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Firmes En La Fe Y Mansedumbre En Predicación ...
Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Mar 22, 2010 (message contributor)
Firmes en la fe y mansedumbre en PREDICACIÓN (Translation follows)
¿Cómo actúa usted cuando alguien no le escucha? ¿Cómo le responde cuando creen tener la razón por encima de Dios y su Palabra? ¿Se pelea y discute con la persona? Si usted hace eso, ya tiene perdida la batalla.
B. Aunque no escuchen, no rompa su relación con esa persona. Siempre deje la puerta abierta. La gente madura con tiempo y las circunstancias. Hablando se entiende la gente, la cólera no es buena consejera.
C. Ore por aquella persona. Lucas 6:28 dice, “bendecid a los que os maldicen, y orad por los que os calumnian”. Tenemos que amar a quienes queremos alcanzar así como Dios nos ama: Mas Dios muestra su amor para con nosotros, en que siendo aún pecadores, Cristo murió por nosotros (Romanos 5:8).
¿Ama usted a Dios lo bastante como para salir de su “concha” y alcanzar a otros? ¿Ama usted a la humanidad lo suficiente para dejarse usar por Dios para evangelizarlos? Jesús dijo, “Bienaventurados los pacificadores, porque ellos serán llamados hijos de Dios” (Mateo 5:9).
Si de verdad queremos alcanzar al mundo para Cristo, debemos entender que no logramos nada con “contender” la Palabra de Dios. No debemos olvidar que un día nosotros fuimos los necios e ignorantes, y que si no hubiera sido por esa persona buena y paciente que nos predicó, no estuviéramos aquí. Pidamos a Dios que moldee nuestro carácter y hablar con humildad y amor las Buenas Nuevas de Salvación. Hay tiempos de callar, predicando con buenas acciones, hay tiempo de “perder” un argumento, para así mostrar amor y paciencia al agresor. A veces “perdiendo” en verdad “ganamos mas” Seamos firmes en nuestra fe, pero amables en nuestra predicación.
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FIRM IN FAITH, GENTLE IN PREACHING
How you act when someone does not listen? How do you respond when they believe to be right above God and His Word? Do you fight and argue with the person? If you do that, and has lost the battle.
Even though they won't listen, do not break your relationship with that person. Always leave the door open. People mature with time and circumstances. Anger is not a good counselor.
C. Pray for that person. Luke 6:28 says, "Bless them that curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." We have to love those who want to achieve as God loves us: But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
Do you love God enough to leave their "shell" and reach out to others? Do you love mankind enough to let themselves be used by God to evangelize? Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9).
If we really want to reach the world for Christ, we must understand that nothing we did not "contend" the Word of God. We must not forget that one day we were fools and ignorant, and that if it were not for that good and patient person who preached to us, we would not be here. Let us ask God to mold our character and speak with humility and love about the Good News of Salvation. There are times of silence, preaching with good deeds, there is time to "lose" an argument to show love and patience and the aggressor. Sometimes "losing" really lets you "win more." Let us be firm in our faith, but gentle in our preaching.
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