Pelajaran Sekolah Sabat 03, Selasa 17 Julai 2018

Pelajaran Sekolah Sabat 03
Selasa, 17 Julai 2018

Kebangkitan Pembangkang

Tidak lama selepas kegemilangan gereja, bangkitlah beberapa pembangkang daripada pemimpin-pemimpin Yerusalem. Rumah ibadah Jerusalem dikendalikan oleh imam besar bersama pembantu-pembantunya. Kebanyakan daripada mereka adalah orang Saduki. Imam besar juga adalah presiden kepada kaunsel Sanhedrin, di mana pada masa itu ia terdiri kebanyakan orang Saduki dan orang Pharisi. Oleh kerana orang Saduki tidak percaya dengan kebangkitan, mereka benar-benar terganggu bahawa Petrus dan Yohanes mengajar bahawa Yesus telah dibangkitkan daripada kematian. Mereka ditangkap oleh pengawal rumah ibadah lalu murid-murid tersebut ditempatkan di bawah kawalan sehingga pada keesokan harinya mereka dibawa menghadap di hadapan kaunsel (Kisah 4:1-7).

Sila baca Kisah 4:1-18. Apabila ditanya dengan kuasa apakah mereka telah bertindak demikian, bagaimanakah Petrus menjawab? Apakah perkhabaran disebaliknya dengan jawapan Petrus bahawa pemimpin-pemimpin pasti telah mengancamnya?

Cabaran tentang kekuasaan yang ditimbulkan oleh pemimpin-pemimpin orang Yahudi mencadangkan keprihatinan terhadap kuasa. Bagaimanapun, Petrus mengumumkan bahawa bukan sahaja mukjizat telah berlaku di dalam nama Yesus tetapi juga bahawa keselamatan hanya di dalam Dia. Murid-murid menghadap badan tertinggi Yahudi; namun, mereka berada pada pelayanan yang lebih tinggi kekuasaannya. Orang-orang ini sederhana sahaja, nelayan orang Galilea yang tidak terlatih; oleh itu, keberanian dan kefasihan mereka memberi perhatian kepada mereka yang berada di situ. Sekalipun para pemimpin tidak menyedarinya, tetapi keadaan sebenarnya bahawa murid-murid tersebut dipenuhi dengan Roh Kudus, benar-benar seperti yang Yesus telah ramalkan (Matius 10:16-20).

Tanpa berselisih untuk nemafikan mukjizat – seorang lelaki disembuhkan juga hadir supaya semua dapat melihat dia – Sanhedrin mengarahkan murid-murid untuk berhenti berkhutbah. Mereka takut perkhabaran itu lebih meningkat lagi seperti meningkatnya populariti pergerakan mereka. Oleh kerana gagal menilai bukti terperinci, mereka benarkan prasangka dan keinginan untuk perlindungan diri untuk menentukan tindakan mereka.

Kata-kata terakhir Petrus merupakan antara permata yang paling bernilai dalam buku Kisah: “ ‘Silakan kamu putuskan sendiri manakah yang benar di hadapan Tuhan: taat kepada kamu atau taat kepada Tuhan. Sebab tidak mungkin bagi kami untuk tidak berkata-kata tentang apa yang telah kami lihat dan yang telah kami dengar’ “ (KIsah 4:19, 20).

Fikirkan tentang keinginan dan kuasa dan bagaimana kemungkinan merbahaya selakunya, pada mana-mana peringkat dan dalam sebarang konteks. Sebagai seorang Kristian yang dipanggil sebagai hamba, mengapa kita harus berhati-hati tentang d daya tarik kuasa?

Sabbath School Lesson 3
Tuesday July 17

The Rise of Opposition

It was not long until the church’s success aroused opposition from some Jerusalem leaders. The Jerusalem temple was run by the high priest and his associates, most of whom were Sadducees. The high priest was also the president of the Sanhedrin council, which in those days was comprised mostly of Sadducees and Pharisees. Because the Sadducees did not believe in resurrection, they were greatly disturbed that Peter and John were teaching that Jesus had been raised from the dead. Arrested by the temple guards, the apostles were put in custody until the following day, when they were brought before the council (Acts 4:1-7).

Read Acts 4:1-18. When asked about by what authority they had been acting, how did Peter reply? What was an underlying message in what Peter said that the leaders would have found so threatening?

The challenge about authority posed by the Jewish leaders suggests a concern for power. Peter, however, declared not only that the miracle had been performed in the name of Jesus but also that salvation comes from Him only. The apostles were before the highest Jewish body; yet, they were in the service of a much higher authority. These men were simple, unschooled Galilean fishermen; thus, their courage and eloquence struck those who were there. Although the leaders did not realize it, the point was that the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit, exactly as Jesus had foretold (Matt. 10:16-20).

Without being able to deny the miracle—the healed man was also present so that all could see him—the Sanhedrin commanded the apostles to stop preaching. They feared the message as much as the increasing popularity of the movement. Failing to evaluate the evidence properly, they allowed prejudice and desire for self-protection to dictate their actions.

Peter’s final words are among the most precious gems of the book of Acts: “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:19, 20, NKJV).

Think about the desire for power and how potentially dangerous it can be, at any level and in any context. As Christians called to be servants, why must we be careful about the lure of power?

Disalin semula : A. A. Pondili