Kule veki kufundo lweBhayibhile sixelelwe ukuba ngoobani abathanjiswa, kwaye ngubani isihlwele esikhulu, kwaye ezinye izimvu zizihlobo zikaThixo. Ndithi "uxelelwe", kuba ukuthi "sifundisiwe" kuya kuthetha ukuba sinikwe ubungqina, isiseko esingokwesibhalo esingakhela phezu kwaso ukuqonda kwethu. Awu, kuba akukho siseko sisekwayo ngokwe-sibhalo, kuba… kulungile… akukho nanye, konke oko kunokwenziwa liQumrhu Elilawulayo kukusixelela kwakhona into ekufuneka siyikholelwe. Nangona kunjalo, ukubonakala komyalelo wesibhalo kubalulekile ukuze singacingi ukuba le yimfundiso engqongqo yemvelaphi yomntu. Ke ngoko, xa sixubene nomyalelo, sifumana ukutyibilika kwezibhalo ezingasetyenziswanga kakuhle. Kuyandikhathaza ukubona ukuba kulula kangakanani ukuba sizamkele ezi zibhengezo sisithe siphakamisile okanye umbuzo wenzelwe. Samkela nje oko kwehla kwipiki "kwindlela kaThixo emiselweyo".
Ukuba ucinga ukuba ndigqitha ebhodini, qwa lasela umzekelo omnye. Isiqendu se-16 kwisahluko se-14 sencwadi kaYeremiya sithi: “Kungoku, nangoku aba banokuma okuhle phambi koThixo. Kuvakaliswa bengamalungisa njengabahlobo bakaYehova. (Roma 4: 2, 3; Yak. 2:23) ”
"Ukuma okuthile kobulungisa" ??? Asikokuma kwamalungisa okunikwe imbinana yabathanjiswa, Hayi; kodwa okwangoku, uhlobo oluthile lokuma kobulungisa, "uhlobo oluthile". Iyintoni ke leyo? Ayingoonyana, Hayi mhlekazi! Hayi ilifa labantwana. Aba abanakho ukumbiza uThixo ngokuthi nguYise wabo, kodwa banokumbiza njengomhlobo wabo… njengoAbraham. Kulungile, akunjalo? Akukho nto yokuhlekisa, akukho sirree!
Oku kuxelwa kwangaphambili, ukuba isihlwele esikhulu kuvakaliswa ukuba singamalungisa njengabahlobo bakaYehova, asifumaneki kwiZibhalo – kwaye asikho nakwiZibhalo. Ukuba bekunjalo, awucingi ukuba singafumana ezo zibhalo zityatyekwe kulo lonke inqaku? Kodwa kuthekani ngezibhalo ezibini ekubhekiswe kuzo kubazali? (Roma 4: 2, 3; Yak. 2:23) Ngaba obo asibobungqina? Senzelwe ukuba sicinge njalo. Senzelwe ukuba sizifunde kwaye sibone ukuba uAbraham wayengumhlobo kaThixo kwaye ke ukuba unokuba njalo, sinokuba njalo nathi. Kodwa ngaba obo bungqina bokuba sikho? Ngaba leyo yingongoma ethethwa nguPawulos? Kwakutheni ukuze uAbraham angabizwa ngonyana kaThixo? Ambalwa amadoda awayexabiseke ngakumbi kuThixo. Ukholo lwakhe lwalubalasele. Ungomnye wabo bakhankanywe ngokukodwa kumaHebhere isahluko 11. Ke kwakhona, kwakutheni ukuze angabizwa ngokuba ngunyana kaThixo?
Ukubeka nje, uAraham wayengenguye umKristu. Wafa kwiinkulungwane ngaphambi kokuba uKristu avule indlela yokuba amadoda abizwe, kungekhona abahlobo, kodwa ngoonyana bakaThixo. Ngaba kukho nawuphi na umntu ongafezekanga obizwa ngokuba ngunyana kaThixo kwiZibhalo zesiHebhere? HAYI! Ngoba kutheni? Kuba yayingenakwenzeka de wabhubha u Yesu wavula indlela “yenkululeko ezukileyo yabantwana bakaThixo”.
Ukuba umntu uzikhathaza ngokuthatha ixesha lokufunda ezi zikhombisi zimbini, kucacile ukuba uPawulos noYakobi bobabini benza amanqaku afanayo ngokholo nxamnye nemisebenzi. Ngenxa yokholo lwakhe, hayi imisebenzi yakhe, uAbraham wabizwa ngokuba ngumhlobo kaThixo. Ukuba wayephila kwinkulungwane yokuqala, ngewayengazange abizwe ngokuba ngumhlobo kaThixo. Wayeza kubizwa ngokuba ngunyana kaThixo, kungengenxa yemisebenzi, kodwa ngenxa yokholo. Bobabini ababhali babhalela amaKristu athanjisiweyo awayesazi ukuba angabantwana bakaThixo. Ukuba ngumhlobo kaThixo kuya kuba linyathelo eliphantsi kubo. Ngaba ikhona into kwezi ndawo zimbini ukubonisa amaKristu enkulungwane yokuqala ukuba udidi olutsha, udidi "lwabahlobo bakaThixo" udidi lwamaKristu luya kuvela kwikamva elikude? Akunakuba lula ukujija ezi zibhalo kude ngokwaneleyo ukwenza ukuba kube lula. Ngapha koko, ukutsho ukuba ezi ndinyana zisetyenziswa gwenxa kukusetyenziswa gwenxa kwegama "ukusetyenziswa gwenxa".
Le kuphela kweziganeko kwiZibhalo zamaKristu zomntu obizwa ngokuba ngumhlobo kaThixo kwaye ziyasebenza ku-Abraham ngaphandle kwengcamango yokuba eli gama liya kwandiswa kuye nakubani na kwiBandla lamaKristu. Ukanti kumawaka amabandla kwihlabathi liphela kungavuswa ukuphikisa? Hayi, kodwa baninzi- bambalwa mhlawumbi- kodwa sekunjalo, baninzi, 'abancwinayo nabagcumayo ngenxa yezinto ezenziwayo eYerusalem.'

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