Ukuhamba othandweni ngokuvumelana neBhayibheli akuhambisani ngaso sonke isikhathi nombono womuntu. Ingabe uhamba othandweni, lapho unomusa kubantu futhi ubekezelela futhi ugunyaze zonke izinto, kuhlanganise nezono nobubi? AmaKristu amaningi acabanga ukuthi uma uhamba othandweni, akufanele ube nokhahlo futhi ube nokwahlulela, kodwa uhloniphe futhi wamukele wonke umuntu, kuhlanganise nezabo (onesono) indlela yokuphila. Ngenxa yalesi simo sengqondo senkathi entsha, amasonto amaningi awasammeleli uJesu Kristu. Abashumayeli futhi abamele uMbuso kaNkulunkulu nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, sebephenduke ibhizinisi lokuzijabulisa kwezenhlalo elisekelwe phezu kwezimiso zezwe kanye nezimfundiso zenyama zomuntu. Emasontweni amaningi, isono nobubi buyanda futhi mancane noma awekho nhlobo amandla kaNkulunkulu. Ake sibheke ukuthi uJesu uthini ngokuhamba othandweni. Ngoba, uhamba nini othandweni ngokweBhayibheli?
Lithini iBhayibheli ngokuhamba othandweni?
NgokweBhayibheli, ukuhamba othandweni kusho ukugcina imiyalo kaJesu Kristu. Lapho uhamba othandweni, uzogcina imiyalo Yakhe futhi wenze lokho iZwi elikutshela ukuthi ukwenze.
Njengoba uBaba angithanda, ngakho-ke ngikuthandile: Qhubekani nithandana nami. Uma nigcina imiyalo Yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami; Njengoba nje ngigcine imiyalo kababa wami, futhi bahlale othandweni lwakhe (UJohane 15:9-10)
Njengoba kulotshiwe ezihlokweni ezedlule, uthando ngomakhelwane wakho luqala othandweni lwakho ngoJesu Kristu; iZwi.
Uhlezi kuYe, Egameni. Ngakho-ke ufanele ulazi iZwi. Indlela kuphela yokumazi yiZwi (Ibhayibheli) ngoba uJesu uyiZwi.
Lapho uJesu ewuthando lwakho lokuqala, futhi uthando lwakho Ngaye lukhulu kunothando ‘lwakho siqu’ kanye nomhlaba, nakho konke okungaphakathi, kulapho kuphela ozokwazi khona thanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.
Lapho uthanda ngaphandle kwenyama (ngaphandle kwemizwa nemizwa yakho), khona-ke uthando lwakho ‘lwemisebenzi yokufa’. Kodwa uma nithanda ngaphandle koMoya, uzothanda uNkulunkulu kuqala ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ingqondo, umphefumulo, namandla.
Aniyikuhamba ngokuqonda kwenu, okutholakele, Imibono, kanye nemizwa. Kodwa hamba ngokuvumelana neBhayibheli futhi uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena. Wena thethelela abanye futhi uhawukele abantu.
UJesu wahamba othandweni
UJesu wahamba othandweni ngokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu nangokugcina imiyalo yaKhe. Wayengeyena umuntu ozifisayo, Owavuma futhi wamukela zonke izinto zomuntu. UJesu wayengakhulumi amazwi amnene ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa uJesu wakhuluma amazwi alukhuni, wabhekana nabantu.
UJesu akazange ayekethise futhi akakwamukelanga ukuziphatha okuphambene nentando kaYise. Futhi uJesu ngokuqinisekile akazange avume isono, kepha wamsola umuntu ezonweni zabo.
UJesu wayazi, ukuthi isono siwukuhlubuka uNkulunkulu nokungalaleli izwi likaNkulunkulu. Isono asiholeli abantu enkululekweni nasekuphileni okuphakade kodwa ebugqilini bukaSathane nasekufeni okuphakade.
Thatha isibonelo utshwala. Naphezu kwezixwayiso eziseBhayibhelini, abantu abaningi baphuza utshwala futhi bacabange ukuthi bakhululekile. Nokho, indlela yabo yenkululeko yaholela ekugqilazweni udeveli. Umkhuba wabo wokuphuza waphenduka i umlutha wotshwala lokho kuzobhubhisa izimpilo zabo.
UJesu waletha insindiso kubantu ababephila ebugqilini besono. UJesu weza ukuzokhulula izithunjwa. Waletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi wafundisa abantu iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Abantu abaningi balalela amazwi Akhe futhi bamkholwa futhi baphenduka ezonweni zabo.
Badela ezabo ukuphila njengesoni futhi wamlalela. Balalela amazwi Akhe futhi bamlandela.
Uhamba kanjani othandweni?
Njengoba uBaba athumela uJesu futhi uJesu wazithoba kuYise futhi wahamba othandweni ngokugcina imiyalo kaBaba Wakhe, ngakho uthunywe nguJesu futhi kufanele uzinikele kuJesu futhi uhambe othandweni ngokugcina imiyalo yakhe (2 UJohane 1:6).
Abangcwele badinga ukululekana ngothando. Ukuze wonke umKristu aqhubeke ehamba othandweni endleleni ewumngcingo eholela ekuphileni okuphakade.
Uma ubona umzalwane noma udade ephila esonweni, ukuwela emuva esonweni njalo nje, ukungalaleli iBhayibheli, noma ukulandela enye imfundiso engavumelani neZwi likaNkulunkulu, khona-ke kungumsebenzi wakho ukweluleka nokuqondisa umfowenu noma udadewenu.
Uma uthanda umfowenu nodadewenu, uzomkhuza futhi/noma umqondise. Ukuze lowo muntu aphenduke futhi asindiswe. (Funda futhi: ‘Lowo amthandayo iNkosi iyamlaya, imshaye’)
Uma ungenandaba nomakhelwane wakho, uvale umlomo. Uzokwamukela konke okwenziwa yilo muntu futhi umyeke aqhubeke ehamba ngokuhlubuka nokungalaleli uNkulunkulu; ezonweni nasebubini, endleleni eya esihogweni.
Kodwa uma unendaba nomakhelwane wakho futhi unesihawu sikaJesu Kristu, khona uyawuvula umlomo wakho, shumayela iqiniso leZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi umsole ngesono. Ngokwenza lokho, uyonika umuntu ukuphila futhi uvimbele umuntu ukuthi angangeni esihogweni.
Ngakho hambani othandweni lukaJesu; thanda uJesu futhi ugcine yonke imiyalo yakhe.
“Yiba usawoti womhlaba”
