INFORMASI PENDIDIKAN

Are we in the habit of checking the strength of a chair before we sit on it, just to make sure it's safe?  It seems impossible for us to do that.  How do we make sure that the chair is strong enough to support our weight?  Starting from this illustration, there is one question that we need to ponder.  If we believe in the power of a chair, why don't we sometimes have the same faith in God, especially in difficult times?  Of course, it is different in the conditions of life's struggle that requires faith compared to the case of sitting on a chair.  This story teaches us that faith is not something complicated to practice because we can receive the results of that faith.  This officer in Capernaum understood that Jesus' authority and power were different from those of other persons, thus giving rise to faith in him.  This officer's faith not only amazed Jesus but also brought healing to his servant.  Be to you as you believe, is the key in this...

 The Lord Jesus will surely come again and no one will escape judgment on the day the Lord comes.  Therefore, Jesus exhorted and encouraged His disciples to keep watch in waiting for Him.  Disciples must guard against the temptations of worldly pleasures and desires.  So that when the Day of the Lord comes, they will not be victims of judgment.  Jesus warned to watch while praying.  Only then do Christ's disciples gain strength.  Prayer helps us to stand firm before God.  As disciples of Christ, we too are waiting for His coming.  Thus, Jesus' advice to His former disciples also applies to us today.  We also have to be on guard and not be carried away by worldly currents.  Don't let us fall into sin and be punished when the day of judgment comes.  But in reality, aren't we often tempted and lulled by the comforts the world has to offer?  We are easily swept away by the changing times.  God's Word today reminds us to s...

beautiful sunrise city jerusalem The word blessing comes from the Latin word benedict.  This word actually consists of two syllables, namely bene (good, noble) and dicere (words, or words).  Thus benedict (blessing) means good words or words.  One who blesses means to say kind words, noble words.  Words can bring blessings to others or they can be curses.  Depends on what comes out of the mouth, good or bad.  If we had to choose, I'm sure we would choose to speak well.  We will be happy to hear people say good words from others, so other people will certainly prefer to hear good words from us, not swear words or words of reproach.  Jesus reminds us that the heavens and the earth will pass away but His words will not pass away.  We believe and believe that the words of Jesus are living words, words that lead us to salvation.  His words are words that bring us to the blessing of goodness and of course, saving goodness.  Facing the end...

The holy city of Jerusalem Jerusalem, the holy city, where the Jewish people gather every year, is now prophesied to be destroyed by foreign occupation.  The Jews will no longer control Jerusalem, it will be the foreigners who will occupy Jerusalem.  Even Jesus asserted that those who would occupy Jerusalem were nations that did not know God.  Thus, Jerusalem, which had been the religious center of the Jews, would become a pagan place.  Previously it was also prophesied that the temple would be destroyed, not one stone would rest on another stone.  That is the old Jerusalem, the Jerusalem that only relies on the beauty of the physical building.  Jesus came and promised the coming of a new Jerusalem, which was Himself the one who brought salvation.  The old Jerusalem will be destroyed and their identity will be lost.  The new Jerusalem will rise and gather all the nations, not only the Jews but anyone who will come and accept God's offer of salvati...

Mount Tabor  Mount Tabor is located in the north of Israel.  Precisely at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, west of the Sea of ​​Galilee.  Now the Peak can be reached by vehicle, but in the past visitors had to reach it by climbing 4,340 steps.    At the top of this mountain is the Basilica of the Transfiguration and the Franciscan monastery.  On this mountain stand three chapels dedicated to Jesus, Moses and Elijah.  During the Crusades, these three chapels were combined into a beautiful basilica.  The Transfiguration of Christ is the event where Jesus is glorified on a mountain and meets Moses and Elijah.  His face was radiant and full of glory.  This is the pinnacle of the spirituality of Jesus.  On this occasion, three of His disciples, namely Peter, James and John, were with Him.  The light of glory that shone from the face of Jesus taught the disciples that the sad event that would be experienced by Him would lead th...

Michelangelo's Paintings In 1512, after 4 years finally Michelangelo was able to finish his famous painting which is so amazing on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican Italy - this painting depicts: the story in the book of Genesis, the fall of man, the genealogy of Jesus, & also the work of salvation etc.  But over time, also because of the candle smoke in the church, and dust etc., it all slowly began to cover the beauty of the painting.  So in 1984-1999 a restoration project for the painting was carried out.  Prior to 1999, many tourists who visited the Sistine Chapel who saw the large painting work mostly thought, although the work was large, graceful and stunning, but the colors were too dark, dim and the painting looked less than bright myopic.  However, after the restoration was completed in 1999, the artwork has managed to return to the way it was when the creator painted it.  The original brilliance that had been hidden for hundreds of years ha...

Suffering and persecution will always be a part of human history.  Often we find that humans become wolves for others (homo homini lupus).  Life is not easy, it requires struggle to get something or to achieve something, often justifies various ways to pursue it.  Sacrificing others becomes an effective and easy way.  There are almost always victims in many life events.  Likewise in the dynamics of the life of faith.  There are many challenges and obstacles that are often faced by religious people when they want to express their faith.  Certain religious rituals are often considered strange and untrue because they are not used to seeing them or fail to understand the rituals of other religions.  While each religion has a different expression of faith, it has a different rite.  If there is not sufficient explanation, the expression of faith in other religions is always a source of conflict.  Jesus reminds us as Christians to be alert and ...