If Jesus was God, why did He say 'No one is good but God alone'?

It is often claimed by those who reject the deity of Christ that inMark 10:17-22Jesus denies His divinity by rejecting the notion that He is good. It reads as follows:

“As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. ‘Good teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good – except God alone. You know the commandments: Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’ ‘Teacher,’ he declared, ‘all these I have kept since I was a boy.’ Jesus looked at him and loved him. ‘One thing you lack,’ he said. ‘Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’ At this, the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.”

Is Jesus here rebuking the man for calling Him good and thereby denying His deity? No. Rather, He is using a penetrating question to push the man to think through the implications of his own words, to understand the concept of Jesus’ goodness and, most especially, the man’s lack of goodness. The young ruler "went away sad" (Mark 10:22) because he realized that although he had devoted himself to keeping the commandments, he had failed to keep the first and greatest of the commandments—love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Matthew 22:37-38). The man’s riches were of more worth to him than God, and thus he was not "good" in the eyes of God.

Jesus and Islam

Here are six questions that followers of Islam, and others, often ask about Jesus...

This will be a very respectful presentation to anyone who wants to know about Jesus. No challenges. And there will be no criticism of any religion, in any way.
Here are six questions answered in this article:

1. Has the Bible been changed from its original?
2. Does God say that one religion will replace another: Judaism, then Christianity, then Islam?
3. Is it not blasphemy to say God has a Son?
4. Did Jesus die on a cross?
5. If Jesus died on a cross, was God dead for 3 days?
6. Why not view Jesus as a prophet?

1. Jesus and Islam: Is the Bible God's Word? Or has it been changed, or corrupted over time?

Just as introduction, here are a few statements found in the Bible: "Until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear, from the Law until everything has been accomplished."¹
The Word of God will not disappear. Everything in it will be accomplished in its entirety till the very end. Again it states, "Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away."²
Also, "All scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."³ All scripture is inspired by God.
And, "the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of our God stands forever."⁴
We need to ask ourselves, "Is God able to protect his word? Is God able to fulfill these statements, that his word will never disappear, never go unfulfilled?"
Is God capable? Yes, of course. This is God's word to all people. Are we accusing God himself by saying that He was not able to protect it from being changed?
Nothing has been changed. That is only a rumor.
The Quran does not say the Bible has been changed. Just the opposite. It honors the Torah and the Bible. It mentions the Torah, and the "Zabur" (the Old Testament and Psalms) and the "Injil" (the New Testament) many times.
When Islam began in the 6th century, 600 years after Jesus Christ, the Bible was accepted as true.
So, you might ask, has the Bible changed since the 6^th century? No. All you have to do is compare today's Bible with a Bible written long ago.
We can find complete Bibles, all the way back to 300 A.D., hundreds of years before the Quran. You can find one in the London Museum, in the Vatican, and many other places. If you compare today's Bible with the Bibles of 300 A.D., the Bible we have today is the same as then.
Did you know that there exists today nearly 25,000 hand-written copies of portions of the New Testament? As historians have compared these manuscripts, they have concluded that the New Testament we have today is at least 99.5% accurate to the original. No change.
(The .5% differences refer to spelling, but no change in meaning.)
Also, you might be familiar with the more recent archeological findings of the Dead Sea Scrolls. These were found in caves of Qumran, just off the northwest corner of the Dead Sea.
Researchers have compared the Bible we have today with what they found, and they remained highly similar, nearly 100% identical.
Don't let anyone tell you that the New Testament or the Bible has been changed from its original writing. That simply is not historically accurate.
The Bible has not been changed.
Ok, but what about having four Gospels? Aren't those different Scriptures, different from each other?

How an Atheist Found God

A personal account from an atheist who was convinced no god exists, and what facts led to God.

By Marilyn Adamson
I disturbed a lot of religious people by asking, "How do you know God exists?"
Perhaps they were wondering about my motives. Or maybe they had no idea how to answer. Most of their responses were, "Well, you just know."
I wasn't trying to be difficult. But I certainly did not "just know." And I was hoping someone did!
After many months of this, I thought, "Here are the people who say they believe in God, but no one knows why!" It was like learning the truth about Santa Claus. It seemed obvious that God was completely fabricated. Maybe some people needed to believe in God but clearly there was no proof. No objective evidence. I came to the most stark conclusion...God did not actually exist.
I held this belief for years, not expecting it to ever change. But then I met someone who caused me to become interested in the possibility of God. She was caring, kind, and very intelligent. It bothered me that someone that intelligent could believe in God.
She talked about God like he was her closest friend. She was convinced he deeply loved her. I knew her life well. Any concern she would take to God, trusting him to work out a way or care for her in some way. She would tell me, quite candidly, that she was merely praying that God would act upon her concerns. For over a year, I regularly saw what seemed to be answers to her prayers. I watched her life through a myriad of circumstances, and her faith in God was unwavering.
So, I wanted to believe in God on one hand, because I admired her life and her love for others. But I couldn't believe in something against my intellect, against my better judgment. God did not exist. A nice idea, but that was all. Wanting something to be true, doesn't make it true.
During this time I was developing a personally built philosophy.

Je, Nina wezaje kupokea msamaha wa dhambi toka kwa Mungu?

Matendo ya Mitume 13:38 yasema, “Basi naijulikane kwenu, ndugu zangu ya kuwa kwa huyo mnahubiriwa msamaha wa dhambi.”

Msamaha ni nini na kwanini ninauhitaji?

Neno “samehe” linamaanisha kusafisha nia au jambo nakulifanya kutokuwa na mawaa yoyote, ku achilia, kufutilia mbali deni. Tunapo kosea mtu, huuliza msamaha wao ili tukarudishe uhusiano. Msamaha haupeanwi kwa sababu mtu anastahili kusamehewa. Hakuna anaye stahili kusamehewa. Msamaha ni ishara ya upendo, huruma na neema. Msamaha ni uamuzi wa kutoshikilia jambo ndani yako kinyume cha mtu mwengine, haijalishi amekukosea kiasi gani.

Bibilia inatuambia yakwamba sote tunahitaji msamaha toka kwa Mungu. Sote tumefanya dhambi. Mhubiri 7:20 asema, “Bila shaka hakuna mwanadamu mwenye haki hapa duniani, ambaye afanya mema, asifanye dhambi.” 1Yohana 1:8 asema, “Tukisema kwamba hatuna dhambi, twajidanganya wenyewe, wala kweli haimo mwetu.” Dhambi zote ni kitendo cha uasi kinyume chake Mungu (Zaburi 51:4). Basi kwa hivyo, tunahitaji kwa vyovyote msamaha wake Mungu. Kama dhambi zetu hazitasamehewa, tutakuwa katika adhabu ya milele tukiteseka kwa ajili ya madhara ya dhambi zetu (Mathayo 25:46;Yohana 3:36).

Msamaha-Je, ni upate vipi?

Kwa shukurani, Mungu ni mwenye upendo na huruma-mwenye ari ya kutusamehe dhambi zetu! 2Petro 3:9 asema, “Yeye hutuvumilia maana hapendi mtu ye yote apotee, bali wote wafikilie toba.” Mungu anatamani kutusamehe, kwa hivyo alitoa kwa ajili ya msamaha wetu.

Adhabu ya haki pekee inayostahili kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu ni mauti. Sehemu ya kwanza ya kitabu cha Warumi 6:23 yasema, “Kwa maana mshahara wa dhambi ni mauti…..” Mauti ya milele ndiyo ndiyo tuliyopokea kama mshahara wa dhambi zetu. Mungu, kwa mpango wake mahususi, alifanyika kuwa mwanadamu - Yesu Kristo (Yohana 1:1, 14). Yesu alikufa juu ya msalaba kwa kuchukua adhabu tuliyo stahili-mauti. 2Wakorintho 5:21 inatufundisha, “Yeye asiyejua dhambi alimfanya kuwa dhambi kwa ajili yetu, ili sisi tupate kuwa haki ya Mungu katika yeye. “Yesu alikufa msalabani, akichukua adhabu tuliyo stahili!Kama Mungu, kifo chake Yesu kilitoa msamaha wa dhambi kwa ulimwengu mzima. 1Yohana 2:2 asema, “Naye ndiye kipatanisho kwa dhambi zetu; wala si kwa dhambi zetu tu, bali na kwa dhambi za ulimwengu wote. “Yesu alifufuka katika wafu, akishuhudia ushindi juu ya dhambi na mauti (1Wakorintho 15:1-28). Mungu apewe sifa kwa kupitia kifo na kufufuka kwake Yesu Kristo, Sehemu yote ya pili ya kitabu cha Warumi 6:23 ni kweli, “…bali karama ya Mungu ni uzima wa milele katika Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.”

Je umeshapata Zawadi ya Uzima wa milele?

Bibilia inaonyesha njia ya wazi ya uzimani.Mwanzo ni sharti tutambue yakwamba tumetenda dhambi kinyume chake Mungu: “Kwasababu wote wamefanya dhambi, na kupungukiwa na utukufu wa Mungu” (Warumi 3:23). Sote tumefanya mambo ambayo hayampendezi Mungu,ambayo yanafanya tustahili adhabu.Kwa kuwa dhambi zetu ziko kinyume kabisa na Mungu aliye uzima wa milele,basi ni adhabu ya milele pekee itoshayo. “Kwa maana mshahara wa dhambi ni mauti,bali karama ya Mungu ni uzima wa milele katika Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu” (Warumi 6:23).

Hata hivyo Yesu Kristo asiyekuwa na dhambi (1 Petro 2:23), mwana wa Mungu alifanyika kuwa mwanadamu (Yohana 1:1,14) na akafa ili kutulipia adhabu. “Bali Mungu aonyesha pendo lake yeye mwenyewe kwetu sisi,kwa kuwa Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yetu,tulipokuwa tungali wenye dhambi” (Warumi 5:8). Yesu Kristo alikufa msalabani (Yohana 19:31-42), kwa kuchukua adhabu ambayo sisi tulistahili (2Wakorintho 5:21). Siku tatu baadaye akafufuka katika wafu (1Wakorintho 15:1-4), kudhihirisha ushindi juu ya dhambi na mauti. “kwa rehema zake nyingi alituzaa mara ya pili ili tupate tumaini lenye uzima kwa kufufuka kwake Yesu Kristo katika wafu” (1Petro 1:3).

Kwa imani ni sharti tuungame dhambi zetu na tumrejee Kristo kwa ajili ya wokovu (Matendo 3:19). Tukiweka imani yetu kwake, kwa kuamini kifo chake msalabani kama malipo ya dhambi zetu,tutasamehewa na kuahidiwa uzima wa milele mbinguni. “Kwa maana jinsi hii Mungu aliupenda ulimwengu, hata akamtoa mwanawe pekee, ili kila mtu amwaminiye asipotee, bali awe na uzima wa milele” (Yohana 3:16). “Kwa sababu,ukimkiri Yesu kwa kinywa chako ya kuwa ni Bwana, na kuamini moyoni mwako ya kuwa Mungu alimfufua katika wafu, utaokoka” (Warumi 10:9). Imani pekee katika kazi aliyo ikamilisha Kristo pale msalabani ndiyo njia ya kweli ya pekee ya uzimani! “Kwa maana nimeokolewa kwa neema, kwa njia ya imani; ambayo hiyo haikutokana na nafsi zetu, ni kipawa cha Mungu; wala si kwa matendo, mtu awaye yoyote asije akajisifu” (Waefeso 2:8-9).

Ni kwa nini uzao wa ubikira ni wa maana?

 Funzo la uzao wa ubikira ni la maana sana (Isaya 7:14 Mathayo 1:23; Luka 1:27,34). Kwanza, hebu tuangazie vile bibilia inavyo lieleza swala la uzao wa ubikira. Kulingana na swali la Mariamu, “Litakuwaje neno hili?” (Luka 1:34), Gabrieli anasema, “Roho Mtakatifu atakujilia juu yako, na nguvu zake Aliye juu zitakufunika kama kivuli; kwa sababu hiyo hicho kitakachozaliwa kitaitwa kitakatifu, Mwana wa Mungu” (Luka 1:35). Malaika alimtia moyo Zekaria isiwe na hofu mchukue Mariamu kama mke wako kwa maneno haya: “mimba aliyoibeba ni kwa uwezo wa Roho Mtakatifu” (Mathayo 1:18). Wagalatia 4:4 pia yafunza juu ya uzao wa ubikira “Mungu alimtuma Mwanawe ambaye amezaliwa na mwanamke.”

Kutoka kwa ukurasa huu, ni kweli kwamba kuzaliwa kwa Yesu kulikuwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu uliofanya kazi ndani ya Mariamu. Roho usio na mwili na mwili (tumbo ya Mariamu) vyote viliusika. Mariamu hangeweza kujitia mimba, kwa hali hiyo alitumika kama “chombo” ni Mungu pekee angeweza kutenda muujiza wa mwili na kuchukua ule wa mwanadamu.

Kukataa upatanisho wa Mariamu na Yesu itamaanisha kwamba Yesu hakuwa binadamu kabisa. Maandiko yafunza kwamba Yesu alikuwa binadamu, mwili kama wetu. Huu aliupokea kutoka kwa Mariamu. Kwa wakati huo, kikamilifu Yesu alikua Mungu, akiwa na mwili wa milele usio na mawaa (Yohana 1:14; 1Timotheo 3:16; Waebrania 2:14-17.)

Yesu hakuzaliwa kwa dhambi; hiyo ni kusema hakuwa na hali ya dhambi (Waebrania 7:26). Itaonekana kuwa hali ya dhambi itapitishwa kutoka kizazi hadi kizazi kingine kupitia kwa baba (Warumi 5:12, 17, 19). Uzao wa ubikira wa Yesu haukufuata hali ile ya kupitisha dhambi kutoka kizazi hadi kizazi na kumruhusu Mungu aishiye milele kuwa mwanadamu kamili.

Je Yesu alienda kuzumuni kati ya kifo chake na kufufuka?

Kuna kuchanganyikiwa kwingi kuhusu swali hili. Mwelekeo watoka kwa mafunzo ya mitume kumi na wawili ambao wasema, “alishuka kuzumuni.” Kuna maandiko machache ambayo kulingana na vile yametafsiriwa yanaelezea juu ya Yesu kuenda kuzimuni. Kwa kulichanganua swala hili, ni muimu kwanza kuelewa chenye Bibilia inafunza kuusu ulumwengu wa wafu.

Katika bibilia ya Kiibrania neno ambalo limetumika kuelezea ulimwengu wa wafu ni sheol. Linamaanisha “mahali pa wafu” au “mahali pa roho/mioyo iliyotuacha” Neno la kigiriki katika Agano Jipiya limetumika kusimamia ni “kuzumuni” ambalo pia lamaanisha “mahali pa wafu” maandiko mengine katika Agano Jipiya yanaonyesha kuwa “kuzumu” ni mahali pa muda, ambapo roho zinawekwa zinapongoja ufufuo na hukumu ya mwisho. Ufunuo 20:11-15 unatupa tofauti halisi kati ya maneno hayo mawili kifungoni (sheol) na kuzumuni (hades). Jehanamu (ziwa la moto) ni mahali pa kudumu na hukumu ya mwisho kwa wanaoangamia. Kuzimuni ni mahali pa muda. Kwa hivyo, la! hasha Yesu hakuenda kuzumuni kwa sababu kuzumuni ni ulimwengu ujao ndio neno hilo litakapokuwa likitumika baada ya kiti cheupe cha hukumu (Ufunuo 20:11-15).

Kuzumu ni ulimwengu umegawa mara mbili (Mathayo 11:23, 16:18; Luka10:15, 16:23; Matendo ya Mitume 2:27-31), mahali pa watakaokolewa na wanao angamia. Mahali pa watakaokolewa paliitwa “paradiso” na ni “kifua cha Abrahamu”. Mahali pa watakaokolewa na watakaoangamia pametenganishwa na “shimo kubwa” (Luka 16:26). Wakati Yesu alipaa mbunguni, aliwachukua wa hudumu wa paradiso waliokuwa waumini pamoja naye kwenda mbunguni (Waefeso 4:8-10). Mahali pa kuzumuni hapakubadilishwa. Wafu wote wasioamini walienda huko wakingoja hukumu yao ya mwhisho ambayo inakuja. Je Yesu alienda kifungoni mahali roho zilikuwa zikingoja hukumu?. Ndio kulingana na (Waefeso 4:8-10 na 1Petero 3:18-20).

Yesu alikuwa wapi katika siku tatu toka siku ile ya kufa mpaka kufufuka?

Kama Yesu alivyotabiri, alisalitiwa na mmoja wa wafuasi wake, Yuda Iscariot, na alikamatwa. Katika shitaka la kufedhehesha chini ya Gavana wa Kirumi, Pontio Pilato, alitiwa hatia ya uhaini na alilaaniwa kufa kwenye msalaba wa mbao. Kabla ya kupigiliwa misumari msalabani, Yesu alipigwa kwa ukatili kwa mjeledi wenye mifupa vyuma ambao ulinyofoa nyama. Alisukumwasukumwa, alipigwa mateke, na alitemewa mate.

Yesu akamwambia (mwizi aliyetubu) Amini nakwambia, leo utakuwa pamoja paradiso .
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Luka 23:39 Mmoja wa wale wahalifu waliotundikwa msalabani, alimtukana akisema: "Je, si kweli kwamba wewe ndiwe Kristo? Basi, jiokoe mwenyewe, utuokoe na sisi pia." 40 Lakini yule mhalifu mwingine akamkemea mwenzake akisema: "Wewe humwogopi Mungu hata kidogo? Wewe umepata adhabu hiyohiyo. 41 Wewe na mimi tunastahili, maana haya ni malipo ya yale tuliyotenda. Lakini mtu huyu hakufanya chochote kibaya." 42 Kisha akasema, "Ee Yesu! Unikumbuke wakati utakapoingia katika ufalme wako." 43 Yesu akamwambia, "Nakwambia kwa hakika, leo utakuwa pamoja nami peponi."

Hii inathibitisha kuwa roho ya Yesu na yule Mwizi aliyetubu hazikukoma kuishi bali zilikwenda Paradiso . Je, huko ndipo alipo kuwa Yesu kwa siku tatu?

Petro wa kwanza 3:18-19 inaeleza, “kwa maana Kristo naye aliteswa mara moja kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu, mwenye haki kwa ajili yao wasiohaki, ili atulete kwa Mungu; mwili wake ukauawa, bali roho yake ikahuishwa, ambayo kwa hiyo aliwaendea roho waliokuwa kifungoni akawahubiri.”

Siku tatu kuu za Pasaka ndizo kiini cha mwaka wa Kanisa.

Zinamuadhimisha Yesu mteswa, mzikwa na mfufuka, yaani siku ya kwanza (Alhamisi kuu jioni hadi Ijumaa kuu jioni) inaadhimisha mateso yake kuanzia karamu ya mwisho hadi kifo cha msalaba; siku ya pili (Ijumaa kuu jioni hadi Jumamosi kuu jioni) inaadhimisha maiti yake kubaki kaburini na roho yake kushukia kuzimu; siku ya tatu (kuanzia Jumamosi kuu jioni hadi Jumapili ya Pasaka jioni) inaadhimisha ufufuko wake mtukufu.

Petro wa Kwanza 3:18-22 inaeleza ushikamano wa kuteswa kwake Kristo (fungu la 18) na kutukuzwa kwake (fungu la 22). Petro ndiye anayefafanua yaliyotokea katikati ya matukio haya mawili. Neno “alihubiri’ katika fungu la 19 lina maana ya kuwa aliwasilisha ujumbe. Yesu aliteswa na kufa msalabani, mwili ukiuawa na roho yake pia kufa kwa kufanywa dhambi. Lakini roho yake ilifufuliwa naye akaikakabidhi Baba. Kulengana na Petro, muda huo baada ya kufa mpaka kufufuka Yesu aliwasilisha hali Fulani ya ujumbe kwa “roho waliokuwa kifungoni.”

Bwana wetu aliikabidhi roho yake kwa Baba, akafa na wakati Fulani toka kufa mpaka kufufuka, akatembelea kuzimu alikowasilisha ujumbe kwa viumbe vya kiroho 9 pengine ni malaika waasi tazama yuda 6) waliokuwa na uhusiano na nyakati za kabla gharika la wakati wa Nuhu. Kifungu cha 20 kinafafanua zaidi. Petro hakutuambia kilichoambiwa roho hawa waliokuwa kifungoni lakini haiwezi kuwa ilikuwa habari ya wokovu kwa kuwa malaika hawaokolewi (Waebrania 2:16). Pengine ilikuwa ni kutangazwa kwa kushindwa kwa shetani na milki yake (Petro wa kwanza 3:22; Wakolosai 2:15). Waefeso 4:8-10 pia inajaribu kueleza kuwa Kristo alienda “paradise” (Luka 16:20; 23:43) na akawachukua mpaka mbinguni wale waliokuwa wamemuamini kabla kufa kwake.

Biblia haifafanui wazi wazi kilichotendeka ndani ya muda wa siku tatu hizi toka kufa mpaka kufufuka. Haiwezi kueleweka ya kuwa alikuwa ameenda kuwapa watu nafasi ya pili ya kuokolewa kwa kuwa biblia inatuambia ya kuwa tunakutana na hukumu punde tu baada ya kufa (Waebrania 9:27).

Shalom

Max Shimba mtumwa wa Yesu Kristo.

Where Do We Go When We Die?

Because he is the only one who died and came back to life on the third day, Jesus knows more about death than everyone who has speculated about what happens after we die. Even near-death experiences do not tell the whole story.

Believers

Jesus told the dying thief on the cross next to him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43) Jesus told his disciples, "I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." (John 14:3). So, believers go to be with Jesus when they die.

Non-believers

Jesus told a parable about a rich man who was a non-believer. "The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away." (Luke 16:22-23) Jesus also said, "And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, where 'their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched'." (Mark 9:47-48). Even though Jesus was exaggerating for emphasis when he said "Pluck it out," it is clear that non-believers go to a horrible place called hell.

Hell: Hades and Gehenna

Jesus used two different words for hell. The first is Hades which is a temporary place where the dead go until the final judgment. Sometimes Hades is translated as grave. "The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done." (Revelation 22:13)
The second word is Gehenna which literally referred to the Valley of Hinnom, which was Jerusalem's dump where the garbage was burned. Figuratively, Gehenna refers to the lake of fire. "Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." (Revelation 22:15-16)

Paradise, the Millennium and the New Jerusalem

Paradise is also a temporary place for believers. When Jesus returns to the earth, he will bring with him all of the believers who have died. They and the believers who are still alive will reign with Jesus during the Millennium, the one thousand year period when Jesus is king over all the earth. See 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, Revelation 20:4-6.
At the end of the Millennium comes the final judgment described above. "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (Revelation 21:1-4)

Kujichua – je, ni dhambi kulengana na Biblia?

Biblia haitaji kujichua wala kwamba kujichua ni dhambi. Hakuna swali juu ya kuwa kitendo kinachoelekeza mtu katika kujichua ni dhambi pia. Kujichua ni kitendo cha mwisho katika kuwasilisha ujumbe wa tamaa mbaya, inayotokana na msisimko wa hisia za ngono ama kutazama kanda za video za ngono. Haya ndiyo matatizo ambayo ni tuyatatue. Ikiwa dhambi ya tamaa na kuangalia picha za ngono itaachwa na kushindwa –shida ya kujichua itaisha.

Biblia inatuagiza kuepuka hata hali ya kutazama matendo machafu ya ngono (waefeso 5:3). Sioni kuwa kujichua kutashinda mtihani huu. Mara nyingi kitu ambacho unaaibika nacho huwa ni dhambi. Na hata hivyo kwa kuwa hatuwezi kumuomba Mungu akibariki kitendo cha kujichua ili akitumie kwa wema wa jina lake inaonyesha wazi kwamba ni dhambi. Hatuwezi kujisikia tumshukuru Mungu kwa kutuwezesha kufanya kitendo hicho cha kujichua.

Biblia inatufundisha, “kwa hivyo mkila au mkinywa chochote mkifanyacho, kifanyeni kwa utukufu wa Mungu” (wakorintho wa kwanza 10:31). Kama hakuna uhakika wa kumpendeza Mungu basi heri kukiacha kitendo hicho. Kitendo cha kujichua ni cha kuonewa shaka. “kwa kuwa chochote ambacho si cha imani ni dhambi” (warumi 14:23). Lazima tujue ya kwamba miili yetu pamoja na roho zetu zimekombolewa na ni za Mungu. “Nini? Hamjui ya kuwa miili yenu ni hekalu la Roho Mtakatifu akaaye ndani yenu kwa ajili ya Mungu na ninyi si mali yenu wenyewe? Kwa kuwa mmenunuliwa kwa thamani; kwa hivyo mtukuzeni Mungu kwa miili yenu na katika roho zenu ambavyo vyote ni vya Mungu” (wakorintho wa kwanza 6:19 -20). Ukweli huu lazima uwe na mizizi ndani ya maisha yetu kokote tuendako na chochote tufanyacho. Kwa sababu ya haya yote ninasema kujichua ni dhambi kwa mujibu wa Biblia. Siamini kujichua kunaweza kumpendeza Mungu, kwa kuwa kunaepuka mipaka ya heshima na sheria ya Mungu juu ya miili yetu.