Yintoni isono sokukrexeza?

Amaxesha ngamaxesha, zininzi izinto esingathanda ukuba iBhayibhile ithethe ngazo ngokucacileyo kunokuba isenza. Umzekelo, xa sibhaptizwa kufuneka sitsibe okanye sifefe, abafazi banokuba badala, uvelaphi umfazi kaKayin, ngaba zonke izinja ziya ezulwini, njalo njalo? Ngelixa ezinye iivesi zishiya indawo ethe kratya yokutolika kunokuba uninzi lwethu lukhululekile, zininzi iindawo apho iBhayibhile ishiya ukungacaci. Yintoni uhenyuzo nokuba uThixo ucinga ntoni ngayo yimicimbi apho kungekho mathandabuzo malunga nokuma kweBhayibhile.

UPawulos akazange amoshe mazwi xa esithi, "Ziqaphele amalungu omzimba wakho wasemhlabeni njengabafileyo kukuziphatha okubi, ukungahlambuluki, inkanuko, nomnqweno ongendawo, nokubawa, okulunqulo-zithixo" (kwabaseKolose 3: 5), nombhali ongumHebhere walumkisa wathi: "Umtshato mawubhiyozelwe imbeko yabantu bonke, umandlalo mawungangcoliswa; ngokuba abenza umbulo nabakrexezi, uThixo uya kubagweba ”(KumaHebhere 13: 4). La magama athetha okuncinci kwinkcubeko yethu yangoku apho amaxabiso asekwe kwimigangatho yenkcubeko kwaye atshintsha njengomoya ohambayo.

Kodwa kwabo kuthi banegunya eliseZibhalweni, kukho umgaqo owahlukileyo wendlela yokuqonda phakathi kokulungileyo nokwamkelekileyo, kunye noko kuya kugwetywa kwaye kuthintelwe. Umpostile uPawulos walumkisa ibandla laseRoma ukuba "lingamilisi okweli hlabathi, kodwa maliguquke ngokuhlaziyeka kwengqondo yenu" (KwabaseRoma 12: 2). UPaul waqonda ukuba inkqubo yehlabathi esiphila kulo ngoku silindele ukuzalisekiswa kobukumkani bukaKrestu, inezinto zalo ezixabisekileyo ezihlala zifuna "ukufanisa" yonke into nomnye umntu emfanekisweni wakhe, ngokungaqhelekanga, ikwayinto enye apho uThixo ibisenza oko kwasekuqaleni kwexesha (kwabaseRoma 8:29). Kwaye akukho sithuba apho oku kungqinelana nenkcubeko kubonwa ngokucacileyo kunokuba kunxulumene nemibuzo yesini.

Yintoni ekufuneka amaKristu ayazi ngohenyuzo?
Ibhayibhile ayithethi kuthi malunga nemibuzo malunga nokuziphatha ngokwesondo kwaye ayisishiyi kuthi ukuba siqonde ukuba yintoni na ubunyulu bezesondo. Icawa yaseKorinte yayinegama, kodwa ingeyiyo into onqwenela ukuba libekho ngayo ibandla lakho. UPaul wabhala wathi: "Kuxeliwe ukuba kukho uburheletyo phakathi kwenu kunye nokuziphatha okubi okunjalo okungekhoyo phakathi kwezo ntlanga (1 Korinte 5: 1). Igama lesiGrike elisetyenziswe apha-nangaphezulu kwamaxesha angama-20 kwiTestamente eNtsha-ngokuziphatha gwenxa ligama elithi πορνεία (porneia). Igama lethu lesiNgesi elithi amanyala livela kwi-porneia.

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Luquka ntoni uhenyuzo?
Abaphengululi beBhayibhile abaninzi bafundisa ukuba uhenyuzo luthintelwa kuphela kukulalana ngaphambi komtshato, kodwa akukho nto kulwimi lwantlandlolo okanye ngenye indlela ebonisa umbono omncinci onje. Kungenxa yesi sizathu le nto abaguquleli banamhlanje bekhethe ukuguqulela i-porneia njengokuziphatha gwenxa, ubukhulu becala ngenxa yobubanzi bayo kunye nefuthe. Ibhayibhile ayiphumi ecaleni kwayo ukwahlula izono ezithile phantsi komxholo wobuhenyu, kwaye nathi asifanele.

Ndiyakholelwa ukuba kukhuselekile ukucinga ukuba i-porneia ibhekisa kuwo nawuphi na umsebenzi wesondo owenzeka ngaphandle komxholo woyilo lukaThixo, kubandakanya, kodwa kungaphelelanga apho, iphonografi, iintlobano zesini ngaphandle komtshato, okanye nawuphi na omnye umsebenzi wesondo ongamhloniphiyo uKristu. Umpostile walumkisa abase-Efese esithi, “Ukuziphatha okubi, nako konke ukungcola, nokubawa, makungakhe kukhankanywe phakathi kwenu, njengoko kubafanele abangcwele; Makungabikho kungcola, nencoko yobutshijolo, okanye iziqhulo ezingafanelekanga, ezingafanelekanga, koko bulela ”(Efese 5: 3-4). Lo mfanekiso usinika umfanekiso owandisa intsingiselo yokubandakanya indlela esithetha ngayo nabanye.

Ndinyanzelwe ukuba ndilungele ukuba oku akuthethi ukuba zonke izinto ezenziwa ngokwesondo emtshatweni ziyamzukisa uKristu. Ndiyazi ukuba ukuxhatshazwa okuninzi kwenzeka ngaphakathi kwesakhelo somtshato kwaye akukho mathandabuzo ukuba isigwebo sikaThixo asizukusinda ngenxa yokuba umntu onetyala ona kwiqabane lakhe.

Yiyiphi ingozi enokuyenza uhenyuzo?
Kuyakhuthaza kakhulu ukuba uthixo owuthandayo umtshato kwaye "uluthiyile uqhawulo-mtshato" (Malaki 2: 16) uyabona, ngokungathi kunjalo, ubona unyamezelo lomtshato womnqophiso ophela ngoqhawulo mtshato. UYesu uthi nabani na oqhawula umtshato nangasiphi na isizathu "ngaphandle kwesizathu sokuziphatha kakubi ngokwesini" (uMateyu 5: 32 NASB) uyakrexeza, kwaye ukuba umntu utshata umntu oqhawule umtshato nangasiphi na isizathu ngaphandle kokuziqhelanisa naye uyakrexeza.

Mhlawumbi sele uqikelele, kodwa igama elithi unchastity ngesiGrike ligama elifanayo esele lichongiwe njenge porneias. La ngamagama awomeleleyo aphikisana nengqokelela yeembono zenkcubeko yethu ngomtshato noqhawulo-mtshato, kodwa ngamazwi kaThixo.

Isono sokuziphatha kakubi ngokwesondo (uhenyuzo) sinako ukubutshabalalisa kanye obu budlelwane benziwe nguThixo ukubonisa uthando kumlingane wakhe, icawe. UPawulos wayalela amadoda ukuba "thandani abafazi benu njengokuba noKrestu walithandayo ibandla wazinikela ngenxa yakhe" (Efese 5:25). Sukundenza impazamo, zininzi izinto ezinokubulala umtshato, kodwa kubonakala ngathi izono zesondo ziyothusa kwaye ziyatshabalalisa, kwaye zihlala zisenza amanxeba anzulu kunye namanxeba kwaye ekugqibeleni aphule umnqophiso ngeendlela ezinokuthi zinqabile ukulungiswa.

Kwibandla laseKorinte, uPawulos unika esi silumkiso soyikekayo: “Anazi ukuba imizimba yenu ngamalungu kaKristu. . . Anazi na ukuba othe wajoyina ihenyukazi, umzimba mnye nalo? Kuba uthi, "Abo babini boba nyama-nye" (1 KwabaseKorinte 6: 15-16). Kwakhona, isono sokuziphatha kakubi (uhenyuzo) sibanzi kakhulu kunobuhenyu kuphela, kodwa umgaqo esiwufumanayo apha unokusetyenziswa kuzo zonke iindawo zokuziphatha kakubi ngokwesondo. Umzimba wam ayingowam. Njengomlandeli kaKrestu, ndaba lilungu lomzimba wakhe (1 kwabaseKorinte 12: 12-13). Xa ndona ngokwesondo, ingathi ndirhuqa uKrestu kunye nomzimba wakhe ukuze bathathe inxaxheba kunye nam kwesi sono.

Uhenyuzo lukwabonakala lunendlela yokuthabatha ukuthanda kwethu kunye neengcinga zethu ngendlela eyoyikekayo kangangokuba abanye abantu bangaze bayophule imixokelelwane yobukhoboka babo. Umbhali ongumHebhere wabhala “ngesono esisithandela ngokulula” (KumaHebhere 12: 1). Oku kubonakala kuyiloo nto kanye awayecinga ngayo uPawulos xa wayebhalela amakholwa ase-Efese esithi “abasahambi, kwaneeNtlanga zihamba ebumnyameni bengqondo yazo zimnyama kukuqonda kwazo. . . ndindindisholo, ndikhokelele kwimikhwa emibi ”(Efese 4: 17-19). Isono esikwesondo singena ezingqondweni zethu kwaye sikhokelele ekuthinjweni ngeendlela esihlala sisilela ukuziqonda kude kube semva kwexesha.

Isono sesini sinokuba sisono sangasese, kodwa imbewu etyalwe emfihlakalweni ivelisa iziqhamo ezonakalisayo, esidlangalaleni esidala imitshato, iicawa, ubizo, kwaye ekugqibeleni iphange amakholwa uvuyo nenkululeko yokusondelelana noKristu. Zonke izono zesondo bubuhlobo bobuxoki obuyilwe nguyise wobuxoki ukuthatha indawo yothando lwethu lokuqala, uYesu Krestu.

Singasoyisa njani isono sohenyuzo?
Ke ulwa njani kwaye uphumelele kule ndawo yesono sesondo?

1. Yazi ukuba kukuthanda kukaThixo ukuba abantu bakhe baphile ubomi obunyulu nobungcwele kwaye bagwebe ukurheletya ngazo zonke iintlobo (Efese 5; 1 Korinte 5; 1 Tesalonika 4: 3).

2. Xela (kuThixo) isono sakho kuThixo (1 Yohane 1: 9-10).

3. Vuma kwaye uthembele nakubadala abathembekileyo (Yakobi 5:16).

4. Zama ukugcina ingqondo yakho uyigcwalisile ngesibhalo kwaye ubandakanyeke kwiingcinga zikaThixo (Kolose 3: 1-3, 16).

5. Qaphela ukuba nguKrestu kuphela onokusihlangula kubukhoboka benyama, umtyholi kunye nehlabathi abakhelwe ukuba bawe (KumaHebhere 12: 2).

Naxa ndibhala ezam iingcinga, ndiyaqonda ukuba kwabo bophayo bephefumla omnye umoya edabini, la magama angabonakala engenantsingiselo kunoko ahlukane nobubi bentshutshiso yobomi bokwenyani yobungcwele. Akukho nto inokudlula kwinjongo yam. Amagama am ayenzelwanga ukuba ibe luluhlu lokutshekisha okanye isisombululo esilula. Ndizamile ukubonelela ngenyaniso kaThixo kwilizwe lobuxoki kunye nomthandazo wokuba uThixo asikhulule kuwo onke amatyathanga asibophayo ukuze simthande ngakumbi.