Kodi Yesu Anali Ndani?

742 amene anali YesuKodi Yesu anali munthu kapena Mulungu? adachokera kuti Uthenga Wabwino wa Yohane umatipatsa mayankho a mafunso amenewa. Yohane anali wa gulu lamkati la ophunzira amene analoledwa kuona kusandulika kwa Yesu pa phiri lalitali ndipo analawiratu ufumu wa Mulungu m’masomphenya ( Mateyu 17,1). Kufikira nthaŵi imeneyo, ulemerero wa Yesu unali utaphimbidwa ndi thupi laumunthu wamba. Nayenso Yohane anali woyamba mwa ophunzira ake kukhulupirira kuuka kwa Khristu. Yesu atangoukitsidwa, Mariya wa Magadala anafika kumanda achikumbutsoko ndi kuwona kuti munalibe kanthu: “Ndipo anathamanga, nadza kwa Simoni Petro, ndi kwa wophunzira wina amene Yesu anamkonda [ameneyo anali Yohane], nanena nawo, wamuchotsa kwa Ambuye kumanda, ndipo sitikudziwa kumene anamuyika” (Yohane 20,2:20,2). Yohane anathamangira kumandako n’kufika mofulumira kwambiri kuposa Petulo, koma Petulo analimba mtima n’kuyamba kulowamo. “Pambuyo pake wophunzira winayo, amene anayamba kufika kumanda, analowamo, naona, nakhulupirira” (Yohane ).

Yohane kumvetsa mozama

Yohane, mwinamwake mwa zina chifukwa cha kuyandikana kwake kwapadera ndi Yesu, anapatsidwa chidziŵitso chakuya ndi chokwanira ponena za mkhalidwe wa Mombolo wake. Mateyu, Marko ndi Luka aliyense akuyamba mbiri yawo ya Yesu ndi zochitika zomwe zimachitika mu nthawi ya moyo wapadziko lapansi wa Khristu. Kumbali ina, Yohane akuyamba panthaŵi ina yakale kwambiri kuposa mbiri ya chilengedwe: “Pachiyambi panali Mawu, ndipo Mawu anali ndi Mulungu, ndipo Mawu ndiye Mulungu. Ameneyo anali pachiyambi ndi Mulungu. Zinthu zonse zinapangidwa ndi chinthu chimodzi, ndipo popanda cholengedwa chimodzi, palibe chimene chinapangidwa.” ( Yoh 1,1-3). Chizindikiritso chenicheni cha Mawu chikuvumbulutsidwa ndime zingapo pambuyo pake: “Mawu anasandulika thupi, nakhazikika pakati pathu, ndipo tinawona ulemerero wake, ulemerero wonga wa wobadwa yekha wa Atate, wodzala ndi chisomo ndi choonadi.” ( Yoh. 1,14). Yesu Kristu ndiye munthu wakumwamba yekha amene anatsikirapo padziko lapansi n’kukhala munthu wakuthupi.
Ndime zowerengekazi zimatiuza zambiri za chikhalidwe cha Khristu. Iye anali Mulungu ndipo anakhala munthu pa nthawi yomweyo. Kuyambira pachiyambi anakhala ndi Mulungu, amene anali atate wake kuchokera pakati pa kutenga pakati pa Yesu mwa Mzimu Woyera. Poyamba Yesu anali “Mawu” ( logos m’Chigiriki ) ndipo anakhala wolankhulira ndi kuvumbula Atate. “Palibe amene anaonapo Mulungu. Mmodzi yekhayo, amene ali Mulungu yekha pambali pa Atate, ndi amene anatidziwitsa kwa ife.” ( Yoh 1,18).
M’kalata yoyamba ya Yohane iye akupereka mawu owonjezera abwino kwambiri akuti: “Chimene chidali kuyambira pachiyambi, chimene tamva, chimene tinachiona ndi maso athu, chimene tinapenya ndi kuchikhudza m’manja mwathu, cha mawu a moyo ndi moyo. waonekera, ndipo tawona, ndipo tikuchitira umboni, ndi kulalikira kwa inu moyo wosatha, umene unali ndi Atate, naonekera kwa ife.”1. Johannes 1,1-2 ndi).

Lembali limasiya mosakayikira kuti munthu amene ankakhala naye, kugwira naye ntchito, kusewera naye, kusambira, ndi kusodza sanali wina koma chiwalo cha Umulungu—wogwirizana ndi Mulungu Atate ndiponso ndi Iye kuyambira pachiyambi. Paulo analemba kuti: “Pakuti mwa Iye [Yesu] zinalengedwa zonse zakumwamba ndi zapadziko lapansi, zooneka ndi zosaoneka, kapena mipando yachifumu, kapena maulamuliro, kapena maulamuliro, kapena maulamuliro; zonse zidalengedwa ndi iye ndi kwa iye. Iye ali pamwamba pa zonse, ndipo zonse zili mwa iye.” (Akolose 1,16-17). Paulo pano akugogomezera ukulu wosayerekezeka wa utumiki ndi ulamuliro wa Kristu asanakhale munthu.

Umulungu wa Khristu

Mouziridwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, Yohane mobwerezabwereza akugogomezera za kukhalako kwa Kristu monga Mulungu asanabadwe monga munthu. Izi zimayenda ngati ulusi wofiira mu uthenga wake wonse. “Iye anali m’dziko, ndipo dziko linalengedwa ndi iye, ndipo dziko silinamuzindikire.” ( Yoh 1,10 Elberfeld Bible).

Ngati dziko linapangidwa ndi iye, iye anali ndi moyo lisanalengedwe. Yohane M’batizi akunyamula mutu womwewo, akuloza kwa Yesu kuti: “Ndi iye amene ndinati za iye, Pambuyo panga adzadza iye amene anadza ndisanabadwe ine; pakuti anandiposa ine.” ( Yoh 1,15). N’zoona kuti Yohane M’batizi anabadwa ndi kubadwa Mwana wa Munthu Yesu asanabadwe (Luka 1,35-36), koma Yesu pakukhalako kwake asanakhaleko, kumbali ina, anakhala ndi moyo kosatha Yohane asanatenge pakati.

Chidziwitso chauzimu cha Yesu

Yohane akuvumbula kuti pamene Kristu anali pansi pa zofooka ndi ziyeso za thupi, anali ndi mphamvu zoposa kukhalako kwa munthu (Aheb. 4,15). Pamene Kristu anaitana Natanayeli kukhala wophunzira ndi mtumwi wam’tsogolo, Yesu anamuona akubwera nati kwa iye: “Filipo asanakuitane iwe, pamene unali pansi pa mtengo wa mkuyu, ndinakuona. Natanayeli anayankha kuti: “Rabi, inu ndinu Mwana wa Mulungu, ndinu Mfumu ya Isiraeli!” (Yohane 1,48-49). Mwachionekere, Natanayeli anadabwa kuti munthu wosam’dziŵa n’komwe kulankhula naye ngati kuti akum’dziŵa.

Chifukwa cha zizindikiro zimene Yesu anachita ku Yerusalemu, ambiri anakhulupirira dzina lake. Yesu anadziŵa kuti anali kufuna kudziŵa kuti: “Koma Yesu sanakhulupirire iwo; pakuti adawadziwa onse, ndipo sadasowa wina achite umboni za munthu; pakuti anadziwa chimene chinali mwa munthu.” ( Yoh 2,24-25). Kristu Mlengi analenga anthu ndipo palibe chofooka chaumunthu chimene chinali chachilendo kwa iye. Iye ankadziwa maganizo ake onse komanso zolinga zake.

amene achokera kumwamba

Yohane ankadziwa bwino lomwe chiyambi chenicheni cha Yesu. Mawu omveka bwino a Kristu ali ndi iye: “Palibe munthu anakwera Kumwamba, koma Iye wotsikayo kuchokera kumwamba, ndiye Mwana wa munthu.” ( Yoh. 3,13). Mavesi angapo pambuyo pake, Yesu akusonyeza kutsika kwake kumwamba ndi malo ake apamwamba: “Iye wochokera kumwamba ali woposa onse. Iye amene ali wapadziko lapansi ali wochokera kudziko lapansi ndipo amalankhula kuchokera pansi. Wochokera kumwamba ali woposa onse.” ( Yoh 3,31).
Ngakhale asanabadwe monga munthu, Mpulumutsi wathu anaona ndi kumva uthenga umene analengeza pambuyo pake padziko lapansi. M’kukambitsirana kwadala kotsutsana ndi atsogoleri achipembedzo a m’nthaŵi yake padziko lapansi, iye anati: “Inu ndinu ochokera pansi, ine ndine wochokera kumwamba; ndinu a dziko lino lapansi, ine sindili wa dziko lino.” ( Yoh 8,23). Malingaliro ake, zolankhula ndi zochita zake zidauziridwa ndi kumwamba. Iwo ankangoganizira zinthu za m’dzikoli, pamene moyo wa Yesu unasonyeza kuti anachokera m’dziko loyera ngati lathu.

Ambuye wa Chipangano Chakale

M’kukambitsirana kwautali kumeneku ndi Yesu, Afarisi analera Abrahamu, kholo lolemekezedwa kwambiri kapena tate wachikhulupiriro? Yesu anawafotokozera kuti: “Atate wanu Abulahamu anasangalala kuona tsiku langa, ndipo analiona ndipo anasangalala.” ( Yoh 8,56). Zoonadi, Mulungu amene anakhala Khristu anayenda ndi Abulahamu ndipo analankhula naye.1. Mose 18,1-2). Mbubwenya buyo, basikwiiya aaba tabamumvwisisisye Jesu naakaamba kuti: “Tamuli amyaka iili eelyo nomwakabona Abrahamu? (Yohane 8,57).

Yesu Khristu ndi wofanana ndi Mulungu-munthu amene anayenda m’chipululu ndi Mose, amene anatulutsa ana a Israyeli ku Igupto. Paulo ananena momveka bwino kuti: “Iwo [atate athu] onse anadya chakudya chofanana chauzimu, ndipo onse anamwa chakumwa chofanana chauzimu; pakuti adamwa mwa thanthwe lauzimu lakuwatsata; koma thanthwelo ndiye Kristu” (1. Akorinto 10,1-4 ndi).

Kuchokera kwa Mlengi kupita kwa Mwana

Kodi n’chifukwa chiyani atsogoleri a Afarisi ankafuna kumupha? “Pakuti Yesu sanamvere kokha kusunga Sabata kwawo (Afarisi), koma anatchulanso Mulungu Atate wake, nadziyesera wolingana ndi Mulungu. (Yohane 5,18 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse). Wokondedwa Wowerenga, ngati muli ndi ana, ndiye kuti ali pamlingo womwewo ndi inu. Sali anthu otsika ngati nyama. Komabe, ulamuliro wapamwamba unali ndipo ndi wobadwa mwa Atate: “Atate ndi wamkulu kuposa ine” ( Yoh.4,28).

M’kukambitsirana kumeneko ndi Afarisi, Yesu akumveketsa bwino unansi wa atate ndi mwana: “Indetu, indetu, ndinena kwa inu, sakhoza mwana kuchita kanthu pa yekha, koma chimene awona atate wake ali nacho; pakuti chilichonse chimene achita, Mwananso achichita momwemo.” ( Yoh 5,19). Yesu ali ndi mphamvu zofanana ndi za atate wake chifukwa nayenso ndi Mulungu.

Umulungu wolemekezeka unayambiranso

Pasanakhale angelo ndi anthu, Yesu anali munthu wolemekezeka wa Mulungu. Yesu wakhala alipo monga Mulungu kuyambira kalekale. Iye anakhuthula ulemerero umenewu nabwera padziko lapansi monga munthu: “Iye amene anali m’maonekedwe aumulungu sanachiyesa chifwamba kukhala wolingana ndi Mulungu; Mwachionekere amazindikiridwa monga munthu.” (Afilipi 2,6-7 ndi).

Yohane analemba za Paskha womaliza wa Yesu asanayambe kuvutika kuti: “Ndipo tsopano Atate, lemekezani ine pamodzi ndi inu ndi ulemerero umene ndinali nawo ndi inu lisanakhale dziko lapansi.” ( Yoh.7,5).

Yesu anabwerera ku ulemerero wake wakale masiku makumi anayi pambuyo pa chiukiriro chake: “Chifukwa chakenso Mulungu anamkweza Iye, nampatsa dzina limene liposa maina onse, kuti m’dzina la Yesu bondo lililonse lipinde, la m’mwamba, ndi la padziko, ndi la pansi pa thambo la kumwamba. dziko lapansi, ndi lilime lililonse livomereze kuti Yesu Khristu ali Ambuye, kuchitira ulemu Mulungu Atate.” (Afilipi 2,9-11 ndi).

mbali ya banja la Mulungu

Yesu anali Mulungu asanabadwe munthu; iye anali Mulungu pamene anali kuyenda pa dziko lapansi m’maonekedwe aumunthu, ndipo iye ali Mulungu tsopano pa dzanja lamanja la Atate kumwamba. Kodi izi ndi maphunziro onse amene tingaphunzire ponena za banja la Mulungu? Mapeto a munthu ndi kukhala mbali ya banja la Mulungu mwini: “Okondedwa, tiri ana a Mulungu kale; koma sichinaululidwe chimene tidzakhala. Tidziwa kuti pamene chabvumbulutsidwa tidzakhala ofanana nacho; pakuti tidzamuona monga ali” (1. Johannes 3,2).

Kodi mukumvetsa tanthauzo lonse la mawu amenewa? Tinalengedwa kuti tikhale mbali ya banja - banja la Mulungu. Mulungu ndi tate amene amafuna ubale ndi ana ake. Mulungu, Atate wa Kumwamba, akufunitsitsa kubweretsa anthu onse mu ubale wapamtima ndi Iye ndi kutsanulira chikondi chake ndi ubwino wake pa ife. Ndi chikhumbo chachikulu cha Mulungu kuti anthu onse ayanjanitsidwe kwa iye. N’chifukwa chake anatumiza Mwana wake wobadwa yekha, Yesu, Adamu womalizira, kuti adzafe chifukwa cha machimo a anthu kuti tikhululukidwe ndi kuyanjanitsidwa ndi Atate ndi kubweranso kuti tikhale ana okondedwa a Mulungu.

ndi John Ross Schroeder