KwabaseKolose 3:1-4, UPawulos wabhala, ukuba navuswa kunye noKristu, funa ezo zinto zingaphezulu, apho uKrestu ahleli ngasekunene kukaThixo. Misela uthando lwakho kwizinto zaphezulu, hayi kwizinto emhlabeni. Kuba nafa, baye ubomi benu bufihlakele ndawonye noKristu kuye uThixo. Wayethetha ukuthini uPawulos ngaloo nto? Kuthetha ukuthini ukuvuswa kunye noKrestu nokufuna izinto zaphezulu??
Ukuba ngoko navuswa kunye noKristu, funa ezo zinto zingaphezulu
Ukuba ngoko navuswa kunye noKristu, funa ezo zinto zingaphezulu, apho uKrestu ahleli ngasekunene kukaThixo. Misela uthando lwakho kwizinto zaphezulu, hayi kwizinto emhlabeni. ngokuba ufile, Kwaye ubomi bakho bufihliwe noKristu kuThixo (KwabaseKolose 3:1-3)
Ukuba navuswa kunye noKrestu, uya kufuna izinto zaphezulu, apho uKrestu ehleli ngasekunene kukaThixo.
Niya kunyamekela izinto zaphezulu, ningabi sazimilisela kwizinto zasemhlabeni, ukusukela wena (indalo endala, olawulwa yingqiqo nokhokelwa kwaye alawulwa yintando, iimvakalelo, iinkanuko, nenkanuko yenyama, noburheletya beli hlabathi), musani ukuphila kwakhona, ke nafayo, baye ubomi benu bufihlakele ndawonye noKristu kuye uThixo.
Ngoko ke, xa uzalwa ngokutsha kuKristu, ubomi bakho buya kutshintsha.
Aniyi kuphinda niphile njengoko naniphila ngaphambili ekungazini kwingqondo yenu emfamekileyo yenyama, elawulwa bubumnyama, ibutshaba noThixo.. Awuyi kuzalisa ngolwazi kunye nobulumko behlabathi kwaye ubeke ithemba lakho kubo.
Kodwa uya kuhlaziya ingqondo yakho ngeLizwi likaThixo kwaye uzalise ulwazi nobulumko bukaThixo, ukuze ufumane inyaniso nentando kaThixo. Uya kuphila ngokholo kuYesu Krestu kwaye uhambe usuka kwingqondo ehlaziyiweyo ekuthobeleni amazwi kaThixo ngenyaniso ngokwentando yakhe kwaye uya kubeka ithemba lakho kuye. (Funda kwakhona: Yiba nokholo kuThixo).
Ixhego lifele kuKristu
Nangona uhlala emhlabeni, Awusaphelelanga kwihlabathi. Ngokuba nathengwa ngexabiso, nakhululwa ngentlawulelo kumandla obumnyama ngegazi elinqabileyo likaYesu Kristu (Owu. 1 KwabaseKorinte 6:20, 1 UPetros 6:20, 2 UPetros 2:1).
Ngokuzalwa ngokutsha kuKristu, Inyama yenu ifile, yaye anisaphili phantsi kwegunya leziqalelo zehlabathi (imimoya yeli hlabathi) loo nto ibangela ukuba ube nekratshi, imvukelo, nokungamthobeli uThixo neLizwi laKhe. Ufile wena (izinto ze) Umhlaba.
Ekubeni ungengowesizukulwana esingendawo sendoda endala (umntu owileyo), ningabi sayenza imisebenzi yamandulo;.
Usisidalwa esitsha kwaye ungokaThixo kwaye ke uya kuhamba njengesidalwa esitsha; umntu omtsha ngobungcwele nangobulungisa (Funda kwakhona: Ngaba amaKristu aphila njengesizukulwana esinyuliweyo, Ububukumkani basebukhosini, kwaye yinto ekhethekileyo kuThixo?)
Umntu omtsha ukhululwe kumthetho wesono nokufa
Ngokufa kwenyama kuKristu Yesu, nikhululwe esiqalekisweni somthetho. Nikhululwe kumthetho wesono nokufa, olawula enyameni. Ngenxa yoko, aniyi kuba sadla ubomi ngokwenyama, niphantsi komthetho, ebukhobokeni bokufa, nizingise esonweni, niya kudla ubomi ngokoMoya niphantsi ubabalo ngentando kaThixo kwaye ugcine amazwi nemiyalelo yakhe.
Makungabikho bani unilukuhlayo;, ngokwenza ukuba ukholelwe ukuba kufuneka ubuyele kuMnqophiso oMdala kwaye ugcine umthetho kaMoses nayo yonke imimiselo yawo., amasiko, Imithetho yedini, imithetho yokutya, imithendeleko, njl. (Funda kwakhona: Kutheni amaKristu ebuyela kuMnqophiso oMdala? kwaye Yintoni imfihlo yomthetho?).
Ezo, abo bazelwe ngokutsha kuKristu abasenabo abenyama kodwa baba boMoya kwaye baya kuhamba ngokomthetho woMoya wobomi kuKristu Yesu, bayigcine imithetho kaKristu. (UYohane 14:15, 21;15:10, AmaRoma 8:2, 1 UYohane 2:3; 3:24; 5: 2-3, 2 UYohane 1:6, ISityhilelo 22:14).
Imithetho kaKristu ikwayimithetho efanayo njengemiyalelo kaBawo. UYesu wada waziqinisa ezinye zazo, ukusukela umntu omtsha, lowo uhamba ngokoMoya unako ukuwumisa umthetho (AmaRoma 3:31 (Funda kwakhona: Imiyalelo kaThixo, imiyalelo kaYesu).
Ukuseka umthetho kubhekisa kwinxalenye yokuziphatha komthetho, nto leyo emele ubume nokuthanda kukaThixo, kwaye ayibhekiseli kuyo yonke imimiselo, amasiko, Imithetho yedini, imithetho yokutya, imithendeleko, njl, zonke ezazenzelwe ukungcwaliswa nokugwetyelwa kwenyama yomntu omdala (ozelwe embewini kaSirayeli).
UYesu wayeliZibulo lesidalwa esitsha kwaye akazange ahambe ngokwenyama kodwa emva koMoya kwaye wawuzalisekisa umthetho. Ezo, abathe baba sisidalwa esitsha kuKristu baya kuzalisekisa umthetho ngokuzithoba kuThixo nakwiLizwi lakhe nokuhamba ngokuthobela uThixo ngokoMoya kwintando yakhe. (Owu. AmaRoma 8:29-30, KwabaseKolose 1:13-20, Hebhere 12:22-24).
Umntu omtsha uvuke noKrestu ekufeni
Xa ubhaptiziwe, inyama yenu ayifanga yodwa, kodwa umoya wakho uvukile kwabafileyo. Kwaye ngobhaptizo ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, uMoya oyiNgcwele uhlala ngaphakathi kuwe.
Ngokuzalwa ngokutsha, uxolelaniswe noThixo kwaye imeko yakho yokuwa kunye nesikhundla sibuyiselwe kuNyana.
Uvuswe kunye noKrestu kwaye uhleli kuYe ngasekunene kukaBawo ngaphezu kwabo bonke ubulawuli, amandla, amandla, nobukhosi nalo lonke igama elibizwayo. Yindawo yakho entsha kunye nesikhundla sakho (Owu. Kwabase-Efese 1:20; 2:4-10).
Kuba nizelwe nguThixo, Ukuzalwa kwamanzi noMoya, Ubume bukaThixo bube yindalo yakho kwaye intando yaKhe ibe yintando yakho.
Ke ngoko uya kufuna kwaye unqwenele izinto zaphezulu, apho uKrestu uhleli khona.
Uya kunqwenela iLizwi kwaye uhlaziye ingqondo yakho ngeLizwi likaThixo kwaye uya kubeka ukuthanda kwakho kwizinto zoBukumkani bukaThixo., endaweni yokondla ingqondo yakho ngezinto zehlabathi kwaye ugcine ingqondo yenyama kwaye uvumele ingqondo yakho ilawulwe bubuxoki bukasathana. (Umhlaba) neengcinga ezonakalisayo, eziphuma ebumnyameni (Funda kwakhona: Thatha igunya phezu kweengcinga zakho, ngaphambi kokuba bathathe igunya phezu kwakho)
UYesu Kristu bubomi bakho!
Xa uKristu, ngubani ubomi bethu, iya kubonakala, ngelo xesha niya kubonakalaliswa nani, ninaye ebuqaqawulini (KwabaseKolose 3:4)
Ngokutshintsha kwendalo kunye nokuhlaziywa kwengqondo yakho, anisayi kuba sadla ubomi njengehlabathi, njengoko wawuphila ngaphambili, emandleni esono nokufa. Awuyi kuphinda uhambe ebumnyameni uvukela uThixo kunye namazwi akhe kwaye uphule yonke imithetho, umyalelo, nomnqophiso uThixo awumiseleyo. Kodwa uya kuphila kwisikhundla sakho esitsha kuKristu kwaye ubeke imisebenzi yenyama kwaye uhambe eLizwini ekukhanyeni emhlabeni..
UYesu Krestu akasongezo ebomini bakho, ke uYesu Kristu bubomi benu! Uhlala kuwe, kwaye uhlala kuye!
Intliziyo yomntu iphuma kwinto ayithandayo, kwaye into ayithandayo uya kunikela ngexesha lakhe kuyo.
Ngoko ke, ukuba uvukile kunye noKrestu kwaye umthanda ngenene uYesu, ke intliziyo yakho iya kuphumela kuYesu kwaye uya kuchitha ixesha eLizwini nasemthandazweni kwaye ufune kwaye ubeke iingcinga zakho kwizinto ezingaphezulu., apho uKrestu uhleli khona, endaweni yezinto ezisehlabathini.
Uya kumamela uYesu; Ilizwi kwaye uthobele kwaye wenze oko uYesu akuyaleleyo ukuba ukwenze.
Xa uKristu, Ngubani ubomi bakho, iya kubonakala, nani niya kubonakala kunye naye ebuqaqawulini.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
