Labo abafuna ukudla isithelo somuthi wokuphila nesithelo somuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi

 

Labo abafuna ukudla isithelo somuthi wokuphila nesithelo somuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi

 

KwabaseRoma 7:12 Ngakho-ke umthetho ungcwele, nomyalo ungcwele, ulungile, muhle.

Umthetho uyizwi elingcwele likaNkulunkulu. Ngaphakathi koMthetho, kuneSivumelwano Semisebenzi kanye neSivumelwano Somusa. ISivumelwano Semisebenzi sithi ngokugcina yonke imithetho engu-613, umuntu angaba abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, ama-Israyeli azama ngenkuthalo ukugcina amalungiselelo oMthetho ngokuqinile, kodwa awazange akwazi ukwenza kanjalo. Ekugcineni, bathola intethelelo yezono kuNkulunkulu ngeminikelo yemihlatshelo. Ukuthola intethelelo yezono ngeminikelo yemihlatshelo kuyisivumelwano somusa.

Labo abalwela ukugcina imithetho ngaphakathi komthetho ekugcineni bawela esivumelwaneni semisebenzi, noma umthetho. Lokhu kumela abaFarisi besikhathi sikaJesu. Amakholwa akumele aphambanise umthetho nomthetho.

Abefundisi abaningi badida amakholwa ngokufanisa ukugcina incwadi yomthetho kanye nomthetho. Akufanele bakuchaze ngomthetho, kodwa ngokulandela umthetho.

Nokho, labo abathola uMesiya ngomnikelo womhlatshelo emthethweni bangena esivumelwaneni somusa. Labo abangena esivumelwaneni somusa badla isithelo somuthi wokuphila.

Nokho, labo abangena esivumelwaneni semisebenzi ngaphakathi komthetho yilabo abadla isithelo somuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi. Labo abadla isithelo somuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi yilabo abakholelwa ukuthi bangathola ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngemizamo yabo siqu.

Kokubili iSihlahla Sokuphila kanye Nomuthi Wokwazi Okuhle Nokubi kukhethwa ngokusekelwe ezinkolelweni eziseZwini likaNkulunkulu, uMthetho. Labo abangenakuzenzela bona, kodwa kuphela labo abafuna insindiso ngoKristu yilabo abadla isithelo seSihlahla Sokuphila. Nokho, labo abafuna ukulunga ngemizamo yabo siqu yilabo abadla isithelo somuthi wolwazi lokuhle nokubi.

UJesu walandisa umfanekiso kakolweni nokhula. Ukolo umele labo abezwa ivangeli futhi badle isithelo somuthi wokuphila. Yilabo ababeka ubunjalo babo emoyeni. Nokho, ukhula lumelela labo abalwela ngenkuthalo ukubona ukulunga kwabo siqu. Yilabo ababeka ubunjalo babo enyameni. UJesu wabatshela ukuthi bangalukhiphi ukhula, kodwa balushiye endaweni. Ngisho nasezinhliziyweni zamakholwa, ukhula luhlala ndawonye. UNkulunkulu uzowashisa kamuva.

Ezinhliziyweni zamakholwa, umzimba kamoya (umqondo womoya) kanye nomzimba omusha (ingqondo ehlanzekile) kuhlangana ndawonye. "Okusha" kuhlukile emzimbeni wenyama, osuka kumuntu omdala. Ngenxa yokuthi lezi zibili ziphila ndawonye ezinhliziyweni zamakholwa, kuvela ukudideka ngobuwena.

Labo ababeka ubunjalo babo endaweni entsha bazibheka njengabaphathi bethempeli elidala. Badla isithelo somuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi, futhi imimoya yabo ibambeke enyameni, bafe. Basesihogweni. Nokho, labo ababeka ubuntu babo emzimbeni womoya babheka uJesu njengenkosi yethempeli elisha. Imimoya yabangcwele idla isithelo somuthi wokuphila, futhi ifinyelela ezulwini.

Kuvela ongcwele lapho izingqondo ezimbili zihlangana. Ngakho-ke, abangcwele kufanele bazenzele okwabo nsuku zonke. KwabaseRoma 7:21-23 : Ngakho-ke ngithola umthetho wokuthi, lapho ngithanda ukwenza okuhle, kukhona okubi kimina, ngokuba ngiyathokoza ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokomuntu ongaphakathi, kepha ngibona omunye umthetho ezithweni zami, olwa nomthetho wengqondo yami, ungithumbela emthethweni wesono osezithweni zami.

Kwabashisekeli bezomthetho, ukugcina umthetho kusho ukulandela uhlamvu lomthetho, kodwa kubavangeli, kusho ukuthatha incwadi yomthetho enhliziyweni, ukuholwa nguMoya oNgcwele, nokwenza ngokufanele. Ingabe ikholwa lizokwenza ngokoqobo, noma lizokufaka enhliziyweni futhi liqondiswe nguMoya oNgcwele? Lokhu kuncike ekutheni isiqu sabo sisenyameni noma sisemoyeni.

ETestamenteni Elidala, uMose wenyukela eNtabeni iSinayi ukuze amukele izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe eziqukethe amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Lezi zibhebhe zazineMithetho Eyishumi, umyalo kaNkulunkulu wokuba bonke abantu bayilalele. Nokho, lapho uMose engehli entabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, abantu benza ithole legolide balikhonza, bekholelwa ukuthi linguNkulunkulu. Ekubona lokhu, uMose waphihliza izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe. Izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe eziphukile zifanekisela ithempeli elidala, elenziwe ngamatshe, elizobhidlika. Labo abahlezi ethempelini elidala bachazwa njengekhehla. Umuntu omdala, omiselwe ukufa, umelwe ukufa kukaJesu Kristu esiphambanweni.

Ngemva kokubhubhisa ithole legolide, uMose wenza ezinye izibhebhe zamatshe ezimbili. UNkulunkulu wabatshela ukuthi balobe lezi zibhebhe ezimbili ezinhliziyweni zabo futhi bagcine iMithetho Eyishumi. Ukugcina kusho ukubagcina ezinhliziyweni zabo nokwenza ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu akusho ukwenza ngohlamvu, kodwa kunalokho ukwenza ngencazelo emqondweni. Lezi zibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe zifanekisela ithempeli elisha elimiswe ezinhliziyweni zabo. Labo abahlezi ethempelini elisha bamelelwa njengamadoda amasha. Umuntu omusha umele labo abazelwe kabusha ngoMoya oNgcwele, okungukuthi, ukuphila okuvusiwe kukaJesu Kristu.

KwabaseRoma 6:4-5 Ngakho sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni, ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha. Ngokuba uma sihlanganiswe naye ekufananeni kokufa kwakhe, siyakuba-khona futhi ekufananeni kokuvuka kwakhe.

Sengiphetha, imiphumela yomthetho iyahlukahluka kuye ngesimo somqondo umuntu awubuka futhi enze ngokuvumelana nawo. Uma umuntu ebheka umthetho njengevangeli, uthola isiqondiso sikaMoya oNgcwele. Uma umuntu ebheka amazwi omthetho njengomthetho, umuntu uba ngomthetho, elwela ukwenza ngokoqobo, njengokungathi ungumphathi womthetho.

Isibonelo, ngokwemfundiso ye-Westminster, Umbuzo 99. Yimiphi imithetho okufanele siyigcine ukuze siqonde iMithetho Eyishumi ngendlela efanele?

Phendula. Ukuze uqonde iMithetho Eyishumi ngendlela efanele, le mithetho elandelayo kufanele igcinwe:

1. Umthetho uphelele, udinga wonke umuntu ukuba ahambisane ngokugcwele nokulunga kwawo, awulalele ngokuphelele kuze kube phakade, agcwalise ngokuphelele futhi ngokugcwele yonke imisebenzi, futhi enqabele zonke izono, ngisho nencane kakhulu.

KuCatechism yaseHeidelberg, umbuzo 114 uyabuza, "Ingabe labo abaphendukayo futhi baphendukele kuNkulunkulu bangagcina yonke le mithetho ngokuphelele?"

Impendulo: Cha. Ngisho nabantu abangcwele kakhulu kulo mhlaba abakwazi ukuthola ukulalela okuphelele. Noma kunjalo, amakholwa kufanele enze yonke imizamo yokugcina yonke, hhayi nje eminye yemithetho kaNkulunkulu.

Ngale ndlela, imfundiso ithi amakholwa kumele alwele ukugcina imiyalelo, ngakho noma bethi amakholwa angena esivumelwaneni somusa, imfundiso eyenziwe umuntu yenza amakholwa angene esivumelwaneni semisebenzi.

Abangcwele balwa impi ezinhliziyweni zabo, futhi ukuze banqobe ubumina benyama, ukukhula komoya kuyadingeka. Kunokuba alwele ukugcina zonke izinhlinzeko zomthetho ngesenzo, amakholwa kufanele aqale aqonde lokho izinhliziyo zawo zenyama ezikufisayo ngamalungiselelo omthetho. UNkulunkulu ufisa ukuthi amakholwa abone isimo sesono futhi angabhajwa kuso.

Ukuze enze ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu, amakholwa kufanele azenzele owakhe usuku nosuku futhi avuselele izingqondo zawo ezingokomoya. Kumelwe bakhumbule ukuthi nakuba befa nsuku zonke enyameni, bahlezi ezulwini ngokuqondene nezingqondo zabo ezingokomoya. Ngisho noma amakholwa ephila nsuku zonke phakathi kwezulu nesihogo, uma ebeka ubuyena ezulwini, uNkulunkulu uyobahola. Kunokuba alwele ukugcina ngokuqinile okubhalwe emthethweni, amakholwa kufanele ahlulele ubunjalo bezinhliziyo zabo ngaphakathi komthetho.

Uma ikholwa lihluleka ukumisa ubuyena, liyoba umuntu ofuna ukudla isithelo somuthi wokuphila nesithelo somuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi nsuku zonke.

Uma ikholwa lingazalwa ngokusha, ngeke lisindiswe. Nokho, uma ikholwa elizelwe ngokusha lenza isono, uNkulunkulu uyolihlaba ngameva kaSathane.

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