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; Հիսուսն ասում է, the more you will be հալածվել by the world and by the people around you. Following Jesus means, paying a price. Ցավոք սրտի, քրիստոնյաները շատ չեն, who are willing to pay this price. Because following Jesus will cost you everything! It means giving up yourself; ձեր սեփական կամքը, կարծիք, մտքերը, զգացմունքները, ցանկությունները, ցանկություններ, եւ ցանկություններ. Բացի դրանից, following Jesus will have consequences for your relationships with colleagues, ծանոթներ, ընկերներ, ընտանիք, 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, դուք կհալածվեք. Following Jesus could mean, that you have to give up your family, ընկերներ, ծանոթներ, և գործընկերներ. 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
Բայց Հիսուսն ասաց, that He came to bring division and that you will be hated because of Him (Մեթյու 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 նոր ստեղծագործությունը; Որպես Աստծո Որդի.
Շատ անգամներ, 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 Խոսքին հնազանդ, 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, հետ your love for Jesus Christ.
Աշխարհը ցանկանում է, որ դուք հավատաք, that you are too religious, չափազանց օրինական, and too old fashion, but these are big lies from the devil.
When you haven’t killed and վայր դրեց քո մարմինը, 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. Որովհետև դու գիտես, 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
Հիսուսն ասաց, 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. Այո՛, even discord within families.
Մի կարծեք, թե ես եկել եմ երկրի վրա խաղաղություն ուղարկելու: Ես եկա խաղաղություն չուղարկելու, բայց թուր. Որովհետեւ ես եկել եմ տղամարդուն իր հոր դեմ տարաձայնության համար, Եվ դուստրը իր մոր դեմ, իսկ դուստրը `իր օրենսդրությամբ. Եւ տղամարդու թշնամիները կլինեն իրենց սեփական ընտանիքից (Մեթյու 10:34-36)
Ենթադրենք, որ ես եկել եմ երկրի վրա խաղաղություն տալու համար? Ես ասում եմ ձեզ, Ոչ ոք; Բայց ավելի շուտ բաժանում: Այսուհետ մեկ տան մեջ հինգը պետք է լինեն հինգը, Երեքը երկուսի դեմ, եւ երկուսը երեքի դեմ. Հայրը բաժանվելու է Որդու դեմ, եւ Որդին ընդդեմ Հոր; Մայրը դստեր դեմ, եւ դուստրը մոր դեմ; the mother-in-law against her daughter in law, իսկ դուստրը `իր օրենսդրությամբ (Ղուկաս 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 (Ջոն 6:67). Հիսուսը գիտեր, that He spoke hard words, that offended the carnal nature of հին արարածը. Հիսուսը գիտեր, 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. Այո՛, it was necessary to speak hard words.
Jesus didn’t compromise with the world, for the sake of winning and pleasing people. Nor did Jesus allow anyone to tempt or mislead Him.
Jesus feared His Father; Jesus loved Him above all and respected Him, and therefore Jesus only stayed faithful and հնազանդ Նրան, 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. Չնայած Jesus was born on this earth, Հիսուսը չէր պատկանում այս աշխարհին; Սատանայի արքայությունը. Jesus belonged to the Kingdom of God. Հիսուս, Աստծո Որդին, was an Ambassador; a Representative of the Kingdom of God, and preached and brought the Kingdom of God to the people.
Որպես Ա Նորից ծնված հավատացյալ, Դուք դարձել եք ա Աստծո որդի. You have become an Ambassador; a representative, of the Kingdom of God.
Although you live on this earth, you no longer belong to this world. Սա նշանակում է, 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. Այո՛, the world forces Christians to approve and accept things, որոնք գարշելի են Աստծո համար, and therefore also to them.
Այս աշխարհի տիրակալը, որը սատանան է, works in the sons of this world. The devil is their father, and they listen to and obey him. Անհավատները, 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 Աստծո կամքը.
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.
Աշխարհի ընկերը Աստծո թշնամին է
Բայց Աստվածաշունչը; Խոսքն ասում է, that friendship of the world is enmity with God and that whosoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God (Ջեյմս 4:4)
Դա կախված է ձեզանից, ինչ եք անում դրա հետ. Will you be led by your feelings and emotions, and compromise with the world and accept things, որոնք գարշելի են Աստծո համար? Will you walk in կեղծ սեր? Do you take a stand for the world or do you take a stand for Jesus Christ and do you stay հնազանդ Խոսքին?
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.
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