Siyini isono sobufebe?

Ngezikhathi ezithile, kunezinto eziningi esingathanda ukuthi iBhayibheli likhulume ngazo ngokucace kakhulu kunalokho elikwenzayo. Isibonelo, ngobhaphathizo kufanele sitshuzele noma sifafaze, abesifazane bangaba badala, umkaKayini uvelaphi, zonke izinja ziya ezulwini, njalonjalo? Ngenkathi ezinye izindima zishiya indawo ethe xaxa yokuchazwa kunokuba iningi lethu likhululekile, kunezinye izindawo eziningi lapho iBhayibheli lishiya khona ukungacaci. Buyini ubufebe nokuthi uNkulunkulu ucabangani ngabo yizindaba lapho kungangabazeki ukuthi siphi isikhundla seBhayibheli.

UPaul akazange achithe mazwi lapho ethi, "Thatha amalungu omzimba wakho wasemhlabeni njengabhubhile ekuziphatheni okubi, ukungcola, isifiso, isifiso esibi nokuhaha okufana nokukhonza izithombe" (Kolose 3: 5), futhi umbhali ongumHeberu waxwayisa: "Umshado kufanele kubungazwe ukuhlonipha bonke futhi umbhede womshado ungangcoliswa: ngokuba izifebe neziphingi uNkulunkulu uyokwahlulela ”(Heberu 13: 4). Lawa magama asho okuncane esikweni lethu lamanje lapho izindinganiso zisuselwa ezinkambisweni zamasiko futhi zishintsha njengomoya ohambayo.

Kepha kulabo bethu abanegunya elingokomBhalo, kunesilinganiso esehlukile sendlela yokuhlukanisa phakathi kokumukelekayo nokuhle, nokuthi yini okufanele ilahlwe futhi igwenywe. Umphostoli Pawula wecwayisa libandla lase Roma kutsi linga "faneli lelive, kodvwa liguculwe ngekuvuselelwa kwemcondvo wenu" (KubaseRoma 12: 2). UPaul waqonda ukuthi uhlelo lomhlaba, esiphila kulo manje njengoba silindele ukugcwaliseka kombuso kaKristu, lunezindinganiso zalo ezihlale zifuna "ukufanisa" konke nawo wonke umuntu emfanekisweni wawo, okuxakayo, into efanayo uNkulunkulu ibilokhu yenziwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwesikhathi (KwabaseRoma 8:29). Futhi ayikho indawo lapho lokhu kuvumelana kwamasiko kubonakala ngokusobala njengoba kungahlobene nemibuzo yezocansi.

Yini okudingeka amaKristu ayazi ngobufebe?
IBhayibheli alithulisi emibuzweni yokuziphatha kwezocansi futhi alisishiyi kithi ukuze siqonde ukuthi kuyini ukuhlanzeka kwezocansi. Isonto laseKorinte lalinedumela, kepha hhayi lokho ongathanda ukuthi ibandla lakho libe yilo. UPaul wabhala wathi: “Kubikwe ukuthi kukhona ukungaziphathi kahle phakathi kwenu nokuziphatha okubi okunjalo okungatholakali naphakathi kwalabo beZizwe (1 Korinte 5: 1). Igama lesiGreki elisetshenziswe lapha - nangezinye izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezingama-20 kulo lonke iTestamente Elisha - lokuziphatha okubi yigama elithi ποίνεία (porneia). Igama lethu lesiNgisi elithi pornography livela kwelithi porneia.

Phakathi nekhulu lesine leminyaka, umbhalo weBhayibheli lesiGreki wahunyushelwa olimini lwesiLatini encwadini esiyibiza ngokuthi iVulgate. Ku-Vulgate, igama lesiGreki, porneia, lihunyushelwe egameni lesiLatini elithi, fornicates, okuyilapho igama elithi ubufebe litholakala khona. Igama elithi ubufebe litholakala kwi-King James Bible, kepha izinguqulo zesimanje nezinembe kakhulu, njenge-NASB ne-ESV, zimane zikhethe ukulihumushela ekuziphatheni okubi.

Kuhlanganisani ubufebe?
Izazi eziningi zeBhayibheli zifundisa ukuthi ubufebe bukhawulelwe ekuhlanganyeleni ukuya ocansini ngaphambi komshado, kepha akukho lutho olimini lokuqala noma okunye okuphakamisa umbono obucayi kangako. Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi kungani abahumushi banamuhla bekhethe ukuhumusha i-porneia njengokuziphatha okubi, ezimeni eziningi ngenxa yobubanzi bayo nemiphumela. IBhayibheli aliphumi emgodleni walo wokuhlukanisa izono ezithile ngaphansi kwesihloko sobufebe, futhi nathi akufanele.

Ngikholwa ukuthi kuphephile ukucabanga ukuthi i-porneia isho noma yimuphi umsebenzi wezocansi owenzeka ngaphandle komongo womklamo womshado kaNkulunkulu, kufaka phakathi, kepha kungagcini, ezithombeni zobulili ezingcolile, ukuya ocansini ngaphandle komshado, noma yimuphi omunye umsebenzi wezocansi ongamhloniphi uKristu. UMphostoli waxwayisa abase-Efesu ukuthi “ukungaziphathi kahle noma yikuphi ukungcola noma ukuhaha akudingi nokuthi kuthiwe igama phakathi kwenu, njengoba kufanele abangcwele; futhi akumele kube khona ukungcola nokukhuluma okuyisiphukuphuku noma amahlaya adlulele, okungafanele, kepha kunalokho bonga ”(Kwabase-Efesu 5: 3-4). Lesi sithombe sithombe sinikeza isithombe esandisa umqondo ukuze sifake nendlela esikhulumisana ngayo.

Ngiphoqelekile futhi ukuthi ngifanele ukuthi lokhu akubonisi ukuthi yonke imisebenzi yezocansi emshadweni ihlonipha uKristu. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukuhlukunyezwa okuningi kwenzeka ngaphakathi kohlaka lomshado futhi akungabazeki ukuthi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu ngeke kusindiswe ngoba umuntu onecala wona owakwakhe.

Yini ubufebe obungayenza?
Kuyaqinisa kakhulu ukuthi unkulunkulu othanda umshado futhi "uyakuzonda ukuhlukanisa" (uMalaki 2:16), empeleni, ubona ukubekezelelana komshado wesivumelwano ogcina ngesehlukaniso. UJesu uthi noma ngubani ohlukanisa nganoma yisiphi isizathu "ngaphandle kwesizathu sobufebe" (uMathewu 5:32 NASB) uyaphinga, futhi uma umuntu eshada nomuntu ohlukanisile nganoma yisiphi esinye isizathu ngaphandle kokungahambisani nesikhathi naye uyaphinga.

Cishe usuvele wakucabanga, kepha igama elithi unchastity ngesiGreki liyigama elifanayo esesivele silibonile njenge-porneias. Lawa ngamagama aqinile aphikisana nenhlamvu yemibono yethu yamasiko ngomshado nesehlukaniso, kepha angamazwi kaNkulunkulu.

Isono sokuziphatha kabi ngokobulili (ubufebe) sinamandla okuqeda lobo budlelwano uNkulunkulu abudala ukukhombisa uthando lwakhe ngomlingani wakhe, isonto. UPawulu wayala amadoda ukuthi "thandani omkenu njengoba noKristu alithanda ibandla futhi wazinikela ngenxa yakhe" (Kwabase-Efesu 5:25). Ungangizwa kabi, ziningi izinto ezingashaya ukushona komshado, kepha kubukeka sengathi izono zocansi zimbi kakhulu futhi ziyalimaza, futhi zivame ukudala amanxeba ajulile namanxeba futhi ekugcineni ziphule umfelandawonye ngezindlela ezingavamisile ukulungiswa.

Ebandleni laseKorinte, uPawulu unikeza lesi sixwayiso esesabisayo: “Anazi ukuthi imizimba yenu iyizitho zikaKristu. . . Kumbe anazi yini ukuthi lowo ojoyina isifebe ungumzimba munye naso? Ngoba uthi, "Laba ababili bayoba nyamanye" (1 KwabaseKorinte 6: 15-16). Futhi, isono sokuziphatha okubi (ubufebe) sibanzi kakhulu kunokufeba kukodwa, kepha umgomo esiwuthola lapha ungasebenza kuzo zonke izindawo zokuziphatha kabi ngokocansi. Umzimba wami awusiwo owami. Njengomlandeli kaKristu, ngaba yingxenye yomzimba wakhe (1 KwabaseKorinte 12: 12-13). Lapho ngenza isono ngokobulili, kuba sengathi ngidonsela uKristu nomzimba wakhe ukuze babambe iqhaza nami kulesi sono.

Ubufebe futhi bubonakala bunendlela yokuthatha imicabango nemicabango yethu ngendlela esabekayo kangangokuba abanye abantu abalokothi bagqabule amaketanga obugqila babo. Umbhali ongumHeberu wabhala "ngesono esisithandela kalula" (Hebheru 12: 1). Lokhu kubonakala kuyilokho uPawulu ayekucabanga ngesikhathi ebhalela amakholwa ase-Efesu ukuthi “abasahambi ngenkathi abeZizwe behamba ebubini bengqondo yabo bumnyama ekuqondeni kwabo. . . sesindikindiki, sesivumela inkanuko ukwenza umkhuba konke ukungcola ”(Kwabase-Efesu 4: 17-19). Isono socansi singena ezingqondweni zethu futhi siholele ekuthunjweni ngezindlela esivame ukwehluleka ukuzibona kuze kwephuze kakhulu.

Isono socansi singaba yisono sangasese, kepha imbewu etshalwe ngasese ithela nezithelo ezilimazayo, yenza umonakalo obala emishadweni, emasontweni, emisebenzini, futhi ekugcineni iphuce abakholwayo injabulo nenkululeko yokusondelana noKristu. Zonke izono zocansi ukusondelana okungamanga okwenziwe nguyise wamanga ukuthatha indawo yothando lwethu lokuqala, uJesu Kristu.

Singasinqoba kanjani isono sokufeba?
Ngakho-ke ulwa kanjani futhi unqobele kule ndawo yesono sobulili?

1. Yazi ukuthi kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuthi abantu bakhe baphile impilo emsulwa nengcwele futhi balahle ukuziphatha okubi ngokobulili kwazo zonke izinhlobo (Abase-Efesu 5; 1 AbaseKorinte 5; 1 AbaseThesalonika 4: 3).

2. Vuma (uNkulunkulu) isono sakho kuNkulunkulu (1 Johane 1: 9-10).

3. Ukuvuma nokuzethemba ngisho nabadala abathembekile (Jakobe 5: 16).

4. Funa ukubamba ingqondo yakho ngokuyigcwalisa ngombhalo nangokuzibandakanya ngentshiseko emiqondweni kaNkulunkulu uqobo (KwabaseKolose 3: 1-3, 16).

5. Yazi ukuthi nguKristu kuphela ongasikhulula ebugqilini benyama, uDeveli, kanye nomhlaba owenzelwe ukuwa kwethu (KumaHeberu 12: 2).

Noma ngibhala imicabango yami, ngiyabona ukuthi kulabo abopha igazi futhi bavunguzela omunye umoya enkundleni yempi, la magama angavela angasho lutho futhi ancishisiwe ezesabekayo zempilo yangempela elwela ubungcwele. Akukho okungaba kude kunhloso yami. Amagama ami akahloselwe ukuba abe uhlu lokuhlola noma isisombululo esilula. Ngivele ngazama ukunikela iqiniso likaNkulunkulu emhlabeni wamanga nomkhuleko wokuthi uNkulunkulu asikhulule kulo lonke uchungechunge olubopha thina ukuze simthande ngokwengeziwe.