Umsebenzi weSonto Lobu-Orthodox Emhlabeni Wanamuhla

NgoMkhandlu Ongcwele Nomkhulu weSonto Lobu-Orthodox

Igalelo leSonto Lobu-Orthodox ekufezeni ukuthula, ubulungisa, inkululeko, ubuzalwane nothando phakathi kwabantu, nasekususeni ukucwasa ngokobuhlanga nolunye.

Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. ( Johane 3:16 ). IBandla likaKristu likhona emhlabeni, kodwa hhayi okomhlaba ( bheka uJoh 17:11, 14-15 ). IBandla njengoMzimba we-Logos kaNkulunkulu osesimweni somuntu (John Chrysostom, I-Homily ngaphambi kokudingiswa, 2 PG 52, 429) uhlanganisa “ukuba khona” okuphilayo njengesibonakaliso nomfanekiso woMbuso kaNkulunkulu onguMqu-zintathu emlandweni, omemezela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. indalo entsha (5 Khor. 17:XNUMX) amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha lapho kuhlala khona ukulunga ( II Pt 3:13 ); izindaba zomhlaba lapho UNkulunkulu uyosula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abantu; ukufa akusayikuba-khona, nokudabuka, nokukhala; Ngeke kusaba khona ubuhlungu (IsAm 21: 4-5).

Ithemba elinjalo liyabonakala futhi liyanambithwa yiBandla, ikakhulukazi isikhathi ngasinye lapho kugujwa iDivine Ekaristi, liletha Ndawonye (11 Korinte 20:XNUMX) abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekileyo (Joh 11:52) ngaphandle kokubheka uhlanga, ubulili, ubudala, inhlalakahle, nanoma yisiphi esinye isimo emzimbeni owodwa lapho akakho umJuda nomGreki, akakho oyisigqila noma okhululekile, akakho owesilisa noma owesifazane ( Gal 3:28; qhathanisa noKol 3:11 ).

Lokhu kunambitha kwe indalo entsha-wezwe eliguquliwe - liphinde libone iBandla ebusweni babangcwele balo abathi, ngemizabalazo yabo yomoya kanye nobuhle, sebevele bembule umfanekiso woMbuso kaNkulunkulu kulokhu kuphila, ngalokho befakazela futhi beqinisekisa ukuthi ukulindela Umhlaba wokuthula, ubulungisa, nothando akuyona i-utopia, kodwa ukuqiniseka ngezinto ezithenjwayo ( Heb 11:1 ) , okungatholakala ngomusa kaNkulunkulu nangomzabalazo womuntu ongokomoya.

Ngokuthola ugqozi oluqhubekayo kulokhu kulindela nokunambitha kusengaphambili koMbuso kaNkulunkulu, iBandla alikwazi ukuhlala lingenandaba nezinkinga zesintu enkathini ngayinye. Kunalokho, uhlanganyela ebuhlungwini bethu nasezinkingeni ezikhona, ezithatha—njengoba iNkosi yenza—ukuhlupheka kwethu namanxeba, abangelwa ububi obusemhlabeni futhi, njengomSamariya Olungileyo, ethela amafutha newayini emanxebeni ethu amazwi we ukubekezela nenduduzo ( Roma 15:4; Heb 13:22 ) nangothando ngokwenza. Igama eliqondiswe emhlabeni alihloselwe ngokuyinhloko ukwahlulela nokulahla izwe (cf. Jh. 3:17; 12:47), kodwa kunalokho ukunikeza umhlaba isiqondiso seVangeli loMbuso kaNkulunkulu—okungukuthi, ithemba nesiqiniseko sokuthi ububi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bunjani, abunalo igama lokugcina emlandweni futhi akufanele buvunyelwe ukuba busho inkambo yabo.

Ukudluliswa komlayezo weVangeli ngokomyalo wokugcina kaKristu, Ngakho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke engikwenzileyo. wakuyala (Math 28:19) kuwumsebenzi weBandla. Lo msebenzi akumele wenziwe ngendlela ehlukumezayo noma ngezindlela ezihlukene zokuguqulela abantu kwenye inkolo, kodwa ngothando, ukuthobeka nenhlonipho ngokuqondene nokuthi ungubani futhi ungubani kanye nesiko lomuntu ngamunye. Wonke iSonto Lobu-Orthodox linesibopho sokufaka isandla kulo msebenzi wezithunywa zevangeli.

Lithatha kulezi zimiso kanye nolwazi olunqwabelene kanye nokufundisa kwesiko lalo lokuthambekela kokuthanda izwe, izinkonzo zokukhulekela, nelokuzincisha injabulo, iSonto Lobu-Orthodox labelana ngokukhathazeka nokukhathazeka kwesintu sanamuhla mayelana nemibuzo eyisisekelo ekhona ekhathaza umhlaba namuhla. Ngakho ufisa ukusiza ukuxazulula lezi zinkinga, ukuvumela ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke ( Fil 4:7 ), ukubuyisana, nothando kubusa emhlabeni.

A. Isithunzi Somuntu Womuntu

1. Isithunzi somuntu esiyingqayizivele, esisuka ekudalweni ngomfanekiso nangokufana noNkulunkulu kanye nendima yethu ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu ngesintu nomhlaba, saba umthombo wogqozi kubaFata beBandla, abangena ngokujulile emfihlakalweni yobunkulunkulu. umnotho. Mayelana nomuntu, uSt. Gregory Isazi Sezenkolo ugcizelela ukuthi: UMdali ubeka uhlobo lwezwe lesibili emhlabeni, elikhulu ngobuncane balo, enye ingelosi, umkhulekeli wemvelo eyinhlanganisela, umcabangi wendalo ebonakalayo, nomsunguli wendalo eqondakalayo, inkosi phezu kwakho konke okusemhlabeni... kulungiswe lapha futhi kuthuthelwe kwenye indawo futhi (okuwumvuthwandaba wemfihlakalo) kwenziwa unkulunkulu ngokudonseleka kuNkulunkulu (Homily 45, NgePhasika Elingcwele, 7. PG 36, 632AB). Inhloso yokuthatha isimo somuntu kweZwi likaNkulunkulu wukwenziwa ubunkulunkulu komuntu. UKristu, esevuselele ngaphakathi kwakhe u-Adamu omdala (cf. Efe 2:15), wenza umuntu waphezulu njengaye, isiqalo sethemba lethu (U-Eusebius waseKhesariya, Imiboniso ngeVangeli, Incwadi yesi-4, 14. PG 22, 289A). Ngoba njengoba nje isintu sonke sasiqukethwe ku-Adamu omdala, kanjalo futhi, sonke isintu manje sesibuthelwe ku-Adamu omusha: OZelwe Yedwa waba umuntu ukuze aqoqele ndawonye futhi abuyele esimweni saso sasekuqaleni uhlanga lwesintu oluwile (UCyril wase-Alexandria, Ukuphawula ngeVangeli likaJohane, Incwadi yesi-9, PG 74, 273D–275A). Le mfundiso yeBandla ingumthombo ongapheli wayo yonke imizamo yobuKristu yokuvikela isithunzi nobukhosi bomuntu.
2. Ngalesi sisekelo, kubalulekile ukuthuthukisa ukubambisana phakathi kwamaKristu kuzo zonke izinhlangothi ukuze kuvikelwe isithunzi somuntu futhi nakanjani kube nenzuzo yokuthula, ukuze imizamo yokugcina ukuthula yawo wonke amaKristu ngaphandle kokukhetha ibe nesisindo nokubaluleka okwengeziwe.
3. Njengesandulela sokubambisana okubanzi mayelana nalokhu ukwamukelwa okuvamile kwenani eliphakeme kakhulu lomuntu kungase kube usizo. Amasonto ahlukahlukene endawo obu-Orthodox angaba neqhaza ekuqondeni kwezinkolo ezahlukene kanye nokusebenzisana ukuze kuhlalisane ngokuthula nokuhlala ndawonye ngokuzwana emphakathini, ngaphandle kwalokhu okuhilela noma yikuphi ukuhlangana kwezenkolo. 
4. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi, njengoba Izisebenzi ezikanye noNkulunkulu ( 3 Kor 9:5 ) Singathuthukela kulenkonzo efanayo kanye nabo bonke abantu abanenhliziyo enhle, abathanda ukuthula okujabulisa uNkulunkulu, ngenxa yomphakathi wesintu emazingeni endawo, ezwe, nasemhlabeni wonke. Lenkonzo ingumyalo kaNkulunkulu (Mt 9:XNUMX).

B. Inkululeko kanye Nomthwalo wemfanelo

1. Inkululeko ingesinye sezipho ezinkulu kakhulu zikaNkulunkulu kumuntu. Lowo owadala umuntu ekuqaleni wamenza wakhululeka futhi wazinqumela yena ngokwakhe, wamkhawulela ngemithetho yomthetho kuphela. (UGregory Isazi Sezenkolo, Homily 14, Mayelana Nokuthanda Abampofu, 25. PG 35, 892A). Inkululeko yenza umuntu akwazi ukuthuthukela ekupheleleni ngokomoya; nokho, kuhlanganisa nengozi yokungalaleli njengokuzibusa ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu futhi ngenxa yalokho ukuwa, okubangela ububi emhlabeni.
2. Imiphumela yobubi ihlanganisa lokho kungapheleli nokushiyeka okukhona namuhla, okuhlanganisa: ukungabi nankolo; udlame; ukuxega kokuziphatha; izigigaba ezilimazayo ezifana nokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa eziluthayo kanye nokunye okuwumlutha ikakhulukazi ezimpilweni zentsha ethile; ukucwasa ngokwebala; umncintiswano wezikhali nezimpi, kanye nezinhlekelele zomphakathi eziwumphumela; ukucindezelwa kwamaqembu athile omphakathi, imiphakathi yezenkolo, nabantu bebonke; ukungalingani emphakathini; ukuvinjelwa kwamalungelo abantu emkhakheni wenkululeko kanembeza—ikakhulukazi inkululeko engokwenkolo; ulwazi olungalungile kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemibono yomphakathi; usizi lwezomnotho; ukwabiwa kabusha ngokulinganayo kwezinsiza ezibalulekile noma ukuntuleka kwazo ngokuphelele; indlala yezigidi zabantu; ukufuduka kwabantu ngenkani kanye nokushushumbiswa kwabantu; inkinga yababaleki; ukucekelwa phansi kwemvelo; kanye nokusetshenziswa okungavinjelwe kwe-genetic biotechnology kanye ne-biomedicine ekuqaleni, ubude besikhathi, nasekupheleni kokuphila komuntu. Konke lokhu kudala ukukhathazeka okungapheli esintwini namuhla.
3. Njengoba libhekene nalesi simo, esiye salulaza umqondo womuntu, umsebenzi weSonto Lobu-Orthodox namuhla—ngokushumayela kwalo, imfundiso yenkolo, ukukhulekela kwalo, nomsebenzi walo wobufundisi—ukufakazela iqiniso lenkululeko kuKristu. Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kepha akusizi konke; zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kodwa kayisizo zonke izinto ezakhayo. Makungabikho ozifunela okwakhe, kodwa kube yilowo nalowo inhlalakahle yomunye; (Funda eyoku-10 Korinte 23:24-29, XNUMX.) Inkululeko engenamthwalo wemfanelo nothando ekugcineni iholela ekulahlekelweni inkululeko.

C. Ukuthula Nobulungisa

1. ISonto Lobu-Orthodox liye laqaphela futhi laveza ukubaluleka kokuthula nobulungisa ezimpilweni zabantu. Isambulo sikaKristu sibonakala ngokuthi a ivangeli lokuthula (Efe 6:15), ngoba uKristu ulethile ukuthula kubo bonke ngegazi lesiphambano sakhe (Khol 1:20). washumayela ukuthula kwabakude nabaseduze (Efe 2:17), futhi uye waba ukuthula kwethu ( Efesu 2:14 ) Lokhu kuthula, okudlula ukuqonda konke ( Fil 4:7 ), njengoba iNkosi ngokwayo yatshela abafundi Bayo ngaphambi kothando Lwakhe, ibanzi futhi ibaluleke kakhulu kunokuthula okuthenjiswe yizwe: ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula kwami ​​nginipha khona; angininiki njengokupha kwezwe ( Johane 14:27 ). Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukuthula kukaKristu kuyisithelo esivuthiwe sokubuyiselwa kwezinto zonke Kuye, ukwambulwa kwesithunzi somuntu nobukhosi bakhe njengomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, ukubonakaliswa kobunye bemvelo kuKristu phakathi kwesintu nomhlaba, umhlaba wonke wezimiso zokuthula, inkululeko, nobulungisa bezenhlalakahle, futhi ekugcineni ukuqhakaza kothando lobuKristu phakathi kwabantu nezizwe zomhlaba. Ukubusa kwazo zonke lezi zimiso zobuKristu emhlabeni kubangela ukuthula kwangempela. Kuwukuthula okuvela phezulu, iSonto Lobu-Orthodox elikuthandazela njalo ezicelweni zalo zansuku zonke, licela lokhu kuNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, Ozwa imithandazo yalabo abasondela kuye ngokukholwa.
2. Kulokhu okukhulunywe ngakho ngenhla, kuyacaca ukuthi kungani iBandla, njenge umzimba kaKristu (I Korinte 12:27), njalo uthandazela ukuthula komhlaba wonke; lokhu kuthula, ngokukaClement wase-Aleksandria, kufana nobulungiswa (I-Stromates 4, 25. PG 8, 1369B-72A). Kulokhu, u-Basil Omkhulu uyanezela: Angikwazi ukuqiniseka ukuthi ngaphandle kokuthandana futhi ngaphandle kokuthula nabantu bonke, ngokusemandleni ami, ngingazibiza ngokuthi ngiyinceku efanelekayo kaJesu Kristu. (Incwadi 203, 2. PG 32, 737B). Njengoba ephawula oNgcwele ofanayo, lokhu kuzibonakalisa kumaKristu, ngoba ayikho into ebaluleke kakhulu kumKristu ukuba abe umenzi wokuthula (Incwadi 114. PG 32, 528B). Ukuthula kukaKristu kungamandla angaqondakaliyo avela ekubuyisaneni phakathi komuntu noBaba osezulwini, ngokuphatha kukaKristu, ophelelisa zonke izinto kuye, owenza ukuthula okungakhulumekiyo nokumiselwe ngaphambili kwaphakade, nosibuyisayo kuye, nakuye noYise. (Dionysius the Aeropagite, EmaGameni Aphezulu, 11, 5, PG 3, 953AB).
3. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, sinesibopho sokugcizelela ukuthi izipho zokuthula nobulungisa nazo zincike ekusebenzelaneni kwabantu. UMoya oNgcwele upha izipho zomoya lapho, ekuphendukeni, sifuna ukuthula nokulunga kukaNkulunkulu. Lezi zipho zokuthula nobulungisa zibonakaliswa nomaphi lapho amaKristu elwela umsebenzi wokholo, wothando, nethemba eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu (I Thes 1:3).
4. Isono siyisifo esingokomoya, esizimpawu zaso zangaphandle zihlanganisa ukungqubuzana, ukuhlukana, ubugebengu, nempi, kanye nemiphumela edabukisayo yalokhu. IBandla lilwela ukuqeda hhayi kuphela izimpawu zangaphandle zokugula, kodwa ukugula ngokwako, okungukuthi, isono.
5. Ngaso leso sikhathi, iSonto Lobu-Orthodox likubona kuwumsebenzi walo ukukhuthaza zonke izinto eziyifeza ngobuqotho injongo yokuthula (Roma 14:19) futhi okuvula indlela eya ekulungeni, ebuhlotsheni, enkululekweni yeqiniso, nothando phakathi kwabo bonke abantwana boMbuso. uBaba wasezulwini oyedwa kanye naphakathi kwabo bonke abantu abakha umkhaya owodwa wesintu. Uhlupheka nabo bonke abantu abathi ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zomhlaba bancishwe izinzuzo zokuthula nobulungisa.

4. Ukuthula Nokuzondwa Kwempi

1. IBandla likaKristu liyayigxeka impi ngokujwayelekile, liyibona njengomphumela wokuba khona kobubi nesono emhlabeni: Zivelaphi izimpi nokulwa phakathi kwenu na? Aziveli yini ezinkanukweni zenu ezilwa ezithweni zenu na? ( Jm 4:1 ). Yonke impi isongela ukucekela phansi indalo nokuphila.
   
   Lokhu kwenzeka kakhulu ezimpini ezinezikhali ezibhubhisayo ngoba imiphumela yazo izoba yimbi hhayi nje kuphela ngoba iholela ekufeni kwenani elingalindelekile labantu, kodwa futhi ngenxa yokuthi zenza ukuphila kungabekezeleleki kwabasindile. Ziphinde ziholele ezifweni ezingelapheki, zibangele ukuguquka kwezakhi zofuzo nezinye izinhlekelele, okunomthelela oyinhlekelele ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.
   
   Ukuqoqwa kwezikhali zenuzi kuphela, amakhemikhali, kanye nebhayoloji, kodwa kwazo zonke izinhlobo zezikhali, kubangela izingozi ezimbi kakhulu njengoba kudala umuzwa ongamanga wokuba ngaphezu kwakho konke kanye nokubusa phezu komhlaba wonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikhali ezinjalo zidala umoya wokwesaba nokungathembani, kube umfutho womncintiswano omusha wezikhali.
2. IBandla LikaKrestu, eliqonda impi njengomphumela wobubi nesono emhlabeni, lisekela zonke izinhlelo nemizamo yokuyivimba noma ukuyigwema ngezingxoxo nangazo zonke ezinye izindlela ezikhona. Lapho impi iba yinto engenakugwenywa, iBandla liyaqhubeka nokukhuleka nokunakekela ngendlela yokwelusa izingane zalo ezihilelekile empini ngenjongo yokuvikela impilo nenkululeko yazo, kuyilapho lenza yonke imizamo yokuletha ukubuyiselwa kokuthula nenkululeko ngokushesha.
3. ISonto Lobu-Orthodox lizigxeka ngokuqinile izingxabano nezimpi ezinezici eziningi ezibangelwa ukushiseka ngokweqile okuvela ezimisweni zenkolo. Kunokukhathazeka okukhulu ngokuthambekela okuhlala njalo kokwanda kwengcindezelo nokushushiswa kwamaKristu neminye imiphakathi yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi nakwezinye izindawo ngenxa yezinkolelo zabo; okuhlupha ngokulinganayo yimizamo yokusiphula inkolo yobuKrestu emazweni abo angokwesiko. Ngenxa yalokho, ukuxubana kwezinkolo nobudlelwane bezizwe ngezizwe busengozini, kuyilapho amaKristu amaningi ephoqeleka ukuba ashiye amakhaya awo. AmaKristu obu-Orthodox emhlabeni wonke ahlupheka namanye amaKristu kanye nabo bonke abashushiswayo kulesi sifunda, kuyilapho efuna isixazululo esinobulungisa nesihlala njalo ezinkingeni zesifunda.
   
   Izimpi ezigqugquzelwa ubuzwe neziholela ekuhlanzweni kohlanga, ukwephulwa kwemingcele yombuso, nokuthathwa kwezindawo nazo ziyalahlwa.

E. Isimo Sebandla Ngokuphathelene Nobandlululo

1. INkosi, njengeNkosi yokulunga ( Heb 7:2-3 ) ilahla ubudlova nokungabi nabulungisa ( IHu 10: 5 ), kuyilapho ilahla ukuphathwa ngonya komakhelwane womuntu ( Mt 25: 41-46; Jm 2: 15-16 ). EMbusweni Wakhe, obonakaliswa futhi okhona eBandleni Lakhe emhlabeni, ayikho indawo yenzondo, ubutha, noma ukungabekezelelani (Is 11:6; Rom 12:10).
2. Ukuma kweSonto Lobu-Orthodox kulokhu kucacile. Uyakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza ngagazi linye zonke izizwe zabantu ukuba zihlale ebusweni bonke bomhlaba ( IzEnzo 17:26 ) nalokho kuKristu akakho umJuda nomGreki, akakho oyisigqila noma okhululekile, akakho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu. ( Gal 3:28 ) Embuzweni othi: Ubani umakhelwane wami?, uKristu waphendula ngomfanekiso womSamariya Olungileyo ( Luka 10:25-37 ). Ngokwenza kanjalo, Wasifundisa ukudiliza yonke imigoqo eyakhiwe ubutha nokucwasa. ISonto Lobu-Orthodox liyavuma ukuthi wonke umuntu, kungakhathaliseki ibala lesikhumba, inkolo, uhlanga, ubulili, uhlanga, nolimi, udalwe ngomfanekiso nangokufana noNkulunkulu, futhi ujabulela amalungelo alinganayo emphakathini. Ngokuvumelana nale nkolelo, iSonto Lobu-Orthodox liyakwenqaba ukubandlululwa nganoma yisiphi isizathu esishiwo ngenhla njengoba lezi zisho umehluko wesithunzi phakathi kwabantu.
3. IBandla, ngomoya wokuhlonipha amalungelo abantu kanye nokuphathwa ngokulinganayo kwabo bonke abantu, liyakwazisa ukusetshenziswa kwalezi zimiso ngokwemfundiso yalo ngamasakramente, umndeni, indima yabo bobabili ubulili eBandleni, kanye nezimiso zeBandla zizonke. isiko. IBandla linelungelo lokumemezela futhi lifakaze ngemfundiso yalo emphakathini.

F. Umsebenzi Wesonto Lobu-Orthodox
Njengofakazi Wothando Ngenkonzo

1. Ekufezeni umsebenzi walo wokusindisa emhlabeni, iSonto Lobu-Orthodox libanakekela ngenkuthalo bonke abantu abaswele, kuhlanganise abalambile, abampofu, abagulayo, abakhubazekile, asebekhulile, abashushiswayo, abathunjwa nasejele, abangenamakhaya, nezintandane. , izisulu zokubhujiswa nokungqubuzana kwezempi, labo abathintwa ukushushumbiswa kwabantu kanye nezindlela zanamuhla zobugqila. Imizamo yeSonto Lobu-Orthodox yokubhekana nokuswela nokungabi nabulungisa kwezenhlalo iwukubonakaliswa kokholo lwalo kanye nenkonzo eNkosini, Ezihlanganisa Nayo wonke umuntu futhi ikakhulukazi kulabo abaswele: Njengoba nikwenzile komunye walaba bafowethu abancane, nikwenzile nakimi ( Mathewu 25:40 ) Le nkonzo yezenhlalakahle enezinhlangothi eziningi yenza iBandla likwazi ukusebenzisana nezikhungo zokuxhumana ezifanele.
2. Ukuncintisana nobutha emhlabeni kwethula ukungabi nabulungisa kanye nokufinyelela okungalingani phakathi kwabantu kanye nabantu ezinsizeni zendalo yaphezulu. Ziphuca izigidi zabantu izimpahla ezibalulekile futhi ziholela ekwehliseni isithunzi sobuntu; zigqugquzela ukufuduka kwabantu abaningi, futhi zibangela izingxabano zobuzwe, zenkolo nezenhlalo, ezisongela ukubumbana kwangaphakathi kwemiphakathi.
3. IBandla alikwazi ukuhlala lingenandaba ngaphambi kwezimo zomnotho ezithinta kabi isintu sisonke. Akagcizeleli nje kuphela esidingweni sokuthi umnotho usekelwe ezimisweni zokuziphatha, kodwa futhi kufanele usize ngokubonakalayo izidingo zabantu ngokuhambisana nemfundiso yoMphostoli uPawulu: Ngokushikashikeka kanje, kufanele nisekele ababuthakathaka. Futhi khumbulani amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ethi, ‘Kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela’ ( IzEnzo 20:35 ). U-Basil Omkhulu ubhala lokho umuntu ngamunye kufanele akwenze umsebenzi wakhe ukusiza labo abaswele futhi anganeliseki izidingo zakhe (Imithetho Yokuziphatha, 42. PG 31, 1025A).
4. Igebe phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu liyakhula kakhulu ngenxa yenkinga yezimali, ngokuvamile ebangelwa ukwenza inzuzo ngokungalawuleki kwabanye abameleli bezinhlangano zezimali, ukunqwabelana kwengcebo ezandleni zabambalwa, kanye nemikhuba yebhizinisi ehlanekezelwe engenabo ubulungisa nokuzwela kobuntu. , ekugcineni ezingasizi izidingo zeqiniso zesintu. Umnotho osimeme yilowo ohlanganisa ukusebenza kahle nobulungiswa kanye nobumbano emphakathini.
5. Ngenxa yalezi zimo ezibuhlungu, umthwalo omkhulu weBandla ubonakala mayelana nokunqoba indlala kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinhlobo zokuswela emhlabeni. Esinye sezimo ezinjalo esikhathini sethu—lapho izizwe zisebenza ngaphansi kwesimiso somnotho somhlaba wonke—sikhomba esimweni esibucayi sobuntu bomhlaba, ngoba indlala ayigcini nje ngokusongela isipho saphezulu sokuphila kwabantu bonke, kodwa futhi icasula isithunzi esiphakeme nobungcwele bomuntu. , kuyilapho kanyekanye ecasula uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, uma ukukhathazeka ngokudla kwethu kuyindaba yezinto ezibonakalayo, khona-ke ukukhathazeka ngokondla umakhelwane wethu kuyindaba engokomoya (Jm 2: 14-18). Ngakho-ke, kuwumsebenzi wawo wonke Amasonto Obu-Orthodox ukukhombisa ubumbano futhi anikeze usizo ngempumelelo kulabo abadinga usizo.
6. IBandla Elingcwele likaKristu, emgudwini walo wendawo yonke—elihlanganisa abantu abaningi emhlabeni—ligcizelela isimiso sobumbano emhlabeni wonke futhi lisekela ukubambisana okuseduze kwezizwe nezifundazwe ngenjongo yokuxazulula izingxabano ngokuthula.
7. IBandla likhathazekile ngokubekwa okwandayo esintwini kwempilo yokufuna ukuthenga, engenazo izimiso zokuziphatha zobuKristu. Ngalo mqondo, ukuthenga kuhlanganiswe nokuhwebelana kwezwe kuthanda ukuholela ekulahlekelweni kwezimpande ezingokomoya zezizwe, ukulahlekelwa inkumbulo yazo emlandweni, nokukhohlwa amasiko azo.
8. Imithombo yezokuxhumana ivamise ukusebenza ngaphansi kokulawulwa komqondo wokuhwebelana kwembulunga yonke futhi inikezwa njengethuluzi lokusabalalisa ukuthengwa nokuziphatha okubi. Izimo zokungahloniphi—ngezinye izikhathi ezihlambalazayo—izimo zengqondo eziphathelene nezindinganiso zenkolo ziyimbangela yokukhathazeka ngokukhethekile, njengoba zivusa ukwahlukana nokungqubuzana emphakathini. IBandla lixwayisa izingane zalo ngengozi yokuthonywa onembeza bazo yimithombo yezindaba, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwayo ukukhohlisa kunokuhlanganisa abantu nezizwe.
9. Ngisho noma iBandla liqhubeka nokushumayela futhi lifeze umsebenzi walo wokusindisa umhlaba, livame ukubhekana nezinkulumo zokungakholwa. IBandla likaKristu emhlabeni libizelwe ukuba liveze futhi futhi likhuthaze okuqukethwe kobufakazi balo obungokwesiprofetho emhlabeni, obusekelwe ekuhlangenwe nakho kokholo kanye nokukhumbula umsebenzi walo weqiniso ngokumemezela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kanye nokuhlakulela umuzwa wobunye phakathi komhlambi wakhe. Ngale ndlela, uvula insimu ebanzi yamathuba njengoba ingxenye ebalulekile ye-ecclesiology yakhe ikhuthaza ukuhlanganyela kwe-Ekaristi kanye nobunye ezweni elibhidlikile.
10. Ukulangazelela ukukhula okuqhubekayo ekuchumeni nasekusebenziseni abathengi okungavinjelwe nakanjani kuholela ekusetshenzisweni ngendlela engafanele kanye nokuncipha kwemithombo yemvelo. Imvelo, eyadalwa nguNkulunkulu futhi wayinika isintu sebenza futhi ulondoloze (cf. Gen. 2:15), ibekezelela imiphumela yesono somuntu: Ngoba okudaliweyo kwehliselwa phansi kobuze, kungeyisikho ngokuthanda, kodwa ngenxa yalowo owakubeka ngaphansi kwethemba; ngoba indalo ngokwayo izakhululwa ekugqilazweni ukonakala, ibe lenkululekweni yenkazimulo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngoba siyazi ukuthi yonke indalo iyabubula futhi imihelo kanyekanye kuze kube manje (Funda amaRoma 8:20-22.)
    
    Inkinga yezemvelo, exhumene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokufudumala komhlaba, yenza kube yisibopho phezu kweBandla ukwenza konke okusemandleni alo okomoya ukuvikela indalo kaNkulunkulu emiphumeleni yokuhaha kwabantu. Njengokwanelisa izidingo zezinto ezibonakalayo, ukuhaha kuholela ekubeni umuntu abe mpofu ngokomoya nasekubhujisweni kwemvelo. Akufanele sikhohlwe ukuthi imithombo yemvelo yomhlaba akuyona impahla yethu, kodwa ngeyoMdali: Umhlaba ungokaJehova, nakho konke okukuwo, umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo ( IHu 23:1 ). Ngakho-ke, iSonto Lobu-Orthodox ligcizelela ukuvikelwa kwendalo kaNkulunkulu ngokuhlakulela umthwalo wemfanelo womuntu ngendawo yethu esiyinikwe uNkulunkulu kanye nokukhuthaza izimfanelo zokonga nokuzithiba. Sinesibopho sokukhumbula ukuthi akuzona ezikhona manje kuphela, kodwa nezizukulwane ezizayo zinelungelo lokujabulela impahla yemvelo esiyiphiwe uMdali.
11. ESontweni Lobu-Orthodox, ikhono lokuhlola umhlaba ngokwesayensi liyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu esiya esintwini. Nokho, kanye nalesi simo sengqondo esihle, iBandla libona ngesikhathi esisodwa izingozi ezicashile ekusetshenzisweni kwezimpumelelo ezithile zesayensi. Ukholelwa ukuthi usosayensi ukhululekile ngempela ukwenza ucwaningo, kodwa usosayensi ubophekile ukuba aphazamise lolu cwaningo uma lwephula izimiso eziyisisekelo zobuKristu nezobuntu. NgokukaSt. Zonke izinto zivunyelwe kimi, kepha azisizi zonke (6 Korinte 12:XNUMX), futhi ngokukaSt. Gregory isazi sezeNkolo, Ubuhle akubona ubuhle uma izindlela zingalungile (1st Theological Oration, 4, PG 36, 16C). Lo mbono weSonto ufakazela kudingekile ngezizathu eziningi ukuze kumiswe imingcele efanele yenkululeko kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezithelo zesayensi, lapho cishe kuzo zonke iziyalo, kodwa ikakhulukazi ku-biology, singalindela kokubili impumelelo entsha kanye nezingozi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, sigcizelela ubungcwele obungangabazeki bempilo yomuntu kusukela ekukhulelweni kwayo.
12. Kule minyaka edlule, sibona intuthuko enkulu kusayensi yezinto eziphilayo kanye nakubuchwepheshe bezinto eziphilayo obuhambisanayo. Eziningi zalezi zimpumelelo zibhekwa njengenzuzo esintwini, kuyilapho ezinye ziphakamisa izingqinamba zokuziphatha kanti ezinye zithathwa njengezingamukelekile. ISonto Lobu-Orthodox likholelwa ukuthi umuntu akayona nje inhlanganisela yamangqamuzana, amathambo nezitho; futhi umuntu akaphinde achazwe izici eziphilayo kuphela. Umuntu udalwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu (Gen 1:27) futhi ukubhekisela esintwini kufanele kwenzeke ngenhlonipho efanele. Ukuqashelwa kwalesi simiso esiyisisekelo kuholela esiphethweni sokuthi, kokubili ohlelweni lophenyo lwesayensi kanye nasekusetshenzisweni ngendlela engokoqobo kwezinto ezintsha ezitholakele kanye nezinto ezintsha, kufanele silondoloze ilungelo eliphelele lomuntu ngamunye ukuze ahlonishwe futhi ahlonishwe kuzo zonke izigaba ukuphila. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele sihloniphe intando kaNkulunkulu njengoba ibonakala endalweni. Ucwaningo kufanele lucabangele izimiso zokuziphatha nezingokomoya, kanye nemithetho yobuKristu. Ngempela, inhlonipho efanele kufanele inikezwe kuyo yonke indalo kaNkulunkulu mayelana nendlela isintu esiphatha ngayo kanye nesayensi esisihlola ngayo, ngokuhambisana nomyalo kaNkulunkulu (Gen 2:15).
13. Kulezi zikhathi zokubandlululwa kwezwe okuphawulwa yisimo esibucayi esingokomoya sempucuko yesimanje, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugqamisa ukubaluleka kobungcwele bempilo. Ukungaqondi kahle inkululeko njengokuyekelela kuholela ekwandeni kobugebengu, ukucekelwa phansi nokonakala kwalezo zinto ezibhekwa njengezibaluleke kakhulu, kanye nokungahlonishwa okuphelele kwenkululeko yomakhelwane bethu nobungcwele bokuphila. Isiko Lobu-Orthodox, elilotshwe okuhlangenwe nakho kwamaqiniso obuKristu ekusebenzeni, liwumthwali wezinto ezingokomoya kanye ne-ethos ethos, okumele ikhuthazwe ikakhulukazi esikhathini sethu.
14. Ukunakekela okukhethekile kweBandla kokwelusa abantu abasha kumelela inqubo yokwakheka egxile kuKristu engaphezi nengaguquki. Yebo, umthwalo wemfanelo wobufundisi weBandla udlulela nasesimisweni somndeni esinikezwe nguNkulunkulu, ebesilokhu sisekelwe futhi kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sisekelwe phezu kwemfihlakalo engcwele yomshado wamaKristu njengobunye phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane, njengoba kubonakala ekuhlanganeni komshado wamaKristu. UKristu neBandla Lakhe (Efe 5:32). Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma kubhekwa imizamo emazweni athile yokwenza kube semthethweni kanye nasemiphakathini ethile yobuKristu ukuze ithethelele ngokwezenkolo ezinye izinhlobo zokuhlalisana kwabantu eziphambene nesiko nezimfundiso zobuKristu. IBandla lithemba ukuthi konke okuseMzimbeni kaKristu kuzohlanganiswa kabusha, likhumbuza wonke umuntu ozayo emhlabeni, ukuthi uKristu uzobuya futhi ekuBuyeni Kwakhe Kwesibili. ukwahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo ( 1 Pet 4, 5 ) nalokho Umbuso wakhe ngeke uphele (Luk 1:33)
15. Ezikhathini zethu, njengawo wonke umlando, izwi leBandla lesiprofetho nelokwelusa, izwi elihlengayo lesiphambano kanye nelokuvuka kwabafileyo, linxusa inhliziyo yomuntu, lisibiza kanye noMphostoli uPawuli, ukuba samukele futhi sizizwele. Konke okuliqiniso, konke okuhloniphekayo, konke okulungileyo, konke okuhlanzekileyo, konke okuthandekayo, konke okutusekayo, konke okutusekayo, konke okulungileyo ( Fil 4:8 )—okungukuthi, uthando lomhlatshelo lweNkosi Yakhe Ebethelwe esiphambanweni, okuwukuphela kwendlela eya ezweni lokuthula, ubulungisa, inkululeko, nothando phakathi kwabantu naphakathi kwezizwe, okuwukuphela kwayo futhi okuyinhloko okuhlala kuyiNkosi engcwelisiwe (cf. 5:12) ukuze ukuphila kwezwe, okuwukuthi, uthando lukaNkulunkulu olungapheli kuNkulunkulu onguMthathu Emnye, kaYise, neNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele, okukuye yonke inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade. kweminyaka yobudala.

† UBartholomew waseConstantinople, uSihlalo

† UTheodoros wase-Alexandria

† UTheophilos waseJerusalema

† Irinej waseSerbia

† UDaniel waseRomania

† I-Chrysostomos yaseCyprus

† I-Ieronymos yase-Athene nakuyo yonke iGrisi

† Sawa waseWarsaw nakuyo yonke iPoland

† Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania

† URastislav wasePresov, amazwe aseCzech kanye neSlovakia

Izithunywa ze-Ecumenical Patriarchate

† Leo of Karelia futhi All Finland

† UStephanos waseTallinn nakuyo yonke i-Estonia

† UMdala Metropolitan John wasePergamoni

† UMbhishobhi Omkhulu uDemetrios waseMelika

† Augustinos waseJalimane

† Irenaios yaseKrethe

† U-Isaya waseDenver

† U-Alexios wase-Atlanta

† Iakovos of the Princes' Islands

† UJoseph waseProikonisos

† UMeliton wasePhiladelphia

† Emmanuel waseFrance

† UNikitas waseDardanelles

† UNicholas waseDetroit

† Gerasimos of San Francisco

† Amphilochios of Kisamos and Selinos

† Amvrosios yaseKorea

† UMaximos waseSelyvria

† Amphilochios of Adrianopolis

† I-Kallistos yaseDiokleia

† U-Antony waseHierapolis, iNhloko ye-Orthodox yase-Ukraine e-USA

† Umsebenzi waseTelmessos

† UJean waseCharioupolis, iNhloko ye-Patriarchate Exarchate yama-Orthodox Parish of the Russian Tradition eNtshonalanga Yurophu.

† UGregory waseNyssa, iNhloko ye-Carpatho-Russian Orthodox e-USA

Ithimba le-Patriarchate yase-Alexandria

† UGabriel waseLeontopolis

† UMakarios waseNairobi

† UJona waseKampala

† USeraphim waseZimbabwe nase-Angola

† Alexandros waseNigeria

† I-Theophylaktos yaseTripoli

† USergios Wethemba Elihle

† Athanasios waseKhurene

† U-Alexios waseCarthage

† Ieronymos yaseMwanza

† UGeorge waseGuinea

† Nicholas waseHermopolis

† I-Dimitrios yase-Irinopolis

† AmaDamaskino aseGoli nasePitoli

† I-Narkissos yase-Accra

† Emmanouel wasePtolemaidos

† Gregorios waseCameroon

† uNikodemo waseMemphis

† I-Meletios yaseKatanga

† IPanteleimon yaseBrazzaville naseGabon

† Innokentios yaseBurudi naseRwanda

† I-Crysostomos yaseMozambique

† Neofytos yaseNyeri naseMount Kenya

Izithunywa zePatriarchate yaseJerusalema

† Benedict wasePhiladelphia

† Aristarko kaConstantine

† I-Theophylaktos yaseJordani

† Nektarios of Anthidon

† Philoumenos wasePella

Izithunywa zeBandla laseSerbia

† UJovan wase-Ohrid no-Skopje

† Amfilohije waseMontenegro kanye neLittoral

† I-Porfirije yaseZagreb neLjubljana

† UVasilije waseSirmium

† uLukijan waseBudim

† Longin waseNova Gracanica

† U-Irinej waseBacka

† Hrizostom of Zvornik futhi Tuzla

† UJustin kaZica

† Pahomije waseVranje

† UJovan waseSumadija

† Ignatije yaseBranicevo

† Fotije waseDalmatia

† Athanasios of Bihac and Petrovac

† Joanikije kaNiksic noBudimlje

† UGrigorije waseZahumlje noHercegovina

† UMilutin waseValjevo

† UMaksim eNtshonalanga Melika

† Irinej e-Australia naseNew Zealand

† UDavid waseKrusevac

† UJovan waseSlavonija

† Andrej e-Austria naseSwitzerland

† USergije waseFrankfurt naseJalimane

† Ilarion yaseTimok

Izithunywa zeBandla laseRomania

† UTeofan wase-Iasi, eMoldova naseBucovina

† ULaurentiu waseSibiu naseTransylvania

† Andrei waseVad, Feleac, Cluj, Alba, Crisana kanye noMaramures

† U-Irineu waseCraiova no-Oltenia

† U-Ioan waseTimisoara noBanat

† Iosif eNtshonalanga naseNingizimu Yurophu

† I-Serafim eJalimane naseYurophu Ephakathi

† I-Nifon yaseTargovste

† U-Irineu wase-Alba Iulia

† Ioachim wase-Roman kanye ne-Bacau

† ICasian yaseLower Danube

† Timotei wase-Aradi

† UNicolae eMelika

† USofronie wase-Oradea

† UNicodim waseStrehaia noSeverin

† I-Visarion yaseTulcea

† Petroniu waseSalaj

† IsiSiluan eHungary

† IsiSiluan e-Italy

I-Timotei eSpain nasePortugal

† IMacarie eNyakatho Yurophu

† UVarlaam Ploiesteanul, Umsizi kaBhishobhi kuPatriarch

† U-Emilian Lovisteanul, Umsizi Mbhishobhi ku-Archdiocese of Ramnic

† U-Ioan Casian waseVicina, Umsizi kaBhishobhi we-Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas.

Izithunywa zeBandla laseCyprus

† UGeorgios wasePaphos

† I-Chrysostomos yaseKition

† I-Chrysostomos yaseKyrenia

† Athanasios waseLimassol

† Neophytos yaseMorphou

† I-Vasileios yaseConstantia ne-Ammochostos

† UNikiphoros waseKykkos noTillyria

† U-Isaya waseTamassos no-Oreini

† UBarnaba waseTremithousa noLefkara

† Christophoros of Karpasion

† Nektarios of Arsinoe

† Nikolaos of Amathus

† I-Epiphanios yaseLedra

† Leontios waseChytron

† IPorphyrios yaseNeyapholi

† UGregory waseMesaoria

Izithunywa zeBandla LaseGrisi

† AmaProkopios aseFilipi, eNeapolis naseThassos

† I-Chrysostomos yePeristerion

† Germanos ka-Eleia

† I-Alexandros yaseMantineia naseKynouria

† Ignatios ka-Arta

† I-Damaskinos ye-Didymoteixon, i-Orestias ne-Soufli

† U-Alexios waseNikaia

† I-Hierotheos yaseNafpaktos kanye ne-Aghios Vlasios

† U-Eusebios waseSamos no-Ikaria

† USeraphim waseKastoria

† Ignatios kaDemetrias no-Almyros

† UNicodemos waseKassandreia

† U-Ephraim waseHydra, Spetses no-Aegina

† I-Theologos kaSerres noNigrita

† UMakarios waseSidirokastron

† I-Anthimos yase-Alexandroupolis

† UBarnaba waseNeyapholi naseStavroupolis

† I-Chrysostomos yaseMessenia

† I-Athenagoras yase-Ilion, i-Acharnon ne-Petroupoli

† U-Ioannis waseLagkada, uLitis noRentinis

† UGabriel waseNew Ionia nasePhiladelphia

† I-Chrysostomos yaseNikopolis ne-Preveza

† I-Theoklitos yase-Ierissos, iNtaba i-Athos ne-Ardameri

Izithunywa zeBandla lasePoland

† USimon waseLodz nasePoznan

† U-Abel waseLublin noChelm

† UJakobe waseBialystok naseGdansk

† UGeorge waseSiemiatycze

† I-Paisios yaseGorlice

Izithunywa zeBandla lase-Albania

† UJoan waseKoritsa

† I-Demetrios yase-Argyrokastron

† U-Nikolla wase-Apollonia noFier

† Andon wase-Elbasan

† uNathaniel wase-Amantia

† I-Asti yaseBylis

Izithunywa zeBandla Lamazwe aseCzech naseSlovakia

† UMikhal wasePrague

† U-Isaya waseSumperk

Isithombe: Ukuguqulwa kwamaRussia. IFresco kaViktor Vasnetsov eBandleni likaSt. Vladimir eKiev, ngo-1896.

Inothi ngoMkhandlu Ongcwele Nomkhulu Wesonto Lobu-Orthodox: Ngokunikezwa kwesimo sezombangazwe esinzima eMpumalanga Ephakathi, i-Synaxis of the Primates kaJanuwari 2016 yanquma ukungawuhlanganisi uMkhandlu eConstantinople futhi ekugcineni yanquma ukubiza uMkhandlu Ongcwele Nomkhulu I-Orthodox Academy yaseCrete kusukela ngo-18 kuya ku-27 Juni 2016. Ukuvulwa koMkhandlu kwenzeka ngemva kwe-Divine Liturgy yomkhosi wePhentekoste, nokuvalwa - iSonto Labo Bonke Abangcwele, ngokusho kwekhalenda lama-Orthodox. I-Synaxis of the Primates kaJanuwari 2016 igunyaze imibhalo efanele njengezinto eziyisithupha ku-ajenda yoMkhandlu: Umsebenzi weBandla Lobu-Orthodox emhlabeni wamanje; I-diaspora yama-Orthodox; Ukuzimela kanye nendlela yokumenyezelwa kwayo; Isakramente lomshado nezithiyo zawo; Ukubaluleka kokuzila ukudla nokugcinwa kwakho namuhla; Ubudlelwano beSonto Lobu-Orthodox nalo lonke izwe lobuKristu.