Munapulumutsidwa liti?

715 pamene iwo anatembenuzidwaYesu asanapachikidwa, Petro anayenda, kudya, kukhala ndi moyo, ndi kukambitsirana naye kwa zaka zosachepera zitatu. Koma zitafika, Petro anakana Ambuye wake katatu. Iye ndi ophunzira ena anathawa usiku umene Yesu anagwidwa n’kumusiya kuti akapachikidwe. Patapita masiku atatu, Khristu woukitsidwayo anaonekera kwa ophunzira omwe anamukana n’kuthawa. Patapita masiku angapo, anakumana ndi Petulo ndi ophunzira ena akuponya makoka awo m’ngalawa yawo n’kuwaitanira chakudya cham’mawa m’mphepete mwa nyanja.

Ngakhale kuti Petulo ndi ophunzira ake anali osakhulupirika, Yesu sanasiye kukhala wokhulupirika kwa iwo. Ngati titati titchule nthawi yeniyeni imene Petulo anatembenuka, kodi tingayankhe bwanji funsoli? Kodi anapulumutsidwa pamene Yesu anamusankha koyamba kukhala wophunzira wake? Kodi ndi pamene Yesu ananena kuti: “Pa thanthwe ili ndidzamangapo mpingo wanga? Kapena pamene Petro anati kwa Yesu: Inu ndinu Kristu, Mwana wa Mulungu wamoyo? Kodi iye anapulumutsidwa pamene anakhulupirira kuuka kwa Yesu? Kodi ndi pamene Yesu anaonekera kwa ophunzira ake m’mphepete mwa nyanja ndiyeno n’kufunsa Petro kuti kodi umandikonda? Kapena kodi panali pa Pentekosite pamene gulu losonkhana linadzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera? Kapena sizinali zimenezo?

Chinthu chimodzi chomwe tikudziwa, Petro yemwe tikumuwona mu Machitidwe ndi wokhulupirira wolimba mtima komanso wosanyengerera. Koma pamene ndendende kutembenuka kunachitika si kophweka kudziwa. Sitinganene kuti zinachitika pa ubatizo. Timabatizidwa chifukwa timakhulupirira, osati tisanakhulupirire. Sitingathe ngakhale kunena kuti zimachitika pachiyambi cha chikhulupiriro, chifukwa si chikhulupiriro chathu chimene chimatipulumutsa, ndi Yesu amene amatipulumutsa.

Paulo akufotokoza motere m’kalata yake yopita kwa Aefeso kuti: “Koma Mulungu, amene ali wolemera mu chifundo, m’chikondi chake chachikulu chimene anatikonda nacho, anatipatsa moyo pamodzi ndi Khristu, ngakhale tinali akufa m’machimo, munapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo; ndipo anatiukitsa pamodzi ndi ife, natiika m’Mwamba mwa Kristu Yesu, kuti m’nthawi zirinkudza akaonetsere chuma choposa cha chisomo chake mwa kukoma mtima kwake kwa ife mwa Khristu Yesu. Pakuti muli opulumutsidwa ndi chisomo chakuchita mwa chikhulupiriro, ndipo ichi chosachokera kwa inu: chili mphatso ya Mulungu, chosachokera ku ntchito, kuti asadzitamandire munthu ali yense.” ( Aefeso 2,4-9 ndi).

Chowonadi ndi chakuti chipulumutso chathu chinatetezedwa ndi Yesu zaka 2000 zapitazo. Komabe, kuyambira makhazikitsidwe a dziko lapansi, kalekale tisanapange chosankha, Mulungu anatipatsa chisomo chake mu ntchito yake kuti tilandire Yesu mu chikhulupiriro chake (Yohane. 6,29). Chifukwa chikhulupiriro chathu sichimatipulumutsa kapena kuchititsa Mulungu kusintha maganizo ake pa ife. Mulungu wakhala akutikonda ndipo sadzasiya kutikonda. Timapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo chake pa chifukwa chimodzi chokha, chifukwa amatikonda. Mfundo yake ndi yakuti tikamakhulupirira Yesu, timaona kwa nthawi yoyamba mmene zinthu zilili komanso zimene timafunikira. Yesu, Mpulumutsi wathu ndi Mombolo wathu. Timaphunzira choonadi chakuti Mulungu amatikonda, amafuna kuti tikhale m’banja lake komanso kuti tikhale ogwirizana mwa Yesu Khristu. Pomalizira pake tikuyenda m’kuunika, kutsatira woyambitsa ndi wokwaniritsa chikhulupiriro chathu, woyambitsa wa chipulumutso chamuyaya. Ndithudi iyi ndi nkhani yabwino! Munapulumutsidwa liti?

ndi Joseph Tkach