Ukuhlanza kobuKristu: Izinyathelo Ezilula Zokuphila OkuchichimayoIsampula

Usuku 6- Umsebenzi
Ukuba umlandeli kaJesu kusho ukuthi simenyiwe ukufeza ubizo lwethu—igama elivela kwelesiLatini elithi vocare: “ukubiza.” Ubizo lwethu luwubizo lwethu oluvela kuNkulunkulu (1 KwabaseKorinte 7:17).
Sihlanganyela ubizo lokubhabhadiswa, noma ubizo, oluhlanganisa ukusiza labo abaswele, ukwabelana nabanye ngothando lukaJesu, nokusiza abantu bezwe uNkulunkulu njengathi. Ubizo lwethu lokubhabhadiswa njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abathandekayo kwazisa ubuntu bethu; akuphathelene nomsebenzi wethu, ukuthi sinemali engakanani, noma lokho esinakho.
Futhi sinobizo lomuntu siqu noma ubizo. UMoya oNgcwele usinika izipho ezahlukene zomoya ukuze asisize siphile ngalolo bizo. Futhi indima ngayinye esisebenza kuyo—umzali, abakwethu, isisebenzi, umqashi, umeluleki—kuyingxenye yobizo lwethu siqu futhi. Sibizelwe ubizo lwethu esilunikwe nguNkulunkulu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imiphi imisebenzi, noma senzani phakathi nosuku lwethu. Sibizelwe ukwenza konke egameni likaJesu (KwabaseKolose 3:17)
Amakristu Azihlelayo ahlose ukuphila impilo uJesu ababizela yona: ukukhonza uNkulunkulu nabanye kunokujaha ingcebo, udumo, izinto ezibonakalayo, kanye nempumelelo yezwe. Ukuphila ngendlela uNkulunkulu ayehlose ngayo ngokugxila kulokho okubaluleke kakhulu yilokho esidalelwe futhi esibizwe nguNkulunkulu ukuba sikwenze.
Uzwa kanjani ngoNkulunkulu ekubizela ukuthi ufeze kokubili ubizo lwakho lombhabhadiso kanye nolomuntu siqu?
Mayelana naloluHlelo

Sonke siyazi ukuthi injongo yethu ekuphileni ayigoqiwe ekuqongeleleni izinto, ingcebo, amandla, nodumo—uJesu ukucacisile lokho—kodwa umphakathi usitshela okuhlukile. Ukuhlanza KobuKristu kuzama ukunqamula ekucabangeni kwethu kanye namanga omphakathi mayelana nokuthi impilo kufanele ibukeke kanjani futhi imema abafundi empilweni uJesu asibizela yona ukuba siyiphile: impilo ephilwa ngamabomu, engenayo imfuhlumfuhlu enyameni, engokomoya, nengokomzwelo.
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