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Tumtazame yesu Kristo

Tumtazame yesu Kristo

Biblia inatuongoza kusema:

Tumtazame Yesu aliyeanzisha na anayekamilisha imani yetu. Yeye, kwa ajili ya furaha iliyowekwa mbele yake, alivumilia kifo cha msalaba bila kujali aibu, na sasa ameketi upande wa kulia wa kiti cha enzi cha Mungu.” (Waebrania 12:2 , msisitizo wangu).

Hili si agizo tunalolazimika kulitii kisheria ; bali ni hekima ya Mungu ya kuishi kwa upatanifu na sheria zake za usanifu wake wa uumbaji—jinsi alivyounda uhalisia ufanye kazi, na jinsi mbinu zake, tabia yake, na kanuni zake zinavyojitokeza katika uhalisia.

Moja ya sheria za usanifu za Mungu ni sheria ya ibada—uhalisi kwamba tunakuwa kama kile tunachokithamini, kukipenda, na kukiabudu. Biblia inaeleza sheria ya ibada kama kubadilishwa na kile tunachokitazama (2 Wakorintho 3:18). Saikolojia na tiba ya akili ya kisasa huiita sheria hii ya ibada “Ufinyanzi:” (modeling)—yaani, tunajiunda kulingana na kile tunachokithamini, kukipa thamani, kukiona kuwa bora, au hata kuki-abudu.

Biblia inatoa mifano ya moja kwa moja ya uharibifu unaotokea katika utu wetu tunapoabudu chochote kingine isipokuwa Mungu. Katika Yeremia, nabii anaeleza sheria ya ibada: “Wakafuata sanamu zisizo na maana, wakawa wao wenyewe hawana maana” (Yeremia 2:5 NIV84). Naye mtume Paulo anaeleza kwa kina sheria hii katika Warumi 1:18–32, ambapo anaeleza jinsi watu fulani hawakuona kuwa vyema kudumisha maarifa ya Mungu, bali walibadilisha ukweli wa Mungu kwa sanamu walizotengeneza za wanyama na wanadamu; na matokeo yake, akili zao zikawa na giza, potovu, na zisizo na maana.

Biblia inatuambia tumtazame Yesu, kwa sababu ni kwa kumtafakari Yeye tu ndipo tunavutwa kumpenda na kumtumaini, na kugeuzwa mioyo na nia zetu ili tufanane naye

Kubadilisha ukweli kumhusu Mungu kwa uwongo ndiyo njia yenye madhara zaidi na uharibifu mwingi ya kumwacha Yesu asionekane machoni petu. Lakini ipo njia nyingine, njia ya hila zaidi, njia ambayo watu humweka Yesu kama Mwokozi wao pekee, na wanakana mungu mwingine yeyote isipokuwa Mungu wa kweli, lakini bado wamekwisha kumwondoa Yesu machoni pao na kupata matokeo mabaya. Mifano miwili katika Injili inaonyesha hili wazi na hutumika kama masomo halisi kwetu leo.

Huenda mfano ulio wazi zaidi ni wakati Petro alipokuwa akitembea juu ya maji. Ilimradi macho yake yalikuwa yameelekezwa kwa Yesu, aliweza kutembea juu ya mawimbi ya dhoruba—lakini mara tu alipoyaondoa macho yake kwa Yesu, alianza kuzama. Akamgeukia Yesu tena, akamlilia Mwokozi, naye akaokolewa mara moja.

Somo katika mfano huu liko wazi: Tunapojikuta tukipambana na dhoruba za maisha, ilimradi tuweke macho yetu kwa Yesu, tunaweza kutembea juu ya mawimbi. Lakini mara tu tunapofikiri tunaweza kushughulikia mambo peke yetu, mara tu tunapowaangalia wenzetu na kusema, “Angalieni, ninaweza kutembea juu ya maji,” ndipo tunapoanza kuzama na kulemewa na maisha. Na kama Petro, tunapomrudia Yesu, Yeye hutushika mkono na kutuinua. Hata hivyo, kama Petro, tutakuwa tumelowa na maji ya dhoruba na tutahitaji kusafishwa kidogo.

Kuna kisa kingine kilichoandikwa katika Maandiko—ambacho si cha wazi sana—lakini nacho hufundisha somo la thamani kubwa kuhusu wasiwasi unaoongezeka, hofu, na msongo tunaoupata tunaporuhusu matukio ya kawaida ya maisha yatufanye tumsahau Yesu na kuondoa macho yetu kwake.

Kisa hiki kinapatikana katika sura ya pili ya Injili ya Luka:

 Wazazi wake walikuwa na desturi ya kwenda Yerusalemu kila mwaka wakati wa sikukuu ya Pasaka. Mtoto alipokuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na miwili, wote walikwenda kwenye sikukuu hiyo kama ilivyokuwa desturi. Baada ya sikukuu, walianza safari ya kurudi makwao, lakini Yesu alibaki Yerusalemu bila wazazi wake kuwa na habari. Walidhani alikuwa pamoja na kundi la wasafiri, wakaenda mwendo wa kutwa, halafu wakaanza kumtafuta miongoni mwa jamaa na marafiki. Kwa kuwa hawakumwona, walirudi Yerusalemu wakimtafuta. Siku ya tatu, walimkuta hekaluni kati ya waalimu, akiwasikiliza na kuwauliza maswali. Wote waliosikia maneno yake walistaajabia akili yake na majibu yake ya hekima. Wazazi wake walipomwona walishangaa. Maria, mama yake, akamwuliza, “Mwanangu, kwa nini umetutendea hivyo? Baba yako na mimi tumekuwa tukikutafuta kwa huzuni.” Yeye akawajibu, “Kwa nini mlinitafuta? Hamkujua kwamba inanipasa kuwa katika nyumba ya Baba yangu?” Lakini wazazi wake hawakuelewa maana ya maneno aliyowaambia. Basi, akarudi pamoja nao hadi Nazareti, akawa anawatii. Mama yake akaweka mambo hayo yote moyoni mwake. Naye Yesu akaendelea kukua katika hekima na kimo; akazidi kupendwa na Mungu na watu. (Luka 2: 41–48,  msisitizo wangu).

Maria na Yosefu, wakiwa wamejishughulisha na majukumu ya safari—kupakia, kupanga, kuzungumza na marafiki, na kuamini Yesu kuwa atafuata—waliyaondoa macho yao kwake. Hawakuwa wakiabudu mungu mwingine; waliruhusu tu matukio ya kila siku yawapotoshe kwa muda, wakashindwa kumtazama Yesu kwa siku moja. Na ikawachukua siku tatu za utafutaji wenye wasiwasi mkubwa ndipo wamkute!

Vivyo hivyo, wengi wetu wakati mwingine hujikuta tumezama katika majukumu ya maisha, tukitimiza wajibu wetu kwa uaminifu, bila kamwe kugeukia miungu ya uongo, lakini tunasahau wajibu ulio muhimu zaidi ya yote—na bila kukusudia, tunaondoa macho yetu kwa Yesu, hata kama ni kwa siku moja tu. Kisha tunajikuta na wasiwasi, hofu, dhiki, labda tukihisi tumelemewa, na huenda ikatuchukua siku moja au mbili au tatu kabla ya kutambua kwa nini tumepoteza amani yetu. Ndipo tunamkumbuka Yesu, na tunapompata, huenda tukasema kama Maria, “Yesu, kwa nini uliniruhusu nipate wasiwasi hivi? Kwa nini hukuwa ukinifariji?”

Tukisikiliza, tutasikia sauti yake ya upole ikisema, “Hujui kwamba mimi huwa nafanya kazi ya Baba yangu siku zote—kutafuta kuponya mioyo na akili na kuwaokoa watu kutoka dhambini? Wewe ulipata wasiwasi kwa sababu uliyaondoa macho yako kwangu. Lakini mimi sikuwahi kuyaondoa macho yangu kwako!”

Tumaini letu pekee la afya, furaha, amani, mafanikio, na ushindi ni Yesu Kristo! Kwa hiyo nakutia moyo ufanye iwe desturi yako ya kila siku kuyaelekeza macho yako kwake. Anza kila asubuhi kwa muda wa faragha pamoja naye, tafakari Neno lake, fungua moyo wako kwake katika maombi, jisalimishe kikamilifu kwake, mwalike akuongoze katika njia zako, na umtumainie katika matokeo yatakayo tokea—kwa maana ni kwa kumtazama Yeye ndipo tunapobadilishwa!

 

 

 

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I have been really blessed reading your response to the various questions on your site.

K.C., OH, USA

 

Testimony 36

Thank you and may God continue to bless you as you share with others the intricacies of how we are all “fearfully and wonderfully made”. I must share that you have opened a whole new world to me, and I have found tremendous healing through what you have shared in two of your books, “Could It Be This Simple?” and “The God Shaped Brain.” I praise God for what you shared, what I have learned, and how I have grown and healed! My prayer is that My Precious Jesus will be seen by others in the way I live, act, talk, etc. and they may be encouraged to know He is truly a GREAT God of LOVE, desiring that no one should perish! God Bless you in your continued endeavors to present Him as He really is!

Joleen H. GA, USA

 

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I personally download and listen to each of Come And Reason Ministries Bible study class lessons and PDF study notes to use when teaching my class. Really appreciate the class especially when Dr. Jennings is teaching. Thank God there are persons like him doing His work and traveling to share His beliefs.

B. L.M., North Plains, OR, USA

 

Testimony 2

I continue to enjoy your lessons every week. The more that I research your conclusions, the more I am convinced that the Holy Spirit has lead you to distill out the essence of human redemption. Thank you for your courageous stand for the truth.

S. G., TX, USA

 

Testimony 28

I have been following your Bible study class for about a year now. I must say I am impressed with how your ministry has grown. I took it upon myself to listen to all your lesson podcasts from the past and they have both enriched me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I have learnt a lot from this class. I have also noticed how the class has grown in spiritual strength. One of the things that benefited me is that now I am not afraid of God. I use to be, but now it has melted away. The second thing is that you helped me to have a real life relationship with God. Now He is my friend that was always there and I love having him with me all the time. Thirdly, because of this class, it inspired me to take over and lead a class. I have called it “Let Us Reason Together,” adapting your inquisitive style and creating a class of free thinkers.

T. Banda, Malawi, Africa

 

Testimony 64

I’ve been reading the bible and walking with Jesus since I was around 16. I’m 42 now. I’ve mostly been alone in my walk although I went to several churches in different denominations. For the past 3 years God has been showing me His character of agape. It’s been a blessing and changed how I view God and my walk with Jesus. About a year ago I came across the power of love and the principles of design law. These teachings changed how I read scripture and have been such a beautiful blessing. I’m very excited and grateful for these truths. We share these truths of agape, design law and the reality of the principles of the two trees in the garden of Eden with people on Facebook and YouTube. People all over are learning to trust God and His agape design law which makes life possible. Thank you for everything you shared with me. May God continue to bless your ministry and lives.

Bradley M., Hinsdale, NY, USA

 

Testimony 40

I was brought up in a different faith and have been petrified my whole life of God. I believed that I would burn in hell for eternity. When I was 12 I started pursuing the things of this world, but for the next 45 years the Spirit was always calling me, as I knew there was a God through nature. I could see the vast sea of stars in the universe and knew there was something bigger out there. Five years ago, through a Revelation seminar, I was blessed to learn about God’s character and government.

Then I found Come and Reason Ministries and have come under some extreme pressure when I speak about the ministry. One time a member sent me an internet article titled “Whats wrong with Tim Jennings?” I asked her what she thought of it and she said “I don’t know, I didn’t read it.”

I have always wanted to find out for myself the truth about God, so I stayed with the Design Law construct and have been liberated to understand the big picture. Once we consider Design Law, all other Bible stories and prophecies seem to fit perfectly. It is truly beautiful to see people grasping how God operates this Universe of Love and the liberation it has provided in their lives. It blows my mind to see how consistent Design law is with what our founders believed. I hear statements like “This makes so much sense.”

Tom W., Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA

 

Testimony 50

After coming into contact with Come And Reason Ministries, I can finally say that many of my unanswered questions have fallen into place. I discovered that my view of God’s Law was “imposed laws and rules” with “imposed punishments” and that this was the major culprit of my many unanswered questions. Thanks be to God for using you and those around you to help us who have struggled with this “infection” of thought. I have now rejected the “imposed law” concept to fully embrace “Design Law”… to look thru “Design Law,” instead of “imposed law,” is a relief.

Viliami L., Australia

 

Testimony 29

Thank you for all of your work to correct misconceptions about God’s character. So many people that my husband and I have talked to seem to be against the natural law construct and view it as “errant” and “dangerous.” Having learned more about it through your blogs and lessons, I don’t really understand why they view it that way, except that it means they have to relearn theology they have known for their entire lives. But I’m so excited to relearn this. For the past few years I have been questioning how I could trust a God who punishes arbitrarily and is full of wrath for those who don’t obey His commands. That view made me afraid to “mess up” or “not be good enough,” even within my relationship with God. I really appreciated the point you bring out about God not wanting us to serve Him because we are afraid, but because we love Him.

Melissa H., IN, USA

 

Testimony 8

Thank you for the ministry you are sharing with us, it is a real blessing to us and especially to my husband and myself! You are encouraging us to think for ourselves and not just to except everything, without thinking it through, with God’s word!

M.K., USA

 

Testimony 16

Your seminars are still inspiring and changing our lives and we continue to share the principles we have learned from you. Your ministry has changed our lives!

E.W.

 

Testimony 38

Since November 2015, when I started studying Gods word from this God Is Love point of view, my life has been transformed. My troubled marriage of 15 years has been healed and my husband and I are truly happy for the first time in 15 years. Now When I read the word of God I understand it so much better and I can’t help but see Gods love radiating through the pages to humanity. Gods word is living and active and I am blessed beyond measure to be having this amazing experience. God has given me a beautiful understanding of Jn 3:16 that amazes me more and more each day. Thank you again for your ministry.

Helen D., London, England

 

Testimony 11

I would love to have a copy of “Healing the Mind” DVDs to have in my therapy office. I enjoy having clients check out materials to enhance their therapy experience. I have sat under Dr. Jennings’ teaching at an American Association of Christian Counselors convention and respect his work greatly.

K.B., LA, USA

 

Testimony 24

I wanted to thank you very much for presenting your understanding of God. I’ve always been troubled by this question: Why did Jesus have to die? Since my conversion I understood that The Father & Jesus are one, I did not have issues with that. But was there not any other way to save us than for Jesus to die? I guess I actually had a question about God – if He is so wise, how come He did not find another way? I did not see the real ‘beauty’  in the cross. Only when you explained the picture in the medical context, Jesus providing medicine for my selfishness, have I started to finally ‘see the light’. Thank you so much. Your seminar, “Healing the Mind,” are absolutely marvelous & have shared them with my family and many other people, including colleagues at work. Thanks, thanks, thanks. May God bless you abundantly in your ministry.

M. W., Australia

 

Testimony 15

I have been sharing Come And Reason Ministries Bible study lessons with several folk. You have such a beautiful view of the plan of salvation. If we had this message preached when I was young, my generation would still all be in church.

H. R., New Zealand