The more you deny yourself and give up things in your life because of Jesus Christ, and the more you live according to what the Word; ព្រះយេស៊ូវមានបន្ទូល, the more you will be បៀតបៀន by the world and by the people around you. Following Jesus means, paying a price. ដេលក្ផានសមនាងល្អ, មិនមានគ្រីស្ទានច្រើនទេ, who are willing to pay this price. Because following Jesus will cost you everything! It means giving up yourself; ឆន្ទៈផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនរបស់អ្នក។, មតិ, គំនិត, អារម្មណ៍, បំណងប្រាថ្នា, តណ្ហា, និងបំណងប្រាថ្នា. ក្រៅពីនេះ, following Jesus will have consequences for your relationships with colleagues, អ្នកស្គាល់គ្នា។, មិត្តភក្តិ, រកយសារ, and sometimes even Christians, who are not like-minded. When you don’t live according to the world and deny the things, which the world doesn’t consider evil, and when you do what the Bible; the Word of God tells you to do, you will be persecuted. Following Jesus could mean, that you have to give up your family, មិត្តភក្តិ, អ្នកស្គាល់គ្នា។, និងសហការី. You may lose them, all because of the decision you’ve made to follow Jesus and to stay obedient to the Word. But not everyone is willing to lose people for Jesus. That’s why the Word is twisted and adjusted and Christians compromise with the world.
The price for following Jesus
ប៉ុន្តែ ព្រះយេស៊ូមានព្រះបន្ទូល, that He came to bring division and that you will be hated because of Him (ម៉ាថាយ 10:22). He warned His disciples about this matter, and He revealed the price. He made known, what it would mean and what it would cost, to follow Him, and to walk as ការបង្កើតថ្មី; ជាកូនប្រុសរបស់ព្រះ.
ជាច្រើនដង, Christians begin to doubt themselves, as soon as they are persecuted and accused by the people, whom they are fond of and whom they love. They begin to wonder, whether they are indeed too enthusiastic, too exaggerated, too old-fashioned, or become too legalistic.
But discipline and taking a stand for Jesus Christ and staying ស្តាប់បង្គាប់ព្រះបន្ទូល, and not compromising with the world and its works, has nothing to do with legalism or being too old-fashioned. But it has everything to do, ជាមួយ your love for Jesus Christ.
ពិភពលោកចង់ឱ្យអ្នកជឿ, that you are too religious, ស្របច្បាប់ពេក, and too old fashion, but these are big lies from the devil.
When you haven’t killed and ដាក់សាច់របស់អ្នក។, then these opinions of people matters and will get to you. But when you have laid down your flesh, the opinions of the world and people will no longer bother you. You have become untouchable in Christ. ដោយសារតែអ្នកដឹង, that it’s not about what the world thinks of you, but what Jesus and what God thinks of you. That’s what really matters.
Jesus came to bring division and discord within families
ព្រះយេស៊ូវមានបន្ទូល, that He didn’t come to bring peace, such as the world defines peace. But Jesus said that He came to bring division on this earth. បាទ, even discord within families.
កុំគិតថាខ្ញុំមកដើម្បីនាំសន្តិភាពនៅលើផែនដី: ខ្ញុំមកមិនមែនដើម្បីផ្ញើសន្តិភាពទេ, ប៉ុន្តែដាវមួយ. ដ្បិតខ្ញុំមករកបុរសម្នាក់នៅឯភាពខុសគ្នាប្រឆាំងនឹងឪពុករបស់គាត់, ហើយកូនស្រីប្រឆាំងនឹងម្តាយរបស់នាង, កូនស្រីដែលប្រឆាំងនឹងម្ដាយរបស់នាងក្នុងក្រាំង. ហើយសត្រូវរបស់បុរសម្នាក់នឹងក្លាយជាក្រុមគ្រួសាររបស់គាត់ផ្ទាល់ (ម៉ាថាយ 10:34-36)
ឧបមាថាអ្នកមករកសន្តិភាពនៅលើផែនដី? ខ្ញុំប្រាប់អ្នក, ទេចរិយយក; ប៉ុន្តែផ្ទុយទៅវិញផ្នែក: ចាប់ពីពេលនេះតទៅមានប្រាំនាក់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះមួយដែលបែកបាក់គ្នា, បីនាក់ទល់នឹងពីរ, និងពីរទល់នឹងបី. ព្រះវរបិតានឹងបែកបាក់ប្រឆាំងនឹងព្រះរាជបុត្រា, ហើយកូនប្រុសប្រឆាំងនឹងព្រះវរបិតា; ម្តាយប្រឆាំងនឹងកូនស្រី, ហើយកូនស្រីប្រឆាំងនឹងម្តាយ; the mother-in-law against her daughter in law, កូនស្រីដែលប្រឆាំងនឹងម្ដាយរបស់នាងក្នុងក្រាំង (លូកា 12:51-53)
Jesus was not afraid to lose people
Jesus was not afraid to lose people. When the majority of Jesus’ followers left Him, Jesus even dared to ask His disciples if they wanted to leave Him also (ចន 6:67). ព្រះយេស៊ូវជ្រាប, that He spoke hard words, that offended the carnal nature of ការបង្កើតចាស់. ព្រះយេស៊ូវជ្រាប, that not everyone was able to hear these words, without being offended. Let alone accept and obey His words. But the truth was needed to expose all the lies, which kept people in darkness and bondage. បាទ, it was necessary to speak hard words.
ព្រះយេស៊ូមិនបានចុះសម្រុងនឹងពិភពលោកទេ។, for the sake of winning and pleasing people. Nor did Jesus allow anyone to tempt or mislead Him.
ព្រះយេស៊ូវបានកោតខ្លាចព្រះវរបិតាទ្រង់ ; Jesus loved Him above all and respected Him, and therefore Jesus only stayed faithful and ដេលស្ដាប់ឱវាត ដល់ទ្រង់, by doing His will.
It cost Jesus everything to fulfill the will of His Father. Jesus shrank from nothing.
Jesus His attitude should be an example for the sons of God
The attitude of Jesus Christ should be an example for all born-again Christians. ទោះបីជា Jesus was born on this earth, Jesus didn’t belong to this world; នគររបស់អារក្ស. Jesus belonged to the Kingdom of God. ព្រះយេស៊ូវ, ព្រះរាជបុត្រានៃព្រះ, was an Ambassador; a Representative of the Kingdom of God, and preached and brought the Kingdom of God to the people.
ជា អ្នកជឿកើតជាថ្មី, អ្នកបានក្លាយជា ព្រះរាជបុត្រានៃព្រះ. You have become an Ambassador; a representative, of the Kingdom of God.
ទោះបីជាអ្នករស់នៅលើផែនដីនេះក៏ដោយ។, អ្នកលែងជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់ពិភពលោកនេះទៀតហើយ. មធ្យោបាយនេះ, that you will not live according to what the world says, but according to what the Word says.
When you apply His words in your life and stay obedient to Him, then the world shall consider you a fool. But God shall consider you a wise son, who listens and obeys His words and does His will.
The world forces Christians to compromise with the world and to tolerate and accept sin and iniquity. បាទ, the world forces Christians to approve and accept things, ដែលជាការស្អប់ខ្ពើមចំពោះព្រះ, and therefore also to them.
The ruler of this world, ដែលជាអារក្ស, works in the sons of this world. អារក្សគឺជាឪពុករបស់ពួកគេ។, and they listen to and obey him. អ្នកមិនជឿ, who are sinners, shall do the will of their father; the devil and the works of their father, which go against the Word of God and against the ឆន្ទៈរបស់ព្រះ.
The devil shall do everything he can to deceive and tempt Christians and cause them to turn away from Jesus; the Word and compromise with the world.
មិត្តរបស់ពិភពលោកគឺជាសត្រូវរបស់ព្រះ
ប៉ុន្តែព្រះគម្ពីរ; ពាក្យនេះនិយាយ, that friendship of the world is enmity with God and that whosoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God (យ៉ាកនាម 4:4)
វាអាស្រ័យលើអ្នក។, what you do with it. Will you be led by your feelings and emotions, and compromise with the world and accept things, ដែលជាការស្អប់ខ្ពើមចំពោះព្រះ? Will you walk in ស្នេហាមិនពិត? Do you take a stand for the world or do you take a stand for Jesus Christ and do you stay ដេលស្ដាប់ឱវាត ដល់ព្រះបន្ទូល?
If you chose the latter one then persecution will come from the people around you. It could even mean, that you will be persecuted by the church. You must be aware, that the devil especially uses people, who you know very well and are close to you, in order to try to lead you away from the Word, so that you will compromise and enter the self-chosen paths of the world.
'ធ្វើជាអំបិលនៃផែនដី’
