Upendo ni Utimilifu wa Sheria Insha juu ya Maadili - Martin Bucer ...
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46 Schirrmacher, <strong>Insha</strong> <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> <strong>Maadili</strong><br />
vifungu hivi <strong>ni</strong> k<strong>wa</strong>mba, ku<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong> kiroho humaa<strong>ni</strong>sha kubadilish<strong>wa</strong> na Mungu<br />
na <strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ya</strong>ke na kuishi k<strong>wa</strong> kulingana na <strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ya</strong>ke!<br />
Iki<strong>wa</strong> Wasomile<strong>ni</strong>a ha<strong>wa</strong>zingatii jukumu la <strong>Sheria</strong> katika Mile<strong>ni</strong>a na mwenendo<br />
<strong>wa</strong>ke <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> tabia na kusudi la <strong>Sheria</strong> katika historia k<strong>wa</strong> ujumla, ha<strong>wa</strong>wezi<br />
kuhoji kihalali, k<strong>wa</strong>mba sababu <strong>ya</strong>o <strong>ya</strong> kufan<strong>ya</strong> hivyo, <strong>ni</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong> ha<strong>wa</strong>taki ku<strong>wa</strong><br />
<strong>wa</strong>kabla- au <strong>wa</strong>baadamile<strong>ni</strong>a. Badala <strong>ya</strong>ke <strong>wa</strong>napas<strong>wa</strong> kushughulika na<br />
mtazamo <strong>wa</strong>o <strong>wa</strong> upinga-sheria, ambao hau<strong>wa</strong>ruhusu kutambua jukumu la<br />
kimsingi la <strong>Sheria</strong> katika Mile<strong>ni</strong>a, hata kama vifungu v<strong>ya</strong>o <strong>wa</strong>vipendavyo <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong><br />
somo hilo vinafundisha suala hilo.<br />
<strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ya</strong> Mungu na Mas<strong>wa</strong>li Yanayofuatana<br />
Katika majadiliano <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> mas<strong>wa</strong>li <strong>ya</strong>nayofuatana (<strong>ya</strong>liyopang<strong>wa</strong> kulingana na<br />
umuhimu <strong>wa</strong> nafasi husika), jukumu la kimsingi la <strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ya</strong> Mungu <strong>ya</strong> milele<br />
mara nyingi limeku<strong>wa</strong> likisahaulika.<br />
K<strong>wa</strong> mfano chukua Isa<strong>ya</strong> 42:<br />
“…atatokeza hukumu k<strong>wa</strong> kweli. Hatazimia, <strong>wa</strong>la hatakata tamaa, hata<br />
atakapoweka hukumu du<strong>ni</strong>a<strong>ni</strong>; na visi<strong>wa</strong> vitaingojea sheria <strong>ya</strong>ke…Mimi,<br />
BWANA… na kukutoa uwe agano la <strong>wa</strong>tu, na nuru <strong>ya</strong> mataifa…” (Isa. 42:3b-4,<br />
6b).<br />
“BWANA akapendez<strong>wa</strong>, k<strong>wa</strong> ajili <strong>ya</strong> haki <strong>ya</strong>ke, kuitukuza sheria na<br />
kuiadhimisha” (Isa. 42:21).<br />
Je, hapa Isa<strong>ya</strong> na Mungu <strong>wa</strong>nazungumza <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> ka<strong>ni</strong>sa la kizazi hiki au <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong><br />
muda ambao k<strong>wa</strong> sasa utakuja baadaye? Je, Yesu ‘mtumishi <strong>wa</strong>ngu’ (Isa. 42:1)<br />
ametimiza hili kikamilifu <strong>juu</strong> <strong>ya</strong> msalaba, alianza kulitimiza mahali pale, au<br />
ataanza kulitimiza hili katika Mile<strong>ni</strong>a, au <strong>wa</strong>weza kupata yote hayo katika Isa<strong>ya</strong><br />
42? S<strong>wa</strong>li hili <strong>ni</strong> muhimu (na <strong>ni</strong>naami<strong>ni</strong> katika msimamo <strong>wa</strong> mwisho tutaona<br />
mambo hayo na mafundisho hayo ku<strong>wa</strong> <strong>ni</strong> utimilifu ukuao kuanzia Msalaba<strong>ni</strong> au<br />
Siku <strong>ya</strong> Hukumu Kuu), laki<strong>ni</strong> mas<strong>wa</strong>li ha<strong>ya</strong> <strong>ya</strong>nayofuatana <strong>ya</strong>naweza <strong>ya</strong>siondoe<br />
ujumbe mzima <strong>wa</strong> kifungu hiki: K<strong>wa</strong> kumtumia “mtumishi” <strong>wa</strong>ke Yesu Kristo,<br />
Mungu ataleta <strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ya</strong>ke hadi katika visi<strong>wa</strong> v<strong>ya</strong> miisho <strong>ya</strong> du<strong>ni</strong>a. K<strong>wa</strong> njia <strong>ya</strong><br />
Yesu Mungu ataleta hukumu <strong>ya</strong>ke <strong>ya</strong> kisheria k<strong>wa</strong> mataifa yote. K<strong>wa</strong> njia <strong>ya</strong><br />
Yesu Mungu anaitukuza <strong>Sheria</strong> na kuifan<strong>ya</strong> iheshimike. Iki<strong>wa</strong> hili <strong>ni</strong> jukumu la<br />
Yesu, <strong>ni</strong> jukumu lake katika n<strong>ya</strong>kati zote.<br />
Iki<strong>wa</strong> mtu anaami<strong>ni</strong> k<strong>wa</strong>mba hili lilitokea kikamilifu k<strong>wa</strong> njia <strong>ya</strong> Msalaba na<br />
Ufufuo, <strong>ya</strong>wezekanaje aendelee kufikiri ku<strong>wa</strong> Yesu <strong>ni</strong> mwisho <strong>wa</strong> <strong>Sheria</strong>?<br />
Asingepas<strong>wa</strong> kutambua ku<strong>wa</strong> Mungu anaikuza <strong>Sheria</strong> <strong>ya</strong>ke k<strong>wa</strong> njia <strong>ya</strong> Yesu na<br />
anataka isambazwe hadi kwenye visi<strong>wa</strong> v<strong>ya</strong> mbali kushinda vyote? Jambo hili <strong>ni</strong><br />
sa<strong>wa</strong> pia iki<strong>wa</strong> mtu anaami<strong>ni</strong> k<strong>wa</strong>mba Isa. 42 inahusika na Ka<strong>ni</strong>sa zima la zama<br />
hizi. Viko <strong>wa</strong>pi vitabu v<strong>ya</strong>ke v<strong>ya</strong> <strong>Sheria</strong> na maelezo <strong>ya</strong>ke iki<strong>wa</strong> Ka<strong>ni</strong>sa<br />
linapas<strong>wa</strong> kuipeleka kila mahali?