UJesu, isivumelwano esigcwalisiwe

Enye yezimpikiswano eziphikisanayo phakathi kwezazi zezenkolo ithi, "Iyiphi ingxenye yomthetho weTestamente Elidala eye yaqedwa futhi yiziphi izingxenye okusamele siphoqeleke ukuzilalela?" Impendulo yalo mbuzo akuyona "noma ngabe". Ake ngichaze.

Umthetho wakudala wobumbano wawuyiphasela eliphelele lemithetho nezimiso zomphakathi nezenkolo ezingama-613 zakwa-Israyeli. Yenzelwe ukubakhipha emhlabeni nokubeka isisekelo esingokomoya esiholela ekukholweni kuKristu. Kwakungu, njengoba iTestamente Elisha isho, kwakuyisithunzi seqiniso elizayo. UJesu Kristu, umesiya, ugcwalise umthetho.

AmaKristu awekho ngaphansi koMthetho KaMose. Kunalokho, bangaphansi komthetho kaKristu, obonakaliswa ngothando ngoNkulunkulu nabanye abantu. “Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane, njengoba nje nginithandile, ukuze nani nithandane” (Johane 1)3,34).

Phakathi nenkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, uJesu wagcina amasiko nezinkolelo zabantu bamaJuda, kepha wazigcina zikwazi ukuguquguquka okuvame ukumangaza nabalandeli bakhe. Ngokwesibonelo, wacasula izikhulu zenkolo ngendlela ayephatha ngayo imithetho yazo eqinile yokugcina iSabatha. Lapho ephonswa inselelo, wamemezela ukuthi uyiNkosi yeSabatha.

ITestamente Elidala aliphelelwe yisikhathi; kuyingxenye esemqoka yombhalo. Kukhona ukuqhubeka phakathi kwamafa amabili. Singasho ukuthi isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu sanikezwa ngezindlela ezimbili: isithembiso nokugcwaliseka. Manje siphila ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sikaKristu esigcwalisiwe. Kuvulelekile kubo bonke abakholwa kuye njengeNkosi noMsindisi. Akukona okungalungile ukubhekisa emithethweni yeSivumelwano Esidala ephathelene nezinhlobo ezithile zokukhulekela nemikhuba yamasiko uma ukhetha kanjalo. Kepha ukwenza kanjalo akukwenzi ube nobulungiswa noma wamukeleke kuNkulunkulu kunalabo abangakwenzi. AmaKrestu manje angaluthokozela "ukuphumula kweSabatha" kweqiniso - ukukhululeka esonweni, ekufeni, ebubini nasekuhlukanisweni noNkulunkulu - ebudlelwaneni babo noJesu.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi izibopho esinazo ziyizibopho zomusa, izindlela zokuphila ngaphansi kwezithembiso zomusa zesivumelwano nokwethembeka kwaso. Konke lokhu kulalela kungukulalela kokholo, kokwethemba uNkulunkulu, ukuze uthembeke ezwini lakhe futhi uthembeke ezindleleni zakhe zonke. Ukulalela kwethu akuklanyelwe ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu. Unomusa futhi sifuna ukuphila ukuze samukele umusa wakhe esiwunikwa nsuku zonke kuJesu Kristu.

Uma insindiso yakho incike ekugcwaliseni umthetho, uzobhujiswa. Kepha ungabonga, uJesu wabelana nawe ngokugcwala kwakhe kwempilo ngamandla kaMoya wakhe.

nguJoseph Tkach