Ubuntu bethu obusha kuKristu

UMartin Luther wabiza amaKristu ngokuthi “izoni nabangcwele ngesikhathi esisodwa”. Ekuqaleni walibhala leli gama ngesiLatini simul iustus et peccator. I-Simul isho ukuthi "ngasikhathi sinye", iustus isho ukuthi "olungile", futhi isho ukuthi "futhi" futhi i-peccator isho "isoni". Uma kubhekwa njengoba kunjalo, kusho ukuthi siphila kokubili esonweni nasekungabini nasono ngesikhathi esisodwa. Isiqubulo sikaLuther sasiyobe sesiwukuphikisana ngokwemibandela. Kodwa wayekhuluma ngendlela engokomfanekiso, efuna ukulungisa indida yokuthi embusweni kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni asikaze sikhululeke ngokuphelele emathonyeni esono. Nakuba sibuyisana noNkulunkulu (osanta), asiphili impilo ephelele efana nekaKristu (izoni). Ekwakheni lesi sisho, uLuther ngezikhathi ezithile wayesebenzisa ulimi lomphostoli uPawulu ukukhombisa ukuthi inhliziyo yevangeli ibala kabili. Phakathi kokunye, izono zethu zibalelwa kuJesu nakithi ukulunga kwakhe. Le nkulumo engokomthetho yokubeka icala yenza kube nokwenzeka ukuveza lokho okusemthethweni futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuyiqiniso ngempela, ngisho noma kungabonakali empilweni yomuntu okusebenza kuye. ULuther wabuye wathi ngaphandle kukaKristu uqobo, ukulunga kwakhe akusoze kwaba okwethu (ngaphansi kokulawula kwethu). Kuyisipho esingesethu kuphela uma sisamukela kuye. Lesi sipho siyasithola ngokuhlanganiswa nomuphi wesipho, ngoba ekugcineni umuphi uyisipho.UJesu ungukulunga kwethu!ULuther, wayenokuningi ayengakusho ngempilo yobuKristu kunalomusho owodwa nje. Nakuba sivumelana nomusho omningi, kunezici lapho esingavumelani khona. Ukugxekwa kuka-J. de Waal Dryden esihlokweni ku-Journal of the Study of Paul and His Letters ukubeka ngale ndlela (ngibonga umngane wami omkhulu uJohn Kossey ngokungithumelela le migqa):

Isisho [sikaLuther] sisiza ekufingqeni isimiso sokuthi isoni esilungisisiwe kuthiwa silungile ngenxa yokulunga “kwabezizwe” kukaKristu hhayi ngokulunga komuntu siqu okuhlala kuye. Lapho lesi sisho singabonakali siwusizo kulapho sibhekwa—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyazi noma ngokungazi—njengesisekelo sokungcweliswa (sempilo yobuKristu). Inkinga lapha isekuqhubekeni nokukhonjwa komKrestu “njengesoni”. Ibizo elithi peccator likhombisa okungaphezu nje kwentando ekhubazekile noma ukuthambekela kwezenzo ezingavunyelwe, kodwa lichaza imfundiso yobuKristu yokuba khona. UmKrestu unesono hhayi ngemisebenzi yakhe kuphela kodwa nasemvelweni yakhe.Ngokwengqondo, isisho sikaLuther siyawaqeda amacala okuziphatha kodwa aqhubekisela phambili ihlazo. Isithombe esizichazayo sesoni esilungisisiwe, kuyilapho simemezela ngokusobala intethelelo, silulaza yona kanye leyontethelelo lapho siveza ukuqonda komuntu siqu njengomuntu onesono esijulile ngoba akuhlanganisi ingxenye kaKristu eguqulayo. UmKristu uyobe eseba nokuziqonda okudabukisayo okuqiniswa umkhuba ovamile futhi ngaleyo ndlela ethule lokhu kuqonda njengokulunga kobuKristu. Ngale ndlela, ukuhlazeka nokuzizonda kuyabhebhezelwa. ("Ukuphinda Ubuyele KwabaseRoma 7: Umthetho, Ubumina, Umoya," JSPL (2015), 148-149)

Yamukela ubuntu bethu obusha kuKristu

Njengoba uDryden esho, uNkulunkulu "uphakamisa isoni esiteshini esiphakeme." Ebunyeni nasebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu, kuKristu nangoMoya, “siyisidalwa esisha” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,17) futhi siguqulwe ukuze sibe “nokuhlanganyela” “emvelweni yobuNkulunkulu” (2. UPetrus 1,4). Asisebona abantu abanesono abalangazelela ukukhululwa emvelweni yabo yesono. Kunalokho, singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abatholwa, abathandekayo, ababuyisanayo abenziwe ngomfanekiso kaKristu. Ukucabanga kwethu ngoJesu nangakithi kushintsha kakhulu njengoba samukela ubuqiniso bokuthi singobani kuKristu. Siyaqonda ukuthi akukhona okwethu ngenxa yokuthi singobani, kodwa kungenxa kaKristu. Akukhona okwethu ngenxa yokholo lwethu (oluhlala lungaphelele), kodwa ngokholo lukaJesu. Phawula ukuthi uPawulu ukufingqa kanjani lokhu encwadini yakhe ayibhalela ibandla laseGalathiya:

ngiyaphila, kodwa manje akumina, kodwa uKristu uphila kimi. Ngokuba lokhu engikuphila manje enyameni, ngikuphila ekukholweni eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo yazinikela ngenxa yami (KwabaseGalathiya). 2,20).

UPawulu wayeqonda ukuthi uJesu uyisihloko kanye nenhloso yokholo olusindisayo. Njengesihloko ungumlamuleli osebenzayo, umsunguli womusa. Njengento, uphendula njengomunye wethu onokholo oluphelele, ekwenza endaweni yethu nakithi. Lukholo lwakhe nokwethembeka kwakhe, hhayi okwethu, okusinika ubunjalo bethu obusha futhi okusenza sibe ngabalungileyo kuye. Njengoba ngiphawulile embikweni wami wamasonto onke emasontweni ambalwa edlule, ekusisindiseni, uNkulunkulu akalihlanzi imvunulo yethu bese esishiya emizamweni yethu yokulandela uKristu. Kunalokho, ngomusa usenza sikwazi ukuhlanganyela ngenjabulo kulokho akwenzile ngathi nangathi. Umusa, uyabona, ungaphezu nje kwenhlansi emehlweni kaBaba wethu waseZulwini. Ivela kuBaba wethu owasikhetha, osinika izipho nezithembiso zensindiso ephelele kuKristu, kuhlanganise nokulungisiswa, ukungcweliswa, kanye nenkazimulo (1. AbaseKorinte 1,30). Sizwa ngayinye yalezi zingxenye zensindiso yethu ngomusa, ebunyeni noJesu, ngoMoya esiwuphiwe njengabantwana abamukelekayo bakaNkulunkulu bokutholwa esiyibo ngempela.

Ukucabanga ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngale ndlela kushintsha umbono wethu kukho konke ekugcineni. Isibonelo: Enqubweni yami evamile yansuku zonke, ngingahle ngicabange ngendawo engisanda kumdweba ngayo uJesu. Njengoba ngizindla ngempilo yami ngokombono wokuthi ngingubani kuKristu, ukucabanga kwami ​​kushintshela ekuqondeni ukuthi lokhu akuyona into engifuna ukuhudulela kuyo uJesu, kodwa ukuthi ngibizelwe ukumlandela futhi ngenze lokho akwenzayo. Lokhu kuguquguquka ekucabangeni kwethu yikho kanye ukukhula emseni nasolwazini ngoJesu. Njengoba sisondelana naye, sihlanganyela okwengeziwe ngalokho akwenzayo. Lona umqondo wokuhlala kuKristu iNkosi yethu ekhuluma ngawo kuJohane 15. UPawulu ukubiza ngokuthi “kufihliwe” kuKristu (Kolose 3,3). Ngicabanga ukuthi ayikho indawo engcono yokucasha ngoba akukho lutho kuKristu ngaphandle kobuhle. UPawulu waqonda ukuthi umgomo wokuphila uwukuba kuKristu. Ukuhlala kuJesu kuletha isithunzi esiziqinisekisayo nenjongo kithi uMdali wethu ayesilungiselele yona kwasekuqaleni. Lobu buthina buyasikhulula ukuba siphile ngokukhululeka entethelweni kaNkulunkulu futhi singabe sisehlazweni eliqeda amandla nomuzwa wecala. Kuphinde kusikhulule ukuba siphile ngolwazi oluvikelekile lokuthi uNkulunkulu uyasishintsha ngaphakathi ngoMoya. Leli iqiniso lokuthi singobani ngempela kuKristu ngomusa.

Ukuhumusha kabi nokuhumusha ubunjalo bomusa kaNkulunkulu

Ngeshwa, abantu abaningi bahumusha ngokungeyikho ubunjalo bomusa kaNkulunkulu futhi bawubone njengelungelo lokudlulela esonweni (leli iphutha le-antinomianism). Okudidayo ukuthi, leli phutha ngokuvamile lenzeka lapho abantu befuna ukuhlanganisa umusa kanye nobudlelwane obusekelwe emuseni noNkulunkulu benze isakhiwo esingokomthetho (lelo iphutha lezomthetho). Ngaphakathi kwalolu hlaka olungokomthetho, umusa uvame ukuqondwa ngokungeyikho njengehlukile kukaNkulunkulu emthethweni. UGrace ube eseba izaba ezingokomthetho zokulalela okungaguquki. Uma umusa uqondwa ngalendlela, umqondo webhayibheli wokuthi uNkulunkulu unguBaba onothando ekhuza abantwana bakhe abathandayo awushaywa indiva.Ukuzama ukwenza umusa ube semthethweni kuyiphutha elibi, elidla impilo. Imisebenzi yezomthetho ayinakho ukulungisiswa, futhi umusa awuhlukile emthethweni. Lokhu kungaqondi kahle komusa kuvame ukuholela ezindleleni ezikhululekile, ezingahlelekile eziphikisana nempilo esekelwe emuseni kanye nempilo yevangeli uJesu abelana ngayo nathi ngoMoya oNgcwele.

Kushintshwe ngomusa

Lokhu kungezwani okungekuhle ngomusa (okuneziphetho ezingalungile mayelana nempilo yobuKristu) kungase kududuze unembeza onecala, kodwa ngokungazi kugeje umusa woshintsho - uthando lukaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zethu, ngoMoya, olungasiguqula ngaphakathi. Ukugeja leli qiniso ekugcineni kuholela ekubeni necala eligxile ekwesabeni. Ngikhuluma ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwami, ngingasho ukuthi ukuphila okusekelwe ekwesabeni namahloni kungenye indlela embi kunempilo esekelwe umusa. Ngoba lokhu kuyimpilo eqhutshwa uthando lukaNkulunkulu oluguqukayo, osilungisisayo futhi asingcwelise ngokuhlangana kwethu noKristu ngamandla kaMoya. Phawula amazwi kaPawulu kuThithu:

Ngoba umusa kaNkulunkulu ophilisayo ubonakaliswe kubo bonke abantu futhi uyasiyala ukuze silahle isimo sokungamesabi uNkulunkulu nezinkanuko zezwe futhi siphile ngokuqonda, ngokulunga nangokuhlonipha kulo mhlaba. (Thithu 2,11-12)

UNkulunkulu akasisindisanga nje ngokusishiya sodwa sinamahloni, ukungavuthwa, nezindlela zokuphila ezinesono nezilimazayo. Ngomusa wasisindisa ukuze siphile ngokulunga kwakhe. Umusa usho ukuthi uNkulunkulu akalilahli ithemba ngathi. Uyaqhubeka nokusinika isipho sokuhlanganyela ebunyeni neNdodana nasekuhlanganyeleni noBaba, kanye nokukwazi ukuthwala uMoya oNgcwele ngaphakathi kwethu. Usishintsha sibe njengoKristu. Umusa yilokho kanye ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu obumayelana nakho.

KuKristu sikhona futhi siyohlala singabantwana abathandekayo bakaBaba wethu waseZulwini. Konke asicela ukuba sikwenze ukukhula emseni nasolwazini lolwazi ngaye. Sikhula emseni ngokufunda ukuthembela kuye ngapha nangapha, futhi sikhula olwazini ngaye ngokulandela nokuchitha isikhathi naye. UNkulunkulu akasithetheleli ngomusa kuphela lapho siphila impilo yethu ngokulalela nenhlonipho, kepha futhi usishintsha ngomusa. Ubudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu, kuKristu nangoMoya, abukhuli kuze kufike ezingeni lapho sibonakala sinesidingo esincane sikaNkulunkulu nomusa waKhe. Kunalokho, ukuphila kwethu kuncike kuye ngazo zonke izindlela. Usenza sibe basha ngokusigeza sihlanzeke ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Njengoba sifunda ukuhlala emuseni wakhe, simazi kangcono, simthande nezindlela zakhe ngokugcwele. Lapho simazi futhi simthanda ngokwengeziwe, kulapho sizozwa khona inkululeko yokuphumula emseni wakhe, ngaphandle kwecala, ukwesaba nehlazo.

UPaul uyifingqa kanjena:
Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu, akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle, ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo (Kwabase-Efesu 2,8-enye).

Singakhohlwa ukuthi ukholo lukaJesu - ukwethembeka kwakhe - olusihlengayo futhi lusiguqule. Njengoba umbhali wamaHebheru esikhumbuza, uJesu ungumqali nomphelelisi wokukholwa kwethu2,2).    

nguJoseph Tkach

Ubuthina bethu obusha kuKristu (Ingxenye 1)