Kodi ndingadziwe bwanji ngati Mulungu ali weniweni?
"Kupeza" kuti Mulungu ndi weniweni ndi chochitika chaumwini kwambiri. Aliyense amakumana ndi izi m'njira yosiyana. Monga wophunzira sayansi ndinachoka ku kusakhulupirira Mulungu - osakhulupirira mulungu aliyense - kukhala Mkhristu, ndipo ndikuyembekeza kuti nkhani yanga ikhoza kukhala yothandiza kwa iwo omwe amavutika kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu ndi weniweni.
Ndinakulira monga wosakhulupirira Mulungu. Cholinga changa m'moyo chinali kutsimikizira kuti zinthu ndi zoona kudzera mu sayansi. Ndinakhazikika pa masamu ndi physics kusekondale, ndipo pambuyo pake ndinamaliza digiri ya Applied Physics ku yunivesite.
Palibe umboni wakuthupi umene ungagwiritsidwe ntchito kutsimikizira kapena kutsutsa kuti Mulungu aliko. Izi zikutanthauza kuti sizingakhale zasayansi kunena kuti Mulungu aliko kapena kulibe. Choncho kukhulupirira Mulungu kapena ayi, ndi chinthu chimene tiyenera kusankha tokha.
Pamene ndinali wamng'ono, ndinasankha kusakhulupirira Mulungu. Ndinkaona kuti Akhristu amachita zinthu ngati kuti ndi abwino kuposa ena – iwo ankanena kuti amakhulupirira Mulungu, koma nthawi yomweyo ankakhala moyo wosalungama. Chinyengo chimenechi chinandinyansa. Sindinafune kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu anali ndi dongosolo lobweretsa chipulumutso kwa anthu oterowo.
Zimene sayansi singachite
Pamene ndinali kukula, ndinayamba kukhala ndi mafunso amene sayansi ilibe mayankho. Nthawi zambiri ndinkadzifunsa kuti: "Kodi cholinga changa pa moyo n'chiyani?"
Panali zinthu zambiri zimene ndinkafuna kukwaniritsa, koma sizinapeze nthawi yaitali mpaka pamene ndinakhumudwa. Ndinazindikira kuti chinachake chinali kusoŵeka m'moyo wanga. Ndinamva mantha a kusatsimikizirika ndi kupanda pake. Ndinkaopa kulephera.
Sayansi imatipatsa njira yotsimikizira ziphunzitso zathu. Koma sayansi sinathe kupereka yankho la mavuto ndi mafunso amene ndinali nawo pa moyo wanga.
Kumvetsetsa kwatsopano kwa Chikristu
Panthaŵi imene ndinali kulimbana ndi mafunso ameneŵa, mnzanga wina wa m'kalasi ananditsimikizira kuti ndikachezere tchalitchi chimene anapitako. Pamsonkhanowu, munthu wina anawerenga m'buku lolembedwa ndi woyambitsa tchalitchi chawo, Johan Oscar Smith. Ziganizo zingapo zinandichititsa chidwi nthawi yomweyo. "Dziko ndi zilakolako zake si kanthu; iwo ndi opanda pake. Zosangalatsa za dziko lapansi zimangokhala chipata chonyezimira cholowera m'malo aakulu kwambiri."
Ndinaona kuti zimenezi zinali zoona! Monga wachichepere, mtima wanga unali kulakalaka kukhala kwinakwake. Ndinkafuna kukhala chinachake, ndinkafuna kuvomerezedwa kuti anthu "andikonde" ine! Ndipo ndinkaopa kuti ngati ndingalephere, iwo angandikane. Ndicho chifukwa chake ndinagwira ntchito mwakhama, kaamba ka ndalama ndi kutchuka! Koma zimenezi zinangochititsa kufunika kwakukulu kwa kutamandidwa ndi kulandiridwa ndi ena! Mwachidule, ndinawona momwe ndinakopededwa ndi zosangalatsa ndi zilakolako za dziko lino - ndipo zinali zoonekeratu kuona kuti sizidzatha bwino.
Tsopano ndinamvetsetsa malingaliro anga a kupanda pake; malingaliro omwe sayansi sikanatha kufotokoza kapena kupereka yankho. Koma kodi ndingatani kuti ndikhale womasuka pa zimenezi?
M'nthaŵi yotsatira ndinapitirizabe kupita ku misonkhano imeneyi kuti ndidziŵe zambiri ponena za chimene kwa ine chinali kumvetsetsa kwatsopano kwa Chikristu. Ndinamva zambiri zokhudza chifukwa cha mavuto anga ambiri: zilakolako zauchimo ndi zokhumba zomwe zilipo mkati mwanga, kapena zofuna zanga ndi ziyembekezo zanga. Ndinafuna kulandiridwa ndi ena, koma ndinali ndi ziyembekezo za mmene ayenera kukhalira kwa ine. Ndinakwiya ndi kukhumudwa pamene sanandichitire zimene ndinkafuna, ndipo ndinapeza kuti sindingathe kuwakondadi.
Chimene chinandimangirira kwenikweni chinali ineyo. Ndipo yankho limene Chikhristu chimapereka, ndilo kutsatira chitsanzo cha Yesu cha kugonjetsa uchimo. Yesu anali ndi zilakolako ndi zikhumbo zofanana m'chibadwa Chake m'masiku Ake padziko lapansi. (Ahebri 4:15.) Mulungu anapatsa Yesu mphamvu kuti agonjetse, chifukwa Iye anali wofunitsitsa kumvera chifuniro cha Mulungu m'malo mogonjera ku ziyeso zimene Iye anakumana nazo. Ndipo tsopano inenso ndikhoza kuchita chimodzimodzi.
Kukayikira ndi miyezo iwiri
Choyamba, sindinamvetse kuti yankho limeneli linali lofunika bwanji, ndipo ndinkalimbana ndi mmene ndingagonjetsere uchimo wanga pamene ndinkayesedwa kuti ndichimwe. Pamene ndinali kulimbana ndi zimenezi, ndinayamba kuona mmene ndinali wofooka kwambiri.
Pamene ndinayesedwa kuchimwa, ndinayamba kukayikira, ndipo ndinayamba kudabwa ngati zikhumbo zimenezi zinalidi zazikulu kwambiri ndipo ngati zinalidi tchimo, ndipo ndinkadabwanso ngati Mulungu anali wofunitsitsa kundithandiza ngati Iye anakhalako konse. Ndinapezeka kuti ndikugonja ku uchimo mobwerezabwereza. Kodi zingakhale bwanji kuti pamene ndinayesa kwambiri, m'pamenenso ndinapitirira kugonjetsa kuvunda kumeneko m'chikhalidwe changa? Ine basi sindinali wamphamvu mokwanira.
Koma sindinathe kusiya chifukwa chinachake chimene chinali kukhala chenicheni kwambiri kwa ine chinali chimene Baibulo limanena ponena za chotulukapo cha kutsatira zilakolako ndi zikhumbo zimenezi. "Nthawi zonse mudzakolola zimene mumabzala. Awo amene amakhala ndi moyo kokha kuti akhutiritse mkhalidwe wawo wauchimo adzakolola kuvunda ndi imfa kuchokera ku mkhalidwe wauchimo umenewo. Koma amene amakhala ndi moyo kuti asangalatse Mzimu adzakolola moyo wosatha kuchokera kwa Mzimu." Agalatiya 6:7-8.
Pamene ndinagonjera kwambiri ku zikhumbo zanga zauchimo m'pamenenso ndinamangidwa kwambiri ndi iwo. Ndinachita manyazi, ndipo ndinalakalaka kugonjetsa zilakolako zimenezi ndi zilakolako zauchimo.
Chimene ndinkafunikira kwenikweni chinali chikhulupiriro.
"Chikhulupiriro." Ndinadana ndi lingalirolo.
Zalembedwa kuti "chikhulupiriro chimatanthauza kutsimikizira zinthu zimene tikuyembekezera ndi kudziwa kuti chinachake n'chenicheni ngakhale titachiona." Ahebri 11:1. Chikhulupiriro ndi chikhulupiriro chomwe sichidalira pa umboni womveka kapena umboni wakuthupi. Zinkawoneka ngati zosiyana ndi momwe sayansi imagwirira ntchito, zomwe zimachokera ku umboni womveka ndi umboni wakuthupi. Kodi ndingadziwe bwanji kuti Mulungu ndi woona, popanda umboni womveka kapena umboni weniweni? Zinandivutitsa.
Koma kenako mavesi amenewa m'Baibulo anandithandiza: "... muyenera kukhulupirira ndipo musakayikire konse. Aliyense wokayikira ali ngati mafunde m'nyanja omwe amayendetsedwa ndi kuphulika ndi mphepo. Ngati muli choncho, osakhoza kupanga maganizo anu ndi osatsimikiza m'zonse zimene mumachita, musaganize kuti mudzalandira chilichonse kuchokera kwa Ambuye." Yakobo 1:6-8.
Ine ndinali monga munthu ameneyo amene anathamangitsidwa ndi kuwomberedwa ndi mphepo, osatsimikiza m'zonse zimene anachita ndipo sanalandire thandizo limene ndinafunikira kuchokera kwa Mulungu. Vesi limenelo linandisonyeza kuti panali chinyengo chachikulu m'kukayikira kwanga. Monga wophunzira sayansi, ndinaphunzira kukayikira, kufunsa mafunso ndi kuyesa kuti ndione ngati malingaliro anga angagwire ntchito! Koma kodi ndinali kuchita chiyani? Ndinali kukayikira ngati zimene ndinamvazo zinali zoona, koma sindinayese mawuwo!
Ndinazindikira kuti ndinali kugwiritsira ntchito miyezo iŵiri pochita ndi sayansi ndi chikhulupiriro. Choipa kwambiri n'chakuti, ngati ndikanapitirizabe kukayikira, kungodzidalira ndekha, sindikanatha kugonjetsa zilakolako zanga zauchimo ndi zokhumba zanga.
Chikhulupiriro ndi chosankha
Panali chinthu chimodzi chokha chomwe chinatsala chomwe ndinayenera kuchita kuti ndidziwe ngati Mulungu anali weniweni kapena ayi: kudzipereka kwa Iye ndi kukhulupirira Iye kwathunthu, popanda kukayikira, ndikuwona ngati Mawu Ake anagwiradi ntchito!
Ndinasankha kukhulupirira Mawu a Mulungu pamene anandiuza kuti tchimo linali chiyani. Ndinapempha Mulungu kuti andipemphe mphamvu yotsatira chitsanzo cha Yesu chogonjetsa tchimo limeneli. Ndipo pamene ndinayesedwa kugonjera ku zikhumbo zanga zauchimo, ndinayamba kupemphera kwa Mulungu kaamba ka mphamvu ya kukana kwa iwo mobwerezabwereza, kufikira nditayamba kugonjetsa! M'kupita kwa nthaŵi, ndinayamba kugonjetsa zilakolako ndi zikhumbo zimene zinandimanga.
Dziko lauzimu ndi dziko la sayansi
Ndinazindikiranso kuti gwero la kukayikira kwanga linachokera ku kudzikuza kwanga. Ndinaphunzira ndi kumvetsetsa dziko la sayansi, lomwe ndi mbali imodzi ya moyo, koma sindinafune kuyesa kuyesa ndi kumvetsetsa mbali yauzimu. Pamene ndinkaganiza kuti ndikukhala "wanzeru", kwenikweni ndinali kudzisunga ndekha kuti ndisabwere kumvetsetsa kwenikweni.
Pali dziko lauzimu limene lilipo limodzi ndi dziko la sayansi limene ndinali kuphunzira. Mulungu ndiye mzimu. (Yohane 4:24.) Ife monga anthu tilinso ndi mzimu. Kupyolera mwa mzimu wanga, ndinali wokhoza kumva mawu a Mulungu akundiitana kuti ndimalize ndi moyo wakale umene unandimanga ndi kundilemetsa! Ndipo tsopano Mulungu watsimikizira kwa ine kuti Iye ndi weniweni chifukwa ndikuwona zimene Iye amachita m'moyo wanga!
Physics ndi masamu akadali gawo lalikulu la moyo wanga - apa ndikhoza kukayikira zinthu ndikufunafuna mayankho. Koma sindidzalola kukayikira kulikonse kumene kumandilepheretsa kugonjetsa zilakolako zanga zowononga ndi zikhumbo zanga.
"Popanda chikhulupiriro palibe amene angakondweretse Mulungu. Aliyense wobwera kwa Mulungu ayenera kukhulupirira kuti iye ndi weniweni ndiponso kuti amapereka mphoto kwa anthu amene akufunadi kumupeza." Ahebri 11:6.
