UJesu: Umlamuleli Wesivumelwano “esingcono”
“Manje leli yiphuzu eliyinhloko lezinto esizishoyo: SinomPristi Ophakeme onje, ohlezi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soMkhulu ezulwini, uNgqongqoshe wendawo engcwele netabernakele leqiniso INkosi yakha, hhayi umuntu. Ngoba wonke umpristi ophakeme uqokelwa ukunikela izipho nemihlatshelo. Ngakho-ke kuyadingeka ukuthi Lo abe nokuthile angakunikeza. Ngoba ukube ubesemhlabeni, ubengeke abe ngumphristi, ngoba kukhona abapristi abanikela ngezipho ngokomthetho; abakhonza ikhophi nesithunzi sezinto zasezulwini, njengoba uMose wayeyalwe ngokwaphezulu lapho esezokwenza itabernakele. Ngoba wathi, 'Bona ukuthi wenza zonke izinto ngokwendlela oyiboniswe entabeni. Kepha manje uzuze inkonzo enhle kakhulu, njengokuba ebuye abe nguMlamuleli wesivumelwano esingcono, esamiswa ngezithembiso ezingcono. '” (Heberu 8: 1-6)
Namuhla uJesu ukhonza ethempelini 'elingcono', ithempeli lasezulwini, elidlula bonke abapristi emhlabeni abake basebenza kulo. Njengompristi omkhulu, uJesu uphakeme kunabo bonke abapristi. UJesu wanikela ngegazi lakhe njengenkokhelo yaphakade yesono. Wayengaveli esizweni sakwaLevi, isizwe okwakuvela kubapristi bakwa-Aroni. Wayevela esizweni sakwaJuda. Abapristi ababenikela ngezipho 'ngokomthetho,' babekhonza kuphela lokho okwakuwuphawu noma 'isithunzi' salokho okungunaphakade emazulwini.
Eminyakeni engamakhulu ayisikhombisa ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu, umprofethi weTestamente Elidala uJeremiya waprofetha ngeTestamente Elisha, noma ngeSivumelwano Esisha - “Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “lapho ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esisha nendlu yakwa-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda - kungabi njengesivumelwano engasenza nawoyise ngosuku engabathatha ngalo ngalo, isandla sokubakhipha eGibhithe, isivumelwano sami abasephula, nakuba ngangiyindoda yabo, kusho iNkosi. Kepha yilesi isivumelwano engiyakusenza nendlu yakwa-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, isho iNkosi: Ngiyakubeka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiwulobe ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. Akusayikufundiswa, kube yilowo nalowo umakhelwane wakhe, yilowo nalowo umfowabo, ukuthi: 'Yazi iNkosi,' ngokuba bonke bayakungazi, kusukela komncane kunabo bonke kuye komkhulu wabo, isho iNkosi. Ngokuba ngiyakuthethelela ububi babo, nesono sabo angisayikusikhumbula. '” (Jeremiya 31: 31-34)
UJohn MacArthur uyabhala “Umthetho, owawunikezwe nguMose, wawungewona owokukhonjiswa komusa kaNkulunkulu kodwa isidingo sikaNkulunkulu sobungcwele. UNkulunkulu waklama umthetho njengendlela yokubonisa ukungalungi komuntu ukuze abonise isidingo soMsindisi, uJesu Kristu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthetho waveza kuphela ingxenye yeqiniso futhi wawulungiselela ngokwemvelo. Iqiniso noma iqiniso eliphelele umthetho owawukhomba kulo lavela ngobuntu bukaJesu Kristu. ” (IMacArthur 1535)
Uma uzinikele engxenyeni ethile yomthetho futhi ukholelwa ukuthi uma uyigcina izolungela insindiso yakho, cabanga ngala mazwi avela kwabaseRoma - “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. ” (AmaRoma 3: 19-20)
Sinephutha uma sifuna 'ukulunga kwethu' ngokuthobela umthetho kunokuba sigone futhi sithobele 'ukulunga' kukaNkulunkulu.
UPawulu wayekuthanda kakhulu ukusindiswa kwabafowabo, amaJuda, ababethembele emthethweni ukuze basindiswe. Cabanga ngalokho akubhalela 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)
AmaRoma asifundisa - Kepha manje sekwembulwa ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngaphandle komthetho, kufakazelwa ngumthetho nabaprofethi, yebo ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu, ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu, kubo bonke abakholwayo. Ngoba akukho mehluko; ngoba bonke bonile futhi bayasilela enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu, belungiswa ngomusa waKhe ngesihlenga sikaJesu Kristu. ” (AmaRoma 3: 21-24)
UKUFANELELA:
MacArthur, uJohn. I-MacArthur Study Bible. I-Wheaton: I-Crossway, ngo-2010.
