KwabaseRoma 14, UPawulos wathetha amazwi akhe kumakholwa aseRoma waza wawathetha ngokuziphatha kwawo nangentsebenziswano yawo ngokuphathelele inyama nesiselo. Kwakukho amakholwa, ababesitya yonke into nabakholwayo, ababesitya imifuno kuphela. Endaweni yokuhlonipha ukhetho lomnye, badelana, bagwebana. UPawulos wabethelela ukuba uBukumkani bukaThixo asikokutya nakusela, kodwa ubulungisa, uxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele. Wayethetha ukuthini uPawulos ngaloo nto?
Owomeleleyo nababuthathaka elukholweni
KwabaseRoma 14 UPawulos wathetha ngombandela wenyama nesiselo. Kwakukho amakholwa, ababekudle konke ukudla, kwaye kukho amakholwa, ababebuthathaka elukholweni, badla imifuno yodwa.
UPawulos wayalela amakholwa ukuba azamkele ezo zinto, ababebuthathaka elukholweni, kodwa kungekuko kwiimpikiswano ezithandabuzekayo. Wabayalela ukuba babamkele ababuthathaka elukholweni baze bakuhlonele ukutya abakukhethayo, endaweni yokubacekisa nokubeka isikhubekiso okanye ithuba lokuwela endleleni yomzalwana wabo, bamenze buhlungu umzalwana wabo ngokudla.
Nangona kunjalo, UPawulos wabayalela ababuthathaka elukholweni, ukuze bangabagwebi abakholwayo, owayesitya yonke into, ngokuba uThixo wabamkele.
Bonke babengabakaThixo kwaye bonke babengabakhonzi bakaYesu ngoMoya oyiNgcwele kwaye benobudlelwane babo kunye naye.
Abazange baziphilele, kodwa baphilela uYehova.
Yonke into abayenzayo, benjenjalo kuYehova, ngokuba babengabakaYehova. Kwaye xa baya kuma phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba sikaKristu, elowo wayeya kuziphendulela kuThixo (Funda kwakhona: Igama masibe ngumgwebi wakho).
UPawulos wayalela amakholwa ukuba anyamezelane aze abe noxolo omnye komnye, njengokuba abazalwana bamelwe kukuthi banyamezelane, babe noxolo omnye nomnye, nokwakhana, kanjalo ningabi sacekisana, nigwebana;. Kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo abukukudla nakusela, kodwa ubulungisa, uxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele.
Ubukumkani bukaThixo abukukudla nakusela
Kuba ubukumkani bukaThixo abukukudla nakusela; kodwa ubulungisa, noxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele (AmaRoma 14:17)
UBukumkani bukaThixo abuxhomekekanga kwinyama nesiselo; oko abantu banokuthi bakudle okanye bangaseliyo, kodwa ubulungisa, uxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele.
Oko abantu bakutyayo akumenzi acoceke okanye angcole umntu, kodwa yimisebenzi yaloo mntu imenza ahlambuluke okanye angcole. Inyama nesiselo azingqini ukuba umntu uzelwe ngokutsha kuKrestu kwaye ungowoBukumkani bukaThixo kwaye inguquko yentliziyo nendalo yenzekile., kodwa imisebenzi yomntu.
Kuba imisebenzi yomntu iphuma entliziyweni, nokuba yimisebenzi emihle esuka kwintliziyo ehlaziyiweyo, nokuba yimisebenzi emibi evela kwintliziyo engendawo (Funda kwakhona: Ngaba uyamthanda uThixo ngentliziyo yakho yonke? kwaye Yintoni intliziyo embi?).
Isiluleko sikaPawulos ngokuphathelele ukuhlonelana nokuhamba eluthandweni, endaweni yokucekisa nokugweba amanye amakholwa kwakungenanto yakwenza nesono (imvukelo nokungamthobeli uThixo neLizwi lakhe).
Kodwa isiluleko sikaPawulos sasinxulumene nokutya nokusela kwamakholwa neenkolelo zawo zonqulo ngenyama nesiselo, eyayingenanto yakwenza noBukumkani bukaThixo.
Ngenxa yokuba uBukumkani bukaThixo abukho (ukugcinwa kwe) imithetho yokutya, imithetho nemimiselo yabantu, kunye nemicimbi yesibini engenamsebenzi, kodwa ubukumkani bukaThixo busekelwe kubulungisa, uxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele (Owu. Hebhere 9:8-15 (Funda kwakhona: Kutheni amaKristu ebuyela kuMnqophiso oMdala?).
Kuba omkhonzayo uKristu kwezo zinto, wamkelekile kuye uThixo, nokuvunywa ngamadoda
Kuba omkhonzayo uKristu kwezo zinto, wamkelekile kuye uThixo, nokuvunywa ngamadoda. Masiphuthume ke izinto ezisingisa eluxolweni, nezinto ezinokwakhana ngazo. Musani ukuwuchitha umsebenzi kaThixo ngenxa yokutya. Izinto zonke okunene zinyulu; kodwa kubi kuloo mntu udlayo ekhubeka. Kulungile ukuba ungatyi nyama, nokusela iwayini, nento yonke amkhubekisayo umzalwana wakho, okanye ukhubekile, okanye wenziwa buthathaka. Wena unokholo? Yiba nalo kuwe phambi koThixo. Unoyolo lowo ungazigwebiyo kuloo nto ayicikidayo. Ke lowo uthandabuzayo, ukuba uthe wadla, uselegwetyiwe, ngokuba akadli ngokwaselukholweni: Kuba konke okungekokwaselukholweni kusisono (AmaRoma 14:17-23)
Kuba lowo ukwezi zinto (Ubulungisa, uxolo, kunye novuyo ngoMoya oyiNgcwele) sikhonza uKristu, Yamkelekile kuThixo, ikholisa abantu.
Uthando alusebenzi bubi omnye komnye. Yaye ngokubeka ngabom umqobo okanye ithuba lokuwela endleleni yomzalwana wabo, abazange bahambe ngothando kubazalwana babo, babenza buhlungu abazalwana babo ngokudla kwabo, benza ububi. Abazange bahambe ngokomthetho woMoya (Funda kwakhona: Ingaba ithetha ntoni, uze umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako?).
UPawulos wayalela amakholwa ukuba ahambe ngobulungisa emva kokuthanda kukaThixo aze alandele izinto, ezisingisa eluxolweni nezinto ezakhayo omnye komnye, ukuze bakhe kunye umsebenzi kaThixo endaweni yokuchitha umsebenzi kaThixo ngenxa (umahluko wokholo malunga) inyama.
Lonke ikholwa elizelwe ngokutsha likhulela ekuqoleni ngokwalo ngokwalo kwaye libe nobudlelwane bobuqu noYesu Krestu noYise kwaye lenze ngokholo ngaphandle kobu budlelwane.. Ngoko ke ukuhamba komnye akufani nokuhamba komnye. Kwaye ngenxa yokuba enye ayisebenzi njengenye, oko akufanele kube sisizathu sokudelela okanye ukugweba omnye kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo singahlaseli ukholo lwakhe. Oku kubhekiselele kwabanamandla nababuthathaka elukholweni.
Kwakhona, oku akukokuthobela amazwi kaThixo nokugcinwa kukaYesu’ imiyalelo nokwenza intando kaBawo nomgwebo wesono ebandleni, kodwa oku kungokwahluka kwenkolelo malunga nenyama nesiselo (Funda kwakhona: Ithini iBhayibhile ngesono ebandleni?).
Ubulungisa, uxolo, novuyo kuMoya oyiNgcwele
Ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uhleli kuwe, uya kuphila ngaphakathi nokuphuma ebukumkanini bukaThixo, uhambe ngoMoya oyiNgcwele ebulungiseni, uxolo, novuyo kwintando kaThixo.
Hlalani ninoxolo nabazalwana noodade wenu, nihlale ngemvisiswano kunye nabo, nihlonele ukuhamba kwenu noThixo. (oku akuthethi ukwamkela isono). ukuze nilwe kunye njengamajoni athembekileyo kaYesu Kristu ngenxa yobukumkani bukaThixo, nenze oko uYesu wakuyalelayo ukuba nikwenze, nigcine amazwi nemiyalelo yakhe..
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
