo. Lokho wukuthi, ungabe usaziphatha (njengabanye abezizwe), wenza zonke izinhlobo zokuhlakazeka nezinxushunxushu (Efe 4: 1, 17).
