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Ukulungisiswa kuyisenzo somusa esivela kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu, lapho ikholwa lilungisiswa khona emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu, umuntu uthola intethelelo kaNkulunkulu, futhi uthola ukuthula neNkosi noMsindisi wakhe. UKristu uyinzalo futhi isivumelwano esidala siphelelwe yisikhathi. Esivumelwaneni esisha, ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu busekelwe esisekelweni esihlukile, busekelwe esivumelwaneni esihlukile. ( Roma 3:21-31; 4,1-ishumi nesithupha; 5,1.9; KwabaseGalathiya 2,16)

Ukulungisiswa ngokukholwa

UNkulunkulu wabiza u-Abrahama eMesophothamiya futhi wathembisa inzalo yakhe ukubanika izwe laseKhanani. Ngemva kokuba u-Abrahama esezweni laseKhanani, kwenzeka ukuthi izwi leNkosi lafika ku-Abrama ngesambulo: Ungesabi, Abrama! Ngiyisihlangu sakho nomvuzo wakho omkhulu kakhulu. Kepha u-Abrama wathi: “Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, uyakunginikani na? Ngiya lapho ngingenabantwana, futhi inceku yami u-Eliyezeri waseDamaseku iyodla ifa lendlu yami... Awuzange unginike nzalo; futhi bheka, enye yezinceku zami iyoba yifa lami. Futhi bheka, iNkosi yathi kuye: Akayikuba yifa lakho, kodwa lowo oyophuma emzimbeni wakho uyakuba yifa lakho. Wasesithi kuye: Khangela phezulu ezulwini, ubale izinkanyezi; ungazibala Wathi kuye: "Inzalo yakho iyakuba-ningi."1. UMose 15,1-enye).

Leso kwakuyisithembiso esimangalisayo. Kodwa okumangalisa nakakhulu yilokho esikufunda evesini lesi-6: “U-Abrama wakholwa nguJehova, wambalela lokho njengokulunga.” Lokhu kuyinkulumo ebalulekile yokulungisiswa ngokholo. U-Abrahama wayebhekwa njengolungile ngesisekelo sokholo. Umphostoli uPawulu uthuthukisa lo mbono futhi kwabaseRoma 4 nabaseGalathiya 3.

AmaKristu azuza njengefa lezithembiso zika-Abrahama ngesisekelo sokholo - futhi imithetho eyanikezwa uMose ayinakukwazi ukuhlehlisa lezo zithembiso. Lesi simiso sisetshenziswa kwabaseGalathiya 3,17 wafundisa. Lesi yisigaba esibaluleke kakhulu.

Inkolelo, hhayi umthetho

KwabaseGalathiya uPawulu waphikisana nokuhlubuka okungokomthetho. KwabaseGalathiya 3,2 ubuza umbuzo:
"Ngithanda ukwazi lokhu kinina nodwa: Namamukela uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngokushumayela kokukholwa na?"

Ibuza umbuzo ofanayo evesini 5: "Ngakho-ke lowo oninika uMoya futhi enze lezi zinto phakathi kwenu, ingabe ukwenza ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngentshumayelo yokukholwa na?"
 

UPawulu uthi emavesini 6-7, “Kwaba njalo ku-Abrahama: wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga. Ngakho yazini ukuthi abangabokholo bangabantwana baka-Abrahama.” Ucaphuna uPawulu 1. UMose 15. Uma sinokholo, singabantwana baka-Abrahama. Sizuza njengefa izithembiso uNkulunkulu azenza kuye.

Qaphelani ivesi 9, “Ngakho-ke abangabokukholwa bayakubusiswa kanye no-Abrahama okholwayo.” Ukukholwa kuletha izibusiso. Kodwa uma sincika ekugcineni umthetho, siyolahlwa. Ngoba asihambisani nezidingo zomthetho. Kodwa uKristu wasisindisa kulokho. Wasifela. Qaphela ivesi 14, “Wasihlenga, ukuze isibusiso sika-Abrahama sibe phezu kwabezizwe kuKristu Jesu, samukele uMoya othenjisiwe ngokukholwa.

Khona-ke, emavesini 15-16 , uPawulu usebenzisa isibonelo esisebenzayo ukuze atshele amaKristu aseGalathiya ukuthi uMthetho KaMose awunakusula izithembiso ezenziwa ku-Abrahama: “Bazalwane, ngizokhuluma ngokwenyama: Umuntu nokho akayichithi intando yomuntu, iqinisiwe, angengezi lutho kuyo. Manje isithembiso senziwa ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe.

Leyo “nzalo” [inzalo] nguJesu Kristu, kodwa uJesu akayena yedwa ozuza njengefa lezithembiso ezenziwa ku-Abrahama. UPawulu ubonisa ukuthi amaKristu nawo azuza njengefa lezi zithembiso. Uma sinokholo kuKristu, singabantwana baka-Abrahama futhi sizuza ifa lezithembiso ngoJesu Kristu.

Umthetho ophasisayo

Manje sifika evesini 17, “Manje ngisho lokhu: Isivumelwano esaqiniswa nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili asephuli ngomthetho owanikezwa iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu kamuva, ukuze isithembiso sibe yize.

Umthetho weNtaba iSinayi awukwazi ukwephula isivumelwano no-Abrahama, esasisekelwe ekukholweni esithembisweni sikaNkulunkulu. Yilelo phuzu uPawulu alivezayo. AmaKristu anobuhlobo noNkulunkulu obusekelwe okholweni, hhayi emthethweni. Ukulalela kuhle, kodwa silalela ngokwesivumelwano esisha, hhayi esidala. UPawulu ugcizelela lapha ukuthi umthetho kaMose—isivumelwano esidala—wawungowesikhashana. Kwenezelwa kuphela kuze kufike uKristu. Siyakubona lokho evesini 19, “Pho, uyini umthetho na? Wenezelwa ngenxa yezono, kuze kufike inzalo ethenjiswe kuyo isithembiso.

UKristu ungowozalo futhi isivumelwano esidala siphelelwe isikhathi. Esivumelwaneni esisha, ubudlelwane bethu noNkulunkulu busekelwe esisekelweni esihlukile, bususelwa esivumelwaneni esihlukile.

Masifunde amavesi 24-26: “Kanjalo umthetho waba ngumfundisi wethu kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. Kodwa emva kokuba ukholo selufikile, asisekho ngaphansi komyaleli. Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.” Asikho ngaphansi kwemithetho yesivumelwano esidala.
 
Manje ake siqhubekele evesini 29, “Uma ningabakaKristu, ningabantwana baka-Abrahama, izindlalifa ngokwesithembiso.” Iphuzu liwukuthi amaKristu amukela uMoya oNgcwele ngesisekelo sokukholwa. Silungisiswa ngokholo noma kuthiwa silungile kuNkulunkulu ngokholo. Silungisiswa ngesisekelo sokholo, hhayi ngokugcina umthetho, futhi ngokuqinisekile hhayi ngesisekelo sesivumelwano esidala. Lapho sikholelwa isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu, siba nobuhlobo obuhle noNkulunkulu.

Ngamanye amagama, ubudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu busekelwe okholweni nasethembisweni, njengoba kwakunjalo no-Abrahama. Imithetho engezwe eSinayi ayikwazi ukuguqula isithembiso esenziwa ku-Abrahama, futhi le mithetho ayinakuguqula isithembiso esenziwe kubo bonke abangabantwana baka-Abrahama ngokholo. Le phakethe lomthetho laphelelwa yisikhathi lapho uKristu efa futhi manje sisesivumelwaneni esisha.

Ngisho nokusoka, u-Abrahama akuthola njengophawu lwesivumelwano sakhe, akunakusishintsha isithembiso sokuqala esisekelwe okholweni. KwabaseRoma 4 , uPawulu ubonisa ukuthi ukholo lwakhe lwathi u-Abrahama ulungile futhi ngenxa yalokho wamukeleka kuNkulunkulu lapho engasokile. Okungenani kwaba yiminyaka engu-14 kamuva lapho kwayalelwa khona ukusoka. Ukusoka ngokwenyama akudingekile kumaKristu namuhla. Ukusoka manje sekuyindaba yenhliziyo (Roma 2,29).

Umthetho awukwazi ukusindisa

Umthetho awukwazi ukusinikeza insindiso. Konke engakwenza kungukwahlulela ngoba sonke singabantu abaphula umthetho. UNkulunkulu wayazi ngaphambili ukuthi akekho owayengagcina umthetho. Umthetho usikhomba kuKristu. Umthetho awukwazi ukusinikeza insindiso, kodwa ungasisiza sibone isidingo sethu sensindiso. Kuyasisiza ukubona ukuthi ubulungiswa kumele kube yisipho, hhayi into esingayithola.

Masithi kufika uSuku Lokwahlulela bese ijaji likubuza ukuthi kungani kufanele likuvumele ungene embusweni wakhe. Ungaphendula uthini Singasho yini ukuthi silalele imithetho ethile? Angithembi, ngoba ijaji lingakhomba kalula imithetho esingayigcini, izono esazenza ngokungazi futhi esingakaze siphenduke kuzo. Ngeke sithi besanele ngokwanele. Cha - konke esingakwenza ukucela isihe. Sikholwa ukuthi uKristu wafa ukusikhulula ezonweni zonke. Wafa ukusikhulula esijezisweni somthetho. Lokho ukuphela kwesisekelo sethu sensindiso.

Vele, ukukholwa kusiholela ekulaleleni. Isivumelwano esisha sinemiyalo embalwa impela uqobo. UJesu ufuna isikhathi sethu, izinhliziyo zethu nemali yethu. UJesu waqeda imithetho eminingi, kodwa wabuye wagcizelela eminye yaleyo mithetho futhi wayifundisa ukuthi kufanele igcinwe emoyeni hhayi nje phezulu. Sidinga ukubheka ezimfundisweni zikaJesu nezabaphostoli ukuze sibone indlela ukholo lobuKrestu okufanele lusebenze ngayo ezimpilweni zesivumelwano esisha.

UKristu wasifela ukuze siphilele yena. Sikhululiwe ebugqilini besono ukuze sibe yizigqila zokulunga. Sibizelwe ukukhonzana, hhayi thina. UKristu ufuna kithi konke esinakho nakho konke esiyikho. Sibizelwe ukulalela - kepha sisindiswa ngokukholwa.

Kulungisiswe ngokukholwa

Lokhu singakubona kwabaseRoma 3. Endimeni emfushane, uPawulu uchaza icebo lensindiso. Ake sibone ukuthi le ndima ikufakazela kanjani lokho esikubone kweyabaseGalathiya. “…ngokuba akukho muntu ongaba olungile phambi kwakhe ngemisebenzi yomthetho. Ngokuba ngomthetho kukhona ukwazi isono. Kodwa manje, ngaphandle komthetho, ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kwambuliwe, kufakazelwa ngumthetho nabaprofethi” (amav. 20-21).

Imibhalo yeTestamente Elidala yabikezela ukusindiswa ngomusa ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu, futhi lokho akwenzeki ngomthetho wesivumelwano esidala kepha ngokukholwa. Lesi yisisekelo semigomo yeTestamente Elisha yobudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu ngoMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu.

UPawulu uyaqhubeka emavesini 22-24, “Kepha ngikhuluma ngokulunga phambi kukaNkulunkulu okuza ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu kubo bonke abakholwayo. Ngokuba akukho-mehluko lapha: bonke bayizoni, futhi bayantula inkazimulo okufanele babe nayo kuNkulunkulu, futhi balungisiswa ngaphandle kwemfanelo ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okukuKristu Jesu.”

Ngenxa yokuthi uJesu wasifela, kungase kuthiwe silungile. UNkulunkulu ulungisisa labo abanokholo kuKristu - ngakho-ke akekho ongaziqhayisa ngokuthi uwugcina kahle kangakanani umthetho. UPawulu uyaqhubeka evesini 28, “Ngakho sithi umuntu ulungisiswa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yomthetho ngokukholwa kuphela.

Lawa ngamazwi ajulile omphostoli uPawulu. UJakobe, njengoPawulu, usixwayisa nganoma yikuphi okuthiwa ukholo olungayinaki imiyalo kaNkulunkulu. Ukholo luka-Abrahama lwamholela ekulaleleni uNkulunkulu (1. UMose 26,4-5). UPawulu ukhuluma ngokholo lwangempela, uhlobo lokholo oluhlanganisa ukwethembeka kuKristu, ukuzimisela okuphelele ukumlandela. Kodwa noma kunjalo, uthi, ukukholwa okusisindisayo, hhayi imisebenzi.

KwabaseRoma 5,1-2 UPawulu uyabhala: “Njengoba sesilungisisiwe ngokukholwa, sinokuthula kuNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; ngaye futhi sinokungena ngokukholwa kulo musa esimi kuwo, sizibonga ethembeni lenkazimulo ezayo uNkulunkulu ayiphayo.”

Ngokukholwa sinobudlelwano obulungile noNkulunkulu. Singabangane bakhe, hhayi izitha zakhe. Ngenxa yalokhu, ngoSuku Lokwahlulela, sizokwazi ukuma phambi kwakhe. Sinokholo esithembisweni esisinikezwe ngoJesu Kristu. UPaul uyachaza ku Roman 8,1-4 qhubeka:

“Ngakho-ke manje akukho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu. Ngokuba umthetho kaMoya onika ukuphila kuKristu Jesu ukukhululile emthethweni wesono nokufa. Ngokuba lokho umthetho owawungekwenze, usenziwa buthaka enyameni, uNkulunkulu wakwenza, wathuma iNdodana yakhe esesimweni senyama enesono, nangenxa yesono, walahla isono enyameni, ukuze ukulunga okudingwa ngumthetho kube semandleni omthetho. kugcwaliseke kithina esingaphili ngokwenyama kodwa ngokoMoya.

Ngakho-ke siyabona ukuthi ubudlelwane bethu noNkulunkulu busekelwe ekukholweni kuJesu Kristu. Yisivumelwano noma isivumelwano leso uNkulunkulu asenza nathi. Uthembisa ukusibona silungile uma sinokholo eNdodaneni yakhe. Umthetho awukwazi ukusishintsha, kepha uKristu uyakwazi. Umthetho usigwebela ukufa, kepha uKristu usithembisa impilo. Umthetho awukwazi ukusikhulula ebugqilini besono, kodwa uKristu uyakwazi. UKristu usinika inkululeko, kepha akuyona inkululeko yokunganaki - yinkululeko yokumkhonza.

Ukholo lusenza sizimisele ukulandela iNkosi noMsindisi wethu kukho konke asitshela khona. Sibona imiyalo ecacile yokuba sithandane, sethembe uJesu Kristu, sishumayele ivangeli, sisebenzele ubunye ekukholweni, sihlangane njengebandla, sakhane ekukholweni, senze imisebenzi emihle yenkonzo, emsulwa nenesimilo eyodwa Ukuphila impilo, ukuhlala ngokuthula, nokuxolela labo abasona ngokungafanele.

Le miyalo emisha iyinselele. Zithatha sonke isikhathi sethu. Zonke izinsuku zethu zinikezelwe ukukhonza uJesu Kristu. Kufanele sikhuthale ekwenzeni umsebenzi wakhe, futhi akuyona indlela ebanzi nelula. Kungumsebenzi onzima, oyinselele, umsebenzi abambalwa abazimisele ukuwenza.

Kufanele futhi siveze ukuthi ukukholwa kwethu angeke kusisindise - uNkulunkulu akasamukeli ngokusekelwe eqophelweni lokukholwa kwethu, kodwa ngokholo nokwethembeka kweNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu. Ukukholwa kwethu akusoze kwafinyelela kulokho “okufanele kube yikho” kodwa asisindiswa ngesilinganiso sokukholwa kwethu, kodwa ngokuthembela kuKristu, onokholo olwanele kithi sonke.

UJoseph Tkach

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