Ubethelwe kuKristu

Wafa futhi wakhulela ngaphakathi noKristu

Wonke amaKristu, noma ngabe ayazi noma cha, anengxenye esiphambanweni sikaKristu. Wawukhona lapho ubethela uJesu esiphambanweni? Uma ungumKristu, okungukuthi, uma ukholelwa kuJesu, impendulo inguyebo, wawukhona. Sasinaye yize sasingazi ngaleso sikhathi. Lokho kungazwakala kuyindida. Kusho ukuthini ngempela? Ngokwesichazamazwi sanamuhla singathi sihlangana noJesu. Siyamamukela njengoMhlengi noMsindisi wethu. Samukela ukufa kwakhe njengenkokhelo yazo zonke izono zethu. Kepha akupheleli lapho. Samukela futhi sabelana ngokuvuka kwakhe nempilo yakhe entsha!

Ukuhunyushwa kweBhayibheli "Luther 2017"

“Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Yilowo nalowo ozwa izwi lami, akholwe ngongithumileyo, unokuphila okuphakade futhi akezi ekwahlulelweni, kodwa udlule ekufeni wangena ekuphileni. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abafileyo bayakulizwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nalabo abalizwayo bayakuphila. Ngokuba njengalokhu uyise enokuphila ngokwakhe, kanjalo uyiphile nendodana ibe nokuphila ngokwayo; uyinikile amandla okwahlulela, ngokuba iyiNdodana yomuntu.” ( Joh 5,24-enye).

«UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila. Okholwa yimi uzophila noma efa masinyane »(Johannes 11,25).

"Sifuna ukuthini ngalokhu? Siphikelele esonweni ukuze umusa ube namandla kakhulu na? Akube njalo! Safa ngenxa yesono. Singahlala kanjani kuyo? Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe na? Ngakho sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni, ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha. Ngokuba uma sikhule kanye naye, sifana naye ekufeni kwakhe, khona-ke siyoba njengaye nasekuvukeni. Siyazi ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa esiphambanweni kanye naye ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, ukuze kusukela manje kuqhubeke singabe sesikhonza isono. Ngokuba owafayo ukhululiwe esonweni. Kepha uma safa kanye noKristu, siyakholwa ukuthi siyakuphila futhi kanye naye, futhi siyazi ukuthi uKristu, evusiwe kwabafileyo, akayikufa kusukela manje; ukufa ngeke kusabusa phezu kwakhe. Ngokuba lokho akufayo wakufela isono kwaba kanye; kodwa lokho akuphilayo ukuphilela uNkulunkulu. Kanjalo nani: zibhekeni njengabantu abafa ngenxa yesono futhi baphilela uNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu” (Roma 6,1-enye).

“Kanjalo nani, bazalwane bami, nabulawa maqondana nomthetho ngomzimba kaKristu, ukuze nibe ngabomunye, okungukuthi abalowo owavuswa kwabafileyo, ukuze sithelele uNkulunkulu izithelo. Ngokuba ngesikhathi sisenyameni, izinkanuko zesono ezavuswa ngumthetho zazinamandla ezithweni zethu, saze sathela isithelo sokufa. Kodwa manje sesikhululiwe emthethweni, safa kulokho okwakusithumbile, ukuze sikhonze ngesiqu esisha somoya, hhayi ngesiqu esidala sencwadi.” 7,4-enye).

“Uma uKristu ekini, umzimba ufile ngenxa yesono, kodwa umoya ungukuphila ngenxa yokulunga.” ( Roma 8,10).

“Ngokuba uthando lukaKristu luyasiqhubezela, sazi ukuthi munye wafela bonke, ngakho bonke bafa” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,14).

“Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; okwakudala kudlulile, bheka, sekuvele okusha” (2. AbaseKorinte 5,17).

“Ngokuba lowo ongasazi isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuye sibe-ngukulunga okuphambi kukaNkulunkulu.”2. AbaseKorinte 5,21).

“Ngokuba ngomthetho ngafa kuwo umthetho, ukuze ngiphilele uNkulunkulu. Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu. ngiyaphila, kodwa manje akumina, kodwa uKristu uphila kimi. Ngoba lokho engikuphila manje enyameni ngikuphila ekukholweni eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu, eyangithanda futhi yazinikela ngenxa yami.” 2,19-enye).

“Ngoba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembethe uKristu” (Galathiya 3,27).

“Labo abangabakaKristu Jesu babethele esiphambanweni inyama yabo kanye nokuhuheka nezinkanuko zabo.” (Galathiya 5,24).

“Makube kude nami ukuzibonga, kuphela ngesiphambano seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, okubethelwe ngaso izwe kimi nami ezweni” (Galathiya 6,14).

“Futhi makhulu kangakanani ngokwethaba amandla akhe kithi esikholwa ngumsebenzi wamandla akhe amakhulu” (Kwabase-Efesu 1,19).

«Kepha uNkulunkulu ocebile ngesihawu, othandweni lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, wasiphilisa kanye noKristu enafa ngezono, nisindisiwe ngomusa; futhi wasivusa kanye nathi futhi wasimisa kanye nathi ezulwini kuKristu Jesu” (Efesu 2,4-enye).

“Nangcwatshwa kanye naye embhapathizweni; kanye naye navuswa ngokukholwa emandleni kaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo” (Kolose 2,12).

“Uma manje senifile kanye noKristu ezintweni zokuqala zezwe, iziphi izimiso enimisiwe, kungathi nisaphila ezweni.” ( Kolose 2,20).

“Uma manje navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ekhona uKristu, ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. 2 Funani okwaphezulu, hhayi okusemhlabeni. 3 Ngoba nafa futhi ukuphila kwenu kufihliwe kanye noKristu kuNkulunkulu” (Kolose 3,1-enye).

"Lokho kuyiqiniso impela: uma safa kanye, sizophila kanye" (2. UThimothi 2,11).

“Yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe phezu kwezinkuni, ukuze thina esifile ezonweni siphile ukulunga. Uphulukisiwe ngamanxeba akhe (1. UPetrus 2,24).

«Lesi isibonelo sobhapathizo, manje esikusindisayo nawe. Ngokuba ukungcola akugezwa kuyo ukungcola emzimbeni, kepha sicela kuNkulunkulu unembeza omuhle ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu.”1. UPetrus 3,21).

“Ngokuba uKristu wahlupheka enyameni, hlomani nani umqondo ofanayo; ngokuba ohluphekileyo enyameni uphumule esonweni”1. UPetrus 4,1).