31. Nithe iNkosi uJesu isibuyile, kodwa asikukholwa lokho. Sibe nokholo eNkosini iminyaka eminingi futhi siyisebenzele njalo ngokungakhathali. Lapho iNkosi ifika kufanele ikwembule kithi. Njengoba iNkosi ingakakwembuli kithi, lokho kubonisa nje kithi ukuthi ayikabuyi. Yini eyiphutha ngalokhu kukholwa?

Impendulo Evela Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu:

Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uyaqhubeka nokuthuthuka, futhi nakuba inhloso yomsebenzi Wakhe ingaguquki, izindlela asebenza ngazo ziyaguquguquka njalo, kanjalo nangalabo abalandela uNkulunkulu. … Bonke abantu bafisa ukuzuza uNkulunkulu kodwa abakwazi ukubekezelela ushintsho emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu.

22. Kuyo yonke le minyaka ngokholo lwami eNkosini ngithole izibusiso eziningi futhi ngelashwa ekuguleni. Ngakho uma kudingeka ngibe nokholo kuNkulunkulu uSomandla, ingabe lokho bekungeke kubonise ukungabi nanembeza?

Impendulo Evela Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu:

Njengoba umuntu ekholwa kuNkulunkulu, kumele alandele eduze ezinyathelweni zikaNkulunkulu, isinyathelo nesinyathelo; kumele “alandele iMvana noma ngabe iya kuphi.”

20. Ukungakholwa kuNkulunkulu uSomandla akukhona yini ukukhaphela iNkosi uJesu? Ingabe lokhu akukhona ukuhlubuka?

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Lowo onqobayo ngizomenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, futhi angeke esaya ngaphandle: futhi ngizobhala kuye igama likaNkulunkulu wami, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, okuyiJerusalema elisha, elizovela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami: futhi ngizobe sengibhala kuye igama lami elisha” (IsAmbulo 3:12)

19. UNkulunkulu akaguquki phakade, ngakho kungani iNkosi uJesu iguqulele igama Layo kuNkulunkulu uSomandla?

Impendulo Evela Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu:

Njalo lapho uNkulunkulu eza emhlabeni, uguqula igama Lakhe, ubulili, ukubukeka kanye nomsebenzi Wakhe; akawuphindi umsebenzi Wakhe. UnguNkulunkulu ohlale emusha futhi ongagugi neze. Kuqala lapho efika, wabizwa ngokuthi uJesu; ingabe usengabizwa ngoJesu kulokhu lapho esefika futhi?

1. Kungani iNkosi UJesu eqalekisa AbaFarisi? Yini ngempela umongo WobuFarisi?

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Kungani nani neqa umyalo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu? Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayala, wathi, Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko: nokuthi, Lowo oqalekisa uyise noma unina, makafe nokufa. Kodwa nithi, Oshoyo kuyise noma kunina ukuthi, Kuyisipho, lokho ongabe usizwe yimi ngakho; Futhi angahloniphi uyise noma unina, uyakukhululeka.

Ukubona Ukubonakala KukaNkulunkulu Ekwahluleleni Nasekusoleni Kwakhe

Njengamakhulu ezigidi zabanye abalandeli beNkosi uJesu Kristu, siyayemukela imithetho nemiyalo yeBhayibheli, sijabulela inala yomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, bese sihlangana ndawonye, sithandaze, sidumise, futhi sikhonze egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu—konke lokhu sikwenza ngaphansi kokunakekela nesivikelo seNkosi.

Laba Khona Kanjani Ibandla LikaNkulunkulu USomandla?

Njengamabandla obuKristu, iBandla likaNkulunkulu uSomandla laba khona ngenxa yokuba khona komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu enyameni. Amabandla obuKristu aba khona ngenxa yokubonakala nemisebenzi yeNkosi uJesu enyameni, futhi iBandla likaNkulunkulu uSomandla laba khona ngenxa yokubonakala nangomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uSomandla osesimweni somuntu ezinsukwini zokugcina.