Isahlulelo Sokugcina

Ingabe uyokwazi ukuma phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngosuku lokwahlulela? Kuwukwahlulelwa kwabo bonke abaphilayo nabafileyo futhi kuhlobene eduze novuko. Amanye amaKristu ayasesaba lesi senzakalo. Kunesizathu okufanele sikwesabe, ngoba sonke siyona: “Bonke bayizoni futhi abanayo inkazimulo okufanele babe nayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu” (KwabaseRoma. 3,23).

Wona kangaki? Ngezikhathi ezithile? Nsuku zonke? Umuntu unesono ngokwemvelo futhi isono siletha ukufa. Kunalokho, wonke umuntu olingwayo ushukunyiswa futhi uyengwa isifiso sakhe siqu. Emva kwalokho nxa inkanuko isithathile, ibeletha isono; kodwa isono, lapho sesifeziwe, sizala ukufa.” (Jakobe 1,15).

Khona-ke ungakwazi yini ukuma phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi umtshele ngazo zonke izinto ezinhle ozenzile ekuphileni kwakho? Ububaluleke kangakanani emphakathini, wenze umsebenzi ongakanani womphakathi? Ufaneleke kangakanani? Cha - akukho kulokhu okuyokwenza ukwazi ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngoba useyisoni futhi uNkulunkulu akakwazi ukuphila nesono. “Ungesabi, mhlambi omncane; Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuyihlo ukuninika umbuso” (Luka 12,32). UNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe kuphela kuKristu oxazulule le nkinga yabantu emhlabeni wonke. UJesu wathatha zonke izono zethu phezu kwakhe lapho esifela. NjengoNkulunkulu nomuntu, umhlatshelo wakhe kuphela ongasibekela futhi uqede zonke izono zabantu - phakade kanye nawo wonke umuntu omamukela njengoMsindisi.

NgoSuku Lokwahlulela, uyokuma phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngoMoya oNgcwele kuKristu. Ngaleso sizathu, futhi ngenxa yalokhu kuphela, uNkulunkulu uYihlo uyakuthokozela ukukunika wena nabo bonke abakuKristu uMbuso wakhe waphakade ekuhlanganyeleni okuphakade noNkulunkulu oMthathu Emnye.

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