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Ukuphila Ngenhloso Ngenkathi Wamukela Okungaphezu Kwemvelo

Ukwamukela ubuqiniso obungaphezu kwemvelo kwezwe likamoya kweBhayibheli kubalulekile ekuqondeni iBhayibheli. Kuyachaza ukuthi kungani - isono sokukhonza izithombe ngeke nje sifane nanoma yisiphi esinye isono. Kuyoba yi sono. U-Israyeli wayedalelwe ukuba qotho kuNkulunkulu; lapho ephendukela kwabanye onkulunkulu esikhundleni sakhe, wathunyelwa ekudingisweni, walahlwa njengezinye izizwe. 

Lesi isizathu esiyinhloko esenza insindiso eBhayibhelini ihlale ichazwa ngokokholo. UNkulunkulu akagcini ngokubheka ukuziphatha okungcono. Ubheke ukholo—ukwethembeka okukholwayo. Lapho sikhetha ukuqondisa izinhliziyo zethu noNkulunkulu wonkulunkulu, uyosisindisa. Lapho sikhetha omunye, sihlwanyela lokho esiyokuvuna ngelinye ilanga.

Kithina namuhla, ukukholwa ngokwethemba kusho ukwamukela lokho uJesu akwenza esiphambanweni ngoba wayenguNkulunkulu [the] enyameni. Izimiso zokuziphatha kanye nokuziphatha kwethu (imisebenzi yethu) akuphathelene nokuba qotho ngokwanele ukuze uNkulunkulu asamukele. Silandela imiyalo yakhe ngoba sesimkhethile. Futhi imiyalo yakhe iyosiholela enjabulweni nasekwanelisekeni kwethu ngoba isenza siqhelelane nokuzibhubhisa thina nabanye. Kusinikeza amazwibela okuphila okuvumelana noNkulunkulu nawo wonke umndeni wakhe—umndeni wethu—obonakalayo nongabonakali, embusweni wakhe, i-Edeni entsha. . . . 

Ubulungu bomndeni kaNkulunkulu bunombandela owodwa kuphela: ukholo olungantengantengi kuNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, oza kithi ngobuntu bukaJesu Kristu. Lobo bulungu abugcini nje ngokusinika amalungelo amangalisayo kodwa futhi busenza sibe nenjongo ecacile ekuphileni. Amalungu omndeni kaNkulunkulu anomsebenzi: ukuba amanxusa kaNkulunkulu ekubuyiseleni ukubusa kwakhe okuhle eMhlabeni nokwandisa amalungu omndeni wakhe. Siyindlela kaNkulunkulu yokuqhubeza ukuguqulwa okukhulu okwaqala kuZenzo 2, ukuzalwa kwebandla, umzimba kaKristu, kuze kube yisikhathi lapho iNkosi ibuya. Njengoba ububi base busabalele njengokutheleleka ngesintu ngemva kokwehluleka kwe-Edeni yokuqala, kanjalo ivangeli lisakazeka njengekhambi kubantu abanegciwane. Singabathwali beqiniso ngoNkulunkulu wonkulunkulu, uthando lwakhe ngazo zonke izizwe, nesifiso sakhe esingaguquki sokuhlala nomndeni wakhe ekhaya lasemhlabeni abelokhu elifuna kusukela ekudalweni kwalo. I-Edeni iyophinde ibe khona.

Kuyiqiniso elingokwesayensi ukuthi amazwekazi omhlaba ahluka kakhulu minyaka yonke. Kodwa ukuqhubekela phambili “kokukhukhuleka kwezwekazi” akubonakali ezinzwa zomuntu. Siyazi kuphela ukuthi kwenzeka ngenxa yokuqaphela esingakwenza ngemva kweqiniso. Kunjalo nangokuqhubekela phambili kombuso kaNkulunkulu ngokunganqamuki nokungayekethisi. Asikwazi ukubona ngeso lenyama ukuthi usuku ngalunye lufinyeza kanjani izizinda zonkulunkulu, amandla obumnyama, noma ukuthi ivangeli likhulula kanjani, ngamunye ngamunye, kulabo abaphethwe ngaphansi kokubusa. Kodwa kuyisiqiniseko esingenakulinganiswa.

Isihluthulelo sokuzibona kulesi sithombe siwukuba sibambe ngokuqinile ukuthi uNkulunkulu usasebenza icebo lakhe noma thina singaboni. Asikwazi ngokweqiniso ukusho ukuthi sikholelwa emhlabeni ongabonakali, onamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo kuyilapho singakholelwa ukuthi ukuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu okuhlakaniphile kuyasebenza ekuphileni kwethu nasezindabeni zomlando wesintu. UNkulunkulu ufuna siphile ngenhloso—sikholelwa ukuthi isandla sakhe esingabonakali namanxusa angabonakali athembekile kuye nakithi ( KumaHeberu 1:14 ) ahileleke ezimweni zethu ukuze, ndawonye, ​​umgomo kaNkulunkulu we-Edeni yonke uqhubekele phambili ngokungenakuvinjelwa.

Ngamunye wethu ubalulekile endleleni yomunye eya embusweni nasekuvikelweni kwalowo mbuso. Usuku ngalunye lusinika ithuba lokuxhumana nabantu ngaphansi kokubusa kobumnyama namathuba okukhuthazana emsebenzini onzima wokufeza injongo yethu ezweni elingaphelele. Konke esikwenzayo nesikushoyo kubalulekile, nakuba singase sazi ukuthi kungani noma kanjani. Kodwa umsebenzi wethu awukona ukubona-ukwenza. Ukuhamba ngokholo akugcini nje—kunenjongo.