Kuleli sonto esifundweni seBhayibheli sitshelwe ukuthi bangobani abagcotshiwe, nokuthi singobani isixuku esikhulu, nokuthi ezinye izimvu zingabangane bakaNkulunkulu. Ngithi "sitsheliwe", ngoba ukusho ukuthi "wafundiswa" kungasho ukuthi sanikezwa ubufakazi obuthile, isisekelo esingokombhalo esingakhela phezu kwabo ukuqonda kwethu. Maye, ngoba asikho isisekelo esingokomBhalo esingenzeka, ngoba… kahle… asikho, yonke iNdikimba Ebusayo engayenza ukusitshela futhi ukuthi yini okufanele siyikholelwe. Kodwa-ke, ukuvela kwemiyalo engokomBhalo kubalulekile ukuze singacabangi ukuthi lokhu kuyimfundiso yemvelaphi yomuntu. Ngakho-ke, lapho sixubene nomyalelo, sithola inqwaba yemibhalo esetshenziswe kabi. Kuyangikhathaza ukubona ukuthi sikuthatha kalula kanjani lokhu kugomela ngokuthile ishiya eliphakanyisiwe noma umbuzo owenziwe. Simane samukele okwehla esikebheni "kusiteshi esimisiwe sikaNkulunkulu".
Uma ucabanga ukuthi ngidlulela ngokweqile, cabanga ngesibonelo esisodwa. Isigaba 16 esahlukweni 14 sencwadi kaJeremiya sithi: “Ngakho-ke, ngisho namanje laba bathola ukuma okulungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Kuthiwa balungile njengabangane bakaJehova. (Roma 4: 2, 3; Jak. 2:23) ”
"Ukuma okulungile okuthile" ??? Akusikho ukuma okulungile okunikezwe idlanzana labagcotshiwe, Cha; kodwa noma kunjalo, uhlobo oluthile lokuma okulungile, "uhlobo oluthile". Futhi lokho kuzoba yini? Hhayi indodana, Cha mnumzane! Hhayi ifa lezingane. Laba abakwazi ukubiza uNkulunkulu ngoYise wabo, kodwa bangambiza ngomngane wabo… njengo-Abrahama. Kuhle lokho, akunjalo? Lutho ukuhlekisa, no sirree!
Lokhu kugomela okusobala, ukuthi isixuku esikhulu kuthiwa silungile njengabangane bakaJehova, akutholakali emiBhalweni – futhi akukhulunywa ngakuye emiBhalweni. Ukube bekunjalo, awucabangi yini ukuthi ngabe leyo mibhalo sizoyikhonkotha kuyo yonke le ndatshana? Kepha kuthiwani ngemibhalo emibili ebhekiswe kubakaki? (Roma 4: 2, 3; Jak. 2:23) Akubona yini ubufakazi obunjalo? Senzelwe ukucabanga kanjalo. Sihloselwe ukuwafunda futhi sibone ukuthi u-Abrahama wayengumngani kaNkulunkulu ngakho-ke uma kungenzeka, nathi singenza njalo. Kodwa ingabe lokho kuwubufakazi bokuthi sikhona? Ingabe lelo yiphuzu elenziwa nguPawulu? Kungani u-Abrahama engabizwa ngendodana kaNkulunkulu? Bambalwa abantu ababethandwa kakhulu uNkulunkulu. Ukholo lwakhe lwalugqamile. Ungomunye walabo okukhulunywe ngabo ngqo kumaHeberu isahluko 11. Manje futhi, kungani engabizwa ngendodana kaNkulunkulu?
Kalula nje, u-Araham wayengeyena umKristu. Wafa emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambi kokuba uKristu avule indlela yokuba amadoda abizwe ngokuthi amadodana kaNkulunkulu, hhayi abangane. Ingabe ukhona umuntu ongaphelele obizwa ngendodana kaNkulunkulu emiBhalweni YesiHeberu? CHA! Kungani kungenjalo? Ngoba bekungenzeki kuze kube uJesu wafa futhi wavula indlela "yenkululeko ekhazimulayo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu".
Uma umuntu ethanda ukuthatha isikhathi sokufunda lezo zinkomba ezimbili, kusobala ngokusobala ukuthi uPaul noJakobe bobabili baveza amaphuzu afanayo ngokukholwa nemisebenzi. Ngenxa yokholo lwakhe, hhayi imisebenzi yakhe, u-Abrahama wabizwa ngomngane kaNkulunkulu. Ukube wayephila ekhulwini lokuqala leminyaka, wayengeke abizwe ngomngane kaNkulunkulu. Wayezobizwa ngokuthi indodana kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngenxa yemisebenzi, kodwa ngenxa yokholo. Bobabili ababhali babhalela amaKristu agcotshiwe ayesazi vele ukuthi angabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ukuba ngumngane kaNkulunkulu kungaba yisinyathelo esishiyayo kubo. Ngabe kukhona okukulezi zindima ezimbili okukhombisa amaKrestu ekhulu lokuqala ukuthi isigaba esisha, isigaba "sabangane bakaNkulunkulu" sobuKristu sizovela esikhathini esizayo esikude? Kuvele kube nzima ukuguqula le mibhalo kude ngokwanele ukwenza lokho kube lula. Empeleni, ukusho ukuthi la mavesi asetshenziswa ngendlela engafanele ukuhlambalaza igama elithi "kusetshenziswe kabi".
Lezi yizona zimo kuphela emiBhalweni yamaKrestu yomuntu obizwa ngomngane kaNkulunkulu futhi zisebenza ku-Abrahama kungacaciswa ukuthi leli gama lizodluliselwa kunoma ngubani osebandleni lobuKristu. Nokho ezinkulungwaneni zamabandla emhlabeni wonke ingabe isandla sizophakanyiswa ukuphikisa? Cha, kepha kumele babe baningi – idlanzana mhlawumbe – kepha noma kunjalo, baningi, 'ababubulayo futhi babubule ngezinto ezenziwa eJerusalema.'

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