Chikhulupiriro ndi ubale
Mulungu sanakhalepo yekha. Iye wakhalapo kuyambira muyaya monga mgonero wangwiro: “Pachiyambi panali Mawu, ndipo Mawu anali ndi Mulungu, ndipo Mawu anali Mulungu” (Yohane 1:1). Mpingo woyambirira unatchula umodzi waumulungu uwu wa Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera ngati “perichoresis.” Ndi kukhala pamodzi mu umodzi wangwiro ndi wodzipereka. Chikondi chenicheni nthawi zonse chimafuna mnzake, monga momwe Paulo akufotokozera mwamphamvu kuti: “Pakuti mwa Iye (Yesu) anatisankha ife tisanalengedwe dziko lapansi, kuti tikhale oyera mtima ndi opanda chilema pamaso pake” (Aefeso 1:4).
Cholinga cha Mulungu pa chilengedwe kuyambira pachiyambi chinali kulandira anthu m'banja lake ndi kugawana nafe ubale wapamtima pakati pa Atate, Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera. Sanatilenge kuti tidzilemekeze yekha, koma kuti tithe kuona ndi kugawana chikondi chake: "Tadziwa ndi kukhulupirira chikondi chimene Mulungu ali nacho pa ife. Mulungu ndiye chikondi, ndipo iye amene akhala m'chikondi akhala mwa Mulungu, ndipo Mulungu akhala mwa iye" (1 Yohane 4:16). Tikazindikira chikondi cha Mulungu, Mulungu amadzutsa ndi kulimbikitsa chikhulupiriro mkati mwathu.
Vuto la tchimo
Kudzera mu kusamvera kwa Adamu ndi Hava, uchimo unalowa m'dziko lapansi. M'mawu a m'Baibulo, uchimo umatanthauza kuswa lamulo loperekedwa ndi Mulungu. Mulungu amapereka moyo—koma aliyense amene amatembenuka kwa Iye ndi machimo amadzipatula ku gwero la moyo, amagwa pansi pa ulamuliro wa choipa, ndipo amataya mgwirizano wawo ndi gwero la Mulungu: “Taonani, dzanja la Yehova silifupi kwambiri kuti lisapulumutse, kapena khutu lake silili lolimba kuti lisamve; koma zoyipa zanu zakulekanitsani ndi Mulungu wanu, ndipo machimo anu abisa nkhope yake kwa inu, kotero kuti simunamvedwe” (Yesaya 59:1-2).
Kulekana ndi Mulungu ndiye matenda enieni, pomwe machimo a munthu aliyense ndi zolakwa za makhalidwe abwino ndi zizindikiro chabe za vutoli. Kodi chikhulupiriro, ndiye, ndi chofunikira kuti munthu abwezeretse ubale wake ndi Mulungu? Ayi ndithu. Chikondi cha Atate chimafikira kwa akupha, zigawenga, olamulira ankhanza, ndi ochimwa ena onse mofanana ndi kwa okhulupirira. Amakonda munthu aliyense monga momwe amakondera Yesu. Kodi Yesu anapereka moyo wake chifukwa chakuti tinali mabwenzi ake kapena chifukwa chakuti tinasangalatsa Mulungu ndi ntchito zathu zabwino? Ayi! "Koma Mulungu awonetsa chikondi chake kwa ife m'menemo: pamene tinali ochimwabe, Khristu anatifera" (Aroma 5:8).
Mulungu amakonda anthu amene anawalenga m’chifaniziro chake—koma osati uchimo wokha. Kubadwanso kwa Mulungu sikunali kofunikira kuti iye atikondenso, koma zinachitika chifukwa chakuti anatikonda kuyambira pachiyambi: “Pakuti Mulungu anali kuyanjanitsa dziko lapansi kwa Iye mwini mwa Khristu, osawerengera zolakwa za anthu, ndipo watipatsa ife uthenga woyanjanitsa” (2 Akorinto 5:19). Mwa Mwana wake Yesu, Atate anayanjanitsa anthu, omwe anali adani ake, kwa Iye mwini.
Tanthauzo la chikhulupiriro
Mawu oti “chikhulupiriro” amagwiritsidwa ntchito mongoganizira za munthu. Timagwiritsa ntchito mawu monga chikondi, chifundo, ubwino, chilungamo, ndi kukhulupirika pofotokoza mmene Mulungu amaonera dziko. Akristu oyambirira anadzitcha “okhulupirira,” ndipo iwo anatcha njira yakukhala Mkristu “kufika pa chikhulupiriro.” Tiona tanthauzo lenileni la mawu akuti “chikhulupiriro” m’mbali zitatu.
Khulupirirani kuti ndi zoona
Mbali yaikulu ya chikhulupiriro chathu ndi yakuti "tivomereze" mfundo za chikhulupiriro chathu ngati zoona. Mwachitsanzo, Akristu amakhulupirira kuti Yesu anafa naukanso: "Chomwe ndinalandira ndinakupatsani inu chofunika kwambiri: kuti Khristu anafera machimo athu monga mwa malembo; kuti anaikidwa m'manda; kuti anauka tsiku lachitatu monga mwa malembo; ndi kuti anaonekera kwa Kefa; ndipo pambuyo pake kwa khumi ndi awiriwo" (1 Akorinto 15:3-5). Paulo anapereka choonadi ichi kwa okhulupirira ku Korinto, ndipo anachilandira mwa chikhulupiriro.
Kukhulupirira kumatanthauza kudziwa
Mfundo yachiwiri ikukhudza ubale womwe ulipo pakati pa chikhulupiriro ndi chidziwitso. M'chilankhulo cha tsiku ndi tsiku, mawu oti "kukhulupirira" amagwiritsidwa ntchito pogogomezera kuti chinthu china chingangoganiziridwa ndi kuganiziridwa, monga mwambi wakuti: Kukhulupirira si kudziwa. Kalata yopita kwa Ahebri imafotokoza zomwe ziyenera kumvedwa ndi chikhulupiriro: "Tsopano chikhulupiriro ndicho chidaliro cha zomwe tikuyembekezera, ndi chitsimikizo cha zomwe sitiziona" (Ahebri 11:1).
Maso athu ndi chiwalo chamalingaliro chomwe chimatipatsa umboni wa kukhalapo kwa dziko lapansi. Mnzake wauzimu pa izi ndikudalira kopanda malire kwa Mulungu komanso kukhalapo kwa mtsogolo, dziko losawoneka ndi lauzimu. Kukhulupirira ndiko kumamatira ku zinthu zosaoneka, monga ngati kuona zosaoneka.
Chikhulupiriro ndi kudalira
Chikhulupiriro sichimangokhudza kukhudzika ndi mfundo zenizeni, koma koposa zonse ndipo choyamba ndi cha anthu. Monga okhulupirira, timalankhula za chikhulupiriro chokhazikika mwa Khristu: “Ndipo chinsinsi cha chikhulupiriro n’chachikulu, monga momwe aliyense amavomerezera: Iye anaonekera m’thupi, anayesedwa wolungama mu mzimu, anaonekera kwa angelo, analalikidwa mwa amitundu, anakhulupiriridwa m’dziko lapansi, anatengedwa mu ulemerero” (1 Timoteo 3:16).
Yesu Khristu ndiye chinsinsi cha chikhulupiriro! Yesu analimbikitsa anthu mobwerezabwereza kuti amukhulupirire. Ngati tikufuna kuchita ntchito ya Mulungu, imayamba ndi kukhulupirira Yesu. Iwo amene adzipereka okha kwa Mulungu mopanda malire adzakhululukidwa ndi kumasulidwa: "Koma kwa iye amene sagwira ntchito koma akhulupirira Iye amene alungamitsa osapembedza, chikhulupiriro chake chidzayesedwa chilungamo" (Aroma 4:5). Chifukwa chake, chikhulupiriro ndi lingaliro la ubale—monga chikondi, chimafuna kuti wina agwirizane nacho.
Chiyambi cha chikhulupiriro
Tisanaone chiyambi cha chikhulupiriro, choyamba tiyeni tifotokoze chimene sichili. Chikhulupiriro sichofunikira kapena chofunikira chomwe munthu ayenera kapena angakwaniritse kupyolera mwa mphamvu yake kuti apeze chiyanjano ndi Mulungu.
Chikhulupiriro chimachokera ku chisomo cha Mulungu
Chikhulupiriro chimakhazikika mu chisomo ndi chikondi cha Mulungu. Popanda kuchitapo kanthu kwaumulungu, sitingathe kukhulupirira chifukwa mitima yathu yaphimbidwa: "Koma maganizo awo anauma. Pakuti kufikira lero, pamene anthu awerenga za pangano lakale, chophimba ichi chikhalabe; sichimachotsedwa, chifukwa mwa Khristu chachotsedwa" (2 Akorinto 3:14).
Tisanatembenuke, tonse tinali titaphimbidwa, monga Ayuda a m'nthawi ya Yesu. Atate yekha ndiye angachotse chophimba ichi: "Palibe munthu akhoza kudza kwa Ine koma Atate amene anandituma Ine am'koka, ndipo Ine ndidzamuukitsa tsiku lomaliza" (Yohane 6:44).
Palibe amene angalape mwa iye yekha. Pamene tilapa machimo athu kapena chikhulupiriro chathu, ndi chizindikiro chakuti Mzimu wa Mulungu wagwira kale ntchito mwa ife.
Chikhulupiriro ndi mphatso
Chikhulupiriro chokha ndi moyo mu ubale ndi Mulungu ndipo nthawi yomweyo ndi mphatso: “Pakuti mwapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo mwa chikhulupiriro, ndipo ichi sichichokera kwa inu nokha; ndi mphatso ya Mulungu, osati ya ntchito, kuti munthu asadzitamandire” (Aefeso 2:8-9). Ndime iyi sikutanthauza chisomo chokha. Mawu onse omwe atchulidwa kale okhudza chipulumutso akuphatikizapo chikhulupiriro ngati gawo lofunikira. Anthu akaitanidwa kuti akhulupirire, chikhulupiriro chomwechi ndi gawo la mphatso yopulumutsa ya Mulungu ndipo sichingapangidwe ndi mphamvu ya munthu mwini.
Chikhulupiriro chimachokera ku kulalikira
Chikhulupiriro cha m'Baibulo nthawi zonse chimachokera mwachindunji m'Mawu a Mulungu. Chilichonse chomwe sichichokera m'Mawu a Mulungu si chikhulupiriro cha m'Baibulo: "Chifukwa chake chikhulupiriro chimachokera ku kumva, ndi kumva kudzera m'mawu a Khristu" (Aroma 10:17).
Chikhulupiriro chimachokera pakumva uthenga wakuti: “Ndipo angaitane bwanji pa iye amene sanam’khulupirire? Ndipo angakhulupirire bwanji amene sanam’mve? Ndipo angamve bwanji popanda wina kuwalalikira? Ndipo angalalikire bwanji ngati sanatumidwe? Monga kwalembedwa, ‘Mapazi a iye amene alalikira uthenga wabwino ndi okongola bwanji!’” (Aroma 10:14-15).
Chofunika kwambiri kuti uthenga wabwino ulalikidwe ndi chakuti mthenga wa chisangalalo alalikire Uthenga Wabwino, chisomo cha Mulungu, chikondi, ndi Uthenga Wabwino wa Yesu Khristu. Yesu ataukitsidwa, anauza ophunzira ake kuti: “Mtendere ukhale nanu! Monga Atate wandituma Ine, Inenso ndikutumani.” Ndipo atanena izi, anawapumira mpweya nati kwa iwo, “Landirani Mzimu Woyera” (Yohane 20:21-22).
Aliyense amene walandira Yesu Khristu ngati Mpulumutsi wake ndipo akukhulupirira mumtima mwake kuti Mulungu Atate anaukitsa Yesu kwa akufa, amazindikira, amavomereza, ndipo amavomereza Yesu uyu ngati Ambuye wosankhidwa ndi Mulungu: “Ngati udzalengeza ndi pakamwa pako, ‘Yesu ndiye Ambuye,’ ndi kukhulupirira mumtima mwako kuti Mulungu anamuukitsa kwa akufa, udzapulumuka” (Aroma 10:9).
Kodi ndife Akristu okonzeka kuchoka m'gulu lathu ndikupita kwa iwo omwe sanadziwebe Yesu? Ambiri a ife—kuphatikizapo ine—tingakhale olimba mtima kwambiri pouza ena za Yesu. Tabadwanso mwatsopano kudzera mu mbewu yosavunda ya Mawu a Mulungu: "Pakuti mwabadwanso, osati ndi mbewu yosavunda, koma ndi yosavunda, kudzera m'mawu a Mulungu amoyo ndi okhazikika" (1 Petro 1:23). Mawu a Mulungu amabweretsa kusintha kwamkati ndipo amatsogolera ku kubadwa kwatsopano kwauzimu.
Fanizo la Wofesa mbewu
Ntchito yathu ndi kufesa, kulalikira, ndi kuchitira umboni mawu awa. Kodi timachita bwanji izi? Fanizo la wofesa limapereka yankho: “Tamverani! Onani, wofesa anatuluka kukafesa” (Marko 4:3).
Wofesa Yesu - anafesa mawu (vesi 14). Vuto la zipatso zosabala si mbewu kapena njira yolalikirira, koma chikhalidwe cha nthaka.
Der Weg - Mawu a Mulungu amveka, koma nthawi yomweyo amachotsedwa ndi Satana. Palibe mwayi wozika mizu.
Malo amiyala - Chidwi pomvetsera, koma chopanda kuzama. Tikakumana ndi mavuto, chikhulupiriro chimazirala msanga.
Nthaka yokutidwa ndi minga - Mawu a Mulungu amakanizidwa ndi nkhawa, chuma, ndi zilakolako. Imakhalabe yopanda zipatso.
Dothi labwino - Mawu alandiridwa, amveka, nabala zipatso makumi atatu, makumi asanu ndi limodzi, kapena zana limodzi mwa zofesedwazo.
Tiyenera kufesa Mawu mwaufulu, popanda kuweruza omvera athu—ndi Mulungu yekha amene amadziŵa nthaka ya mitima yawo. Kaya zofesa zikubala zipatso sizidalira mbewuyo, chifukwa chakuti mbewuyo imakhala yabwino nthaŵi zonse, ndipo Mawu a Mulungu ali ndi mphamvu. M’nthaka yabwino, mbewu zimabala zipatso chifukwa mzimu woyera wakonza mtima. Monga mbewu ya munthaka yabwino, chikhulupiriro chimangokhala mu ubale. Potsirizira pake, chipulumutso chimachokera kotheratu kuchokera m’dzanja la Mulungu, kuyambira pachiyambi mpaka kumapeto.
ndi Pablo Nauer
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