⁸ Chilamulo, chomwe chinali ndi malamulo ambirimbiri, chinkaimba mlandu anthu ochimwa. Komanso mkulu wa ansembe wa Isiraeli amene ankatumikira motsatira Chilamulo ankakhala wopanda ungwiro, choncho nsembe zauchimo zimene ankapereka zinkakhala zoperewera. Chifukwa cha zimenezi, tingati Chilamulo chinali “chofooka chifukwa cha thupi.” Koma “potumiza Mwana wake m’thupi lofanana ndi lauchimo” n’kumupereka monga dipo “anatsutsa uchimo mwa kugwiritsa ntchito thupi” ndipo pamenepa anachita zinthu zimene “Chilamulo sichinathe kuchita.” Chifukwa cha zimenezi, Akhristu odzozedwa amaonedwa kuti ndi olungama ngati amakhulupirira nsembe ya dipo ya Yesu. Iwo amalimbikitsidwa ‘kuyenda motsatira za mzimu, osati motsatira zofuna za thupi.’ (Werengani Aroma 8:3, 4.) Iwo ayenera kuchita zimenezi mokhulupirika mpaka mapeto a moyo wawo padziko lapansi n’cholinga choti apatsidwe “mphoto ya moyo.”​—Chiv. 2:10.

10. Kodi tinakhala bwanji pansi pa chilamulo cha uchimo ndi imfa?

¹⁰ Mtumwi Paulo analemba kuti: “Uchimo unalowera m’dziko kudzera mwa munthu mmodzi, ndi imfa kudzera mwa uchimo, imfayo n’kufalikira kwa anthu onse chifukwa onse anachimwa.” (Aroma 5:12) Popeza tonsefe ndi ana a Adamu, tili pansi pa chilamulo cha uchimo ndi imfa. Nthawi zonse thupi lathu lochimwali limatilimbikitsa kuchita zinthu zimene Mulungu amadana nazo ndipo zotsatira zake ndi imfa basi. M’kalata yake yopita kwa Agalatiya, Paulo ananena kuti zinthu zimenezi ndi “ntchito za thupi.” Kenako anati: “Anthu amene amachita zimenezi sadzalowa mu ufumu wa Mulungu.” (Agal. 5:19-21) Anthu oterewa akufanana ndi anthu oyenda motsatira zofuna za thupi. (Aroma 8:4) Iwo amangotsogoleredwa ndi thupi lawo lochimwa. Kodi anthu amene amayenda motsatira zofuna za thupi ndi okhawo amene amachita machimo akuluakulu monga dama, kupembedza mafano ndi kukhulupirira mizimu? Ayi. Zili choncho chifukwa chakuti zinthu zina zimene anthu amati ndi mavuto ang’onoang’ono zili m’gulu la ntchito za thupi. Zinthu zake ndi monga nsanje, kupsa mtima, mikangano ndi kaduka. Ndiye ndi ndani amene anganene kuti satsatira zofuna za thupi ngakhale pang’ono?

¹² Zimene zachitikazi zikufanana ndi munthu amene wachiritsidwa matenda oopsa amene akanafa nawo. Kuti tichire bwinobwino tiyenera kuchita zonse zimene dokotala watiuza. Ngakhale kuti kukhulupirira dipo kumatimasula ku chilamulo cha uchimo ndi imfa, anthufe tidakali opanda ungwiro ndipo timachimwa. Pali zinthu zinanso zimene zikufunika kuti tikhale pa ubwenzi wabwino ndi Yehova n’kulandira madalitso ake. Pofotokoza za kukwaniritsa “miyezo yolungama ya Chilamulo,” Paulo ananena za kuyenda motsatira za mzimu.

Kodi Tingayende Bwanji Motsatira za Mzimu?

13. Kodi kuyenda motsatira za mzimu kumatanthauza chiyani?

¹³ Munthu amene akuyenda, amakhala kuti akulowera kwinakwake ndiponso amakhala ali ndi cholinga. Choncho munthu amene akuyenda motsatira za mzimu amapita patsogolo mwauzimu koma sikuti amakhala wangwiro. (1 Tim. 4:15) Tsiku lililonse tiyenera kuyesetsa mmene tingathere kuyenda kapena kuti kuchita zinthu motsogoleredwa ndi mzimu. Mulungu amakonda kwambiri anthu amene ‘amayenda mwa mzimu.’​—Agal. 5:16.