Seluruh ciptaan diciptakan dalam Yesus Kristus; perkataan itu. All things in heaven and on earth, the visible and invisible, are created by Him and for Him. There’s not one creation that is created without Him. Everything has its existence in Jesus Christ; perkataan itu. That’s why the whole creation testifies about Him. But since the whole creation is created by and for Him, is this why Jesus had to come to earth?
why did Jesus have to come to the earth?
Jesus had to come to earth since the whole creation is created in Jesus Christ, perkataan itu. This is the reason why Jesus the Living Word came to create in Him a new creation (the new man).
For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse (orang Rom 1:20)
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them (Efesus 2:10)
The new creation is created by and in Jesus Christ.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist (Kolose 1:15-18)
Who are the sons of man?
The sons of man are born of the seed of Adam; the seed of fallen man. They are his offspring. Because Adam sinned through his ketidaktaatan kepada Tuhan, death entered. Akibatnya, his spirit died and his flesh (soul and body) remained alive.
Sin affected the seed of humanity. Because of sin, death entered and reigned from that moment in the whole human race.
Adam became unclean; a sinner. Therefore the offspring of Adam; the sons of man would be born as sinners. Death would reign and still reigns in every person, yang dilahirkan di bumi ini.
the coming of Jesus Christ to the earth
Jesus came in the flesh in the likeness of man to this earth. Namun begitu, Jesus was not born of the seed of man but of the holy Seed of God. Therefore Jesus wasn’t affected by evil and death didn’t reign in Jesus. Semasa Yesus’ kehidupan di bumi, Jesus had the ability to disobey God and sin, sama seperti Adam.
For we have not an high Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; tetapi dalam semua perkara tergoda seperti kita, namun tanpa dosa (Ibrani 4:15)
Jesus could exchange His holy status through sin for death. But Jesus walked in righteousness and holiness and stayed obedient to the will of God until His death.
When the time came to fulfill God’s redemptive plan for fallen man, they took Jesus captive, whipped, and crucified Him.
Jesus yielded and humbled Himself and at the cross, God laid all the sins and iniquities of humanity upon Him.
And so, Jesus took all sins and iniquities of the human race upon Himself and died on the cross.
He shed His blood for the whole corrupted human race, which was affected by sin and death.
Because Jesus took all sins and iniquities upon Himself, Jesus entered Hades and stayed there for three days. Selepas tiga hari, Jesus conquered death and rose from the dead.
The Redemption in Jesus Christ
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life(John 3:14-15)
Jesus did all this, so that everyone, who believes in Him, and accepts Him as Saviour, and makes Him Lord of their lives, and obeys His words, and walks in perintahNya, would not see death, but receive eternal life.
Through His redemptive work, Yesus mendamaikan manusia kembali kepada Tuhan. Jesus was the Firstborn of the new creation; the sons of God (Ini terpakai kepada lelaki dan perempuan). The true sons of God are born of God and walk in righteousness and holiness in the will of God.
The sons of God are created in Jesus Christ
The sons of God are created in Jesus Christ through faith and regeneration in Jesus Christ. They are born of water (the baptism) and the Spirit (baptism of the Holy Spirit). God gave everyone, who believes and receives His Son (the Word of God), power to become a son of God.
But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:12-13)
The life reigns in Jesus Christ and death has been conquered. If the life reigns in Christ, and the sons of God are seated in Him, life also reigns in them. Since the life reigns in the sons of God (new creations) instead of death, they shall not see death.
The sons of God are holy and righteous
Jesus was holy and righteous. Itu, the offspring of Jesus (sons of God), who are born of the Seed of God, are holy and righteous. The Spirit and life reign again in every person, who is born again in Christ by water and Spirit. The sons of God walk after the Spirit in the will of God and keep His commandments.
They obey His words and walk in God’s commandments because they’re written upon their new hearts, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. They have God’s holy nature and character, instead of the devil’s corrupt evil nature and character.
The only thing that stands in their way, and prevents them from walking after the Spirit like Jesus, is their carnal mind. Because the carnal mind thinks like the world.
The spiritual new man has been made perfect (complete) in Christ. The new man puts off the wold man dan puts on the new man from his perfect spiritual state in Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
When you renew your mind with the Word of God, your thoughts and the way you think will line up with God’s Word.
Your mind determines your actions. Itu, if your mind lines up with the Word of God, your actions and works line up with the Word of God.
The more time you spend in the Bible and renew your mind with the words of God, the quicker your mind lines up with the Word. You shall spiritually mature and walk after the Spirit according to the Word.
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness (Efesus 4:23-24)
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created Him (Kolose 3:10)
Seluruh ciptaan diciptakan dalam Yesus Kristus
The purpose of the sons of God is to do God’s will upon this earth and manifest His Kingdom, where Yesus Kristus adalah Raja. So that the Father and the Son will be glorified and exalted.
In everything you do, you could ask yourself the following question, “Do I exalt Jesus by doing this?”
We have become in Christ the new creation, which God had in mind, from the moment that Adam sinned and the seed of the human race became corrupted with evil and death.
Since the creation was created by the Word, Jesus had to come to this earth. So that through and in Jesus Christ (the Living Word) the new man could be created.
The new man is the last creation that God created in Jesus Christ (perkataan itu). And so the whole creation is created in Jesus Christ.
‘Jadilah garam bumi’
