Kumbukirani kuti kalatayi inalembedwa kwa Agiriki otembenuka mtima amene ankakhala ku Akolose, mzinda wa Colasa uli pamtunda wa makilomita oposa 800 kuchokera ku Yerusalemu Panali Ayuda ochepa kwambiri amene ankakhala m’derali panthawiyo. Agiriki otembenuzidwa anzawo anali kuwavutitsa ponena za kusintha kwawo kwa moyo watsopano. Kusunga malamulo a Mulungu.
Paulo anachenjeza za kugwiritsa ntchito kudzikana ngati chida chodalira chifuniro chanu. Iye anachitcha kuti “adzalambira.”“Chifukwa chake ngati munali akufa pamodzi ndi Kristu kucokera ku zoyamba za dziko lapansi, bwanji?monga ngati mukukhala m’dziko lapansi, mumvera malamulo, (musakhudze; osalawa; osagwira; amene onse aonongeka ndi kugwiritsiridwa ntchito;) monga mwa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso za anthu?Zinthu zimenetu zili nacho chiwonetsero chanzeru m’kulambira kofuna, ndi kudzichepetsa, ndi kusasamalira thupi: sikuli mwa ulemu uli wonse kufikira kukhutitsa thupi.” ( Akolose 2:20-23 ) Ndithudi, zinthu zimene zili ndi chisonyezero cha nzeru m’kulambira kofuna, ndi kudzichepetsa, ndi kusasamalira thupi;
ANTHU a Yehova amadzichepetsa mwa kusala kudya kuti ayandikire kwa Iye—kuti aphunzire kuganiza ndi kuchita monga Iye—kuti akhale ndi moyo m’zinthu zonse. Taonani zimene mneneri Yeremiya analemba:Atero Yehova, Wanzeru asadzitamandire;mu nzeru zake, kapena wamphamvu asadzitamandire ndi mphamvu zake, wolemera asadzitamandire ndi chuma chake; , chiweruzo, ndi chilungamo, m’dziko lapansi: pakuti ndikondwera nazo, ati Yehova.” ( 9:23-24 ) Inde Kusala kudya (ndi kupemphera) kumathandiza Akhristu kuyandikira kwa Yehova Mulungu.
Chonyansa Chachikunja Chophimbidwa Monga Chikhristu!
Yehova Mulungu si woyambitsa chisokonezo (1 Akorinto 14:33).Iye sanayambitse Lenti, mwambo wachikunjakugwirizanitsa makhalidwe oipa ndi kuukitsidwa kwa Mesiya wonyenga. ( Phwando la Tamuzi )
YEHOVA Mulungu amalamula anthu ake kuti azitsatira Iye, osati miyambo ya anthu. Njira za Yehova ndi zapamwamba kuposa za anthu (Yesaya 55:8-9).Anthu sangadziŵe okha chabwino ndi choipa kapena mmene angalambirire Yehova Mulungu moyenera.Chifukwa chiyani? Chifukwa chakuti “mtima [maganizo] ndiwo wonyenga koposa, ndi wosachiritsika.” ( Yeremiya 17:9 ) Ndipo “njira ya munthu sili mwa iye mwini; sikuli kwa munthu woyenda kulongosola mapazi ake” (10:23). YEHOVA Mulungu anatilenga ndipo anatipatsa moyo. Iye amadziwa mmene tiyenera kumupembedzera.
Kuti mukhale Mkristu ndi kutumikira Yehova Mulungu moyenerera, muyenera kukhala ndi moyo “ndi mawu onse otuluka m’kamwa mwa Mulungu” ( Mateyu 4:4 ), pozindikira kuti Malemba Ake opatulika “sakhoza kuthyoledwa.” ( Yohane 10:35 ) Ngakhale kuti Baibulo limatiuza kuti:
YEHOVA Mulungu akulamula Akhristu kuti athawe miyambo yachikunja ya dzikoli( Chivumbulutso 18:2-4 ), motsogozedwa ndi kusokeretsedwa ndi Satana mdierekezi ( 2 Akorinto 4:4; Chibvumbulutso 12:9 ).
Lenti ingaoneke ngati mwambo wachipembedzo wochokera pansi pa mtima. Koma n’zozikidwa mozama m’maganizo achikunja amene amapeputsa dongosolo la YEHOVA.
YEHOVA Mulungu amadana ndi zikondwerero zonse zachikunja( Yeremiya 10:2-3; Levitiko 18:3, 30; Deuteronomo 7:1-5, 16 ). Sangakhale “Achikristu” kapena kuyeretsedwa ndi anthu. Izi zikuphatikizapo Lenti.
Ngati muli mkhristu woona munganene ndi Davide -- “Kudzera mu malangizo anu ndipeza luntha: chifukwa chake ndimada njira iriyonse yonama”! ( Salmo 119:104 ).
Kukhala ndi moyo ndi Khristu
(Aefeso 2:1-10)
6Chifukwa chake, monga mudalandira Khristu Yesu monga Ambuye, pitirizani kuyenda mwa Iye.7 mizu ndipo omangidwa mwa Iye, okhazikika m'chikhulupiriro, monga mudaphunzitsidwa, ndi kusefukira ndi chiyamiko.
8Yang'anirani kuti pasakhale wina wakulanda inu ngati akapolo mwa nzeru ndi chinyengo chopanda pake;zomwe zimazikidwa pa miyambo ya anthu ndi mphamvu zauzimuwa dziko lapansi koposa Kristu. 9 Za mwa Khristu chidzalo chonse cha Umulungu chimakhala mu maonekedwe a thupi.10 ndi mukhala amphumphu mwa Khristu, amene ali mutu wa olamulira onse ndi maulamuliro onse.
11 inuIye amenenso munadulidwa, mkuchotsa thupi lanu lauchimo, ndi mdulidwe wa Kristu, wosati ndi manja a munthu.12 ndiMunaikidwa m'manda pamodzi ndi Iye mu ubatizo, munaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Iye mwa chikhulupiriro mu mphamvu ya Mulungu amene anamuukitsa Iye kwa akufa.
13 Pamenemunali akufa m’zolakwa zanu ndi kusadulidwa kwa thupi lanu, Mulungu anakupatsani moyo pamodzi ndi Kristu. Anatikhululukira zolakwa zathu zonse.14 kukhala wafafaniza ngongole yomwe idaperekedwa kwa ife m'malamulo omwe amatsutsana nafe. Anauchotsa, naukhomera pamtanda!15 ndi32. 32. 23ndipo atavula maulamuliro ndi maulamuliro, anawaonetsera poyera, nawagonjetsera pamtanda.
16 Chifukwa chakemunthu asakuweruzeni inu ndi chimene mudya, kapena chakumwa, kapena pa madyerero, ndi pa tsiku la mwezi watsopano, kapena pa sabata.17 Izi ziri mthunzi wa zimene zirinkudza, koma thupi lakukhala nalo ndi la Khristu. c 18 Chitani musalole kuti aliyense wokondwera ndi kudzichepetsa kwabodza ndi kupembedza angelo akulepheretseni ndi zopeka za zomwe adaziwona. Munthu wotero amadzitukumula popanda maziko ndi maganizo ake osakhala auzimu.19 Iye wataya kulumikiza kumutu, kumene thupi lonse, lochirikizidwa ndi kulumikizika pamodzi ndi mfundo zake ndi mitsempha, limakula monga momwe Mulungu amakulitsira.
20 Ngatimudafa pamodzi ndi Kristu ku mphamvu za dziko lapansi, monga ngati kuti mukadali adziko lapansi, mumvera malamulo ake: 21"Osagwira, osalawa, osakhudza!"?22 Izi zonse zidzawonongeka ndi ntchito chifukwa zizikidwa pa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso za anthu.23 Chotero zoletsa zili ndi maonekedwe anzeru, ndi kulambira kwawo kodzipangira okha, kudzichepetsa kwawo konyenga, ndi kuzunza thupi kwawo; koma zilibe phindu potsutsa zikhumbo za thupi.
2 Ndikufuna kuti mudziwe mmene ndikuvutikira+ chifukwa cha inu, ndi anthu a ku Laodikaya, ndiponso onse amene sanakumanepo ndi ine. 2 Cholinga changa n’chakuti iwo atonthozedwe mu mtima ndi ogwirizana m’chikondi, + kuti akhale ndi chuma chokwanira cha kuzindikira kotheratu, + kuti adziwe chinsinsi cha Mulungu, + chimene ndi Khristu, + 3 amene mwa Iye zonse zibisika. chuma chanzeru ndi chidziwitso.4 Ndikukuuzani izi kuti wina asakunyengeni ndi mfundo zomveka bwino.5 Pakuti ngakhale ndili kutali ndi inu m’thupi, ndili ndi inu mumzimundipo sangalalani kuona mmene mulili wodziletsa ndi mmene chikhulupiriro chanu mwa Khristu chilili cholimba.
Chidzalo Chauzimu mwa Khristu
6 Chotero, monga munalandira Khristu Yesu monga Ambuye,pitirizani kukhala ndi moyo mwa iye, 7 ozika mizu ndi omangidwa mwa iye, olimbikitsidwa m’chikhulupiriro, monga mudaphunzitsidwa, ndi kusefukira ndi chiyamiko.
8Penyani kuti pasakhale wina wakulanda inu akapolo ndi nzeru zopanda pake ndi zachinyengo, zotengera miyambo ya anthu ndi mphamvu zauzimu zoyambira.a] a dziko lino, osati Kristu.
9 Pakuti mwa Khristu chidzalo chonse cha Umulungu chikhala m’maonekedwe athupi, 10ndipo mwa Khristu mwadzazidwa. Iye ndiye mutu wa mphamvu ndi ulamuliro uliwonse. 11 Mwa iye inunso munadulidwa ndi mdulidwe wosachitidwa ndi manja a munthu. Umunthu wako wonse ukulamulidwa ndi thupi[b] unachotsedwa pamene unadulidwa ndi[c] Khristu,12 Munayikidwa m’manda pamodzi ndi Iye mu ubatizo, momwemonso mudaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Iye, mwa chikhulupiriro chanu m’ntchito za Mulungu, amene adamuukitsa kwa akufa.
13 Pamene munali akufa m’machimo ndi kusadulidwa kwa thupi lanu, Mulungu anakupangani inu;d] amoyo ndi Kristu. Anatikhululukira machimo athu onse, 14titachotsa mlandu womwe tinali nawo mwalamulo, amene anaima motsutsana nafe, natitsutsa; adauchotsa, naukhomera pamtanda. (Lamulo la uchimo ndi imfahchilango cha kuchimwa)15 Ndipo atavula maulamuliro ndi maulamuliro, adawawonetsera poyera, nawagonjetsera pa mtanda.e]
16Chifukwa chake munthu asaweruze inu ndi chimene mudya, kapena chakumwa, kapena pa madyerero, ndi chikondwerero cha mwezi watsopano, kapena tsiku la sabata;17 Izi ndi mthunzi wa zinthu zimene zinali nkudza; chenicheni, komabe, chimapezeka mwa Khristu. 18Musalole kuti aliyense amene amasangalala ndi kudzichepetsa kwabodza ndi kulambira angelo akulepheretseni. Munthu wotere amapitanso mwatsatanetsatane za zomwe adaziwona; amadzitukumula ndi malingaliro opanda pake ndi malingaliro awo osakhala auzimu. 19 Iwo asiya kugwirizana ndi mutu, amene thupi lonse, mothandizidwa ndi minyewa yake ndi minyewa yake, limakula monga momwe Mulungu amakulitsira.
20+ Popeza munafa limodzi ndi Khristu ku mphamvu zoyamba zauzimu za dziko lapansi, + bwanji, ngati kuti mukadali a dziko lapansi, + mukugonjera malamulo ake: + 21 “Musagwire! Osalawa! Osagwira!"? 22 Malamulo amenewa, okhudzana ndi zinthu zimene ziyenera kuwonongeka ndi kugwiritsidwa ntchito, azikidwa pa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso za anthu. 23Malamulo amenewa amaoneka ngati anzeru, ndi kulambira kwawo kodzichitira okha, kudzichepetsa kwawo konyenga, ndi kuchitira nkhanza thupi, koma alibe phindu lililonse poletsa zilakolako za thupi.