Phakathi nokubunjwa nokusabalaliswa kobuKristu, kwavela izibalo eziningi zomlando eziphawulekayo, okwenza umnikelo omkhulu ekubambeni okuvamile. Phakathi kwabo, umuntu angahlukanisa umphostoli uPawulu, lapho izazi eziningi zenkolo ziphathwa ngendlela ehlukile.
Ubani umphostoli uPawulu, yini edumile?
Omunye umshumayeli ovelele kakhulu wobuKristu wayengumphostoli uPawulu. Wabamba iqhaza ekulotsheni kweTestamente Elisha. Iminyaka eminingi, igama lomphostoli uPawulu laliyisigqila sokulwa nobuqaba. Abalando-mlando bakholelwa ukuthi ithonya lakhe emfundisweni yobuKristu laliphumelela kakhulu. Umphostoli oNgcwele uPawulu waphumelela kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe wezithunywa zevangeli. "Izinhlamvu" zakhe zaba yisihloko sokubhala iTestamente Elisha. Kukholelwa ukuthi uPawulu wabhala ngezincwadi ezingu-14.
Wayephi lapho umphostoli uPawulu azalwa khona?
Ngokusho kwemithombo ekhona, ungcwele wazalwa e-Asia Minor (iTurkey yanamuhla) edolobheni laseTarsus ekhulwini lokuqala le-AD. emndenini owenza kahle. Lapho ezalwa, umphostoli wesikhathi esizayo wathola igama elithi uSawulu. Umphostoli uPawulu, owaziwa ngokucophelela ngabahloli bamazwe, wayengumFarisi, futhi wakhulela ezinqabeni eziqinile zenkolo yamaJuda. Abazali bakholelwa ukuthi indodana izoba uthisha-isazi semfundiso yenkolo, ngakho wathunyelwa ukuyofunda eJerusalema.
Kubalulekile ukulalela iqiniso lokuthi umphostoli uPawulu wayenezakhamuzi zaseRoma, okwakunikezela amalungelo amaningi, isibonelo, umuntu wayengenakulinganiswa kuze kube yilapho inkantolo ithola icala. Isakhamuzi saseRoma sasikhululeka ezijezisweni ezihlukahlukene zomzimba, ezaziyihlazo, futhi kusukela ekujeziseni ukufa, isibonelo, ukubethelwa. Ukubekwa yisakhamuzi saseRoma kwacatshangelwa lapho umphostoli uPawulu ebulawa.
Umphostoli uPawulu - Ukuphila
Sekushiwo ukuthi uSawulu wazalwa emndenini ocebile, ngenxa yokuthi ubaba nomama bakwazi yini ukumnikeza imfundo enhle. Umfana wayazi iTorah futhi wayazi ukuthi angayichaza kanjani. Ngokusho kwedatha ekhona, wayeyingxenye yeSanhedrin yendawo, isikhungo senkolo esiphezulu esingenza ukuvivinywa kwabantu. Kule ndawo uSawulu waqala ukuhlangana namaKristu ayeyizitha zabaFarisi. Umphostoli wesikhathi esizayo wavuma ukuthi amakholwa amaningi ngaphansi kwemiyalelo yakhe aboshelwe futhi abulawe. Enye yezimangalo ezidumile kakhulu ngokuhlanganyela kukaSawulu kwakuwukukhishwa kwamatshe uSt Stephen.
Abaningi banesithakazelo ukuthi uPawulu waba kanjani umphostoli, futhi ngalokhu kuzalwa kabusha kunendaba eyodwa. USawulu, kanye namaKristu ayeboshiwe, waya eDamaseku ukuthola isijeziso. Endleleni, wezwa izwi livela ezulwini, wambiza ngegama futhi wabuza ukuthi kungani emxosha. Ngokwesiko, uJesu Kristu wakhuluma noJesu kuSawulu. Ngemva kwalokho, le ndoda yayisiyimpumputhe izinsuku ezintathu, futhi iDamaseku i-Damascus Christian Ananias yamsiza ukuba abuyiselwe. Lokhu kwenza uSawulu wakholwa eNkosini futhi waba ngumshumayeli.
Umphostoli uPawulu, njengesibonelo sezithunywa zevangeli, uyaziwa ngokuphikisana kwakhe nomunye wabasizi abakhulu bakaKristu - umphostoli uPetru, amangalela ngokushumayela ngokungenakuzithoba, ezama ukuvusa isizwe phakathi kwabeZizwe futhi angenzi ukulahlwa kwamakholwa akanye nawo. Izazi eziningi zenkolo zithi uPawulu wazibheka njengelwazi ngenxa yokuthi wayazi kahle iTorah futhi ukushumayela kwakhe kwakubonakala kunengqondo. Ngenxa yalokhu wayebizwa ngegama elithi "umphostoli weZizwe." Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi uPetru akazange aphikisana noPawulu futhi waqaphela ukuthi unobulungisa, lapho ejwayele ukujwayela umqondo onjalo njengobuzenzisi.
Umphostoli uPawulu wafa kanjani?
Ngalezo zinsuku, amaqaba ayeshushisa amaKristu, ikakhulukazi abashumayeli bokholo futhi abaphatha kabi. Ngomsebenzi wakhe umphostoli uPawulu wenza inqwaba yezitha phakathi kwamaJuda. Waboshwa okokuqala futhi wathunyelwa eRoma, kodwa lapho wakhululwa khona. Indaba yokuthi ibhola labulawa kanjani ngumphostoli uPawulu liqala ngeqiniso lokuthi waguqula izancinza ezimbili zikaMbusi Nero ebuKristwini, owenqaba ukuzibandakanya nezinjabulo zenhliziyo naye. Umbusi wathukuthela futhi wayala ukuboshwa komphostoli. Ngokuhlelwa kukaMbusi uPawuli wanqunywa ikhanda lakhe.
Uphi umPhostoli uPawuli wangcwatshwa?
Endaweni lapho uSaint ebulawa khona futhi wangcwatshwa, kwakhiwa ithempeli, elibizwa ngeSan Paolo-fiori-le-Mura. Ubhekwa njengomunye wama-basilicas esonto elikhulu kakhulu. Ngosuku lokukhunjulwa kukaPaul ngo-2009, uPapa wathi ukucwaninga kwesayensi kwe-sarcophagus kwenziwa, okwakungaphansi kwe-altare lesonto. Ukuhlolwa kwafakazela ukuthi umphostoli uPawulu waseBhayibhelini wangcwatshwa khona. Upapa wathi lapho wonke ucwaningo luphelile, i-sarcophagus izotholakala ekukhulekeleni amakholwa.
Umphostoli uPawulu - Umthandazo
Ngezenzo zakhe, ongcwele, ngisho nangesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe, wathola eNkosini isipho esinika ithuba lokuphulukisa abantu abagulayo. Ngemva kokufa kwakhe, umthandazo wakhe waqala, okusho, ngokusho kobufakazi, waphulukisa kakade inani elikhulu labantu abavela ezifweni ezihlukahlukene ngisho nokufa. Umphostoli uPawulu ukhulunywa ngaye eBhayibhelini futhi amandla akhe amakhulu akwazi ukuqinisa ukholo kumuntu futhi amqondise endleleni elungile. Umthandazo oqotho uzokusiza ukuqapha izilingo zamademoni. Abapristi bakholelwa ukuthi noma yisiphi isikhalazo esivela enhliziyweni ehlanzekile siyozwakala ngabangcwele.