Malemba Opatulika, ponena za chiyambi cha munthu woyamba, amati:
Mulungu anati: tilenge munthu m’chifanizo Chathu, (ndi) monga mwa chikhalidwe chathu (Gen. 1:26).
Ponena za kulenga komweko, wolemba buku la Genesis akusimba kuti:
Ndipo Mulungu adalenga munthu m’chifanizo chake, m’chifanizo cha Mulungu adamlenga iye: adalenga iwo mwamuna ndi mkazi (Gen. 1:27).
Chifaniziro cha Mulungu mwa munthu, molingana ndi mawu a Mtumwi Paulo, chiri “m’chilungamo ndi m’chiyero cha choonadi.” ( Aef. 4:24 ) mwachitsanzo, mu ungwiro weniweni wa mphamvu zauzimu za munthu zolunjika kwa Mulungu, monga mmene zinalili. ndi Adamu ndi Hava mpaka kugwa kwawo. Ndipo pamene anachimwa, chifaniziro cha Mulungu chinadetsedwa pakati pawo, ngakhale pambuyo pa kugwa, mphamvu zauzimu zimene Mulungu anam’patsa polenga zinakhalabe mwa munthu, ndizo: maganizo, amene nthaŵi zonse amayesetsa kudziŵa choonadi, mtima umene umamva ludzu. chifukwa cha chikondi, ndi chifuniro chimene chifuna chabwino.
Chifukwa cholumikizana kwambiri ndi mzimu ndi thupi, chifaniziro cha Mulungu chimawonekeranso m'thupi la munthu. Thupi la munthu woyamba linali lofanana ndi moyo wake ndipo linali chithunzithunzi cha umulungu wake. M’Chipangano Chatsopano zimanenedwa kuti matupi a Akristu obadwanso ali akachisi a Mzimu Woyera amene amakhala mwa iwo, ndipo tiyenera kulemekeza Mulungu osati m’miyoyo yathu yokha, komanso m’matupi athu ( 1 Akor. 6:19-20 . .
Chifaniziro cha Mulungu mwa munthu chimapangidwa ndi kukula ndi kuwongolera kofanana kwa mphamvu zauzimu za munthu. Chotero timalandira chifaniziro cha Mulungu kuchokera kwa Mulungu pamodzi ndi umunthu wathu, ndipo chifanizirocho kumlingo waukulu chiyenera kupezedwa ndi ife eni.
Choncho kusiyana kotereku pakati pa chifaniziro ndi chifaniziro cha Mulungu mwa munthu:
a) muli chifaniziro cha Mulungu mwa munthu aliyense, ngakhale mwa iwo oipitsidwa ndi uchimo (Gen. 9:6), koma fanizo la Mulungu silili la aliyense;
b) chifaniziro cha Mulungu sichingawonongeke ngakhale pa gawo lotsika kwambiri la kugwa kwaumunthu, chifukwa ngakhale mu chikhalidwe ichi, kulingalira, ufulu ndi kumverera kumakhalabe mwa munthu, ngakhale kuti amapeza chitsogozo chabodza mwa iye. Chifaniziro cha Mulungu mwa munthu sichingakhalepo konse;
c) potsiriza, chifaniziro cha Mulungu ndi gawo lokhazikika, losasintha la moyo wa munthu, ndipo mafanizidwe amatha kusintha, nthawi zina amakweza, kenako kubisa chifaniziro cha Mulungu mu moyo. Cholinga chopanda malire chomwe chinasonyezedwa ku moyo wathu, kuti ukhale ngati Mulungu, chinaperekedwa kwa ife ndi Mpulumutsi m'mawu akuti:
Khalani angwiro, monga Atate wanu wakumwamba ali wangwiro (Mateyu 5:48).
