Ingqikithi yomusa

Kwesinye isikhathi ngizwa ukukhathazeka kokuthi sigcizelela kakhulu umusa. Njengendlela yokulungisa etuswayo, kuphakanyiswa ukuthi, njengohlobo oluphikisana nemfundiso yomusa, singase sicabangele ukulalela, ubulungisa, neminye imisebenzi eshiwo emBhalweni, futhi ikakhulukazi eTestamenteni Elisha. Labo abakhathazeke “ngomusa omningi” banokukhathazeka okufanelekile. Ngeshwa, abanye bafundisa ukuthi indlela esiphila ngayo ayinamsebenzi uma kungomusa hhayi ngemisebenzi esisindiswayo. Kubo, umusa ufana nokungazi izibopho, imithetho, noma amaphethini obudlelwano alindelekile. Kubo, umusa usho ukuthi cishe noma yini iyamukelwa, ngoba konke kuthethelelwe ngaphambili. Ngokwalo mbono oyiphutha, isihe siwukudlula kwamahhala - uhlobo lwegunya eliphelele lokwenza noma yini oyifunayo.

I-Antinomism

I-Antinomianism iyindlela yokuphila esakaza impilo ngaphandle noma ngokumelene nanoma yimiphi imithetho noma imithetho. Kuwo wonke umlando wesonto le nkinga bekulokhu kuyisihloko semiBhalo nokushumayela. UDietrich Bonhoeffer, umfel’ ukholo wombuso wamaNazi, wakhuluma “ngomusa oshibhile” encwadini yakhe ethi Nachfolge kulo mongo. I-Antinomianism kukhulunywa ngayo eTestamenteni Elisha. Ephendula, uPawulu waphendula isimangalo sokuthi ukugcizelela kwakhe umusa kukhuthaza abantu ukuba ‘baphikelele esonweni, ukuze umusa wande. 6,1). Impendulo yomphostoli yayimfushane futhi igcizelela: "Makube kude" (v.2). Emishweni embalwa kamuva uphinda izinsolo abekwa zona bese ephendula: “Yini manje? Siyakona yini, ngokuba singephansi komthetho kepha phansi komusa na? Makube kude!” ( v.15).

Impendulo yomphostoli uPawulu ekumangaleleni kokuphikisana nenkolo yayicacile. Noma ngubani othi umusa usho ukuthi konke kuvunyelwe ngoba kuhlanganiswe ngokukholwa akulungile. Kodwa kungani? Konakelephi? Ingabe “umusa omningi” inkinga ngempela? Futhi ingabe ikhambi lakhe ngempela ukuba nohlobo oluthile lokuphikisa kulowo musa ofanayo?

Yini inkinga yangempela?

Inkinga yangempela ukukholwa ukuthi umusa usho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza okuhlukile kumthetho, umyalo, noma isibopho. Uma umusa empeleni ubusho ukunika okuhlukile komthetho, yebo, khona-ke ngomusa omningi kungaba nokuhluka okulinganayo. Futhi uma kuthiwa uNkulunkulu unesihe, lapho-ke besingalindela ukuthi Uzonikezela ngokuhlukile kuzo zonke izibopho noma umsebenzi esibhekene nawo. Umusa owengeziwe uba okwehlukile ekulaleleni. Futhi umusa omncane, okumbalwa okuvunyelwe kuvunyelwe, into encane enhle.

Icebo elinjalo mhlawumbe lichaza kangcono umusa womuntu ongakwazi. Kepha masingakhohlwa ukuthi le ndlela ilinganisa umusa ngokumelene nokulalela. Ubasusa bobabili ngokumelene nomunye, lapho kuhlala khona isiphithiphithi emuva naphambili, lapho kungekho khona ukuthula, ngoba bobabili bayalwa. Zombili izinhlangothi zonakalisa impumelelo yomunye nomunye. Ngenhlanhla, uhlelo olunjalo alukhombisi umusa osetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu. Iqiniso ngomusa liyasikhulula kule nkinga engamanga.

Umusa kaNkulunkulu uqobo

IBhayibheli liwuchaza kanjani umusa? "UJesu Kristu uqobo umi phambi kwethu ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu." Isibusiso sikaPawulu ekupheleni kwe 2. KwabaseKorinte kubhekiselwa “emseni weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu”. Umusa siphiwe ngesihle nguNkulunkulu ngesimo seNdodana Yakhe esesimweni somuntu, yona edlulisa ngomusa uthando lukaNkulunkulu kithi futhi isenze sibuyisane noMninimandla onke. Lokho uJesu akwenzayo kithi kusivezela isimo nesimilo sikaBaba noMoya oNgcwele. ImiBhalo yembula ukuthi uJesu ungumfuziselo weqiniso wesimo sikaNkulunkulu (AmaHeberu 1,3 Elberfeld Bible). Lapho lithi, “Ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonakali” futhi “kwamjabulisa uNkulunkulu ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuye” (Kolose 1,15;19). Lowo ombonayo ubona ubaba, futhi lapho simazi siyomazi nobaba (Johane 14,9;7).

UJesu uchaza ukuthi wenza kuphela “lokho abona uBaba ekwenza.” (Joh 5,19). Usazisa ukuthi nguye yedwa omaziyo uBaba nokuthi nguye yedwa omambulayo (Mathewu 11,27). UJohane usitshela ukuthi leliZwi likaNkulunkulu, elalikhona kusukela ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu, wathatha inyama futhi wasibonisa “inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso. Nakuba “umthetho [wanikezwa] ngoMose; [une] umusa neqiniso [...] okuza ngoJesu Kristu.” Ngempela, “ekugcwaleni kwakhe thina sonke samukela umusa womusa.” Futhi iNdodana yakhe, ehlala enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu kusukela phakade, “ yammemezela nathi” (Joh 1,14-enye).

UJesu uhlanganisa umusa kaNkulunkulu kithi - futhi wembula ngezwi nangesenzo ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe ugcwele umusa. Yena ngokwakhe ungumusa. Usinika yona ephuma ebuntwini bakhe - okufanayo esihlangana nakho kuJesu. Akasiniki ngenxa yokuncika kithi, noma nganoma yisiphi isibopho sokusinika izinzuzo. UNkulunkulu unikeza umusa ngenxa yobuhle bakhe, okusho ukuthi usinikeza ngesihle ngoJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubiza umusa encwadini yakhe eya kwabaseRoma ngokuthi isipho esikhulu esivela kuNkulunkulu (5,15-ishumi nesithupha; 6,23). Encwadini yakhe eya kwabase-Efesu umemezela ngamazwi akhumbulekayo: “Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, nalokhu akuveli kini: kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu, akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo.”2,8-enye).

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini uNkulunkulu asinika yona, usinika ngesandla esivulekile ngenxa yomusa, ngenxa yesifiso esisuka enhliziyweni sokwenza okuhle kubo bonke abantu abancane nabahlukile. Izenzo zakhe zesihe zivela esimweni sakhe somusa, nokuphana. Uyaqhubeka ehlanganyela nathi ngobuhle bakhe ngokukhululekile, ngisho nalapho indalo yakhe ibhekana nokuphikiswa, ukuhlubuka, nokungalaleli. Usabela esonweni ngokuthethelelwa okunikelwa ngesihle nokubuyisana, okungokwethu ngenxa yomhlatshelo ohlawulelayo weNdodana yakhe. UNkulunkulu ongukukhanya nokungekho bumnyama kuye, uzinikela kithi ngesihle ngeNdodana yakhe ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukuze siphiwe ukuphila ngokugcwele konke (1 Johane. 1,5; UJohane 10,10).

Ingabe UNkulunkulu Ubelokhu Enomusa Ngaso Sonke Isikhathi?

Ngeshwa, kuye kwashiwo kaningi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathembisa ekuqaleni (ngisho nangaphambi kokuwa) ukuthi wayeyonikeza kuphela ubuhle bakhe (ku-Adamu no-Eva futhi kamuva ku-Israyeli) uma indalo yakhe ihlangabezana nemibandela ethile futhi igcwalisa izibopho ayezibeke kukho. Uma engazange avume, naye ubengeke abe nomusa kuye. Wayengeke amnikeze intethelelo nokuphila okuphakade.

Ngokwalo mbono oyiphutha, uNkulunkulu usenkontileka "uma...bese..." ubudlelwano nendalo yakhe. Leso sivumelwano sibe sesiqukethe imibandela noma izibopho (imithetho noma imithetho) isintu okumelwe sizithobele ukuze sikwazi ukwamukela lokho uNkulunkulu akufuna kuso. Ngokwalo mbono, into ebaluleke kakhulu kuSomandla ukuthi silalele imithetho ayibekile. Uma singaphili ngokuvumelana nazo, uzosigodlela okungcono kakhulu. Okubi nakakhulu, uyosinika okungekuhle, okungayisi ekuphileni kodwa ekufeni; manje naphakade.

Lo mbono ongalungile ubona umthetho njengemfanelo ebaluleke kakhulu yesimo sikaNkulunkulu futhi ngaleyo ndlela futhi isici esibaluleke kakhulu sobudlelwane bakhe nendalo yakhe. Lo Nkulunkulu empeleni unguNkulunkulu oyinkontileka onobudlelwano obusemthethweni nobunemibandela nendalo yakhe. Uqhuba lobu budlelwano ngokomgomo othi "inkosi nesigqila". Kulo mbono, ukunatha kukaNkulunkulu ebuhleni nasezibusisweni, okuhlanganisa nokuthethelela, kuqhelelene nemvelo yomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ewusakazayo.

UNkulunkulu empeleni akayimele intando emsulwa noma ubumsulwa obumsulwa. Lokhu kucaca kakhulu uma sibheka uJesu esikhombisa uBaba futhi ethumela uMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kuba sobala lapho sizwa kuJesu ngobudlelwano bakhe baphakade noYise noMoya oNgcwele. Uyasazisa ukuthi imvelo nobuntu bakhe bufana nobukaYise. Ubudlelwano bukababa nendodana abakhiwe ngemithetho, izibopho noma ukugcwaliseka kwezimo ukuze kuzuzwe izinzuzo ngale ndlela. Ubaba nendodana abahlobene ngokomthetho. Anizange nenze isivumelwano nomunye nomunye, okuthi uma kwenzeka ukungathobeli kolunye uhlangothi, elinye linelungelo ngokulinganayo lokungasebenzi. Umbono wobudlelwano besivumelwano, obusekelwe emthethweni phakathi kukababa nendodana awunangqondo. Iqiniso, njengoba lembulwe kithi ngoJesu, ukuthi ubudlelwano babo bungobothando olungcwele, ukwethembeka, ukuzidela, nokukhazinyulisana. Umkhuleko kaJesu, njengoba siwufunda esahlukweni 17 seVangeli likaJohane, ukubeka kucace bha ukuthi lobu budlelwane bobathathu emunye buyisisekelo nomthombo wesenzo sikaNkulunkulu kubo bonke ubudlelwano; ngoba uhlala enza ngokwakhe ngoba uneqiniso kuye.

Ukutadisha ngokucophelela umBhalo kwenza kucace ukuthi ubudlelwano bukaNkulunkulu nendalo yakhe, ngisho nangemva kokuwa no-Israyeli, akubona okwenkontileka: akwakhelwa phezu kwemibandela okufanele kuhlangatshezwane nayo. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ubuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu no-Israyeli babungasekelwe emthethweni, hhayi isivumelwano uma-ke. UPawulu naye wayekwazi lokhu. Ubuhlobo bukaMninimandla onke no-Israyeli baqala ngesivumelwano, isithembiso. Umthetho kaMose (iTorah) waqala ukusebenza eminyakeni engama-430 ngemuva kokumiswa kwesivumelwano. Uma kubhekwa isikhathi, uMthetho wawungenakubhekwa njengesisekelo sobuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu no-Israyeli.
Ngaphakathi kohlaka lwesivumelwano, uNkulunkulu wavuma ngokukhululekile ku-Israyeli nabo bonke ubuhle Bakhe. Futhi njengoba uzokhumbula, lokhu kwakungahlangene nakancane nalokho uIsrayeli ayenganikela ngakho kuNkulunkulu (5. Mo 7,6-8). Singakhohlwa ukuthi u-Abrahama wayengamazi uNkulunkulu lapho ethembisa ukumbusisa nokumenza isibusiso ezizweni zonke.1. UMose 12,2-3). Isivumelwano siyisithembiso: sikhethwa ngokukhululeka futhi sinikezwe. “Ngiyakunamukela nibe ngabantu bami, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu,” usho uJehova Sebawoti ku-Israyeli.2. Mo 6,7). Isifungo sikaNkulunkulu sokubusisa sasibheke ohlangothini olulodwa, sasivela ohlangothini lwakhe yedwa. Wangena esibophweni njengesibonakaliso semvelo yakhe, isimilo kanye nengqikithi. Ukuhlangana kwayo no-Israyeli kwakuyisenzo somusa—yebo, umusa!

Uma sibukeza izahluko zokuqala zikaGenesise, kuba sobala ukuthi uNkulunkulu akasebenzi ngendalo yakhe ngokohlobo oluthile lwesivumelwano senkontileka. Okokuqala nje, indalo ngokwayo yayiyisenzo sokunikeza ngokuzithandela. Kwakungekho lutho olwalufanelekela ukuba khona, ingasaphathwa eyokuphila okuhle. UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uthi, "Futhi kwakukuhle," yebo, "kuhle kakhulu." UNkulunkulu unikeza ngokukhululekile ubuhle bakhe endalweni yakhe, engaphansi kakhulu kunaye; umnika ukuphila. U-Eva wayeyisipho sikaNkulunkulu somusa ku-Adamu ukuze angabe eyedwa. Ngokunjalo, uMninimandla onke wanika u-Adamu no-Eva Insimu yase-Edene futhi wakwenza kwaba umsebenzi wabo onenzuzo enkulu ukuyinakekela ukuze ibe nezithelo futhi iveze ukuphila ngokuchichimayo. U-Adamu no-Eva abazange bahlangabezane nanoma yiziphi izimo ngaphambi kokuba uNkulunkulu abanike lezi zipho ezinhle ngokukhululekile.

Kodwa kwakunjani emva kokuwa lapho ububi bufika? Kukhombisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisa umusa wakhe ngokuzithandela nangaphandle kwemibandela. Ngabe akusona yini isicelo sakhe sokunikeza u-Adamu no-Eva ithuba lokuphenduka ngemuva kokungalaleli kwabo isenzo somusa? Futhi, cabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanikeze kanjani izikhumba zokugqoka. Ngisho nokushiywa kwakhe ensimini yase-Edene kwakuyisenzo somusa esasihloselwe ukumvimbela ekusebenziseni umuthi wokuphila esonweni sakhe. Ukuvikelwa kukaNkulunkulu nokuhlinzeka kukaKayini kungabukwa ngokukhanya okufanayo. Sibona futhi umusa kaNkulunkulu esivikelweni asinikeza uNowa nomndeni wakhe, kanye nesiqinisekiso ngesimo sothingo lwenkosazana. Zonke lezi zenzo zomusa zinikezwa ngokukhululekile izipho ngaphansi kwesibonakaliso sobuhle bukaNkulunkulu. Akukho noyedwa wabo ongumvuzo wokugcwaliswa kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo, noma ngabe lincane, izibopho ezibophezela ngokomthetho.

Umusa njengobubele obungafanele?

UNkulunkulu uhlala ehlanganyela ngokukhululeka ubuhle bakhe nendalo yakhe. Ukwenza lokhu unomphela aphume ebuntwini bakhe obunguBaba, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Konke okwembulwa nguZiqu-zintathu ekudalweni kwenzeka ngobuningi bomphakathi wawo wangaphakathi. Ubudlelwano noNkulunkulu obususelwa emthethweni nasesivumelwaneni abungeke buhloniphe umdali ongubathathu nomlobi wesivumelwano, kepha bube yisithixo esimsulwa. Ama-Idols ahlala engena ebudlelwaneni besivumelwano nalabo abenelisa ukulambela kwabo ukuqashelwa ngoba badinga abalandeli babo njengoba bebadinga. Kokubili kuncikene. Ngakho-ke, bayazuzana ngezinhloso zabo zobugovu. Izinhlamvu zeqiniso ezitholakala kusisho sokuthi umusa umusa ongafanelwe kaNkulunkulu zimane nje ukuthi asifanele.

Ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu bunqoba ububi

Umusa awusebenzi endabeni yesono ngokuhlukile kunoma yimuphi umthetho noma isibopho. UNkulunkulu unomusa ngokungakhathaleli ubukhona beqiniso besono. Ngamanye amagama, akudingi ukuba nesono okuqinisekisiwe ukuze umusa unqobe. Esikhundleni salokho, umusa wakhe uyaqhubeka noma kunesono. Kuyiqiniso-ke ukuthi uNkulunkulu akayeki ukunikeza ngobuhle ubuhle bakhe endalweni yaKhe, noma ngabe ayikufanele. Ngemuva kwalokho uzomnika ngokukhululekile intethelelo ngenhlawulo yakhe eletha ukubuyisana.

Ngisho noma sona, uNkulunkulu uhlala ethembekile ngoba akanakuziphika, njengoba uPawulu esho “[...] uma singathembeki, yena uhlala ethembekile” (2. UThimothi 2,13). Ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uhlale eneqiniso kuye, uyasithanda futhi ubambelela ngokuqinile elungiselelweni lakhe elingcwele ngathi ngisho nalapho sihlubuka. Lokhu ukungaguquguquki komusa esiwuphiwe kubonisa indlela uNkulunkulu aqotho ngayo ekuboniseni umusa endalweni Yakhe. “Ngokuba sisebuthakathaka, uKristu wasifela abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu; kepha uNkulunkulu ubonakalisa ukusithanda kwakhe ngalokhu ukuthi: siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela” (KwabaseRoma. 5,6;8 kwe). Isimilo esikhethekile somusa sizwakala ngokucace kakhulu lapho sikhanyisa ubumnyama. Ngakho-ke sikhuluma kakhulu ngomusa mayelana nokuba nesono.

UNkulunkulu unomusa kungakhathalekile ukuthi sinesono kanjani. Uzibonakalisa elungile ngokwethembeka endalweni yakhe futhi ubambelela kokumiselwe kwakhe okuthembisayo ngakho. Lokhu singakubona ngokuphelele kuJesu, okuthi ekuqedeni umsebenzi wakhe wenhlawulo angazivumeli ukuthi achezukiswe kunoma yimaphi amandla obubi amvukela. Amandla wobubi awakwazi ukumvimba ukuthi anikele ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu ukuze siphile. Akukho buhlungu noma ukuhlupheka noma ukuthotshiswa okubi kakhulu okwakungamgcina ekulandeleni ikusasa lakhe elingcwele, elisuselwe othandweni futhi abuyisane nabantu noNkulunkulu. Ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu abudingi ukuthi ububi buphendukele kokuhle. Kepha uma kukhulunywa ngobubi, ubuhle bazi kahle ukuthi benzeni: ukunqoba, ukunqoba nokukunqoba. Ngakho-ke ayikho into efana nomusa omningi.

Umusa: Umthetho Nokulalela?

Mayelana nomusa, siwubheka kanjani umthetho weTestamente Elidala nokulalela kobuKristu esivumelwaneni esisha? Uma sikhumbula ukuthi isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu siwuhlangothi olulodwa lwesithembiso, impendulo icishe ibe ukuzichaza yona ngokwayo. Nokho, ukugcina isithembiso akuncikile kule mpendulo. Kulo mongo kunamathuba amabili kuphela: ukukholelwa esithembisweni esigcwele ukwethembela kuNkulunkulu noma cha. UMthetho KaMose (iTorah) wacacisa ngokucacile kuIsrayeli ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukwethembela esivumelwaneni sikaNkulunkulu kule nkathi ngaphambi kokugcwaliseka kokugcina kwesithembiso saKhe (okungukuthi, ngaphambi kokufika kukaJesu Kristu). Ngomusa wakhe, u-Israyeli uMninimandla onke wembula indlela yokuphila ngaphakathi kwesivumelwano sakhe (isivumelwano esidala).

ITorah yanikezwa u-Israyeli nguNkulunkulu njengenzuzo. Kufanele abasize. UPawulu umbiza ngokuthi “umfundisi” (Galathiya 3,24-25; Isixuku seBhayibheli). Ngakho kufanele kubhekwe njengenzuzo yomusa evela ku-Israyeli uMninimandla onke. Umthetho wamiswa ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esidala, okwathi esigabeni saso sesithembiso (esilindele ukugcwaliseka kwaso esimweni sikaKristu esivumelwaneni esisha) kwaba isivumelwano somusa. Kwakuwukusebenzela injongo kaNkulunkulu yesivumelwano yokubusisa u-Israyeli futhi amenze umanduleli womusa kuzo zonke izizwe.

Ngokuvumelana naye, uNkulunkulu ufuna ukuba nobudlelwane obufanayo bokungeyona inkontileka nabantu abaseSivumelwaneni Esisha, esagcwaliseka kuJesu Kristu. Usinika zonke izibusiso zenhlawulo kanye nempilo ehlawulelayo, ukufa, ukuvuka, kanye nokwenyuka. Sinikezwa zonke izinzuzo zombuso wakhe wesikhathi esizayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sinikezwa injabulo ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithi. Kodwa ukunikezwa kwalezi zipho zomusa eSivumelwaneni Esisha kucela ukusabela - uhlobo lokusabela okwakufanele u-Israyeli alubonise: ukholo (ukwethemba). Kodwa ngokomongo wesivumelwano esisha, sithembela ekugcwalisekeni kwaso hhayi esithembisweni saso.

Impendulo yethu ebuhleni bukaNkulunkulu?

Kufanele kube yini ukusabela kwethu emseni esiwuphiwe? Impendulo ithi: "Impilo yokuthembela esithembisweni." Yilokhu okushiwo "impilo yokukholwa." Sithola izibonelo zale ndlela yokuphila “kwabangcwele” beTestamente Elidala (KumaHeberu 11). Kunemiphumela uma umuntu engaphili ngokwethemba esivumelwaneni esithenjisiwe noma esifeziwe. Ukungathembeki esivumelwaneni nakumbhali waso kuyasinqamula enzuzweni yaso. Ukuntula kuka-Israyeli ukuzethemba kwamphuca umthombo wakhe wokuphila—ukudla, inhlalakahle nokuzala. Ukungamethembi kwaphazamisa ubuhlobo bakhe noNkulunkulu kangangokuthi wanqatshelwa ingxenye cishe yazo zonke izibusiso zikaSomandla.

Isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, njengoba uPawulu esitshela, asinakuguqulwa. Kungani? Ngoba uMninimandla onke uthembekile kuye futhi uyamsekela, ngisho nalapho kubiza kakhulu kuye. UNkulunkulu akasoze aphenduka eZwini laKhe; akanakuphoqelelwa ukuba aziphathe ngendlela engajwayelekile endalweni yakhe noma kubantu bakhe. Ngisho noma singasethembi isithembiso, asikwazi ukumenza angathembeki kuye ngokwakhe. Yilokhu okushiwo lapho kuthiwa uNkulunkulu wenza “ngenxa yegama lakhe”.

Ekukholweni ebuhleni nasemuseni kaNkulunkulu esiwuphiwe ngesihle, kufanele silalele yonke imiyalo nemithetho exhumene nakho. Lowomusa wathola ukugcwaliseka kwawo ekuzinikeleni nasekwambulweni kukaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe kuJesu. Ukuze umuntu athole injabulo kuzo, kufanele amukele umusa kaSomandla futhi angabenqaba noma angawanaki. Imiyalo (imiyalo) etholakala eTestamenteni Elisha isho ukuthi kusho ukuthini kubantu bakaNkulunkulu emva kokumiswa kweSivumelwano esisha ukwamukela nokuthembela emseni kaNkulunkulu.

Ziyini izimpande zokulalela?

Pho siwutholaphi umthombo wokulalela? Kusuka ekuthembeleni ekuthembekeni kukaNkulunkulu ezinjongweni zesivumelwano sakhe njengoba zafezeka kuJesu Kristu. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokulalela edingekayo kuNkulunkulu ukulalela kokholo, okubonakala ngokukholelwa ekuqineni kukaSomandla, ukwethembeka ezwini, nokwethembeka kumuntu (KwabaseRoma 1,5; I-16,26). Ukulalela kuyimpendulo yethu emseni Wakhe. UPawulu akashiyi kungabaza ngalokhu - lokhu kusobala ikakhulukazi emazwini akhe athi ama-Israyeli awazange ehluleke ukuhambisana nezimfuneko ezithile ezingokomthetho zeTorah, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi “ayilahla indlela yokukholwa, ecabanga ukuthi izenzo zawo zokulalela kumelwe zifinyelele umgomo wawo. letha” (Roma 9,32; IBhayibheli Lezindaba Ezinhle). Umphostoli uPawulu, umFarisi ogcina umthetho, walibona iqiniso elimangalisayo lokuthi uNkulunkulu akakaze afune ukuba azitholele ukulunga ngokuthanda kwakhe ngokugcina umthetho. Uma kuqhathaniswa nokulunga uNkulunkulu ayezimisele ukumnika kona ngomusa, uma kuqhathaniswa nokuhlanganyela kwakhe ekulungeni kukaNkulunkulu akuphiwa ngoKristu, kungaba (ukusho okuncane!) ukungcola okuyize ( KwabaseFilipi 3,8-enye).

Kuyo yonke iminyaka bekuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukwabelana ngokulunga Kwakhe nabantu Bakhe njengesipho somusa. Kungani? Ngoba unomusa (Filipi 3,8-9). Khona-ke, sisithola kanjani lesi sipho ngesihle? Ngokuthembela kuNkulunkulu ukuthi uzokwenza lokhu nokukholelwa isithembiso sakhe sokusinika kona. Ukulalela uNkulunkulu afuna sikusebenzise kukhuthazwa ukholo, ithemba, nothando Ngaye. Imiyalo yokulalela etholakala kuyo yonke imiBhalo kanye nemithetho etholakala ngaphakathi kweSivumelwano Esidala NesesiSha iphuma emseni. Uma sikholelwa izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu futhi sithemba ukuthi zizothola ukugcwaliseka kuKristu bese kuba kithi, sizofuna ukuphila ngokuvumelana nazo njengeqiniso neqiniso. Ukuphila kokungalaleli akusekelwe ekwethembeni noma kungase (use) amelane nokwamukela lokho okuthenjisiwe. Ukulalela kuphela okuvela okholweni, ethembeni nasothandweni okukhazimulisa uNkulunkulu; ngoba yilolu hlobo lokulalela kuphela olufakaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu, njengoba embulelwe thina kuJesu Kristu, ungubani ngempela.

USomandla uyoqhubeka esibonisa umusa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi siyawamukela noma siyawenqaba umusa wakhe. Ingxenye yobuhle bakhe ngokungangabazeki ibonakala ekwala kwakhe ukusabela ekuphikiseni kwethu umusa wakhe. Yile ndlela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu oluzibonakalisa ngayo lapho ephendula “cha” wethu ngokuthi “cha,” kanjalo eqinisekisa “yebo” wakhe esiwuphiwe ngesimo sikaKristu.2. AbaseKorinte 1,19). Futhi elithi “Cha” likaSomandla lisebenza ngamandla njengo “Yebo” wakhe ngoba liwukuvezwa kuka “Yebo” wakhe.

Akukho okuhlukile emseni!

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akakhethi lutho uma kuziwa enjongweni Yakhe ephakeme nenjongo engcwele ngabantu Bakhe. Ngenxa yokwethembeka kwakhe, ngeke asilahle. Kunalokho, usithanda ngokuphelele—ngokuphelela kweNdodana yakhe. UNkulunkulu ufuna ukusikhazimulisa ukuze simethembe futhi simthande ngayo yonke imicu yobugovu bethu futhi sikukhanyise lokhu ngokuphelele endleleni yethu yokuphila ethwelwe ngomusa wakhe. Ngalokho, inhliziyo yethu engakholwa ibuyela emuva, futhi ukuphila kwethu kubonisa ukuthembela kwethu ebuhleni obuphiwe ngesihle bukaNkulunkulu ngesimo sabo esimsulwa. Uthando lwakhe oluphelele luyosinika uthando oluphelele, lusinike ukulungisiswa okuphelele futhi ekugcineni lukhazimuliswe. “Lowo owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwuqeda kuze kube lusuku lukaKristu Jesu” (Filipi 1,6).

Ingabe uNkulunkulu angaba nesihe kithi, ekugcineni asishiye singaphelele? Kuthiwani ukube okuhlukile bekubusa ezulwini—lapho ukuntula ukholo lapha, ukuntuleka kothando lapho, ukungathetheleli okuncane lapha kanye nokucasuka okuncane kanye nokucasuka lapho, ukucasuka okuncane lapha kanye nokuthukuthela okuncane kwakungenandaba? Sasiyoba kusiphi isimo ngaleso sikhathi? Yebo, enye efana nalena namanje, kodwa ihlala phakade! Ingabe uNkulunkulu ubeyoba nesihe nomusa ngempela uma esishiya phakade ‘kulesi simo esibucayi’? Cha! Ekugcineni, umusa kaNkulunkulu awuvumi lutho - kungaba emseni Wakhe wokuphatha uqobo, noma ekubuseni kothando Lwakhe olungcwele kanye nentando yakhe yomusa; ngoba uma kungenjalo wayengeke abe lesihawu.

Singathini kulabo abasebenzisa kabi umusa kaNkulunkulu?

Njengoba sifundisa abantu ukulandela uJesu, kufanele sibafundise ukuqonda nokwamukela umusa kaNkulunkulu, kunokuba singawunaki futhi simelane nawo ngenxa yokuzidla. Kufanele sibasize bahambe emseni uNkulunkulu anawo ngabo lapha namanje. Kufanele sibenze babone ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi benzani, uMninimandla onke uyoba qotho kuye nasezinjongweni zakhe ezinhle. Kufanele sibaqinise ekwazini ukuthi uNkulunkulu, eqaphela uthando Lwakhe ngabo, isihe Sakhe, isimo Sakhe kanye nenjongo Yakhe, ngeke aguquguquke kunoma yikuphi ukuphikiswa komusa Wakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, ngelinye ilanga sonke siyokwazi ukuhlanganyela emseni ngokugcwele futhi siphile impilo esekelwe ngesihe sakhe. Ngalendlela siyongena ngenjabulo “ekuzibophezeleni” okuhilelekile - silazi ngokugcwele ilungelo lokuba ngumntwana kaNkulunkulu kuJesu Kristu, uMfowethu Omkhulu.

by UDkt. UGary Deddo

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