Mkwiyo wa Mulungu

647 mkwiyo wa MulunguM’Baibulo munalembedwa kuti: “Mulungu ndiye chikondi” (1. Johannes 4,8). Anasankha kuchita zabwino potumikira ndi kukonda anthu. Koma Baibulo limanenanso za mkwiyo wa Mulungu. Koma kodi munthu amene ali ndi chikondi chenicheni angachite bwanji ndi mkwiyo?

Chikondi ndi mkwiyo sizimayenderana. Chotero tingayembekezere kuti chikondi, chikhumbo cha kuchita zabwino chimaphatikizaponso mkwiyo kapena kukana chirichonse chovulaza ndi chowononga. Chikondi cha Mulungu n’chokhazikika choncho Mulungu amatsutsa chilichonse chimene chimatsutsana ndi chikondi chake. Kukaniza kulikonse kwa chikondi chake ndi uchimo. Mulungu amadana ndi tchimo - amalimbana nalo ndipo pamapeto pake adzalithetsa. Mulungu amakonda anthu, koma amadana ndi uchimo. Komabe, "kuipidwa" ndikofatsa kwambiri kuti tinene. Mulungu amadana ndi uchimo chifukwa umasonyeza kuti amadana ndi chikondi chake. Izi zimamveketsa bwino lomwe tanthauzo la mkwiyo wa Mulungu malinga ndi Baibulo.

Mulungu amakonda anthu onse, kuphatikizapo ochimwa: “Onse ndi ochimwa ndipo alibe ulemerero umene ayenera kukhala nawo pamaso pa Mulungu, ndipo amayesedwa olungama popanda chifukwa mwa chisomo chake kudzera mwa chiwombolo chimene chinadza mwa Khristu Yesu.” 3,23-24). Ngakhale pamene tinali ochimwa, Mulungu anatumiza Mwana wake kudzatifera, kuti atipulumutse ku machimo athu (kuchokera ku Aroma. 5,8). Timaona kuti Mulungu amakonda anthu, koma amadana ndi tchimo limene limawapweteka. Mulungu akanakhala kuti sakanatsutsana ndi chilichonse chimene chili chotsutsana ndi chilengedwe chake ndi zolengedwa zake ndiponso ngati sanali wotsutsa unansi weniweni ndi iye ndi zolengedwa zake, sakanakhala chikondi chopanda malire, chotheratu. Mulungu sakadakhala kwa ife akadapanda kutsutsana nafe.

Malemba ena amasonyeza kuti Mulungu amakwiyira anthu. Koma Mulungu safuna kuti anthu amve kuwawa, koma amafuna kuti aone mmene moyo wawo wauchimo umapwetekera iwowo komanso anthu amene amakhala nawo. Mulungu amafuna kuti anthu ochimwa asinthe kuti apewe ululu umene uchimo umayambitsa.

Mkwiyo wa Mulungu umasonyeza pamene chiyero cha Mulungu ndi chikondi chake zimatsutsidwa ndi uchimo wa munthu. Anthu amene amakhala ndi moyo wotalikirana ndi Mulungu amadana ndi njira yake. Anthu akutali oterowo amakhala ngati adani a Mulungu. Popeza kuti munthu amawopseza zonse zabwino ndi zoyera zimene Mulungu ali nazo ndi zimene waimirira, Mulungu amatsutsa kotheratu njira ndi machitachita a uchimo. Kukaniza kwake koyera ndi kwachikondi ku mitundu yonse ya uchimo kumatchedwa “Mkwiyo wa Mulungu”. Mulungu alibe uchimo - ali woyera mwangwiro mwa iye yekha. Ngati sanatsutse kuchimwa kwa munthu, sakanakhala wabwino. Ngati sadakwiye ndi uchimo komanso ngati sanaweruze uchimo, Mulungu akanalola kuti uchimowo ukhale woipa kwambiri. Limenelo lingakhale bodza, chifukwa uchimo ndi woipa kotheratu. Koma Mulungu sanganame ndi kukhalabe wokhulupirika kwa iyemwini, monga momwe zimayenderana ndi umunthu wake wamkati, womwe uli woyera ndi wachikondi. Mulungu amakaniza uchimo mwa kuuika udani wosalekeza chifukwa chakuti adzachotsa padziko lapansi kuvutika konse kochititsidwa ndi kuipa.

Kutha kwa udani

Komabe, Mulungu wachita kale zinthu zofunika kuti athetse udani pakati pa iye ndi uchimo wa anthu. Miyezo iyi imayenda kuchokera mu chikondi chake, chomwe chiri thunthu la umunthu wake: «Iye wosakonda sadziwa Mulungu; chifukwa Mulungu ndiye chikondi (1. Johannes 4,8). Chifukwa cha chikondi, Mulungu amalola zolengedwa zake kumusankha kapena kumutsutsa. Iye amalolanso kuti azidana naye ngakhale kuti amatsutsa zimenezi chifukwa zimavulaza anthu amene amawakonda. Zowonadi, akuti "ayi" kwa iye "ayi". Pakunena kuti “ayi” kwa “ayi” wathu, amatsimikizira “inde” wake kwa ife mwa Yesu Khristu. “Umo chikondi cha Mulungu chinaonekera mwa ife, kuti Mulungu anatumiza Mwana wake wobadwa yekha kudziko lapansi kuti tikhale ndi moyo mwa iye. Ichi ndi chikondi: sikuti ife tinakonda Mulungu, koma kuti Iye anatikonda ife, ndipo anatumiza Mwana wake kuti akhale chiwombolo cha machimo athu.”1. Johannes 4,9-10 ndi).
Mulungu watenga masitepe onse ofunikira, pa mtengo wapamwamba kwambiri wa iye mwini, kuti machimo athu akhululukidwe ndi kufafanizidwa. Yesu anatifera ife, m’malo mwathu. Mfundo yakuti imfa yake inali yofunikira kuti tikhululukidwe, imasonyeza kukula kwa uchimo ndi kulakwa kwathu, ndipo imasonyeza zotsatirapo za uchimo pa ife. Mulungu amadana ndi uchimo umene umayambitsa imfa.

Pamene tivomereza chikhululukiro cha Mulungu mwa Yesu Kristu, timavomereza kuti takhala zolengedwa zochimwa zotsutsana ndi Mulungu. Timaona tanthauzo la kulandira Khristu ngati Mpulumutsi wathu. Timavomereza kuti monga ochimwa tinali otalikirana ndi Mulungu ndipo tikufunika kuyanjanitsidwa. Timavomereza kuti kupyolera mwa Khristu ndi ntchito yake ya chiombolo tinalandira chiyanjanitso, kusintha kwakukulu mu umunthu wathu, ndi moyo wosatha mwa Mulungu monga mphatso yaulere. Timalapa “ayi” wathu kwa Mulungu ndi kumuthokoza chifukwa cha “inde” wake kwa ife mwa Yesu Khristu. Mu Aefeso 2,1-10 Paulo akufotokoza njira ya munthu pansi pa mkwiyo wa Mulungu kwa wolandira chipulumutso kudzera mu chisomo cha Mulungu.

Cholinga cha Mulungu kuyambira pachiyambi chinali kusonyeza chikondi chake kwa anthu mwa kukhululukira machimo adziko lapansi kudzera mu ntchito ya Mulungu mwa Yesu (kuchokera ku Aefeso. 1,3-8 ndi). Mkhalidwe wa anthu mu unansi wawo ndi Mulungu umavumbula. Ngakhale “mkwiyo” umene Mulungu anali nawo, analinganizanso kuwombola anthu dziko lapansi lisanalengedwe “koma anaomboledwa ndi mwazi wa mtengo wapatali wa Kristu monga Mwanawankhosa wosalakwa ndi wosalakwa. Ngakhale kuti iye anasankhidwa asanaikidwe maziko a dziko lapansi, iye waonekera pa mapeto a nthawi chifukwa cha inu »(1. Peter 1,19-20). Kuyanjanitsa uku sikumabwera chifukwa cha zilakolako kapena zoyesayesa za munthu, koma kudzera mwa munthu ndi ntchito ya chiombolo ya Yesu Khristu m'malo mwathu. Ntchito yowombola imeneyi inakwaniritsidwa monga “mkwiyo wachikondi” wotsutsana ndi uchimo komanso kwa ife aliyense payekha. Anthu amene ali “mwa Kristu” salinso okwiyitsidwa, koma amakhala mumtendere ndi Mulungu.

Mwa Khristu ife anthu timapulumutsidwa ku mkwiyo wa Mulungu. Timasandulika kwambiri ndi ntchito Yake ya chipulumutso ndi kukhala mwa Mzimu Woyera. Mulungu watiyanjanitsa kwa Iye (kuchokera 2. Akorinto 5,18); alibe kufuna kutilanga, pakuti Yesu anasenza chilango chathu. Timayamika ndi kulandira chikhululukiro chake ndi moyo watsopano mu ubale weniweni ndi iye, kutembenukira kwa Mulungu ndi kusiya zonse zomwe ziri fano m'moyo waumunthu. “Musakonde dziko lapansi kapena zapadziko lapansi. Ngati wina akonda dziko lapansi, mulibe chikondi cha Atate mwa iye. Pakuti chilichonse cha m’dziko lapansi, chilakolako cha thupi, chilakolako cha maso, matamando, sizichokera kwa Atate, koma kudziko lapansi. Ndipo dziko lipita ndi chilakolako chake; koma iye amene achita chifuniro cha Mulungu akhala ku nthawi zonse.”1. Johannes 2,15-17). Chipulumutso chathu ndi chipulumutso cha Mulungu mwa Khristu - "amene atipulumutsa ku mkwiyo wamtsogolo" (1. Ates 1,10).

Munthu wakhala mdani wa Mulungu mwa chibadwa cha Adamu, ndipo chidani ichi ndi kusakhulupirira Mulungu zimapanga kofunika polimbana ndi Mulungu woyera ndi wachikondi - mkwiyo wake. Kuyambira pachiyambi, mwa chikondi chake, Mulungu anafuna kuthetsa mkwiyo wopangidwa ndi anthu kudzera mu ntchito ya Khristu ya chiombolo. Ndi chifukwa cha chikondi cha Mulungu kuti tinayanjanitsidwa ndi Iye kudzera mu ntchito yake ya chiwombolo mu imfa ndi moyo wa Mwana wake. “Koposa kotani nanga tidzapulumutsidwa ku mkwiyo wa iye, popeza takhala olungama ndi mwazi wake. Pakuti ngati tinayanjanitsidwa ndi Mulungu mwa imfa ya Mwana wake pamene tinali chikhalire adani, kuli bwanji ifeyo tikapulumutsidwa ndi moyo wake, popeza tsopano tayanjanitsidwa.” 5,9-10 ndi).

Mulungu analinganiza kuchotsa mkwiyo wake wolungama pa anthu ngakhale usanadze. Mkwiyo wa Mulungu sitingauyerekeze ndi mkwiyo wa munthu. Chinenero cha anthu chilibe mawu ponena za mtundu uwu wa kanthaŵi kochepa ndipo wathetsedwa kale kutsutsa anthu amene amatsutsa Mulungu. Iwo akuyenera kulangidwa, koma cholinga cha Mulungu sikungowalanga koma kuwapulumutsa ku zowawa zimene uchimo wawo umawabweretsera.

Mawu akuti mkwiyo angatithandize kumvetsa mmene Mulungu amadana ndi tchimo. Kumvetsetsa kwathu mawu oti mkwiyo nthawi zonse kuyenera kuphatikiza mfundo yakuti mkwiyo wa Mulungu nthawi zonse umalunjika pa uchimo, osati pa anthu chifukwa amawakonda onse. Mulungu wachitapo kanthu kuti aone mkwiyo wake pa anthu watha. Mkwiyo wake pa uchimo umatha pamene zotsatira za uchimo ziwonongedwa. “Mdani womalizira amene adzawonongedwa ndi imfa” (1. Korinto 15,26).

Tikuthokoza Mulungu kuti mkwiyo wake umatha pamene uchimo wagonjetsedwa ndi kuwonongedwa. Tili ndi chitsimikizo mu lonjezo la mtendere wake ndi ife chifukwa anagonjetsa uchimo mwa Khristu kamodzi kokha. Mulungu watiyanjanitsa ndi Iye kudzera mu ntchito yowombola ya Mwana wake, ndipo potero anakhazika mtima pansi mkwiyo wake. Chotero mkwiyo wa Mulungu suli pa chikondi chake. M’malo mwake, mkwiyo wake umatumikira chikondi chake. Mkwiyo wake ndi njira yopezera zolinga zachikondi kwa onse.

Chifukwa chakuti nthawi zambiri mkwiyo waumunthu umakwaniritsa zolinga zachikondi mosasamala, ngati n'zosatheka, sitingathe kusamutsa kumvetsetsa kwathu kwaumunthu ndi zochitika za mkwiyo waumunthu kwa Mulungu. Tikamatero, timasonyeza kuti tikulambira mafano ndipo timadzionetsera kwa Mulungu ngati kuti ndi munthu. James 1,20 limafotokoza momveka bwino kuti “mkwiyo wa munthu suchita zoyenera pamaso pa Mulungu”. Mkwiyo wa Mulungu sudzakhala mpaka kalekale, koma chikondi chake chosagwedezeka chidzapitirira.

Ndime zazikulu

Nawa malemba ena ofunika. Amasonyeza kuyerekezera kwa chikondi cha Mulungu ndi mkwiyo wake waumulungu mosiyana ndi mkwiyo waumunthu umene timakumana nawo mwa anthu ochimwa:

  • “Pakuti mkwiyo wa munthu suchita zoyenera pamaso pa Mulungu.” (Yakobo 1,20).
  • “Ngati mukwiya, musachimwe; Dzuwa lisalowe muli mkwiyo.” ( Aefeso 4,26).
  • “Sindidzatsatira mkwiyo wanga woopsa kapena kuwononga Efuraimu. + Pakuti ine ndine Mulungu, osati munthu, + woyera pakati panu. N’chifukwa chake sindibwera ndi kuwononga.” ( Hoseya 11,9).
  • «Ndikufuna kuchiritsa mpatuko wawo; Ndikufuna kumukonda iye; pakuti mkwiyo wanga wawachokera.”— Hoseya 14,5).
  • «Ali kuti Mulungu wotero ngati inu, amene amakhululukira machimo ndi kukhululukira ngongole za amene adatsalira monga cholowa chake; amene saumirira ku mkwiyo wake kwamuyaya, pakuti amakondwera ndi chisomo!” (Mikha 7,18).
  • “Inu ndinu Mulungu wokhululuka, wachisomo, wachifundo, woleza mtima ndi wachifundo chachikulu.” ( Nehemiya. 9,17).
  • “M’nthaŵi ya mkwiyo ndinabisa nkhope yanga pang’ono kwa iwe, koma ndi chisomo chosatha ndidzakuchitira iwe chifundo, atero Yehova Mombolo wako” ( Yesaya 5 .4,8).
  • “Ambuye sangakane kosatha; koma akumva chisoni kwambiri, nachitanso chifundo monga mwa ubwino wake waukulu. Chifukwa chakuti iye savutitsa anthu ndi kuwamvetsa chisoni kuchokera pansi pa mtima. … (Maliro 3,31-33.39 ndi).
  • “Kodi muganiza kuti woipayo ndidzasangalala ndi imfa ya woipayo, ati Ambuye Yehova, osati kuti atembenuke kuleka njira zake ndi kukhala ndi moyo? (Ezekieli 18,23).
  • “N’ng’ambani mitima yanu, osati zovala zanu, ndi kubwerera kwa Yehova Mulungu wanu! Pakuti iye ndi wachisomo, wachifundo, woleza mtima, ndi wokoma mtima kwambiri, ndipo posachedwapa adzanong’oneza bondo chifukwa cha chilango chake.” (Yoweli. 2,13).
  • "Yona anapemphera kwa Yehova kuti: "O, Ambuye, ndi zomwe ndimaganiza pamene ndinali kudziko langa. Chifukwa chake ndinafuna kuthawira ku Tarisi; pakuti ndinadziwa kuti muli wachisomo, wachifundo, woleza mtima, ndi wa chifundo chachikulu, ndipo wakuchititsa kuti ulape choipacho.” (Yona. 4,2).
  • «Ambuye sazengereza lonjezano, monga ena achiyesa kuchedwa; koma ali wopirira ndi inu, ndipo safuna kuti wina atayike, koma kuti onse alape”2. Peter 3,9).
  • “Mulibe mantha m’chikondi, koma chikondi changwiro chitaya kunja mantha. Pakuti mantha akuyembekezera chilango; koma wamanthayo sali wangwiro m’chikondi” (1. Johannes 4,17 gawo lomaliza-18).

Pamene timaŵerenga kuti “Mulungu anakonda dziko lapansi kotero, kuti anapatsa Mwana wake wobadwa yekha, kuti yense wakukhulupirira Iye asatayike, koma akhale nawo moyo wosatha. Pakuti Mulungu sanatumize Mwana wake m’dziko kuti adzaweruze dziko lapansi, koma kuti dziko lapansi likapulumutsidwe kudzera mwa iye.” ( Yoh 3,16-17), ndiye tiyenera kumvetsetsa bwino lomwe kuchokera mu mchitidwewu kuti Mulungu “anakwiya” ndi uchimo. Koma ndi kuwonongedwa kwake kwa uchimo, Mulungu samatsutsa anthu ochimwa, koma amawapulumutsa ku uchimo ndi imfa kuti apereke ndi kuwapatsa chiyanjanitso ndi moyo wosatha. “Mkwiyo” wa Mulungu sunalinganizidwire “kutsutsa dziko lapansi” koma kuwononga mphamvu ya uchimo m’mitundu yake yonse kuti anthu apeze chipulumutso chawo ndi kukhala ndi unansi wamuyaya ndi wamoyo wa chikondi ndi Mulungu.

Wolemba Paul Kroll