INDLELA YOBUTHUNYWA BEVANGELI
“Ngakho-ke hambani, nifundise (nenze abafundi) izizwe zonke.”
NgokukaMathewu 28:19
UJesu Kristu akashongo ukuthi — Hambani nisindise imiphefumulo (ukusindiswa kwemiphefumulo kuwumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ongaphezu kwemvelo), kodwa — "Hambani nifundise," okungukuthi, nenze abafundi, "izizwe zonke," futhi awukwazi ukwenza abafundi ngaphandle kokuba nawe ungumfundi. Lapho abafundi bebuya ohambweni lwabo lokuqala lobuthunywa bagcwala injabulo ngoba amademoni ayezithoba kubo, futhi uJesu wathi — Ningajabuli ngenkonzo ephumelelayo; imfihlo enkulu yenjabulo iwukuthi ninobudlelwane obulungile naMi. Okubaluleke kakhulu esithunyweni sevangeli ukuthi sihlale sithembekile obizweni lukaNkulunkulu, futhi siqaphele ukuthi injongo yaso eyodwa ukwenza amadoda nabesifazane babe abafundi bakaJesu. Kukhona ukushisekela imiphefumulo okungaveli kuNkulunkulu, kodwa okuvela esifisweni sokwenza abantu abaphendukele embonweni wethu.
Inselele yesithunywa sevangeli ayiveli ekutheni kunzima ukuba abantu basindiswe, ukuthi kunzima ukubuyisa abahlehlayo, ukuthi kukhona isigaxa sokunganaki okulukhuni; kodwa ivela ebudlelwaneni baso siqu noJesu Kristu. "Niyakholwa ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu?" INkosi yethu ihlale ibeka lowo mbuzo, ubhekana nathi esimweni ngasinye esihlangana naso. Inselele eyodwa enkulu ithi — Ingabe ngiyayazi iNkosi yami evukile? Ingabe ngiyawazi amandla oMoya waKhe ohlala ngaphakathi? Ingabe ngihlakaniphe ngokwanele emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngiyisiwula ngokwanele ngokwezwe, ukuba ngithembele kulokho uJesu Kristu akushilo, noma ngishiya isikhundla esikhulu esingaphezu kwemvelo, okuwukuphela kobizo lwesithunywa sevangeli, okungukuthi, ukuthembela okungenamkhawulo kuKristu Jesu? Uma ngisebenzisa enye indlela ngishiya ngokuphelele izindlela ezabekwa iNkosi yethu — "Nginikwe wonke amandla . . . , ngakho-ke hambani."