Keeping God’s law by one question
Akusiyona imfihlo eMbhalweni ukuthi uthando liwukugcwaliseka komthetho kaNkulunkulu. UMose wanikezela okuyiyona injongo ezimele yodwa yoMthetho kuIsrayeli njengokuthi “thanda uSIMAKADE” ngokuphelele (IDutheronomi 10:12). UJesu waqondisa isazi mthetho ngesikhathi ethi wonke uMthetho nabaProfethi uncike kwimiyalelo “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho futhi womthanda uMakhelwane wakho” (ngokukaMathewu 22:34-40). Isazimthetho esihluzile sakuqonda ukujula kwamazwi kaJesu athi “awukho omunye umthetho omukhulu ukudlula lo othi thanda uNkulunkulu uthande umakhelwani” (ngokukaMakhu 12:28-34). UMphostoli uPawuli wakuqinisekisa ukuthi imithetho yokuba nobudlelwano emiBhalweni ifingqwe yonke ngokuthi “Thanda umakhelwane wakho” (Roma 13:8-10). Kulabo ababesebenzise umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokungafanele uPawuli waloba ukuthi umthetho ugcwaliswe ngegama elilodwa “Thanda!” (Galathiya 5:14). UJakobe ukhuthaza wena ukuthi wenze kahle njengoMkheatu uma uphelelisa umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngoku “thanda umakhelwane” (ekaJakobe 2:8).
Uma ufisa ukwazi ukuthi umlalelile yini uNkulunkulu kwingxoxo yakho nomunnye umuntu, zibuze lokhu “ Ngakube engikushoyo nengikwenzayo kuyalukhombisa uthando kulowo muntu?” Ukuphendula lokhu kahle, bheka lencwadi
1 kwabaseKhorinte 13:4-7.
Uthando luyabekezela, lumnene; uthando alunamhawu, aluzigabisi, aluzikhukhumezi; aluziphathi ngokungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo, alucunuki, alunagqubu;aluthokozi ngokungalungile, kodwa luthokozela iqiniso; lusibekela zonke izinto, lukholwa yizinto zonke, lubekezelela izinto zonke.
1kwabaseKhorinte13:4-7
Uma ufisa ukwazi yukuthi imicabango nendlela obuka ngayo izinto kuyahambiselana nomthetho kaNkulunkulu, zibuze lokhu “ngakube imicabango yami yamanje nokubuka kwami izinto kwamanje kuyalufakazela uthando lwami lukaNkulunkulu? Ukuphendula lokhu kahle,bheka incwadi IDutheronomi 10:12
Manje-ke, Israyeli, uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ufunani kuwe, na? Ukuba umesabe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ngezindlela zakhe zonke, umthande, umkhonze uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho,
IDutheronomi10:12
Ukugcina umthetho kaNkulunkulu, munye kuphela umbuzo okumele uzibuze wona “ngakube ngizolukhombisa ngokucacile uthando lwami ngoNkulunkulu nangabanye?”