” Jeśli kto mówi, niech mówi jak Słowo Boże. Jeśli kto usługuje, niech czyni to z mocą, której udziela Bóg, aby we wszystkim był uwielbiony Bóg przez Jezusa Chrystusa. Jego jest chwała i moc na wieki wieków. Amen.” 1 P 4
I don't know about you, but when I wanted to convince people of the biblical faith, at first I tended to tell them what was in the Bible, but not to quote the source itself. As time has passed I have discovered that when talking to pagans, including family members, it is more convincing to evangelize with the Word of God, of course if it is not in excess because you can scare the pagan away 🙂 .
So we need to learn the key quotes by heart.
Nie będzie mocy jeśli powiemy mamo, tato, wujku, Zosiu kościół to nie budynek, ale na przykład “biblia mówi w Dziejach Apostolskich, że Bóg, który stworzył świat i wszystko na nim, On, który jest Panem nieba i ziemi, nie mieszka w świątyniach zbudowanych ręką ludzką”.
So our speech is also to sound like the Word of God.
In Poznansky it sounds like this:
“Jeżeli ktoś przemawia, niech będą to jakby słowa Boże! Jeśli kto usługuje, niech to (czyni) mocą, jakiej Bóg udziela’
And in Strong's concordance it says this:
"Jeśli kto mówi, niech mówi jak wyroki Boże.”
Wyroki od gr. “logion:” – wyrocznia, słowo.
If I understand it correctly, we are to speak like the judgments of God, something that has the power to transform into reality.
Therefore, if anyone speaks, let him speak as the Word of God.
And what does power mean?
W greckim jest to od “ischys” czyli siła, potęga moc.
That's what God said and that's what will happen!
Look, if we're talking about political views, we're talking with conviction, but if we're talking about faith based on the Bible, we don't necessarily have a lot of conviction.
Finally. Important information. God is to be glorified by whom? by Jesus Christ. His is the glory the power forever and ever.
Jesus is power, Jesus is might, Jesus is God most powerful.
Amen
Słuszna uwaga. Też to zauważyłem, że cytat działa o wiele lepiej niż nasza interpretacja, chociażby była jak najbardziej słuszna. Ale bez cytatu ludzie odbierają to jako “źle zinterpretowaną Biblię” 🙂 Bo przecież ksiądz by o tym powiedział 😀
Often and quotations from the Bible don't work, Catholics say it was people who translated it and it was rewritten many times, so it can't be God's Word. For them, the priest and tradition alone is the authority. Sad, that.The argument that it was banned for several hundred years, that people were killed for reading and possessing it, doesn't work.
I have an idea. The question should be asked: Why does the Catholic Church scrupulously keep silent about parts of the Bible which are not convenient for it if it is the only true representation of God and His Son Jesus Christ on earth?
Amen
The word of God is power, as the Scripture says:
“10 Zaiste, podobnie jak ulewa i śnieg
fall from the sky
and they don't go back there,
Until they irrigate the land,
will not fertilize it and will not provide fertility,
so that it produces seed for the sower
And bread for the eater,
11 so the word that comes out of my mouth,
does not return to Me unfruitful,
before I did what I wanted to do first,
i nie spełni pomyślnie swego posłannictwa.” Iz.55
In my opinion, it all depends on how the DA guides us in talking to the person.
There are people who get white fever just thinking about the Bible, and I know some who are not convinced by any verse.
There are also those whose scientific lectures work to confirm the existence of God and the authenticity of the Bible.
I couldn't finish writing my comment.
And then there are those for whom just quoting a verse is enough, and then they begin to seek God.
The hardest thing is with devout Catholics, because they give everything to the priests, or whatever you call them.
And the priest is more familiar with catechisms than with the knowledge of God's Word.
But nothing is impossible for the Lord Jesus Christ.
So I think that the most important thing is to listen to what the Lord tells you and act accordingly.
“Słowa Pańskie to słowa szczere,
tried and tested silver, with no admixture of earth,
siedmiokroć czyszczone.”
Therefore, in order to testify to people about God, we should always have His words on our lips.
God's word has great power, as many of us have already found out. 🙂
“4:7-11. Sąd i służba w cierpieniu
8-11 Serving in the spirit of love.
Najważniejszym jest nakaz, by ‘mieć gorliwą miłość jedni dla drugich, bo miłość zakrywa mnóstwo grzechów’, 8. Brak miłości rozprzestrzenia i odkrywa owe grzechy na szkodę dzieła Bożego. Piotr mówi po prostu o kochającym duchu miłości kontra niekochającym duchu krytycyzmu, nie zaś o ekspiacji za grzechy. Zaleca również praktykowanie niekłamanej gościnności, 9, i używanie swoich darów duchowych (por. 1 Kor 12:8-12) dla dobra drugiej osoby, 10 (por. Rz 12:6,8; 1 Tym 6:17-18). Służba taka ma nosić znamiona Bożego autorytetu i korności,11. Celem wszelkiej służby jest oddanie chwały Bogu, 11c”.
(“Przewodnik pod Biblii” Ungera).
Let whoever speaks like the Word of God!
…a do tego spokojnie, dokładnie, bez niemiłych słów w stronę słuchającego 🙂
“Kto ma uszy, niechaj słucha!” 🙂