"Ndimangokhulupirira zomwe ndikuwona ndikumvetsetsa," ena amati ... Wolemba Ellet Wagoner (1855-1916)

Mkhristu amakhulupirira zosaoneka. Izi zimapangitsa wosakhulupirira kudabwa ndi kumuseka, ngakhale kumunyoza. Wokhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu amaona chikhulupiriro chosavuta cha Mkristu kukhala chizindikiro cha kufooka m’maganizo. Ndi kumwetulira kwachipongwe, akuganiza kuti nzeru zake ndi zapamwamba, chifukwa sakhulupirira chilichonse popanda umboni; Safulumira kunena ndipo sakhulupirira chilichonse chimene sangachione ndi kuchimvetsa.

Mwambi woti munthu amene amangokhulupirira zimene angathe kumvetsa ali ndi kachikhulupiriro chachifupi kwambiri, n’ngoona ngati kuti ndi woletsedwa. Palibe wafilosofi wamoyo (kapena wasayansi) yemwe amamvetsetsa bwino ngakhale gawo limodzi mwa zana la zochitika zosavuta zomwe amaziwona tsiku ndi tsiku ... Ndipotu, pakati pa zochitika zonse zomwe akatswiri afilosofi amalingalira mozama kwambiri, palibe amene chifukwa chake chachikulu ndi iwo. akhoza kufotokoza.

Chikhulupiriro ndi chinthu chachibadwa. Aliyense wosakhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu amakhulupirira; ndipo nthawi zambiri amakhala wopupuluma. Chikhulupiriro ndi gawo la zochitika zonse zamalonda ndi zochitika zonse za moyo. Anthu awiri amavomereza kuchita bizinesi inayake pa nthawi ndi malo enieni; aliyense akhulupirira mawu a mnzake. Wabizinesi amakhulupirira antchito ake ndi makasitomala ake. Komanso, amadaliranso Mulungu, mwina mosadziwa; pakuti aoloka zombo zake panyanja, pokhulupirira kuti zidzabwera zodzala ndi katundu. Amadziŵa kuti kubwerera kwawo motetezeka kumadalira mphepo ndi mafunde, zimene anthu sangathe kuzilamulira. Ngakhale kuti saganizira konse za mphamvu zimene zimalamulira nyengo, amakhulupirira akapitawo ndi amalinyero. Amakweranso m’sitima yapamadzi imene woyendetsa wake ndi antchito ake sanawonepo, ndipo akuyembekezera mwachidaliro kuti atengedwe bwino kupita kudoko limene akufuna.

Poganiza kuti n’kupusa kukhulupirira Mulungu “amene palibe munthu anamuonapo, kapena angathe kumuona.” ( 1 Timoteo 6,16:XNUMX ) Munthu wosakhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu amapita pawindo laling’ono, n’kuikamo ndalama zokwana madola XNUMX, n’kulandirapo kanthu kwa munthu amene sanamuonepo. anawona komanso amene sakudziwa dzina lake, kapepala kakang'ono kamene kamanena kuti akhoza kuyendetsa galimoto kupita ku mzinda wakutali. Mwina sadauonepo mzindawu, akudziwa za kukhalapo kwake kokha kuchokera ku malipoti a ena; Komabe, amalowa m’galimotomo, n’kugawira kapepala kake kwa munthu wina amene sakumudziwa n’komwe, n’kukhala pampando wabwino. Sanawonepo woyendetsa injiniyo ndipo sakudziwa ngati alibe luso kapena ali ndi zolinga zoipa; mulimonse mmene zingakhalire, iye sadera nkhaŵa konse ndipo amayembekeza mwachidaliro kuti adzafika mosungika kumene akupita, kumene amangodziŵa kokha mwa kumva. Kuonjezera apo, wanyamula pepala loperekedwa ndi anthu omwe sanawawonepo, ponena kuti alendo awa omwe adadziikiza m'manja mwake adzamusiya pa ola linalake komwe akupita. Munthu amene sakhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu amakhulupirira mawu amenewa moti amadziwitsa munthu amene sanamuonepo kuti akonzekere kukumana naye pa nthawi inayake.

Chikhulupiriro chake chimagwiranso ntchito popereka uthenga wolengeza kubwera kwake. Amalowa m’kachipinda kakang’ono, n’kulemba mawu pang’ono papepala, n’kupereka kwa mlendo pafoni yaing’ono, n’kumulipira theka la dola. Kenako amachoka, akukhulupirira kuti pasanathe theka la ola bwenzi lake losadziwika, lomwe lili pamtunda wa makilomita chikwi, adzakhala akuwerenga uthenga umene wangosiya kumene pa siteshoni.

Pamene akufika mumzindawo, chikhulupiriro chake chimamveka bwino kwambiri. Paulendowu adalembera kalata banja lake, lomwe linakhala kunyumba. Atangofika m’tauniyo, akuona kabokosi kakang’ono kamene kali m’mbali mwa msewu. Akupita kumeneko nthawi yomweyo, akuponya kalata yake ndipo sakuvutikiranso nayo. Akukhulupirira kuti kalata yomwe anaika m’bokosi, osalankhula ndi aliyense, ifika kwa mkazi wake pasanathe masiku awiri. Ngakhale zili choncho, mwamunayu akuona kuti n’kupusa kulankhula ndi Mulungu ndi kukhulupirira kuti pemphero lidzayankhidwa.

Wosakhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu adzayankha kuti sakhulupirira ena mwakhungu, koma ali ndi zifukwa zokhulupirira kuti iye, uthenga wake wa pa telefoni ndi kalata yake zidzaperekedwa bwino. Chikhulupiriro chake m’zinthu zimenezi chazikidwa pa zifukwa zotsatirazi:

1. Enanso anali atatumizidwa bwinobwino, ndipo makalata ndi ma telegalamu zikwizikwi anali atatumizidwa kale molondola ndi kutumizidwa panthaŵi yake. Ngati kalata yasokonekera, pafupifupi nthawi zonse amakhala kulakwa kwa woitumiza.
2. Anthu amene iye anadziikiza kwa iye mwini ndi mauthenga ake anachita ntchito yawo; ngati sanagwire ntchito zawo, palibe amene akanawakhulupirira ndipo bizinesi yawo idzawonongeka posachedwa.
3. Alinso ndi zitsimikizo za boma la United States. Makampani a njanji ndi ma telegraph amapeza ntchito zawo kuboma, zomwe zimatsimikizira kudalirika kwawo. Ngati satsatira mapanganowo, boma likhoza kuwachotsera chilolezo chawo. Chidaliro chake mu bokosi la makalata chimachokera pa zilembo za USM zomwe zili pamenepo. Iye akudziwa zimene akutanthauza: chitsimikiziro cha boma chakuti chikalata chilichonse choponyedwa m’bokosicho chidzaperekedwa bwinobwino ngati chilembedwera bwino ndi kusindikizidwa. Amakhulupirira kuti boma limasunga malonjezo ake; apo ayi posachedwapa akanavoteredwa. Choncho m’pofunika kuti boma likwaniritse malonjezo ake monga mmene zilili ndi makampani a njanji ndi ma telegraph. Zonsezi zimapanga maziko olimba a chikhulupiriro chake.

Eya, Mkristu ali ndi zifukwa zikwi zambiri zokhulupirira malonjezo a Mulungu. Chikhulupiriro si kutengeka maganizo. Mtumwiyu anati: “Chikhulupiriro ndicho maziko a zinthu zoyembekezeka, chitsimikiziro cha zinthu zosapenyeka.” ( Aheberi 11,1:XNUMX ) Limeneli ndi tanthauzo louziridwa. Kuchokera apa tinganene kuti Ambuye sayembekezera kuti tikhulupirire popanda umboni. Tsopano nkwapafupi kusonyeza kuti Mkristu ali ndi zifukwa zambiri zokhulupirira Mulungu kuposa wosakhulupirira kuti kuli Mulungu wa makampani a njanji ndi ma telegraph kapena boma.

1. Ena akhulupirira malonjezo a Mulungu ndi kuwadalira. Chaputala 11,33 cha Ahebri chili ndi mpambo wautali wa awo amene atsimikizira malonjezo a Mulungu: “Iwo anagonjetsa maufumu mwa chikhulupiriro, nachita chilungamo, analandira malonjezano, anatseka pakamwa pa mikango, anazima mphamvu ya moto, anapulumuka lupanga lakuthwa; olimba m’kufooka, analimbika m’nkhondo, nathamangitsa ankhondo achilendo. Akazi anaukitsa akufa awo” ( Ahebri 35:46,2-XNUMX ) osati m’nthaŵi zakale zokha. Aliyense amene angapeze mboni zambiri zoti Mulungu ndi “mthandizi wovomerezeka pa nthawi yachisoni.” ( Salimo XNUMX:XNUMX ) Anthu zikwizikwi atha kupereka mayankho ku mapemphero momveka bwino kotero kuti palibenso chikayikiro chilichonse kuti Mulungu amayankha pemphero modalirika monga momwe boma la United States limatumizira makalata omwe apatsidwa.
2. Mulungu amene timam’dalila ali ndi udindo woyankha mapemphelo, kuteteza ndi kusamalila anthu ake. “Chifundo cha Yehova chilibe mapeto! Chifundo chake sichitha.” ( Maliro 3,22:29,11 ) Pakuti ndikudziwa bwino zimene ndikukuganizirani,’ + watero Yehova, + maganizo amtendere osati a zowawa ayi, kuti ndidzakupatsani chiyembekezo ndi chiyembekezo.”— Yeremiya 79,9.10 :XNUMX). Ngati akanaphwanya malonjezo ake, anthu akanasiya kumukhulupirira. N’chifukwa chake Davide ankamudalira. Iye anati: ‘Tithandizeni, inu Mulungu, mthandizi wathu, chifukwa cha ulemerero wa dzina lanu! Tipulumutseni ndi kutikhululukira machimo athu chifukwa cha dzina lanu. Mukunenanji amitundu, Ali kuti Mulungu wawo?”— Salmo XNUMX:XNUMX-XNUMX;
3. Boma la Mulungu limadalira kukwaniritsidwa kwa malonjezo ake. Mkhristu ali ndi chitsimikizo cha boma la chilengedwe chonse kuti pempho lililonse lovomerezeka limene angapemphe lidzaperekedwa. Boma limeneli kwenikweni lilipo kuti liteteze ofooka. Tiyerekeze kuti Mulungu adzaphwanya limodzi la malonjezo Ake kwa munthu wofooka ndi wonyozeka padziko lapansi; kotero kuti kulephera kamodzi kokha kukagwetsa boma lonse la Mulungu. Nthaŵi yomweyo chilengedwe chonse chikanalowa m’chipwirikiti. Ngati Mulungu akanaphwanya lililonse la malonjezo ake, palibe aliyense m’chilengedwe chonse amene akanam’khulupirira, ulamuliro wake udzakhala kutha; pakuti kukhulupirira ulamuliro wolamulira ndiko maziko otsimikizirika a kukhulupirika ndi kudzipereka. Otsutsa ku Russia sanatsatire malamulo a mfumu chifukwa sankamukhulupirira. Boma lililonse limene, polephera kukwaniritsa zimene walamula, litaya ulemu kwa nzika zake limakhala losakhazikika. N’chifukwa chake Mkhristu wodzichepetsa amadalira Mawu a Mulungu. Amadziwa kuti pali zambiri zomwe zili pachiwopsezo kwa Mulungu kuposa iye. Kukanakhala kotheka kwa Mulungu kuswa mawu ake, Mkristu akanataya moyo wake, koma Mulungu adzataya khalidwe lake, kukhazikika kwa boma lake, ndi ulamuliro wa chilengedwe chonse.

Komanso, amene amakhulupirira maboma kapena mabungwe a anthu adzakhumudwa.

tsatira lotsatira

Kuchokera: "Chitsimikizo Chokwanira cha Chipulumutso" mu Laibulale ya Ophunzira Baibulo, 64, June 16, 1890