Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: Umshado kaKristu neBandla
"Ezinsukwini ezintathu kamuva kwaba nomshado" (Jn 2: 1). Imiphi lemishado uma kungenjalo izifiso nenjabulo yokusindiswa komuntu? Ukusindiswa empeleni kugujwa ngokufanekiselwa kwenombolo yesithathu: kungaba ukuvuma kukaZiqu-zintathu ezingcwelengcwele noma ukholo lovuko, olwenzeka ezinsukwini ezintathu emva kokufa kweNkosi.
Ngokuphathelene nophawu lomshado, siyakhumbula ukuthi kwenye indatshana yeVangeli kuthiwa indodana encane kunazo zonke yamukelwa ekubuyeni kwayo ngomculo nomdanso, ngezingubo zomshado ezinhle, ukukhombisa ukuguqulwa kwabantu abangamaqaba.
"Njengomyeni oshiya igumbi labashadikazi" (IHu 18: 6). UKristu wehlela emhlabeni ukujoyina iSonto ngomzimba wakhe. Kuleli Bandla elihlangene phakathi kwabantu abangamaqaba, wabanikeza izithembiso kanye nezithembiso. Ukuhlengwa kwakhe kusibambiso, njengokuphila okuphakade. Ngakho-ke konke lokhu kwakuyisimangaliso kulabo ababonayo kanye nemfihlakalo kulabo abaqondayo.
Ngempela, uma sibonisa ngokujulile, sizokuqonda ukuthi isithombe esithile sokubhapathizwa nokuvuka sivezwa emanzini uqobo. Lapho kuvela into eyodwa kusuka kwinqubo yangaphakathi kusuka kwenye noma lapho isidalwa esiphansi silethwe ukuguqulwa okuyimfihlo kube isimo esiphakeme, sibhekene nokuzalwa kwesibili. Amanzi aguqulwa ngokuzumayo futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi azoguqula amadoda. EGalile, ngakho-ke, ngomsebenzi kaKristu, amanzi aba yiwayini; umthetho uyanyamalala, kuvela umusa; isithunzi siyabaleka, ngokoqobo kuthatha indawo; izinto ezibonakalayo ziqhathaniswa nezinto zokomoya; ukugutshelwa kwakudala kunika indlela iTestamente eNtsha.
UMphostoli obusisiwe uthi: "Izinto ezindala zidlulile, kuzelwe okusha" (2 Kor 5:17). Njengoba amanzi aqukethe izimbiza alahlekelwa yilutho ukuthi ayenjani futhi aqala abe yilokho obekungenjalo, ngakho-ke noMthetho awuzange uncishiswe ngokuza kukaKristu kodwa uzuze, ngoba uthole ukugcwaliswa kwawo.
Ngaphandle kwewayini, elinye iwayini liyakhonzwa; iwayini leTestamente Elidala lihle; kepha lokho kweNgcono kungcono. ITestamente Elidala elalela amaJuda liphelile encwadini; iNtsha esikulalelayo, ibuyisa ukunambitheka komusa. Iwayini "elihle" lingumyalo woMthetho othi: "Uzothanda umakhelwane wakho futhi uzonde isitha sakho" (Mt 5, 43), kodwa iwayini leVangeli "elingcono" lithi: "Esikhundleni salokho ngithi kuwe: Uthando izitha zakho wenze okuhle kubashushisi bakho ”(Mt 5:44).