ubatizo

Ubatizo wa madzi ndi chizindikiro cha kulapa kwa wokhulupirira, chizindikiro chakuti avomereza Yesu Khristu kukhala Ambuye ndi Mpulumutsi, ndi kutenga nawo mbali pa imfa ndi kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu. Kubatizidwa “ndi Mzimu Woyera ndi moto” kumatanthauza kukonzanso ndi kuyeretsa ntchito ya Mzimu Woyera. Mpingo wa Dziko Lonse wa Mulungu umachita ubatizo womiza. (Mateyu 28,19; Machitidwe a Atumwi 2,38; Aroma 6,4-5; Luka 3,16; 1. Korinto 12,13; 1. Peter 1,3-9; Mateyu 3,16)

Ubatizo - chizindikiro cha uthenga wabwino

Miyambo inali gawo lodziwika bwino pakupembedza kwa Chipangano Chakale.Pankakhala miyambo yapachaka, mwezi uliwonse, komanso tsiku lililonse. Panali miyambo yobadwa komanso miyambo pakamwalira, panali miyambo yopereka nsembe, kuyeretsa komanso kukhazikitsa. Chikhulupiriro chinali kutengapo gawo, koma sichinali chachikulu.

Mosiyana ndi izi, Chipangano Chatsopano chili ndi miyambo iwiri yokha: ubatizo ndi Mgonero wa Ambuye - ndipo ilibe malangizo atsatanetsatane amomwe mungachitire.

Chifukwa chiyani awiriwa? Chifukwa chiyani munthu ayenera kukhala ndi miyambo iliyonse pachipembedzo chomwe chikhulupiriro chili patsogolo?

Ndikuganiza kuti chifukwa chachikulu ndichakuti sakramenti ndi ubatizo ndizochitika mu uthenga wabwino wa Yesu. Amabwereza zomwe timakhulupirira. Tiyeni tiwone momwe izi zingagwirire ntchito paubatizo.

Zithunzi za Uthenga Wabwino

Kodi ubatizo umayimira bwanji chowonadi chapakati cha uthenga wabwino? Mtumwi Paulo analemba kuti: “Kapena kodi simudziŵa kuti onse amene anabatizidwa mwa Kristu Yesu amabatizidwa 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 ngati iye mu imfa yake, tidzakhalanso ngati iye pa kuuka kwa akufa.” ( Aroma 6,3-5 ndi).

Paulo akunena kuti ubatizo umayimira mgwirizano wathu ndi Khristu mu imfa yake, kuikidwa mmanda, ndi kuuka kwake. Izi ndi mfundo zoyambirira za Uthenga Wabwino (1. Korinto 15,3-4). Chipulumutso chathu chimadalira pa imfa yake ndi kuukitsidwa kwake. Kukhululukidwa kwathu—kuyeretsedwa kwa machimo athu—kudalira pa imfa yake; moyo wathu wachikhristu ndi tsogolo lathu zimadalira moyo wake wa chiukitsiro.

Ubatizo umaimira imfa ya umunthu wathu wakale—munthu wakale anapachikidwa ndi Khristu—anaikidwa m’manda pamodzi ndi Khristu mu ubatizo (Aroma 6,8; Agalatiya 2,20; 6,14; Akolose 2,12.20). Zimayimira kudziwika kwathu ndi Yesu Khristu - timapanga gulu la tsogolo ndi iye. Timavomereza kuti imfa yake inali “ya ife,” “chifukwa cha machimo athu.” Timavomereza kuti tachimwa, tili ndi chizolowezi chochimwa, kuti ndife ochimwa osowa Mpulumutsi. Timazindikira kufunikira kwathu kuyeretsedwa ndi kuti kuyeretsedwa kumabwera kudzera mu imfa ya Yesu Khristu. Ubatizo ndi njira imodzi imene timavomerezera Yesu Khristu kukhala Ambuye ndi Mpulumutsi.

Anauka ndi Khristu

Ubatizo umayimira uthenga wabwino kwambiri—mu ubatizo timaukitsidwa ndi Khristu kuti tikhale ndi moyo ndi Iye (Aefeso. 2,5-6; Akolose 2,12-13.31). Mwa Iye tili ndi moyo watsopano ndipo tayitanidwa kuti tikhale ndi moyo watsopano, ndi Iye monga Ambuye kuti atitsogolere ndi kutitsogolera kuchoka ku njira zathu zauchimo ndi njira zolungama ndi zachikondi. Munjira imeneyi timafanizira kulapa, kusintha kwa moyo wathu, komanso kuti sitingathe kubweretsa kusintha kumeneku tokha - zimachitika kudzera mu mphamvu ya Khristu woukitsidwayo amene amakhala mwa ife. Timadzizindikiritsa ndi Khristu pakuuka kwake osati mtsogolo mokha, komanso moyo wapano ndi tsopano. Ichi ndi gawo la zophiphiritsa.

Yesu sanali woyambitsa wa mwambo wa ubatizo. Idayamba mkati mwa Chiyuda ndipo idagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi Yohane M'batizi ngati mwambo wosonyeza kulapa, ndimadzi oyimira kuyeretsa. Yesu anapitiliza mchitidwewu ndipo atamwalira ndikuukitsidwa ophunzira anapitiliza kuugwiritsa ntchito. Zikuwonetsera modabwitsa kuti tili ndi maziko atsopano m'moyo wathu ndi maziko atsopano a ubale wathu ndi Mulungu.

Chifukwa tinakhululukidwa ndi kuyeretsedwa kudzera mu imfa ya Khristu, Paulo anazindikira kuti ubatizo umatanthauza imfa yake ndi kutengapo gawo mu imfa yake. Paulo anauziridwanso kuti agwirizanitse kuuka kwa Yesu. Tikadzuka m'madzi aubatizo, timayimira chiukitsiro ku moyo watsopano - moyo mwa Khristu, komwe amakhala mwa ife.

Petro analembanso kuti ubatizo umatipulumutsa “mwa kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu” (1. Peter 3,21). Ubatizo pawokha sumatipulumutsa. Timapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo cha Mulungu kudzera mu chikhulupiriro mwa Yesu Khristu. Madzi sangatipulumutse. Ubatizo umatipulumutsa kokha m’lingaliro lakuti ‘tikupempha Mulungu kuti atipatse chikumbumtima choyera. Ndi chifaniziro chowoneka cha kutembenukira kwathu kwa Mulungu, chikhulupiriro chathu mwa Khristu, chikhululukiro ndi moyo watsopano.

Kubatizidwa kukhala thupi limodzi

Sitinabatizidwe kokha mwa Yesu Khristu, komanso mu thupi lake, mpingo. “Pakuti mwa Mzimu mmodzi ife tonse tinabatizidwa kulowa m’thupi limodzi…” (1. Korinto 12,13). Izi zikutanthauza kuti munthu sangadzibatize yekha - izi ziyenera kuchitika mkati mwa gulu lachikhristu. Palibe Akhristu obisika, anthu amene amakhulupirira Khristu, koma palibe amene akudziwa za izo. Chitsanzo cha m'Baibulo ndicho kuvomereza Khristu pamaso pa ena, kuvomereza poyera kuti Yesu ndi Ambuye.

Ubatizo ndi imodzi mwa njira zomwe Khristu angadziwire, kudzera mwa iye abwenzi onse a munthu amene akubatizidwa angathe kuzindikira kuti kudzipereka kwapangidwa. Uwu ukhoza kukhala mwayi wosangalatsa ndikuimba nyimbo za tchalitchi ndikulandila munthuyo kutchalitchiko. Kapena ukhoza kukhala mwambo waung’ono pamene mkulu (kapena woimirira wovomerezeka wa mpingo) amalandira wokhulupirira watsopano, kubwereza tanthauzo la mchitidwewo, ndi kulimbikitsa munthuyo kuti abatizidwe m’moyo watsopano mwa Khristu.

Ubatizo ndi mwambo womwe umafotokoza kuti wina walapa kale machimo awo, walandira kale Khristu ngati Mpulumutsi, ndipo wayamba kukula muuzimu - kuti iye ndi Mkhristu kale. Ubatizo umachitika pambuyo poti wina wadzipereka, koma nthawi zina umatha kubatizidwa pambuyo pake.

Achinyamata ndi ana

Munthu wina atakhulupirira mwa Khristu, ndiye kuti ali woyenera kubatizidwa. Izi zimatha kuchitika munthuyo atakalamba kapena ali wamng'ono. Wachichepere atha kufotokoza chikhulupiriro chake mosiyana ndi wamkulu, koma achinyamata akhoza kukhalabe ndi chikhulupiriro.

Kodi ena mwa iwo atha kusintha malingaliro ndikugwa kachiwiri? Mwina, koma izi zitha kuchitikanso kwa okhulupirira achikulire. Kodi zina mwa zosintha izi zaubwana zidzasanduka zabodza? Mwina, koma zimachitikanso kwa akulu. Ngati munthu asonyeza kulapa ndikukhulupilira mwa Khristu monganso m'busa amatha kuweruza, ndiye kuti munthuyo akhoza kubatizidwa. Komabe, sichizolowezi chathu kubatiza ana popanda chilolezo cha makolo kapena omwe amawasamalira. Ngati makolo a mwanayo akutsutsana ndi ubatizo, ndiye kuti mwana amene amakhulupirira Yesu sakhala Mkhristu chifukwa amayenera kudikira kuti adzakhale wamkulu kuti abatizidwe.

Mwa kumiza

Ndi mchitidwe wathu mu Worldwide Church of God kubatiza pomiza. Tikukhulupirira kuti chinali chizolowezi chambiri m'nthawi ya Chiyuda komanso mu Mpingo woyambirira. Timakhulupirira kuti kumiza thupi lonse kumaimira imfa ndi kuikidwa m'manda bwino kuposa kukonkha. Komabe, sitikupanga njira yobatizira kukhala nkhani yogawa Akhristu.

Chofunikira kwambiri ndikuti munthuyo asiye moyo wakale wauchimo ndikukhulupilira mwa Khristu monga Mbuye ndi Mpulumutsi wake. Kuti titenge fanizo la imfa mopitilira muyeso, titha kunena kuti munthu wokalambayo adamwalira ndi Khristu, ngakhale mtembo udaikidwa m'manda moyenera kapena ayi. Kuyeretsa kunkafaniziridwa ngakhale malirowo sanawonetsedwe. Moyo wakale wamwalira ndipo moyo watsopano wafika.

Chipulumutso sichidalira njira yeniyeni ya ubatizo (Baibulo silimatipatsa tsatanetsatane wa njirayi), kapena mawu enieni, ngati kuti mawuwo ali ndi mphamvu zamatsenga. Chipulumutso chimadalira pa Khristu, osati pa kuya kwa madzi aubatizo. Mkhristu amene wabatizidwa mwa kumuwaza kapena kumuthira amakhalabe Mkristu. Sitifunikira kuti abatizidwenso pokhapokha ngati wina akuwona kuti ndizoyenera. Ngati zipatso za moyo wachikhristu, titenge chitsanzo chimodzi, zakhala zikuchitika zaka 20, palibe chifukwa chotsutsira kutsimikizika kwa mwambo womwe udachitika zaka 20 zapitazo. Chikhristu chimazikidwa pa chikhulupiriro, osati pa mwambo.

Ubatizo wa makanda

Sichizoloŵezi chathu kubatiza makanda kapena ana omwe ali aang'ono kwambiri kuti athe kufotokoza za chikhulupiriro chawo, popeza timawona ubatizo ngati chiwonetsero cha chikhulupiriro ndipo palibe amene amapulumutsidwa ndi chikhulupiriro cha makolo awo. Komabe, sitikuwadzudzula monga obatiza ana ngati osakhala achikhristu. Ndiloleni ndiyankhule mwachidule mfundo ziwiri zomwe zimafotokoza za ubatizo wa makanda.

Choyamba, malemba monga Machitidwe amatiuza 10,44; 11,44 ndi 16,15 kuti nyumba zonse [mabanja] zinali kubatizidwa, ndipo m’mabanja a m’zaka za zana loyamba kaŵirikaŵiri munali makanda. Ndizotheka kuti mabanjawa analibe ana ang'onoang'ono, koma ndikukhulupirira kuti kufotokozera bwino ndi Machitidwe 16,34 ndi 18,8 kuzindikira kuti mwachiwonekere mabanja onse anakhulupirira Kristu. Sindikhulupirira kuti makandawo anali ndi chikhulupiriro chenicheni, kapena kuti makanda amalankhula malilime (vv. 44-46). N’kutheka kuti anthu a m’nyumba yonseyo anabatizidwa mofanana ndi mmene anthu a m’banjamo ankakhulupirira mwa Khristu. Zimenezo zikanatanthauza kuti onse achikulire okwanira kukhulupirira nawonso anabatizidwa.

Mtsutso wachiwiri womwe nthawi zina umagwiritsidwa ntchito kuthandizira ubatizo wa makanda ndi lingaliro la ma frets. Mu Chipangano Chakale, ana anali pangano ndipo mwambo wapangano unali wodulidwa, womwe unkachitika kwa makanda. Pangano latsopano ndi pangano labwino kwambiri lokhala ndi malonjezo abwinoko, chifukwa chake ana ayenera kuphatikizidwa ndikudziwika ndi mwambo woyambira wa pangano latsopano, ubatizo, kuyambira ali mwana. Komabe, kutsutsana uku sikuzindikira kusiyana pakati pa pangano lakale ndi pangano latsopano. Mmodzi adalowa m'pangano lakale motsatira, koma m'modzi akhoza kulowa pangano latsopano kudzera pakulapa ndi chikhulupiriro. Sitimakhulupirira kuti ana onse a Mkhristu, ngakhale m'badwo wachitatu ndi wachinayi, adzakhala ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Khristu! Aliyense ayenera kukhulupirira yekha.

Kutsutsana pa njira yolondola yobatizira komanso msinkhu wa munthu amene ayenera kubatizidwa kwakhala kwazaka zambiri, ndipo zifukwa zake zitha kukhala zovuta kwambiri kuposa momwe ndanenera m'ndime zingapo zapitazo. Zambiri zitha kunenedwa za izi, koma sizofunikira pakadali pano.

Nthawi zina munthu amene wabatizidwa ali wakhanda amafuna kukhala membala wa Mpingo wa Mulungu Padziko Lonse Lapansi. Kodi tikuwona kuti ndikofunikira kubatiza munthuyu? Ndikukhulupirira kuti izi ziyenera kukhazikitsidwa pamlanduwu malinga ndi zomwe munthuyo amakonda komanso kumvetsetsa ubatizo. Ngati munthuyo wafika posachedwa pachikhulupiriro ndi kudzipereka, zikuyenera kuti ndibwino kumubatiza. Zikatero, ubatizo umasonyeza munthuyo gawo lofunika kwambiri lachikhulupiriro lomwe latengedwa.

Ngati munthuyo adabatizidwa ali wakhanda ndipo adakhala ndi zipatso zabwino ngati Mkhristu wachikulire kwa zaka zambiri, sitiyenera kukakamira kuti tibatizidwe. Zachidziwikire, ngati atifunsa, tingakonde kutero, koma sitiyenera kutsutsana za miyambo yomwe inkachitika zaka zambiri zapitazo pomwe chipatso chachikhristu chimawonekera kale. Titha kungotamanda chisomo cha Mulungu. Munthuyo ndi Mkhristu mosasamala kanthu kuti mwambowo unachitika molondola.

Kuchita nawo mgonero wa Ambuye

Pazifukwa zofanana ndi zimenezi, timaloledwa kuchita Mgonero wa Ambuye ndi anthu amene sanabatizidwe mofanana ndi mmene tinazolowera. Chofunikira ndicho kukhulupirira. Ngati tonse tili ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Yesu Khristu, tonse ndife ogwirizana naye, tonse tinabatizidwa m’thupi lake m’njira ina, ndipo tingathe kudya mkate ndi vinyo. Tingatengenso sakramenti limodzi nawo ngati ali ndi maganizo olakwika pa zimene zidzachitikire mkate ndi vinyo. (Kodi tonsefe sitili ndi malingaliro olakwika pazinthu zina?)

Sitiyenera kusokonezedwa ndi mikangano yatsatanetsatane. Ndicho chikhulupiriro chathu ndi machitidwe athu kumiza iwo okalamba mokwanira kukhulupilira mwa Khristu kuti abatize. Timafunanso kuwonetsa kukoma mtima kwa iwo omwe ali ndi zikhulupiriro zosiyana. Ndikukhulupirira kuti ndemanga izi ndizokwanira kuti njira yathu izionekera bwino.

Tiyeni tiike mtima wathu pa chithunzi chokulirapo chimene mtumwi Paulo akutipatsa: Ubatizo umayimira umunthu wathu wakale womwe umafa ndi Khristu; machimo athu adatsukidwa ndipo moyo wathu watsopano umakhala mwa Khristu ndi mu Mpingo Wake. Ubatizo ndi chiwonetsero cha kulapa ndi chikhulupiriro - chokumbutsa kuti tapulumutsidwa kudzera mu imfa ndi moyo wa Yesu Khristu. Ubatizo umayimira uthenga mu mawonekedwe aang'ono - zoonadi zenizeni za chikhulupiriro zomwe zimawonetsedwanso nthawi zonse munthu akamayamba moyo wachikhristu.

Joseph Tsoka

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