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God's creatures or God's children // Criaturas de Deus ou filhos de Deus



Todos Criaturas do Nosso Deus e Rei

Once I heard someone, at someplace saying that we are all children of God. We are all creatures of God because He created us. But, unfortunately, as more as I wish it was true, that we were all children of God, I cannot. Because for a person to be considered a child of God, first this person has to believe with all his heart, soul and strength that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; that Jesus came to the earth in human form to be like us, and then He died for us and rose from the dead. If this person truly believes in this, then yes, this person is a child of God. As it is written: “In love, He (the Father) predestined us for adoption to himself as sons THROUGH Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace… (Ephesians1: 5 – 7) In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation and BELIEVED in Him were SEALED with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory” (Ephesians 1:13).

The thing is: to be adopted by God, you must believe in the Son. “No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us – eternal life (1 John 2:23 – 25).

But, if you once believe and kept living the same way, with the same anger, envy thoughts, evil desires, all sorts of things that you think just because everybody does, it cannot be wrong, or even too wrong. And you keep telling yourself that to justify your doings. You might tell me, “yes Hadassa I believe in Jesus and all those things. However, I live my life as I please”. I am sorry to tell you something “whoever says “I know Him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this, we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked” (1 John 2: 4 – 6).

When we believe and practice His word, we have been born again. Why? Because of our life’s perspective. It changes. Why? Because we start living for God, through Jesus who lives in us. We leave the old life of greed, sexual immoralities, envy, anger, adultery, drunkenness, parties… that life we lived only to please our own passions, it has to go. It doesn’t give us the satisfaction we expect. Don’t you see it? The selfishness and self-centeredness have no purpose in fulfilling our inner desires. It is all temporary. The only one who will give you true peace and joy is Jesus.

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning (it doesn’t mean that we won’t sin anymore, but the sin won’t govern us anymore; it will be abandoned), for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this, it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother” (1 John 3: 9 – 10).

For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

Jesus came to the world to serve; he humbled himself to the point of death; when his own people condemned him. Don’t expect an easy life. We walk as He walked. We should serve and love as He did. This is the purpose of life. It is way better and full of joy and real love that a self-centered one.

Uma vez ouvi alguém, em algum lugar dizendo que somos todos filhos de Deus. Nós somos todos criaturas de Deus, porque Ele nos criou. Mas, infelizmente, por mais que eu desejasse que fosse verdade, que somos todos filhos de Deus, não posso. Porque para uma pessoa ser considerada um filho de Deus, primeiro ela precisa acreditar com todo seu coração, alma e força que Jesus é o Cristo, o Filho de Deus; que Jesus veio à terra em forma humana para ser como nós, e depois morreu por nós e ressuscitou dos mortos. Se essa pessoa realmente acredita nisso, então sim, essa pessoa é um filho de Deus. Como está escrito: “No amor, Ele (o Pai) nos predestinou para adoção como filhos ATRAVÉS de Jesus Cristo, de acordo com o propósito de sua vontade, para louvor de sua graça gloriosa, com a qual nos abençoou no Amado. Nele, temos a redenção pelo Seu sangue, o perdão das nossas ofensas, de acordo com as riquezas da sua graça ... (Efésios 1: 5 - 7) Nele você também, quando ouviu a palavra da verdade, o evangelho da sua salvação, e CRERAM nele, foram SELADOS com o prometido Espírito Santo, que é a garantia de nossa herança até que a possuamos, para o louvor de sua glória ”(Efésios 1:13).

A questão é: para ser adotado por Deus, você deve crer no Filho. “Ninguém que nega o Filho tem o Pai; quem confessa o Filho também tem o Pai. Deixe o que você ouviu desde o princípio permanecer em você. Se o que você ouviu desde o princípio reside em você, você também permanecerá no Filho e no Pai. E esta é a promessa que ele fez para nós - vida eterna (1 João 2:23 - 25).

Mas, se você acredita e continua vivendo da mesma maneira, com a mesma raiva, pensamentos de inveja, desejos maus, todo tipo de coisa que você pensa apenas porque todo mundo faz, não pode estar errado ou até tão errado. E você continua dizendo a si mesmo isso para justificar suas ações. Você pode me dizer: “Sim, Hadassa, eu acredito em Jesus, e todas essas coisas. No entanto, vivo minha vida como quero”. Lamento dizer-lhe algo “quem diz que “eu O conheço”, mas não guarda seus mandamentos, é mentiroso, e a verdade não está nele, mas quem guarda sua palavra, nele verdadeiramente o amor de Deus é aperfeiçoado. Por isso, podemos saber que estamos nele: quem diz que reside nele deve andar da mesma maneira que andou” (1 João 2: 4 - 6).

Quando cremos e praticamos Sua palavra, nascemos de novo. Por quê? Por causa da perspectiva da nossa vida. Ela muda. Por quê? Porque começamos a viver para Deus, através de Jesus que vive em nós. Deixamos a velha vida de ganância, imoralidades sexuais, inveja, raiva, adultério, embriaguez, festas ... que a vida que vivemos apenas para agradar nossas próprias paixões, tem que desaparecer. Não nos dá a satisfação que esperamos. Você não vê? O egoísmo e o egocentrismo não têm nenhum propósito em satisfazer nossos desejos interiores. É tudo temporário. O único que lhe dará verdadeira paz e alegria é Jesus.

"Ninguém nascido de Deus pratica o pecado (isso não significa que não pecaremos mais, mas o pecado não nos governará mais; será abandonado), pois a semente de Deus permanece nele; e ele não pode continuar pecando, porque ele nasceu de Deus. Por isso, é evidente quem são os filhos de Deus e quem são os filhos do diabo: quem não pratica a justiça não é de Deus, nem é aquele que não ama a seu irmão”(1 João 3: 9 - 10) .

Pois esta é a mensagem que você ouviu desde o início, que devemos amar um ao outro.

Jesus veio ao mundo para servir; ele se humilhou a ponto de morrer; quando seu próprio povo o condenou. Não espere uma vida fácil. Nós andamos como Ele andou. Devemos servir e amar como Ele fez. Este é o propósito da vida. É muito melhor e cheio de alegria e amor verdadeiro que uma vida egoísta.

Aos olhos de Deus, todas as criaturas têm valor, se as achamos fofinhas, afetuosas, bonitas ou não. Nossa própria perspectiva - de certa forma - não está aqui nem ali. A teologia, na melhor das hipóteses, pode ajudar a nos libertar de nossas próprias limitações antropocêntricas.

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