Asisekho ngaphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa, isetshenziswa amaKristu amaningi ukuze azikhiphe emsebenzini wawo nezibopho zawo zokugcina imiyalo kaJesu futhi agcwalise ukuthunywa okukhulu futhi ahambe njengamadodana kaNkulunkulu. (lokhu kusebenza kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane) ngoMoya ebungcweleni entandweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngokushesha nje lapho ubhekana nomuntu ngento ephikisana neZwi nentando kaNkulunkulu, ungathembela kukho, ukuthi umuntu uzosebenzisa, phakathi kwabanye, AmaRoma 6:14 ukwenza isono silunge futhi avumele okubi. KunamaKristu amaningi, abaphendula okubi kube kuhle, baqhubeke bona phansi komusa. Kodwa lithini iBhayibheli ngokuba ngaphansi komusa? Ungaqhubeka ukona ngaphansi komusa?
Kusho ukuthini, aniphansi komthetho kepha niphansi komusa?
Ngokuba isono asiyikubusa phezu kwenu: ngoba kalikho ngaphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa (AmaRoma 6:14)
Baningi futhi abashumayeli, abasebenzisa amaRoma 6:14 ukuvuma, ukubekezelela nokwamukela konke ukuziphatha, izindlela zokuphila, nazo zonke izinto eziphikisana neZwi likaNkulunkulu nentando yaKhe. Bayayisebenzisa, ukuze kungabikho muntu okufanele aguquke futhi ahlale ngendlela ayiyo futhi aphile njengomhlaba.
Ngokusho kwabo, akunandaba ukuthi uphila kanjani nokuthi wenzani, ngoba lingaphansi komusa. Ngakho-ke, isikhathi semithetho, imiyalo, imithetho, nemithethonqubo isiphelile. Manje usungakwazi ukuphila ngendlela ofuna ukuphila ngayo. Ngoba uJesu uye wabhekana nenkinga yesono. Wasusa zonke izono zomhlaba, ukuze ningabe nisakwazi ukuhamba esonweni. Isono asisekho, kulabo, abakholwa nguye, basuswa ebumnyameni bangene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
UJesu akaphathanga kuphela zonke izono zempilo yakho yangaphambili, kodwa futhi nezono, uqhubeka wenza empilweni yakho entsha. Ngakho-ke, ngeke kudingeke ukuthi uvume izono zakho ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngoba lokho kuzodala kuphela imizwa yecala futhi ngokusho kwabo, lokho akusiyo intando kaNkulunkulu.
Seluvele lukhona usizi nokwahlulela okwanele emasontweni nasemhlabeni yingakho amaKristu engase aphile ‘enkululekweni’, othandweni nasemuseni kaNkulunkulu, benza lokho abafuna ukukwenza ngaphandle kokuzithoba kulokho okulotshwe eBhayibhelini, ngoba lokho kungokwenkolo nomthetho futhi kuyisidala futhi akusasebenzi. (Funda futhi: Uyini umehluko phakathi kwenkolo nobudlelwano?).
Ngokushumayela lesi sigijimi, lapho iqiniso likaNkulunkulu lixutshwa namanga abantu, bayajabulisa abantu, futhi wamukele udumo lodumo ebantwini, futhi bazivikele ekuphikisweni nasekushushisweni komhlaba.
Kodwa sizifunda kuphi eBhayibhelini zonke lezi zinto abazishoyo? Kubhalwe kuphi, lokho:
- Asisekho isono nokuthi umuntu akasakwazi ukujwayela ukona?
- Ngeke kudingeke ukuthi ushintshe?
- Akukhathalekile ukuthi uhlala kanjani?
- Isidalwa esisha sivunyelwe ukuphila esonweni?
- UNkulunkulu uyasibekezelela futhi uyasivumela isono?
Uma kungenandaba kuNkulunkulu ukuthi uphila kanjani, nokuthi uNkulunkulu uyavuma ukuthi abantwana Bakhe bahlala esonweni, pho kungani kwadingeka ukuthi uJesu eze emhlabeni ukuze abhekane nemvelo yesono (ethaka) indoda? Kungani bengekho imihlatshelo yezilwane kuhle ngokwanele (okwesikhashana) buyisana nezono zabantu, ngoba babeqhubeka bebuyela esonweni futhi baqhubeke bona?
Ubizo lobungcwele kanye nokususwa kwezono
Kodwa njengoba kuxoxwe ngakho kokuthunyelwe kwebhulogi kwangaphambilini, ngokweZwi, kunendaba ukuthi uphila kanjani eSivumelwaneni Esisha, elibekwe uphawu ngegazi likaJesu eliligugu. Sifunda eBhayibhelini, ukuthi uJesu nabaphostoli babiza amakholwa; abangcwele ebungcweleni. Babayala ukuba basuse izono ezimpilweni zabo. (Funda futhi: ‘Ilahlekile olwandle lomusa', ‘Uyini umusa?' futhi'Uyini umehluko phakathi komthetho nomusa?')
Ngoba lokho okwenzeka endaweni yomoya, okungukuthi babe kuJesu Kristu a indalo entsha nokuthi bahlengwa enyameni yabo, lapho imvelo yesono ikhona, kwadingeka kubonakale endaweni yemvelo, nge Ukubeka endodeni endala (inyama) futhi Ukubeka indoda entsha (umoya).
Labo, abasebenzisa, phakathi kwabanye, AmaRoma 6:14 ukuvuma, ukubekezelela nokwamukela konke ukuziphatha nazo zonke izinto, ezingqubuzana nentando kaNkulunkulu futhi uqhubeke uphila ngokwenyama, ngokuvamile bayakhohlwa ukufunda nokufunda imibhalo ngomongo ofanele. Abekho ngokomoya futhi bazakhele eyabo imibono, okutholakele, kanye nemibono, lokho kwakhiwe ikakhulukazi ulwazi nokuhlakanipha kwezwe. Ukuze unikeze amandla futhi uqinisekise imibono yabo, Imibono, kanye nokutholakele, bakhetha futhi bakhethe imibhalo futhi bayikhiphe kumongo wabo. Lokho kuyasebenza nakumaRoma 6:14, ngoba amavesi alotshwe ngaphambi nangemuva kwevesi 14, azikaze zixoxwe. Ngakho-ke, ake sibheke ukuthi imuphi umongo wamaRoma 6:14 kulotshiwe futhi yini enye ebhalwe eBhayibhelini ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, futhi uma kuvunyelwe ukuqhubeka nokuhlala esonweni ngemva kokuba umuntu esezelwe kabusha.
Ukufa esonweni, kodwa uphilele uNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu
Sothini-ke? Siqhubeke esonweni, ukuze umusa wavame? UNkulunkulu makakwenqabele. Sizokwenza kanjani, abafile esonweni, hlalani nisaba khona? Anazi nina, ukuthi sonke esabhabhathizelwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhabhathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? Ngakho sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni: ukuthi njengalokhu uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi kufanele sihambe ekuphileni okusha.
Ngokuba uma sihlanyelwe kanye naye ekufananeni kokufa kwakhe, Sizoba futhi ngokufana kovuko lwakhe: Ukwazi lokhu, ukuthi ikhehla lethu libethelwe kanye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, ukuze singabe sesikhonza isono. Ngoba ofileyo ukhululiwe esonweni. Manje uma sifile kanye noKristu, siyakholwa ukuthi siyakuphila futhi kanye naye: sisazi ukuthi uKristu esevusiwe kwabafileyo akasafi; ukufa akusabusi phezu kwakhe. Ngokuba wafa ngalokho, wafela isono kanye: kodwa ekuphileni kwakhe, uphilela uNkulunkulu. Kanjalo nani zishoni ukuthi ningabafileyo impela esonweni, kodwa niphilele uNkulunkulu ngoKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.
Ngakho-ke makungabusi isono emzimbeni wenu ofayo, ukuze lilalele izinkanuko zalo. futhi ninganikeli izitho zenu esonweni, zibe yizikhali zokungalungi: kodwa zinikeleni nina kuNkulunkulu, njengalabo abaphilayo kwabafileyo, nezitho zenu kuNkulunkulu zibe yizikhali zokulunga. Ngokuba isono asiyikubusa phezu kwenu: ngokuba aniphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa. (AmaRoma 6:1-14)
UJesu usibonisile, ini isono yenza ngempilo yomuntu: isono siholela ekufeni. Ngomsebenzi Wakhe ophelele wokuhlenga, UJesu wafa kanye kuphela esonweni, wavuswa kwabafileyo, futhi uhlezi phakade ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Ngomsebenzi Wakhe nangegazi Lakhe, UJesu waletha ukuhlengwa kulabo, abakholwa kuye, phenduka, badela ukuphila kwabo futhi Mlandele.
Ngokusebenzisa ukuvuselelwa, ubhapathizelwa kuKristu ekufeni Kwakhe futhi kungakho, Ungu, njengaYe nje, Kwaphela futhi kubo bonke, wafela isono.
Isono, owabusa, wabusa njengenkosi enyameni yenu; isimo sesono somuntu omdala wenyama, oboshelwe emthethweni, ayisekho ngemva kokuzalwa kabusha. Ngoba ikhehla (inyama), okubusa kuye isono nokufa futhi okwakuhloselwe bona umthetho wesono nokufa, ubethelwe esiphambanweni futhi wafa kuKristu.
Uma inyama yakho ifile, anisakwazi ukuhamba ngenkanuko yenyama nihlale esonweni niqhubeke nisona. Kuphela uma inyama yakho isifile, kuphela lapho nifile esonweni namandla aso.
Lapho ubhapathizwa kuKristu, awuzange nje ube ngumhlanganyeli ekufeni Kwakhe, kodwa futhi wawuhlanganyela ekuvukeni Kwakhe. Ngamandla OMoya Oyingcwele, umoya wakho uvusiwe kwabafileyo futhi uphiliswa kuNkulunkulu. Usuphenduke a indalo entsha; indodana kaNkulunkulu futhi bavunyelwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu futhi babuyisana Naye.
Njengoba uNkulunkulu elungile, futhi nizelwe Nguye (Ngokuvuselelwa kabusha) nizomlalela futhi nihambe ekulungeni ngokulandela umoya. Uma nje uhlala kuJesu Kristu; iZwi futhi uphile ngemva kwalokho uJesu’ imiyalo, okuyimithetho kaNkulunkulu futhi, futhi niqhubeke nilandela umoya, niyohamba ekulungeni futhi nithele isithelo sikaMoya (1 UJohane 2:28-29, 1 UJohane 3:1-7, 9).
Izinceku zesono noma izinceku zokulunga?
Yini-ke? sizokona yini, ngoba kasikho ngaphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa? UNkulunkulu makakwenqabele. Anazi nina, ukuthi enizinikela kuye ukuba yizigqila zokumlalela, niyizinceku zakhe enimlalelayo; noma owesono kube ngukufa, kumbe elokulalela kube ngukulunga? Kodwa uNkulunkulu makabongwe, ukuthi laliyizinceku zesono, kodwa nilalele ngenhliziyo leyo ndlela yesifundiso enanikelwa yona. Ukukhululwa ke esonweni, nibe yizinceku zokulunga. Ngikhuluma ngendlela yabantu ngenxa yobuthakathaka benyama yakho: Ngoba njengoba ninikele amalungu akho ukuba zincengeleni ukungcola nasebubini; Noma kunjalo manje nikeza amalungu akho inzuzo ekulungeni ebungcweleni.
Ngoba lapho seniyizikhonzi zesono, Enikhululekile ekulungeni. Yisiphi isithelo eninani kulezo zinto eninamahloni ngazo manje? Ekupheleni kwalezo zinto kungukufa. Kepha manje senziwa mahhala esonweni, futhi babe yizinceku zikaNkulunkulu, Ninazo izithelo zakho ebungcweleni, Futhi ukuphela kokuphila okuphakade. Inkokhelo yesono ingukufa; Kepha isipho sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu (AmaRoma 6:15-23)
Uma umuntu ethi uzelwe kabusha, kodwa qhubekani nihamba ngokwenyama ngokulalela izinkanuko zenyama futhi nifeza izinkanuko zenyama, ngakho-ke qhubeka uphila esonweni futhi akazimisele ukubasusa, khona-ke lokhu kufakazela ukuthi inyama yomuntu ayibethelwa esiphambanweni kuKristu, kodwa uyaphila futhi uyakhahlela.
Inqobo nje uma inyama isaphila futhi ikhahlela, inyama ayifile ngakho-ke umuntu akahlengwa enyameni futhi useyisoni. Ngoba a isoni, uhamba emva kwenyama, egcwalisa izinkanuko zenyama, futhi uqhubeke wona.
Inqobo nje uma umuntu ehlala engokwenyama futhi ehamba elandela inyama futhi ephikelela esonweni, khona-ke umuntu usaboshiwe umthetho wesono nokufa. Imisebenzi yomuntu; isono, fakazela ukuthi lowo muntu uyisoni; indodana kaSathane futhi ingeyombuso wobumnyama (1 UJohane 3:7-8). Ngoba isono, eliphuma emvelweni yesono yenyama, lapho kubusa isono nokufa, usenamandla phezu komuntu futhi usabusa njengenkosi empilweni yomuntu.
Njengoba isithelo sokufa siyisono, futhi umuntu kahlengiwe esonweni, umuntu futhi akahlengwa ekufeni.
Ukusebenzisa umusa kaNkulunkulu ukufeza izinkanuko nezifiso zenyama
Ngoba kukhona amadoda athile enziwe ngokungazi, Babengaphambi kwalokhu kugxilwe kulokhu kulahlwa, amadoda angamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, Ukuguqula Umusa KaNkulunkulu Wethu Ekubuleleni, Futhi ukuphika okuwukuphela kweNkosi uNkulunkulu, neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu (Jude 1:4)
Akukhona ngokuthi abashumayeli nabaholi bebandla bashumayela futhi bafundise ini, nokuthi hlobo luni lwezambulo zikamoya, imiqondo, amaphupho, iziprofetho noma imiyalezo ngezingelosi abazitholayo, kodwa konke kumayelana nalokho iZwi likaNkulunkulu elikushoyo, ngoba iZwi liyiqiniso futhi likhona okuthembekile futhi ekugcineni iyokwahlulela wonke umuntu, ngokwemisebenzi yabo (UJohane 12:48, IsAmbulo 20:12-13).
Abashumayeli, abaphostoli, abavangeli, othisha, nabaprofethi bangasho, ukuthi konke kungumusa futhi ngeke kudingeke ushintshe ngoba akukhathaleki ukuthi uphila kanjani nokuthi wenzani.
Bangasebenzisa umusa ukuze baqhubeke bephila ngokwenyama, ukufeza izinkanuko nezifiso zenyama ngakho-ke umusa kaNkulunkulu uphenduka amanyala. Kodwa, ngokushumayela lesi sigijimi phika iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu futhi ufakazele, ukuthi abamazi ngokwesipiliyoni. Ngoba iZwi likaNkulunkulu lisho okunye.
Ngeshwa, ngenxa yokuthi amakholwa amaningi awafundi futhi afunde iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokwawo futhi awanawo ubudlelwano bomuntu siqu neZwi.; UJesu Kristu futhi ngenxa yalokho abanalo ulwazi lweZwi likaNkulunkulu, bayawakholelwa amazwi alaba baholi.
Kodwa iZwi liyasho, ukuthi inqobo nje uma umuntu eqhubeka ephila esonweni futhi ephikelela esonweni, khona-ke umuntu akasindisiwe futhi akahlengwa enyameni. Ngoba inqobo nje uma umuntu eqhubeka ephila esonweni, obusa enyameni, khona-ke kulokho umuntu ahlengiwe futhi wasindiswa kukho? Uma besindiswe ekufeni, khona babengabe besaveza isithelo sokufa (i.e. AmaRoma 6, AmaRoma 7:4-6, AmaRoma 8, KwabaseGalathiya 5:24, Kwabase-Efesu 2:1-6).
Inqobo nje uma umuntu ephikelela esonweni ngakho-ke ethela izithelo eziholela ekufeni, umuntu akaphendukanga, ayizalwa ngokusha, futhi akabanga yindodana kaNkulunkulu, kodwa namanje a isigqila sikaSathane kanye nenyama, lapho kubusa isono nokufa (1 UJohane 3:7-10)
Niwahlukanisa kanjani amadodana kaNkulunkulu emadodaneni kaSathane?
Ngoba umuntu uyisigqila, lowo muntu engowakhe nalowo umuntu amlalelayo futhi amlalele. Umuntu uphila ngokwenyama embusweni wobumnyama ngaphansi kokubusa nokubusa kukadeveli futhi kunjalo, ngakho-ke, isigqila sesono esiyisa ekufeni, noma umuntu uphila ngemva komoya eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu ngaphansi kokubusa nokubusa kukaJesu Kristu futhi uyisigqila sokulunga kube ukuphila.. Ngoba iZwi lisho, ukuthi lezo, abenza ukulunga, balungile, njengoba Elungile.
Izingane ezincane, Makungabikho muntu okopela wena: Okwenza ukulunga ulungile, njengoba elungile. Lowo owenza isono ungokaDeveli; Ngoba uDeveli wona kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngale njongo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakaliswa, ukuze acekele phansi imisebenzi kaDeveli. Noma ngubani ozelwe nguNkulunkulu, ungayenzi isono; Ngoba inzalo yakhe ihlala kuye: futhi ngeke akwazi ukona, ngoba uzalwa uNkulunkulu. Kulokhu izingane zikaNkulunkulu ziyabonakala, Futhi abantwana bakaDeveli: Yilowo nalowo ongenzi ukulunga akayonakaNkulunkulu, Lowo ongathandanga umfowabo (le ngxenye yokugcina ephathelene nokuthanda umfowenu, akusho ukwamukela izono zomfowenu. Funda futhi 'Ukuhamba othandweni' futhi ‘Luyini uthando lwamanga?’ (1 UJohane 3:7-10))
Kulempilo yasemhlabeni, kukhona ezimbili ongakhetha: ungaba yindodana kaNkulunkulu noma indodana kadeveli. Ngeke nibe nobabili. Izenzo zakho nemisebenzi yakho iyafakaza, uyindodana kabani futhi ungowakwabani.
Ungasho, ukuthi uyakholwa nokuthi uyindodana kaNkulunkulu, kodwa uma niqhubeka nona futhi niqhubeka nizenza lezo zinto ngamabomu, eziphambene nentando kaNkulunkulu, futhi awuzimisele ukuzithoba eZwini, kodwa ufuna ukuhlala ungumngane wezwe futhi uvumele imisebenzi yakhe emibi, khona-ke awusiyo indodana kaNkulunkulu, noma uthi unjalo.
Ngoba iZwi lisho, ukuthi uyindodana kaSathane, ohamba emva kwentando kadeveli futhi enze futhi avumele imisebenzi kadeveli, okuyisono.
Ngoba isono siphambene nokulunga kanye nalokho, abangakwenzi ukulunga abasibo abakaNkulunkulu. Wonke umuntu, ohlala kuKristu akenzi isono. Lithi iZwi, ukuthi wonke umuntu, abavame ukona, akakamboni uJesu, futhi akamazi ngokwesipiliyoni.
Lowo owenza isono weqa nomthetho: ngoba isono ukwephula umthetho. Niyazi ukuthi wabonakaliswa ukuze asuse izono zethu; Futhi akusona isono. Yilowo nalowo uhlala kuye angona: Noma ngubani owonayo awumbonanga, Akekho Wami. (1 UJohane 3:4-6)
Ukuphila njengekhehla
Maningi amakholwa, abacabanga futhi bathi bazelwe kabusha futhi bangokomoya, ngoba bahamba kokungaphezu kwemvelo, kodwa qhubekani niphila njengomuntu omdala wenyama esonweni. Kodwa akudingeki ukuthi uzalwe kabusha ukuze uhambe ngamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, futhi bathole imibono, izambulo, iziprofetho futhi enze izibonakaliso nezimangaliso (Funda futhi: ‘Izindlela ezimbili zokungena endaweni kamoya’)
Yingakho ke, UJesu waxwayisa abalandeli bakhe, ukuthi ekupheleni kwezikhathi, abaningi oKristu bamanga (Abalandeli bakaJesu) futhi abaprofethi bamanga izoza, abenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu ezingaphezu kwemvelo (i.e. Mathewu 24:11, 24-28). Kodwa noma umuntu enza izimangaliso eziningi futhi athole izambulo neziprofetho eziningi ezingaphezu kwemvelo, khona-ke lezi zinto azifakazeli ukuthi lowo muntu uyindodana kaNkulunkulu futhi engokaKristu. Kuphela ngemisebenzi, ukuthi umuntu, nesithelo umuntu asithelayo (lokhu akusho ukuthi imisebenzi yokupha, lokho umhlaba okwenzayo, kodwa imisebenzi yokulunga le isithelo sikaMoya), uyakwazi ukubona ukuthi umuntu ungokaJesu noma ungokasathane.
Idluliswa kusuka ebumnyameni kuya ekukhanyeni
Uma ususiwe ebumnyameni wayiswa ekukhanyeni, kusukela ekufeni uye ekuphileni, khona-ke amehlo akho omoya azovuleka futhi uzobona ububi besono namandla okufa futhi ungabe usafuna ukuhlanganyela kukho. Kodwa uma nje uqhubeka uhamba ebumnyameni, futhi uhlale uboshwe ngokufa, ngokuhamba emva kwenyama, uzohlala uyimpumputhe ngokomoya futhi ungaqapheli ububi besono namandla okufa. Ngalokho niyakuhlala esonweni, nivume, nibekezelele isono;.
Inqobo nje uma ibandla lingasithathi isono njengesibi futhi njengento embi, kodwa ubheka isono njengento evamile futhi njengento nje ingxenye yokuphila, khona-ke lokhu kufakazela ukuthi kukhona okungalungile ebandleni, Ukukholwa, levangeli elishunyayelwayo. Ngoba ivangeli, ukuthi abashumayelayo akusilo ivangeli likaJesu Kristu, -phi ubizela umuntu ekuphendukeni futhi iletha ukukhululwa futhi iveza ukuphila, kodwa livangeli lomuntu, lokho kubangela ubugqila besono futhi kuveza ukufa.
Kwenzekani uma uqhubeka ukona ngamabomu?
Ngoba uma sona ngamabomu ngemuva kwalokho sithole ulwazi lweqiniso, akusekho umnikelo wezono, Kepha ukubhekwa okuthile okwesabekayo kwesahlulelo kanye nentukuthelo yomlilo, okuzodla izitha (IsiHebheru 10:26-27)
Awukwazi ukusebenzisa i- umusa kaNkulunkulu ukuqhubeka uphila ngokwenyama, egcwalisa izinkanuko lezifiso zenyama yenu. Umusa kaNkulunkulu awusiyo imvume yokuqhubeka nokwenza isono. Lithi iZwi, ukuthi ngemva kokuthola ulwazi lweqiniso, kodwa aqhubeke wona ngamabomu, ukuthi kakusekho umnikelo wezono, kodwa ukulindela okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa
Obusa njengenkosi empilweni yakho?
Ngaphezu kwalokho kwafakwa umthetho, ukuthi icala lingavama. Kepha lapho isono saba khona, UGrace wenza okuningi kakhulu: Ukuthi njengoba isono seba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, Noma kunjalo umusa ububuse ngokulunga ekuvuseleleni okuphakade ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu (AmaRoma 5:20-21)
UJesu weza kulo mhlaba ukuzosebenza, Kwaphela futhi kubo bonke, ngemvelo yesono yomuntu owile. UJesu wabhubhisa imisebenzi kaDeveli, ukuze wonke umuntu, okholwa kuye, uyaphenduka, futhi iba izalwe kabusha, ngeke esaba isigqila senyama, lapho udeveli ebusa ngesono nokufa. Umuntu omusha hlengiwe futhi wathengwa ngegazi likaJesu futhi akaseyena owasathane ngakho-ke umuntu ngeke esakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yenyama futhi athele isithelo ekufeni ngokuphila esonweni. (AmaRoma 7:5-6), kodwa uyokwenza imisebenzi yokulunga futhi athele isithelo kuNkulunkulu ekuphileni.
I umuntu omusha uthole lonke igunya namandla onke kuJesu Kristu ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukwazi Intando kaNkulunkulu futhi nimelane nezilingo zikadeveli nezifiso zenyama. Inqobo nje uma uhlala kuYe futhi uqhubeka uhamba ngokulandela uMoya, uyokwazi ukumelana nazo zonke izilingo zikadeveli futhi ngalokho ube ngumnqobi wesono nokufa. Hhayi ngamandla akho nangamandla akho, okusho ukuthi hhayi ngamandla nekhono lenyama ngokusebenzisa zonke izinhlobo zamasu nezindlela zobuntu benyama, kodwa ngamandla eZwi noMoya oNgcwele.
Lithi iZwi, ukuthi uma lingaphansi komusa, awukwazi ukuqhubeka wenza isono, ngoba uyakwenza imisebenzi yokulunga. Uma uqhubeka ukona, khona-ke anikho phansi komusa. Ngoba isono siyabusa njengenkosi ekuphileni kwakho, esikhundleni sokulunga kuyabusa njengenkosi.
Uma nenza imisebenzi yokulunga, khona umusa uyakuba nokubusa empilweni yakho, ubuse njengenkosi, njalo lizakuba ngaphansi komusa.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
