By People come for secular and pastoral counselling with all kinds of expectations. Some expect nothing really, except perhaps a mystical fix to all their problems. Others expect a listening ear—and clearly nothing more. Then there are always those who, like Nebuchadnezzar, expect the counsellor to “just know” what the problem
By Okulindelekile ngokwelulekwa okuya ngokweBhayibheli
Abantu baya ukothola ukwelulekwa okungahlangene nenkolo nokwelulekwa ngumfundisi belindele izinto eziningi ezahlukene. Abanye abalindele lutho empeleni, ngaphandle mhlawumbe komlingo ozolungisa zonke izinkinga zabo. Abanye balindele ukulalelwa banikwe indlebe—ngokusobala akukho okungaphezulu kwalokho. Beseke kuhlezi kukhona labo, njengoNebukhadinezari, abalindele umeluleki ukuthi “nje azi”ukuthi inkinga yini. Kwenye ingxenye kukhona labo abalindele ukunikwa indlebe—ngokusobala
Umsebenzi waMaKhrestu kuhulumeni_ 2
Lena yingxenye yesibili Yomsebenzi waMakrestu kuhulumeni, iqhubeka kuleyo yokuqala IZaga 29:26 zisibizela ukuthi sikhulekele uhulumeni. Lukhulu ushintsho esingalwenza kuhulumeni ngokucela kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu yinto uNkulunkulu ayilindele kuthina, ngisho kungathiwa ngelinye ilanga kuthiwa sekuyicala ukukwenza lokhu, kumile njenganento enganakuvinjelwa. Singakhuleka siqhubeke, buthule uma kufanele, ngentshiseko enkulu. Uma uhulumeni ehluleka ukwenza okufanelekile maqondana
Christian Duties to the Government (2)
This is a continuation of Christian duties to the government, part 1. Proverbs 29:26 calls us to pray for the government. We can accomplish much change in government by appealing to the Lord God. This is something God expects of us, and even if made illegal one day, remains something that is unstoppable. We
Umsebenzi waMakrestu kuHulumeni_1
Omunye nomunye wethu unohlu lwezinto azilindele kuhulumeni wethu. Ezinye zezinto ezikuloluhlu kungaba ngisho izinto eziseMbhalweni uNkulunkulu azilindele ukuba zenziwe yibo ohulumeni. Kodwa Imibhalo iphinde ifake ohlwini lwezinto lezo uNkulunkulu azilindele kuMakrestu eziyindlela ekumele enze ngayo ukuphendula kwimithetho abayimeselwe ohulumeni babo. Uhulumeni kungenzeka angaphili ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu aphinde angafezekisi lokho uNkulunkulu akulindele
Christian Duties to the Government (1)
Each of us have a list of things we expect from our government. Some of the items of the list might even be the things in Scripture that God expects from governments. But Scripture also lists things that God expects from Christians in response to their governments. The government might
Ukuphilelana nabantu
Ukuphilelana nabantu yisikhuthazo iBhayibheli elisiqhakambisayo. Kwincwadi kwabaseRoma 12:15 mhlawumbe kulapho esingathola khona ukufundiseka kahle ngokuphilelana nabantu kakhulukazi kuthina njengaMakhrestu. Thokozani nabathokozayo, nikhale nabakhalayo. kwabaseRoma 12:15 Uma abanye benjabule, njabula nabo. Uma kukhona isikhathi sesibusiso esikhulu, intokozo enkulu, nomgubho othile empilweni yomunye, yiba kanye nabo kulokho. Thokoza kanye nabo kube engathi
Romans 12:15 Empathy Explained
The Oxford dictionary defines empathy as “the ability to understand another person’s feelings, experience, etc.”. The Bible might not use the English word empathy, but has required it of Christians all along already. Romans 12:15 must be one of the most practical explanations of empathy. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with
Ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo okudalwa ukukhathazeka kanye nokwesaba
Odokotela abayizazi zokusebenza kwengqondo bathatha ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo okudalwa ukukhathazeka njengomkhakha bona abangachwepheshe bawo. Ngalesosikhathi, Imibhalo iyona ENGUCHWEPHESHE wokuphazamiseka okudalwa ukukhathazeka seloku kwangena isono ezweni. Ukukhathazeka ngokudlulele kungaziveza ngezindlela ezibonakalayo, kodwa njengoba kubizwa ngesono eBhayibhelini, siyazi ukuthi umsusa wakho kanye nesisombululo sakho siyizinto zikamoya. Lezi izindaba ezinhle impela, imibhalo ayisinikezi kuphela
The Disorder of Anxiety and Fear
Anxiety disorders are claimed by psychiatry and psychology as one of their fields of expertise. In the meantime, Scripture has held the place of EXPERT on the disorder of anxiety ever since sin entered the world. Anxiety might manifest itself in many physical ways, but since it is called sin in the