Kodi nchiyani chimatipanga ife anthu kukhala Akristu?
Funso lakuti chimene chimapangitsa munthu kukhala Mkhristu ndi lofunika kwambiri. Ambiri amakhulupirira kuti kumaphatikizapo kusunga Malamulo Khumi, kumvera Mulungu kupyolera mu utumiki, kupemphera tsiku ndi tsiku, kapena kugwira ntchito molimbika. Koma Baibulo limatiphunzitsa chinthu china chosiyana kwambiri ndi maganizo amenewa. Paulo akupereka chithunzi cholimbikitsa cha Mulungu m’kalata yake yopita kwa Aefeso: “Pakuti ife ndife chipango chake, olengedwa mwa Kristu Yesu, kuchita ntchito zabwino, zimene Mulungu anazikonzeratu, kuti tikayende m’menemo.” ( Aefeso. 2,10).
Mawu akuti “ntchito” amatipatsa chidziŵitso chozama cha mmene Mulungu alili. M’Chichewa, mawu akuti “ndakatulo” (ndakatulo) amachokera ku mawu achigiriki akuti “poiema,” kutanthauza ntchito. Koma liwu Lachigiriki lakuti poiema lili ndi tanthauzo lalikulu kwambiri. Zimatanthawuza ntchito yaluso yopangidwa ndi kupangidwa ndi wojambula kapena wamisiri. Monga momwe Paulo akulembera mu Aroma kuti: “Pakuti kusaoneka kwake, ndiko kuti, mphamvu yake yosatha ndi umulungu wake, zawoneka ndi ntchito zake chiyambire kulengedwa kwa dziko lapansi, ngati munthu achizindikira ndi kulingalira; Chotero alibe chowiringula.” ( Aroma 1,20).
Mbambande ya Mulungu
Wokhulupirira woomboledwa ndi cholengedwa chatsopano cha Mulungu - ntchito yake yaluso. Mkristu ndi ntchito ya manja a Mulungu, mbambande yake yolengedwa. Ndi mwayi waukulu chotani nanga! Kodi mudapitako ku msonkhano? Mnzanga ali ndi malo ogwirira ntchito akuluakulu omwe ali ndi zida zonse zomwe mmisiri amafunikira pakupanga matabwa: macheka amagetsi, zobowolera, zomangira, mchenga ndi zina zambiri. Iye amasangalala kwambiri pamene amatha kupanga, macheka, mawonekedwe ndi mchenga kuti apange chinachake chapadera kwambiri kuchokera kumatabwa, kaya ndi chidole chaching'ono kapena kabati yokongola yowonetsera. Chimwemwe ndi kudzipereka kumeneku kumasonyeza chikondi ndi chisamaliro cha Mulungu m’chilengedwe chake. Mofanana ndi mmisiri wa m’ntchito yake yogwirira ntchito, Mulungu amagwira ntchito pa ife, kutiumba ndi kutiumba kukhala luso lake laluso.
Chifaniziro cha Mulungu monga mmisiri chimatithandiza kumvetsetsa momwe amagwirira ntchito mumsonkhano wake waukulu. Uku sikukokomeza, chifukwa Baibulo limafotokozanso kuti Mulungu ndi woumba mbiya kuti: “Koma tsopano, Ambuye, Inu ndinu Atate wathu; Ife ndife dongo, inu ndinu woumba wathu, ndipo ife tonse ndife ntchito ya manja anu.” ( Yesaya 64,7).
Mulungu amatenga dongo losaumbika ndi kuliumba kukhala chinthu chodabwitsa. Iye ndi wojambula ndipo ife ndife ntchito zake zaluso. Pamene titembenuka, chinthu chodabwitsa chimachitika mkati mwathu: “Ngati munthu ali mwa Khristu ali wolengedwa watsopano; zinthu zakale zapita, taonani, zafika;2. Akorinto 5,17).
Tinalengedwa ndi chifuniro ndi luso la Mbuye Wamkulu m’chilengedwe chonse. Mkhristu samabwera chifukwa cha zoyesayesa zake, koma analengedwa ndi Mulungu mwiniyo. Mulungu ndiye Mlengi, Mmisiri, Mmisiri wa Mapulani. Chochita chake chachikulu kwambiri si chilengedwe chachikulu, osati mapiri akuluakulu okutidwa ndi chipale chofewa, kapena thupi lodabwitsa la munthu. Mphunzitsi wake weniweni waluso ndi Mkristu wosonyeza mphamvu zonse za kulenga kwake. Nchiyani chimakupangani inu kukhala Mkhristu? Mwa kuchita khama lanu? Pochita zabwino kapena kukhala munthu wabwino? Tiyeni tikumbukire nkhaniyo: “Pakuti mudapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo chakuchita mwa chikhulupiriro, ndipo ichi chosachokera kwa inu: chili mphatso ya Mulungu, chosachokera ku ntchito, kuti asadzitamandire munthu ali yense. Pakuti ife ndife chipango chake, olengedwa mwa Kristu Yesu kuchita ntchito zabwino, zimene Mulungu anazikonzeratu, kuti tikayende m’menemo.” ( Aefeso 2,8-10 ndi).
Timakhala Akhristu chifukwa cha ntchito ya Mulungu, osati ndi mphamvu zathu. Sitingachite kalikonse ndi ntchito zathu kapena zabwino - zonse ndi ntchito ya Mulungu ndi ntchito zake. Mulungu satembenukira kwa ife potengera khalidwe lathu labwino. Ndife Akhristu chifukwa cha ubwino wake waukulu, chifundo chake, kukoma mtima kwake, chikondi chake chopanda malire, chikhululukiro chake chachikondi ndi chisomo chake changwiro. Ndi kulakwa kuona chikhristu mu nkhani ya zochita ndi zochita zathu; M’malo mwake, tiyenera kulingalira zimene Mulungu amachita mwa ife, ndi ife ndi kupyolera mwa ife: “Pakuti ndiye Mulungu wakuchita mwa inu kufuna ndi kuchita, monga mwa kukondwera kwake.” ( Afilipi 2,13).
Ndife akatswiri pantchito yolenga. Mwina munaonapo chikwangwani pa desiki cholembedwa kuti: “Chonde mundipirire mtima. Mulungu sanathenso ndi ine! Mulungu amagwira ntchito pang’onopang’ono ndipo amagwiritsira ntchito zida monga Malemba Opatulika kukwaniritsa dongosolo lake: “Pakuti lemba lililonse adaliuzira Mulungu, lipindulitsa pa chiphunzitso, chitsutsano, chikonzero, chilangizo cha m’chilungamo;2. Timoteo 3,16).
Iye amagwiritsa ntchito kulengeza ndi kuphunzitsa kuti: “Timulalikira, ndi kudandaulira anthu onse, ndi kuphunzitsa anthu onse ndi nzeru zonse, kuti tifikitse munthu aliyense wangwiro mwa Kristu.” ( Akolose. 1,28).
Iye akupereka chilango: “Pakuti kunali koyenera kwa iye amene zinthu zonse zili chifukwa cha Iye, ndiponso mwa amene zinthu zonse zakhalapo, amene anabweretsa ana ambiri ku ulemerero, kuti amalize chiyambi cha chipulumutso chawo mwa zowawa.” ( Aheb. 2,10).
Ndi mwayi waukulu kudziwa kuti ndinu otetezeka m'manja mwa Ambuye - Mulungu Mlengi! Ndife ofooka, timalephera, timachimwa, koma kudziwa kokha kuti Mulungu akugwira ntchito nafe mpaka Yesu atapangidwa mwa ife kuyenera kulimbikitsa chiyembekezo chathu: “Ana anga, amene ndibalanso m’zowawa za pobereka, kufikira Khristu adzabwera monga mwa mawonekedwe anu; " (Agalatiya 4,19). Palibe zokana zomwe zimachokera ku msonkhano wa Mulungu! Ndiye kodi sitiyenera kuchita kalikonse - kodi tiyenera kulola Mulungu kuchita chilichonse yekha? Tiyenera kuchita zimenezi ndi chisonkhezero choyenera: “Tinalengedwa mwa Kristu Yesu kuchita ntchito zabwino, zimene Mulungu anazikonzeratu, kuti tikayende m’menemo.” ( Aefeso. 2,10).
Si ntchito zathu, koma ntchito zimene timachita pamodzi ndi Yesu. Ntchito zabwino ziyenera kukhala khalidwe lalikulu la Mkristu: “Muwalitse inu kuunika kwanu pamaso pa anthu, kuti pakuona ntchito zanu zabwino, alemekeze Atate wanu wa Kumwamba.” ( Mateyu 5,16).
Tiyenera kukhala monga mmene Yesu ankakhalira—kutumikira anthu anzathu ndi kulemekeza Atate wathu. Baibulo limatiphunzitsa kuti tidzapatsidwa mphoto molingana ndi ntchito zathu – koma silimatiphunzitsa kuti ndife Akhristu chifukwa cha ntchito zathu zabwino. Ntchito zabwino sizitipanga kukhala Akhristu. Mulungu amatipanga ife Akhristu kuti tichite ntchito zabwino. Zimenezi n’zosiyana ndendende ndi zimene anthu ambiri amafuna kukhulupirira. Aliyense amene amapita ku tchalitchi, kuyendera odwala ndi kuthandiza osauka amakhala ndi khalidwe labwino ndi loyenera, koma khalidwe labwino loterolo silimatipanga ife Akhristu - Mulungu yekha, Mbuye Wamkulu, angachite zimenezo! Tiyenera kutsindika kuti ngakhale ntchito zathu zabwino zimakonzedwa ndi Mulungu. Apanso timakumana ndi chifaniziro cha Mulungu ngati mmisiri, wogwira ntchito kumbuyo. Mkhristu si munthu wabwino chabe - kapena amene wasintha kapena kusintha tsamba latsopano m'moyo wake. Mkhristu ndi wolengedwa watsopano, wogwirizana ndi Yesu Khristu ndipo analengedwa ndi Mulungu.
ndi Gordon Green
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