Upendo ni Utimilifu wa Sheria Insha juu ya Maadili - Martin Bucer ...
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16 Schirrmacher, <strong>Insha</strong> <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> <strong>Maadili</strong><br />
Kant alisema ku<strong>wa</strong> upendo <strong>ni</strong> maamuzi <strong>ya</strong> dhamiri huru na hisia za nda<strong>ni</strong> kabisa<br />
na hata za kutojitambua. Luetgert analipinga hili, laki<strong>ni</strong> anakubali ku<strong>wa</strong> upendo<br />
<strong>ni</strong> kitu tusichoweza kukitengeneza:<br />
K<strong>wa</strong> hiyo upendo <strong>wa</strong>weza tu kuamri<strong>wa</strong> na mtu ambaye anaweza<br />
kuuamsha huu upendo. <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>ni</strong> kitu cha kutole<strong>wa</strong> k<strong>wa</strong>nza kabla<br />
hakijaamri<strong>wa</strong>. <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>ni</strong> kipa<strong>wa</strong> kabla hakija<strong>wa</strong> jukumu. Unatole<strong>wa</strong> kabla<br />
haujaamri<strong>wa</strong>. Unaweza tu ku<strong>wa</strong> na asili <strong>ya</strong>ke katika upendo, daima <strong>ni</strong> upendo<br />
katika kurudisha. K<strong>wa</strong> sababu hii <strong>wa</strong>weza tu ku<strong>wa</strong> upendo <strong>wa</strong> Mwumba,<br />
m<strong>wa</strong>ngi <strong>wa</strong> upendo <strong>wa</strong>ke. Kama ulivyo upendo <strong>wa</strong> Mwumba mwenyewe,<br />
upendo huu utaku<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong> kibu<strong>ni</strong>fu. Kuhusu upendo, kanu<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ya</strong> Augustine <strong>ni</strong><br />
halali: ‘Toa kile unachoamuru na kisha amuru chochote utakacho’. 9<br />
Tunahitaji kuweka <strong>wa</strong>zi asili <strong>ya</strong> upendo ili kuele<strong>wa</strong> mahusiano kati <strong>ya</strong> upendo na<br />
<strong>Sheria</strong>.<br />
1) <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>ni</strong> Wajibu, k<strong>wa</strong> sababu tuna “<strong>wa</strong>jibu [au de<strong>ni</strong>, ] kupendana sisi k<strong>wa</strong><br />
sisi” (Rum. 13:8; 1 Yoh. 4:11).<br />
2) <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>ni</strong> utii. K<strong>wa</strong> mujibu <strong>wa</strong> 1 Pet. 1:22 tunaji “takasa” nafsi zetu k<strong>wa</strong><br />
kutumia “utii” “kuufikilia upendano <strong>wa</strong> ndugu”. 10 Hata Yesu alionesha pendo<br />
lake k<strong>wa</strong> Baba <strong>ya</strong>ke k<strong>wa</strong> kumtii: “…kama vile mimi <strong>ni</strong>livyozitii amri za Baba<br />
<strong>ya</strong>ngu na kukaa katika pendo lake” (Yoh. 15:10).<br />
3) <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>ni</strong> tendo la mioyo na dhamiri zetu. Tunaambi<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> na “<strong>ni</strong>a moja<br />
na …upendo” (Flp. 2:2), ambayo <strong>ni</strong> “<strong>ni</strong>a hiyo hiyo…ambayo imo pia nda<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ya</strong><br />
Kristo” (Flp. 2:5).<br />
4) <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>ni</strong> halisi, <strong>ni</strong> kitu cha kweli, kilichopo na cha vitendo, na <strong>ni</strong> tendo.<br />
1Yohana 3:17-18 <strong>ya</strong>sema: Iki<strong>wa</strong> mtu ana mali za du<strong>ni</strong>a hii, kisha amwona<br />
ndugu <strong>ya</strong>ke <strong>ni</strong> mhitaji, laki<strong>ni</strong> anamzuilia huruma zake, <strong>ya</strong>wezekanaje upendo<br />
<strong>wa</strong> Mungu ku<strong>wa</strong> nda<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ya</strong>ke? Watoto <strong>wa</strong>pend<strong>wa</strong>, tusipende k<strong>wa</strong> maneno au<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> ulimi, bali k<strong>wa</strong> vitendo na katika kweli”. Yohana anaimarisha hili k<strong>wa</strong><br />
kielelezo cha Yesu. <strong>Upendo</strong> <strong>wa</strong> Yesu hauthibitishwi k<strong>wa</strong> hisia za nda<strong>ni</strong>, maneno<br />
mazuri au mipango mikub<strong>wa</strong>, bali k<strong>wa</strong> kielelezo alichokifan<strong>ya</strong> k<strong>wa</strong> ajili yetu.<br />
“Katika hili tumelifahamu pendo [la Mungu], Yesu Kristo aliutoa uhai <strong>wa</strong>ke<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> ajili yetu” (1 Yoh. 3:16; <strong>ni</strong> sa<strong>wa</strong> na Rum. 5:8; Yoh. 3:16; Efe. 5:25). Katika<br />
Waefeso 5:25-33 mume anathibitisha pendo lake k<strong>wa</strong> mkewe kama Kristo<br />
anavyothibitisha pendo lake k<strong>wa</strong> Ka<strong>ni</strong>sa k<strong>wa</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> ta<strong>ya</strong>ri kufa k<strong>wa</strong> ajili <strong>ya</strong>ke na<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> kumlisha na kumtunza. Paulo anatuambia k<strong>wa</strong>mba “katika Kristo Yesu”,<br />
“nguvu” pekee “<strong>ni</strong> ima<strong>ni</strong> itendayo kazi k<strong>wa</strong> upendo” (Gal. 5:6). Katika Ufunuo<br />
2:4-5 Ka<strong>ni</strong>sa la Efeso linaamri<strong>wa</strong> kurudia “upendo <strong>wa</strong> k<strong>wa</strong>nza” ambao liliuacha:<br />
“ukatubu, uka<strong>ya</strong>fanye matendo <strong>ya</strong> k<strong>wa</strong>nza”. Katika Ufunuo 2:19 Yesu anajua<br />
“matendo <strong>ya</strong>ko na upendo na ima<strong>ni</strong>...<strong>ya</strong>ko”.<br />
9 Rud<br />
10 Tazama rejea hapo <strong>juu</strong> kuhusu ‘kaka na dada’