Ngu-St. Basil Omkhulu
Umthetho Wokuziphatha 80
Isahluko 22
Siyini isici somKristu? Ukukholwa okusebenza ngothando (Gal. 5:6).
Yini engokwemvelo okholweni? Ukuqiniseka okungachemile eqinisweni lamazwi kaNkulunkulu aphefumulelwe, okunganyakaziswa umcabango ovela esidingweni esingokwemvelo, noma ukuzinikela okusobala.
Siyini isici sabathembekile? Ukuphila kulokhu kuqiniseka ngamandla ezinto ezishiwo, ungabi nesibindi sokususa noma wengeze lutho. Ngoba uma “konke okungaveli ekukholweni kuyisono” ( Roma 14:23 ) ngokwalokho umphostoli akusho, “nokukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa, ukuzwa kuvela ezwini likaNkulunkulu” ( Roma 10:17 ) Ngokuvumelana nalokho umphostoli akusho, ‘ukukholwa kuvela ngokuzwa. khona-ke noma yini engaphandle kwemiBhalo ephefumlelwe, engeyona eyokukholwa, iyisono.
Luyini uphawu lothando lukaNkulunkulu? Ukugcina imiyalo yaKhe kuyilapho befuna udumo lwaKhe.
Luyini uphawu lokuthanda umakhelwane womuntu? Hhayi ukufuna okungokwakho, kodwa lokho okuzuzisa kokubili ngokomoya nangokwenyama kothandekayo.
Siyini isici somKristu? Ukuzalwa kabusha ngobhapathizo lwamanzi noMoya.
Siyini isimilo samanzi azalwayo? Ukuze, njengalokhu uKristu wafela isono kwaba kanye kuphela, ukuze abe efile futhi engamelani nesiphambeko sonke, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe; kanjalo sembelwa kanye naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni, sazi lokhu ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa kanye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, singabe sisaba yizigqila zesono.” ( Roma 6:3 ) Ngakho-ke, amaKristu akanye nawo abhapathizwa, afa, futhi abangela ukuba umzimba wethu wesono ubhujiswe. 4a, 6).
Siyini isimilo sokuzalwa ngoMoya? Ukuze abe ngokwesilinganiso asiphiwe lokho azalwa ngakho, ngokuvumelana nalokho okulotshiweyo “lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama, nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya” (Johane 3:6).
Isiphi isici sozelwe ngenhla? Ukuze akhumule umuntu omdala kanye nezenzo zakhe nokulangazelela kwakhe futhi embathe umuntu omusha, owenziwa musha olwazini, ngomfanekiso woMdali wakhe ( cf. Kol. 3:9-10 ), ngokwalokho okwashiwo: “ bonke ababhapathizelwa kuKristu, bembatha uKristu kini” (Gal. 3:27).
Siyini isici somKristu? Ukuhlanzwa kukho konke ukungcola kwenyama nokomoya ngegazi likaKristu nokwenza imisebenzi engcwele ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu nothando lukaKristu ( 2 Kor. 7:1 ), nokungabi nasici noma ububi nanoma yini efana naleyo; kodwa sibe ngcwele futhi singasoleki ( Efe. 5:27 ), futhi kanjalo sidle umzimba kaKristu futhi siphuze igazi, “ngokuba odlayo aphuze ngokungafanele udla futhi aphuze ukulahlwa kwakhe” ( 1 Kor. 11:29 ).
Siyini isimo salabo abadla isinkwa futhi baphuze indebe yeNkosi? Ukugcinwa njalo kwenkumbulo yaLowo owasifela wabuye wavuka.
Siyini isici salabo abagcina le nkumbulo? Ukuthi bangaziphileli bona, kodwa baphilele yena owabafelayo wabuye wavuka ngenxa yabo (2 Kor. 5:15).
Siyini isici somKristu? Ukudlula ngokulunga kukho konke ababhali nabaFarisi ( Mat. 5:20 ), ngokwesilinganiso semfundiso yeNkosi ngokweVangeli.
Siyini isici somKristu? Thandanani njengoba nje uKristu asithanda ( Efe. 5:2 ).
Siyini isici somKristu? Ukubona iNkosi phambi kwayo njalo (IHu. 15:8).
Siyini isici somKristu? Ukuba siphapheme nsuku zonke nehora futhi sikulungele njalo ekupheleleni okukhulu ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu, sazi ukuthi iNkosi iyofika ngehora angalilindele (cf. Luka 12:40).
Qaphela: Imithetho yokuziphatha (Regulae morales; Ἀρχή τῶν ἠθικῶν) ingumsebenzi ka-St Basil the Great, lapho efeza khona ngawo wonke amandla akhe isithembiso sakhe esinikezwe ama-ascetics esifundeni sasePontus: ukuqoqa endaweni eyodwa ukuvinjelwa kanye izibopho ezihlakazekile lapha nalaphaya eTestamenteni Elisha kulowo ophila ngokwemithetho kaNkulunkulu. Lezi iziyalezo zikamoya ngokwezinga elithile zifana nencwadi esetshenziswayo yokubhekisela emibhalweni yeTestamente Elisha. Aqukethe imithetho engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, umthetho ngamunye uhlukaniswe ngenani elihlukile lezahluko.
Umthetho wokugcina wama-80 uqukethe izahluko ezingamashumi amabili nambili ezikhuluma ngokujwayelekile ngalokho amaKristu okufanele abe yikho, kanye nalabo abaphathiswe ukushumayela iVangeli.
Lo mthetho uphetha ngeSahluko 22, kodwa esime ngokwehlukile kuneminye. Mhlawumbe kufanele kubhekwe njengesiqephu sayo yonke Imithetho Yokuziphatha. Yiqiniso, kuyona futhi ongcwele uhlala ethembekile kuye, egcwalisa izingcaphuno kanye nokubhekisela emibhalweni yeBhayibheli, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, lapho eyifunda, umuntu usala nomuzwa wokuphakama okuqhubekayo, lapho impendulo ngayinye iholela khona. umbuzo olandelayo.
Umthombo: Patrologia Graeca 31, 868C-869C.
