Impilo kuKristu

NjengamaKristu sibheka ukufa ngethemba lovuko lwenyama lwesikhathi esizayo. Ubudlelwane bethu noJesu abugcini nje ngokuqinisekisa ukuthethelelwa kwesijeziso sezono zethu ngenxa yokufa Kwakhe, buphinde buqinisekise ukunqoba amandla esono ngenxa yokuvuka kukaJesu. IBhayibheli libuye likhulume ngovuko esiluthola lapha namanje. Lolu vuko lungokomoya, hhayi olungokwenyama, futhi luhlobene nobuhlobo bethu noJesu Kristu. Ngenxa yomsebenzi kaKristu, uNkulunkulu usibheka njengabavusiwe futhi abaphilayo ngokomoya.

Kusukela ekufeni uye ekuphileni

Ngenxa yokuthi abafileyo kuphela abadinga uvuko, kumelwe siqaphele ukuthi bonke abangazi uKristu futhi abamamukele njengoMsindisi wabo siqu bafile ngokomoya: “Nani nanifile ngeziphambeko nasezonweni zenu” (Efesu 2,1). Yilapho uvuko lukamoya luqala khona ukusebenza. Ngomusa wakhe omkhulu nothando lwakhe olukhulu ngathi, uNkulunkulu wangenela: “UNkulunkulu wasiphilisa kuKristu esasifile ezonweni” ( Efesu 2,5). UPawulu uyachaza ukuthi ukuvuka kukaJesu kusebenza kuwo wonke amakholwa ngenxa yobuhlobo bethu naye, senziwa saphila noJesu. Manje siphila ekuxhumaneni okukhulu noKristu, ukuze kungathiwa sesivele sihlanganyela ekuvukeni nasekunyukeni kwakhe ezulwini. “Wasivusa kanye naye futhi wasimisa ezulwini kuKristu Jesu” (Efe 2,5). Lokhu manje kusenza sibe ngcwele futhi singasoleki phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Ehluliwe Izitha

Ngokufanayo, sihlanganyela emandleni negunya likaNkulunkulu phezu kwezitha zezwe lethu elingaphakathi. UPawuli uveza lezi zitha njengezwe, intando nezinkanuko zenyama, futhi onamandla obusa emoyeni, udeveli (Kwabase-Efesu 2,2-3). Zonke lezi zitha ezingokomoya zanqotshwa ukufa nokuvuka kukaJesu.

Ngenxa yokuthi sihlanganyela noKristu nasekuvukeni Kwakhe, asisaphoqwa yizwe nenyama yethu ukuba ibe yiphethini yempilo esingenakuphunyuka kuyo. Manje singezwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. Singasabela kuwo futhi siphile ngendlela ejabulisa uNkulunkulu. UPawulu watshela amakholwa aseRoma ukuthi kwakuwukuhlanya ukucabanga ukuthi angaqhubeka nokuphila kwawo okunesono: “Pho-ke, siyakuphikelela esonweni ukuze kuvame umusa na? Akube njalo! Sifile esonweni. Singahlala kanjani kuyona?" (AmaRoma 6,1-enye).

Impilo entsha

Ngenxa yokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu, manje singaphila ukuphila okuhluke ngokuphelele: “Sangcwatshwa naye ngokubhapathizelwa kukho ukufa, ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi sisekufeni. umuntu angahamba empilweni entsha” (Roma 6,4).

Akugcinanga nje ngokunqotshwa amandla enyama namandla ezwe, amandla kaSathane kanye nombuso wakhe nakho kwehliswa. “Ngalokho wakhonza uKristu, emvusa kwabafileyo, emmisa ngakwesokunene sakhe ezulwini phezu kwayo yonke imibuso, namandla, namandla, nobukhosi, nalo lonke igama elibiziweyo, kungesikho kulomhlaba kuphela, kodwa nasezweni lonke. labo abaza kuza” (Efesu 1,21). UNkulunkulu uwaphucile amandla neziphathimandla amandla azo, wakubeka obala futhi uyawanqoba ngoKristu. Ngenxa yokuvuka kanye kwethu kuKristu, lokho uJesu akusho kubafundi bakhe kuyasebenza nakithi: Bhekani, ngininikile amandla phezu kwamandla esitha sonke (Lukasi 10,19).

Philela uNkulunkulu

Ukuphila emandleni kaKristu okuvuka kuqala ngokuqonda isikhundla sethu esisha kanye nobuthina. Nazi ezinye izindlela eziqondile lokhu okungaba ngokoqobo ngazo. Yazi ubuwena obusha kuKristu. UPawulu watshela amaRoma: “Kanjalo nani, zibaleni njengabafile esonweni, kodwa niphilele uNkulunkulu ngoKristu Jesu.” 6,11).

Manje singafa kancane kancane futhi singasabeli esiyengweni sesono. Lokhu kwenzeka kuphela lapho siya ngokuya siqaphela futhi silazisa iqiniso lokuthi siyindalo entsha: “Uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okudala kudlulile, bheka, sekufikile okusha” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,17).

Qaphela ukuthi awuyona impilo yokwehluleka! Ngenxa yokuthi manje singabakaKristu futhi siphiwe amandla akhe okuvuka ukuze anqobe izitha zethu, singagqashula emikhubeni yokuziphatha engafanele: ‘Njengabantwana abalalelayo, ningazinikeli ezinkanukweni enaniphila kuzo ngaphambili ekungazini kwenu; kodwa njengalokhu onibizile engcwele, nani yibani ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha kwenu. Ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Niyakuba ngcwele, ngokuba mina ngingcwele;1. UPetrus 1,14-16). Ngempela, kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi sifane nakakhulu noJesu futhi sihambe ngobumsulwa nangobuqotho Bakhe.

Zinikele kuNkulunkulu njengomhlatshelo. Sathengwa ngenani, ngegazi likaJesu: «Ngokuba nathengwa ngenani; ngakho-ke dumisani uNkulunkulu ngomzimba wenu” (1. AbaseKorinte 6,20).

Letha inhliziyo yakho ivumelane ngokwengeziwe nentando kaNkulunkulu: “Futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni njengezikhali zokungalungi, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu njengabafile nabaphilayo manje, nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu njengezikhali zokulunga.” 6,13).

UPawulu wayala abaseKolose, ethi: “Uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ekhona uKristu, ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.”— Kolose 3,1). Lemfundiso ihambisana nomyalo kaJesu wokuba nifune kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe.

Cela uNkulunkulu nsuku zonke ukuthi akuqinise ngoMoya wakhe. UMoya oNgcwele ukunika amandla kaNkulunkulu okuvuka. UPhawuli uyasichasisela ukuthi ubathandazela njani abase-Efesu: «Ngikhulekela ukuthi ngengcebo yakhe enkulu aliphe amandla okuqinisa ngaphakathi ngoMoya wakhe. Futhi ngiyakhuleka ukuba ngokholo uKristu ahlale njalo ezinhliziyweni zenu, nigxiliswe, nisekelwe othandweni lukaNkulunkulu.” ( Kwabase-Efesu 3,16-17 New Life Bible). UJesu uhlala kanjani enhliziyweni yakho? UJesu uhlala enhliziyweni yakho ngokukholwa! Kwakuyisifiso sikaPawulu esijulile ukuthola amandla ovuko ekuphileni kwakhe: “Ngithanda ukumazi yena namandla okuvuka kwakhe, nenhlanganyelo yezinhlupheko zakhe, kanjalo ngifaniswe nokufa kwakhe, ukuze ngizuze ukuvuka ekufeni. abafileyo.” (Filipi 3,10-enye).

Kungumkhuba omuhle ukuqala usuku nosuku ngokucela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akugcwalise ngamandla akhe ukuze umelane nalokho okukufikelayo usuku nosuku futhi unike uNkulunkulu udumo kukho konke okwenzayo nothi letha. Imfundiso yeBhayibheli yokuvuka noKristu inamandla okuguqula impilo yakho ibe ngaphezu kwalokho obukucabanga. Singabantu abasha sha abanekusasa eliqhakazile nenjongo entsha ekuphileni ukuze sibuye futhi sihlanganyele uthando lukaNkulunkulu.

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