Kupembedza kapena kupembedza mafano

Kutumikira milungu 525Kwa anthu ena, zokambirana pazakuwoneka ngati zophunzirira komanso zosamveka - kutali kwambiri ndi moyo watsiku ndi tsiku. Koma kwa iwo amene akufuna kukhala ndi moyo wosinthidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera mwa Khristu, ndi zinthu zochepa zomwe zili zofunika kwambiri ndipo zimakhudza moyo weniweniwo. Maganizo athu padziko lapansi amatsimikizira momwe timawonera mitu yonse - Mulungu, ndale, chowonadi, maphunziro, kuchotsa mimba, ukwati, chilengedwe, chikhalidwe, jenda, zachuma, zomwe zimatanthauza kukhala munthu, chiyambi cha chilengedwe - kungotchulapo zochepa.

M’buku lake lakuti The New Testament and the People of God, NT Wright ananena kuti: “Maonedwe a dziko lapansi ndiwo maziko enieni a kukhalako kwa munthu, diso limene dziko lapansi limawonekeramo, mapulaneti, monga momwe timaonera kukhalamo, ndipo koposa zonse iwo amachirikiza. kudzimva kuti ndi ndani komanso kwathu komwe kumapangitsa kuti munthu akhale momwe alili. Kunyalanyaza malingaliro adziko, kaya athu kapena chikhalidwe china chomwe timaphunzira, kudzakhala chinthu chodabwitsa kwambiri" (tsamba 124).

Mayikidwe awonekedwe lathu

Ngati malingaliro athu adziko lapansi motero malingaliro athu ofananirako ndi okhudzana kwambiri ndi dziko lapansi kuposa Khristu Pachifukwa ichi, ndikofunikira kuti tizindikire ndikuchita ndi mbali zonse za malingaliro athu zomwe sizili pansi pa ulamuliro wa Khristu.

Ndizovuta kusunga malingaliro athu a dziko lapansi mochulukira kukhala a Khristu, chifukwa panthawi yomwe tinali okonzeka kutenga Mulungu mozama, nthawi zambiri tinali ndi malingaliro adziko lapansi - omwe adapangidwa ndi onse osmosis (chikoka) ndipo kuganiza mwadala kunapangidwa. Kupanga maganizo a dziko n’kofanana ndi mmene mwana amaphunzirira chinenero chawo. Ndizochita zonse mwadala, mwadala kwa mwana ndi makolo, ndi njira yokhala ndi cholinga cha moyo pazokha. Zambiri mwa izi zimangochitika ndi zikhalidwe zina ndi zongoganiza zomwe zimamveka bwino kwa ife pamene zimakhala maziko omwe ife (onse mwachidziwitso komanso mosadziwa) timawunikira zomwe zikuchitika mkati ndi kuzungulira ife. Ndi kuyankha mosazindikira komwe nthawi zambiri kumakhala cholepheretsa kukula kwathu ndi umboni monga otsatira a Yesu.

Ubale wathu ndi chikhalidwe cha anthu

Lemba limachenjeza kuti zikhalidwe zonse za anthu, kumlingo wina, sizikugwirizana ndi mfundo ndi njira za ufumu wa Mulungu. Monga akhristu, tayitanidwa kukana mfundo ndi njira za moyo ngati akazembe a ufumu wa Mulungu. Malemba nthawi zambiri amagwiritsa ntchito liwu lakuti Babulo kufotokoza zikhalidwe zodana ndi Mulungu, kumutcha iye “mayi…7,5 New Geneva Translation) ndipo imatilimbikitsa kukana zikhalidwe zonse zopanda umulungu pachikhalidwe (dziko) lotizungulira. Wonani ivyo mpositole Paulosi wakalemba pa nkhani iyi: “Lekani kugwiriskira ncito mikhaliro ya caru ici, kweni sambirani maghanoghano ghaphya mwakuti muleke kuzgoka na kuwona usange ni khumbo la Ciuta, usange ntchiwemi, usange icho chikukondweska Chiuta, nanga chingaŵa chakukondweska. ndi wangwiro” (Aroma 1).2,2 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva).

Chenjerani ndi iwo amene akufuna kukunyengererani ndi nzeru zopanda pake, zonyenga, ndi malingaliro a chiyambi chaumunthu omwe amazungulira mfundo zomwe zimalamulira dziko lino osati Khristu (Akolose. 2,8 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva).

Chofunikira pa ntchito yathu monga otsatira a Yesu ndikufunika kukhala munjira yotsutsana ndi chikhalidwe - mosiyana ndi zikhalidwe zauchimo za chikhalidwe chotizungulira. Kwanenedwa kuti Yesu adakhala ndi phazi limodzi mchikhalidwe chachiyuda ndipo phazi linalo lidakhazikika mu zofunika zaufumu wa Mulungu. Nthawi zambiri amakana chikhalidwe kuti asatengeke ndi malingaliro ndi machitidwe omwe anali onyoza Mulungu. Komabe, Yesu sanakane anthu amtunduwu. M'malo mwake, anali kuwakonda ndipo anali kuwamvera chisoni. Pomwe akuwunikira zina mwazikhalidwe zomwe zimatsutsana ndi njira za Mulungu, adanenanso za zabwino zomwe - zikhalidwe zonse ndizosakanikirana.

Tidayitanidwa kutsatira chitsanzo cha Yesu. Ambuye wathu wouka kwa akufa, amene wakwera kumwamba, akuyembekeza kuti tidzipereke modzifunira ku chitsogozo cha mawu ake ndi mzimu wake kuti, monga akazembe okhulupirika a ufumu wake wachikondi, tiziwalitsa kuunika kwa ulemerero wake mdziko la mdima.

Chenjerani ndi kupembedza mafano

Kuti tikhale ngati akazembe padziko lapansi ndi zikhalidwe zawo, timatsatira chitsanzo cha Yesu. Timazindikira nthawi zonse za tchimo lozama kwambiri pachikhalidwe cha anthu - vuto lomwe limayambitsa vutoli. Vutoli, tchimolo, ndikupembedza mafano. Ndizomvetsa chisoni kuti kupembedza mafano kuli ponseponse mchikhalidwe chathu chamadzulo chodzikonda. Tiyenera kukhala maso kuti tiwone izi - mdziko lapansi lotizungulira komanso momwe timawonera. Kuona izi ndi kovuta chifukwa kupembedza mafano sikophweka nthawi zonse.

Kupembedza mafano ndiko kupembedza chinthu china osati Mulungu. Ndizokhudza kukonda, kudalira, ndi kutumikira china kapena winawake koposa Mulungu. Pamalemba onse, timapeza Mulungu ndi atsogoleri aumulungu omwe amathandiza anthu kuzindikira kupembedza mafano ndikusiya. Mwachitsanzo, Malamulo Khumi amayamba ndikuletsa kupembedza mafano. Bukhu la Oweruza ndi Mabuku a Aneneri limafotokoza momwe mavuto azachuma, andale, komanso azachuma angayambitsidwire kwa anthu omwe amakhulupirira wina kapena chinthu china osati Mulungu woona.

Tchimo lalikulu la machimo ena onse ndi kupembedza mafano – kulephera kukonda, kumvera, ndi kutumikira Mulungu. Monga mmene mtumwi Paulo anaonera, zotulukapo zake n’zosakaza: “Pakuti ngakhale anadziŵa zonse za Mulungu, sanampatsa ulemerero ndi chiyamiko chimene chinayenera kwa Iye: anataya m’zolingalira zopanda pake, ndi m’mitima mwao kusowa kuzindikira. , kudachita mdima, m’malo mwa ulemerero wa Mulungu wosakhoza kufa, anaika mafano... Chotero Mulungu anawapereka iwo ku zilakolako za mitima yawo, nawachititsa chigololo, kotero kuti ananyazitsa matupi a wina ndi mnzake.” 1,21;23;24 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva). Paulo akusonyeza kuti kusafuna kuvomereza Mulungu monga Mulungu woona kumatsogolera ku chisembwere, kuipitsidwa kwa mzimu, ndi kudetsedwa kwa mitima.

Aliyense amene akufuna kusintha malingaliro awo adziko lapansi angachite bwino kuphunzira Römer 1,16-32, pamene mtumwi Paulo akumveketsa bwino lomwe kuti kupembedza mafano (vuto lakumbuyo kwa vutolo) kuyenera kuthetsedwa ngati tikufuna kubala zipatso zabwino mosalekeza (kupanga zosankha mwanzeru ndi kukhala ndi makhalidwe abwino). Paulo akukhalabe wosasinthasintha pa mfundo iyi mu utumiki wake wonse (onani mwachitsanzo 1. Akorinto 10,14, pamene Paulo akulangiza Akristu kuthaŵa kupembedza mafano).

Kuphunzitsa mamembala athu

Popeza kupembedza mafano kwachuluka m'miyambo ya azungu, ndikofunikira kuti tithandizire mamembala athu kumvetsetsa zomwe akukumana nazo. Tiyenera kupereka kumvetsetsa uku kwa m'badwo wopanda chitetezo womwe umawona kupembedza mafano ngati nkhani yongo gwadira zinthu zathupi. Kupembedza mafano kumaposa pamenepo!

Ndikofunikira kuzindikira, komabe, kuti maitanidwe athu monga atsogoleri a mipingo sikutanthauza kuloza anthu nthawi zonse ku chikhalidwe cha kupembedza mafano mu khalidwe ndi maganizo awo. Ndi udindo wanu kudzifufuza nokha. M’malo mwake, monga “owathandiza chimwemwe chawo,” tikuitanidwa kuwathandiza kuzindikira maganizo ndi makhalidwe amene ali chizindikiro cha kupembedza mafano. Tiyenera kuwadziwitsa za kuopsa kwa kupembedza mafano ndi kuwapatsa mfundo za m’Baibulo kuti athe kufufuza zongoganizira ndi mfundo zimene zimapanga kaonedwe kawo ka dziko kuti awone ngati zikugwirizana ndi chikhulupiriro chachikhristu chimene amavomereza.

Paulo anapereka malangizo amenewa m’kalata yake yopita ku mpingo wa ku Kolose. Iye analemba za kugwirizana pakati pa kulambira mafano ndi umbombo (Akolose 3,5 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva). Tikafuna kukhala ndi chinthu choyipa kwambiri mpaka kuchisilira, chalanda mitima yathu, chasanduka fano loti titsanzire, potero tikunyalanyaza zoyenera kwa Mulungu. M’nthaŵi yathu ya kukondetsa chuma ndi kukondetsa zinthu kwadzaoneni, tonsefe timafunikira thandizo kuti tithane ndi umbombo umene umatsogolera ku kulambira mafano. Dziko lonse lazotsatsa lakonzedwa kuti litipangitse kusakhutira ndi moyo kufikira titagula malonda kapena kukhala ndi moyo wotsatsira. Zili ngati kuti wina adaganiza zopanga chikhalidwe chosokoneza zomwe Paulo Timoteo adanena:

“Koma chipembedzo chipindulitsa kwakukulu iye amene akhuta. Pakuti sitinatenga kanthu polowa m’dziko lapansi, chifukwa chake sitidzatulukamo ndi kanthu. kuti alemere amagwa m’chiyesero ndi m’zolakolako, ndi m’zilakolako zambiri zopusa ndi zovulaza, zimene zimiza anthu m’chitayiko ndi chitayiko; chikhulupiriro nadzipangitsa kukhala zowawa zambiri” (1. Timoteo 6,6-10 ndi).

Chimodzi mwamaitanidwe athu ngati atsogoleri ammudzi ndikuthandiza mamembala athu kumvetsetsa momwe chikhalidwechi chimalankhulira ndi mitima yathu. Sikuti imangopanga zokhumba zamphamvu, komanso imadzipangitsa kukhala oyenera komanso ngakhale lingaliro loti sitili ofunikira ngati tikukana zotsatsa kapena moyo wathu. Chofunika kwambiri pantchito yophunzitsayi ndikuti zinthu zambiri zomwe timapembedza ndizabwino. Mwaokha, ndibwino kukhala ndi nyumba yabwinoko komanso / kapena ntchito yabwinoko. Komabe, zikakhala zinthu zomwe zimatsimikizira kuti ndife ndani, tanthauzo, chitetezo, ndi / kapena ulemu, taloleza fano m'miyoyo yathu. Ndikofunikira kuti tithandizire mamembala athu kuwona pomwe ubale wawo udakhala chifukwa chabwino chopembedzera mafano.

Kupangitsa kupembedza mafano momvekera bwino monga vuto loyambitsa vutolo kumathandiza anthu kukhazikitsa zitsogozo m’miyoyo yawo kuti adziŵe pamene akutenga chinthu chabwino ndikuchipanga fano—chinthu choyang’anako ponena za mtendere, chimwemwe, kusiya tanthauzo laumwini ndi chisungiko. Izi ndi zinthu zimene Mulungu yekha angapereke moonadi. Zinthu zabwino zimene anthu angasinthe n’kukhala “zinthu zapamwamba” monga maubwenzi, ndalama, kutchuka, zikhulupiriro, kukonda dziko lako, ngakhalenso kudzipereka kwaumwini. M’Baibulo muli nkhani zambiri zokhudza anthu amene ankachita zimenezi.

Kupembedza mafano M'badwo Wodziwa

Tikukhala mu zomwe olemba mbiri amachitcha Age of Knowledge (mosiyana ndi Age Industrial Age). M’tsiku lathu, kulambira mafano sikungonena za kulambira zinthu zooneka, koma kumakhudzanso kulambira malingaliro ndi chidziŵitso. Mitundu yachidziŵitso imene imayesa mwamphamvu kukopa mitima yathu ndiyo zikhulupiriro—zachuma, nthanthi zamaganizo, nthanthi zandale, ndi zina zotero. Monga atsogoleri a mipingo, timasiya anthu a Mulungu kukhala pachiwopsezo ngati sitiwathandiza kukulitsa luso lodzizindikira. weruzani pamene lingaliro labwino kapena filosofi ikukhala fano m'mitima ndi m'maganizo mwawo.

Titha kuwathandiza powaphunzitsa kuti azindikire zikhulupiriro zawo zakuya komanso zikhulupiriro zawo - malingaliro awo. Titha kuwaphunzitsa momwe angapemphere kuti aone chifukwa chomwe akuchitira mwamphamvu china chake chankhani kapena zanema. Tingawathandize kufunsa mafunso ngati awa: Chifukwa chiyani ndidakwiya? Chifukwa chiyani ndimamva izi mwamphamvu chonchi? Kodi phindu la izi ndi liti ndipo lidakhala lofunika motani kwa ine? Kodi yankho langa limalemekeza Mulungu ndikuwonetsa chikondi ndi chifundo cha Yesu kwa anthu?

Zindikiraninso kuti ife eni timazindikira kuzindikira "ng'ombe zopatulika" zomwe zili m'mitima ndi m'maganizo mwathu - malingaliro, malingaliro ndi zinthu zomwe sitifuna kuti Mulungu azikhudze, zinthu "zoletsedwa". Monga atsogoleri a mipingo, timapempha Mulungu kuti asinthe maganizo athu a dziko lapansi kuti zimene timalankhula ndi kuchita zibale zipatso mu ufumu wa Mulungu.

Mawu omaliza

Zolakwitsa zathu zambiri monga akhristu zimachokera pazomwe sitizidziwa nthawi zonse pamalingaliro athu. Chimodzi mwazovulaza kwambiri ndikuchepa kwa mboni yathu yachikhristu mdziko lapansi lopwetekedwa. Nthawi zambiri timakambirana nkhani zosinkhasinkha m'njira yosonyeza malingaliro achipani azikhalidwe zomwe zatizungulira. Zotsatira zake, ambiri aife timalephera kuyankha pazikhalidwe zathu, ndikupangitsa mamembala athu kukhala pachiwopsezo. Tili ndi ngongole kwa Khristu kuthandiza anthu ake kuwona njira momwe malingaliro awo adziko lapansi angalimbikitsire malingaliro ndi machitidwe omwe amanyozetsa Khristu. Tiyenera kuthandiza mamembala athu kuwunika momwe mitima yawo ilili potsatira lamulo la Khristu lokonda Mulungu koposa china chilichonse. Izi zikutanthauza kuti amaphunzira kuzindikira ndikupewa kupembedza mafano.

Wolemba Charles Fleming