Forsi l-predikatur famuż f'dan il-blog post jista 'jkun Ġesù. Qatt ħsibt, kif kien ikun Ġesù fi żmienna?
A famous preacher comes to the church
Immaġina, you hear that a famous preacher is coming to your church. You’ve heard and read a lot about this famous preacher, and about all the signs and wonders that follow him.
You’re so excited, li inti tiddeċiedi li tirranġa dinner party. Inti mhux biss tistieden lil dan il-predikatur famuż, imma wkoll ir-ragħaj, ftit anzjani, u membri oħra tal-knisja.
You have made all the necessary dinner preparations and are all set! Then it’s time, and all the invited guests arrive and take their seats at the dinner table.
An awkward silence during dinner with the preacher
Everyone is excited, u hemm atmosfera tajba. You begin to serve the first course. After you’re done, you sit down and prepare for prayer. But then something awkward happens. The preacher starts eating.
You are surprised by his behaviour and at the same time a bit confused. You look at the others that are waiting with folded hands, ready to pray. They all look at the preacher that is enjoying his food.
Ma tafx kif tittratta din is-sitwazzjoni, u hemm silenzju skomdu.
Imbagħad f’daqqa waħda jqum il- predikatur famuż, and says with a calm voice, “You are surprised that I don’t pray out loud, flimkien miegħek as a mere formality. You don’t approve this behaviour. Imma ejja nitkellmu dwarek u dwar l-azzjonijiet tiegħek. Tbissem u taġixxi b’ħbiberija u devju quddiem kulħadd, u titkellem dawk l-affarijiet, li n-nies iridu jisimgħu. But you didn’t talk and acted that way to your husband and children before we arrived. And as soon as everyone leaves, persuna oħra sħiħa se toħroġ. You will speak evil behind their backs and gossip.
L-azzjonijiet tiegħek ma jaqblux mal-kliem li titkellem, u l-pariri li tagħti lil ħaddieħor. Tgħid ħaġa waħda, imma int tagħmel l-oppost. You make a lot of promises, li ma żżommx; inti giddieb.
Let’s not forget your tithing and offering, you only give your money to the church biex receive more back. Tgħix wara r-rieda tiegħek. And you only help people to be noticed. You put yourself on a pedestal and are selfish.
You criticize and judge others for the things you do in secret”.
Atturi tal-ħajja
Ir-ragħaj jipprova jinterrompi lill-predikatur famuż. But then the preacher confronts everyone at the table and says:
“You’re no better, inti biss l-istess. You’re all actors of life; you act one way in front of people but as soon as they are gone you act another way. You all pretend to be so pious, while your heart and thinking don’t line up with your words. You all want others to see you and put you on a pedestal.
You’re all so fond and attached to your titles, pożizzjonijiet, u s-siġġijiet tiegħek quddiem il-knisja, Int tiġġudika u tittratta lin-nies, skond id-dehra tagħhom, jew skond il-ġid tagħhom. You’re more focused on prosperity and wealth than the Kingdom of God, għax int love money and therefore money has become the center of your life”.
Ġabra ta’ fellowship fil-knisja
Jew immaġina, għandek ġbir fellowship fil-knisja. You are having a good time with your fellow brothers and sisters. Waqt li tkun qed tiekol u tixrob, inti qed tiddiskuti kwistjonijiet ta 'kuljum u taqsam l-in u l-outs.
You’re having a good time, until this famous preacher comes in and says:
“You only focus on yourself. You make time to please yourself and to have a good time. You’re all so selfish. Int ma tifhimx is-Saltna t’Alla. Kif tista’ tieħu ħin tajjeb, Filwaqt li fil-frattemp, so many souls are lost?“
The famous preacher speaks hard words in the church
Then it’s time for the famous preacher to speak in the church. Many people have come to the church and are excited to hear the words of this famous preacher and see the signs and wonders.
But instead of preaching a motivational sermon, a confrontational sermon is preached, that a lot of people don’t like to hear.
The famous preacher tells them about his life, kif twieled mill-ġdid bil-qawwa tal-Ispirtu s-Santu.
He speaks about laying down his own life so that he could walk as ħolqien ġdid; Iben ta 'Alla.
The famous preacher tells them that he is a son of God and the Holy Spirit dwells in him.
He continues and tells the congregation that it is impossible to keep walking in sin if you have become a new creation. Jekk timxi fid-dnub, inti a ilsir tad-dnub, and therefore a slave of the devil who sinned against God.
Ħafna nies mhumiex amused. Ma jħobbux jisimgħu dan il-kliem spjaċevoli u iebes. Dawn il-predikaturi ma jogħġobhom xejn. The people like the signs and wonders, imma ma jogħġbux kliemu.
Huma jsibuh piju, reliġjużi wisq, legalistiku wisq, antikwata, eċċ.. Għax mhux kollox grazzja?
Il-kongregazzjoni kollha qed tiffaċċja l-istil ta’ ħajja tagħhom, which most of them don’t appreciate. Most believers are offended at his words. Huma jqumu u jitilqu mill-knisja.
Only a few people stay and listen to the words of this famous preacher. Instead of feeling offended, they feel sad and ashamed for their lifestyle. They are convicted of their sins and ask forgiveness and repent.
X'għandha tagħmel il-knisja b'dan il-predikatur?
X'taħseb, will this church invite this famous preacher again? Or will the church ask him to leave, as soon as he steps down from the pulpit, due to his hard words? Kien dan ir-raġel tabilħaqq unloving, ħarxa, rude, bla ħniena, u bla waqfien?
What do you think about this famous preacher after these incidents? Kieku xorta tammirah? Would you still see him the same way as you did before: bħala bniedem ta’ Alla? Inti xorta trid fellowship miegħu, follow him, and listen to his messages?
A havoc in the church
Ġimagħtejn wara, tiftaħ il-gazzetta lokali u taqra t-titlu li ġej: Havoc in the church. You are curious and start reading: predikatur magħruf ikkawża ħerba fil-ħanut tal-kotba tal-knisja………
Could this famous preacher be Jesus?
This famous preacher could have been Jesus in our time. Ftit snin ilu, an article is written about Jesus Christ and Who Jesus really is.
Many preachers have – and create(d) a wrong image of the true Jesus Christ.
They describe Jesus as some kind of ‘new age god’, li jaċċetta kollox u jittollera kollox. Instead of describing Jesus as a loving but also a righteous, u Alla qaddis, Who hates sin and would never approve of sin.
Minħabba l-fatt, that most Christians don’t read and study the Bible themselves, the truth is lost in the multitude of the words of man.
Sfortunatament, iċ-ċensura hija fenomenu komuni f’ħafna knejjes. Ħafna drabi tinħoloq immaġni fuq naħa waħda li ma tikkorrispondix mal-verità.
Issa, let’s have a look at the Scriptures in the Bible from which these examples are inspired.
A Pharisee invited Jesus for dinner
As He spake, ċertu Fariżej talbu biex jiekol miegħu: u Huwa daħal ġewwa, u poġġa bilqiegħda għall-laħam. U meta ra l-Fariżej, stagħġeb li Hu ma kienx ħasel qabel l-ikla. U l-Mulej qallu, Issa intom il-Fariżej inaddfu barra tal-kalċi u tal-platt; imma l-parti ta’ ġewwa tiegħek hija mimlija ħwawar u ħażen. Intom iblah, ma għamilx dak li hu minn barra wkoll dak li hu ġewwa? Imma anzi agħti l-elemna ta’ affarijiet bħalma għandek; U, ara, kollox hu nadif għalik.
Imma gwaj għalikom, Fariżej! għax intom titithu mint u ruda u kull xorta ta’ ħwawar, u jgħaddi minn fuq il-ġudizzju u l-imħabba ta’ Alla: dawn suppost għamiltu, u li ma tħallix l-ieħor mhux magħmul. Gwaj għalik, Fariżej! għax intom tħobbu s-siġġijiet ta’ fuq fis-sinagogi, u tislijiet fis-swieq. Gwaj għalik, Scribes u Fariżej, ipokriti! għax intom bħal oqbra li ma jidhrux, u l-irġiel li jimxu fuqhom ma jafux bihom.
“Int ukoll tinsulentana”
Imbagħad wieġeb wieħed mill-avukati, u qallu, Master, hekk tgħid int tmaqdar lilna wkoll.
U qal, Gwaj għalikom ukoll, intom avukati! Għax intom mgħobbija b’piżijiet koroh x’jinġarru, u intom infuskom ma tmissux il-piżijiet b’waħda minn subgħajkom. Gwaj għalik! għax intom tibnu s-sepulkri tal-profeti, u missirijietkom qatluhom. Tassew intom tixhdu li intom tippermettu l-għemejjel ta missirijietkom: għax tassew qatluhom, u intom tibnu s-sepolkri tagħhom. Għalhekk qal ukoll l-għerf ta 'Alla, Nibgħatilhom profeti u appostli, u xi wħud minnhom joqtlu u jippersegwitaw: Li d-demm tal-profeti kollha, li kien imxerred mill-pedament tad-dinja, jistgħu jkunu meħtieġa minn din il-ġenerazzjoni; Mid-demm ta’ Abel sad-demm ta’ Żakkarija, li spiċċat bejn l-artal u t-tempju: tassew ngħidilkom, Għandu jkun meħtieġ minn din il-ġenerazzjoni.
Gwaj għalik, avukati! Għax intom ħadtu ċ-ċavetta tal-għarfien: ma dħaltx fikom infuskom, u dawk li kienu deħlin intom imfixkla. U kif qalilhom dawn l-affarijiet, l-kittieba u l-Fariżej bdew iħeġġuh bil-qawwa, u biex iqanqlu jitkellem dwar ħafna affarijiet: Tpoġġi stennija għalih, u jfittex li jaqbad xi ħaġa minn fommu, biex jakkużawh (Luqa 11:37-53)
Ħafna dixxipli telqu lil Ġesù, minħabba kliem iebes Tiegħu
Qalilhom Ġesù, Tassew, Tassew, Jien ngħidlek, Ħlief int tiekol il-laħam ta 'l-iben tal-bniedem, u ixrob demmu, M'għandekx ħajja fik. Kull min jiekol ġismi, U nixrob demmi, għandha l-ħajja eterna; U jien se ngħollih fl-aħħar ġurnata. Għax ġismi huwa tassew laħam, U demmi qed tixrob tabilħaqq. Min jiekol ġismi, U nixrob demmi, Niftakru fija, u jien fih. Kif bagħatli missier ħaj, U jien ngħix il-Missier: Allura dak li jiekolni, Anke hu għandu jgħix minni. Dan huwa dak il-ħobż li niżel mis-sema: Mhux kif missirijietek jieklu manna, u huma mejta: min jiekol minn dan il-ħobż jgħix għal dejjem.
Dawn l-affarijiet qalu fis-sinagoga, kif għallem f’Kafarnahum. Għalhekk ħafna mid-dixxipli Tiegħu, meta kienu semgħu dan, Imsemmija, Dan huwa qal iebes; min jista’ jisma’? Meta Ġesù kien jaf fih innifsu li d-dixxipli Tiegħu murmur fuqha, Qalilhom, Dan joffenduk? Xi ngħidu u jekk taraw lil Bin il-bniedem jitla’ fejn kien qabel? Huwa l-ispirtu li jħaffef; Il-laħam ma profitti xejn: il-kliem li nitkellem miegħek, Huma spirtu, u huma l-ħajja.
Imma hemm xi wħud minnkom li ma jemmnux. Għax Ġesù kien jaf mill-bidu min kienu dawk li ma jemmnux, u min għandu jittradih.
U qal, Għalhekk għedtkom, li ebda bniedem ma jista’ jiġi għandi, ħlief li ngħatalu minn Missieri. Minn dak iż-żmien ħafna mid-dixxipli Tiegħu marru lura, u ma mxix iktar miegħu (John 6:53-66)
The people didn’t believe the words of Jesus because they didn’t belong to His sheep
U Ġesù mexa fit-tempju fil-porch ta’ Salamun. Imbagħad daru l-Lhud madwaru, u qallu, Kemm iddum iddumna niddubitaw? Jekk inti l-Kristu, għidilna ċar. Ġesù weġibhom, għidtlek, u inti emmint le: l-opri li nagħmel f’isem Missieri, jagħtu xhieda ta’ Miegħi.
Imma int temmen le, għax m’intix min-nagħaġ Tiegħi, kif għedtilkom. In-nagħaġ tiegħi jisimgħu leħni, u nafhom, u jimxu warajja: U nagħtihom il-ħajja ta’ dejjem; u qatt m’għandhom jitħassru, anqas ħadd m’għandu jneħħihom minn idi. Missieri, li tahom Me, huwa akbar minn kollox; u ħadd ma jista’ jeħodhom minn idejn Missieri. Jien u Missieri aħna Wieħed.
Imbagħad il-Lhud reġgħu ħadu l-ġebel biex iħaġġruh. Ġesù weġibhom, Ħafna għemejjel tajbin urejkom mingħand Missieri; għal liema minn dawk ix-xogħlijiet tħaġġruni (John 10:23-32)
It-tindif tat-Tempju
U l-Lhud ‘Il-Qbiż kien viċin, u Ġesù tela’ Ġerusalemm, U sab fit-tempju lil dawk li biegħu l-barrin u n-nagħaġ u l-gamiem, u dawk li jbiddlu l-flus seduta: U meta kien għamel pjaga ta’ ħbula żgħar, Huwa keċċihom kollha barra mit-tempju, u n-nagħaġ, u l-barrin; u ferra l-changers’ flus, u waqqa 'l-imwejjed; U qal lil dawk li biegħu l-gamiem, Ħu dawn l-affarijiet għalhekk; tagħmilx id-dar ta’ Missieri dar ta’ merkanzija. U d-dixxipli tiegħu ftakru li kien miktub, Il-ħeġġa ta’ darek kiltni (John 2:13-17)
Jesus spoke righteous words coming from the Father
Jesus didn’t only speak friendly words and He didn’t approve of all lifestyles, including the sins of man. He spoke righteous words coming from the Father, that were often confrontational and hard to hear
Ġesù ma mexix bil-vista, imma Hu mexa u tkellem dwar dak li kien fil-qlub tal-bnedmin.
U l-Ispirtu tal-Mulej jistrieħ fuqu, l-Ispirtu tal-għerf u l-fehim, l-Ispirtu tal-pariri u l-qawwa, l-Ispirtu tal-għarfien u tal-biża’ tal-Mulej; U tagħmlu fehim malajr fil-biża’ tal-Mulej: u Hu m’għandux jiġġudika wara li jara għajnejh, la ċanfar wara s-smigħ ta’ widnejh: Imma bil-ġustizzja għandu jiġġudika lill-foqra, u ċanfar bl-ekwità għall-ġwejdin tal-art: u Hu se jolqot l-art bil-virga ta’ fommu, and with the breath of His lips shall He slay the wicked (Isaija 11:2-4)
Ġesù wera d-dnub
Ġesù ma aċċettax id-dnub, imma Hu wera l- (moħbija) sins that were in the lives of people. Iffaċċjahom u ordnalhom biex ma jidnubx aktar. Per eżempju, when Jesus met a Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus confronted her with her way of living, u kkmandaha biex ma tiddinx aktar.
The truth is often hard, u ħafna nies mhumiex lesti li jisimgħu l-verità. This used to be the case, and this still is the case. Xejn ma nbidel matul iż-żminijiet.
Imma jekk verament trid imxi wara Ġesù and live after the will of the Father, you must also accept these hard sayings of Jesus into your life and not reject them. When you reject these hard words, int ċaħdet lil Ġesù ukoll.
Only when you hear the complete truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God, you can renew our minds with the truth, adjust your life to the truth, u jimxu fil-verità. When you apply the whole truth to your life, you shall walk in spiritual freedom, bħala wlied Alla (Dan japplika kemm għall-irġiel kif ukoll għan-nisa).
Ġesù qal kliem iebes, not because He wanted to punish people or lay heavy laws upon the people. But He spoke these words of truth and of life so that the people could experience real spiritual freedom in Him; fi kliemu.
The freedom of this world leads the people in spiritual bondage of the devil. Biss il-Verità, Ġesù Kristu, opens your spiritual eyes so that you find out the truth and walk in it.
‘Kun il-melħ tal-art’
