“Ngakho ngiyanitshela, abantu bayakuthethelelwa zonke izono nokuhlambalaza, kodwa ukuhlambalaza uMoya kakuyikuthethelelwa. Okhuluma izwi elimelene neNdodana yomuntu, uzothethelelwa; kodwa lowo okhuluma okuphambene loMoya oNgcwele, kayikuthethelelwa, nakulesi sikhathi, nakulokho okuzayo.” (Mat 12:31-32)

Nakuba kungavamile ukuxoxwa phakathi kwamaKristu, USathane uthanda ukugcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngokwesaba lokho, ngandlela thize, sibe necala ‘lesono esingenakuthethelelwa’; ngakho-ke balahlwa phakade esiHogweni. abaningi, kuhlanganise amadoda nabesifazane abakhulu bakaNkulunkulu, njengoJohn Bunyan (yodumo lwe-`Pilgrims Progress') kanye namaKristu asanda kuqala (njengami) bawile kulo mgibe; okungase kubonakale ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokufihla ogibeni labo abanonembeza omnene, abazethemba ngokweqile ngokunganaki kanye nabo bonke abaphakathi.

USathane uyingcweti enkulu ekusebenziseni kabi nokuhlanekezela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Iqhinga alikhonzile ukucaphuna kabi ngobuqili nokusebenzisa kabi ngisho namaqiniso akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu uqobo; ingasaphathwa eyamazwi ashiwo amadoda nabesifazane abesaba uNkulunkulu abaye baqonda ngokungaphelele lokho abakuzwe kuNkulunkulu.

(Ngokwesibonelo phawula ukuthi kanjani, ngesikhathi iNyoka ilinga uEva (Gen 3:1-6), uthi uNkulunkulu ubatshele ukuthi bazokufa uma bengathinta isithelo. UNkulunkulu akashongo lokho: uthe, “Ungalidli.” Umsebenzi ka-Adamu kwakuwukunakekela izihlahla zensimu; ngakho kwakuzodingeka asithinte isihlahla. Kodwa kubonakala sengathi, ekudluliseleni iziyalezo zikaNkulunkulu ku-Eva, U-Adamu wayenehaba kancane (Gen 2:15-18). Ngakho, lapho u-Eva ethinta isithelo esenqatshelwe futhi waphila, kwakubonakala kuye ukuthi iNyoka iqinisile.)

Encwadini yakhe, ‘Umusa omkhulu kuyo iNkosi yezoni’, UJohn Bunyan ulandisa ngokuningiliziwe, kusukela ezigabeni 132 ukuze 232, indlela uSathane aqala ngayo ukumzingela kulokho okwakubonakala kuwukulahla uJesu, wabe esemhlupha iminyaka ngeminyaka emsola njalo ukuthi akasoze athethelelwa. Kuyadabukisa futhi kunzima ukufunda: kodwa iqukethe ukuqonda okuningi okubalulekile kumaqhinga kaSathane okusonta imiBhalo ngokumelene nathi; kanye nendlela yokuhlola ngokucophelela imiBhalo, kuhlanganiswe namazwi esambulo sikamoya, ekugcineni wambuyisela ekwethembeni okuphelele emseni kaNkulunkulu osindisayo.

Ukuhlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele

Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi lesi 'sono esingenakuthethelelwa' siyinto eyivelakancane kakhulu; futhi kubi kakhulu kunokubulala, noma ngisho ukuhlambalaza uJesu ngokwakhe. Izono ezifana nezakamuva, ngenxa yokungathí sina okusobala kweminye yezenkolo kubhekiselwa kuyo ngokuthi ʻizono ezifayo': nokho lezi akuzona `Azinakuthethelelwa,ʼ njengoba uJesu eqaphela ukusho. UPetru waphika uJesu; kanye neSt. UPawulu wayezivuma yena ngokwakhe njengombulali kaJesu’ abalandeli (Acts 26:9-11): nokho bobabili bathethelelwa.

uJesu’ isixwayiso mayelana lokuhlambalaza uMoya oNgcwele, ecashunwe ngenhla, iphinde iphindwe ku Mark 3:28-29 futhi Luke 12:10. Bobabili uMathewu noMarku bakubeka lokhu emongweni wengxoxo eyaqalwa ababhali nabaFarisi, okusikisela ukuthi uJesu wayesebenzisa amandla amademoni ukuze akhiphe amademoni. Kodwa qaphela ukuthi uJesu akasho ngokucacile ukuthi base behlambalaze uMoya oNgcwele ngokusho lokhu.: nakuba ebaxwayisa ngokucacile ukuthi, ngokuthi umsebenzi kaMoya ubangelwa ububi, basondela ngokuyingozi ukwenza kanjalo. Kodwa kusondele kangakanani - futhi ngani?

Abanye bayacabanga, Ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi isitatimende esithile esihlambalazayo sefomu, “UJesu ukhona …” ukuhlambalaza uJesu; kuyilapho ngokushintsha nje, 'UMoya oNgcwele' 'kaJesu' ungenza lokhu kube yisono esingenakuthethelelwa. Noma iyiphi inkulumo imcasula kakhulu uNkulunkulu: futhi akusoze kwadlula kalula. Nokho, uma umuntu ebheka iqiniso lokuthi ababhali nabaFarisi babethi ngokuqondile umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele kumphathi wamademoni., khona-ke kuba nzima kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi kungani uJesu engazange abalahle ngaso leso sikhathi kunokuba nje abaxwayise.

Yini Eyenza Lesi Sono Singathethelelwa?

Incwadi eya kumaHeberu ikhuluma ngalolu daba futhi inikeza ukuqonda okwengeziwe mayelana neqiniso lalokhu kuhlambalaza.. Iqukethe 3 izinkomba, eyesibili okuyiyona enemininingwane eminingi:

Ngokuba uma sona ngamabomu emva kokuba sesamukele ukwazi kweqiniso, akusekho umnikelo wezono, Kepha ukulindela okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa nokufutheka komlilo, elizadla izitha. Lowo owadelela uMose’ umthetho wafa ngaphandle kwesihawu ngaphansi kofakazi ababili noma abathathu: Sesingakanani isijeziso esibuhlungu, ake sithi wena, kuthiwe ufanelekile, onyathele phansi kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi ubale igazi lesivumelwano, angcweliswa ngalo, into engengcwele, futhi wenzé kabi uMoya womusa? Ngokuba siyamazi owashoyo, Ngeyami impindiselo, ngizobuyisela, isho iNkosi. Futhi futhi, UJehova uyakwahlulela abantu bakhe. Kuyesabeka ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo. (Heb 10:26-31 KJV)

Ngisebenzise i-King James Version ngamabomu lapha ukuze ngigcizelele leli gama, 'ngamabomu'. Leli igama elinamandla ngokwedlulele, wasebenzisa esinye isikhathi kuphela eTestamenteni Elisha, ukudlulisa umqondo wokunqunywa, ngokuzithandela ngokuphelele, ukuzibophezela enkambweni ethile yesenzo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyisinqumo esithathwe ngemuva kokuthola `ulwazi lweqiniso': hhayi ngenxa yokungazi. Njengoba isiqephu siqhubeka sichaza, kuhilela ukwenqaba uJesu ngamabomu’ umhlatshelo wezono zethu njengento engenamsebenzi; futhi esikhundleni salokho badelela umusa, ukuthethelela umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele ngokumthela ngehlazo noma ukulimala.

Incwadi eya kumaHeberu ilotshelwe amaKristu phakathi nenkathi yokuziphatha okubi okubi nokushushiswa okunzima, lapho abaningi babo bezithola belingeka kakhulu ukuba bahlehle noma balahle ukholo lwabo. Abanye bakwenza: kepha, njengoba sesibonile kuPetro, lokhu akwenzanga isimo sabo singahlengi. Ngakho isahluko 10 (Heb 10:32-39) iphetha ngokunxusa ukuthi ubambelele ungayeki; isahluko 11 (Heb 11:32-40) ikhuluma ngendlela amadoda nabesifazane bokholo abafinyelela ngayo lokho okwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka naphezu kokukhuthazelela lokho okwakubonakala kuwukunqotshwa kabuhlungu.. Bese isahluko 12 (Heb 12:1-13) iyaqhubeka nenye isiyalo sokuthi singalilahli ithemba lapho sehluleka futhi singena enkingeni. Ngisho nalapho uNkulunkulu esivumela ukuba sihlupheke ngenxa yezono zethu, kude kakhulu nokuba uphawu lokulahlwa. Lokhu ukwenza ngoba esithanda; futhi ufuna siphenduke futhi sibuyiselwe:

Ngakhoke, njengoba sizungezwe ifu elingaka labofakazi, masilahle konke okusivimbelayo kanye nesono esithandela kalula. Futhi masiwugijime ngokubekezela umjaho owubekelwe thina, sigxilise amehlo ethu kuJesu, umqalisi nomphelelisi wokukholwa. Ngenxa yenjabulo eyayibekwe phambi kwakhe wabekezelela isiphambano, edelela ihlazo layo, wahlala ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. Cabanga ngalowo owakhuthazelela ukuphikiswa okunjalo yizoni, ukuze ningadinwa, niphele amandla. Emzabalazweni wenu nesono, awukakamelani kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokuchitha igazi lakho. Futhi ingabe usulikhohliwe ngokuphelele leli zwi lesikhuthazo elikhuluma nawe njengobaba ekhuluma nendodana yakhe? Ithi, "Umfana wami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, futhi ungapheli amandla lapho ekusola, ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, futhi wonke amamukela njengendodana yakhe uyajezisa.” Bekezela ubunzima njengesiyalo; UNkulunkulu uniphatha njengabantwana bakhe. Ngoba lokho abantwana abakhuzwa nguyise? (Heb 12:1-7)

Kodwa uSathane, lowo mbhali ochwepheshile wemibhalo, ithanda ukuyisebenzisela ukulahlwa kunokusikhuthaza. Bese kulandela 2 amavesi akulesi sahluko osekunesikhathi eside ewathanda:

Ngakho-ke phakamisani izandla ezilengayo, lamadolo axegayo; Futhi wenzela izinyawo zakho izindlela eziqondile, funa okuqhugayo kuphambuke; kodwa kunalokho kakulaliswe. Landelani ukuthula nabantu bonke, nobungcwele, ngaphandle kwalokho kakho ozayibona iNkosi: nibhekisise kungabikho osilelayo umusa kaNkulunkulu; funa kumile impande yokubaba inikhathaze, futhi ngalokho abaningi bayangcoliswa; funa kube khona isifebe, noma umuntu ongcolile, njengo-Esawu, owathengisa ngobuzibulo bakhe ngocezwana lunye. Ngokuba niyakwazi lokho kamuva, lapho ebezakudla ilifa lesibusiso, wenqatshwa: ngoba kayitholanga indawo yokuphenduka, nakuba wayifuna ngokucophelela ngezinyembezi. (Heb 12:12-17 KJV)

Qaphela ukuthi umyalezo oyinhloko wombhali uthi, “Likhona ithemba. Ungayeki noma uphanjaniswe! Futhi qaphela lokho, uma uhluleka ukuthatha lesi sikhuthazo ngokungathi sína ungase ulahlekelwe isikhathi esikhulu.” Kodwa uSathane uyathanda ukuthatha laba okokugcina 2 amavesi ukusho, “Musa ukuchitha isikhathi sakho! UNkulunkulu useqedile ngawe!” Kodwa, akulona iqiniso kuphela lokho kuwe: kwakungelona iqiniso naku-Esawu. U-Esawu akazange abuthole ubuzibulo bakhe, futhi waphuthelwa isibusiso sezibulo: kodwa isibusiso sika-Isaka (Gen 27:38-40) yagcwaliseka nokho (Gen 33:8-11). Isono nokunganakwa kwezipho zikaNkulunkulu kubi kakhulu, futhi mhlawumbe unomphela, imiphumela: kepha, lapho kukhona ukuphenduka, intethelelo namathuba amasha asatholakala.

Izinyembezi zika-Esawu zokuqala zazingezona izinyembezi zokuphenduka; kwakuyizinyembezi zomona wokubulala (Gen 27:41), efana nekaKhayini ngaphambi kokuba abulale u-Abela (Gen 4:5-8). Kodwa, ngesikhathi, U-Esawu washintsha inhliziyo, ukuphenduka enjongweni yakhe yasekuqaleni; ngakho lapho ekugcineni ehlangana noJakobe futhi, kwakuwukumgona njengomzalwane (Gen 33:4).

Ukuphenduka – Ubufakazi Bokubekezelela Umusa

Ngesikhathi sami njengomKristu ngiye ngahlangana nedlanzana labantu abaye bahlushwa ukwesaba ukuthi benze isono esingenakuthethelelwa - futhi ngize ngaba kuleso sikhundla nami.. Kodwa kube kanye kuphela lapho ngihlangane khona nomuntu enganginovalo lokuthi kungenzeka ngempela wakwenza lokho. Kunjalo, Ngihlangane nabaningi engibesabayo abangakahlangani noJesu, abanye naphezu kokusho kwabo ukuthi sebengabalandeli bakaJesu: kodwa lokho akuyona into efanayo. Ngiphinde ngahlangana nabaningi abaye bawela esonweni ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene, noma kubonakala sengathi balahle ukholo lwabo isikhathi esithile, futhi ngemva kwalokho yabuyiselwa. Ngakho-ke yimuphi umehluko obalulekile? Ake sibukeze kafushane futhi sibheke eminye imibhalo embalwa:

Ngokuba mayelana nalabo abake bakhanyiswa futhi benambitha isipho sasezulwini, futhi benziwa abahlanganyeli bakaMoya oNgcwele, wanambitha izwi elihle likaNkulunkulu, lamandla esikhathi esizayo, wase ewa, akunakwenzeka ukuba babuye bavuselelwe ekuphendukeni; njengoba bephinda bezibethela iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wambeka ehlazweni. (Heb 6:4-6)

Ngokuba uma, ngemva kokuba sebephunyukile ekungcoleni komhlaba ngolwazi lweNkosi noMsindisi uJesu Kristu, baphinde bahileleke kukho bahlulwe, isimo sokugcina sibe sibi kubo kunesokuqala. Ngokuba bekungaba ngcono kubo ukuba bebengayazi indlela yokulunga, kuna, emva kokukwazi, ukuze babuye emyalezweni ongcwele abawunikwayo. Kodwa sekwenzekile kubo ngokwesaga esiqinisileyo, “Inja ibuyela emahlanzweni ayo futhi,” futhi, “ingulube egezekile yaze yaginqika odakeni.” (2Pe 2:20-22)

Okomfanyana, njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, sikhuluma lapha ngalabo asebevele bezwe iqiniso kanye nobuqiniso bevangeli. Labo abangakanikele izimpilo zabo kuJesu njengoMsindisi wabo abanacala lokwenza lesi sono. (Nakuba lokho kungasikiseli ukuthi basengozini esheshayo, ngoba"Okholwa nguye akahlulelwa. Ongakholwa usegwetshiwe, ngoba engakholwanga ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa." (John 3:18))

Komzuzwana, ngamabomu, ukukhetha ngokuzithandela balethe ihlazo kuJesu kanye nomsebenzi wokuhlenga kaMoya oNgcwele. Lokhu kuyisinengiso esikhulu kuNkulunkulu futhi kubabeka engozini enkulu yokuthi bathiwe bahlambalaze uMoya oNgcwele.. Nokho, okuningi kuncike ezingeni umuntu azimise ngalo ngamabomu ngokumelene noNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu kuphela okwaziyo lokho: ngakho-ke ngeke sikwazi ukukusebenzisa ngokuthembekile lokhu njengokuhlola.

Kodwa, okwesithathu futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, akunakwenzeka ukuba umuntu onjalo aphenduke (Heb 6:6); leyo, ukwenza ushintsho lwangempela lwenhliziyo, bevuselela isifiso sabo sokulandela uJesu nokulalela imiyalo kaMoya.

Isono esingenakuthethelelwa asithetheleleki ngokunembile ngalokho umuntu ngamunye ngeke phenduka. Ngakhoke, akukho ukuthethelelwa. Kodwa, ngenxa yesipiliyoni sabo sangaphambili sokuba ngokoqobo kobulungisa bukaNkulunkulu, abalahlile, akukho ukuntula ukwesaba nokuzisola. Kodwa umehluko obalulekile phakathi kwalowo owenze isono esingenakuthethelelwa nalowo oye wawa isikhashana nje, ukuthi ukuzisola kokugcina kuba kugxile, hhayi ngesijeziso ababhekene naso: kodwa ngenxa yobubi besiphambeko sabo kanye nokwehlukana okukhona manje: futhi inhliziyo yabo ikhalela ukuthi ubudlelwano bubuyiselwe. (Qonda, Ngokwesibonelo, Umthandazo kaDavide ku Psalm 51:1-19.)

Izibonelo ezingokoqobo

John Bunyan

UBunyan wabekezelela inkathi yokusikisela kwengqondo okungapheli ukuthi kufanele athengise ngoJesu ukuze athole izinto zalokhu kuphila.. Naphezu kwayo yonke imizamo yakhe yokumelana, imicabango yayingasuki; kwaze kwaba sekuseni, ekhathele, wazizwa ecabanga, “Myeke ahambe, uma Ethanda.” Aqhubeke, “140. Manje impi yanqotshwa, ngase ngiwa phansi njengenyoni edutshulwa esiqongweni sesihlahla, ngecala elikhulu, nokuphelelwa ithemba okwesabekayo.” Kwalandela iminyaka yokuhlushwa ngezikhathi ezithile zokuphumula lapho uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawukhuluma induduzo emphefumulweni wakhe. “174. ... kungazelelwe kwaba khona, kube sengathi kungene efasiteleni, umsindo womoya phezu kwami, kodwa kumnandi kakhulu, futhi sengathi ngizwa izwi likhuluma, Wake wenqaba ukulungisiswa ngegazi likaKristu? kanye, impilo yami yonke yobungcweti edlule, ngomzuzwana wangivulelwa, lapho ngenziwa khona ukuthi ngibone, lokho okuklanywe ukuthi angizange: ngakho inhliziyo yami yaphendula ngokububula, Ayikho. Wabe esewa, ngamandla, lelozwi likaNkulunkulu phezu kwami, Qaphelani ningamali okhulumayo. IsiHebheru xii. 25." (Heb 12:25)

“229. ... ngokushesha lesi sigwebo sawela phezu komphefumulo wami, Ukulunga kwakho kusezulwini; kanye nemicabango, Ngabona ngamehlo omphefumulo wami, UJesu Kristu ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu: Lapho, Ngithi, kwakungukulunga kwami; ukuze noma ngabe ngikuphi, noma yini ebengiyenza, UNkulunkulu ubengeke asho ngami, Ufuna ukulunga Kwami; ngoba lokho kwakuphambi Kwakhe. Ngabona futhi, ukuthi kwakungesona isimo sami esihle senhliziyo esenza ukulunga kwami ​​kube ngcono, noma isimo sami esibi esenza ukulunga kwami ​​kube kubi; ngoba ukulunga kwami ​​kwakunguJesu Kristu uqobo, Okufanayo izolo, namuhla, futhi kuze kube phakade. Umnyeli. xiii. 8. (Heb 13:8)

“230. Manje amaketango ami awela ezinyaweni zami ngempela …"

Ubufakazi Bami

Njengosanda kuguqulwa 15 umnyaka owodwa, Ngangimthanda kakhulu uJesu. Kodwa ngolunye usuku ngingalindele ngabhekana nesilingo sobulili esisha engangingakaze ngibhekane naso ngaphambili; futhi kwavusa isithakazelo sami. Ngasheshe ngabona ukuthi akulungile; nomcabango wawungena ekhanda lami, “Kungenzekani uma uJesu engabuya manje, ngenkathi wenza lokhu?” Kodwa esikhundleni sokuyeka ngokushesha, ilukuluku yaba ngcono kimi futhi, nakuba ngangiphatheke kabi ngakho, Ngaqhubeka ʻnokuphenya' isikhathi eside. Kodwa, akuphelanga sikhathi ngama, kunokuba uSathane angenele ngecala, “Leso kwakuyisono samabomu. Izono ezinjalo azinakuthethelelwa!” Ngangiwazi lowo mbhalo (Heb 10:26 KJV), ngase ngishaywa luvalo. Ngaya ekamelweni lami, wawela phansi ebumnyameni futhi wancenga uNkulunkulu ukuba amthethelele: kodwa akuzange kube khona impendulo - ubumnyama nokuthula nje.

Ngazizwa ngilahliwe ngokuphelele; futhi agwetshwe ukuba avinjelwe phakade phambi kwakhe. Angikwazanga ukubekezelela umcabango: ngakho ngancenga uNkulunkulu ngesibonakaliso sokuthi konke kwakulahlekile. Ngangisanda kukhula ngokwanele ukuba ngikwazi ukugxuma futhi ngithinte uphahla uma ngisebenzisa imilenze yomibili: ngakho ngathandazela ukuthi ngikwazi ukukuphatha, egxuma ngomlenze owodwa. Ngabe sengibutha wonke amandla ami, wagxuma - futhi wehluleka! Lokho kwangethusa kakhulu ngaze ngazama futhi ngokuphelelwa yithemba ngakwenza ngempela! Kodwa, kunjalo, USathane wabuya waqonda ngqo kimi ngecala lokuthi kwakuwumzamo wokuqala kuphela owawubalulekile.

Ngicabanga ukuthi ngilahlekile unomphela, Ngaqala ukuzibuza ukuthi ngingayichitha kanjani impilo yami yonke; ngazithola sengikhuleka lomkhuleko: "Baba, noma ngingaze ngifike ezulwini, ngicela ungiphe umusa wokugcina. Ungangivumela ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngikusebenzela impilo yami yonke; ngoba akukho okunye engingathanda ukukwenza." Kuphela-ke, lapho ngihlezi ebumnyameni, ingabe impendulo kaNkulunkulu yangena engqondweni yami: “Ukube wenze Isono Esingenakuthethelelwa, ubungeke uwuthandaze lowomthandazo!"

Ngalokho, ukuthula kwabuyiselwa. Nokho, isikhathi eside uSathane ubefuna ukungihlukumeza ngesiphakamiso, “Kuthiwani uma uNkulunkulu emane ekunike lokho okucelile. Uzophendula kanjani uma, ekugcineni, ekugcineni uyakulahla esihogweni?” Impendulo yami yayinjalo futhi namanje, noma ngabe lokhu bekuyiqiniso, Ngisengaba nezizathu zokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngokulunga nesihe sakhe. Ithemba lami alixhomekile ekulungeni kwami: kodwa kuJesu kuphela’ ukufa kimi.

Umuntu Ongaphenduki?

Ngezinsuku zami zomfundi, Mina nomngane wami sahlangana nendoda eyasitshela ukuthi yayenze Isono Esingenakuthethelelwa futhi yayihlala ngokwesaba isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu.. Emzamweni wokumsiza, sammemela eflethini lami, lapho asixoxela khona indaba yakhe.

Wayesephendukile ngokubona okwenzekayo, ukuphulukiswa ngokushesha kwengane ekhubazekile ebuchosheni futhi yaba yilungu elivamile lesonto likaMoya elaziwayo, lapho ayebone khona izimangaliso ezinengi. Kodwa ngelinye ilanga, ngenkathi ilalele insizwa ethile ifakaza ngendlela eyayisanda kukhululeka ngayo ngokuphelele ekubeni umlutha wotshwala, wacabanga enhliziyweni yakhe, “Ngikubheja ngingakubuyisela otshwaleni futhi.” Wahlela umhlangano nensizwa, lapho akwazi khona ukumdakisa. Impilo yale nsizwa yaphazamiseka; wagcina elishiyile ibandla.

Ngachitha isikhathi ngimeluleka umlingi wakhe, bobabili bamxwayisa ngesikhundla sakhe (ayeseyazi futhi eyesaba) efuna ukumyisa endaweni yokuphenduka. Kwakuyisimo esiyinqaba. Wayebhema kakhulu; futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngangizama ngamabomu ukupheshulela intuthu ngakithi, njengokungathi wayecabanga ukuthi lokhu kungase kube nomphumela ofanayo kimi njengoba utshwala baba nawo esisulu sakhe sangaphambili. Kodwa, naphezu kokuveza ukuthi ukuthethelelwa kwakungenzeka - uma nje engaphenduka - kwakuyinto ayengeke ayenze leyo. Ngezinye izikhathi wayethandaza kuNkulunkulu; futhi ngezinye izikhathi kuSathane, wathi akayena umqeqeshi omubi kangako. Kwagcina kwacaca ukuthi ubesacabanga ukuthi ube 'hlakaniphile' ukuyenga leyo nsizwa. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi useke wabuyela ezingqondweni ngempela? Angikwazi ukuqiniseka: kodwa ekugcineni kwadingeka ngimdedele, besaba kodwa bengaphenduki.

Uma umuntu ebona umzalwane wakhe ona ngesono esingesiso esokufa, uzabuza, futhi uNkulunkulu uyomnika ukuphila kwalabo abenza isono esingesiso esokufa. Kukhona isono esiholela ekufeni. Angisho ukuthi kufanele enze isicelo mayelana nalokhu. (1Jn 5:16)

Ungesabi

USathane unobuqili futhi uzimisele; kuyilapho sivame ukuba sengozini yezinsongo nenkohliso yakhe. Kodwa akudingekile ukuba sihlale ngokwesaba ukuthi siyohluleka ngenxa yobuthakathaka bethu noma ukuntula ukholo. UZiqu-zintathu wonke - Baba, INdodana noMoya oNgcwele - bazibophezele ekusiboneni kuze kube sekugcineni.

Uma sivuma izono zethu, Uthembekile futhi ulungile ukusithethelela izono, nokusihlanza kukho konke ukungalungi. (1 John 1:9)

Lithembekile lesi sisho: “Ngokuba uma safa naye, futhi siyohlala naye. Uma sibekezela, futhi sizobusa kanye naye. Uma simphika, naye uyakusiphika. Uma singakholwa, uhlala ethembekile. Angeke akwazi ukuziphika.” (2Ti 2:11-13)

Kepha uma umoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kuwe, Lowo owavusa uKristu Jesu kwabafileyo uzophinde anikeze impilo emizimbeni yenu efayo ngomoya wayo ohlala kuwe. Ngakho-ke, bafowethu, Sikweleta, Hhayi Enyameni, Ukuphila Ngemuva Kwenyama. Ngoba uma uhlala ngemuva kwenyama, Kufanele ufe; Kepha uma ngoMoya wabulala izenzo zomzimba, uzophila. Ngoba abaningi abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu, Lawa angabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba aniwemukelanga umoya wobugqila ukuba nibuye nesabe, kodwa nemukele uMoya wobuntwana, esikhala ngaye, “Aba! Baba!"UMoya uqobo ufakaza kanye nomoya wethu ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ... (Rom 8:11-16)

Pho sizothini ngalezi zinto? Uma uNkulunkulu engakithi, ngubani ongamelana nathi? Lowo ongazange ayigodle eyakhe iNdodana, kodwa wamnikela ngenxa yethu sonke, ubengesinikeze kanjani zonke izinto kanye naye? Ngubani ongamangalela abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu? nguNkulunkulu olungisisayo. Ubani olahlayo? NguKristu owafa, yebo kunalokho, owavuswa kwabafileyo, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, obuye asithethelele. Oyakusahlukanisa nothando lukaKristu? Kungenzeka ukucindezelwa, noma ubuhlungu, noma ukushushiswa, noma indlala, noma ubunqunu, noma ingozi, noma inkemba? Ngisho njengoba kulotshiwe, “Ngenxa yakho sibulawa usuku lonke. sabhekwa njengezimvu zokuhlatshwa. Cha, kuzo zonke lezizinto, singabanqobi ngaye owasithandayo. Ngoba ngikholisiwe, ukuthi noma ukufa, noma ukuphila, noma izingelosi, noma izikhulu, noma izinto ezikhona, noma izinto ezizayo, noma amandla, noma ukuphakama, noma ukujula, nanoma iyiphi enye into edaliwe, lizokwazi ukusihlukanisa nothando lukaNkulunkulu, okukuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. (Rom 8:31-39)

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