Umphostoli ngubani? Okushiwo Umphostoli

Nakuba ekholweni labo amaRashiya awona aphansi kunoma yimuphi omunye umuntu, kodwa abaningi abantu bethu bangaziqhayisa ngokuzijwayeza ngesonto lesonto. Yebo, futhi lokho kuyamangalisa, ngoba zonke izinkolelo zekholo lobu-Orthodox zingafundwa kuphela kwi-seminary yesonto. Noma kunjalo abaningi banesithakazelo kulo mbuzo: ngubani umphostoli? Ingabe ungumfundi kaKristu noma isithunywa esingcwele?

Ake sizame ukuqonda ukuthi leli gama lisho ukuthini, ngakho esikhathini esizayo ukungaqondani okunjalo akusekho. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu sidinga ukubheka esikhathini esedlule futhi sithole ukuthi umphostoli wokuqala wavela kuphi nokuthi wayengubani.

Abafundi bakaJesu Kristu

Ngakho-ke, ake siqale ngeqiniso lokuthi abaphostoli bokuqala babeyishumi nambili. Babengabantu abavamile ababa ngabafundi bakaJesu Kristu futhi bamlandela njalo. Kusukela lapha umuntu angakwazi ukuthola incazelo yokuqala yaleli gama: umphostoli ungomunye wabafundi bokuqala bakaKristu.

Ukuphila kwabaphostoli abayishumi nambili kuyaziwa kahle, njengoba kuchazwe emibhalweni engcwele. Kodwa-ke, iningi lezahluko eTestamenteni Elisha lilotshwe yibafundi abafanayo. Ngakho-ke, kukhona iVangeli likaMatewu, uMarku, uLuka, noJohane. Ngenxa yalokhu, babizwa ngokuthi abavangeli abane eNkosini uNkulunkulu.

Abathwali beZwi likaNkulunkulu

Ngemva kwesikhashana, abantu baqala ukubona incazelo ehlukile egameni elithi umphostoli. Lokhu kwakungenxa yokuthi abafundi bendodana kaNkulunkulu ngokwabo baba ngabafundisi. Ngempela, njengoba sazi, uJesu wabethelwe esiphambanweni, ngemva kwalokho wavuswa futhi wabonakala kubaphostoli bakhe. Wabayala ukuba balethe amazwi akhe kubantu emhlabeni jikelele, ukuze bazi ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu.

Abaphostoli balalela uthisha wabo. Baphonsa inkatho, okwamisela umzila ngamunye, futhi bahamba ohambweni lwabo. Ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo nokholo, izwe lafunda ukuthi ubani uJesu Kristu, lokho ayekukholelwa nokufundisa.

Yingakho abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi umphostoli uyisithunywa sikaNkulunkulu eshumayela izindaba ezinhle. Kodwa empeleni, kokubili kuyiqiniso, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, lapho sizwa izwi lomphostoli, ngesizathu esithile, abayishumi nambili abafundi bakaKristu bahlale bekhumbula engqondweni.

Kwakukhona yini abanye abaphostoli?

Noma kunjalo abaphostoli babengewona abafundi bakaJesu kuphela. Ngakho-ke, ibandla lisho lesi sihloko kuSt. Paul, nakuba ayengazi ngokuphila noKristu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwamanye amasonto angamaKristu, izimfundiso zalo ziyi-oda eliphakeme kakhulu kunomvangeli.

Futhi, ngokusho kukaLuka, uJesu wathumela abaphostoli abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili kuwo wonke amazwe omhlaba, ngezabelo ezihlukahlukene nezabelo. AmaKristu aseMpumalanga awahlonipha kanye nabafundi bakaKristu beqiniso.

Ngakho-ke kuvela ukuthi inani eliqondile labaphostoli kunzima ukunquma. Ngokuqiniseka, kungashiwo kuphela ukuthi owokuqala babengabafundi abayishumi nambili bakaJesu Kristu.