Izizathu ezi-5 ezinhle kakhulu zokuguqukela ebuKristwini
Sekwedlule iminyaka engama-30 ngiguqukele ebuKristwini futhi nganikela ngempilo yami kuKristu, futhi ngingakutshela ukuthi impilo yobuKristu akuyona indlela elula, "ukuzizwa ujabule". Akuzi ngephakheji yenzuzo eqinisekisiwe ukuxazulula zonke izinkinga zakho, okungenani hhayi kuleli cala lepharadesi. Kepha ngeke ngikuhwebise manje nganoma iyiphi enye indlela. Izinzuzo zedlula kude izinselele. Isizathu sangempela sokuba ngumKristu, noma njengoba abanye besho, ukuguqukela ebuKristwini, kungenxa yokuthi ukholelwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona, ukuthi iZwi lakhe - ibhayibheli - liyiqiniso nokuthi uJesu Kristu yilokho akushoyo : "Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso nokuphila". (NgokukaJohane 14: 6 NIV)
Ukuba ngumKristu akulula ukwenza impilo yakho ibe lula. Uma ucabanga kanjalo, ngiphakamisa ukuthi ubheke le mibono eyiphutha ejwayelekile ngempilo yobuKristu. Ngokunokwenzeka, ngeke ube nazo izimangaliso zokuhlukanisa ulwandle nsuku zonke. Kodwa-ke iBhayibheli linezizathu eziningana ezikholekisayo zokuba ngumKristu. Nazi okuhlangenwe nakho okuguqula impilo okuhlanu okufanele ukukubheka njengezizathu zokuguqukela ebuKristwini.
Phila uthando olukhulu kunazo zonke
Akukho ukubonakaliswa okukhulu kokuzinikela, noma ukudela okukhulu kothando kunokunikela ngokuphila komuntu ngenxa yomunye. UJohane 10:11 uthi: "Uthando olukhulu kunazo zonke alunalutho kulokhu, olushiye impilo yabangane bayo." (NIV) Ukukholwa kobuKristu kwakhelwe kulolu hlobo lothando. UJesu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu: "UNkulunkulu ukhombisa ukusithanda kwakhe kulokhu: siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela". (KwabaseRoma 5: 8 NIV).
KumaRoma 8: 35-39 siyabona ukuthi uma sizwa uthando lukaKristu olungenamibandela, akukho lutho olungahlukanisa nathi. Futhi njengoba samukela ngokukhululekile uthando lukaKristu, njengabalandeli bakhe, sifunda ukuthanda njengaye futhi sisakaza lolu thando kwabanye.
Thola inkululeko
Kuyafana nolwazi lothando lukaNkulunkulu, akulutho ngokuphelele oluqhathaniswa nenkululeko ingane kaNkulunkulu eyitholayo lapho ikhululiwe usizi, umuzwa wecala nehlazo elibangelwa isono. KwabaseRoma 8: 2 kuthi: "Futhi njengoba ungowakhe, amandla oMoya okunika impilo akukhulule emandleni esono aholela ekufeni." (NLT) Ngesikhathi sensindiso, izono zethu zixolelwe noma "zihlanziwe". Njengoba sifunda iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi sivumela umoya wakhe oNgcwele ukuba usebenze ezinhlizweni zethu, sikhululeka kakhulu emandleni esono.
Futhi hhayi nje kuphela lapho sithola inkululeko ngokuxolelwa kwesono nenkululeko emandleni esono ngaphezulu kwethu, kodwa futhi siqala ukufunda ukuthethelela abanye. Njengoba sidedela ulaka, ulaka nentukuthelo, amaketanga asibambe njengeziboshwa aphulwa ngezenzo zethu zokuthethelela. Kafushane nje, uJohane 8:36 ukuveza ngale ndlela, "Ngakho-ke, uma iNdodana inikhulula, niyokhululeka ngempela." (NIV)
Thola injabulo ehlala njalo nokuthula
Inkululeko esiyithola kuKristu izala injabulo yaphakade nokuthula okungapheli. Eyoku-1 Petru 1: 8-9 ithi: “Noma ngabe ungakayiboni, uyayithanda; futhi noma ungamboni manje, kholwa kuye futhi ugcwele injabulo engachazeki futhi ekhazimulayo, ngoba uthola umgomo wokukholwa kwakho, insindiso yemiphefumulo yakho ”. (NIV)
Lapho sizwa uthando nentethelelo kaNkulunkulu, uKristu uba yisizinda senjabulo yethu. Kubonakala kungenzeki, kepha naphakathi kokulingwa okukhulu, injabulo yeNkosi igobhoza ngaphakathi kithi nokuthula kwakhe kuhlale kithi: “Futhi ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu, okudlula ukuqonda konke, kuyakuqapha izinhliziyo nezinhliziyo zenu. kuKristu Jesu. " (KwabaseFiliphi 4: 7 NIV)
Isipiliyoni sobudlelwano
UZimu wathumela uJesu, iNdodana yakhe okukuphela kwayo, bona sibe nobuhlobo naye. Eyoku-1 Johane 4: 9 ithi: "Ngale ndlela uNkulunkulu wakhombisa uthando lwakhe phakathi kwethu: wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni ukuba iphile ngayo." UNkulunkulu ufuna ukuxhumana nathi ebunganini obusondelene. Ihlala ikhona ezimpilweni zethu, ukusiduduza, ukusiqinisa, ukulalela nokufundisa. Ukhuluma nathi ngeZwi lakhe, usihole ngoMoya wakhe. UJesu ufuna ukuba umngane wethu omkhulu.
Zizwa amandla akho nenjongo yangempela
Sidalelwe uNkulunkulu futhi senzelwe uNkulunkulu. Kwabase-Efesu 2:10 sithi: "Ngoba singumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, sidalelwe kuKristu Jesu ukwenza imisebenzi emihle, uNkulunkulu ayilungiselela kusengaphambili ukuze sikwazi ukuyenza." (NIV) Sadalelwa ukukhulekelwa. ULouie Giglio, encwadini yakhe i-The Air I Breathe, ubhala athi: "Ukukhuleka kungumsebenzi womuntu". Isililo esijulile sezinhliziyo zethu ukwazi nokukhuleka uNkulunkulu.Njengoba sithuthukisa ubudlelwano bethu noNkulunkulu, usiguqula ngoMoya wakhe oNgcwele sibe ngumuntu esidalwe ukuba thina. Futhi lapho sesishintshile ngeZwi lakhe, siqala ukusebenzisa futhi sithuthukise izipho uNkulunkulu asibeka kithi. Sithola amandla ethu okugcwaliseka okungokomoya ngokuphelele, njengoba sihamba ngezinhloso nezinhlelo uNkulunkulu angasakhela zona kuphela, kodwa wasiklama ngoba. Awukho umphumela wasemhlabeni oqhathaniswa nalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho.