Wolemba St. Basil Wamkulu
Makhalidwe Abwino 80
Chapter 22
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Chikhulupiriro chimene chimagwira ntchito mwa chikondi ( Agalatiya 5:6 ).
Kodi chibadwa cha chikhulupiriro n'chiyani? Chidaliro chopanda tsankho m’chowonadi cha mawu ouziridwa a Mulungu, chimene sichigwedezeka mwina ndi lingaliro lochokera ku zofunika zachibadwa, kapena chifukwa cha umulungu wowonekera.
Kodi khalidwe la okhulupirika ndi lotani? Kukhala mu chidaliro ichi kupyolera mu mphamvu ya zinthu zomwe zanenedwa, osalimba mtima kuchotsa kapena kuwonjezera kalikonse. Chifukwa ngati “chilichonse chosachokera m’chikhulupiriro ndi uchimo.” ( Aroma 14:23 ) Malinga ndi zimene mtumwiyu ananena, “chikhulupiriro chimabwera chifukwa chakumva, kumva ndi mawu a Mulungu.” ( Aroma 10:17 ) Choncho, “chikhulupiriro chimachokera ku mawu a Mulungu. ndiye chirichonse kunja kwa Malemba owuziridwa, osakhala a chikhulupiriro, ndi tchimo.
Kodi chikondi cha Mulungu ndi chiyani? Kusunga malamulo Ake pofunafuna ulemerero Wake.
Kodi chikondi kwa mnansi wanu n'chiyani? Osati kufuna za iye mwini, koma zopindulitsa zauzimu ndi zakuthupi kwa wokondedwayo.
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Kubadwanso mwatsopano kudzera mu ubatizo wa madzi ndi Mzimu.
Kodi madzi obadwa ndi otani? Kuti, monga Kristu anafera uchimo kamodzi kokha, kuti akhale wakufa ndi wosakhoza kulakwa konse, monga mwa zolembedwa kuti: “Tonse amene tinabatizidwa mwa Kristu Yesu, ife tinabatizidwa mu imfa yake; ndipo chotero tinaikidwa m’manda pamodzi ndi Iye mwa ubatizo kulowa mu imfa, podziwa kuti umunthu wathu wakale unapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Iye, kotero kuti thupi lauchimo likaonongedwe, kuti tisakhalenso akapolo a uchimo.” ( Aroma 6:3 ) Choncho tingati tinaikidwa m’manda pamodzi ndi iye mwa ubatizo kulowa mu imfa. 4a, ndi 6).
Kodi kubadwa mwa Mzimu ndi chiyani? Kuti akhale monga mwa muyeso wopatsidwa kwa iye, chimene iye anabadwa nacho, mogwirizana ndi zimene zinalembedwa kuti “chobadwa m’thupi chikhala thupi, ndipo chobadwa mwa mzimu chikhala mzimu” ( Yohane 3:6 ) .
Kodi wobadwa kumwamba amakhala wotani? Kuvula munthu wakale pamodzi ndi ntchito zake ndi zilakolako zake ndi kuvala munthu watsopano, wokonzedwanso m’chidziŵitso, m’chifaniziro cha Mlengi wake ( cf. Akol. 3:9-10 ), mogwirizana ndi zimene zinanenedwa: onse amene anabatizidwa mwa Khristu mwa inu munabvala Khristu” (Agalatiya 3:27).
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Kuyeretsedwa ku chidetso chonse cha thupi ndi chauzimu kupyolera mu mwazi wa Khristu ndikuchita ntchito zopatulika ndi kuopa Mulungu ndi chikondi cha Khristu (onani 2 ] ] koma pokhala oyera ndi opanda chilema ( Aef. 7:1 ), ndipo motero kudya thupi la Kristu ndi kumwa mwazi, “pakuti yense wakudya ndi kumwa mosayenera, adya ndi kumwa chiweruzo chake” ( 5 Akor. 27:1 .
Kodi iwo amene amadya mkate ndi kumwera chikho cha Ambuye ali ndi khalidwe lotani? Kusungidwa kosalekeza kwa chikumbukiro cha Iye Amene anatifera ife naukanso.
Kodi anthu amene amasunga kukumbukira zimenezi ali ndi khalidwe lotani? Kuti asakhale ndi moyo kwa iwo okha, koma kwa Iye amene adawafera iwo, nauka kwa iwo (2 Akorinto 5:15).
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Kuposa m’chilungamo m’zonse alembi ndi Afarisi ( Mat. 5:20 ), monga mwa muyeso wa chiphunzitso cha Ambuye molingana ndi Uthenga Wabwino.
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Kondanani wina ndi mzake monganso Khristu anatikonda ife ( Aefeso 5:2 ).
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Kuona Yehova pamaso pake nthawi zonse (Masalmo 15:8).
Kodi khalidwe la Mkhristu ndi lotani? Kukhala maso tsiku ndi tsiku ndi ola ndi okonzeka nthawi zonse mu ungwiro waukulu kuti akondweretse Mulungu, podziwa kuti Ambuye adzabwera pa ola limene sakuliyembekezera (onani Luka 12:40).
Zindikirani: Malamulo amakhalidwe abwino (Regulae morales; Ἀρχή τῶν ἠθικῶν) ndi ntchito ya St. Basil Wamkulu, momwe amakwaniritsira momwe angathere lonjezo lake loperekedwa kwa ascetics m'chigawo cha Ponto: kusonkhanitsa m'malo amodzi zoletsa ndi maudindo amwazikana apa ndi apo mu Chipangano Chatsopano kwa iye amene amakhala molingana ndi malamulo a Mulungu. Awa ndi malangizo auzimu omwe pamlingo wina amafanana ndi bukhu lolozera ku malemba a Chipangano Chatsopano. Zili ndi malamulo makumi asanu ndi atatu, ndipo lamulo lililonse ligawidwa m'magulu osiyanasiyana.
Lamulo lomaliza la 80 lili ndi mitu makumi awiri ndi iwiri yokhudzana ndi zomwe Akhristu ayenera kukhala, komanso omwe apatsidwa ntchito yolalikira Uthenga Wabwino.
Lamuloli limatha ndi Chaputala 22, chomwe chili chosiyana ndi china. Mwina iyenera kuwonedwa ngati chidule cha Malamulo onse a Makhalidwe Abwino. Zoonadi, momwemonso woyera mtima amakhalabe woona kwa iyemwini, kudzaza ndi mawu ogwidwa ndi mawu okhudza malemba a Baibulo, koma panthawi imodzimodziyo, powerenga, wina amasiyidwa ndi kumverera kwa kukwezedwa kosalekeza, momwe yankho lirilonse limatsogolera funso lotsatira.
Gwero: Patrologia Graeca 31, 868C-869C.
