Akuseyimi engiphilayo kodwa uKristu

akuseyimi ophilayo, kepha uKristu uphila kimi; kodwa ukuphila engikuphilayo kalokhu enyameni ngikuphila ngokukholwa, okungukukholwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo, yazinikela ngenxa yami. 

KwabaseGalathiya 2:20

“Ukubethelwa kanye noKristu” kuyisenzakalo esingokomlando esibheka emuva esiphambanweni. Eqinisweni, mina nawe, esikholelwa kuJesu, sasilapho esiphambanweni lapho ethwala izono zethu. Kungakho uPawulu ethi sangcwatshwa naye ekufeni futhi savuka kanye naye ekuphileni okusha (KwabaseRoma 6). 

Besikhona. UNkulunkulu wasibeka lapho ngokoqobo nakuba sasingakazalwa. Wonke umuntu owake wakholwa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu, kusukela kudala kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala, wayelapho kuKristu ekufeni kwaKhe. Kuyiqiniso elikhazimulayo. Ubulapho. Izono zakho zakhokhelwa. Yingakho ungekho ngaphansi kokulahlwa. Manje siphila lempilo entsha, futhi uPawulu uthi, “Akusimina ngempela engiyiphilayo; nguKristu ophila kimi.” 

Lokhu kuyinkazimulo yemfihlakalo kaKristu phakathi kwethu. Kuphakathi kokuthi uphila le mpilo entsha noma awuphili. Nokho uPawulu uthi, “Ngiyaphila, kodwa uKristu uphila ngakho.” Kuthatha thina sonke, kodwa konke okwaKhe. Impilo yethu yakudala ifile. Sinempilo entsha Kuye. 

Kudingeka konke ukuqondisa nokulalela ukuphila lokho kuphila enyameni ngokukholwa, kodwa nokho lapho sekushiwo futhi kwenziwa, nguKristu uqobo Lwakhe ophila kimi.