Kodi chikhulupiriro chanu mwa ndani kapena chiyani?
Wolemba buku la Ahebri akupitiriza kuchenjeza za chikhulupiriro— “Ndi chikhulupiriro Enoke anatengedwa kuti sanaone imfa, ndipo sanapezeke, chifukwa Mulungu anamtenga; pakuti asanatengedwe adachita umboni, kuti adakondweretsa Mulungu. Koma wopanda chikhulupiriro sikutheka kumkondweretsa; pakuti iye wakudza kwa Mulungu ayenera kukhulupirira kuti alipo, ndi kuti ali wobwezera mphotho iwo akumfuna Iye.” (Ahebri 11: 5-6)
Timawerenga za Enoke m'buku la Genesis - “Enoke anakhala ndi moyo zaka makumi asanu ndi limodzi kudza zisanu, nabala Metusela; masiku onse a Enoki anali mazana atatu kudza makumi asanu ndi limodzi kudza zisanu. Ndipo Enoke anayendabe ndi Mulungu; ndipo palibe, pakuti Mulungu anamtenga. (Ŵelengani Genesis 5:21-24.)
M’kalata yopita kwa Aroma, Paulo akuphunzitsa (kupyolera mu kutchula mavesi a m’Masalimo) kuti dziko lonse lapansi – kuphatikizapo aliyense padziko lapansi, ali ndi mlandu pamaso pa Mulungu – Palibe wolungama, palibe m'modzi; Palibe amene akumvetsetsa; Palibe amene akufuna Mulungu. Onse apatuka; onse pamodzi akhala opanda phindu; Palibe amene amachita zabwino, palibe amene amachita. ” (Aroma 3: 10-12) Kenako, ponena za chilamulo cha Mose chimene Paulo analemba— “Tsopano tidziwa kuti chilamulo chilinena, ati kwa iwo akumvera lamulo; Chifukwa chake palibe munthu adzayesedwa wolungama ndi ntchito za lamulo pamaso pake, pakuti uchimo umadziwika ndi chilamulo. ” (Aroma 3: 19-20)
Paulo ndiye akutembenukira kufotokoza momwe tonsefe timayesedwa olungama ndi Mulungu - “Koma tsopano chilungamo cha Mulungu chopanda chilamulo chavumbulutsidwa, chochitiridwa umboni m’chilamulo ndi mwa aneneri, ndicho chilungamo cha Mulungu mwa chikhulupiriro cha mwa Yesu Kristu, kwa onse ndi pa onse akukhulupirira. Pakuti palibe kusiyana; pakuti onse anacimwa, naperewera pa ulemerero wa Mulungu, nayesedwa olungama kwaulere ndi cisomo cace, mwa ciombolo ca mwa Kristu Yesu.” (Aroma 3: 21-24)
Kodi tikuphunzira chiyani za Yesu m’Chipangano Chatsopano? Timaphunzira mu Uthenga Wabwino wa Yohane - "Pachiyambi panali Mawu, ndipo Mawu anali ndi Mulungu, ndipo Mawu anali Mulungu. Iye anali pa chiyambi ndi Mulungu. Zinthu zonse zinalengedwa kudzera mwa Iye, ndipo popanda Iye kalikonse kanapangidwa kamene kanapangidwa. Mwa Iye mudali moyo, ndipo moyowu udali kuwunika kwa anthu. Kuwalako kukuunika mumdima, ndipo mdimawo sunakuzindikire. ” (Yohane 1: 1-5) ndi kuchokera ku Luka mu Machitidwe - (ulaliki wa Petro pa Tsiku la Pentekosti) “Amuna inu a Israyeli, mverani mawu awa: Yesu waku Nazarete, mwamuna wotsimikiziridwa ndi Mulungu kwa inu ndi zozizwa, zozizwa, ndi zizindikiro, zimene Mulungu anazichita mwa Iye pakati panu, monga inunso mudziwa; ndi kudziwiratu kwa Mulungu, mudagwira ndi manja osayeruzika, munapachika, ndi kumupha; amene Mulungu anamuukitsa, atamasula zowawa za imfa, chifukwa sikunali kotheka kuti Iye agwidwe nayo.” (Machitidwe 2: 22-24)
Paulo, amene monga Mfarisi ankakhala pansi pa chilamulo, anamvetsa kuopsa kwa uzimu kubwerera pansi pa lamulo, osati kuima m’chikhulupiriro mwa chisomo kapena ubwino wa Khristu yekha – Paulo anachenjeza Agalatiya— “Pakuti onse amene ali a ntchito za lamulo ali pansi pa themberero; pakuti kwalembedwa, Wotembereredwa ali yense wosakhalitsa m’zonse zolembedwa m’buku la chilamulo, kuzichita. Koma kuti palibe amene angayesedwe wolungama ndi lamulo pamaso pa Mulungu, pakuti ‘wolungama adzakhala ndi moyo ndi chikhulupiriro. Koma lamulo siliri la chikhulupiriro, koma iye amene achita izi adzakhala ndi moyo ndi izo. Khristu anatiwombola ife ku temberero la chilamulo, atakhala temberero m’malo mwathu (pakuti kwalembedwa, Wotembereredwa ali yense wopachikidwa pamtengo), kuti dalitso la Abrahamu likadze pa amitundu mwa Kristu Yesu, kuti tikalandire lonjezano la Mzimu mwa chikhulupiriro.” (Agalatiya 3:10-14)
Tiyeni titembenukire kwa Yesu Khristu mwa chikhulupiriro ndi kukhulupirira mwa Iye yekha. Ndi Iye yekha amene adalipira chiombolo chathu chamuyaya.
