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Forgiveness
Forgiveness – Day 19
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 19

Paul spent a long time in Ephesus during his missionary journeys. There was a special relationship between him and the Ephesians. After the normal introductions, a Greek letter’s body would focus on thanksgiving – and Paul gave reasons for his gratitude.

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KWABASE-EFESE 1

Iintsikelelo zabamanywe noKrestu

3Makabongwe uThixo, uYise weNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu osibabale ngazo zonke izipho zoMoya zasezulwini, sakuba simanywe noKrestu. 4UThixo wasinyula ngoKrestu kwangaphambi kokusekwa kwehlabathi, ukuze sibe ngabantu bakhe abangenasiphako ngenxa yothando. 5UThixo akuba ethandile wagqiba kwangaphambili ukuba asenze oonyana bakhe ncakasana ngoYesu Krestu. 6Ngoko ke masimdumise uThixo ngenxa yesisa sakhe esisodwa asenzele sona ngoNyana wakhe oyintanda!

7Sikhululwe sazixolelwa izono zethu ngegazi likaKrestu. Siyaphuphuma kuthi isisa 8asenzele sona uThixo ngokusazelelela. 9Kaloku kwakholeka kuThixo ukusityhilela icebo lakhe athande ukulifezekisa ngoKrestu. 10Eli cebo lithwasisa ukufezekiswa kwamaxesha ngenjongo yokubandakanya kuKrestu zonke izinto, ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni. 11Ngenene sifumene isabelo selifa lethu ngokumanywa noKrestu. UThixo owenza zonke izinto ngokwezigqibo necebo lakhe wasinyulela elo lifa kwantlandlolo. 12Kuba kaloku yintando yakhe ukuba kuthi ngenxa yethu, thina sathembela kuKrestu kuqala, kuvakaliswe indumiso yesidima sakhe. 13Nani ke, nimanywe noKrestu nje, nizivile iindaba ezimnandi, ezichaza ngenyaniso yosindiso, nazamkela. Ke ngoko uThixo waniphawula ngoMoya oyiNgcwele owathenjiswayo. 14Lo Moya ke usisiqinisekiso selifa lethu esiya kulifumana lakufika ixesha lenkululeko yemilowo yakhe, ukuze kubongwe kudunyiswe isidima nesithozela sikaThixo!

KWABASE-EFESE 1:3-14XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

Forgiveness in the Pauline Epistles – 1

The grace of God reaches back into eternity.  Before creation, God had already predestined salvation for a people – believers like you and me who would overcome all possible obstacles.  We have been set free from the slavery of sin and Christ paid with his blood to make us free people.  We do not deserve God’s grace, nor do we have a right to it; God reaches out to us with love and grace.

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