Ungayisebenzisa kanjani imiyalo ukuthela uNkulunkulu izithelo
Umbuzo ocela impendulo ngemuva kwamaRoma 7 ukuthi amaKrestu kufanele awusebenzise kanjani umthetho kaNkulunkulu owembulwe kwiTestamente Elidala. Isizathu esenza lo mbuzo ubuze impendulo ukuthi uPawulu washo izinto ngomthetho ezikhombisa ubuthakathaka nokungabi namandla kwakhe ekulungiseni nasekungcwelisweni kwethu. KwabaseRoma 8: 3, "Lokho umthetho ubungeke ukwenze, ubuthakathaka njengoba wawunjalo ngenyama ..."
Ukuhlonipha umthetho akukwazi ukukuthethelela
Ngiphikisile ukuthi ukugcinwa komthetho akunakusivumela enkantolo kaNkulunkulu: uma isinqumo sakhe siguquka sinecala sibe yicala, kuzobe kungenxa yokuthi sithembela ekulungeni nasekufeni kukaKristu, hhayi ekugcineni kwethu umthetho. Futhi uma izinhliziyo zethu ziguquka zisuka ekuhlubukeni ziye ekuzithobeni, ngeke kube ngenxa yomthetho, kodwa kube ngoMoya kaKristu osebenza ezinhliziyweni zethu. Ngihlale ngiphendulela ukunaka kwenu kwabaseRoma 7: 4, “Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, nani nenziwa ukuthi nife eMthethweni ngomzimba kaKristu, ukuze nibe nobunye nomunye, naLowo owavuswa kwabafileyo. , ukuze sikwazi ukuthela uNkulunkulu izithelo. ”Ngamanye amazwi, uma sifuna ukuthela izithelo zothando ezimpilweni zethu - futhi sizothela lesi sithelo, uma singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu - lapho-ke kufanele sisilandele ngendlela engabheki umthetho njenge izindlela zethu zokuqala noma ezinkulu noma ezinqumayo zenguquko.
Manje-ke sizokwenzenjani ngomthetho?
Kepha lokhu kukhulunywa njalo ngokufa emthethweni kuphakamise umbuzo kwabaningi benu: sizokwenzenjani ngomthetho lapho? Kufanele yini sifunde izincwadi zikaMose? Ngabe kufanele sifunde iMiyalo Eyishumi neminye imithetho yeTestamente Elidala? Yini okufanele siyenze nabangcwele beTestamente Elidala ababesho izinto ezinjengokuthi, "Kepha intokozo yakhe isemthethweni kaJehova, futhi uzindla ngomthetho wakhe imini nobusuku" (AmaHubo 1: 2). “Umthetho weNkosi uphelele, ubuyisa umphefumulo; Ubufakazi beNkosi buqinisekile, buwenza ohlakaniphileyo ahlakaniphe ... Afiseleka kakhulu kunegolide, yebo, igolide elihle kakhulu; imnandi kunezinyosi, nokuconsa ikama ”(IHubo 19: 7, 10). “Owu ngiwuthanda kanjani umthetho wakho! Ukuzindla kwami usuku lonke ”(Amahubo 119: 97).
Futhi nalapha kumaRoma sinomoya ofanayo. KumaRoma 7:22 uPawule uthi, "Ngoba ngiyavumelana ngokuthokoza nomthetho kaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yomuntu." Futhi kwabaseRoma 7:25 kuthi, "Mina uqobo ngikhonza umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngengqondo yami, kodwa ngenyama yami ngikhonza umthetho wesono." Lokhu kujabulela umthetho nalokhu "ukukhonza umthetho kaNkulunkulu" akuzwakali ngokuphelele njengokufa emthethweni.
Akugcini lapho, bheka nami amaRoma 3: 20-22. UPaul uqale akubeke kucace (kwivesi 20) ukuthi “ngemisebenzi yoMthetho akukho nyama eyolungisiswa phambi Kwakhe; ngoba ngomthetho kuza ulwazi lwesono ”. Ngamanye amagama, "ukuthobela umthetho" akusoze kwashintsha isinqumo sethu kusuka ekubeni necala kube yicala futhi ngeke kube yisizathu sokwamukelwa esahlulelweni sokugcina. Isicelo sami kuphela ngezikhathi ezithile ekwamukelweni nguNkulunkulu ukuthi angizange ngithembele ekugcineni kwami umthetho noma ekungcwelisweni kwami okungaphelele okwenziwa nguMoya, okuthengwe ngegazi, kodwa egazini nokulunga kukaKristu. Lo ngumkhuleko wami owodwa ophelele ehholo lasezulwini manje naphakade. "Ngemisebenzi yomthetho akukho nyama eyolungisiswa."
Lesi yisiphetho sikaPaul kuze kube manje: akukho lungelo, akekho. Kepha liyini ithemba lethu manje? Ivelaphi? Uthi evesini 21: “Kepha manje, ngaphandle koMthetho, ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuzibonakalisile, kufakazelwa nguMthetho nabaProfethi, (22) nokulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu kubo bonke abakholwayo. ". Ithemba labantu abangalungile njengathi nabo bonke abangane bethu nezitha zethu ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenze ukulunga okungenzeka ukuthi sibe nakho okungasekelwe emisebenzini yomthetho, kepha kusekelwe kuJesu Kristu. Ukubiza ngokuthi "ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu." Singathathwa njengabalungile ngenxa yokuphila nokufa kukaKristu uma simethemba njengoMsindisi, iNkosi noMgcinimafa wethu.
Ubufakazi bomthetho
Kepha qaphela umusho obalulekile ekugcineni kwevesi 21: "ukufakazelwa nguMthetho nabaProfethi." Lobunye ubulungiswa okungewona umsebenzi womthetho bubonwa ngumthetho. Umthetho uyakufakazela lokhu. Lesi yisizathu esicacile sokuthi kungani uPaul engenza umthetho futhi kungani singafuni ukulahla umthetho. Umthetho uqobo usitshele ukuthi ukugcinwa komthetho akukwazi ukuthethelela futhi wakhomba komunye "ubulungiswa" obuzodalulwa ngolunye usuku.
Ngakho-ke, lapho uPawulu ehlela kwabaseRoma 3:28, uthi, "Ngoba sithi umuntu ulungisiswa ngokukholwa kungakhathalekile imisebenzi yoMthetho," njengevesi 20. Kodwa-ke futhi evesini 31 uyabuza, "Sibe sesihlehlisa umthetho ngokholo? "Uyaphendula:" Kwangathi kungelokothe kube njalo! Ngokuphambene nalokho, siqinisa uMthetho ”. Ngakho-ke umthetho uqobo wakhombisa umgomo ongeke wawufinyelela thina noma thina, kepha lapho sifeza lo mgomo (wokulungisiswa nokungcweliswa!) Ngokukholwa kuKristu, umthetho uqobo uzogcwaliseka futhi umiswe. "Umgomo womthetho nguKrestu ukulunga kubo bonke abakholwayo" (KwabaseRoma 10: 4, ukuhumusha okufanele).
Ngokusobala-ke asiwufeli umthetho ngazo zonke izindlela ongazicabanga. Siyajabula ngomthetho ngandlela thile (KwabaseRoma 7:22) futhi emthethweni sibona ubufakazi "bokulunga kukaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu" (KwabaseRoma 3:21), futhi umthetho siwusungula ngokukholwa kuKristu (KwabaseRoma 3: 31); Inhloso yomthetho nguKrestu.
Ngakho-ke, ukuze sicacise ukuthi kufanele siwusebenzise kanjani umthetho ngokusemthethweni, ake siye kwenye indawo kwenye yezincwadi zikaPaul lapho aphendula khona ngqo lo mbuzo, 1 kuThimothewu 1: 5-11.
1 Thimothewu 1: 5-11: Ukusetshenziswa komthetho ngokusemthethweni nangokungekho emthethweni
Okokuqala qaphela umusho osemqoka evesini 8: "Kepha siyazi ukuthi umthetho muhle uma usetshenziswa ngokomthetho." Ngakho-ke lapha uPawulu usixwayisa ngokuthi ungawusebenzisa umthetho ngokusemthethweni noma ngokungemthetho. Ukuqagela kwami ukuthi ukwehluleka ukulandela umthetho kuzoholela ekusetshenzisweni komthetho ngokungemthetho. Kepha ake sibone ukuthi uthini umongo lapha.
Kumavesi 5-7 uPaul uthi iyini inhloso yakhe kukho konke ukushumayela nenkonzo yakhe nokuthi kungani abanye abantu behlulekile ukufeza lokhu ngendlela abawusebenzisa ngayo umthetho. Ithi, kusukela evesini lesi-5: "Inhloso yemfundo yethu uthando olusuka enhliziyweni emsulwa, unembeza omuhle nokholo oluqotho." Kukhona umgomo nokuthi ungafika kanjani lapho. Qaphela ukuthi indlela eya othandweni akuyona umsebenzi womthetho. Ngamanye amagama, indlela yokulandela uthando ukugxila ekuguquleni inhliziyo nonembeza nokuvusa nokuqinisa ukholo. Uthando aluphishekelwa kuqala noma ngokunqunywa ngokugxila ohlwini lwemiyalo yokuziphatha nokuzama ukuhambisana nayo. Yilokhu okumele sikufele.
Othisha bomthetho abangawenzi ngokomthetho umthetho
Ngemuva kwalokho uPaul usethula emadodeni athile enza ubudlwangudlwangu ngomthetho, futhi awafinyeleli ngisho nasemgomweni wothando! Ivesi 6: “Ngoba abanye abantu, befulathela lezi zinto [okungukuthi," inhliziyo emsulwa, unembeza omuhle nokholo oluqotho "], baphendukele ezinkulumweni ezingenamsebenzi, (7) befuna ukuba ngabafundisi boMthetho, noma bengaqondi noma bengazi abakushoyo noma izihloko abenza kuzo izitatimende eziqinisekile “.
Laba "bafundisi bezomthetho" abaqondi ukuthi inhloso yomthetho, okuwuthando, ayilandelwa "yimisebenzi yomthetho", kodwa inguquko yangaphakathi yokomoya umthetho uqobo ongeke uyilethe. Abaqondi. UPaul uthi abazi ukuthi bakhuluma ngani. Bazama ukufundisa umthetho, kepha basuka kude nezindaba zenhliziyo, unembeza nokholo. Futhi lokho kusho ukuthi abawusebenzisi umthetho. Futhi yingakho bengafinyeleli emgomweni wothando.
O, kufanele ngabe siqaphele kangakanani lapha! Kunamakhulu abantu namuhla abaziphakamisa eMelika njengothisha bezomthetho: umthetho womshado, umthetho wokukhulisa izingane, umthetho wokuhlelwa kwezezimali, umthetho wokukhula kwesonto, umthetho wobuholi, umthetho wevangeli, umthetho wezithunywa. , umthetho wobulungiswa bezinhlanga. Kepha nanku umbuzo obalulekile: Ngabe bayaqonda amandla weVangeli ukuletha ushintsho abalufunayo? Ngikusho lokhu nje ukukuxwayisa.
Ngabe imibukiso yemisakazo ufunda kuyo futhi izindatshana nezincwadi ozifundayo kugcwele ukusetshenziswa komthetho ngokusemthethweni? Ngabe izikhulumi nababhali bayakuqonda amandla okufa emthethweni nokuba ngabakaKristu ngokukholwa kuphela njengendlela ebalulekile yokuba ngabantu abanothando okufanele sibe yibo? UPawulu angawasho nobani namuhla la mazwi: “[Bafuna] ukuba abafundisi boMthetho, ngisho noma bengakuqondi abakushoyo noma izindaba abazisho ngokuzethemba ngazo”? Ngamanye amagama, abayitholi nje. Abayiqondi indlela yevangeli abantu abashintshe ngayo ngendlela ekhazimulisa uKristu. Kufanele sizilungiselele futhi sikwazi ukuhlola lezi zinto. Kungakho uPawuli abhalela uThimothewu lokhu.
Ukusetshenziswa komthetho ngokusemthethweni: Yazi ukuthi akuwona owabalungile
Nokho, yini ukusetshenziswa kwelayisense komthetho kulo mbhalo? Landela umcabango wakhe kusuka evesini 8: "Kepha siyazi ukuthi umthetho muhle, uma uwusebenzisa ngokomthetho." Yini leyo? Ivesi 9 liyachaza. Okokuqala, kusho ukuthi “ukubona ukuthi umthetho awenzelwe umuntu olungile, kepha ulungiselelwe labo abephula umthetho nabahlubukayo…”. njll. Bhala izibonelo eziyishumi nane zokuhlukumeza umthetho (ngokulandela uhlelo lwemiyalo eyishumi, imibhangqwana emithathu yokuqala ifingqa itafula lokuqala leDecalogue bese kuthi abanye bonke bafingqe itafula lesibili).
Ngakho-ke umthetho, kusho uPaul, awenzelwanga umuntu olungile, kepha wenzelwa abangekho emthethweni nabahlubukayo. Lokhu kuzwakala kakhulu njengoGalathiya 3:19. UPaul uyabuza: "Pho kungani umthetho?" Kungani lengezwa eminyakeni engama-430 emva kokuba u-Abrahama elungisiswe ngokukholwa na? Uyaphendula, "Yanezelwa ngenxa yokwephula umthetho." Akusho ukuthi yengezwe ngenxa yobulungiswa. Kwengezwe ngenxa yalolu hlobo lwento esiyifunde kulolu hlu ku-1 Thimothewu 1: 9-10. Umthetho wawunendima ekhethekile okumele uyidlale ekumiseni izinga lokuziphatha eliqinile nelinemininingwane elisebenzayo, kusho uPawulu, ukugcina abantu beboshiwe (Galathiya 3:22) noma ngaphansi komfundisi noma umgcini (Galathiya 3:24) kuze kufike kaKristu kanye nokulungisiswa ngokukholwa kungagxila kuye. Umthetho wayala futhi walahla futhi wakhomba uMhlengi owayezofika. Ngakho-ke uPawulu uthi, kwabaseGalathiya 3:25, "Kepha manje ukukholwa sekufikile, asisekho ngaphansi komfundisi."
Lokhu, kubonakala kimi, yilokho uPawulu akushoyo ku-1 Thimothewu 1: 9, "umthetho awenzelwe umuntu olungile, kodwa owenzelwe abangavumelekile." Ngamanye amagama, uma umthetho uwenzile umsebenzi wawo wokulahla nokulahla ukuletha kuKristu ukuze ulungisiswe futhi uguqulwe, kusho ukuthi awusekho kuwe - ngalowo mqondo. Kungahle kube nokunye ukusebenzisa ongakwenza, kepha akusikho ukuthi lo mbhalo ukhuluma ngani. Iphuzu eliyinhloko lapha ukuthi umthetho unokulahlwa, ukulahlwa nokuvimbela umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe kubantu abangenabulungisa.
Kepha kwabalungile - kubantu abeza kuKristu bezolungisiswa futhi beza kuKristu ukuze bathole amandla angaphakathi angokomoya okuthanda, le ndima yomthetho isidlulile. Kusukela manje, indawo lapho sifuna khona amandla okuthanda akuyona umthetho wemiyalo kepha yivangeli likaKristu.
Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu sikubona ngokuqinile emavesini 10b-11. Qaphela ukuthi uPawuli ufingqa kanjani konke okumele umthetho uphikisane nakho futhi ucindezele: "konke okuphikisana nemfundiso enhle, ngokwevangeli elikhazimulayo likaNkulunkulu obusisiwe." Ngakho-ke, ngabe kuvela kuphi ukuziphatha lokho "okungangqubuzani nemfundiso ephilayo," futhi "kuvumelana nevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obusisiwe?" Impendulo: ivela kulelo vangeli. Kuvela enhliziyweni emsulwa, kunembeza omuhle nasekukholweni okuqotho okudingwa yileli vangeli. Umthetho awukhiqizi impilo yothando evumelana nevangeli. Ivangeli likhiqiza impilo yothando evumelana nevangeli.
Ukulungisiswa ngokukholwa kuphela, ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yomthetho, kanye nokungcweliswa ngokukholwa ngamandla kaMoya, kuveza impilo yothando evumelana nevangeli lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu obusisiwe. Futhi maye kulabo abazama ukulungisa ubuntu bakho noma umshado wakho noma izingane zakho noma izimali zakho noma ubizo lwakho noma isonto lakho noma umsebenzi wakho noma ukuzibophezela kwakho ekulungeni kepha abakuqondi lokhu kushukumiseka kwevangeli futhi baguqula imikhandlu ibe umthetho omusha.
Bazokwenzenjani-ke labo abalungisiswa ngomthetho kaMose?
Yifunde bese uzindla ngayo njengalabo abafa kuye njengesisekelo sokulungisiswa kwakho namandla okungcweliswa kwakho. Yifunde futhi uzindle ngayo njengalabo uKristu angukulunga kwakho noKristu okungukungcweliswa kwakho. Okusho ukuthi ukuyifunda nokulamula kuyo ukuze wazi uKristu kangcono futhi umazise kakhulu. UKristu noBaba bamunye (Johane 10:30; 14: 9). Ngakho-ke ukwazi uNkulunkulu weTestamente Elidala ukwazi uKristu. Lapho ubona inkazimulo yakhe futhi ulazisa ukubaluleka kwakhe, kulapho uzoguqulwa ufane naye (2 kwabaseKorinte 3: 17-18) futhi uzothanda indlela ayethanda ngayo, okuwukugcwaliseka komthetho (KwabaseRoma 13:10).
Ngiyaphinda. Uzokwenzani ngomthetho, wena olungisiswa ngokukholwa kuphela ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yomthetho? Yifunde futhi uzindle ngayo ukuze wazi ngokujule kakhulu kunalokho owake wakwazi, ukulunga nomusa kaNkulunkulu okuKristu, ukulunga kwakho nempilo yakho.