Khumbula ukuthi lencwadi yayibhalelwe amaGreki aphendukayo ahlala kwabaseKolose, iColasa iqhele ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-800 ukusuka eJerusalema Ayembalwa kakhulu amaJuda ahlala kuleyondawo ngaleso sikhathi. Abangane abangamaGreki abaguqukile babebanika ubunzima mayelana nokwahlulela izinguquko zabo ezintsha zempilo. Ukugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu.
UPawulu waxwayisa ngokusebenzisa ukuziphika njengethuluzi lokuthembela entandweni yakho. Wawubiza ngokuthi “uyokhuleka.”“Ngakho-ke uma nafile kanye noKristu kuzo iziqalo zezwe, ngani na?kungathi niphila ezweni, nithobela izimiso, (ningathinti; ninganambithi; ningabambi, okuzobhubha bonke ngokusetshenziswa) ngokwemiyalo nezifundiso zabantu?Okungukubonakaliswa kokuhlakanipha ekukhonzeni intando, nasekuzithobeni, nasekudebezeni umzimba, kungekuhlonitshwa ngandlela thize ekwanelisekeni kwenyama” ( Kolose 2:20-23 ) Ngakho-ke, le nkathi ihilela ukuphila okuphakade.
Abantu bakaJehova bayazithoba ngokuzila ukudla ukuze basondele kuye—ukuze bafunde ukucabanga nokwenza njengaye—ukuze baphile indlela Yakhe yokuphila kuzo zonke izinto. Phawula lokho umprofethi uJeremiya akuloba:“Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ohlakaniphileyo makangaziphakamisingokuhlakanipha kwayo, iqhawe malingazibongi ngamandla alo, nocebileyo makangazigabisi ngengcebo yakhe, kepha ozibongayo makazincome ngalokhu, ukuthi uyangiqonda, uyangazi, ukuthi nginguJehova owenza umusa. , ukwahlulela, nokulunga emhlabeni, ngokuba ngiyathokoza ngalokho,” usho uJehova ( 9:23-24 ) Ukuzila ukudla (nomthandazo) kusiza amaKristu ukuba asondele eduze kukaJehova uNkulunkulu.
Isinengiso Sobuqaba Sesifihlwe NjengobuKristu!
UJehova uNkulunkulu akayena umqambi wesiphithiphithi (1 Korinte 14:33).Akazange amise iLent, umkhosi wamaqabaehlobanisa ukuxhwala nokuvuswa okucatshangwa ukuthi uMesiya wamanga.(Umkhosi KaTamuzi)
UJehova uNkulunkulu uyala abantu bakhe ukuba bamlandele—hhayi amasiko abantu. Izindlela zikaJehova ziphakeme, zingcono kunezomuntu (Isaya 55:8-9).Abantu abakwazi ukuzinqumela okulungile nokungalungile noma indlela yokukhulekela uJehova uNkulunkulu ngendlela efanele.Kungani? Ngoba “inhliziyo [ingqondo] iyakhohlisa ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi imbi kakhulu.” ( Jeremiya 17:9 ) Futhi “indlela yomuntu ayikuye uqobo; akukuyo indoda ukuba ihambe, iqondise izinyathelo zayo.”— 10:23 . UJEHOVA uNkulunkulu wasidala futhi wasinika ukuphila. Uyazi ukuthi kufanele simkhonze kanjani.
Ukuze ube ngumKristu futhi ukhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu ngokufanelekile, kufanele uphile “ngawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu” ( Mathewu 4:4 ), uqaphela ukuthi imiBhalo Yakhe engcwele “ayinakwaphulwa” ( Johane 10:35 ).
UJEHOVA uNkulunkulu uyala amaKristu ukuba abalekele amasiko nemikhuba yobuqaba yaleli zwe( IsAmbulo 18:2-4 ), okwamanje eholwa futhi ekhohliswa uSathane udeveli ( 2 Korinte 4:4; IsAmbulo 12:9 ).
ILent ingase ibonakale njengomkhosi ongokwenkolo oqotho, osuka enhliziyweni. Kodwa igxile kakhulu emibonweni yobuqaba ekhohlisa icebo likaJEHOVA.
UJEHOVA uNkulunkulu uyayizonda yonke imikhosi yamaqaba( Jeremiya 10:2-3; Levitikusi 18:3, 30; Duteronomi 7:1-5, 16 ). Ngeke “benziwe bangamaKristu” noma bahlanzeke abantu. Lokho kuhlanganisa neLent.
Uma ungumKristu weqiniso ungasho kanye noDavide -- “Ngeziyalezo zakho ngizuza ukuqonda: ngalokho ngiyazonda zonke izindlela zamanga”! ( IHubo 119:104 )
Phila noKristu
(Efesu 2:1-10)
6Ngakho-ke, njengalokho namukele uKristu Jesu njengeNkosi, qhubekani nihamba kuye,7 izimpande nakhelwe kuye, niqiniswa ekukholweni njengalokho nafundiswa, nichichima ukubonga.
8Qaphelani kungabikho onithumbayo ngefilosofi nangenkohliso eyize;ezisekelwe emasikweni abantu kanye namandla kamoyabomhlaba kunekuKristu. 9 Okwe kuKristu konke ukugcwala kobuNkulunkulu kuhlala ngesimo somzimba.10 Futhi senenziwe niphelele kuKristu oyinhloko phezu kwabo bonke ababusi namandla.
11 phakathiNaye nasokwa, ngokukhumula imvelo yenu yesono, nokusoka okwenziwa nguKristu, kungengazandla zabantu.12 Futhi navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa kwenu emandleni kaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo.
13 Nininanifile eziphambekweni nasekungasokini kwemvelo yenu yesono, uNkulunkulu walenza niphile kanye noKristu. Wasithethelela zonke iziphambeko zethu,14 ube ikhansele isikweletu esabekwa kithi ezimisweni ezimelene nathi. Wayisusa, wayibethela esiphambanweni!15 Futhi ephucile amandla neziphathimandla, wabenza umboniso obala, ezinqoba esiphambanweni.
16 Ngakhomakungabikho muntu onahlulelayo ngalokho enikudlayo noma ngokuphuzayo, noma ngemikhosi, nokwethwasa kwenyanga, noma isabatha.17 Laba ziyisithunzi sezinto ezizayo, kepha umzimba owakhayo ungokaKristu. c 18 Yenzani makungavumeli noma ubani ojabulela ukuthobeka kwamanga nokukhulekela izingelosi akwenze ube necala ngokucabangela lokho akubonile. Umuntu onjalo ukhukhumele ngaphandle kwesisekelo ngengqondo yakhe engeyona engokomoya.19 Yena ilahlekelwe ukuxhumana nekhanda, okuvela kulo umzimba wonke, usekelwa futhi uhlanganiswa ngamalunga awo nemisipha, ukhula njengoba uNkulunkulu ekhulisa.
20 Umanafa kanye noKristu emandleni omoya wezwe, kungani, kungathi ningabezwe, nithobela imithetho yawo: 21“Ungaphathi, unganambithi, ungathinti!”?22 Laba zonke ziyobhubha ngokusetshenziswa ngoba zisekelwe emiyalweni nasezimfundisweni zabantu.23 Abanjalo imingcele ibukeka ihlakaniphile ngempela, nokukhulekela okuzinqumele kona, ukuthobeka kwamanga, nokuphathwa kabi komzimba; kodwa azisizi ngalutho ezenzweni zenyama.
2 Ngithanda ukuba nazi ukuthi kulukhuni kangakanani engikulwela ngenxa yenu, nabaseLawodikeya, nabo bonke abangazange bahlangane nami uqobo. 2 Umgomo wami uwukuba baduduzwe enhliziyweni, bahlanganiswe othandweni, ukuze babe nengcebo epheleleyo yokuqonda okuphelele, ukuze bazi imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu, enguKristu, 3 okufihlwe kuye zonke izinto ezingcwele. ingcebo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi.4 Nginitshela lokhu ukuze kungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo ngamazwi aphusile.5 Ngokuba noma ngingekho kini ngomzimba, ngikhona kini ngomoyafuthi kuyakuthokozela ukubona ukuthi ukhaliphile kangakanani nokuthi ukholo lwakho kuKristu luqine kangakanani.
Ukugcwala Kokomoya KuKristu
6 Ngakho-ke, njengalokho namamukela uKristu Jesu njengeNkosi,qhubekani niphila ukuphila kwenu kuye, 7 nigxilile nakhiwe kuye, niqiniswa ekukholweni njengoba nafundiswa, nichichima ukubonga.
8Qaphelani kungabikho onithumbayo ngefilosofi eyize nekhohlisayo encike emasikweni abantu nasezintweni zomoya eziyisisekelo[a] baleli zwe kunokuba kuKristu.
9 Ngoba kuKristu konke ukugcwala kobuNkulunkulu kuhlala kusimo somzimba, 10futhi kuKristu nigcwaliswe. Uyinhloko phezu kwawo wonke amandla negunya. 11 Kuyena futhi nasokwa ngokusoka okungenziwanga ngezandla zabantu. Ubuwena bonke bubuswa yinyama[b] wakhishwa ngenkathi usokwa ngu[c] uKristu,12 ningcwatshwe kanye naye embhapathizweni, okungawo futhi navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa kwenu ekusebenzeni kukaNkulunkulu owamvusa kwabafileyo.
13 Lapho nanifile ezonweni zenu nasekungasokini kwenyama yenu, uNkulunkulu wanenza,d] ephila kanye noKristu. Wasithethelela zonke izono zethu, 14ngemva kokukhansela icala lokuba nesikweletu esisemthethweni, owamelana nathi futhi wasilahla; wayisusa, wayibethela esiphambanweni. (Umthetho wesono nokufahisijeziso sokona)15 Esekhumule amagunya neziphathimandla, wabenza umbukwane, ezinqoba ngesiphambano.e]
16Ngakho-ke makungabikho muntu onahlulelayo ngalokho enikudlayo noma ngokuphuzayo, noma ngemikhosi, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nosuku lwesabatha.17 Lezi ziyisithunzi sezinto ebezizakuza; iqiniso, nokho, litholakala kuKristu. 18Ungavumeli noma ubani ojabulela ukuthobeka kwamanga nokukhulekela izingelosi akwenze ungafaneleki. Umuntu onjalo ubuye achaze kabanzi ngalokho akubonile; bakhukhumele imibono eyize ngengqondo yabo engeyona engokomoya. 19 Kabasaxhumani lekhanda, okuvela kulo ukuthi umzimba wonke usekelwa futhi uhlanganiswe ndawonye ngemisipha lemisipha, ukhula ngendlela uNkulunkulu awukhulisa ngayo.
20Njengoba nafa kanye noKristu emandleni omoya aleli zwe, kungani nithobela imithetho yalo, kungathi ningabezwe: 21 “Ningabambi; Unganambithi! Ungathinti!"? 22 Le mithetho ephathelene nezinto ezimiselwe ukubhubha ngokusetshenziswa, isekelwe emiyalweni nasezimfundisweni zabantu. 23 Izimiso ezinjalo zibonakala zihlakaniphile, kanye nokukhulekela kwabo abazikhukhumezayo, nokuthobeka kwamanga, nokuphatha kabi umzimba, kepha akusizi ngalutho ukubamba ukuzithokozisa kwenyama.