Yesu ndiye mkhalapakati wathu

718 Yesu ndiye mkhalapakati wathuUlalikiwu umayamba ndi kufunika komvetsetsa kuti anthu onse ndi ochimwa kuyambira nthawi ya Adamu. Kuti tipulumutsidwe kotheratu ku uchimo ndi imfa, timafunikira mkhalapakati kuti atipulumutse ku uchimo ndi imfa. Yesu ndiye mkhalapakati wathu wangwiro chifukwa anatimasula ku imfa kudzera mu imfa yake yansembe. Kupyolera mu kuuka kwake, Iye anatipatsa ife moyo watsopano ndi kutiyanjanitsa ife ndi Atate wa Kumwamba. Aliyense amene amavomereza Yesu ngati mkhalapakati wake wa Atate ndi kumulandira ngati Mpulumutsi kudzera mu ubatizo wake ali ndi mphatso yochuluka ya moyo watsopano wobadwa mwa Mzimu Woyera. Kuvomereza kudalira kwake kotheratu pa mkhalapakati wake Yesu kumalola wobatizidwayo kukhala naye paunansi wapamtima, kukula ndi kubala zipatso zambiri. Cholinga cha uthengawu n’chakuti tidziwe mkhalapakati ameneyu, Yesu Khristu.

Mphatso ya ufulu

Saulo anali Mfarisi wophunzira kwambiri ndiponso womvera malamulo. Yesu mosalekeza komanso moona mtima anatsutsa ziphunzitso za Afarisi:

“Tsoka inu, alembi ndi Afarisi, onyenga! Mukuyenda pamtunda ndi panyanja kuti mupindule munthu mmodzi ku chikhulupiriro chanu; ndipo pamene apambana, mumpanga iye kukhala mwana wa Jahena woipa kawiri kuposa inu nokha. Tsoka kwa inu, ndinu atsogoleri akhungu! (Mateyu 23,15).

Yesu anachotsa Saulo pahatchi yodzilungamitsa ndipo anamumasula ku machimo ake onse. Iye tsopano ndi Mtumwi Paulo, ndipo pambuyo pa kutembenuka kwake kupyolera mwa Yesu anamenya nkhondo mokangalika ndi mosalekeza motsutsana ndi mtundu uliwonse wa malamulo.

Kodi kutsatira malamulo ndi chiyani? Kutsatira malamulo kumaika miyambo pamwamba pa lamulo la Mulungu ndiponso zofunika za anthu. Kutsatira malamulo ndi mtundu wa ukapolo umene Afarisi ankautsatira ngakhale kuti iwo, mofanana ndi anthu onse, anali ndi mlandu wa chilamulo changwiro cha Mulungu. Timapulumutsidwa ndi chikhulupiriro, chomwe ndi mphatso yochokera kwa Mulungu, kudzera mwa Yesu osati ndi ntchito zathu.

Kusunga malamulo ndi mdani wa umunthu wanu ndi ufulu mwa Khristu. Agalatiya ndi onse amene analandira Yesu monga Mpulumutsi wawo anamasulidwa ku ukapolo wa uchimo ndi Khristu, mpulumutsi wamkulu ndi mkhalapakati. Agalatiya anali atasiya ukapolo, choncho Paulo anawalimbikitsa mwamphamvu ndiponso mosanyengerera kuti aime olimba paufulu umenewo. Agalatiya anaomboledwa ku ukapolo wa chikunja ndipo anakumana ndi ngozi yowopsa ya kudziika mu ukapolo wa chilamulo cha Mose, monga momwe zinalembedwera mu Epistola kwa Agalatiya:

“Khristu anatimasula ku ufulu! Cifukwa cace cirimikani tsopano, musalole kumangidwanso goli laukapolo. (Agalatiya 5,1).

Mmene zinthu zinalili zomvetsa chisoni tingaone kuchokera m’kumveketsa bwino kwa mawu a Paulo koyambirira kwa kalatayo:

“Ndizizwa kuti mwamsanga motere mukupatuka kuchoka kwa iye amene anakuitanani m’chisomo cha Kristu ndi kupita ku Uthenga Wabwino wina, pamene palibe wina. Alipo owerengeka amene akusokonezani ndi kufuna kupotoza Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu. + Koma ngakhale ife + kapena m’ngelo wochokera kumwamba + akakulalikireni uthenga wabwino wosiyana ndi umene tinakulalikirani, mukhale wotembereredwa. Monga tanena, ndinenanso kuti ngati wina akulalikirani uthenga wabwino wosiyana ndi umene munaulandira, akhale wotembereredwa.” ( Agalatiya 1,6-9 ndi).

Uthenga wa Paulo umanena za chisomo, chipulumutso ndi moyo wosatha, zomwe zikusiyana ndi malamulo. Amakhudzidwa mwina ndi ukapolo wa uchimo - kapena ufulu mwa Khristu. Ndizomveka kuti sindingathe kulankhula za dera la imvi, malo ong'ambika apakati kapena chisankho choimitsidwa ndi zotsatira zakupha pankhani ya moyo - kapena imfa. Mwachidule, izi ndi zomwe kalata yopita kwa Aroma ikunena:

“Pakuti mphotho yake ya uchimo ndi imfa; koma mphatso yaulere ya Mulungu ndiyo moyo wosatha wa mwa Kristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.” ( Aroma 6,23 Baibulo la Butcher).

Kusunga malamulo kumachititsabe munthu kukhulupirira kuti mwa kusunga mitundu yonse ya malamulo ndi malamulo amene amadzipangira okha, akhoza kukhala mogwirizana ndi lingaliro la Mulungu. Kapena amatenga malamulo 613 ndi zoletsa, zomwe zimagwirizana ndi kumasulira kwachilamulo kwa Afarisi ndipo amakhulupirira mozama kuti adzalandiridwa ndi kulandiridwa ndi Mulungu ngati akanatha kuzisunga. Sitilinso anthu amene amasankha ena mwa malamulowa ndikukhulupirira kuti amawaona ngati olungama komanso odalitsidwa ndi Mulungu.

Tikusowa mkhalapakati

Munthawi ya moyo wanga, Mzimu wa Mulungu wandilola kuzindikira kapena kudzikumbutsa mfundo zotsatirazi zomwe zili zofunika kwambiri ku moyo wanga watsopano mwa Khristu:

“Yesu anayankha, Lamulo lalikulu ndi ili: Imva, Israyeli, Yehova Mulungu wathu ndiye Yehova yekha, ndipo uzikonda Yehova Mulungu wako ndi mtima wako wonse, ndi moyo wako wonse, ndi nzeru zako zonse, ndi nzeru zako zonse. Mzimu wanu wonse Mphamvu. Chinthu china ndi ichi: Uzikonda mnzako mmene umadzikondera wekha, palibe lamulo lina lalikulu kuposa awa.” ( Maliko 12,29).

Lamulo la Mulungu limafuna chikondi changwiro kwa Mulungu, mnansi ndi kudzikonda.Ngati mulibe chikondi chaumulungu pa inu nokha, munganene bwanji kuti mungakhale nacho kwa Mulungu ndi kwa mnansi wanu?

“Pakuti ngati munthu asunga chilamulo chonse, nachimwira lamulo limodzi, ali wolakwa pa chilamulo chonse.” (Yakobo 2,10).

Ndi kulakwa koopsa kukhulupirira kuti popanda mkhalapakati Yesu ndingathe kuyima pamaso pa Mulungu, pakuti kwalembedwa:

“Palibe wolungama, ngakhale mmodzi” (Aroma 3,10).

Amene ali wololedwa amakangamira kuchilamulo mopanda chisomo. Paulo akunena kuti munthu wotero akadali pansi pa themberero la chilamulo. Kapena kunena bwino m’mawuwa ndiko kukhalabe mu imfa, kapena kufa mwauzimu kuti ukhalebe wakufa ndi kuphonya mopanda chifukwa cha madalitso olemera a chisomo cha Mulungu. Choyipa chake pambuyo pa ubatizo ndikukhala mwa Khristu.

“Komanso, iwo amene akufuna kukhala olungama pamaso pa Mulungu pokwaniritsa chilamulo amakhala otembereredwa. Pakuti m’Malemba Opatulika amati: Tembererani aliyense amene satsatira mosamalitsa zonse zimene zili m’Buku la Chilamulo. N’zoonekeratu kuti pamene lamulo limalamulira, palibe amene angaime ngati wolungama pamaso pa Mulungu. Chifukwa limanenanso kuti: Amene ali wolungama pamaso pa Mulungu chifukwa cha chikhulupiriro adzakhala ndi moyo. Komabe, lamulo silinena za chikhulupiriro ndi kudalira; za lamulo: Aliyense wosunga malamulo ake adzakhala ndi moyo ndi iwo. Khristu anatiombola ife ku temberero limene lamulo linatiyika ife. Chifukwa anadzitengera temberero m’malo mwathu. M’Malemba Opatulika amati: “Aliyense wopachikidwa pamtengo ndi wotembereredwa ndi Mulungu. Chotero kudzera mwa Yesu Khristu dalitso lolonjezedwa kwa Abulahamu linafika kwa anthu a mitundu yonse, kuti mwa chikhulupiriro chodalirika, ife tonse tilandire mzimu umene Mulungu analonjeza.” 3,10- 14 Baibulo la Uthenga Wabwino).

Ndikubwereza ndikutsindika, Yesu ndiye mkhalapakati wathu. Amatipatsa ife moyo wosatha mwa chisomo. Malamulo ndi chizindikiro cha kufunikira kwa chitetezo cha anthu. Chisangalalo, chitetezo ndi kutsimikizika kwa chipulumutso ndiye kuti sizikhazikika “mwa Khristu” yekha. Iwo ndiye azikidwa pa dongosolo looneka lolondola, koma lolakwika, matembenuzidwe olondola a Baibulo ndi njira yachiwonekere yolondola yolongosolera zosankha zathu zaumwini ndi malingaliro a akatswiri a Baibulo ndi akuluakulu a tchalitchi, nthaŵi yoyenera ya utumiki, khalidwe loyenera malinga ndi zimene Baibulo limanena. ku chiweruzo ndi khalidwe la munthu. Koma, ndipo iyi ndiyo mfundo yake, osati pa Yesu Khristu yekha!

Paulo akutichenjeza kuti tisalole aliyense kulamulira chilichonse m’gawo la chilamulo, monga chakudya ndi zakumwa, holide inayake, mwezi watsopano, kapena Sabata.

“Zonsezi ndi mthunzi chabe wa dziko latsopano likudzalo; koma chenicheni ndicho Kristu, ndipo ichi (chowonadi, dziko latsopano) chilipo kale m’thupi lake, mpingo.” ( Akolose. 2,17 Baibulo la Uthenga Wabwino).

Tiyeni tikonze izi. Muli ndi ufulu wosankha mmene mudzalemekezera Mulungu, zimene mudzachite, zimene simudya, kapena tsiku limene mudzasonkhana pamodzi ndi abale ndi alongo ndi anthu ena kuti alemekeze ndi kulambira Mulungu.

Paulo akutikumbutsa chinthu chofunika kwambiri:

"Komabe, muyenera kuwonetsetsa kuti ndi ufulu womwe mumakhulupirira kuti muli nawo, musavulaze munthu amene chikhulupiriro chake chidakali chofooka" (1. Akorinto 8,9 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse).

Mulungu safuna kuti tigwiritse ntchito molakwika ufulu wathu kapena kuchita zinthu zimene zingakhumudwitse ena. Safunanso kuti adzimve kukhala osatetezeka m’chikhulupiriro chawo ngakhale kutaya chikhulupiriro mwa Yesu. Chisomo chimakupatsani ufulu wosangalala ndi zomwe muli mwa Khristu. Chikondi cha Mulungu chazunguliranso chifuniro chanu kuti muchite zimene iye amafuna kapena zimene amafuna kwa inu.

Wopanda chiweruzo

Uthenga wabwino ndi uthenga wa ufulu wodabwitsa. Ngakhale mutagwa, woyipayo, ndiye mdierekezi, sangakuweruzeni. Monga momwe zoyesayesa zanu zonse zakukhala moyo wachiyero sizikanatha kukutulutsani mwa Adamu woyamba, popeza munakhalabe wochimwa, momwemonso machitidwe anu auchimo sangakuchotseni inu “mwa Kristu” tsopano. Mumakhalabe olungama pamaso pa Mulungu chifukwa Yesu ndiye chilungamo chanu - ndipo izi sizidzasintha.

“Tsopano palibe kutsutsidwa kwa iwo a Khristu Yesu. Martin Luther ananena motere: “Chotero palibe kutsutsika kwa iwo amene ali mwa Kristu Yesu.” Pakuti mphamvu ya Mzimu, imene ipatsa moyo, inakumasulani inu ku mphamvu ya uchimo, imene imatsogolera ku imfa. » (Aroma 8,1- 4 New Life Bible).

Lamulo silinathe kutipulumutsa chifukwa umunthu wathu unakana. N’chifukwa chake Mulungu anatumiza mwana wake kwa ife. Anabwera m’maonekedwe aumunthu monga ife, koma wopanda uchimo. Mulungu anawononga ulamuliro wa uchimo pa ife podzudzula Mwana wake chifukwa cha zolakwa zathu. Anachita zimenezi kuti zolungama za m’Chilamulo zikwaniritsidwe mwa ife, kuti tisatengekenso ndi umunthu wathu koma ndi mzimu wa Mulungu.

Sangathe kuweruzidwa ndi kutsutsidwa ndi kumasulidwa nthawi yomweyo. Ngati woweruza anena kuti mulibe mlandu, palibe kutsutsidwa, palibe kutsutsidwa. Iwo amene ali mwa Khristu saweruzidwanso ndi kutsutsidwa. Kukhala kwanu mwa Khristu ndi kotsiriza. Wasanduka munthu waufulu. Munthu wobadwa ndi wolengedwa ndi Mulungu Mwiniwake, monga momwe Mulungu anafunira kukhala mmodzi ndi Iye.

Kodi mukumvabe zoneneza nokha? Chikumbumtima chanu chimakutsutsani, mdierekezi akuchita zonse zomwe angathe kuti akupangitseni kukhulupirira kuti ndinu ochimwa kwambiri. Amakutsutsani ndikukutsutsani popanda ufulu uliwonse wochitira zimenezo. Ndipo palinso anthu m'dera lanu omwe amakuweruzani, zonena zanu ndi zochita zanu, mwinanso kuwatsutsa. Musalole kuti izi zikusokonezeni inu. Izi sizikukhudzani ngati muli chuma cha Mulungu. Anaika chiweruzo cha Mulungu pa uchimo pa Yesu, anakutetezerani inu ndi zolakwa zanu ndipo analipira zonse ndi mwazi wake. Mwa kukhulupirira mwa iye, yomwe ndi mphatso yochokera kwa Mulungu, mumamasulidwa ndi kulungamitsidwa ku uchimo ndi imfa. Ndinu mfulu, mfulu mwamtheradi, kuti muzitumikira Mulungu.

Mkhalapakati wathu, Yesu Khristu

Popeza kuti Yesu ndiye mkhalapakati pakati pa Mulungu ndi munthu, m’poyenera kufotokoza udindo wake monga Mulungu ndi kukhulupirira iye yekha. Paulo akutiuza

"Tinganene chiyani tsopano popeza tili ndi malingaliro onsewa? Mulungu ali ndi ife; ndani angatichitire choipa? Iye sanasiye ngakhale mwana wake wa iye yekha, koma anampereka chifukwa cha ife tonse. Pamenepo, limodzi ndi Mwana wake (mkhalapakati wathu), kodi zina zonse sizidzaperekedwa kwa ifenso? Ndani angalimbane ndi mlandu kwa amene Mulungu wawasankha? Mulungu mwiniyo amawatcha olungama. Kodi alipo wina amene angamuweruze? Ndi iko komwe, Yesu Kristu anawafera iwo, ndi zina zambiri: Iye anaukitsidwa kwa akufa, ndipo anakhala pa dzanja lamanja la Mulungu ndi kutipembedzera ife. N’chiyani chingatilekanitse ndi Khristu ndi chikondi chake? mavuto? Mantha? Chizunzo? Njala? kulandidwa? Chiwopsezo cha imfa? Lupanga la wakuphayo? Tiyenera kuwerengera izi zonse, chifukwa anena m'Malemba: Chifukwa cha inu tikhala tikuwopsezedwa ndi imfa; tiyesedwa ngati nkhosa zokaphedwa. Ndipo komabe, mu zonsezi, timanyamula chigonjetso chodabwitsa kuchokera kwa iye amene anatikonda kwambiri. Inde, ndikukhulupirira kuti ngakhale imfa, ngakhale moyo, ngakhale angelo, kapena mphamvu zosaoneka, ngakhale zamakono, kapena za m’tsogolo, ngakhale mphamvu zopanda umulungu, ngakhale zazikulu kapena zotsika, ngakhale china chilichonse m’chilengedwe chonse sichingatilekanitse ndi chikondi cha Mulungu chimene chili mwa ife. ndi mphatso ya mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu.” (Aroma ). 8,31-39 Kumasulira kwatsopano kwa Geneva).

Ndimafunsa funso: Kodi mawu awa akunenedwa kwa ndani? Kodi alipo amene sakuphatikizidwa?

“Izi nzabwino ndi zokondweretsa pamaso pa Mulungu Mpulumutsi wathu, amene amafuna kuti anthu onse apulumuke, nafike pozindikira choonadi. Pakuti pali Mulungu mmodzi, ndi mkhalapakati mmodzi pakati pa Mulungu ndi anthu, ndiye munthu Khristu Yesu, amene anadzipereka yekha dipo la anthu onse, monga umboni wake pa nthawi yake. Chifukwa cha zimenezi, ndaikidwa kukhala mlaliki ndi mtumwi—ndikunena zoona, ndipo sindikunama, monga mphunzitsi wa anthu a mitundu ina m’chikhulupiriro ndi m’choonadi.” ( 1 Timoteo 2,3-7 ndi).

Mavesi amenewa analembedwera anthu onse, kuphatikizapo inuyo, okondedwa owerenga. Palibe amene akuchotsedwa chifukwa Mulungu amakonda anthu onse kotheratu. Palibe kusiyana kulikonse kaya ndinu wochokera ku fuko la ana a Israeli kapena mwa Amitundu. Kaya mwapereka kale moyo wanu kwa Mulungu kapena mwatsala pang’ono kusankha kutsimikizira zimenezi ndi ubatizo, zilibe kusiyana, chifukwa Mulungu amatikonda tonsefe. Iye amafuna kuti munthu aliyense azimvera mawu a Mwana wake wokondedwa Yesu ndi kuchita zimene iye mwiniyo amamuuza kuti achite. Amatipatsa chikhulupiriro kuti tikhulupirire kuti iye ndi mkhalapakati wathu.

Anthu ambiri amatchula nthawi kuchokera pamene Yesu anakwera kumwamba kuti ndi nthawi yotsiriza. Chilichonse chimene chingachitike m’nthawi yathu ya chipwirikiti, ndife othokoza podziwa ndi kufunitsitsa nthawi zonse kukhulupirira mwatsopano kuti Yesu, monga mkhalapakati wathu samatisiya, amakhala mwa ife ndi kutitsogolera ku moyo wosatha mu ufumu wake.

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