Ingabe wethemba ukulunga kwakho noma ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu?
Umbhali wamaHeberu uqhubeka nokuqhubekisela phambili amakholwa angamaHeberu aye 'ekuphumuleni' kwawo okungokomoya - “Ngoba ongene ekuphumuleni kwakhe naye ngokwakhe uyekile emisebenzini yakhe njengoNkulunkulu kweyakhe. Ngakho-ke masikukhuthalele ukungena kulokho kuphumula, funa noma ngubani awe ngesibonelo esifanayo sokungalaleli. Ngokuba izwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila, linamandla, libukhali kunanoma iyiphi inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili, lihlaba lize lehlukanise umphefumulo nomoya, amalunga nomnkantsha, lahlulela imicabango nezizindlo zenhliziyo. Futhi akukho sidalwa esifihliwe emehlweni akhe, kepha zonke izinto zíze futhi zivulekile emehlweni alowo esiyolandisa kuye. ” (Heberu 4: 10-13)
Akukho lutho esingaluletha etafuleni likaNkulunkulu ngokushintshana nensindiso. Ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuphela okuzokwenza. Ithemba lethu kuphela 'ukugqoka' ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kulokho uJesu asenzele kona.
UPawulu wabelana ngokukhathazeka kwakhe ngamaJuda akubo lapho ebhalela abaseRoma - “Bazalwane, isifiso senhliziyo yami nomkhuleko wami kuNkulunkulu ngo-Israyeli ngukuthi basindiswe. Ngoba ngiyabafakazela ukuthi banentshiseko ngoNkulunkulu, kodwa hhayi ngokolwazi. Ngokuba bengazi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, befuna ukumisa okwabo ukulunga, abazithoba ekulungeni kukaNkulunkulu. Ngoba uKristu uyisiphetho somthetho kube ngukulunga kubo bonke abakholwayo. ” (AmaRoma 10: 1-4)
Umlayezo olula wensindiso ngokukholwa kuphela ngomusa kuphela kuKristu kuphela yilokho okwakukhulunywa yiNguquko yamaProthestani. Kodwa-ke, selokhu isonto lazalwa ngosuku lwePentekoste kuze kube manje, abantu baqhubeka ngokunezela ezinye izidingo kulo mlayezo.
Njengoba amagama angenhla avela kumaHeberu esho, 'Lowo ongene ekuphumuleni kwakhe naye ngokwakhe uyekile emisebenzini yakhe njengoba noNkulunkulu eyekile kweyakhe.' Lapho samukela lokho uJesu asenzele khona ngokukholwa kuYe, siyeke ukuzama 'ukuzuza' insindiso nganoma iyiphi enye indlela.
'Ukukhuthalela' ukungena ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu kuzwakala kungajwayelekile. Kungani? Ngoba ukusindiswa ngokuphelele ngokufaneleka kukaKristu, hhayi okwethu okuphambene nokuthi umhlaba wethu owile usebenza kanjani. Kubukeka kuyinqaba ukungakwazi ukusebenzela lokho esikutholayo.
UPawulu watshela amaRoma ngabezizwe - “Manje-ke sizothini? Ukuthi abezizwe, abebengaphishekeli ukulunga, bafinyelele ekulungeni, yebo ukulunga kokukholwa; kepha u-Israyeli, ngokulandela umthetho wokulunga, akafinyelelanga emthethweni wokulunga. Kungani? Ngoba abayifunanga ngokukholwa, kodwa kunjengokungathi yimisebenzi yomthetho. Ngoba bakhubeka kulelo litshe lokukhubekisa. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: 'Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe lokukhubekisa nedwala lokukhubekisa, futhi noma ngubani okholwa kuye ngeke ajabhiswe. (AmaRoma 9: 30-33)
Izwi likaNkulunkulu 'liyaphila futhi linamandla' futhi 'libukhali kunanoma iyiphi inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili.' 'Kubhoboza,' kuze kufike ezingeni lokuhlukanisa umphefumulo nomoya wethu. Izwi likaNkulunkulu 'liqonda' imicabango nezinhloso zezinhliziyo zethu. Yikho kuphela okungasivezela 'thina' kithi. ' Sinjengesibuko esiveza ukuthi singobani ngempela, kwesinye isikhathi okuba buhlungu kakhulu. Kwembula ukuzikhohlisa kwethu, ukuziqhenya kwethu nezifiso zethu zobuwula.
Asikho isidalwa esifihlekile kuNkulunkulu. Akukho lapho singaya khona ukucasha kuNkulunkulu. Akukho lutho angalwazi ngathi, futhi okumangazayo ukuthi uqhubeka kangakanani ukusithanda.
Singazibuza le mibuzo elandelayo: Ingabe singenile ngempela ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu ngokomoya? Ngabe siyabona ukuthi sonke sizolandisa kuNkulunkulu ngelinye ilanga? Ingabe simboziwe ngokulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu? Noma ngabe sihlela ukuma phambi kwakhe sincengele ukulunga kwethu nemisebenzi yethu emihle?
