Ubhapathizo lwamanzi ngokuvamile lubhekwa njengesiko lobuKristu. Uzobhapathizwa emanzini uma ukholwa kuJesu Kristu, phenduka, futhi uthathe isinqumo sokulandela uJesu futhi ube umKristu. AmaKristu amaningi abhapathizwa engazi futhi engazi ngempela, okushiwo ubhapathizo lwamanzi. Akufanele ubhapathizwe ngaphandle kwesiko, umkhuba, noma ngenxa yokuzizwa unesibopho noma ukwethembeka kumlingani wakho womshado, ibandla, umndeni, abangani, njll. Leso akusona isizathu esifanele sokubhapathizwa. Ukubhapathizwa emanzini kuyisenzo sokulalela iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngempela. Kodwa kufanele wazi, wenzani nokuthi ubhapathizo lwamanzi lusho ukuthini. Kulungile? Kuneqembu lamaKristu, abasebenzisa ubhapathizo lwamanzi njengendlela yokwelapha. Basebenzisa ubhapathizo lwamanzi ukuze bakhulule abantu emimoyeni yamademoni kanye nezinjongo zokuphulukisa. Kodwa ingabe iBhayibheli liyakuqinisekisa lokhu? Impendulo ithi cha! Ake sibheke incazelo yangempela yobhapathizo lwamanzi nokubaluleka kokubhapathizwa. Lithini iBhayibheli ngobhapathizo?
Iyini incazelo yobhapathizo lwamanzi futhi nini isikhathi sokubhapathizwa?
Awazi wena, ukuthi sonke esabhabhathizelwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhabhathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? Ngakho-ke sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni: ukuthi njengalokhu uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, kanjalo nathi kufanele sihambe ekuphileni okusha (AmaRoma 6:3-4)
Kuvame ukwenzeka, nini ( abasha ) abadala noma izingane ziyabhapathizwa, banobufakazi obumangalisayo nobuthinta inhliziyo, kodwa ngemva kokubhabhathizwa kwabo, alukho ushintsho endleleni yabo yokuphila. Ngezinye izikhathi zishintsha isikhathi esifushane, kodwa emva kwesikhashana, babuyela ekuphileni kwabo kwakudala futhi futhi bathathe imikhuba yabo emidala.
Sinini isikhathi sokubhabhadiswa? Lapho ususuthi ngempilo yakho endala engcolile njengesoni futhi ufuna ukuhlanzwa ezonweni zakho nasebubini bakho., futhi lapho usulungile futhi uzimisele ukucambalala futhi bethela inyama yakho (lakho impilo endala yenyama) futhi ulandele uJesu Kristu futhi uhambe ebusheni ekuphileni Naye ebungcweleni nasekulungeni kuMoya. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho sekuyisikhathi sokubhapathizwa.
Umbhabhadiso usho ukubethela inyama yakho (intando yakho, izifiso zakho, izinkanuko zakho, imizwelo, njll. (Funda futhi: Ukulandela uJesu kuzokubiza konke).
Ubhapathizo lusho, ukuthi wena omdala, ikhehla, ebethelwe kanye noJesu Kristu. Ubhapathizelwa ekufeni Kwakhe.
Ngoba yilokho okushiwo ubhapathizo. Ukubhabhathizwa kusho ukubeka phansi impilo yakho endala (isimo sakho sesono) futhi uvuke ebusheni bempilo.
Isenzo sokubhapathizwa siyisinqumo esihlala njalo
Ukwazi lokhu, ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala ubethelwe kanye Naye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, ukuze singabe sesikhonza isono. Ngoba ofileyo ukhululiwe esonweni (AmaRoma 6:6,7)
Lapho unquma ukubhapathizwa, kufanele uqaphele, ukuthi ubhapathizo lwamanzi luyisenzo esibucayi. Akusona isinqumo sesikhashana, kodwa yisinqumo esihlala njalo osithatha impilo yakho yonke. Uthatha isinqumo njengesoni, ukuphendukela kuKristu, ukuphenduka endleleni yakho yokuphila yamanje, nokubethela nokungcwaba imvelo yenu endala enesono.
Awusafuni ukuba yisigqila sezono zakho futhi awufuni ukuqondiswa imvelo yakho yenyama futhi ube isigqila sikaSathane. Kunalokho, ufuna ukukhululwa emvelweni yakho yenyama enyameni, onemvelo yesono.
Ufuna ukukhululwa embusweni wobumnyama futhi uphendukele embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Awusafuni ukukhonza inyama yakho nodeveli, kodwa ufuna ukukhonza uJesu Kristu, iNkosi yakho entsha, kanye noMsindisi, futhi siphile ngokulalela uNkulunkulu ngokwentando Yakhe.
Ofuna ukukwenza nje ukujabulisa uJesu Kristu noNkulunkulu uBaba futhi uphakamise futhi ukhazimulise uNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho.
Sonke siyazi, ukuthi imvelo yenyama ayinakumthokozisa uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke lesisimo senyama esinesono okuhlala kuso ububi kufanele sife.
Ikhehla kumele lishone ngaphambili umuntu omusha angavela. Indoda entsha; ezelwe ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu. Kuphela uma uzelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi nihambe emva kukaMoya, uzokwazi ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu uBaba, noJesu Kristu (Funda futhi: Ungaphila impilo yokuvuka ungafi?).
Wabhapathizwa kuJesu’ ukufa
Kodwa ngilombhabhadiso engizabhabhathizwa ngawo; futhi ngicindezelwe kanjani kuze kufezeke(Luka 12:50)
Ubhapathizo lubhekisela ku ukubethelwa kukaJesu Kristu nokuvuka kwaKhe. UJesu wafela isimo sethu senyama. UJesu wathatha zonke izono zethu nobubi phezu kwakhe futhi wakuthwala, esiphambanweni. Ngoba uJesu wathatha zonke izono zethu kanye nobubi bethu, UJesu wafa futhi wangena eHayidese (Funda futhi: Wenzani uJesu esihogweni?).
Kodwa uJesu akazange ahlale eHayidesi! UJesu wakunqoba ukufa futhi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. UJesu Kristu uyaphila futhi uhlezi ngakwesokunene sikaYise.
Lapho uJakobe noJohane bebuza uJesu, ukuthi bangahlala ngakwesokhohlo nakwesokunene saKhe eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu, UJesu wababuza: “Awazi ukuthi yini oyibuzayo: ningayinatha yini indebe engiyiphuza mina? futhi nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo?” (Maka 10:38). Bamphendula, ukuthi bakwazi.
Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngobhapathizo, UJesu wabhekisela ekufeni Kwakhe (ukubethelwa; ukufa kwenyama yaKhe), futhi uma babethanda ukubhapathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe.
Ubhapathizo lwamanzi luwuphawu olungokomfanekiso
Konke kuqala ngokukholwa eGameni likaJesu. Khona-ke ukuphenduka ezonweni futhi ubeka phansi ukuphila kwakho kwenyama. Lapho usuqedile impilo endala, uzoqala impilo yakho entsha kuJesu Kristu. Ngeke usahamba njengesidalwa esidala esilandela inyama, kodwa uzohamba njengoba indalo entsha (ezelwe nguMoya oNgcwele) emva kukaMoya.
Ngeke usayiphila impilo, ubuphila, ngaphambi kokuphenduka kwakho nangaphambi kokubhapathizwa kwakho. Ngoba ngenkathi unquma ukubhapathizwa, ubonisile, ukuthi wawungasafuni ukuphila futhi uhambe ngaleyo ndlela. Wavalelisa empilweni yakho endala yenyama (indlela yokuphila) futhi waqala impilo entsha eMoyeni.
Endaweni yomoya, uyimbele inyama yakho ngesihle (isimo sakho sesono) emanzini. Ngesenzo sobhapathizo lwamanzi, wabonisa ukuthi wena:
- phenduka ezonweni nasebubini benu
- wayefuna ukubeka phansi ukuphila kwakho
- wayengasafuni ukuba yisigqila sesono, kodwa wayefuna ukuba yisigqila sokulunga
- engafuni ukugcina ukukhonza usathane, ngokungalaleli uNkulunkulu, kodwa wawufuna ukukhonza uJesu Kristu, ngokulalela uNkulunkulu
- wayengasafuni ukuhamba embusweni wobumnyama, kepha nathanda ukuhamba ekukhanyeni; uMbuso kaNkulunkulu
Gcwalisa imvelo yesono emanzini
Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa; kodwa ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa (Maka 16:16)
Lapho ubhapathizwa, kodwa qhubekani niphila ngendlela enaniphila ngayo ngaphambili, noma uqhubeka uphila, njengomhlaba nje (ukuphila impilo efanayo nomuntu wenyama, ongamazi uNkulunkulu), khona-ke lombhabhadiso wawungaselutho, kunohlobo oluthile lwezimiso zenkolo zabantu.
Ngoba ungakwenza kanjani, lapho usungcwabile isimo sakho esidala esonweni, emanzini, hlalani niphila ngokwemvelo yenu yesono? Akunakwenzeka!
Wake wabhekana nomngcwabo, lapho ibhokisi lomngcwabo lavuleka kungazelelwe futhi umuntu, owayefile, waphuma ebhokisini wahamba nawe ebuyela ekhaya? No, vele akunjalo! Ngoba uma umuntu eseshonile wangcwatshwa, kusho ukuthi umuntu ufile ngempela.
Lokhu kuyasebenza nasemvelweni yenyama. Lapho usuyibethele imvelo yakho yenyama nazo zonke izono zayo kanye nobubi bayo, khona-ke lemvelo isifile futhi ingcwatshwa emanzini ngobhapathizo. Ngaphandle uma ungaphendukanga ngokweqiniso futhi nemvelo yakho yenyama ikwi-coma.
Kodwa lapho unquma ukubhapathizwa emanzini, ungcwaba imvelo yakho yenyama futhi ihlala emanzini.
Indlalifa kaJesu Kristu
Indlela kuphela, ukuba indlalifa kaJesu Kristu, futhi bangene embusweni kaNkulunkulu, futhi uthole ukuphila okuphakade, yiku kholwa eGameni likaJesu (emsebenzini Wakhe wokuhlenga, lokho Usekufezile), abhapathizwe ekufeni Kwakhe, futhi wavuka kwabafileyo, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.
Uyibethele inyama yakho. Ungcwabe ikhehla lakho emanzini, ngobhapathizo. Ayikho enye indlela yokusindiswa. Inyama yakho (isimo sakho sesono) kufanele afe.
Uma uphuma emanzini, awugcinanga ngokungcwaba impilo yakho endala kodwa uvusiwe ebusheni bokuphila. Impilo entsha, noJesu Kristu njengeNkosi yenu. Anisayikuhamba ngokwenyama kodwa nihamba ngokukaMoya. Ngoba inyama yakho ayisekho. Ngaphandle kwalapho…..
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