The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus,
“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and
“By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”
Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables,
“How can Satan drive out Satan?
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided,
he cannot stand; that is the end of him. But no one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them.But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Paanong Napalabas ni Satanas si Satanas
Marcos 3:22-30
Ang mga guro ng kautusan na dumating mula sa Jerusalem ay nagsabi naman: Nasa kaniya si Beelzebul. Sa pamamagitan ng pinakapinuno ng mga demonyo ay nagpapalayas siya ng mga demonyo.
Pinalapit ni Jesus ang mga tao sa kaniya at nangusap sa kanila sa mga talinghaga. Paanong mapapalabas ni Satanas si Satanas? Kapag ang isang paghahari ay mahati laban sa kaniyang sarili, ang paghaharing iyon ay hindi makakatayo. At kapag ang isang sambahayan ay mahati laban sa kaniyang sarili, ang sambahayang iyon ay hindi makakatayo. Gayundin, kung si Satanas ay maghimagsik laban sa kaniyang sarili at mahati, hindi siya makakatayo kundi iyon na ang kaniyang wakas. Walang makakapasok sa anumang paraan sa bahay ng isang taong malakas at magnakaw at manira ng kaniyang ari-arian. Malibang magapos muna niya ang taong malakas saka pa lamang niya mananakawan at masisira ang bahay na iyon. Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, lahat ng kasalanan ay ipapatawad sa mga anak ng tao at ang anuman pamumusong. Ngunit ang sinumang mamusong laban sa Banal na Espiritu ay hindi patatawarin kailanman. Nanganganib siya sa walang hanggang kahatulan.
Sinabi ito ni Jesus sapagkat sinasabi nila: Mayroon siyang karumal-dumal na espiritu.
1 comment:
By the prince of demons He drives out demons.
This is the scribes’ verdict on Jesus’ power of exorcism. The truth, however, is just the opposite: Jesus drives out demons because he is against demons! His love for people makes him expel the demons that possess men and women. It is about loving the sinner but hating the sin. But can we really differentiate the two? Can we keep them apart?
Well, Jesus does! He is able to see the victim and the victimizer. He identifies the wrong and the wronged. He holds the bedeviled and drives away the demon. There is a whole world of difference, and to be able to see the difference is to define our actions.
Hating the sin and not the sinner would make us more compassionate to sinners amongst us. It gives us another lease in life, another opportunity to recover, stand up and lead a new life.
May God touch the Hearts of those people who are living in "sin" so that they too will have the opportunity to experience a lifetime of fulfillment with God.
God bless us all forever!
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