Ingabe Kufanele Siligcine ISabatha Ukuze Sisindiswe?

Ngokusho kwama-Seventh-day Adventist, inkolo yabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-14, kanye nabantu abafana noMark Martin, owayeyisishoshovu se-JW esehambile eshumayela ivangeli, ngeke sisindiswe uma singaligcini iSabatha-okusho ukuthi singalenzi lutho. “isebenza” ngoMgqibelo (ngokwekhalenda lamaJuda).

Yiqiniso, amaSabatha avame ukusho ukuthi iSabatha landulela umthetho kaMose futhi lamiswa ngesikhathi sokudala. Uma lokhu kunjalo, kungani-ke iSabatha langoMgqibelo ngokwekhalenda lamaJuda lishunyayelwa ngamaSabatha? Impela ngesikhathi sokudala lalingekho ikhalenda elenziwa umuntu.

Uma isimiso sokuba ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu sisebenza ezinhliziyweni nasezingqondweni zamaKristu eqiniso, khona-ke ngokuqinisekile, amaKristu anjalo ayaqonda ukuthi senziwe abalungileyo ngokholo lwethu, ngomoya ongcwele, hhayi ngemizamo yethu siqu ephindaphindayo, eyize. ( Roma 8:9,10, 2 ) Futhi, yebo, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu bangabantu bomoya, isidalwa esisha, ( 5 Korinte 17:XNUMX ) abaye bathola inkululeko yabo kuKristu; ukukhululwa hhayi kuphela ebugqilini besono nokufa, kodwa nakuyo yonke IMISEBENZI abayenzayo ukuze bahlawulele lezo zono. Umphostoli uPawulu wakugcizelela lokhu lapho ethi uma sisazama ukuzuza insindiso nokubuyisana noNkulunkulu ngemisebenzi ephindaphindwayo esicabanga ukuthi isenza abakufanelekelayo (njengakumaKristu alandela uMthetho KaMose noma ukubala amahora enkonzweni yasensimini) khona-ke sinawo. bahlukanisiwe kuKristu futhi bawa emuseni.

“Kungenxa yenkululeko ukuthi uKristu wasikhulula. Ngakho-ke yimani niqine, ningaphinde nisindwe yijoka lobugqila...Nina enifuna ukulungisiswa ngomthetho senihlukanisiwe noKristu; uwile emseni. Kodwa ngokholo silindele ngoMoya ithemba lokulunga.” (Galathiya 5:1,4,5, XNUMX, XNUMX)

Lawa ngamazwi anamandla! Ungayengwa yizimfundiso zamaSabatha kungenjalo uzohlukaniswa noKristu. Kulabo kini okungenzeka basohlelweni lokudukiswa umqondo wokuthi kufanele “niphumule,” kufanele nigcine iSabatha elinqunyelwe isikhathi kusukela ngoLwesihlanu kuya ngoMgqibelo kusukela ekushoneni kwelanga kuze kube ekushoneni kwelanga noma niyobhekana nomphumela wokuthola uphawu isilo (noma enye imbudane enjalo) futhi kanjalo siyobhujiswa e-Armagedoni, phefumula kakhulu. Ake sibonisane ngokuchaza ngemibhalo ngaphandle kokuchema okucatshangelwe ngaphambili futhi sixoxe ngalokhu ngokunengqondo.

Okokuqala, uma ukugcina iSabatha kuwumbandela wokufakwa ekuvusweni kwabalungile kanye noJesu Kristu, ingabe ingxenye enkulu yezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu ezashunyayelwa uJesu nabaphostoli bakhe ngeke ikhulume ngalo? Kungenjalo, thina abezizwe besizokwazi kanjani? Phela, abeZizwe babengeke babe nombono otheni mayelana nokugcinwa kweSabatha nokuthi lokho kuhilelani ngokungafani namaJuda ayewenza njengengxenye ebalulekile yoMthetho KaMose iminyaka engaphezu kuka-1,500 5. Ngaphandle koMthetho KaMose olawula lokho okungenziwa nokungeke kwenziwe ngeSabatha, amaSabatha anamuhla kufanele azenzele eyawo imithetho emisha mayelana nokuthi yini ehlanganisa “umsebenzi” kanye “nokuphumula” ngoba iBhayibheli alinikezi mithetho ngaleyo ndlela. . Ngokungasebenzi (Ngeke bathwale icansi labo?) bagcina umqondo wokuhlala ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu kuwumbono wenyama kunowomoya. Masingangeni kulolo gibe kodwa sikhumbule futhi singakhohlwa ukuthi sesilungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kwethu kuKristu, hhayi ngemisebenzi yethu. “Kepha ngokholo silindela ngoMoya ithemba lokulunga.” (Galathiya 5:XNUMX).

Ngiyazi ukuthi kunzima kakhulu ngalabo abaphuma ezinkolweni ezihleliwe ukubona ukuthi umsebenzi awuyona indlela eya ezulwini, ukuze bakhonze noKristu eMbusweni wakhe wobuMesiya. ImiBhalo isitshela ukuthi insindiso ayiwona umvuzo wemisebenzi emihle esiyenzile, ngakho akekho kithi ongaziqhayisa (Kwabase-Efesu 2:9). Yebo, amaKristu avuthiwe aqaphela kakhulu ukuthi sisengabantu benyama ngakho-ke senza ngokuvumelana nokholo lwethu njengoba uJakobe abhala:

“O muntu oyisiwula, uyathanda yini ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kuyize na? Ubaba wethu u-Abrahama akalungisiswanga yini ngalokho akwenza lapho enikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-altare na? Uyabona ukuthi ukholo lwakhe lwalusebenza kanye nezenzo zakhe, nokukholwa kwakhe kwapheleliswa ngalokho akwenzayo.” ( Jakobe 2:20-22 )

Yiqiniso, abaFarisi, ababehlupha uJesu nabafundi bakhe ngenxa yokukha izikhwebu futhi bazidle ngeSabatha, babengaziqhayisa ngemisebenzi yabo ngoba bengenalo ukholo. Ngokuthile okufana nezigaba ezingama-39 zemisebenzi eyenqatshelwe yeSabatha, okuhlanganisa ukukha okusanhlamvu ukuze uqedele indlala, inkolo yabo yayimatasa ngemisebenzi. UJesu wasabela ekuhlengeni kwabo ngokuzama ukubasiza baqonde ukuthi babemise isimiso esicindezelayo nesingokomthetho semithetho yeSabatha esasintula isihe nobulungisa. Wabonisana nabo, njengoba sibona kuMarku 2:27 , ukuthi “isabatha lenzelwa umuntu, hhayi umuntu ngenxa yeSabatha.” NjengeNkosi yeSabatha ( Mathewu 12:8; Marku 2:28; Luka 6:5 ) UJesu wayezele ukuzofundisa ukuthi singaqaphela ukuthi akudingeki sisebenze kanzima ukuze sizuze insindiso yethu ngemisebenzi, kodwa ngokholo.

“Nonke ningamadodana kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu.” ( Galathiya 3:26 )

Lapho uJesu kamuva etshela abaFarisi ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu wawuyosuswa kuma-Israyeli unikezwe isizwe, abeZizwe, ababeyoveza izithelo zawo kuMathewu 21:43 , wayethi abeZizwe yibo ababeyozuza. umusa kaNkulunkulu. Futhi babengabantu abaningi kakhulu kunama-Israyeli, akunjalo!? Ngakho-ke kulandela ukuthi uma ngempela ukugcina iSabatha (futhi kuqhubeka) kuyisici esibalulekile sezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu, singalindela ukubona iziyalo eziningi ezingokomBhalo eziyala amaKristu eZizwe asanda kuguquka ukuba agcine iSabatha, Hhayi thina?

Kodwa-ke, uma ucwaninga emibhalweni yobuKristu ufuna isenzakalo lapho abeZizwe bayalwa ukuba bagcine iSabatha, ngeke uthole neyodwa-hhayi eNtshumayelweni yaseNtabeni, hhayi ezimfundisweni zikaJesu noma kuphi, futhi hhayi incwadi yezEnzo zabaphostoli. Esikubona encwadini yezEnzo abaphostoli nabafundi bashumayeza amaJuda emasinagogeni ngeSabatha ukuze abe nokholo kuJesu Kristu. Ake sifunde ngezimbalwa zalezi zikhathi:

“Njengomkhuba wakhe uPawulu wangena esinagogeni, futhi ngamasabatha amathathu wabonisana nabo ngemiBhalo, echaza futhi efakaza ukuthi uKristu kwakufanele ahlupheke futhi avuke kwabafileyo.” ( IzEnzo 17:2,3, XNUMX )

“Futhi besuka ePherga badabula izwe baya e-Antiyokiya yasePhisidiya, lapho bangena esinagogeni ngesabatha futhi bahlala phansi. Ngemva kokufundwa koMthetho nabaProfethi, abaholi besinagoge bathumela kubo: “Bafowethu uma ninezwi lokukhuthaza abantu ngicela nikhulume.” (Izenzo 13: 14,15)

“Washumayela esinagogeni ngamasabatha onke, ezama ukuthonya amaJuda namaGreki. Futhi lapho uSila noThimothewu behla bevela eMakedoniya. UPawulu wazinikela ngokugcwele ezwini, efakaza kubaJuda ukuthi uJesu unguKristu.” ( IzEnzo 18:4,5, XNUMX )

AmaSabatha azoveza ukuthi leyo mibhalo ithi babekhonza ngeSabatha. Yebo, amaJuda angewona amaKrestu ayekhonza ngeSabatha. UPawulu wayeshumayela kulawo maJuda ayesagcina isabatha ngoba kwakuwusuku ayebuthana ngalo. Zonke izinsuku kwadingeka basebenze.

Okunye okumele sikucabange ukuthi uma sibheka imibhalo kaPawulu, simbona echitha isikhathi esiningi namandla efundisa umehluko phakathi kwabantu benyama kanye nabantu bakamoya esimweni sokuqonda umehluko phakathi kwesivumelwano somthetho nesivumelwano esisha. Ukhuthaza abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ukuba baqonde ukuthi bona, njengabantwana bokutholwa baqondiswa umoya, abafundiswa umoya ongcwele hhayi ngohlelo olulotshiwe lwemithetho neziqondiso, noma abantu—njengabaFarisi, ababhali, “abaphostoli abahle kakhulu” noma AbaBusi. Amalungu omzimba (2 Korinte 11:5, 1 Johane 2:26,27, ​​XNUMX).

“Lokhu esikutholile akuwona umoya wezwe, kodwa uMoya ovela kuNkulunkulu, ukuze siqonde lokho uNkulunkulu asiphiwe ngesihle. Yilokhu esikukhulumayo, kungengamazwi esiwafundiswe ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu kepha ngamazwi afundiswa nguMoya; ukuchaza izinto ezingokoqobo ezingokomoya ngamazwi afundiswa uMoya.” ( 1 Korinte 2:12-13 )

Umehluko phakathi kwezinto ezingokomoya nezingokwenyama ubalulekile ngoba uPawulu ubhekisela kwabaseKorinte (nathi sonke) ukuthi ngaphansi kweSivumelwano SoMthetho KaMose ama-Israyeli ayengenakufundiswa nguMoya ngoba onembeza bawo babengenakuhlanzwa. Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano soMthetho KaMose babenelungiselelo lokuhlawulela izono zabo ngokuphindaphindiwe kuphela ngokunikela ngemihlatshelo yezilwane. Ngamanye amazwi, basebenza futhi basebenza futhi basebenzela ukuhlawulela izono ngokunikela ngegazi lezilwane. Leyomihlatshelo yayimane nje iyisikhumbuzo sokuba nesono “ngoba akunakwenzeka ukuba igazi lezinkunzi nelezimbuzi lisuse izono.” ( Hebheru 10:5 )

Ngokuqondene nokusebenza komoya ongcwele kaNkulunkulu, umlobi wamaHeberu, wayenalokhu okushiwo:

“Ngaleli lungiselelo [ukuhlawulela izono ngemihlatshelo yezilwane] uMoya oNgcwele yayibonisa ukuthi indlela eya endaweni eNgcwelengcwele yayingakadalulwa ngesikhathi itabernakele lokuqala lisamile. Kungumfanekiso walesi sikhathi, ngoba izipho nemihlatshelo enikelwayo akukwazanga ukuhlanza unembeza womuntu okhonzayo. Zihlanganisa kuphela ukudla neziphuzo nokugeza okukhethekile—imithetho yangaphandle ebekiwe kuze kufike isikhathi senguquko.” ( Hebheru 9:8-10 )

Kodwa lapho uKristu efika, yonke into yashintsha. UKristu ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha. Ngenkathi isivumelwano esidala, iSivumelwano soMthetho kaMose sasihlawulela izono kuphela ngegazi lezilwane, igazi likaKristu lahlanzwa kwaba kanye kuphela. unembeza labo bonke abakholwa kuye. Lokhu kubalulekile ukukuqonda.

“Ngokuba uma igazi lezimbuzi nelezinkunzi nomlotha wethokazi kufafazwa abangcolileyo ngokomthetho, kungcwelisa ukuze imizimba yabo ihlambuluke, kakhulu kangakanani igazi likaKristu owazinikela kuNkulunkulu ngoMoya ophakade engenasici, liyakuhlambulula unembeza wethu emisebenzini yokufa, ukuze sikhonze uNkulunkulu ophilayo!(Funda amaHebheru 9:13,14, XNUMX.)

Ngokwemvelo uguquko olusuka eSivumelwaneni Somthetho KaMose, kanye nemithetho nezimiso eziqondile ezingaphezu kuka-600, kuya enkululekweni kuKristu kwakunzima kwabaningi ukukuqonda noma ukukwamukela. Nakuba uNkulunkulu aqeda uMthetho KaMose, lolo hlobo lomthetho lukhanga ingqondo yenyama yabantu bosuku lwethu abangenamoya. Amalungu ezinkolo ezihleliwe ayakujabulela ukulandela imithetho neziqondiso, njengabaFarisi abadalwe osukwini lwabo, ngoba laba bantu abafuni ukuthola inkululeko kuKristu. Njengoba abaholi bamabandla namuhla bengakayitholi inkululeko yabo kuKristu ngeke bavumele noma ubani ukuthi ayithole. Lena indlela yenyama yokucabanga futhi “amahlelo” kanye “nokwehlukana” (zonke izinkulungwane zezinkolo ezibhalisiwe ezidalwe futhi zahlelwa abantu) zibizwa ngokuthi “imisebenzi yenyama” nguPawulu ( Galathiya 5:19-21 ).

Uma bebheka emuva ekhulwini lokuqala, labo ‘abanengqondo yenyama’ ababesabambelele eMthethweni KaMose lapho uKristu efika ezogcwalisa lowo mthetho, babengaqondi ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi uKristu wafa ukuze asikhulule ebugqilini besono ngoba bengenalo ukholo. nokufisa ukuqonda. Futhi, njengobufakazi balenkinga, sibona uPawulu ethethisa amaKristu amasha abeZizwe ngenxa yokuthonywa abashisekeli bobuJuda. Abashisekeli benkolo yobuJuda kwakungalawo “maKristu” angamaJuda ayengaholwanga uMoya ngoba ayephikelela ekubuyeleni emthethweni omdala wokusoka (ovula umnyango wokugcina uMthetho KaMose) njengendlela yokusindiswa nguNkulunkulu. Bageja isikebhe. UPawulu wabiza laba bashisekeli benkolo yobuJuda ngokuthi “izinhloli.” Wathi ngalezi zinhloli ezikhuthaza indlela yenyama yokucabanga hhayi engokomoya noma ethembekile:

“Lolu daba luqhamuke ngoba sekungene abazalwane bamanga ngokuzenzisa ukuze nihlole ukukhululeka kwethu kuKristu Jesu, ukuze asenze izigqila. Asizange sibavumele nakancane, ukuze iqiniso levangeli lihlale kini.” ( Galathiya 2:4,5, XNUMX )

UPawulu wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi amakholwa eqiniso ayeyothembela okholweni lwawo kuJesu Kristu futhi aholwe uMoya hhayi amadoda azama ukuwabuyisela emisebenzini yoMthetho. Kwenye impikiswano eya kwabaseGalathiya uPawulu wabhala:

“Ngithanda ukufunda kini into eyodwa kuphela: Namamukela uMoya ngemisebenzi yomthetho noma ngokuzwa ngokukholwa na? Niyiziwula kangaka? Ngemva kokuqala ngoMoya, ingabe manje seniqeda enyameni?  Ingabe nahlupheka kangaka ngeze, uma ngempela bekuyize? UNkulunkulu uyanithela uMoya wakhe phezu kwenu, enze izimangaliso phakathi kwenu ngokuba nenza umthetho, noma ngokuba nizwa, nikholwa na?” ( Galathiya 3:3-5 )

UPawulu usibonisa umnyombo wendaba. UJesu Kristu wabethela imiyalo yekhodi yoMthetho esiphambanweni ( Kolose 2:14 ) futhi bafa kanye naye. UKristu wawugcwalisa umthetho, kodwa akawuqedanga (Mathewu 5:17). UPawulu wakuchaza lokhu lapho ethi ngoJesu: “Wasilahla kanjalo isono enyameni, ukuze indinganiso yokulunga yomthetho igcwaliseke kithi, esingahambi ngokwenyama kodwa ngokukaMoya.” (KwabaseRoma 8: 3,4)

Kunjalo futhi, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, amaKristu eqiniso ahamba ngokoMoya futhi awakhathazeki ngemithetho yenkolo nemithetho emidala engasasebenzi. Kungakho uPawulu athi kwabaseKolose:

“Ngakho makungabikho muntu onahlulela ngalokho elikudlayo noma eliphuzayo, noma ngemikhosi, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, noma isabatha.” Kolose 2:13-16

AmaKristu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ayengamaJuda noma abeZizwe, aqonda ukuthi ukuze uKristu asikhulule ekugqilazweni isono nokufa, futhi, ngenxa yalokho, nemikhuba eyayihlawulela ukuba nemvelo yesono phakade. Yeka impumuzo! Ngenxa yalokho, uPawulu wayengasho emabandleni ukuthi ukuba yingxenye yombuso kaNkulunkulu kwakungaxhomekile ekumiseni imicikilisho nemikhuba yangaphandle, kodwa esenzweni somoya ongcwele esiletha umuntu ekulungeni. UPawulu wabiza inkonzo entsha ngokuthi, inkonzo kaMoya.

“Kepha uma inkonzo yokufa, eqoshwe etsheni, yeza nenkazimulo kangangokuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakububuka ubuso bukaMose ngenxa yenkazimulo yayo eyisikhashana, ingabe inkonzo kaMoya ngeke ibe nenkazimulo nakakhulu? Ngokuba uma inkonzo yokulahlwa inenkazimulo, yeka ukuthi inenkazimulo enkulu kangakanani inkonzo yokulunga. (2 Kor. 3: 7-9)

UPawulu waveza nokuthi ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu kwakungaxhomekile ohlotsheni lokudla amaKristu ayekudla noma akuphuzayo:

“Ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu kungeyisikho indaba yokudla lokunatha, kodwa ngeyokulunga, lokuthula, lentokozo kuMoya oNgcwele.” ( Roma 14:17 )

UPawulu ugcizelela ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu awuphathelene nemikhosi yangaphandle kodwa ufuna ukuthandazela umoya ongcwele ukuba usishukumisele ekulungeni ngokholo lwethu kuJesu Kristu. Siyasibona lesi sihloko siphindaphindwa kaningi emiBhalweni YamaKristu, akunjalo!

Ngeshwa, amaSabatha awakwazi ukubona iqiniso lale mibhalo. UMark Martin empeleni uthi kwenye yezintshumayelo zakhe ebizwa ngokuthi “Inhloso Yokushintsha Izikhathi Nomthetho” (enye yezingxenye zakhe eziyisi-6 ze-Hope Prophecy Series) ukuthi ukugcina usuku lweSabatha kwehlukanisa amaKristu eqiniso kuwo wonke umhlaba, okungahlanganisa wonke amaKristu angaligcini iSabatha. Amazwi aluhlaza lawo. Nansi ingqikithi yakho.

Njengabakholelwa kuZiqu-zintathu, amaSabatha anokubandlulula okucatshangelwayo okungelona iqiniso, ukugomela ngesibindi namanga, okudingeka kudalulwe indlela uJesu adalula ngayo “imvubelo yabaFarisi.” ( Mathewu 16:6 ) Bayingozi kubantwana bakaNkulunkulu abasanda kuqala ukuqonda ukutholwa kwabo nguNkulunkulu. Kulokhu, ake sibone ukuthi amanye amaSeventh-day Adventist athini ngeSabatha. Kwenye yamawebhusayithi abo, siyafunda:

ISabatha lithi "uphawu lokuhlengwa kwethu kuKristu, uphawu lokungcweliswa kwethu, uphawu ngokwethembeka kwethu, futhi ukunambitha kusengaphambili lekusasa lethu laphakade embusweni kaNkulunkulu, kanye uphawu lwaphakade lwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu saphakade phakathi kwakhe nabantu bakhe.” (Kusuka ku-Adventist.org/the-sabbath/).

Yeka iqoqo eliphakeme lamagama aphakeme, futhi wonke angenayo neyodwa inkomba yombhalo! Bagomela ngokuthi iSabatha uphawu lwaphakade nophawu lwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu saphakade phakathi kwakhe nabantu bakhe. Kufanele sizibuze ukuthi abantu bakhuluma ngani. Eqinisweni, bamisa imfundiso engamanga yokuthi iSabatha, njengengxenye yesivumelwano soMthetho kaMose, liba isivumelwano saphakade ngaphambi noma esibaluleke ngaphezu kwesivumelwano esisha uBaba wethu waseZulwini asenza nabantwana bakaNkulunkulu njengoba umlamuleli kaJesu Kristu. ( Hebheru 12:24 ) esekelwe okholweni.

Umlobi odidekile waleyo webhusayithi yeSabatha uthatha amagama esiGreki aseBhayibhelini asetshenziselwa ukukhomba umoya ongcwele ngokuthi uphawu, uphawu, uphawu, kanye nesiqiniseko sokuvunywa kaBaba wethu osezulwini kubantwana bakhe abakhethiwe bakaNkulunkulu futhi usebenzisa lawo mazwi ukuchaza isiko leSabatha. Lesi isenzo sokuhlambalaza njengoba kungakhulunywa ngophawu, uphawu, uphawu, noma uphawu oluhlobene neSabatha noma kuphi emiBhalweni YamaKristu. Yebo, siyabona amagama athi “isibonakaliso” nelithi “uphawu” ayevame ukusetshenziswa emibhalweni yesiHeberu ebhekisela ezintweni ezinjengesivumelwano sokusoka nesivumelwano seSabatha kodwa lawo magama ayesetshenziswa emibhalweni yesiHebheru yasendulo kuphela lapho kubhekiselwa kuma-Israyeli. ngaphansi kwejoka leSivumelwano soMthetho KaMose.

Ake sibheke imibhalo kaPawulu ephathelene nophawu, isibonakaliso, nesiqinisekiso somoya ongcwele ezindimeni eziningi ezibonisa ukuvunyelwa uNkulunkulu ngabantwana bakhe bokutholwa abakhethiwe ngokusekelwe okholweni lwabo kuJesu.

“Nani futhi nafakwa kuKristu lapho nizwa izwi leqiniso, ivangeli lensindiso yenu. Lapho nikholwa, naniphawulwa kuye nge uphawu, ethenjisiwe UMoya oNgcwele oyidiphozithi eqinisekisa ifa lethu kuze kufike ukukhululwa kwabayimpahla kaNkulunkulu—kube-ludumo lwenkazimulo yakhe.” ( Efesu 1:13,14, XNUMX )

“Manje nguNkulunkulu osiqinisayo thina nani kuKristu. Wasigcoba, wabeka uphawu lwakhe kithi, wafaka uMoya wakhe ezinhliziyweni zethu njengesibambiso salokho okuzayo.” (Funda eyesi-2 Korinte 1:21,22, XNUMX.)

“Futhi uNkulunkulu usilungiselele yona kanye le nhloso futhi usinike yona uMoya njengesibambiso ngalokho okuzayo.” (Funda eyesi-2 Korinte 5:5.)

Kulungile, ngakho-ke ake sifingqe esikutholile kuze kube manje. Akukho lapho kukhulunywa khona ngokuphakanyiswa kweSabatha njengophawu lokuvunyelwa uNkulunkulu emibhalweni yobuKristu. Ungumoya ongcwele ovezwa njengophawu lokwamukelwa kubantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Kunjengokungathi amaSabatha awabonisi ukholo kuKristu Jesu nasezindabeni ezinhle azifundisa ngoba abaqondi ukuthi siba abalungile ngomoya hhayi ngomsebenzi wasendulo, oyisiko.

Noma kunjalo, ngendlela efanele yokuchaza, ake sibheke ngokucophelela ukuthi yiziphi izici ezakha izindaba ezinhle ukuze sibone ukuthi kukhona yini ukuphawula kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo lokugcinwa kweSabatha njengengxenye ebalulekile yokwamukelwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Okokuqala, kuyafika kimina ukusho ukuthi uhlu lwezono oluvimba abantu ukuba bangangeni eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu olubalwe ku-1 Kor 6:9-11 akubandakanyi ukungaligcini iSabatha. Ngabe lokho bekungeke kube khona ohlwini ukube empeleni bekuphakanyiswe ngokuthi “uphawu lwaphakade lwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu saphakade phakathi kwakhe nabantu bakhe” (ngokwesizindalwazi seSeventh-day Adventist esicashunwe ngenhla)?

Ake siqale ngokufunda lokho uPawulu akubhalela abaseKolose ngezindaba ezinhle. Wabhala:

 “Ngokuba sizwile ukholo lwakho kuKristu Jesu nothando lwakho kubo bonke abantu bakaNkulunkulu abavela kini ithemba eliqinisekile lalokho uNkulunkulu akugcinele kona ezulwini. Benilokhu nikulindele kusukela naqala ukuzwa iqiniso lezindaba ezinhle. Lezi zindaba ezinhle ezifikile kini zisakazwa emhlabeni wonke. Ithela izithelo yonke indawo ngokushintsha izimpilo, njengoba nje yashintsha izimpilo zenu kusukela ngosuku eniqala ngalo ukuzwa nokuqonda iqiniso ngomusa kaNkulunkulu omangalisayo.( Kolose 1:4-6 )

Esikubonayo kulo mbhalo ukuthi izindaba ezinhle zihilela ukholo kuKristu Jesu, uthando ngabo bonke abantu bakaNkulunkulu (akusabhekwa nje kuphela ama-Israyeli kodwa ikakhulukazi abeZizwe), nokuqonda iqiniso ngomusa kaNkulunkulu omangalisayo! UPawulu uthi izindaba ezinhle zishintsha ukuphila, okusikisela ukusebenza komoya ongcwele kulabo abezwayo futhi baqonde. Kungesenzo somoya ongcwele phezu kwethu esenza sibe abalungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngemisebenzi yomthetho. UPawulu wakwenza kwacaca lokho lapho ethi:

“Ngokuba akukho noyedwa ongenziwa olungileyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngokwenza lokho okulaywa ngumthetho. Umthetho umane usikhombisa ukuthi sinesono kangakanani.” ( Roma 3:20 )

‘Ngomthetho,’ uPawulu lapha ubhekisela esivumelwaneni somthetho kaMose, esihlanganisa imithetho neziqondiso eziqondile ezingaphezu kuka-600 ilungu ngalinye lesizwe sakwa-Israyeli elayalwa ukuba lizenze. Lo mthetho wokuziphatha wawukhona iminyaka engaba ngu-1,600 XNUMX njengelungiselelo uJehova alinikeza ama-Israyeli ukuze avale izono zawo—ngakho umthetho wawubizwa ngokuthi “ubuthakathaka ngenyama.” Njengoba kushiwo ngenhla kulesi sihloko, kodwa kufanele kuphindeke—umthetho wawungeke unikeze ama-Israyeli unembeza ohlanzekile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Igazi likaKristu kuphela elingakwenza lokho. Khumbula lokho uPawulu axwayisa ngakho kwabaseGalathiya nganoma ubani oshumayela izindaba ezinhle zamanga? Uthe:

“Njengoba sesishilo ngaphambili, namanje ngiyaphinda ngithi: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo, makabe ngesiqalekiso!” ( Galathiya 1:9 )

Ingabe amaSabatha ashumayela izindaba ezinhle ezingamanga? Yebo, ngoba benza ukugcina iSabatha uphawu lokuba ngumKristu futhi lokho akukona okungokomBhalo, kodwa asifuni ukuba baqalekiswe ngakho asibasize. Mhlawumbe kungaba wusizo kubo uma sikhuluma ngeSivumelwano Sokusoka uYahweh (uJehova) asenza no-Abrahama cishe eminyakeni engama-406 ngaphambi kokuba kumiswe isivumelwano soMthetho cishe ngo-1513 BCE.

Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abrahama:

“Kumelwe nigcine isivumelwano Sami—nina nenzalo yenu ezizukulwaneni zenu…Bonke abesilisa kini kumelwe basokwe. Niyakusoka inyama yejwabu lenu, lokhu kube yisibonakaliso sesivumelwano phakathi kwami ​​nani...isivumelwano sami enyameni yenu siyakuba yisivumelwano esiphakade. (UGenesise 17: 9-13)

Nakuba evesini 13 sifunda lokho lokhu kwakuzakuba yisivumelwano esiphakade, kwehlulekile. Ngemva kokuphela kwesivumelwano soMthetho ngo-33 C.E. kwakungasadingeki lokho. AmaKristu angamaJuda kwakufanele acabange ngokusoka ngendlela engokomfanekiso lapho uJesu esusa isimo sawo sesono. UPawulu wabhalela abaseKolose:

“Nasokwa kuye [uKristu Jesu], ngokukhumula isimo senu sesono, nokusokwa okwenziwa nguKristu, hhayi ngezandla zabantu. Futhi sebembelwe kanye naYe embhapathizweni, navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa kwenu emandleni kaNkulunkulu, owamvusa kwabafileyo.” ( Kolose 2:11,12, XNUMX )

Ngendlela efanayo, ama-Israyeli kwakufanele agcine iSabatha. NjengeSivumelwano Sokusoka, esasibizwa ngokuthi isivumelwano esiphakade, iSabatha kwakufanele ligcinwe njengophawu phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nama-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.

“Ngokuqinisekile anogcina amasabatha ami, ngoba lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso phakathi kwami ​​nani ezizukulwaneni ezizayo, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova oningcwelisayo.Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumelwe bagcine isabatha, baligubhe njengesivumelwano esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zabo. ( Eksodusi 13-17 )

Njengesivumelwano saphakade sokusoka, isivumelwano saphakade seSabatha saphela lapho uNkulunkulu enikeza abezizwe isithembiso ngo-Abrahama. “Futhi uma ningabakaKristu, niyinzalo ka-Abrahama, izindlalifa ngokwesithembiso.” ( Galathiya 4:29 )

UMthetho KaMose waqedwa futhi Isivumelwano Esisha saqala ukusebenza ngegazi likaJesu elachitheka. Njengoba imibhalo isho:

“Nokho, manje uJesu uthole inkonzo enhle kakhulu njengesivumelwano Umlamuli ungcono futhi usekelwe phezu kwezithembiso ezingcono. Ngokuba uma leso sivumelwano sokuqala besingenacala, bekungayikufunwa indawo esesibili. Kepha uNkulunkulu wathola iphutha kubantu…” (KumaHeberu 8:6-8).

 “Ngokukhuluma ngesivumelwano esisha, usenze esokuqala sasebenza; futhi lokho okuphelelwe yisikhathi nokuguga kuzoshabalala maduze.(Funda amaHebheru 8:13, XNUMX.)

Njengoba sesiphetha, kumelwe sikhumbule ukuthi lapho uMthetho KaMose uphela kanjalo nemiyalelo yokugcina iSabatha. Ukushona kwelanga kuze kube iSabatha lokushona kwelanga kwakushiywe amaKristu eqiniso futhi awazange akwenze! Futhi lapho umkhandlu wabaphostoli nabafundi uhlangana eJerusalema ukuze ukhulume ngalokho abeZizwe okwakuyolindeleka ukuba bakusekele njengezimiso zobuKristu, endabeni yendaba evukayo yalabo ababuyela ekusokeni njengendlela yokusindiswa, asiboni lapho kukhulunywa khona ngokugcina iSabatha. Ukungabikho kwegunya elinjalo eliqondiswa umoya kubaluleke kakhulu, akunjalo?

“Ngoba kuthandeka kuMoya oNgcwele nathi ngokwethu ukuba singanezeli omunye umthwalo osindayo kini, ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezidingekile: ukuba niyeke okuhlatshelwe izithombe, negazi, nokuklinyiwe, nobufebe. ( IzEnzo 15:28, 29 )

Wabuye wathi,

“Bazalwane, niyazi ukuthi ezinsukwini zakuqala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abezizwe bezwe ivangeli emlonyeni wami, bakholwe.  Futhi uNkulunkulu, owazi inhliziyo, wabonisa ukwamukela kwakhe ngokubanika uMoya oNgcwele, njengoba nje enza kithi. Akazange ahlukanise phakathi kwethu nabo, ngoba wahlanza izinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa. ( IzEnzo 15:7-9 )

Okufanele sikubone futhi sizindle ngakho ukuthi, ngokomBhalo, isimo sethu sangaphakathi sokuba kuKristu Jesu yiso esibalulekile. Kufanele siholwe nguMoya. Futhi njengoba uPetru asho ngenhla noPawulu asho izikhathi eziningi, akukho ukuhlukana kwangaphandle kobuzwe noma ubulili noma izinga lomcebo elikhomba umntwana kaNkulunkulu (Kolose 3:11; Galathiya 3:28,29). Bonke bangabantu abangokomoya, abesilisa nabesifazane abaqondayo ukuthi umoya ongcwele kuphela ongabashukumisela ekubeni balunge futhi akukhona ngokulandela amasiko, imithetho neziqondiso ezibekwe amadoda lapho sizuza khona ukuphila noKristu. Isekelwe ekukholweni kwethu hhayi ngeSabatha. UPawulu wathi “abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.” Akukho ukwesekwa ngokomBhalo ukusho ukuthi ukugcina iSabatha kuwuphawu olukhomba abantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, kuwukholo lwangaphakathi kuKristu Jesu olusenza sifanelekele ukuphila okuphakade! “Kwathi abezizwe bekuzwa lokho, bathokoza, balidumisa izwi leNkosi, bakholwa bonke ababemiselwe ukuphila okuphakade.” ( IzEnzo 13:48 )