UBilly Graham: Uhamba Ngamuphi Umgwaqo? UJesu wayebonakala njalo ehlukanisa abantu ngezigaba ezimbili. Wafundisa ukuthi kunezindlela ezimbili zokuphila—indlela ebanzi nendlela ewumngcingo. Uthe zimbili iziphetho empilweni. Akazange anikeze enye indlela yesithathu. Akazange anikeze noma yimuphi umgwaqo ophakathi. Uthe kukodwa noma okunye. Wathi: “Ngenani ngesango elincane; ngoba libanzi isango futhi ibanzi indlela eholela ekubhujisweni, futhi baningi abangena ngayo. Ngoba lincane isango futhi inzima indlela eholela ekuphileni, futhi bambalwa abayitholayo” ( Mathewu 7:13-14 ) . Awukwazi ukungathathi hlangothi mayelana nokuphila okuphakade, kodwa abantu abaningi bayazama ukuba njalo. Bazama ukugibela umgwaqo ophakathi—kodwa awukho umgwaqo ophakathi nendawo. UJesu wathi kukodwa noma okunye. Wathi uma ungekho endleleni ewumngcingo eholela ekuphileni okuphakade, kumelwe ube sendleleni ebanzi eholela ekubhujisweni. Wonke umuntu uya komunye noma omunye. Ukumuphi umgwaqo? Umgwaqo obanzi noma umgwaqo omncane? Omunye uholela ekubhujisweni nasesihogweni; enye iholela ekuphileni okugcwele lapha namanje futhi ekugcineni ukuphila okuzayo eZulwini. Ikuphi? Kuyinto eyodwa noma enye. Futhi ngifuna ukukutshela, ukube bengingazi ukuthi bengikumuphi umgwaqo, bengizokwenza isiqiniseko, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kubiza malini. Qaphela ukuthi umgwaqo obanzi ungumgwaqo obanzi. Ngamanye amazwi, ungangena ngesango elibanzi futhi uphathe zonke izono zakho. Ungathwala ubugovu bakho, ubandlululo lwakho, inzondo yakho, inkanuko yakho, ukungabekezelelani kwakho, ubandlululo lwakho. Akukho mingcele, akukho mingcele, akukho mithetho. Ukweqisa kwesintu kukulo mgwaqo obanzi. Kukhona abangenasimilo, omashiqela, ababulali. Kodwa bakhona abantu abaziphethe kahle ngisho nabantu besonto imbala kulo mgwaqo. IBhayibheli lithi, “Abaningi bayakuthi Kimi ngalolo suku: ‘Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini egameni lakho, sakhipha amademoni ngegama lakho, senza izimangaliso eziningi ngegama lakho, na? , 'Angizange nginazi; suka kimi” (Mathewu 7:22-23). Babesendleleni ebanzi njalo. “UJesu wathi kukodwa noma okunye. Wathi uma ningekho endleleni ewumngcingo eholela ekuphileni okuphakade, kumelwe nibe semgwaqweni obanzi oholela ekubhujisweni.” Futhi bonke labo bantu abazama ukugcina unyawo olulodwa emhlabeni nolunye unyawo eZulwini, labo abazama ukugibela yomibili imigwaqo—bonke labo bantu basendleleni ebanzi, emehlweni kaKristu. Lo mgwaqo obanzi nawo uwumgwaqo ophithizelayo. UJesu wathi baningi abangena ngalo. Ngicabanga ukuthi esinye sezono ezinkulu ukuhambisana. Sihlale sizwa, "Wonke umuntu uyakwenza." Asikho esinye isizathu ngaphandle kwawo wonke umuntu okwenzayo. Ukuvumelana. Akekho umuntu onesibindi sokuma yedwa. Uma wonke umuntu egumbini lakho esikoleni ekopela, yiba nesibindi sokuma wedwa uthole u-C uma kunesidingo. Uma wonke umuntu ehhovisi lakho eqamba amanga, futhi uma bonke abanye abathengisi beqamba amanga ukuze bathengise umkhiqizo, noma bakhohlise intela yabo yeholo, noma bekhokha i-akhawunti yezindleko zabo, balokothe bazimele. Uma bonke abanye abaqashi bethola ngokukhokha imali encane abangayithola kubasebenzi babo, yibani isibindi sokuma wedwa futhi nibe ngaphezu kwalabo abasebenza kwenu. Uma wonke umuntu emphakathini wakini enobandlululo lobuhlanga, linge ukuma wedwa futhi ubuke ngeso kaKristu. UNkulunkulu akasahluleli ngalokho abanye abakwenzayo. Uma unikela ngempilo yakho kuJesu Kristu, ungaba uwena wedwa ebunganeni bakho, ebuthakathakeni bakho; kungenzeka kube nguwe wedwa endaweni yakho yebhizinisi; kungenzeka kube uwena wedwa ekamelweni lakho esikoleni ozama ukuphilela uJesu Kristu. Kodwa uma uthatha ukuma kwakho kuKristu, uNkulunkulu uyokuhlonipha futhi akubusise, futhi Uyokuvulela iminyango ongakaze uyiphuphe. Lo mgwaqo obanzi—awugcini nje ngokuminyene futhi ubanzi, kodwa uyakhohlisa. IBhayibheli lithi: “Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile kumuntu, kodwa ukuphela kwayo kuyindlela yokufa.”— IzAga 16:25 . Wonke umuntu unombono wokuthi bazongena kanjani eZulwini, ukuthi bazothethelelwa kanjani nguNkulunkulu. Abanye bangase bathi, “Awu, ngiqotho. Uma uqotho, ngeke yini lokho kukuyise eZulwini?” Cha, ngeke. Ungaba qotho futhi ungalungile. Baningi abantu abaqotho enkolweni yabo, kodwa banephutha. Futhi abanye bathi, “Awu, ngizolandela unembeza wami.” Kodwa unembeza wakho awusona isiqondiso esiphephile. Unembeza wakho ungaqina, ufile, ushiswe. Wone kakhulu kuMoya oNgcwele kangangokuthi unembeza wakho awusazweli, futhi awuseyena umhlahlandlela ophephile. Unembeza wakho uyokudukisa. Futhi abanye bathi, “Uma ngizama ukwenza okusemandleni ami futhi ngiphile ngoMthetho Wegolide, ekugcineni ngizofika eZulwini.” Kodwa iBhayibheli lithi, “Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, nalokhu akuveli kini; kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu, akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo” (Kwabase-Efesu 2:8-9). Awukwazi ukusebenza indlela yakho eya eZulwini. Ungenza imisebenzi emihle impilo yakho yonke, kodwa awukwazi ukwakha imisebenzi emihle eyanele ukuze ungene eZulwini. Ukuphela kwendlela ongangena ngayo eZulwini ngoKristu, owafa esiphambanweni futhi owachitha igazi lakhe ngenxa yethu!
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