To sin or not to sin is the decision you make in life. Every person is responsible for his or her own life and decides to believe God and His Word (Alkitab) and walk in the will of God or not. Just like the Father, Jesus gave a command to sin no more but it was up to the people to give heed to his command or not. Let’s look at the story of the healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda and the woman who committed adultery and was caught in the act.
The healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda
Dina John 5:1-15, Yesus nyageurkeun hiji lalaki, anu ngagaduhan kalemahan pikeun 38 taun. Lalaki lumpuh ieu ngagolér dina ranjang di kolam renang Bethesda.
When Jesus saw the lame man, He went to him and asked him if he wanted to get well. Nu lumpuh ngajawab ka Isa, that he didn’t have anyone to bring him to the water to get healed.
Saterusna Yesus maréntahkeun lalaki éta gugah jeung nyokot bed jeung leumpang. The man obeyed the words of Jesus and stood up and walked. Nu lumpuh dicageurkeun ku Yesus! But what did Jesus say to him about the decision to sin or not to sin?
Why did Jesus say to Sin no more?
When Jesus met the man who was healed of his infirmity in the Temple in Jerusalem, Yesus maréntahkeun lalaki éta ulah ngalakukeun dosa deui. Why did Jesus say to sin no more? Lest a worse thing would come unto him.
Yésus nyageurkeun éta lalaki tina panyakitna (kagorénganana). Lalaki éta cageur sarta Karajaan Allah geus datang ka manéhna.
Karajaan gelap kungsi captivated lalaki pikeun 38 taun. But when Jesus came and the power of the Kingdom of heaven came upon him, lalaki éta leupas tina perbudakan na.
Sanggeus kitu Yesus kapanggih anjeunna di Bait Allah, sarta ngomong ka manéhna, Behold, Anjeun dijieun sakabeh: dosa henteu deui, lest hal goréng datang ka anjeun
John 5:14
Yésus ngabébaskeun éta lalaki ti panjara rohani nu poék
Jesus released this lame man from this spiritual prison of darkness. Now that this man was released from this spiritual prison of darkness, Jesus commanded the healed man to no violate the spiritual laws by sinning.
Istilah sanésna; Jesus told the man to keep the commandments and do the bakal dewa and stay obedient to God instead of obeying and doing the will of the devil (anu dianggo dina daging) ku dosa.
Because if the man decided to reject the commandment of Jesus and disobey God and sin, he would be taken captive again by the forces of darkness and worse things would happen to him.
Yesus ngingetkeun lalaki éta, because the man was carnal. He didn’t see the spiritual realm and couldn’t discern the spirits. But Jesus was spiritual and knew the spirit realm and the spiritual laws and revealed it to him through His word.
Jesus knew the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of darkness. He wanted this man to stay free and not become a prisoner of the devil and darkness again.
Ku kituna, Yesus maréntahkeun lalaki éta ulah ngalakukeun dosa deui.
ceuk Yesus, Go and sin no more to the woman that committed adultery
Dina John 8:1-11, we read about a woman that was caught in the act of adultery. The woman that committed adultery was brought unto Jesus. Ahli-ahli Kitab jeung urang Parisi nuduh eta awewe zinah jeung nyaritakeun ka Yesus naon anu geus dilakukeunana.
They suggested to stone her according to the Hukum Moses. But the words of these men didn’t come from a good conscience. They only wanted to tempt Jesus, so that they could accuse Him.
Yesus nyerat dina taneuh ku ramo-Na sareng nyarios ka aranjeunna, “He who’s sinless among you, hayu anjeunna jadi kahiji ngalungkeun batu ka dirina“.
Jesus knew that the people that belonged to the old generation of fallen man were carnal. They were trapped in the sinful nature of the flesh.
Instead of stoning the adultrous woman, the men left one by one until there was no one left except Jesus and the adultrous woman.
Dina waktu éta, Jesus had the power to condemn the woman and stone her. Because Jesus walked in the authority of the Kingdom of God (Salaku ciptaan anyar) and was sinless.
Sanajan kitu, Jesus said to the woman that He wouldn’t condemn her either. Since it was not Jesus’ time to judge but to save.
TAPI… Yesus teu nyatujuan of her work of adultery. Jesus commanded the woman to go her way and dosa henteu deui.
Yesus ngadawuh ka manehna, Sanes kuring ngahukum anjeun: indit, jeung teu dosa deui
John 8:11
Ciptaan anyar dipisahkeun tina dunya
When you repent and become born again in Christ and enter the Kingdom of God, you leave the kingdom of darkness and are separated from the world. You have been forgiven, ditebus, and made whole and righteous by the blood of Jesus Christ.
You’ve become new creation and as a result of this spiritual transformation, Anjeun bakal tunda lalaki heubeul Anjeun kalawan kabiasaan heubeul na.
Anjeun moal deui leumpang cara anjeun walked saméméh tobat Anjeun, because you repented from that lifestyle and its works (tina daging).
Penting pikeun sadar éta maneh geus teu boga dosa deui. You have become a saint through regeneration in Christ.
If you don’t realize and believe this, you will always think and live as a sinner. You’ll be stuck in your sins and never be freed from your sins.
Nalika anjeun jadi lahir deui, Anjeun stepped ti hiji karajaan spiritual kana sejen (Kolosa 1:13-14)
In your old life, you thought like the world and walked in sin (sin = disobedience to God. It’s everything that goes against the Word of God that represents the will of God) and you were of the devil.
The nature of the devil will do his will
You had the character and nature of your father the devil. In your fallen state, anjeun henteu tiasa tunduk ka Gusti sareng ngalaksanakeun pangersa-Na. Gantina, you lived after the will of the flesh in rebellion.
You were rebellious towards God and His Word and obedient to the words and will of the devil (kahayang, birahi, and desire of your flesh), tur hirup dina dosa. Saur Alkitab, yen lamun dosa, you have the devil as father and do the lust thereof (John 8:44).
When you decided tobat, Anjeun sacara teu langsung nyarios yén anjeun henteu hoyong gaduh Iblis salaku bapa anjeun deui. Anjeun teu hoyong nurut kana kecap-Na jeung leumpang dina wasiat-Na. Anjeun geus fed up kalawan hirup anjeun dina otoritas-Na.
Lamun anjeun ngadéngé kecap tina injil jeung patepung Yesus Kristus, Anjeun percanten ka Anjeunna sareng nampi Anjeunna salaku Jurusalamet sareng Gusti anjeun.
Anjeun miharep Allah salaku Rama anjeun tinimbang Iblis jeung nurut kecap-Na jeung leumpang dina bakal-Na. Anjeun teu hayang nurut kana kecap Iblis jeung leumpang dina wasiat-Na.
Sifat Allah bakal ngalakukeun kahayang-Na
From the moment you are born again and receive the nature of your Father God, you will long for Him and the things of His Kingdom. There must be a desire to do the will of God and to walk according to what God says.
A real father knows what is good for his child. A real father wants the best for his child. Upami bapa bumi hoyong anu pangsaéna pikeun budakna, kumaha deui Bapa sawarga Anjeun.
Éta alesanana, God revealed His will to us in His Word (Alkitab).
God revealed to us not only what pleases Him and what displeases Him, but He also revealed the way of salvation, kumaha carana jadi ciptaan anyar and how to walk as the new creation in His will.
God revealed it all in the Bible which is His Word. Jadina, Jalanna janten jalan jeung His thoughts becomes your thoughts.
Did the people choose to sin or not to sin?
Yesus ngawartoskeun lalaki éta, anu dicageurkeun tina kagorénganana jeung awéwé éta, anu katéwak dina zinah, ulah dosa deui. Ku kituna, these people had the power to sin no more. They had the power to say ‘no to sin’. But did they obey the commandment of Jesus and choose to sin no more or not?
Yesus nyarios ka anjeunna, Thone, sareng ku sadayana jiwa, sareng sadayana pikiran. Ieu mangrupikeun komandan anu munggaran sareng hébat. Sareng anu kadua sapertos kitu, Anjeun bakal bogoh ka tatangga anjeun sakumaha thyself. Dina dua parentah ieu ngagantung sakabeh Toret jeung nabi-nabi (Mateus 22:37-40)
Awéwé éta ngagaduhan kakuatan pikeun nyarios 'henteu’ kana zinah, sabab disebutkeun, Yesus moal masihan anjeunna paréntah pikeun henteu ngalakukeun dosa deui. patarosan téh, naha awéwé éta ngabales ka Yesus’ parentah ulah dosa deui?
Did the adulterous woman obey the commandment of Jesus or did she let her feelings, nafsu nya, and her desire rule over the words of Jesus and give in to her feelings of lust and desire?
Emut, nalika Yesus maréntahkeun ulah dosa deui, His crucifixion and the curahan Roh Suci had not taken place yet.
So these people were not born again. Éta kénéh ciptaan heubeul. However the old creation had the power to say ‘no’ dosa jeung ulah dosa deui.
Anjeun oge boga kakuatan pikeun ngalakukeun dosa deui. Anjeun mutuskeun dosa atanapi henteu dosa.
Ngalangkungan karya redemptive Yesus Kristus, Anjeun parantos dilakukeun suci sareng soleh. Ayeuna anjeun parantos janten suci sareng soleh, Anjeun oge geus disebut hirup dina kasucian jeung amal saleh (2 urang Korinta 5:21).
Disalametkeun ku rahmat sareng ngalaksanakeun padamelan Roh
Anjeun teu disimpen ku karya, but by grace. Tapi dina kaayaan rahmat henteu hartosna anjeun diidinan tetep ngalakukeun dosa. Sabab lamun daging anjeun geus maot dina Kristus nalika anjeun jadi lahir deui, kumaha anjeun tiasa ngalakukeun karya daging?
Anjeun bakal bogoh ka Gusti Allah anjeun kalawan sakabeh haté anjeun, sarta kalawan sakabeh jiwa anjeun sarta kalawan sakabeh pikiran anjeun sarta anjeun bakal cinta tatangga anjeun sakumaha diri (Mateus 22:37-40)
When you are saved and born again, you see the nature and effect of sin, nu mangrupa buah maot. You will hate sin, kawas Allah. Anjeun bakal hate hirup anjeun baheula salaku jelema nu ngalakukeun dosa jeung moal balik deui ka dinya. (Baca ogé: Naha anjeun tiasa tetep dosa dina rahmat?)
Basa maneh Asih Gusti Kalayan manah anjeun, jiwa, pikiran, jeung kakuatan anjeun bakal cinta ngalakonan kahayang-Na.
You shall spend time with God and renew your mind with the Word of God (Alkitab) and apply His words into your life, ku kituna anjeun jadi migawé tina firman Allah jeung ngalakukeun karya Roh. Anjeun teu kedah, tapi anjeun hoyong, sabab anjeun geus dijieun dina sasaruaan-Na jeung anjeun bogoh ka Allah.
Nalika Kecap sareng Roh Suci cicing di jero anjeun, anjeun bakal leumpang sanggeus Roh dina ta'at ka Kecap. Anjeun bakal leumpang asih, kasucian, sareng kabeneran, ngalakonan wasiat Rama jeung exalting jeung glorifying Anjeunna.
'Janten uyah bumi”
