KwabaseKoloseIsampula

Iqembu labaholi lihlukanisa ibandla laseKolose ngokufundisa ukuthi iVangeli likamphostoli uPawulu lilula kakhulu. Uma abaseKolose befuna ngempela ukuzwa ukugcwaliswa kukaNkulunkulu kweqiniso nenkululeko yeqiniso emikhubeni yabo yokuziphatha okubi, badinga ukuboleka emasikweni enkolo abazungezile. Kodwa ngokuphindaphindiwe uPawulu uthi konke abakudingayo ukuze balandele uJesu, bezizwele uNkulunkulu, futhi bakhululeke ekuziphatheni okubi loko vele kudala bakwamukela kuJesu.

Elinye iqembu lithi ukuzinikezela Amandla kweminye imimoya yababusi ngaphezu kukaJesu kuzonikeza impilo kamoya egcwele kahle futhi engcwele. UPawulu uthi lokhu kubeka engcupheni abafuna ukufuna amandla kamoya amabi kakhulu noma alula. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ukugcwala kwamandla negunya likaNkulunkulu bakunikiwe kakade abaseKolose. UJesu uhlala ngaphakathi kwabo. Asikho isidingo sokunxusa amanye amasiko kamoya ukuze uthole ulwazi olugcwele ngoNkulunkulu.

Iqembu lamaJuda lalithi ungafakazela kuNkulunkulu ukuthi “unqumile” izingxenye ezimbi zempilo yakho ngokusokwa. Kodwa uPawulu uthi uJesu usekufezile ukusoka okukhulu kakhulu. Umzimba wabo wonke wambelwa kanye noJesu ngokubhapathizwa, futhi zonke izingxenye ezimbi zethu zashiywa ethuneni lapho uNkulunkulu esivusa kwabafileyo. Izingxenye ezimbi zethu azinqunywa ngommese kodwa ngesiphambano sikaJesu. Sesithethelelwe kudala futhi asidingi ukufakazela noma yini kuNkulunkulu.

Kanti abanye basasho bathi amaKristu “amahle” ayedla ukudla okungcwele futhi bephumula ngeSabatha. AmaKristu angcono kakhulu ayenombono othile ngezombangazwe. AmaKristu eqiniso azila ukudla futhi aba nemibono. Kodwa uPawulu uthi nakuba zonke lezi zinto zingase zibonakale zihlakaniphile, ekugcineni ziyasehlukanisa futhi azinawo amandla okusikhulula ebubini bethu bangaphambili noma zisinike ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, lokho abakufunayo kwezombangazwe, imithetho yeSabatha, nemibono sebekunikiwe kadala. Ukuvuka kukaJesu kwawaqeda amandla ezombusazwe. ISabatha likhuluma ngoJesu. Imibono emakhanda ethu ayinakusishintsha, kodwa iNhloko yebandla ingasivusa ngomfanekiso wayo.

Esikhundleni sokubukela phansi amafilosofi, amandla, namasiko abantu, abantu bakaNkulunkulu kufanele babheke kuJesu ovusiwe ohlezi ezulwini nokuphila kwabo okusha kukuyena. UJesu nguye yedwa owenza abantu bakhe bagcwaliswe futhi bakhululeke. Ukuphila kwabaseKolose kusezulwini noJesu, okusho ukuthi kade babanakho konke abakudingayo ukuze babulale izinto ezisemhlabeni ezikubo futhi bagqoke ubuntu babo obusha njengabantu abaphinde badalwa. Esikhundleni sezinhliziyo ezigcwele umhawu nokuhlukana, bangagqoka umusa nokuthethelela. Badinga uJesu kuphela ukuze babe nokuphila okungokomoya okuphelele futhi bakhululeke esikhathini sabo esidlule sokuziphatha okubi.

UPawulu uphetha le ngxenye yencwadi yakhe ngokukhuthaza abaseKolose ukuba babe nobunye. Ukugcizelela ukuthi ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu nokukhululeka ebubini sikunikezwe nguJesu kuphela, lokho kudala ubunye phakathi kwabantu abavame ukungavumelani. KuJesu ayikho indlela yamaJuda nengesiwo eyamaJuda yokujabulisa uNkulunkulu. Ayikho indlela yokusoka noma yokungasoki yokuqinisekisa ukwethembeka kwethu. Kukhona uJesu kuphela. Kuyo siyafa, futhi kuye sonke sivuswa.

Isiphambano sikaJesu nokuvuka kwakhe sekudale abantu bakaNkulunkulu abasha emhlabeni wonke nasemhlabeni wonke abamunye ethembeni labo lokuthi nguJesu yedwa obenze bangcwale futhi bakhululeke. Lapho silivumela ngokwengeziwe leli qiniso ukuba lihlale kithi futhi lapho siligcizelela ngokwengeziwe leli qiniso kwabanye, singaba munye ngokwengeziwe ekubongeni uNkulunkulu owasisindisa sonke.

Manje, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokuthatha isinqumo sokudla i-kosher noma ukugcina iSabatha. Akukho lutho olungalungile ngokufuna abangani bakho bathole ukugcwaliswa okujulile ebuhlotsheni babo noNkulunkulu ngokuzila ukudla noma okuhlangenwe nakho okungokomoya. Futhi akukho lutho olungalungile ngokuzihlanganisa nokuvikela imibono ethile yezepolitiki. Okungalungile ukufundisa, ukwenza sengathi izinkolelo zakho zingakunikeza ukugcwala okukhulu nenkululeko kunesiphambano sikaJesu. Lolu hlobo lokuphakama kwenza ubunye bungenzeki. Kunalokho, abantu abasindisiwe ngomusa kaNkulunkulu kuJesu kufanele benze konke egameni leNkosi ebahlanganisayo. Futhi sibonga uNkulunkulu ngamandla kaJesu hhayi izinkolelo zethu ezisisindisayo.

Ngiyakhuleka ukuba uMoya oNgcwele akuvule amehlo ubone uNkulunkulu osiphe uJesu. Futhi sengathi ungabona uJesu njengokuphela komuntu esimdingayo ukuze sithole ukugcwaliseka kukaNkulunkulu nokukhululeka ebubini bethu.