[Kusuka ku-ws17 / 9 p. I-3 - u-Okthoba 23-29]

“Izithelo zomoya. . . ukuzithiba. ”- IGal 5: 22, 23

(Imisebenzi: uJehova = 23; Jesus = 0)

Ake siqale ngokuhlola into eyodwa esemqoka kwabaseGalathiya 5:22, 23: UMoya. Yebo, abantu bangajabula futhi babe nothando futhi babe nokuthula nokuzithiba, kepha hhayi ngendlela okukhulunywa ngayo lapha. Lezi zimfanelo, njengoba zibalulwe kwabaseGalathiya, zingumkhiqizo kaMoya oNgcwele futhi akukho mkhawulo obekwayo.

Ngisho nabantu ababi bayazithiba, uma kungenjalo umhlaba ubuyoba nezinxushunxushu ezinkulu. Ngokunjalo, labo abakude noNkulunkulu bangakhombisa uthando, bezwe injabulo futhi bazi ukuthula. Kodwa-ke, uPawulu ukhuluma ngezimfanelo ezithathwa ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu. "Akukho mthetho omelene nezinto ezinjalo", usho kanje. (Gal 5:23) Uthando “lubekezelela zonke izinto” futhi “lukhuthazelela zonke izinto.” (1 Co 13: 8) Lokhu kusisiza ukuthi sibone ukuthi ukuzithiba kobuKristu kungumphumela wothando.

Kungani kungekho mkhawulo, kungekho mthetho maqondana nalezi zithelo eziyisishiyagalolunye? Kalula nje, ngoba zivela kuNkulunkulu. Ziyizimfanelo zaphezulu. Thatha, ngokwesibonelo, isithelo sesibili seNjabulo. Umuntu ngeke akuthathe ukuboshwa njengesikhathi senjabulo. Noma kunjalo, incwadi izazi eziningi eziyibiza ngokuthi “Incwadi Yenjabulo” ngeyabaseFilipi, lapho uPaul abhala khona esejele. (Flp 1: 3, 4, 7, 18, 25; 2: 2, 17, 28, 29; 3: 1; 4: 1,4, 10)

UJohn Phillips wenza umbono othokozisayo ngalokhu emazwini akhe.[i]

Ethula lesi sithelo, uPawulu uqhathanisa umoya nenyama kwabaseGalathiya 5: 16-18. Ukwenza lokhu encwadini yakhe eya kwabaseRoma esahlukweni 8 amavesi 1 thru 13. AmaRoma 8:14 bese ephetha ngokuthi “konke abaholwa ngumoya kaNkulunkulu bangamadodana kaNkulunkulu ngempela. ” Ngakho-ke labo abakhombisa izithelo eziyisishiyagalolunye zomoya bakwenza lokho ngoba bengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

Indikimba Ebusayo ifundisa ukuthi ezinye izimvu akuzona izingane zikaNkulunkulu, kodwa bangabangane bakhe kuphela.

"NjengoMngane onothando, ubakhuthaza ngemfudumalo abantu abaqotho abafuna ukumkhonza kepha abazikhandlelayo ekuzithibeni endaweni ethile yempilo.”- isig. I-4

 UJesu wavula umnyango wokwamukelwa kwabo bonke abantu. Ngakho-ke labo abenqaba ukudlula kukho, abenqaba ukwamukela isicelo sokutholwa, abanasisekelo sangempela sokulindela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzothululela umoya wakhe kubo. Yize singehluleli ukuthi ngubani othola umoya kaNkulunkulu nokuthi ngubani ongawutholi ubuso nobuso, akumele sikhohliswe ukubonakala kwangaphandle ukuze siphethe ngokuthi iqembu elithile labantu ligcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele ovela kuJehova. Kunezindlela zokwethula i-facade. (2 Co 11:15) Singawazi kanjani umehluko? Sizozama ukukuhlola lokhu njengoba ukubuyekeza kwethu kuqhubeka.

UJehova Usibekela Isibonelo

Izigaba ezintathu zalesi sihloko zinikelwe ukubonisa indlela uJehova abonise ngayo ukuzithiba ekusebenzelaneni kwakhe nabantu. Kuningi esingakufunda ngokuhlola ukusebenzelana kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, kodwa uma kuziwa ekulingiseni uNkulunkulu, singazizwa sikhungathekile. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, unguNkulunkulu uSomandla, umphathi wendawo yonke, futhi mina nawe simane nje siluthuli lomhlabathi — uthuli olunesono. Ekuqaphela lokhu, uJehova wasenzela okuthile okuhle kakhulu. Usinikeze isibonelo esikhulu kunazo zonke sokuzithiba (nazo zonke ezinye izimfanelo zakhe) esingazicabanga. Usinike iNdodana yakhe, njengomuntu. Manje, umuntu, noma ephelele, mina nawe singazwana.

UJesu wabhekana nobuthakathaka benyama: ukukhathala, ubuhlungu, ukuhlanjalazwa, ukudabuka, ukuhlupheka — konke, kusindisa isono. Angazwelana nathi, nathi sizwelane naye.

“. . .Ngokuba sinompristi omkhulu, hhayi ongakwazi zwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kepha uvivinyiwe ngazo zonke izindlela njengathi, kepha engenasono. ”(Heb 4: 15)

Ngakho-ke lapha sinesipho esikhulu sikaJehova asinikeze sona, isibonelo esiyinhloko sazo zonke izimfanelo zobuKristu eziphuma kuMoya okufanele sizilandele futhi senzani? Lutho! Akukho nokukodwa okukhulunywa ngoJesu kulesi sihloko. Kungani ungalinaki ithuba elifanele kangaka lokusisiza sihlakulele ukuzithiba ngokusebenzisa "umphelelisi omkhulu wokholo lwethu"? (He 12: 2) Kukhona okungahambi kahle lapha.

Izibonelo Phakathi Kwezinceku ZikaNkulunkulu —Kokuhle Nokubi

Yini isihloko sale ndaba?

  1. Isibonelo sakaJosefa sisifundisani? Into eyodwa ukuthi singadinga ukubalekela esilingweni sokweqa omunye wemithetho kaNkulunkulu. Esikhathini esidlule, abanye manje abangoFakazi babalwa nokudla ngokweqile, ukuphuza kakhulu, ukubhema, ukusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa, ukuziphatha okubi ngokobulili nokunye. - isig. I-9
  2. Uma unezihlobo ezisusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni, kungadingeka ulawule imizwa yakho ukuze ugweme ukuxhumana nazo ngokungadingekile. Ukuzithiba ezimweni ezinjalo akuyona into ezenzakalelayo, nokho kuba lula uma sibona ukuthi esikwenzayo kuhambisana nesibonelo sikaNkulunkulu futhi kuvumelana neseluleko sakhe. - isig. I-12
  3. [UDavid] ubenamandla amakhulu kepha wenqena ukulisebenzisa ngentukuthelo lapho ecasulwa nguSawule noShimei. - isig. I-13

Ake sikufingqe lokhu. UFakazi KaJehova kulindeleke ukuthi abonise ukuzithiba ukuze angalethi isihlamba eNhlanganweni ngokuziphatha okubi. Kulindeleke ukuthi azibambe futhi asekele uhlelo lokuqondiswa kwezigwegwe okungelona olwembhalo olusetshenziswa yiNdikimba Ebusayo ukugcina isikhundla sikulayini.[Ii] Ekugcineni, lapho ehlukunyezwa kabi ngeziphathimandla, uFakazi kulindeleke ukuba azithibe, angathukuthele, futhi avele azibekezele athule.

Ngabe umoya ungasebenza kithina ngendlela yokuthi usekele ukuqondiswa kwezigwegwe okungafanele? Ngabe umoya ungasebenza ukusithulisa lapho sibona ukungabi nabulungisa ebandleni okwenziwa yilabo abasebenzisa kabi amandla abo? Ngabe ukuzithiba esikubona koFakazi BakaJehova kungumphumela woMoya oNgcwele, noma kutholakala ngezinye izindlela, njengokwesaba, noma ukucindezela kontanga? Uma eyokugcina, khona-ke ingahle ibonakale isebenza, kepha ngeke ibekezelele ukuvivinywa futhi ngaleyo ndlela izokhombisa ukuthi ingumbombayi.

Abaningi izinkolo zenkolo ukubeka umthetho oqinile wokuziphatha kumalungu. Imvelo ilawulwa ngokucophelela futhi ukuhambisana kuyaphoqelelwa ngokwenza amalungu aqaphelane. Ngokwengeziwe, kwenziwa inqubo eqinile, enezikhumbuzo eziqhubekayo zokuqinisa ukuhambisana nemithetho yobuholi. Umqondo onamandla wobunikazi nawo ubekiwe, umqondo wokuba okhethekile, ongcono kunalabo abangaphandle. Amalungu akholelwa ekutheni abaholi bawo bayawanakekela nokuthi ngokulandela imithetho nemiyalo yabo kuphela kungathola impumelelo yangempela nenjabulo. Bakholelwa ukuthi banokuphila okuhle kunakho konke. Ukushiya iqembu akwamukelekile njengoba kungasho nje ukulahla wonke umndeni nabangane, kepha nokushiya ukuphepha kweqembu futhi kuthathwe yibo bonke njengomuntu olahlekile.

Njengoba unendawo enjalo yokukuxhasa, kuba lula kakhulu ukusebenzisa uhlobo lokuzithiba lokhu kukhulunywa ngakho ngalesi sihloko.

Ukuzithiba Kwangempela

Igama lesiGreki elisho “ukuzithiba” lithi egkrateia okungabuye kusho ukuthi "ukuzilawula" noma "ubuciko beqiniso obuvela ngaphakathi". Lokhu kungaphezu kokugwema okubi. UMoya oNgcwele ukhiqiza kumKrestu amandla okuzilawula, ukuzibamba kuzo zonke izimo. Lapho sikhathele noma sikhathele ngokwengqondo, singafuna "isikhathi-sami" esithile. Kodwa-ke, umKristu uyozibusa, uma kunesidingo sokuzikhandla ukuze asize abanye, njengoba noJesu enza. (Mt 14: 13) Lapho sihlushwa ezandleni zabahlukumezi, kungaba ukuhlukunyezwa ngamazwi noma izenzo zobudlova, ukuzithiba komKrestu akugcini nje ekugwemeni ukuziphindiselela, kepha kudlulela ngalé kokufuna ukwenza okuhle. Futhi, iNkosi yethu iyisibonelo. Ngenkathi elenga esigxotsheni futhi ehlukunyezwa ngamazwi futhi ehlukunyezwa, wayenamandla okubulala udlame kubo bonke abaphikisi bakhe, kepha akazange ayeke nje ukwenza lokho. Wabathandazela, waze wanikeza ithemba kwabanye. (Luk 23:34, 42, 43) Lapho sizizwa sithukutheliswe ukungabi naluzwela nokuba buthuntu kwengqondo kwalabo esingazama ukubayala ngezindlela zeNkosi, senza kahle ngokuzithiba njengoba kwenza uJesu lapho abafundi bakhe beqhubeka ukuphikisana ngokuthi ngubani omkhulu. Ngisho ekugcineni, lapho esenakho okuningi engqondweni yakhe, baphinde bahilizisana, kepha esikhundleni sokuzibamba ekuphenduleni ngentukuthelo, wazibusa, futhi wazithoba waze wageza izinyawo zabo njengesifundo .

Kulula ukwenza izinto ofuna ukuzenza. Kunzima uma usukhathele, ukhathele, ucasukile noma ucindezelekile ukusukuma wenze izinto ongafuni ukuzenza. Lokho kudinga ukuzithiba kwangempela — ukulawula kwangempela ngaphakathi. Izithelo lezo ezikhiqizwa ngumoya kaNkulunkulu ezinganeni zakhe.

Uphuthelwe uMaka

Lolu cwaningo lubonakala kahle ngekhwalithi yobuKristu yokuzithiba, kepha njengoba ifakazelwa amaphuzu ayo ayisihluthulelo, empeleni iyingxenye yomsebenzi oqhubekayo wokulawula umhlambi. Ukubukeza—

  1. Ungazibandakanyi nesono, ngoba lokho kwenza iNhlangano ibukeke kabi.
  2. Ungakhulumi nabasusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni, ngoba lokho kululaza igunya leNhlangano.
  3. Ungathukutheli noma ugxeke lapho uhlupheka ngaphansi kwegunya, kodwa vele ubambe ngaphansi.

UJehova uNkulunkulu unikeza Izingane zakhe izimfanelo zakhe zaphezulu. Lokhu kuyamangalisa ngaphezu kwamazwi. Imibhalo efana nalena ayondli umhlambi ngendlela yokuthi ikhulise ukuqonda kwayo lezi zimfanelo. Esikhundleni salokho, sizwa ingcindezi yokuzivumelanisa, futhi ukukhathazeka nokukhungatheka kungayisetha. Cabanga manje, ukuthi lokhu bekungaphathwa kanjani lapho sihlola incazelo kaPawulu yobuciko.

“Jabulani eNkosini ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngiyaphinda futhi ngithi, Jabulani! (Php 4: 4)

INkosi yethu uJesu ingumthombo wenjabulo yangempela ekulingweni kwethu.

“Ukuba nengqondo kwenu makwaziwe yibo bonke abantu. INkosi iseduze. ” (Flp 4: 5)

Kunengqondo ukuthi uma kukhona okungalungile ebandleni, ikakhulukazi uma umthombo wephutha kungukusebenzisa kabi amandla ngabadala, ukuthi sinelungelo lokukhuluma ngaphandle kwesijeziso. "INkosi iseduze", futhi bonke kufanele besabe njengoba sizophendula kuye.

“Ningakhathazeki ngalutho, kodwa kukho konke izicelo zenu mazaziwe nguNkulunkulu ngomthandazo nangokunxusa kanye nokubonga;” (Flp 4: 6)

Masilahle izinkathazo zokwenziwa esizinikezwe amadoda-izidingo zehora, ukulwela isimo, imithetho yokuziphatha yokuziphatha engasekelwe emiBhalweni — futhi esikhundleni salokho sizithobe kuBaba wethu ngomthandazo nangokunxusa.

“Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula konke ukucabanga kuyolinda izinhliziyo zenu namandla enu engqondo ngoKristu Jesu.” (Flp 4: 7)

Noma ngabe yiziphi izilingo esingabhekana nazo ebandleni ngenxa yokulungiswa kwangaphambili kwengqondo yobuFarisi, njengoPaul ejele, singaba nenjabulo yangaphakathi nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu, uBaba.

“Ekugcineni, bazalwane, noma yiziphi izinto eziyiqiniso, noma yiziphi izinto ezibaluleke ngokungathi sína, noma yiziphi izinto ezilungile, noma yiziphi izinto ezimsulwa, noma yiziphi izinto ezithandekayo, noma yiziphi izinto okukhulunywa kahle ngazo, noma yiziphi izinto ezinhle, nanoma yiziphi izinto okuncomekayo, qhubekani nicabanga ngalezi zinto. 9 Lokho enakufunda, nakwamukela, nakuzwa, nakubona kimi, kwenzeni lokho; ngakho uNkulunkulu wokuthula uyakuba nani. ” (Flp 4: 8, 9)

Masigqashule emjikelezweni wentukuthelo ngenxa yobubi obudlule futhi siqhubekele phambili. Uma izingqondo zethu zidliwa ubuhlungu besikhathi esedlule futhi uma izinhliziyo zethu ziqhubeka nokufuna ubulungiswa obungenakufinyelelwa ngezindlela zabantu ngaphakathi kweNhlangano, sizogodlwa ekuqhubekeni, ekufezeni ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okuzosikhulula ngomsebenzi ongaphambili. Kuyihlazo elingakanani uma ngemuva kokukhululwa ezibophweni zemfundiso yamanga, sisanikeza uSathane ukunqoba ngokuvumela ukufutheka kugcwalise imicabango nezinhliziyo zethu, kuminyanise umoya kusibambe. Kuzothatha ukuzithiba ukushintsha indlela esicabanga ngayo, kepha ngomthandazo nangokunxusa, uJehova angasinika umoya esiwudingayo ukuze sithole ukuthula.

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[i] (John Phillips Commentary Series (27 Vols.)) Umusa! ” “Ukuthula!” Ngakho-ke, amakholwa okuqala ahlanganisa uhlobo lokubingelela lwesiGreki (Sawubona! ”) Nohlobo lwamaJuda (“ Ukuthula! ”) Ukwenza indlela yokubingelela yobuKrestu - isikhumbuzo sokuthi“ udonga oluphakathi lokwahlukanisa ”phakathi kwabeZizwe namaJuda wayeqediwe kuKristu (Efe. 2:14). Umusa yimpande evela kuyo insindiso; ukuthula kuyisithelo esiletha insindiso.
[Ii] Ukuhlaziywa okungokomBhalo kweseluleko seBhayibheli maqondana nokususa ekuhlanganyeleni, bheka le ndatshana Ukusebenzisa Ubulungiswa.

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