Ubwino wa chikhulupiriro m'moyo watsiku ndi tsiku
Petro adalakwitsa zinthu zambiri m'moyo wake. Izi zidamupangitsa kuzindikira kuti pambuyo poyanjananso ndi Mulungu Atate kudzera mu chisomo cha Mulungu, njira zenizeni ziyenera kutengedwa pamene tikukhala "monga alendo ndi alendo" m'dziko lino losayembekezereka. Mtumwi wolankhula momasuka anatisiyira, m'malemba, "makhalidwe abwino asanu ndi awiri a chikhulupiriro." Izi zimatiitanira ku moyo wachikhristu wothandiza—ntchito yofunika kwambiri komanso yofunika kwambiri. Kwa Petro, chikhulupiriro ndiye mfundo yofunika kwambiri, ndipo akufotokoza motere: "Chifukwa chake yesetsani kusonyeza kuti m'chikhulupiriro chanu mutha kuwonjezera makhalidwe anu abwino; ndi m'makhalidwe abwino, chidziwitso; ndi m'chidziwitso, kudziletsa; ndi m'kudziletsa, chipiriro; ndi m'chipiriro, umulungu; ndi m'chipembedzo, ubale; ndi m'chikondi, chikondi." (2. Petrus 1,5-7).
Chikhulupiriro
Mawu oti "chikhulupiriro" amachokera ku Chigiriki "pistis" ndipo kwenikweni amatanthauza kudalira kwathunthu malonjezo a Mulungu. Kudalira kumeneku kwawonetsedwa bwino ndi chitsanzo cha kholo lakale Abrahamu: "Sanakayikire lonjezo la Mulungu mwa kusakhulupirira, koma adalimbikitsidwa m'chikhulupiriro napatsa Mulungu ulemerero, podziwa motsimikiza kuti chimene Mulungu walonjeza, akhozanso kuchikwaniritsa." (Römer 4,20-21).
Ngati sitikhulupirira ntchito ya chiwombolo imene Mulungu wachita mwa Khristu, tilibe maziko a moyo wachikhristu: “Paulo ndi Sila anati, ‘Khulupirira Ambuye Yesu, ndipo iwe ndi a m’banja lako mudzapulumuka.’” (Apostelgeschichte 16,31). Abrahamu, kholo la Chipangano Chakale, amene m’Chipangano Chatsopano amatchedwa “tate wa okhulupirira,” anachoka m’dera la Iraq wamakono kupita ku Kanani, dziko lolonjezedwa. Anachita izi ngakhale kuti sanadziwe komwe anali kupita: “Ndi chikhulupiriro Abrahamu, poitanidwa kuti apite ku malo amene adzalandira cholowa, anamvera; ndipo anapita, wosadziwa kumene anali kupita.” (Hebräer 11,8). Iye anadalira malonjezo a Mulungu kotheratu, kuwakhulupirira ndi mtima wonse ndi kugwirizanitsa zochita zake moyenerera.
Masiku ano tikupeza tili mu mkhalidwe wofanana ndi wa Abrahamu: Dziko lathu ndi losatsimikizika komanso losalimba. Sitikudziwa ngati tsogolo lidzabweretsa kusintha kapena ngati zinthu zidzaipiraipira. Makamaka m'nthawi zino, ndikofunikira kukhala ndi chidaliro—chikhulupiriro chakuti Mulungu adzatitsogolera ife ndi mabanja athu motetezeka. Chikhulupiriro ndi umboni ndi chitsimikizo choperekedwa ndi Mulungu chomwe chilipo m'maganizo ndi m'mitima mwathu chomwe Mulungu amatipatsa ndipo kuti chilichonse chimagwira ntchito limodzi kuti chikhale chabwino kwa ife: "Ndipo tidziwa kuti m'zinthu zonse Mulungu amachita ntchito zabwino kwa iwo amene amamukonda, amene aitanidwa monga mwa cholinga chake." (Römer 8,28).
Chikhulupiriro cha Yesu Khristu chimasiyanitsa Akhristu ndi anthu ena onse. Pistis, chidaliro mwa Mpulumutsi ndi Muomboli yemwe kudzera mwa munthu amatengedwa kukhala ana a Mulungu, ndiye maziko a makhalidwe ena onse achikhristu.
Ukoma
Chowonjezera choyamba cha chikhulupiriro ndi khalidwe labwino. Mawu achigiriki akuti "arete" amatanthauziridwa mu New Geneva Translation (NGÜ) ngati "mphamvu ya khalidwe" ndipo angamvekenso ngati khalidwe labwino. Chifukwa chake, chikhulupiriro chimalimbikitsa ndi kulimbitsa mphamvu ya khalidwe. Mawu akuti arete ankagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi Agiriki ponena za milungu yawo. Amatanthauza ulemu, kutchuka, ndi kulimba mtima—chinthu chomwe chimaposa zinthu wamba komanso wamba. Socrates anasonyeza khalidwe labwino pamene anamwa hemlock kuti akhalebe wokhulupirika ku mfundo zake. Mofananamo, Yesu anasonyeza mphamvu ya khalidwe pamene anayamba ulendo wake womaliza wopita ku Yerusalemu, ngakhale kuti tsoka lalikulu linali kumuyembekezera kumeneko: "Tsopano pamene nthawi yonse yoti anyamulidwe kumwamba inakwana, anatembenuka nkhope yake, natsimikiza mtima kupita ku Yerusalemu." (Lukas 9,51).
Khalidwe labwino silikutanthauza kungolankhula kokha komanso kuchita zinthu. Paulo anasonyeza kulimba mtima kwakukulu ndi khalidwe labwino pamene adalengeza cholinga chake chofuna kupita ku Yerusalemu, ngakhale kuti Mzimu Woyera unamuwonetsa momveka bwino kuti ngoziyo inali pafupi kuchitika: “Mukuliranji ndi kundiswa mtima? Pakuti ndili wokonzeka osati kumangidwa kokha, komanso kufa ku Yerusalemu chifukwa cha dzina la Ambuye Yesu.” (Apostelgeschichte 21,13). Kudzipereka kwamtunduwu, komwe kunachokera mu mpingo woyamba, kunalimbikitsa ndi kulimbikitsa mpingo woyamba. Ubwino umaphatikizapo ntchito zabwino ndi zochita zotumikira, zomwe timapeza mu mpingo woyamba wonse. Yakobo anagogomezera kuti “chikhulupiriro chopanda ntchito n’chopanda phindu.” (Jakobus 2,20).
Erkenntnis
Mogwirizana ndi chikhulupiriro, mphamvu ya khalidwe imathandiza kudziwa zinthu. Mzimu Woyera unauzira Petro kugwiritsa ntchito mawu achigiriki akuti "gnosis" m'malo mwa mawu akuti "sophia," omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito kawirikawiri mu Chipangano Chatsopano potanthauza nzeru. Chidziwitso m'lingaliro la gnosis sichimachokera ku khama la nzeru, koma ndi chidziwitso chauzimu chomwe Mzimu Woyera amapereka. Chidziwitsochi chimayang'ana kwambiri pa umunthu wa Yesu Khristu ndi Mawu a Mulungu: "Ndi chikhulupiriro timazindikira kuti chilengedwe chonse chinalengedwa ndi lamulo la Mulungu, ndipo chowoneka sichinapangidwe kuchokera ku zooneka." (Hebräer 11,3).
Chidziwitso cha m'Malemba chozikidwa pa zokumana nazo chikugwirizana ndi lingaliro la "chidziwitso," lomwe timakulitsa luso lothandiza pa moyo watsiku ndi tsiku wa chikhulupiriro chachikhristu. Paulo anazindikira kuti Sanihedirini inali ndi Asaduki ndi Afarisi ndipo anagwiritsa ntchito chidziwitsochi kusewera maguluwo kuti adziteteze. (Apostelgeschichte 23,1-9).
Kodi kangati timafuna kuti tikanakhala ndi luso limeneli, makamaka tikakumana ndi wogwira ntchito kubanki, mkulu wa boma, mkulu wa asilikali, kapena woneneza mopanda chilungamo? Kunena chinthu choyenera moyenera ndi luso lomwe tingapemphe thandizo kwa Atate wathu wakumwamba: “Ngati wina wa inu akusowa nzeru, apemphe kwa Mulungu, amene apatsa onse mowolowa manja, osawatsutsa; ndipo adzakupatsani.” (Jakobus 1,5).
Kudziletsa
Chikhulupiriro, khalidwe labwino, ndi chidziwitso chokha sizokwanira pa moyo wachikhristu. Mulungu akuitana Mkristu aliyense kukhala ndi moyo wodziletsa, wodziletsa. Mawu achigiriki akuti "egkrateia" amatanthauza kudziletsa kapena kudziletsa. Kulamulira chifuniro kumeneku, motsogozedwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, kumatsimikizira kuti kulingalira nthawi zonse kumapambana chilakolako kapena malingaliro. Paulo ankachita kudziletsa koteroko, monga momwe zikuonekera m'mawu ake: "Koma sindithamanga mopanda cholinga; sindimenyana ndi nkhonya yanga ngati munthu akugunda mlengalenga. Koma ndilanga thupi langa ndi kuligonjetsa, kuti nditalalikira kwa ena, ine ndekha ndisakhale wotayika." (1. Korinther 9,26-27).
Pa usiku womvetsa chisoni umenewo m’munda wa Getsemane, Yesu anavumbula kudziletsa ndi kudziletsa pamene umunthu wake waumunthu unamulimbikitsa kuthaŵa zoopsa za kupachikidwa. Kudziletsa kwangwiro kwaumulungu kumeneku kumatheka kokha pamene kumachokera mwa Mulungu Mwiniwake.
Geduld
Chikhulupiriro, chozunguliridwa ndi khalidwe labwino, chidziwitso, ndi kudziletsa, chimalimbikitsa kukula kwa kuleza mtima ndi kupirira. Tanthauzo lonse la liwu lachi Greek "hupomone," lomwe limamasuliridwa m'Chijeremani kuti "Geduld" (kuleza mtima) kapena "Durchhalten" (kupirira), likuwoneka ngati lopanda ntchito. Ngakhale kuti liwu lakuti "hupomone" limatanthauza kuleza mtima, ndi kuleza mtima kolunjika ku cholinga choyenera komanso chenicheni. Sikuti kungoyembekezera mopanda ntchito, koma kumakhudza kupirira ndi chiyembekezo komanso kutsimikiza mtima kosagwedezeka. Agiriki anagwiritsa ntchito liwu ili ponena za chomera chomwe chimakula ngakhale m'mikhalidwe yovuta komanso yovuta. Mu Kalata Yopita kwa Ahebri, "hupomone" (kupirira) imagwirizana ndi kupirira komwe kumapirira ndi kukula bwino poyembekezera kupambana, ngakhale m'mikhalidwe yovuta: "Tithamange ndi kupirira mpikisano womwe watikonzera, kuyang'ana Yesu, woyambitsa ndi wokwaniritsa chikhulupiriro chathu, amene chifukwa cha chimwemwe choyikidwa pamaso pake anapirira mtanda, nanyoza manyazi ake, nakhala pa dzanja lamanja la mpando wachifumu wa Mulungu." (Hebräer 12,1-2).
Izi zikutanthauza, mwachitsanzo, kuyembekezera moleza mtima kuti tichiritsidwe pamene tikudwala, kapena kuyembekezera zotsatira zabwino za pempho lathu kwa Mulungu. Masalmo ali ndi mawu olimbikitsa kuti tipirire: “Ndilindira Yehova; moyo wanga ulindira, ndipo ndiyembekezera mawu ake.” (Psalm 130,5).
Zopempha izi zikutsagana ndi chidaliro cholimba mu mphamvu yachikondi ya Mulungu kuti ikhale ndi zida zolimbana ndi zovuta zonse zomwe moyo umatibweretsera. Kukhazikika kumabweretsa chisangalalo ndi chiyembekezo, osafuna kusiya. Kutsimikiza mtima kumeneku n’kwamphamvu kwambiri kuposa kuopa imfa.
umulungu
Ubwino wina womwe umachokera ku maziko a chikhulupiriro ndi "Eusebeia," kapena chipembedzo. Mawu awa amatanthauza udindo wa munthu woopa Mulungu mwaulemu: "Chilichonse chomwe chimatsogolera ku moyo ndi chipembedzo chapatsidwa kwa ife ndi mphamvu yake yaumulungu kudzera mu chidziwitso cha Iye amene anatiitana ndi ulemerero wake ndi mphamvu zake." (2. Petrus 1,3).
Miyoyo yathu iyenera kufotokoza momveka bwino makhalidwe apadera a moyo woperekedwa kuchokera kumwamba. Anthu anzathu ayenera kuzindikira kuti ndife ana a Atate wathu wakumwamba. Paulo akutikumbutsa kuti: “Pakuti masewero olimbitsa thupi ali chabe; koma kupembedza n’kopindulitsa m’zonse, ndipo kuli nalo lonjezano la moyo uno ndi wa moyo ulinkudza.”1. Timoteo 4,8 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva).
Khalidwe lathu liyenera kufanana ndi la Mulungu, osati kudzera mu mphamvu zathu, koma kudzera mwa Yesu, amene amakhala mwa ife: “Musabwezere aliyense choipa chosinthana ndi choipa. Samalani kuti muchite zabwino pamaso pa onse. Ngati n’kotheka, khalani mwamtendere ndi onse monga momwe mungathere. Musabwezere, okondedwa, koma siyani malo a mkwiyo wa Mulungu; pakuti kwalembedwa, ‘Kubwezera ndi kwanga; Ine ndidzabwezera,’ akutero Ambuye.” (Römer 12,17-19).
Chikondi cha pa abale
Miyezo isanu yoyambirira yotchulidwa ikukhudza moyo wamkati wa wokhulupirira ndi unansi wake ndi Mulungu. Awiri omalizira amaganizira za ubale wake ndi anthu ena. Chikondi cha pa abale chimachokera ku mawu achi Greek akuti "Philadelphia" ndipo amatanthauza kudzipereka, chisamaliro chothandiza kwa ena. Kumaphatikizapo luso lokonda anthu onse monga abale ndi alongo a Yesu Kristu. Mwatsoka, timakonda kugwiritsira ntchito molakwa chikondi chathu mwa kuchipereka kwa awo amene ali ofanana ndi ife. Pachifukwa chimenechi, Petro anayesa kupereka lingaliro limeneli kwa oŵerenga kalata yake yoyamba: “Koma sikufunikira kukulemberani za chikondi cha pa abale; Pakuti inuyo mwaphunzitsidwa ndi Mulungu kuti muzikondana.” (1 Ates 4,9).
Chikondi cha abale chimatizindikiritsa ife padziko lapansi monga ophunzira a Khristu: "Mwa ichi onse adzadziwa kuti ndinu ophunzira anga, ngati mukondana wina ndi mnzake." (Johannes 13,35). Chikhulupiriro chimakhazikika pa chikondi cha Mulungu, chomwe chimatipangitsa kukonda abale ndi alongo athu monga momwe Yesu amatikondera.
Chikondi chaumulungu
Chikondi cha abale ndi alongo chimafika pachimake pa "chikondi" cha anthu onse. Chikondichi sichili nkhani ya malingaliro koma nkhani ya chifuniro. Chikondi chaumulungu, chomwe chimatchedwa "agape" mu Chigiriki, chimayimira chikondi chauzimu ndipo chimaonedwa ngati korona wa makhalidwe onse abwino: "Pemphero langa ndilakuti Khristu akhale mwa inu kudzera mu chikhulupiriro. Khalani ozika mizu ndi okhazikika m'chikondi chake, kuti inu, pamodzi ndi Akristu ena onse, muzindikire kuchuluka kwa chikondi chake. Inde, ndikupemphera kuti mumvetsetse chikondi ichi mozama kwambiri, chomwe sitingathe kuchimvetsa mokwanira ndi malingaliro athu. Pamenepo mudzadzazidwanso kwambiri ndi chuma chonse cha moyo chomwe chimapezeka mwa Mulungu." (Epheser 3,17-19).
Chikondi cha agape chimayimira mzimu wa kukoma mtima kwenikweni kwa anthu onse: "Kwa ofooka ndinakhala wofooka, kuti ndipindule ofooka. Ndinakhala zonse kwa anthu onse, kuti ndipulumutse ena." (1. Korinther 9,22).
Tikhoza kusonyeza chikondi chathu mwa kupereka nthawi yathu, luso lathu, chuma chathu ndi moyo wathu kwa omwe atizungulira. Chosangalatsa n’chakuti nyimbo yotamanda imeneyi imayamba ndi chikhulupiriro ndipo imathera m’chikondi. Kumanga pa maziko a chikhulupiriro chanu mwa Yesu Khristu, inu, owerenga okondedwa, mukhoza kusonyeza khalidwe lachikhristu loona momwe makhalidwe asanu ndi awiri achifundo awa akugwira ntchito.
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