Ukukhokha okweshumi neminikelo kuwudaba olunzima ezimpilweni zamaKristu amaningi futhi kuyingxoxo ebandleni.. Kodwa kungani abantu benobunzima obungaka ekunikezeni imali? Kulula kakhulu, isithelo sokupha siyisithelo sesidalwa esisha. Uma amaKristu engasitheli lesi sithelo sokupha, kukhona okungalungile.
Indalo entsha ithela izithelo zokupha
Lapho abantu sebeyindalo entsha, bathela izithelo zesidalwa esisha ngokuguquka kwenhliziyo, ukuguquka kwemvelo, kanye ukuvuselelwa kwengqondo ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Isithelo sendalo entsha yisithelo sokupha.
Abangcwele baseFilipi bathela izithelo zokupha
Manje nani Filipi niyazi, ukuthi ekuqaleni kwevangeli, ekusukeni kwami eMakedoniya, alikho ibandla elaxhumana nami mayelana nokupha nokwamukela, kodwa nina kuphela. Ngokuba naseThesalonika nathumela kanye nakabili ekusweleni kwami. Hhayi ngoba ngifisa isipho: kepha ngifuna isithelo esingavama ekubalweni kwenu. Kodwa nginakho konke, futhi kuvame: Ngisuthi, selamukele kuEphafrodithu izinto ezavela kini, iphunga elimnandi, umhlatshelo owamukelekayo, ethokozisa uNkulunkulu (AbaseFilipi 4:15-18)
KwabaseFilipi 4:15-18, sifunda ngesithelo sokupha empilweni yabangcwele baseFilipi. Ngokungafani namanye amabandla, abangcwele baseFilipi babesekele uPawulu ngokwezimali nomsebenzi woMbuso.
UPawulu wayengacelanga mali. Wayengaceli abangcwele ukuthi bamsekele ngokwezimali, kodwa abangcwele bamnika.
Kwakungekho mayelana nemali. Kodwa isithelo sokupha sasiwuphawu lukaPawulu lokuthi ukuzalwa kabusha kuKristu kwase kwenzekile nezimfundiso zakhe zathela izithelo ezimpilweni zabo..
Babengaseyona indalo endala, ozicabangela yena yedwa, -hahile, futhi akanandaba nabanye. Kodwa base bengaba indalo entsha futhi wathela izithelo zokupha.
Abazange banikele ngoba babecelwe ukuthi banikele. Abazange futhi banikeze ukwamukela okwengeziwe. Kodwa abangcwele banikela ngesihle ngaphandle kwentambo.
Abangcwele banikela ngokusuka enhliziyweni yabo entsha, imvelo yabo entsha, nengqondo yabo yenziwe ibe mitsha.
Abangcwele baseFilipi babemkhathalela uPawulu
Bazalwa nguNkulunkulu futhi benesimo sikaYise futhi benakekelwa (isidingo se) umfowabo uPawulu, owayebeke ukuphila kwakhe engozini ukuze balethe futhi bashumayele ivangeli likaJesu Kristu futhi abakhulule futhi abahlenge emandleni kasathane., ukufa, nesihogo.
NgoPawulu nokushumayela kwakhe, Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kubo. Bawakholelwa amazwi kaPawulu futhi balwamukela uthando lukaNkulunkulu, futhi waphenduka, babe abhapathizwe, futhi wamukela umoya ongcwele.
Babebonga uNkulunkulu futhi bethanda uJesu noYise ngaphezu kwakho konke. Kusukela ekukholweni kwabo, ukubonga, nothando ngoNkulunkulu, banikela ngomnikelo wabo.
Ngokunikela ngomnikelo wabo bavuma uNkulunkulu njengeNkosi yabo futhi bambonga futhi bamhlonipha. Bangathi bayamthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ngokunikela ngesipho sabo bamtshengisa ukuthi bayamthanda uNkulunkulu futhi bayamthokozisa.
Njengomfelokazi ompofu ethempelini eSivumelwaneni Esidala. Umfelokazi ompofu wayengenakho okuningi, kodwa wanikela ngakho konke ayenakho kuNkulunkulu ngoba wayethanda uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwakho konke (Maka 12:42-43, Luka 21:2-4).
UPawulu wasamukela isipho sabo sokungacebi, kodwa ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakhe.
Lapho abantu bengatheli izithelo zokupha
Indalo entsha ayifani nendalo endala enobugovu nokuhaha. Indalo entsha ayenzi umsindo futhi iqhamuka nezimpikiswano okufanele ibakhulule ekunikezeni. Kodwa indalo entsha ine findlebe yeNkosi uNkulunkulu futhi uyamthanda Yena futhi upha ngesihle.
Uma abantu bengatheli izithelo zokupha futhi beza nazo zonke izinhlobo zezaba zokungakhiphi okweshumi neminikelo yabo, bese bengabenyama futhi abasibo abangokomoya.
Ngoba ngokuzalwa kabusha kuKristu nezimfundiso zeqiniso eziseZwini, indalo entsha, oye waphiliswa waba ngokamoya kuKristu, iyakuthela izithelo zokupha.
Ukugcina
Okubalulekile wukuthi uma abantu benqaba ukupha, baholwa umoya wokuhaha kanye ne uthando ngemali, esikhundleni sikaMoya oNgcwele kanye Uthando NgoNkulunkulu.
Ngoba wonke umuntu, oholwa nguMoya oNgcwele uthela izithelo zokupha ngakho-ke aphe, njengebandla lokuqala kanye nebandla laseFilipi. Hhayi ukwamukela okwengeziwe, kodwa ngenxa yokubonga kanye nothando ngoBaba neNdodana Yakhe kanye nokubakhonza nokubahlonipha.
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