When your spirit is raised from the dead and you are born again it’s very important to feed your spirit. Your spirit needs to grow up and mature so that your spirit reigns in your life instead of your flesh. For years the flesh reigned as king in your life. You were a slave of your (penuh dosa) flesh and lived in the bondage of sin and death. Karena itu, as is written in Ephesians 4:22, it’s time to put off the old man and to put on the new man, who is created after the image of God and born of the Holy Spirit. What does this mean and how do you put off the old man according to the Bible?
..The old man and what Jesus said about the old man and his nature, bekerja, and lifestyle is discussed in the previous article..
Siapa orang tua itu?
The old man is carnal and lives after the flesh (jiwa dan tubuh) and led by his senses, emosi, perasaan, pikiran duniawi, intelek, nafsu, keinginan, dll..
Semangat orang tua itu sudah mati. Since the spirit in the old man is dead, the old man is unspiritual, sense ruled, and led by his carnal mind. Therefore the old man can’t see the Kingdom of God nor comprehend the spiritual things of the Kingdom of God. (Baca juga: Bagaimana Anda bisa melihat Kerajaan Allah?).
Because the old man can’t see the Kingdom of God and can’t comprehend the things of the Kingdom of God, they are foolishness to him.
Faith in Christ changes your life
When you believe in Jesus the Messiah and accept Jesus as your Saviour and menyesali and make Him the Lord over your life, you made a choice to lay down your flesh in which sin and death reign.
No one force you to believe, repent and follow Jesus. You have made the choice to say farewell to your life as a sinner, dengan segala dosa dan kedurhakaannya. Therefore you shall no longer live the way, you lived before your repentance, but you will start a whole new life in Jesus Christ; a life after the Spirit and not after the flesh anymore.
What happens when you are baptized?
Saat Anda dibaptis dalam air, you symbolically lay down your former life; the old man with all his sins and iniquities and are raised in newness of life.
Oleh karena itu kami dimakamkan bersamanya dengan baptisan sampai mati: bahwa seperti Kristus dibangkitkan dari kematian oleh kemuliaan Bapa, Meski begitu kita juga harus berjalan dalam kebaruan hidup. Sebab jika kita telah ditanam bersama-sama dalam satu kesamaan dengan kematian-Nya, kita juga akan menjadi serupa dengan kebangkitan-Nya: Mengetahui hal ini, bahwa orang tua kita disalibkan dengan -Nya, bahwa tubuh dosa dapat dihancurkan, itu selanjutnya kita tidak boleh melayani dosa. Karena dia mati terbebas dari dosa (Roma 6:4-7)
You can’t become the new creation before the old creation died. (Baca juga: Bisakah Anda menjalani kehidupan kebangkitan tanpa sekarat?)
Melalui baptisan, kamu menyerahkan kehidupan lamamu (dagingmu) di dalam Kristus, dan di dalam Dia, oleh kuasa Roh Kudus, pria baru (semangatmu) dibangkitkan dari kematian.
Di alam spiritual, kamu telah menjadi ciptaan baru. What took place in the spiritual realm becomes visible in the natural realm (the visible realm).
Ini berarti, that your life and your walk and talk will change. Your speech and works shall line up with the confession of your faith and repentance and you shall walk as the new creation after the Word and the Spirit.
In order to walk after the Word, you have to get to know the Word. Because you can’t walk after the Word if you don’t know the Word.
This means that you have to renew your mind with the Word of God. When you renew your old carnal mind that thinks like the world with the Word of God and you obey the Word and become a doer of the Word, then you shall grow up into a mature son of God (ini berlaku untuk pria dan wanita), who knows the will of the Father.
As a mature son of God, you shall walk as the new creation in obedience to the will of the Father. You shall represent Jesus Christ and the Father, dan berkhotbah dan membawa Kerajaan Allah kepada orang-orang. (Baca juga: Bumi berduka dan menunggu manifestasi anak -anak Allah’).
What does it mean to put off the old man?
Put off the old man means that you lay down the habits and works of the sinful flesh.
Bahwa kamu menunda percakapan sebelumnya orang tua itu, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts” (Efesus 4:22)
Ketika Anda telah menjadi ciptaan baru (pria baru), it’s time to put off the old man; the former man, who had the nature of the devil and walked after the flesh in obedience to the will, nafsu dan keinginan daging, and to put on the new man, who is created after the image of God and has the nature of God.
The word ‘put off’ is translated from the Greek word ‘apotithēmi’ which means o.a. cast off, lay apart, lay aside, meletakkan, put away, menunda.
You will put off the old man like you put off pieces of garments. This is not something that God has to do, but that you have to do.
How long it takes to put off the old man depends on you. The more you love God and the more you hate your former carnal life as a sinner and its dosa, the quicker you will obey the Word and stop doing the works of the old man.
What are the works of the old man?
The works of the old man are clearly defined in Colossians 3:5-10 and Galatians 5:19-21. These works do not belong in the life of born again Christians. These works are not the works of the new man but the old man.
Karena itu matikanlah anggota-anggotamu yang ada di bumi; perbuatan zina, kenajisan, kasih sayang yang berlebihan, nafsu jahat, dan ketamakan, yaitu penyembahan berhala: Karena hal-hal itulah yang menyebabkan murka Allah menimpa anak-anak durhaka: In the which you also walked some time, when you lived in them. But now you also put off all these; amarah, kemarahan, kebencian, penistaan, komunikasi kotor keluar dari mulut Anda. Jangan berbohong satu sama lain, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds; Dan telah mengenakan pria baru, yang diperbarui ilmunya menurut gambaran Dia yang menciptakan Dia (Kolose 3:5-10)
Kini perbuatan daging nyata, yang mana ini; Zina, perbuatan zina, kenajisan, kebirahan, Pemujaan berhala, sihir, kebencian, perbedaan, Emulasi, kemarahan, perselisihan, hasutan, Heresies, Iri, pembunuhan, kemabukan, Pendapatan, dan sejenisnya: yang saya ceritakan sebelumnya, seperti yang juga telah kukatakan padamu di masa lalu, bahwa mereka yang melakukan hal-hal seperti itu tidak akan mendapat bagian dalam Kerajaan Allah (Galatia 5:19-21)
Therefore you must put off these works. Karena Alkitab berkata, bahwa mereka, who do these things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God.
What carnal works of the old man must be put off?
The carnal works of the old man, which every born again Christian must put off are:
- Adultery* (voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse)
- Percabulan (pelacur, including adultery and incest, unmarried sex, homoseksualitas, secara kiasan pemujaan berhala)
- Kenajisan (impurity, secara fisik atau moral: -kenajisan, tidak suci secara ritual)
- Kasih sayang yang berlebihan (menderita dengan benar, (banyak sekali) kasih sayang, nafsu)
- Nafsu jahat (bad/evil/wicked desire or lust)
- Ketamakan (Sayadolatry) (kecurangan, pemerasan:-praktek-praktek yang tamak, kerakusan, memiliki keinginan untuk memiliki)
- Amarah (nafsu kekerasan, kemarahan, kemarahan, pembalasan dendam)
- Kemarahan (keganasan, kemarahan)
- Kebencian (kejahatan, kenakalan, kejahatan)
- Penghujatan (fitnah (terutama melawan Tuhan), pagar, berbicara jahat)
- Komunikasi kotor keluar dari mulut Anda (percakapan keji)
- Berbohong (mengucapkan ketidakbenaran atau upaya menipu dengan kepalsuan, salah, berbohong)
- Kebirahan (dipenuhi atau menunjukkan hasrat seksual)
- Pemujaan berhala (pemujaan terhadap berhala, keterikatan atau pengabdian yang berlebihan terhadap sesuatu)
- Sihir (penggunaan ilmu sihir atau sihir, penggunaan mantra dan pemanggilan roh, komunikasi dengan iblis atau dengan familiar, pengaruh atau daya tarik yang tak tertahankan)
- Kebencian (prasangka permusuhan atau permusuhan, alasan untuk menentang, permusuhan)
- Perbedaan (afinitas yang tidak pasti; pertengkaran, pendapat, perdebatan, perselisihan)
- Emulasi (iri, pikiran yang kuat, kemarahan, kecemburuan, semangat)
- Perselisihan (sebuah tindakan perselisihan, pengerahan tenaga atau pertikaian untuk superioritas)
- hasutan (divisi, hasutan perlawanan atau pemberontakan terhadap otoritas yang sah, memberontak terhadap kekuasaan suatu negara)
- ajaran sesat (sekte, belief or opinion contrary orthodox religious doctrine (khususnya agama Kristen),keyakinan atau pendapat yang tidak sesuai dengan keyakinan atau pendapat resmi agama tertentu)
- Iri (kecemburuan, perasaan ingin memiliki apa yang dimiliki orang lain, Perasaan tidak puas atau dendam yang ditimbulkan oleh harta milik orang lain)
- Pembunuhan (pembantaian, untuk membunuh, untuk merusak atau merusak, untuk mengalahkan lawan dengan sangat buruk)
- Kemabukan(kemabukan, keadaan mabuk)
- Bersenang-senang (kerusuhan, a carousal, enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, terutama dengan minum dan menari)
How do you put off the old man?
You put off the old man and his works by changing your life (gaya hidup, Kebiasaan). Stop feeding your flesh; cara berpikirmu yang lama, Kebiasaan, perilaku, emosi, perasaan, nafsu, keinginan, dll.. and stop obeying them. Don’t be led by them and don’t give into them. Alih-alih, feed your spirit with the Word of God, obey the Word and the Spirit, and be led by Them.
When you feed your spirit with the Word of God, pray and speak in other tongues, you shall build yourself in your most holy faith.
During the process of putting off the old man, puasa plays an important role. Because when you fast you ‘kill’ Daging (Baca juga: What is the meaning of fasting?).
When you feed your spirit and renew your mind with the Word of God, you shall get to know the will of God and think like the new creation.
When you think like the new creation, you will speak and act as the new creation.
You shall put on the new man and walk as the new man; the new creation after the will of God.
The new creation is risen with Christ and seated in Him in the heavenly places. Karena itu, the new creation seeks the things which are above and not on this earth (sebuah,Hai, Efesus 2:5-6, Kolose 3:1).
When you feed your spirit with the Word, berdoa, and speak in tongues, your spirit shall mature and shall become stronger than your flesh.
Dagingmu, which has always reigned as king in your life, shall scream and try to get your attention, so that you will give into the cravings, nafsu, dan keinginan daging Anda.
But as long as you follow the Word and say and do what the Word says and don’t listen to your flesh and don’t give in and keep feeding your spirit, your spirit shall reign together with the Word and the Holy Spirit as King in your life.
It’s important to put off the old man. Because when you put off the old man, you shall no longer be led and dominated by your senses, pikiran duniawi, and your carnal way of thinking, keinginan, nafsu, emosi, perasaan, dll..
You shall no longer be a slave of your sinful flesh and controlled by the kingdom of darkness. But you shall reign in Jesus Christ from the Kingdom of God over your flesh and over sin.
'Jadilah garam dunia'
*Sumber: kamus Oxford, Merriam Webster dictionary
