Mulungu alibe chosowa

692 mulungu alibe chosowaPabwalo la Areopagi mtumwi Paulo anapereka kwa Mulungu woona mafano a anthu a ku Atene kuti: “Mulungu amene analenga dziko lapansi ndi zonse ziri momwemo, iye, Ambuye wa kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi, sakhala m’makachisi omangidwa ndi manja. Ndipo salola kutumikiridwa ndi manja a anthu monga wosowa kanthu, popeza iye mwini apatsa anthu onse moyo ndi mpweya ndi zonse” (Machitidwe 1)7,24-25 ndi).

Paulo akuvumbula kusiyana pakati pa mafano ndi Mulungu woona wa Utatu. Mulungu woona alibe chosowa, ndi Mulungu wopatsa amene amapereka moyo, amagawirana chilichonse chabwino chimene ali nacho chifukwa Mulungu ndiye chikondi. Koma mafano amafunikira manja a anthu, omwe amawalenga kuti awatumikire.

Koma bwanji ngati Mulungu akanakhala munthu mmodzi, monga momwe chiphunzitso cha Unitarianism chimaphunzitsira, chimene chimakana chiphunzitso cha Utatu ndi umulungu wa Yesu wa ku Nazarete? Kodi Mulungu anakhala bwanji chilengedwe chisanalengedwe ndipo akanachita chiyani nthawi isanayambe?

Mulungu ameneyu sangatchedwe kuti ndi wachikondi kwamuyaya chifukwa panalibe munthu wamoyo popanda iye. Mulungu wotero ndi wosowa ndipo amafunikira chilengedwe kuti athe kukhala wachikondi. Kumbali ina, Mulungu Wautatu ndi wapadera. Yesu akuvumbula zimene Mulungu woona anachita kusanalengedwe: “Atate, ndifuna kuti kumene kuli Ine, iwo amene mwandipatsa Ine akhale pamodzi ndi Ine, kuti apenye ulemerero wanga umene mwandipatsa Ine; pakuti munandikonda Ine lisanakhazikike dziko lapansi” (Yohane 1).7,24).

Ubale pakati pa Mulungu Atate ndi Mwana wake ndi wogwirizana komanso wamuyaya; Mwana amakonda Atate: “Koma dziko lapansi lizindikire kuti ndikonda Atate, ndi kuchita monga momwe Atate analamulira ine” (Yohane 1)4,31).

Mzimu Woyera ndi chikondi: “Pakuti Mulungu sanatipatsa mzimu wamantha, koma wa mphamvu, ndi chikondi, ndi nzeru.”2. Timoteo 1,7).

Pali chiyanjano chamuyaya cha chikondi pakati pa Atate, Mwana ndi Mzimu, ndicho chifukwa chake Yohane anakhoza kulemba kuti Mulungu ndiye chikondi: «Okondedwa, tikondane wina ndi mnzake; pakuti chikondi chichokera kwa Mulungu, ndipo iye amene akonda, abadwa kuchokera kwa Mulungu, nazindikira Mulungu. Iye wosakonda sadziwa Mulungu; chifukwa Mulungu ndiye chikondi (1. Johannes 4,7-8 ndi).

Mulungu wautatu wa chikondi amanyamula moyo mwa iye yekha: “Pakuti monga Atate ali ndi moyo mwa Iye yekha, momwemonso anapatsa Mwanayo kuti akhale ndi moyo mwa iye yekha.” ( Yoh. 5,26).

Mulungu ndi wosiyana kotheratu ndi milungu ina yonse. Iye ndi wangwiro mwa iye mwini. Mulungu wamuyaya, amene amanyamula moyo mwa iye yekha osasowa kalikonse, anapereka moyo kwa zolengedwa zake ndi anthu onse ndipo anatsegula njira ya ku moyo wosatha kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu. Iye amene alibe chosowa adalenga chilengedwe chonse kudzera mu ntchito ya chisomo ndi chikondi. Ena angaganize kuti Mulungu sasamala za ife chifukwa chakuti satifuna. Mulungu amatikonda ndipo anatilenga m’chifaniziro chake kuti tikhale naye pa ubwenzi komanso kuti tikhale naye pa ubwenzi wolimba. Mulungu amafuna kuti timulambire, osati kuti tikwaniritse chosoŵa chilichonse mwa iye, koma kuti tipindule, kotero kuti timuzindikire ndi kukhala naye paubwenzi ndi kukhala mu unansi umenewo.

Mukhoza kuyamika Mulungu Atate kuti kudzera mwa Mwana wake Yesu Khristu anakupatsani chilengedwe chonse, moyo wake ndi chiitano cha ku moyo wosatha.

ndi Eddie Marsh