2TIMOTHY 4:7-8
“For
I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
2Tim 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:”
2Tim 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:”
Panimula:
a.
Isang magandang huwaran si Pablo bilang
isang matagumpay na Kristiyano sa harapan ng Diyos. Kaya alam na alam niya ang
pangakong gantimpala ng Diyos sa bawat nagtapat at nagtagumpay sa kanilang
paglilingkod.
Mga dakilang lingkod ng Diyos na
nakilala dahil sa pagiging mapagtagumpay na Kristiyano:
1. DANIEL
PRACTICED PRAYING THREE TIMES A DAY AND LIVED A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Naging gawi ni Daniel ang manalangin ng
tatlong beses sa isang araw at siya ay namuhay ng matagumpay sa buhay
Kristiyano)
DANIEL 6:9-13 “Then answered they and said before the
king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah,
regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh
his petition three times a day.”
a.
Marka ng isang matagumpay na Kristiyano
ang pananalangin katulad ni Daniel sa kanyang panahon.
b.
Ang pag-iingat at pagtatanggol ng Diyos
ay nasa Kristiyanong mapanalanginin.
c.
Totoong umaatras at tumatalikod ang ating
kaaway na diyablo kapag tayo ay nananalangin.
Þ Totoong nagtagumpay si Daniel dahil sa pananalangin kahit siya ay
itinapon sa kulungan ng mga gutom na leon. Hindi man lang siya nagalaw at nasaktan
ng mga leon.
DANIEL 6:19-22
“Then
the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of
lions.
Dan 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Dan 6:21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Dan 6:22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.”
Dan 6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
Dan 6:21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Dan 6:22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.”
2. DAVID
PRACTICED SEEKING GOD FIRST IN WORSHIP AND LIVED A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Naging gawi ni David ang hanapin muna ang
Diyos sa pagsamba at siya ay namuhay ng matagumpay sa buhay Kristiyano)
PSALMS 122:1 “I was glad when they said unto me, Let
us go into the house of the Lord.”
MATTHEW 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
a.
Laging masigla si Haring David sa
kanyang pagsamba.
b.
Mahalaga kay Haring David na laging maranasan
ang presensya ng Diyos sa kanyang pagsamba.
PSALMS 27:4 “One [thing] have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I
may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the
beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.”
c.
Magandang huwaran sa palagiang pagsamba
ang iglesya ng Jerusalem.
ACTS 2:42-47 “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship,
and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Acts 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all [men], as every man had need.
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,
Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Acts 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all [men], as every man had need.
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,
Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
3. JOB
PRACTICED A GOD-FEARING LIFE AS A CHRISTIAN AND LIVED A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN
LIFE
(Naging gawi ni Job ang magkaroon ng takot ng
Diyos bilang Kristiyano at siya ay namuhay nang matagumpay sa buhay Kristiyano)
JOB 1:10 “Hast not thou made an hedge about him,
and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast
blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.”
PSALMS 128:1 “Blessed [is]
every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.”
a. Ang pagkatakot sa Diyos ay pagpapakita ng paggalang sa Diyos sa
pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa mga Salita Niya.
b. Ang pagkatakot sa Diyos ay pagpapahayag ng ating pagmamahal sa Kanya.
PSALMS 91:14-16 “Because he hath set his love upon me,
therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my
name.
Pss 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Pss 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”
Pss 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Pss 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”
4. MOSES
PRACTICED FAITHFULNESS IN SERVING GOD AND LIVED A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Naging gawi ni Moises ang katapatan sa
paglilingkod sa Panginoon at siya ay namuhay nang matagumpay sa buhay
Kristiyano)
HEBREWS 3:2-5 “Who was faithful to him that appointed
him, as also Moses [was faithful] in all his house.
Heb 3:3 For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
Heb 3:4 For every house is builded by some [man]; but he that built all things [is] God.
Heb 3:5 And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;”
Heb 3:3 For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
Heb 3:4 For every house is builded by some [man]; but he that built all things [is] God.
Heb 3:5 And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;”
a. Laging matapat ang Diyos kahit hindi matapat ang mga Kristiyano.
2TIMOTHY 2:13 “If we believe not, [yet] he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”
b. Pangako ng Diyos na mananagana ang pagpapala ng taong matapat.
PROVERBS 28:20 “A faithful man shall abound with
blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
5. PAUL
PRACTICED WINNING THE LOST AT ALL COST AND LIVED A VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE
(Naging gawi ni Pablo ang pag-aakay ng
kaluluwa sa lahat ng paraan at siya ay namuhay nang matagumpay sa buhay
Kristiyano)
ACTS 20:19-24 “Serving the Lord with all humility of
mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in
wait of the Jews:
Acts 20:20 [And] how I kept back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
Acts 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”
Acts 20:20 [And] how I kept back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
Acts 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”
a. Ipinakita ni Pablo ang malasakit niya sa kanyang kababayang Israelita sa
pamamagitan ng pananalangin upang sila ay maligtas.
ROMANS 10:1 “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they
might be saved.”
b. Nagpaka-alipin si Pablo sa lahat ng tao para lamang marami siyang maakay
na kaluluwa kay Kristo.
1CORINTHIANS 9:19-22 “For though I be free from all [men], yet
have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
1Cor 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
1Cor 9:21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
1Cor 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.”
1Cor 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
1Cor 9:21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
1Cor 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.”
c.
Nagmamadali si Pablo sa pag-aakay ng
mga kaluluwa dahil ang panahon ay papasama ng papasama.
EPHESIANS 5:16 “Redeeming the time, because the days are
evil.”
2TIMOTHY 4:2 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
Pangwakas:
Ang marka ng matagumpay na Kristiyano ay makikita
sa matuwid na pamumuhay.
HEBREWS 11:32-35 “And what shall I more say? for the time
would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthae;
[of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:
Heb 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,”
Heb 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,”
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