KISAH PARA MARTIR II
I. PARA MARTIR KRISTEN MULA-MULA
* Yohanes 15:18-20
15:18 “Jikalau dunia membenci kamu, ingatlah bahwa ia telah lebih dahulu membenci Aku dari pada kamu.
15:19 Sekiranya kamu dari dunia, tentulah dunia mengasihi kamu sebagai miliknya. Tetapi karena kamu bukan dari dunia, melainkan Aku telah memilih kamu dari dunia, sebab itulah dunia membenci kamu.
15:20 Ingatlah apa yang telah Kukatakan kepadamu: Seorang hamba tidaklah lebih tinggi dari pada tuannya. Jikalau mereka telah menganiaya Aku, mereka juga akan menganiaya kamu; jikalau mereka telah menuruti firman-Ku, mereka juga akan menuruti perkataanmu.
Saksi/ kesaksian, Ibrani ‘ANA (harfiah,‘menjawab’), Yunani ‘martureo’, dan kata-kata yg berakar padanya martus, marturia dan marturion. Saksi ialah orang yg memberi kesaksian tentang sesuatu yg ia sendiri telah melihatnya. Kesaksian adalah tanggung jawab berat, teristimewa dalam kasus yg diancam dengan hukuman mati. Apabila terbukti tertuduh bersalah, maka para saksi memimpin regu pelaksana hukuman mati itu (lihat Kisah 7:58 ).
Para rasul adalah saksi-saksi utama tentang hidup dan kebangkitan Kristus (Yohanes 21 :24; Kisah 1 :22; 2 Petra 1 :6). Dalam gereja purba kata Yunani “martus” menjadi terbatas, terutama untuk menyebut mereka yg setia kepada imannya kendati sampai mati sekalipun. Penggunaan kata itu dalam arti demikian dikenal di Indonesia sebagai martir. Dalam dunia Kristen modern, ‘kesaksian’ berarti cerita tentang apa yg dikerjakan Kristus atas hidup seseorang, menjadi pengalaman pribadi orang itu. Read more »
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How willing are you to learn from those younger or less experienced in the Lord than you?
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When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.
Romans 1:12 (NLT)
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Yesterday, we saw both Paul’s authority as an apostle and his submissiveness as a servant. This deft two-handedness can also be seen in these, his opening words to the Roman Christians.
As an apostle, he affirms them for their faith (v 8), tells them of his unceasing prayer for them (v 9) and his desire to visit them and impart some faith-strengthening gift to them (v 11). Later in the passage, he declares his apostolic calling to preach to Gentiles across the known world (v 13).
In these verses, he sounds like a prince of the church, fanning the Christian movement into flame across national borders. But see how, as a humble servant, he also acknowledges that whilst he might have something to offer the Roman Christians, he fully expects that they will be able to encourage his faith too (v 12). Such humility moved Calvin to write, ‘Note to what degree of modesty his pious heart submitted itself, so that he did not disdain to seek confirmation from inexperienced beginners.‘ In so doing, Paul demonstrates his belief that all Christians are gifted and indispensable parts of the body of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:12–31). He reckons that even the newly converted Roman Christians might have a thing or two to teach him.
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