Maseze mathubo akutonga akhadalonga pakweca kuti toera munthu akhale Nkristu nee akhafunika kusidzwa, mbwenye anango akhapitiriza kukakamira pyenepi. Mpostolo Paulu aacemera ninga “abale authambi” akuti akhafuna “kudodomesa mphangwa zadidi zinalonga pya Kristu.”—Agal. 1:7; 2:4; Tito 1:10.
Abale anewa authambi akhafuna kukomeresa Ayuda toera iwo akhonde kutcingwa. (Agal. 6:12, 13) Iwo alonga kuti toera munthu aoniwe kukhala wakulungama akhafunika kubvera Mwambo wa Mose, pyenepi pikhaphataniza pinthu pikhafunika iwo kudya, maphwando akhafunika iwo kucita na kufunika kwa kusidzwa.—Akol. 2:16.
Akristu akakhulupira kuti abale anewa authambi nee akhafuna kukhala pabodzi na abale akuti nee akhali Ayuda. Mwakutsukwalisa, Akristu anango Aciyuda akuti akhatsogolera mu mpingo akhadakhuyiwa na manyerezero anewa. Mwacitsandzo, abale adabuluka ku mpingo wa Yerusalemu pidafika iwo ku Antiyokiya, iwo apitiriza kukhala kutali na abale awo a dzindza inango. Ngakhale Pedhru wakuti akakhala pabodzi na abale a madzindza anango, mu ndzidzi unoyu acalira kudya na iwo. Natenepa iye atoma kucita pinthu pyakuti iye akhadakhondesa anango kupicita. Na thangwi ineyi, Pedhru asandikwa mwakuwanga kakamwe na Paulu.—Agal. 2:11-14.