Halos hindi ako makapaniwala nang aking mabasa ito. Hindi ko tiyak kung mapagkakatiwalaan nga ba itong source na sinasabi nila. Pero Papatulan ko na rin. Ayon sa ulat, 12 katao na raw ang nagpakamatay dahila pagpanaw ni Michael Jackson.
Hindi naman masamang magluksa lalo na kapag mahal na mahal natin yung namatay. Umiyak nga ang ating Panginoon sa pagpanaw ni Lazarus.
But the Bible discourages grieving "like the rest of men, who have no hope" (1 Thess.4:13). Ang pagluluksa ang mga Kristiyano ay hindi tulad ng pagluluksa ng sanlibutan.
Mula sa 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, pupulot ako ng ilang mga prinsipyo tungkol sa pagluluksang Kristiyano. Kung sakaling darating na ang araw ng ipagluluksa ninyo ang aking pagpanaw, ito ang nais kong mangyari.
1. "we do not want you to be ignorant" (1 Thess.4:13)- I want you to mourn with biblical knowledge. The more you are informed about the truth, the more you can mourn correctly. So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do (including weeping), do it all for the glory of God. (1 Cor.10:31).
2. When you mourn for me, keep in mind that my my death will not dissolve my union with Christ. I have just "fallen asleep in him" (1 Thess.4:14). Rest assured that I will be in a better place by then. If it were not so, Paul could not have said, " I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far" ( Philippians 1:23)
3. Keep in mind that if you are in Christ, we will be reunited soon. You will like me better by then because all things sinful about me will be gone. And best of all, we shall be with the Lord forever (1 Thess.4:17)
4. Kapag nagkita-kita kayo sa lamay ko, I want you to encourage each other ( 1Thess.4:18)
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