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For all those who believe, it is a promise God
has given to us. Will all those who believe remain
true in prayer? Will they pray – and we together
with them - for the coming of God’s kingdom
(Matthew 6:10; Luke 11:2) and for the second
coming of Christ (1 Corinthians 16:22; Revelation
22:17, 20)? Jesus accomplishes His work of
salvation in and with those who believe in Him.
They are the body, Jesus is the head. Jesus does
the work which is given to Him. But what’s about
those who believe? Are they true and faithful in
prayer? Will He find true and firm believe when
He returns?
So one could say, concerning prayer, the persistent
widow is an image of church and community
[15]. Those who follow Jesus are suppressed
in this world; they have no place to complain.
They can just apply to God. They wait for God
to intervene, they pray full of hope as they know
Hakim yang Tidak Benar
Lukas 18:1-8
(by: Rev.Betty Sarewo-Nanlohy) 1
Saudara dan saudari,
Perumpamaan tentang hakim yang tidak benar
ini juga dikenal sebagai perumpamaan tentang
cerita seorang wanita yang gigih. Perumpamaan
ini merupakan rekan dari perumpamaan tentang
sahabat di tengah malam (Lukas 11:5-8). Lukas
menghadirkan dua perumpamaan ini sebagai
cerita yang mirip satu sama lain: yang satu mengenai
seorang laki-laki, dan perumpamaan yang
lain tentang seorang wanita. (Perumpamaan ini
hanya terdapat di dalam Injil Lukas.) Meskipun
isi dari perumpamaan ini sepertinya lepas dari
konteks, namun bagian akhir, yang menyatakan:
„Akan tetapi, jika Anak Manusia itu datang, ada-
1 Khotbat ini saya sampaikan saat puncak perayaan hari Ham Internasional tanggal 10 December 2010 di halaman gedung
Majelis Rakyat Papua (MRP). Setelah Koalisi Perempuan Papua melakukan 16 hari kampanye Anti kekerasan terhadap Perempuan
(25 Nov – 10 Dec). Kegiatan ini menyoroti khusus tentang masalah kekerasan yang dialami kaum perempuan Papua,
diantara begitu banyak masalah pelanggaran HAM di Tanah Papua.
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that God will hear their pleas and prayers. Therefore
the tenacity of the man, who asks his friend
for bread at midnight, and the tenacity of the widow,
who bothers the judge, are both a picture of
community. Both don’t know to whom else they
should apply. They know that their pleas will be
heard if they persist.
With this parable Jesus instructs his followers to
be faithful, even if they have to wait for a long
time until he will come back. The souls of those
who had been slain because of the word of God
are calling, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and
true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth
and avenge our blood?”(Revelation 6:10). The
answer they get is: Wait a little longer until the
number of the fellow servants and brothers and
sisters who were to be called is completed. May
God help us.
Amen.
kah Ia mendapati iman di bumi?“ (18:8), menghubungkan
perumpamaan ini dengan pengajaran
eskatologis dari pasal sebelumnya. Tambahan
pula, subjek tentang doa muncul di dalam perumpamaan
berikutnya, yaitu tentang orang Farisi
dengan pemungut cukai (Lukas 18:9-14).
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