“WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME?”

“APAKAH ITU NAMA BAPA, PUTERA DAN ROH KUDUS YANG TELAH DIBERIKAN-NYA KEPADA-KU?”

 

 

Shalom!

Natal membawa kita kembali ke saat-saat Maria menerima kunjungan dan berita yang luar biasa dari malaikat Tuhan, yang isinya dicatat di dalam Injil Lukas 1:31-35.  Wartamalaikat Tuhan ini akan kita telaah sedemikian rupa sehingga kita bisa mendapatkan gambaran yang jelas tentang kebenaran tentang siapa sebenarnya pribadi Yesus yang disebut Kristus (Mashiakh) itu.   Uraian ini akan sangat sederhana dan oleh karena itu besar harapan saya bahwa Roh Kudus sendiri yang akan menyempurnakan pemahaman Anda tentang kebenaran Kristus, sebab hal itu adalah bagian dari otoritas-Nya!  Kasih-karunia Tuhan Yesus Kristus menyertai Saudara!

WHOM DID THEY PIERCE?

Jesus is God

SIAPAKAH YANG MEREKA TIKAM?

Yesus adalah Allah

APAKAH YESUS AKAN KEMBALI?

Larry Chapman
 

IS JESUS COMING BACK?

Larry Chapman

 

MISTER JESUS or LORD JESUS?

MISTER JESUS or LORD JESUS?

Shalom!

 

Brothers and sisters who love the Lord Jesus,

 

We are often criticized that the attribute of Jesus Christ should be “Mr” (or master or sir) and not “Lord “.  It is us, Christians who wrongly proclaimed Jesus Christ as Master and insisted to use the attribute “Lord” to Him, so they say.

 

The basic argument used by the critics is that the word “kurios” in Greek should be translated as “mister, master or sir!!  It is not clear to me as whether they do not know or is just being dishonest here, since the word “kurios” can be translated as  “sir, mister, master, Lord or God depending on to whom this word is related to.

 

Let us consider the “Shema” (confession of faith of the Jews) in the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 6 verse 4 which reads:

 

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD”     

“Hear, O Israel:The LORD is our God, the LORD alone

 

or as written in the Hebrew as:

 

שׁמע ישׂראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד

“Shema Yisrael YaHWeH Elohiym YaHWeH echad”

“Shema Yisrael Adonai  Elohim Adonai echad” 

 

We will talk about the word “echad” which translates as “esa” (unity) in the Indonesian language in the discussion of the Trinity.  Now let us focus our attention on the issues listed above – mister or Lord?

 

I’m not an expert in Greek, but we can always investigate a word according how it is used in certain contexts.  When was asked about the ultimate law in the New Testament, the Lord Jesus used the “Shema” in Deuteronomy 6:4 by saying:

 

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” (Mark 12:29)

which in the Greek New Testament is written as:

 

“ho de iEsous apekrithE autO hoti prOtE pasOn tOn entolOn akoue israEl kurios ho theos hEmOn kurios heis estin”

where the term “Lord God” or “LORD God” or “Yahweh Elohiym” or “Adonai Elohim” is written as “kurios ho theos”.

 

Naturaly, any logical person would object if the word ” kurios ho theos ” is translated as “mister God” or “sir God”, because they just don’t go along.  As a Jew, I believe that what the Lord Jesus meant at that particular moment (most likely in Aramaic) is “Yahweh Elohiym” or “Adonai Elohim”.

Acts 11:20 says that:

 

“Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. (NIV)

 

In the Greek New Testament, the term “about the Lord Jesus” was written “tons kurion iEsoun.”  If the word “kurion” is simply translates as “mister” or “sir”, why did they have to bother themselves in preaching the gospel, anyway?  As a “male teacher ” or as a “prophet” (so they say), the attribute “mister” and “sir” is automatically attached to Jesus without having been supported by the preaching of the gospel.

 

Similarly, Romans 10:9 states:

 

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

 

The term “Jesus is Lord” in here is written in Greek as “sous kurion iEsoun”.  If the word “kurion” here simply means “mister” or “sir”, then there is no need to declare the “lordship” of Jesus in order to be saved.

 

More strikingly, the apostle Paul put Jesus’ “lordship” in Philippians 2:10-11as follows:

 

“that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

 

The term “Jesus Christ is Lord” is written in the Greek New Testament as: “kurios Iesous christos”.  Why would God be glorified if the attribute given to His Son is only “mister” or “sir”?   Why would all knees in heaven and on earth bow and all tongue confess if Jesus is just a “mister” or a “sir”?

 

In Matthew 7:21 – which is became famous to our critics because they so often manipulated it to prove that “Jesus was not God”, the Lord Jesus said:

 

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”

 

or,

 

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46)

 

The term “not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord!” in the Greek New Testament is written, “ou pas moi ho Legon kurie kurie”, while “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,” is written, “de ti me kaleite kurie kurie”.   We all know what these verses mean, don’t we?  If one believe that Jesus is Lord then one should exercise that belief by making Him the Lord of one’s life – in doing what He says.

 

When the term “things which I say” in Luke 6:46 puts the “sayings of Jesus” at the same level with “the will of My Father” in Matthew 7:21, then “kurie kurie” can not be translated as “mister” or “sir” because these two attributes can not be attached to a ‘person’ who is equal to God and be required in order to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

 

The “word of a mister or a master” can never be equal to the will of the Father in Heaven!  The “word of a master” can never be a requirement to enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the “word of the master of Heaven Who is Lord or LORD”.   Jesus Christ is implying here that “doing His words in one’s life is an evidence of the recognition of His Lordship”, and that is the “entry ticket” into the kingdom of heaven!

 

The same thing is observed when the term “fulfill what the Lord had said” (Matt. 1:22)  is written “hupo kuriou tou” and “angel of the Lord” (Matt. 1:24) is written “aggelos kuriou”.

 

Again, when the angels proclaim the birth of Lord Jesus, the term is used in Luke 1:11: “is Christ the Lord” written “Estin christos kurios” and the word “kurios” in the New Testament written in Hebrew “האדון” which means “Lord” and not “Sir”. If “kurios” here means “sir” or “Master”, then the angels do not need to proclaim His attributes. But if the attribute “kurios” This is part of the angel’s announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ, hence the term “kurios” should be translated as “Lord” or “God”!

One example where the word “kurios” can be translated as “master” or “sir” as in Matthew 6:24:

TUAN YESUS ATAU TUHAN YESUS?

Tuan Yesus atau Tuhan Yesus?

Shalom!

Saudara-saudara yang mengasihi Tuhan Yesus,

Kita sering dicecar dengan hujatan bahwa ‘atribut’ Yesus Kristus seharusnya “Tuan” dan bukan “Tuhan”.  Bahwa kitalah orang-orang yang mendaulat Yesus Kristus dan memaksakan untuk menggunakan atribut “Tuhan” bagi-Nya.

Adapaun dasar argument para penghujat ini adalah kata “kurios” di dalam bahasa Yunani yang berarti “Tuan”!  Di sinipun ketidak-jujuran para penghujat sudah terlihat.  Kata “kurios” itu dapat diterjemahakn sebagai, ‘Tuan’, ‘Tuhan’, ‘Allah’ (Sir, Master, Lord and God)  tergantung kepada siapa kata itu digunakan.

Mari kita perhatikan “shema” (pengakuan iman orang Yahudi) di dalam Kitab Ulangan 6:4 yang berbunyi:

ABRAHAM WAS JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, NOT BY PRACTICING THE LAW

Shalom!

We have been very often reviled as heretics for not obeserving the law.  Christians are labeled as a group that has been deviated from the teachings of Jesus Christ by the  apostle Paul’s misdirection.  They cite Matthew 5:17 where the Lord Jesus said:

 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 7:17)

and then accuse us as misguided people who are uncircumcised, eating pork and not doing other details of the implementation of the Law.  In fact, their eyes have been blinded and their hearts have been covered by the desire to justify themselves so that they can only see the first part of Matthew 5:17, “I came not to abolish them – the Law ” and do not realize the truth contained in the last part – “but to fulfill them.”

This part of Matthew 5:17 is then clarified by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans:

 “Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.” (Romans 10:4)

and *The culmination of the law* Himself simplify the complexity of the law into a “positive law” which reads:

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12)

Actually, if they are not ruled by a desire to blaspheme other people in order to seek the cheap truth for themselves, the ingenuity will open their minds to think logically, “If Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Law, then with what authority does the apostle Paul  abolish it?” “Even if the apostle Paul has the authority to do so, will he be able to eliminate Jesus Christ and His redemptive work?  “Besides, there is not a single verse in the New Testament which says that the apostle Paul ever abolished the law. It is a  misconception of Bible verses such as:

“For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.” (Romans 3:28)

^“Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts.” (1 Corinthians 7:19)

In the history of the Bible, there are only two people who are listed as “the perfect doers of the Law.”  This does not mean that there is nobody else, but to my knowledge, the Bible only put the records of these two men.

The first is a rich young man, who failed to enter into thekingdomofHeavenas He is “owned” by his wealth:

 “You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’” “All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.” (Luke 18:20-23)

The second was the apostle Paul himself, but who then consider it a waste after receiving Christ:

 ^“though I myself have reasons for such confidence.  If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:  circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.  But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.  What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ“ (Philippians 3:4-8)

Connect the case of the rich young man (Luke 18:20-23) to the “fulfillment of the law” (Matthew 7:12 and Matthew 22:37-40) and the case of the apostle Paul (Philippians 3:4-8) to “fulfillment of the law “(Matthew 5:17 and Romans 10:4), then you will see that the first observant of the law can not enter the kingdom of for failing to obtain “the fulfillment of the law “, while the second observant of the law let go of  his empty pride of the implementation of the Law to obtain the “fulfillment of the law” in Jesus Christ!

You might ask, “If the rich young man and the apostle Paul really are the perfect observant of the Law, then what else is lacking of them?” Good question!  A rhetorical question: “Do you not kill your fellow human beings because God forbids it or out of love for God and man?”  I believe, the rich young man and the apostle Paul had a same kind of obedience and motivation in this case of observing the law. But the apostle Paul whose heart was then opened by the Holy Spirit finally came to discover a new truth and wrote:

”For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Now, let’s go back to the days of Abraham to see how Abraham was made righteous before God.  In his old age and in facing the fact that his wife Sara had menopause, God gave promise to Abraham that he will have his heir and not just one, but as many as the stars of heaven …!

^“Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)

The Apostle Paul describes it clearly in the following verses:

^“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”  Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.  Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,  being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.  This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” (Romans 4:18-22; see also Galatians 3:6 and James 2:22-23)

Note that what is meant by “believe” or “faith” here is not the believe and faith many religious people often claim, but as defined in Hebrews 11:1 as follows:

^“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

There are two other facts confirming the truth about Abraham’s justification by faith and not by doing the Law.

• When Abraham was justified by the faith before God (Genesis 15:6), the law has not been written. The new Law was written at the time of Moses – Exodus.

• When Abraham was justified by the faith before God (Genesis 15:6), Abraham was not yet circumcised. The circumcision of Abraham was performed later on in Genesis 17:24-27.

Then what about us? Are we obliged to do the law?  In line with Matthew 5:18, all people of the God of Israel must observe the law.  And the truth is, we will be cursed because it is written:

 ^“For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” (Galatians 3:10)  

because frankly, we are not able to accomplish a half of what the young rich man and the apostle Paul have done.  But all praise and honor and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has saved us from the curse of the law through Jesus Christ;

^“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.” (Galatians 3:13-14)

For a moment, for just an instance on the cross, Jesus Christ had to bear the curse of the Law in our place, so that by His suffering, death and resurrection – His victory over the curse of the Law, the law is fulfilled in Him for all of us who believe in Him as Lord and Savior.  God the Father will perceive us as the perfect observant of the law in His Son, Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!

If the “the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit,” then we no longer need to be swayed by a handful of fools who will continue to be cheeky in imposing the complex details of the law they themselves have no idea about, to us who already reached the culmination of the law in Jesus Christ!

All glory be to the God of Abraham, Isaac andIsrael!

May the LORD Jesus Christ bless you!

ABRAHAM DIBENARKAN KARENA IMAN, BUKAN KARENA MELAKUKAN HUKUM TAURAT

 

 

Shalom!

Kita sangat sering dicerca sebagai orang-orang murtad karena tidak menjalankan Hukum Taurat.  Orang-orang Kristen dicap sebagai kelompok yang telah menyimpang dari ajaran Yesus Kristus oleh karena penyesatan Rasul Paulus.  Mereka mengutip Matius 5:17 di mana Tuhan Yesus berkata:

“Janganlah kamu menyangka, bahwa Aku datang untuk meniadakan hukum Taurat atau kitab para nabi. Aku datang bukan untuk meniadakannya, melainkan untuk menggenapinya.” (Matius 5:17)

lalu menuduh kita sebagai golongan sesat karena tidak bersunat dan makan daging babi  serta tidak melakukan hal-hal lain yang merupakan rincian dari pelaksanaan Hukum Taurat.   Padahal, mata mereka telah dibutakan dan hati mereka telah ditutup oleh nafsu membenarkan diri sehingga mereka hanya mampu melihat bagian pertama dari Matius 5:17 “Aku datang bukan untuk meniadakannya” – Hukum Taurat” dan tidak menyadari kebenaran yang tertera di dalam bagian akhir – “melainkan untuk menggenapinya.”

Bagian inilah yang kemudian diperjelas oleh Rasul Paulus di dalam Suratnya kepada Jemaat di Roma:

“Sebab Kristus adalah *kegenapan hukum Taurat,* sehingga kebenaran diperoleh tiap-tiap orang yang percaya” (Roma 10:4)

dan *Sang Kegenapan Hukum Taurat* itu sendiri menyederhanakan Hukum Taurat yang rumit itu menjadi satu “Hukum Positif” yang berbunyi:

“Segala sesuatu yang kamu kehendaki supaya orang perbuat kepadamu, perbuatlah demikian juga kepada mereka. Itulah isi seluruh hukum Taurat dan kitab para nabi.” (Matius 7:12)

Sebenarnya, jika tidak dikuasai oleh nafsu menghuujat orang demi mencari kebenaran murahan bagi diri sendiri, akal budi mereka akan terbuka untuk berpikir logis, “Jika Yesus Kristus adalah kegenapan Hukum Taurat, lalu dengan otoritas dari mana rasul Paulus dapat menghapuskannya?”  “Seandainyapun rasul Paulus punya otoritas untuk melakukannya, apakah dia memang bisa menghapuskan Yesus Kristus dan karya penebusan-Nya?”  Lagipula, tidak ada satu ayatpun di dalam Perjanjian Baru yang mencatat bahwa rasul Paulus menghapus Hukum Taurat, tetapi pemahaman sepihak yang yang menyesatkan tentang ayat-ayat seperti:

“Karena kami yakin, bahwa manusia dibenarkan karena iman, dan bukan karena ia melakukan hukum Taurat.” (Roma 3:28)

“Sebab bersunat atau tidak bersunat tidak ada artinya, tetapi menjadi ciptaan baru, itulah yang ada artinya.” (1 Korintus 7:19)

Di dalam sejarah Alkitab, hanya ada dua orang yang tercatat sebagai “pelaku Hukum Taurat yang tidak bercacat.”  Ini bukan berarti tidak ada yang lain, tetapi setahu saya, Alkitab hanya mencatat kedua orang ini.

Yang pertama adalah seorang muda yang kaya, yang gagal masuk ke dalam Kerajaan Surga karena “dimiliki” oleh kekayaannya:

“Engkau tentu mengetahui segala perintah Allah: Jangan berzinah, jangan membunuh, jangan mencuri, jangan mengucapkan saksi dusta, hormatilah ayahmu dan ibumu.” Kata orang itu: *”Semuanya itu telah kuturuti sejak masa mudaku.”* Mendengar itu Yesus berkata kepadanya: “Masih tinggal satu hal lagi yang harus kaulakukan: juallah segala yang kaumiliki dan bagi-bagikanlah itu kepada orang-orang miskin, maka engkau akan beroleh harta di sorga, kemudian datanglah ke mari dan ikutlah Aku.”  Ketika orang itu mendengar perkataan itu, ia menjadi amat sedih, sebab ia sangat kaya.” (Lukas 18:20-23)

Yang kedua adalah rasul Paulus sendiri, tetapi yang kemudian menganggapnya sebagai sampah setelah memperoleh Kristus:

“Sekalipun aku juga ada alasan untuk menaruh percaya pada hal-hal lahiriah. Jika ada orang lain menyangka dapat menaruh percaya pada hal-hal lahiriah, aku lebih lagi:  disunat pada hari kedelapan, dari bangsa Israel, dari suku Benyamin, orang Ibrani asli, *tentang pendirian terhadap hukum Taurat aku orang Farisi,* tentang kegiatan aku penganiaya jemaat, *tentang kebenaran dalam mentaati hukum Taurat aku tidak bercacat.* Tetapi apa yang dahulu merupakan keuntungan bagiku, sekarang kuanggap rugi karena Kristus.  Malahan segala sesuatu kuanggap rugi, karena pengenalan akan Kristus Yesus, Tuhanku, lebih mulia dari pada semuanya. Oleh karena Dialah aku telah melepaskan semuanya itu dan menganggapnya sampah, supaya aku memperoleh Kristus,” (Filipi 3:4-8)

Hubungkan kasus orang muda yang kaya (Lukas 18:20-23) dengan “Kegenapan Hukum Taurat” (Matius 7:12 dan Matius 22:37-40) dan kasus rasul Paulus (Filipi 3:4-8) dengan “Penggenapan Hukum Taurat“ (Matius 5:17 dan Roma 10:4), maka Anda akan melihat bahwa pelaku Hukum Taurat yang pertama gagal masuk Kerajaan Surga Karena gagal memperoleh “Kegenapan Hukum Taurat”, sementara pelaku Hukum Taurat kedua melepaskan kebanggaan hampa dari pelaksanaan dari Hukum Taurat untuk mendapatkan “Kegenapannya” di dalam Yesus Kristus!

Anda mungkin akan bertanya, “Jika orang muda yang kaya dan rasul Paulus itu benar-benar adalah pelaku Hukum Taurat yang sempurna, lalu apa lagi yang kurang pada mereka?”  Pertanyaan yang bagus!  Sebuah pertanyaan retorik: “Apakah Anda tidak membunuh sesama manusia karena dilarang Allah atau karena mengasihi Allah dan manusia?”  Saya percaya, orang muda yang kaya dan rasul Paulus memiliki ketaatan dan motifasi yang sama di dalam hal ini.  Tetapi rasul Paulus yang dicelikkan mata hatinya oleh Roh Kudus akhirnya sadar dan menulis:

“Sebab karena kasih karunia kamu diselamatkan oleh iman; itu bukan hasil usahamu, tetapi pemberian Allah, itu bukan hasil pekerjaanmu: jangan ada orang yang memegahkan diri.” (Efesus 2:8-9)

Sekarang, mari kita kembali ke zaman Abraham untuk melihat bagaimanakah Abraham memperoleh “pembenaran” di hadapan Allah.  Di dalam keadaan lanjut usia dan dengan menghadapi kenyataan bahwa Sara isterinya telah mati haid, Allah berrjanji kepada Abraham untuk memberikannya ahli waris dan bukan hanya satu, tetapi seperti bintang-bintang di langit  banyaknya…..!

“Lalu percayalah Abram kepada TUHAN, maka TUHAN memperhitungkan hal itu kepadanya sebagai kebenaran.” (Kejadian 15:6)

Rasul Paulus menguraikan hal ini dengan jelas di dalam ayat-ayat berikut:

“Sebab sekalipun tidak ada dasar untuk berharap, namun Abraham berharap juga dan percaya, bahwa ia akan menjadi bapa banyak bangsa, menurut yang telah difirmankan: “Demikianlah banyaknya nanti keturunanmu.”  Imannya tidak menjadi lemah, walaupun ia mengetahui, bahwa tubuhnya sudah sangat lemah, karena usianya telah kira-kira seratus tahun, dan bahwa rahim Sara telah tertutup. Tetapi terhadap janji Allah ia tidak bimbang karena ketidakpercayaan, malah ia diperkuat dalam imannya dan ia memuliakan Allah, dengan penuh keyakinan, bahwa Allah berkuasa untuk melaksanakan apa yang telah Ia janjikan.  Karena itu hal ini diperhitungkan kepadanya sebagai kebenaran.” (Roma 4:18-22; lihat jugaGalatia 3:6 dan Yakobus 2:22-23)

Perhatikan bahwa yang dimaksud dengan “percaya” atau “iman” di sini bukanlah percaya dan iman yang sering diklaim banyak orang beragama, tetapi seperti yang didefinisikan di dalam Ibrani 11:1, sebagai berikut:

“Iman adalah dasar dari segala sesuatu yang kita harapkan dan bukti dari segala sesuatu yang tidak kita lihat.”  

Adadua keyataan lain yang membenarkan pernyataan kebenaran tentang pembenaran Abraham oleh iman dan bukan oleh melakukan Hukum Taurat.

• Ketika Abraham dibenarkan Allah oleh karena iman (Kejadian 15:6), Hukum Taurat belum ditulis.  Hukum Taurat baru ditulis pada zaman Musa – Keluaran.

• Ketika Abraham dibenarkan Allah oleh karena iman (Kejadian 15:6), Abraham belum disunat.  Sunat Abraham baru dilakukan di dalam Kejadian 17:24-27.

Lalu bagaimana dengan kita?  Apakah kita wajib melakukan Hukum Taurat?  Sejalan  dengan Matius 5:18, semua umat AllahIsraelwajib melakukan Hukum Taurat.  Sebenarnya, akan celakalah kita karena ada tertulis:

“Karena semua orang, yang hidup dari pekerjaan hukum Taurat, berada di bawah kutuk. Sebab ada tertulis: “Terkutuklah orang yang tidak setia melakukan segala sesuatu yang tertulis dalam kitab hukum Taurat.”  (Galatia 3:10)

sebab sejujurnya, kita tidak mampu mencapai separuhpun dari apa yang dilakukan orang muda kaya yang bodoh dan oleh rasul Paulus.  Tetapi segala puji dan hormat serta kemuliaan bagi Allah, Bapa Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus, yang telah menyelamatkan kita dari kutuk Hukum Taurat melalui Yesus Kristus.

“Kristus telah menebus kita dari kutuk hukum Taurat dengan jalan menjadi kutuk karena kita, sebab ada tertulis: “Terkutuklah orang yang digantung pada kayu salib!” Yesus Kristus telah membuat ini, supaya di dalam Dia berkat Abraham sampai kepada bangsa-bangsa lain, sehingga oleh iman kita menerima Roh yang telah dijanjikan itu.” (Galatia 3:13-14)

Untuk seketika, hanya seketika saja di kayu salib, Yesus Kristus harus menanggung kutuk Hukum Taurat menggantikan kita, supaya oleh penderitaan, kematian dan kebangkitan-Nya – kemenangan-Nya atas kutuk Hukum Taurat, Hukum Taurat digenapi di dalam Dia bagi kita semua yang percaya kepada-Nya sebagai Tuhan dan Juruselamat.   Allah Bapa akan memandang kita sebagai pelaku-pelaku Hukum Taurat yang sempurna di dalam Yesus Kristus. Haleluya!

Jika di dalam Dia [Yesus Kristus] berkat Abraham sampai kepada bangsa-bangsa lain, sehingga oleh iman kita menerima Roh yang telah dijanjikan itu,”  maka kita tidak perlu lagi diombang-ambingkan oleh segelintir orang bebal yang akan tetap bermuka tebal untuk memaksakan tetek-bengek Hukum Taurat yang mereka sendiri tidak kenal, kepada kita yang telah memiliki “kesempuranaannya” di dalam Yesus Kristus!

Segala kemuliaan bagi Allah Abraham, Ishak dan Israel!

Tuhan Yesus memberkati!