UJesu weza emhlabeni ukuzokhulula umuntu emandleni kasathane, isono, and death and to ukubuyisana umuntu kuNkulunkulu futhi buyisela isikhundla sendoda ewile. By faith in Jesus Christ and through regeneration man would no longer belong to the generation of fallen man; ikhehla, but to the generation of the new man; sons God. But the salvation of fallen man and the transfer from the kingdom of the darkness to the Kingdom of God had consequences for the life of the new man on earth. Because Jesus came not to send peace on earth, but Jesus came to send a sword. What did Jesus mean by not sending peace but sending a sword on earth?
Jesus brought division
Ungacabangi ukuthi ngize ukuthumela ukuthula emhlabeni: angizanga ukuletha ukuthula, kodwa inkemba. Ngoba ngize ukuphambanisa umuntu loyise, lendodakazi imelane lonina, nomalokazana amelane noninazala. Futhi izitha zomuntu kuyoba ngabendlu yakhe (Mat 10:32-36, Uhu 12:51)
UJesu wathi, that He didn’t come to bring peace on earth, as the world defines peace, but to bring the sword.
Jesus came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law and someone’s enemies would be those of his own household.
UJesu wayesho, that His coming and His redemption through regeneration and His life in the new creation, would cause division between the Indoda endala (indoda ewile) nomuntu omusha.
Ngokuvuselela, the new man would no longer belong to the world, but to the Kingdom of God. Ngakho-ke, the salvation of man would cause a separation between those, abangabezwe; umbuso wobumnyama (Amadodana KaDeveli) nalezo, who belong to the Kingdom of God (amadodana kaNkulunkulu).
The result of regeneration
Umhlaba awunakukuzonda; Kepha mina uyakuzonda, Ngoba ngifakaza ngakho, ukuthi imisebenzi yayo imbi (Jn 7:7)
When the disciples of Jesus were not born again and were still the old creation, owayengowesizukulwane somuntu owile, UJesu wathi, that the world could not hate them, because they still belonged to the world. But when they would be born again and the Holy Spirit would dwell in them and Jesus Christ would be in them, that would all change.
His life and His righteousness in the new creation would cause agitation, ukuthukuthela, inzondo, ukumelana, nokushushiswa.
The old carnal man, who has the nature of the devil and the spirit of the antichrist wouldn’t stand the new man, who has the nature of God and the Spirit of Christ.
Since the Holy Spirit, Who lives in the new man, would reprove those, abangabezwe, yesono, ukulunga, nokwahlulela (Jn 16:8)
Jesus was hated by the world, because He testified that her works were evil. Therefore the new creations would also be ezondwa yizwe, because they would also testify that her works are evil (Jn 15:18-27; 16:1-12).
I ukuvuselelwa in Jesus Christ and living in Him would divide the soulish people, who are born of the seed of Adam and the spiritual people, Obani abazelwe yinzalo kaNkulunkulu (uJesu).
The Word is powerful and shaper than any two-edged Sword
Masisebenzele ukuze singene kulokho kuphumula, funa noma yimuphi umuntu uwa ngemuva kwesibonelo esifanayo sokungakholelwa. Ngoba izwi likaNkulunkulu liyashesha, futhi enamandla, nobukhali kunanoma iyiphi inkemba eyehla, Ukubhoboza ngisho nasekuhlukaniseni umphefumulo nomoya, kanye namalunga nommonka, futhi ungumqondo wemicabango nezinhloso zenhliziyo. Futhi akukho sidalwa esingabonakali emehlweni akhe: kodwa zonke izinto zíze futhi zivuliwe emehlweni alowo esiziphendulela kuye (Heb 4:11-13)
Inkemba, that Jesus brought not only referred to the relationships between people on earth and the separation between the generation of the old man and the generation of the new man, but the sword also referred to the life of the new man.
Because the Word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword and it pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul (Indoda endala) noMoya (umuntu omusha) and of the joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Word deals with the old man
The Word is the truth of God and is holy and righteous. When you study the Word through the Holy Spirit and renew your mind, you will get to know the intando kaNkulunkulu. The truth of God shall expose the lies of the world and shall bring the works of darkness into the light.
The Word shall, phakathi kwabanye, confront you with the deeds of your flesh, and then it’s up to you, to obey the Word or not. When you obey the Word of God and do what He says, you shall mortify the deeds of your flesh and alikhumule ikhehla.
The Word not only deals with the old man, but the Word also reveals who you have become in Jesus Christ.
The Word builds the new man up in holiness
The Word feeds the spirit of the new creation with the truth of God. The Word shall reveal, ungubani in Christ and what inheritance you have been given in Him. Without the Word you will never find out.
Only through obedience to the Word, which is sharper than any two-edged sword you shall kill the works of the flesh and shall do the works of the spirit.
By renewing your mind with the Word and by obeying the Word, the new man shall arise and shall walk in the light; the truth of God as the new creation; indodana kaNkulunkulu. The new man shall be build up in holiness through the Word and shall do the will of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit on earth.
Bala izindleko
Ngakho-ke, UJesu wathi, that before you make a choice to follow Him you should bala izindleko. Because many people are not willing to lay down their old life and kill the works of the old carnal man through obedience to the Word (the Sword).
Many people are not able to run the race of faith and finish it. They want to be partakers of the race to receive the price, but they are not willing to pay the price. They assume that you won’t have to make any effort to be rewarded. Kodwa lokho akulona iqiniso.
Every professional athlete knows, what you have to give up to perform at top level and what it cost to win and be rewarded. If you didn’t have to give up anything and didn’t have to make any effort, then everyone would be a professional athlete. Kodwa labo kuphela, who are willing to pay the price and give up their own lives, their time and social lives and activities for a disciplined training schedule with the right nutrition and a full dedication, will be rewarded.
The same applies to the sons of God. If you wouldn’t have to make any effort, then Jesus wouldn’t have said that you should first bala izindleko before making the choice to follow Him
Jesus wouldn’t have said either: He that loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. Nongasithathi isiphambano sakhe, and follows after Me, angifanele. Othola ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho: and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it (Mat 10:37-39)
Kodwa lawa ngamazwi kaJesu. And Jesus said many more things, which are nowadays twisted and preached in such a manner, that many believers think that you don’t have to do anything and don’t have to make any effort, that everything will be thrown in your lap and you can live like the world; as those who still belong to the generation of fallen man and keep doing those things that go against the will of God.
But when you decide to follow Jesus, it means to give up yourself and put off your flesh. You may even lose friends and/or family members, because they are not able to bear the Truth of God.
Because the Truth of God; the Sword pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and brings division between soulish people and spiritual people on earth.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
