GBI PRJ (CK7)

Kita dikasihi-Nya. Sangat. Dikasihi. Oleh-Nya. We are loved, and beloved.

Efesus 1:5-6 (BSD), "Allah mengasihi kita. Sebab itu, Ia sudah memutuskan untuk menjadikan kita anak-anak-Nya melalui Yesus Kristus. Memang itulah rencana-Nya. Ia mau kita menjadi anak-anak-Nya. Marilah kita memuji Dia, karena Ia sangat mengasihi kita. Ia menunjukkan kasih-Nya dengan memberikan Anak-Nya yang tercinta kepada kita. Kristus telah mati untuk kita supaya kita bebas."

Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. (MSG)

He decided long ago that he would adopt us to be as though we were his own children because of what Jesus Christ has done. He decided to do that because it pleased him to do that, in order that we would praise him for acting extremely kind/very kindly toward us in a wonderful way that we did not deserve, because of our relationship with his beloved Son {Son whom he loves}. (DEIBLER)

Jika sekiranya mungkin kita sedang bergumul juga tentang kasih saat ini, khususnya di antara para generasi muda, yakinlah sesuai apa yang pernah dinyatakan oleh Ps. Victor Waang berikut ini, "Kamu itu dikasihi, jadi stop menaruhkan syarat di dalam hidup kamu. Kamu itu asli, stop membandingkan diri dengan orang lain. Kamu diampuni, jadi stop menyalahkan diri kamu sendiri."

Roma 8:1 (TSI), "Jadi sekarang, kita tidak perlu takut lagi pada hukuman Allah yang sebenarnya patut kita terima. Mengapa? Karena kita sudah bersatu dengan Kristus Yesus. Artinya kita tidak lagi hidup menuruti naluri yang berdosa, tetapi taat kepada pimpinan Roh Allah."

With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ's being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. (MSG)

Because God has erased the record of our sins because we trust in what Christ has done for us, now God will not condemn and punish those/us who have a relationship with (are united to) Christ Jesus. (DEIBLER)

"Hallelujah. We are not alone. God really loves us. God really loves us. Hallelujah. Oh praise, my soul. God really loves us. God really loves us." ~ Crowder, Dante Bowe & Maverick City Music

~ FG