Mawu akuti "chisomo" ali ndi tanthauzo lalikulu m'magulu achikhristu. Ndicho chifukwa chake kuli kofunika kulingalira za tanthauzo lake lenileni. Kumvetsetsa chisomo ndi vuto lalikulu, osati chifukwa chosamveka kapena chovuta kuchigwira, koma chifukwa cha kukula kwake. Mawu akuti “chisomo” amachokera ku mawu achigiriki akuti “charis” ndipo m’mawu achikhristu amafotokoza za kukoma mtima kosayenera kumene Mulungu amachitira anthu. Chisomo cha Mulungu ndi mphatso ndi yankho ku chikhalidwe cha munthu. Chisomo ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chopanda malire, changwiro kwa ife, chomwe amatilandira ndi kutiphatikiza mu moyo wake. Chikondi cha Mulungu chimapanga maziko a zochita zake zonse kwa ife. “Iye wosakonda sadziwa Mulungu; pakuti Mulungu ndiye chikondi” (1. Johannes 4,8 Baibulo la Butcher).
Mulungu wathu wachisomo wasankha kutikonda mosasamala kanthu za zochita zathu kapena zolakwa zathu. Agape amaimira chikondi chopanda malire, ndipo chisomo ndicho chisonyezero cha chikondi chimene chimaperekedwa kwa anthu kaya tikuchizindikira, kuchikhulupirira, kapena kuchivomereza. Tikazindikira zimenezi, miyoyo yathu idzasintha: «Kapena mukupeputsa chuma cha ubwino wake, chipiriro ndi kuleza mtima kwake? Kodi sudziwa kuti ubwino wa Mulungu ukutsogolera kuti ulape?” (Aroma 2,4).
Chisomo chikanakhala ndi nkhope, chikanakhala cha Yesu Khristu. Pakuti mwa iye tikukumana ndi chisomo chowona chimene chili mwa ife, ndi chimene tili mwa ife. Monga mmene mtumwi Paulo ananenera momvekera bwino kuti: “Ndili ndi moyo, koma osati ine, koma Kristu ali ndi moyo mwa ine.” (Agalatiya 2,20).
Kukhala moyo wachisomo kumatanthauza kudalira kuti Mulungu ali kumbali yathu ndi kukwaniritsa dongosolo lake kwa ife kudzera mu mphamvu ya Mzimu wa Khristu wokhalamo. Mtumwi Petro analankhula za chisomo cha mitundumitundu cha Mulungu: “Ndipo tumikiranani wina ndi mzake ndi mphatso imene walandira, monga adindo okoma a chisomo cha mitundu mitundu cha Mulungu: Ngati wina alankhula, alankhule monga mawu a Mulungu; Ngati wina akutumikira, agwiritse ntchito mphamvu imene Mulungu amapereka, kuti m’zonse Mulungu alemekezedwe kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu.”1. Peter 4,10-11 ndi).
Chisomo cha Mulungu chili ngati diamondi yokhala ndi mbali zambiri: tikayang'ana mbali inayake, chimavumbula kukongola kwapadera. Mukachitembenuza, chimawonetsa nkhope ina yochititsa chidwi.
Chikhulupiriro chathu mwa Mulungu ndi chisomo chake chimakhudza kwambiri mmene timadzionera tokha komanso mmene timachitira ndi ena. Pamene tizindikira kuti Mulungu ndi Mulungu wachikondi ndi chisomo ndi kuti amatipatsa chikondi ndi chisomo kudzera mwa Mwana wake Yesu Khristu, m’pamenenso tidzasandulika ndi kusinthidwa. Mwanjira imeneyi timakhala okhoza kugawira ena chikondi ndi chisomo cha Mulungu: “Tumikirani wina ndi mnzake ndi mphatso imene walandira, monga adindo abwino a chisomo cha Mulungu cha mitundumitundu.” ( 1 Petro 4,10).
Chisomo chimasintha maganizo athu pa Mulungu. Timadziwa kuti ali ku mbali yathu. Imakonzanso momwe timadziwonera tokha - osati pa momwe tilili abwino, koma momwe Mulungu aliri wabwino. Pomaliza, chisomo chimakhudza mmene timachitira zinthu ndi anthu ena: “Khalani ndi mtima wotere wina ndi mnzake, monga kuyenera chiyanjano cha Khristu Yesu.” (Afilipi 2,5). Pamene tikuyenda panjira iyi pamodzi, tiyenera kukumbatira chisomo cha Mulungu chochuluka ndi chosiyana siyana ndi kukula mu chikondi chake chokhazikika.
ndi Barry Robinson
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