THE CLEAR
MARKS OF THE SPIRITUAL CHRISTIAN
(ANG MGA MALINAW NA PALATANDAAN NG ESPIRITWAL NA
KRISTIYANO)
( JOHN 15:1-5 ) “I am the
true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Jn 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit
he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it
may bring forth more fruit.
Jn 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I
have spoken unto you.
Jn 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch
cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye,
except ye abide in me.
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for
without me ye can do nothing.”
Panimula:
a. May
dalawang uri ng Kristiyano na makikilala mo base sa uri ng kanilang pamumuhay:
ang espiritwal na Kristiyano at ang Kristiyanong makamundo ang pamumuhay.
b.
Ang espiritwal na Kristiyano ay makikilala natin sa
kanilang matuwid at banal na pamumuhay sa harapan ng tao at sa harapan ng
Diyos.
c. Ang
mga espiritwal na Kristiyano ay malaking pagpapala sa loob ng lokal na iglesya.
( ACTS 6:5-7 ) “And the saying pleased the
whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy
Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and
Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Acts 6:6 Whom they set before the apostles: and
when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.
Acts 6:7 And the word of God increased; and the
number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of
the priests were obedient to the faith.”
Anim (6) na Mahahalagang Palatandaan ng Espiritwal na
Kristiyano:
1.
THEY HAVE A CLEAN LIFE IN CHRIST AS A CHRISTIAN.
(Sila
ay may malinis na buhay kay Kristo)
( JOHN 15:3 ) “Now ye are
clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”
a.
Ang matuwid at banal na pamumuhay ay palatandaan ng mga
tunay na ligtas.
( 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 ) “Therefore
if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.”
b. Mahalaga
ang Salita ng Diyos sa matuwid at banal na pamumuhay ng Kristiyano.
( JOHN 17:17 ) “Sanctify
them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
c. Gagamitin
ng Diyos sa gawain ang Kristiyanong may matuwid at banal na pamumuhay.
( 2 TIMOTHY 2:21 ) “If a man
therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour,
sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, [and] prepared unto every good
work.”
2.
THEY HAVE AN ABIDING LIFE IN CHRIST AS A CHRISTIAN.
(Sila
ay may pananatiling buhay kay Kristo )
( JOHN 15:4-5 ) “Abide in
me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in
the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for
without me ye can do nothing.”
a. Ang
matapat na paglilingkod sa Diyos ay katunayan ng pananatili kay Kristo.
( 1 TIMOTHY 1:12) “And I
thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me
faithful, putting me into the ministry;”
b. Ang
matapat na pagsamba sa Diyos ay katunayan ng pananatili kay Kristo.
( ACTS 2:42, 46 ) “And they
continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking
of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one
accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their
meat with gladness and singleness of heart,”
c. Ang
matapat na pagbibigay ng ikapu at handog ay katunayan ng pananatili kay Kristo.
( MALACHI 3:10 ) “Bring ye
all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and
prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the
windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be
room] enough [to receive it].”
( ACTS 20:35 ) “I have
shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and
to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to
give than to receive.”
3.
THEY HAVE A FRUITFUL LIFE IN CHRIST AS A CHRISTIAN
(Sila
ay may mabungang buhay kay Kristo)
( JOHN 15:5 ) “I am the
vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
a. Ang
pananatili kay Kristo ay susi ng masaganang pamumuhay Kristiyano.
b. Ang
pagbubunga nang masagana ay nakakapagbigay ng luwalhati sa Diyos.
c. Ang
pagbubungang Kristiyano ay susi upang ang mga panalangin natin ay sagutin ng
Diyos.
( JOHN 15:16 ) “Ye have
not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and
bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
4.
THEY HAVE A USEFUL LIFE IN CHRIST
(Sila
ay may kagamit-gamit na buhay kay Kristo)
( 2 TIMOTHY 2:21 ) “If a man
therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour,
sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, [and] prepared unto every good
work.”
a. Tinawag
ng Diyos na isang sisidlang ikapupuri ang matuwid na Kristiyano.
b. Sinabi
ng Diyos na ang matuwid na Kristiyano ay karapat-dapat na gamitin Niya.
5. THE
HAVE A SHINING LIFE OF CHRIST
(Sila
ay may nagliliwananag na buhay ni Kristo)
( MATTHEW 5:16 ) “Let your
light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.”
a. Si
Kristo ang tunay na nagliliwanag sa buhay ng Kristiyano.
( JOHN 1:4-5, 8 ) “In him was
life; and the life was the light of men.
Jn 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not.
Jn 1:8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to
bear witness of that Light.”
b. Tinawag
ang mga Kristiyano na mga anak ng liwanag at araw. Hindi tayo anak ng gabi at
dilim.
( 1 THESSALONIANS 5:4-5 ) “But ye,
brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
1Thes 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and
the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
c.
Ang hamon ni Hesus sa bawat Kristiyano ay magliwanag ang
ilaw sa harap ng mga tao.
6. THEY
ARE CALLED THE FRIENDS OF CHRIST BECAUSE THEY OBEYED TO BE THE SERVANT OF
CHRIST
(Sila
ay tinatawag na kaibigan ni Kristo dahil sila ay naging masunuring lingkod
Niya)
( John 15:13-16 ) [13]Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
[14]Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
command you.
[15]Henceforth I call you not servants; for the
servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all
things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
[16]Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,
and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit
should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may
give it you.
a. Ang
tinawag na kaibigan ni Kristo ay ang Kristiyanong naging masunurin sa Kanyang
mga utos.
( John 15:13-14 ) [13]Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
[14]Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I
command you.
b. Ang
kaibigan ni Kristo ay tinatawag na Kanyang kamanggagawa, at sila ay itinalaga
upang magbunga ng marami.
( John 15:16 ) Ye have not
chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of
the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Pangwakas:
Totoong
may maliwanag na palatandaan ang espiritwal na Kristiyano. Katunayan ito na
tayo ay ligtas at gagamiting pagpapala sa Kanyang gawain. Handa rin tayong
sumagot sa mga taong naghahanap ng pag-asa na nakikita sa ating
buhay-Kristiyano.
( 1 PETER 3:15 ) “But
sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer
to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness
and fear:”
God
bless you all always!
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