This episode was aired as a 10-minute segment on September 19, 2019 (7:00PM) at 702 DZAS' Tanglaw sa Landas ng Buhay of Back to the Bible Philippines
Nagse-segue po tayo galing sa sinimulan nating apologetics series on slavery, murder, sexism, etc na mga allegations against the Bible using the Bible pa against itself, at tinutugunan ‘yung pressing issues concerning the Bible as you might have heard it sa recent na Senate Hearing on SOGIE nung September 4. Hindi po natin tatalakayin ang SOGIE sa ilang segue series na ito dahil tatalakayin po ‘yan ng ating guest teacher na si Bro. Omar sa October. What we will talk about sa segue series na ito is yung mga declarations nung mga pro-SOGIE religious people patungkol sa Bible. A lot of conservative Christians I know expressed their concerns sa mga declarations na ito at minarapat nating bigyan pa ng voice and representation itong concern na ito dito sa episode na ito. In doing so, I hope na mabigyan ng grammar o expression ang criticism ng mga conservative na may high-view ng Scripture sa publiko sa pamamagitan ng broadcast na ito. Lasat episode we started our critique sa sinabi nung gay Aglipayan na ang Bible o essentially ang Diyos ay discriminatory against sa mga disabled people with Leviticus 21:16-23 na kaniyang proof. The verses say ganito –
16 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 17 "Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For no one who has a defect shall approach: a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a disfigured face, or any deformed limb, 19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, 20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles. 21 No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, is to come near to offer the LORD's offerings by fire since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. 22 He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy, 23 only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, that he may not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them." (NAS)So last episode we started our refutation that included the practical point na ang verses na ito pertains to temple priests and that God was putting job-related qualifications. I also mentioned na sa Labor Code natin allowed ang mga job related qualifications na binibigay ng employer. And we will continue today. You can check out ‘yung part 1 sa FB page ng Kaliwanagan Kay Kristo under the title “Does God Hate Disabled People? (Part 1).
May iba namang theologians ang nagsasabi na –
The reason that might have made sense to the Israelites was that like the sacrifices they offered that had to be perfect, so the priests who offered them had to be “perfect” in order to please God. They would certainly have also had some idea that a perfect sacrifice was representative of the need for a blameless substitute for their sin and guilt. When they offered the animal in their place it was the “just” for the unjust that was being offered. Likewise, the priest who offered it could not be “unjust” symbolically speaking, but needed to be perfect to get the desired result – forgiveness from God.*More on this po later. But we transition muna sa danger ng sinabi nitong gay Aglipayan sa view natin ng Diyos. Napaka-disconcerting that the gay Aglipayan would use this as an argument for the discriminatory practice in the Bible for it is not so. We are concerned dito kasi ang ultimate na naapektuhan ay ang view natin ng Diyos na tila baga walang pagkalinga sa may mga kapansanan. That is an idol. A god that has no concern for the disabled is an idol. Sabi po ni Randall Johnson,
God uses the disabilities in our lives and the comfort He teaches us to find in the midst of our disabilities to give us something to share with others in their disabilities. Our disabilities become one source of our ministry in the lives of others. We can identify with those who have our same disabilities and offer them what God offered us with a passion and believability that no one else can. ✝️So if God is a God who has concern for the disabled, si Jesus din po ganon din. In fact ang Leviticus 21:16-23 ay preparation for God’s --
people to receive the real and ultimate sacrifice for our sins and high priest to offer the sacrifice – Jesus Christ. The symbols of the Old Testament rituals were symbols of Jesus and how his sacrifice was of a truly sinless substitute for our truly sinful selves. . . Consequently this passage says nothing about the way God views people with disabilities in any personal sense. Jesus’ willingness to touch and heal many who had severe disabilities and illnesses is proof that God loves all of us. We are all disabled in many ways, spiritually, emotionally and physically. We cannot come to God on the basis of how “together” we are. I come “just as I am, without one plea, but that His blood was shed for me. ☨Ako po ay isang PWD. Hindi po madali para sa isang may kapansanan ang magkaroon palagi ng positive na outlook sa buhay. Maraming bagay na dati mong nagagawa ay hindi mo na nagagawa. Ang Salita po ng Diyos ang nagsisilbing ordinary means ng Diyos to minister to me in my time of prayer and study. Kaya naman na-alarm talaga ako sa sinabi nung gay Aglipayan sa senate hearing kasi for Christians na may disability, ang Bible ang oasis mo to read about God’s mercy and strength and hope and peace at marami pang iba.
Tayo po kasi minsan na mga believers oftentimes ang tinatakbuhan natin ay ibang bagay at hindi ang Diyos at ang Kaniyang Salita. So kung kayo po ay may mga kapansanan, all the more you have a friend in Jesus that you will encounter in the Words of Scriptures with the ministration of the Holy Spirit.
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* Randall Johnson, "What does Leviticus 21:16-23 mean for those who are disabled?" Ask the Pastors (online); available at https://askthepastors.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/what-does-leviticus-2116-23-mean-for-those-who-are-disabled/.
✝️ Ibid.
☨ Ibid
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Ang episode na ito ay naka pattern sa 4H Apologetics method na dinivelop ng inyong lingkod. Ang pagbabasa at pagsusuri nito ay isa sa mga paraan upang lalo kayong masanay sa 4H Apologetics kung ito ang inyong pakay. Mahalaga na tayo'y manood o makinig ng mga "big game" apologetics na hatid ng mga tulad nila Ravi Zacarias o William Lane Craig subalit baka tulad ng panonood ng NBA o PBA marunong tayo mag appreciate pero 'pag tayo na ang gagawa ay nangangapa tayo. Pagyamanin natin ang ating sarili sa tungkuling ito ng pag-a-apologetics.
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