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Jumat, 03 Juli 2015

9 Fakta Puasa Ramadhan Hanya Akal - akalan Muhammad (II)


Fakta-5. Muhammad yang ummi tersesat dalam istilah Ibrani. Allah diam saja.

Ternyata Nabi yang ummi (buta huruf) hanya melek membual kepada sesama yang ”ummi” hingga sekarang.

Hadist mencatat bahwa Nabi ikut-ikutan puasa Ashura dikalangan Quraisy (10 Muharram), dan juga ikut-ikutan dengan “puasa Musa” yang dianggap bertanggal 10 pula, yang dilaporkan sebagai “Ashura” pula. Bagaimana kekacauan ini mungkin terjadi? Ternyata memang ada puasa Yahudi yang paling terkenal dengan nama puasa Yom Kippur pada hari ke- bulan Tishri pada penanggalan Yahudi. Kesamaan satu-satunya dari kedua puasa tadi hanyalah terletak pada “Hari ke-10”, yang berarti “Ashura” dalam bahasa Arab, dan “Assara” dalam bahasa Ibrani!  Nah, “Assara” inilah yang agaknya ditangkap Nabi ummi sebagai Ashura”!

9 Fakta Puasa Ramadhan Hanya Akal - akalan Muhammad


Puasa Ramadhan sesungguhnya bukan puasa yang dikenal dan dipraktikkan para nabi sebelumnya. Ia bukan puasa yang memantang atau mengurangi nafsu lahiriah (pantang makan-minum dan sex dll) untuk keseluruhan tenggang waktu, melainkan semata-mata “memindahkan jam makan dan sex,” dari pagi-sore menjadi sore-subuh selama bulan tersebut. Volume makan-minum dan kualitasnya juga tidak disita, dipantangi atau dikurangi -- malahan cenderung sebaliknya karena sering lebih tinggi melampiaskan nafsu makan-minum ketimbang yang dilakukan dihari-hari/bulan biasanya.

Mistery Kode Rahasia Dalam Kitab Tanakh

 

Banyak orang yang percaya bahwa dalam lima Kitab Perjanjian Lama bahasa Ibrani tersembunyi kode rahasia kitab suci. Tuhan dengan menggunakan kode rahasia mencatat dalam kitab suci tentang tokoh dan peristiwa besar di bumi yang akan terjadi pada masa yang akan datang.

Kamis, 02 Juli 2015

Belajar Bahasa Ibrani II

 

Supaya mempermudah orang-orang yang bukan Yahudi untuk membaca kitab Perjanjian Lama. Maka

kaum Masora merasa terbebani untuk melestarikannya dengan membuat tanda vokal (Niqqud & Sh'va)

dan mulai dipublikasikan secara besar-besaran pada abad ke 6. Di bawah ini adalah tabel tanda vokal :

Belajar Bahasa Ibrani

 

Hari-hari ini minat untuk belajar bahasa kitab asli yang berbahasa ibrani ini memang sedang melanda seluruh dunia.  Sebab orang sedang haus akan kebenaran.  Saat ini bukan hanya para Theolog yang berlomba-lomba untuk mempelajari bahasa ibrani, namun juga para intelektual, yang merasa tertantang untuk membaca kitab Tanakh (PL), dari bahasa aslinya.

Karena itu untuk dasar sekali, kita akan mulai dari belajar Abjad bahasa ibrani dahulu.

Rabu, 01 Juli 2015

Feast of Saint James the Greater, Apostle ~ 25 July 2015

 
The feast is celebrated in honouring and as a memorial to the Apostle St. James the Greater.

James is the older brother of John, who are the sons of Zebedee. They were called by Jesus to be His disciples. James and his brother John were given the name Boanerges which means �Sons of thunder� (Mark 3:17) this is because in Luke 9:54 that they wished to call down fire from heaven on the Samaritans when they did not make Jesus welcome. James together with Peter and John were the only apostles present in three special events with Jesus, the raising of Jairus� daughter (Mark 5:37; Luke 8:51), Jesus� Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-2; Luke 9:28-29), and they were with Jesus during his agony in Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-37). 

James was martyred with a sword (Acts 12:1-2) in Jerusalem by the order of Herod. James was buried within the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Just as James did with his brother John, therefore we too need to be obedient and without delay answer to the invitation of Jesus and follow Him.



Gospel
Matthew 20:20-28
The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons
and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
He said to her,
�What do you wish?�
She answered him,
�Command that these two sons of mine sit,
one at your right and the other at your left, in your Kingdom.�
Jesus said in reply,
�You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?�
They said to him, �We can.�
He replied,
�My chalice you will indeed drink,
but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.�
When the ten heard this,
they became indignant at the two brothers.
But Jesus summoned them and said,
�You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.�

Selasa, 30 Juni 2015

Lord into Your Hands, I surrender all ....

 


Dear Lord, I know I am a sinner and not perfect, I mercy on Sinner like me. Help me Lord, in my distress, rebuke the storm I am facing, and by Your will grant me the miracle that I seek, bring me back from my exile and restore my life to change new life. In Your mighty Name Lord, I pray. Amen to Your Holy will O' Lord.


Isaiah 41:10
do not fear, for I am with you,
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.


Psalm 30:2
O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.


Sabtu, 27 Juni 2015

Buddhist (Budha) "Wang Ching Tao" Masuk Kristen


( Diceritakan oleh : Pdt. I.M. Nordmo, Pemberita Injil di Tiongkok Utara)

Si cantik Wang Ching Tao hidupnya sangat berbahagia, ia anak dari seorang petani yang kaya. Lalu ia menikah dengan seorang pemuda yang kaya-raya dan tampan. Keduanya saling mengasihi dan saling membagikan kebahagiaan, benar-benar pasangan yang serasi.

Jumat, 26 Juni 2015

Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle ~ 3 July 2015

 


St.Thomas was on of the twelve disciples of Jesus, He earn the name "Doubting Thomas" due his disbelief about the resurrection of Jesus as in today's Gospel of John below. St.Thomas preached and founded early churches in Palestine, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia and finally India. Preaching the Gospel earned Thomas a martyr�s death in 72AD at the Indian city of Meliapur (Mylapore), where he was stab by a spear (lance). Jesus� spear wounds were the evidence Thomas needed to believe, but Thomas� spear wounds are the evidence of his faith. 


Grant, almighty God, that we may glory in the Feast of the blessed Apostle Thomas, so that we may always be sustained by his intercession and, believing, may have life in the name of Jesus Christ your Son, whom Thomas acknowledged as the Lord. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


Gospel
John 20:24-29
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve,
was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples said to him, �We have seen the Lord.�
But Thomas said to them,
�Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands
and put my finger into the nailmarks
and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.�
Now a week later his disciples were again inside
and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, although the doors were locked,
and stood in their midst and said, �Peace be with you.�
Then he said to Thomas, �Put your finger here and see my hands,
and bring your hand and put it into my side,
and do not be unbelieving, but believe.�
Thomas answered and said to him, �My Lord and my God!�
Jesus said to him, �Have you come to believe because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.�


Kamis, 25 Juni 2015

Tri Tunggal - Apakah Tuhan Kristen Tiga ?

 

Ketika seorang Sarjana Yahudi dalam (Markus 12 : 29) datang untuk mencobai Yesus, dia berkata "Guru, apakah Hukum yang Terutama ?", dan Yesuspun menjawab dari kitab ulangan..

"Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloihenu Adonai Ehad"

Itu adalah kalimat sakral Yahudi, yang jika dalam Syahadat Islam disebut "La ila ha ilalah", artinya Tuhan itu Esa.