Kodi kulapa machimo kumatanthauza chiyani?

Mtanthauzira mawu wa Webster ku New World College amatanthauzira kulapa ngati "kulapa kapena kulapa; kumva kusakondwa, makamaka chifukwa cholakwitsa; kukakamiza; kupangana; pepani ". Kulapa kumadziwikanso ngati kusintha kwa malingaliro, kupita kutali, kubwerera kwa Mulungu, kusiya machimo.

Kulapa mu Chikhristu kumatanthauza kuchoka moona mtima, mumtima ndi mumtima, kuchoka kwa Mulungu. Zimatanthawuza kusintha kwamalingaliro komwe kumatsogolera ku kuchitapo kanthu: kuchoka kwa Mulungu kulowera njira yauchimo.

Bible Dictionary Eerdmans imatanthauzira kulapa kwathunthu ngati "kusintha kwathunthu komwe kumatanthawuza kuweruza zakale ndikuperekanso dala kutsogolo".

Kulapa mu Bible
Munthawi ya Bayibulo, kulapa ndikuzindikira kuti machimo athu akhumudwitsa Mulungu. Kulapa kungakhale kopanda tanthauzo, monga chisoni chomwe timamva chifukwa choopa kulangidwa (monga Kaini) kapena kungakhale kwakukulu, monga kumvetsetsa kuchuluka kwathu Machimo kwa Yesu Khristu ndi momwe chisomo chake chopulumutsa chimatitsukitsira (monga kutembenuka kwa Paulo).

Zofunsira zakulapa zimapezeka mu Chipangano Chakale, monga Ezekieli 18:30:

Cifukwa cace inu nyumba ya Israyeli, ndidzakuweruzani monga mwa njira zace, ati Ambuye Yehova. Lapani! Chokani ku zolakwa zanu zonse; pamenepo tchimo silidzakhala kugwa kwako. " (NIV)
Kuitana kwa kulapa kumeneku ndi kulira kwachikondi kwa amuna ndi akazi kuti abwerere kudalira Mulungu:

"Bwerani, tibwerere kwa Ambuye, chifukwa anatibera, kuti atichiritse; idatibweretsa pansi ndipo idzatimanga. " (Hoseya 6: 1, ESV)

Yesu asanayambe utumiki wake wapadziko lapansi, Yohane Mbatizi analalikira:

"Lapani, chifukwa ufumu wa kumwamba wayandikira." (Mat. 3: 2, ESV)
Yesu adapemphanso kuti alape:

Yesu anati: "Yafika nthawi, Ufumu wa Mulungu wayandikira. Lapani ndikukhulupirira uthenga wabwino! " (Marko 1:15, NIV)
Pambuyo pa kuuka kwa akufa, atumwi anapitiliza kuitana ocimwa kuti alape. Apa pa Machitidwe 3: 19-21, Petro analalikira kwa amuna osapulumutsidwa a Israeli:

"Tembenukani mtima, mubwerere, kuti machimo anu afafanizidwe, kuti nthawi zakutsitsimutsa zichitike kuchokera pamaso pa Ambuye, ndi kuti atumize Kristu amene wakonzedwera inu, Yesu, amene kumwamba kuyenera kumlandira kufikira nthawi yakubwezeretsa Zinthu zonse zonenedwa ndi Mulungu ndi kamwa ya aneneri ake akale. "(ESV)
Kulapa ndi kupulumutsa
Kulapa ndi gawo lofunikira la chipulumutso, lomwe likufunika kuchoka ku moyo wolamulidwa ndiuchimo kupita ku moyo wodziwika ndi kumvera Mulungu. Mzimu Woyera umamutsogolera munthu kuti alape, koma kulapa pakokha sikungawoneke ngati "ntchito yabwino" yomwe imawonjezera chipulumutso chathu.

Baibo imakamba kuti anthu amapulumutsidwa kokha ndi cikhulupililo (Aefeso 2: 8-9). Komabe, palibe chikhulupiriro mwa Khristu popanda kulapa kapena kulapa popanda chikhulupiriro. Awiriwa ndi osagwirizana.