Zikutanthauza chiyani kukhala mwa Khristu?

417 zikutanthauza chiyani kukhala mwa khristuMawu omwe tonse tamvapo kale. Albert Schweitzer anafotokoza “kukhala mwa Kristu” kukhala chinsinsi chachikulu cha chiphunzitso cha mtumwi Paulo. Ndipo Schweitzer adayenera kudziwa pambuyo pake. Monga katswiri wa zaumulungu wotchuka, woimba komanso dokotala wofunikira waumishonale, Alsatian anali mmodzi mwa Ajeremani odziwika kwambiri a zaka za zana la 20. Mu 1952 adalandira Mphotho ya Nobel. M’bukhu lake lakuti The Mysticism of the Apostle Paul, lofalitsidwa mu 1931, Schweitzer akugogomezera mbali yofunika yakuti moyo wachikristu mwa Kristu suli wachinsinsi wa Mulungu, koma, monga momwe iye mwini amachitcha, kukhulupirira Kristu. Zipembedzo zina, kuphatikizapo aneneri, olosera kapena anthanthi akuyang'ana - mumkhalidwe uliwonse - "Mulungu". Koma Schweitzer anazindikira kuti kwa Paulo Mkristu, chiyembekezo ndi moyo watsiku ndi tsiku uli ndi chitsogozo chapadera komanso chotsimikizika - ndicho moyo watsopano mwa Khristu.

M’makalata ake, Paulo anagwiritsira ntchito mawu akuti “mwa Kristu” nthaŵi zosachepera khumi ndi ziŵiri. Chitsanzo chabwino cha izi ndi ndime yomangirira mu 2. Akorinto 5,17: “Chifukwa chake ngati munthu ali yense ali mwa Kristu ali wolengedwa watsopano; zakale zapita, taonani, zakhala zatsopano.” Pomalizira pake, Albert Schweitzer sanali Mkristu wachipembedzo, koma ndi anthu ochepa chabe amene anasonyeza mzimu wachikristu mogometsa kwambiri kuposa mmene iye anachitira. Iye anafotokoza mwachidule maganizo a mtumwi Paulo pankhaniyi ndi mawu otsatirawa: “Pakuti iye [Paulo] okhulupirira anawomboledwa, kuti alowe m’thupi lauzimu mwa chiyanjano ndi Kristu mwa imfa yachinsinsi ndi kuuka pamodzi ndi iye m’thupi. m’badwo , umene adzakhala mu ufumu wa Mulungu. Kudzera mwa Khristu timachotsedwa padziko lapansi ndikuyikidwa mu chikhalidwe cha ufumu wa Mulungu, ngakhale izi sizinawonekerebe...” ( The Mysticism of the Apostle Paul, p. 369).

Taonani mmene Schweitzer amasonyezera kuti Paulo akuona mbali ziwiri za kubwera kwa Khristu zolumikizidwa mu nthawi yotsiriza ya mikangano—ufumu wa Mulungu m’moyo uno ndi kukwaniritsidwa kwake m’moyo ulinkudza. Ena sangavomereze kuti akhristu azingolankhula mawu oti "zinsinsi" ndi "zinsinsi za Khristu" ndikuchita mwachibwanawe ndi Albert Schweitzer; Chosatsutsika, komabe, ndikuti Paulo analidi wamasomphenya komanso wachinsinsi. Anali ndi masomphenya ndi mavumbulutso ambiri kuposa mamembala onse a mpingo wake (2. Korinto 12,1-7). Kodi zonsezi zikulumikizika bwanji ndipo zingagwirizane bwanji ndi chochitika chofunika kwambiri m’mbiri ya anthu—kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu?

Kumwamba kale tsopano?

Kunena izi kuyambira pachiyambi, nkhani ya zinsinsi ndi yofunika kuti timvetsetse ndime zomveka bwino monga Aroma 6,3-8 yofunika kwambiri: “Kapena kodi simudziwa kuti ife tonse amene tinabatizidwa mwa Kristu Yesu, tinabatizidwa mu imfa yake? Tinaikidwa m’manda pamodzi ndi iye mwa ubatizo kulowa mu imfa, kuti monga Khristu anaukitsidwa kwa akufa mwa ulemerero wa Atate, ifenso tikayende m’moyo watsopano. Pakuti ngati tikhala ophatikana naye, ndi kukhala monga iye mu imfa yake, tidzakhalanso ngati iye pakuuka kwa akufa; koma ngati tinafa ndi Khristu, tikhulupirira kuti tidzakhalanso ndi moyo pamodzi ndi iye;

Uyu ndi Paulo monga tikumudziwa. Iye ankaona kuuka kwa akufa kukhala maziko a chiphunzitso chachikristu. Akhristu samangoikidwa m'manda pamodzi ndi Khristu kudzera mu ubatizo, komanso mophiphiritsira amagawana naye chiukitsiro. Koma apa zikupitirira pang'ono kupyola zophiphiritsa. Chiphunzitso chaumulungu chodzipatula ichi chimayendera limodzi ndi chithandizo chabwino cha chowonadi cholimba. Taonani mmene Paulo anakambira nkhani imeneyi m’kalata yake yopita kwa Aefeso 2. Chaputala 4, vesi 6 chimapitiriza kuti: “Koma Mulungu, amene ali wolemera mu chifundo, m’chikondi chake chachikulu . . . nakwera nafe, natikhazika pamodzi ndi ife m’Mwamba mwa Kristu Yesu.” Kodi zimenezo zinali motani? Werenganinso kuti: Tinaikidwa kumwamba mwa Khristu?

Zingakhale bwanji zimenezo? Chabwino, apanso, mawu a mtumwi Paulo sanatanthauzidwe apa kwenikweni ndi zenizeni, koma ali ophiphiritsira, ngakhale tanthauzo lachinsinsi. Iye akutsutsa kuti chifukwa cha mphamvu ya Mulungu yopereka chipulumutso chosonyezedwa m’kuuka kwa Kristu, tsopano tingasangalale ndi kutengamo mbali mu ufumu wakumwamba, malo okhalamo Mulungu ndi Kristu, kupyolera mwa Mzimu Woyera. Izi zalonjezedwa kwa ife kudzera mu moyo “mwa Khristu”, kuuka kwake ndi kukwera kumwamba. Kukhala “mwa Kristu” kumatheketsa zonsezi. Kuzindikira uku titha kunena kuti ndi mfundo yakuuka kwa akufa kapena chinthu cha chiukiriro.

Chowukitsa

Apanso tingathe kungoyang'ana mwamantha pa chilimbikitso chachikulu chomwe chimachokera ku chiwukitsiro cha Ambuye ndi Mpulumutsi wathu, podziwa bwino kuti sichimayimira chochitika chofunika kwambiri m'mbiri yonse, komanso ndi leitmotif pa zonse zomwe wokhulupirira amachita. dziko lapansi chiyembekezo ndi kuyembekezera. “Mwa Khristu” ndi liwu lachinsinsi, koma ndi tanthauzo lakuya kwambiri limadutsa mophiphiritsa, m'malo mofanizira. Ilo likugwirizana kwambiri ndi mawu ena achinsinsi akuti "woikidwa kumwamba."

Taonani mawu ofunika a Aefeso ochokera kwa olemba Baibulo ena otchuka padziko lonse 2,6 pamaso panu. Mu Max Turner wotsatira mu The New Bible Commentary mu mtundu wa 2nd1. Zaka 1229: “Kunena kuti tinapangidwa amoyo pamodzi ndi Kristu kukuoneka kukhala kwachidule ponena kuti ‘tidzaukanso ku moyo watsopano pamodzi ndi Kristu,’ ndipo tinganene za izo ngati kuti zinachitika kale chifukwa cha chochitika chofunika kwambiri cha [ Kuuka kwa Khristu], choyamba, m'mbuyomu, ndipo chachiwiri, tayamba kale kutenga nawo moyo wolengedwa watsopanowo kudzera mu ubale wathu ndi Iye” (p. ).

Ndife olumikizidwa ndi Khristu, ndithudi, mwa Mzimu Woyera. Ichi ndichifukwa chake dziko lamalingaliro omwe ali kumbuyo kwa malingaliro apamwamba kwambiriwa amapezeka kokha kwa okhulupirira kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera yekha.Tsopano yang'anani ndemanga ya Francis Foulkes pa Aefeso. 2,6 mu The Tyndale New Testament: “Ku Aefeso 1,3 Mtumwiyu ananena kuti Mulungu mwa Khristu watidalitsa ndi madalitso onse auzimu kumwamba. Tsopano amafotokoza kuti moyo wathu tsopano ulipo, wokhazikitsidwa mu ulamuliro wakumwamba ndi Khristu ... Chifukwa cha chigonjetso cha Khristu pa uchimo ndi imfa komanso kudzera mu kukwezedwa kwake, umunthu wachotsedwa ku gehena wozama kupita kumwamba komwe '(Calvin). Tsopano tili ndi ufulu wachibadwidwe kumwamba (Afilipi 3,20); ndipo pamenepo, atachotsedwa malire ndi zoletsa zomwe dziko lapansi limapereka ... ndipamene moyo weniweni umapezeka” (p. 82).

M’buku lake lakuti The Message of Ephesians, John Stott analankhula za Aefeso 2,6 motere: “Chimene chimatidabwitsa ife, komabe, ndicho chenicheni chakuti Paulo sakulemba za Kristu pano, koma za ife. Sizikutsimikizira kuti Mulungu anaukitsa, kumukweza, namuika Khristu mu ulamuliro wakumwamba, koma kuti anatikweza, kutikweza, natiika ife mu ulamuliro wakumwamba ndi Khristu... Lingaliro ili la chiyanjano cha anthu a Mulungu ndi Khristu ndi maziko a Chikristu cha Chipangano Chatsopano . Monga anthu 'mwa Khristu' [ili ndi] mgwirizano watsopano. Zoonadi, chifukwa cha chiyanjano chake ndi Khristu, imachita nawo chiukiriro, kukwera kumwamba, ndi kukhazikitsa kwake.”

Ndi “chikhazikitso” Stott, m’lingaliro la zaumulungu, amatanthauza ulamuliro wamakono wa Kristu pa chilengedwe chonse. Chifukwa chake, molingana ndi Stott, zokamba zonsezi zokhuza ulamuliro womwe tili nawo ndi Khristu si "zinsinsi zopanda tanthauzo zachikhristu". M'malo mwake, ndi gawo lofunika kwambiri la zinsinsi zachikhristu ndipo limapitilira pamenepo. Stott anawonjezera kuti: “‘Kumwamba,’ dziko losaoneka lauzimu kumene kuli ulamuliro wamphamvu ndi wamphamvu.3,10;6,12) ndi kumene Khristu amalamulira chilichonse (1,20), Mulungu wadalitsa anthu ake mwa Khristu (1,3) ndikuuyika pamodzi ndi Khristu mu ulamuliro wakumwamba ... Ndi umboni wamoyo kuti Khristu watipatsa ife moyo watsopano mbali imodzi ndi chigonjetso chatsopano pa inayo. Tinali akufa koma tinakhala amoyo mwauzimu ndi kukhala maso. Tinali mu ukapolo koma tinaikidwa muulamuliro wakumwamba.”

Max Turner akunena zoona. Pali zambiri ku mawuwa kuposa zophiphiritsa zenizeni - zodabwitsa monga chiphunzitsochi chikuwonekera. Zomwe Paulo akufotokoza apa ndiye tanthauzo lenileni, tanthauzo lakuya la moyo wathu watsopano mwa Khristu. Poterepa, zinthu zitatu zikuyenera kufotokozedwa.

Zotsatira zake

Choyamba, Akristu “angotsala pang’ono kufika” ponena za chipulumutso chawo. Iwo amene ali “mwa Khristu” machimo awo akhululukidwa ndi Khristu Mwiniwake. Iwo amagawana naye imfa, kuikidwa m’manda, chiukiriro, ndi kukwera kumwamba, ndipo m’lingaliro lina kukhala naye kale mu ufumu wakumwamba. Chiphunzitsochi sichiyenera kukhala ngati chikopa chongoganizira chabe. Poyamba ankalankhula ndi Akhristu amene amakhala m’mizinda yoipa kwambiri popanda ufulu wachibadwidwe ndiponso ufulu wandale umene timauona mopepuka. Kufa ndi lupanga la Aroma kunali kotheka kwa oŵerenga a mtumwi Paulo, akumakumbukira kuti anthu ambiri panthaŵiyo anali ndi zaka 40 kapena 45 zokha.

Chotero, Paulo akulimbikitsa oŵerenga ake ndi lingaliro lina lochokera kuchiphunzitso chachikulu ndi mkhalidwe wa chikhulupiriro chatsopano—chiukiriro cha Kristu. Kukhala “mwa Khristu” kumatanthauza kuti Mulungu akatiyang’ana, saona machimo athu. Iye amamuwona Khristu. Palibe chiphunzitso chimene chingatipangitse kukhala ndi chiyembekezo! Mu Akolose 3,3 Izi zikutsindikanso: "Pakuti munafa, ndipo moyo wanu wabisika pamodzi ndi Khristu mwa Mulungu" (Zurich Bible).

Chachiŵiri, kukhala “mwa Kristu” kumatanthauza kukhala monga Mkristu m’maiko aŵiri osiyana—pano ndi tsopano a zenizeni za tsiku ndi tsiku ndi “dziko losaoneka” la zenizeni zauzimu, monga momwe Stott amachitchulira. Izi zimakhudza momwe timawonera dziko lapansi. Choncho tiyenera kukhala ndi moyo wochita chilungamo pa maiko awiriwa, momwe ntchito yathu yoyamba yomvera ndi kumvera ufumu wa Mulungu ndi makhalidwe ake, koma mbali inayi tisakhale adziko lapansi kotero kuti tisatumikire zabwino zapadziko lapansi. . Ndi mayendedwe apazingwe ndipo mkhristu aliyense amafunikira thandizo la Mulungu kuti ayende pamenepo ndi mayendedwe otsimikizika.

Chachitatu, kukhala “mwa Khristu” kumatanthauza kuti ndife zizindikiro zopambana za chisomo cha Mulungu. Ngati Atate wa Kumwamba watichitira zonsezi, watipatsa kale malo mu ufumu wakumwamba, titero kunena kwake, zikutanthauza kuti tiyenera kukhala akazembe a Khristu.

Francis Foulkes ananena motere: “Chimene mtumwi Paulo amamvetsetsa chifuno cha Mulungu kaamba ka tchalitchi chake chimafika kutali kwambiri kuposa icho chokha, chiwombolo, kuunikiridwa ndi kulengedwa kwatsopano kwa munthu payekha, umodzi wake ndi kukhala wophunzira, ngakhale umboni wake kulinga ku dziko lino. M’malo mwake, mpingo uyenera kuchitira umboni ku zolengedwa zonse za nzeru, chikondi, ndi chisomo cha Mulungu mwa Khristu” (p.82).

Zowona bwanji! Pokhala “mwa Kristu,” kulandira mphatso ya moyo watsopano mwa Kristu, kudziŵa kuti machimo athu abisika kwa Mulungu kupyolera mwa Iye—zonsezi zikutanthauza kuti tiyenera kukhala onga Kristu m’zochita zathu ndi awo amene timayanjana nawo. Ife Akhristu tikhoza kupita njira zosiyanasiyana, koma kwa anthu amene tikukhala nawo limodzi pano padziko lapansi, timakumana mu mzimu wa Khristu. Ndi kuuka kwa Mpulumutsi, Mulungu sanatipatse chizindikiro cha mphamvu zonse kuti tithe kuyenda pachabe ndi mitu yathu yokwezeka, koma tichitire umboni za ubwino wake tsiku ndi tsiku mwatsopano ndipo kupyolera mu ntchito zathu zabwino kukhala chizindikiro cha kukhalapo kwake ndi za chisamaliro chake chopanda malire kwa munthu aliyense wakhazikitsa dziko lapansi. Kuuka kwa Khristu ndi kukwera kumwamba kumakhudza kwambiri momwe timaonera dziko lapansi. Vuto lomwe tikuyenera kukumana nalo ndikukhala ndi mbiri imeneyi maola 24 patsiku.

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