Ngokuba bonke abayeme emisebenzini yomthetho, baphansi kwesiqalekiso, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abangabambeleli, bakwenze konke njalo okulotshwe encwadini yomthetho.”
Kusobala manje ukuthi akekho umuntu olungisiswa ngomthetho phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ngokuba olungileyo uzakuphila ngokukholwa. Kepha umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kodwa lowo owenza zonke lezi zinto uyakuphila ngazo. UKhristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho ngokwenziwa abe yisiqalekiso ngenxa yethu, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Baqalekisiwe bonke abalengiswa emthini,” ukuba isibusiso sika-Abhrahama ngoJesu Khristu sifinyelele kwabezizwe, ukuze samukeliswe isithembiso sikaMoya ngokukholwa.
Bazalwane, ngikhulumisa okwabantu, ukuthi akukho muntu ongesula noma anezele esivumelwaneni esenziwe saqiniswa ngumuntu. Manje-ke izithembiso zanikwa u-Abhrahama nolibo lwakhe; akasho ukuthi: “Olibeni,” eqonde abaningi, kodwa eqondise koyedwa, nasolibeni lwakho, olunguKhristu. Yilokhu engikushoyo ukuthi isivumelwano esaqiniswa phambilini nguNkulunkulu, akukho mthetho obekwe emva kweminyaka engama-430 ongasesula noma usiqede, sona kanye nesithembiso. Ngokuba uma ifa lizuzwa ngomthetho, akusayi ngesithembiso, kodwa uNkulunkulu umnikile u-Abhrahama lona ngesethembiso.
Pho kwakuhlosweni ngomthetho na? Umthetho wanikezwa ngenxa yeziphambeko kuze kufike ulibo olwanikwa isithembiso, owamiswa ngezingelosi nangesandla somlamuleli. Umlamuleli ubalulekile uma kukhona izinhla ezimbili; kasiye owoyedwa, kepha uNkulunkulu munye.
Ngabe pho umthetho umelene yini nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu na? Phinde neze! Uma umthetho owanikezwa wawunamandla okunikeza ukuphila, ngabe salungisiswa ngawo umthetho. Kepha umbhalo ukuvalela konke phansi kwesono, ukuze isithembiso ngokukholwa kuJesu Khristu samukeliswe labo abakholwayo.
Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba kufike ukukholwa, sasivalelwe phansi komthetho, sasiqashelwe yiwo kwaze kwembulwa ukukholwa. Ngakho umthetho wawungumqaphi wethu osiyisa kuKhristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. Lokhu ukukholwa sekwafika, asisekho phansi komthetho.
Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Khristu. Ngokuba nonke enabhabhadiselwa kuKhristu, nembatha uKhristu. Akusekho mJuda namGriki, oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo; akusekho owesilisa nowesifazane, ngokuba nonke nimunye kuKhristu uJesu. Kepha uma ningabakaKhristu, seningabolibo luka-Abhrahama, niyizindlalifa ngokwesithembiso.
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