Namuhla sizokhuluma ngo-5 amavesi waseBhayibhelini lothando lukaNkulunkulu kubantwana bethu, lezi zidalwa esizilethe emhlabeni nazo zonke inkohliso futhi ezisibonise indlela enhle kangaka yothando. Bazoyithanda.
Masilandele isibonelo sikaJesu, sifunde ukuthanda ngezinhliziyo zethu zonke futhi sifundise izingane zethu leso sifundo.
Amavesi othando lukaNkulunkulu kubantwana bethu
UNkulunkulu uluthando, imibhalo imchaza kanjalo, ngaphandle kokuthi uthembekile, uthembekile, uthembekile, unamandla futhi ungumvikeli wethu, uyena kuphela esingaphendukela kuye ezikhathini zethu zosizi nokuphelelwa ithemba, kanye nokuba ngowokuqala ukumbonga. lapho izenzakalo ezinhle zenzeka kithi ekuphileni kwethu.
Wasinika isibusiso sokuba abazali, ukukwazi ukuqondisa abanye abantu kulomhlaba, ukubafundisa okuhle nokubi, kanye nothando olungapheli oluvela kuNkulunkulu, yingakho kulesi sihloko sifuna ukunethulela amavesi angu-5. lokho kungakusiza njengobaba nomKrestu ukubakhombisa konke okuhle ngomdali wabo.
Ivesi lothando lukaNkulunkulu kubantwana bakhe: Johane 3:16
Impela sesizwile ngaleli vesi izikhathi eziningi, mhlawumbe ivesi lokuqala leBhayibheli esilifunda lapho siqala uhambo lwethu lobuKristu. Lokhu kungenxa yemfundiso enkulu esibonisa yona, ake siyicaphune ngezansi, enguqulweni yayo ye-Reina Valera 1960 (RVR1960):
16 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze wonke okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
Enye inguqulo leli vesi elaziwa kakhulu ngayo iku-"New International Version" (NIV), esiyibonisa ngezansi:
16 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze wonke okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
Limele isifundo esiqinile ngothando lukaNkulunkulu, ubaba kuphela ongakwazi uthando olukhulu oluzwiwa enganeni, ngezinye izikhathi bathandeka kakhulu kangangokuthi ngandlela thize sizama ukubavimbela ekwenzeni amaphutha, ukuwa noma ukulimaza. Lolo kwakuluthando uNkulunkulu analo ngoJesu ngesikhathi eba umuntu.
Kodwa, naphezu kwalolo thando olukhulu ayengaluzwela ngoJesu, uthando lwesintu lwalulukhulu kakhulu futhi wayazi ukuthi ukuphela komhlatshelo owawungasindisa umhlaba kwakungowendodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa.
Yingakho ngiyiletha, ngisinika indlela eqondile yokuphila okuphakade, ngeqiniso lokukholwa. Lesi sifundo yiso okumelwe sisinikeze abantwana bethu, sibabonise konke uNkulunkulu akwenzela ngamunye wethu nokuthi usuku ngalunye lolo thando luyakhula futhi lukhule.
Ivesi lothando lukaNkulunkulu umyalo: Johane 13:34-35
UJesu usishiyela umyalo, kwakungewona umbono, wayala. Ukuthanda umakhelwane wethu ngendlela uNkulunkulu asithanda ngayo, lokhu njengoba kubiza thina, futhi nakakhulu lapho sikhuluma ngabantu okungenzeka basizwise ubuhlungu, kubonakala sengathi lo muzwa wawungeke ube khona; Nokho, uNkulunkulu uyala kanjalo, ake sibone umbhalo weBhayibheli ngezansi:
34 Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, ukuba nani nithandane.
35 Ngalokhu bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu.
Ake sifunde ukuthi iBhayibheli elaziwa ngokuthi “i-New International Version” liwuchaza kanjani lo mbhalo:
34 Lo myalo omusha ngininika wona, wokuba nithandane. Njengoba nje nginithandile, nani kufanele nithandane.
35 Ngalokhu bonke bazakwazi ukuthi lingabafundi bami, uba lithandana.
Into ethakazelisayo ngale ndima ukuthi uJesu unikeza umyalo kabili, egcizelela ukuthi ubaluleke kangakanani, esitshela ngandlela-thile ukuthi kuyinto okumelwe sisebenzele kuyo ukuze sibe abalingisi abahle bakhe.
Kufanele sifundise izingane zethu ukubaluleka kwalomyalo. Enye indlela iwukuba isibonelo esihle ekhaya, njengabazali kumelwe siqinisekise ukuthi wonke amalungu omkhaya wethu ahlala ngokuthula futhi angathandana ngokujulile.
Masingavumi ukumangalelana noma izingxabano phakathi kwezelamani, masihlale sizame ukuba nobudlelwano obuhle kakhulu, ngaleyo ndlela kuzoba lula ukuthanda abanye abantu, sibe ngabazali ababa yisibonelo.
Sikumema ukuthi uqhubeke ufunda ngezingcaphuno eziseBhayibhelini zentsha ezineseluleko esihle kakhulu, ngena lapha futhi uzindle ngakho konke uNkulunkulu azokufundisa kona.
Ivesi Lothando LukaNkulunkulu AmaKristu Eqiniso: 1 Johane 4:7-8
Singasho kanjani ukuthi singamaKristu eqiniso alandela imiyalo yakhe futhi athembele kuNkulunkulu, uma kunzima kangaka ngathi ukuthanda, kuba nzima ngathi ukusiza omakhelwane bethu lapho bedinga usizo.
Futhi, kunzima ngathi ukuzifaka ezicathulweni zabo lapho izimo ezinzima zenzeka, sihileleka kakhulu ezibophweni zethu nasekumatasatasa kwethu kwansuku zonke, kangangokuthi asimane sime ngomzuzwana ukuze sibone izidingo zabafowethu.
UNkulunkulu uthi uma singenakukwazi ukuthanda kungenxa yokuthi asikamazi ngempela, ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando, ungumthombo walo oyinhloko. Kumelwe silingise uJesu futhi esinye sezici ezinkulu anazo ukuba nenhliziyo egcwele uthando ukwabelana, ake sibone ukuthi lesi siqephu seBhayibheli sithini kithi:
7 Bathandekayo, masithandane; ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu. Wonke onothando uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu.
8 Lowo ongathandiyo akamazi uNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando.
Ake siphinde sibone ukuthi lokhu okungenhla kuvezwe futhi kuhunyushwe kanjani “ku-New International Version”:
7 Bazalwane abathandekayo, masithandane, ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu, futhi wonke umuntu onothando uzelwe nguye futhi uyamazi.
8 Lowo ongathandiyo akamazi uNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando.
Kwangathi lokhu kungaba isifundo kithi nakubantwana bethu, masihlole izinhliziyo zethu futhi sibone ukuthi siyazibonakalisa ngempela yini ezenzweni zethu futhi sihamba othandweni lukaNkulunkulu olumangalisayo nolungenakuqhathaniswa, uma sinenhliziyo enosizo nezimisele ukusiza wonke umuntu. ebengiyidinga.
Masigcine isimo sengqondo esihle ngaso sonke isikhathi, masibe amaKristu hhayi ngezwi kuphela kodwa enhliziyweni. Njengoba senza lokhu, izingane zethu zizofuna ukumlingisa futhi zona ziyobe zilandela ezinyathelweni zenkosi.
Ivesi lothando lukaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokwesaba: 1 Johane 4:18-19
Masibe ngabantu ababhekana nempilo ngesibindi, ngoba ekwesabeni alukho uthando. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka sibhekana nezimo ezidala usizi nokwesaba.
Angasiqeda amandla ngisho nokwesaba, enze izinqumo noma enze izinguquko ezinkulu, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi uNkulunkulu ufuna isibindi nokuqina ukuze sikwazi ukubhekana nakho konke okufikayo kithi.
Kwesinye isikhathi kuba nzima ukucabanga kanjalo kodwa uma singamaKrestu agcwele uthando lukaNkulunkulu, lemithwalo iba lula. Ake sifunde ukuthi lesi sicaphuno seBhayibheli sithini:
18 Othandweni akukho ukwesaba, kepha uthando olupheleleyo luyaxosha ukwesaba; ngoba ukwesaba kuhambisana nesijeziso. Lapho lowesabayo engapheleliswanga othandweni.
19 Thina siyamthanda, ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala.
Okuhle ngale ndima ukuthi ayigcini nje ngokusitshela ukuthi ukuze siphile ngaphandle kokwesaba kufanele sibe nenhliziyo egcwele uthando, kodwa futhi isikhumbuza ukuthi kwakungubani owasithanda kuqala. Ake sicabange nange "New International Version", asiyibone ngezansi:
18 kodwa uthando olupheleleyo luyaxotsha ukwesaba. Owesabayo ulindele ukujeziswa, ngakho akapheleliswanga othandweni.
19 Thina siyathanda ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala.
Sekukaningi sisho into efanayo neshiwo lesi siqephu ezinganeni zethu, ukuthi sithande zona kuqala ngoba saphila yonke inqubo yokuba nazo futhi sizikhulise, sibona ukuthi zikhula kanjani ngokuhamba kweminyaka.
Kwenzeka okufanayo nakithina, ngendlela efanayo nathi asithanda ngayo, okokuqala njengoba aklama umuntu wethu futhi azi ukuthi siyoza emhlabeni, wasithanda ngamunye wethu futhi wasinika ilungelo lokubizwa ngokuthi ngabantwana bakhe.
Amavesi othando lukaNkulunkulu ngezenzo: 1 Johane 3:16-18
Kulula kakhulu ukuphinda kancane ukuthi siyabathanda abafowethu, sikusho singaqondi incazelo yangempela yalokhu, masibe ngamaKristu athanda ngezenzo hhayi ngamazwi, kulesi siqeshana sebhayibheli umphostoli ukuveza ngale ndlela:
16 Ngalokhu siyalwazi uthando, lapho wasibekela khona ukuphila kwakhe; Kumelwe futhi sibeke ukuphila kwethu ngenxa yabafowethu.
17 Kodwa loba ngubani olempahla yelizwe, njalo abone umzalwane wakhe eswele, amvalele inhliziyo yakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhlala njani kuye?
18 Bantwana bami, masingathandi ngezwi noma ngolimi, kodwa ngesenzo nangeqiniso.
Kule ndima sibona isifundo esikhulu, sisikhumbuza ngomhlatshelo uJesu awenza esiphambanweni esenzela ngamunye wethu, esibonisa indlela yokuthanda ngezenzo. I-"New International Version" ikubonisa ngale ndlela:
16 Ngalokhu siyazi ukuthi uthando luyini, ukuthi uJesu Kristu wabeka ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu. Ngakho nathi kumelwe sinikele ukuphila kwethu ngenxa yabafowethu. 17 Uma umuntu ocebile ebona umzalwane wakhe eswele, akamhawukeli, kungashiwo kanjani ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi kuye na? 18 Bantwana abathandekayo, masingathandi ngamazwi noma ngomlomo, kodwa ngezenzo nangeqiniso.
Le ndima ikhuluma ngezinto ezibonakalayo nendlela uNkulunkulu asinxusa ngayo ukuba sizisebenzise ukuze sisize omakhelwane bethu. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kunzima ukupha abanakho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi basiza abanye noma bebona ukuthi abafowabo baswele.
Ubugovu umuzwa ogcwele ezinhliziyweni zabo, ohluke ngokuphelele ekuphileni ukuphila okugcwele uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Masibe ngamaKrestu angagcini nje ngokuthi "ngiyakuthanda", ukuthi imisebenzi yethu mikhulu kunamazwi ethu, ukuthi umoya wethu ugcwale uthando lukaNkulunkulu futhi ngale ndlela simemeza ngakho konke asenzele khona.
Lesi sifundo asisiyeke ezinganeni zethu, ukuze nazo zikhulise uthando ezinhliziyweni zazo, zilusakaze eduze kwazo.
Amavesi othando lukaNkulunkulu, eyengeziwe
Ukufingqa emavesini angu-5 ukukhuluma ngothando lukaNkulunkulu cishe akunakwenzeka, iBhayibheli ligcwele la mavesi, ngoba lingenye yezimfundiso ezinkulu nezimfanelo zikaNkulunkulu, ukuphindaphinda ngokuphindaphindiwe, ukuthi uluthando futhi ufuna. Sengathi lolo thando lungahlala ezinhliziyweni zethu, ukuze nsuku zonke sifane naye.
Okulandelayo, sizocaphuna amanye amavesi engeziwe akhuluma ngothando lukaNkulunkulu futhi ongawasebenzisa ukufundisa izingane zakho nabanye abantu, ukuthi akunamkhawulo futhi kumangalisa kangakanani:
Johane 15: 13
13 Akakho onothando olukhulu kunalolu, lokuthi umuntu adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabangane bakhe.
AmaRoma 5: 8
8 Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyabonakalisa ukusithanda kwakhe ngalokhu ukuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela.
KwabaseRoma 12: 9-10
9 Uthando kalungabi lokuzenzisa. Zondani okubi, nilandele okuhle.
10 Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwane; mayelana nodumo, nikhetha omunye kunomunye.
IHubo 107: 8-9
8 Dumisani umusa kaJehova,
nezimangaliso zakhe kubantwana babantu.
9 Ngoba yenelisa umphefumulo oswelayo,
Futhi ugcwalisa umphefumulo olambile ngokuhle.
KwabaseGalathiya 5: 13-14
13 Ngoba lina, bazalwane, labizelwa enkululekweni; kuphela ningayisebenzisi inkululeko ibe yithuba enyameni, kodwa khonzanani ngothando.
14 Ngokuba umthetho wonke ugcwalisiwe kuleli zwi linye lokuthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.
KwabaseRoma 13: 9-10
9 Ngoba: Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungafisi, loba yiwuphi omunye umlayo, ugoqwa kulesi sigwebo sokuthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. .
10 Uthando alwenzi okubi kwabanye; ngakho ukugcwaliseka komthetho luthando.
Uma ufuna ungaqhubeka ufunda ngamavesi okuzalwa ukuze ugubhe impilo, chofoza lapha futhi uqhubeke uthola konke iBhayibheli elikugcinele kona.