Ukuzisola

Ukuphenduka (okubuye kuhunyushwe ngokuthi “ukuphenduka”) kuNkulunkulu onomusa kuwukuguquka kwesimo sengqondo, okulethwa uMoya oNgcwele futhi kugxilile eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Ukuphenduka kuhlanganisa ukuqaphela ukona komuntu siqu nokuhambisana nempilo entsha, engcwelisiwe ngokholo kuJesu Kristu. (Izenzo zabaPhostoli 2,38; AmaRoma 2,4; 10,17; AmaRoma 12,2)

Qonda ukuphenduka

Ukwesaba okukhulu,” kwakuyindlela enye insizwa eyachaza ngayo ukwesaba kwayo okukhulu ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyishiyile ngenxa yezono zayo eziphindaphindiwe. “Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngiyazisola, kodwa ngangihlale ngizisola,” echaza. “Angazi nokuthi ngiyakholwa ngempela yini ngoba ngikhathazekile ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke aphinde angixolele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngithembeke kangakanani ngokuzisola kwami, akubonakali ngokwanele.”

Ake sibone ukuthi ivangeli lisho ukuthini ngempela uma likhuluma ngokuphenduka kuNkulunkulu.

Senza iphutha lokuqala lapho sizama ukuqonda leli gama sisebenzisa isichazamazwi esivamile bese siphendukela egameni elithi phenduka (noma phenduka). Singase sithole nokusikisela lapho ukuthi amagama angawodwana kufanele aqondwe ngokuvumelana nesikhathi lapho isichazamazwi sashicilelwa ngaso. Kodwa isichazamazwi sesi-21. Ikhulu leminyaka ngeke lisichazele ukuthi yini umbhali z. B. wabhala izinto ngesiGreki ezazikhulunywa ngesi-Aramu ngaphambili, ezaziqondwa yibo eminyakeni eyizi-2000  edlule.

I-Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary ichaza okulandelayo mayelana negama elithi phenduka: 1) ukufulathela isono nokuzinikezela ekwenzeni ngcono ukuphila; 2a) ukuzisola noma ukuzisola; 2b) Ukushintsha kwesimo sengqondo. I-Brockhaus Encyclopedia ichaza ukuphenduka ngale ndlela: "Isenzo esibalulekile sokuphenduka...sihlanganisa ukufulathela izono ezenziwe futhi unqume ukungaphinde ona."

Incazelo yokuqala kaWebster ikubonisa ngokunembile lokho abantu abaningi abasontayo abacabanga ukuthi uJesu wayekusho lapho ethi, “Phendukani futhi nikholwe.” Bacabanga ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthi yilabo bantu kuphela abasembusweni kaNkulunkulu abayeka ukona futhi bashintshe izindlela zabo. Eqinisweni, yilokho kanye uJesu angazange akusho.

Iphutha elijwayelekile

Uma kukhulunywa ngendaba yokuphenduka, iphutha elivamile lenziwa licabange ukuthi lisho ukuyeka ukona. “Ukube beniphenduke ngeqiniso, ngabe aniphindanga nikwenza lokho,” kusho ukugodla njalo imiphefumulo ecindezelekile ezwa kubeluleki abangokomoya abanezisusa ezinhle, ababoshelwe umthetho. Sitshelwa ukuthi ukuphenduka "ukubuyela emuva futhi uhambe ngenye indlela." Futhi ngakho kuchazwa ngokuphefumula okufanayo njengokuphenduka esonweni nokuphendukela empilweni yokulalela umthetho kaNkulunkulu.

Ngokukwazi lokhu ngokuqinile, amaKristu anezinhloso ezinhle aqala ukushintsha izindlela zawo. Futhi-ke ezinye izindlela zibonakala zishintsha ohambweni lwabo, ngenkathi ezinye zibonakala zinamathela kwi-super glue. Futhi nemigwaqo eguqukayo inekhwalithi esabekayo yokuphinda ivele futhi.

Ingabe uNkulunkulu uyeneliswa ukuba sezingeni eliphansi kokulalela kobudlabha okunjalo? “Cha, akayena,” kuyala umshumayeli. Futhi umjikelezo ononya, okhubaza ivangeli wokuzinikela, ukwehluleka, nokuphelelwa ithemba uyaqhubeka, njengesondo lekheji le-hamster.

Futhi lapho nje sikhungathekile futhi sicindezelekile ngenxa yokwehluleka kwethu ukuphila ngokuvumelana nezindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu eziphakeme, sizwa enye intshumayelo noma sifunde isihloko esisha mayelana “nokuphenduka okuqotho” kanye “nokuphenduka okujulile” nokuthi ukuphenduka okunjalo kuwumphumela wokuchezuka ngokuphelele kanjani. isono.

Futhi ngakho-ke siyagijima futhi, sigcwele intshiseko, ukuzama ukukwenza konke, bese sigcina sinemiphumela efanayo edabukisayo, ebikezelwayo. Ngakho ukukhungatheka nokuphelelwa ithemba kuyaqhubeka kwanda njengoba siqaphela ukuthi ukufulathela kwethu isono kusekude ‘nokuphelela.

Futhi sifinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi sasingenakho “ukuphenduka kweqiniso,” ukuthi ukuphenduka kwethu kwakungajulile, “kujulile,” noma “ukuba qotho” ngokwanele. Futhi uma singaphenduki ngempela, ngakho-ke ngeke sibe nokholo lwangempela, okusho ukuthi asinawo ngempela uMoya oNgcwele ngaphakathi kwethu, okusho ukuthi nathi ngeke ngempela sisindiswe.

Ekugcineni sifika lapho sijwayela ukuphila ngaleyo ndlela, noma, njengabaningi, ekugcineni siphonsa ithawula futhi sifulathele ngokuphelele umbukiso wezokwelapha ongasebenzi obizwa ngokuthi "ubuKristu."

Ukungakhulumi ngenhlekelele lapho abantu bekholelwa khona ukuthi bahlanze izimpilo zabo babenza bamukeleka kuNkulunkulu - isimo sabo sibi kakhulu. Ukuphenduka kuNkulunkulu akuhlangene nakancane nokuzithuthukisa okusha.

Phendukani futhi nikholwe

“Phendukani futhi nikholwe ivangeli!” kusho uJesu kuMarku 1,15. Ukuphenduka nokholo kuphawula ukuqala kwempilo yethu entsha embusweni kaNkulunkulu; abakwenzi ngoba senze okufanele. Bakuphawula ngoba ngaleso sikhathi ekuphileni kwethu izikali ziyawa emehlweni ethu amnyama futhi ekugcineni sibona kuJesu ukukhanya okukhazimulayo kwenkululeko yamadodana kaNkulunkulu.

Konke obekufanele kwenziwe ukuze abantu baxolelwe futhi basindiswe sekwenzekile ngokufa nokuvuka kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kunesikhathi lapho leli qiniso lalifihlwe kithi. Ngenxa yokuthi besingaboni, besingakwazi ukukujabulela futhi siphumule kukho.

Sizwe ukuthi kufanele sizitholele indlela yethu kulomhlaba ngokwethu, futhi sisebenzise wonke amandla nesikhathi sethu ukulima umsele ekhoneni lethu elincane lempilo siqonde ngangokunokwenzeka.

Konke ukunaka kwethu bekugxile ekuhlaleni siphila nasekuvikeleni ikusasa lethu. Sisebenze kanzima ukuze sibhekwe futhi sihlonishwe. Silwele amalungelo ethu, sazama ukuthi singasetshenziswa ngokungafanele yinoma ngubani noma yini. Silwele ukuvikela isithunzi sethu nokugcina imindeni yethu ne-habakkuk nempahla yethu iphephile. Senze konke okusemandleni ethu ukwenza okuthile okuzuzisayo ezimpilweni zethu, ukuthi siphakathi kwabaphumelele, hhayi abahluliwe.

Kodwa-ke, ngokuqondene nanoma ngubani owake waphila, lokhu kwakuyimpi yokuhlulwa. Ngaphandle kwemizamo yethu emihle, izinhlelo, nokusebenza kanzima, asikwazi ukulawula izimpilo zethu. Asikwazi ukuvimbela izinhlekelele nezinhlekelele noma ukwehluleka nobuhlungu obuhlasela thina esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza futhi kubhubhise izinsalela zethu ngandlela thile ezifakwe ethembeni nenjabulo.

Kwathi ngolunye usuku - ngaphandle kwesizathu esithile ukuthi wayefuna ukuthi kube njalo - uNkulunkulu wasivumela ukuthi sibone ukuthi izinto zihamba kanjani ngempela. Umhlaba ungowakhe nathi singabakhe.

Sifile esonweni, ayikho indlela yokuphuma. Silahlekile, silahlekile esiyizimpumputhe ezweni eligcwele abalahlekile, abahlulekile abayizimpumputhe ngoba singenawo umqondo wokubamba isandla salowo kuphela onendlela yokuphuma. Kodwa lokho kulungile, ngoba ukubethelwa kwakhe kanye nokuvuka kwakhe kwamenza abe yisehluleki kithina; futhi singaba ngabanqobi kanye naye ngokuhlangana naye ekufeni kwakhe ukuze nathi sibe ngabahlanganyeli bokuvuka kwakhe.

Ngamanye amagama, uNkulunkulu usinikeze izindaba ezimnandi! Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi uqobo wakhokha inani elikhulu ngobuhlanya bethu obunobugovu, obudelelayo, obonakalisayo nobubi. Wasihlenga ngokungenalutho, wasihlanza futhi wasembathisa ukulunga, wasenzela indawo etafuleni lomkhosi wakhe waphakade. Futhi ngenxa yaleli zwi levangeli, usimema ukuba sikholwe ukuthi kunjalo.

Uma ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ukwazi ukubona futhi ukukholwe lokhu, kusho ukuthi usuphendukile. Ukuphenduka, niyabo, kungukuthi, “Yebo! Yebo! Yebo! Ngiyacabanga! Ngiyalethemba izwi lakho! Ngishiya le mpilo ye-hamster egijima ngesondo lokuzivocavoca, lokhu kulwa okungenanjongo, lokhu kufa ngikwenze ngephutha ukuphila. Sengikulungele ukuphumula kwakho, siza ukungakholwa kwami!”

Ukuphenduka kuguqula indlela ocabanga ngayo. Kushintsha umbono wakho wokuzibona uyisikhungo sendawo yonke ukuze manje ubone uNkulunkulu njengesikhungo sendawo yonke bese unikela ngempilo yakho esiheni Sakhe. Kusho ukuzithoba kuye. Kusho ukuthi ubeke umqhele wakho ezinyaweni zombusi ofanele wendawo yonke. Kuyisinqumo esibaluleke kunazo zonke oyoke uzenze.

Akukona okokuziphatha

Ukuphenduka akukona ukuziphatha; akuphathelene nokuziphatha okuhle; akukona "ukwenza kube ngcono".

Ukuphenduka kusho ukubeka ithemba lakho kuNkulunkulu esikhundleni sakho, ingqondo yakho ehlanzekile, abangane bakho, izwe lakho, uhulumeni wakho, izibhamu zakho, imali yakho, igunya lakho, udumo lwakho, idumela lakho, imoto yakho, ikhaya lakho, Umsebenzi wakho, ifa lomndeni wakho umbala wesikhumba sakho, ubulili bakho, impumelelo yakho, ukubukeka kwakho, izingubo zakho, iziqu zakho, iziqu zakho, isonto lakho, oshade naye, imisipha yakho, abaholi bakho, i-IQ yakho, indlela okhuluma ngayo, okufezile, imisebenzi yakho yokusiza, iminikelo yakho , umusa wakho, ububele bakho, isiyalo sakho, ubumsulwa bakho, ukwethembeka kwakho, ukulalela kwakho, ukuzinikela kwakho, iziyalo zakho zokomoya nanoma yini enye okufanele ukhombise ukuthi ihlobene nawe futhi engikushiyile kulo musho omude unayo.

Ukuphenduka kusho "ukubeka konke ekhadini elilodwa" - "ekhadini" likaNkulunkulu. Kusho ukuthatha uhlangothi lwakho; akushoyo ukukholwa; ukuzihlanganisa naye, ukuhlala sithembekile kuye.

Ukuzisola akukhona ukuthembisa ukuba muhle. Akukona "ukususa isono empilweni yomuntu". Kodwa kusho ukukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unesihe kithi. Kusho ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu ukuthi uzolungisa izinhliziyo zethu ezimbi. Kusho ukukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyilowo Athi unguye - uMdali, uMsindisi, uMhlengi, uMfundisi, iNkosi kanye noMngcwelisi. Futhi kusho ukufa - ukufa ekucabangeni kwethu okuyimpoqo mayelana nokuba nokulunga nokuhle.

Sikhuluma ngobudlelwano bothando - hhayi ukuthi samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda (1. UJohannes 4,10). Ungumthombo wakho konke, kuhlanganise nawe, futhi sekufikile kuwe ukuthi uyakuthanda ngalokho oyikho - ingane yakhe ethandekayo kuKristu - ngokuqinisekile hhayi ngenxa yalokho onakho noma okwenzile noma lokho idumela lakho noma lokho. ubukeka njenganoma iyiphi ikhwalithi onayo, kodwa ngoba nje ukuKristu.

Ngokuphazima kweso akukho okwakuyikho ngaphambili. Umhlaba wonke waba ukukhanya kungazelelwe. Konke ukwehluleka kwakho akusabalulekile. Konke kwalungiswa ngokufa nokuvuka kukaKristu. Ikusasa lakho laphakade liqinisekisiwe, futhi akukho lutho ezulwini noma emhlabeni olungakuphuca injabulo, ngoba ungabakaNkulunkulu ngenxa kaKristu (KwabaseRoma 8,1.38-39). Uyamkholwa, uyamethemba, ubeka ukuphila kwakho ezandleni zakhe; noma ngabe yini, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubani uthini noma wenzani.

Ungathethelela ngokuphana, ubekezele, futhi ube nomusa, ngisho nasekulahlekelweni noma ekuhlulekeni - awunakulahlekelwa lutho; ngokuba nizuze konke kuKristu (Kwabase-Efesu 4,32-5,1-2). Okuwukuphela kwento ebalulekile kuwe isidalwa sakhe esisha (KwabaseGalathiya 6,15).

Ukuphenduka akusona nje esinye isithembiso esigugile, esingenalutho sokuba umfana olungile noma intombazane elungile. Kusho ukubuna zonke izithombe zakho ezinkulu kanye nokubeka isandla sakho esibuthakathaka esibuthakathaka esandleni somuntu owalungisa amagagasi olwandle (KwabaseGalathiya). 6,3). Kusho ukuza kuKristu ukuzophumula (Mathewu 11,28-30). Kusho ukuthembela ezwini lakhe lomusa.

Isinyathelo sikaNkulunkulu, hhayi esethu

Ukuphenduka kusho ukwethemba uNkulunkulu ukuthi ungubani futhi wenze lokho akwenzayo. Ukuphenduka akumayelana nemisebenzi yakho emihle uma kuqhathaniswa nemisebenzi yakho emibi. UNkulunkulu, okhululekile ngokuphelele ukuba yilokho afuna ukuba yikho, othandweni lwakhe ngathi, ukhethe ukuxolela izono zethu.

Masikwazi ngokugcwele lokhu: UNkulunkulu uthethelela izono zethu - zonke - ezedlule, ezamanje, nezizayo; akazibhuki (Johannes 3,17). UJesu wasifela siseyizoni (KwabaseRoma 5,8). Uyiwundlu lomhlatshelo, futhi wahlatshwa ngenxa yethu - ngamunye wethu.1. UJohannes 2,2).

Ukuphenduka, uyabona, akuyona indlela yokwenza uNkulunkulu enze lokho asekwenzile. Esikhundleni salokho, kusho ukukholelwa ukuthi wakwenza - ukuthi wasindisa impilo yakho unomphela futhi wakunika ifa laphakade eliyigugu - nokukholelwa ezintweni ezinjalo kuzokwenza umthande ukuqhakaza.

“Usithethelele izono zethu, njengalokhu nathi sibathethelela abasonayo,” uJesu wasifundisa ukuba sithandaze. Lapho kufika kithi ukuthi uNkulunkulu, ngokusuka enhliziyweni Yakhe engaphakathi, uvele wanquma ukusula izimpilo zethu zokuzikhukhumeza, wonke amanga ethu, zonke izenzo zethu zonya, konke ukuzidla kwethu, izinkanuko zethu, ukukhohlisa kwethu kanye nobubi bethu - yonke imicabango yethu emibi. , izenzo nezinhlelo - khona-ke kufanele senze isinqumo. Singamdumisa futhi simbonge phakade ngomnikelo Wakhe wothando ongachazeki, noma singaqhubeka siphila ngesiqubulo esithi, “Ngingumuntu olungileyo; ungavumeli noma ubani acabange ukuthi akumina" - futhi uqhubeke nokuphila kwe-hamster egijima esondweni eligijima, esinamathele kulo.

Singamkholwa uNkulunkulu noma singamnaki noma simbaleke ngokwesaba. Uma simkholelwa, singahamba naye ngobungane sigcwele injabulo (ungumngane oyisoni - zonke izoni, kuhlanganise wonke umuntu, abantu ababi ngisho nabangane bethu). Uma singamethembi, uma sicabanga ukuthi ngeke asithethelele noma angeke asithethelele, khona-ke ngeke sikwazi ukuhlala naye ngenjabulo (ngakho-ke singenabani omunye, ngaphandle kwabantu abaziphatha ngendlela esiyifunayo). Kunalokho sizomesaba futhi ekugcineni simdelele (kanye nawo wonke umuntu ongasuki kithi).

Izinhlangothi ezimbili zemali efanayo

Ukukholwa nokuphenduka kuyahambisana. Lapho uthembela kuNkulunkulu, kwenzeka izinto ezimbili ngasikhathi sinye: uyabona ukuthi uyisoni esidinga umusa kaNkulunkulu, bese ukhetha ukwethemba uNkulunkulu ukuthi uzokusindisa futhi ahlenge impilo yakho. Ngamanye amagama, uma ubeka ithemba lakho kuNkulunkulu, uphendukile futhi.

Encwadini yeZenzo zabaPhostoli 2,38, isib. B., uPetru wathi esixukwini esasibuthene: “UPetru wathi kubo: Phendukani, nibhapathizwe yilowo nalowo wenu egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu, khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. ukholo nokuphenduka kuyingxenye yephakheji. Lapho ethi “phenduka,” wayebhekisela “ekukholwani” noma “ekuthembeni.”

Enkambweni eqhubekayo yendaba, uPetru uthi: “Phendukani futhi nibuyele kuNkulunkulu...” Lokhu kuphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngesikhathi esifanayo kuwukufulathela ubugovu bomuntu siqu. Akusho wena manje

ziphelele ngokokuziphatha. Kusho ukufulathela izifiso zakho ukuze uzenze ofanele uKristu futhi esikhundleni salokho ubeke ithemba lakho nethemba lakho eZwini laKhe, Izindaba Zakhe Ezinhle, isimemezelo Sakhe sokuthi igazi lakhe elenzelwe insindiso yakho, ukuthethelelwa, nokuvuka Ifa laphakade liye lageleza.

Uma uthembela kuNkulunkulu ngentethelelo nensindiso, usuke usuphendukile. Ukuphenduka kuNkulunkulu ushintsho endleleni yakho yokucabanga futhi kuthinta impilo yakho yonke. I-mindset entsha iyindlela yokwethemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzokwenza ongakwazanga esikhathini sokuphila esiyisigidi. Ukuphenduka akuyona inguquko kusuka ekungaphelelweni kokuziphatha kuya ekupheleleni kokuziphatha - awukwazi ukwenza lokho.

Izidumbu azenzi inqubekela phambili

Ngenxa yokuthi ufile, awukwazi ukuphelela ekuziphatheni. Isono sanibulala njengoba kwenza uPawulu kwabase-Efesu 2,4-5 kumenyezelwe. Kodwa nakuba nanifile ezonweni zenu (ukufa yikho enanikela enqubweni yokuthethelelwa nokusindiswa), uKristu waniphilisa (yilokho uKristu anikela ngakho: konke).

Ukuphela kwento abangayenza abafileyo ukuthi akukho abangakwenza. Abakwazi ukuphilela ukulunga noma yini, ngoba bafile, bafile esonweni. Kepha ngabantu abafile - futhi ngabantu abafile kuphela - abavuswa kwabafileyo.

Ukuvusa abafileyo yilokho uKristu akwenzayo. Akatheli amakha izidumbu. Akaziphakamisi ukuthi azigqokise izingubo zephathi bese elinda ukubona ukuthi bazokwenza okuthile okulungile. Ufile, akukho ongakwenza. UJesu akanandaba kangako nezidumbu ezintsha nezenziwe ngcono. Lokho uJesu akwenzayo kuyabavusa. Futhi, izidumbu ukuphela kohlobo lwabantu aziphakamisayo. Ngamanye amagama, ukuphela kwendlela yokungena ovukweni lukaJesu, impilo yakhe, ngukufa. Akuthathi mzamo omkhulu ukuthi ufile. Eqinisweni, akuthathi mzamo nhlobo. Futhi abafile yilokho esiyikho nje.

Imvu elahlekile ayizange izithole kwaze kwaba yilapho uMelusi eyibheka wayithola5,1-7). Uhlamvu lwemali olulahlekile aluzange luzithole kwaze kwaba yilapho owesifazane elufuna futhi waluthola (amav. 8-10). Okuwukuphela kwento abayengeza ohlelweni lokufunwa nokutholwa kanye nephathi enkulu yenjabulo yayilahlekile. Ukulahlekelwa kwabo okungenathemba ngokuphelele kwakuwukuphela kwento ababenayo eyabavumela ukuba batholakale.

Ngisho nendodana yolahleko emfanekisweni olandelayo (amavesi 11-24) ithola ukuthi isivele yathethelelwa, sihlengiwe futhi yamukelwa ngokugcwele ngalo kanye iqiniso lomusa omkhulu kayise, hhayi nganoma yiliphi icebo layo njengokuthi: “Mina” ngizowuthola umusa wakhe futhi." Uyise wamhawukela ngaphambi kokuba ezwe izwi lokuqala lenkulumo yakhe ethi “I am so sorry” (ivesi 20).

Ngenkathi indodana ekugcineni yamukela isimo sayo sokufa futhi yalahleka iphunga lesibaya sezingulube, yayisendleleni yokuthola okuthile okumangazayo okwakuyiqiniso sonke isikhathi: ubaba ayemlahlile futhi wamhlazisa, wayengakaze ayeke ukumthanda ngothando nangokungenamibandela .

Uyise wamane walishaya indiva icebo lakhe elincane lokuzihlenga (vv. 19-24). Futhi ngisho ngaphandle kokulinda isikhathi sokuhlolwa, wambuyisela emalungelweni akhe aphelele amadodana akhe. Ngakho isimo sethu sokufa esingenathemba ngokuphelele siwukuphela kwento esivumela ukuba sivuswe. Isinyathelo sokuqala, umsebenzi kanye nempumelelo yawo wonke umsebenzi kungenxa yoMalusi, owesifazane, uBaba - uNkulunkulu.

Ukuphela kwento esiyengeza enqubeni yokuvuka kwethu ngukufa. Lokhu kusebenza kithina ngokomoya nangokwenyama. Uma singeke samukele iqiniso lokuthi sifile, asikwazi ukwamukela iqiniso lokuthi sivuswe kwabafileyo ngomusa kaNkulunkulu okuKristu. Ukuphenduka kusho ukwamukela iqiniso lokuthi umuntu ufile futhi uthola ukuvuka komuntu kuNkulunkulu kuKristu.

Ukuphenduka, uyabona, akusho ukwenza imisebenzi emihle nehloniphekile, noma ukwenza inkulumo ethinta imizwa ukuzama ukugqugquzela uNkulunkulu ukuthi asithethelele. Lokho kusho ukuthi akukho lutho esingakwenza ukunikela nganoma yini ekuvuseleleni kwethu. Kumane nje kuyindaba yokukholwa izindaba ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu ukuthi kuKristu uyathethelela futhi ahlenge, futhi ngaye futhi uvusa abafileyo.

UPawulu uchaza lemfihlakalo - noma indida, uma uthanda - yokufa nokuvuka kwethu kuKristu, kwabaseKolose. 3,3: "Ngokuba nafa, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu."

Imfihlakalo, noma indida, ukuthi safa. Nokho ngesikhathi esifanayo siyaphila. Kodwa ukuphila okukhazimulayo akukakakabi: kufihlwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke kubonakale njengoba kunjalo ngempela kuze kube yilapho uKristu ngokwakhe ebonakala, njengoba ivesi 4 lisho: “Kepha uma uKristu, ukuphila kwenu, ebonakaliswa, khona nani iyakwambulwa kanye naye enkazimulweni.”

UKristu uyimpilo yethu. Lapho ebonakala, sizobonakala kanye naye, ngoba phela ungukuphila kwethu. Ngakho futhi: Izidumbu azikwazi ukuzenzela lutho. Awukwazi ukushintsha. Awukwazi "ukwenza kube ngcono". Awukwazi ukuthuthuka. Okuwukuphela kwento abangayenza ukufa.

Nokho, kuNkulunkulu, ongumthombo wokuphila, kuyinjabulo enkulu ukuvusa abafileyo, nakuKristu ukwenza lokho (KwabaseRoma. 6,4). Izidumbu azifaki lutho nhlobo kule nqubo, ngaphandle kwesimo sazo sokufa.

UNkulunkulu wenza konke. Kungumsebenzi wakhe futhi uwukuphela kwakhe, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezimbili zezidumbu ezivusiwe: labo abathola ukuhlengwa kwabo ngenjabulo, nalabo abakhetha isimo sabo sokufa esijwayelekile kunokuphila, abavala amehlo abo futhi bavale izindlebe zabo, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, bese befa nabo bonke angafuna.

Futhi, ukuphenduka kusho ukuthi “yebo” esiphweni sokuthethelela nokuhlengwa uNkulunkulu athi sinakho kuKristu. Akuhlangene nokuphenduka noma ukwenza izithembiso noma ukucwila ecaleni. Yebo kunjalo. Ukuzisola akukhona ukuphinda ngokungapheli ukuthi "Ngiyaxolisa" noma "Ngiyathembisa ngeke ngiphinde ngikwenze." Sifuna ukwethembeka ngesihluku. Kukhona ithuba lokuthi uzokwenza futhi - uma kungenjalo ngesenzo sangempela, okungenani ngomcabango, isifiso kanye nomuzwa. Yebo, uyaxolisa, mhlawumbe uzisola kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi, futhi awufuni ngempela ukuba uhlobo lomuntu oqhubeka nokwenza, kodwa lokho akukhona ngempela enhliziyweni yokuzisola.

Uyakhumbula, ufile futhi abafileyo benza nje abafile. Kodwa uma nifile esonweni, niyaphila futhi kuKristu (KwabaseRoma 6,11). Kodwa ukuphila kwakho kuKristu kufihliwe naye kuNkulunkulu, futhi akubonakali ngaso sonke isikhathi, noma kaningi - hhayi okwamanje. Akuvezi ukuthi kuyini ngempela kuze kube yilapho uKristu uqobo ebonakala.

Okwamanje, uma nawe uphila kuKristu, usafile esonweni okwamanje, futhi isimo sokufa kwakho sisenjengokuhlala kunjalo. Futhi lo muntu ofile kakhulu, lo muntu obonakala ngathi akayeki ukusebenza njengomuntu ofile, yilokho akhuliswa nguKristu waphiliswa kanye naye kuNkulunkulu - ukwambulwa lapho embulwa.

Yilapho inkolelo ingena khona. Phendukani nikholwe yivangeli. Lezi zici zombili zihlangene. Awungeke ube nenye ngaphandle kwenye. Izindaba ezimnandi zokukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakugeza wageza ngegazi likaKristu, ukuthi Welapha isimo sakho sokufa, futhi wakwenza waphila phakade eNdodaneni yakhe ukuphenduka.

Futhi ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngokungabi nalusizo kwakhe okuphelele, ukudangala kanye nesimo sakhe sokufa nokuthola ukuhlengwa kwakhe kwamahhala nokusindiswa kusho ukukholwa - ukukholwa kuvangeli. Bamele izinhlangothi ezimbili zohlamvu lwemali olufanayo; futhi kuyinhlamvu yemali uNkulunkulu akunikeza yona ngaphandle kwesinye isizathu - ngaphandle kwesinye isizathu - ngaphandle kokuthi ulunge futhi ube nomusa kithi.

Ukuziphatha, hhayi isilinganiso

Vele, abanye manje bazothi ukuphenduka kuNkulunkulu kuzozibonakalisa ngokuziphatha okuhle nasekuziphatheni okuhle. Angifuni ukuphikisana ngalokho. Kunalokho, inkinga ukuthi sifuna ukukala ukuphenduka maqondana nokungabikho noma ubukhona bokuziphatha okuhle; futhi lapho kukhona ukungaqondi okubuhlungu kokuphenduka.

Iqiniso elithembekile ukuthi asinakho izindinganiso zokuziphatha eziphelele noma ukuziphatha okuphelele; futhi noma yini entuleka ekupheleleni ayiwulungele umbuso kaNkulunkulu noma kunjalo.

Sifuna ukugwema umbhedo njengokuthi, “Uma ukuphenduka kwakho kuqotho, ngeke uphinde wenze isono.” Akukhona lokho okushiwo ukuphenduka.

Isinqumo esinqumayo ekuphendukeni yinhliziyo eshintshile, ekude nawe, ekhoneni lomuntu wakho, ongasafuni ukuba yisishoshovu somuntu siqu, omele abezindaba, omele inyunyana kanye nommeli wezokuvikela, ekuthembeleni kuNkulunkulu ukuze ube uhlangothi lomuntu, ukuba sekhoneni lakhe, azifele yena nokuba ngumntwana othandekayo kaNkulunkulu amxolele ngokuphelele futhi amhlenge.

Ukuzisola kusho izinto ezimbili esingazithandi ngokwemvelo. Okokuqala, kusho ukubhekana neqiniso lokuthi ingoma yengoma ethi, "Baby, awulungile," isichaza kahle. Okwesibili, kusho ukubhekana neqiniso lokuthi asingcono kunanoma ubani omunye. Sonke sihambisana nabo bonke abanye abahluliwe ngenxa yesihe esingasifanele.

Ngamanye amagama, ukuphenduka kuvela engqondweni ethobekile. Ingqondo ehlazekile yilowo olahlekelwe yithemba kulokho elizenzela khona; akasenathemba elisele, udele umoya wakhe, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, uzifele futhi uzifake kubhasikidi phambi komnyango kaNkulunkulu.

Yithi "Yebo!" kuNkulunkulu "Yebo!"

Kumele siyeke inkolelo eyiphutha yokuthi ukuphenduka kuyisithembiso sokungaphindi sone. Okokuqala, isithembiso esinjalo asilutho ngaphandle komoya oshisayo. Okwesibili, alisho lutho ngokomoya.

UNkulunkulu umemezele kuwe “Yebo” onamandla onke, odumayo, waphakade ngokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu. Ukuphenduka ngu “Yebo” wakho impendulo ethi “Yebo” kaNkulunkulu! Ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu ukuze athole isibusiso Sakhe, isimemezelo Sakhe sokulunga sobumsulwa bakho nensindiso kuKristu.

Ukwamukela isipho sakhe kungukuvuma isimo sakho sokufa kanye nesidingo sakho sempilo engunaphakade. Kusho ukumethemba, ukumkholelwa nokubeka konke okuphelele kuwe, ubukhona bakho, ubukhona bakho - konke oyikho - ezandleni zakhe. Kusho ukuphumula kuye nokunikela ngemithwalo yakho kuye. Manje-ke kungani ungajabuli futhi uphumule emseni ogcwele nokuchichimayo weNkosi noMsindisi wethu? Uhlenga abalahlekile. Usindisa isoni. Uvusa abafileyo.

Ungakithi, futhi ngoba akekho ongama phakathi kwakhe nathi - cha, ngisho nesono sakho esibuhlungu noma esomakhelwane wakho. Mthembe. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle kithi sonke. Uyizwi futhi uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani!

nguJ. Michael Feazell

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