Ngaba uyakholosa ngokulunga kukaThixo, okanye kokwakho?
UPawulos uqhubeka neleta yakhe eya kumakholwa aseRoma - Andithandi ke ukuba ningazi, bazalwana, ukuba kufuthi ndizimisele ukuza kuni (ndathintelwa kwada kwaba kalokunje), ukuze nizuze esinye isiqhamo phakathi kwenu, njengakwezinye iintlanga. KumaGrike kwanakumabharbhari, kwizilumko kwanakwabaswele ukuqonda, ndimelwe kukushumayela. Ke ngoko, kum, ndikulungele nje ukushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo nakuni baseRoma. Kuba andinazintloni ngazo iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu, kuba zingamandla kaThixo okusindisa bonke abakholwayo, umYuda kuqala, kwanomGrike. Kuba ngazo kutyhilwa ubulungisa bukaThixo, buphuma elukholweni buse elukholweni; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Olilungisa ke uya kudla ubomi ngokokholo. (Roma 1: 13-17)
Emva kokuba uThixo emfamekisile uPawulos kwindlela eya eDamasko, uPawulos wabuza uYesu- "Ungubani, Nkosi?" Waphendula ke uYesu, NdinguYesu, lo umtshutshisayo. Suka ume ngeenyawo zakho; kuba ndizibonakalisile kuwe ngenxa yale njongo, ukuba ube ngumphathiswa, nokuba lingqina lezinto ozibonileyo, nezinto endisaya kukubonisa zona. Ndiza kukuhlangula kumaJuda, kunye nabeeNtlanga, endikuthumela kubo ngoku, ukuba bavule amehlo abo, ukuze babakhuphe ebumnyameni baye ekukhanyiseni, nasemandleni kaSathana, beze kuThixo, ukuze baxolelwe izono kunye nelifa phakathi kwabo bangcwalisiweyo ngokholo kum. (Izenzo 26: 15-18)
UPawulos waba ngumpostile kwiiNtlanga, kwaye wachitha iminyaka esenza umsebenzi wobufundisi eAsia Minor naseGrisi. Nangona kunjalo, wayehlala efuna ukuya eRoma kwaye avakalise iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu. AmaGrike abona bonke ababengengamaGrike njengamaBharbhari, kuba ayengakholelwa kwintanda-bulumko yamaGrike.
AmaGrike azigqala elumkileyo ngenxa yeenkolelo zeentanda-bulumko. UPawulos walumkisa abaseKolose ngokucinga ngale ndlela - Lumkani, kungabikho bani unilukuhlayo ngentanda-bulumko, nangokulukuhla okungento yanto, ngokwesithethe sabantu, ngokwemigaqo yehlabathi, ingenguye uKrestu. Kuba kuhleli kuye konke ukuzaliseka kobuThixo ngokomzimba; ugqibelele kuYe, oyintloko yabo bonke ubukhosi namandla. (Kolose 2: 8-10)
UPawulos wayesazi ukuba ukuthunywa kwakhe kukuya kwabaseRoma, kunye nezinye izizwe. Umyalezo wakhe wevangeli wokholo emsebenzini ogqityiweyo kaKristu yayiyeyona nto ifunwa ngabantu bonke ukuba beve. Ngenkalipho uPawulos wathi wayengenazintloni ngeVangeli kaKristu. U-Weirsbe uphawula kwinkcazo yakhe - “IRoma yayisisixeko esinekratshi, kwaye ivangeli ivela eYerusalem, idolophu elikomkhulu yezinye izizwe ezincinci ezoyiswa yiRoma. AmaKristu ngaloo mhla wayengekho phakathi kwabantu abaphezulu; babengabantu nje abaqhelekileyo kwanamakhoboka. IRoma yayisazi izithandi zobulumko ezininzi kunye nentanda-bulumko; Kutheni unikela ingqalelo kwiintsomi zomJuda ovuke kwabafileyo? (Weirsbe 412)
UPawulos wayefundise abaseKorinte- "Kuba umyalezo womnqamlezo bubudenge kwabo batshabalalayo, kodwa kuthi, thina basindiswayo, lingamandla kaThixo. Kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Ndiya kubutshabalalisa ubulumko bezilumko, Ingqondo yeengqondi ndiyitshitshise. Siphi na isilumko? Uphi umbhali? Uphi umhambisi weli xesha? Ngaba uThixo akenzanga bubudenge ubulumko beli lizwe? Kuba, ebulumkweni bukaThixo, ngalo lonke ihlabathi, ukungamazi uThixo, kwakholeka emehlweni kaThixo, ukusindisa abo bakholwayo, ngabo ubudenge bokuthetha. AmaYuda acela umqondiso, kwaye amaGrike afuna ubulumko; kodwa sishumayela uKrestu ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni, kumaJuda sisikhubekiso nakumaGrike, kodwa kwabo babiziweyo, amaJuda kwanamaGrike, uKrestu ungamandla kaThixo nobulumko bukaThixo. Ngenxa yokuba into kaThixo ebubudenge ilumkile kunabantu, nento kaThixo engenamandla yomelele kunabantu. (1 Kor. 1: 18-25)
UPawulos wachaza kwileta yakhe eya kwabaseRoma ukuba ivangeli yayingamandla 'kaThixo okusindisa wonke umntu okholwayo. Ivangeli 'ngamandla' kuba ngokholo kwinto eyenziwe nguYesu abantu inokuziswa kubudlelwane banaphakade noThixo. Xa sishiya izinto zethu zenkolo zokuzigcina zilungile kwaye siqonda ukuba asinathemba kwaye asinakunceda ngaphandle kwento asenzele yona uThixo ngokubhatala izono zethu emnqamlezweni, kwaye sibuyele kuThixo sinokholo kuye kuphela, singaba oonyana bokomoya kunye neentombi zikaThixo ezimiselwe ukuba zihlale naye ngonaphakade.
Ngaba 'ukulunga' kukaThixo kubonakaliswa njani kwivangeli? U-Weirsbe ufundisa ukuba ekufeni kuka Krestu, uThixo wabutyhila ubulungisa bakhe, ekohlwaya isono. nasekuvukeni kuka-Kristu, watyhila ukulunga kwakhe ngokwenza usindiso lukhona kumoni okholwayo. (Weirsbe 412) Sihlala ke ngokholo kwinto asenzele yona uYesu. Siya kuphoxeka ukuba sibonisa ukholo kuthi ukuze bafumane usindiso. Ukuba sikholose ngokulunga kwethu, okanye ukuthobela kwethu, ekugqibeleni siya kusondela.
Umyalezo wevangeli weTestamente eNtsha ngumyalezo otyhidiweyo. Yayiyinto entle kumaRoma ngomhla kaPaulos, kwaye iyenzeka nakulo mhla wethu. Sisigidimi esenza ukuba singabina nto kwaye siphulukane neenzame zethu ezilambathayo zokukholisa uThixo kwinyama yethu eyonakeleyo. Asingomyalezo esixelela ukuba singayenza, kodwa ngumyalezo esixelela ukuba basenzela oko, kuba asinakuwenza. Xa sijonga kuye nakwisisa sakhe esimangalisayo, sinokuqonda ngakumbi ukuba usithanda kangakanani kwaye ufuna ukuba naye ngonaphakade.
Cinga ngala mazwi awayeza kubhalwa nguPawulos kamva kwileta yakhe eya kwabaseRoma - Mawethu, ndiyanqwenela, mawethu, ukuba ndivuseleleke ngenxa yegama lam, Ndiyangqina ukuba banenzondelelo enkulu ngoThixo, kodwa bengakwenzi ngokokwazi. Kuba bathe, bengabazi ubulungisa bukaThixo, befuna nokumisa obabo ubulungisa, ababululamela ubulungisa bukaThixo. Kuba intsingiselo yomthetho nguKristu, ukuze abe bubulungisa kubo bonke abakholwayo. (Roma 10: 1-4)
IINKONZO:
Weirsbe, Warren W. The Weirsbe Bible Commentary. I-Colorado Springs: UDavid C. Cook, ngo-2007.
