Meh saben Kristen menowo bab 11 saka Kitab Ibrani, kang uga dianggep bab iman. Padha ngerti definisi iman lan bisa nemtokake definisi iman. Nanging kasunyatane, that they can quote the definition of faith, doesn’t mean that these words have been formed in them and that they live according to these words. Because there are many Christians, who have a faith without content. What is a faith without content?
Call those things which are not as though they were
Because who practices Hebrew 11:1 in their daily lives? Who believes the words of God above the words of the world and call those things which are not and are according to the will of God as though they were?
And what is maybe more important, who keeps standing on the Word, if the things, which are called into being are not immediately visible in the natural realm? Kaya sing wis dibahas ing postingan blog sadurunge: ‘Shall I find faith on earth?’.
How many keep standing in the faith on the Word, which means that you keep standing in the full assurance of the Word and don’t deviate from the Word? And how many become disappointed and start to doubt the words of God because of the words of the world and deviate from the Word and compromise?
Tembung, Tumindak, and behavior of believers prove if they are true believers and believe in what they confess with their mouths or not.
What is a faith without content?
This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Nanging muspra anggone padha nyembah marang Ingsun, mulang kanggo piwulang pepakoning manungsa (Tandhani 7:6-7)
You can confess all you want with your mouth. And you can confess all the words of the Bible, but if you speak words and do things that contradict your confession then you don’t believe in what you confess with your mouth and your faith is empty and has no meaning. You walk in a faith without content, which is in reality, no faith at all.
Many people say they believe in God and Jesus Christ, but only a few demonstrate their faith in God and Jesus Christ through their lives.
Faith is not that you kind of hope that what is written in the Bible is true and that you hope that what you say will come to pass.
Ora, faith is a total assurance and a full conviction that what is written in the Bible is true.
Faith means walking in the authority of the Word and praying and believing that you receive, instead of walking as a beggar, not being sure, but hoping that you will receive.
The hope, which is mentioned in Hebrew 11:1 is not the hope as many define hope, namely that you want something to happen or want it to be true, but you are not really convinced. But the hope, which is mentioned in Hebrew 11:1 is a full assurance, a trust, that expects with confidence.
Jesus walked in the authority of His Father
Yesus iku Firstborn saka titah anyar. Mulane, Yesus iku conto kita. Gusti Yesus punika Pengarang and Finisher of our faith, therefore we should look upon Jesus (Heb 12:2). Jesus came in the Asmanipun Gusti, in His authority and walked in faith in His Father (Matius 11:27, Lukas 10:22; 22:29,).
Yésus ngerti kersané Bapaké, but it was up to Jesus if He obeyed the will of His Father. Because Jesus had also been given a free will.
There were many opportunities during Jesus’ life, that Jesus could have left the will of God and deviated from the words of God and given in to the lusts and desires of His flesh, and submit to the devil.
But Jesus loved His Father and because of His great love for God, Jesus stayed loyal to His Father and resisted the temptations of the devil (Maca uga: Can you resist the temptations of the devil?)
Jesus sought the things which were above. Therefore Jesus spent much time in the Scriptures and with His Father in prayer.
After Jesus was baptized in water and received the Holy Spirit, Jesus went and did the will of His Father and represented, martakake, lan nggawa Kratoning Allah marang umate Gusti.
Gusti Yesus martakake pesen mratobat
Now after that John was put in prison, Gusti Yésus rawuh ing Galiléa, martakaké Injil Kratoning Allah, Lan ngandika, Wektu wis rampung, lan Kratoning Allah wis cedhak: tobat kowe, lan pracaya marang Injil (Tandhani 1:14-15)
Jesus didn’t preach a message of Salah love as preached by many people today. A message that accepts everyone and everything and tolerates sin and compromises with the world.
But Jesus stayed faithful to God and showed the love of God to His people by preaching the nimbali mratobat (Mat 4:17, Mar 1:14-15).
Just like God spoke through the mouths of the prophets, including John the Baptist, and called His people to repentance (Maca uga: Telpon kanggo mratobat lan Yohanes Pembaptis, wong sing ora sujud).
The faith of Jesus in His Father was a reality. It was His life and not just an addition to His own life.
Jesus had a personal relationship with His Father and didn’t want to be separated from Him. Nanging, Jesus knew that the time would come, bilih Panjenenganipun badhe pisah saking Rama (Maca uga: Bebener babagan nolak?)
Nanging nganti wektu iku, Jesus stayed faithful through His obedience to His Father and spoke the words of His Father and did all the things, Dheweke wis ndeleng Rama (John 5:30; 8:28, 38; 15:15).
Jesus met the need or lack of every person, who came to Him and made them whole. Kabeh sing ditindakake Gusti Yesus, Jesus did through faith in God and in His authority; Jenenge (Maca uga: Duwe iman marang Gusti Allah).
Jesus wasn’t intimidated by natural circumstances
Jesus walked by faith in God and didn’t allow Himself to become intimidated by natural circumstances. He walked not after what He perceived by His senses. He wasn’t intimidated by the devil, Dhemit, umaté Gusti Allah, including the religious leaders and scribes, KRESESION, heavy storms, lack of food, and other natural elements. Because Jesus had faith in God and relied on Him. Jesus trusted God completely and walked after the Spirit.
Jesus wasn’t intimidated and He didn’t change His message because of the people and the circumstances.
Despite everything that happened around Him in the natural realm, Gusti Yésus terus iman marang Gusti Allah lan martakaké lan nggawa Kratoning Allah.
Nalika wayahe teka Gusti Yésus ditawan, Gusti Yesus ora ndhelikake utawa mlayu, kaya para murid, sing isih padha Penciptaan lawas.
Nanging Gusti Yesus nglilani wong-wong mau supaya ditawan, awit Gusti Yésus ngerti Kitab Suci lan kersané Gusti Allah lan ngerti nèk wis tekan wektuné kanggo nindakké tugasé Gusti Allah.
Gusti Yésus wis masrahké Dèkné marang Gusti Allah. Lan mangkono, Gusti Yesus ngrampungake tugase kanthi katresnan gedhe marang Ramane lan liwat ketaatan marang Panjenengane lan ngrukunake manungsa bali menyang Gusti Allah lan mulihake posisi manungsa sing wis tiba lan nggawe dheweke waras. (Maca uga: Katentreman, Gusti Yesus mulihake ing antarane wong lan Gusti Allah sing tiba lan Gusti Yesus mulihake posisi wong sing tiba).
Yésus martakaké lan nduduhké Kratoné Gusti Allah
Kratoning Allah sing didhelikake saka manungsa, dadi katon dening rawuhé Gusti Yésus Kristus lan lakuné. But the Kingdom of God didn’t stop after Jesus ascended to heaven and took His place on the mercy seat at the right hand of the Father (Maca uga: Apa sing kedadeyan ing dina Ascension?).
Because just like Jesus was sent by His Father and did, what His Father had commanded Him to do and what He had seen His Father do, Jesus likewise sent His disciples and His disciples did what Jesus had commanded them to do and what they had seen Jesus do (Maca uga: Dhawuhe Gusti Allah lan dhawuhe Gusti Yesus.).
murid-muridé, who were later called Christians, preached and brought the Kingdom of God by faith in Jesus Christ and through the obedience of His words, ing Asmane; in His authority and power, to God’s people first and then to the Gentiles.
Kaya Gusti Yesus, the Christians were also not intimidated by the people and natural circumstances; Rintangan, KRESESION, pakunjaran, storms, lsp. Causing many to die in the faith as martyrs and witnesses of Jesus Christ.
Roh padha, Who lived in Jesus lives in the new creation
We having the same spirit of faith, miturut kang katulis, Aku percaya, lan mulane aku wis ngandika; we also believe, and therefore speak (2 Korinta 4:13)
By the blood of Jesus and through regeneration in Him, Sampeyan wis digawe wong bener. Sampeyan dijebadi, which means that you are put in the position of a son of God and possess the Holy Spirit of God. You have the same Spirit of faith, Who dwelled in Jesus and therefore you are able to walk in faith.
Walking in faith means, that you fully rely on God and His Word. It means that you know that His Word is the truth. Therefore you shall consider His words as the truth in life.
When you consider His words as the truth, you shall apply His words in your life.
Nalika sampeyan ngetrapake tembung-tembunge ing urip sampeyan, your life shall be changed after His truth and Christ shall be formed in you.
You shall no longer listen and feed yourself with the words of the world and speak the words of the world and walk in unbelief. tinimbang, you shall listen and feed yourself with the words of God and speak the words of God and walk in faith.
You shall no longer be led by the world (sistem donya) but by the Word of God. Because Jesus is the Captain and Author of your salvation and He shall lead you and you shall believe in the Name of Jesus and everything He has done.
You believe in the Word. Therefore you shall walk according to what the Word says and live after the will of God. You shall represent and bring His Kingdom on earth. Instead of strengthening the kingdom of the world by your words and works.
Anggere sampeyan tetep ing Sabda, which means that you obey the words of God and do them in your life, you shall stay and abide in Him and you shall be protected.
If you obey Him and do what He has commanded you to do instead of obeying your flesh, you shall show Him your love for Him and therefore you shall walk in love. Because walking in love means nothing more than obeying the words of God and keeping the commandments of Jesus and living after His will and according to what He says (2 John 1:6)
'Dadi uyahing bumi’
