Umkhandlu wanamuhla 10 Septhemba 2020 weSan Massimo ovumayo izono

San Massimo the Confessor (ca 580-662)
indela nesazi semfundiso yenkolo

I-Centuria I kwezothando, n. 16, 56-58, 60, 54
Umthetho kaKristu uluthando
“Lowo ongithandayo, isho iNkosi, uyogcina imiyalo yami. Lo ngumyalo wami: thandanani "(cf. Jn 14,15.23; 15,12:XNUMX). Ngakho-ke, noma ngubani ongamthandi umakhelwane wakhe akagcini umyalo. Futhi noma ngubani ongagcini umyalo akazi ukuthi angayithanda kanjani iNkosi. (...)

Uma uthando kungukugcwaliseka komthetho (cf. Rom 13,10:4,11), othukuthelele umfowabo, omenzela ugobe, omfisela okubi, othokozela ukuwa kwakhe, angakwazi kanjani ukweqa umthetho futhi bengafanelwe isijeziso saphakade? Uma lowo onyundela futhi ahlulele umfowabo enyundela futhi ewenza umthetho ube ngumthetho (cf. Jak. XNUMX:XNUMX), futhi uma umthetho kaKristu uluthando, njengoba umnyundeli engeke awe othandweni lukaKristu futhi uyozibeka ngaphansi ijoka lesijeziso saphakade?

Ungalaleli ulimi lomnyundeli, futhi ungakhulumi endlebeni yomuntu othanda ukukhuluma kabi. Awuthandi ukukhuluma kabi ngomakhelwane wakho noma ulalele okushiwoyo ngaye, ukuze ungawi othandweni lwaphezulu futhi ungatholakali ungumfokazi ekuphileni okuphakade. (…) Vala imilomo yalabo abanyundela ezindlebeni zakho, ukuze ungenzi isono esiphindwe kabili naye, ukujwayela into eyingozi futhi ungavimbeli umnyundeli ekukhulumeni ngokungafanele nangokuphathelene nomakhelwane wakhe. (...)

Uma zonke iziphiwo zikaMoya, ngaphandle kothando, zingenalusizo kulabo abanazo, ngokukaMphostoli ongcwele (cf. 1 Kor. 13,3), intshiseko engakanani okumele sibe nayo ukuthola uthando!