Siyintoni isiqhamo sokholo ngokwebhayibhile? Kuba amaKristu adla ngokutsho, ukuba bayakholelwa kuYesu Kristu yaye bayakholelwa kuThixo, kodwa ngokwenene? Mamaxesha amaninzi, their words and works (izenzo) don’t line up with what they say they believe. Abahambi ngokoMoya ngokholo kodwa bahamba ngokokubona kwezimvo zabo nangengqondo yenyama. Let’s look at what the Bible says about the fruit faith?
What is the definition of faith according to the Bible?
NgamaHebhere 11:1 we read the definition of faith: Ngoku ukholo yinto yezinto ezithenjisiweyo, ubungqina bezinto ezingabonwayo.
Ukholo ke kukuqiniseka ngezinto ezithenjiweyo; (ubungqina) kwizinto ezingabonwayo.
Let’s look at the word ‘hope’. Hope is translated from the Greek word ‘elpízõ’ and means; ukulindela okanye ukuzithemba: – (babe, into) ithemba (-d) (kuba), ithemba.
Hope means that you are confident and that you trust, ukuba kukho into eyenzekayo.
You expect it to happen.
Akukho mathandabuzo kwithemba, but hope is an expectation.
There is a full assurance in hope; an expectation, that ‘something’ is going to happen.
Ngoko ke, ukholo lusisiqinisekiso sezinto ozilindeleyo ukuba zenzeke. Faith is the evidence of things that are not seen.
How does faith speak?
Faith speaks the words of God, ezinguMoya nobomi. Faith call those things which are not as though they were (AmaRoma 4:17).
Ixesha lokuqala, the fruit faith became visible on earth was during the creation. UThixo wayenokholo kwiLizwi lakhe namandla. Wayeyazi, xa Wayethetha iLizwi (UYesu, ILizwi eliphilileyo) oko ngamandla aKhe (UMoya oyiNgcwele) kwabakho. Yayingekabonakali, kodwa uThixo wayewazi amandla eLizwi laKhe.
UThixo wayenale ndalo engqondweni Yakhe kwaye wathetha le ndalo ukuba ibekho. Wazibiza ezo zinto, engeyiyo, ngokungathi banjalo.
Ukuba ukhona Uzalelwe kwakhona kuKristu and have become spiritual, then you understand through faith that the worlds were created by the Word of God. Every Christian believes and understands this through the Word and the Holy Spirit.
Ngokholo siyaqonda ukuba umhlaba wehlabathi wahlanjwa liLizwi likaThixo, Ukuze izinto ezibonwayo azikwenziwe ngezinto ezibonakala (Hebhere 11:3)
Lithetha ukuthini igama elithi ukholo?
Ukholo luguqulelwe kwigama lesiGrike elithi ‘epistis'Kwaye kuthetha: ukucenga, yiyo i, intembeko; ukuqiniseka ngokuziphatha (yenyaniso yonqulo, okanye inyaniso kaThixo okanye umfundisi wonqulo), ngakumbi ukuthembela kuKristu ngosindiso; Ukuzinza ngokungagungqiyo kulo msebenzi wobugcisa; ngokwandisa inkqubo yonqulo (IVangeli) inyaniso ngokwayo: – isiqinisekiso, inkolelo, kholwani, ukholo, ukunyaniseka.
Uyeyiselwa, unesiqiniseko. Uqinisekile ukuba ‘into’ iyinyaniso. Ngoko ke, you stand and keep standing on that truth.
You remain faithful to the truth. Akukho nto kwaye akukho mntu unokukususa kuloo nyaniso. Awubuyi ngamva kwaye awuthandabuzi (Funda kwakhona: Ngaba ndiya kulufumana ukholo emhlabeni?).
Luqala nini ukholo lwakho?
Your faith begins when you are convinced that something is the truth. Uvile, funda, okanye ubone into, kwaye uyakholwa, ukuba oko ukuvileyo, funda, okanye isarha yinyani.
God has given a free will to everyone. Therefore every person has a free will to make his own choices in life. Everyone decides to believe the Word of God or not believe the Word of God.
Amazwi abo, izenzo, and lives show, whether they believe the Word of God or not.
Carnal people always need some kind of proof and/or a sign, ngaphambi kokuba bakholelwe. They are sense-ruled and will only believe if they’ll see it with their natural eyes.
Nangona kunjalo, it happens often that when they get some kind of proof or a sign, they still doubt. (Funda kwakhona: Bona kuqala uze ukholwe okanye uqale ukholwe uze ubone?).
Sonke siyazi ukuba ukuthandabuza kusichasi sokholo. Amathandabuzo sisiqhamo sexhego; Indoda yenyama. Ukuba uyathandabuza, you can’t walk in faith and bear the fruit of faith.
Ngawaphi amanyathelo amane alula okholo kwinkqubo yokuzalwa ngokutsha?
But the new creations don’t walk after the flesh by what they see in the natural realm. The new creations walk after the Spirit in submission to God in obedience to the Word.
They speak and do the words of God and walk in faith and bear the fruit of faith in their lives. Bahlala eLizwini likaThixo baze babize ezo zinto zingekhoyo ngokungathi bezikho.
Indalo entsha ayishukunyiswa kwaye ilawulwa zizivamvo zayo, iimvakalelo, iimvakalelo, njl., But they are moved and ruled by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Nazi 4 amanyathelo alula okholo kwinkqubo yokuzalwa ngokutsha.
the first step of faith
The first step of faith is to believe in Jesus Christ that He is the Son of God and came in the flesh and became the Substitute and Redeemer for fallen man. Kholwa, that through His sacrifice at the cross, ngegazi laKhe, kunye novuko lwabafileyo, Jesus dealt with the sin problem of mankind, kubandakanya eyakho.
Jesus delivered man from the power of the devil, Isono nokufa, and translated man from the darkness into the light. Wasibuyisela isikhundla somntu waza waxolelanisa umntu kwakhona noThixo.
If you believe all this, uyaguquka kubomi bakho obudala njengomoni kwaye wenze uYesu uMsindisi neNkosi yakho.
Elo linyathelo lokuqala olithabathayo ngokholo; ukukholelwa kuYesu Kristu, kunye neYakhe umsebenzi wokuhlangula kwaye guqukani ubomi bakho besono
Inyathelo lesibini lokholo
Ngoku kuza inyathelo lesibini, oko kukuzalwa ngokutsha kuKristu. After your repentance, you are baptized in water and identify with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In the water you lay down your old life as a sinner. You bury the old man with its sinful nature and arise in newness of life.
Wena crucify your (unesono) inyama (wena ngokwakho, your carnal lusts and desires, izimvo, Indlela yokucinga, izono, ubugwenxa, njl.) and your spirit raises from the dead
Inyathelo lesithathu lokholo
You will arise from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit and enter eternal life. After the baptism, namkela uMoya oyiNgcwele.
You are born of the Spirit of God and the Holy Spirit dwells in you. Uye waba yindalo entsha; unyana kaThixo (oku kusebenza kuzo zombini iinkunzi nemazi), and God’s nature dwells in you.
Now you believe that you are a new creation that is born of water and Spirit.
Inyathelo lokugqibela lokholo
Uyakholelwa, ukuba ube sisidalwa esitsha. Umdala uhambile kwaye omtsha nguwe, owadalwa ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo, uzelwe. Njengoko ukholelwa ukuba usisidalwa esitsha kwaye ixesha elidlulileyo lihambile, you will also walk as the new creation in newness of life.
Uya kuba nokholo kuYesu Kristu; the Word and walk after the Spirit in submission and obedience to His words. The Bible shall guide you and the Holy Spirit shall lead and teach you..
Njengokuba ngoko namamkelayo uKristu Yesu iNkosi, hambani ke ngoko kuye: Iingcambu zakhelwe kuYe, nizinzisiwe elukholweni, njengoko nafundiswayo, niphuphuma yimibulelo kuyo.
KwabaseKolose 2:6,7
Uluhlakulela njani ukholo?
You develop faith by hearing the Word of God, renewing your mind with the Word of God, and applying the Word of God into your life, whereby you shall speak and do the Word of God.
Hearing and Ukuvuselela ingqondo yakho with the Word of God are so important, because without the knowledge of the truth and knowing the will of God, you can’t pray and walk by faith and live a holy life.
Ukholo luza ngokuva nokuva ngeLizwi likaThixo (AmaRoma 10:17)
Kodwa nina, zintanda, nizakhe kolwenu ukholo olulolona lungcwele, Ukuthandaza kuMoya oyiNgcwele (Yude 1:20)
You shall build yourself up in your most holy faith and walk according to what the Word says.
Uya kuthandaza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, oko kukuthandaza ngezinye iilwimi.
The Holy Spirit knows exactly, yintoni oyifunayo kwaye yintoni imiqobo ebomini bakho. Unceda ubulwelwe bakho, and intercedes for you.
Ngokukwanjalo ke noMoya uncedisana nokuswela kwethu amandla: kuba esingakuthandazelayo ngokoko simelwe kukuthandaza ngako, asikwazi: ke uMoya ngokwakhe uyasithethelela ngezincwino ezingathethekiyo (AmaRoma 8:26)
ILizwi elityhilwe nguMoya
Phambi kokuba uzalwe ngokutsha, ubungazi, oko kubhalwe eLizwini likaThixo. You didn’t know Jesus Christ, nokuba ungubani na uThixo, wahamba ebumnyameni. Or maybe you did read the Bible, kodwa awuzange uyiqonde into ebhaliweyo.
Kodwa ngoku, that you are spiritual and have received the Holy Spirit, and entered into His light, you shall read His Word by His Spirit. You shall understand what is written, because the Holy Spirit reveals the Word of God (onguMoya) yeyakho.
UMoya nguye i isitshixo sokuqonda iLizwi likaThixo, UnguMfundisi wakho. Awudingi zonke iintlobo zootitshala. The Holy Spirit teaches you into all truth and guide you. Uyakukuphakamisa eLizwini laKhe, ukuze nihambe elukholweni.
Uya kwenza, Yintoni igama elikuxelela ukuba uyenze. You’ll live according to what the Word says, instead of what the world or your senses say.
You shall abide in Him and walk in Him and walk in truth.
The works shall follow your faith
Ukholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile. Ngokufunda iLizwi likaThixo, esebenzisa iLizwi, kwaye ke ukwenza iLizwi likaThixo, niya kuhamba kuye. Uya kuyigcina imiyalelo Yakhe kwaye umthobele.
Uya kuthetha uphile ngokweLizwi. Xa usenza iLizwi, imisebenzi iya kukulandela, kanye njengokuba imisebenzi yayilandela uYesu, ngokuba wahamba ngokoMoya.
Okoko nje uhlala kuYe; ilizwi, imisebenzi iya kukulandela.
Kuba njengokuba umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, Ke ukholo olungenamisebenzi lufile na
UJames 2:26
Zicimeni zonke iintolo ezinomlilo ngokholo
Awunakuhlala ufumana ukwamkelwa ngokufudumeleyo kwaye mhlawumbi abantu abakungqongileyo abayi kukuthanda, kwaye nditshutshise.
The devil shall do everything he can, to bring you back to the flesh, so that he can reign over you again, ngaphandle kwe ulawula phezu kwakhe.
Uya kukumangalela engqondweni yakho, he shall raise thoughts in your mind that oppose the Word of God.
Ixhomekeke kuwe, wenza ntoni ngezi ngcinga. Ngaba uyazondla, or do you take these thoughts captive in Jesus Christ and cast them down?
Usathana akasebenzisi ingqondo yakho kuphela, kodwa nabantu ukuba bakuhlasele.
Usathana unenjongo enye kwaye kukutshabalalisa. Ngoko ke, the devil shall do everything he can and use everyone he can, Ukufezekisa injongo yakhe.
But when you stay in Christ and abide in the Word, ngoko ngokholo unokucima zonke the fiery darts of wicked one. Phawula, it is written ‘all’ and not ‘some’.
Ukholo likhaka lakho, kodwa kufuneka uyibambe. No one else can do that for you. Therefore it is important to build yourself up in your most holy faith.
Ngaphezu koko, Ukuthatha ikhaka loKholo, niya kuba nako ukuzicima ngayo zonke iintolo ezinomlilo zongendawo
Kwabase-Efese 6:16
What destroys your faith?
As long as you stay in the Word of God and walk after the Spirit and obey His words and keep His commandments, uya kuhlala elukholweni. Kodwa kufuneka uhlale awake and be watchful ngamaxesha onke. Ungaze uyeke ukulinda kwakho.
Ingqondo yakho yigcine ekulazini eli hlabathi, kwaye uhlale uthembekile kwiLizwi. Xa wondla ingqondo yakho ngolwazi lweli hlabathi, kwandule ke kuvele ukuthandabuza. Because the knowledge and truth of this world goes against the knowledge and truth of the Word.
Therefore faith can be destroyed by doubt. This doubt can come both from the inside of you and from the outside:
- Ukuthandabuza ngaphakathi: amathandabuzo angangena ukuba awuyihlaziyanga ingqondo yakho ngeLizwi likaThixo (Ibhayibhile). Kwenzeka loo nto kwiindawo ezithile zobomi bakho, awukahlaziyeki ingqondo yakho ngeLizwi likaThixo. In those area’s your mind is carnal and human reason still reigns instead of the Spirit. This will ensure that you keep living after the flesh.
- Amathandabuzo avela ngaphandle: doubt can also enter from the outside through false teachings, wisdom of the world etc.. Paul warned the believers many times about false teachers and philosophies of man that will lead them astray and away from the faith in Christ Jesus.
Hlala kuYe
Okoko nje uhlala kuYe kwaye uhambe ngokweLizwi, ngoko anisayi kushukunyiswa, and shall stand and walk in faith. But if you do not walk according to the Word, kodwa ngokokutsho kwehlabathi(iintanda-bulumko, inzululwazi njl.) uya kulithobela ihlabathi kwaye awusayi kuba nako ukuhamba elukholweni. Kuba ihlabathi libutshaba kuThixo neLizwi lakhe.
Njengokuba ngoko namamkelayo uKristu Yesu iNkosi, hambani ke ngoko kuye: Iingcambu zakhelwe kuYe, nizinzisiwe elukholweni, njengoko nafundiswayo, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, Emva kwesiko lamadoda, Emva korhafi lwehlabathi, hayi emva kukaKristu. Kuba uhlala ngaphakathi kuye yonke ingqibelelo yothixo umzimba
KwabaseKolose 2:6-9
Luyintoni ukholo lwesiqhamo?
The fruit faith is a fruit of the Spirit and is present in every born again believer’s life. When you bear the fruit faith, you shall not walk by what your flesh, your carnal mind and senses, Ndikuxelele. But you shall walk by faith after the Spirit by what the Word and the Spirit tell you.
Gcina ukholo
Don’t loose you faith but keep the faith. Make sure that you seek the things which are above and fill your mind with the things of God and His words and stay in Christ. Wulwe umlo omhle wokholo. Makungabikho namnye ulubayo ukholo lwenu, even when they turn against you.
Kuninzi kakhulu ukubhala malunga nokholo lwesiqhamo, kuba yonke iVangeli ingokholo kuYesu Kristu. Ukuhamba komKrestu ozelwe ngokutsha kumalunga nokholo.
I would like to finish this blog post with the following question: Xa ilixesha lakho lokugoduka, can you say the same words that Paul said?
Ndiwulwele umlo omhle, Ndiyigqibile ikhosi yam, ukholo ndilugcinile
2 uTimoti 4:7
‘Yiba yityuwa yomhlaba’
