Ing Matius 16:18, Gusti Yesus ngandika bab Gréja lan gapura neraka. Jesus not only promised that He would build His Church upon the testimony of Peter, kang dumadi ing dina Pentakosta, nanging Gusti Yesus janji bilih gapura neraka ora bakal menang marang Gréja. What are the gates of hell and how shall the gates of hell not prevail against the Church of Jesus Christ according to the Bible?
What authority has Jesus Christ in heaven and on earth?
Jesus has the highest authority in heaven and earth. The Father gave His Son Jesus this position and the power after His sufferings, pati, Wungune, and ascension.
Nalika Gusti Yesus seda ing kayu salib lan njupuk kabeh dosa lan piala ing donya marang Panjenengane, Jesus entered Hell (Hades). Nanging, pati ora cukup kuwat kanggo njaga Gusti Yésus ing kono. Sawise 3 dina, Jesus rose from the dead and left by the power of God and left an empty tomb.
Liwat sedanipun, Jesus overcame the devil that had the power of death (wong Ibrani 2:14). Yesus ngalahake pati lan kanthi sah njupuk maneh kunci neraka lan pati.
Jesus is seated in heaven on the right hand of the Father and has the highest authority in heaven and on earth.
Dheweke dadi Seksi sing setya, Putra Kapisan saka wong mati, lan pangeran raja-raja ing bumi. (Wahyu 1:5).
Gusti Yesus punika Head of His Church (the assembly of born-again believers that are His witnesses on earth).
As long as the Church is seated in Christ and stays in Him, His Church has the highest authority on earth. This means that the Church has power over hell and death, kratoning setan (peteng).
Gereja Yesus Kristus minangka organisasi spiritual sing paling kuat ing bumi. Lan lawanging neraka ora bakal bisa ngalahake Badan Yesus Kristus; Gereja.
Iki sing bener, lan iki cara sing kudune.
Nanging kepiye carane, that many times we don’t see this truth manifesting in the natural? How come that satanic powers have free rein in the church and prevail against local churches? Apa sing kudu ditindakake dening wong Kristen kanggo mesthekake yen lawang neraka ora bakal ngalahake Gréja miturut Kitab Suci?
The Church is an Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth
The Church must acknowledge that the Church is the embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. She is the assembly of believers, Sapa sing lair maneh in Christ by water and Spirit. The Church is the connection on earth between people and the Kingdom of Heaven.
The assembly of Jesus Christ represents God’s spiritual power and Kingdom on earth.
The Church is an Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven that is appointed and founded on earth and acts on behalf of Jesus Christ in His authority and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Gusti Yesus punika Kepala Pasamuwan. Dheweke (tembung) controls the Church through the Holy Spirit Who dwells in the born-again believers.
Pasamuwan kang ora pracaya
Pasamuwan Yesus Kristus iku spiritual lan dipimpin lan dikendhaleni dening Sabda lan Roh Suci. Tanpa Sabda lan Roh Suci, the church is nothing more than a (sosial) humanistic organization that is spiritually dead.
Tanpa Tembung lan Roh Suci, the church is carnal and a worldly organization that is controlled and led by carnal knowledge, Kawicaksanan, lan cara donya iki (human wisdom, filosofi, lan strategi) and uses natural means. The church will be controlled through the flesh by the darkness instead of through the Spirit by the Light.
Pasamuwan kadagingan lumaku sawise daging lan dipimpin dening raos dheweke, Emosi, raos, lan intelijen. The people shall be the center of the church instead of Jesus. Mulane, the church focuses on pleasing people instead of pleasing Jesus Christ and glorifying the Father.
Pasamuwan bakal dikuwasani karo barang-barang ing donya iki lan ngetutake roh-roh (tren) donya iki. The carnal church shall tolerate sin and ngganti pangandikane Gusti Allah marang hawa nepsu, kepinginan, raos, The Will, lan uripe wong.
The church shall resist and rebel against the Truth of God and defile the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world (peteng).
The church shall not be occupied with the things of the Kingdom of God and shall not instruct and correct Christians in the Bible, so that they get to know the will of God and adjust their lives to the Word and will of God, lan tuwuh dadi putraning Allah kang diwasa (Iki ditrapake kanggo wong lanang lan wadon), kang urip suci lan adil. But the church shall be occupied with death works that are done by the flesh.
Gréja sing ora pracaya iku kadagingan lan makarya ing alam fisik
A pasamuwan kadagingan iku unspiritual lan makaryakke ing dunyo fisik tinimbang dunyo spiritual. Senajan pasamuwan wis akèh kawruh sirah kadagingan lan pitados ing dheweke intellect, dheweke bodho karohanen lan mati karohanen. Amarga iku, the spirits of this world can easily enter the church through the lives of people and take their place without any resistance from the church leaders.
Pasamuwan bakal nyoba kanggo njupuk panguwasa liwat panguwasa ala pepeteng nanging bakal gagal. That’s because the believers that are the church are dominated and controlled by the same powers of darkness, kang padha ngupaya kanggo dominasi lan njupuk panguwasa liwat.
A pasamuwan kadagingan ora bisa kanggo njupuk posisi ing dunyo spiritual. It’s even dangerous when a carnal church tries to enter the spiritual realm, because the church will enter the spiritual realm out of the soul instead of the Spirit. Iki tegese, that they are not protected in Christ.
Tanpa pangayoman saka Gusti Yesus Kristus, the church shall be overwhelmed by the evil powers of darkness.
This becomes visible in the natural realm by the fruit that the church (Wong-wong sing percaya) bears, the teachings and decisions that are made in the church that oppose the will of God and His Word.
When shall the gates of hell prevail against the Church?
The gates of hell shall prevail against the Church when the church abandons the Word and becomes worldly and tolerates sin in the church. Liwat dosa, the devil and hell take dominion over the church and control the church.
Gerbang nglambangake lawang, Panguwasa, kekuwatan, Dominion, Kawicaksanan, lan pitutur. Ing Prajanjian Lawas, we read that the elders of a city were gathered in the gates to give counsel and to make important decisions. Nalika pasamuwan wis pedhot saka Sabda, banjur liwat dosa, lawanging neraka bakal menang marang pasamuwan.
This means that the church shall be inspired by the kingdom of darkness and operate in the occult power of darkness. The church shall speak and do those things that contradict the Word of God and His will.
Apa iku pasamuwan setya?
A faithful church is a church that is spiritual and stays faithful to Jesus Christ; Sabda kang urip lan Sang Roh Suci. The faithful church walks according to the Law of Christ in His authority and has dominion over the host of darkness and brings the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
Apa lawanging neraka bakal ngalahake pasamuwan sing setya?
Ora, gapura neraka ora bakal bisa ngalahake pasamuwan sing setya, because the faithful church is spiritual and takes her position in Christ in this world and stands her ground. Urip dadi raja tinimbang pati.
The church takes authority and reigns spiritually over areas and claims territories and souls for the Kingdom of God. The church shall claim and save as many souls as possible from the hands of the devil, kang dadi pangeran ing jagad iki.
Aku uga ujar karo kowe, Yen sampeyan Peter, Lan ing watu iki aku bakal mbangun pasamuwanku; lan gapura neraka ora bakal bisa nglawan (Matius 16:18)
In churches where the Holy Spirit is present in the lives of Christians, the people who live in sin and are devoted to sin will be confronted with their sins. That’s because the Holy Spirit reproves the world of sin (menyang. John 16:8-11).
Nalika Roh Suci nyalahake wong-wong mau saka dosa-dosane lan kahanane wong-wong sing kesasar, Dheweke duwe rong pilihan:
They can decide to mratobat saka dosane, turn their lives to Jesus Christ to serve and follow Him, or to continue living in sin and stay obedient to the devil and serve him.
That’s why the church should take her place in Christ, Ing Roh, ing papan swarga. The church must reign from that position and protect the church against all the evil forces of darkness.
The church should be guided by the Word and the Holy Spirit, so that the world will be reproved of sin.
The importance of knowing the Word
Majelis Yesus Kristus kudu ngerti Sabda lan kersane Gusti Allah, so that the congregation will walk by faith and can pray according to the will of God and intercede not only for the believers, but also for the people who don’t know Jesus, lan kanggo desa, kutha-kutha, lan negara lan pratelan kanggo Kratoning Allah.
Mung nalika pasamuwan njupuk posisi ing roh lan dipimpin déning Sabda lan Roh Suci, shall the church know and recognize its enemy.
The works of the devil and hell shall become visible by the Word. The devil shall come and try to enter as an angel of light through the lives of Christians. Nanging yen pasamuwan discerns roh, the church shall close the spiritual gates for the devil and his demons, supaya padha ora bisa mlebu ing pasamuwan.
Gusti Yesus duwe kabeh panguwasa ing swarga lan ing bumi
Gusti Yesus duwe kabeh panguwasa ing swarga lan ing bumi, lan Panjenengane wis maringi kabeh panguwasa marang pasamuwane, Awake. Now it’s up to Christians what they do with this responsibility, Panguwasa, and power on this earth.
Lan wis nyelehake samubarang kabeh ing sangarepe, lan masrahaké Panjenengané dadi Kepala ing samubarang kabèh kanggo pasamuwan, Kang awak, kasampurnaning Panjenengane kang ngebaki samubarang kabeh
Efesus 1:22-23
Apa tegese lawanging neraka ora bakal bisa ngalahake pasamuwan?
If we stay faithful to Jesus Christ and remain in Him, then the gates shall not prevail against the Church. We should build the church upon the Rock and not only be hearers of the Word, nanging kang nindakake Sabda. This means that we keep His words, ngucapake pangandikane, and be doers of His words, and represent Jesus Christ and do what He commanded us to do. (i.e. Matius 28:18-19, Tandhani 16:15-18, John 20:23).
Mung nalika kita tetep ing Sabdané, gapura neraka sing makili Kratoning Iblis, ora bakal menang.
That’s the promise that Jesus gave to His Church (the assembly of born-again believers that walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh).
Jesus knew the devil and He knew what His work on the cross and His resurrection from the dead would cause.
Yésus ngerti nèk Sétan bakal nesu nèk Yésus ngrebut kabèh pangwasa saka Sétan.
Mulane, Jesus knew that the devil would try anything to attack His body, His church, and destroy His body.
Mulané Yésus mènèhi pasamuan Sabdané lan janjiné, that as long as we stay in Him the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church.
Serangan setan lan neraka ing pasamuwan
The devil knows how dangerous a living, victorious church is that is faithful to God and walks after the Spirit in the authority of Jesus Christ. A church that doesn’t focus on entertaining and pleasing people and their carnal enrichment and prosperity, focuses on Jesus Christ and the mission of the Kingdom of God.
Iblis ora pengin kerajaane dirusak. That’s why the devil has one mission, and that is to extinguish the Light.
He wants to spiritually eliminate every local church in every city. The devil succeeds in eliminating local churches by cutting them off from the power Source and connecting them to himself. Kanthi cara iki, the church has no authority and power and is seated in darkness, operating from the power of darkness.
How does the devil cut off the church from the power Source?
The devil cuts off the Church from the power Source by removing the words of God and the testimony of Jesus the Christ, Putrane Gusti Allah sing urip, yaiku foundation of the Church and replaces them with worldly knowledge and wisdom of man.
The devil wants to build the church upon human knowledge and powers. Because the devil knows that without Jesus; tembung, pasamuwan ora duwe daya babar pisan. Kejabi, it will ensure that Christians shall depart from the Word and keep living in sin.
Dosa menehi akses lan daya marang Iblis lan neraka. Sing liyane pasamuwan tolerates lan ngidini dosa, luwih akeh kekuwatan bakal diwenehake marang Iblis lan kerajaane.
Anggere wong Kristen manggon ing dosa, Kratoning Peteng; setan lan neraka, have power and dominion over their lives. Amarga iku, Iblis nduweni kuwasa marang pasamuwan.
Gereja bakal manggon ing pepeteng lan dikendhaleni dening panguwasa pepeteng lan dipimpin dening kawicaksanan lan kawruh babagan jagad iki lan wahyu palsu. Iki kawicaksanan lan kawruh donya lan wahyu palsu iki mbalela marang Sabda lan karsane Gusti Allah.
Apa sing kedadeyan nalika gerbang neraka nglawan gereja?
Penasihat Kratoning pepeteng bakal menehi inspirasi marang para pemimpin gereja supaya padha diapusi lan nyimpang saka Sabda lan gaya urip suci.. The church thinks she is inspired by the Holy Spirit and that she lives in freedom. But the truth is that she is bound by hell.
The lifestyle of carnal Christians gives access to the devil and hell. They will be inspired by the evil spirits of darkness and follow up their counsel. Amarga iku, Christians become lukewarm and tolerant.
The church shall no longer intercede for the people and guard the spiritual gates of the church, but shall leave the gates wide open for sin and death to enter.
They think that they are merciful and walk in love by being tolerant to people and by allowing pagan religions and philosophies and allowing sin. Nanging, the truth is that they are workers of iniquity and servants of the devil.
Amarga saka prilaku manungsa iki, the Body of Christ is affected by sin and death. Dosa tuwuh kaya kanker ing Badan.
Everything that takes place in the spiritual world will eventually become visible in the church, in the lives of Christians.
Mulane, if the gates of hell have prevailed against the church, this becomes visible in the lives of the members of the church and the fruit they bear.
A lukewarm church that walks in sin
They shall persevere in sin and live in rebellion against the Word and grieve the Holy Spirit. Padha bakal suam-suam kuku lan turu karohanen. Ilat bakal dadi piranti Iblis lan bakal digunakake kanggo Kratoné.
Padha bakal urip kaya donya, sambat, lan be unforgiving. Padha bakal ora seneng, depresi, kebacut wedi, mesakake awake dhewe, nolak dhewe, lan suicidal (Pikiran). Dheweke bakal pegatan, laku jina lan najis lan keblinger liyane, lan bakal padha nandhang lara, sing nyebabake pati.
Nalika iku kedadeyan ing pasamuwan utawa jemaah, iku dudu Gusti Allah utawa Gusti Yésus’ luput. Nanging iku fault saka pasamuwan, sing ora tetep setya lan setya marang Sabda lan Roh Suci, but are led astray and entered self-chosen paths. Pasamuwan ngutamakké pituturé donya ngungkuli pituturé Yéhuwah. (Maca uga: Mungkasi nyalahake Gusti Allah).
Mulane, let the church of Jesus Christ repent and renounce sin, dening njabut dosa saka ing antarane dheweke. Iki tegese, supaya pasamuwan ora bakal ngidini dhéwé kanggo mimpin dening raos kadagingan dheweke, raos, Emosi, panemu, lan kapinteran (daging). Nanging sing pasamuwan bakal mimpin dening Sabda lan Roh Suci.
Tanggung jawab pasamuwan Yesus Kristus
If there are members in the church who don’t live according to the Word and do things that go against the will of God, then it’s the church’s responsibility and task to confront the person. Supaya wong bisa mratobat saka dosa ing paseksiné Sabda.
Nanging, if the person is not willing to repent, then it’s the responsibility of the church to remove the person from the church and deliver the person to satan.
Iki bisa uga muni kasar, nanging perlu. Amarga liwat dosa wong, Iblis lan neraka bakal lumebu ing pasamuwan lan bakal mengaruhi urip wong-wong mukmin liyane. Mulane penting banget kanggo nyingkirake dosa saka Badan Kristus.
Kesimpulan
Ayo pasamuwan bali menyang Sabda, nyingkirake dosa lan piala saka ing satengahe, lan njupuk posisi dheweke ing Gusti Yesus Kristus. So that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church. Nanging pasamuwan bakal dadi pasamuwan militan lan menang, sing lenggah ing Gusti Yesus Kristus.
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