Prayer and Addictions

     Addiction is one of the dark side for in a man who had become addicted to something. Addiction is something that most cruel, because he deceived us cruelly and without mercy. Addiction that comes to us like a figure of a friend who promised to give a pleasure to us. Addictions often convince us that we must wear them for survival. Addictions come to us and kissed our cheeks, like Judas, kiss the cheek of the Lord Jesus Christ. Addictions steal our treasure and we rent out to the enemy with a cheap price. 

     Even something that is very alarming, that does not count anymore so many people trapped in addiction. It is even from the family of faith, have concluded that they had no hope to overcome the "beast" (addiction) that this unyielding. The number of failures that are not counted, many believers accept the defeat of his life as something inevitable dab wait independence will only come from heaven. No matter whether YOU addicted to the object or behavior, be assured that God can liberate you. 

     What does God want from YOU is "time, trust and cooperation." Authorization terrible because addiction is something that is rare even can not be solved in a day. But know, that God has so many things that he wanted to teach as much is he going to show you. God can show His power directly and free of all our passions fort. However, sometimes God chooses to teach the process for us to walk with Him and depend on Him from day to day. When He delivered us directly, then we only see His greatness once and then we will not forget, after that we'll be back to take the risk to return to the addiction. Conversely, if we accept the teaching of the Lord God in Christ Jesus from day to day, our lives are in constant awareness of the greatness of Him and His sufficiency. 

     The lesson the hard lessons of value usually is eternal. Do not forget that God is wanting us to know the Liberator of the only just released. Realize us that, we need not doubt that God's will is your freedom from the yoke addiction. We can not forget or we still remember how King David, who formerly as a shepherd of sheep to defeat the Philistine Goliath (1 Samuel 17:38-40). God may have used a method to free a person who may not be effective for you. Perhaps the success of others does not add anything other than increasing despair and self hatred. Do not let the enemy play mind games with you. 

     We know that the power of God is designed consistent with our weaknesses. Solution or way out of all this bondage is that if we truly believe in God, then seek God and ask Him to remember to show you the way to victory. Wear appropriate prayer word of God is according to His plan prepared for you. 

     Ask God how He wants to pray according to God's word is used in the course of your life headed in a truth. Prayer in accordance with God's word can also lead us to a liberty. Say the prayers to Him, then we will see the exit of each struggle, hardship and addiction that often handcuff us.

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The family of Reverend Savrison Manembu-Lantang

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Humanity's sin and God's Love

Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, 

     Sin is not something foreign to us as human beings. Sin is a term that is inherent in mankind. Even the word "sin" is a term that describes the nature of man, that man is imperfect because of sin. Sin is not something pleasant to talk about let alone to be done. But in reality there are people who like to sin and it is difficult to get away from the power and bondage of sin. Why do we believe people should try to avoid it? Sin is the transgression and rebellion of mankind against the will, wishes and commands of God. Violations of human beings against God that man is sinful, is to consciously and deliberately. If we read and look at the phrase King David in the Book of Psalms chapter 51 verse 6 which says: "Against you, you alone have I sinned and done what you think is evil ...." While the Apostle Paul explains that sin as enmity between God and man, it tells the Apostle Paul in Romans chapter 8 verse 7 which says: "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God's will ,....” 

     Sin is not merely an evil act against the will of God, but sin as the fact that the whole life of mankind has lost the glory of God. The Apostle Paul also said in the Book of Romans chapter 3 verse 23 that: "For all have sinned and have lost the glory of God." Context, situation and even the human reality is human sin that separated himself from God and man who gave herself to the powers beyond the power of God that is the power of darkness (evil). Human alienation from God, so that human beings live in various situations, including: 

1. Humans live in isolation from one another and their environment, so it is not uncommon humans live in envy, revenge, quarrels, disputes and even kill each other. 

2. Human life becomes damaged. Man seeks his own to find and meet every need. 

3. Because of human sin death. Because sin always produces damage, destruction, strife and even destruction. 

     As a Christian community which certainly believe in the power and love of God, we really know the background of the sin. One important question for us to ponder is: "Does God love sinners? Sin causes the termination of the relationship between man with God and with fellow human beings. Because of sin, and consequently, so that people living in misery, pain, fights, wars, famine, natural disasters and social injustice as well as various aspects of life in society. In the end, because of sin so that man to death and eternal death. Whether because of this sin, humans still have a way out or a chance to make peace with God? 

     Although the power of sin is death, but the grace of God, in the Lord Jesus Christ was more powerful than sin. The Apostle Paul said in the Book of Romans chapter 6 verse 23 that: "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” The grace of God this happened because human beings are capable of up to God and receive salvation from God to the business or his own effort. The grace of God is answering every human effort to return to God through faith which is always a failure. This is because in the Book of Romans chapter 3 verse 10, the Apostle Paul said: "No one is really to get to the truth of God." 

     Road safety is provided only by God and the origin of God, through His only begotten Son the Lord Jesus Christ, who has come down from heaven into the world. This is confirmed in the Gospel of John chapter 3 verse 16, that: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. With the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of the world, then dismantled and destroyed the power of sin. Humans are given time and opportunity to exit from sin for salvation and eternal life."

"Go for your faith has saved thee and sin no more."

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God who cares for all His creation

     Christians recognize and believe that God the Father Almighty as the Creator of heaven and earth. This belief is contained in the "Apostles' Creed" The first part states that: "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth." In recognition of this is contained within the meaning of a confession, that the world was created by God. In other words, God created this world and everything in it is because the purpose and plan of his own. Hence also, the universe in which human living environment is very important because it is in God's plan. 

     Christians also believe that the world and everything in it is owned by and belongs to God. On the other hand, because the world and everything in it belongs to God has been delivered to all mankind to be preserved, managed and cultivated properly and responsibly. In the Book of Genesis 1:26-31 reminds us again of mankind, that the handover to mankind, to be managed and cultivated human being does not mean arbitrarily make or act as they pleased against nature. Mankind who manipulate the universe by casually or with as they pleased was the style and attitude of people who do not believe in or responsible. In other words, this attitude is an attitude that does not appreciate that the Lord God is the creator of this universe. In Psalm 24:1-2 says: "God who owns the earth and everything in it and the world and contained. For he who based it upon the seas and enforce it upon the rivers." 

     It can be said, humans are destroying the universe is the human attitude that does not respect the duties and responsibilities entrusted to God to man to preserve, maintain and cultivate it properly and responsibly. We have heard even know the meaning of the word "exploitation", this word in it contains the meaning of the earth as the source of everything. In other words, the earth and everything made by human beings as objects to satisfy their needs. Efforts to meet this need by humans is that through the efforts of both traditional and modern and there is through manual and technology. The exploitation of natural resources that are not responsible can result in environmental pollution and damage to the total of God's creation of this nature. Environmental damage caused by the attitude of mankind is not responsible, then the age of this world will be shorter. "Global Warning" is a warning that must be addressed and observed by all mankind, since if a warning was not taken with a genuine concern, then the consequence is disaster-related natural disasters will befall human life. Therefore the spirit of conservation, processing or environmental management is good, loving environment and care about the environment should always be inherent in the self and human life every day. Man as God's representative on earth, was given the responsibility to cultivate the earth and everything in it as a creation and gift of God. As a gift of God's creation and the earth and all its contents must be maintained and managed well. Man should be a good manager and stylist, for the sake of continuity of life that exist in his creation of this nature. 

Man must make use of all natural resources wisely, well, moral and responsible.

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Not Peace but the opposition (Luke 12:49-53)

     In Bible translation Indonesian version Everyday this section is entitled: "Not peace but resistance." and the New Living Translation Version of the Bible, first edition, in 1974 this section is entitled: "Jesus took the separation." In the New Living Translation Version of the Bible clearly mention who the cause of the quarrel, and not to be expanded into: "Jesus causing quarrels among people". It is not clear to us in the context of what Jesus was saying the words like the ones in this passage. 

     From verse 51 to be felt that his words here addressed to the disciples or his followers. In verse 54, gives the impression that the start of verse 54, Jesus' switch shows his words to the crowd. In this passage, narrated that the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ leads to a conflicting atmosphere among humans. People are challenged to make a decision to follow or opposing (against) him. In verse 49 says: "I came to cast fire upon the earth and how if I had expected, the fire had been lit! (Bible New Living Translation version), and the Bible Indonesian version of Daily said:" I came to cause fires on earth this. 

     It would be nice if the fire is already lit! The phrase, "I came to cast fire upon the earth", a literal translation from the Greek word is, "Fire is what I came to throw them to the earth." In the original Greek shows that the word "fire" is placed in the sentence, to show that the word that is emphasized, and it is opposed to "peace", as contained in paragraph 51. 

     "Fire": Given the context, the "fire" here symbolize the strife as the opposite of the word "peace" (verse 51). In order to understand this meaning, the word "dispute" can be added behind the word "fire", so that it becomes: "flames" or "fire fighting". Should the word or picture of the "fire" is, will be retained in the translation. But let the reader can understand the meaning, then it can be diverted into a "Like" or "For instance". In verse 50, we find the word "Baptism". Jesus used the word "Baptism" as a metaphor to describe the suffering that is very heavy. 

     As one who was baptized at that time must be entered completely into the water, so also the Lord Jesus Christ must have suffered an extraordinary heavy and painful. In the Indonesian version of the Bible Everyday here is not consistent with the previous paragraph, and just translate it to mean "great suffering." We recommend that translators use the word as used in paragraph 49, which both use the word figuratively. The phrase "How Was My hard heart until it is accomplished!": This indicates there is a time Jesus will experience the suffering that is so heavy, Jesus was troubled and he wanted to make things happen and it quickly passed. There is also the phrase "Bringing peace on earth", "bring peace" here means eliminating disputes or stop the fight. Peace in the Bible, illustrated with a number of situations, including: a state of harmonious society, peaceful and quite in needs, in harmony and mutual respect. Coming of the Lord Jesus did to bring peace between man and God, and between human beings with each other. 

     But also his coming at the same time bring the split between those who believe and receive Him by those who do not believe and who reject Him. So Jesus said that "I reiterate that I brought not peace but conflict." In paragraph 52 there is the word "opposition", said this would explain that contradiction is not just happening in the midst of society, but also can occur within a family. This can only happen because there are family members who accepted Jesus, while others do not. Up to in paragraph 53 of kinship relations within the family highlighted, that the conflict or dispute can happen and can threaten family relationships within the family itself. 

Main Source: "Guide to Biblical Interpretation," Gospel of Luke, Jakarta 2005 by the publisher "Indonesian Bible Institute".

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Christmas Gifts

     There was a gentleman named Mr. Josh. Dad was always present just before Christmas. No one who knew or knew his full name. So people wondering and whispering: Is the name of the father? This man always comes and comes after hours of eating. Her presence was always busy when suddenly it hit stores. The people with different preoccupations in and out of the store to buy various goods and other necessities for Christmas. Both mothers and fathers and children crowded into the store. The mothers find the price of clothing with a sale price, the gentlemen who traveled to see a handkerchief or clothing in which sold at low prices due to cut a percentage and the children find a variety of games related to Christmas celebrations. Mr. Josh this saying: "Oh, how beautiful children thanks to the Divine." 

     In the heart of this father said: "Their eyes are rounded and radiant are seeing so many beautiful things in the store." Mr. Josh, so pay attention to the behavior and movements of these children. There are children who come without parents, there are children who dress simply and there are children holding little money for the bus ride home town. Mr. Josh with saliva that dries at the threshold of his lips and with eyes full of charm, beauty staring at many games in the store that is not possible they (the children) to buy or possess. 

     Mr. Josh, so careful attention to what is happening around him, both shoppers and children. Then quietly he signed to one clerk on duty next to them. The man was taking the goods being admired the child. Child's eyes suddenly shed tears because of sadness, disappointment and heartache. Things have taken those dreams. Clerk is then wrapped and handed to Mr. Josh. Expression which is reflected in the faces of children, it is difficult told with words. Surprised, confused and do not believe ,..... even sing like a dream in the day. 

     Mr. Josh settle all accounts. This man does not know the boy, on the contrary the kids do not know or have a relationship with him. But this father of the children were happy, the kids are for life they never received a Christmas gift. Every Christmas, Christmas gifts circulating here and there. 

     Did we give Christmas gifts to those in need? Or even give us eat and drink until we drunk even forget themselves, much less to the rich and honorable? Human life is not just a meal or drink, but what and how to act and our actions, when we saw our neighbors who desperately need our help. 

Lord Jesus Christ never take His sacrifice for the whole world and mankind, but the Lord Jesus Christ sacrificed Himself for the salvation of mankind with love, earnestness and sincerity.

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An understanding of God in Process Philosophy of Alfred N. Whitehead. (Part One)

     Theology is a reflection on the experience of faith that can’t be released from the various models of certain understandings about God. Therefore, this topic would serve as well as offering a unique model of understanding about God. In various themes and theological studies called Process Theology or the relevance of Whitehead's process philosophy to theology certainly broader than just pointing and parse some theological implications of his views about God. However, a theology that process would be developed based on Whitehead's thinking will not be separated from the central position on the views and understanding of God. In order to demonstrate an understanding of God's uniqueness model understanding of God offered in the thinking process philosophy of "Alfred N. Whitehead", following the review Ian G. Barbour, in this paper will first discuss four modelsfor the understanding of God that had been used in the new tradition of Christianity and discussed some basic features of the model according to the thought process of understanding. 

Four Models Understanding About God in Christian Tradition. 

When we look at models of understanding of God which until now contained in the Christian tradition, it can be distinguished in four models, namely model of monarchy, deistic model, model-actor model of dialogue and action. 

1. Model monarchy.

In this model, God is described as an absolute monarch ruling over the whole territory of his kingdom. These figures are systematically developed both in the Jewish tradition (God as Lord and King of the Worlds) and in the Christian tradition, in Christian thought in the Middle Ages, the omnipotence of God is emphasized in the Reformed Christian thought (particularly Calvinism), the sovereignty of God over all His creation also strongly emphasized. God can do anything according to His desire. This model is also seen that God's direct intervention contributed to the events experienced by humans. 

2. Model Deistic. 

In this model, God is described as a handyman at the divine and the created world is a clock that once made with certain settings can walk alone, mechanically. With the development of science in the 17th century, nature was increasingly viewed as the engine that runs on a regular basis based on specific knowledge applicable for certain. God only play at first in building or creating a system that can work alone again mechanically without any intervention from his party. This model also provides an illustration of impersonal about God and their relationship with humans. This picture is ultimately unsatisfactory, since it is incompatible with the feelings and religious experiences of the faithful in general. The picture was also not in accordance with the experience of the faithful, as depicted in Scripture. 

3. Model Dialog. 

In this model described the relationship of God with man as a personal relationship. Model inter-personal relationships as a picture of the relationship between God and His people. This is especially prominent in the description contained in the Christian Scriptures, both Old Testament and New Testament. This model is in an atmosphere of love always give the space of freedom to the dialogue partner or friend. The weakness of this model is a very strict separation between humans and the natural environment, a separation which to date is not acceptable. The attitude of respect and maintain the attitude and preserving the natural environment that also has a basis in the Bible tends to be ignored. Finally realizing that it is necessary to develop a theology that can develop a natural theology. 

4. Model-action actors. 

This model gives a place on the relationship between God and nature. God is seen as the perpetrators of acts against the movement and change in nature. If all events and events in nature and history understood as a form of expression of a tendency to act of God, the role of each human being as a subject-action actors are absorbed in the role of God as the subject of single-action actors thoroughly. Each man in the sense that it becomes nothing more than the dolls or puppets in the hands of "The Eternal puppeteer." Although the model of God as an actor acts, God does not need to be understood as the subject of a powerful absolute monarchy, as depicted in the model, but as the sole perpetrators of cosmic action. God can be said as a responsible overall, the relation with the existence of evil and suffering in the world problematic. 

To model "Understanding the Process", will be presented immediately to the next article.

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Living faith and dead faith

     This sermon begins with a brief illustration of the "Life in a rural church", a story like the following illustration: "One time at a church in the hinterland far from the bustle of the city came a new evangelist. In this remote place of the evangelist saw that the spiritual life the church suffered a setback or nearly dead. The days turned into months turned into months, days or even the evangelists are seeing that the congregation in church life and worship has been minimal or lack of care, in other words the evangelists are seeing that only a few people who attended and gave themselves in fellowship of the church. 

     The evangelist asked himself: Why does this happen in our church even though statistically this church has enough members? View and look at reality in this congregation, then the evangelists are doing and apply their knowledge of the most powerful. With full of brilliant intellect that the evangelist is to make an ad that appeared in newspapers and other electronic media. The contents of advertisements published by the evangelist is no sorrow or death event in these congregations, in hopes that all members of the congregation will be present. 

     Apparently the ad was effective and serious attention of all members of the congregation. On the next day all the churches that read, see and hear these ads come in droves to the church. Previously, the evangelist has prepared a coffin equipped funeral wreath is placed in front of the church pulpit. After all the church members present at the church, then the evangelist was directly in charge of the worship service. After finishing the service, What happened? The evangelist was with great courage and convinced to give opportunity to the entire congregation to see the body as a last greeting. One by one the congregation stepped forward toward the casket. Apparently the brothers, after all members of the congregation to see what's in the coffin, they go home with a heavy heart and deep shame. Why is that? 

     It turned out the contents of the coffin is not a body, but a large mirror. Through bold actions and type of the evangelists, then he realized what he had just done. But the church also became aware that what they see in the mirror it is themselves that they have been likened to that faith is dead. Effort and hard work of the evangelist, then this church back to life.” 

     What is the meaning and significance of the illustrations of this spiritual? Sometimes our faith is in decline even near death due to our attitude which sometimes do not open up even refused to work the Holy Spirit in our lives. Our faith will remain alive in us, if we want to live with faith. But our faith will die, if we ourselves do not want to live with faith. 

For the Christian community with this illustration it can be interpreted that: the Lord Jesus Christ who is the symbol of faith that will always live in your heart and your life, when you want to live with him. Lord Jesus Christ will always accept you, if you receive Him. But you will be rejected if you own shut down even reject Him.

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Sacred Text Written in Blood Ink

     You agree when some people hear the phrase about the Bible (Christian Scriptures) that: "The Bible is a book full of violence?” Perhaps this assumption is true or probably false. Violence is figured openly in the Bible, also foreshadowed the violent backdrop of history and biblical interpretation. Even today it still coloring or violence experienced by the faithful when they wanted to preach or to apply the contents of the Bible is the reality of life every day. In other words violence befall believers whether traditional or evangelical church when applying the contents of the Bible. This is a piece of experience and history of the Christian community experienced when applying the Bible. Why is that?

     The question is "How do we account for the sacred texts in the Bible we are in fact many are written with red ink." The point is that violence and other violent incidents color the human life history revealed in the Bible and biblical history coloring violence itself. What is meant by "violence" that? Violence is a phenomenon that has many characteristics, there is physical violence, natural, social, gender, structural, political / policy and so forth. Where violence has created a painful fact of life, worrying and sad. These phenomena were studied and studied until now, but the violence was still accompany us every day life from the perspective of our faith experience every day. 

     Violence is a phenomenon that can be studied and researched, but violence also as the eternal mystery that until now could not be measured or contemplated. Human beings also are people who associate ourselves with negativity, that any face shape, temperament and character, always trying to go beyond it. Therefore, as human beings endowed with reason and common sense have to break the roots of violence itself. There is something very dangerous thing in man is man who often have views and perceptions that his neighbor is an enemy or a stranger who must be eliminated or destroyed. 

     Views or perceptions it holds a variety of human characters, so many efforts and attempts were made or mobilized to eradicate or destroy another human being. There is also another character from men who regard the other as a threat to humans, who consider each other to cause panic and fear, it must be exterminated or destroyed. But violence also can occur due to social factors. These social factors can lead to violence, where the condition of the people who make other people isolated, loss of meaning in life, alienated from her community and economically marginalized. The way that social factors are always taken for this is the solution to violence. Moreover, will continue to occur if the umbrella or protected by a 'community' such as, among others: religion, religious denominations, parties, organizations of civil society, mass and so forth. 

     It can’t be denied that the Christian community who preach holy verses in the Bible, often faced with many obstacles, challenges and obstacles that threaten not only themselves but also the sacrifice of lives. Some argue or assume that a Christian community is a threat and as an enemy that must be eradicated or destroyed. This is a view and opinion which of course is not true, this is because the Christian community until recently undergone and do fill the Word of God as the Lord Jesus commanded that is a matter of love for each other. 

     Christian communities that do not run the command the Lord Jesus to love others is not a true Christian. Never again add red ink in the journey of life experiences and that faith, but make gold ink as a testimony for many people. 

     End of this writing, once again I want to assert that 

"Christians are not a threat to other communities and make ink GOLD in life experience and your faith journey because it means to love our neighbor we love ourselves." 

God Bless.

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Piece of Word to save the world (Efforts theology)

     Any person from time to time until now, consciously or unconscious and intentional or unintentional conduct an act of theology. In other words that everyone until now theology. One simple example that when a phrase or the spoken life to bring change for the better or generate a blessing to other people then that's theology. Theology is not simply take from the Bible, but lifestyle, speech, thought and action both for themselves and other people's theology. Various sections of the community include: educated, uneducated, rich, poor, civilian, officer, not the theology or theology, children up to adults and so forth have the opportunity to theology. 

     Theology is not just certain circles within the Church, nor only those who have formal theological education, not only those who have theological literature, not only owned by a church or church leader and which is more dangerous that the theology of the church is not forordinary citizens. Some of it may have the truth, when theology is seen only as science. The term "theology" comes from two Greek words are: "THEOS" and "LOGOS", which means: "the human words about God." Theology can also be interpreted as the human effort to speak about God. As a human endeavor, it is natural that one day or the future of theology is to serve as a science subject scientifically, deliberate, critical and logical. 

     Theology is nothing more than an effort to learn the man himself. There is also a theology interprets as a human effort to give direction and basic provisions of the Lord according to his faith., As long as people can accept and understand it. Theology as a human effort to understanding the how the role of God in human life, but also how the role of human to another human being in accordance with his faith in God. The phrase "human effort in doing theology", gives us an understanding that humans are referred to in this expression is a universal human. In the theology of human effort can’t be restricted in terms of position, status, social status, gender, culture, language and others. 

     Theology is the human effort in terms of faith to understand and do God's will in the context of human life itself. Thus also be said that the effort does not belong to theology or theology, or specifically for the clergy or a formal theological background only. But as the efforts of the believers in Allah in order to receive, understand and practice the word of the Lord in the context of human life itself. All the actors are the faithful efforts of theology (church people). 

     When a person tells experience of life and faith to others, then this is where he has been carrying out a theology of work or effort. Endowed with reason and the human mind to express his faith experience as an effort to theology. The experience of faith as part of efforts to theology, can be described by way of writing and expression. With these efforts of others will also do the same thing as part of a theology of work and effort. 

Happy to be a blessing to others around you or that there is much with you as part of efforts to theology.

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Breast and Gynecology

     Who are human beings who exist under heaven who does not know about women breasts and her womb?. Both men and women are very familiar with and to know both these organs. We know together also that before a man born on this earth, he was conceived in the womb of a mother. Then after a man was born for one to two years he was nursing her mother through an organ is the breast. 

     This paper is not discussed at length about his sexuality, but want to examine what lies behind so that a woman at the time of the Lord Jesus said to the Lord Jesus that: "Blessed are mothers who had conceived you and milk that has been feeding you" (read in Luke 11:27.) Speech by a woman in the Lord Jesus who witnessed this in Luke 11:27, spoken or shouted out in a crowd. Readers and gentlemen, there is one question that: what is the animating this greeting?. Does this woman have a sense of wonder in the Lord Jesus Christ or whether the utterance is expressed only by coincidence or something that is not intentional?. Women who say it sits in the middle of the crowd who heard the sermon of the Lord Jesus. Apparently the people who heard the speech delivered by the Lord Jesus Christ through his preaching make many people amazed, pleased and proud of the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

     People are amazed by the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ that is still young, capable and authoritative. They were also amazed about how his sermon delivered in clear, firm and touching. They also impressed upon the power possessed by the Lord Jesus Christ who can perform miracles and make the surprise the people at that time. In the Gospel of Luke 11:14 says: "And the multitudes marveled." Similarly, the woman who was fascinated with the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ, so that the spontaneously exclaimed: "Blessed are mothers who had conceived you and milk that has been feeding you." This woman also indirectly not only admire the Lord Jesus Christ, but also other people he admired. 

     Who is the other person?. Another person who was admired by this lady is the mother of Jesus: Mary. In this woman's heart as if to say: "incredible that this young rabbi." This woman was as if asking: "Who is his mother?." For this woman would be happy if a mother has a child like this. This woman-owned admiration is something natural. 

     We also would agree to say that the success of a child, the kindness and competence is very much determined by the upbringing of a mother, a parent or level of education held the child. The woman who was admiring the Lord Jesus Christ so that say who say this is hard so many people even heard of the Lord Jesus. What opinions and reactions of the Lord Jesus Christ to hear this woman saying?. Usually when we hear a compliment then we will respond with the phrase: "thanks for the compliment.” But the Lord Jesus respond to this woman's speech by saying: "The blessed are those who hear the word of God and who maintain it" (verse 28). What does it mean these words the Lord Jesus Christ?. It turns out women or women who threw his admiration for the Lord Jesus also imagine dignity itself. What a happy woman who has a child like this. It is also possible to imagine that this woman: "really happy if I have a child like this." 

      Without realizing it he was narrowing her female identity, namely as a pregnant and breastfeeding. More narrow again when the size of a woman's happiness is measured from the case when she had children. The concept or idea of this woman is contrary to the concept of the Lord Jesus Christ that: "The blessed are those who hear the word of God and who maintain it." So we're happy not to have offspring, but if we hear and keep the word of God. We always focus on the aspects of our identity. 

     The focus is on the matter of gender or sex. We will be proud if we as a male or female. The man would be proud that he is male or female champion and would be proud if she was as feminine or life feminism. Measuring happiness is not located on the gender or sex. Measuring happiness is not because we are masculine or feminine, nor being married or not, have children or not. But the measure of happiness is if we do good and be a blessing to others as proof that we hear, conduct and preserve the word of God. 

"The blessed are those who hear the word of God and who maintain it." 

(Luke 11:27)

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