Sigurd Bratlie (1905-1996) anali mtsogoleri wa Brunstad Christian Church kuyambira mu 1976 mpaka imfa yake mu 1996. Anali ndi luso lapadera lofotokozera uthenga wabwino ndi ziphunzitso za atumwi momveka bwino komanso mosavuta, kuti aliyense athe kumvetsetsa. Anali ndi chikondi chenicheni pa anthu ndipo anakhala moyo wolungama pamaso pa Mulungu, akumagwiritsa ntchito choonadi chimene ankalalikira m'moyo wake.
Bratlie anamva chisoni chachikulu ndi mkwiyo wolungama chifukwa cha chiphunzitso chosazama chimene nthawi zambiri chinkasintha “kukhululukidwa kwa machimo” kukhala “chilolezo chochita uchimo.” Anagwira ntchito moyo wake wonse kuti awulule ziphunzitso zabodza zimenezi ndi mabodza a Satana, m’zolemba zake komanso mu ulaliki wake. Ntchito yaumishonale ya munthu wodzichepetsa ameneyu yathandiza anthu ambiri kukhala ophunzira enieni a Yesu Khristu, ndi kufika ku moyo wozama komanso chiyanjano ndi Iye.
Sigurd Bratlie analemba nkhani mazana ambiri ndi mabuku ambiri okhudza moyo wachikhristu ndi kumvetsetsa Malemba. Mawu otsatirawa ndi ochokera m’mabuku ake ena. Zolemba izi zingabweretse kusintha kwenikweni m’moyo wanu wachikhristu.
Chisomo
“Si chitonthozo kwa ife kumva kuti chisomo ndi chachikulu kwambiri moti ngakhale titamangidwa ndi uchimo, tidzapita kumwamba munjira iliyonse. Chitonthozo chathu ndi chakuti chisomo cha Mulungu ndi chachikulu kwambiri moti sitiyeneranso kumangidwa ndi uchimo; tsopano tingathe kugonjetsa uchimo. Izi ndiye kuti zili bwino kwambiri kwa ife!”
Mwazi a Yesu
“Mwazi wa Yesu ndi woposa kwambiri magazi a mbuzi ndi ng’ombe. Kudzera m’mwazi Wake sitingolandira chikhululukiro cha machimo athu, komanso timamasulidwa, kotero kuti sitiyeneranso kuchita machimo omwewo mobwerezabwereza. Magazi a ng’ombe ndi mbuzi amangoyeretsa thupi (mkhalidwe wathu wa uchimo) ku machimo amene anali atachitika kale. Koma mwazi wa Khristu ukhoza kuyeretsa chikumbumtima chathu ku ntchito zakufa, kuti titumikire Mulungu wamoyo! (Ahebri 9:14). M’mawu ena, sitiyeneranso kukhala akapolo a uchimo.”
Ungwiro
“Tikamanena za kukhala angwiro, tikutanthauza kukhala angwiro m’chikumbumtima chathu monga ophunzira, ndipo izi n’zotheka! Kuchokera pamenepo, tiyenera kupitiriza ndi kukonzedwa kukhala angwiro kuti tikhale ofanana kwambiri ndi Yesu. Yesu akuti, ‘Nkoyenera kuti wophunzira akhale ngati mphunzitsi wake…’ Mateyu 10:25. Koma tisanafike pamenepo, tiyenera kukhala osauka mumzimu, komanso kukhala ndi njala ndi ludzu la ungwiro umenewu.”
Chisomo chenicheni ndi choposa pamenepa.
“Chisomo sichitanthauza chikhululukiro chokha, komanso chimatanthauza thandizo (Ahebri 4:16). Chisomo sichimaperekedwa kokha kuti chikhululukire machimo athu, komanso kutiphunzitsa kuti tisachimwe (Tito 2:11-12).”
Kupotoza mawu a Yesu
“Anthu ambiri, akalandira chilimbikitso, monga chakuti, ‘Sitingathe kuchita kalikonse.’ Iwo akunena mawu a Yesu, zomwe zimawapangitsa kumva ngati akunena zolondola. Koma akupotoza Mawu Ake, monga mmene anthu ambiri amapotozera Mawu a Mulungu kuti agwirizane ndi zofuna zawo. Kodi Yesu ananena chiyani kwenikweni? “Ine ndine mpesa; inu ndinu nthambi zake. Ngati munthu akhala mwa Ine ndi Ine mwa iye, adzabereka zipatso zambiri; popanda Ine simungathe kuchita kanthu.” Yohane 15:5. Choncho akamanena kuti, ‘Sitingathe kuchita kalikonse,’ kwenikweni akunena kuti ali kunja kwa Iye. Izi zikutanthauza kuti iwo si ophunzira Ake, komanso si ziwalo za thupi la Khristu.”
Machenjerero a Satana
“Timaona mmene anthu amaleka kudalira Mulungu mosavuta m’mitima yawo. Satana amangofunika kuwapatsa chibwenzi, ndalama zambiri, kapena matamando ochokera kwa anthu. Nthawi zambiri amangofunika kukhudza katundu wawo, kuwalola kuchitiridwa chipongwe, kapena kulola kuti chinachake chichitike chimene sakuchimvetsa. Ambiri asiya kudalira Mulungu m’mitima yawo. Chikhulupiriro chawo chalephera, ndipo Satana wasangalala.
Ngati mwalephera ndi kugwa, kumbukirani—kuti mukanangomvetsa zimene zinali zofunika kwenikweni, ndi cholinga cha nkhondoyo, ndiye kuti mukanasangalala m’mayesero anu.”
Chiyeso—chifukwa chosangalalira
“Anthu ambiri amaganiza kuti kuyesedwa ndi chimodzimodzi ndi kuchimwa; koma ngati zimenezo zikanakhala zoona, kodi Yakobo akanatiuza bwanji kuti tisangalale (Yakobo 1:2)? M’malo mwake, iwo amene amakhulupirira kupambana pa uchimo amalandira korona wa moyo m’mayesero [ziyeso], monga timawerenga pa Yakobo 1:12 kuti: ‘Wodala ndi munthu amene amapirira m'mayesero, chifukwa akapambana adzalandira chipewa cha ulemerero chimene Mulungu analonjeza anthu amene amamukonda.’”
Mawu ndi Mawu a Mulungu
“Thawani kutali ndi zokambirana zonse zachabechabe ndi zopanda pake, komanso miseche! Musamakangane ndi anthu za Mawu a Mulungu. Alandireni ngati Mawu a Mulungu, ndipo khulupirirani monga momwe analembedwera. Pamenepo adzagwira ntchito mwamphamvu mwa inu. (Onani 1 Atesalonika 2:13).”
Thandizo lochitira chifuniro cha Mulungu
“Thupi pamodzi ndi zilakolako zake zauchimo limatilepheretsa kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu. Zilakolako zimenezo ndi zamphamvu kwambiri kwa ife ndipo zimatichititsa kuchimwa, ngakhale kuti tikufunadi kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu. N’chifukwa chake Mulungu anatumiza Mwana Wake ndi kutipatsa uthenga wabwino. Uthenga wabwino ndi uwu: ‘Choncho ine ndikuti, mulole kuti Mzimu akutsogolereni ndipo simudzachita zofuna za thupi lanu la uchimo.’ Agalatiya 5:16. Izi ndi zimene Yesu anazipangitsa kukhala zotheka kwa ife pamene Iye anali Mwana wa Munthu.”
Pangano latsopano
“Ngati mwapanga chisankho chokhazikika chofuna kumvera chifuniro chonse cha Mulungu, ndiye kuti Ambuye akulonjeza kukupatsani mphamvu yochokera kumwamba, kukupatsani zonse zimene mukufunikira kuti mukhale ndi moyo waumulungu, kulemba malamulo Ake mumtima mwanu ndi m’maganizo mwanu, ndi kukudalitsani ndi madalitso onse auzimu. Zonse zimene mukufunikira pa moyo wanu wa tsiku ndi tsiku zidzaperekedwanso kwa inu. Kodi mungafunenso chiyani?”
Kufunika kwakukulu kwambiri kwa moyo wa Yesu kwa ife
“Yesu atauka kwa akufa, zinatsimikizira kuti sanachimwepo, ngakhale kuti anali ndi umunthu wa uchimo umene tikudziwa kuti mulibe chinthu chabwino. (Onani Aroma 7:18.) Anabwerera kwa Atate, wosaipitsidwa ndi thupi la Davide. Izi zikutanthauza kuti, kudzera mu uthenga wabwino, ifenso tingagonjetse uchimo ndi kufika ku moyo womwewo umene Iye anaukhala.”
Kupangidwa kuti tikhale ngati Khristu
“Yesu ndiye mwala wapangodya, mwala wa maziko. Kudzera mu kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu, Iye anaumbidwa kuti akhale mwala wapangodya. Pamene anabwera m’dziko lapansi anati, ‘Tsono, Ine ndinati, 'Ndili pano Ine, Inu Mulungu, ndabwera kudzachita zimene mukufuna monga zinalembedwa m'Malemba.’ Ahebri 10:7. Ifenso timalowa m’pangano latsopano m’njira yomweyi. Tsopano kudzera mu kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu, ifenso timaumbidwa kuti tikhale ngati Iye. M’Malemba kwalembedwa za ife.”
Moyo wathu sungathe kubisika
“Moyo ndi kuunika kwa anthu; palibe amene angabwereke kuunika kwa munthu wina. Masiku anonso, pali anthu amene amakhala mu uchimo koma amayesa kubisala pakati pa Akhristu. Ena amawakhulupirira chifukwa amapita ku misonkhano ya mpingo, ndipo amaoneka ngati anthu abwino. Koma nthawi idzafika pamene adzaululidwa kuti ndi ndani kwenikweni.”
Tanthauzo lenileni la kugonjetsa
“Pali malonjezo akuluakulu kwa iwo amene amapambana (Chivumbulutso 2 ndi 3). Kupambana kumatanthauza kuti simuchita ntchito zabwino kuti anthu akuoneni, koma kuti mumachita chilichonse chifukwa cha Yesu chifukwa mumamukonda. Ngati muchita zimenezi, ndinu anzeru ndithu. Pamenepo mudzakwatulidwa pamene Yesu adzabwera kudzatenga amene ali okonzeka. Mudzavala zovala zoyera ndipo mudzaloledwa kuyenda ndi Yesu, ndipo Iye adzavomereza dzina lanu pamaso pa Atate ndi angelo ake (Chivumbulutso 3:5).”