Kodi Grace Amalekerera Tchimo?

604 imalekerera uchimoKukhala mchisomo kumatanthauza kukana, kusalola, kapena kulandira tchimo. Mulungu amatsutsa tchimo - amadana nalo. Anakana kutisiya tili ochimwa ndipo anatumiza Mwana wake kuti atiwombole kwa iye ndi zotsatira zake.

Pamene Yesu analankhula ndi mkazi wina amene anachita chigololo, anamuuza kuti: “Inenso sindikuweruza iwe,” Yesu anayankha. Ukhoza kupita, koma usachimwenso!” (Johannes 8,11 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse). Umboni wa Yesu umasonyeza kunyozetsa kwake uchimo ndi kupereka chisomo chimene chimalimbana ndi uchimo ndi chikondi chowombola. Kungakhale kulakwa komvetsa chisoni kuona kufunitsitsa kwa Yesu kukhala Mpulumutsi wathu monga kulolera machimo. Mwana wa Mulungu anakhala m’modzi wa ife ndendende chifukwa chakuti sanalole chinyengo ndi kuwononga mphamvu ya uchimo. M’malo movomereza machimo athu, iye anazitengera pa iye yekha ndi kuziika ku chiweruzo cha Mulungu. Kudzera mwa kudzimana kwake, chilango, imfa, chimene uchimo umabweretsa pa ife chinachotsedwa.

Tikayang'ana mozungulira dziko lakugwa lomwe tikukhalamo, ndikuyang'ana m'miyoyo yathu, zikuwonekeratu kuti Mulungu amalola tchimo. Komabe, Baibulo limanena momveka bwino kuti Mulungu amadana ndi tchimo. Chifukwa chiyani? Chifukwa cha zovulaza zomwe zidatichitikira. Uchimo umatipweteka - umawononga ubale wathu ndi Mulungu komanso ndi ena; Zimatilepheretsa kukhala m'choonadi ndi chidzalo cha momwe ife tiriri, okondedwa ake. Pochita ndi uchimo wathu, womwe wachotsedwa kudzera mwa Yesu, Mulungu satipulumutsa nthawi yomweyo ku zotsatira zonse za ukapolo wauchimo. Koma sizitanthauza kuti chisomo chake chimatilola kupitiriza kuchimwa. Chisomo cha Mulungu sichimangokhala kulolera kwake machimo.

Monga Akhristu, tikukhala pansi pa chisomo - omasulidwa ku zilango zomaliza za uchimo chifukwa cha nsembe ya Yesu. Monga antchito a Kristu, timaphunzitsa ndi kutamanda chisomo m’njira yopatsa anthu chiyembekezo ndi chithunzithunzi chabwino cha Mulungu monga Atate wawo wachikondi ndi wokhululukira. Koma uthenga uwu ukubwera ndi chenjezo - kumbukirani funso la mtumwi Paulo lakuti: “Kodi kukoma mtima kwakukulu kwa Mulungu, kuleza mtima, ndi kukhulupirika kwake n’zochepa kwa inu? Kodi sukuona kuti ubwino umenewu ndi umene ukufuna kuti ulape?” (Aroma 2,4 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse). Ananenanso kuti: ‘Kodi tinene chiyani pa zimenezi? Kodi tipitirizebe kuchita tchimo kuti chisomo chichuluke? Zikhale kutali! Ndife akufa ku uchimo. Tingakhale bwanji mmenemo?" (Aroma 6,1-2 ndi).

Chowonadi cha chikondi cha Mulungu sichiyenera kutilimbikitsa kufuna kukhalabe mu uchimo wathu. Chisomo ndi makonzedwe a Mulungu mwa Yesu osati kutimasula ife ku uchimo ndi manyazi a uchimo, komanso ku mphamvu yake yosokoneza, yaukapolo. Yesu ananena kuti: “Aliyense wochita tchimo ndi kapolo wa uchimo.” ( Yoh 8,34). Paulo anachenjeza kuti: “Kodi simudziwa? amene mumyesa akapolo a kumumvera iye, ndinu akapolo ake, ndipo mummvera iye, monga akapolo a uchimo ku imfa, kapena ngati atumiki a kumvera ku chilungamo ” ( Aroma 6,16). Tchimo ndi ntchito yaikulu chifukwa limatipangitsa kukhala akapolo a chisonkhezero cha zoipa.

Kumvetsetsa uchimo ndi zotsatira zake sikumatipangitsa kuunjikira mawu achidzudzulo pa anthu. M’malo mwake, monga momwe Paulo ananenera, mawu athu ‘alankhula mokoma mtima kwa onse; zonse zomwe munganene zikhale zabwino komanso zothandiza. Yesetsani kupeza mawu oyenera kwa aliyense »(Akolose 4,6 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse). Mau athu ayenera kupereka chiyembekezo ndi kunena za chikhululukiro cha Mulungu cha machimo mwa Khristu ndi chigonjetso chake pa zoipa zonse. Kungoti mwa mmodzi osalankhula za mzake ndi kupotoza uthenga wa chisomo. Monga momwe Paulo ananenera, chisomo cha Mulungu sichidzatisiya ife mu ukapolo wa zoipa: “Koma ayamikike Mulungu, pokhala akapolo a uchimo, tsopano mwamvera ndi mitima yanu mtundu wa chiphunzitso chimene munaperekedwako.” ( Aroma ) Yehova watichitira chifundo anthu ochimwa. 6,17).

Pamene tikukula pakumvetsetsa zowona za chisomo cha Mulungu, tidzamvetsetsa koposa chifukwa chake Mulungu amadana ndi tchimo. Zimapweteketsa komanso kuvulaza chilengedwe chake. Kumawononga maubale oyenera ndi ena ndikuneneza umunthu wa Mulungu ndi mabodza onena za Mulungu omwe amamuwononga iye komanso ubale wodalirika ndi Mulungu. Ndiye timatani tikamawona wokondedwa akuchimwa? Sitimamuweruza, koma timadana ndi machitidwe ochimwa omwe amamupweteka iye komanso mwina ena. Tikukhulupirira ndikupemphera kuti Yesu apulumutse Okondedwa athu kumachimo awo kudzera mu moyo womwe adamuperekera.

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Paulo ndi chitsanzo champhamvu cha zimene chikondi cha Mulungu chimachita pa moyo wa munthu. Asanatembenuke, Paulo anazunza kwambiri Akristu. Iye anayimirira pamene Stefano anaphedwa (Machitidwe a Atumwi 7,54-60). Baibulo limafotokoza maganizo ake kuti: “Koma Sauli anasangalala ndi imfa yake.” ( Mac 8,1). Chifukwa ankadziwa za chisomo chachikulu chimene analandira chifukwa cha machimo ake oipa, chisomo chinakhalabe nkhani yaikulu m’moyo wa Paulo. Iye anakwaniritsa chiitano chake cha kutumikira Yesu: “Koma sindikuona kuti moyo wanga uyenera kutchulidwa kokha ngati ndatsiriza njira yanga ndi kuchita ntchito imene ndinalandira kwa Ambuye Yesu, kuchitira umboni Uthenga Wabwino wa chisomo cha Mulungu.” ( Machitidwe a Atu. 20,24).
M'malemba a Paulo timapeza kusokonekera kwa chisomo ndi chowonadi pazomwe adaphunzitsa mouziridwa ndi Mzimu Woyera. Tikuwonanso kuti Mulungu adasinthiratu Paulo kuchokera kwa munthu wazamalamulo woyipa yemwe adazunza akhristu kukhala wantchito wodzichepetsa wa Yesu. Amadziwa zauchimo wake komanso chifundo cha Mulungu atamulandira ngati mwana wake. Paulo adalandira chisomo cha Mulungu ndipo adapereka moyo wake wonse kulalikira, mosasamala kanthu za mtengo wake.

Potsatira chitsanzo cha Paulo, zokambirana zathu ndi anthu ziyenera kukhazikika mu chisomo chodabwitsa cha Mulungu kwa ochimwa onse. Mawu athu ayenera kuchitira umboni kuti tikukhala moyo wosadalira uchimo m’chiphunzitso cholimba cha Mulungu. “Iye wobadwa mwa Mulungu sachimwa; pakuti ana a Mulungu akhala mwa Iye, ndipo sakhoza kuchimwa; chifukwa iwo ali obadwa mwa Mulungu (1. Johannes 3,9).

Ngati mukumana ndi anthu amene amakhala zosemphana ndi ubwino wa Mulungu m’malo mowatsutsa, muyenera kukhala odekha kwa iwo: “Mtumiki wa Ambuye asakhale wokonda ndewu, koma wokoma mtima kwa onse, waluso la kuphunzitsa, wopirira zoipa akhoza kudzudzula wolakwa. wamakani ndi kufatsa. Mwina Mulungu angawathandize kulapa kuti adziwe Choonadi”.2. Gulu. 2,24-25 ndi).

Monga Paulo, omwe akuzungulirani amafunika kukumana ndi Yesu. Mutha kuthandiza kukumana koteroko, komwe machitidwe anu amafanana ndi tanthauzo la Yesu Khristu.

ndi Joseph Tkach