Kahit pa sabihin ko na nakita ko at nakausap ko at sabihin ko sa iyo "Maniwala ka sa akin, di ako nagbibiro." maniniwala ka ba?
Kung ang kasambahay mo na kasakasama mo inde mo paniwalaan ako pa kaya?
Kahit pa may patay na nabuhay para sabihin sa iyo na may Dios maniniawala ka kaya?
at muli:
31 He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ (Luke 16:31)
Tama ka sir. Ang simpleng meaning ng sitas ay ganito--- kung ayaw nilang maniwala, e di wag.
Kay Moises at propeta, hindi ka naniwala, hindi ka rin maniniwala kahit mabuhay ang patay. Sa salita ni yaya, maniwala ka ba? E di lalong hindi.
Ganito ang context ng sitas:
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Luke 16:27-31)Ang request ng rich man kay Abraham, resurrect Lazarus from the dead and send him to his five brothers, so that the brothers will be warned and repent.
Ang sabi ni Abraham, useless lang na pabalikin pa si Lazarus, hindi rin maniniwala ang mga kapatid mo. Kung hindi sila naniwala kay Moises at mga propeta, hindi rin maniniwala yan kahit bumalik pa sa patay si Lazaro.
In other words, ang sabi ni Kristo sa kanyang kuwento, kung ayaw nilang maniwala, problema na nila yon.
Kaya nga ang sabi sa Apokalipsis, yung mga masasama, hayaan mo silang magpakasama:
11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.” (Rev. 2:11)Ang akala kasi ng marami, hindi ka pababayaan ng Diyos. Hindi ganon yon. Ang tama, may panahon sa buhay mo na pababayaan ka ng Diyos:
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? 2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. (Ps. 22:1-2)(Trivia - In Mt. 27:46, why does Jesus quote Ps. 22:1?)
