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; Yesus berkata, the more you will be dianiaya by the world and by the people around you. Following Jesus means, paying a price. Malangnya, Tidak banyak orang Kristian, who are willing to pay this price. Because following Jesus will cost you everything! It means giving up yourself; kehendak anda sendiri, pendapat, fikiran, perasaan, kehendak, Nafsu, dan keinginan. Selain itu, following Jesus will have consequences for your relationships with colleagues, kenalan, rakan, keluarga, 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, Anda akan dianiaya. Following Jesus could mean, that you have to give up your family, rakan, kenalan, dan rakan sekerja. 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
Tetapi Yesus berkata, that He came to bring division and that you will be hated because of Him (Matthew 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 ciptaan baru; Sebagai Anak Tuhan.
Banyak kali, 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 taat kepada Firman, 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, dengan your love for Jesus Christ.
Dunia mahu anda percaya, that you are too religious, terlalu legalistik, and too old fashion, but these are big lies from the devil.
When you haven’t killed and meletakkan daging anda, 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. Kerana anda tahu, 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
Yesus berkata, 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. Ya, even discord within families.
Jangan sangka bahawa Aku datang untuk membawa damai di bumi: Aku datang bukan untuk membawa damai, tetapi pedang. Sebab Aku datang untuk membuat orang berselisih dengan bapanya, dan anak perempuan melawan ibunya, dan anak perempuan dalam undang -undang terhadap ibunya dalam undang -undang. Dan musuh seseorang ialah mereka dari rumahnya sendiri (Matthew 10:34-36)
Anggaplah kamu bahawa aku datang untuk memberi damai di bumi? Saya memberitahu anda, Tidak; tetapi sebaliknya pembahagian: Kerana dari dari sana akan ada lima dalam satu rumah yang dibahagikan, tiga terhadap dua, dan dua menentang tiga. Bapa akan dibahagikan kepada anak lelaki, dan anak lelaki terhadap Bapa; ibu terhadap anak perempuan, dan anak perempuan melawan ibu; the mother-in-law against her daughter in law, dan anak perempuan dalam undang -undang terhadap ibunya dalam undang -undang (Lukas 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 (John 6:67). Yesus tahu, that He spoke hard words, that offended the carnal nature of ciptaan lama. Yesus tahu, 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. Ya, it was necessary to speak hard words.
Yesus tidak berkompromi dengan dunia, for the sake of winning and pleasing people. Nor did Jesus allow anyone to tempt or mislead Him.
Jesus feared His Father; Jesus loved Him above all and respected Him, and therefore Jesus only stayed faithful and Taat kepada-Nya, by doing His will.
Ia 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. Walaupun Jesus was born on this earth, Yesus tidak tergolong dalam dunia ini; Kerajaan Iblis. Jesus belonged to the Kingdom of God. Yesus, Anak Tuhan, was an Ambassador; a Representative of the Kingdom of God, and preached and brought the Kingdom of God to the people.
Sebagai a dilahirkan kembali beriman, anda telah menjadi Anak Tuhan. You have become an Ambassador; a representative, of the Kingdom of God.
Walaupun anda tinggal di bumi ini, Anda tidak lagi menjadi milik dunia ini. Ini bermakna, 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. Ya, the world forces Christians to approve and accept things, yang merupakan kekejian kepada Tuhan, and therefore also to them.
Penguasa dunia ini, iaitu syaitan, works in the sons of this world. The devil is their father, and they listen to and obey him. Orang-orang kafir, 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 kehendak Tuhan.
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.
Sahabat dunia adalah musuh Allah
Tetapi Alkitab; perkataan itu berkata, that friendship of the world is enmity with God and that whosoever will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God (James 4:4)
Terpulang kepada anda, apa yang anda lakukan dengannya. Will you be led by your feelings and emotions, and compromise with the world and accept things, yang merupakan kekejian kepada Tuhan? Will you walk in undang-undang palsu? Do you take a stand for the world or do you take a stand for Jesus Christ and do you stay Taat kepada Firman?
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.
‘Jadilah garam bumi’
