Vol. 28 ·No. 42 · October 18, 2026
Umfwilu wa Kubikkwa kwa Mushi
Imipala 2: Erasmus Afichiwulwa Nga Muntu Wakukana
Mwendishi mutwe
Soma mu Modu ya Mwendishi
Fukamone ichitemwa ichi nga mwaka wa magazini — konde, peji ya mwandishi, ne peji zilizosekelewa kuŵala ku chipindi chote.
The Bondage of the Will
Section 2: Erasmus Revealed as a Skeptic
By Martin Luther
Ichitemo ichi chibasilwe pa translation yali yakalwa mu 1823 na Edward Thomas Vaughan. Ichitemo ichi chisambishe pa kutumia kwa CoPilot AI, ne ukulupilwa kwa ukali ne kuvumikira kwa ba editorial staff ya Thirdmill.
Twatane kulinga na statement yako—nsomba zako pa free will, ne pa doctrine ya religion kwa yote—uko kuli ndani, uko kuli, kuti ukaona kuti apo pa authority ya Scripture ne ma decrees g'a Church taikavile, ukaona bamwe ku Skeptics bwanje, chifukwa cha kukaikwa na assertions.
Ichitemo ichi—“absolute authority ne ma decrees g'a Church”—chi nsuki. Ukaona kusankhula kwa reverent kwa Scripture ne Church, ne uko kuli, ukaona kuti ukapenda ku free kuembata skepticism. Christian wa mtundu uwo? Ukali ndani, apo pa doctrines zilizu, ukaona bamwe, watu wengi wish they had the freedom ku question them. Ichitemo ichi chisya.
Mfumu, Christians wengi already exercise that freedom apo pa reject rigid dogmatism. Unless, apo pa words ako suggest, ukaona Christians generally cling to worthless doctrines ne foolishly argue over them. Ne apo pa essential beliefs, ukaona kuti ukapenda ku assert anything is deeply troubling. Christian wa kweli aka say, “Far from siding with Skeptics, nstrive to stand firm pa God's word, asserting what it teaches—and even pa non-essential matters, n aim to be confident. What’s more miserable than uncertainty?”
Uka add, “N willingly submit my judgment pa zote, whether n understand it or not.” Really, Erasmus? Isn’t it enough ku submit pa Scripture? Must you also surrender pa Church decrees? Are you saying Church can command what Scripture doesn’t? If so, where’s freedom ku judge doctrine, as Paul instructs pa 1 Corinthians 14:29? Uka seem oppose idea ya judging Church decrees, but Paul insists pa it.
Imani ino yenu ifyo — ikapokofu ku mfumu za umuntu — ikatuchululukila ufulu lwa kutontonkanya doctrine. Imoko ya Malemba yikayibuile kuti? Ndi Christian uyo uyo akayibuile, “Nkumisuma, nokha ningamvwi”? Mukwawu mwa kwawu nokha imani mukapokofu. Malemba agalile akuwamisha ivo vikuvi vikaŵe vikaŵe vikaŵe. Kani ukwawu umuntu akayibuile nokha imani nokha ningamvwi?
Muk wawu ukayibuile kuti imani ikasungwa ku kwikubila. Kani nokha “kumvwa” kwikubila kuli kwikubila, nokha kumvwa kwaŵe kwikubila. Muk wawu ukayibuile kumvwa imani imwe ya Mulungu nokha kumvwa imani zake zose. Tumbulumfwike kumvwa Mulungu tosanamaliza kumvwa zitu zose za cishekulu.
Nsima, imawu yenu yikayibuile kuti imani ikasungwa — nokha kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya. Kani nokha ŵawe, ŵawe, nokha ŵawe, muk wawu ukayibuile kuŵa na kuŵa na kuŵa: “Ŵakayibuile, nkayibuile; ŵakakanika, nkakanika.” Muk wawu ukayibuile doctrine ya Kristu kuŵa na filosofi yaŵe, ikasungwa kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya. Muk wawu ukayibuile nokha kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya, muk wawu ukayibuile kuŵa na kuŵa na kuŵa na kuŵa. Erasmus, nokha nkayibuile nokha munaŵe.
Nsima, nkayibuile nokha imawu yenu tosanamaliza, nokha muk wawu ukayibuile nokha kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya. Kani lukasa lu Mulungu, luk wawu luk wawu luk wawu, luk wawu luk wawu luk wawu. Nkumisuma nokha imawu yenu yikayibuile nokha kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya. Muk wawu ukayibuile nokha kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya, Luk wawu luk wawu luk wawu luk wawu luk wawu. Tumbulumfwike kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya, kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya, nokha kuŵa na kuŵa na mfya.
Ruhu wa Mulungu ni Skeptiki. Iye ndayandika nokha imawu yenu yikayibuile, nokha imawu yenu yikayibuile, nokha imawu yenu yikayibuile.
Kapamba, ku umfwito waku. Imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, imilandu iminene imisuma yakwe, imilandu iminene imifichisya. Imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, kapampa imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu ya rhetorical? Imi ni iminweleke ku Paul osatila —Romans 11:33) — ne Isaiah —Isaiah 40:13).
Ni imwipya ku mfwa imilandu imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, kapampa imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu Luther. Kapi imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu.
Imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu: Lesa ne lesa lyatwe lesya ni imilandu imilandi — kapampa imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, Mupala ne imyombo yake ni imilandu imilandi. Bena, imilandu imingi ni imifichisya ku Lesa. Iye ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu: Matthew 24:36), Acts 1:7), John 13:18), ne 2 Timothy 2:19).
Kapi abafilozofa — ne imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu — iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, Scripture yaku ni imilandu imifichisya. Iyo ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, imi ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu. Iyo ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, imilandu imingi ni imifichisya ku Lesa. Iyo ni iminweleke ku mfwa imilandu, imilandu imingi ni imifichisya ku Lesa, ne imilandu imingi ni imifichisya ku Lesa.
