Indalo Entsha

INI kwenzeka nini lapho umuntu enikela ngokuphila kwakhe kuJesu, lapho umphefumulo ubhapathizwa futhi ngenxa yalokho ungcweliselwe uNkulunkulu? Umbuzo obalulekile ngoba, phela, yini isikhalazo sokuba ngumKristu? Impendulo ilele ekufundeni kokuqala kwanamuhla…

U-Isaya uyabhala, “Bheka, sengizodala amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha…” Le ndima ibhekisa ekugcineni kumaZulu amasha noMhlaba oMusha ozofika emva kokuphela komhlaba.

Lapho sibhapathizwa, siba yilokho uSt. Paul akubiza ngokuthi "indalo entsha" - okungukuthi, "amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha" sekuvele kulindelwe "enhliziyweni entsha" uNkulunkulu asinika yona kuBhaphathizo lapho sonke isono sokuqala nesomuntu uqobo ubhujisiwe. ^[1]qhathanisa Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika,n. 1432 Njengoba kusho esifundweni sokuqala:

Izinto zesikhathi esedlule ngeke zikhunjulwe noma zifike engqondweni.

Senziwa basha ngaphakathi. Futhi lokhu kungaphezu nje kokuthi “ukuvula iqabunga elisha” noma “ukuqala kabusha”; kungaphezu kokwesulwa kwezono zakho. Kusho ukuthi amandla esono phezu kwakho ephuliwe; kusho ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu manje ungaphakathi kini; kusho ukuthi impilo entsha yobungcwele kungenzeka ngomusa. Ngakho-ke, uSt. Paul uthi:

Ngenxa yalokho, kusukela manje kuqhubeke asibheki muntu ngokwenyama; noma besikade simazi uKristu ngokwenyama, nokho manje asisamazi. Ngakho-ke noma ngubani okuKristu uyisidalwa esisha: izinto zakudala zidlulile; bheka, sekuvele izinto ezintsha. (2 Kor 5: 16-17)

Lokhu kuyiqiniso elinamandla, nokuthi kungani ulimi esilusebenzisela imilutha namuhla lungadukisa. “Ngake ngaba ngumlutha, njalo ngaba umlutha,” abanye bathi, noma “Ngingumlutha wezocansi osalulama” noma “umlutha wotshwala”, njll. Yebo, kunobuhlakani obuthile bokubona ubuthakathaka bomuntu noma lokho akwenzayo…

UKristu wasikhululela enkululekweni; ngakho-ke yimani niqine futhi ningaphinde nizithobe ejokeni lobugqila. (Gal 5: 1)

… Kepha kuKristu, eyodwa iyi-a ukudala okusha—bheka, sekuvele izinto ezintsha. Ungaphili impilo yakho-ke, njengomuntu ohlale onqenqemeni lokuhlehla, njalo emthunzini “wekhehla,” ozibeka njalo “ngokwenyama.”

Ngoba uNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wobugwala kepha wamandla namandla nothando nokuzithiba. (2 Thim 1: 7)

Yebo, ubuthakathaka bayizolo buyimbangela yokuthobeka kwanamuhla: kufanele ushintshe indlela ophila ngayo, ususe izilingo, futhi ushintshe nabangane uma beheha okungenampilo. ^[2]'Ningakhohliswa: “Abangane ababi bonakalisa isimilo esihle.”' —1 Kor 15:33 Futhi kufanele uzisebenzise kuzo zonke izisusa ezidingekayo ukondla nokuqhubeka uqinisa inhliziyo yakho entsha, njengomthandazo namaSakramente. Yilokho okushiwo “ukuma uqine.”

Kepha phakamisa ikhanda lakho, ngane kaNkulunkulu, futhi umemezele ngenjabulo enkulu ukuthi, ngokwesayensi, awuyena owesilisa obuyizolo, hhayi owesifazane owayekhona ngaphambili. Lesi yisipho esimangalisayo esithengiwe futhi esikhokhelwe ngegazi likaKristu!

Nanikade niwubumnyama, kepha manje ningukukhanya eNkosini. (Efe 5: 8)

Ufile esonweni sethu, uKrestu “wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa naye ezulwini”. ^[3]cf. Efe 2:6 Noma kufanele ukhubeke, umusa wokuvuma ubuyisela ifayela le- indalo entsha oyikho manje. Awusazimisele ukwehluleka kepha, ngoKristu, ukwembula ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu “ukuze impilo kaJesu ibonakale nasemzimbeni [wakho].” ^[4]isib. 2 Kor 4:10

Ushintshe ukulila kwami ​​kwaba ukudansa; Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyakukubonga kuze kube phakade. (Ihubo lanamuhla)