Christianese: Holiness
Maningi amatemu thina njengaMakhrestu esiwasebenzisayo izikhathi eziningi, kodwa mhlampe esesikhohliwe ukuthi achaza ini kanye nokubaluleka kwawo. Amatemu akanjalo ngiwabazi njengamatemu “Abantu abasindisiwe”. Ngisho negama elithi “ubungcwele” nalo lizithola selingena ohlwini lwamagama “Abantu abasindisiwe”. Awuke uthi ukulungisa kabusha umqondo wakho ngalesifundo esifushane “ngobungcwele”.
UNkulunkulu ungcwele ngokumangalisayo ngokuthi ngokuphelele Yena uhlukanisiswe kuyo yonke into nakuwona wonke umuntu. UNkulunkulu ngokwezigaba zonke Yena ukwesakhe Yedwa (ILevithikhusi 11:44,47; 1 Samuweli 2:2)
UNkulunkulu ungcwele ngokwesimilo okuwukuthi Yena ngokuphelele wehlukanisiswe nayo yonke into ewububi, ewukukhlakala nengekho ngcwele. UNkulunkulu akasiye umsunguli wobubi. UNkulunkulu akakwazi ukona. UNkulunkulu akalinge avumelane nento eyisono. ( Habhakuki 1:13; 1 ekaJohane 1:5)
“Lesi yisimilo [ itemu lobukhrestu lingathi “indlela yokuziphatha”] sezimilo esigijima phakathi kwezinye izimilo bese sifaka ukubenyezela kuzona”
John Howe
Yini ekumele ibe yimpendulo yethu kubungcwele bukaNkulunkulu?
- Indumiso, hhayi inzondo. (Is 6:1-7; Isambulo 4:8 & 15:3-4)
- Intshiseko yokuthi silingise ubungcwele Bakhe, hhayi ukuzama ukubuhlela ngenye indlela (ILevithikhusi 11:44; 1 ekaPhethro 1:16)
- Ukusebenza ngokuzithoba nokulangazelela (Izaya 6:8)