Sabihin na natin, isang tindero ang dumating sa iyong pintuan, sinusubukang magbenta ng produkto, na ayon sa kanya, kailangan mo sa iyong buhay at hindi mabubuhay nang wala. Sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng karaniwang pitch ng pagbebenta, he tries to persuade you to purchase the product. You listen patiently and when he is finished, you ask him, why you need it and ask him all kinds of specific questions about the product, which the salesman can’t really answer, but twists around it a bit and gives you vague answers. Ano sa palagay mo? Would you buy the product? Ito ay pareho sa maraming mga Kristiyano, who don’t really know in whom they believe and what they believe and can’t preach a clear message of the gospel and therefore are no longer true witnesses of Jesus Christ. When people approach them and ask them questions, many Christians can’t give a straight answer or can’t answer their questions at all. Bakit ganoon? What are the three main reasons, why Christians can’t preach a clear message and why Christians can’t give straight answers about the Christian faith?
Many Christians are not born again and have not entered the Kingdom of God
Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kaniya, Katotohanan, katotohanan, Sinasabi ko sa iyo, Maliban na lamang kung ang isang tao ay ipanganak muli, hindi niya makita ang kaharian ng Diyos. Sinabi sa kaniya ni Nicodemo, Paano ba maipanganak ang isang tao kung siya ay matanda na? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, at ipanganak na? Sumagot si Jesus, Katotohanan, katotohanan, Sinasabi ko sa iyo, Maliban na ang tao ay ipanganak sa tubig at sa Espiritu, hindi siya makakapasok sa kaharian ng Diyos. Yaong ipinanganak sa laman ay laman; at ang isinilang sa Espiritu ay espiritu (John 3:3-6)
Not every person, who calls himself or herself a Christian is truly a Christian. A Christian is someone, sino ang naniniwala kay Jesucristo, ang Anak ng Diyos na Buhay, and is born again in Christ and has received the Holy Spirit and through regeneration belongs to His Body; ang Simbahan.
The Body of Christ is the government of Christ and His Kingdom on earth.
Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church and the Church represents His Kingdom, His will and obeys the Head; Jesus Christ and walks in His commandments doing His will, na siyang kalooban ng Ama (Basahin mo rin: ‘Si Hesus ang Ulo ng Katawan; ang Simbahan‘ at ‘Ano ang mali sa simbahan?‘ (a.o. John 5:30; 14:15, Mga Taga Colosas 1:18; 2:10-19)).
Sinabi ni Jesus, that unless a person is born again, Hindi niya makita ang Kaharian ng Diyos. Kaya nga ang mga, who are not born again, can’t see (masdan, perceive) ang Kaharian ng Diyos.
Nagpatuloy si Jesus at sinabi, unless someone is born of water and of the Spirit, Hindi siya makapasok sa Kaharian ng Diyos, because what is born of the flesh is flesh and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Kaya nga, there is no other way to enter the Kingdom of God and to see the Kingdom of God, than through regeneration in Christ, kahit anong sabihin ng mga tao. You can’t enter the Kingdom of God nor see the Kingdom of God through a single confession or by following a set of precepts and statutes, which are often instituted by people, but you must become born again.
The baptism in water and the baptism with the Holy Spirit are essential and show your submission and obedience to God the Father and Jesus Christ.
Because if you believe in Jesus Christ and decide to make Jesus the Lord of your life and to follow Him, you will do what He says and therefore you will obey His commandment and be baptized in water and baptized with the Holy Spirit (a.o. Markahan 16:16, Mga Gawa 2:4; 2:38; 10:47-48; 16:15; 19:5-6, Mga Taga Roma 6:3, 1 Mga Taga Corinto 12:13, Mga Taga Galacia 7:20 (Basahin mo rin: ‘Four reasons why you must be born again?‘ at ‘Ang christening ba, infant baptism the same as adult baptism?’)
How can you preach the Kingdom of God if you can’t see nor have entered the Kingdom of God?
Maliit na bata, wag kayong dayain ng sinuman: ang gumagawa ng katuwiran ay matuwid, Kahit na siya ay matuwid. Ang gumagawa ng kasalanan ay sa diyablo; sapagkat ang diyablo ay nagkakasala mula pa sa simula. Para sa layuning ito ang Anak ng Diyos ay ipinakita, upang wasakin Niya ang mga gawa ng diyablo. Ang sinumang ipinanganak ng Diyos ay hindi nagkakasala; sapagkat ang Kanyang binhi ay nananatili sa kanya: at hindi siya maaaring magkasala, dahil siya ay ipinanganak ng Diyos. Sa bagay na ito ang mga anak ng Diyos ay naipakikita, at ang mga anak ng diyablo: ang sinumang hindi gumagawa ng katuwiran ay hindi sa Diyos, ni ang hindi umiibig sa kaniyang kapatid (1 John 3:7-10).
People can say they are born again and can read all kinds of Christian books about the Kingdom of God and the spiritual realm and act spiritually and speak and act from the knowledge, Mga Insight, and experiences of the writers of these books, while in reality they are not born again and don’t have any knowledge and insight themselves about the Kingdom of God and don’t understand the things of the Spirit, because they can’t see the Kingdom of God and have not entered the Kingdom of God, but they are still darkened in their mind and walk after the flesh being led by the carnal mind and the will of the flesh
Their unrenewed state is visible in their lives by the fruit they bear. Because the Holy Spirit doesn’t walk in sin and would never approve of sin or promote sin and doesn’t compromise and build bridges with the world, and pagan religions and philosophies, which derive from the darkness.
The Holy Spirit reproves the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment (John 16:8)
Ang Salita ay nagsasabi, that if a person is born of God, he will do righteousness, since the person is born of God and has received God’s nature, and therefore the person shall live from this new nature.
The person shall no longer walk as the old creation in disobedience to God in obedience to the devil according to the will of the flesh (lumang kalikasan) and doing the works of the flesh and persevering in sin. But the person shall walk as the new creation in obedience to God, according to the will of the Spirit (bagong kalikasan), and therefore bear the fruit of the Spirit and of righteousness.
A tree doesn’t lie. You will recognize the tree by the fruit they bear. This same principle applies to Christians.
Gayunpaman, Ang problema ay, that many Christians don’t know the Word, because they don’t read and study the Bible, and therefore they don’t know this and keep believing the lies of the devil.
They listen to the words of carnal preachers, who walk after the flesh and persevere in sin and they believe and obey their words, since they think they are appointed by God and tell the truth. And so many are misled and enter the broad way, which doesn’t lead to eternal life.
Many Christians have no knowledge of God’s Word
This is also the second reason, why many Christians don’t preach a clear message and can’t answer questions about the Christian faith. They don’t read and study the Bible and have not renewed their minds with the Word of God and because of that, they are ignorant about the will of God, ang Kaharian ng Diyos, ang gawa ng kadiliman, mabuti at masama, espirituwal na pakikidigma, ang krus, ang dugo, ang muling pagkabuhay, binyag, ang bagong tao, the inheritance, the great commission, ang Mga oras ng pagtatapos, paghatol at buhay na walang hanggan.
They faithfully attend church services and listen to what the preacher says and during the week they read some Scriptures from the Bible, when they wake up and/or before they go to bed. But during their day, they don’t take time to study the Bible, but spend their time on the things that are more important to them.
The faith is not their life, but just an addition to their own lives that usually consists of following religious duties.
It’s all about the state of the heart of a person, which becomes visible through words and deeds. The words and deeds of a person, which derive from the heart, show whether the person’s desire goes out to Jesus Christ and His Kingdom or to the (things of) ang mundo.
As long as Christians don’t spend time in the Word and don’t search the Scriptures, they shall remain ignorant and unsure about their faith and shall have doubts and questions.
And if they have doubts and questions about the Christian faith, because they don’t understand certain things about the Christian faith and the Bible, how can Christians preach the gospel to others? How can Christians preach a clear message and answer questions, if they have doubts and questions themselves?
Many Christians are afraid, to tell the truth of God
Ang takot sa tao ay nagdudulot ng silo: ngunit sinuman ang naglalagay ng kanyang tiwala sa Panginoon ay magiging ligtas (Mga Kasabihan 29:25)
And the final reason why Christians can’t preach a clear message and can’t answer questions is because of fear for people.
Many Christians are afraid, to tell the truth of God and represent the will of God and His Kingdom on earth.
Although they pray piously ‘Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done’, they don’t submit themselves to the will of God and don’t represent and preach His will and His Kingdom on earth.
Instead of preaching and representing the Kingdom of God and His will on earth, they preach what people want to hear.
They don’t consider the will of God, Who wants every person to repent and remove their sins and be saved, but they consider the feelings and emotions and the will of the flesh of people.
Instead of having a fear for God, they fear the people.
Under the pressure of the world and out of fear of the opinion, reaction, pagtanggi, at pag-uusig sa mga tao ay tinikom nila ang kanilang mga bibig at nananatiling tahimik at hindi nagbibigay ng tuwid na sagot sa mga tanong ng mga tao
Dahil sa kakulangan ng kaalaman at takot sa mga tao ay nananatiling tahimik ang mga Kristiyano at dahil doon ay maraming kaluluwa ang nawawala
Kung ang mga Kristiyano ay hindi ipinanganak na muli kay Kristo at espirituwal na gising at kumuha ng kanilang posisyon kay Kristo at ang kanilang lugar sa Katawan ni Kristo sa lupa, at huwag i-renew ang kanilang isip sa Salita ng Diyos, at dahil sa takot sa mga tao ay itikom ang kanilang mga bibig at manatiling tahimik tungkol sa katotohanan, hindi sila maaaring maging mga saksi ni Jesucristo at maraming kaluluwa ang mawawala.
Mga Kaluluwa, na maaaring naligtas at maaaring magmana ng buhay na walang hanggan sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo (kung malalaman ng mga Kristiyano kung sino sila kay Kristo at manindigan sa Salita at magsalita nang buong tapang tungkol kay Jesucristo at magiging mga saksi Niya at hindi ikahihiya ang ebanghelyo at tatawagin ang mga tao sa pagsisisi), ngunit hindi pa nakilala at nakilala si Hesukristo, ang Anak ng Diyos na buhay, na nagmahal sa kanila at namatay din para sa kanila sa krus at ibinigay ang Kanyang buhay at ang Kanyang dugo para sa kanila. Dahil lamang sa kamangmangan, takot na takot, at katahimikan ng mga Kristiyano, na maraming beses ay masyadong abala sa kanilang sariling buhay at walang oras para sa Diyos at kay Hesus; ang Salita at ang mga bagay ng Kaharian ng Diyos at panatilihing sarado ang kanilang mga tainga para sa Banal na Espiritu at panatilihing nakapikit ang kanilang mga mata para sa espirituwal na pangangailangan at ang mga nawawalang kaluluwa sa kanilang paligid..
‘Maging asin ng lupa’
