Khalani okhazikika pa chisomo cha Mulungu

173 yang'anani chisomo cha Mulungu

Posachedwapa ndidawona kanema yemwe adawonetsa malonda a pa TV. Pankhani imeneyi, inali CD yopeka yopembedza yachikhristu yotchedwa It's All About Me. Mu CDyi munali nyimbo: "Ambuye Ndikwezera Dzina Langa Pamwamba", "Ndimakweza" ndi "Palibe Wonga Ine". (Palibe amene ali ngati ine). Zachilendo? Inde, koma limasonyeza chowonadi chomvetsa chisoni. Anthufe timakonda kudzipembedza tokha osati Mulungu. Monga ndanenera tsiku lina, chizoloŵezichi chimayambitsa kufupika kwa kapangidwe kathu kauzimu, komwe kumakanika kudzidalira tokha osati mwa Yesu, “woyambitsa ndi wotsiriza wa chikhulupiriro” (Ahebri 1).2,2 Luther).

Kudzera mu mitu monga “kugonjetsa uchimo,” “kuthandiza osauka,” kapena “kugawana uthenga wabwino,” atumiki nthawi zina mosadziwa amathandiza anthu kukhala ndi maganizo olakwika pa nkhani za moyo wachikhristu. Mitu imeneyi ingakhale yothandiza, koma osati pamene anthu adziika maganizo pa iwo okha osati Yesu—kuti Iye ndi ndani, zimene watichitira ndi kutichitira ife. Ndikofunikira kwambiri kuthandiza anthu kukhulupirira Yesu mokwanira pa umunthu wawo, komanso maitanidwe a moyo wawo ndi tsogolo lawo. Ndi maso olunjika pa Yesu, iwo adzaona zimene ziyenera kuchitidwa kuti atumikire Mulungu ndi anthu, osati mwa kuyesayesa kwawo, koma mwa chisomo kuti achite nawo zimene Yesu anachita mogwirizana ndi Atate ndi Mzimu Woyera ndi chifundo changwiro.

Ndiloleni ndichitire chitsanzo ichi ndi makambirano amene ndinali nawo ndi Akristu aŵiri odzipatulira. Kukambitsirana koyamba kumene ndinakhala nako kunali ndi mwamuna wina ponena za kulimbana kwake ndi kupereka. Iye wakhala akuvutika kwanthaŵi yaitali kuti apereke zambiri ku tchalitchi kuposa mmene anafunira, malinga ndi lingaliro lolakwika lakuti kuti munthu akhale wowolowa manja, kupatsa kuyenera kukhala kowawa. Koma mosasamala kanthu za kuchuluka kwa kupereka kwake (ndipo mosasamala kanthu kuti kunali kowawa chotani), iye anadzimvabe liwongo kuti akanatha kupereka zochuluka. Tsiku lina, wodzala ndi chiyamikiro, akulemba cheke cha zopereka za mlungu ndi mlungu, kawonedwe kake kakupereka kasintha. Iye anaona kuti ankangoganizira kwambiri za kuoloŵa manja kwake kwa ena, m’malo mwa mmene kumadzikhudzira iye mwini. Pamene kusintha kumeneku m’malingaliro ake osakhala ndi liwongo kunachitika, malingaliro ake anasanduka chimwemwe. Kwa nthaŵi yoyamba iye anamvetsa ndime ya m’Malemba imene kaŵirikaŵiri imagwidwa mawu m’mawu ansembe akuti: “Aliyense wa inu adzisankhire yekha kuchuluka kwa zimene akufuna kupereka, modzifunira, osati chifukwa chakuti ena akutero. Pakuti Mulungu amakonda amene amapereka mokondwera ndi mofunitsitsa.”2. (9 Akorinto 7) chiyembekezo cha onse). Iye anazindikira kuti Mulungu anam’konda mofananamo pamene sanali wopereka mokondwera, koma kuti tsopano Mulungu amamuona ndipo amam’konda monga wopereka mokondwera.

Kukambitsirana kwachiwiri kunali kwenikweni kukambitsirana kuŵiri ndi mkazi wina ponena za moyo wake wa pemphero. Kukambitsirana koyamba kunali kokhudza kuyika wotchi kuti apemphere kuti atsimikizire kuti akupemphera kwa mphindi 30. Anatsindikanso kuti atha kukwanitsa zopempha zonse panthawiyo, koma adadabwa atayang'ana koloko ndipo adawona kuti pasanathe ngakhale mphindi 10. Choncho ankapemphera kwambiri. Koma nthaŵi zonse akayang’ana pa wotchiyo, malingaliro a liwongo ndi kusakwanira anali kungowonjezereka. Ndinayankha mwanthabwala kuti kwa ine “amalambira wotchi.” M’kukambitsirana kwathu kwachiŵiri, iye anandiuza kuti ndemanga yanga yasinthiratu kaimidwe kake ka pemphero (Mulungu ndiye amalemekezedwa kaamba ka zimenezo​—osati ine). Zikuoneka kuti ndemanga yanga yomwe ndinachokapo inamupangitsa kuti ayambe kuganiza bwino ndipo atapemphera anayamba kungolankhula ndi Mulungu osadandaula kuti amapemphera nthawi yayitali bwanji. M’kanthaŵi kochepa chabe, anadzimva kukhala wogwirizana kwambiri ndi Mulungu kuposa ndi kale lonse.

Pokhazikika pakuchita bwino, moyo wachikhristu (kuphatikiza mapangidwe auzimu, uphunzitsi, ndi utumwi) siwofunika kukhala nawo. M'malo mwake, ndikutengapo gawo mwa chisomo mu zomwe Yesu akuchita mwa ife, kudzera mwa ife ndi otizungulira. Kuika maganizo pa zoyesayesa zanu kumadzetsa kudzilungamitsa. Kudzilungamitsa komwe kaŵirikaŵiri kumayerekezera kapena kuweruza anthu ena ndipo kumatsimikizira monyenga kuti tachita chinachake choyenera chikondi cha Mulungu. Chowonadi cha Uthenga Wabwino, komabe, ndikuti Mulungu amakonda anthu onse monga momwe Mulungu wamkulu wopanda malire angachitire. Izi zikutanthauza kuti amakonda ena monga mmene amatikondera. Chisomo cha Mulungu chimachotsa malingaliro aliwonse oti "ife kutsutsana nawo" omwe amadzikweza okha ngati olungama ndikuwatsutsa ena kukhala osayenera.

“Koma,” ena angatsutse, “bwanji anthu ochita machimo aakulu? Ndithu, Mulungu sawakonda monga momwe amakondera okhulupirira okhulupirika.” Kuti tiyankhe chitsutsochi tingonena za ngwazi zachikhulupiriro zomwe zili mu Aheberi. 11,1-40 kuti muwone. Amenewa sanali anthu angwiro, ndipo ambiri mwa iwo anakumana ndi zophophonya zazikulu. Baibulo limasimba nkhani zambiri za anthu amene Mulungu anawapulumutsa ku kulephera kuposa za anthu amene anali kukhala olungama. Nthawi zina timatanthauzira molakwika Baibulo kutanthauza kuti owomboledwa anachita ntchitoyo m’malo mwa Muomboli! Ngati sitimvetsetsa kuti miyoyo yathu imalangidwa ndi chisomo, osati ndi zoyesayesa zathu, timaganiza molakwika kuti kuyimitsidwa kwathu ndi Mulungu ndiko chifukwa cha zomwe tachita. Eugene Peterson akufotokoza cholakwika ichi m’buku lake lothandiza la kukhala ophunzira, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.

Chowonadi chachikulu kwa akhristu ndikudzipereka kwaumwini, kosasinthika, kolimbikira komwe Mulungu amaika mwa ife. Khama sichimabwera chifukwa chotsimikiza mtima, koma zotsatira za kukhulupirika kwa Mulungu. Sitipulumuka panjira ya chikhulupiriro chifukwa tili ndi mphamvu zapadera, koma chifukwa Mulungu ndi wolungama. Kuphunzira mwakhristu ndi njira yomwe imapangitsa kuti kuyang'ana kwathu pachilungamo cha Mulungu kukhale kofooka komanso kuyang'ana kwathu pazachilungamo kwathu. Sitikudziwa cholinga chathu m'moyo pofufuza momwe tikumvera, zolinga zathu komanso mfundo zathu zamakhalidwe, koma pokhulupirira chifuniro ndi zolinga za Mulungu. Pogwiritsa ntchito kukhulupirika kwa Mulungu, osati pokonzekera kukwera ndi kugwa kwa kudzoza kwathu kwauzimu.

Mulungu, amene amakhala wokhulupirika kwa ife nthawi zonse, satitsutsa tikakhala osakhulupirika kwa iye. M'malo mwake, machimo athu amamumvetsa chisoni chifukwa amatipweteka ifeyo komanso anthu ena. Koma machimo athu samatsimikizira ngati Mulungu amatikonda kapena ayi. Mulungu wathu wautatu ndi wangwiro, ndiye chikondi changwiro. Palibe chikondi chochepa kapena chachikulu kuposa munthu aliyense. Chifukwa Mulungu amatikonda, amatipatsa mawu ake ndi mzimu wake kuti zitithandizenso kuwona machimo athu momveka, kuwavomereza kwa Mulungu kenako ndikulapa. Izi zikutanthauza kusiya tchimo ndikubwerera kwa Mulungu ndi chisomo chake. Pomaliza, tchimo lonse ndikukana chisomo. Anthu molakwa amakhulupirira kuti atha kudzikhululukira okha kuuchimo. Ndizowona, komabe, kuti aliyense amene asiya kudzikonda, alapa ndikuvomereza tchimo, amatero chifukwa chakuti wavomera ntchito ya chisomo ndi yosintha ya Mulungu. Mwa chisomo chake, Mulungu amalandira aliyense pomwe ali, koma amawatsogolera kuchokera pamenepo.

Ngati tiika Yesu patsogolo osati ife eni, ndiye kuti timadziwona tokha ndi ena monga momwe Yesu amatiwonera ngati ana a Mulungu. Izi zikuphatikizapo ambiri amene sadziwa Atate wawo wakumwamba. Chifukwa chakuti tikukhala ndi moyo wokondweretsa Mulungu ndi Yesu, iye amatiitana ndi kutikonzekeretsa kuti tigwire nawo ntchito zake, kuti tizikonda anthu amene sakumudziŵa. Pamene tikuchita nawo limodzi ndi Yesu m’chiyanjanitso chimenechi, timaona bwino lomwe zimene Mulungu akuchita kuti asonkhezere ana ake okondedwa kutembenukira kwa Iye ndi kulapa, kuwathandiza kuika moyo wawo kotheratu m’chisamaliro Chake. Chifukwa chakuti timagawana ndi Yesu mu utumiki uwu wa chiyanjanitso, timaphunzira momveka bwino zimene Paulo ankatanthauza pamene ananena kuti lamulo limatsutsa koma chisomo cha Mulungu chimapereka moyo (onani Machitidwe 1 Akor.3,39 ndi Aroma 5,17-20). Choncho, m’pofunika kwambiri kumvetsa kuti utumiki wathu wonse, kuphatikizapo chiphunzitso chathu cha moyo wachikhristu ndi Yesu, umachitika mu mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera, pansi pa ambulera ya chisomo cha Mulungu.

Ndimayang'anitsitsa chisomo cha Mulungu.

Joseph Tsoka
Purezidenti GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL


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