** Firman Tuhan: Markus 12:30-31 **
"Kasihilah Tuhan, Allahmu, dengan segenap hatimu. Kasihilah sesamamu manusia seperti dirimu sendiri. Tidak ada perintah lain yang lebih utama daripada kedua perintah ini"
Taj Mahal di India dibangun Shah Jehan pada 1631, didekasikan untuk istrinya tercinta, Mumtaz Mahal, yang meninggal ketika melahirkan anak mereka yang ke-14. Taj Mahal dibangun dengan arsitek Ustaz Ahmad Lahauri dan melibatkan 20.000 pekerja. Menurut salah satu legenda, setelah pembangunan Taj Mahal selesai, Ustaz Lahauri dijatuhi hukuman pancung dan semua pekerja dipotong tangannya, agar tidak membangun monumen lain yang dapat menyaingi Taj Mahal. Ironis. Di satu sisi, ia menunjukkan kedalaman cinta; di sisi lain, ia menunjukkan kebengisan yang tidak berperikemanusiaan.
Orang percaya kadang-kadang tergelincir pada sikap serupa. Kita menunjukkan kasih kepada Allah dengan setia ke gereja, mengikuti persekutuan doa, aktif melayani, dan seterusnya. Namun, di sisi lain, kita tetap menyimpan kebencian dan kemarahan terhadap orang lain. Kita lebih suka memendam kepahitan daripada melepaskan pengampunan. Atau, kita tidak peduli dan masa bodoh terhadap orang yang terhilang, enggan menyampaikan kabar baik kepada mereka.
Alkitab menyebutkan bahwa orang yang mengenal dan tinggal di dalam Allah akan dikenal dari kesetiaannya menuruti perintah-Nya (1 Yoh 3:23, Yoh 15:10). Perintah itu adalah mengasihi Allah dan sesama manusia dengan segenap hati, jiwa, akal budi, dan kekuatan kita. Besarnya kasih kita kepada Allah terwujud dalam kepedulian kita kepada sesama. Kasih kita kepada Allah yang tidak kelihatan terungkap dalam kasih kita kepada sesama di sekitar kita.
KASIH TIDAK MENGORBANKAN ORANG LAIN DEMI KEPENTINGAN PRIBADI,
SEBALIKNYA, MENGORBANKAN KEPENTINGAN PRIBADI DEMI ORANG LAIN.
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YOU DO NOT SACRIFICE OTHER FOR PERSONAL GAIN,
OTHERWISE SACRIFICING PERSONAL INTERESTS BY OTHERS.
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** Scripture: Mark 12:30-31 **
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart. 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment more important than these two commandments"
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart. 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment more important than these two commandments"
Taj Mahal in India was built Shah Jehan in 1631, dedicated to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth to their son-14. Taj Mahal was built by architect Ustaz Ahmad Lahauri and involving 20,000 workers. According to one legend, after the construction of the Taj Mahal is completed, Ustaz Lahauri sentenced to beheading and all the workers hands cut off, so as not to build another monument to rival the Taj Mahal. Ironic. On the one hand, it shows the depth of love, on the other hand, he showed cruelty and inhumane.
Believers sometimes slipping on a similar attitude. We show our love for God by faithful to the church, following the prayer meeting, active service, and so on. However, on the other hand, we keep the hatred and anger towards others. We harbor bitterness rather than releasing forgiveness. Or, we do not care and indifference toward the lost, reluctant to preach the gospel to them.
The Bible says that people who know and live in God will be known of her loyalty keep His commandments (1 John 3:23, John 15:10). This commandment is to love God and neighbor with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The magnitude of our love for God manifested in our care to others. Our love for the invisible God revealed in our love to others around us.
Believers sometimes slipping on a similar attitude. We show our love for God by faithful to the church, following the prayer meeting, active service, and so on. However, on the other hand, we keep the hatred and anger towards others. We harbor bitterness rather than releasing forgiveness. Or, we do not care and indifference toward the lost, reluctant to preach the gospel to them.
The Bible says that people who know and live in God will be known of her loyalty keep His commandments (1 John 3:23, John 15:10). This commandment is to love God and neighbor with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The magnitude of our love for God manifested in our care to others. Our love for the invisible God revealed in our love to others around us.
YOU DO NOT SACRIFICE OTHER FOR PERSONAL GAIN,
OTHERWISE SACRIFICING PERSONAL INTERESTS BY OTHERS.
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