Ubhaptizo, umqondiso wothando lukaKristu
Uziswe kwifonti engcwele, kubhaptizo olungcwele, njengoko uKristu wathwalwa ukusuka emnqamlezweni ukuya engcwabeni.
Kwaye ngamnye wabuzwa ukuba uyakholelwa na kwigama loYise neloNyana nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele; ububanga ukholo olusempilweni kwaye ubhaptizwe kathathu emanzini kwaye uninzi uvele kwakhona, kwaye ngalo msitho uvakalise umfanekiso kunye nomfuziselo. Umele ukungcwatywa kukaKristu kweentsuku ezintathu.
UMsindisi wethu wachitha iintsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu esifubeni somhlaba. Ekuveleni kokuqala ubonakalise usuku lokuqala lukaKrestu emhlabeni. Ngexesha lokuntywila ebusuku. Ngapha koko, nabani na osemini uzifumana esekukhanyeni, kanti lowo untywiliselwa ebusuku akaboni nto. Ke wena, ekuntywila, uphantse wasongelwa ebusuku, awubonanga nto. Ekuveleni, kwelinye icala, uzifumene njengasemini.
Kwangelo xesha uswelekileyo kwaye wazalwa kwaye kwa loo salutary wave yakho yaba bobabini ingcwaba nomama.
Oko kwathethwa nguSolomon ngezinye izinto kufanelekile kuwe: "Kukho ixesha lokuzalwa kunye nexesha lokufa" (Qo 3: 2), kodwa kuwe, ngokuchaseneyo, ixesha lokufa yayilixesha lokuzalwa . Ixesha elinye labangela zombini, kwaye ukuzalwa kwakho kungqamene nokufa.
Olutsha nolungakhange luvakale lwento! Kwinqanaba lezinto ezibonakalayo asifanga, okanye sangcwatywa, okanye sabethelelwa emnqamlezweni okanye savuswa. Nangona kunjalo, sizibonakalisile ezi ziganeko kwinqanaba lomthendeleko, kwaye ke usindiso lwaphuma kubo ngenene.
U-Kristu, kwelinye icala, wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni ngokwenyani kwaye wangcwatywa ngokwenyani kwaye uvukile ngokwenyani, nakwindawo ebonakalayo, kwaye konke oku kwakusisipho sobabalo kuthi. Ke, enyanisweni, ngokwabelana ngothando lwakhe ngokubonakaliswa komthendeleko, sinokulufumana ngokwenene usindiso.
Uthando oluphuphumayo ngabantu! UKristu wamkela iinzipho ezinyaweni zakhe nasezandleni zakhe ezimsulwa wanyamezela iintlungu, kwaye kum, onganyamezelekanga kwintlungu nakudinwa, usinika inkululeko yokusindisa ngonxibelelwano lwentlungu yakhe.
Makungabikho mntu ucinga ukuba ubhaptizo lukukuxolelwa kwezono kuphela kunye nobabalo lokwamkelwa, njengoko kwakunjalo nobhaptizo lukaYohane olwalunikeza uxolelo lwezono kuphela. Kwelinye icala, siyazi ukuba ubhaptizo, njengoko lunokukhululeka ezonweni kwaye lufumane isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele, ngokunjalo naloo mzobo kunye nokubonakaliswa kweNtshutshiso kaKristu. Yiyo le nto uPawulos ebhengeza: “Anazi na ukuba abo babhaptizelwa kuKristu Yesu, babhaptizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? Ngokubhaptizwa sangcwatywa naye ekufeni "(Rm 6, 3-4a).