Kodi chikhulupiriro nchiyani? Funso limeneli lingaoneke ngati lovuta, chifukwa chikhulupiriro si chinthu chimene tingaone kapena kuchikhudza, ndipo chingatanthauze zinthu zosiyana kwa anthu osiyanasiyana! Koma kodi chikhulupiriro chimatanthauzanji kwa Mkristu?
Chikhulupiriro chikusankha kukhulupirira
Choyamba, chikhulupiriro chachikristu chimatanthauza kuti timakhulupirira kuti Baibulo ndi loona, ndi Mawu a Mulungu kwa anthu, ndipo ndi loyesedwa ndi losasinthika. Chikhulupiriro chilinso chidaliro chonse mwa Mulungu, m'chikondi Chake pa ine, ndi m'mphamvu Yake ya kundithandiza mosasamala kanthu za zimene zimandichitikira m'moyo. "Ndipo n'zosatheka kukondweretsa Mulungu popanda chikhulupiriro. Aliyense amene akufuna kubwera kwa iye ayenera kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu alipo ndiponso kuti amapereka mphoto kwa anthu amene amamufunafuna ndi mtima wonse." Ahebri 11:6.
Chikhulupiriro ndi chisankho chokhulupirira, ndi chisankho, osati kumverera. Ndimasankha kukhulupirira Yesu Khristu, kuti Iye anafera machimo anga, ndi kuti mwa kukhulupirira Iye, machimo anga adzakhululukidwa. Lonjezolo ndi lomveka bwino. "Mulungu anakonda kwambiri dziko moti anapereka Mwana wake mmodzi yekha kuti aliyense wokhulupirira mwa iye asatayike, koma akhale ndi moyo wosatha." Yohane 3:16. Ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Munthu chimene chimapulumutsa anthu amene amakhulupirira, osati kukhulupirira chipembedzo china kapena malamulo enaake.
Mkristu aliyense angavomereze kuti chipulumutso ndi mphatso, osati chinthu chimene tingapeze mwa zoyesayesa zathu. "Mulungu anakupulumutsani ndi chisomo chake pamene munakhulupirira. Ndipo simungathe kutenga ulemu pa izi; ndi mphatso yochokera kwa Mulungu. Chipulumutso si mphoto ya zinthu zabwino zimene tachita, choncho palibe aliyense wa ife amene angadzitamande nazo." Aefeso 2:8-9.
Ngati ndachimwa, sitepe yoyamba, yofunika kwambiri ndiyo kuivomereza, kumva chisoni ndi zimene ndachita ndi kusiya tchimo langa. Komabe sindingathe kudzipulumutsa! "Malipiro a uchimo ndi imfa, koma mphatso imene Mulungu amapereka momasuka ndi moyo wosatha wopezeka mwa Khristu Yesu Ambuye wathu." Aroma 6:23. Kuti ndilandire mphatso imeneyi, ndiyenera kukhulupirira ndi kulandira mphatso ya Mulungu kwa ine mwa Mwana Wake. Kukhululukidwa kwa machimo ndi chiyambi chabwino kwambiri ndipo kumadzetsa chimwemwe chachikulu kwa wokhulupirira aliyense woona mwa Yesu.
Kodi chotsatira chake nchiyani?
Choncho ndimapulumutsidwa ndi chisomo ndikasankha kukhulupirira. Kodi kenako chimachitika n'chiyani? Kodi ndikufunikirabe chikhulupiriro? Inde! Ndikufuna chikhulupiriro ngati ndikufuna kukhala ndi moyo wokondweretsa Mpulumutsi amene ndakhulupirira. Ngakhale kuti machimo anga akhululukidwa, ndidzayesedwabe nthaŵi zambiri ndi tchimo la umunthu wanga.
Vesi lotsatira mu Aefeso 2 limatiuza zimene Mulungu akufuna kwa ife pambuyo poti tapereka moyo wathu kwa Mulungu. "Pakuti ndife luso la Mulungu. Iye watilenga mwatsopano mwa Khristu Yesu, kuti tithe kuchita zinthu zabwino zimene anatikonzera kalekale." Aefeso 2:10. Choncho Mulungu wakonza chinachake chachikulu kwambiri, ndipo ngakhale chodabwitsa kwambiri kwa ife pambuyo poti takhulupirira Iye kuti atikhululukire.
Zalembedwanso, mu Aroma 5:10: "Ife tinali adani a Mulungu, koma anatipanga ife mabwenzi ake mwa imfa ya Mwana wake. Tsopano popeza ndife mabwenzi a Mulungu, kodi tidzapulumutsidwa motani ndi moyo wa Kristu!" Moyo wa Yesu unali moyo wa zochita. Kuti ndipulumutsidwe ndi moyo Wake, ndikufunikira chikhulupiriro chomwe chimanditsogolera kuchitapo kanthu. Paulo akuitcha kumvera chikhulupiriro. (Aroma 1:5.)
Yesu ndiye Chitsanzo chathu chachikulu, ndi Amene anayamba chikhulupiriro chathu ndi amene adzachimaliza mwangwiro. (Ahebri 12:2.) Ngwazi zonse za chikhulupiriro m'Chipangano Chakale zinachitapo kanthu pa chikhulupiriro chawo. Anachitapo kanthu. Aliyense wa iwo anakhulupirira – ndipo anachita! Mwa chikhulupiriro Nowa anakonza chingalawa, mwa chikhulupiriro Abrahamu anamvera, ndi zina zotero. (Ahebri 11.)
Pitani kuchitapo kanthu!
Yohane analemba mosavuta kuti: "Mawu [Yesu] anapereka moyo pa chilichonse chimene chinalengedwa, ndipo moyo wake unaunikira aliyense." Yohane 1:4. Ndi kuwala kumeneku kwa moyo wa Yesu komwe ndikufunikira kuyenda - kupita kuchitapo kanthu ndi! Ngati ndikufunadi kumvera malamulo abwino a Moyo a Mulungu opezeka m'Mawu Ake, posachedwapa ndidzapezeka kuti ndikulimbana ndi tchimo limene ndimapeza mwa ine ndekha, m'chibadwa changa. Izi ndi zimene zimatchedwa nkhondo yabwino ya chikhulupiriro pa 1 Timoteo 6:12.
Kuti ndipambane nkhondo zimenezi, ndiyenera kukhulupirira mphamvu kunja kwa ine ndekha, mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera, ndi Yesu amene walonjeza kuti Iye akhoza kundipulumutsa kwathunthu. (Ahebri 7:25.) Zilibe kanthu ndi malingaliro anga, omwe angakwere ndi kutsika. Koma pamene ine ndikukhulupirira Mulungu, ndi kutenga chisankho cholimba kumvera malamulo ake amene amapezeka m'Baibulo, ngakhale motsutsana ndi malingaliro anga kapena kumvetsetsa kwanga kwaumunthu, ndiye Kuti Mulungu amapitanso kuchitapo kanthu! Iye amatumiza chisomo ndi chithandizo, ndipo Iye amapeza ulemu wonse pamene upambana!
Chikhulupiriro chimatsegula chitseko cha moyo wogonjetsa! Mwa chikhulupiriro, tingagonjetsedi uchimo pamene Yesu anagonjetsa! "Ichi ndi chigonjetso chomwe chimagonjetsa dziko - chikhulupiriro chathu." 1 Yohane 5:5. Ndimakhulupirira mphamvu Zake zondipulumutsa ku tchimo lonse limene ndikuyesedwa. Ndikukhulupirira kuti ndikatenga mtanda wanga ndi kunena kuti Ayi ku tchimo limene ndikuyesedwa, monga momwe Yesu anachitira, ndidzagonjetsa.
Baibulo limatchanso izi "kupachikidwa ndi Khristu". "Ndapachikidwa ndi Khristu, salinso ine amene ndimakhala, koma Khristu amakhala mwa ine ndi moyo umene tsopano ndikukhala m'thupi limene ndimakhala ndi chikhulupiriro cha Mwana wa Mulungu, amene anandikonda ndi kudzipereka Yekha chifukwa cha ine." Agalatiya 2:20.
Chikhulupiriro ndi chinthu chamtengo wapatali kwambiri kukhala nacho! Si chinthu chimene tingathe kuchiona kapena kuchikhudza, koma Yesu anauza Tomasi kuti: "Odala ndi amene sanaonepo komabe akhulupirira." Yohane 20:29. Petro analembanso kuti: "Simunamuona Kristu, koma mumamkondabe. Simungathe kumuona tsopano, koma mumamukhulupirira . Chotero mwadzazidwa ndi chimwemwe chimene sichingafotokozedwe, chimwemwe chodzaza ndi ulemerero. Ndipo mukulandira cholinga cha chikhulupiriro chanu - chipulumutso cha miyoyo yanu." 1 Petro 1:8-9.
Chotulukapo cha chikhulupiriro chimenechi chingawonedwe! Ophunzirawo anachiwona mwa Yesu, ndipo monga Akristu tiyenera kufika ku moyo wachimwemwe ndi waulemerero umodzimodziwo – mwa chikhulupiriro!