BAYANIN JINSI—DAYA A CIKIN KRISTI
Scripture
Babu Bafarisiyawa ko Helenawa, babu bawa ko 'yantacce, babu namiji ko mace: gama ku duka daya ne a cikin Almasihu Yesu (Galatiyawa 3:28).
Devotional
Kalmar Allah ta bayyana wani abu mai zurfi game da asalinku a cikin Kristi: yana wuce bambance-bambancen dabi'a. Lokacin da Littafi Mai Tsarki ya ce, “babu namiji ko mace,” yana bayyana gaskiyar ruhaniya. Asalinku a cikin Kristi ba a bayyana shi da jikin ku na zahiri ba amma da ruhunku.
A cikin Romawa 16:1, Manzo Bulus ya gabatar da Fibi kuma ya kira ta “bawa na coci.” Kalmar da aka fassara da “bawa” ta fito ne daga Girkanci “diakonos,” kalma daya da aka yi amfani da ita don diakona. Wannan yana nufin Fibi ta yi aiki a matsayin diakonisa a cikin coci.
Duk da haka, wasu sun yi kokarin sake fassara wannan, suna cewa kawai mai taimako ce, ko wata kila matar diakona, ko kuma gwauruwa da coci ke tallafawa. Amma Littafi Mai Tsarki bai ce haka ba. Sun samu wahalar karɓar cewa mace na iya aiki a cikin hidima, koyarwa ko wa’azi. Amma Littafi Mai Tsarki ya bayyana.
Misali, an gaya mana cewa Filibus mai wa’azi yana da 'ya'ya mata hudu waɗanda suka yi annabci: “Kuma wannan mutum yana da 'ya'ya mata hudu, budurwai, waɗanda suka yi annabci” (Ayyukan Manzanni 21:9). Kalmar ta ce, “Amma wanda yake yin annabci yana magana ga mutane don gina su, da gargaɗi, da ta'aziyya” (1 Korintiyawa 14:3). Annabci na coci ne. Yana gina, yana ƙarfafa kuma yana ɗaga mutanen Allah.
Wannan yana nufin waɗannan matan ministoci ne, suna magana da Kalmar ta Ruhun. Saboda haka, bambanci tsakanin namiji da mace ya shafi jiki, ba ruhu ba. A cikin Kristi, ruhunku shine abin da ke bayyana asalinku da damar ku na aiki. Shafawa da alherin Ruhun ba su da iyaka da jinsi.
Duk da haka, akwai tsare-tsare na dabi'a da na dangantaka, musamman a cikin aure. Littafi Mai Tsarki yana koyar da tsari a cikin wannan mahallin. Amma a wajen wannan haɗin, aikin ruhaniya ba a takaita shi da jinsi ba. Ruhun ɗaya yana aiki a cikin kowa da kowa kuma ta kowa da kowa.
Tambayar, saboda haka, ba ita ce ko mutum namiji ne ko mace ba amma ko mutum ya miƙa wuya ga Ruhun. Allah yana aiki ta wurin waɗanda suka miƙa kansu gare Shi. Don haka, ka ƙi fassara Littafi Mai Tsarki ta hanyar al'ada ko son zuciya na ɗan adam. Ka bar Kalmar ta yi magana da kanta. A cikin Kristi, mu daya ne. Kuma a cikin wannan ɗaya, kowannenmu yana da iko don yin aiki a cikin alherin da Allah ya ba mu. Don haka, ka gane ko kai wanene a cikin Ruhun, kuma ka yi tafiya a cikin cikar wannan kira.
Prayer
Ya Uba, na gode maka don gaskiyar Kalmarka da bayyanar asalinku a cikin Kristi. Ina aiki ta Ruhunka, ba tare da shingen iyakokin dabi'a ba, ina bayyana alherin da ka ba ni don ɗaukakarka. Ina tafiya da ƙarfin zuciya da bayyanawa, ina cika kiran da ke cikin Kristi, a cikin sunan Yesu. Amin.
Salvation Prayer
O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He's alive today.
I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I'm born again.
Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I'm now a child of God. Hallelujah!