Ukupheleliswa, noma insindiso ephelele, iza ngoKristu yedwa!
Umbhali wamaHeberu uqhubeke nokuchaza ukuthi ubupristi bukaKristu babungcono kanjani kunobupristi bamaLevi - “Ngakho-ke, uma ukuphelela bekungenziwa ngobupristi bamaLevi (ngoba ngaphansi kwabo abantu babewuthola umthetho), sasikhona yini esinye isidingo sokuthi kuvele omunye umpristi ngokohlelo lukaMelkisedeki, angabizwa ngokohlelo luka-Aroni na? Ukuze ubupristi buguqulwe, ngesidingo kukhona nokuguqulwa komthetho. Ngoba Lowo okukhulunywa ngaye lezi zinto ungowesinye isizwe, okungekho noyedwa owake wakhonza e-altare. Ngoba kusobala ukuthi iNkosi yethu yavela kwaJuda, isizwe uMose angakhulumanga lutho ngaso ngobupristi. Futhi kusobala kakhulu ngokwengeziwe uma, ngokufana noMelkisedeki, kuvela omunye umpristi ofike, hhayi ngokomthetho womyalo wenyama, kodwa ngamandla empilo engapheli. Ngokuba ufakaza ngokuthi: Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokohlelo lukaMelkisedeki. Ngakolunye uhlangothi kukhona ukuchithwa komyalo wokuqala ngenxa yobuthakathaka nokungenzi lutho kwawo, ngoba umthetho awuphelelisanga lutho; ngakolunye uhlangothi, kulethwa ithemba elingcono, esisondela ngalo kuNkulunkulu. ” (Heberu 7: 11-19)
Kusuka ku-MacArthur's Bible Commentary - maqondana negama elithi 'ukuphelela' - “Kuwo wonke amaHeberu, leli gama lisho ukubuyisana okuphelele noNkulunkulu nokufinyelela okungaphazamiseki kuNkulunkulu - insindiso. Uhlelo lwamaLevi nobupristi balo kwakungeke kusindise muntu ezonweni zabo. Njengoba uKristu engumpristi omkhulu womKrestu futhi wayevela esizweni sakwaJuda, hhayi uLevi, ubupristi bakhe ngokusobala bungaphezu komthetho, okwakuyigunya lobupristi bamaLevi. Lokhu kungubufakazi bokuthi umthetho kaMose wawususuliwe. Uhlelo lwamaLevi lwathathelwa indawo ngumPristi omusha, enikela ngomhlatshelo omusha, ngaphansi kweSivumelwano Esisha. Uqedile umthetho ngokuwugcwalisa nangokunikeza ukuphelela umthetho obungeke wakwazi ukukufeza. ” (IMacArthur 1858)
IMacArthur iyaqhubeka ichaze - “Umthetho wawuphathelene nobukhona besikhashana bakwa-Israyeli kuphela. Intethelelo ebingatholakala nangoSuku Lokubuyisana ibingeyesikhashana. Labo ababekhonza njengabapristi ngaphansi komthetho babengabantu abafayo abathola izikhundla zabo ngofuzo. Uhlelo lwamaLevi lwaluphethwe yizinto zobukhona bomzimba kanye nemicimbi yesikhashana. Ngoba UnguMuntu Wesibili waphakade kobuNkulunkulu, ubupristi bukaKristu abunakuphela. Ubupristi bakhe akabutholi ngenxa yomthetho, kodwa ngenxa kankulunkulu wakhe. ” (IMacArthur 1858)
Umthetho awusindisanga muntu. AmaRoma asifundisa - “Manje siyazi ukuthi noma yini umthetho oyishoyo, uyisho kulabo abangaphansi komthetho, ukuze yonke imilomo ivinjwe, nezwe lonke libe necala phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke ngemisebenzi yomthetho akukho nyama eyolungisiswa phambi Kwakhe, ngoba ngomthetho kuba khona ukwazi isono. ” (Roma 3: 19-20) Umthetho uqalekisa wonke umuntu. Siyafunda kwabaseGalathiya - “Ngoba bonke abangabemisebenzi yomthetho bangaphansi kwesiqalekiso; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uqalekisiwe wonke umuntu ongahlali ezintweni zonke ezilotshiwe encwadini yomthetho, ukukwenza. Kodwa-ke ukuthi akekho umuntu olungisiswa ngomthetho phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusobala, ngoba 'abalungileyo bazakuphila ngokukholwa.' Kepha umthetho awusiwo owokukholwa, kepha 'umuntu owenzayo uyakuphila ngazo.' UKristu wasihlenga esiqalekisweni somthetho, esenziwe isiqalekiso ngenxa yethu (ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Uqalekisiwe wonke umuntu olengiswa esihlahleni. (Galathiya 3: 10-13)
UJesu waqalekiselwa thina, ngakho-ke asidingi ukuba njalo.
UKUFANELELA:
MacArthur, uJohn. I-MacArthur Study Bible. I-Wheaton: I-Crossway, ngo-2010.
