Nthawi zonse timakhala m’maganizo mwake
Chiphunzitso cha Utatu chakhala chinthu chachikulu cha miyambo yachikhristu kwa zaka zoposa 1600. Kwa Akristu ambiri ndi mbali yachibadwa ya chikhulupiriro chawo, ngakhale kuti nthaŵi zambiri salingalira mozama za icho. Mosasamala kanthu za kumvetsetsa kwa munthu payekha, chinthu chimodzi chikhala chomveka bwino: Utatu wa Mulungu wadzipereka mosasunthika kutiphatikiza ife mu chiyanjano chodabwitsa cha Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera.
Gulu laumulungu
Chiphunzitso cha Utatu chimati pali Mulungu mmodzi woona, amene ali ogwirizana mu chikondi changwiro monga Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera. Yesu anati, "Ine ndi Atate ndife amodzi." (Joh 10,30)Palibe Atate popanda Mwana ndi Mzimu, palibe Mwana popanda Atate ndi Mzimu, ndipo palibe Mzimu Woyera popanda Atate ndi Mwana. Aliyense amene adzipereka kwa Yesu amalandiridwa mwa Khristu ndipo motero amakhala mu chiyanjano cha Mulungu Wautatu. Chikondi chimene Mulungu anasonyeza mu thupi la Yesu Khristu ndi chamuyaya komanso chosagwedezeka. Mulungu amalengeza kuti ndinu ake ndipo ndinu ofunika kwambiri kwa iye. Moyo wachikhristu nthawi zonse umadalira ubale wapafupi ndi Mulungu Wautatu.
Kukhala pamodzi
Mpingo woyambirira unkatchula mgwirizano wa Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera ngati perichoresis, zomwe zikutanthauza kukhala pamodzi kapena umodzi mwa wina ndi mnzake. Zimasonyeza ubale wamphamvu komanso wachikondi pakati pa anthu atatu aumulungu. Mu Mauthenga Abwino, mgwirizanowu ukufotokozedwa bwino ndi mawu a Yesu: “Ndikhulupirireni kuti ine ndili mwa Atate, ndipo Atate ali mwa Ine; ngati sichoncho, khulupirirani chifukwa cha ntchito zomwezo.” (Joh 14,11).
Akatswiri a zaumulungu Achikristu oyambirira anagwiritsira ntchito liwu lakuti perichoresis kulongosola mgonero waukulu ndi wapamtima pakati pa anthu atatu a Utatu, oloŵetsedwa mu “kuvina kwachikondi” kosatha. Mu Mauthenga Abwino timaona Yesu ali mu ubale wamphamvu, wachikondi ndi Atate ndi Mzimu Woyera. Mulungu alipo mu uthunthu wake mwa aliyense wa anthu atatuwo ndipo panthaŵi imodzi wosiyana wina ndi mnzake monga anthu. Ubale wawo weniweni ndi kusinthanitsa kwawo kwenikweni kumawamanga kosatha. Chikhulupiriro cha Athanasian chimanena mwachidule kuti: Umodzi wa Mulungu ndi Utatu ndipo Utatu wa Mulungu ndi umodzi. Choonadi ichi chikufotokoza za Utatu.
Chofunda cholukidwa
Chiphunzitso cha Utatu chingaoneke chovuta. Koma kukhala kwathu omangika mu Utatu wa Mulungu kungayerekezeredwe ndi nsalu. Pakuluka, ulusi wopota ndi wopota umalukidwa kuti upange nsalu yolukidwa. Mu fanizoli, Mulungu ndi ulusi umodzi ndipo munthu ndi wina, zonse ziwiri zimalukidwa pamodzi. Paulo anafotokoza chithunzichi kwa Amitundu ku Atene: “Pakuti mwa Iye (Mulungu) timakhala ndi moyo, timayenda, ndipo tili ndi moyo wathu; monga ena a olemba ndakatulo anu anena, ‘Ndife mbadwa zake.’” (Apg 17,28)Mu nsalu yolukidwa yomalizidwa, ulusi uliwonse suonekanso. Yesu anapempherera ophunzira ake nthawi yochepa asanamwalire: "Ndipo ndawapatsa ulemerero umene munandipatsa, kuti akhale amodzi monga ife tili amodzi." (Joh 17,22).
Mulungu amene timakhala ndi moyo mwa iye ndi Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera; aliyense ali mwa iye mu chiyanjano chapamtima ndi chikondi: “Ine ndine njira, ndi choonadi, ndi moyo; palibe amene adza kwa Atate koma mwa Ine. Mukadandidziwa Ine, mukadadziwanso Atate wanga. Kuyambira tsopano mukumudziwa Iye ndipo mwamuona Iye.” (Joh 14,6-7)Timaphunzira za vumbulutso la Mulungu kudzera mwa Mwana wake Yesu: “Kodi simukhulupirira kuti Ine ndili mwa Atate, ndi Atate ali mwa Ine? Mawu amene ndilankhula kwa inu sindilankhula kwa Ine ndekha; koma Atate, wokhala mwa Ine, amachita ntchito zake. Khulupirirani Ine kuti Ine ndili mwa Atate, ndi Atate ali mwa Ine; kapena ngati sichoncho, khulupirirani ntchito zomwezo.” (Joh 14,10-11).
Mwana wa Mulungu anakhala munthu kuti ife anthu tigwirizane ndi gulu labwino la chikondi ili: “Sindipempherera iwo okha, komanso iwo amene adzakhulupirira Ine chifukwa cha mawu awo, kuti onse akhale amodzi, monga Inu Atate muli mwa Ine, ndi Ine mwa Inu, kuti iwonso akhale mwa Ife, kuti dziko lapansi likhulupirire kuti Inu munandituma Ine.” (Joh 17,20-21).
Chipulumutso chimachokera ku chikondi chenicheni cha Mulungu ndi kukhulupirika kwake kwa anthu, osati chifukwa choyesetsa kukonza kuwonongeka kwa uchimo. Dongosolo lachisomo la Mulungu kwa anthu linalipo uchimo usanayambe: "Pakuti mwa Iye anatisankha ife tisanalengedwe dziko lapansi kuti tikhale oyera mtima ndi opanda chilema pamaso pake." (Eph 1,4)Nthawi zambiri timaiwala izi, koma Mulungu saiwala.
Mu kukumbatira kwake
Kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera mwa Yesu Khristu, malinga ndi chifuniro cha Atate, ife anthu ochimwa timagwidwa mwachikondi mu kukumbatirana kwa Mulungu wa Utatu. Izi ndi zomwe Atate adatikonzera kuyambira pachiyambi: "Anatikonzeratu kuti tikhale ana ake mwa Yesu Khristu, monga mwa chisangalalo chake ndi chifuniro chake, kuti chisomo chake chaulemerero chitamandidwe, chimene watipatsa mwaulere mwa Iye amene amamukonda." (Eph 1,5-6).
Mulungu anatilenga pachifukwa ichi—kuti tikhale ana ake okondedwa mwa Khristu. Ichi chinali chifuniro cha Mulungu kwa ife tisanalengedwe. Kudzera mu kubadwa kwa Mwana, anthu akhululukidwa kale, ayanjananso, ndipo apulumutsidwa mwa Iye. Chikhululukiro cha Mulungu chalengezedwa kwa anthu onse mwa Khristu. Uchimo umene unalowa mu umunthu wa munthu ndi zomwe Adamu anakumana nazo sizingafanane ndi kusefukira kwakukulu kwa chisomo cha Mulungu kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu. "Chifukwa chake, monga mwa uchimo wa munthu mmodzi (Adamu) chiweruzo chinadza kwa anthu onse, momwemonso mwa chilungamo cha munthu mmodzi (Yesu) chiweruzo ndi moyo zinadza kwa anthu onse." (Röm 5,18).
Chipulumutso cha chilengedwe chonse?
Kodi aliyense adzalowa mwachibadwa mu chisangalalo chodziwa ndi kukonda Mulungu? Izi ndi kutsutsana m'mawu ake, chifukwa n'zosatheka kukonda wina mosasamala kanthu za chifuniro chake: "Ndipo Ine, ndikakwezedwa padziko lapansi, ndidzakoka anthu onse kwa Ine ndekha." (Joh 12,32)Mulungu akufuna kuti aliyense akhale ndi chikhulupiriro, koma sakakamiza aliyense kuti: “Ndani akufuna kuti anthu onse apulumuke ndi kudziwa choonadi?” (1. Tim 2,4).
Mulungu amakonda munthu aliyense, koma sakakamiza aliyense kuti amukonde: "Pakuti Mulungu anakonda dziko lapansi kotero, kuti anapatsa Mwana wake wobadwa yekha, kuti yense wokhulupirira Iye asatayike, koma akhale nawo moyo wosatha." (Joh 3,16)Chikondi ndi chodzipereka ndipo chimaperekedwa kwaulere; ngati sichiperekedwa, si chikondi.
Nthawizonse mu malingaliro ake
Chiphunzitso cha Utatu chimapitirira pa kungonena za chikhulupiriro kapena mawu ovomerezeka pa kulengeza chikhulupiriro. Kudzera mu moyo wake, imfa, kuuka kwa akufa, ndi kukwera kwake kumwamba, Mpulumutsi wathu Yesu watilandira mu mgonero waumulungu uwu ndipo watilola kugawana nawo: “Moyo waonekera, ndipo tawuona, ndipo tauchitira umboni, ndipo talalikira kwa inu moyo wosatha umene unali ndi Atate, ndipo waonekera kwa ife—chimene tawona ndi kumva, tikulalikiraninso kwa inu, kuti inunso mukayanjane ndi ife; ndipo chiyanjano chathu chili ndi Atate ndi Mwana wake Yesu Khristu.” (1. Joh 1,2-3).
Mulungu Wachitatu Asanakhazikitsidwe maziko a dziko lapansi, anaganiza zophatikiza anthu mu moyo wosaneneka, chiyanjano, ndi chisangalalo chomwe Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera amagawana pamodzi monga Mulungu mmodzi woona: “Anatikonzeratu kuti tikhale ana ake mwa Yesu Khristu, monga mwa chisangalalo chake ndi chifuniro chake, kuti atamandike chisomo chake chaulemerero, chimene anatipatsa mwaulere mwa Iye amene amamukonda. Mwa Iye tili ndi chiwombolo mwa mwazi wake, chikhululukiro cha machimo, monga mwa chuma cha chisomo chake, chimene anatichulukitsira ife mu nzeru zonse ndi chidziwitso.” (Eph 1,5-8).
Mwa Yesu Khristu, Mwana wa Mulungu m'thupi, timaphatikizidwa mu chiyanjano ndi chisangalalo cha moyo wogawana wa Utatu: “Koma Mulungu, wolemera mu chifundo, chifukwa cha chikondi chachikulu chimene anatikonda nacho, ngakhale pamene tinali akufa m'zolakwa zathu, anatipatsa moyo pamodzi ndi Khristu—mwapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo—natiukitsa pamodzi ndi Iye, natikhazika pamodzi ndi Iye kumwamba mwa Khristu Yesu.” (Eph 2,4-6).
Phokoso latsekedwa. Mtengo walipidwa. Njira yatsegulidwa kuti anthu—monga mwana wolowerera m'fanizo—abwerere kunyumba. Chipulumutso ndi zotsatira za chikondi chosatha ndi mphamvu ya Atate, zomwe zawonetsedwa kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu ndipo zatiyimira kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera. Si chikhulupiriro chathu chomwe chimatipulumutsa. Ndi Mulungu yekha—Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu—amene amatipulumutsa. Mulungu amatipatsa chikhulupiriro ngati mphatso yoti titsegule maso athu ku choonadi cha Iye—ndipo ife ndife ndani, monga ana Ake okondedwa: “Iye amene sanasiye Mwana wake, koma anampereka chifukwa cha ife tonse—adzalekera bwanji kutipatsa ife zinthu zonse mwaufulu pamodzi ndi Iye?” (Röm 8,32).
Tikakhulupirira Yesu monga zonse mwa zonse, si chikhulupiriro chopanda pake. Mwa Iye, machimo athu amakhululukidwa, mitima yathu imakonzedwanso, ndipo timaphatikizidwa mu moyo umene amagawana ndi Atate ndi Mzimu Woyera. Mawu a Mulungu achikondi ndi ophatikiza kwa inu osatha sadzatsekedwa: "Pakuti ndatsimikiza mtima kuti imfa, kapena moyo, kapena angelo, kapena ziwanda, kapena zinthu zapano, kapena zam'tsogolo, kapena mphamvu, kapena kutalika, kapena kuya, kapena china chilichonse m'chilengedwe chonse, sichidzatha kutilekanitsa ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chomwe chili mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu." (Röm 8,38-39).
Wokondedwa owerenga, ndinu a Utatu wa Mulungu kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu, palibe chilichonse kumwamba kapena padziko lapansi chomwe chingakulekanitseni ndi chikondi cha Mulungu! Kodi inu mukukhulupirira zimenezo?
ndi Joseph Tkach
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