Kutsutsana kwa Migwirizano

Ndimakumbukira mwambi wina wakale m'masiku anga a Sukulu ya Achichepere - womwe ndimamvanso m'njira zosiyanasiyana kuchokera kwa anthu achikulire ndi ochenjera.: ‘Ngati Mulungu ndi wamphamvuyonse, Kodi angalenge mwala wolemera kwambiri moti sangathe kuunyamula?’ Anthu ambiri amalimbana ndi izi. Ngati angathe, ndiye kuti alibe mphamvu zonse: ndipo ngati iye sangakhoze, ndiye kuti alibenso mphamvu zonse. Ndiye pangakhale bwanji chinthu choterocho ngati Mulungu wamphamvuyonse?? Kwenikweni, kwenikweni ndikungosewera mochenjera pa tanthauzo la mawu. Kodi pakhoza kukhala chinthu chonga mwala wosasunthika?? Ayi; ndi zongopeka chabe (i.e. kulibe) lingaliro. Ndipo mawuwo, ‘panga’ kutanthauza? Kubweretsa kukhalapo. Kotero inu mukhoza kubweretsa kukhalapo chinachake chimene, mwa kutanthauzira, sangakhalepo? Ayi. Mkhalidwe wa chinthu ndi zochita zomwe zafotokozedwa zimapangitsa funso lonse kukhala lodzitsutsa lokha. Tsopano lingalirani izi…

Chikhalidwe cha Chikondi

Wokondedwa, tikondane wina ndi mzake, pakuti chikondi chichokera kwa Mulungu; ndipo yense amene akonda abadwa kuchokera kwa Mulungu, ndipo amadziwa Mulungu. Iye amene sakonda sadziwa Mulungu, pakuti Mulungu ndiye chikondi. (1Jn 4:7-8)

Yesu adanena kwa iye, ” ‘Uzikonda Yehova Mulungu wako ndi mtima wako wonse, ndi moyo wanu wonse, ndi nzeru zanu zonse.’ Ili ndilo lamulo lalikulu ndi loyamba. Chachiwiri chimodzimodzi ndi ichi, ‘Uzikonda mnzako mmene umadzikondera wekha.’ Chilamulo chonse ndi aneneri amadalira malamulo awiriwa.” (Mat 22:37-40)

Ife tikudziwa ndipo takhulupirira chikondicho Mulungu ali nacho pa ife. Mulungu ndiye chikondi, ndi iye amene akhala m’cikondi akhala mwa Mulungu, ndipo Mulungu akhala mwa iye. (1Jn 4:16)

Ili ndi limodzi mwa mfundo zamulungu zozama kwambiri m'Baibulo; koma, monga tanenera, ndikofunikira kumvetsetsa kuti palibe liwu lililonse m'Chingerezi lomwe lachepetsedwa mowopsa kuposa liwuli, ‘chikondi.’ Pali mitundu yambiri yamakhalidwe kapena malingaliro omwe timawatcha 'chikondi'; ndipo Chigiriki chimagwiritsa ntchito mawu angapo osiyanasiyana kuwasiyanitsa. ‘ Koma chikondi chimene chikunenedwa apa ndi mawu achigiriki, ‘agape‘ (kutchulidwa ‘agapay'). Mu Chingelezi Chakale izi zinkatchedwa ‘charity:’ ngakhale masiku ano tanthauzo la liwulo lasinthidwa mopanda kudziwika. Satana akufunitsitsa kutilepheretsa kumvetsa tanthauzo lenileni la mawu amenewa. Ndikupangira kuti muwerenge zonse za 1John 4:1-21, otsatidwa ndi 1Corinthians 13:1-13; John 13:34-35 & John 17:1-26, kuti mumvetse bwino zomwe zili.

‘Agape‘ ndi chikondi chololera kupereka ndi kupitirizabe kupereka, mosasamala kanthu za mtengo wake kwa woperekayo. Ndi chikhalidwe choyambirira cha Mulungu; maziko enieniwo ndi ndalama zakumwamba. Popanda izo, kumwamba sikungakhale kumwamba. Chosiyana ndi chikondi chimenechi si chidani: ndiko kudzikonda ndi kusalabadira. Umenewo ndi poizoni wakupha umene umawononga chikondi; ndi chimene Mulungu amatsutsa kotheratu.

Koma kufooka kwachibadwa kwa chikondi - cholakwika chowoneka chomwe chimapangitsa ambiri kukhulupirira kuti kudzikonda ndiye njira yosavuta - ndikosavuta., angakakamizidwe bwanji? Pano pali vuto la makhalidwe awiri. Ngati pali wotsatira, sadzaimbidwa mlandu wakuchita mwa kufuna kwake? Ndipo munthu angachite bwanji chifukwa cha chikondi pokhapokha ngati ali ndi ufulu wosankha? Choyamba mwa mavuto awa tidzakambirana kenako: koma pakali pano, tiyeni tiganizire zachiwiri.

Chifukwa Chake Chikondi Sichimaumirizidwa Konse

Munthu akachita zinthu mwachikondi chifukwa amawopsezedwa ndi chilango ngati satero; chimenecho si chikondi: koma kudzikonda. Ngati iwo ali okhazikika kotero kuti amangochita mwachikondi, chimenechonso si chikondi chenicheni. Zitha kubweretsa gulu la Utopian: koma atha kukhalanso maloboti osaganiza. Ndipo ngati apenda mkhalidwewo ndi kunena kuti chosankha chachikondi chidzawayendera bwino pamapeto pake, ndikonso kudzikonda. Zochita zenizeni za chikondi ndi pamene anthu amasankha mwaufulu ndi mozindikira kuti apindule wina, pa mtengo wina wake kwa iwo eni, chifukwa cha mtengo umene amaika pa malingaliro ndi malingaliro a ena.

Malingaliro Athu a Foni a Kumwamba

Nthawi zambiri timaganiza mopanda nzeru za Kumwamba ngati ndi malo omwe chilichonse chimakonzedwa kuti tikwaniritse zosowa zathu, m'malo ngati malo apamwamba opuma pantchito. Sipadzakhala mkangano kapena kuba, kudandaula kapena nsanje chifukwa zofuna zathu zonse zidzaperekedwa. Sipadzakhalanso matenda kapena kutopa, kuti tisamavutike. Padzakhala nthawi zonse zodabwitsa zatsopano zowonera, kuti tisatope. Sipadzakhala Mdierekezi! (Chiuno, hip horay!) Kotero sipadzakhalanso kuyesa kuchimwa kenanso, adzatero?

Koma sizophweka. Ngati izo zinali, uli kuti mwayi woti tisonyeze chikondi chimene Mulungu amaona kuti ndi chofunika kwambiri? Chifukwa chiyani tingafunikire chikhulupiriro chosatha ndi chiyembekezo chofotokozedwamo 1Cor 13:13? Kumbukirani, Adamu anachimwa m’munda wa Edeni (Gen 3:1-8); ndipo Satana anachimwa ngakhale pamaso pa Mulungu, ndipo anaponyedwa kunja (Luk 10:18, Rev 12:7-9).

Pamenepo, kumwamba kulibe nyumba yopuma: ndi malo ogwirira ntchito limodzi ndi kutumikira - gulu lachikondi - kumene omwe amatumikira bwino amalipidwa ndi maudindo okhulupilika ndi udindo.. Ndi ‘chozondoka’ maudindo; kumene omwe ali ndi udindo wapamwamba amakhala odzipereka kwambiri posamalira ena (Mk 10:42-45).

Woyamba anadza pamaso pake, kunena, ‘Ambuye, ndalama yanu yapindula mamina khumi.’ “Iye adati kwa iye, 'Mwachita bwino, wantchito wabwino iwe! + Chifukwa munapezeka wokhulupirika pa zinthu zochepa, mudzakhala ndi ulamuliro pa midzi khumi.’ “Wachiwiri anabwera, kunena, ‘Ine wanu, Ambuye, wapanga ndalama zisanu.’ “Choncho anati kwa iye, ‘Ndipo iwe ukhale wolamulira mizinda isanu.’ (Luk 19:16-19)

Yesu adawayitana, nati kwa iwo, “Mudziwa kuti iwo amene ayesedwa ambuye a mitundu ya anthu amachita ufumu pa iwo, ndipo akulu awo amachita ulamuliro pa iwo. koma sikudzakhala chomwecho mwa inu, koma amene ali yense akafuna kukhala wamkulu mwa inu, adzakhala mtumiki wanu. amene mwa inu afuna kuti akhale woyamba mwa inu;, adzakhala kapolo wa onse. Pakuti Mwana wa Munthunso sanabwere kudzatumikiridwa, koma kutumikira, ndi kupereka moyo wake dipo la anthu ambiri.” (Mar 10:42-45. Onaninso Jn 13:12-17; Lk 22:26-27.)

Chowonadi ndi chimenecho, ngakhale pamene zinthu zikuyenda bwino - pamene ife mwinamwake tikupumula patchuthi padzuwa - tingavutikebe kukhala tsiku limodzi popanda mtundu wina wa uchimo., maganizo odzudzula kapena odzikonda okha kapena kuchitapo kanthu kumalowa! Ndipo tonse tikudziwa kuti choyipa chimodzi chimatsogolera mwachangu komanso mosavuta kuchitanso china choipa. Kodi mukuganiza kuti mutha kukhala nthawi yayitali bwanji?? Tikukhulupirira kuti Mulungu adzakhala wokonzeka kunyalanyaza ‘ana athu’ machimo: koma malembo amavumbula kuti Mulungu ndi munthu wachiyero ndi mphamvu kotero kuti ngakhale angelo ayenera kutchinga maso awo.! (Isaiah 6:2-3). Padzafunika masinthidwe ofunikira kwambiri ku khalidwe lathu kuti tithe kukhala oyenerera kukhala m’malo oterowo.

Tiyenera Kusankha Amene Tikufuna Kukhala

Kunena zoona, tili kutali kwambiri kuti timvetsetse momwe masinthidwewo ayenera kukhalira. Kumene, Mulungu angathe basi ‘kuponya chosinthira’ ndi kutipangitsa kukhala olephera kupanganso zosankha zolakwika. koma, ngati chikondi chikhala chikondi, ndi kukhala cholinga choyambirira cha moyo wathu, kusinthika uku kuyenera kukhala chifukwa cha chidziwitso, zosankha zosaumirizidwa kumbali yathu – wathu kwenikweni kufuna kukhala mochuluka monga Iye. Chikondi chiyenera kukhala chodzifunira: kapena si chikondi konse.

Mwa Yesu’ fanizo la munthu wolemera ndi Lazaro, munthu wachumayo akuchonderera Abrahamu:

” ‘Chotero ndikufunsani, bambo, kuti mumtumize ku nyumba ya atate wanga; pakuti ndiri nawo abale asanu, kuti achite umboni kwa iwo, kotero kuti iwonso sadzalowa m’malo ano a mazunzo.’ “Koma Abrahamu anati kwa iye, ‘Ali ndi Mose ndi aneneri. Aloleni iwo amvetsere kwa iwo.’ “Adatero, ‘Ayi, bambo Abrahamu, koma ngati wina apita kwa iwo wochokera kwa akufa, adzalapa.’ “Iye adati kwa iye, ‘Ngati samvera Mose ndi aneneri, ndipo sadzakopeka ngati wina auka kwa akufa.’ ” (Lk 16:27-31)

Nkhani yofunika kwambiri ndi yakuti munthu wachumayo ankakhala m’makhalidwe apamwamba osaganizira zofuna za anthu amene anali naye pafupi.. Izi zinali ngakhale zinali choncho Myuda aliyense anali ataphunzitsidwa kuyambira ali mwana kuti khalidwe loterolo linali losavomerezeka kwa Mulungu. Kuganiza kwa munthu wolemera kunali, ‘Ndithudi, ngati anthu ankadziwadi kuti zimene Baibulo limaphunzitsa n’zoona, pamenepo iwo adzachita chinthu choyenera.’ Koma Yesu akutiuza kuti vuto lenileni siliri kuti sadziwa zomwe ayenera kuchita: koma kuti samasamala kwenikweni. Kupereka umboni wowonjezereka wa chilango chimene adzalandira kungawopsyeze abale kuti achitepo kanthu: koma sichidzawapangitsa kukhala achikondi.

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