Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless
Faith is the connecting power into the spiritual realm, which links us with God and makes Him become a tangible reality to the sense perceptions of a person. Faith is the basic ingredient to begin a relationship with God.
Lona nguGrace
Amanye amaKristu asikisela ukuthi ukuba nomusa kaNkulunkulu kusho ukuthi sikhululekile ukuqhubeka esonweni futhi ngeke sahlulelwe ngenxa yalokho. Futhi itholakala kuphela eTestamenteni Elisha, kodwa yini le
ITestamente Elisha lithini?” Wake wezwa umuntu ethi iTestamente Elidala lalingaphansi komthetho kodwa emva kwesiphambano, singaphansi komusa? Hhayi-ke, kusho ukuthini lokho?
Uyini umusa? Cabanga ukuthi umusa usho ukuthini kuwe. Manje ake sihlole imiBhalo YeTestamente Elisha.”
Ukuphila ngoMoya
17 Ngokuba inyama ikhanuka okuphambene noMoya, noMoya ukhanuka okuphambene nenyama. Bamelene omunye komunye, ukuze ningenzi enikuthandayo. …18 Kepha uma niholwa nguMoya, aniphansi komthetho. KwabaseGalathiya 5:18
IzEnzo 5:1-10 Kepha indoda ethile, u-Ananiya igama layo, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngempahla, nomkayo ekwazi, yagodla enye yentengo, yaletha ingxenye yemali kuphela. inxenye yawo wayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli. Kepha uPetru wathi: “Ananiya, kungani uSathane egcwalise inhliziyo yakho ukuba uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, uzibekele enye yemali yensimu? Nakuba ingathengiswanga, ayizange ibe ngeyakho na? Futhi ngemva kokuba selithengisiwe, lalingekho esandleni sakho? Kungani ucebe lesisenzo enhliziyweni yakho? Awuqambanga amanga kumuntu kodwa kuNkulunkulu.” Lapho u-Ananiya ezwa la mazwi, wawa phansi wafa. Futhi ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abezwa ngakho. Zasukuma izinsizwa zamsonga zamkhiphela phandle zammbela. Ngemva kwesikhathi esingaba ngamahora amathathu, kwangena umkakhe, engazi ukuthi kwenzekeni. UPetru wathi kuye: “Ngitshele, uma isiqinti nathengisa kangaka na? Futhi wathi, "Yebo, ngokuningi." Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Kungani ukuba nivumelene ukulinga uMoya weNkosi na? Bheka, izinyawo zalabo abangcwabe indoda yakho zisemnyango, futhi bayokukhiphela ngaphandle. wahle wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, waphefumula; Lapho izinsizwa zingena, zamthola efile, zamkhiphela ngaphandle zammbela eduze kwendoda yakhe.
Wow! U-Ananiya noSafira baqamba amanga ebandleni mayelana nemali yempahla yabo ethengisiwe. UPetru wabe esethi babengaqambi amanga kumuntu kodwa kuMoya oNgcwele, base beshaywa bafa! Ngempela? Ushaywe wafa?!? Ingabe lowo umusa?
Jakobe 5:9 Ningakhononi, bazalwane, ukuze ningahlulelwa; bheka, uMahluleli umi ngasemnyango. “Ningakhononi ngomunye nomunye, noma niyakwahlulelwa”? Ingabe lokho kuzwakala njengomusa? Kumelwe kube njalo, ngoba yilokho esikuyo... akunjalo?
KwabaseGalathiya 1:9 Njengoba sesishilo ngaphambili, namanje ngiyaphinda ngithi: Uma umuntu enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo enalamukelayo, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. Ukuqalekiswa kungumusa?” KumaHeberu 10:26-31 Ngokuba uma siqhubeka sona ngamabomu emva kokuba sesamukele ukwazi kweqiniso, awusekho umhlatshelo wezono, kepha ukulindela okwesabekayo ukwahlulelwa, nolaka lomlilo ozakuqeda izitha. Oweqa umthetho kaMose uyafa engenasihawu ngomlomo wofakazi ababili noma abathathu. Nicabanga ukuthi kufanele yini isijeziso esibi kakhulu kulowo onyathele phansi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ongcolise igazi lesivumelwano angcweliswa ngalo, futhi enengekile uMoya womusa? Ngoba siyamazi owathi: “Ngeyami impindiselo; ngizobuyisela mina.” Futhi, “INkosi iyokwahlulela abantu bayo.” Kuyesabeka ukuwela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Hewu. Makholwa, abangalaleli ngamabomu bayoqedwa kanye nabamelene noNkulunkulu? Ingabe lokho kuzwakala njengomusa kuwe? Kufanele kube njalo, ngoba yilokho esingaphansi kwaso. Pho, uyini umusa? Umbuzo omkhulu lowo. Mhlawumbe umbuzo ongcono uwukuthi, uyini umusa? Umusa AKUSIYO imvume yokona, futhi akusiyo imvume yokunganaki isono.
KwabaseRoma 6:1-2 Ngakho siyakuthini na? Siqhubeke esonweni ukuze kwande umusa?
Nakanjani! Thina esafa esonweni singahlala kanjani kuso na? 1 KWABASEKORINTE 5:1-5 Kuyazwakala ukuthi kukhona ubufebe phakathi kwenu, nobubi obungemukeleki naphakathi kwabezizwe, ngokuba indoda inomkayise. Futhi uyazidla! Akufanele yini kunalokho nilile? Okwenzile lokho makasuswe phakathi kwenu. Ngokuba noma ngingekho ngomzimba, ngikhona ngomoya; futhi njengokungathi ngikhona, sengimehlulele kakade lowo owenze into enjalo. Nxa nibuthene egameni leNkosi uJesu [igama lakhe lesiHeberu elithi Yeshua] nomoya wami ukhona kanye namandla eNkosi yethu uJesu [Yeshua], niyakumnikela lo muntu kuSathane ukuba inyama ibhujiswe, ukuze umoya wakhe usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi. Hewu. Wasuswa phakathi kwabo futhi wanikelwa ngisho nakuSathane. Ingabe lokho kuzwakala njengomusa kuwe? Kufanele kube njalo, ngoba yilokho ababengaphansi kwalokho, akunjalo?
Ihubo 103 Ihubo likaDavide.
1 Konke engiyikho makudumise uJehova; NGEnhliziyo yami yonke, ngizolidumisa igama lakhe elingcwele. 2 Konke engiyikho makudumise uJehova; sengathi ngingakhohlwa izinto ezinhle angenzela zona. 3 Uthethelela zonke izono zami, welapha zonke izifo zami. 4 Uyangihlenga ekufeni, angithwese umqhele wothando nesihe. 5 Ugcwalisa impilo yami ngezinto ezinhle. Ubusha bami buvuselelwe njengokhozi! UJehova ubapha ukulunga nobulungisa bonke abaphathwa ngokungenabulungisa. 7 Wabonakalisa ubuntu bakhe kuMozisi lezenzo zakhe kubantwana bakoIsrayeli.8 UJehova ulesihawu lesihawu, wephuza ukuthukuthela, ugcwele umusa.
9 Akayikusibeka icala njalo, futhi akahlali ethukuthele kuze kube phakade.10 Akasijezisi ngazo zonke izono zethu akasiphathi ngokhahlo, njengoba kufanele.
11 Ngokuba umusa wakhe ongaphuthi kwabamesabayo mkhulu njengokuphakama kwezulu phezu komhlaba.12 Uzidedisile izono zethu, waze waba kude nathi njengempumalanga entshonalanga.13 UJehova unjengoyise ebantwaneni bakhe. , umnene, unobubele kwabamesabayo.14 Ngokuba uyakwazi ukuthi sibuthakathaka kangakanani; uyakhumbula ukuthi siluthuli nje.15 Izinsuku zethu emhlabeni zinjengotshani; njengezimbali zasendle, siyaqhakaza, sife.16 Umoya uyaphephetha, samuka, kungathi asikaze sibe lapha.
17 Kodwa uthando lukaJehova luhlala kuze kube nininini kulabo abamesabayo. Insindiso yakhe idlulela kubantwana babantwana18 abagcina isivumelwano sakhe, labo abagcina imiyalo yakhe!
KwabaseRoma 2:13 “Ngokuba akusibo abezwayo umthetho abalungile emehlweni kaJehova, kepha abenzayo umthetho yibona abayakulungisiswa.”
1 Johane 3:4 Lowo othi: Ngiyamazi, engagcini imiyalo yakhe, ungumqambimanga, neqiniso alikho kuye.
UmShumayeli 12:14 Masizwe isiphetho sayo yonke indaba: Mesabe uNkulunkulu, ugcine imiyalo yakhe, ngokuba lokho kuyimfanelo yomuntu wonke.
1 Johane 3:4 Wonke umuntu owenza isono uyeqa nomthetho. Ngempela, isono singukweqa umthetho. AmaHubo 19:7 Umthetho kaJehova uphelele, uvuselela umphefumulo;
Ubufakazi bukaJehova buqinisile, buhlakaniphisa oyisiwula
AmaHubo 19:8 Iziyalezo zikaJehova zilungile, zijabulisa inhliziyo; Umyalo kaJehova uhlanzekile, ukhanyisa amehlo. IzAga 10:8 Iziyalezo zikaJehova zilungile, zijabulisa inhliziyo; Umyalo kaJehova uhlanzekile, ukhanyisa amehlo. 1 kuThimothewu 1:8 Manje siyazi ukuthi uMthetho muhle, uma umuntu ewusebenzisa ngokufanele
1 Babusisiwe abazindlela zabo zingenasici, abahamba ngokomthetho kaJehova Hezekeli 36:26-27 Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake kini umoya omusha; ngiyakususa kuwe inhliziyo yetshe, ngikunike inhliziyo yenyama. Ngiyakufaka uMoya wami kini, nginiqhubekisele ukuba nihambe ngezimiso zami, nigcine imithetho yami;
Jeremiya 31:33 Kepha yilesi isivumelwano engiyosenza nendlu ka-Israyeli emva kwalezo zinsuku, usho uJehova, uthi: Ngiyakufaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiwulobe ezinhliziyweni zabo; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.
Uma uqhubeka nokudansa noDeveli ngeke uye ekhaya uyohlala noNkulunkulu.