ISIQONDISO ESINQOBA NGAMANDLA
“Ngibonakale kuwe ngenxa yale njongo.”
IZenzo 26:16
Umbono uPawulu awuthola endleleni eya eDamaseku wawungewona umuzwa odlulayo, kodwa wawungumbono owawuneziqondiso ezicace kakhulu neziqinile kuye, futhi uthi, "Angizange ngingawulaleli umbono wasezulwini." INkosi yethu yathi, empeleni, kuPawulu — Konke ukuphila kwakho kufanele kunqotshwe yiMi ngamandla; ungabi nasiphetho, ungabi nanhloso, futhi ungabi nanjongo ngaphandle kweyaMi. "Ngimkhethile."
Lapho sizalwa kabusha sonke siba nemibono, uma siyingokomoya ngempela, yalokho uJesu afuna sibe yikho, futhi into enkulu ukufunda ukuwulalela lowo mbono, singalokothi sithi awunakufinyelelwa. Akwanele ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlengile umhlaba, nokwazi ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele angenza konke uJesu akwenza kusebenze ngokuphumelelayo kimi; kumelwe ngibe nesisekelo sobudlelwane bomuntu siqu naYe. UPawulu akazange anikezwe umlayezo noma imfundiso yokumemezela, walethwa ebudlelwaneni obuphilayo, bomuntu siqu, nobunqoba ngamandla noJesu Kristu. Ivesi 16 liyala ngamandla — "ukukumisa ube yisikhonzi nofakazi." Akukho lutho lapho ngaphandle kobudlelwane bomuntu siqu. UPawulu wayezinikele kuMuntu hhayi enjongweni ethile. WayengokaJesu Kristu ngokuphelele, engaboni lutho olunye, engaphileli lutho olunye. "Ngokuba ngazimisela ukungazi lutho phakathi kwenu, ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, naYe ebethelwe esiphambanweni."