Di 1 Peter 2:9-10, it is written that Christians, who have given heed to the call of God, Who called them out of darkness into His marvelous, are a chosen generation, a priesthood karajaan, bangsa anu suci, sareng jalma anu khas. Naon ieu hartosna? Naha urang Kristen hirup salaku generasi anu dipilih, imam karajaan, holy nation, sareng jalma anu khas?
What does a chosen generation mean?
But ye are a chosen generation, a priesthood karajaan, bangsa anu suci, jalma anu khas; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light: Nu baheula mah lain jalma, tapi ayeuna mah umat Allah: nu tacan meunang welas asih, tapi ayeuna geus meunang rahmat (1 Peter 2:9-10)
dulur, who has given heed to the call of God and by faith in Jesus Christ has repented and is born again in Christ, geus jadi ciptaan anyar, putra Allah.
Jelema-jelema, anu kagolong kana gelap, but have given heed to the call of God, are transferred from the darkness into His marvelous light and are reconciled with God and belong to God, and have become God’s people.
They are a new creation and don’t belong to the generation of fallen man, who is a carnal and a sinner and has the devil as their father and live after the flesh in disobedience to God. But they belong to the generation of the new man, a chosen generation, who has been made righteous by the blood of Jesus and His redemptive work, and have God as their Father and live after the Spirit in obedience to God.
They are no longer children of the night, who belong to the gelap, but they have become the children of the day, who belong to the Caang and shall live in the Light in the truth of God on earth (Baca ogé: Ngantepkeun dosa henteu deui reignya!).
What does a royal priesthood mean?
Ayeuna kituna, upami anjeun leres-leres bakal nurut kana sora Kami, sareng jaga perjangjian Kami, then ye shall be a peculiar (special) treasure unto Me above all people: sabab sakabeh bumi kagungan Kami: Jeung anjeun bakal ka Me a karajaan imam, jeung bangsa suci (Exodus 19:5-6)
To whom coming, as unto a living Stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:4-5)
Just as Jesus was a living Stone, who was disallowed by men, but chosen of God and precious, the believers are also living stones, who are persecuted and disallowed by the world, but chosen by God and precious to Him.
They were alive to the world, but dead to God. Sanajan kitu, ku iman sareng regenerasi di Kristus, they have become alive to God, but dead to the world.
Jesus Christ is King and High Priest and He is the Head of His Body, garéja. The assembly of believers are the Church and are the Body of Christ on earth (Baca ogé: Jesus Christ is the Head of the Body; garéja).
Believers are a body of priests, who are called into the holy and royal priesthood and shall offer up spiritual sacrifices, which are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ, the Mediator.
And just as the Lord was the inheritance of the levitical priesthood, the Lord is also their inheritance by the Holy Spirit, Who abides in them and shall always be with them (Baca ogé: Naon tatanan Melkisidik?).
Because believers are a royal priesthood, they shall live as priests. Ieu henteu hartosna, that they shall isolate themselves from the world, wear special (pandita) pakean, forbid to marry, jsb. but it means that they shall live in this world among the people as priests in submission and devotion to God in obedience to God and His Word in His will.
Every believer wants to reign as king, but there are only a few believers, who want to live holy as priests and lay down karya daging.
But believers are a royal priesthood and should live holy in obedience to God in His will and do righteous works, kawas Yesus Kristus, Who is King of the Kingdom of Heaven and Highpriest of the New Covenant that is sealed with His precious blood.
What does a holy nation mean?
Mugia Allah sareng Rama Gusti urang Yesus Kristus, anu parantos ngaberkahan urang sadaya berkah rohani di tempat sawarga dina Kristus: Numutkeun anjeunna Hath milih kami di anjeunna sateuacan yayasan dunya, yén urang kedah suci sareng tanpa nyalahkeun sateuacan anjeunna asih: Geus predestinated kami pikeun diadopsi anak ku Yesus Kristus ka dirina, numutkeun ridho-Na, Pikeun muji kamulyaan rahmat-Na, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved (Efesians 1:3-6)
Saha waé anu dilahirkeun ku Allah henteu ngalakukeun dosa; pikeun cétana cicing di anjeunna: sarta anjeunna teu bisa dosa, sabab anjeunna lahir ti Allah. Dina barudak ieu Gusti, sareng barudak setan: saha waé duka henteu kabiasaan henteu, Sanes anjeunna anu mikanyaah sanés lanceukna (1 John 3:9-10)
Believers don’t belong to the world and therefore they shall not live as the world in the pride, knowledge and wisdom of man and persevere in sin. But believers are a holy nation and therefore live holy lives, which means separated from the world; gelap, and devoted unto God.
Although they live in the world, aranjeunna henteu milik dunya, but they belong to God. Because they belong to God and no longer belong to the world and live like the world, they shall not be acknowledged and loved by the world, but the world shall hate them, because of Christ and because they testify that her works are evil (Pikeun. John 3:19-20; 7:7; 15:18-20 (Baca ogé: Naha dunya hates Kristen?)).
By this, masif, who belong to God and walk in obedience to Him after the Spirit in His will distinguish themselves from unbelievers, who belong to the world and walk in disobedience to God and His Word after the flesh in darkness (Baca ogé: Naon bedana domba sareng domba?).
What does a peculiar people mean?
Ningali anjeun parantos nyucikeun jiwa anjeun dina nurut kana bebeneran ku Roh pikeun kanyaah dulur-dulur anu teu bohong., tingali yén anjeun bogoh ka silih ku haté murni fervently: Dilahirkeun deui, lain tina siki ruksak, tapi tina incorruptible, ku firman Allah, nu hirup tur abideth salamina (1 Peter 1:22-23)
Henteu sakumaha kecap-kecap Allah parantos kéngingkeun pangaruh. Kanggo aranjeunna henteu sadayana Israil, anu mangrupikeun Israil: Ngayakeun, Kusabab aranjeunna mangrupikeun cikal abraham, aranjeunna sadayana murangkalih: tapi, Di ISAAC bakal cemed. Éta, Aranjeunna anu aya barudak tina daging, Ieu sanés barudak Allah: Tapi barudak jangji diitung pikeun cikal (Urang Romawi 9:6-8)
Ayeuna ka Ibrahim sareng turunanna parantos janji-janji. Anjeunna nyebutkeun moal, Jeung siki, sakumaha tina loba; tapi salaku hiji, Sareng ka siki anjeun, anu Kristus (Galata 3:16)
Pikeun ye sadayana barudak Allah ku iman di Kristus Yesus. Kanggo saloba anjeun sakumaha parantos dibaptis kana Kristus parantos nempatkeun sacara Kristus. Henteu aya urang Yahudi atanapi Yunani, teu aya beungkeut atanapi gratis, teu aya jalu teu bikang: pikeun anjeun sadaya hiji dina Kristus Yesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise (Galata 3:26-29)
Just as everyone, who was born of the seed of Israel belonged to God’s people, so everyone who is born of the incorruptible Seed belongs to God’s people.
Belonging to God’s people, means belonging to God and no one else. Jelema-jelema, who belong to God’s people are God’s own. They are His possession. They shall listen to Him and obey Him and keep His commandments, which means that they shall obey His words and shall do His will (Baca ogé: Kumaha upami dewa moal bakal?).
If they don’t do this, then their lives show, that they don’t belong to God, no matter what humanists say, anu gaduh sumanget dunya ieu.
The Word is clear and eventually, it is the eternal Word that shall judge everyone according to his works and not the findings and opinions of people, who temporarily live on this earth.
God has chosen His people and He wants His sons to separate themselves from the world and distinguish themselves from the world (gelap) instead of compromising and carrying along with the world and living as sons of the devil in pride after their own will.
It is the will of God that believers, who are His sons and belong to Him, are a reflection of Him on earth, kawas Yesus, and live in His will and therefore live sanctified lives on earth.
God doesn’t want His sons to hide and stay silent about the Truth and live as cameleons and undercover agents on earth.
But God wants His sons, who were dead, but in Christ became alive, to be His faithful witnesses and shine as lights in the darkness of this world and boldly preach His truth and greatness on earth and expose the lies and the works of the devil and destroy them and remove the covering of people (Baca ogé: Naha anjeun cukup wani nyarios Firman Allah?).
The sons of God testify of His greatness
Pikeun urang mangrupikeun karyana, Dijieun dina Kristus Yesus ka karya anu saé, Gusti anu dianggurkeun sateuacan ditunjuk yén urang kedah leumpang di aranjeunna (Efesians 2:10)
Jesus has given us the example and we are (perfectly) created in Him after His image, ngalangkungan regenerasi, sarta geus narima Roh Suci-Na, Who will teach and guide us into all truth and convict the world of sin, tina kabeneran, jeung judgment, so that we can be witnesses of Jesus Christ on earth and represent, preach and establish His Kingdom on earth, so that Jesus Christ and the Father will be eulogized (Pikeun. John 16:8-13, Efesians 2:10, 4:15-24, Kolosa 3:10).
'Janten uyah bumi’
