Amaphilisi wokukholwa ngoFebhuwari 8 "UJohane uMbhaptizi, umfel 'iqiniso

"Izinsizi zesikhathi samanje azifani nenkazimulo yesikhathi esizayo ezokwambulwa kithi" (Rom 8,18:XNUMX). Ngubani ongeke enze konke ukuthola ubukhazikhazi obunjalo ngokuba ngumngane kaNkulunkulu, athokoze ngokushesha ngokuhlangana noJesu futhi athole umvuzo waphezulu ngemuva kobuhlungu nokuhlushwa komhlaba?

Kuyinkazimulo ngamasosha omhlaba ukubuyela ngokunqoba ezweni lakubo, ngemuva kokunqoba kwezitha zawo. Kepha akusiyo inkazimulo enkulu ukunqoba udeveli, nokubuya ngokunqobayo kulelo paradesi u-Adamu axoshwa kulo ngenxa yesono sakhe. Futhi, ngemuva kokuhlula lowo owayemkhohlisile, ubuyise indebe yokunqoba? Ukunikeza uNkulunkulu njengento ebabazekayo enhle ukholo oluhlanganisiwe, isibindi esingokomoya esingenakugwenywa, ukuzinikezela okuncomekayo? ... Yiba yindlalifa ebumbene noKristu, ilingane nezingelosi, sithokoze ngenjabulo embusweni wezulu nezinzalamizi, abaphostoli, abaprofethi? Yikuphi ukushushiswa okunganqoba imicabango enjalo, okungasisiza sinqobe ukuhlukunyezwa? ...

Umhlaba usivalela ejele ngokushushiswa, kepha isibhakabhaka sihlala sivulekile…. Udumo olunjani, yisiqiniseko esingakanani sokushiya lapha ujabule, unqoba phakathi kokuhlushwa nokuvivinywa! Half-vala amehlo abonwe ngabantu nomhlaba, bese uwavula kabusha inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu noKristu! ... Uma ushushiso luhlasela isosha lilungiselele kangaka, ngeke likwazi ukunqoba isibindi salo. Futhi noma ngabe sibizelwe ezulwini ngaphambi komlo, ukholo olunjalo olulungiselelwe ngeke luqhubeke luvuzwa. ... Ekushushisweni, uNkulunkulu uvuza amasosha akhe; ngokuthula uvuza unembeza omuhle.