Clever Theif

Devan was a clever thief. He robbed the rich and gave all to the sick and the needy. The other thieves were jealous of him. They planned to get rid of him. They challenged to steal the King’s Pyjamas.
Deven accepted the challenge. After that he prepared to execute the new challenge. He charted out a plan to steal the King. He prepared himself mentally to carry out a plan.

Deven the Clever Thief

He went to the King’s Palace. He found the King sleeping. He opened a bottle of red ants on the bed. The King was badly bitten. He cried for help. The servants rushed in. They pretended to look for ants. Deven removed the King’s Pyjamas and escaped. Other thieves were dump founded.

They accepted Deven their leader.

Bible Study Presented by Rev F Nhlangulela

Bible Study presented by Rev F Nhlangulela of Gretytown Parish
(ELCSA-SED Umvoti Circuit YL Revival @Greytown Parish-11 October 2014)

Kwabaseroma 8:31 “Sesiyakuthini ngalokho na,uma uNkulunkulu emi ngakithi,ngubani ongamelana nathi na?”



Rev F. Nhlangulela

Okokuqala sizozwa ukuthi incwadi yabaseRoma ilotshwe ubani. Umbhali wencwadi yabaseRoma umphostoli uPaul, siyakuthola lokho kwabaseRoma chapter 1:1. Zonke izincwadi ezibhalwe umphostoli uPaul zibizwa ngokuthi amaPistola. Igama elichaza ukuthi ‘a letter’. Impilo kamphostoli uPaul iyatholakala ichazwe kahle  encwadini yeZenzo zabaPhostoli. Wayebizwa ngo Saul ngaphambi kokuba abizwe ngo Paul. Syasazi ke istory sakhe sokuthi wabizwa kanjani, ewumzingeli wamakholwa ewabulala. Wakhula ehlala ngaphansi kompristi uGamaliel. Engifuna ukukucacisa ukuthi umphostoli uPaul wayengaphambene nenkolo ngoba engayazi inkolo, hlampe abanye bacabanga ukuthi umphostoli uPaul wayengalazi iBhayibheli. Njengoba ayehlala nompristi lokho kukubeka ngokusobala ukuthi uPaul wayemazi uJesu,wayelazi ivangeli,wayazi konke ngenkolo yobuKristu. Uzingela amakholwa nje ukwazi kahle konke lokho. Ngeke ngixgile ekutheni waphenduka kanjani eseba uPaul, eshaywa unyazi,eboshwa, konke lokho. UPaul ke uzalelwe endaweni yase Tisus abazali bakhe bengamaJuda.

 Lencwadi ke esithola kuyo iBible study yanamhlanje yayibhalelwe ibandla lase Roma, siyakuthola lokho kwabaseRoma 1:7. Lencwadi umphostoli uPaul uyibhala selivele likhona ibandla laseRoma,abanye bacabanga ukuthi umphostoli uPaul ungumsunguli webandla laseRoma. Uma ufunda uchapter 1, chapter 10, chapter 13, chapter 15 no chapter 23 kuvela ngokucacile ukuthi umphostoli uPaul wayengakaze aye eRome ebhala lencwadi. Ake sizwe ke inhloso yokuthi uPaul abhale lencwadi yaseRoma. Kuzo zonke izincwadi ayezibhala uPaul okokuqala nje ayefuna ukukugqamisa, wayefuna abantu abakulelo bandla baqonde ukuthi usephendukile useshumayela ivangeli, futhi wayefuna ukuthi athi eseya kulelobandla aye sebazi ukuthi akasazingeli amakholwa. Okwesibili okwakwenza umphostoli uPaul abhale lezincwadi wayefuna bazi ukuthi umusa nensindiso kungokwabaJuda Kanye nabezizwe, ngendlela efanayo nangendlela elinganayo. Ngoba abajuda babazi ukuthi bona njengesizwe esikhethiweyo, ibona bodwa abalungelwe umusa kaNkulunkulu nensindiso. Ngamanye amazwi uPaul wayezama ukuhlanganisa, wayezama ukwakha i-unity phakathi kwalabantu. UMartin Luther mayechaza lencwadi yabaseRoma uthi “it is a chief book of the new testament  and the purest, which is well  worthy that a Christian should not know it by heart , word for word, but daily use it as a daily bread of the soul.  

Konke uMartin Luther ayekubhala ngensindiso wayekubhala ekuthatha ikakhulu encwadini yabaseRoma. UPaul ukuchaza ngokusobala ukuthi umuntu(wonke umuntu) ulungisiswa ngomusa kuphela,ngokukholwa kuphela nangoKristu kuphela, akasho ukuhti umJuda ulungisiswa ngomusa kuphela,ngokukholwa kuphela nangoKristu kuphela. Ufuna kucace ukuthi wonke umuntu, noma ngabe umGreki noma umJuda, uwufanele umusa kaNkulunkulu. Ake sibuyele ke kulelizwi leBible Study yethu romans 8:31. Uma uwufunda wonke uchapter 8 uhlanganisa nalelizwi eliku verse 31, eliyiculo likamphostoli uPaul lokunqoba kokukholwa. Lithi ke leliverse ekuqaleni “sesiyakuthini ngalokho na” yini leyo esesiyakuthini ngayo? Izinto abhekise kuzo uPaul mayethi ngalokho, ubhekise kwizinto eziku chapter 3, chapter 5, no chapter 8 kwabaseRoma. Hlampe esingakucaphuna kuchapter 3 ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngoJesu Kristu kuphela. Okusho ukuthi sesiyakuthini ngokuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngojesu kuphela? Njengoba besishilo ekuqaleni ukuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngomusa kuphela,  ngokukholwa kuphela nangojesu kuphela. Kodwa kuphela uma umuntu ekholwa ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu emi ngakithi akekho ongamelana nathi. Awukwazi ukuvele ulungisiswe nje kodwa kudingeka ukukholwa, kodwa wena awunayo amandla okuba nakho , udinga yena ozoba seduze, ozoma ngaye ukuze ube nalokhu kukholwa.

Okokuqala wonke umuntu wonile phambi kukaNkulunkulu kodwa usilalelwe into eyodwa okungumusa kaNkulunkulu. Okwesibili umuntu eselungisiwe ke kufanele eze lapha kuchapter 5, lapho umuntu eselungisisiwe ngoJesu kufanele kubanakale izithelo. Izithelo ke zomuntu oselungisisiwe ukuthobeka. Awuzibuke ke ukuthi intobeko ikhona yini kuwe. Futhi uma umuntu eselungisisiwe uJesu, kufanele kubonakale uthando. Angisho loluthando lomaqomana, ngikhuluma ngaloluthando lwe Brotherly love. Uma ke umuntu esethe uma uNkulunkulu emi ngakimi akekho ongamelana nami, ebesethi konke ngikushaya indiva ngenxa kaKristu ophila kimi, omi nami.  Uma sibhekisisa kahle Lendaba siyathola ukuthi kunezikhathi, noma amaperiod awu-4 awabhalile, akhuluma ngawo uPaul. Kukhona eyodwa  egeneral bese kuba nawu-3 aparticular. Lezikhathi ziqala zigqamisa/ziveza inkazimulo esemseni kaNkulunkulu. Uma eseyigqamisile inkazimulo  kaNkulunkulu uselandelisa ngombuzo wakhona.

Ake sibuke lesikhathi sokuqala esithi si General. Uthi umphostoli uPaul kulesikhathi sokuqala “uma uNkulunkulu emi ngakithi” uveza inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu , bese eqhubeka ethi “ngubani ongamelana nathi na?” umbuzo wakhona lowo.

Bese kuba inkathi yesibili okuyi Past yona etholakala ku verse 32 “yena ongayogodlanga indodana yakhe, kepha wayinikela ngenxa yethu sonke” nalapho kuvela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Bese kulandela umbuzo wakhona othi “kungaba kanjani ukuba angasiphi konke kanye naye na?” kuvela ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu asinika into eyigugu kuye, indodana yakhe, ayikho enye into angesinike yona uma akwazi ukukhipha igugu lakhe.

Bese kubakhona inkathi yesithathu okuyi Present. Yona itholakala kuverse 33, lapha ke khona kuqala ngombuzo wakhona bese kuvezwa inkazimulo. Uthi umbuzo “ngubani ozomangalela abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu na?” bese inkazimulo ithi “uNkulunkulu ungolungisisayo”

Inkathi yesine Future, kuqala kuvela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu “uKristu Jesu uyena owafayo” umbuzo wakhona uthi “pho ngubani ozakusahlukanisa nothando lukakristu na?”  thina ke lapha sigxile kulenkathi yokuqala esithe igeneral. Nakuba umphostoli uPaul wayelobela ibandla lamaRoma kodwa lelizwi libheke ngqo kithi namhlanje,singabakhethiweyo bakaKristu. Ake sifunde incwadi yokuqala kaPetru 2:9…