Asifundi kakhulu ngamaNikolawo eBhayibhileni nangemfundiso nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo ekhankanywe kwiSityhilelo. 2:6 kwaye 2:15. Siyazi kuphela ngokusuka eBhayibhileni ukuba imfundiso yamaNikolawo nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo yenzeka e-Efese nasePergamo nokuba uYesu wayeyithiyile imfundiso nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo.. Ibandla lase-Efese yayilibandla eliqolileyo ngokomoya yaye laliyithiyile imisebenzi yamaNikolawo, njengoYesu. Nangona kunjalo, Ibandla lasePergamo kuyabonakala ukuba lalingaqolanga ngokomoya njengebandla lase-Efese. Nangona amaKristu abambelele nkqi eGameni likaYesu kwaye engazange alukhanyele ukholo lwawo kuYesu Kristu, amanye amaKristu ayebambelele kwimfundiso yamaNikolawo. Ibandla lasePergamo alizange liyithiye imfundiso yamaNikolawo nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo njengoYesu., ngoxa ibandla lase-Efese laliyithiyile imfundiso yamaNikolawo nemisebenzi yawo. Ekubeni uYesu wayeyithiyile imfundiso yamaNikolawo kunye nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo kwaye ayengahambisani Intando yakhe, UYesu wabiza ibandla lasePergamo ukuba liguquke lisuse a.o. Le mfundiso yamaNikolawo okanye uYesu wayeya kuza ngokukhawuleza alwe nabo ngekrele lomlomo waKhe. Kodwa yintoni na imfundiso yamaNikolawo nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo?? Yayingoobani amaNikolawo eBhayibhileni?
Yayingoobani amaNikolawo eBhayibhileni?
Nangona sifunda kuphela kwiNcwadi yesiTyhilelo malunga nemfundiso kunye nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo kunye noko UYesu wathiyile imisebenzi yabo, oobawo bebandla lokuqala babhale ngehlelo lamaNikolawo. Ayengoobani amaNikolawo? Ngokutsho kwabanye ootata bebandla, amaNikolawo ayengabalandeli bakaNikolawo wakwa-Antiyokwe. UNicolas wakwa-Antiyokwe ukhankanywe kwisahluko seNcwadi yeZenzo 6, njengomnye wamadoda asixhenxe azaliswe nguMoya webandla lokuqala, ababebekwe phambi kwabapostile nelungiselelo lemihla ngemihla labahlolokazi.
Lathi lisanda ibandla, nenani labafundi lisanda eYerusalem, kwabakho ukukrokra kwamaGrike ngakumaHebhere. Kuba abahlolokazi babo babengananzwa kulungiselelo lwemihla ngemihla.
Ekubeni ke abapostile abalishumi elinababini bazingisa emthandazweni, nakubulungiseleli belizwi, bacela abafundi ukuba bakhangele phakathi kwabo amadoda asixhenxe anengxelo entle, ababezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nobulumko, ababenokummisela phezu kwelo shishini. UNicolas wakwa-Antiyokwe wayengomnye wabadikoni abasixhenxe, abanyuliweyo nabamiselwa kolu lungiselelo (IZenzo 6:1-7).
UNicolas wayengengomYuda ngokwemvelo kodwa uNicolas wayengumngeni ebuYudeni wakwa-Antiyokwe. Oku kuthetha ukuba uNicolas wakwa-Antiyokwe wayengoweNtlanga kwaye waguqulwa wasuka kubuhedeni waya kubuYuda. Waluswa enyameni waza wabamba Umthetho kaMoses. KubuYuda, UNicolas waguqukela kwiNgqobhoko waza waba ngumlandeli kaYesu Kristu.
Ngesiseko sokholo lwakhe, UNicolas wafumana ubhaptizo ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. Ngokuba la madoda asixhenxe, abanyulwayo, babengamadoda alumkileyo anengxelo enyanisekileyo, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele.
UNicolas wamiselwa njengomdikoni waza wanikwa imbopheleleko yobulungiseleli bemihla ngemihla.
Ngokutsho kootata bebandla lokuqala (UIrenaeus, Hippolytus, Eusebius, Epiphanius, Theodoret, Isidore waseSeville, Clement) UNicolas wawexuka kwimfundiso ephilileyo kaYesu Kristu nabapostile. UNicolas washumayela imfundiso yobuxoki kwibandla likaKristu.
Bambi babesithi amaNikolawo alihlelo lama-gnostic. Nangona uninzi loobawo bebandla lokuqala babhala malunga namaNikolawo angabalandeli bakaNicolas wakwa-Antiyokwe, omnye wabadikoni abasixhenxe, UClement wabhala ukuba amaNikolawo ayengabalandeli bomnye uNikolawo.
Nokuba iyintoni na inyaniso, Inye into eqinisekileyo, amaNikolawo aphambuka kwimfundiso ephilileyo kaYesu Kristu nabapostile. Ngeemfundiso zabo zobuxoki, bakhokelelwa ebukhobokeni besono.
Iyintoni imfundiso nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo??
Imfundiso nemisebenzi yamaNikolawo yaphuma ekutolikeni okugwenxa kwelizwi ubabalo lukaThixo oko kwakushunyayelwa ngabapostile. Bona walusebenzisa kakubi ubabalo lukaThixo kunye nenkululeko ekuKristu yokuzalisekisa kwabo okwenyama (ngokwesondo) iinkanuko neminqweno.
AmaNikolawo ayekholelwa kwaye athi umntu usindiswa ngobabalo kwaye ke akukhathaliseki ukuba uphila njani na. AmaNikolawo akutsho oko ngokholo kuYesu Kristu, umoya womntu uyasindiswa, kodwa ekubeni nibotshelelwe yinyama, apho kukho ububi, uya kusoloko hlala ungumoni kwaye uhlala usona.
Ukhonza uThixo ngomoya wakho, kodwa nihlala niyikhonza inyama yenu, nenkanuko yayo, nezinkanuko zayo, ngexesha lokudla kwenu emhlabeni.
Eyona nto yayithethwa ngamaNikolawo, ukuba ukhonze uThixo ngomoya wakho, kodwa nikhonza umtyholi ngenyama yenu (umphefumlo nomzimba).
Kodwa uYesu uthi umntu akanakohlulwa yaye akanakukhonza iinkosi ezimbini zezikumkani ezibini.
Umntu uhlala eBukumkanini bukaThixo kwaye ukhonza uThixo okanye umntu uhlala ebukumkanini bukasathana kwaye ukhonza usathana (UMateyu 4:10; 6:24, ULuka 4:8; 16:13).
Umntu angayithetha loo nto (s)uyakholwa aze asindiswe, kodwa intetho nezenzo zakhe zingqina ukuba loo mntu usindisiwe ngokwenene kusini na (Funda kwakhona: ‘Kwakutheni ukuze uThixo anikele ngoNyana wakhe okuphela kwamzeleyo?‘).
Ukuba wenza okuthethwa liLizwi kwaye wenze ukuthanda kukaThixo, ngoko ke ningabakaThixo. Kodwa ngalo lonke ixesha niqhubeka nikhonza usathana ngenyama yenu, ngokuthobela nokwenza ukuthanda kwenyama nangokuzingisa esonweni, ke umtyholi akalotshaba lwakho, kodwa inkosi yakho, kwaye ningabakaMtyholi. Ngokuba nimamela umtyholi, nimthobele umtyholi, niyenze intando yakhe (Owu. UYohane 8:44, 1 UYohane 3:8 (Funda kwakhona: ‘Ukuthanda kukaThixo ngokuchasene nentando kaMtyholi’).
Ubukumkani bonke obahlulelene bodwa abunako. Awunako ukukhonza uThixo eBukumkanini bukaThixo ngomoya wakho kwaye ukhonze usathana ebukumkanini bobumnyama ngenyama yakho. Bubuxoki bukasathana obo, nto leyo amaNikolawo awayikholelwayo nanamhlanje amaKristu amaninzi asakholelwa kuyo.
AmaNikolawo ayisebenzisa kakubi inkululeko yawo kuKristu kwaye alalanisa nehlabathi kwaye aphila eburheletyweni.. Babebandakanyeke kuhenyuzo (ukungcola kwesondo) nokunqula izithixo baza bamkela amasiko nezithethe zobuhedeni kukholo lwabo lobuKristu nasecaweni. Balandela iinkanuko, iminqweno, kunye nentando yenyama yabo kwaye bahlala eburheletyweni, njengeeNtlanga.
Umoya wamaNikolawo ebandleni
Amandla eedemon awayesebenza kumaNikolawo asasebenza nanamhlanje. Basazama ukungena kubomi bamaKristu kwaye balahlekise amaKristu. Ekubeni iinkokeli zinempembelelo ebantwini, eyona njongo yomtyholi ziinkokeli zomoya zebandla. Kungoko iinkokeli zomoya zebandla kufuneka zingcwalise ubomi bazo ngokupheleleyo kuThixo nakwintando yakhe. Bafanele bagcine iingqondo zabo ‘zicocekile’ kwizinto zeli hlabathi neengqondo nemizimba yabo ngcwele (zingcwaliselwe kuYehova). Umtyholi needemon zakhe baya kwenza konke abanako ukuhenda iinkokeli zebandla baze bathimbe iingqondo zabo babalahlekise ngemibono yobuxoki., izityhilelo, iziprofeto, iintanda-bulumko, amava, kunye nokutolika kwabo iLizwi.
Umtyholi uyazi, ukuba uqinisekisa inkokeli yokomoya yemfundiso yobuxoki, awuzuzanga kuphela ubomi benkokeli yebandla, kodwa nobomi babantu, abalandela inkokeli yebandla. Kuba ukuba inkokeli yebandla iyakholwa kwaye ishumayela iimfundiso zobuxoki, abantu baya kukholwa baze balandele iimfundiso ezibubuxoki zenkokeli yebandla labo.
Jonga kumtyholi kunye neengelosi eziwileyo (iidemon). Xa i usathana akathobelanga kuThixo, abalandeli bakhe bahlala benyanisekile kuye. Umtyholi wathabatha abalandeli bakhe wahamba naye, njengoko babewa kwizikhundla zabo kwaye baphoswa emhlabeni.
AmaNikolawo alandela uNicolas kwaye amphakamisa uNikolas ngaphezu koThixo kunye neLizwi laKhe, eyabonakala ngemisebenzi yabo nangendlela ababephila ngayo.
Kanye njengoNicolas nabanye abafundisi bobuxoki bebandla lokuqala (2 UPetros 2, 1 UYohane 4:1, Yude 1), kusekho abafundisi bobuxoki, abaprofeti bobuxoki, nabashumayeli bobuxoki kule mihla, abaye baziphakamisa njengothixo kwaye banabalandeli abaninzi, abalandela inkokeli yabo ngobumfama baze banqule inkokeli (Funda kwakhona: ‘Many pastors lead the sheep into the abyss’).
Uninzi lwamakholwa aluyifundi kwaye ayifundisisi iBhayibhile ngokwalo. Abazihlolisisi baze bathelekise iimfundiso ezishunyayelwa nenyaniso yeLizwi likaThixo. Abafundiswa liLizwi nanguMoya oyiNgcwele kodwa bakholelwa kuyo yonke into ethethwa yinkokeli yokomoya kwaye bayithathe njengenyani.
Nakwimihla yethu, Isigidimi sobabalo nenkululeko kuKristu sithatyathwe ngaphandle komxholo iimfundiso zobuxoki.
I ubabalo lukaThixo yaye inkululeko ekuKristu isetyenziswa kakubi ngabaninzi ukuze baqhubeke bephila ngokweminqweno neminqweno yenyama baze bakhonze ukuthanda kwenyama baze bazingise esonweni.. Kanye njengamaNikolawo, owabanga ukuba akukhathaliseki nokuba uphila njani, kuba inyama yona inobubi. Usindiswa ngokholo. Kodwa uMtyholi nabalandeli bakhe (iidemon) nabo bayakholwa kwaye abasindiswa.
“Undibiza ngantoni na Nkosi yam, Nkosi, kodwa musani ukuzenza izinto endizithethayo”
Xa ukholelwa kuYesu Kristu kwaye Mlandeleni, uya kwenza le nto ayithethayo uYesu, kwaye aniyi kubandakanyeka kwimisebenzi yenyama, ngokuba uyibeka phantsi inyama yakho; yakho ubomi obudala kuKristu. Ukuba nihlala niyenza imisebenzi yenyama, Okunene oku kungqina ukuba inyama yenu ayibethelelwanga emnqamlezweni noKristu; nokuba aniyibekanga inyama yenu, wayibulala imisebenzi yenyama. (Owu. AmaRoma 6; 8).
UYesu wayalela ibandla lasePergamo ukuba guqukani kwe a.o. imfundiso yamaNikolawo kwaye ningabandakanyeki kunqulo-zithixo nakuhenyuzo, kodwa wabasusa phakathi kwabo okanye uYesu wayeya kufika ngokukhawuleza alwe nabo ngekrele lomlomo Wakhe. Amazwi Akhe asasebenza kwiBandla laKhe. Ngoko ke, masiphulaphule uYesu Kristu kwaye sithobele Imithetho yakhe kwaye wenze oko Akutshoyo ngaphambi kokuba kube kade kakhulu.
Funda kwakhona: Ithini imfundiso kaBhileham? kwaye Ithini imfundiso ka-Izebhele kwaye uwubona njani umoya ka-Izebhele?.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
Umthombo: Isichazimagama sesiGrike sikaThayer, Isichazi-magama seBhayibhile esinemifanekiso sikaZondervan, Intyilalwazi yeBhayibhile, Wikipedia
