Chifundo kwa onse

209 chifundo kwa onsePamene pa tsiku la maliro, pa 14. Pa September 2001, , anthu atasonkhana m’mipingo ku America ndi m’maiko ena, anabwera kudzamva mawu otonthoza, olimbikitsa, ndi chiyembekezo. Komabe, mosiyana ndi cholinga chawo chobweretsa chiyembekezo ku mtundu wachisoni, atsogoleri angapo a mipingo Yachikristu osunga mwambo afalitsa mosadziwa uthenga umene umayambitsa kutaya mtima, kulefulidwa ndi mantha. Ndiko kwa anthu omwe adataya okondedwa awo pakuwukira, achibale kapena abwenzi omwe anali asanavomereze Khristu. Akhristu ambiri okhulupirira chikhazikitso ndi evangelical amakhulupirira kuti aliyense amene amafa popanda kuvomereza Yesu Khristu, ngati sanamvepo za Khristu m'moyo wake, adzapita ku gehena pambuyo pa imfa ndipo adzazunzika mazunzo osaneneka kumeneko - ndi dzanja la Mulungu. amene Akhristu omwewa amamutchula modabwitsa kuti Mulungu wa chikondi, chisomo ndi chifundo. “Mulungu amakukondani,” ena a ife Akristu zikuoneka kuti timatero, koma kenaka pamabwera mawu abwino akuti: “Ngati sunena pemphero la kulapa loyambirira iwe usanafe, Ambuye wanga wachifundo ndi Mpulumutsi adzakuzunza mpaka muyaya.

Nkhani yabwino

Uthenga Wabwino wa Yesu Khristu ndi uthenga wabwino (Chi Greek euangélion = uthenga wabwino, uthenga wabwino), ndikugogomezera "zabwino". Ndiwo ndipo amakhalabe osangalatsa kuposa mauthenga onse, kwa aliyense. Si uthenga wabwino wokha kwa ochepa okha amene adadziwana ndi Khristu imfa isanachitike; ndi uthenga wabwino kwa chilengedwe chonse, anthu onse popanda kuchotserapo, kuphatikizapo amene anafa osamva za Khristu.

Yesu Khristu ndi nsembe yochotsera machimo osati ya akhristu okha, komanso adziko lonse lapansi (1. Johannes 2,2). Mlengi alinso Mgwirizano wa chilengedwe chake (Akolose 1,15-20). Kuti anthu adziwe choonadi chimenechi asanamwalire sizidalira zimene zili m’choonadi. Zimadalira Yesu Kristu yekha, osati pa zochita za munthu kapena zochita za munthu.

Yesu anati: “Mulungu anakonda kwambiri dziko mwakuti anapereka Mwana wake wobadwa yekha, kuti aliyense wokhulupirira iye asatayike, koma akhale nawo moyo wosatha.” ( Yoh. 3,16, mawu onse ochokera m’Baibulo la Luther lokonzedwanso, lokhazikika). Ndi Mulungu amene anakonda dziko lapansi, ndi Mulungu amene anapatsa Mwana wake; napereka ilo kuti liombole chimene iye anachikonda - dziko lapansi. Aliyense amene akhulupirira Mwana amene Mulungu anamutuma adzalowa m’moyo wosatha (bwino: “ku moyo wa nthawi ikudzayo”).

Palibe syllable yomwe yalembedwa apa kuti chikhulupiriro ichi chiyenera kubwera imfa ya thupi isanakwane. Ayi: vesilo limanena kuti okhulupirira “sadzawonongeka,” ndipo popeza kuti ngakhale okhulupirira amamwalira, ziyenera kuonekeratu kuti “kuwonongeka” ndi “kufa” siziri chinthu chimodzi. Chikhulupiriro chimateteza anthu kuti asatayike, koma osati kufa. Yesu womwalirayo akutchula pano, lotembenuzidwa kuchokera ku liwu Lachigiriki lakuti appolumi, limatanthauza imfa yauzimu, osati yakuthupi. Zikuyenerana ndi chiwonongeko chomaliza, kuthetsedwa, kuzimiririka popanda tsatanetsatane. Aliyense amene akhulupilira mwa Yesu sadzapeza mathero osasinthika, koma adzalowa mu moyo (soe) wa nthawi ikudzayo (aion).

Ena adzafa m’moyo wawo, monga oyenda padziko lapansi, ku moyo m’nyengo ikudzayo, ku moyo mu ufumu. Koma iwo amaimira anthu ochepa chabe a “dziko” ( kosmos ) limene Mulungu analikonda kwambiri moti anatumiza Mwana wake kudzawapulumutsa. Nanga bwanji ena onse? Vesi limeneli silikunena kuti Mulungu sangathe kapena sadzapulumutsa anthu amene amafa popanda kukhulupirira.

Lingaliro lakuti imfa yakuthupi idzalepheretsa Mulungu kupulumutsa munthu kapena kupangitsa munthu kukhulupirira mwa Yesu Khristu ndi kutanthauzira kwaumunthu; mulibe chotere m’Baibulo. M’malo mwake, tikuuzidwa kuti: Munthu amafa, ndipo pambuyo pake pamakhala chiweruzo (Ahebri 9,27). Woweruza, amene timafuna nthawi zonse kukumbukira, adzathokoza Mulungu kukhala Yesu, Mwanawankhosa wophedwa wa Mulungu amene anafera machimo a anthu. Izo zimasintha chirichonse.

Mlengi ndi Woyanjanitsa

Kodi lingaliro lakuti Mulungu angapulumutse amoyo okha, osati akufa akuchokera kuti? Iye anagonjetsa imfa, sichoncho iye? Anauka kwa akufa, sichoncho? Mulungu sadana ndi dziko; amamukonda. Sanalenge munthu kuti akhale helo. Khristu anabwera mu nthawi kudzapulumutsa dziko, osati kudzaliweruza (Yoh 3,17).

Pa September 16, Lamlungu pambuyo pa zigawengazo, mphunzitsi wachikristu anauza kalasi yake ya Sande sukulu kuti: Mulungu ali wangwiro mu udani monganso m’chikondi, chimene chimafotokoza chifukwa chake kuli helo ndi kumwamba. Uwiri (lingaliro lakuti chabwino ndi choipa ndi mphamvu ziŵiri zotsutsana zamphamvu m’chilengedwe chonse) ndi mpatuko. Kodi sanazindikire kuti akusamutsa uwiri kukhala Mulungu, kuti akulankhula za Mulungu amene amanyamula ndi kusonyeza udani wangwiro - chikondi changwiro?

Mulungu ndi wolungama kotheratu, ndipo ochimwa onse akuweruzidwa ndi kuweruzidwa, koma Uthenga Wabwino, uthenga wabwino, umatiyambitsa ife mu chinsinsi chakuti Mulungu mwa Khristu walandira uchimo ndi chiweruzo ichi mmalo mwathu! Zowonadi, gehena ndi weniweni komanso wowopsa. Koma ndi gehena yoyipayi yosungidwa kwa oipa yomwe Yesu adazunzika m'malo mwa anthu (2. Akorinto 5,21; Mateyu 27,46; Agalatiya 3,13).

Anthu onse adalandira chilango cha uchimo (Aroma 6,23), koma Mulungu amatipatsa ife moyo wosatha mwa Khristu (ndime lomweli). Ndi chifukwa chake chimatchedwa chisomo. M’mutu wapitawu, Paulo ananena kuti: “Koma mphatsoyo siili ngati uchimo. Pakuti ngati ndi uchimo wa mmodzi ambiri anafa [‘ambiri’, ndiko kuti, onse, onse; palibe wina koma kusayeruzika kwa Adamu], koposa kotani nanga chisomo cha Mulungu ndi mphatso zake zidachulukira kwa ambiri [kachiwirinso: onse, mwamtheradi aliyense] mwa chisomo cha munthu mmodzi Yesu Khristu” ( Aroma 5,15).

Paulo akuti: Ngakhale kuti chilango chathu chauchimo chili chokhwima, ndipo ndi chokhwima kwambiri (chigamulo chake ndi gehena), chimatengerabe mpando wakumbuyo ku chisomo ndi mphatso ya chisomo mwa Khristu. Mwa kuyankhula kwina, mau a Mulungu a chitetezero mwa Khristu ndi okwera kwambiri kuposa mawu ake otsutsa mwa Adamu—mmodzi wamizidwa kotheratu ndi mzake (“koposa bwanji”. Ndi chifukwa chake Paulo akhoza 2. Akorinto 5,19 amati: Mwa Kristu “[Mulungu] anayanjanitsa dziko lapansi [aliyense, ‘ambiri’ a Aroma 5,15] ndipo sanawawerengeranso machimo awo ..."

Pobwereranso kwa abwenzi ndi achibale a iwo amene anafa opanda chikhulupiriro mwa Khristu, kodi uthenga wabwino umawapatsa chiyembekezo chilichonse, chilimbikitso chilichonse chokhudza tsogolo la okondedwa awo? Zoonadi, mu Uthenga Wabwino wa Yohane, Yesu ananena liwu ndi liwu kuti: “Ndipo ine, ndikadzakwezedwa kudziko, ndidzakoka onse kwa Ine ndekha.” ( Yohane 12,32). Umenewo ndi uthenga wabwino, choonadi cha Uthenga Wabwino. Yesu sanatchule ndandanda ya nthawi, koma ananena kuti ankafuna kukopa anthu onse, osati anthu ochepa okha amene anamudziwa bwino asanamwalire, koma aliyense.

N’zosadabwitsa kuti Paulo analembera Akhristu a mumzinda wa Kolose kuti “zinali zokondweretsa” kwa Mulungu. mtanda” (Akolose 1,20). Imeneyo ndi nkhani yabwino. Ndipo, monga mmene Yesu ananenera, ndi uthenga wabwino kwa dziko lonse lapansi, osati kwa osankhidwa ochepa okha.

Paulo akufuna kuti owerenga ake adziwe kuti Yesu ameneyu, Mwana wa Mulungu woukitsidwa kwa akufa, sali chabe woyambitsa watsopano wachipembedzo wokondweretsa wokhala ndi malingaliro atsopano a zaumulungu. Paulo akuwauza kuti Yesu si wina ayi koma Mlengi ndi Mchiriki wa zinthu zonse ( vesi 16-17 ), ndipo kuposa pamenepo, kuti Iye ndi njira ya Mulungu yokonzera mwamtheradi zonse zimene zakhala zikuchitika padziko lapansi kuyambira chiyambi cha mbiri zinasochera. (Ndime 20) Mwa Khristu - akuti Paulo - Mulungu akutenga sitepe yotsiriza kuti akwaniritse malonjezo onse omwe anaperekedwa kwa Israeli - akulonjeza kuti tsiku lina, mwa chisomo choyera, adzakhululukira machimo onse, momveka bwino komanso padziko lonse lapansi, ndikupanga zonse kukhala zatsopano (onani Machitidwe a Atumwi). 13,32-33; 3,20-21; Yesaya 43,19; Rev 21,5; Aroma 8,19-21 ndi).

Akhristu okha

“Koma chipulumutso chili kwa Akristu okha,” akufuula motero oumirira maziko. Ndithudi zimenezo nzoona. Koma kodi “Akristu” ndani? Kodi ndi anthu okhawo amene amapemphera pemphero la kulapa ndi kutembenuka mtima? Kodi ndi okhawo amene amabatizidwa mwa kumizidwa m’madzi? Kodi ndi okhawo amene ali mu “mpingo woona”? Ndi okhawo amene amapeza chikhululukiro kudzera mwa wansembe woikidwa bwino? Ndi okhawo amene anasiya kuchimwa? (Kodi munakwanitsa? Sindinatero.) Ndi okhawo amene amafika podziwa Yesu asanafe? Kapena kodi Yesu mwiniyo—amene m’manja mwake wokhomedwa ndi misomali Mulungu anaika chiweruzo—pamapeto pake adzapanga chosankha cha amene ali wa awo amene amawasonyeza chisomo? Ndipo akakhala kumeneko: Kodi iye, amene wagonjetsa imfa ndi amene angapereke moyo wosatha monga mphatso kwa aliyense amene iye akufuna, amasankha pamene apangitsa wina kukhulupirira, kapena kodi timakumana, otetezera anzeru onse a chipembedzo chowona , izi? chosankha m'malo mwake?
Mkhristu aliyense pa nthawi ina anakhala Mkhristu, ndiko kuti, wabweretsedwa ku chikhulupiriro ndi Mzimu Woyera. Komabe, maganizo oyambilira akuwoneka kuti n’zosatheka kuti Mulungu apangitse munthu kukhulupirira pambuyo pa imfa yake. Koma dikirani – Yesu ndi amene amaukitsa akufa. Ndipo iye ndiye nsembe yochotsera machimo, osati ya machimo athu okha, komanso a dziko lonse lapansi (1. Johannes 2,2).

Kusiyana kwakukulu

“Koma fanizo la Lazaro,” ena angatsutse. “Kodi Abrahamu sananene kuti pakati pa mbali yake ndi mbali ya munthu wachumayo panali phompho lalikulu losatsekeka?” (Onani Luka 1;6,19-31.)

Yesu sanafune kuti fanizoli limveke ngati chithunzithunzi cha moyo pambuyo pa imfa. Ino mbuti Banakristo bakusaanguna mbobakaamba kuti kujulu kuli “cifuba ca Abrahamu,” mbubwenya mbuli Jesu mbwaakali kubonwa? Fanizoli ndi uthenga wopita kwa gulu lamwayi la Chiyuda la m’zaka za zana loyamba, osati chithunzi cha moyo pambuyo pa chiukiriro. Tisanawerenge zambiri kuposa zimene Yesu ananena, tiyeni tiyerekeze zimene Paulo ananena m’buku la Aroma 11,32 amalemba.

Munthu wachuma wa m’fanizoli sanalapebe. Iye akudzionabe kuti ndi wapamwamba pa udindo ndi kalasi kuposa Lazaro. Iye ankaonabe kuti Lazaro ali ndi munthu wina woti amutumikire. Mwina n’zomveka kuganiza kuti kusakhulupirira kwa munthu wachumayo n’kumene kunachititsa kuti phompholi lisatseke, osati kuti likhale lofunika kwambiri pa chilengedwe. Tiyeni tikumbukire: Yesu mwiniyo, ndipo iye yekha, amatseka phompho losatsekeka kuchoka ku uchimo wathu kupita ku kuyanjanitsidwa ndi Mulungu. Yesu akugogomezera mfundo imeneyi, mawu a m’fanizoli—kuti chipulumutso chimabwera kokha mwa chikhulupiriro mwa iye – pamene akunena kuti: “Ngati samvera Mose ndi aneneri, sadzakhulupirira ngakhale wina akauka kwa akufa.” Luka 16,31).

Cholinga cha Mulungu n’chakuti anthu apulumuke osati kuwazunza. Yesu ndi woyanjanitsa, ndipo khulupirirani kapena ayi, akuchita ntchito yabwino kwambiri. Iye ndiye Mpulumutsi wa dziko lapansi (Yoh 3,17), osati mpulumutsi wa kachigawo kakang’ono ka dziko lapansi. “Pakuti Mulungu anakonda dziko lapansi kotero” ( vesi 16 ) – osati munthu mmodzi mwa zikwi. Mulungu ali ndi njira, ndipo njira zake ndi zapamwamba kuposa njira zathu.

Mu Ulaliki wa Paphiri, Yesu ananena kuti: “Kondani adani anu.” (Mat 5,43). M’pomveka kuganiza kuti iye ankakonda adani ake. Kapena kodi munthu ayenera kukhulupirira kuti Yesu amadana ndi adani ake koma amafuna kuti tiziwakonda, ndi kuti udani wake umasonyeza kukhalapo kwa helo? Zimenezo zingakhale zopanda nzeru kwambiri. Yesu akutiitana kuti tizikonda adani athu chifukwa nayenso ali nawo. “Atate, akhululukireni iwo; pakuti sadziwa chimene achita!” Unali kupembedzera kwake kwa amene adampachika Iye (Luka 23,34).

Ndithudi, amene amakana chisomo cha Yesu ngakhale atachidziwa pamapeto pake adzatuta zipatso za kupusa kwawo. Kwa anthu amene amakana kubwera ku Mgonero wa Mwanawankhosa, palibe malo ena koma mdima wandiweyani (imodzi mwa mawu ophiphiritsa amene Yesu anagwiritsa ntchito pofotokoza za kupatukana ndi Mulungu, amene ali kutali ndi Mulungu; onani Mateyu 2;2,13; 25,30).

Chifundo kwa onse

Mu Aroma (11,32) Paulo ananena mawu odabwitsa akuti: “Pakuti Mulungu anaika onse mu kusamvera, kuti achitire onse chifundo.” Ndipotu mawu achigiriki oyambirira amatanthauza onse, osati ena, koma onse. Onse ndi ochimwa, ndipo mwa Khristu onse amachitiridwa chifundo—kaya afuna kapena ayi; kaya akuvomereza kapena ayi; kaya akudziwa asanafe kapena ayi.

Pali zambiri zimene tinganene ponena za vumbulutso limeneli kuposa zimene Paulo ananena m’mavesi otsatira kuti: “Ha! Ziweruzo zake nzosamvetsetseka, ndi njira zake zosalondoleka! Pakuti 'anadziwa ndani mtima wa Ambuye, kapena phungu wake ndani? Kapena 'ndani adampatsa iye kanthu kuti Mulungu am'bweze? pakuti zonse zichokera kwa Iye, ndi mwa Iye, ndi kwa Iye. Ulemerero ukhale kwa iye muyaya! Amene” ( vesi 33-36 ).

Inde, njira zake zimawoneka zosamvetsetseka kotero kuti ambiri a ife akhristu sitingakhulupirire kuti uthenga wabwino ungakhale wabwino kwambiri. Ndipo enafe timawoneka ngati ozolowera malingaliro a Mulungu mwakuti timangodziwa kuti aliyense amene si Mkhristu akamwalira adzapita ku gehena. Paul, mbali inayi, akufuna kufotokoza momveka bwino kuti kukula kwa chisomo chaumulungu sikungamvetsetse kwa ife - chinsinsi chomwe chimangowululidwa mwa Khristu: Mwa Khristu Mulungu adachita kena kamene kamaposa chidziwitso cha munthu.

M’kalata yake yopita kwa Akhristu a ku Efeso, Paulo ananena kuti Mulungu ankafuna kuchita zimenezi kuyambira pachiyambi (Aef 1,9-10). Ichi chinali chifukwa chachikulu cha kuyitanidwa kwa Abrahamu, pakusankhidwa kwa Israeli ndi Davide, ku mapangano (3,5-6). Mulungu amapulumutsanso “alendo” ndi osakhala Aisrayeli (2,12). Amapulumutsa ngakhale oipa (Aroma 5,6). Amakokera aliyense kwa iye (Yohane 12,32). M’mbiri yonse ya dziko, Mwana wa Mulungu wakhala akugwira ntchito “pambuyo pake” kuyambira pachiyambi, akuchita ntchito Yake ya chiwombolo ya kuyanjanitsa zinthu zonse ndi Mulungu (Akolose. 1,15-20). Chisomo cha Mulungu chili ndi mfundo zakezake, zomveka zomwe nthawi zambiri zimaoneka ngati zosamveka kwa anthu achipembedzo.

Njira yokhayo ku chipulumutso

Mwachidule: Yesu ndiye njira yokhayo ya chipulumutso, ndipo amakokera aliyense mwamtheradi kwa iye - mwa njira yake, mu nthawi yake. Kungakhale kothandiza kumveketsa chenicheni chimene chidziŵitso chaumunthu sichingamvetsetse: Kulibe kwina kulikonse m’chilengedwe chonse koma mwa Kristu, chifukwa, monga momwe Paulo akunenera, palibe chimene sichinalengedwa ndi iye, ndipo mulibe mwa iye (Akolose. 1,15-17). Anthu amene pomalizira pake amamukana amatero mosasamala kanthu za chikondi chake; osati Yesu amawakana (iye satero - amawakonda, anawafera iwo ndi kuwakhululukira iwo), koma iwo amamukana iye.

CS Lewis ananena motere: “Pamapeto pake pali mitundu iŵiri yokha ya anthu: amene amati kwa Mulungu ‘Kufuna kwanu kuchitidwe’ ndi kwa amene Mulungu akuti ‘Kufuna kwanu kuchitidwe’ pamapeto pake. Amene ali ku gehena adzisankhira okha tsoka limeneli. Popanda kudzilamulira uku sipangakhale gehena. Palibe mzimu womwe umafunafuna chisangalalo moona mtima komanso mosalekeza umene ungalephere. wofunafuna adzapeza; Kwa iye amene agogoda chitsegukira” ( The Great Divorce, mutu 9). (1)

Ngwazi ku gehena?

Pamene ndinauza akhristu za tanthauzo la 11. Nditamva kulalikira kwa September, ndinakumbukira anthu olimba mtima ozimitsa moto ndi apolisi amene anapereka moyo wawo pofuna kupulumutsa anthu ku malo oyaka moto a World Trade Center. Kodi izi zikuvomerezana bwanji: kuti Akristu amatcha apulumutsiwa ngwazi ndi kuyamikira kulimba mtima kwawo kuti apereke nsembe, koma kumbali ina amalengeza kuti ngati sanadzinenere Kristu asanafe, tsopano adzazunzidwa kumoto?

Uthenga Wabwino umanena kuti pali chiyembekezo kwa onse amene anafera ku World Trade Center asanadzinene kuti ndi Khristu. Ambuye woukitsidwayo ndi amene adzakumana naye pambuyo pa imfa, ndipo iye ndi woweruza - iye, ali ndi mabowo a misomali m'manja mwake - wokonzeka kwamuyaya kukumbatira ndi kulandira zolengedwa zake zonse zomwe zimabwera kwa iye. Iye anawakhululukira iwo asanabadwe nkomwe (Aef 1,4; Aroma 5,6 ndi 10). Gawo limenelo lachitidwa, ifenso amene tikhulupirira tsopano. Iwo amene ayimirira pamaso pa Yesu tsopano ayenera kuyika akorona awo patsogolo pa mpando wachifumu ndi kulandira mphatso yake. Ena sangatero. Mwinamwake akhazikika m’kudzikonda ndi kudana ndi ena kotero kuti adzawona Ambuye woukitsidwayo monga mdani wawo wamkulu. Izi ndizoposa zamanyazi, ndi tsoka lachilengedwe chifukwa si mdani wanu wamkulu. Chifukwa amamukonda, mulimonse. Chifukwa akufuna kusonkhanitsa iye m'manja mwake ngati nkhuku anapiye ake, ngati iwo basi.

Koma timaloledwa - ngati tili ndi Aroma 14,11 ndi Afilipi 2,10 khulupirirani - lingalirani kuti unyinji wa anthu amene anafa pa zigawenga zimenezo adzathamangira mosangalala m'manja mwa Yesu 'monga ana m'manja mwa makolo awo.

Yesu amapulumutsa

“Yesu amapulumutsa,” Akristu amalemba pa zikwangwani ndi zomata. Ndi zolondola. Iye amachita izo. Ndipo iye ndiye woyambitsa ndi wokwaniritsa chipulumutso, ndiye chiyambi ndi cholinga cha zonse zolengedwa, za zolengedwa zonse, kuphatikizapo zakufa. Yesu anati: “Mulungu sanatume Mwana wake ku dziko lapansi kudzaweruza dziko lapansi. Anamutuma kudzapulumutsa dziko lapansi (Yoh 3,16-17 ndi).

Mosasamala kanthu za zomwe ena anganene, Mulungu akufuna kupulumutsa anthu onse popanda kuchotserapo (1. Timoteo 2,4; 2. Peter 3,9), osati ochepa chabe. Ndipo china chomwe muyenera kudziwa - sataya mtima. Sasiya kukonda. Iye sasiya kukhala chimene iye anali, ali, ndipo adzakhala nthawizonse kwa anthu - mlengi wawo ndi myanjanitsi. Palibe amene amagwa kudzera mu mauna. Palibe amene anapangidwa kuti apite ku Gahena. Ngati wina apite ku gehena - mu ngodya yaing'ono, yopanda tanthauzo, yamdima ya muyaya - ndichifukwa chakuti amakana mouma khosi kuvomereza chisomo chimene Mulungu wamusungira. Osati chifukwa chakuti Mulungu wamuda (satero). Osati chifukwa chakuti Mulungu ndi wobwezera chilango. Koma chifukwa 1) amadana ndi ufumu wa Mulungu ndikukana chisomo chake, ndi 2) chifukwa Mulungu safuna kuti awononge chisangalalo cha ena.

Uthenga wabwino

Uthenga wabwino ndi uthenga wa chiyembekezo kwa aliyense. Atumiki achikhristu sayenera kugwiritsa ntchito ziwopsezo za gehena kukakamiza anthu kutembenukira kwa Khristu. Mutha kunena zoona, uthenga wabwino: “Mulungu amakukondani. Iye sakukwiyirani inu. Yesu anakuferani chifukwa ndinu wochimwa, ndipo Mulungu amakukondani kwambiri moti anakupulumutsani ku chilichonse chimene chikuwonongani. Ndiye n'chifukwa chiyani mukufuna kupitiriza kukhala ndi moyo ngati palibe kanthu koma dziko loopsa, lankhanza, losayembekezereka komanso losakhululuka limene muli nalo? Bwanji osabwera ndi kuyamba kuona chikondi cha Mulungu ndi kulawa madalitso a ufumu wake? Inu ndinu ake kale. Iye wakutumikira kale chilango chauchimo. Iye adzasandutsa chisoni chanu kukhala chisangalalo. Adzakupatsani mtendere wa mumtima umene simunaudziwe. Adzabweretsa tanthauzo ndi chitsogozo ku moyo wanu. Adzakuthandizani kukonza maubwenzi anu. Iye adzakupatsani mpumulo. khulupirirani iye Akudikirira iwe."

Uthengawu ndi wabwino kwambiri moti umatuluka mwa ife. Mu Aroma 5,10Paulo analemba kuti: “Pakuti ngati, pokhala ife chikhalire adani, tinayanjanitsidwa ndi Mulungu mwa imfa ya Mwana wake, makamaka ndithu tidzapulumuka mwa moyo wake, popeza tayanjanitsidwa? Sichokhacho, komanso tidzitamandira mwa Mulungu mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, amene tsopano talandira chitetezero kudzera mwa iye.”

Mtheradi mu chiyembekezo! Mtheradi mu chisomo! Kudzera mu imfa ya Khristu, Mulungu amayanjanitsa adani ake, ndipo kudzera mu moyo wa Khristu amawapulumutsa. Palibe chifukwa chomwe tingadzitamandire pa Mulungu kudzera mwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu - kudzera mwa iye timagawana nawo zomwe timauza anthu ena. Sasowa kukhala moyo ngati kuti alibe malo pagome la Mulungu; adawayanjanitsa kale, atha kupita kwawo, atha kupita kwawo.

Khristu amapulumutsa ochimwa. Iyi ndi nkhani yabwino kwambiri. Zabwino kwambiri zomwe anthu angamve.

Wolemba J. Michael Feazell


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