Uthenga wabwino: njira ya chipulumutso
Mukamalemba nkhani kapena buku, mumaripatsa dzina, ndipo dzina limeneli limafotokoza mwachidule zimene buku kapena nkhani yake ikunena.
Ngati tikanafotokoza uthenga wabwino wa Yesu mwachidule, tikhoza kunena ndi mawu ambiri osiyanasiyana, koma ndizosangalatsa kwambiri kuona kuti m'masiku oyambirira, nthawi zambiri ankangofotokozedwa kuti "njira".
"Iye anabwera pambuyo pa Paulo ndi ife, akufuula ndi kunena kuti, Amuna awa ndi atumiki a Mulungu Wam'mwambamwamba, amene akukupatsani uthenga wa njira ya chipulumutso." Machitidwe 16:17. Mtsikanayu anali ndi mzimu woipa umene ungalosere zam'tsogolo. Mzimu umenewu unadziwa choonadi ndipo unafotokoza kuti ndi "njira yopulumutsira". Ndipo pa Machitidwe 18:25 kwalembedwa kuti Apolo anali ataphunzitsidwa "njira ya Ambuye".
"Koma ena anakhala ouma khosi, kukana uthenga wake ndi kulankhula poyera motsutsana ndi Njira." Machitidwe 19:9. "Pafupifupi nthawi imeneyo, mavuto akulu anayamba ku Efeso okhudza Njira." Machitidwe 19:23. "Ndidzagwiritsa tchito Njira imeneyi mpaka imfa ..." Machitidwe 22:4 . "Komabe, ndikuvomereza kuti ndimalambira Mulungu wa makolo athu monga wotsatira wa Njira, yomwe amaitcha mpatuko ..." Machitidwe 24:14. "Felike ankadziwa zonse zokhudza Njira ya Yesu. Choncho anaimitsa mlanduwo pakali pano ..." Machitidwe 24:22.
Kufotokoza uthenga wabwino monga njira ya chipulumutso n'koyenera kwambiri. Kwenikweni panalibe "njira" m'pangano lake. Iwo anapereka nsembe ndi kuchimwa, kudzimana ndi kuchimwa, ndipo sanapite patsogolo. Iwo sanasiye kuchimwa, sanakhale opembedza kwambiri. (Ahebri 10:1-4.) Chimene Yesu anachita, m'mawu ochepa, chinali "kutsegula njira", kuti zikhale zotheka kupita patsogolo, kukhala opembedza.
"Choncho, abale, popeza tili ndi chidaliro cholowera m'malo opatulika mwa magazi a Yesu, mwa njira yatsopano ndi yamoyo yomwe anatitsegulira ..." Ahebri 10:19-20
Yesu Mwini ananena kuti njira yotsogolera ku moyo ndi yopapatiza. Kawirikawiri okhulupirira samaganiza za chipulumutso ngati "njira" yomwe ayenera kupita. Koma amaganiza za "zochitika", madalitso, ndi akuti Yesu analipira machimo athu - zomwe zimafotokoza chifukwa chake palibe chitukuko, palibe kupita patsogolo, ndipo palibe kukula.
Kutayika m'nkhalango
Kuti mumvetse kufunika kwake kuti Yesu atsegule njira, taganizirani gulu la anthu amene anatayika pakati pa nkhalango osadziwa njira yotulukira. Poyamba, angatsutse za njira imene ayenera kupita, zimene ayenera kuchita, kapena amene ayenera kukhala mtsogoleri. Koma ngati mmodzi wa awo amene ali m'nkhalango apeza njira yotulukira, iye amaitana, ndipo onsewo amalandira chiyembekezo chakuti angatulutse. Kenaka kukangana konse ndi chisokonezo zingathe nthawi yomweyo.
Paulo akuti, "Ndikudziwa kuti zabwino sizikhala mwa ine - ndiko kuti, m'chibadwa changa chaumunthu." Aroma 7:18. Chibadwa chathu chaumunthu chochimwa chingayerekezere ndi nkhalango yaikulu. Tonsefe timamangidwa ndi tchimo m'chilengedwe chathu, ndipo sitikudziwa ", momwe tingasiye kuchimwa. Paulo analembanso kuti: "Pakuti pamene tinali kukhala monga mwa chikhalidwe chathu chaumunthu, zilakolako zauchimo zosonkhezeredwa ndi Chilamulo zinali kugwira ntchito m'matupi athu, ndipo zonse zimene tinachita zinathera mu imfa." Aroma 7:5. Anthu ochepa okha ndi amene apeza njira yotulukira mu "nkhalango" imeneyi.
Yakobo akufunsa ngati tikudziwa kumene nkhondo zonse ndi ndewu zimachokera. " Kodi sizikuchititsidwa ndi zilakolako zadyera zimene zimalimbana ndi kukulamulirani?" Yakobo. 4:1-3.
Akristu akhala akulimbana ndi kuyesa kwa zaka mazana ambiri kuti atuluke mu "nkhalango" imeneyi ya mkwiyo, nsanje ndi chisokonezo. Iwo awerenga pemphero la Yesu lakuti onse amene amakhulupirira Iye adzakhala amodzi monga momwe Iye ndi Atate alili amodzi. Amalankhula zambiri za mgwirizano, ndipo ayesa kupanga mgwirizanowu mwa kukonza mautumiki a mpingo kumene mipingo ya ambiri osiyanasiyana achipembedzo amabwera pamodzi, koma izi sizinagwire ntchito.
Mulungu anali atapatsa Israeli lamulo monga thandizo mu "nkhalango" imeneyi. Zinali zothandiza kwambiri kwa iwo kusunga "nyama" zoopsa (uchimo) patali, kapena kuwapangitsa kukhala ovuta kwambiri kuchimwa. Lamulo likhoza kulanga uchimo pambuyo pa kuchitidwa, koma lamulo silinawapatse mpumulo ndi mtendere mkati. Lamulo linali lopanda mphamvu kumeneko, chifukwa silinathandize anthu kuchotsa zilakolako ndi malingaliro ochimwa mkati mwa mitima ndi maganizo awo.
"Zimene Chilamulo sichikanakhoza kuchita... Mulungu anatero. Iye anatsutsa uchimo m'chibadwa cha anthu mwa kutumiza Mwana wake, amene anabwera ndi chikhalidwe ngati chikhalidwe chathu chochimwa, kuti achotse uchimo ..." Aroma 8:3. Pokhapokha pamenepo anthu analandira thandizo lenileni mu "nkhalango". Mulungu anatsogolera Mwana Wake kutuluka mu "nkhalango", ndipo Mwana Wake anali womvera. Timawerenga zimene Yesu anaphunzira pamene Iye anali pano padziko lapansi: "Koma ngakhale kuti anali Mwana wa Mulungu, anaphunzira mwa kuvutika kwake kukhala womvera." Ahebri 5:7-9.
Nthawi zambiri, okhulupirira amayembekezera dalitso-chinthu chodabwitsa kuti abwere pa iwo-kotero iwo akhoza kutuluka mu "nkhalango" iyi. Iwo akuyembekezera "kutengedwa" monga momwe Filipo analili, monga momwe timawerengera pa Machitidwe 8:39.
Koma tiyenera kupita panjira monga momwe Yesu ananenera: Tengani mtanda wanu tsiku ndi tsiku, nenani kuti Ayi kwa ife eni, ndi kumutsatira Iye. (Luka 9:23.) "Pakuti iye amene wavutika m'thupi waleka [kuimitsidwa ndi] uchimo." 1 Petro 4:1-2. "Kuvutika m'thupi" ndiko kukana kwa ife eni pamene tikuyesedwa ndi tchimo limene limakhala m'chibadwa chathu chaumunthu chochimwa. Ndiyeno zotsatira zake n'zakuti timasiya kuchimwa.
Kupeza njira yotulukira
Yesu sanayende njira imeneyi kuti tisapite njira tokha. Anatitsegulira njira imeneyi. Tsopano tili ndi njira yotulukira mu uchimo. Yesu akanatha kupita motere mu mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera—ndipo tikhoza kubatizidwa ndi Mzimu womwewo. (Machitidwe 2:1-4; 1 Akorinto 12:13.)
Mwa Mzimu umenewu tingapitirize kunena kuti Ayi ku tchimo mu chikhalidwe chathu chaumunthu pamene tikuyesedwa, mpaka tchimo limenelo "lifa". Ndiyeno padzakhala mpumulo. Izi zimatchedwa "kufa kwa Yesu", zomwe nthawi zonse tikhoza kunyamula mkati mwathu. "Kufa" kumeneku kumathetsa tchimo m'chibadwa chathu chaumunthu—"nyama za m'nkhalango"—ndipo zipatso za Mzimu zidzaonekera mwa ife. (2 Akorinto 4:10.)
Ndiye tidzakhala tapeza njira yotulukira mu "nkhalango": njira ya chipulumutso, njira yomwe timaluma pang'onopang'ono imapulumutsidwa ku tchimo limodzi pambuyo pa lina. Akhristu oyambirira anali ndi chidwi kwambiri ndi njira yatsopanoyi komanso yamoyo ndipo analankhula zambiri za izo moti uthenga wabwino unangodziwika ndi onse kuti: "njira ya Ambuye", "njira ya chipulumutso", kapena "njira ya Mulungu". Mwanjira imeneyi, tiyenera kutsogoleredwa ndi Mzimu, ndipo n'zosatheka kupitiriza motere popanda kumvera Mzimu.
Umenewu ndi moyo wachifumudi, wokhala ndi moyo wofanana ndi umene Yesu ankakhala, wokhala ndi chikhalidwe chaumunthu chomwe palibe chabwino chomwe chingapezeke, pakati pa anthu osaopa Mulungu. Izi n'zimene Yesu anachita, ndipo Iye watipatsa lonjezo ili: "Kwa iye wogonjetsa ndidzam'patsa [kulola] kukhala ndi Ine pa mpando Wanga wachifumu, monga inenso ndinagonjetsa ndi kukhala pansi ndi Atate Wanga pa mpando wake wachifumu." Chivumbulutso 3:21.