Amandla okholo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke

UPetru wayenze amaphutha amaningi ekuphileni kwakhe. Bambonisa ukuthi ngemva kokubuyisana noNkulunkulu uBaba ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, kufanele kuthathwe izinyathelo eziqinile lapho siphila “njengabafokazi nabafokazi” ezweni esingalindelekile. Umphostoli owayekhuluma ngokungagunci wasishiya sibhalwe “izimfanelo ezinhle zokholo” eziyisikhombisa ezibalulekile. Lokhu kusibizela endleleni yokuphila yobuKristu ebonakalayo - umsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu ohlala isikhathi eside. KuPetru, ukukholwa kuyisimiso esibaluleke kakhulu futhi sikuchaza kanje: “Ngakho khuthalelani konke, nibonise ukulunga ekukholweni kwenu, nokwazi ebuhleni, nasekuzithibeni olwazini, nokubekezela ekuzithibeni, nasekumesabeni uNkulunkulu ngokubekezela, ukumesaba uNkulunkulu ekukhonzeni Ubuzalwane nothando lobuzalwane” (2. UPetrus 1,5-enye).

Inkolelo

Igama elithi “ukholo” lisuselwa kwelesiGreki elithi “pistis” futhi ngokuyisisekelo libhekisela ekwethembeni okuphelele ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuthembela kuboniswe ngokucacile esibonelweni senzalamizi u-Abrahama: “Akazange asingabaze isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngokungakholwa, kodwa waqina okholweni futhi wakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu futhi wayazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi lokho uNkulunkulu akuthembisayo angakwazi futhi ukukwenza.” ( Roma 4,20-enye).

Uma singakholelwa emsebenzini wokuhlenga uNkulunkulu awenzile kuKristu, asinaso isisekelo sempilo yobuKristu: “UPawulu noSila bathi: Kholwa yiNkosi uJesu, khona-ke wena nendlu yakho niyakusindiswa! (Izenzo 16,31). Ukhokho weTestamente Elidala u-Abrahama, okubhekiselwa kuye eTestamenteni Elisha ngokuthi “uyise wamakholwa,” wasuka endaweni manje osekuyi-Iraq wasuka waya eKhanani, izwe lesethembiso. Lokhu wakwenza nakuba ayengayazi injongo yakhe: “Ngokholo u-Abrahama walalela ebizwa ukuba aye endaweni ayemiselwe ukuyidla ifa; waphuma, engazi lapho eya khona.” ( Hebheru 11,8). Wathembela ngokuphelele ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu, ayezethemba ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke futhi esekela izenzo zakhe kuzo.

Namuhla sizithola sisesimweni esifanayo nesika-Abrahama: izwe lethu aliqinisekile futhi lintekenteke. Asazi noma ikusasa lizoletha intuthuko noma isimo sizoba sibi. Ikakhulukazi kulezi zikhathi kubalulekile ukwethemba - inkolelo yokuthi uNkulunkulu uzosiqondisa thina nemindeni yethu ngokuphepha. Ukukholwa kuwubufakazi nesiqiniseko esisinikwe nguNkulunkulu esitholakala ezingqondweni nasezinhliziyweni zethu ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasikhathalela futhi zonke izinto zisebenzelana ukuze kuzuze thina: “Kepha siyazi ukuthi konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu, kulabo abamthandayo uNkulunkulu. ebizwe ngokwenhloso yakhe” (Roma 8,28).

Ukholo lukaJesu Kristu lwehlukanisa amaKristu kubo bonke abanye abantu. I-Pistis, ukuthembela kuMsindisi noMhlengi umuntu amukelwa ngakho emndenini kaNkulunkulu, kuyisisekelo sazo zonke ezinye izimfanelo zobuKristu.

Ubuhle

Umphelelisi wokuqala okholweni ubuhle. Igama lesiGreki elithi “arete” lihunyushwa kuyi-New Geneva Translation (NGÜ) ngokuthi “ukuqina komlingiswa” futhi lingaqondwa njengokuziphatha okuyisibonelo. Ngakho-ke, ukholo lukhuthaza futhi luqinise amandla esimilo. Igama elithi arete lalisetshenziswa amaGreki ebhekisela konkulunkulu bawo. Kusho ubuhle, ubuhle kanye nesibindi, into edlula okuvamile nokwansuku zonke. USocrates wabonisa ubuhle lapho ephuza indebe ye-hemlock ukuze ahlale ethembekile ezimisweni zakhe. Ngokufanayo, uJesu wabonisa ukuqina kobuntu lapho ethatha ngokuzimisela uhambo lwakhe lokugcina oluya eJerusalema, nakuba ayebhekene nesiphetho esinonya lapho: “Kwasekusithi sesifikile isikhathi sokuba anyuselwe ezulwini. waphendula ubuso bakhe, wazimisela ukuya eJerusalema.” ( Luk 9,51).

Ukuziphatha okuyisibonelo akusho nje ukukhuluma, kodwa nokwenza. UPawulu wabonisa isibindi esikhulu nobuhle lapho ememezela inhloso yakhe eqinile yokuvakashela eJerusalema, nakuba uMoya oNgcwele wayembonise ngokucacile ukuthi ingozi yayiseduze: “Nikhalelani, niphule inhliziyo yami na? Ngokuba ngilungele, kungesikho ukuboshwa kuphela, kodwa nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu” (Izenzo 2)1,13). Lolu hlobo lokuzinikela, olusekelwe e-Arete, lwaqinisa futhi lwakhuthaza ibandla lokuqala. Ubuhle buhlanganisa imisebenzi emihle nezenzo zenkonzo, esizithola kulo lonke ibandla lokuqala. UJakobe wagcizelela ukuthi “ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kuyize” (Jakobe 2,20).

I-Erkenntnis

Kuhlanganiswe nokholo, amandla obuntu afaka isandla olwazini. UMoya oNgcwele waphefumulela uPetru ukuba asebenzise igama lesiGreki elithi “Gnosis” esikhundleni segama elithi “Sophia” elisho ukuhlakanipha, elivame ukusetshenziswa eTestamenteni Elisha. Ulwazi ngomqondo we-Gnosis akuwona umphumela womzamo wokuhlakanipha, kodwa kunalokho ukuqonda okungokomoya okunikezwa uMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kugxile kubuntu bukaJesu Kristu kanye neZwi likaNkulunkulu: “Ngokukholwa siyazi ukuthi izwe ladalwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, ukuthi konke okubonwayo kwavela ezeni.” ( Hebheru 11,3).

Ulwazi lwemiBhalo olusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho luhambisana negama elithi “ukwazi,” esithuthukisa ngalo amakhono awusizo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke kokholo lobuKristu. UPawulu wabona ukuthi iSanhedrin yayihlanganisa abaSadusi nabaFarisi futhi wasebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuze axabanise amaqembu futhi azivikele (Izenzo 2).3,1-enye).

Kukangaki sifisa sengathi sinaleli khono, ikakhulukazi lapho sibhekene nesisebenzi sasebhange, isikhulu, umphathi, noma ummangaleli ongenabulungisa. Ukusho okulungile ngesilinganiso esifanele kuwubuciko esingacela kubo usizo kuBaba wethu wasezulwini: “Kepha uma-ke noma ubani kini entula ukuhlakanipha, makacele kuNkulunkulu, obapha wonke umuntu ngesihle, engasoleki; ngakho uyakuphiwa.” ( UJakobe 1,5).

Ukulinganisela

Ukukholwa, ubuhle kanye nolwazi kukodwa akwanele empilweni yobuKristu. UNkulunkulu ubizela wonke umKristu ekuphileni okuqondile, ekuzithibeni. Igama lesiGreki elithi “Egkrateia” lisho ukuzithiba noma ukuzithiba. Lokhu kulawula amandla, okuholwa nguMoya oNgcwele, kuqinisekisa ukuthi ukucabanga njalo kunqoba inkanuko noma imizwelo. UPawulu wakuqhelisela ukuzithiba okunjalo, njengoba kubonakala emazwini akhe: “Kepha angigijimi njengokungathi ngiyakungaqiniseki; Angilwi ngesibhakela njengokushaya umoya, kodwa ngiyawujezisa umzimba wami, ngiwunqobe ukuze ngingashumayeza abanye futhi ngibe ngosolekayo.”1. AbaseKorinte 9,26-enye).

Ngalobo busuku obunzima eNsimini yaseGetsemane, uJesu wembula ukuba namandla nokuzithiba njengoba isimo sakhe sobuntu sasimkhuthaza ukuba abalekele ukwesaba kokubethelwa esiphambanweni. Lokhu kuzikhuza okuphelele kwaphezulu kungafinyelelwa kuphela uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe.

Ukubekezela

Ukholo, oluzungezwe ubuhle, ulwazi kanye nokuzithiba, lukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kokubekezela nokubekezela. Incazelo ephelele yegama lesiGreki elithi “Hupomone,” ngesiJalimane elihunyushwa ngokuthi ukubekezela noma ukuphikelela, ibonakala ingenzi lutho. Nakuba igama elithi Hupomone lisho ukubekezela, ukubekezela okuqondiswe kumgomo okuhloselwe umgomo ofiselekayo nongokoqobo. Akukhona nje ngokulinda ungenzi lutho, kodwa mayelana nokubekezela ngokulindela nokuzimisela okuqhubekayo. AmaGreki asebenzisa leli gama ebhekisela kwesitshalo esichumayo ngisho nasezimweni ezinzima nezingezinhle. KumaHeberu, elithi “Hupomone” (ukubekezela) lihlotshaniswa nokuqina okuphikelelayo futhi okuphumelelayo ekulindeleni ukunqoba ngisho nangaphansi kwezimo ezinzima: “Masigijime ngokubekezela empini esiyimiselwe thina, sibheka phezulu kuJesu, umlindi. . Umqambi nomphelelisi wokukholwa, owathi, nakuba ebenokujabula, wakhuthazelela isiphambano, engalinaki ihlazo, wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu” (KumaHeberu 1)2,1-enye).

Ngokwesibonelo, lokhu kusho ukulinda ngesineke ukuphulukiswa lapho sigula noma silindele umphumela omuhle wesicelo kuNkulunkulu. Amahubo agcwele izingcingo zokuphikelela: “Ngimlindele uJehova, umphefumulo wami uyalinda, ngiyethemba izwi lakhe” (IHubo 130,5).

Lezi zicelo zihambisana nokuthembela okuqinile emandleni kaNkulunkulu othando ukuze ahlome amelane nazo zonke izinselele esibhekana nazo ekuphileni. Ukuqina kuhambisana nokuba nempilo nethemba, ungafuni ukuyeka. Lokhu kuzimisela kunamandla kakhulu kunokwesaba kwethu ukufa.

ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu

Ubuhle obulandelayo obukhula kusukela esisekelweni sokukholwa "Eusebeia" noma ukuzinikela. Leli gama libhekisela esibophweni somuntu sokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu: “Konke okukhonza ukuphila nokumesaba uNkulunkulu kusinike amandla ako obunkulunkulu ngokumazi yena owasibiza ngenkazimulo namandla akhe”2. UPetrus 1,3).

Izimpilo zethu kufanele ziveze ngokucacile izici zokuphila ezingavamile ezinikezwa phezulu. Abantu esikanye nabo kufanele bakwazi ukubona ukuthi singabantwana bakaBaba wethu waseZulwini. UPawulu uyasikhumbuza: “Ngokuba ukuvivinya umzimba kuyize; kepha ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kusiza ezintweni zonke, kunesithembiso salokhu kuphila nokuphila okuzayo.”1. UThimothi 4,8 NGU).

Ukuziphatha kwethu kufanele kufane nendlela kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngamandla ethu, kodwa ngoJesu ophila kithi: “Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Zimisele ukwenza okuhle kuwo wonke umuntu. Uma kungenzeka, ngokusemandleni enu, yibani nokuthula nabantu bonke. Ningaziphindiseli nina bathandekayo, kodwa dedela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngeyami impindiselo; ngizobuyisela mina, isho iNkosi” (KwabaseRoma 12,17-enye).

Uthando lobuzalwane

Izimfanelo ezinhlanu zokuqala ezishiwo zihlobene nokuphila kwangaphakathi kwekholwa nobuhlobo bakhe noNkulunkulu. Okubili kokugcina kugxile ebudlelwaneni bakhe nabanye abantu. Uthando lobuzalwane luvela egameni lesiGreki elithi “Philadelphia” futhi lisho ukuzinikela, ukunakekela okungokoqobo kwabanye. Kuhlanganisa ikhono lokuthanda bonke abantu njengabafowabo nodadewabo bakaJesu Kristu. Ngeshwa, sivame ukulusebenzisa kabi uthando lwethu ngokulunikeza ngokuyinhloko labo abafana nathi. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, uPetru wazama ukusikisela lesi simo sengqondo kubafundi bakhe encwadini yakhe yokuqala: “Kepha akudingekile ukuba nginilobele ngothando lobuzalwane. Ngoba nina ngokwenu nifundisiwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba nithandane.” (1 Thes 4,9).
Uthando lobuzalwane lusenza siphawuleke emhlabeni njengabafundi bakaKristu: “Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu” (Johane 1)3,35). Ukholo lusekelwe othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, esikwazi ngalo ukuthanda abafowethu nodadewethu njengoba uJesu asithanda.

Uthando lwaphezulu

Ukuthanda izingane zakini kuholela “ethandweni” kubo bonke abantu. Lolu thando aluyona indaba yemizwa futhi lungaphezu kwentando. Uthando olungcwele, olubizwa ngokuthi “Agape” ngesiGreki, lumele uthando olungaphezu kwemvelo futhi luthathwa njengomqhele wabo bonke ubuhle: “Umkhuleko wami uwukuba uKristu aphile kuwe ngokukholwa. Kufanele ugxile othandweni lwakhe; kufanele wakhe phezu kwazo. Ngoba kungale ndlela kuphela wena nawo wonke amanye amaKristu eningakwazi ukuzwa ngayo izinga eligcwele lothando lwakhe. Yebo, ngithandazela ukuba uluqonde ngokujulile lolu thando esingeke saluqonda ngokugcwele ngezingqondo zethu. Khona-ke niyogcwaliswa kakhulu ngayo yonke ingcebo yokuphila etholakala kuNkulunkulu.” ( Efe 3,17-enye).

Uthando lwe-Agape luqukethe umoya wobubele beqiniso kubo bonke abantu: “Ngaba buthakathaka kwababuthakathaka ukuze ngizuze ababuthakathaka. ngibe yikho konke kubo bonke, ukuze ngisindise abanye ngayo yonke indlela.”1. AbaseKorinte 9,22).

Singabonisa uthando lwethu ngokunikela ngesikhathi sethu, amakhono, ingcebo nokuphila kulabo abasizungezile. Okujabulisayo wukuthi leli culo lokudumisa liqala ngokholo ligcine ngokuthandana. Ukwakhela phezu kwesisekelo sokholo lwakho kuJesu Kristu, wena, mfundi othandekayo, ungabonisa ukuziphatha kobuKristu beqiniso lapho lezi zimfanelo eziyisikhombisa zesisa zisebenza khona.

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