IZulu Lesithathu Neva LikaSathane
IZulu
Lesithathu Neva LikaSathane
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KWABASEKORINTE 12:1-4 “Kepha ngimelwe ukuzibonga, nakuba kungenamsebenzi, ukulandisa ngemibono
nezambulo ezivela eNkosini: Ngiyamazi umuntu okuKristu okwathi eminyakeni
eyishumi nane edlule—noma wayesemzimbeni noma ngaphandle komzimba angazi, nguNkulunkulu
owaziyo—uNkulunkulu uyazi—noma—ukuthi wahlwithwa wayiswa ezulwini lesithathu. izinto ezingavumelekile
ukuba umuntu azikhulume. UPawulu wabhekana nezulu lesithathu, alibiza ngokuthi
ipharadesi. Waba nokuhlangenwe nakho okungaqondakali okungenakuchazwa
ngamagama.
(2 Korinte
12:7-9) Futhi ukuze ngingaziphakamisi ngobuningi bezambulo, nganikwa iva
enyameni (i-skollos the sarchi), ingelosi kaSathane ukuba ingishaye.
Ngayincenga kathathu iNkosi ukuba isuse kimi. Kodwa yathi kimi: ‘Umusa wami
ukwanele, ngokuba amandla ami enziwa aphelele ebuthakathakeni.’ Ngakho-ke
ngizozibonga ngokuthokoza okukhulu ngobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu
ahlale phezu kwami.” UPawulu uqhubekisela phambili indaba yakhe yeva enyameni kuze kube
izulu lesithathu.
Ngemva
kokukhuluma ngezulu lesithathu, uMphostoli uPawulu wakhuluma ngeva enyameni.
Ngakho-ke, izulu lesithathu kanye nameva enyameni kuxhumene. UPawulu waba
nokuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo kokuphakanyiselwa ezulwini lesithathu, futhi
uNkulunkulu walungiselela iva ngoSathane ukuze amgcine ekuzikhukhumezeni.
KwabaseRoma
7:21-23 "Ngakho-ke ngikuthola kuwumthetho: Lapho ngithanda ukwenza okuhle,
okubi kuseduze. Ngokuba ngiwenamela umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngaphakathi kwami,
kepha ngibona omunye umthetho usebenza ezithweni zami, ulwa nomthetho wengqondo
yami, ungenza ngiyisigqila somthetho wesono ohlala ezithweni zami."
Kwabangcwele,
kukhona ithempeli elidala (indoda endala) nethempeli elisha (umuntu omusha).
Ethempelini elidala, kunoJesu Kristu owafela esiphambanweni, futhi ethempelini
elisha, kunoJesu Kristu ovusiwe. UJesu Kristu, owafa esiphambanweni, wahlulelwa
uNkulunkulu. Futhi uJesu Kristu ovusiwe, njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu, unikeza
ukuvuka nokuphila okuphakade kulabo abangena kuKristu.
UJesu
Kristu, owahlulelwa ethempelini elidala, waya esihogweni. Wafa waya esihogweni
ukuze athumele labo abaphendukayo ezulwini. Lokhu kusho ukuthi labo abaphila
ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu ngokomoya esihogweni.
Nokho,
uJesu, owaya esihogweni, wavuswa ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu futhi wenyukela
ezulwini, engena ezinhliziyweni zabangcwele. Lokhu kufanekisa ithempeli elisha
ngaphakathi enhliziyweni.
UJesu
Kristu, ohlala ethempelini elisha, uhlala ezulwini ezinhliziyweni zabangcwele.
Ngokufanayo, lithi labo abakuKristu nabo bahlezi ezulwini. Kwabase-Efesu 2:6, “Wasivusa
kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye ezindaweni zasezulwini kuKristu Jesu.” Leli zulu
liwumbuso kaNkulunkulu ngaphakathi komphefumulo, izulu lesithathu, nezulu
uqobo.
Ongcwele
unomzimba wenyama nomzimba womoya. Umzimba wenyama (umqondo wenyama) ungumzimba
womuntu omdala, kanti umzimba kamoya (umqondo kamoya) uwumzimba wokuphila
kokuvuka. Ngakho, kunemizimba emibili nezingqondo ezimbili, futhi ubuyena
kufanele bubekwe emzimbeni kamoya (umqondo womoya).
Ngenxa
yokuthi umzimba womoya uhlezi ezulwini, uSathane akakwazi ukusondela kuwo.
Akuhlangene nesono. 1 Johane 3:9, “Akakho ozelwe nguNkulunkulu owenza isono,
ngokuba imbewu yaKhe ihlala kuye. 1 Johane 5:18, “Siyazi
ukuthi akakho ozelwe nguNkulunkulu owona;
UNkulunkulu uthi ngeke abenze
balandise labo abazalwa benomzimba womoya ngezono zabo ngomthetho. KwabaseRoma
8:1-2, “Ngakho-ke
akusekho ukulahlwa kwabakuKristu Jesu, ngokuba ngoKristu Jesu umthetho kaMoya
onika ukuphila ukukhululile emthethweni wesono nokufa.
Nokho, ngezinye izikhathi amakholwa
awela emqondweni wenyama. Lapho ikholwa liqaphela umzimba wenyama njengowalo,
konke okuvela kulowo mzimba kubuyela ekuphileni. Imizwelo yenyama, izinkumbulo
zesikhathi esidlule, ukunxanela igazi, intukuthelo—lezi zinto ziyabuya, ziguqule
ingqondo phansi. Kulezi zikhathi, iva likaSathane liyahlaba.
I-Skolós the Sarkis (σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί) ichaza iva enyameni.
Umzimba wenyama ubuye ubizwe ngokuthi umzimba wesono, futhi nalabo abazalwa
ngokusha bahlale bebonakala bengazinzile ngenxa yenyama.
Abangcwele kufanele babeke ubunjalo
babo enhliziyweni beholwa nguMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kwenzeka nakulabo abazelwe
kabusha. Abangcwele akufanele bahlanganyele esenzweni esiwubuwula sokufuna
igazi likaJesu futhi ukuze bathethelelwe izono. Kufanele bakhumbule ukufa
kobuntu babo obudala futhi bathandaze nsuku zonke becela isiqondiso sikaMoya
oNgcwele, benqaba ukuvumela inyama yabo ukuba isebenze. Kulabo abaphikelela
ebubini naphezu kokuhlatshwa ameva kaSathane, lokhu kungaholela ngisho
nasekufeni.
Nokho, uma okholwayo eqhubeka enza
ngendlela evumela ukunqotshwa yinyama, usizi luyomehlela. UNkulunkulu unikeza
uSathane iva ukuze amhlabe. Iva elahlaba uMphostoli uPawulu alibhalwanga,
ngakho angeke sazi ngokuqinisekile, kodwa kungaba okuthile enyameni yakhe.
Wayaziwa ukuthi ucasuka kalula. Ngenxa yalokho, yena noBarnaba baba nengxabano
ngendaba kaMarku futhi bahlukana.
UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe
ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi wayeyokufa futhi avuke ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu.
Lapho uPetru ephikisana nalokhu, sibona uSathane ezama ukumlawula. UMathewu
16:22-23 uthi: “Kodwa
uPetru wamthathela eceleni waqala ukumkhuza, ethi: ‘Ungalokothi, Nkosi, lokhu akusoze
kwehlela kuwe.’
Kodwa uJesu waphenduka wathi kuPetru: ‘Suka emva kwami, Sathane, uyisikhubekiso kimi,
ngokuba awuzikhumbuli izinto zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezabantu.
Lesi sigameko asisho uPetru
enguSathane, kodwa uJesu ehlula uSathane ngaso leso sikhathi ezama ukulawula
uPetru. UJesu ube esekhuza uPetru. Uyamthethisa ngokucabanga ngezindaba zabantu
kunokucabanga ezikaNkulunkulu. Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uphathelene nokufa
nokuvuka kwesiphambano, uNkulunkulu ahlose ukukufeza, kanye nokusindiswa
kwesintu. Nokho, izindaba zabantu ziba izindaba zomhlaba.
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