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IBhayibheli liyaqinisekisa ukuthi labo abagcina ukholo kuJesu Kristu bayosindiswa futhi akukho lutho oluyoke lubahlwithe esandleni sikaKristu. IBhayibheli ligcizelela ukwethembeka okungapheli kweNkosi kanye nokwanela okuphelele kukaJesu Kristu ukuze sisindiswe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ugcizelela uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwaphakade kubo bonke abantu futhi uchaza ivangeli njengamandla kaNkulunkulu ensindiso yabo bonke abakholwayo. Njengoba enalesi siqinisekiso sensindiso, ikholwa liyacelwa ukuba lihlale liqinile okholweni futhi likhule emseni nasolwazini lweNkosi yethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu. (Johannes 10,27-ishumi nesithupha; 2. AbaseKorinte 1,20-ishumi nesithupha; 2. UThimothi 1,9; 1. AbaseKorinte 15,2; amaHebheru 6,4-6; UJohane 3,16; AmaRoma 1,16; amaHebheru 4,14; 2. UPetrus 3,18)

Kuthiwani "ngokuphepha kwaphakade?"

Imfundiso "yokuphepha okuphakade" kubhekiselwa kuyo ngolimi lwezenkolo ngokuthi "ukubekezela kwabangcwele." Ngolimi oluvamile, uchazwa ngegama elithi “uma ususindisiwe, usindisiwe njalo,” noma “uma esengumKristu, engumKristu njalo.”

Imibhalo eminingi iyasiqinisekisa ukuthi sinensindiso manje, noma kufanele silinde uvuko ukuze ekugcineni sizuze ifa lokuphila okuphakade nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Nawa amanye amagama iTestamente Elisha elisebenzisayo:

Okholwayo unokuphila okuphakade (Joh 6,47) ... obona iNdodana, akholwe yiyo, unokuphila okuphakade; futhi mina ngiyakumvusa ngosuku lokugcina (Joh 6,40) ... futhi ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade, futhi azisoze zabhubha naphakade, futhi akekho oyozihlwitha esandleni sami (Johannes 10,28) ... Ngakho manje akukho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu (KwabaseRoma 8,1) ... [Akukho] okungasehlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu olukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu (KwabaseRoma 8,39) ... [UKristu] naye uyakunibamba aniqinise kuze kube sekupheleni (1. AbaseKorinte 1,8) ... Kepha uNkulunkulu uthembekile, ongavumi ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu (1. AbaseKorinte 10,13) ... owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwuqeda (KwabaseFilipi 1,6) ... siyazi ukuthi saphuma ekufeni sangena ekuphileni (1. UJohannes 3,14).

Imfundiso yokulondeka okuphakade isuselwe ekuqinisekisweni okunjalo. Kodwa kunolunye uhlangothi ekusindisweni. Kukhona futhi ukuthi kunezexwayiso zokuthi amaKrestu angawa emuseni kaNkulunkulu.

AmaKristu ayaxwayiswa, “Ngakho-ke, othi umi, makaqaphele ukuba angawi.”1. AbaseKorinte 10,12). UJesu wathi: “Qaphelani futhi nithandaze ukuba ningangeni esilingweni.” (Marku 14,28), futhi “uthando luyophola kwabaningi” ( Mathewu 24,12). Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala ukuthi abanye ebandleni “ngokholo

baphukelwe umkhumbi" (1. UThimothi 1,19). IBandla lase-Efesu laxwayiswa ukuthi uKristu wayeyosusa uthi lwezibani futhi akhiphe abaseLawodikeya abasivivi emlonyeni wakhe. Isikhuthazo samaHeberu sibi kakhulu 10,26-31:

“Ngokuba uma sona ngamabomu emva kokuba sesamukele ukwazi kweqiniso, kusukela manje asinawo omunye umnikelo wezono, kodwa asilutho ngaphandle kokulinda okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa nomlilo ohahayo oyoqothula abamelene nabo. Uma umuntu ephula umthetho kaMose, makafe ngaphandle kwesihawu ngofakazi ababili noma abathathu. Nicabanga ukuthi ufanelwe isijeziso esinzima kangakanani-ke onyathela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ethi igazi lesivumelwano angcweliswa ngalo lingcolile, ehlambalaza uMoya womusa na? Ngokuba siyamazi owathi: Ngeyami impindiselo, ngiyakubuyisela, futhi: INkosi iyakwahlulela abantu bayo. Kubi ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”

AmaHeberu futhi 6,4-6 isinika ukuthi sicabangele:
“Ngokuba akunakwenzeka ngalabo abake bakhanyiswa, banambitha isipho sasezulwini, bagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele, banambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu namandla ezwe elizayo, babuye bawa, baphenduke, bona baphinde bayibethele iNdodana kaNkulunkulu futhi bayenze inhlekisa.”

Ngakho-ke kukhona ubumbili eTestamenteni Elisha. Amavesi amaningi aqinisekile ngensindiso yaphakade esinayo kuKristu. Le nsindiso ibonakala iqinisekile. Kepha lawo mavesi ancishiselwa phansi ezinye izixwayiso ezibonakala ngathi amaKristu angalahlekelwa yinsindiso yawo ngokungakholwa okungapheli.

Njengoba umbuzo wensindiso yaphakade, noma ukuthi amaKristu aphephile - okungukuthi, uma esesindisiwe, ahlala esindisiwe - ngokuvamile ngenxa yemibhalo efana namaHeberu. 10,26-31 iyakhuphuka, ake siyibhekisise le ndima. Umbuzo uthi kufanele siwahumushe kanjani la mavesi. Ubhala kubani umbhali, futhi injani imvelo “yokungakholwa” kwabantu, futhi bacabangeni?

Okokuqala, ake sibheke isigijimi samaHeberu sisonke. Enhliziyweni yale ncwadi isidingo sokukholelwa kuKristu njengomhlatshelo owanele wesono. Abekho izimbangi. Ukukholwa kumele kube kuye yedwa. Ukucaciswa kombuzo ongase ulahlekelwe yinsindiso ephakanyiswa ivesi 26 kusevesini lokugcina laleso sahluko: “Kepha thina asisibo abayohlehla futhi balahlwe, kodwa singabakholwayo futhi basindise umphefumulo” (v. 26). Abanye bayashwabana, kodwa labo abahlala kuKristu abanakulahleka.

Isiqinisekiso esifanayo kokholwayo sitholakala emavesini angaphambi kwamaHeberu 10,26. AmaKristu anethemba lokuba sebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ngegazi likaJesu (ivesi 19). Singasondela kuNkulunkulu ngokholo oluphelele (v. 22). Umbhali unxusa amaKristu ngala mazwi: “Masibambelele ekuvumeni kwethemba, singantengantengi; ngoba uthembekile owabathembisayo” (indima 23).

Enye indlela yokuqonda la mavesi akumaHebheru 6 no-10 mayelana “nokuhlubuka” ukunikeza abafundi izimo ezicatshangelwayo ukuze zibakhuthaze ukuba bahlale begxilile okholweni lwabo. Ngokwesibonelo, ake sibheke amaHeberu 10,19-39 kuye. Abantu akhuluma nabo “banenkululeko yokungena endaweni engcwele” ( ivesi 19 ) ngoKristu. ‘Bangasondela kuNkulunkulu’ ( ivesi 22 ). Umbhali ubona laba bantu “njengababambelele ngokuqinile ekuvunyweni kwethemba” (ivesi 23). Ufuna ukubavuselela othandweni olukhulu nakakhulu nokholo olukhulu (v. 24).

Njengengxenye yalesi sikhuthazo, udweba isithombe salokho okungenzeka—ngokuqagela, ngokwemfundiso eshiwo—kulabo “abaphikelelayo ngabomu esonweni” ( ivesi 26 ). Noma kunjalo, abantu akhuluma nabo yilabo ‘abakhanyiselwe’ futhi bahlala bethembekile phakathi noshushiso ( iv. 32-33 ). Babeke “ithemba” labo kuKristu, futhi umbhali ubakhuthaza ukuba baqinise ekukholweni ( izv. 35-36 ). Ekugcineni uthi ngabantu abalobelayo ukuthi asisibo abahlehlayo futhi abalahlwayo, kodwa singabakholwayo futhi basindise umphefumulo” (indima 39).

Phawula futhi ukuthi umlobi wasihumusha kanjani isixwayiso sakhe mayelana “nokuhlubuka ekukholweni” kumaHeberu 6,1-8 yaphetha: “Kepha nakuba sikhuluma kanjalo, bathandekayo, siyaqiniseka ukuthi nina ningcono futhi nisindisiwe. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu akayena ongalungile ukuba akhohlwe umsebenzi wenu nothando enalubonisayo igama lakhe ekukhonzeni nasekukhonzeni abangcwele.” ( Amavesi 9-10 ). Uqhube wathi umbhali wabatshela lezi zinto ukuze “babonise intshiseko efanayo yokubambelela ethembeni kuze kube sekupheleni” (ivesi 11).

Ngakho-ke ngokuzenzisa kungenzeka sikhulume ngesimo lapho umuntu owayenokholo lwangempela kuJesu angalahlekelwa khona. Kepha uma bekungenakwenzeka, ngabe isexwayiso besizolunga futhi sisebenze?

Ingabe amaKristu angalahlekelwa ukholo lwawo emhlabeni wangempela? AmaKristu ‘angawa’ ngomqondo wokwenza isono (1. UJohannes 1,8-2,2). Bangase babe buthakathaka ngokomoya ezimweni ezithile. Kodwa ingabe lokhu ngezinye izikhathi kubangela “ukuhlubuka” kulabo abanokholo lweqiniso kuKristu? Lokhu akucaci ngokuphelele emiBhalweni. Ngempela, singabuza ukuthi umuntu angaba kanjani “wangempela” kuKristu futhi “awe” ngesikhathi esifanayo.

Isikhundla sesonto, njengoba siveziwe ezimfundisweni zokholo, ukuthi abantu abanokholo oluhlala njalo uNkulunkulu alunikeze uKrestu abasoze bahlwithelwa esandleni sakhe. Ngamanye amagama, uma ukukholwa komuntu kukuKrestu, angeke alahleke. Uma nje amaKristu ebambelele kulesi sivumo sethemba, ukusindiswa kwabo kuqinisekile.

Umbuzo mayelana nemfundiso ethi “uma usindisiwe, usindisiwe njalo” uhlobene nokuthi singalahlekelwa yini ukholo lwethu kuKristu. Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, amaHeberu abonakala echaza abantu ababe “nokholo” lokuqala kodwa okungenzeka babe sengozini yokulahlekelwa yilo.

Kepha lokhu kufakazela iphuzu esilenzile esigabeni esedlule. Ukuphela kwendlela yokulahlekelwa yinsindiso ukwenqaba ukuphela kwendlela eya ensindisweni - ukukholwa kuJesu Kristu.

Incwadi eya kumaHeberu imayelana nesono sokungakholwa emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu wokuhlenga, awufeza ngoJesu Kristu (bheka isib. 1,2; 2,1-ishumi nesithupha; 3,12. I-14; 3,19-4,3; 4,14). AmaHeberu isahluko 10 akhuluma ngalendaba ngendlela ephawulekayo evesini 19, ethi ngoJesu Kristu sinenkululeko nokuqiniseka okugcwele.

Ivesi 23 lisikhuthaza ukuba sibambelele ekuvumeni kwethu ithemba. Siyakwazi okulandelayo ngokuqinisekile: inqobo nje uma sibambelele ekuvumeni ithemba lethu, siphephile impela futhi ngeke silahlekelwe yinsindiso yethu. Lokhu kuvuma kuhlanganisa ukukholelwa kwethu ekuhlawuleleni kukaKristu izono zethu, ithemba lethu lokuphila okusha kuye, nokuqhubeka kwethu ukwethembeka kuye kulokhu kuphila.

Ngokuvamile labo abasebenzisa isiqubulo esithi “uma ususindisiwe, usindisiwe njalo” abaqiniseki ukuthi basho ukuthini. Lesi sisho asisho ukuthi umuntu wasindiswa ngoba nje ekhulume amazwi ambalwa ngoKristu. Abantu bayasindiswa lapho sebemukele uMoya oNgcwele, lapho bezalwa kabusha ekuphileni okusha kuKristu. Ukholo lweqiniso lubonakaliswa ngokwethembeka kuKristu, futhi lokho kusho ukuthi singaziphileli thina kodwa siphilele uMsindisi.

Okubalulekile ukuthi uma nje siqhubeka siphila kuJesu, siphephile kuKristu (Hebheru 10,19-23). Sileqiniso eligcweleyo lokukholwa kuye ngoba nguye osisindisayo. Akudingekile ukuba sikhathazeke futhi sibuze umbuzo. “Ngizophumelela?” KuKristu sivikelekile—singabakhe futhi sisindisiwe, futhi akukho okungasihlwitha esandleni Sakhe.

Ukuphela kwendlela esingalahleka ngayo ngukunyathela igazi lakhe bese sithatha isinqumo sokuthi ekugcineni asimdingi nokuthi sikwazi ukuzimela. Ukube bekunjalo, besingeke sikhathazeke ngokusindiswa kwethu noma kunjalo. Uma nje sihlala sithembekile kuKristu, sinesiqiniseko [isiqinisekiso] sokuthi uzowuqedela umsebenzi awaqala kithi.

Induduzo yilokhu: Akudingekile ukuba sikhathazeke ngensindiso yethu futhi sithi, “Kuzokwenzekani uma ngehluleka?” Sesihlulekile kakade. KunguJesu osisindisayo futhi akahluleki. Singehluleka yini ukukwamukela? Yebo, kodwa njengamaKristu aholwa nguMoya asizange sehluleke ukukwamukela. Uma sesamukele uJesu, uMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithi, usiguqule sibe nomfanekiso wakhe. Sinenjabulo, hhayi ukwesaba. Sinokuthula, ungesabi.

Lapho sikholelwa kuJesu Kristu, siyeka ukukhathazeka “ngokuwenza”. “Wasenzela” thina. Siphumula kuye. Siyayeka ukukhathazeka. Sinokholo futhi siyamethemba, hhayi thina. Ngakho-ke umbuzo wokulahlekelwa insindiso yethu awusasikhathazi. Kungani? Ngoba sikholelwa ukuthi umsebenzi kaJesu esiphambanweni nokuvuka Kwakhe yikho konke esikudingayo.

UNkulunkulu akadingi ukuphelela kwethu. Siyayidinga eyakhe, futhi wasinika yona njengesipho samahhala ngokukholwa kuKristu. Ngeke sehluleke ngoba ukusindiswa kwethu akuxhomekile kithi.

Kafushane, iBandla likholelwa ukuthi labo abahlala kuKristu ngeke babhubhe. "Uphephile kuze kube phakade". Kodwa lokhu kuya ngokuthi abantu baqonde ukuthini uma bethi “uma ususindisiwe, usindisiwe njalo”.

Mayelana nemfundiso yokunqunyelwa kusengaphambili, singafingqa isikhundla seSonto ngamagama ambalwa. Asikholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unqume ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuthi ngubani ozokhetha nokuthi ngubani ongeke alahleke. ISonto likholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzonikeza ukuhlinzekwa okulungile futhi okulungile kubo bonke abantu abangalitholanga ivangeli kulokhu kuphila. Abantu abanjalo bayokwahlulelwa ngesisekelo esifanayo nathi, okungukuthi, ngabe bayakubeka yini ukuthembeka kwabo nokholo kuJesu Kristu.

UPaul Kroll

Isiqinisekiso sensindiso