Siyakwamukela Encwadini Engaphansi

“UTim Ross uhlanganisa inhlanganisela ebonakala iyindida yobumnene bangempela kubantu kanye nentshiseko eqinile yoguquko ekwenzeni umehluko. Le ncwadi izogqugquzela abafundi ukuthi babone ukuthi ubumnene nentshiseko akukhona ukweqisa ongakhetha kukho; esikhundleni salokho, ayizithako ezidingekayo zokuvusa ushintsho lwangempela oludingwa kakhulu umhlaba wethu.”

“Ababhali bakhona yonke indawo, kodwa amazwi ayivelakancane kakhulu. U-Tim Ross uyizwi elibalulekile elibekwe kahle osukwini esiphila kulo. Futhi le ncwadi?! Ake sithi nje omakhelwane bakho, abangani, nomndeni wakho ongakamazi uJesu bazokubonga ngokuyifunda. Uyemukelwa eBasement kuqinisekisiwe ukuthi uzoshintsha indlela ophuma ngayo ekuhambeni kwakho noKristu."

“Ukubona izinga likaTim lokungaguquguquki emashumini amabili eminyaka adlule kuye kwamangaza. Ukwethembeka kwakhe kuNkulunkulu nasemndenini kanye nolwazi lwemfundiso yenkolo kukhanyisa ukukhanya hhayi kubantu besonto kuphela kodwa nakulabo abangaphandle kwesonto. Njengoba ufunda Siyakwamukela Esigungwini Esingaphansi, uzophakanyiselwa kwelinye izinga lokwazi uNkulunkulu, ukwazi injongo yakho, nokwazi isabelo sakho. Uzofunda ukuthi indlela eya phezulu iphansi—kwehlele eBasement, indawo yokuthobeka nokuba sengozini—ngaphambi kokuba ufike endaweni ephakeme.”

“UTim Ross uyisimo senyama yangaleso sikhathi nesibonelo esijabulisayo seqiniso likaNkulunkulu! Umsebenzi wakhe kanye nenkonzo yakhe kubonakala kungayilandeli neyodwa yemithetho yendabuko kanye nezindlela zokugcwalisa ubizo lukaNkulunkulu. Ku-Welcome to the Basement u-Ross wembula umshikashika osendleleni ekhuphukayo esuka esiqongweni sentaba—noma kunalokho uphahla—wempumelelo uye ezibusisweni zangaphansi. Lungiselela ukuvakashela izitebhisi ezingemuva ‘ezifika phansi phansi’ enkabeni yentando kaNkulunkulu.”

“Kungenzekani uma siphila ngendlela ebesimemeza ngayo ngeSonto ekuseni? Kuthiwani uma sikusebenzisa ngobuqotho lokho esikufunda eBhayibhelini? Kuthiwani uma sihlala sibathanda labo ababesishushisa futhi besiqambela amanga, futhi samukela abantu abasuke befuna uNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izindawo ezingafanele? Besingawucasula umhlaba! Kule ncwadi, umeluleki wami, umngane, kanye nomfundisi ongamele, u-Tim Ross, wabelana ngolwazi olusebenzayo nobuhlakani engibe nethuba lokuzibonela mathupha. Ngikholwa ukuthi la maqiniso awukhiye wokuguqula isiko lethu nokumela uKristu emhlabeni.”

“Kunini lapho sajwayelana nezwe elisizungezile saze sakhohlwa ukuphila ngokwezwe elingaphakathi kithi? Izwe elibonisa uMdali esimkhonzayo? Impilo engangeni kodwa egqamayo? Le ncwadi izokukhuthaza ukuthi uyeke ukuhlanganisa futhi uqale ukuma. Vumela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi akuguqule kusuka ngaphakathi akukhiphe, futhi maduze nje uzozithola usuguqula umhlaba.”

“Njalo uma sixoxa nomuntu sisuke sithatheke kuye. Kulula ukubambeka emininingwaneni yezinhlelo zethu ezimatasa size sikhohlwe ukuthi sibizelwe ukuhlanganyela uthando lukaJesu nawo wonke umuntu esihlangana naye. Encwadini ethi Siyakwamukela Endaweni Engaphansi, u-Tim Ross usinika isithombe esihle sokuthi singayiguqula kanjani impilo yomuntu ngokubabonisa ukuthi uJesu ungubani. Kusukela kudala ngimazi u-Tim, bengilokhu ngincoma inhliziyo yakhe kubo bonke abantu kanye nothando lwakhe lokuhlanganyela umlayezo wothando nethemba olethwa uJesu. Le ncwadi izokunikeza izindlela ezingokoqobo zokuba ukukhanya kubo bonke abaseduze kwakho ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke. Ngijabule kakhulu ngawe ukuthola le ncwadi, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi uzobusiswa njengoba ufunda Siyakwamukela Esigungwini Esingaphansi.”