Wong ora seneng tembung budak lan ora pengin diarani bature wong liya. Nanging ing urip, Sampeyan bakal dadi bature wong liya. Pitakonane yaiku, Kang budak sampeyan? Do you live after the flesh and do you belong to the darkness and are you a slave of the devil and do you listen and obey him or do you walk after the Spirit and do you belong to the Light and are you a slave of Jesus Christ and do you listen and obey Jesus Christ?
Alangan saka Agar lan Sarah
Ing Galatia 4:21-5:1, Paul gave the allegory of Agar and Sarah. Agar was a bondmaid (Wanita Budha), and her child Ishmael was born after the flesh. Sarah was a free woman and her child Isaac was born by the promise of God.
This allegory of Agar and Sarah in the Bible, represents the old creation that is born in the flesh (Prajanjian lawas), and the new creation that is born of the promise, Ing Gusti Yesus Kristus, Dening Roh Suci (Prajanjian Anyar).
Dakkandhani, sampeyan sing pengin miturut ukum, Apa sampeyan ora krungu hukum? Kanggo ditulis, Abraham duwe anak lanang loro, siji dening bondmaid (Wanita Budha), liyane dening freewoman. Nanging wong sing dadi bondwoman lair sawise daging kasebut; Nanging dheweke saka wanita gratis kanthi janji. Prekara sing kalebu ales: Kanggo iki minangka loro perjanjian kasebut; Siji saka Gunung Sinai, kang gendereth kanggo budak, kang agar. Kanggo Agar iki Gunung Sinai ing Arab, lan wangsulan ing Yerusalem sing saiki, lan ana ing budak karo anake.
Nanging Yerusalem sing wis ana ing ndhuwur gratis, yaiku ibune kita kabeh. Kanggo ditulis, Bungaha, sampeyan gabung sing ora; istirahat lan nangis, Sampeyan ora bakal ora: Desolate duwe anak liya tinimbang wong sing duwe bojo. Saiki kita, sedulur, Minangka Ishak, yaiku bocah sing janji. Nanging kaya ngono, sing lair sawise daging nganiaya wong sing lair sawise Roh, Malah saiki. Nanging apa sing ditulis karo tulisan kasebut? Cast metu bondwoman lan putrane: Kanggo putra bature ora bakal pewaris karo putra freewoman. Dadi banjur, sedulur, Kita dudu anak saka bondwoman, Nanging saka FREE. Mulane kanthi ati-ati ing kamardikan, yen Sang Kristus wis mbebasake kita, lan ora entek maneh karo rakit (Galatia 4:21-5:1)
The old creation is a slave of the devil
Sadurunge sampeyan ngerti Yesus Kristus lan sadurunge dikirim sampeyan saka Kratoning Peteng, Sampeyan minangka abdi saka Iblis; anak carnal. Sampeyan minangka abdi saka daging sampeyan (awak sampeyan, pikiran sehat, pikiran karnal, Emosi, raos, lsp.). The sinful flesh reigned as king in your life and you were tossed to and fro by your feelings and emotions.
You were led by your flesh and fulfilled the lusts and desires of your flesh and your carnal mind. Your flesh was in control and you listened to – lan manut karo daging sampeyan (menyang. Efesus 2).
Sampeyan ora gratis, Nanging sampeyan minangka abdi saka dagingmu lan urip kanthi spiritual saka pati
The two sons of God on earth: Adam lan Gusti Yesus
Before the day of Pentecost, Sadurunge outpouring Roh Suci, God had two sons on earthL Adam and Jesus.
Putrane Adam sing kapisan digawe kanthi sampurna sawise gambar Allah (Elohim; Pengeran, Jesus the Word, lan Roh Suci). Nanging, Adam nyerat ngapusi Iblis ing sadherek bapake (ing dhawuhe Gusti Allah). Adam nindakake kekarepane tinimbang nindakake karsane bapake. And so Adam disobeyed God and sinned.
Adam did what God forbade Adam to do. Amarga ora setya marang Gusti Allah, Adam (lan Hawa) became a slave of the the devil, a slave of darkness and a slave of the flesh.
Rohé mati lan ora gratis maneh. Padha karo argi lan diikat dening daging.
Because they became corrupt, the seed of the man became corrupt. Kabeh wong, Sapa sing bakal lair saka wiji manungsa, bakal lair minangka abdi saka setan, a child of the devil aka a sinner.
The second Son Jesus was the Son of the promise. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Maria.
Gusti Yesus teka ing daging ing podho manungsa, Nanging dheweke lair saka wiji Roh.
Ing Genesis 3:15, God promised that the seed of the woman would bruise the head of the devil. The seed that God was referring to, was Jesus Christ His Son. Jesus would take the devil’s authority and power and give it back to the new creation.
And that’s exactly what happened when Jesus seda ing kayu salib as a sacrifice for humanity. Gusti Yesus jumeneng kabeh piala lan dosa jagad marang Panjenengané. Gusti Yesus digawe dosa lan mulane Gusti Yesus mlebu kanthi sah.
Ing Hades, Gusti Yesus njupuk kunci pati lan neraka lan ngrusak setan, Kanthi njupuk panguwasa. Gusti Yesus wungu saka ing antarane wong mati lan saiki lenggah ing sisih tengen Gusti Allah (Maca uga: Apa sing ditindakake Yesus ing neraka?).
Kabeh wong lair dadi wong dosa
Saben person that is born on earth is born of the seed of fallen man and is born as a sinner (abdi saka dosa). Ora ana sing dikecualekake.
All people are sinners and remain sinners until they hear the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ and decide to believe and repent of their sins and turn to Jesus Christ and become born again.
Only when people become born again by the incorruptible Seed of the Spirit, they will no longer be sinners and slaves of the devil and sin.
The people decided to believe Jesus Christ and follow Him and turn their back to their old life as a slave of the devil and sin. They are no longer carnal and through the flesh bound to the devil and walk in sin. But by faith and through regeneration in Christ, they have become spiritual and are bound by the Spirit to Jesus Christ and shall walk in righteousness.
The new creation is a son of God (Iki ditrapake kanggo wong lanang lan wadon), born of the promise by the Holy Spirit.
Putrane daginge
Liwat gangguan Sarah, Ishmael was fathered after the flesh. Sarah wanted to help God a little bit and offered her bondmaid Agar to Abraham. But God didn’t need Sarah’s help. Deed Deed duwe akibat saka turunane Iskak. Amarga keturunan saka siji, sing lair sawise daging nganiaya turunane wong liya, sing lair sawise janji kasebut.
Putrane Agar makili putrane Iblis; the sons of this world. These sons have the evil nature of the devil and the spirit of this world within them; semangat saka Antikristus.
Wong dosa, abdining dosa. Mulane, they live in the bondage of sin.
Padha dikontrol lan dipimpin pikirane saka pikiran kadagingan lan urip sawise karsane, lusts, kepinginan, Emosi, lan perasaan daginge.
Dheweke nindakake prekara kasebut, Gusti Allah ora seneng lan nglarang umate ukum saka prajanjian lawas.
Dheweke kaya Adam, sing percaya ngapusi setan, Tinimbang kasunyatane Gusti Allah lan dadi ora setya marang pangandikaning Allah lan dhawuhe.
Padha mikir dheweke gratis. Nanging ing kasunyatan, they are slaves of the devil and slaves of their flesh (awak lan jiwa). They are controlled by the evil spirits of darkness that cause them to sin. And through their sinning padha menehi daya marang Iblis and worship him.
Putrane Janji
Putrane Sarah (wanita gratis) are the sons of God and the Kingdom of Heaven. They are the sons of the promise: titah anyar. They’re born again in Jesus Christ of the Seed of the Holy Spirit.
Dheweke wis dadi putrane Gusti Allah lan duwe akses menyang Kraton Swarga lan tahta Gusti Allah.
They are no longer sinners and don’t live under the judgment of the law of sin and death anymore. Amarga padha duwe Dagingipun nyalib daginge (karsane, 'Mandhiri', raos, Emosi, carnal lusts, kepinginan, lsp.) in Christ and buried their flesh through baptism.
Roh dheweke wis urip, Amarga Rohé, sing mati, wis wungu saka ing antarane wong mati kanthi kekuwatan Roh Suci.
Dheweke wis digawe suci lan bener dening getih Yesus Kristus lan bebas saka budak pepeteng.
The sons of God are controlled by the Holy Spirit
As they are holy and righteous in Christ, the received the promise of the Father: Roh Suci, wherewith the laws of God are written upon their heart. The Holy Spirit dwells in the new creation and leads and guides them according to the Word of God.
They are controlled by the Holy Spirit and obey the Word of God. Minangka asil, they shall live holy and walk righteous in the will of God and honor and glorify the Father and Jesus Christ.
Buron saka putrane Gusti Allah
Nanging kaya ngono, sing lair sawise daging nganiaya wong sing lair sawise Roh, Malah saiki (Galatia 4:29)
Lan iki isih kedadeyan saiki. Bocah-bocah ing jagad iki, sing manggon ing dosa lan piala, hate and nganiaya putrane Gusti Allah, who walk after the Spirit and obey God’s Word.
Kita ndeleng peneritaan lan dosa, kaya ing Dina Nuh. We see an increase in hate towards God, Yesus Kristus, lan Roh Suci, Who dwells in the children of God, mundhak uga.
Pengikut ing jagad iki
As long as you believe and accept the wisdom and knowledge of the world and follow the world and think like the world, talk as the world, and act like the world, you have nothing to worry about, kabeh apik.
As long as you bow before the spirits of this world and be a partaker of their works, Sampeyan ora bakal dianiaya, nanging sampeyan bakal ditampa Donya.
Pengikut Yesus Kristus
But as soon as you take a stand on the Word of God and give them an undesired answer or don’t approve of their works (dosan lan kaluputane), and don’t walk and talk the way they walk and talk, you experience persecution.
Yen sampeyan wis ngadeg ing Gusti Yesus Kristus; the Word and obey Him and keep dhawuhipun and do His will and represent His Kingdom, Banjur sampeyan bakal dianiaya dening wong-wong ing sekitar sampeyan, sing duwe semangat ing jagad iki; semangat saka Antikristus (setan).
That’s the price you have to pay if you want to follow Jesus.
When you become a slave of Jesus Christ, sampeyan dadi mungsuh ing jagad iki.
Kita manggon ing umur, where too many Christians water down the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Tinimbang seneng karo Gusti Allah lan njupuk posisi ing Yesus Kristus; tembung, Dheweke seneng karo jagad lan mangga wong, amarga dheweke pengin disenengi, ditampa, lan diajeni dening wong.
The Christians that do take a stand on the Word of God, lan tindakake tembung kasebut, Tinimbang jagad iki dianggep ketat banget, Keagamaan, kecemplung, lawas-lawas, lsp. While they are the ones, sing manggon ing true freedom in Jesus Christ.
They walk after the Spirit as slaves of righteousness, instead of walking after the flesh as slaves of sin. They are no longer bound by the law and live under the judgment of God, but they are delivered and live in the liberty of the Spirit.
Mlaku-mlaku kanthi janji minangka putra saka Gusti Allah
Walking in the promise as a son of God means walking by faith in Jesus Christ; tembung. Yen lumaku kanthi iman, you will be obedient to the (kabèh) Tembung Gusti Allah. Mung Liwat Sabda Jahwéh, sampeyan bakal kenal karo dheweke, lan kenal karsane.
‘Being obedient to the Word’ doesn’t mean going back to the Old Covenant to the sacrificial laws, Hukum panganan, the feasts, lsp. Supaya bisa disimpen utawa tetep disimpen. Because we are only saved by Jesus’ karya nebus lan dening rahe.
Kita manggon ing prajanjian anyar liwat Yesus Kristus. Ing dheweke, we have become a new creation (Lair saka banyu lan semangat).
Nanging karsane Gusti Allah; what pleases Him and what doesn’t please Him, wis ora diganti, uga ora bakal ngganti. Amarga Gusti Allah yaiku padha, Wingi, Dina iki, lan selawase.
Mulane, it is important to get to know Him and His will, liwat tembunge, lan gawe anyar pikiran karo Sabda Allah, so that your mind lines up with Him.
Yen pancene tresnaa marang Gusti Allah klawan gumolonging atimu, Jiwa, Pikiran, lan kekuwatan, Sampeyan bakal bisa tetep manut karo Gusti Allah lan netepi pepakone.
You have a free will
Nanging sampeyan mesthi bakal duwe kekarepan gratis, even after you become born again. Anggere sampeyan mlaku sawise semangat, Sampeyan ora bakal netepi hawa nepsu lan kepinginan saka daging lan dudu dosa lan ora ngalami paukuman.
Nanging sanalika, as you start walking after the flesh and listen to your flesh instead of the Word (Yesus Kristus) lan Roh Suci, lan pilih kanggo nindakake karep dhewe, lan dipimpin dening lustur sampeyan, kepinginan, Pikiran, raos, Emosi, lsp., lan mlaku-mlaku ora setya karo Sabda Jahwéh, Ing dosa, Banjur sampeyan bakal dadi abdi saka Iblis maneh.
Sampeyan bakal dikontrol dening kekuwatan peteng lan ora bakal bebas gratis. Nanging sampeyan bakal ditindhes dening Iblis lan manggon ing sangisore budak.
Nganyarake pikiran kanthi Sabda Jahwéh
Pramila penting banget, Yen sampeyan dadi titah anyar, kanggo gawe anyar karo Sabda Jahwéh. Mung dening pembaruan pikiran kanthi tembung dewa, Sampeyan kenal karo Gusti Yesus lan karsane, lan liwat dheweke, sampeyan bakal ngerti bapak lan karsane.
Nalika sampeyan sijine tembung kasebut dadi praktik, sampeyan become a doer of the Word and become like Him and talk and walk like Him.
Liwat Sabda lan Roh Suci, Sapa guru sampeyan ing tembung kasebut, sampeyan bakal ngerti sing apik lan ala.
Yen sampeyan tetep ing tembung kasebut, you shall reign over the enemy; setan, lan tentara kabeh. Nanging sanalika sampeyan ninggalake tembung lan wiwit mlaku sawise daging, lan sawise kawruh babagan pikiran kadagingan lawas; kawruh babagan jagad iki, Banjur mungsuh bakal njupuk sampeyan tawanan maneh lan bakal mrentah sampeyan. (Maca uga: Kepiye cara mlaku-mlaku ing dominan Gusti Allah sing diwenehake sampeyan?).
Kang budak sampeyan?
Sampeyan ora bisa dadi abdi saka Iblis lan abdi saka Gusti Yesus Kristus. Mokal! Sampeyan kudu nggawe pilihan.
- Apa sampeyan pengin tetep urip sawise daging, being led by your lusts, kepinginan, Pikiran, Pikiran, (jagad) Kawicaksanan, lan kawruh? Doing your own will and be controlled by the darkness? Apa sampeyan tresna karo jagad iki lan barang-barang sing ana ing jagad iki? Apa sampeyan pengin nglayani jagad iki lan dadi abdi ing jagad iki; setan, lan manggon ing dosa lan kaluputan?
- Utawa sampeyan gelem nyingkirake urip dhewe; karsane dhewe, kepinginan, lusts, raos, Pikiran, (jagad) Kawicaksanan lan kawruh, lsp. to serve Jesus Christ and become His slave? Are you willing to become a slave of Jesus Christ and live in holiness and righteousness, Minangka warga Yerusalem sing ana ing ndhuwur, Nalika dikontrol dening Roh Suci?
If you are willing to lay down your life and live in true freedom, then all you have to do is to take one step towards Jesus Christ and repent of your former life as a sinner and make Jesus your Saviour and Lord.
Yen sampeyan mratobat, Gusti Yesus ngapura lan mbalek maneh karo bapak, amarga dheweke tresna sampeyan. Jesus took the first step to show you how much He loves you. Saiki wis tekan sampeyan, Apa sing sampeyan lakoni.
Nanging sampeyan kudu njupuk keputusan: iku salah siji daging utawa roh.
'Dadi uyahing bumi’
