KwabaseKolose 3:1-4, UPawulu wabhala, uba navuswa kanye loKristu, funa lezo zinto ezingenhla, lapho uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Setha uthando lwakho ezintweni ezingenhla, hhayi ezintweni ezisemhlabeni. Ngokuba nafa, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu. Wayesho ukuthini uPawulu ngalokho? Kusho ukuthini ukuvuswa kanye noKristu nokufuna izinto zaphezulu?
Uma-ke navuswa kanye noKristu, funa lezo zinto ezingenhla
Uma-ke navuswa kanye noKristu, funa lezo zinto ezingenhla, lapho uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Setha uthando lwakho ezintweni ezingenhla, hhayi ezintweni ezisemhlabeni. Ngoba ufile, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu (AbaseKolose 3:1-3)
Uma uvusiwe kanye noKristu, niyakufuna okwaphezulu, lapho uKristu ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
Niyobeka izingqondo zenu ezintweni zaphezulu hhayi ezintweni zasemhlabeni futhi, kusukela kuwe (Indalo endala, olawulwa umqondo futhi oholwa futhi olawulwa yintando, imizwa, izinkanuko, nezinkanuko zenyama nezinto eziwubuwula zezwe), ungasaphili, kepha nafa, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu.
Ngakho-ke, lapho uzalwa ngokusha kuKristu, impilo yakho izoshintsha.
Ngeke usaphila njengoba wawuphila ngaphambili ngokungazi emqondweni wakho wenyama ophuphuthekisiwe olawulwa ubumnyama futhi uwubutha noNkulunkulu.. Ngeke uzigcwalise ngolwazi nokuhlakanipha kwezwe futhi ubeke ithemba lakho kulo.
Kodwa uyovuselela ingqondo yakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi uzigcwalise ngolwazi nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze uthole iqiniso kanye nentando kaNkulunkulu. Uyophila ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu futhi uhambe emqondweni owenziwe musha ngokulalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso ngokwentando yakhe futhi uyobeka ithemba lakho kuye. (Funda futhi: Yiba nokholo kuNkulunkulu).
Ikhehla lifele kuKristu
Nakuba usaphila emhlabeni, awusewona owomhlaba. Ngoba nathengwa ngenani futhi nahlengwa emandleni obumnyama ngegazi eliyigugu likaJesu Kristu (Oh. 1 AbaseKorinte 6:20, 1 UPetru 6:20, 2 UPetru 2:1).
Ngokuvuselelwa kuKristu, inyama yakho ifile futhi awusaphili ngaphansi kwegunya lezinto eziwubuwula zalo mhlaba (imimoya yalomhlaba) lokho kukwenza uphile ngokuzigqaja, ukuvukela, nokungalaleli uNkulunkulu neZwi laKhe. Ufile ku (izinto ze) Umhlaba.
Njengoba ungeyena owesizukulwane esibi sendoda endala (indoda ewile), anisayikuyenza imisebenzi yomuntu omdala.
Usuyindalo entsha futhi ungokaNkulunkulu ngakho-ke uzohamba njengesidalwa esisha; umuntu omusha ebungcweleni nasekulungeni (Funda futhi: Ingabe amaKristu aphila njengesizukulwane esikhethiwe, ubupristi bobukhosi, futhi oyingqayizivele kuNkulunkulu?)
Umuntu omusha ukhululiwe emthethweni wesono nokufa
Ngokufa kwenyama kuKristu Jesu, nihlengiwe esiqalekisweni somthetho. Ukhululiwe emthethweni wesono nokufa, obusa enyameni. Ngenxa yalokho, anisayikuphila ngokwenyama phansi komthetho ebugqileni bokufa futhi niphikelele esonweni, kodwa lizaphila ngokoMoya ngaphansi umusa entandweni kaNkulunkulu futhi ugcine amazwi nemiyalo Yakhe.
Makungabikho okukhohlisa, ngokwenza ukholwe ukuthi kufanele ubuyele esivumelwaneni esidala ugcine umthetho kaMose nayo yonke imiyalo yawo., amasiko, imithetho yemihlatshelo, imithetho yokudla, amadili, njll. (Funda futhi: Kungani amaKristu ebuyela eSivumelwaneni Esidala? futhi Iyini imfihlo yomthetho?).
Labo, abazelwe ngokusha kuKristu abasebona abenyama kodwa sebengomoya futhi bazohamba ngokomthetho kaMoya wokuphila kuKristu Jesu futhi bagcine imiyalo kaKristu. (UJohane 14:15, 21;15:10, AmaRoma 8:2, 1 UJohane 2:3; 3:24; 5: 2-3, 2 UJohane 1:6, IsAmbulo 22:14).
Imithetho kaKristu iyimiyalelo efanayo nemiyalelo kaBaba. UJesu waze waqinisa ezinye zazo, kusukela umuntu omusha, ohamba ngoMoya unamandla okumisa umthetho (AmaRoma 3:31 (Funda futhi: Imiyalo kaNkulunkulu vs imiyalo kaJesu).
Ukumisa umthetho kusho ingxenye yomthetho yokuziphatha, elimele ubunjalo nentando kaNkulunkulu, futhi ayibhekiseli kuzo zonke iziyalezo, amasiko, imithetho yemihlatshelo, imithetho yokudla, amadili, njll, konke okwakuhloselwe ukungcweliswa nokulungisiswa kwenyama yomuntu omdala (Ngubani owazalwa yinzalo yakwa-Israyeli).
UJesu wayeyizibulo lesidalwa esisha futhi akahambanga ngokwenyama kodwa walandela uMoya futhi wagcwalisa umthetho. Labo, asebeyisidalwa esisha kuKristu nabo bayogcwalisa umthetho ngokuzithoba kuNkulunkulu naseZwini laKhe nokuhamba ngokulalela uNkulunkulu ngokulandela uMoya entandweni Yakhe. (Oh. AmaRoma 8:29-30, AbaseKolose 1:13-20, amaHebheru 12:22-24).
Umuntu omusha uvuke kanye noKristu ekufeni
Lapho ubhapathizwa, inyama yenu ayifanga kuphela, kodwa umoya wakho wavuswa kwabafileyo. Futhi ngobhapathizo lukaMoya oNgcwele, uMoya oNgcwele uhlala ngaphakathi kuwe.
Ngokuvuselela, ubuyisana noNkulunkulu futhi isimo sakho sokuwa nesikhundla sibuyiselwa eNdodaneni.
Uvuswe kanye noKristu futhi uhlezi kuYe ngakwesokunene sikaBaba ngaphezu kwakho konke ukubusa, amandla, amadla, nokubusa nawo onke amagama aqanjwayo. Leyo yindawo yakho entsha nesikhundla (Oh. Kwabase-Efesu 1:20; 2:4-10).
Njengoba uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, ozelwe ngamanzi nangoMoya, Isimo sikaNkulunkulu sesiphenduke imvelo yakho futhi intando Yakhe isiphenduke intando yakho.
Ngakho-ke uyofuna futhi ufise izinto zaphezulu, lapho uKristu ehlezi khona.
Uyofisa iZwi futhi uvuselele ingqondo yakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi uyobeka uthando lwakho ezintweni zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu., esikhundleni sokuthi wondle ingqondo yakho ngezinto zezwe futhi ugcine ingqondo yenyama futhi uvumele ingqondo yakho ilawulwe amanga kasathane. (Umhlaba) kanye nemicabango elimazayo, eziphuma ebumnyameni (Funda futhi: Thatha igunya phezu kwemicabango yakho, ngaphambi kokuba bathathe igunya phezu kwenu)
UJesu Kristu uyimpilo yakho!
Lapho uKristu, ngubani ukuphila kwethu, izovela, khona nani nizakubonakala kanye naye enkazimulweni (AbaseKolose 3:4)
Ngokushintsha kwemvelo nangokwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yakho, anisayikuphila njengomhlaba, njengoba wawuphila ngaphambili, emandleni esono nokufa. Ngeke usahamba ebumnyameni uvukela uNkulunkulu kanye namazwi Akhe futhi wephule yonke imithetho, umthetho, nesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asimisile. Kodwa uyophila esikhundleni sakho esisha kuKristu futhi ubeke phansi imisebenzi yenyama uhambe eZwini ekukhanyeni emhlabeni..
UJesu Kristu akasona isengezo empilweni yakho, kodwa uJesu Kristu ungukuphila kwenu! Uhlala kuwe, futhi uhlala kuYe!
Inhliziyo yomuntu iphuma kulokho akuthandayo, futhi lokho akuthandayo uyonikela ngesikhathi sakhe kukho.
Ngakho-ke, uma uvuswe kanye noKristu futhi umthanda ngempela uJesu, lapho inhliziyo yakho izophumela kuJesu futhi uzochitha isikhathi eZwini nasemthandazweni futhi ufune futhi ubeke imicabango yakho ezintweni zaphezulu., lapho uKristu ehlezi khona, esikhundleni sezinto ezisemhlabeni.
Uzolalela uJesu; iZwi futhi ulalele futhi wenze lokho uJesu akuyale ukuba ukwenze.
Lapho uKristu, Ubani impilo yakho, izovela, nani niyakubonakala kanye naye enkazimulweni.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
