Okukhona uzincama kwaye uncama izinto ebomini bakho ngenxa kaYesu Krestu, kwaye kokukhona uphila ngokwelizwi; UYesu uthi, ngakumbi uya kuba bayatshutshiswa lihlabathi nangabantu abakungqongileyo. Ukulandela uYesu kuthetha, ukuhlawula ixabiso. Ngelishwa, akukho maninzi amaKrestu, abakulungeleyo ukuhlawula eli xabiso. Kuba ukulandela uYesu kuya kukuhlawula yonke into! Kuthetha ukuzincama; intando yakho, uluvo, iingcinga, iimvakalelo, wishes, iinkanuko, kunye neminqweno. ngaphandle koko, Ukulandela uYesu kuya kuba neziphumo kubudlelwane bakho noogxa bakho, abazanayo, bahlobo, usapho, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha kwanamaKristu, abangqondo zifanayo. Xa ungaphili ngokwehlabathi kwaye ukhanyele izinto, nto leyo ihlabathi elingayiboniyo inkohlakalo, kwaye xa usenza oko iBhayibhile; ILizwi likaThixo likuxelela ukuba wenze, uya kutshutshiswa. Ukulandela uYesu kunokuthetha, ukuba kufuneka ulahle usapho lwakho, bahlobo, abazanayo, kunye nabalingane. Unokuphulukana nazo, konke ngenxa yesigqibo osenzileyo sokulandela uYesu nokuhlala uthobela iLizwi. Kodwa asinguye wonke umntu ozimisele ukuphulukana nabantu ngenxa kaYesu. Kungenxa yoko le nto Igama liyajijwa kwaye lilungelelaniswe kwaye amaKristu ayalalanisa nehlabathi.
Ixabiso lokulandela uYesu
Kodwa uYesu wathi, ukuba uze kuzisa iiyantlukwano, nokuba nithiywe ngenxa yakhe (UMateyu 10:22). Wabalumkisa abafundi bakhe ngalo mbandela, kwaye Walityhila ixabiso. Wazisa, iya kuthetha ntoni kwaye ibiza malini, ukuMlandela, kunye nokuhamba njengoko indalo entsha; njengonyana kaThixo.
Mamaxesha amaninzi, AmaKristu aqalisa ukuthandabuza, kamsinya nje bakuba betshutshiswa yaye betyholwa ngabantu, abo babathandayo nababathandayo. Baqala ukuzibuza, nokuba ngokwenene banomdla kakhulu, ukubaxwa kakhulu, mdala kakhulu, okanye babe ngabasemthethweni kakhulu.
Kodwa ngqeqesho nokuma kuYesu Kristu nokuhlala ukuthobela iLizwi, nokungalalanisi nehlabathi nemisebenzi yalo, ayinanto yakwenza nokuba semthethweni okanye ukuba mdala kakhulu. Kodwa inayo yonke into, with uthando lwakho ngenxa kaYesu Kristu.
Ihlabathi lifuna ukuba ukholwe, ukuba unqula kakhulu, ukuba semthethweni kakhulu, kunye nefashoni endala kakhulu, kodwa obu bubuxoki obukhulu obuvela kumtyholi.
Xa ungabulalanga kwaye yabeka phantsi inyama yakho, ke ezi zimvo zabantu zibalulekile kwaye ziya kufikelela kuwe. Kodwa xa uyilahlile inyama yakho, izimvo zehlabathi kunye nabantu abasayi kuphinda bakukhathaze. Usuke waba ngongenakuchukunyiswa kuKristu. Kuba uyazi, ukuba akukho malunga nokuba ihlabathi licinga ntoni ngawe, kodwa yintoni uYesu nayicingayo uThixo ngawe. Yiloo nto eyona nto ibalulekileyo.
UYesu weza kuzisa iyantlukwano nokungavisisani phakathi kweentsapho
Wathi uYesu, ukuba engezanga kuzisa uxolo, njengokuba ihlabathi lichaza uxolo. Kodwa uYesu wathi uze kuzisa iyantlukwano kulo mhlaba. Ewe, nokungavisisani phakathi kweentsapho.
Ningabi ndize kungenisa uxolo emhlabeni;: andize kungenisa uxolo, kodwa ikrele. kuba ndize kubambanisa umntu noyise;, and the daughter against her mother, umolokazana noninazala. Kwaye iintshaba zomntu ziya kuba ngabendlu yakhe (UMateyu 10:34-36)
Niba ndize kungenisa uxolo emhlabeni;? Ndiyakuxelela, Nay; ndisuke kanye ibe yiyantlukwano: Kuba kuya kuthi, kuthabathela kwalapha, kubekho abahlanu ndlwini-nye bebambene, abathathu ngokuchasene nababini, ababini bechasa abathathu. Kuya kubambana uyise kunyana;, unyana noyise; unina echasene nentombi, and the daughter against the mother; uninazala kumolokazana wakhe, umolokazana noninazala (ULuka 12:51-53)
UYesu wayengoyiki ukuphulukana nabantu
UYesu wayengoyiki ukuphulukana nabantu. Xa uninzi lukaYesu’ abalandeli bakhe bamshiya, UYesu wade waba nobuganga bokubuza abafundi bakhe ukuba nabo bafuna ukumshiya na (UYohane 6:67). UYesu wayesazi, ukuba Wathetha amazwi alukhuni, eyakhubekisa imo yenyama ye indalo endala. UYesu wayesazi, ukuba asingabo bonke abenako ukuweva la mazwi, ngaphandle kokukhutyekiswa. Makwamkele kwaye ukuthobela amazwi aKhe. Kodwa inyaniso yayifuneka ukuze kububhence bonke obo buxoki, eyayigcina abantu ebumnyameni nasebukhobokeni. Ewe, kwakuyimfuneko ukuthetha amazwi anzima.
UYesu akazange alalanise nehlabathi, ngenxa yokuphumelela nokukholisa abantu. Yaye uYesu akazange avumele nabani na ukuba amhende okanye amlahlekise.
UYesu wayemoyika uYise; UYesu wayemthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke yaye emhlonela, kwaye ke ngoko uYesu wahlala ethembekile kwaye ethobelayo kuye, ngokwenza intando yaKhe.
Yona wamxabisa yonke into uYesu ukuzalisekisa intando kaYise. UYesu washwabana nto.
UYesu isimo sakhe sengqondo kufuneka sibe ngumzekelo koonyana bakaThixo
Isimo sengqondo sikaYesu Kristu sifanele sibe ngumzekelo kuwo onke amaKristu azelwe ngokutsha. Nangona UYesu wazalelwa kulo mhlaba, UYesu akazange abe ngowehlabathi; ubukumkani bukaMtyholi. UYesu wayengowoBukumkani bukaThixo. UYesu, uNyana kaThixo, wayengunozakuzaku; uMmeli woBukumkani bukaThixo, washumayela wazisa ubukumkani bukaThixo ebantwini.
Njenge likholwa elizelwe ngokutsha, uye waba a unyana kaThixo. Ube ngunozakuzaku; ummeli, boBukumkani bukaThixo.
Nangona uhlala kulo mhlaba, anisengabo abehlabathi. Ithetha ukuba, ukuba aniyi kuphila ngokwehlabathi, kodwa ngokwelizwi leLizwi.
Xa usebenzisa amazwi akhe ebomini bakho kwaye uhlale emthobela, liya kuthi ke ihlabathi ukuba usisidenge. Ke uThixo uya kukugqala njengonyana osisilumko, owawevayo amazwi akhe, akwenze ukuthanda kwakhe.
Ihlabathi linyanzela amaKristu ukuba alalanise nehlabathi aze anyamezele aze amkele isono nobugwenxa. Ewe, ihlabathi linyanzela amaKristu ukuba amkele izinto aze azamkele, izinto ezilisikizi kuThixo, kukwanjalo ke nakubo.
Umphathi weli hlabathi, enguMtyholi, usebenza koonyana beli hlabathi. Umtyholi nguyise wabo, yaye bayamphulaphula baze bamthobele. Abangakholwayo, abangaboniyo, baya kwenza ukuthanda kukayise; uMtyholi nezenzo zoyise wabo, ezinxamnye neLizwi likaThixo kunye nenyaniso intando kaThixo.
Umtyholi uya kwenza konke anako ukukhohlisa nokuhenda amaKristu kwaye awenze ukuba amke kuYesu; iLizwi kunye nokulalanisa kunye nehlabathi.
Umhlobo wehlabathi ulutshaba lukaThixo
Kodwa iBhayibhile; Lithi iLizwi, ukuba ubuhlobo balo ihlabathi bubutshaba kuye uThixo, nokuba othe waba sisihlobo salo ihlabathi, ulutshaba lukaThixo. (UJames 4:4)
Kuxhomekeke kuwe, wenza ntoni ngayo. Ngaba uya kukhokelwa ziimvakalelo kunye neemvakalelo zakho, kwaye ulalanise nehlabathi kwaye wamkele izinto, izinto ezilisikizi kuThixo? Ngaba uya kungena imithetho yobuxoki? Ngaba uyalimela ihlabathi okanye umela uYesu Krestu kwaye uyahlala ethobelayo kwiLizwi?
Ukuba ukhetha le yokugqibela ke intshutshiso iya kuvela kubantu abakungqongileyo. Isenokuthetha, nokuba niya kutshutshiswa libandla. Kufuneka uqaphele, ukuba umtyholi ngokukhethekileyo usebenzisa abantu, owazi kakuhle kwaye usondele kuwe, ukuze uzame ukukukhokelela kude neLizwi, ukuze ulalanise kwaye ungene kwiindlela zehlabathi ozikhethileyo.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’