Ketika manusia menuruti perkataan iblis, perjanjian antara manusia dan kematian dan perjanjian dengan neraka terjadi. Setiap orang, siapa yang akan lahir dari benih manusia, would be born and live in the covenant with death and the agreement with hell. But Jesus Christ came to expose and destroy the lies of the devil and the works of darkness and to break the covenant between fallen man and death and the agreement with hell. What does the Bible say about the covenant with death and the agreement with hell? How can you be delivered from the covenant with death and hell and enter the everlasting covenant with God and inherit eternal life?
God created man with a free will
Sekarang karena itu, Jika kamu memang mematuhi suaraku, dan pertahankan perjanjian saya, maka kamu akan menjadi harta yang aneh bagiku di atas semua orang: Untuk seluruh bumi adalah milikku: Dan kamu akan menjadi kerajaan imam, dan bangsa suci. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. Lalu Musa datang dan memanggil para tua-tua bangsa itu, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him. Dan semua orang menjawab bersama-sama, dan berkata, Segala yang difirmankan Tuhan akan kami lakukan. Dan Musa mengembalikan perkataan bangsa itu kepada Tuhan (Keluaran 19:5-8)
God had chosen one people among all the people on earth and made the people His own, namely the children, yang lahir dari benih Yakub; Israel.
This was the grace of God and a privilege.
Since the children of Israel were the only people among all the people on earth, who were chosen by God and set apart.
The children of Israel were in a covenant with God, which was visible through the penyunatan in the flesh and their way of living.
Because as God is holy and righteous, Rakyatnya, yang menjadi miliknya, also had to walk holy and righteous.
God’s people walked holy and righteous as long as they obeyed the words of God and kept the Law of Moses with all its commandments, sila, (pengorbanan, makanan) hukum, Ritual, dan pesta.
Namun, the children of Israel did not always consider it a privilege. They were not always happy with their God, since the nature of the devil that reigned in their sinful flesh, strove against God and His will.
God’s people had a choice to obey or disobey the words of God
The people had a choice to obey or disobey the words of God. They could reject the words of God and give into the will, nafsu, and desires of the sinful flesh and do things, that were an abomination to God, which God had revealed through His Word and His commandments, and bear the fruit of sin, yang mengarah pada kematian. Or they could obey the words of God and not give into the will, nafsu, and desires of the flesh and bear the fruit of righteousness, which leads to life. The people had received this power from God from the beginning of creation.
God created humanity with a free will and gave them the power to do what they wanted to do, even after the fall of man.
The rulers of God’s people made a covenant with death and an agreement with hell
Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Oleh karena itu beginilah firman Tuhan Allah, Melihat, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried Stone, a precious corner Stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report (Yesaya 28:14-19)
It is very sad to read, how the rulers of God’s people in Jerusalem, who had such a privilege, didn’t believe the words of God. They rejected their God and scorned Him, by making a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.
They assumed they were safe, when the overflowing scourge (keputusan) would pass through, by making lies their refuge and hiding themselves under falsehood.
The prophecy about the coming of Jesus Christ, the precious Cornerstone
But God prophesied about the coming of Jesus Christ, Anak dari Tuhan yang Hidup, siapa Jalannya, kebenaran, and the Life and would be a precious Cornerstone, not only for the children of Israel but for all the people, who belong to the generation of fallen man and live in the covenant with death and the agreement with hell, which is visible through their disobedience to God and their sins and iniquities.
And so Jesus came to the earth and represented, berkhotbah, and brought the Kingdom of God to the children of Israel.
Jesus exposed the lies and falsehood of the leaders, who had made a covenant with death and an agreement with hell. He revealed and destroyed the works of darkness and called the people to repentance, and finished His perfect work of redemption for fallen humanity. (Baca juga: Apa arti sebenarnya dari salib?, Apa perbedaan antara Yesus dan para pemimpin agama? Dan Apa persamaan pemimpin umat Tuhan dulu dan sekarang?).
Jesus broke the covenant with death and the agreement with hell
SAYA, the Lord have called Thee in righteousness, and will hold Thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house (Yesaya 42:6-7)
And when I saw Him, I fell at his feet as dead. And He laid his right hand upon me, mengatakan kepadaku, Jangan takut; I am the first and the last: Akulah Dia yang hidup, dan sudah mati; Dan, melihat, Saya hidup selamanya, Amin; dan memiliki kunci neraka dan kematian (Wahyu 1:17-18)
Jesus came to provide a way out, for all those, who belong to the generation of fallen man and live in the covenant with death and the agreement with hell in darkness.
Jesus came for those, who walk in darkness in the lies of the devil and put their trust in these lies, and hide themselves under falsehood, dan sebagai hasilnya, do the works of the flesh and bear the fruit of death, yang merupakan dosa.
God gave out of love for humanity the ability to be redeemed from the power of darkness through His Son Jesus Christ (A.O. Yohanes 3:16-21, Kolose 1:12-14).
Jesus became the Substitute for fallen man and took the place of fallen man on the cross.
Jesus was made sin and entered death and hell, to break the covenant between fallen man and death and the agreement between fallen man and hell (a.o Isaiah 28:14-19, Tindakan 2:31, Efesus 4:8-9, Kolose 1:12-14, 1 Petrus 3:19, Wahyu 1:18).
Semua itu, who believe in Jesus Christ and His redemptive work and obey His words and become born again in Christ and build their faith upon Him, shall not be ashamed.
the covenant with death and the agreement with hell can only be broken through the rebirth in Christ
They are quickened from the dead in Christ and live from Jesus; Firman yang hidup, Who is seated in the heavenly places above all principality, kekuatan, dan Dominion. They live in the truth of God’s Word and have made God’s truth their refuge and hiding place, whereby they’re saved in Him and live under God’s protection. (Baca juga: Are you living in the shadow of the Most High or in the shadow of death?).
Becoming born again in Christ is a requirement to be released from the covenant with death and the agreement with hell.
The covenant with death and the agreement with hell in the flesh can only be broken through the death of the flesh in Christ.
Setiap orang, who believes in Jesus Christ and is baptized shall be saved
Setiap orang, yang percaya kepada Yesus Kristus, Putra Tuhan, and decides to follow Him, should be Dibaptis. This is not a choice, this is a commandment of Jesus Christ.
The rebirth, the renewal of fallen man, must take place on earth. It’s impossible to live from your old state as a sinner in the New Covenant in the new state as a saint.
Sayangnya, many people think that it is possible. Therefore they try to live from their old state (keadaan jatuh) as a new creation. Because of that many walk after the flesh in the occult, thinking they walk after the Spirit. (Baca juga: Apakah Anda harus dilahirkan kembali untuk berjalan di Supernatural?).
Akibatnya, we see a lukewarm church and indifference towards sin that has led to a compromised gospel that allows the works of the flesh and tolerates sin in the church.
We see an increase in disrupted families, pemberontakan, kebanggaan, kenajisan seksual, Perceraian, and other works of the flesh.
But walking after the Spirit means submission to God and His Word and obeying the words of Jesus and keeping the commandments of Jesus, whereby you walk by faith in the will of God and do righteous works (Baca juga: Bagaimana dengan kasih karunia dan perbuatan?).
If you are baptized in Christ, you have put on Christ
Karena kamu semua adalah anak-anak Allah oleh iman dalam Kristus Yesus. Karena kamu semua, yang telah dibaptis dalam Kristus, telah mengenakan Kristus; (Galatia 3:26-27)
Melalui baptisan, you identify yourself with the death and resurrection (dari kematian) tentang Yesus Kristus. Your flesh dies in Him, whereby you are redeemed from the power of darkness, and the covenant with death and the agreement of hell are broken. Since every covenant and every agreement and commitment ends through death (Baca juga: What is the meaning of baptism?)
Karena itu, if your flesh dies in Christ, the covenant between you and death and the agreement between you and hell ends, dan hukum dosa dan kematian, yang berkuasa di dalam daging, ends.
Not until your flesh dies, semangatmu, who is under the authority of death, can be raised from the dead.
And as Jesus Christ rose from the dead, your spirit will also be raised from the dead. Through the resurrection of your spirit from the dead, you have become a new creation and live from the spirit in the New Covenant, the eternal Covenant, which is sealed with the blood of Jesus, in which the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus reigns. (Baca juga: Hari kedelapan, hari Perjanjian Baru).
The new man walks in the New Covenant
Sekarang Tuhan kedamaian, yang menghidupkan kembali Tuhan kita Yesus dari kematian, Gembala agung para domba itu, melalui darah perjanjian kekal, Make you perfect in every good work to do His will, mengerjakan di dalam kamu apa yang menyenangkan di mata-Nya, melalui Yesus Kristus; kepada-Nyalah kemuliaan selama-lamanya. Amin (Ibrani 13:20-21)
The new man is spiritual and has a new nature; sifat Tuhan. The new man walks from this new nature after the Spirit in obedience to God and His Word and puts off the old habits and works through the Spirit (A.O. Roma 8:1-13; 13:12-14, Galatia 5:16-26, Efesus 4:20-32, Kolose 3 (Baca juga: Bagaimana cara menunda orang tua itu? and How to kenakan pria baru itu?)).
The new man believes in God and obeys God and His Word. The new man doesn’t belong to the devil and shall no longer listen to him and believe his lies and do the works of darkness. But the new man shall expose and destroy the lies of the devil and the works of darkness with the truth of God’s Word.
The new man shall no longer put his trust in the words of the world, yang merupakan kebohongan, and shall no longer make the lies of the world his refuge and hiding place.
Alih-alih, the new man shall believe the words of God and build his life on Jesus Christ, Firman yang hidup, and the precious Cornerstone. And God shall be his refuge and hiding place. (Baca juga: Apakah Yesus adalah landasan yang berharga atau batu tersandung?).
Don’t enter the covenant with death and the agreement with hell!
But although Jesus has accomplished this great work of redemption for humanity, we also see in this age, that just as in the Old Covenant, banyak orang Kristen, who have tasted the new life in the New Covenant, return to the flesh and the poor worldly spirits and through their disobedience to God and their lives, enter a covenant with death and an agreement with hell again.
'Jadilah garam dunia’
