Amapilisi Okukholwa Januwari 23 "Sibuyisene noNkulunkulu"

"Uma empeleni, lapho sasiyizitha, sabuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe, kakhulu manje ..., siyosindiswa ngokuphila kwakhe" (Rom 5,10:XNUMX)
Ubufakazi obukhulu bokwethenjwa kothando lukaKristu butholakala ngokufa kwakhe ngenxa yomuntu. Uma ukunikela ngokuphila kwakho ngenxa yabangane kuwubufakazi obukhulu bothando (cf.Jn 15,13: 19,37), uJesu wanikela ngomuntu wonke, ngisho nalabo ababeyizitha, ukuguqula inhliziyo. Kungakho abavangeli bathola umvuthwandaba wokukholwa ngehora lesiphambano, ngoba kulelo hora ukuphakama nobubanzi bothando laphezulu buyakhanya. USt. John uzobeka ubufakazi bakhe obuqhamile lapha ngenkathi yena, noMama kaJesu, ecabanga Ngabo ababeshintshana ngaye (cf.Jn 19,35:XNUMX): “Noma ngubani okubonile ukufakazela lokhu futhi ubufakazi bakhe buyiqiniso; uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma iqiniso, ukuze nani nikholwe ”(Jn XNUMX: XNUMX) ...

Kuyinto emcabangweni wokufa kukaJesu ukuthi ukukholwa kuyaqiniswa futhi kuthola isibani esivuthayo, lapho iziveza njengokukholwa othandweni lwayo olungagungqiyo ngathi, ukuthi uyakwazi ukungena ekufeni ukusisindisa. Kulolu thando, olungaphunyukanga ekufeni ukubonisa ukuthi kungithanda kangakanani, kungenzeka ukukholwa; ingqikithi yayo inqoba konke ukusola futhi ivumela ukuthi sizinikele ngokuphelele kuKristu.

Manje, ukufa kukaKristu kuveza ukwethembeka ngokuphelele kothando lukaNkulunkulu ekukhanyisweni kovuko lwakhe. Njengombana evukile, uKrestu ungufakazi othembekileko, ofanelwe ukukholwa (cf.Rev. 1,5; Heb. 2,17:XNUMX), ukusekelwa okuqinileko kokholo lwethu.