Isahluko 27—Imvuselelo Zensuku Zalamuhla.

Kuzo zonke indawo lapho ilizwi likaNkulunkulu elitshunyayelwe khona ngokwethembeka, kube lomphumela oveze sobala ukuthi livela ezulwini. UMoya kaNkulunkulu wathungamela udaba lwenceku zakhe, njalo ilizwi lalilamandla. Izoni zezwa umzwangedwa wazo uthinteka. Ukukhanya okukhanyisela umuntu wonke ophila emhlabeni kwavula imphefumulo yabo, izinto zonke zobunyama ezifihlakeleyo zenziwa zabasobala. Bonke ababelele bezwa betshiseka enhliziyweni zabo. Bananzelela ububi bezono zabo njalo lokwahlulela okuzayo. Bananzelela njalo ubungcwele bukaJehova njalo bafikelwa yikwesaba bokuma phambi kwakhe belecala, njalo bengcolile, phambi kwakhe owenelisa ukuhlola inhliziyo. Ngokwesaba babubula bathi: “Ngubani ozangikhulula emzimbeni lowu wokufa?” Nxa isiphambano saseKhalvari, lomnikelo waso wawuvezwa kibo, bananzelela ukuthi uKrestu kuphela wayelungele ukususa izono zabo, njalo lokhu kuphela yikho okwakungavuselela ubudlelwano obabukhona phakathi kwabantu loNkulunkulu. Ngokukholwa njalo lokuzehlisa bamukela iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, elisusa izono zomhlaba. Ngenxa yegazi likaJesu bamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono ababezenzile. {GC 461.1}IEP 461.1

Abantu laba baletha izithelo ezazibonisa ukuphenduka kwabo. Babonisa ukukholwa njalo babhabhathizwa, basukuma ukuthi bahambe ngempilo entsha sebeyizidalwa ezintsha phambi kaJesu Krestu bengasalandeli inkanuko zabo zakudala, kodwa ngokukholwa kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu balandela ezinyaweni zakhe, baveza isimo sakhe, njalo bazihlambulula njengoba laye ehlambulukile. Izinto ababezizonda endulo basebezithanda, njalo lezinto ababezithanda basebezizonda. Labo ababelokuzigqaja lababezikhukhumeza baphenduka babangabazithobayo labazehlisayo. Labo ababethanda ukukhuluma ize baqala ukukhetha amazwi wabo. Abathanda ukukhuluma inhlamba baqala ukuzithiba, izidakwa zatshiya utshwala, lababi baba lokulunga. Izinto zomhlaba ezibunayo zabekwa eceleni. AmaKrestu awazange adinge “ukuceca kwangaphandle, okokwaluka inwele, lokufaka igolide, lokokugqoka izambatho, kodwa...ukuba ngumuntu osithekileyo wenhliziyo oceca ngokungagugiyo lomoya omnene lokuthula, okuligugu phambi kukaNkulunkulu.” (1 Petro 3:3,4). {GC 461.2}IEP 461.2

Inguquko lemvuselelo leyi yaletha ukuzihlolisisa kwenhliziyo okujulileyo njalo lokuzehlisa. Yayibonakala ngamazwi ayencenga izoni, lokuthanda bonke abathengwa ngegazi likaKrestu. Amadoda labesifazane babethandaza belwisana loNkulunkulu bencenga ukuthi abantu basindiswe. Izithelo zemvuselelo leyi zazibonakala ebantwini ababengabalekeli ukuzidela lokuzinikela, kodwa ababejabulela ukuthi babetholakale befanele ukudlula phakathi kwenhlupho ngenxa yebizo likaKrestu. Abantu babona inguquko empilweni zalabo ababesithi bangabalandeli bakaJesu. Umphakathi wabusiseka ngenxa yendonsela yabo. Bahlanganela loKrestu, bahlanyela ngoMoya, ukuba bavune impilo enaphakade. {GC 462.1}IEP 462.1

Kwakungakhulunywa ngabo ukuthi: “Ngoba laphendulwa ngokudabukiswa.” “Ngoba ukudabuka okuthwalwa ngendlela kaNkulunkulu kuletha ukuphenduka angezisole ngakho umuntu, kuveze ukusiliswa, kodwa ukudabuka okuthwalwa ngendlela yomhlaba kuletha ukufa. Khangelani, khona lokhu kudabukiswa kwenu okungendlela kaNkulunkulu kuveze kini ukukhuthala okungaka, lokuziphendulela, lokuthukuthela, lokwesaba, lokusilangatha, lokutshiseka, lokuthanda ukuba kwenziwe ukulunga. Kukho konke lazibonakalisa ukuthi kalilacala.” (2Korinte 7:9-11). {GC 462.2}IEP 462.2

Lokhu kungumphumela womsebenzi woMoya kaNkulunkulu. Akulabufakazi obuqotho bokuphenduka kweqiniso ngaphandle kokuthi kulethe inguquko empilweni yomuntu. Nxa ebuyisela lokhu akuthembisileyo, njalo enikela futhi lokho akugodlileyo, evuma izono zakhe, futhi ethanda uNkulunkulu njengoba ethanda omakhelwane bakhe, isoni siyenelisa ukwazi ukuthi silokuthula loNkulunkulu. Zazinjalo izithelo emnyakeni edlulileyo ezazisiba khona ngemva komsebenzi wemvuselelo. Nxa babesehlulelwa ngezithelo zabo, babesazakala njengabantu ababusisiweyo phambi kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yemisebenzi yabo yokuletha usundiso phambi kwabantu lokuphakamisa uluntu. {GC 462.3}IEP 462.3

Kodwa imisebenzi yemvuselelo eyensuku zalamuhla ibonisa imphumela ehlukeneyo kakhulu laleyo endulo eyayilandela imisebenzi yenceku zikaNkulunkulu. Kuliqiniso ukuthi abantu abanengi bayabuya emhlanganweni leyi, abanye babonisa ukuthi baphendukile, njalo kulabantu abanengi ababuya emabandleni ngokutshiyana kwawo, loba kunjalo izithelo zakhona azibonisi ukuthi sekube lokukhula empilweni yabo yokukholwa. Isibane lesi esikhanya okwesikhatshana siyacitsha, sitshiye umnyama wakhona udlula lowo obukhona ngaphambilini. {GC 463.1}IEP 463.1

Imihlangano eminengi yemvuselelo ivame ukugxila ekwenzeni ubizo olukhuluma lemizwa kanye lembono yabantu, njalo luthinta imizwa yabantu evame ukwamukela loba yini ezwakala intsha kumbe engajwayelekanga. Abantu abaphenduka ngale indlela abafuni ukuzwa ngamaqiniso eBhayibhili, njalo lamazwi wabaprofethi kanye labafundi bakaJesu. Ngaphandle kokuthi inkonzo ibe lezinto ezibathokozisayo ngokwenyama, abafuni ukuhlanganela lapho. Intshumayelo edinga ukuthi baphenduke ngokweqiniso ayibavuseleli. Izixwayiso ezivela elizwini likaNkulunkulu, eziveza ngosindiso lwabo azilalelwa. {GC 463.2}IEP 463.2

Kibo bonke abantu abaphenduke ngokweqiniso ubudlelwane babo loNkulunkulu njalo lazo zonke izinto ezithungamela empilweni enaphakade buba mqoka empilweni zabo. Kodwa ungaphi uMoya wokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu lamhlanje emabandleni ajwayelekileyo? Abantu abaphendukayo abenzi imizamo yokutshiya ubumina njalo lothando lwezinto zomhlaba. Abalasifiso sokuzidela, lokuthatha isiphambano, njalo balandele uJesu, njengalokho ababeyikho bengakaphenduki. Ukukhonza sekuphenduke kwaba ngumdlalo walabo abangakholwayo njalo labathandabuzayo ngoba inengi lalabo abakhonzayo abawazi amaqiniso weBhayibhili. Amandla wobungcwele awasekho emabandleni amanengi. Ukuzilibazisa phakathi kwemvelo, lonkonzo zemidlalo ebandleni, lembukiswano ebandleni, lamathempeli aligugu, lokuthandwa ukubonwa okwenziwa ngamalunga ebandla, sekwasusa imicabango kaNkulunkulu engqondweni zabo. Umhlaba lenotho njalo lemisebenzi yasemhlabeni yikho okuhlala kugcwele engqondweni zabantu, njalo izinto eziphathelane lezulu kuba nzima ukuthi abantu bacabange ngazo. {GC 463.3}IEP 463.3

Loba kugcwele ukuwa kokholo lokulunga, kulokhe kulabalandeli bakaKrestu beqiniso emabandleni lawa. Ngaphambi kokufika kokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni kuzakubakhona phakathi kwabantu beNkosi imvuselelo eqotho engakaze ibonakale kusukela ngensuku zabafundi bakhe. UMoya lamandla kaNkulunkulu kuzathelwa phezu kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngalesosikhathi abantu abanengi bazazihlukanisa lamabandla lawa, lapho uthando lwezinto zomhlaba oseludlule uthando lukaNkulunkulu lelizwi lakhe. Abanengi, okugoqela abafundisi lamalunga ebandla, bazakwamukela amaqiniso lawa uNkulunkulu avumele ukuthi amemezelwe ngalesi sikhathi ukulungiselela abantu ukuza kweNkosi kwesibili. USathane ufisa ukuvimbela umsebenzi lowu, njalo ngaphambi kokuthi kwenzakale lokhu, uzazama ukukwenqabela lokhu ngokuletha imvuselelo yamanga. Emabandleni lawo ayenelisa ukuletha amandla wakhe wokukhohlisa uzakwenza kubonakale sengathi uNkulunkulu uthele uMoya wakhe kiwo, kubekhona abazakubona sengathi yimvuselelo yeqiniso. Amaxuku abantu azathokoza besithi uNkulunkulu ubenzela izimanga, khona umsebenzi lowu uzabe uvela emoyeni kaSathane. Ngaphansi kwengubo yokukhonza, uSathane uzazama ukwengeza indonsela yakhe phakathi kwamabandla wamaKrestu. {GC 464.1}IEP 464.1

Endaweni ezinengi lapho okube lemvuselelo eminyakeni edlulileyo, amandla afananayo abesemsebenzini, azabonakala ngamandla ensukwini ezizayo. Kuvame ukuba lokusetshenziswa kwemizwa okwenza bantu bathabe, kuxutshaniswe iqiniso lamanga, okwenzelwe ukuthi kukhohlise abanengi. Loba kunjalo akula loyedwa okumele akhohliswe. Nxa kusetshenziswa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu akukho nzima ukubona isimo somoya ongamuva kwemvuselelo leyi. Kuyo yonke indawo lapho abantu abangasebenzisi khona ubufakazi beBhayibhili, befulathela amaqiniso lawa acacileyo ahlola inhliziyo zabantu njalo abizela abantu ukuthi bazidele njalo batshiye umhlaba lenkanuko zawo, endaweni enjalo silesiqiniseko sokuthi izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu azikho. Njalo ngokusebenzisa umthetho owanikwa nguKrestu ngokwakhe, “Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo” (Mathewu 7:16), kusobala ukuthi konke lokhu kwakungasiwo umsebenzi woMoya kaNkulunkulu. {GC 464.2}IEP 464.2

Elizwini leBhayibhili, uNkulunkulu wanika abantu isambulo sakhe, njalo kibo bonke abalamukelayo liyisihawu esibavikela kuyo yonke imijibila kaSathane. Kungenxa yokulahla amaqiniso lawa okuvule umnyango wokuthi kungene bonke lobu ububi obuphakathi komhlaba ozobiza ngokuthi uyakhonza. Isimo njalo lokuqakatheka komthetho kaNkulunkulu, sekwalahlekela abantu abaphila emhlabeni lamhlanje. Ukuzwisisa okungaqondanga mayelana lesimo njalo lokuqakatheka komthetho kaNkulunkulu sekwabangela ukuthi izinga lokulunga lehliswe emabandleni. Lokhu yikho isizatho sokuthi kungabi loMoya njalo lamandla kaNkulunkulu kuyo yonke imvuselelo eyenziwayo lamhlanje. {GC 465.1}IEP 465.1

Banengi abantu abaphakemeyo emabandleni amanengi njalo abalungileyo abakuvezayo labo lokhu. Omunye wabo ngu Professor Edwards A. Park owabhala wathi: “Eyinye yengozi ezikhona yikuyekela ukuqinisa umthetho okwenziwa ngamabathungameli nxa betshumayela. Emnyakeni edlulileyo intshumayelo zonke zazigxile ekuboniseni abantu ububi obesempilweni zabo...Abatshumayeli bethu abaphakemeyo babeletha amazwi alohlonzi ngenxa yokuthi babelandela umzekeliso kaKrestu, njalo babephakamisa umthetho, lemfundiso yawo, njalo lezixwayiso zawo. Babehlala bephinda izinto ezimbili, ukuthi umthetho ungumfanekiso wobungcwele, njalo lokuthi umuntu ongathandi umthetho kathandi ivangeli, ngoba umthetho kanye levangeli, kuyisibuko esiveza isimo sikaNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso. Ingozi leyi ithungamela kweyinye, eyinye ngeyokwehlisa ububi besono, ekucineni abantu bacina bengasasiboni isono empilweni zabo. Ubukhulu bokulunga bomthetho buyalingana lobubi bokungawulandeli... {GC 465.2}IEP 465.2

“Eyinye ingozi ehambelana lalezi ingozi eziveziweyo, yingozi yokululaza ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu. Into ejwayele ukuyenziwa emabandleni amanengi yikukhipha ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu phakathi kothando lwakhe, ukwenzela ukuthi uthando lube yinto eyamukelekayo kulokuthi luphakamiswe njengendlela yokuphila. Imizamo yalamuhla yokuchaza iBhayibhili ngeyokuhlukanisa lokho uNkulunkulu akubambanisileyo. Umbuzo uthi, kambe umthetho kaNkulunkulu ulungile loba mubi? Impendulo yikuthi muhle. Nxa kunjalo kutsho ukuthi ukwahlulela kulungile, ngoba kungumzamo wokumisa umthetho. Kusukela emkhubeni wokwehlisa umthetho lokwahlulela, njalo lokwehlisa ukungahloniphi kwabantu, abantu bacina bewela emkhubeni wokwehlisa umusa lowo ophiweyo njengomnikelo wesono.” Ngale indlela ivangeli liyalahlekelwa ngamandla lokuqakatheka kwalo engqondweni zabantu, njalo ngemva kwesikhatshana bayabe sebelungele ukulahlela eceleni iBhayibhili ngokwalo. {GC 465.3}IEP 465.3

Abantu abanengi abafundisa iBhayibhili bathi uKrestu nxa wayesifa walahlela khatshana umthetho, ngaleso sizatho abantu abasadingeki ukuthi bagcine imthetho elitshumi. Kukhona abanye abaletha umthetho bawuchaze njengejogwe elinzima, njalo nxa beqathanisa ubunzima bomthetho baletha inkululeko abantu abangayikholisa ngaphansi kwevangeli. {GC 466.1}IEP 466.1

Kodwa abaprofethi labafundi bakaJesu abazange bawubone ngale indlela umthetho kaNkulunkulu ongcwele. UDavida wathi: “Ngizahamba ngokukhululeka, ngoba ngiyifundile imithetho yakho.” (Amahubo 119:45). Umpostoli uJacobe owabhala ngemva kokufa kukaKrestu, ubiza imthetho elitshumi ngokuthi “ngumthetho wesikhosini” njalo “lomthetho olungileyo wenkululeko.” (Jacobe 2:8; 1:25). Njalo lomambuleli, owaloba sekudlule iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu ngemva kokubethelwa kukaKrestu ubeka isibusiso kulabo “abenza imilayo yakhe, ukuba babe lelungelo esihlahleni sokuphila, bangene emzini ngamasango.” (Sambulo 22:14). {GC 466.2}IEP 466.2

Imfundiso yokuthi uKrestu ngokufa kwakhe walahla umthetho kaYise ayilasisekelo. Ngabe kwakuyenzeka ukuthi umthetho utshintshwe kumbe ulahlwe, kwakungeke kube lendingeko yokuthi uKrestu afe efela ukuthi abantu bangatholi umphumela wesono. Ukufa kukaKrestu kulokuthi kulahle umthetho kuyibufakazi bokuthi umthetho awuguquki. INdodana kaNkulunkulu yabuya ukuthi “izophakamisa umthetho, iwenze ukuthi uhlonipheke.” (Isaya 42:21). Wabuya wathi: “Lingacabangi kuthi ngibuye ukuzo chitha umthetho;” “kuze kudlule izulu lomhlaba kakusoze kudlule ibadlana libe linye ingabe icwatshana libe linye lomlayo.” (Mathewu 5:17,18). Njalo nxa wayekhuluma ngaye wathi: “Ngiyathanda ukwenza intando yakho, Nkulunkulu wami, umlayo wakho usenhliziyweni yami.” (Amahubo 40:8). {GC 466.3}IEP 466.3

Umlayo kaNkulunkulu, ngokudalwa kwawo, awuguquleki. Uyisambulo sentando njalo lesimo salowo owawubhalayo. UNkulunkulu uluthando, njalo lomthetho wakhe uluthando. Insika yawo itholakala emfundisweni yokuthi kumele sithande uNkulunkulu njalo sithande omakhelwane. “Uthando luyikugcwalisa umthetho.” (Roma 13:10). Isimo sikaNkulunkulu siyikulunga leqiniso, umthetho lawo unjalo. “Umthetho wakho uliqiniso:” “imithetho yakho yonke iyikulunga.” (Amahubo 119:142, 172). Njalo lompostoli uPhawuli uthi: “Ngakhoke umlayo ungcwele, lomthetho ungcwele, ulungile, njalo muhle. (Roma 7:12). Umthetho onjalo oveza ingqondo njalo lentando kaNkulunkulu kumele uphile inaphakade njengomnikazi. {GC 467.1}IEP 467.1

Kungumsebenzi wokuphenduka njalo lokungcweliswa owokubuyisa abantu kuNkulunkulu ngokubaletha esimeni lapho abazahamba ngokulunga okuvezwa ngumthetho wakhe. Ekuqaleni, umuntu wadalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Wayelesimo esihambelana lesimo njalo lomthetho kaNkulunkulu, isisekelo sokulunga sasilotshwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Kodwa isono samhlukanisa loMdali wakhe. Ngemva kokuwa kwakhe walalekelwa ngumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Inhliziyo yakhe yaqala ukulwisana lomthetho kaNkulunkulu. “Ngoba ingqondo yesono iyibutha kuNkulunkulu, ngoba kayizehlisi ngaphansi komthetho kaNkulunkulu, impela ngeke kwenzeke.” (Roma 8:7). Kodwa “uNkulunkulu walithanda ilizwe kangaka waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa,” ukwenzela ukuthi umuntu abuyiswe kuNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yokulunga kukaKrestu uyabuyiselwa ebudlelwaneni ayelabo loMdali wakhe. Inhliziyo yakhe kumele ivuselelwe ngumusa ovela ezulwini, kumele abe lempilo entsha evela ezulwini. Inguquko leyi, ichaza ukuzalwa kutsha, nxa kungekho, uJesu uthi, “ngeke awubone umbuso wezulu.” {GC 467.2}IEP 467.2

Inyathelo lakuqala lokubuyisana loNkulunkulu yikubona izono ezisenhliziyweni. “Isono siyikwephula umthetho.” “Kungenxa yomthetho ukuthi sazi isono.” (1 Johane 3:4; Roma 3:20). Ukwenzela ukuthi isoni sibone ububi baso, kumele umuntu lowu asebenzise umgomo kaNkulunkulu wokulunga. Umthetho uyisibuko esibonisa ukulunga kwesimo esingcwele njalo uncedisa umuntu ukuthi abone ububi obusempilweni yakhe. {GC 467.3}IEP 467.3

Umthetho uvezela abantu izono zabo, kodwa awulamandla wokuzisusa. Loba ngakolunye uhlangothi umthetho uthembisa impilo kulabo abawulalelayo, uyachaza ukuthi isiphetho salabo abawephulayo yikufa. Ivangeli likaKrestu kuphela yilo elilamandla wokukhulula umuntu esabelweni sokufa njalo lokungcoliswa yisono. Kumele avume izono zakhe phambi kaNkulunkulu, ngoba eyephule umthetho wakhe, njalo abelokukholwa kuJesu, onguye umnikelo wesono. Ngale indlela uyenelisa ukuthola “ukuthethelelwa kwezono zakudala” njalo ubalethuba lokuthola isimo sobungcwele. Uba ngumntwana kaNkulunkulu, ngemva kokwamukela umoya wokubuyisana lezulu, lapho akhala khona esithi: “Abha Baba!” (Roma 8:15). {GC 467.4}IEP 467.4

Kambe manje usekhululekile ukuthi ayephule umthetho kaNkulunkulu na? UPhawuli uthi: “Ngakhoke siyawenza umlayo ube yize ngokukholwa na? Phinde! Kodwa siyawuqinisa umlayo.” “Thina esafa mayelana lesono singaba sisasila kanjani kuso na?” (Roma 3:31; 6:2). UJohane uthi yena: “Ngoba ukumthanda uNkulunkulu yilokhu ukuba sigcine imilayo yakhe, njalo lemilayo yakhe kayinzima.” (1 Johane 5:3). Ekuzalweni okutsha inhliziyo iyabuyiswa ekuvumalaneni lentando kaNkulunkulu, nxa ilethwa ngaphansi kwemfundiso yomthetho. Nxa inguquko leyi enkulu seyenzakele phakathi kwesoni, uyabe esesukile ekufeni waya ekuphileni, wasuka esonweni waya ebungcweleni, wasuka ekuhlamukeni waya ekulaleleni njalo lekwenzeni intando kaNkulunkulu. Impilo endala yokwehlukana loNkulunkulu iyabe isiphelile, njalo impilo entsha yokubuyisana, leyokukholwa, njalo lothando iyabe isiqalalile. Kulapho “ukulunga komthetho” okuzagcwaliseka “kithi, esingahambi ngokwabantu kodwa esihamba ngokukaMoya.” (Roma 8:4). Njalo amazwi womphefumulo azakuba ngathi: “Ngiyawuthanda umlayo wakho kangaka! Usuku lonke nginakana ngawo.” (Amahubo 119:97). {GC 468.1}IEP 468.1

“Umlayo kaNkulunkulu uphelele, uvuselela umphefumulo.” (Amahubo 19:7). Nxa umthetho ungekho abantu abalalwazi olufaneleyo mayelana lobungcwele kanye lokulunga kukaNkulunkulu, kumbe ngobubi babo njalo lokungcola kwabo. Abalakho ukuthinteka ngenxa yezono zabo njalo ababoni indingeko yokuvuma izono zabo. Nxa bengaboni isimo sabo sokulahlwa njengalabo abephule umthetho kaNkulunkulu, abananzeleli ukuthi badinga igazi likaKrestu elisusa izono. Ithemba losindiso liyamukelwa lingela zithelo ezibonakala ngokuguquka kwenhliziyo njalo lempilo. Ngale indlela ukuphenduka okungasikho okuqotho kuyanda, njalo amaxuku abantu ayangena ebandleni bona bengakaze bahlangane loKrestu. {GC 468.2}IEP 468.2

Imfundiso ezingaqondanga eziphathelane lokungcweliswa futhi eziphuma ekulahlweni kumbe ekuphikweni komthetho, ziyandile lamhlanje emabandleni amanengi. Imfundiso lezi azilasisekelo esiphuma eBhayibhilini njalo izithelo zazo ziyingozi, njalo ngesizatho sokuthi zamukelwa ngabantu abanengi kangaka, kwenza ukuthi kubemqoka ukuthi abantu bonke bazwisisa ukuthi iBhayibhili lifundisani mayelana lokungcweliswa. {GC 469.1}IEP 469.1

Ukungcweliswa kweqiniso kuyimfundiso yeBhayibhili. Umpostoli uPhawuli nxa wayeloba incwadi eyayisiya ebandleni laseThesalonika uthi: “Intando kaNkulunkulu yikuba libe ngcwele.” Njalo uyakhuleka esithi: “UNkulunkulu wokuthula uqobo kalenze libe ngcwele ngokupheleleyo.” (1 Thesalonika 4:3; 5:23). IBhayibhili lifundisa sobala ukuthi kuyini ukungcweliswa njalo lokuthi kutholakala njani. UMsindisi wathandazela abafundi bakhe: “Bangcwelise ngeqiniso lakho, ilizwi lakho liliqiniso.” (Johane 17:17). Njalo uPhawuli laye ufundisa ukuthi abazalwane kumele “bangcweliswe nguMoya oyiNgcwele.” (Roma 15:16). Kuyini umsebenzi kaMoya oyiNgcwele? UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi: “Nxa uMoya weqiniso esefikile, yena uzakuliholela eqinisweni lonke.” (Johane 16:13). Njalo umlobi wamahubo uthi: “Umlayo wakho uliqiniso.” Ngelizwi njalo loMoya kaNkulunkulu kuyavulwa phambi kwabantu imfundiso ezimqoka ezigoqelwe emlayweni wakhe. Njalo njengoba umlayo kaNkulunkulu “ungcwele, futhi ulungile, njalo umuhle,” wona ongamazwi achaza ubungcwele bezulu, kuyalandela ukuthi isimilo esibunjwa ngenxa yokulandela umlayo sizabangcwele. UKrestu uyisibonelo esifaneleyo sesimo esinjalo. Uthi yena: “Ngiyigcinile imilayo kaBaba.” “Ngenza ngazo zonke izikhathi lezo izinto ezimthokozisayo.” (Johane 15:10; 8:29). Abalandeli bakaKrestu kumele bafane laye, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu babumbe izimilo ezihambelana lemfundiso yomlayo wakhe ongcwele. Lokhu yikho ukungcweliswa okufundiswa liBhayibhili. {GC 469.2}IEP 469.2

Umsebenzi lowu ungenziwa kuphela ngokukholwa kuKrestu, ngamandla kaMoya kaNkulunkulu ophila phakathi kwethu. UPhawuli uxwayisa abazalwane esithi: “Sebenzelani ukusindiswa kwenu ngokwesaba njalo lokuthuthumela. Ngoba uNkulunkulu nguye osebenza kini elenza ukuba lithande njalo lisebenzele intando yakhe.” (KwabaseFiliphi 2:12,13). UmKrestu uzakuzwa imizwa yokulingwa, kodwa uzaqhubeka elwisana layo. Lapha yikho usizo lukaKrestu oludingakala khona. Ubuthakathaka benyama buyabambaniswa lamandla wezulu, ukukholwa kumemeze kuthi: “Makubongwe uNkulunkulu, yena osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Krestu.” (1 Korinte 15:57). {GC 469.3}IEP 469.3

IBhayibhili liyabonisa sobala ukuthi umsebenzi wokungcweliswa uhlala uqhubeka. Nxa isoni ekuphendukeni kwaso sithola ukuthula loNkulunkulu ngenxa yegazi lokubuyisana, impilo yokuba ngumKrestu iqala lapho. Manje sekumele aqhubeke esiya ekulungeni, akhule esiya ezingeni lokuphelela kukaKrestu. UPhawuli uthi: “Kunye engikwenzayo, ngikhohlwa okungasemuva ngilalamele lokho okungaphambili, ngizame ukufika ekucineni, ngizuze umvuzo wokubizwa okukhulu kwaphezulu okukaNkulunkulu kuKrestu Jesu.” (KwabaseFiliphi 3:13, 14). Njalo uPetro uyabeka phambi kwethu amanyathelo achaza indlela ubungcwele beBhayibhili obutholakala ngayo: “Ngalokhoke zamani ngawo wonke amandla ukwengezelela ukulunga ekukholweni kwenu, lasekulungeni lengezelele ukwazi, lasekwazini ukuzithinta, lasekuzithinteni ukubekezela, lasekubekezeleni isimo sobunkulunkulu, lasesimeni sobunkulunkulu ukuthanda abazalwane, lasekuthandeni abazalwane uthando...ngoba uba lisenza lokhu kalisoze liwe futhi.” (2 Petro 1:5-10). {GC 470.1}IEP 470.1

Labo abathola ukungcweliswa kweBhayibhili bazabonisa umoya wokuzehlisa. Njengo Mose, sebebonile ukuphakama kobungcwele, njalo sebebonile ukungafaneli kwabo nxa beqathanisa lokulunga njalo lokuphakama kukaSimakade. {GC 470.2}IEP 470.2

Umprofethi uDanyeli wayeyisibonelo sokungcweliswa kweqiniso. Impilo yakhe ngobude bayo yayigcwele ukusebenzela iNkosi yakhe ngokuthembeka. Wayeyindoda eyayithandwa lizulu kakhulu. (Danyeli 10:11). Loba kunjalo kulokuthi athi ungcwele njalo umsulwa, umprofethi lowu ohloniphekayo wazibeka esimeni sobubi sesizwe sakoIsrayeli nxa wayencengela abantu bakibo phambi kaNkulunkulu: “Kasikhuleki kuwe ngenxa yokulunga kwethu, kodwa ngenxa yesihawu sakho esikhulu. “Sonile senza okubi”. Uthi yena: “Kwathi ngisakhuluma ngikhuleka, ngivuma izno zami lezono zabantu bakithi uIsrayeli.” Njalo ngemva kwesikhathi nxa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yaseyifikele phambi kwakhe, ukuzomnika ilizwi, uDanyeli uthi: “Ngaphelelwa ngamandla, ubuso bami baguquka kubi.” (Danyeli 9:18, 15, 20; 10:8). {GC 470.3}IEP 470.3

Nxa uJobe wayesizwa ilizwi leNkosi phakathi kwesivunguzane wathi: “Ngakhoke sengizisola, ngiyaphenduka ngihlale othulini lasemlotheni.” (Jobe 42:60). Kwakungemva kokuthi uIsaya abone ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu, njalo wezwa ingilosi imemeza isithi,” Ingcwele ngcwele, ngcwele, iNkosi yamabandla,” lapho akhala khona wathi, “Maye mina ngafa! Ngoba ngingumuntu olendebe ezingcolileyo.” (Isaya 6:3, 5). UPhawuli nxa wayesethwalelwe phezulu njalo wezwa izinto ezingeke zifinyelele endlebeni zomuntu, ukhuluma ngaye, “njengomncane kubo bonke abangcwele.” (2 Korinte 12:2-4; Efesu 3:8). KwakunguJohane othandekayo, owayejwayele ukweyama esifubeni sikaJesu, owathi ebona inkazimulo yakhe, wawela phansi njengomuntu ofileyo phambi kwenyawo zengilosi. (Sambulo 1:17). {GC 471.1}IEP 471.1

Ngeke kube lokuziphakamisa, lokuzitshaya isifuba besithi sebekhululiwe esonweni, okungenziwa yilabo abahamba ngaphansi kwethunzi lesiphambano. Bayananzelela ukuthi kwakungenxa yezono zabo ezabangela usizi lobuhlungu obephula inhliziyo yeNdodana kaKrestu, njalo umcabango lowu uzabathungamela ukuthi bazehlise. Labo abaphila eduzane loJesu bayananzelela sobala ubuthakathaka njalo lobubi bomuntu, njalo ithemba labo lisemandleni woMsindisi owabethelwayo njalo wabuya wavuka. {GC 471.2}IEP 471.2

Ukungcweliswa okulokhe kukhula lamuhla emabandleni, kumumethe umoya wokuziphakamisa njalo lokungaphakamisi umlayo kaNkulunkulu, njalo lokhu kwenza ukuthi kubesobala ukuthi imfundiso leyi ayiveli eBhayibhilini. Labo abathungamela imfundiso leyo bafundisa ukuthi ukungcweliswa kungumsebenzi owenzeka khonapho khonapho, njalo ngokukholwa kuphela bayamukela ubungcwele obupheleleyo. Bathi “kholwa kuphela, njalo isibusiso sizaba ngesakho.” Akula okunye okumele kwenziwe ngulowo owamukelayo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo bayaphika amandla womthetho kaNkulunkulu, befundisa ukuthi sebakhululwa phakathi komlandu wokugcina imilayo. Kodwa kuyenzeka yini ukuthi abantu babengcwele, ngokwentando njalo lesimo sikaNkulunkulu, bengazange balandele amazwi ayiwo umbhalo omele isimo lentando yakhe, njalo abonisa lokho okumthokozisayo? {GC 471.3}IEP 471.3

Isifiso sabantu sokuba lenkolo elula engadingi ukuzimisela, lokuzidela, lokungahlukani lenkanuko zomhlaba, sekwabangela ukuthi imfundiso yokukholwa, njalo ukukholwa kuphela, ibe yimfundiso ethandwa ngumuntu wonke, kodwa lithini ilizwi likaNkulunkulu? Umpostoli uJacobe uthi: “Bazalwane bami kusizani uba umuntu esithi ulokukholwa, kodwa engalayo imisebenzi na? Ukukholwa kwakhe kungamsilisa na? ...Sithuthandini, uyathanda ukwazi ukuthi ukukholwa okungelamsebenzi kuyize na? UAbrahama ubaba kalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi ekunikeleni kwakhe indodana yakhe uIsaka phezu kwelathi na? Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwakusebenza kanye lemisebenzi yakhe, lokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi? ...Liyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungesikho ngokukholwa kuphela.” (Jacobe 2:14-24). {GC 472.1}IEP 472.1

Ubufakazi belizwi likaNkulunkulu buphikisana lemfundiso leyi ekhohlisayo eyokukholwa okungahambi lemisebenzi. Akusikho ukukholwa okuphakamisa ubuhle bezulu kodwa kungekho ukulandela imigomo eyiyo ebangela ukuthi umuntu athole umusa wezulu, lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi yikuziphakamisa, ngoba ukukholwa okuqotho kulesisekelo sakho ezithembisweni njalo lasemilayweni etholakala eBhayibhilini. {GC 472.2}IEP 472.2

Kakungabi khona abazikhohlisayo ngemfundiso yokuthi bengaba ngcwele bona besephula ngamabomo loba ngowodwa umlayo kaNkulunkulu. Ukwenziwa kwesono esaziwayo kwenza ukuthi ilizwi likaMoya oyiNgcwele lithule enhliziyweni njalo kuhlukanisa umphefumulo loNkulunkulu. “Isono siyikwephula umlayo.” Njalo “wonke umuntu owephula umlayo, akakaze ambone, kumbe abemazi.” (1 Johane 3:6). Loba uJohane egxila kakhulu ethandweni encwadini zakhe, kodwa kathandabuzi ukuchaza isimo esiqotho sequla lalabo abathi bangcwelisiwe bona bephila impilo ephambene lemilayo kaNkulunkulu. “Lowo othi: Ngiyamazi kodwa engagcini imilayo yakhe ungumqambi wamanga, leqiniso alikho kuye. Kodwa lowo ogcina ilizwi lakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luphelelisiwe kuye impela.” (1 Johane 2:4,5). Lapha yikho okuhlolwa khona ukholo lomuntu wonke. Ngeke sibeke ubungcwele loba kuwuphi umuntu ngaphandle kokuthi simlethe phambi kwesikali sikaNkulunkulu esilinganisa ubungcwele ezulwini lase mhlabeni. Nxa abantu bengezwa umthwalo womlayo, nxa belulaza imithetho kaNkulunkulu, uba besephula omunye wemithetho leyi, njalo befundisa abantu ukuthi benze ngokufanayo, bazaba yisinengiso phambi kwezulu, njalo singakwazi ukuthi imfundiso yabo ayila sisekelo. {GC 472.3}IEP 472.3

Njalo labo abathi abalasono, babonisa ubufakazi bokuthi lowo otshonjalo ukhatshana lobungcwele. Kungenxa yokuthi kaqedisisi ukulunga njalo lobungcwele bukaNkulunkulu kumbe lokho okumele bebeyikho labo abazafinyelela ezingeni lesimo sakhe, ngoba engalakho ukuqedisisa okufaneleyo mayelana lokulunga njalo lobuhle bukaJesu, njalo lobukhulu futhi lobubi besono, okungabangela ukuthi umuntu acabange ukuthi ungcwele. Ubude bebanga eliphakathi kwakhe loKrestu, bubangela ukuthi imicabango yakhe yokulunga kwezulu ibe mfitshane, azibone emehlweni wakhe engcwele kulalokho ayikho khona. {GC 473.1}IEP 473.1

Ukungcweliswa okutholakala eBhayibhilini kugoqela ubomi bomuntu bonke, umoya, lomphefumulo, njalo lomzimba. UPhawuli wakhulekela abantu baseThesalonika ukuthi “kulondolozwe umoya wenu wonke lomphefumulo lomzimba, ukuze lingasoleki ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Krestu.” (1 Thesalonika 5:23). Wabuya waloba futhi wathi: “Ngakhoke bazalwane ngiyalincenga ukuba, ngesihawu sikaNkulunkulu, linikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu, kube yikukhonza kwenu okuqotho.” (Roma 12:1). Ngesikhathi sokuphila kwesizwe sakoIsrayeli endulo yonke iminikelo eyayilethwa phambi kweNkosi yayihlolisiswa kabanzi. Nxa kwakukhona ukugogeka kumbe okungalunganga enyamazaneni eyayilethiwe, yayingamukelwa, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebaxwayisile ukuthi umnikelo kwakumele ubemsulwa. Ngokunjalo amaKrestu lawo ayaxwayiswa ukuthi alethe imizimba yawo “ibe ngumnikelo ophilileyo, ongcwele, owamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu.” Ukwenzela ukuthi kwenzeke lokhu, amandla wabo wonke kumele agcinwe esesimeni esihle kakhulu. Zonke izenzo ezenza ukuthi amandla wokucabanga njalo lawokusebenza ayehle zibangela ukuthi umuntu angafaneli ukusebenzela uMdali. Kambe uNkulunulu uzajabulela loba yini encane kulalokho esilamandla wokukunikela na? UKrestu wathi: “Uzathanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke.” Labo abathanda uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yabo yonke bazafisa ukumsebenzela ngezikhathi zonke, njalo bazahlala bedinga ukuletha wonke amandla wabo ukuthi ahambelane lemithetho eyenza kubelula ukuthi benze intando yakhe. Abasoke ngokulandela imizwa yabo lokudla loba yini, bengcolise kumbe babangele ukuthi umnikelo abawuletha phambi kaBaba ube ngogulayo. {GC 473.2}IEP 473.2

UPetro uthi: “Lizigcine ezinkanukweni zomzimba ezilwa lomphefumulo wenu.” (1 Petro 2:11). Konke ukuzithokozisa esonweni kwenza ukuthi amandla lengqondo yakomoya ilale, njalo ilizwi loMoya kaNkulunkulu awenelisi ukuthinta inhliziyo yomuntu owenza lokhu. UPhawuli nxa ebhalela ibandla laseKorinte uthi: “Asizihlambulule kukho konke ukungcola komzimba lokomoya, siphelelise ubungcwele bethu sisesaba iNkosi.” (1 Korinte 7:1). Njalo ngezithelo zakoMoya, ezigoqela uthando, intokozo, ukuthula, ukubekezela, ukuthobeka, ukulunga, ukukholwa njalo lokuzehlisa” ukubiza “ngokuzithiba.” (Galathiya 5:22,23). {GC 474.1}IEP 474.1

Loba sinikwe izixwayiso lezi, mangaki amaKrestu aqeda amandla wabo egijimisa inzuzo kumbe ukukhonza ubuhle bomhlaba, bangaki abangcolisa umfanekiso wabo ngenxa yokungakhethi lokhu abamele bakudle, kumbe ngokunatha okudakayo, langokuzithokizisa ngezinto ezingalunganga. Njalo ibandla kulokuthi likhuze ububi lobu, esikhathini esinengi liyakhuthaza ububi lobi ngokufuna ukuthokozisa abantu, lokwenza ukuthi abantu bahlale becabanga ngenotho lokuzithokozisa, ukwenzela ukuthi abantu banikele, okubangela ukuthi uthando lukaKrestu luphole. Ngabe uJesu ubengangena emabandleni walamuhla njalo abone ukuzithokizisa okwenziwa ngaphansi kwebizo lokumkhonza, ubengeke abaxotshele ngaphandle njengalabo abatshintsha imali ethempelini na? {GC 474.2}IEP 474.2

Umpostoli uJacobe wakhuluma ukuthi ukukhalipha okuvela ezulwini kulungile. Ngabe wayehlangane lalabo abaphatha ibizo likaJesu endebeni zabo bengcoliswe yikubhema igwayi, njalo labo abangcoliswe liphunga lalo, njalo abangcolisa umoya wasezulwini njalo ababangela ukuthi bonke abaseduzane labo baphefumule umoya lowu oyingozi, ngabe umpostoli wayehlangane lesenzo lesi esiphikisana lokuhlanzeka kwevangeli, wayengeke akubize ngokuthi “ngokomhlaba, kubi njalo ngokukaSathane” na? Izigqili zegwayi, ezithi lazo zingcwelisiwe, zikhuluma ngethemba lokuba sezulwini, kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu likubeka sobala ukuthi “kakusoze kwangena ulutho olungcolileyo kuwo.” (Sambulo 21:27). {GC 474.3}IEP 474.3

“Kalazi yini ukuthi umzimba wenu ulithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kini, elimamukele kuNkulunkulu na? Kalisibo abenu, kodwa lathengwa ngentengo. Ngakhoke dumisani uNkulunkulu emizimbeni yenu. (1 Korinte 6:19,20). Lowo olomzimba wakhe olithempeli lika Moya oNgcwele, ngeke avumele ukuthi umzimba wakhe ube yisigqili sento ewungcolisayo. Amandla wakhe angaphansi kaKrestu, yena owamthenga ngentengo yegazi lakhe. Konke okwakhe ngokweNkosi. Kungenzeka njani ukuthi angabekwa icala lokudlalisa lokho akuphiweyo na? Abantu abanengi abazibiza ngokuthi bangamaKrestu iminyaka yonke badlalisa imali enengi ezintweni ezingelamsebenzi, khona imphefumulo isifa idinga ilizwi lokuphila. UNkulunkulu uphangwa iminikelo yakhe lokwetshumi, bona bechitha inotho yabo enkanukweni zomzimba okwedlula lokho abakunika abaswelayo kumbe ukuxhasa ivangeli. Ngabe bonke abazibiza ngokuthi bangabalandeli bakaKrestu bebengcwelisiwe ngokweqiniso, inotho yabo kulokuthi idlaliswe ezintweni ezingela msebenzi njalo lezilimaza umzimba, bezizalethwa esikhwameni sebandla, njalo amaKrestu ebezaba ngumzekeliso wokuzithiba, lokuzidela, njalo lokuzinikela. Ngokwenza njalo bebezakuba yikukhanya kwezwe. {GC 475.1}IEP 475.1

Umhlaba uphila impilo yokuzithokozisa. “Inkanuko zomzimba, lokukhanga amehlo, lokuziqakisa kwalokhu kuphila” kulawula abantu amabengi. (1 Johane 2:16). Kodwa abalandeli bakaKrestu balobizo olungcwele. “Ngakhoke phumani phakathi kwabo, lahlukane labo, kutsho iNkosi; lingathinti okungcolileyo.” Nxa sisebenzisa ukukhanya okuselizwini likaNkulunkulu, kuqondile ukuthi sithi ukungcweliswa ngeke kube ngokuqotho nxa kungagoqeli umsebenzi wokutshiya isono lempilo yokudinga ukuzithokozisa kwasemhlabeni. {GC 475.2}IEP 475.2

Kibo labo abalandela izixwayiso lezi ilizwi lithi, “Phumani phakathi kwabo, lahlukane labo...lingathinti okungcolileyo,” njalo isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sithi, “Ngizalamukela, ngibe nguYihlo wenu, lina libe ngamadodana lamadodakazi ami, kutsho iNkosi uSomandla.” (2 Kotinte 6:17,18). Kungumlandu wamaKrestu wonke ukuthi babelobudlelwane obujulileyo emsebenzini kaNkulunkulu. “Mina ngiyikukhanya kwezwe,” watsho uJesu. “Ongilandelayo kasoze ahambe emnyameni, kodwa uzakuba lokukhanya kokuphila.” (Johane 8:12). “Indlela yabalungileyo injengovivi lokusa oluqhubeka ngokukhanya njalo kuze kube semini.” (Izaga 4:18). Amanyathelo wonke wokukholwa lokuthembeka asondeza umphefumulo ebudlelwaneni obujulileyo phakathi komuntu lowo lokukhanya kwezwe, lapho okungelabunyama khona. Insaba ezikhanyayo Zelanga Lokulunga ziyakhanyisa phezu kwenceku zikaNkulunkulu, njalo bacina bebonisa inkazimulo yakhe. Njengoba inkanyezi zisitshela ukuthi kulokhukhanya okukhulu ezulwini ezithola khona inkazimulo yazo, ngokunjalo amaKrestu kumele abonise ukuthi kuloNkulunkulu esihlalweni somhlaba wonke olesimo esifanele ukukhonzwa lokulingiselwa. Umusa woMoya wakhe, lokulunga njalo lobungcwele besimo sakhe, buzabonakala kubofakazi bakhe. {GC 475.3}IEP 475.3

UPhawuli encwadini yakhe eyayisiya ebandleni laseKolose uveza izibusiso ezinikwa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Uthi: “Kasiyekeli ukulikhulekela lokulicelela ukuba ligcwaliswe ngokwazi intando yakhe ngokuhlakanipha konke lokuqedisisa okungomoya, lihambe ngokufanele iNkosi, liyithokozise ngakho konke, lithele izithelo emisebenzini yonke elungileyo, likhule ekumazini uNkulunkulu. Aliqinise ngamandla wonke ngokwamandla obukhosi bakhe, kuze kube khona ukubekezela lesineke lokujabula ezintweni zonke. (Kolose 1:9-11). {GC 476.1}IEP 476.1

Uyabhala futhi ngesifiso sakhe sokuthi abazalwane base Efesu bangafinyelela ekwazini ubude besipho sokuba ngamaKrestu. Uyabavulela, ngamazwi ajulileyo, isimanga samandla lolwazi abangabalalo njengamadodana lamadodakazi kaSomandla. “Ukuba ngokwenotho yobukhosi bakhe liqiniswe ngamandla ngoMoya wakhe enhliziyweni. UKrestu ahlale enhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa. Lokhu selilempande, lesisekelo othandweni. Kalibe lamandla okuqedisisa kanye labo bonke abangcwele ububanzi, lobude, lokudepha, lokutshona kothando lukaKrestu, lokulwazi lanxa lusedlula ukwazi konke.” Kodwa umthandazo wakhe ufinyelela esihlothini sokwamukela isipho nxa esithi “ukuze ligcwaliswe ngakho konke ukugcwala kukaNkulunkulu.” (Efesu 3:16-19). {GC 476.2}IEP 476.2

Lapha kuvezwe ubude balokho esingakuthola ngokukholwa ezithembisweni zikaBaba wethu osezulwini, nxa sigcwalisa indingeko zakhe. Ngenxa yalokho okwenziwa nguKrestu silelungilo lokufinyelela esihlalweni sikaSomandla. “Yena ongayigodlanga eyakhe iNdodana, kodwa wayinikelela thina sonke, angehluleka kanjani ukusinika konke kanye layo na?” (Roma 8:32). UBaba wanika iNdodana yakhe uMoya ongelakulinganiswa, njalo lathi siyenelisa ukuwamukela ngokuphelela kwawo. UJesu uthi, “Ngakhoke uba lina elingababi likwazi ukubapha abantwana benu iziphiwo ezinhle, kakhulu kungakanani uYihlo osezulwini uzakubapha abacela kuye uMoya oNgcwele.” (Luka 11:13). “Uba licela ulutho ebizweni lami, ngizakulwenza.” Celani lizakwamukeliswa ukuba intokozo yenu igcwale.” (Johane 14:14; 16:24). {GC 477.1}IEP 477.1

Loba nje impilo yokuba ngumKrestu izabe igcwele ukuzehlisa, akumelanga ihlale igcwele usizi lokuzikhangelela phansi. Kuyisipho somuntu wonke ukuthi aphile ngendlela ethokozisa uNkulunkulu njalo eletha izibusiso zakhe. Akusiyo intando kaBaba wethu osezulwini ukuthi sibengaphansi kwamacala lobunyama. Abukho ubufakazi bokuzehlisa kweqiniso ngokuhamba sikhothamise amakhanda njalo lenhliziyo egcwele imicabango yobumina. Singahamba kuJesu sihlanjululwe, njalo sime phambi komthetho singela kuyangeka njalo lokuzisola. “Ngakhoke kakusekho ukulahlwa kibo abakuKrestu Jesu, abangalandeli inkanuko zenyama, kodwa abahamba ngokoMoya.” (Roma 8:1). {GC 477.2}IEP 477.2

Ngenxa kaJesu amadodana kaAdamu awileyo aba “ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu.” “Ngoba lowo owenza ukuba babe ngcwele lalabo abenziwa baba ngcwele ngabohlanga lunye, ngakhoke kalanhloni ukubabiza ngokuthi ngabafowethu.” (Amaheberu 2:11). Impilo yomKrestu kumele ibe ngeyokukholwa, leyokunqoba, njalo leyokuthokoza kuNkulunkulu. “Ngoba konke okuzelwe nguNkulunkuku kuyawunqoba umhlaba, lokho okunqoba umhlaba yikukholwa kwenu.” (1 Johane 5:4). Inceku kaNkulunkulu uNehemiah wakhuluma amazwi aqinisekileyo: “Ngoba ukuthokoza ngeNkosi kungamandla wenu.” (Nehemiya 8:19). Njalo uPhawuli uthi: “Thokozani eNkosini njalonjalo, ngiyaphinda ngithi: Thokozani.” (Filiphi 4:4). “Thokozani njalonjalo. Khulekani lingadinwa, bongani uNkulunkulu ngakho konke, ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani.” (1 Thesalonika 5:16-18). {GC 477.3}IEP 477.3

Zinjalo izithelo zokuphenduka okutholakala eBhayibhilini njalo lokungcweliswa, njalo kungenxa yokuthi izisekelo zokulunga ezitholakala emlayweni kaNkulunkulu azidingwa ngamaKrestu lamuhla okwenza ukuthi izithelo lezi zingabonakali. Yiso isizatho esenza ukuthi kungabonakali umsebenzi ojulileyo kaMoya kaNkulunkulu owawuthungamela imisebenzi yemvuselelo endulo. {GC 478.1}IEP 478.1

Kungenxa yokukhangela okwenza ukuthi siguqulwe. Njalo nxa imilayo leyi engcwele lapho uNkulunkulu avule khona phambi kwabantu ukulunga njalo lobungcwele besimo sakhe ilahlelwa eceleni, njalo lengqondo zabantu zihugwa yimfundiso yabantu, kuyamangalisa yini ukuthi ukulunga kwabantu sekwawa emabandleni na? Inkosi ithi: “Bangihlamukele mina umthombo wamanzi wokuphila, bazigebhela imithombo etshayo engabambi manzi.” (Jeremiya 2:13). {GC 478.2}IEP 478.2

“Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngezeluleko zababi, ongalaleli izeluleko zezoni, ongahlaliyo labaklolodayo, kodwa okuthokoza kwakhe kusemlayweni weNkosi, unakana ngomlayo wayo emini lebusuku. Unjengesihlahla esihlanyelwe ngasemifuleni yamanzi, esithela isithelo saso ngesikhathi saso, esimahlamvu aso kawabuni. Kukho konke akwenzayo uyaphumelela.” (Amahubo 1:1-3). Kuphela nxa umthetho wakhe usuvuselelwe wabekwa endaweni yawo efaneleyo, yikho lapho okuzabonakala imvuselelo ebonisa ukukholwa kweqiniso ebantwini labo abazibiza ngokuthi bangabalandeli bakaKrestu. “INkosi ithi: Manini emaqamulweni ezindlela libone, libuze ngemikhondo yasendulo ukuthi ingaphi indlela enhle, lihambe ngayo, lizuze ukuthula.” (Jeremiya 6:16). {GC 478.3}IEP 478.3