To sin or not to sin is the decision you make in life. Every person is responsible for his or her own life and decides to believe God and His Word (Biblija) and walk in the will of God or not. Just like the Father, Jesus gave a command to sin no more but it was up to the people to give heed to his command or not. Let’s look at the story of the healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda and the woman who committed adultery and was caught in the act.
The healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda
U Johnu 5:1-15, Isus je izliječio čovjeka, koji je imao bolest za 38 Godina. Ovaj hromi čovjek ležao je na krevetu u bazenu Bethesda.
When Jesus saw the lame man, He went to him and asked him if he wanted to get well. Hromi je odgovorio Isusu, that he didn’t have anyone to bring him to the water to get healed.
Tada je Isus naredio čovjeku da ustane, uzme svoj krevet i hoda. The man obeyed the words of Jesus and stood up and walked. Isus je izliječio hromog čovjeka! But what did Jesus say to him about the decision to sin or not to sin?
Why did Jesus say to Sin no more?
When Jesus met the man who was healed of his infirmity in the Temple in Jerusalem, Isus je zapovjedio čovjeku da više ne griješi. Why did Jesus say to sin no more? Lest a worse thing would come unto him.
Isus je izliječio čovjeka od njegove bolesti (njegove slabosti). Čovjek je ozdravio i Kraljevstvo Božije mu je došlo.
Kraljevstvo tame je zarobilo čovjeka 38 Godina. But when Jesus came and the power of the Kingdom of heaven came upon him, čovjek je oslobođen svog ropstva.
Poslije ga je Isus našao u hramu, i rekao mu, Gledajte, ozdravio si: ne greši više, da ti ne dođe nešto gore
John 5:14
Isus je oslobodio čovjeka iz duhovnog zatvora tame
Jesus released this lame man from this spiritual prison of darkness. Now that this man was released from this spiritual prison of darkness, Jesus commanded the healed man to no violate the spiritual laws by sinning.
Drugim riječima; Jesus told the man to keep the commandments and do the Božja volja and stay obedient to God instead of obeying and doing the will of the devil (koji radi u telu) grešeći.
Because if the man decided to reject the commandment of Jesus and disobey God and sin, he would be taken captive again by the forces of darkness and worse things would happen to him.
Isus je upozorio čovjeka, because the man was carnal. He didn’t see the spiritual realm and couldn’t discern the spirits. But Jesus was spiritual and knew the spirit realm and the spiritual laws and revealed it to him through His word.
Jesus knew the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of darkness. He wanted this man to stay free and not become a prisoner of the devil and darkness again.
Stoga, Isus je zapovjedio čovjeku da više ne griješi.
Isus je rekao, Go and sin no more to the woman that committed adultery
U Johnu 8:1-11, we read about a woman that was caught in the act of adultery. The woman that committed adultery was brought unto Jesus. Književnici i fariseji optužili su ženu za preljubu i rekli Isusu šta je učinila.
They suggested to stone her according to the Mojsijev zakon. But the words of these men didn’t come from a good conscience. They only wanted to tempt Jesus, so that they could accuse Him.
Isus je svojim prstom pisao na zemlji i rekao im, “He who’s sinless among you, neka bude prvi koji će baciti kamen na nju“.
Jesus knew that the people that belonged to the old generation of fallen man were carnal. They were trapped in the sinful nature of the flesh.
Instead of stoning the adultrous woman, the men left one by one until there was no one left except Jesus and the adultrous woman.
U tom trenutku, Jesus had the power to condemn the woman and stone her. Because Jesus walked in the authority of the Kingdom of God (kao nova kreacija) and was sinless.
Međutim, Jesus said to the woman that He wouldn’t condemn her either. Since it was not Jesus’ time to judge but to save.
ALI… Isuse nije odobrio of her work of adultery. Jesus commanded the woman to go her way and ne greši više.
Isus joj je rekao, Ni ja tebe ne osuđujem: idi, i ne greši više
John 8:11
Nova kreacija je odvojena od svijeta
When you repent and become born again in Christ and enter the Kingdom of God, you leave the kingdom of darkness and are separated from the world. You have been forgiven, otkupio, and made whole and righteous by the blood of Jesus Christ.
You’ve become new creation and as a result of this spiritual transformation, ti ćeš odloži svog starog sa svojim starim navikama.
Nećete više hodati putem kojim ste hodali prije pokajanja, because you repented from that lifestyle and its works (od mesa).
Bitno je to shvatiti više nisi grešnik. You have become a saint through regeneration in Christ.
If you don’t realize and believe this, you will always think and live as a sinner. You’ll be stuck in your sins and never be freed from your sins.
Kada si se ponovo rodio, zakoračili ste iz jednog duhovnog carstva u drugo (Kološanima 1:13-14)
In your old life, you thought like the world and walked in sin (sin = disobedience to God. It’s everything that goes against the Word of God that represents the will of God) and you were of the devil.
The nature of the devil will do his will
You had the character and nature of your father the devil. In your fallen state, niste bili u stanju da se pokorite Bogu i izvršite Njegovu volju. Umjesto toga, you lived after the will of the flesh in rebellion.
You were rebellious towards God and His Word and obedient to the words and will of the devil (volju, Požuda, and desire of your flesh), i živeo u grehu. Biblija kaže, da ako grešiš, you have the devil as father and do the lust thereof (John 8:44).
When you decided da se pokaju, indirektno ste rekli da ne želite više da vam bude đavo otac. Nisi htela da poslušaš njegove reči i da hodaš po njegovoj volji. Dosta ti je života pod njegovom vlašću.
Kada ste čuli riječi evanđelja i sreli Isusa Krista, vjerovali ste u Njega i prihvatili Ga kao svog Spasitelja i Gospodara.
Htjeli ste Boga kao svog Oca umjesto đavola i poslušajte Njegove riječi i hodajte po Njegovoj volji. Nisi htela da poslušaš reči đavola i da hodaš po njegovoj volji.
Božja priroda će izvršiti Njegovu volju
From the moment you are born again and receive the nature of your Father God, you will long for Him and the things of His Kingdom. There must be a desire to do the will of God and to walk according to what God says.
A real father knows what is good for his child. A real father wants the best for his child. Ako zemaljski otac želi najbolje svojoj djeci, koliko više vaš nebeski Otac.
Zato, God revealed His will to us in His Word (Biblija).
God revealed to us not only what pleases Him and what displeases Him, but He also revealed the way of salvation, kako da Postanite nova kreacija and how to walk as the new creation in His will.
God revealed it all in the Bible which is His Word. Tako da, Njegov put postaje vaš put i His thoughts becomes your thoughts.
Did the people choose to sin or not to sin?
Isus je rekao čovjeku, koji je izliječen od svoje nemoći i žena, koji je uhvaćen u djelu preljube, da više ne grešim. Stoga, these people had the power to sin no more. They had the power to say ‘no to sin’. But did they obey the commandment of Jesus and choose to sin no more or not?
Isus mu je rekao, Ljubi Gospoda Boga svoga svim srcem svojim, i sa svom tvojom dušom, i svim svojim umom. Ovo je prva i velika zapovest. I drugi je sličan tome, Ti ćeš voljeti tvog susjeda kao sebe. Na ove dvije zapovijesti visi sav zakon i proroci (Matthew 22:37-40)
Žena je imala moć da kaže „ne“.’ na preljubu, jer inače, Isus joj ne bi dao zapovest da više ne griješi. Pitanje je, da li je žena odgovorila Isusu’ zapovest da se više ne griješi?
Did the adulterous woman obey the commandment of Jesus or did she let her feelings, njena požuda, and her desire rule over the words of Jesus and give in to her feelings of lust and desire?
Zapamtiti, kada je Isus naredio da se više ne griješi, His crucifixion and the izlivanje Duha Svetoga had not taken place yet.
So these people were not born again. Oni su još uvijek bili stara tvorevina. However the old creation had the power to say ‘no’ griješiti i ne griješiti više.
I vi imate moć da više ne griješite. Vi odlučujete da griješite ili ne griješite.
Kroz otkupiteljsko djelo Isusa Krista, napravljeni ste sveti i pravedni. Sada kada ste učinjeni svetim i pravednim, takođe ste pozvani da živite u svetosti i pravednosti (2 Korinćanima 5:21).
Spašen milošću i činjenje djela Duha
Ne spasavaju vas djela, but by grace. Ali biti pod milošću ne znači da vam je dozvoljeno da griješite. Jer ako je vaše tijelo umrlo u Kristu kada ste ponovo rođeni, kako možete činiti djela tijela?
Ljubit ćeš Gospoda Boga svoga svim srcem svojim, i svom dušom svojom i svim svojim umom, i ljubi bližnjega svoga kao samoga sebe (Matthew 22:37-40)
When you are saved and born again, you see the nature and effect of sin, što je plod smrti. You will hate sin, baš kao i Bog. Mrzećete svoj prethodni život kao grešnik i nećete mu se vratiti. (Pročitajte također: Možete li zadržati grešku pod milošću?)
Kad ti voli Boga svim srcem, duša, um, i snagu koju ćete voljeti vršeći Njegovu volju.
You shall spend time with God and renew your mind with the Word of God (Biblija) and apply His words into your life, tako da postanete izvršilac riječi Božijih i činite djela Duha. ne morate, ali ti želiš, jer ste stvoreni na njegovu priliku i volite Boga.
Kada Riječ i Sveti Duh prebivaju u vama, hodaćete za Duhom u poslušnosti Reči. Hodat ćeš zaljubljen, svetost, i pravednost, vršeći volju Očevu i uzdižući i slaveći Ga.
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