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Ephesians 2:1-22

Uniphilisile nani enanifile ngeziphambeko nangezono zenu, enanikade nihamba kuzo ngokwendlela yaleli zwe, ngokombusi wamandla omkhathi, ongumoya osasebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli, esasikade sihamba phakathi kwabo sonke ezinkanukweni zenyama yethu, senza intando yenyama neyengqondo; ngemvelo sasingabantwana bolaka njengabo abanye. Kepha uNkulunkulu ecebile ngesihawu, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu asithanda ngalo, sesifile ngeziphambeko, wenza siphile kanye noKristu – kungomusa nisindisiwe – wasivusa kanye naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye embusweni wezulu kuKristu Jesu, kuze kuthi ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele kithina kuKristu Jesu. Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe kuKristu Jesu, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo. Ngakho khumbulani ukuthi nina enanikade ningabezizwe ngokwenyama, ababizwa ngokuthi abangasoki yilabo ababizwa ngokuthi abokusoka, okwenziwa ngezandla enyameni, ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi naningenaye uKristu, naningaphandle kombuso ka-Israyeli, naningabafokazi ezivumelwaneni zesithembiso, ningenathemba, ningenaNkulunkulu ezweni. Kepha manje kuKristu Jesu nina enanikade nikude senenziwe abaseduze ngegazi likaKristu. Ngokuba yena ungukuthula kwethu, owenza kokubili kwaba kunye, nowabhidliza udonga olwahlukanisayo olungubutha, ngenyama yakhe ewenzile ize umthetho wemiyalo esezimisweni ukuba adale kuyena labo ababili babe muntu munye omusha, enze ukuthula, enze futhi ukuba bobabili babuyisane noNkulunkulu emzimbeni munye ngesiphambano, esebulele ubutha ngakho. Weza washumayela ivangeli lokuthula kinina enanikude, yebo, ukuthula nakubo abaseduze. Ngokuba ngaye sinokungena sobabili ngoMoya munye kuYise. Ngakho aniseyibo abafokazi nezihambi, kodwa senimbuso munye nabangcwele, ningabendlu kaNkulunkulu, nakhiwe phezu kwesisekelo sabaphostoli nabaprofethi, uKristu Jesu uqobo lwakhe eyitshe legumbi, okuhlanganiselwe kuye isakhiwo sonke, sikhule sibe yithempeli elingcwele eNkosini, okukuyo nani, nakhiwe kanye nabanye, ukuba nibe yindlu kaNkulunkulu ngoMoya.

Engakafiki uJesu Kristu empilweni yethu kwelikamoya sasifile ezonweni zethu.Sasilahliwe,singenalo ithemba.Sasingabalwa eMbusweni Ka Nkulunkulu . ‘Ukufa ezonweni’ kuchaza isimo sethu esingokomoya. Kwakungekho okuhle kithi ngokomoya.Sasingenakho ukuphila okuphakade.Manje ngo Kristu,ukuphila okuphakade sesinakho.  Ngaphambi kwensindiso, Sasingenalo ikhono lokujabulisa uNkulunkulu. Ngisho nokuhle ebesikwenza singenaye uJesu Kristu bekunjengezindwangu ezingcolile’ emehlweni kaNkulunkulu,ngoba uKristu ubengekho kithi.Izono zethu bezingathethelelwe. Ukuzalwa okusha bekudingeka kithi. Ushintsho nje endleleni alwanele. Futhi, umuntu ofile ngokomoya akakwazi ukubona noma ukuqonda izinto zikaMoya. Futhi akanakuthatha isinyathelo sokufuna uNkulunkulu.   

   .         Romans 3:10-12

Njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Akakho olungileyo, akakho noyedwa; akakho oqondayo, akakho ofuna uNkulunkulu; bonke baphambukile, baphenduke imbuqa bonkana; akakho owenza okuhle, akakho noyedwa.

Kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Akakho olungileyo, akakho noyedwa, akakho oqondayo, akakho ofuna uNkulunkulu, bonke baphambukile, baba yize, akakho owenza okuhle, akakho noyedwa.  Ukusindiswa kwethu akungenxa yethu. Ingabe uLazaru wazitholela udumo ngokuvuswa kwakhe? Umuntu ofile akatholi sikweletu. Ukusindiswa kwethu nokuguqulwa kwempilo kungenxa ngokuphelele komusa kaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu. Ngakho-ke kufanele sizithobe. Kufanele simnike inkazimulo. Futhi akufanele sicabange ukuthi singaqeda ngemizamo yethu lokho akuqala empilweni yethu ngamandla akhe. Ngakho-ke kufanele siphile ngamandla nobuhlakani asinikezayo.

Siyi Bandla sibenoshintsho okukhulu emva kokuzalwa kabusha. Ngemva kokusindiswa, asisaphili ngendlela efanayo nangaphambili singakholwa ngu Jesu Kristu.

Sesihlala sifuna ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu ngayo yonke indlela.Asithokozi uma sazi ukuthi kukhona izinto esezicabangayo,esizikhulumayo nesizemzayo ezingamjabulisi u Nkulunkulu.

UPawulu ubonisa lapha ukuthi ukuphila kwekholwa ngalinye kunoshintsho olucacile endleleni ngemva kokusindiswa. Uma umuntu ethi unikele ukuphila kwakhe kuNkulunkulu kodwa aphile ngendlela efanayo nangaphambili, khona-ke maningi amathuba okuthi isinqumo besingesona esangempela.Ukuguquka wenze izinto ezizojabulisa uNkulunkulu kuluphawu lokuthi uyakholwa.Umuntu okholwa ngempela akahlali esonweni.Uyalwa nenyama yakhe afune ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu.

Yisiphi isono obhekene naso manje owake washikashikana naso ngaphambi kokuza kuKristu? Ungakuthola kanjani ukunqoba?

Umbusi wombuso womkhathi- uSathane unamandla phezu kwalomhlaba. Lapho elinga uJesu, uSathane wa thatha uJesu Kristu wamyisa esiqongweni sentaba futhi wathi uzomnika imibuso yezwe. Uze ubone ukuthi uSathane unamanga nobuqili.Akukho uSathane okungo kwakhe.Ucomnika kanjani uJesu imibuso kwayena engenalutho.Awukwazi ukunikeza lokho ongenakho. Lapha uPawulu ufundisa nokuthi umbuso kaSathane usemhlabeni. Umbuso wakhe ufana ‘nezindlela zezwe,’ futhi uPawulu uthi usebenza kulabo abangalaleli. Isifundo sicacile lapha,uSathane uyasebenza kuleli zwe, elihola (elidukisa) ngokumelene noNkulunkulu. Ohulumeni babantu namasiko angaphansi kwethonya lakhe. Usebenzisa wonke amathuluzi anawo: i-inthanethi, ithelevishini, imithombo yezindaba, amaphephandaba, omagazini, nezikhungo zemfundo. Lokhu akusho ukuthi bonke laba bangabalandeli bakaSathane noma u-100% bamsebenzela ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kusho ukuthi usebenza ngalezi zindawo ukusabalalisa amanga, izilingo, nezimfundiso zakhe. Ungakwazi yini ukunikeza izibonelo zendlela uSathane asebenzisa ngayo imithombo yezindaba ukuze athonye abantu? Amakholwa kufanele aqaphele. Kudingeka siqonde ukuthi uSathane uyasebenza futhi usebenzisa lezi zinsiza ukuze alulaze iqiniso leBhayibheli. Ngakho-ke kufanele sihlale sisebenzisa ukuqonda. Noma yini esiyizwayo kufanele iqhathaniswe nemiBhalo. Futhi lezozinto ezingavumelani nomBhalo kufanele zilahlwe noma ngabe bangaki abantu abasekela lokho.  USathane uzama ukucekela phansi umndeni ongokwesiko futhi enze abantu abadalwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu balahlekelwe ubunjalo babo. Lapho uNkulunkulu edala abantu, wathi, “owesilisa nowesifazane.” Wadala ubulili obubili,

Sonke sasihlala phakathi kwabo ngesikhathi esisodwa – Ebandleni, ayikho indawo yokuziqhenya kobuFarisi “ongcono kunawe”. Ngamunye wethu usesikebheni esisodwa. Lonke ikholwa lake lafa esonweni futhi liphila ngomusa kuphela. AmaKristu akufanele ahlulele labo abavela ezizindeni ezimbi. Futhi kufanele samukele futhi sibe nothando kulabo abasalahlekile.

Eminyakeni yakamuva, ngiphatheke kabi ngokuziphatha kwabaningi abathi bangamakholwa kwabalahlekile, emhlabeni wangempela noma ngokungaziwa kowoku-inthanethi. Kukhona cishe isimo sengqondo sokuvukela “thina esimelene nabo”. Izingxabano ezinolaka, ulimi olunokhahlo, ngisho nenzondo sekuyinsakavukela.

Amakholwa akufanele aqonde futhi akhethe izono ezithile futhi ahlasele abantu abenza lezo zono. Kufanele silimele iqiniso futhi singayekethisi. Nokho abantu abazuzwa embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngenkulumo-mpikiswano. Amazwi anenzondo nokuphikisana akufinyeleli emiphefumulweni kuKristu. Uthando yilo oluya enhliziyweni. Futhi uNkulunkulu usibiza ukuba sithande bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi benzeni noma benzani. Abalandeli bakaKristu kufanele balulaze inkulumo-ze futhi bachithe isikhathi esiningi bethanda abalahlekile njengoba uKristu ngokwakhe enza.

5. Ukwanelisa isimo sethu sesono – Ngokwemvelo, yilokhu esakwenza ngaphambi kokulandela uKristu. Sasifuna ukwanelisa ezethu izifiso. Ukuzithokozisa kwakuwumthetho wansuku zonke. UJesu wakhuluma ngendlela ebanzi eholela ekubhujisweni. Isango libanzi nendlela ibanzi. Umuntu ongena endleleni ebanzi akadingi neze ukuziphika. Akadingi neze ukuthi “cha” ezifisweni zakhe. Futhi endleleni ebanzi, angenza akuthandayo. Uma efisa ukubuka izithombe ezingcolile, ubheka izithombe zobulili ezingcolile. Uma efisa ukubukela ithelevishini ngokuzitika, khona-ke uyazitika ngokubukela. Uma efuna ukukhushulwa esikhundleni nengcebo yezinto ezibonakalayo ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, khona-ke unikela ngokuphila kwakhe emsebenzini. Uma efuna ukulala nje, ubani ozomvimba? Phela uzitshela ukuthi akulimazi muntu. Indlela ebanzi iyindlela elula. Ozakwenu kulo mzila benza izinto ezifanayo, ngakho ngeke bakulahle ngenxa yalezi zinzuzo zobugovu. Nokho, lapho umuntu eza kuKristu, uba nemvelo entsha kanye noMphathi omusha. Usendleleni ewumngcingo. Ikholwa elizelwe ngokusha lifuna ukujabulisa iNkosi yalo yasezulwini kunokwanelisa inyama yalo. Inqubo yokuthatha izinqumo ishintshile ngokuphelele. Esikhundleni sokubuza, “yini engijabulisa kakhulu,” uyabuza, “yini ethokozisa iNkosi yami na?” Ukuphilela uNkulunkulu kusho ukuthi “cha” enyameni nasezinkanukweni zezwe. Isicelo: Iyiphi indawo lapho imvelo yakho entsha ilwa nendala? Kukuyiphi indawo okunzima ngayo ngawe ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu esikhundleni sokujabulisa wena? Yini okudingeka uyenze ukuze uthole ukunqoba? II. Umusa kaNkulunkulu omangalisayo uguqula ukuphila kwabo (4-10) Imibuzo Yengxoxo • Chaza ukubaluleka kwesisho esifushane, “Kodwa uNkulunkulu…”
   • Sasiyini isisusa sakhe sokusisindisa?
   • Kusho ukuthini ‘ukwenziwa waphila?
   • Sihlezi kanjani noKristu ezindaweni zasezulwini?
   • Uma sesivele senziwe saphila, sesibekwe uphawu ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi sesivele sinokuphila okuphakade, kusho ukuthini “ukuze asibonise ezikhathini ezizayo”? Yini Asale ayibonisa?
   • Ingabe elithi “lokho” evesini lesi-8 libhekisela emuseni kaNkulunkulu, ukholo noma kokubili?
   • Chaza ukuhlobana phakathi kwamavesi 8-9 kanye ne-10 uma izenzo ezinhle zingenakusisindisa. Izikhombo Eziphambanayo I-1 Cor 5: 10 – Akusho neze abantu baleli zwe abayizifebe, noma abahahayo nabaphangi, noma abakhonza izithombe. Uma kunjalo kwakuyodingeka uwushiye lo mhlaba. KuThithusi 3:3 ZUL59 – nathi ngaphambili sasiyiziwula, singalaleli, sikhohliswa, sigqilazwa yizo zonke izinhlobo zezinkanuko nezinjabulo. Sasiphila ngobubi nomona, sizondwa futhi sizondana.
6. 1 KuThimothi 1:16 ZUL59 – Kodwa ngenxa yaleso sizathu ngahawukelwa ukuze kimi, mina engiyizoni kakhulu, uKristu Jesu abonakalise ukubekezela kwakhe okukhulu, ngibe yisibonelo kwabazakholwa kuye, bathole ukuphila okuphakade.
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   Kodwa uNkulunkulu (ivesi 4) – Igama elithi “kodwa” lingelinye elibaluleke kakhulu eBhayibhelini. Lapha uPawulu usebenzisa igama elithi “kodwa” ukuqala ukuqhathanisa indlela yethu yokuphila yangaphambili efile nempilo yethu entsha kuKristu. Sonke sasifile esonweni. Sonke sasiphila ngaphansi kombuso kaSathane, sifuna injabulo nokwaneliseka. Kodwa. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayelesihawu. Akasishiyanga kulesi simo. Ngenxa yomusa Wakhe, Wathumela uJesu. Futhi uJesu “wasenza siphile kanye noKristu” ngomusa. Wasikhipha endleleni ebanzi yokubhujiswa futhi wasibeka endleleni ewumngcingo eholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Wasinika amandla okuthi “cha” esonweni futhi siphile ngendlela elungile.
   Isicelo: Iyiphi ingxenye yempilo yakho uNkulunkulu akusize wayishintsha ngemva kokukuletha kuYe? Yabelana mayelana noshintsho lwesimo sakho sengqondo mayelana nalesi sono kanye nanoma yiziphi izinyathelo ezithathiwe ukusiza ukuzuza ukunqoba.
   Wasihlalisa kanye Naye ezindaweni zasezulwini kuKristu – uNkulunkulu usingenise embusweni wakhe wasinika indawo yokuhlala etafuleni lakhe. Lokhu kuqhathaniswa nevesi 2, elichaza uSathane ‘njengesikhulu samandla omkhathi. USathane unombuso wakhe. Ngamunye wethu wayeyingxenye yawo.
   Kodwa ngemva kokusindiswa, uNkulunkulu wasingenisa embusweni Wakhe, wasinikeza isihlalo “etafuleni” Lakhe lasezulwini. Ngelinye ilanga ezulwini siyogubha eSidlweni Esikhulu, iSidlo Sakusihlwa Somshado WeWundlu. Ngaphambi kwalolo suku, sisenayo indawo embusweni Wakhe futhi siyingxenye yokuphatha nokuthuthukisa lowo mbuso emhlabeni. Kulo mlayezo, kuningi umehluko phakathi “kwangaphambili” kanye “nangemva” kwensindiso. Futhi lona omunye umehluko omkhulu.
   Ingcebo engenakulinganiswa yomusa Wakhe – uNkulunkulu ucebile futhi uyaphana. Akukho lutho oluncishanayo Ngaye. Uhlanganyela nathi ngokuzithandela inala yezibusiso ezingokomoya (futhi ngokuvamile ezibonakalayo).
   Indlela esisebenza ngayo: UNkulunkulu ufuna sifunde esibonelweni sakhe sokupha. Njengoba ehlanganyele nathi ngomusa engcebweni Yakhe engenakulinganiswa, nathi kufanele sabelane nabanye ngokuphana. Iyiphi insiza eyodwa uNkulunkulu akunike yona ongabelana ngayo ngokukhululekile? Uzokwenza kanjani lokhu?
   Amavesi 8-9 “Ngomusa nisindisiwe” –
   
   Nawa amavesi ambalwa abalulekile mayelana nevangeli. Iphuzu ngaphakathi licace kakhulu. Ukusindiswa kungomusa ngokukholwa. Umuntu akanakusindiswa ngemisebenzi emihle. Insindiso ingu-100% umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu. Ukuya esontweni ngeke kukusindise. Ukuthandaza ngeke kukusindise. Ukupha abampofu ngeke kukusindise. Ukufunda iBhayibheli ngeke kukusindise. Ukubhapathizwa ngeke kukusindise. Ukucula ekwayeni ngeke kukusindise. Ukwenzela uNkulunkulu inkonzo (ukushumayela noma ukufundisa nanoma iyiphi enye) ngeke kukusindise.
   Igama elithi “umusa” lisho ukuthi uNkulunkulu usinika okuthile okungasifanele, okuyinsindiso. Ngeke izuzwe. Ngeke ibuyiselwe. Izono zethu zisho ukuthi sifanele ukwahlulelwa, kodwa uNkulunkulu wasinika okungcono kakhulu kunalokho, ukuphila okuphakade!
   Kuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu.
7. Ake sithi ngihamba emgwaqeni ngithole umuntu engingamazi ngimnikeze u-$1000; lokho kuyisipho, uhlobo lomusa. Njengoba engazange angisebenzele, akasifanele lesi sipho. Yebo, unalo ithuba lokukwamukela noma cha. Umusa kaNkulunkulu kithi unjalo. Akufanele neze. Esinye sezizathu uNkulunkulu akuklama ngale ndlela ukuthi ufuna inqwaba yabaqhoshayo ezulwini.
   Cabanga ngomuntu ominza futhi ukaputeni wesikebhe esiseduze emphonsa indandatho yokuphila. Ayibambe. Ingabe umuntu osindisiwe uyoziqhayisa esikebheni ngobuhlakani bakhe, ukukhetha kwakhe, noma ikhono lakhe elikhulu lemvelo? Vele akunjalo. Uzobonga ukapteni ngokumsindisa. Kanti ukaputeni nguyena okufanele athole udumo ngokusindisa impilo yakhe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, cabanga ukuthi ukaputeni emjikijela indandatho yokuphila futhi isesandleni sakhe, kodwa enqabe ukuyibamba futhi azame ukuzisindisa. Kulokhu uyaminza. Ingabe abantu bazosola ukapteni ngokufa kwale ndoda? Cha, iphutha lakhe siqu. Uyena owenqaba usizo ngakho-ke kufanele athwale umthwalo wesinqumo sakhe.
   Ngendlela efanayo, uNkulunkulu uthola i-100% yodumo lwensindiso yethu lapho umuntu ekholwa futhi abantu bathola 100% yecala lapho benqaba ukuthatha isipho Sakhe samahhala futhi bafele esonweni sabo.
   Wasidalela imisebenzi emihle (ivesi 10) – Uma ngifunda amavesi 8-10, ngihlala ngimangala ngokugeleza okunengqondo kwemibono lapha. Sisanda kufunda ukuthi umuntu akakwazi ukuzuza insindiso yakhe. Kungumusa kaNkulunkulu, isipho saKhe. Kulokhu, abantu abaningi bayobe sebebuza, “Kungani kwenziwa izenzo ezinhle?” Abanye bangase bacabange nokuthi njengoba izenzo ezinhle zingasindisi, asikho isidingo sokuzenza. UPawulu umisa le ndlela yokucabanga ngaphambi kokuba iqale. Usitshela ukuthi nakuba izenzo ezinhle zingenakusisindisa, sidalelwe ukwenza izinto ezinhle!
   Ngamanye amazwi, ikholwa kufanele lenze izenzo ezinhle. UNkulunkulu usidalele yona kanye le njongo. Wasiklama ngeziphiwo eziyingqayizivele kanye namakhono okwenza izinto eziqondile kakhulu afuna sizenze ukuze sakhe umbuso Wakhe. Usinikeze izinsiza namathuba okwenza lezi zenzo ezinhle.
   Mina nomkami sifunda izingane zethu ekhaya. Nsuku zonke sibanikeza izabelo zabo zomsebenzi esilindele ukuba bawenze ngalolo suku. Kudingeka benze lezi zinto ngayinye ngayinye futhi bazikhiphe ohlwini.
   UNkulunkulu usenzela amacebo afanayo. Unezenzo ezithile ezinhle “Azilungiselela ngaphambili” ukuba sizenze. Usuku ngalunye lwesonto lakho, uNkulunkulu ufuna umenzele izinto ezithile. Mhlawumbe uwukukhuthaza noma ukuthandazela owakwakho. Mhlawumbe Ufuna ukuthi ushayele umngane ucingo futhi wabelane ngevesi. Kungenzeka ukuthi ufuna uchithe isikhathi sokuzindla nokuthandaza. Ngokwesibonelo, lapho sicabanga ngomfanekiso womSamariya Olungileyo, singacabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefuna abantu bokuqala abadlula eduze kwakhe bamsize, benze isenzo esihle. Kodwa abazange. Ngokwabo ukuba matasa nokunganaki bageje leli thuba abaphindanga balithola.
   Usuku ngalunye esiluvumela ukuba ludlule ngaphandle kokugcwalisa uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lwalolo suku luyamoshakala. UPawulu uthi kwabase-Efesu 5:16 “nihlenge isikhathi.” Ukuhlenga isikhathi kusho ukusebenzisa usuku ngalunye, ihora nomzuzu ngamunye esinawo ukuze sifeze zonke izabelo zesenzo esihle uNkulunkulu asibekele zona.