KwabaseKolose 3:16, UPawulu wabhala, Izwi likaKristu malihlale kuwe ngokucebile, kukho konke ukuhlakanipha; nifundisana, niyalana ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele ngomusa ezinhliziyweni zenu eNkosini. Ingabe izwi likaKristu lisahlala kumaKristu ngokucebile?
Izwi likaKristu kufanele lihlale ngokucebile kuwo wonke umKristu
Uma uzelwe kabusha kuKristu futhi ukhululiwe emandleni obumnyama futhi usuyisidalwa esisha, Amagama KaNkulunkulu, amazwi kaKristu, kuzakuba yisinkwa senu sensuku zonke.
Uzoba nesifiso sokufunda iBhayibheli futhi uvuselele ingqondo yakho ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu. Ukuze wazi uNkulunkulu neqiniso Lakhe futhi ingqondo yakho ihambisane nentando kaNkulunkulu.
Ungenza isikhathi nsuku zonke, ukufunda nokufunda iZwi ngoMoya oNgcwele. Futhi uyozindla ngamazwi akhe imini nobusuku.
Uma ungakwenzi lokhu, umqondo wakho uhlala ungashintshile futhi uhambisana nalomhlaba. Ngenxa yalokho, niyoqhubeka nihamba ngokwenyama niphila njengezwe.
Ngokutadisha nokuzindla ngeZwi, imini nobusuku, izwi likaKristu liyakuhlala kini ngokucebile. Futhi ngokulalela iZwi, izwi likaKristu liyakhula empilweni yakho.
IZwi liyohlala kini. Futhi uma uzithoba eZwini, iZwi liyafundisa, amalunga, futhi iyakuxwayisa.
Uyokhula ube ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu futhi ube nomqondo kaKristu. Uzocabanga futhi uhambe njengendodana kaNkulunkulu (lokhu kusebenza kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane) Emhlabeni. (Funda futhi: Yiziphi izici zendodana kaNkulunkulu?).
Ukwehlukanisa amanga eqinisweni nobumnyama nokukhanya
Ngeke nje ucabange, khuluma, isenzo, futhi uhambe njengeZwi. Kodwa ngeqiniso likaNkulunkulu, uyakwahlukanisa amanga eqinisweni, nobumnyama ebumnyameni.
Lapho izwi likaKristu lihlala kini licebile, kukho konke ukugcwala, uyakuhamba kukho konke ukuhlakanipha. Lokhu akuyona ukuhlakanipha komhlaba. Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kwezwe kungubuwula kuNkulunkulu. Kungukuhlakanipha lapho amadodana kaSathane, abangabezwe, ngena. Kodwa lokhu ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuhlakanipha okuwubuwula emhlabeni. Kungukuhlakanipha lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu azehlukanisa emadodaneni kadeveli (Oh. 1 AbaseKorinte 2; 3:18-19. 1 UJohane 3:4-11).
Izwi likaKristu malihlale kuwe ngokucebile, kukho konke ukuhlakanipha; nifundisana, niyalana
Izwi likaKristu malihlale kuwe ngokucebile, kukho konke ukuhlakanipha; nifundisana, niyalana ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele ngomusa ezinhliziyweni zenu eNkosini. (AbaseKolose 3:16)
Abajabulayo manje ekuhluphekeni kwami ngenxa yenu, futhi ngigcwalise okungasemuva kwezinhlupheko zikaKristu enyameni yami ngenxa yoMzimba waKhe, okuyiBandla: Ngenziwa isikhonzi sakho, ngokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulu engiphiwe mina ngenxa yenu, ukugcwalisa izwi likaNkulunkulu; Ngisho nemfihlakalo ebifihliwe kusukela kudala nezizukulwane ngezizukulwane, kodwa manje isibonakalisiwe kwabangcwele baKhe: UNkulunkulu athanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini ingcebo yenkazimulo yale mfihlakalo phakathi kwabezizwe; onguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo: Esimshumayelayo, exwayisa wonke umuntu, futhi nifundisa wonke umuntu ngokuhlakanipha konke; ukuze sethule wonke umuntu ephelele kuKristu Jesu: engikhandlekela khona nami, silwela ngokokusebenza Kwakhe, osebenza kimi ngamandla. (AbaseKolose 1:24-29)
Abakholwayo kuKristu banguMzimba kaKristu; iBandla futhi lahlukaniswa ngamabandla endawo emhlabeni. Amakholwa amunye kuKristu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi wonke umuntu uyalingana, naphezu kwesikhundla (ihhovisi), amandla, kanye nesibopho eMzimbeni.
Izwi likaKristu kufanele lihlale ngokucebile kumaKristu, kukho konke ukuhlakanipha. Ukuze amakholwa acabange njengoKristu, khuluma amazwi kaKristu, nifundisane, niyalane.
Ngamazwi nangemfundiso kaKristu, ibandla lakhelwe phezu kukaKristu; iDwala.
Ngokuyala nokuxwayisana, ibandla lihlala lithembekile kuKristu livimbele ibandla ekuphingeni ngokomoya nezwe kanye nobumnyama ekungeneni ebandleni likaKristu futhi lingcolise ibandla ngamanga nemisebenzi yakhe.. (Funda futhi: Wayesho ukuthini uJesu ngokuthi amasango esihogo ngeke anqobe iBandla Lami?).
UPawulu wayeyazi imisebenzi kadeveli futhi wayimbula futhi wayibhubhisa. UDeveli waba nesikhathi esinzima sokudukisa abafundi bakaJesu Kristu. Kwakumele enze konke okusemandleni akhe ukubathulisa amise umsebenzi wabo.
Kodwa kulezi zinsuku, usathane angahamba ngendlela yakhe engaphazanyiswa. Akumele aphinde azame kanzima. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi amaKristu amaningi awasho lutho ngeQiniso futhi avulele udeveli nezincelebane zakhe umnyango. Ngoba ababoni futhi ababoni abakwenzayo.
Uma kukhona okona ebandleni, noma amakhanda endleleni engafanele, noma wenza izinto, eziphikisana ngokuphelele nentando kaNkulunkulu, umuntu kufanele akhuliswe.
Umkhuza kanjani umuntu?
Ukweluleka umuntu kwenziwa ezwini nasentandweni kaKristu esikhundleni samazwi nentando yomuntu. Ukweluleka akwenziwa enyameni; kusukela ekuziqhenyeni noma esikhundleni noma umuzwa wamandla (ukuphakama) noma ukuzizwa ungcono. Kodwa ukuyala umuntu kwenziwa ngoMoya; ngenxa yothando.
Okokuqala nje, uyala ngothando ngoJesu. Ngoba uyamthanda Yena futhi ufuna ukuhlala uthembekile kuKristu. Awufuni ukuthi iGama laKhe lingcoliswe futhi lihlekwe.
Okwesibili, uyala ngaphandle thanda umakhelwane wakhoum. Ngoba uyazi ukuthi isono siholela kuphi futhi awufuni ukuthi lowo muntu alahleke kodwa asindiswe. Awufuni futhi ukungcolisa amanye amalungu ebandla; umzimba. Ngoba imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke. (Funda futhi: Ungakwazi yini ukuba nesandla esonweni sokholwa nabo?)
Umuntu, olaywa ngelizwi likaKristu, kufanele kuvuleke ukulungiswa.
Umuntu kufanele athole isiyalo ngobumnene futhi angathukutheli futhi athukuthele. Umuntu kufanele alalele isiyalo futhi athathe isiyalo futhi acabange ngaso, futhi (uma kusebenza) phenduka futhi ulahle isono futhi ubuyele kuKristu.
Uma unesimo sengqondo esivumayo nesivulekile, uMoya oNgcwele uzokukhombisa iqiniso. Kodwa uma nizidla futhi nivukela, uzitshele, wenzani (noma yena) cabanga yena (noma yena) IS? Awusoze wafika enjongweni kaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho.
Ndawonye, niyibutho likaKristu. Ndawonye, nimele futhi nilethe uMbuso weZulu, lapho uKrestu ebusa khona, Emhlabeni.
ibandla lingaba isikhungo esinamandla kakhulu emhlabeni
Uma uJesu Kristu eyisizinda futhi izwi likaKristu lihlala ngokucebile kubo bonke abakholwayo futhi ukubaluleka kukaNkulunkulu kubaluleke kakhulu ezimpilweni zamaKrestu., khona-ke ibandla liyoba yisikhungo esinamandla nesinamandla kunawo wonke emhlabeni.
Kodwa inqobo nje uma abantu behlala beyisizinda futhi inyama iyabusa futhi izithakazelo zabantu zibalulekile, khona-ke ibandla liyohlala libuthakathaka futhi akukho lutho oluyoshintsha. (Funda futhi: Ingabe ibandla liyisikhungo senhlalo yomphakathi noma amandla kaNkulunkulu?).
Ngamahubo nezihlabelelo nezingoma zokomoya, nihlabelele ngomusa ezinhliziyweni zenu eNkosini
Ngakho-ke ningabi yiziwula, kodwa liqonda ukuthi iyini intando yeNkosi. Futhi ningadakwa yiwayini, lapho kukhona okweqile; kodwa gcwaliswani ngoMoya; nikhulumisane ngamahubo, nangezihlabelelo, nangamaculo okomoya, nihlabelele, nihubele uJehova enhliziyweni yenu; nimbonge njalo uNkulunkulu uBaba ngakho konke egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God (Kwabase-Efesu 5:17-21)
When you come together, and the word of Christ dwells in your heart richly, you shall sing with grace in your heart to the Lord God in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.
You shall sing from your renewed heart, in which the word of Christ dwells richly. You shall thank God for everything! And you shall exalt Him and praise Jesus Christ for who He is and what He has done. And while singing, you shall testify of the greatness of God and His mighty works.
Instead of singing from an unrenewed heart for selfish reasons; to get into a certain state or to feel better and/or experience warm and fuzzy feelings.
You shall sing spiritual songs, which are inspired by the Word and the Holy Spirit, and revolve around God. Instead of carnal songs, egqugquzelwa yimicabango, imizwa, kanye nemizwelo yabantu benyama, futhi azungeze (izimpilo ze) abantu.
Phakamisa uJesu ushiye isililo sakho, ezikuzungezile, ngaphandle! Awubalulekile, Ubalulekile futhi kufanele aphakanyiswe kuze kube phakade!
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
