The more you deny yourself and give up things in your life because of Jesus Christ, and the more you live according to what the Word; Jesús diu, the more you will be perseguits by the world and by the people around you. Following Jesus means, paying a price. Malauradament, No hi ha molts cristians, who are willing to pay this price. Because following Jesus will cost you everything! It means giving up yourself; la teva pròpia voluntat, opinió, Pensaments, sentiments, wishes, Luxúries, i desitjos. A més d'això, following Jesus will have consequences for your relationships with colleagues, conegut, amics, família, and sometimes even Christians, who are not like-minded. When you don’t live according to the world and deny the things, which the world doesn’t consider evil, and when you do what the Bible; the Word of God tells you to do, seràs perseguit. Following Jesus could mean, that you have to give up your family, amics, conegut, and colleagues. You may lose them, all because of the decision you’ve made to follow Jesus and to stay obedient to the Word. But not everyone is willing to lose people for Jesus. That’s why the Word is twisted and adjusted and Christians compromise with the world.
The price for following Jesus
Però Jesús va dir, that He came to bring division and that you will be hated because of Him (Mateu 10:22). He warned His disciples about this matter, and He revealed the price. He made known, what it would mean and what it would cost, to follow Him, and to walk as La nova creació; com a fill de Déu.
Moltes vegades, Christians begin to doubt themselves, as soon as they are persecuted and accused by the people, whom they are fond of and whom they love. They begin to wonder, whether they are indeed too enthusiastic, too exaggerated, too old-fashioned, or become too legalistic.
But discipline and taking a stand for Jesus Christ and staying obedient a la Paraula, and not compromising with the world and its works, has nothing to do with legalism or being too old-fashioned. But it has everything to do, amb your love for Jesus Christ.
El món vol que et creguis, that you are too religious, massa legalista, and too old fashion, but these are big lies from the devil.
When you haven’t killed and va establir la seva carn, then these opinions of people matters and will get to you. But when you have laid down your flesh, the opinions of the world and people will no longer bother you. You have become untouchable in Christ. Perquè ho saps, that it’s not about what the world thinks of you, but what Jesus and what God thinks of you. That’s what really matters.
Jesus came to bring division and discord within families
Jesús va dir, that He didn’t come to bring peace, such as the world defines peace. But Jesus said that He came to bring division on this earth. Sí, even discord within families.
No us penseu que he vingut a enviar pau a la terra: No he vingut a enviar pau, sinó una espasa. Perquè he vingut a posar un home en desacord amb el seu pare, i la filla contra la seva mare, i la nora contra la seva sogra. I els enemics de l'home seran els de la seva pròpia casa (Mateu 10:34-36)
Suposem que he vingut a donar pau a la terra? t'ho dic, No; sinó més aviat divisió: Perquè a partir d'ara n'hi haurà cinc dividits en una casa, tres contra dos, i dos contra tres. El pare estarà dividit contra el fill, i el fill contra el pare; la mare contra la filla, i la filla contra la mare; the mother-in-law against her daughter in law, i la nora contra la seva sogra (Luke 12:51-53)
Jesus was not afraid to lose people
Jesus was not afraid to lose people. When the majority of Jesus’ followers left Him, Jesus even dared to ask His disciples if they wanted to leave Him also (John 6:67). Jesús ho sabia, that He spoke hard words, that offended the carnal nature of L’antiga creació. Jesús ho sabia, that not everyone was able to hear these words, without being offended. Let alone accept and obey His words. But the truth was needed to expose all the lies, which kept people in darkness and bondage. Sí, it was necessary to speak hard words.
Jesús no es va comprometre amb el món, for the sake of winning and pleasing people. Nor did Jesus allow anyone to tempt or mislead Him.
Jesús tenia por del seu Pare; Jesus loved Him above all and respected Him, and therefore Jesus only stayed faithful and obedient to Him, by doing His will.
It cost Jesus everything to fulfill the will of His Father. Jesus shrank from nothing.
Jesus His attitude should be an example for the sons of God
The attitude of Jesus Christ should be an example for all born-again Christians. Encara que Jesus was born on this earth, Jesús no pertanyia a aquest món; el regne del diable. Jesus belonged to the Kingdom of God. Jesús, el Fill de Déu, was an Ambassador; a Representative of the Kingdom of God, and preached and brought the Kingdom of God to the people.
Com a creient nascut de nou, t'has convertit en un fill de Déu. You have become an Ambassador; a representative, of the Kingdom of God.
Tot i que viviu en aquesta terra, Ja no pertany a aquest món. Això vol dir, that you will not live according to what the world says, but according to what the Word says.
When you apply His words in your life and stay obedient to Him, then the world shall consider you a fool. But God shall consider you a wise son, who listens and obeys His words and does His will.
The world forces Christians to compromise with the world and to tolerate and accept sin and iniquity. Sí, the world forces Christians to approve and accept things, que són una abominació per a Déu, and therefore also to them.
The ruler of this world, que és el diable, works in the sons of this world. The devil is their father, and they listen to and obey him. Els no creients, who are sinners, shall do the will of their father; the devil and the works of their father, which go against the Word of God and against the voluntat de Déu.
The devil shall do everything he can to deceive and tempt Christians and cause them to turn away from Jesus; the Word and compromise with the world.
A friend of the world is an enemy of God
Però la Bíblia; diu la Paraula, that friendship of the world is enmity with God and that whosoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God (James 4:4)
Depèn de tu, què en fas. Will you be led by your feelings and emotions, and compromise with the world and accept things, que són una abominació per a Déu? Will you walk in amor fals? Do you take a stand for the world or do you take a stand for Jesus Christ and do you stay obedient a la Paraula?
If you chose the latter one then persecution will come from the people around you. It could even mean, that you will be persecuted by the church. You must be aware, that the devil especially uses people, who you know very well and are close to you, in order to try to lead you away from the Word, so that you will compromise and enter the self-chosen paths of the world.
‘Sigues la sal de la terra’
