Umsebenzi Wokuphila / Sewuphelile ✅


Okubaluleke kakhulu ongakwenzela ukuphila kwakho wukwamukela isipho sokusindiswa esivela kuNkulunkulu. Ukusindiswa kumahhala futhi kuyatholakala kubo bonke.

INkosi yethu uJesu isivele yakhokhela izono zakho zonke. Manje yisikhathi sakho sokwamukela.

Inkululeko yethu yokuzikhethela kuphela okuyinqaba yokungamukeli lesi sipho esigugu. UNkulunkulu uyahlonipha ukukhetha kwethu. Ingabe usukulungele ukwamukela ukusindiswa nokuphila okuphakade?

Akukho okubaluleke ngaphezu kwalokhu. Loku okuqukethwe kusekelwe ngokuphelele eBhayibhelini futhi kwakhiwe ngaphansi kokuqondiswa koMoya oNgcwele. Uma usukulungele, sicela ufunde lo mthandazo uphume ngenkani nenhliziyo yonke nenkolo kuwo wonke amagama.

"Baba wasezulwini,
Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngiyisoni futhi ngidinga intethelelo yakho.
Ngikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa mina waphinde wavuka.
Ngiphika izono zami futhi ngiyamukela uJesu njengeNkosi namiMsindisi wami.

Nkosi uJesu Kristu, ngiyabonga ngokungisindisa. Amen."

Ukwenzile yini? Siyakuhalalisela! Usewuphothule umsebenzi wokuphila kwakho! Kwaba nzima? Cha—kulula kakhulu, kodwa abaningi bayahluleka ngezizathu ezahlukene futhi balahlekelwa ukuphila kokuthula okuphakade.

“Abaningi bayamenywa, kodwa abambalwa bayakhethwa.” – Matewu 22:14
“Ngoba ukunakekelwe ngokomusa ngokukholwa—akho kwabenu, kodwa isipho sikaNkulunkulu; akusona ngenxa yemisebenzi, ukuze nokho kungabikho ofeza ngakho ukuzigqaja.” – Efesu 2:8-9

Lesi sipho sikaNkulunkulu silungiselelwe labo abakulungele ukusamukela. Sicela usisize ukusabalalisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze lifinyelele abakhethiweyo.

“Wasikhetha kuye ngaphambi kokudalwa komhlaba ukuze sibe abaniesono abangabi namachashazi emehlweni akhe ngokuthanda kwakhe.” – Efesu 1:4-5

Uma usuqedile umsebenzi wakho, ungomunye walabo abambalwa abathole isipho esiyigugu kangaka sikaNkulunkulu—ukuphila okuphakade.

Uma usho lokhu ngenhliziyo yonke nenkolo, Yebo, ususindisiwe manje

Ukusindiswa ukumukela ukuphila okuphakade ngoJesu Kristu nokubalekela isigwebo sezono zakho.
“Nalowo ongabhalwanga egameni eNcwadini Yempilo, uyojoliswa echibini lomlilo.” – IsAmbulo 20:15

Sidinga ukusindiswa ngoba ubunjalo bomuntu busezônweni futhi buhlukaniswe noNkulunkulu kusukela ekungalalelweni kuka-Adamu no-Eva egadini yase-Edene (Genesise 3). Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kuholela ekufeni komzimba nasekufeni komoya—ukuhlukaniswa okuphakade noNkulunkulu ngosuku lokwahlulela.

Leli thandazo lihlanganisa izinyathelo ezibalulekile zokuthola ukusindiswa:

  1. Ukwamukela isidingo sokusindiswa: “Ngoba sonke sizenzele izono futhi siphuthelwe udumo lukaNkulunkulu.” (Roma 3:23)
  2. Ukwethemba kuJesu Kristu njengeNkosi futhi uMsindisi: “Ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka waze wanika iNdodana yakhe eyodwa, ukuze lowo okholelwa kuyo angabhubhanga kodwa athole ukuphila okuphakade.” (Johane 3:16)
  3. Ukuzinikela ngecala nokuthethelelwa: “Uma simemezela izono zethu, Uthembekile noqotho ukusithethelela izono zethu asihlanze kuso sonke isono.” (1 Johane 1:9); “Niziphendukele kuNkulunkulu ukuze izono zenu zisulwe.” (Izenzo 3:19)
  4. Ukumemezela ukholo ngelizwi: “Ngoba lowo obize igama likaJehova uyosindiselwa.” (Roma 10:13); “Uma uzwakalisa ngomlomo wakho uthi, ‘UJesu unguNkosi,’ futhi ukholelwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uyosindiselwa.” (Roma 10:9-10)
Yebo, kujwayelekile. Usuwamukele isipho esibaluleke kakhulu—ukuphila okuphakade. Manje ungumntwana kaNkulunkulu futhi ususindisiwe. UDeveli uyakubalekela.

Ukusindiswa kuyatholakala kubo bonke, kungakhathalekile imvelaphi yenkolo. Yisipho sikaNkulunkulu esinikezelwe lowo nalowo okholelwa kuJesu Kristu njengeNkosi nangumsindisi wakhe. IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi uJesu uyindlela eyodwa eya kuBaba (Johane 14:6). Noma ungumKristu noma cha, sonke siyalingana phambi kukaNkulunkulu; umehluko uphakathi kwabalandeli bemiyalo yakhe abahlanzwe futhi basindiswe.

Umsebenzi wokusindiswa unikeza ukukhetha—ukwamukela noma ukwala. Ukukhetha lokhu kuyisisekelo sekholwa kwabaKristu futhi kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuzikhethela.

Ukwethemba komuntu kuhlukile kunenkolo ehlelwe. Funani uNkulunkulu ngokuthandaza, ningasoli izono, nifunde iBhayibheli njalo, futhi nivumele uMoya oNgcwele aniholele.

Ukuze uhlale usindisiwe, qinisa ukholo lwakho kuJesu Kristu, yithandazele njalo, funda iBhayibheli, futhi wethu izimiso zayo ekuphileni kwakho nsuku zonke.

Kukhona iqiniso elilodwa kuphela: uJesu Kristu uyindlela eyodwa yokusindiswa. Fundani iBhayibheli ukubona zonke izimpendulo.

Ukungabaza kungenye ingxenye yohambo lokholo. Funani isiqondiso ngothandazelo, imibhalo engcwele, nokukhuluma nabakholelwayo asebekhulile. Ukholo akudingi zonke izimpendulo kodwa ukwethenjwa kuNkulunkulu noma unemibuzo.

Ukusindiswa kuza ngokholo kuJesu Kristu, hhayi ukwethenjwa ekubeni uNkulunkulu ukhona kuphela. Ukholo lwangempela ludinga ukumukela uJesu njengeNkosi kanye nokushintsha kokuphila.

Ukuze wazi intando kaNkulunkulu, yithandazelani, nifunde iBhayibheli, nifune izeluleko kubakholelwayo abahlakaniphile, futhi nilalele ukuqondiswa koMoya oNgcwele enhliziyweni nasezimweni zenu.

Ukufunda njalo iBhayibheli kubalulekile ekukhuleni kokholo nasekuqondeni intando kaNkulunkulu. Zama ukufunda nsuku zonke, kepha ukuhlela isikhathi sakho.

Abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ukusindiswa kuphephile kuJesu Kristu futhi izono azikwazi ukuhlukanisa onakho fumana ekuThandweni kukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa ukuphila ngecala ngokungaphezi kungonakalisa ubudlelwane noNkulunkulu, kuyadingeka ukuqhubeka nokuzisola nokuthola uxolo.

Yebo, ukusindiswa kuchazwa njengezipho zikaNkulunkulu kubo bonke, kodwa kudinga impendulo yomuntu siqu ngokholo. IBhayibheli ligcizelela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna wonke umuntu athole ukusindiswa futhi azwe iqiniso (1 Thimothi 2:4), kanti Efesu 2:8-9 ichaza ukuthi ukusindiswa kuyisipho, hhayi imisebenzi.

  • Yamukela umbhapathizo ukuze uthole uMoya oNgcwele: “Yiphendukeni nilingise wonke umuntu egameni likaJesu Kristu ukubuyiselwa kwezikhohlakalo zenu; ngokunjalo nizothola isipho soMoya oNgcwele.” – IzEnzo 2:38
  • Funda iBhayibheli futhi funa iqiniso: “Izwi lakho liyilambu ezinyaweni zami, ukukhanya endleleni yami.” – AmaHubo 119:105
  • Yithandazele ngaphandle kokuyeka: “Jabulela njalo, yithandazele njalo, babonge kukho konke; lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kini ngoJesu Kristu.” – 1 Thesalonika 5:16-18
  • Siza abanye bathole ukusindiswa: “Ngakho hambani futhi nenzile abafundi kuzo zonke izinhlanga, nibatshwale egameni loBaba neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke enginikile; bhekani, nginani zonke izinsuku kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi.” – Matewu 28:19-20
  • Ukukhula ngokomoya: “Ke kuthi isithelo soMoya sibe ukuthanda, injabulo, ukuthula, ububele, ubuhle, ukuthembeka, ubumnene, nokuzithiba; akukho mthetho ophikisana nalokhu.” – KwabaseGalathiya 5:22-23
  • Funa intando kaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwakho: “Ngakho-ke, bafowethu, ngiyanimema ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuthi nilolonge izitho zenu njengezipho eziphilayo, ezingcwele, ezanelisa uNkulunkulu; lokhu kuyinkonzo yenu yomphefumulo. Ningalingani nalesi simo salomhlaba, kodwa nibe nokuguquka ngokuvuselelwa kwengqondo yenu, ukuze nikwazi ukuhlola ukuthi yini intando kaNkulunkulu—enhle, ejabulisayo, ephelele.” – KwabaseRoma 12:1-2
    • Qhubekani nokufuna intando kaNkulunkulu
  • Bonakalisani ukholo lwenu ngezono: “Bazalwane, yini inzuzo uma umuntu ethi unenkolo kodwa engenazo izenzo? Ingabe inkolo engenazenzo ingalamsindisa?” – KwabaseJakobe 2:14-17
  • Phila ngokuhambisana neBhayibheli
    “Izulu nomhlaba kuyadlula, kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlule.” (Matewu 24:35; UMakho 13:31; ULuka 21:33)

UJesu uthi:
"Izulu nomhlaba kuyadlula, kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlule."
(Matewu 24:35; UMakho 13:31; ULuka 21:33)


Impendulo

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