Olungileyo uzophila ngokukholwa
Ngabe olungileyo ‘uphila ngokukholwa’ noma ‘uphila ngawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu’? Manje, uKristu uyinkolo eyayizobonakaliswa (Gal 3: 24), isenzo esisenyameni, ngakho-ke, abalungileyo bazophila ngoKristu (Rom 10: 8). Wonke umuntu ovuke noKristu kungenxa yokuthi baphila ngokukholwa, futhi umprofethi uHabakuki ufakaza ukuthi labo abaphila ngokukholwa balungile.
Olungileyo uzophila ngokukholwa
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“Kepha kulowo ongenzi, kepha okholelwa kulowo othi ulungile umubi, ukukholwa kwakhe kubalwa njengokulunga” (Rom. 4: 5)
Isingeniso
Ukuvezwa kukamphostoli uPawulu kuyamangaza lapho ekuqinisekisa lokho “uNkulunkulu ubalungisisa ababi” (Rom. 4: 5). Ngokusekelwe kulokho uNkulunkulu athethelela khona ababi? UNkulunkulu, njengoba elungile, angasho kanjani ukuthi akanabulungisa? Ungakwenza kanjani ngaphandle kokuyekethisa ubulungiswa bakho? Uma uNkulunkulu athi: “… ngeke ngibathethelele ababi” (Ex 23: 7), umphostoli kwabezizwe angasho kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulungisa ababi?
Umusa nokholo
Impendulo ilula: UNkulunkulu ulungisa (ngokukhululekile) izoni ngomusa wakhe omangalisayo! Yize impendulo ilula, umbuzo uhlala uthi: Ukwenza kanjani lokhu? Impendulo ibuye ilula: ngokukholwa “… ukusiholela kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa” (Gal 3:24).
Ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu ulungisa ababi, kuqinisekile ukuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngokukholwa “Ngakho-ke, lokhu silungisisiwe ngokukholwa, sinokuthula noNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; okungukuthi futhi sinokungena ngokukholwa kulo musa esimi kuwo; siyazibonga ngethemba lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ”(Rom. 5: 1-2).
Ngabe uNkulunkulu ulungisile ngenxa yethemba umuntu alibeka kuYe? Ingabe inkolelo yomuntu kwakuyinto evumayo?
Impendulo itholakala kwabaseRoma 1, amavesi 16 no-17: “Ngoba anginamahloni (ngevangeli likaKristu,) ngoba lingamandla kaNkulunkulu okusindisa wonke umuntu okholwayo; okokuqala kumJuda, futhi nakumGriki. Ngoba (kukho ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kutholakala kusuka ekukholweni kuya ekukholweni,) njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Kepha abalungileyo bazakuphila ngokukholwa ”(Rom. 1:16 -17).
Yize kuyiTestamente Elidala, uNkulunkulu etshela kaningi abahluleli bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi kufanele balungisise abalungile futhi balahle ababi, futhi bamemezele Ngaye “… angiyikuthethelela ababi” (Eks 23: 7), umphostoli uPawulu usebenzisa uHabakuki othi: ‘Olungileyo uzophila ngokukholwa’, ukukhombisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulungisa ababi!
UNkulunkulu ulungisa umuntu ngoKristu
Ngokubona okwenziwa ngumphostoli uPawulu ngoHabakuki, kusobala ukuthi ukukholwa akusho ukwethenjwa komuntu, kepha kubhekiswa kuKristu, ukholo olwaluzobonakaliswa.
“Kepha kungakafiki ukukholwa, sasigcinwa phansi komthetho, savalwa kulolo kholo olwaluzobonakaliswa” (Gal 3:23).
Yiluphi ukholo oluzobonakaliswa? Ivangeli likaKristu, elingamandla kaNkulunkulu, ukukholwa okwenziwe kwabonakala kubantu. Ivangeli ukukholwa okufanele amaKristu akulwele (Jd1: 3). Umlayezo wevangeli ukushunyayelwa kokholo (Gal 3: 2, 5). Ivangeli likholwa, okwambulwa ngalo umusa “Ngoba ngomusa nisindisiwe, ngokukholwa; futhi lokhu akuveli kuwe, kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu “(Efe. 2: 8).
Ivangeli alivelanga kumuntu, kepha liyisipho sikaNkulunkulu “Ukube ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu nanoma ngubani okucelayo: ngiphuzise, ubuzomcela, futhi ubezokupha amanzi aphilayo” (Johane 4:10).
UKristu uyisipho sikaNkulunkulu, ingqikithi yokushunyayelwa kokholo, umuntu angena ngayo kulomusa. Ngakho-ke, lapho iBhayibheli lithi ngaphandle kokholo akwenzeki ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu, kufanele kuthiwe ukukholwa okujabulisa uNkulunkulu nguKristu, ukukholwa kufanele kuvezwe, hhayi, njengoba abaningi becabanga, ukuthi kuyithemba lomuntu (Heb 11: 6).
Umbhali wamaHeberu, evesini 26 lesahluko 10 ukhombisa ukuthi awukho umhlatshelo ngemuva kokuthola ulwazi lweqiniso (ivangeli) nokuthi, ngakho-ke, amaKrestu awakwazanga ukwenqaba ukuzethemba ababenakho, okuwumkhiqizo wokholo (ivangeli) (Heb 10:35), ngoba, ngemuva kokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu (okuwukukholwa kuKristu), kufanele babe nokubekezela ukufinyelela isithembiso (Heb 10:36; 1 John 3:24).
Ngemuva kokucaphuna uHabakuki, umbhali wamaHeberu uqhubeka akhulume ngalabo abaphila ngokukholwa (Heb 10:38), okungukuthi, amadoda afana no-Abrahama alungisiswa ngokholo olwaluzobonakaliswa.
“Manje, njengoba umBhalo wabona ngaphambili ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzolungisisa abezizwe ngokukholwa, waqala wamemezela ivangeli ku-Abrahama, wathi,” Zonke izizwe zizobusiswa kuwe “(Gal. 3: 8).
Konke kungenzeka kuNkulunkulu
U-Abrahama walungisiswa ngoba wayekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezohlinzeka ngeMbewu, into engenakwenzeka emehlweni akhe, njengoba kunjalo emehlweni abantu ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulungisa ababi “Manje, izethembiso zenziwa ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe. Akasho ukuthi: nasenzalweni, njengokhuluma ngabaningi, kepha njengoyedwa: Nasenzalweni yakho enguKristu ”(Gal 3:16).
UKristu uyisisekelo esiqinile sezinto ezilindelwe nobufakazi bezinto ezingabonwayo. “Manje, ukholo luyisisekelo esiqinile sezinto ezithenjwayo, nobufakazi bezinto ezingabonwayo. Ngoba ngalokho abadala bathola ubufakazi ”(Heb 11: 1-2), ngokuba abalungileyo baphila futhi bathola ubufakazi bokuthi uthokozise uNkulunkulu ngoKristu (Thithu 3: 7).
Igama u-Abrahama alizwa yilo eliveze inkolelo yenzalamizi, ngoba “Kodwa lithini? Izwi likuwe, lisemlonyeni wakho nasenhliziyweni yakho; leli yizwi lokholo, esilishumayela…”(Rom 10: 8), kusukela “Ngakho-ke ukukholwa kungukuzwa, ukuzwa kuvela ngezwi likaNkulunkulu” (Rom. 10:17). Ngaphandle kokuzwa izwi elivela kuNkulunkulu, bekungeke kube khona ukwethembela komuntu kuNkulunkulu.
Into ekhiqiza ukulungisiswa yizwi likaKristu, ngoba liqukethe amandla kaNkulunkulu enza kube lula ukuthethelela ababi “Ukwazi: Uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho eNkosini uJesu, futhi ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uzosindiswa. Ngoba ngenhliziyo umuntu ukholelwa ekulungeni, futhi ngomlomo umuntu uvuma insindiso ”(Rom 10: 9-10).
Lapho umuntu ezwa ivangeli futhi ekholwa, uthola amandla wensindiso (Rom. 1:16; Johane 1:12), futhi athole ukulungisiswa, ngoba uyadlula ekufeni aye ekuphileni ngoba wayekholelwa ekukholweni (Rom. 1:17). Kungenxa yevangeli lapho umuntu eba ngumntwana kaNkulunkulu “Ngokuba nina nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu” (Gal 3: 26; Johane 1: 12).
Amandla kankulunkulu
Kungani umphostoli Pawula abe nesibindzi sekutsi Nkulunkulu wenta loko Yena ngokwakhe bekakwengetele bahluleli bakwa-Israyeli? Ngoba babengenawo amandla adingekayo! Ukuze wenze into engenabulungisa, kuyadingeka ukuba namandla afanayo nalawa uJesu awakhombisa ekuphulukiseni umuntu ofe uhlangothi ngemuva kokuthethelela izono zakhe.
“Manje ukuze wazi ukuthi iNdodana yoMuntu inamandla phezu komhlaba okuthethelela izono (wathi kofe uhlangothi), ngithi kuwe, sukuma uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uye ekhaya lakho” (Lk 5 : 24).
Ukukholwa okulungiswayo kungamandla kaNkulunkulu “… ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa” (Gal 3: 24), ngoba lapho umuntu ekholwa ukuthi ubhabhadisiwe ekufeni kukaKristu (Gal 3: 27), okusho ukuthi, uthwala isiphambano sakhe, afe futhi angcwatshwe “Noma anazi yini ukuthi bonke ababhapathizwa kuJesu Kristu babhapathizwa ekufeni kwakhe?” (Rom. 6: 3). Manje lowo ofile futhi ulungisisiwe usesonweni! (Rom. 6: 7)
Kepha, bonke abakholwayo futhi bafe kanye noKristu, nabo bavuma uKrestu ngokwalokho abakuzwile nabakufundile “Ngoba ngenhliziyo umuntu ukholwa ngokulunga, futhi ngomlomo umuntu uvuma insindiso” (Rom 10: 9-10).
Manje lowo ovuma uKristu kungenxa yokuthi, ngaphezu kokubhapathizwa kuKristu, usevele ugqoke uKristu. Ukuvuma kuyisithelo sezindebe esikhiqiza kuphela labo abaxhunywe ku-Oliveira wangempela “Ngoba nonke nina enabhapathizwa kuKristu, nembethe uKristu” (Gal 3:27); “Ngakho-ke, masinikele njalo kuNkulunkulu ngomhlatshelo wokubonga, okungukuthi, isithelo sezindebe ezivuma igama lakhe” (Heb 13:15); “Mina ngingumvini, nina ningamagatsha; lowo okimi, nami kuye, uthela izithelo eziningi; ngoba ngaphandle kwami aninakwenza lutho (…) uBaba uyakhazinyuliswa ngalokhu, ukuthi nithela izithelo eziningi; kanjalo nibe ngabafundi bami ”(Johane 15: 6, 8).
Ubufakazi uNkulunkulu abunikeza lowo muntu buwela nje kulabo okuthi, emva kokungcwatshwa, bembethe uKristu, okungukuthi, kuphela labo asebevele bavukile noKristu okuthiwa balungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Yilabo kuphela abenziwa kabusha, okungukuthi, abaphila ngokukholwa (ivangeli) abalungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu “Olungileyo uzophila ngokukholwa” (Hc 2: 4).
Abalungileyo bazophila ngokukholwa, okungukuthi, ukukholwa okwakumele kubonakale futhi esikushumayelayo manje (Rom 10: 8). Wonke umuntu ovuke noKristu kungenxa yokuthi baphila ngokukholwa, futhi umprofethi uHabakuki ufakaza ukuthi labo abaphila ngokukholwa balungile.
Ngakho-ke, noma ngubani ongazethembi izenzo zakhe, kepha uhlala kuNkulunkulu olungisisayo, inkolelo yakhe ithathwa kuye njengobulungiswa “Kepha kulowo ongenzi, kepha okholelwa kulowo othi ulungile umubi, ukukholwa kwakhe kubalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga” (Rom. 4: 5); “Wakholelwa eNkosini, futhi wayibeka ngokulunga” (Gen. 15: 6), ngoba ngokukholwa umuntu ufaniswa noKristu ekufeni kwakhe futhi uvuka ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, umuntu omusha edalwa kwathiwa ulungile nguNkulunkulu.
Izwi leNkosi ukukholwa kubonakalisiwe, futhi bonke abakholelwa kulo ngeke badideke “Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni isikhubekiso nedwala lehlazo; Futhi wonke umuntu okholwa kuyo ngeke adideke ” (Rom. 9:33), okungukuthi, kuvangeli, elingamandla kaNkulunkulu, ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuyatholakala, okungokholo (ivangeli) ngokukholwa (ukukholwa) (Rom. 1). : 16-17).
Olungileyo uzophila ngoKristu, ngoba wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu azophila umuntu, okungukuthi, ngaphandle kukaKristu, oyisinkwa esiphilayo esehle ezulwini, umuntu akanakho ukuphila kuye uqobo (Johane 3:36) ; Johane 5:24; Mt 4: 4; Heb 2: 4).
