Tobat

The principle that anyone who wishes to become a true Christian must admit their sin – and turn away from it – is central to the teaching of Jesus.

Ti harita, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Tobat! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” (Mat 4:17)

The word, ‘repent’ dina basa Yunani aslina nyaeta, ‘metanoeo;’ jeung harti na dihartikeun salaku, “ka think differently atawa saterusna, éta, reconsider (morally to feel compunction): – repent.” (Konkordansi Analitik Kuat). Sahingga, its primary meaning is ‘to change the way you think:’ but this entails far more than a mere intellectual assent to a different way of thinking.

John the Baptist began to prepare the way for Jesus’ coming with the message, “Tobat, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!” (Mat 3:2) Those who received his message were expected to publicly acknowledge their faults and their need to change by submitting to baptism – a ceremonial act of cleansing – in the Jordan river. Tapi ieu, kumaha oge humbling eta meureun geus, éta teu cukup; Yohanes ogé negeskeun yén maranéhna kudu ngahasilkeun ’buah-buahan anu pantes pikeun tobat’ (Lk 3:8). Nalika ditanya, “Naon anu kedah urang laksanakeun?” jawabna, “Anjeunna anu gaduh dua jaket, hayu anjeunna masihan ka anjeunna anu teu aya. Anjeunna anu gaduh tuangeun, hayu anjeunna ogé.” Ka tukang mulung pajeg, saur éta anjeunna, “Kumpulkeun henteu langkung ti anu ditunjuk pikeun anjeun;” jeung ka prajurit, “Extort ti teu aya anu kekerasan, henteu nuduh saha waé anu salah. Punten kana gajih anjeun,” (Lk 3:10-14).

Jadi tobat merlukeun jauh leuwih ti saukur parobahan dina sistem nilai urang jeung leuwih ti masarakat (jeung meureun ngahinakeun) pangakuan yén urang geus ngalakukeun salah. Éta kedah nyababkeun parobihan gaya hirup tina tindakan egois sareng salah kana karep sareng kaadilan.

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Yesus ngamimitian palayanan umumna ku cara nyuarkeun sauran Yohanes sareng ogé ngawajibkeun jalma-jalma pikeun dibaptis (Jn 3:22-4:2; Mat 28:19; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38). Tapi, Yésus henteu ngan ukur ngadukung naon anu diomongkeun Yohanes ngeunaan ngahasilkeun buah anu pantes pikeun tobat: anjeunna nyirorot raises standar! Urang manggihan ieu vividly digambarkeun dina kawentar na 'Khutbah di Gunung.’

Dina ieu anjeunna ngabejaan urang:

“Ulah nganggap yen Kami datang pikeun ngancurkeun hukum atawa nabi-nabi. Kuring henteu datang ngancurkeun, tapi pikeun minuhan. Pikeun paling pasti, Abdi ngawartosan anjeun, nepi ka langit jeung bumi sirna, sanajan hiji hurup pangleutikna atawa hiji guratan pulpén leutik bakal dileungitkeun tina hukum, nepi ka sagala hal kacumponan. Saha waé, ku sabab eta, bakal ngalanggar salah sahiji parentah pangleutikna ieu, jeung ngajarkeun batur pikeun ngalakukeunana, bakal disebut pangleutikna di Karajaan Sawarga teh; tapi sakur anu ngalakukeun jeung ngajarkeun aranjeunna bakal disebut hébat di Karajaan Sawarga teh. Pikeun kuring ngabejaan ka maneh yen iwal amal saleh Anjeun ngaleuwihan nu tina scribes jeung Parisi, teu aya deui jalan anjeun bakal asup ka Karajaan Sawarga teh.” (Mat 5:17-20)

“Anjeun geus ngadéngé yén éta téh ceuk ka leuwih kuna, 'Anjeun ulah maehan;’ jeung 'Saha-saha bakal maehan bakal di bahaya judgment.’ Tapi kuring nyarioskeun ka anjeun, sing saha anu ambek ka lanceukna tanpa sabab, tangtu dihukum; jeung sakur anu bakal ngomong ka lanceukna, 'Rék!’ bakal dina bahaya déwan; sareng saha waé anu bakal nyarios, 'Geus bodo!’ bakal aya dina bahaya seuneu Gehenna.” (Mat 5:21-22)

“Anjeun geus ngadéngé yén ieu ceuk, 'Anjeun ulah zinah;’ tapi kuring ngabejaan ka maneh yén unggal jalma anu gazes di awéwé ka nafsu sanggeus dirina geus zinah jeung dirina geus di haténa.” (Mat 5:27-28)

“Ieu ogé ceuk, 'Sing saha anu bakal ninggalkeun pamajikanana, hayu anjeunna masihan dirina hiji tulisan cerai,’ tapi Kami ngabejaan ka maneh, sing saha anu ngasingkeun pamajikanana, iwal ti ngabalukarkeun maksiat seksual, ngajadikeun dirina hiji zinah; jeung saha-saha anu kawin ka manehna lamun geus dipisahkeun, eta zinah.” (Mat 5:31-32)

“Deui anjeun geus ngadéngé yén ieu ceuk maranehna jaman baheula, 'Anjeun ulah nyieun sumpah palsu, tapi kudu nedunan ka PANGERAN sumpah anjeun,’ tapi kuring ngabejaan ka maneh, ulah sumpah pisan... Tapi hayu anjeun 'Enya’ janten 'Enya’ sareng anjeun 'No’ janten 'Henteu.’ Naon waé anu langkung ti ieu mangrupikeun tina anu jahat.” (Mat 5:33-37)

“Anjeun geus ngadéngé yén ieu ceuk, 'Hiji panon pikeun panon, jeung huntu pikeun huntu.’ Tapi kuring nyarioskeun ka anjeun, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.” (Mat 5:38-41)

“Anjeun geus ngadéngé yén ieu ceuk, 'Anjeun bakal bogoh ka tatangga anjeun, jeung hate musuh anjeun.’ Tapi kuring nyarioskeun ka anjeun, bogoh ka musuh anjeun, ngaberkahan jalma anu kutukan anjeun, lampahkeun kahadean ka jalma-jalma anu benci ka anjeun, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you… (Mat 5:43-44)

Jeung, as if all that wasn’t a daunting enough prospect, Jesus summarises this part of his discourse by saying,

“Ku kituna anjeun bakal sampurna, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Mat 5:48)

Tapi pastina éta mustahil – atanapi éta? Let’s take a closer look at what Jesus and his disciples had to say about this.

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Dosa Taya deui

There are two occasions when we find Jesus telling people to ‘sin no more.’

Yesus, standing up, saw her and said, “Awewe, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?”
Cenah carios, “No one, Lord.”
Saur Yesus, “Sanes kuring ngahukum anjeun. Jalan anjeun. Ti saprak ayeuna, teu dosa deui.” (Jn 8:10-11)

Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, sareng saur anjeunna, “Tingal, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you.”(Jn 5:14)

In the first of the above examples, it can be argued that Jesus is simply referring to the specific sin of adultery. But in the second there is no reference to any specific sins. Was Jesus seriously suggesting that it is possible to live without sin?

No Excuses?

Is this really as unthinkable as it sounds? The apostle Paul comments,

“No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1Cor 10:13)

If that’s the case, it seems that Christians have no excuse for sinning in future. So – what if we do?

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