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Ukunqoba Ukushoda Kwamandla

UPaul ubelokhu echaza ukuthi inkinga yangempela bekungekhona ukuthi wayengavumelani nezindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu, noma ukuthi wayengafuni ngempela ukwenza lokho uNkulunkulu akusho. Ngamazinga okuqonda kanye nokuziphatha, empeleni wayekade ekhetha ukuhamba ngendlela kaNkulunkulu: Kepha-ke ukuthola ukuthi wayengenawo amandla okunqoba konke ukugxila okujulile kwemvelo yakhe. Kubalulekile ukuqonda leli phuzu.

Ukucabanga kwanamuhla okuqondiswe ngokomqondo (futhi, impela, ezinye izindlela eziningi zokucabanga) Cabanga ukuthi impikiswano esemqoka ingenye yamandla. Lokho ukusho, 'Uma ufuna okuthile kubi ngokwanele, Lapho-ke ungakwenza.’ Manje kuneqiniso eliningi ngalolo mbono: Kepha ukuzinikela yodwa akwanele. Ngokwesibonelo, Lapho abasubathi bencintisana, Ukunqoba kuvame ukuya kulowo onqunyelwe kakhulu ukwenza noma yini edingekayo ukunqoba. Kodwa, Akunandaba ukuthi unganquma kangakanani ukusebenzisa imayela ngaphansi 3 imizuzu, Ukulinganiselwa ngokomzimba kuzokwehlisa phansi.

Emcimbini wokuziphatha, Ukulinganiselwa okunjalo kucace kakhulu futhi kusobala kakhulu. Ngokwesibonelo, Imilutha yezidakamizwa iyazithola iboshelwe umkhuba wabo ngazo zombili izinto zomzimba nezengqondo. Vamile, yize kungenjalo njalo, Yinto engokwengqondo okunzima ukuphula; futhi, Njengasezindaweni eziningi zokuphila, Labo abanamandla anamandla azomandla okungenzeka ukuthi ahlukane kakhulu – Uma befuna ngempela. Kodwa ukulutheka okujule kakhulu kukho konke ukulutheka kokuzithanda othatha indawo yothando olungenabugovu uNkulunkulu ayehlose ukuba sibe nalo ekuqaleni.. Lokhu kulutheka kufana nonwabu oluhlala lushintsha umbala luye komunye. Ngokwesibonelo, umlutha okuthi ngamandla akhe onke akwazi ukugqashula ekubeni umlutha wezidakamizwa uba umlutha wokubukeka kwawo okusha njengalowo ophethe ikusasa lawo., noma aqale ukubukela phansi labo abanezinhliziyo ezibuthakathaka abalokhu behluleka ukwenza ibanga, noma baqale ngisho nokuhileleka umkhuba wabo omdala futhi ngenkolelo yokuthi manje ‘bawulawula.’

Impumelelo enkulu, sikhulu isilingo sokuzidla okunjalo. Imiphefumulo embalwa engavamile ibonakala ingathambekele kangako kuneminye emibonweni enjalo: Kepha nalokhu zivame ukungazi kahle kakhulu kunezinye izindlela zabo zokushiyeka. Iqiniso ngukuthi, ukuthi akekho noyedwa kithi okhululekile ngale nkinga. Ngokunensa, Abantu ababenazo izinkinga kakhulu - futhi ekugcineni baholele uzungu lokuthi babulale - kwakukhona abaholi benkolo bosuku lwakhe; owazibona ngabona Kungcono kunawo wonke umuntu.

Kulabo abathi asinawo amandla okuphila njengoba uNkulunkulu ayehlose ngayo, Lapho-ke isilingo ukugcwala ekulahlisweni okungenathemba nokuzilimaza ngisho nokuzizonda kwaze kwaba nokuzonda ngempela 'jikile’ ukuzithanda.. Kepha uma sithi sinamandla, pho kungani singakwenzi? Lokhu kungaba ukwenqatshwa ngamabomu ngezindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu, Ukukhohlisa, ubuzenyesi, noma ukuxuba kwabo bobathathu. Kodwa umsuka wazo zonke kukhona ukuziqhenya komuntu. Ikhambi likaNkulunkulu liqeda kokubili ukuzidla nokuphelelwa ithemba.

Imfundiso eyinhloko yeVangeli lobuKristu ukuthi abantu bangakhululwa kuphela esonweni ngokungenelela okuqondile kukaNkulunkulu. Ngeke sizuze intethelelo kaNkulunkulu yezono zethu nganoma yimiphi imizamo yethu; futhi akukho mzamo esiwenzayo onganqamula umlutha wesono. Sidinga amandla angaphezu kwethu. Sidinga isimangaliso. Yingakho uJesu angena emlandweni wesintu.

Ngokwalokho umthetho owawungakwazi ukukwenza, ngoba lalibuthakathaka ngenyama, UNkulunkulu wakwenza. Ethumela iNdodana yakhe siqu isesimweni senyama enesono nangenxa yesono, wasilahla isono enyameni; ukuze isimiso somthetho sigcwaliseke kithi, abangahambi ngokwenyama, kodwa ngoMoya. ([x]Rom 8:3-4[/x])

Ukuthethelela – Isimangaliso Somusa

Ukuthethelela uNkulunkulu akuyona nje 'okungokomfanekiso’ noma iphepha le-hypothetical '’ ukushintshisana, Njengokungathi izimpilo zethu zazifana nomdlalo wekhompyutha kanye nobugebengu bethu abangenawo ububi’ lapho umuntu ebekucindezela kuphela 'ukusetha kabusha’ inkinobho’ noma bhala isikweletu sethu ngesifo sohlangothi lwepeni. Kudinga ushintsho olukhulu kakhulu lwangaphakathi oluchaza uJesu aluchaza ngokuthi 'uzalwa kabusha.’ Cabanga ngale ngxoxo phakathi kukaJesu nomholi ngokomoya abangamaJuda:

Manje kwakukhona umuntu wabaFarisi ogama lakhe linguNikodemu, Umbusi WamaJuda. Okufanayo kweza kuye ebusuku, wathi kuye, “Umfundisi wabaJuda, Siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi uvela kuNkulunkulu, ngoba akekho ongazenza lezi zibonakaliso ozenzayo, Ngaphandle kokuthi uNkulunkulu unaye.”

UJesu wamphendula, “Ngokuqinisekile, ngiyakutshela, Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwa kabusha, Akaboni uMbuso kaNkulunkulu.”

UNikodemu wathi kuye, “Umuntu angazalwa kanjani lapho esemdala? Angangena okwesibili esibelethweni sikanina, futhi uzalwe?”

UJesu waphendula, “Ngokuqinisekile ngizokutshela, Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwa ngamanzi nomoya, Akakwazi ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu! Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama. Lokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya. Ungamangali ukuthi ngithe kuwe, 'Kufanele uzalwe kabusha.’ Umoya uvunguza lapho ifuna khona, futhi uzwa umsindo wayo, kodwa angazi ukuthi livelaphi nokuthi liyaphi. Ngakho-ke wonke umuntu ozelwe nguMoya.”

UNikodemu wamphendula, “Lezi zinto zingaba kanjani?”

UJesu wamphendula, “Ingabe ungumfundisi wakwa-Israyeli, futhi ungaziqondi lezi zinto? Ngokuqinisekile ngizokutshela, Sikhuluma lokho esikwaziyo, futhi kufakaze lokho esikubonile, futhi awutholi ubufakazi bethu. Uma ngikutshelile izinto zasemhlabeni futhi awukholwa, Uzokholwa kanjani uma ngikutshela izinto zasezulwini? Akekho okhuphukele ezulwini, Kepha lowo owehlela ezulwini, INdodana Yomuntu, Ngubani osezulwini. Ngenkathi uMose aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, Noma kunjalo-ke iNdodana yomuntu iphakanyiswe, ukuthi noma ngubani okholwayo kuye akufanele abhubhe, Kepha ube nokuphila okuphakade. ([x]Joho 3:1-15[/x])

Ukuhunyushwa okungokoqobo 'kokuzalwa kabusha’ kule ndima engenhla 'kuzalwa ngenhla.’ UJesu uchaza ukuthi lokho okudingekayo ukuzalwa kabusha ngokomoya, Kulethe umoya kaNkulunkulu. Ekuzalweni okungokwemvelo, amanzi kamama ayaphuka futhi umntwana ukhishwa esibelethweni sikanina emhlabeni wokuphila komuntu ovamile nobudlelwane. Ekuzalweni okungokomoya, UMoya kaNkulunkulu usiletha entweni entsha, ukuphila okungokomoya lapho singaba nobuhlobo noNkulunkulu.

UNikodima wazama ukukuqonda lokhu; ngakho uJesu wamqondisa esenzakalweni sangesikhathi sikaMose, okuchazwe encwadini kaNumeri, futhi uNikodima ayejwayelene nakho kakhulu:

Basuka entabeni yaseHori ngendlela eya eLwandle Olubomvu, ukuzungeza izwe lakwa-Edomi: futhi umphefumulo wabantu wadangala kakhulu ngenxa yendlela. Abantu bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu, futhi ngokumelene noMose, “Nisikhuphuleleni eGibithe ukuba sifele ehlane?? ngoba asikho isinkwa, futhi awekho amanzi; futhi umphefumulo wethu uyanengwa yilesi sinkwa esilula.” UJehova wathuma izinyoka ezinobuhlungu phakathi kwabantu;, baluma abantu; kwafa abantu abaningi bakwa-Israyeli. Abantu beza kuMose, wathi, “Sonile, ngoba sikhulume kabi ngoJehova, futhi ngokumelene nawe; khuleka kuJehova, ukuthi asuse izinyoka kithi.”

UMose wabathandazela abantu. Wathi uJehova kuMose, “Yenza inyoka evuthayo, futhi uyibeke esilinganisweni: futhi kuyakwenzeka, ukuthi wonke umuntu olunyiwe, uma eyibona, uzophila.” UMose wenza inyoka yethusi, futhi uyibeke esilinganisweni: futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi uba inyoka imlume umuntu, lapho ebheka inyoka yethusi, waphila. ([x]Num 21:4-9[/x])

ngokuvamile, ama-Israyeli ayenqatshelwe ukwenza izithombe uma ekhulekelwa njengonkulunkulu.¹ Ngakho lesi kwakuyisiyalo esiyinqaba kakhulu – ngisho nangokwengeziwe njengoba inyoka yayiwumfanekiso walowo owabangela ukuba u-Adamu one. Yayibhajweni esigxotsheni; kungani ukuyibuka kwaphumela ekwelapheni futhi lokhu kuhlangana ngani noJesu nokuzalwa kabusha? NgokukaJesu, kwakuyisithombe esingokwesiprofetho esasibikezela ukuthi wayezobethelwa kanjani, sithatha indawo yethu njengesisulu sokwahlulelwa kukaNkulunkulu kobubi obenziwa yinyoka, uSathane, eyakwenza ezimpilweni zethu.

Ngenkathi uMose aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, Noma kunjalo-ke iNdodana yomuntu iphakanyiswe, ukuthi noma ngubani okholwayo kuye akufanele abhubhe, Kepha ube nokuphila okuphakade. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, ukuthi wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuthi noma ngubani okholwayo kuye akufanele abhubhe, Kepha ube nokuphila okuphakade. Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi yahlulele umhlaba, kodwa ukuthi umhlaba usindiswe ngaye. ([x]Joho 3:15-17[/x])

Izenzo zethu ezimbi zinemiphumela yangempela. Balimaza abanye futhi bamcasula ngokujulile uNkulunkulu. Njengokuphela komthombo wokugcina wokuziphatha nobulungisa, UNkulunkulu uhlala egcizelela ukuthi ubulungiswa kumele kwenziwe - ngokugcwele - futhi babonwa benziwa. UJesu wanelisa ukuthi ubulungiswa ngokuthatha indawo yethu, Ukwenza okungafanele futhi akunamkhawulo nokuthethelela okunemibandela kanye nokwelashwa kungenzeka kunoma ngubani omane athembele kuye.

… Obani uqobo lwakhe abathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe esihlahleni, ukuthi thina, lapho sengifela izono, angahle aphile ngokulunga; ngemivimbo kabani owaphiliswa. ([x]1Pe 2:24[/x])

UKristu wasihlenga ngesiqalekiso somthetho, ukuba isiqalekiso kithi. Ngoba kubhaliwe, “Kuqalekisiwe wonke umuntu olengisayo esihlahleni,” Ukuthi isibusiso sika-Abhrahama singase sifike kwabezizwe ngoKristu Jesu; ukuze sithole isithembiso somoya ngokukholwa. ([x]Gal 3:13-14[/x])

Umusa usho 'ukuthandwa okungafanele.’ UNkulunkulu wayenazo zonke izizathu nokulungile nokusola futhi ukusibhubhisa: kodwa intethelelo kaNkulunkulu iza kithi ‘njengesimangaliso somusa esingasetshenzwa futhi esingenamibandela.’ Uthando lwakhe ngathi lukhulu kangangokuthi wakhetha ukuhlupheka ngenxa yezono zethu kunokuba asibone sibhujiswa yizo. Okufanele sikwenze ukubheka uJesu futhi simethembe.

Kodwa siwathola kanjani amandla okunqoba isilingo? Ngendlela efanayo...

Isimangaliso ‘sikaNkulunkulu Kithi’

Ingxenye yesibili yesimangaliso sikaNkulunkulu esingasifanele sokukhululwa emandleni esono imangalisa nakakhulu; UNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe uhlongoza ukuza azohlala ngathi nangathi!

Futhi ngizokunika inhliziyo entsha, ngiyakufaka umoya omusha phakathi kwenu; ngiyakususa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, njalo ngizalinika inhliziyo yenyama. ngizafaka uMoya wami phakathi kwenu, futhi kubangele ukuba uhambe ngezimiso zami, futhi uzogcina izimiso zami, futhi bakwenze. ([x]Eze 36:26-27[/x])

Manje, ngomqondo owodwa, UNkulunkulu ubelokhu enza lokho: Ngoba uNkulunkulu ukhona yonke indawo. Njengoba uPawulu echazelwa izazi zefilosofi e-Athene:

UNkulunkulu owenze umhlaba nazo zonke izinto kukho, yena, Ukuba yiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ayihlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla, futhi akakhonzwa izandla zabesilisa, Njengokudinga noma yini, Ukubona yena ngokwakhe unika konke ukuphila nomoya, nazo zonke izinto. ... Noma engekho kude nalowo nalowo kithi. 'Ngoba kuYe siyaphila, bese uhambisa, futhi ube nokuba kwethu.’ Njengoba ezinye izimbongi zakho zisho, 'Ngoba nathi siyinzalo yakhe.’ ([x]Isenzo 17:24-28[/x])

Kepha lokho uNkulunkulu akuphakamisa lapha ubudlelwano obusondele kakhulu obusondele kakhulu kunomuntu oke wazazi ngaphambili. Esikhathini esedlule, Besikwazi uNkulunkulu njengomuntu 'laphaya,’ ukusitshela ukuthi kufanele siziphathe kanjani. Kepha manje usehlose ukuthi kufanele sithole 'ngaphakathi kithi’ – Funda ukuzwa indlela azizwa ngayo, fisa izinto afisa futhi ezenza ngendlela enza ngayo.

Bheka, izinsuku ziza, kusho uYahweh, ukuze ngenze isivumelwano esisha nendlu yakwa-Israyeli, kanye nendlu yakwaJuda: Hhayi ngokwesivumelwano engisenzile nasoyise ngosuku engibathathe ngalo ngesandla ukuze ngibakhiphe ezweni laseGibhithe; Isivumelwano sami esiphukile kuyo, Yize bengingumyeni kubo, kusho uYahweh. Kepha lesi yisivumelwano engizosenza kanye nendlu yakwa-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, kusho uYahweh: Ngizofaka umthetho wami ezingxenyeni zabo zangaphakathi, nasezinhliziyweni zabo ngiyakuyibhala; futhi ngizoba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bazakuba ngabantu bami: bangabe besafundisa, kube yilowo nalowo umakhelwane wakhe, ngulowo lalowo umfowabo, ethi, Yazi uJehova; ngoba bonke bazangazi, kusukela komncane kuya komkhulu wabo, kusho uYahweh: ngoba ngizathethelela ububi babo, nesono sabo angisayikusikhumbula. ([x]Ngokuba 31:31-34[/x])

Sivame ukwenza iphutha lokuzama ukulwa nezilingo ngqo. Ngokwenza lokhu, sigxile enkingeni; akusona isixazululo. Lokhu akuvamile ukusebenza; futhi noma kwenzeka sisheshe siwele ogibeni lokukholelwa ukuthi siyinqobile inkinga; ngakho ukuziqhenya kungena. Kodwa lapho sigxilisa ukunaka kwethu kuJesu, bese kuba nguMoya oNgcwele (ofike wahlala phakathi kwethu) wembula kithi ngendlela yokuthi isifiso sethu sokuba njengaye sikhulu kunezifiso zethu zemvelo; futhi izilingo zilahlekelwa amandla azo kithi. Esikhundleni sokulwa ukumelana nezilingo, Ukuthokozela ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu kuba yintokozo ekhulula.

Kepha thina sonke, Ngobuso obungembuliwe babona nje esibukweni inkazimulo yeNkosi, ziguqulwa zibe yisithombe esifanayo kusuka enkazimulweni kuya enkazimulweni, NjengasekuNkosini, Umoya. ([x]2Co 3:18[/x])

Imayelana namandla akhe – hhayi eyethu.

Funda uqhubeke…

Imibhalo yaphansi

1. Ngokudabukisayo, yilokho okwagcina kwenzekile.
   Kubukeka sengathi, Ngemuva kokuba ingozi idlulile, Inyoka yasagcinwa ukukhumbuza abantu ngalesi simangaliso esingajwayelekile. Kodwa, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, Kwaba yinto yokukhulekelwa. Pheshe 1,000 Eminyakeni ethile kamuva sifunda leyo nkosi uHezekiya “waphuka waba yinyoka yethusi uMose ayenzile; Ngoba ngalezozinsuku abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazishisa impepho kuyo; Futhi wayibiza ngokuthi 'Nehushtan',” ('Ucezu lweBronze') ([x]2Ki 18:4[/x])