IZINGELOSI EMIBHALWINI ZOKUVUSA PAUL KANYE NABANYE BAPULOSI

Kunamavesi amaningi lapho kukhulunywa ngaye ngezingelosi ezincwadini zikaSanta Paul nasemibhalweni yabanye abaphostoli. Encwadini yokuqala eya kwabaseKhorinte, uSanta Paul uthi sesibe "ngumbukiso emhlabeni, ezingelosini nakubantu" (1 Kor 4,9: 1); ukuthi sizokwahlulela izingelosi (cf. 6,3 Kor 1: 11,10); nokuthi owesifazana kumele aphathe “uphawu lokuncika kwakhe ngenxa yezingelosi” (XNUMX Kor XNUMX:XNUMX). Encwadini yesibili eya kwabaseKhorinte ubaxwayisa ngokuthi "noSathane uyazifihla njengengelosi yokukhanya" (2 Kor 11,14:XNUMX). Encwadini eya kwabaseGalathiya, ubheka ukuphakama kwezingelosi (cf. Gai 1,8) futhi uthi lo mthetho 'wakhushulwa ngezingelosi ngokusebenzisa umlamuleli "(Gal 3,19: XNUMX). Encwadini eya kwabaseKolose, uMphostoli ubala izindondo ezahlukahlukene zezingelosi futhi ugcizelela ukuthembela kwabo kuJesu, okukhona kuzo zonke izidalwa (cf. Col 1,16 no-2,10). Encwadini yesiBili eya kwabaseThesalonika uphinda imfundiso yeNkosi ngokubuya kwakhe kwesibili ehlangana nezingelosi (cf. 2 Thes. 1,6: 7-XNUMX). Encwadini yokuqala eya kuThimothi uthi "imfihlakalo yobunkulunkulu inkulu: Waziveza esenyameni, walungisiswa kuMoya, wabonakala ezingelosini, wamenyezelwa kubahedeni, wakholwa emhlabeni, wathathwa njengenkazimulo" (1 Tim 3,16, XNUMX). Futhi-ke uyala umfundi wakhe ngala mazwi: "Ngiyakuncenga phambi kukaNkulunkulu, uKristu Jesu nezingelosi ezikhethiwe, ukuthi uyigcine le mithetho ngokungakhethi futhi ungaphinde wenze lutho lokuthanda" (1 Thim 5,21:XNUMX). USt. Peter wayezibonele mathupha isenzo sokuzivikela sezingelosi. Ngakho-ke ukhuluma ngakho ngencwadi yakhe yokuqala: “Futhi kwambulelwa bona ukuthi hhayi bona, kodwa ngawe, babeyizikhonzi zalezo zinto manje ezimemezelwe kuwe yilabo abashumayela ivangeli kini ngoMoya oNgcwele othunyelwe ezulwini: izinto lapho izingelosi zifisa ukulungisa amehlo azo ”(1 Pt 1,12 no cf 3,21-22). Encwadini yesibili ukhuluma ngezingelosi eziwile futhi ezingathetheleli, njengoba nathi sifunda encwadini kaSt. Kepha kuyincwadi eya kumaHeberu lapho sithola khona izinkomba eziningi zokuba khona kwezingelosi nokwenza. Isihloko sokuqala salencwadi ukuphakama kukaJesu phezu kwazo zonke izidalwa ezidaliwe (cf Heb 1,4: XNUMX). Umusa okhethekile ohlanganisa izingelosi kuKristu uyisipho soMoya oNgcwele abanikezwe sona. Ngempela, kunguMoya kaNkulunkulu uqobo, isibopho esihlanganisa izingelosi nabantu kuYise neNdodana. Ukuxhumeka kwezingelosi noKristu, ukuhleleka kwazo kuye njengomqambi neNkosi, kubonakaliswa thina bantu, ikakhulukazi ezinkonzweni ezihambisana nazo nomsebenzi wokusindisa weNdodana kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Ngenkonzo yabo, izingelosi zenza ukuba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ibone ukuthi waba ngumuntu ongeyena yedwa, kepha ukuthi uBaba unaye (cf.Jn 16,32: XNUMX). Kwabaphostoli nakubafundi, izwi lezingelosi libaqinisekisa ekukholweni ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usondele kuJesu Kristu. Umbhali wencwadi eya kumaHeberu usimema ukuthi siphikelele ekukholweni futhi sithatha isimilo sezingelosi njengesibonelo (cf Heb 2,2: 3-XNUMX). Ubuye akhulume nathi ngesibalo esingenakuqhathaniswa sezingelosi: "Esikhundleni salokho, usondele eNtabeni iZiyoni nomuzi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, iJerusalema lasezulwini nezinkulungwane zezingelosi ..." (Heb 12: 22).