Ukholo lwakho nendlela ohamba ngayo ixhomekeke ekuthandeni kwakho uThixo. Wathi uYesu, owokuqala nomkhulu umthetho, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, ngentliziyo yakho yonke, umphefumlo, ingqondo, kunye namandla (UMateyu 22:37, Phawula 12:30, ULuka 10:27). Ngelishwa, amaxesha amaninzi amaKristu agxile ngakumbi kumthetho wesibini, Oko kukuthi, umthande ummelwane wakho ngoko uzithanda ngako. Ngokufuthi bayithanda ngakumbi indalo kunoMdali. Kwaye ayisiyiyo yonke. Lo mthetho wesibini usoloko utolikwa ngendlela engeyiyo kwaye ukhutshwe emxholweni kwaye ubangele ukungakhathali ngokomoya nokuvumela isono ebandleni. Umthanda nini uThixo ngokwebhayibhile?
Izenzo zakho zibonisa ukuba uyamthanda umntu
Ukuthanda umntu akupholi nje kodwa kufuna isenzo. Ngentetho yakho, hamba, kunye nezenzo, uyangqina ukuba uyamthanda ngenene uThixo noYesu Krestu nokuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uhleli kuwe na okanye hayi.
Wathi uYesu, ukuba umthanda kakhulu, uya kwenza Gcina imiyalelo yakhe. Oku kuthetha ukuba uya kwenza oko uYesu wakuyalelayo ukuba ukwenze.
Kuphela kuxa uyigcina imiyalelo Yakhe, uyangqina ukuba uyaMthanda, kwaye uya kuhamba eluthandweni lwakhe.
Unokuthi uyakholwa kwaye uyamthanda uThixo kwaye uyakholelwa kwaye uyamthanda uYesu Kristu, kodwa oko akuyi kukunika ukufikelela kuBukumkani bukaThixo.
Wonke umntu unokuthi uyamthanda uThixo, kodwa bambalwa abanakho ukungqina oko.
Kuphela izenzo zakho, Izenzo, kwaye uhambe emva koMoya bonisa ukuba uzelwe nguThixo kwaye uyamthanda uThixo ngentliziyo yakho yonke, ingqondo, kunye nomphefumlo. Imisebenzi yakho ibonisa ukuba uyamthanda uThixo noYesu ngaphezu kwayo yonke into.
Uchitha ixesha nalowo umthandayo
Abantu abaninzi bathi bayamthanda umntu, kodwa izenzo zabo zibonisa okwahlukileyo. Ukuba uthanda umntu, ufuna ukuba nalo mntu. Ufuna ukuchitha ixesha kunye naloo mntu kwaye utyale imali kubudlelwane. Uya kumphulaphula loo mntu kuba ufuna ukumazi loo mntu. Ngokuphulaphula, uya kumazi umntu, kwaye uya kuyazi into ayithandayo nayithandayo umntu, into angayithandiyo nangayithandiyo umntu.
Umphatha ngentlonipho umntu omthandayo kwaye wenze oko kumkholisayo. Ukuba umthanda ngokwenene umntu, awuyi kwenza nantoni na eyenza umntu abe buhlungu kwaye enze umntu abe buhlungu.
Kuyafana ke nangoonyana bakaThixo (oku kusebenza kuwo onke amakholwa azelwe ngokutsha; amadoda nabafazi).
Xa umthanda uYihlo, nimamela uYihlo, nichithe ixesha noYihlo emthandazweni. Uya kuwathabatha amazwi aKhe kwaye uwagcine amazwi akhe kwaye uwasebenzise amazwi akhe ebomini bakho. ukuze uhambe ngendlela intando kaBawo.
Awuyi kwenza nantoni na eyenzakalisa uYihlo okanye yenza buhlungu uYihlo kwaye imgculele kwaye yonakalise uBukumkani Bakhe. Ukuba uyamthanda uThixo, uya kuncama iziyolo zakho, iinkanuko, iminqweno, kunye nentando yentando yaKhe. NjengoYesu, Owanikela ngobomi Bakhe ukuze enze intando kaYise.
UYesu umthanda uThixo ngentliziyo yakhe yonke
UYesu wayemthanda uYise ngentliziyo yakhe yonke. Ngoko ke, UYesu wachitha ixesha elininzi kunye noYise emthandazweni kwaye wahlala emthobela. UYesu wayekhokelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele kwaye akazange avukele nangaliphi na ixesha. UYesu Wahlala ethobelayo kwintando kaYise, kude kuse ekufeni. Akazange aphenjelelwe ngumtyholi nazihendo zehlabathi nabantu ababemngqongile. UYesu waqhubeka ezalisekisa Isicwangciso sikaThixo ngobomi bakhe.
Ngaba uYesu wayengumntu ongenamdla? Ngaba uYesu wanyamezela waza wamkela zonke iindlela zokuziphatha waza wasivumela isono? Hayi, UYesu wayethetha yaye efundisa ngegunya. Wayengqale yaye amaxesha amaninzi wayethetha amazwi anzima ebantwini.
UYesu wayejongene kakhulu, ngakumbi kwi abaFarisi nabaSadusi.
Amaxesha amaninzi, AmaKristu anomfanekiso ongalunganga kaYesu. Baye benza i Umfanekiso ngqondweni kaYesu, owamkela yonke into kwaye wavumela yonke indlela yokuziphatha, kuquka isono. NguYesu, owayesoloko ejikeleza enoncumo olukhulu ebusweni Bakhe, ngoxa Wayeshumayela.
Kodwa leyo asiyonyaniso yokuba uYesu wayengubani kwaye usenguye. Ukuba ufuna ukufunda ngakumbi ngale nto, Ndingathanda ukubhekisa kuwe kwinqaku elilandelayo: Ngubani Ngokwenene Krestu?
UYesu wayenye noBawo, njengokuba sibanye kuye, nakuBawo:
Ukuba bonke babe; njengawe, Utata, ubugcisa kum, nam ndikuWe, ukuze nabo babe banye kuthi: ukuze ihlabathi likholwe ukuba wena wandithuma. Uzuko owandinika lona, ndilunike bona; ukuba babe ngomnye, njengokuba Sibanye: Mna, nawe kum, ukuze bagqibelele kwenye; Kwaye ukuze ihlabathi lazi ukuba undithumile, kwaye uye wabathanda, njengoko wandithandayo nam (UYohane 17:21-23)
Sazi ngale nto ukuba siyabathanda abantwana bakaThixo, Xa simthanda uThixo, ugcine imithetho yakhe. LOKO LUKATHIXO, ukuba siyigcine imiyalelo yakhe: kwaye imiyalelo yakhe ayinabuhlungu (1 UYohane 5:2-3)
Ngaba uyamthanda uThixo ngentliziyo yakho yonke?
UYesu wahamba emva kwentando kaYise kuba wayemthanda kwaye esamthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke. UYesu wayemthanda uYise ngentliziyo yakhe yonke. Kwaye kulapho yonke into iqala khona, ngothando onalo entliziyweni yakho ngoThixo.
Ngaba uyamthanda uThixo ngentliziyo yakho yonke, ngaphezu koko? Okanye ngaba uyazithanda kunye nobomi bakho, inyama yakho, kunye nehlabathi, ngaphezu kwaKhe?
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
