(1 Johane 2:18-29, 2 KwabaseKorinte 1)
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Isigeniso: Iviki ephelileyo sifunde ukuthi abahlakaniphileyo babeka ukwethemba kwabo ezintweni ezinaphakade ligugu elinaphakade. Kungani bekhaliphile ukwenza lokho? Ngoba lumhlaba uzokutsha labo abakhangel ezulwini bazakuba nempilo enaphakade bekholisa okulugugu elinaphakade. Lokhu kukhangela kwehlukanisa “umhlaba” lalabo abakholwayo. Kule iviki uJohane ukhangela uhlupho olungazwisisekiyo. Uthi silimuke “umphika Krestu” sizivikela njani ekungeneni kwakhe ezindleni zethu loba (emcabangweni yethu)? Banengi yini ompika Krestu? Kasingeneni esifundweni sethu sizwisise ngabo lesimilo sabo sivikele ukungaweli phakathi kokuduhiswa yibo!
I. IHola lokucina
A. Funda ku 1 Johane 2:18. Ngobani laba “bantwanya abathandekayo?” (ku 1 Johane 2:1 uqala ngomugca ofanayo, “bantwanyana abathandekayo.” Sithe thina laba ngabalandeli baka Kristu. Khumbula ukuthi iviki ephelileyo “abantwana” behlukile “kulabobaba” loba “amajaha” (Bona ku 1 Johane 2:12-14), ukhuluma ngabakholwayo abatsha. Laba ngabantu abalokuningi abamele bakufunde.)
1. “Ihola lokucina.” Utshoni uJohane ngalokhu? Ihola lokucina lembali yomhlaba?
2. Funda kuDeteronomi 18:20-22. Uma uJohane efisa ukutshela abafundayo ukuthi isikhathi sokucina siseduze, kuveza na ukuthi ungumporofethi wamanga kumele sime ukufunda incwadi zakhe?
3. Usuke wazwa “ukuphetha kwesikhathi,” “ukuphetha kweminyaka,” “insuku zokucina” leminye imigca efanalale. “Ihola lokucina kuzwakala kuyikuphetha kokucina, kunjalo?
B. Funda kuMatewu 24:30-34. Uthini uJesu: ukuthi labo ababemlalele babezabona ukuza kwakhe kwesibili?
1. Uma kunjalo, wayephinda into efana laleyo uJesu ayikhulumayo?
2. Njengoba singeke sithi uJesu ngumporofethi wamanga, kumele sithi amaKristu onke banjalo na?
C. Funda kuMatewu 24:1-3, Ubona ngani umbuzo wabafundi ubaluleke okungakanani?
1. Kubambene na? (Yebo. Abafundi bayabuza ngokudilizwa kwetempeli lokuphetha komhlaba. Babekholwa ukuthi lokhu kuyizenzakalo ezifanayo ngenxa yokungazwisisi.)
2. UJesu uxoxa ngambuzo bani? (Ngokudilizwa kwetempeli eJerusalema. Lokhu kwenzakala ngo 70 A.D. Uma ujesu ekhuluma ngalokhu ukudilizwa, igama elithi “lesisizukulwane” siqotho.)
3. UJesu ukhanya ehlanganisa ukuzakwakhe kwesibili lokudilizwa kwetempeli. Lokhu “lusizo lwendlela engayisiyo,” “ukukhuluma amanga okusizayo” (yikho kasisoze silahle ithemba), kumbe kulokunye okwenzakalayo? Umutsho kaJesu ngosisiza sizwisise ukukhuluma kuka Johane “ngehola lokucina?” (Zibeke emanyatheleni abalaleleyo. Itempeli laliyinsika yokukhonza ngalesosikhathi. Ukukhonza kwetempelini kwakumele uJesu ukufa kwakhe, ukuphila kwakhe lokuncengela izono zethu. Ukudilizwa kwetempli ngemva kwesikhathi esicane ngemva kokubotshwa kuka Jesu kwaqala isikhathi esitsha kumakholwa.)
a. Singaba yisos na isizatho abafundi babengeke becabange ngomhlaba ongelatempeli? (Yebo. Uma indlela yokukhonza uNkulunkulu weqiniso ingasekho, uNkulunkulu kakusanguye othungamelayo. Lokhu ngeke kwenzakale. Abafundi babengakakuzwisisi ukuthi uJesu yiso isizatho imihlatshelo eyayi nikeklelwa sona kusukela ekuqaleni.)
II. UmphikuKristu
A. Kasifundeni ku 1 Johane 2:18 siyephambili. Labo abangaba phikuKristu badlelana njani lehola lokucina? (Lokhu kusanganiseka endleleni yokukhonza kwenza kube labafundisa amanga.)
1. Bangaki lab omphikuKristu? (Bakhanya baningi.)
2. Ubonangani uJohane utshoni uma esithi “umphikukristu” “labaphikuKristu?” (Kukhanya kukhona oyedwa omkhulu umphikuKristu kodwa baningi banye abancane.)
B. “UmphikuKristu” labala elingajwayelekanga. Kasifundeni ku 1 Johane 2:19-22 ukuthi sazi ukuthi litshoni leligama.
1. AbaphikuKristu “ngabantu” ababehamba ekukhanyeni ekuqaleni? (babe lobudlelwano labo kholwayo. UJohane uthi ukuphila kwabo kuveza ukuthi kabazange bavele bebe lenxenye kumakholwa. Kodwa babe khanya belamakholwa.)
2. Yiphi indlela yoku veza umphikuKristu? (Umuntu okhuluma amanga ngeqiniso. Iqiniso leli kuyikuthi ujesu nguNkulunkulu. Uma usala ukuthi uJesu yinkosi , uyamala njalo uNkulunkulu ubaba.)
a. Kungani kuliqiniso lokhu? Kungani singeke sikholwe (njenga Juda lama Muslim) ku “Nkulunkulu oyedwa” owetestamenta elidala kodwa hatshi lo okhulunywa ngamaKrestu oyibuthathu. (Uma ungakuzwisissanga ukuthi uJesu wayeyinjongo “yohlelo lwetempeli” ekususweni kwezono, kawungeku uzwisise iqiniso loba ukhuluma ngeqiniso lika Nkulunkulu. Ngo 70 A.D.abantu bafika eholeni lokucina lapho abazwisisa khona uhlelo luka Nkulunkulu basuka ekukhangeleni umfanekiso kaJesu loba basala besebumnyameni.)
C. Funda ku 1 Johane 2:23. Kuyazwisisseka lokhu kuwe na? (Uma ukwamukela uJesu lomnikelo wakhe kuyiyo indlela yokususa izono, yiyo yodwa indlela yokususwa kwezono, yiyo yodwa indlela yokusondela kuNkulunkulu uBaba.)
D. Funda ku 1 Johane 2:24-25. WImpilo enaphakde loJesu kudlelana njani? (Njengoba uJesu wasifela (safa loJesu lapho esifa) yiyo indlela yokuxolelwa izono, kufa kwakhe yiyo indlela ekhokhela empilweni enaphakade!)
III. Ukugcotshwa
A. Sesizwile ukuthi kubalulekile ukugcina esakuzwa “kusukela ekuqaleni” (1 Johane 2:24. Kungabe kuyini okwenza leliqiniso linamathele? (Funda njalo ku 1 Johane 2:20: “ukugcotshwa okuvela koNgcwele.”)
1. Ongcwele kumele kube nguNkulunkulu. Kungabe kuyini lokhu kugcotshwa?
B. Funda ku 2 Kwabase Khorinte 1:21 -22. Kucasisa ukugcotshwa njani lapha? (UMoya Oyingcwele.)
1. Siyazwisisa umcabango woku beka phansi inxenye yemali okumele ibhadalwe entweni ofisa ukuyithenga. UMoya Oyingcwele uyimbhadalo yaphambili kanjani? (Imbhadalo yangaphambili iyinxenye yimbhadalo yonke. Yinxenye encane yayo yonke imali. Sesisiya ezulwini ukuzeni kukaJesu kwesibili sesisiya hlala loNkulukunkulu. Singaqala khathesi ukuzwisisa ukuthi kunjani ukuphile lapho okuloNkulunkulu khona uma sinoMoya Oyingcwele.)
C. Ekukholweni kwakho kuNkulunkulu okwesaba kakhulu kungabe kuyini? (Ukuthi sikholwa into engekho. Ngiyafunda izincwadi eziningi zesiyinisi (yamanga) ezithi kakula Nkulunkulu, sizivelela.)
1. UMoya oyingcwele usinikeza siqiniselo bani ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona? (Uma usazi ukuthi umMoya Oyingcwele uyasebenza empilweni yakho, ulesiqiniselo ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona lokuthi iBhayibheli liqinisile.)
2. Funda ku Johane 16:13. UMoya Oyingcwele ungsithungamela njani ukwazi iqiniso ngoNkulunkulu? (Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyamangala ukuthi abafunda ngezesiyensi bengenza okungahlakaniphanga kangaka. Baya loba imithetho ethungamela imvelo. Bathi bayayazi yonke imithetho ngokulinganisa-kabazwisisi okungemva kwayo imithetho. Kodwa emhlabeni olezinto ezilinganisekayo kangaka bakholwa ukuthu kwaba lomazivelela! UMoya Oyingcwele usinika ukubona okusobala singela kusanganiseka.)
D. Funda ku 1 Johane 2:26-27. Kutsho na lokhu ukuthi kawungidingi? Kawuzidingi lezizifundo? Kasizidingi izincwadi zika Johane (Ngibona ngani uJohane uthi kasibadingi abafundisi bamanga. Njengoba usunanzelele indlela engiloba ngayo lesi isifundo ngeyokuthi ufunde iBhayibheli, ube usuzibuza ngokufundileyo. Injongo yami yikuthi ucabange ngelizwi lika Nkulunkulu uvumele uNkulunkulu akuthungamele.)
E. Funda ku 1 Johane 2:28-29. Umsebenzi wakho ngowani? (Ukuqubekela phambili endleleni yokukhanya!)
F. Mngane, uma ukholwa ukuthi uJesu yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uma usamukele umnikelo wakhe enxenye ni yakho, Usendleleni yempilo enaphakade. Uma udinga usizo (uyaludinga) uzathandazela ukuthi uMoya Oyingcwele akuthungamele? Uzaqala ukuphila impilo elobukhona bukaNkulunkulu? Kungani ungakuceli lokho khathesi?
IV. Iviki ezayo: Ukuphila njengabantwana baka Nkulunkulu.