Chaka chatsopano chatsala pang'ono kuyamba ndipo pali zolemba zambiri ndi kudabwa kuti tsogolo lidzakhala lotani. Pafupifupi chilichonse chomwe chikulembedwa ndi choipa. Pafupifupi aliyense amaona kuti tsogolo ndi mdima kwambiri.
M'Baibulo, timaona kuti pali njira ziwiri zoonera zam'tsogolo. Amene ali kuona tsogolo monga mdima kwambiri ndi zoipa - zoipa kuposa aliyense akhoza kufotokoza. Izi ndi za anthu osaopa Mulungu amene sadzalapa machimo awo. Njira ina ndikuwona tsogolo ngati loyembekezera komanso lowala - inde, labwino komanso lowala kuposa momwe aliyense angafotokozere. Izi ndi za anthu oopa Mulungu amene amavomereza machimo awo ndi kulapa kwa iwo ndi kuyamba kukhala mogwirizana ndi chifuniro cha Mulungu
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Malingaliro a Mulungu ndi zoti zichitike- malingaliro a anthu ndi zoti zichitike
"Ndikudziwa malingaliroamene ndili nawo m'maganizo mwa inu, akulengeza Yehova; iwo ndi makonzedwe a mtendere, osati tsoka, kuti akupatseni tsogolo lodzala ndi chiyembekezo." Yeremiya 29:11 (CEB). Ndi kokha pamene tili ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Mulungu ndipo tili omvera malamulo Ake pamene tingakhale mbali ya makonzedwe ameneŵa. Pali kusiyana kwakukulu pakati pa zolinga za Mulungu ndi zolinga za anthu. Anthu ali ndi malingaliro ambiri ndi zofuna kuchita, amalemba mabuku ndikupanga zofuna kuchitazomwe pafupifupi sizimayenda bwino. Zolinga za Mulungu zili ndi zotsatira zabwino ngakhale dziko lonse likutsutsana nazo.
Chotero, kuli kotetezeka kukhala mbali ya chifuniro cha Mulungu ndi makonzedwe Ake a miyoyo yathu. Palibe amene angaphunzire kudziŵa malingaliro ndi zolinga za Mulungu ndi nzeru za anthu. Chilichonse chiyenera kuperekedwa kwa ife ndi Mzimu Woyera, amene amaperekedwa kwa iwo amene amamumvera. "Yehova amadziwa kuti maganizo a anthu anzeru ndi opanda pake." 1 Akorinto 3:20 (GNT).
"Uthenga wa mtanda ndi wopusa kwa iwo amene akuwonongedwa. Koma ndi mphamvu ya Mulungu kwa ife amene tikupulumutsidwa. Zalembedwa m'malemba: Ndidzawononga nzeru za anzeru, ndipo ndidzakana nzeru za anzeru." 1 Akorinto 1:18-19 (CEB).
Mulungu amawononga nzeru za anzeru, ndipo amathetsa luntha la anthu anzeru. Izi zalembedwa mogwirizana ndi uthenga wa mtanda. Uthenga wa mtanda ndikuti timadzikana tokha ndikutenga mtanda wathu tsiku lililonse - ndiye timati Ayi pamene tikuyesedwa kuchimwa ndikusankha kuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu tokha. (Mateyu 16:24.)
Ichi ndi chinsinsi. Ndi kokha kupyolera mu mtanda kuti tikhoza kupeza mgwirizano womveka bwino ndi Mulungu, ndipo kudzera pamtanda Iye akhoza kukwaniritsa zofunazake kwa ife Iye anali atakonzekera ife dziko lisanayambe. Kenako Mulungu amayamba kutiuza maganizo ake. Pamene chifuniro chathu ndi zokhumbazathu zili"pa mtanda", Mzimu adzatisonyeza zinthu zimene palibe diso limene linaona, kapena khutu silinamve – zinthu zimene Mulungu wakonzera anthu amene amamukonda. (1 Akorinto 2:9.) Pamenepo nkosatheka kulefulidwa ndi kuwona mtsogolo kukhala mdima ndi wopanda chiyembekezo!
Tikuwona kuchokera m'mbiri ya Israeli kuti panali anthu ochepa okha ngati awa - omwe anadzipereka kwathunthu kukonda ndi kutumikira Mulungu yekha. Ena anachita zimenezi kwa kanthawi pamene anali m'mavuto aakulu komanso kusautsidwa. Koma pamene mavuto anatha ndipo mdani anawonongedwa, mitima yawo inapatuka kwa Mulungu ndi kubwerera ku mafano.
Izi n'zimene zidzasankhe mmene tsogolo lathu liingakhalire. Malingaliro a Mulungu ali omveka bwino: "... Mulungu anachita zimenezi pofuna kusonyeza mibadwo yam'tsogolo ukulu wa chisomo chake mwa ubwino umene Mulungu watisonyeza mwa Khristu Yesu." Aefeso 2:7 (CEB). Ngati zolinga zodabwitsa za Mulungu zimenezi zidzakhala zenizeni kwa ife, malingaliro a mitima yathu ayeneranso kukhala omveka bwino: mitima yathu iyenera kukhala ya Mulungu kotheratu, iyenera kukhala yoyera pamaso pa Mulungu. M'mitima mwathu simuyenera kukhala mafano.
Uthenga wa mtanda umapangitsa tsogolo kukhala lowala
Pa Luka 9:57-62 tikuona zimene Khristu akufuna kwa ife. Iye amafuna kuti tikhale oyera ndi kupanga chosankha cholimba cha kumutsatira Iye. "Tsopano zinachitika pamene anali kuyenda pamsewu, kuti wina anati kwa Iye, 'Ambuye, ndidzakutsatirani kulikonse kumene Mungapite.' Ndipo Yesu anamuuza kuti, 'Nkhandwe zili ndi mabowo ndipo mbalame zam'mlengalenga zili ndi zisa, koma Mwana wa Munthu alibe komwe angaike mutu Wake.'"" Kenako Iye anauza wina kuti, 'Nditsatireni.' Koma iye anati, 'Ambuye, ndiyambe ndipite kukaika bambo anga m'manda.' Yesu anamuuza kuti, 'Akufa aike akufa awo m'manda, koma inu mupite kukalalikira ufumu wa Mulungu.'"" Ndipo wina ananenanso kuti, 'Ambuye, ndidzakutsatirani, koma ndiyambe ndapita kukawatsanzika amene ali kunyumba kwanga.' Koma Yesu anamuuza kuti, 'Palibe aliyense, ataika dzanja lake pa chikhasu ndi kuyang'ana m'mbuyo, amene ali woyenera ufumu wa Mulungu.'"
Pano tikuwona chipata chopapatiza, ndi "mtanda" umene tiyenera kutenga ngati tikufuna kukhala wophunzira wa Yesu. Izi ndi zifukwa zonsezi chifukwa cha achibale ndi abwenzi akudziko zimaipitsa mitima ya anthu kotero malingaliro omveka bwino a Mulungu sangabwere. Kenaka moyo umakhala wolemera ndipo cholinga chake sichidziwika bwino. (1 Akorinto 14:8.)
Mwachitsanzo, simungakhulupirire lonjezo lakuti zinthu zonse zidzayenda limodzi kuti zinthu zitiyendere bwino pamene simunakwaniritse mikhalidweyo. Lonjezo linali la awo amene anakonda Mulungu yekha! Tiyeni tikhazikike m'chosankha chathu cha kukhala wophunzira ndi kusiya zonse ndi kukhala ndi moyo kaamba ka Yesu yekha. Uthenga wa mtanda umakhala mumtima mwa wophunzira. Kumeneko kuli kowala. Si nthawi zonse malingaliro athu amene amachititsa kuti zikhale zowala, koma kukhulupirira Mulungu wamoyo, ndi Yesu amene anauka kwa akufa.
Tiyeni mtima wathu ukhale woyera ndi wa Yesu yekha ndi kukhala wodzala ndi chikhulupiriro, chotero moyo wathu wonse umagwirizana ndi Mawu a Mulungu. Tangoganizirani zam'tsogolo zimene Yesu anaona pamene Iye anati: "Chilichonse changa ndi chanu, ndipo chilichonse chanu ndi changa." Yohane 17:10 (CEB). Izi ndi zomveka bwino.
Chifukwa chomwe tikhoza kukhala ndi chiyembekezo cha tsogolo labwino
Tiyeni tilowe m'chaka chatsopano ndi mitima yoyera ndi uthenga woyera wa mtanda wobzalidwa m'mitima yathu ndi malingaliro!
Mulungu ankatha kuona m'mitima ya ana a Isiraeli pamene Iye anati: "Ndikawalowetsa m'dziko limene ndinalonjeza makolo awo, dziko lachonde, adzadya zambiri monga momwe akufunira ndi kunenepa. Kenako adzatembenukira kwa milungu ina n'kuitumikira. Iwo adzakana Ine ndi kuswa Pangano Langa [pangano]. Ndiyeno pamene mavuto ambiri ndi zinthu zoopsa ziwachitikira, nyimboyi idzawachitira umboni, chifukwa nyimboyo sidzaiwalidwa ndi mbadwa zawo. Ndikudziwa zimene akufuna kuchita, ngakhale ndisanawatengere m'dziko limene ndinawalonjeza." Deuteronomo 31:20-21 (NCV). Iwo anatembenukira kwa Mulungu mosasamala kanthu za ubwino wonse umene Mulungu anawasonyeza.
Kodi tili ndi maganizo otani? Paulo ananena za Timoteyo kuti: "Koma inu mukudziwa zonse za ziphunzitso zanga, njira yanga ya moyo, cholinga changa, chikhulupiriro changa, kuleza mtima kwanga, chikondi changa, ndi kupirira kwanga ..." 2 Timoteo 3:10 (GW). Iwo anali ndi maganizo ofanana ndi malingaliro ofanana. Mtanda unali kugwira ntchito. Malingaliro abwino anabwera ndipo anakhala zochita za kulimbikitsa Tchalitchi.
Umboni wa Paulo unali wakuti: "Ndapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Kristu; salinso ine amene ndili ndi moyo, koma Khristu amakhala mwa ine." Agalatiya 2:20. Sitingakhale ndi moyo wabwino. Pamene umenewu uli umboni wathu waumwini, tingakumane ndi mitundu yonse ya mikhalidwe yovuta ndi mphamvu zonse zauzimu za zoipa. Inde, mdierekezi mwiniyo ndi mdani aliyense adzatithawa ndipo tikhoza kugonjetsa pa chiyeso chilichonse mwa chikhulupiriro mu uthenga wa mtanda. Zolinga za Mulungu zimakhala zenizeni ndipo zolinga za Satana zikuwonongedwa.
Mu mzimu wogonjetsa umenewu ndipo ndi mphamvu ya chikhulupiriro mu mtima woyera tingathe ndi chidaliro chachikulu kupita mu chaka chatsopano. Posachedwapa tidzakumana ndi Mbuye wathu ndi atate athu mwa Kristu amene anatiikira maziko oterowo! Mawu omaliza a Yesu ndi chitonthozo chathu: "Ndipo kumbukirani kuti nthawi zonse ndimakhala nanu mpaka mapeto a nthawi." —Mateyu 28:20 (GW).