Paul was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. He wouldn’t dare to speak of anything else but the crucified and risen Christ, le paal yuum viviente. The preaching of the cross of Christ was in his mouth continuously. Because Paul knew that the gospel of Christ and the preaching of the cross is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes. The other believers also preached the cross, not for their own gain, but for Christ’s gain. But is this still the case? Is the same cross of Christ still preached? Or has the preaching of the cross lost its power due to the modernized version of the cross that is preached?
The first church and the preaching of the cross
After the coming of the Holy Spirit to the earth and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the new man, Jesus Christ and the preaching of the cross of Christ was the center. The believers were filled with the Holy Spirit, whereby they preached boldly the gospel of Jesus Christ and called the people to repentance.
The preaching of the cross and the resurrection of Christ from the dead, pricked the people in their hearts (cut to their hearts), Tuméen le ba'ax ya'ab le najo' Israel ku arrepintieron yéetel sunajo'ob Jesucristo, Máax u-e'asa'abij u nuxi' yaakunaj tuméen leti'ob, Ka kíimij ti' le cruz yéetel muk'yajnaj tu u kíimile' ti' leti'ob ka resucitó ichil tuláakal le pixan.
3000 Yo'olal u yotoch Israel pixan creyeron ti' le t'aano'obo' Pedro.. J-convencidos u si'ipilo' ka k'ubikubaj u vidas u Cristo.
Por medio de le bautismo ich ja' yéetel le bautismo yéetel le pixano' k'ujo', j-añadidos u najil k'uj. Yéetel le 120 discípulos Jesús, formaron u wíinkilal Cristo lu'um yéetel ku convirtieron tu testigos Cristo.
That is what the unadulterated preaching of the cross; the crucified and risen Christ, caused. It is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes.
The good news was not well received by all
Chéen ba'ale', this good message of God was not well received by all. To the religious leaders of the house of Israel of which many had the devil as father and did the lust of their father, this message was an offense and a threat to them.
They couldn’t endure the words of the believers and followers of Jesus, Tuméen u t'aano'ob k'aba' le suut óolil. U testimonio le enfureció jach kaaxto'ob formas u silenciar le bocas u aquellos, predicó le t'aan.
Le evangelio Cristo yéetel u t'aan le cruz causaron persecución
Ka bey u wíinkilal Cristo; najil k'uj bin u perseguida. Ya'ab cristianos, Ba'ax ma' tu makaj, sino u predicó yéetel to'on jolkanil u Jesucristo, j-kíinsa'abij'. Chéen, Tuméen le predicación le cruz Cristo jach u páajtalil yuum
Chéen ba'ale', le apóstoles yéetel le creyentes Cristo habían u calculado u tojol u t'u'uchpachtik Jesús. They knew they would suffer persecution for the Name of Jesus and the cross of Christ. Chéen ba'ale', they were not intimidated and it didn’t stop them. The believers continued with the preaching of the cross, Betpajal ichil le consecuencias.
They remained faithful and obedient to their Lord Jesus Christ. They obeyed His commandment to preach the gospel to everyone and to make disciples of all the nations. (Tin xook xan: Count the cost).
The spiritual war between the light and the darkness
Throughout the ages, Chéen k iilik juntúul k'atun espiritual ti' je'ela' ichil le sáasilo' yéetel le tinieblas. Chéen k iilik le ataques xu'ullsa'al le evangelio Cristo yéetel u persecución le cristianos.
Le gobernante le tinieblas (Le yóok'ol kaaba') Ma' u soportar u Jesucristo. Leti'e' ma' Cha' u jaajil yéetel le sáasilo' ti' u reino. Tune', le kisino' yéetel le, u pertenecen le kisino' yéetel le tinieblas, Ku beetiko'ob tuláakal u páajtal yo'osal tentar yéetel silenciar le cristianos yéetel extinguir le sáasilo'. (Tin xook xan: Le ak'abo' tu'upul le sáasilo').
They tempt and pressure them and pull on the feelings and emotions of Christians. And because many Christians are carnal and to many Christians faith is a religion, instead of having a personal relationship with Jesus (that originates from their encounter with Christ and their repentance) and living in Him in the light, they succumb under the temptations and pressure of the world.
Through the modern preaching of the cross, many souls are lost
Throughout the years, Jujump'íitil ku séen meentik cambios menores ti' u t'aan le cruz. Tu'ux máako'ob tu ch'a'ob tu consideración le sentimientos yéetel emociones máako'ob. Utia'al u predicación le cruz Cristo ma' hiciera u le máako'obo' ku sintiera ofendida, Insultado, condenado, rechazado, yéetel ku temerosos, disgustado, wa enojado.
Ti' le ignorancia (Si'ipil k'ajóolil espiritual ti' u jaajil) ka interferencia le bak'o'. Ka ti' experiencias yéetel opiniones xookilo', U tu jump'éel versión modernizada u predicación le cruz.
This modern version of the preaching of the cross doesn’t convict sinners of their sins, and doesn’t call to repentance and the crucifixion of the flesh. But this modern version of the preaching of the cross allows sinners and embrace the evil works of the flesh and darkness. (Tin xook xan: The message that nobody wants to hear).
Through human adjustments, the message of the cross has become powerless
Through the modern preaching of the cross, souls are not delivered from the power of darkness anymore. But souls keep living in the power of darkness, whereby many souls are lost.
Because by taking the flesh of man into account and adjusting the message of the cross of Christ, so that the message of the cross would no longer be an offense to people, the message is stripped of its power and the message of the cross has become powerless.
Yéetel u peor, that the preachers and believers of this modern gospel assume they walk in the will of God and please Him and preach Jesus and make disciples of Jesus. While in reality, they are henchman of the devil, who preach partial truths of God (lies) ka meentik paalal kisin, Ba'ax ku kuxtalo'ob bey enemigos le cruz bin le voluntad, Lujurias, ka deseos le bak'o' (Tin xook xan: Juntúul Jesús falso, who produces counterfeit Christians)
The people can’t endure the preaching of the cross
We live in a world, where everything revolves around pleasing the will, lust, ka deseos le bak'o'. Le beetike', the people can’t hear and endure the unadulterated preaching of the cross of Christ. That’s because the preaching of the cross is an offense to the carnal man, due to the conviction of sin and the call to repentance and the removal of sin.
In the early days, the people experienced the greatness of God through the preaching of Jesus Christ and the cross and the conviction of their sins by the Holy Spirit. By the hearing of the truth and the conviction of sin, they were cut in their hearts and repented. They devoted their lives to Jesus Christ and the Father.
They lived in submission and obedience to Him and walked in His will.
But nowadays, people have become indifferent, through the pride and hardness of their hearts.
They don’t repent based on hearing the truth of God’s Word. But they feel offended, Insultado, and become angry.
They can become so angry, that they are even able to kill Christians, who follow the true Jesus Christ and preach the truth of the gospel and the preaching of the cross of Christ.
Let the preaching of the cross which is the power of God be heard again!
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God (1 Corintios 1:18)
The preaching of the cross of Christ means salvation and justification of man and reconciliation with God through Jesus Christ and His redemptive work. It means the death of the old man (flesh) and the life of the new man (spirit).
At the cross sinners die, and the righteous arise in newness of life.
If you are crucified with Christ and risen in Him and you have received the Holy Spirit and you are a witness of Christ and the truth of God’s Word is in your mouth, you shall experience persecution in your life from your environment.
But you must remember, that many have preceded you.
The prophets in the Old Covenant didn’t stay silent. But they spoke the words of God and called God’s people to repentance and obedience to God.
Jesus, the Christ and the Son of the living God, spoke the words of His Father. He called the house of Israel to repentance and obedience to God.
And all the apostles and believers in the New Covenant (from the first church until now) preached the gospel. They spoke the words of Christ (the words of the Father) and called the people to repentance and obedience to Jesus Christ and the Father.
Let the sound preaching of the cross, as it is written in the Bible without interference from people, be in the mouth of Christians and return to the church. So that the preaching of the cross becomes the power of God again until salvation for everyone who believes and is willing to take up his or her cross and follow the crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ.
Articles about the cross:
- Someone has to pay the price!
- The lot fell on Jesus Christ, le paal yuum viviente
- The crucifixion of the soul
- The crucifixion of the flesh
- What is the true meaning of the cross?
- Why was Jesus crucified on a wooden cross?
- Why was the serpent of brass a foreshadowing of Jesus’ death on the cross?
. In wojel le ta'abo' lu'um’
