Kulapa

Kulapa (kumasuliridwanso kuti "kulapa") kwa Mulungu wachisomo ndiko kusintha kwa malingaliro, komwe kumadza ndi Mzimu Woyera ndikuzika mizu mu Mau a Mulungu. Kulapa kumaphatikizapo kuzindikira kuchimwa kwanu ndi kutsagana ndi moyo watsopano, woyeretsedwa mwa chikhulupiriro mwa Yesu Kristu. (Machitidwe a Atumwi 2,38; Aroma 2,4; 10,17; Aroma 12,2)

Mvetsetsani kulapa

Mantha oopsa,” ndi mmene mnyamata wina anafotokozera mantha ake aakulu akuti Mulungu anamusiya chifukwa cha machimo ake mobwerezabwereza. “Ndinkaganiza kuti ndinanong’oneza bondo, koma nthaŵi zonse ndinkanong’oneza bondo,” iye anafotokoza motero. “Sindikudziwa ngati ndimakhulupiriradi chifukwa ndimada nkhawa kuti Mulungu sangandikhululukirenso. Ngakhale ndikhala woona mtima chotani nanga zonong’oneza bondo, sizikuwoneka zokwanira.”

Tiyeni tiwone chomwe uthenga wabwino umatanthauza pamene ukunena za kulapa kwa Mulungu.

Timalakwitsa koyamba tikayesa kumvetsetsa mawuwa pogwiritsa ntchito lexicon ndikuyang'ana mawu oti chisoni (kapena chisoni). Titha kupezanso lingaliro pamenepo kuti mawu amodzi ayenera kumveka malinga ndi nthawi yomwe lexicon idasindikizidwa. Koma dikishonale ya 21. Zaka zana sitingathe kutifotokozera zomwe wolemba yemwe z. B. kulemba zinthu m’Chigriki zimene zinali zitalankhulidwa kale mu Chiaramu kutanthauza kuti zaka 2000 zapitazo.

Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary ikufotokoza zotsatirazi ponena za liwu lakuti kulapa: 1) kutembenuka ku uchimo ndi kudzipereka ku kuwongolera moyo; 2a) kumva chisoni kapena kukhumudwa; 2b) Kusintha kwa Maganizo. Buku lakuti Brockhaus Encyclopedia limatanthauzira kulapa motere: “Mchitidwe wofunika kwambiri wa kulapa...kumaphatikizapo kusiya machimo ochitidwa ndi kutsimikiza mtima kuti usachimwenso.”

Tanthauzo loyamba la Webster limasonyeza molondola zimene anthu ambiri achipembedzo amaganiza kuti Yesu ankatanthauza pamene anati, “Lapani ndi kukhulupirira.” Iwo amaganiza kuti Yesu ankatanthauza kuti anthu okhawo amene ali mu ufumu wa Mulungu amasiya kuchimwa n’kusintha njira zawo. Ndipotu zimenezi n’zimene Yesu sananene.

Vuto lalikulu

Zikafika pa nkhani ya kulapa, kulakwitsa kofala kumapangidwa poganiza kuti kumatanthauza kusiya kuchimwa. “Mukadalapadi, simukadateronso,” ndiko kuleka kosalekeza kwa miyoyo yosautsika kumamva kuchokera kwa alangizi auzimu a zolinga zabwino, omangidwa ndi lamulo. Timauzidwa kuti kulapa ndi "kubwerera ndi kupita njira ina." Ndipo kotero likufotokozedwa mu mpweya womwewo monga kutembenuka ku uchimo ndi kutembenukira ku moyo womvera lamulo la Mulungu.

Pokumbukira izi, Akhristu omwe ali ndi zolinga zabwino adasintha njira zawo. Ndipo kotero njira zina zimawoneka kuti zikusintha paulendo wawo, pomwe zina zimawoneka kuti zimamatira ndi super glue. Ndipo ngakhale njira zosintha zili ndi mkhalidwe wowopsa wobwereranso.

Kodi Mulungu amakhutira ndi kumvera mosasamala koteroko? “Ayi, iye sali,” akulangiza motero mlalikiyo. Ndipo mkombero wankhanza, wopundutsa uthenga wabwino wa kudzipereka, kulephera, ndi kuthedwa nzeru ukupitirira, monga gudumu la khola la hamster.

Ndipo pamene takhumudwitsidwa ndi kupsinjika maganizo chifukwa cha kulephera kwathu kukhala mogwirizana ndi miyezo yapamwamba ya Mulungu, timamva ulaliki wina kapena kuŵerenga nkhani yatsopano yonena za “kulapa kowona” ndi “kulapa kozama” ndi mmene kulapa koteroko kuliri chotulukapo chopatukana kotheratu. tchimo.

Ndipo kotero ife timathamangira kachiwiri, odzaza ndi chilakolako, kuyesa ndikuchita zonse, kuti tipeze zotsatira zomvetsa chisoni zomwezo, zodziwikiratu. Chotero kukhumudwa ndi kuthedwa nzeru zikukulirakulirabe pamene tikuzindikira kuti kupatuka kwathu ku uchimo sikuli “kukwanira” konse.

Ndipo timafika potsimikiza kuti tinalibe “kulapa koona,” kuti kulapa kwathu sikunali “kozama,” “kozama,” kapena “kuona mtima” mokwanira. Ndipo ngati sitinalape kwenikweni, ndiye kuti sitingakhalenso ndi chikhulupiriro chenicheni, kutanthauza kuti tilibe kwenikweni Mzimu Woyera mkati mwathu, kutanthauza kuti ifenso sitikanapulumutsidwa kwenikweni.

Potsirizira pake timafika poti timazoloŵera kukhala ndi moyo wotero, kapena, monga momwe ambiri achitira, potsirizira pake timaponyera thaulo ndi kutembenuzira msana wathu wonse pawonetsero wachipatala wosagwira ntchito umene anthu amachitcha "Chikristu."

Osanenapo za tsoka lomwe anthu amakhulupirira kuti adatsuka miyoyo yawo ndikuwapangitsa kukhala ovomerezeka ndi Mulungu - mikhalidwe yawo ndiyoyipa kwambiri. Kulapa kwa Mulungu kulibe chochita ndi umunthu watsopano komanso wabwino.

Lapani ndikukhulupirira

“Lapani ndi kukhulupirira Uthenga Wabwino!” akutero Yesu mu Marko 1,15. Kulapa ndi chikhulupiriro ndi chizindikiro chiyambi cha moyo wathu watsopano mu ufumu wa Mulungu; iwo samachita izo chifukwa ife tinachita chinthu choyenera. Iwo amaika chizindikiro chifukwa panthaŵiyo m’miyoyo yathu timakhetsa mamba m’maso mwathu akuda ndipo potsirizira pake timawona mwa Yesu kuunika kwaulemerero kwa ufulu wa ana a Mulungu.

Chilichonse chomwe chidayenera kuchitidwa kuti anthu akhululukidwe ndikupulumutsidwa chidachitika kale kudzera muimfa ndi kuuka kwa Mwana wa Mulungu. Panali nthawi yomwe chowonadi ichi chidabisika kwa ife. Chifukwa tinali osaziona, sitinasangalale nazo ndikupumulamo.

Tidawona kuti tikuyenera kupeza zomwe tikufuna kuchita padzikoli, ndipo tidagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zathu zonse ndi nthawi yathu kulima mzere pakona kathu kakang'ono ka moyo molunjika momwe tingathere.

Tonse tidayang'ana kwambiri kuti tikhalebe ndi moyo ndikupeza tsogolo lathu. Tinkagwira ntchito mwakhama kuti anthu azitiona komanso kutilemekeza. Tinkamenyera ufulu wathu, kuyesera kuti asatipondereze ndi aliyense kapena chilichonse. Tidalimbana kuti titeteze mbiri yathu ndikusunga mabanja athu komanso habakkuk komanso katundu wathu. Tidachita zonse zomwe tingathe kuti tichite china chofunikira m'miyoyo yathu, kuti tinali pakati pa opambana, osati otayika.

Komabe, kwa aliyense amene adakhalako, iyi inali nkhondo yopambana. Ngakhale tidayesetsa kwambiri, mapulani, komanso kugwira ntchito molimbika, sitingathe kuwongolera moyo wathu. Sitingapewe masoka ndi zovuta kapena kulephera ndi zowawa zomwe zimatigwera kuchokera kumwamba ndikuwononga zotsalira zathu mwanjira ina chiyembekezo ndi chisangalalo.

Ndiye tsiku lina - popanda chifukwa china koma kuti Iye amafuna chonchi - Mulungu anatilola kuti tiwone momwe zinthu zimayendera. Dziko lapansi ndi lake ndipo ife ndife ake.

Tidafa muuchimo, palibe njira yotulukamo. Ndife otayika, otayika akhungu m'dziko lodzala ndi otaika, otayika akhungu chifukwa tikusowa lingaliro lakugwira dzanja la yekhayo amene ali nayo njira yokhayo yotuluka. Koma sizabwino, chifukwa kupachikidwa kwake ndi kuukitsidwa kwake zidamupangitsa kukhala wotayika m'malo mwathu; ndipo titha kukhala opambana naye pogwirizana naye muimfa yake kuti tidzakhalenso ogawana nawo pakuuka kwake.

Mwanjira ina, Mulungu adatipatsa uthenga wabwino! Nkhani yabwino ndiyakuti adalipira mtengo waukulu chifukwa chamisala yathu yodzikonda, yotsutsa, yowononga, yoyipa. Anatiwombola pachabe, kutitsuka ndi kutiveka chilungamo, natipangira malo patebulo la phwando lake losatha. Ndipo chifukwa cha uthenga wabwino uwu, akutipempha kuti tikhulupirire kuti ndi choncho.

Ngati mwa chisomo cha Mulungu mutha kuwona ndi kukhulupirira izi, ndiye kuti mwalapa. Kulapa, inu mukuona, ndiko kunena, “Inde! Inde! Inde! ndikuganiza! Ndikhulupirira mawu anu! Ndikusiya moyo uwu wa hamster wothamanga pa gudumu lolimbitsa thupi, ndewu yopanda cholinga iyi, imfa iyi ndinaganiza kuti ndi moyo. Ndakonzekera kupuma kwanu, thandizani kusakhulupirira kwanga!”

Kulapa kukusintha momwe iwe umaganizira. Zimasintha malingaliro anu akudziyesa nokha pakatikati pa chilengedwe kotero kuti tsopano muwone Mulungu ngati likulu la chilengedwe ndikupereka moyo wanu ku chifundo Chake. Kumatanthauza kumugonjera. Zikutanthauza kuti mumayika korona wanu pamapazi a wolamulira woyenera wa chilengedwe. Ndiye chisankho chofunikira kwambiri chomwe mungapange.

Sizokhudza makhalidwe

Kulapa sikukhudzana ndi makhalidwe; sizokhudza khalidwe labwino; sizokhudza "kupanga bwino".

Kulapa kumatanthauza kuika chidaliro chako mwa Mulungu mmalo mwa iwe wekha, ukhondo wako, anzako, dziko lako, boma lako, mfuti zako, ndalama zako, ulamuliro wako, kutchuka kwako, mbiri yako, galimoto yako, nyumba yako, Ntchito yako, cholowa cha banja lako , khungu lanu, jenda, kupambana kwanu, mawonekedwe anu, zovala zanu, maudindo anu, madigiri anu, mpingo wanu, mnzanu, minofu yanu, atsogoleri anu, IQ yanu, malankhulidwe anu, zomwe mwakwaniritsa, ntchito zanu zachifundo, zopereka zanu , zabwino zanu, chifundo chanu, kulanga kwanu, kudzisunga kwanu, kuwona mtima kwanu, kumvera kwanu, kudzipereka kwanu, maphunziro anu auzimu kapena china chilichonse chomwe muyenera kuwonetsa chomwe chikugwirizana nanu ndipo ndidasiya m'ndende yayitali iyi.

Kulapa kumatanthauza "kuyika zonse pa khadi limodzi" - pa "khadi" la Mulungu. Zikutanthauza kutenga mbali yako; zimene amanena kukhulupirira; kuyanjana naye, kukhalabe wokhulupirika kwa iye.

Kunong'oneza bondo sikutanthauza kulonjeza kukhala wabwino. Sikunena za “kuchotsa uchimo m’moyo wa munthu”. Koma zikutanthauza kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu amatichitira chifundo. Zikutanthauza kudalira Mulungu kuti adzakonza mitima yathu yoyipa. Zikutanthauza kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu ndi amene amadzinenera kuti ndi Mlengi, Mpulumutsi, Muomboli, Mphunzitsi, Ambuye ndi Woyeretsa. Ndipo kumatanthauza kufa - kufa ku malingaliro athu okakamizika okhudza kukhala olungama ndi abwino.

Timalankhula za ubale wachikondi - osati kuti ife tinakonda Mulungu, koma kuti iye anatikonda ife (1. Johannes 4,10). Iye ndiye Gwero la zonse zomwe zilipo, kuphatikizapo inuyo, ndipo kwakudziŵitsani kuti amakukondani mmene mulili—mwana wake wokondedwa mwa Khristu—ndithudi osati chifukwa cha zimene muli nazo kapena zimene mwachita kapena mbiri yanu. kapena momwe mumawonekera kapena khalidwe lina lililonse limene muli nalo, koma chifukwa chakuti muli mwa Khristu.

Mwadzidzidzi palibe chomwe chiri monga chinalili. Dziko lonse linawala mwadzidzidzi. Zolephera zanu zonse sizilinso zofunika. Chirichonse chinakhazikitsidwa bwino mu imfa ya Khristu ndi chiukitsiro. Tsogolo lanu losatha n’lotsimikizika, ndipo palibe kumwamba kapena padziko lapansi kumene kungalande chimwemwe chanu, chifukwa ndinu a Mulungu chifukwa cha Khristu (Aroma 8,1.38-39). Inu mukumukhulupirira iye, inu mumamudalira iye, kuyika moyo wanu mmanja mwake; zivute zitani, ziribe kanthu zomwe wina anena kapena kuchita.

Mutha kukhululukira mowolowa manja, kukhala oleza mtima, ndikukhala okoma mtima ngakhale pakutayika kapena kugonja - mulibe chotaya; pakuti mwapambana zonse mwa Khristu (Aef 4,32-5,1-2). Chinthu chokhacho chofunikira kwa inu ndi chilengedwe Chake chatsopano (Agalatiya 6,15).

Kunong'oneza bondo si lonjezo lina lotopetsa, lopanda pake lokhala mnyamata kapena mtsikana wabwino. Kutanthauza kufa ku zifaniziro zanu zonse zazikulu za inu nokha ndi kuika dzanja lanu lofooka lofooka m’dzanja la munthu amene anasalaza mafunde a nyanja (Agalatiya 6,3). Zikutanthauza kubwera kwa Khristu kudzapumula (Mateyu 11,28-30). Zikutanthauza kudalira mau ake a chisomo.

Cholinga cha Mulungu, osati chathu

Kulapa kumatanthauza kudalira Mulungu kuti akhale yemwe ali ndi kuchita zomwe amachita. Kulapa sikutanthauza ntchito zako zabwino poyerekeza ndi ntchito zako zoipa. Mulungu, yemwe ali womasuka kwathunthu kukhala chomwe akufuna kukhala, mchikondi chake kwa ife, adasankha kutikhululukira machimo athu.

Tinene momveka bwino kuti: Mulungu amatikhululukira machimo athu – akale, apano ndi amtsogolo; iye sanawalembetse iwo (Yohane 3,17). Yesu anatifera ife tikadali ochimwa (Aroma 5,8). Iye ndi Mwanawankhosa wa nsembe, ndipo anaphedwa chifukwa cha aliyense wa ife.1. Johannes 2,2).

Kulapa, mukuona, si njira yopezera Mulungu kuti achite zomwe Iye wachita kale. M'malo mwake, zikutanthauza kukhulupirira kuti adazichita - kuti adapulumutsa moyo wanu kwamuyaya ndikukupatsani choloŵa chamuyaya chamtengo wapatali - ndikuchikhulupirira kudzakupangitsani kumukonda.

“Mutikhululukire ife machimo athu, monga ifenso tikhululukira iwo amene atichimwira,” Yesu anatiphunzitsa kupemphera. Zikafika pa ife kuti Mulungu, kuchokera mu mtima wake wamkati, wangoganiza zochotsa miyoyo yathu yodzikuza, mabodza athu onse, nkhanza zathu zonse, kunyada kwathu konse, zilakolako zathu, chinyengo chathu ndi kuipa kwathu - malingaliro athu onse oyipa. , zochita ndi mapulani - ndiye tiyenera kupanga chisankho. Tikhoza kum’tamanda ndi kumuthokoza kosatha chifukwa cha nsembe yake yachikondi yosaneneka, kapena tingapitirizebe kutsatira mawu akuti, “Ine ndine munthu wabwino; musalole aliyense kuganiza kuti si ine" - ndikupitiriza moyo wa hamster akuthamanga mu gudumu lothamanga, lomwe ife timamangiriridwa.

Tikhoza kukhulupirira Mulungu kapena kunyalanyaza Iye kapena kumuthawa ndi mantha. Ngati timkhulupirira, tikhoza kuyenda naye muubwenzi wokondwa (pambuyo pake, iye ndi bwenzi la ochimwa - la ochimwa onse, kuphatikizapo aliyense, ngakhale anthu oipa ndi anzathu). Ngati sitimukhulupirira, ngati tikuganiza kuti sangatikhululukire kapena kuti sangatikhululukire, ndiye kuti sitingathe kukhala naye mosangalala (ndiponso ndi munthu wina aliyense kupatulapo anthu amene amachita zimene tikufuna). M’malo mwake tidzamuopa ndipo pamapeto pake tidzamupeputsa (komanso wina aliyense amene sakhala kutali ndi ife).

Mbali ziwiri za ndalama yomweyo

Chikhulupiriro ndi kulapa zimayendera limodzi. Mukadalira Mulungu, zinthu ziwiri zimachitika nthawi imodzi: mumazindikira kuti ndinu wochimwa amene mukusowa chifundo cha Mulungu, ndipo mumasankha kukhulupirira Mulungu kuti akupulumutsani ndikuwombolera moyo wanu. Mwanjira ina, ngati mumakhulupirira Mulungu, mwalapa inunso.

Mu Machitidwe a Atumwi 2,38, mwachitsanzo. B., Petro anati kwa khamu losonkhanalo: “Petro anati kwa iwo, Lapani, batizidwani yense wa inu m’dzina la Yesu Kristu kuloza ku chikhululukiro cha machimo anu, ndipo mudzalandira mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera.” chikhulupiriro ndi kulapa ndi mbali ya phukusi. Pamene ananena kuti “lapani,” ankatanthauzanso “chikhulupiriro” kapena “kukhulupirira.”

M’njira yowonjezereka ya nkhaniyo, Petro akuti: “Lapani, ndi kutembenukira kwa Mulungu.” Izo sizikutanthauza inu tsopano

amakhalidwe abwino. Kumatanthauza kusiya zofuna zanu kuti mudzipangire kukhala oyenera Khristu ndipo mmalo mwake ikani chidaliro chanu ndi chiyembekezo chanu m'Mawu Ake, Uthenga Wabwino Wake, Chidziwitso Chake kuti Magazi Ake ndi chipulumutso chanu, kukhululukidwa, ndi kuuka Cholowa chamuyaya chayenda.

Ngati mumakhulupirira Mulungu kuti akukhululukireni ndi kukupulumutsani, ndiye kuti mwalapa. Kulapa kwa Mulungu ndi kusintha kwa malingaliro anu ndipo kumakhudza moyo wanu wonse. Malingaliro atsopano ndi njira yokhulupirira kuti Mulungu achita zomwe simukadatha mu nthawi yamoyo miliyoni. Kulapa sikusintha kuchoka pakukhala opanda ungwiro mpaka kukhala angwiro - simungathe kutero.

Mitembo sapita patsogolo

Popeza munafa, simungathe kukhala angwiro. Tchimo linakuphani inu monga Paulo anachitira ku Aefeso 2,4-5 anafotokoza. Koma ngakhale munali akufa m'machimo anu (akufa ndi amene munapereka ku chikhululukiro ndi chiwombolo), Khristu adakupatsani moyo (ndicho chimene Khristu adapereka: chirichonse).

Chokhacho chomwe akufa angachite ndikuti palibe chomwe angachite. Sangakhale amoyo pachilungamo kapena china chilichonse, chifukwa adafa, atafa muuchimo. Koma ndi anthu akufa - ndipo ndi anthu okha akufa - omwe amaukitsidwa kwa akufa.

Kuukitsa akufa ndi zomwe Khristu amachita. Samathira mafuta onunkhira pamitembo. Samawalimbikitsa kuti avale zovala zachipani ndikudikirira kuti awone ngati angachite zabwino. Mwafa, simungachite chilichonse. Yesu sakondweretsedwa pang'ono ndi mitembo yatsopano komanso yatsopano. Zomwe Yesu akuchita ndikuwadzutsa. Apanso, mitembo ndi mtundu wokhawo wa anthu womwe amaukitsa. Mwanjira ina, njira yokhayo yolowera kuwuka kwa Yesu, moyo wake, ndiyo kukhala wakufa. Sizitengera khama kuti munthu akhale wakufa. M'malo mwake, sizitengera kuyesetsa konse. Ndipo ndife zomwe tili.

Nkhosa yotayikayo sinadzipeze yokha mpaka m’busa anaiyang’ana n’kuipeza (Luka 1 Akor5,1-7). Ndalama yotayikayo sinadzipeze kufikira mkaziyo anaifunafuna ndi kuipeza (vv. 8-10). Chinthu chokha chomwe adathandizira pakusaka ndi kupeza njira komanso chisangalalo chachikulu chinali kutayika. Kutaya kwawo kopanda chiyembekezo kunali chinthu chokha chomwe anali nacho chomwe chinawalola kuti apezeke.

Ngakhale mwana wolowerera mu fanizo lotsatira (ndime 11-24) akupeza kuti iye wakhululukidwa kale, woomboledwa ndi kulandiridwa mokwanira ndi chenicheni cha chisomo chachikulu cha atate wake, osati mwa dongosolo la iye yekha monga: “Ine; ndidzalandira chisomo chake kachiwiri." Atate ake anamumvera chisoni asanamve mawu oyamba a mawu akuti “Pepani” ( vesi 20 ).

Pomwe mwana wamwamuna adalandira imfa yake ndikutaya kununkha kwa khola la nkhumba, anali panjira yoti adziwe china chake chodabwitsa chomwe chidakhala chowona nthawi yonseyi: bambo omwe adawakana ndikuwachititsa manyazi, sanasiye kumukonda mwachidwi komanso mosavomerezeka.

Bambo ake anangonyalanyaza dongosolo lake laling'ono la kudzipulumutsa (ndime 19-24). Ndipo ngakhale popanda kuyembekezera nthawi yoyesedwa, adamubwezera ku ubwana wake wonse. Mofananamo, imfa yathu yopanda chiyembekezo ndiyo yokhayo imene imatilola kuukitsidwa. Kuyamba, ntchito ndi kupambana kwa ntchito yonse ndi udindo wa M'busa, Mkazi, Atate - Mulungu.

Chokhacho chomwe timawonjezera pa njira yakuukitsidwa kwathu ndikuti ndife. Izi zimakhudzanso ife zauzimu komanso zathupi. Ngati sitingavomereze kuti tafa, sitingavomereze kuti tidawukitsidwa ndi chisomo cha Mulungu mwa Khristu. Kulapa kumatanthauza kuvomereza kuti munthu wamwalira ndikulandira kuwuka kwa munthu kuchokera kwa Mulungu mwa Khristu.

Kulapa, mukuwona, sizitanthauza kuchita zabwino ndi ntchito zabwino, kapena kuyankhula zolimbikitsa kuti tithandizire Mulungu kuti atikhululukire. Izi zikutanthauza kuti palibe chilichonse chomwe tingachite kuti tithandizire pakudzuka kwathu. Kungokhala kukhulupirira uthenga wabwino wa Mulungu kuti mwa Khristu amakhululuka ndikuwombola, ndipo kudzera mwa iye adaukitsanso akufa.

Paulo akufotokoza chinsinsi ichi - kapena chododometsa, ngati mungafune - cha imfa ndi kuuka kwathu mwa Khristu, mu Akolose. 3,3: “Pakuti munafa, ndipo moyo wanu wabisika pamodzi ndi Kristu mwa Mulungu.

Chinsinsi, kapena chododometsa, nchakuti tinafa. Komabe nthawi yomweyo tili amoyo. Koma moyo waulemerero sunakhalepo: wabisika pamodzi ndi Kristu mwa Mulungu, ndipo sudzawonekera monga momwe uliri kufikira Kristu mwiniyo akawonekera, monga momwe vesi 4 likunenera kuti: “Koma ngati Kristu, moyo wanu, abvumbulutsidwa, pamenepo inu mudzakhala ndi moyo. adzavumbulutsidwa pamodzi ndi Iye mu ulemerero.”

Khristu ndiye moyo wathu. Iye akadzaonekera, tidzaonekera pamodzi ndi iye, pakuti iyeyo ndiye moyo wathu. Chifukwa chakenso, mitembo sikungathe kuchita kanthu kwa iwo okha. Simungasinthe. Simungathe "kupanga bwino". Simungathe kusintha. Chinthu chokha chimene iwo angachite ndicho kufa.

Koma Mulungu, pokhala kasupe wa moyo iye mwini, akondwera nako kuukitsa akufa; ndipo mwa Khristu achita chomwecho (Aroma 6,4). Mitembo imathandiza kalikonse m’kachitidwe kameneka kusiyapo mkhalidwe wawo wa imfa.

Mulungu amachita chilichonse. Ndi ntchito yake ndipo ndi yekhayo, kuyambira koyambirira mpaka kumapeto. Izi zikutanthauza kuti pali mitundu iwiri ya mitembo yowukitsidwa: omwe amalandila chiwombolo chawo ndi chisangalalo, ndi iwo omwe amasankha moyo wawo wamba wakufa kuposa moyo, omwe amatseka maso awo ndikuphimba makutu awo, titero kunena kwake, ndikukhala akufa ndi awo onse angafune.

Apanso, kulapa ndiko kunena “inde” ku mphatso ya chikhululukiro ndi chiombolo imene Mulungu amati tili nayo mwa Khristu. Zilibe chochita ndi kulapa kapena kupanga malonjezo kapena kulowa m’machimo. Inde ndi choncho. Kunong'oneza bondo sikutanthauza kubwereza mosalekeza "Pepani" kapena "Ndikulonjeza kuti sindidzachitanso." Tikufuna kukhala oona mtima mwankhanza. Pali mwayi woti muzichitanso - ngati sichoncho kwenikweni, ndiye m'malingaliro, chikhumbo ndi kumverera. Inde, pepani, mwina pepani kwambiri nthawi zina, ndipo simukufuna kukhala mtundu wa munthu amene amapitirizabe kuchita zimenezo, koma sipali pamtima wachisoni.

Mukukumbukira kuti munafa, ndipo anthu akufa amangokhala ngati akufa. Koma ngati muli akufa mu uchimo, muli amoyo mwa Khristu (Aroma 6,11). Koma moyo wanu mwa Khristu wabisika pamodzi ndi iye mwa Mulungu, ndipo suonekera nthawi zonse kapena kawirikawiri - osati panobe. Sizimadziwonetsera yokha monga momwe zilili mpaka Khristu mwiniyo atawonekera.

Pakadali pano, ngati muli amoyo mwa Khristu, mudakali akufa muuchimo kwa nthawiyo ndipo chikhalidwe cha imfa yanu ndichabwino monga nthawi zonse. Ndipo ndi amene wandifera ine, ine amene sindingathe kusiya kuchita zinthu ngati munthu wakufa, amene anaukitsidwa ndi Khristu ndikukhala ndi moyo ndi Mulungu - kuti awululidwe akaululidwa.

Apa ndipamene chikhulupiriro chimabwera. Lapani ndipo khulupirirani uthenga wabwino. Zinthu ziwirizi ndizofanana. Simungathe kukhala wopanda wina. Nkhani yabwino kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu adakusambitsani ndi mwazi wa Khristu, kuti adachiritsa matenda anu, ndikukupangitsani kukhala ndi moyo kwamuyaya mwa Mwana wake ndikuti mulape.

Kutembenukira kwa Mulungu wopanda thandizo, kukhumudwa komanso kufa kwake ndikulandila chiwombolo ndi chipulumutso kumatanthauza kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro - kukhulupirira uthenga wabwino. Zimayimira mbali ziwiri za ndalama imodzi; ndipo ndi ndalama yomwe Mulungu amakupatsani popanda chifukwa china - popanda chifukwa china - kupatula kuti mukhale olungama komanso achisomo kwa ife.

Khalidwe, osati muyeso

Inde, ena tsopano anena kuti kulapa kwa Mulungu kudzaonekera mu makhalidwe abwino ndi khalidwe labwino. Sindikufuna kukangana pa izi. M'malo mwake, vuto ndikuti tikufuna kuyeza kulapa chifukwa chakusapezeka kapena kupezeka kwamakhalidwe abwino; ndipo m'menemo muli kusamvetsetsa komvetsa chisoni kwa kulapa.

Chowonadi chowona ndichakuti timasowa miyezo yangwiro yamakhalidwe kapena machitidwe abwino; ndipo chilichonse chomwe chikusoweka mu ungwiro sichokwanira ku ufumu wa Mulungu.

Tikufuna kupewa zachabechabe monga, “Ngati kulapa kwanu kuli koona, simudzachimwanso.” Sizimene kulapa kumatanthauza.

Chofunika kwambiri pakulapa ndi mtima wosinthika, kutali ndi wekha, kunja kwa ngodya yako, osafunanso kukhala wolandila wekha, woimira atolankhani, woimira bungwe lanu komanso woimira chitetezo, kukhulupirira Mulungu kuti imani kumbali yanu, kuti mukhale pakona yake, kuti mudziphe nokha ndikukhala mwana wokondedwa wa Mulungu yemwe wamukhululukira kwathunthu ndi kumuwombola.

Kunong’oneza bondo kumatanthauza zinthu ziwiri zomwe mwachibadwa sitikonda. Choyamba, zikutanthawuza kuyang'anizana ndi mfundo yakuti nyimbo ya nyimbo, "Mwana, suli wabwino," imatifotokozera bwino. Chachiŵiri, kumatanthauza kuyang’anizana ndi chenicheni chakuti ife sitiri abwino koposa wina aliyense. Tonse timagwirizana ndi ena onse otayika chifukwa cha chifundo chomwe sitikuyenera.

Mwanjira ina, kulapa kumabwera chifukwa chodzichepetsa. Maganizo odzichepetsa ndi omwe ataya chikhulupiriro pazomwe angachite okha; alibe chiyembekezo chatsalira, wapereka mzimu wake, titero, wamwalira yekha ndipo wadziyika yekha mudengu patsogolo pa chitseko cha Mulungu.

Nena "Inde" kwa Mulungu "Inde!"

Tiyenera kusiya chikhulupiriro cholakwika chakuti kulapa ndi lonjezo losadzachimwanso. Choyambirira, lonjezo lotereli ndilopanda pake. Chachiwiri, ndi wopanda tanthauzo mwauzimu.

Mulungu walengeza kwa inu “Inde” wa mphamvu zonse, wa bingu, wamuyaya kudzera mu imfa ndi kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu. Kulapa ndi “Inde” wanu yankho la “Inde” wa Mulungu! Ndi kutembenukira kwa Mulungu kuti alandire madalitso Ake, kulengeza kwake kolungama kwa kusalakwa kwanu ndi chipulumutso chanu mwa Khristu.

Kulandira mphatso yake ndiko kuvomereza za imfa yanu ndi kufunikira kwanu moyo wosatha. Zimatanthawuza kumudalira, kumukhulupirira iye ndikuyika moyo wanu wonse, umunthu wanu, kukhalako kwanu - chilichonse chomwe muli - m'manja mwake. Kumatanthauza kupumula mwa iye ndikupereka zovuta zanu kwa iye. Ndiye bwanji osasangalala ndikupumula mu chisomo chochuluka komanso chochuluka cha Ambuye ndi Mpulumutsi wathu? Iye amawombola iwo otaika. Amapulumutsa wochimwa. Amaukitsa akufa.

Ali kumbali yathu, ndipo chifukwa palibe chomwe chingaimilire pakati pa ife ndi ife - ayi, ngakhale tchimo lanu lomvetsa chisoni kapena la mnzanu. Khulupirirani iye. Iyi ndi nkhani yabwino kwa tonsefe. Ndiye liwu ndipo akudziwa zomwe akunena!

Wolemba J. Michael Feazell

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