Welcome back sa ating deep dive. " We engage directly sa mga theological claims ng SDA church. Ngayon, hihimayin natin ang argument na "Ang Sinful Nature ay hindi Sin" at ang "Last Generation Theology" (LGT) na nagsasabing kaya nating mag-live ng sinless life para i-vindicate ang character ni God.
Let’s be precise. Gagamit tayo ng historico-grammatical hermeneutics para makita kung ano talaga ang sinasabi ng original Greek at Hebrew, at kung bakit logical fallacy ang mga arguments na ito.
1. Ang Fallacy ng "One Definition of Sin" (1 John 3:4)
Sabi ng SDA argument: “There is ONLY ONE definition of sin: ‘Sin is the transgression of the law.’”
Ang Exegetical Error:
Mali ang pag-isolate sa 1 John 3:4. Oo, ang salitang Greek dito ay anomia (lawlessness). Pero ang Biblia ay gumagamit ng mas malawak na term para sa kasalanan: hamartia (missing the mark).
- Ang Problema: Kung sinasabi ninyong ang kasalanan ay act of transgression lang, paano ninyo ipaliliwanag ang Romans 5:12-19? Sabi ni Paul, "sin entered the world through one man" and "by the one man’s disobedience, the many were made sinners (hamartōloi)." Hindi lang tayo naging makasalanan dahil sa gawa; tayo ay ginawang makasalanan (a state of being).
- Reductio ad Absurdum: Kung ang "Sinful Nature" ay hindi sin, ibig sabihin, hindi tayo inherently sinners by birth. Kung ganun, hindi natin kailangan ng bagong nature (regeneration), behavioral modification lang ang kailangan. Pero diba sabi sa Jeremiah 17:9, ang puso ay "deceitful above all things"?
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" Jeremiah 17:9(ESV)
Ayon sa Psalm 51:4, ipinapakita na makasalanan na tayo mula pa sa sinapupunan ng ating ina, hindi dahil may nagagawa na tayong personal na kasalanan bago ipanganak, kundi dahil sa likas na makasalanang kalagayan ng tao.
"Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,and in sin did my mother conceive me." Psalms 51:5(ESV)
Analogy: Kung may bulok kang puno ng mangga, ang problema ba ay yung pagiging "Puno" (nature) o yung bunga lang? Ang puno mismo ay bad tree (Matthew 7:17).
"So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit." Matthew 7:17(ESV)
Kung ang nature mo ay corrupt, natural lang na corrupt din ang bunga. To say na nature is not the problem is to ignore the source of sin.
"So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit." Matthew 7:17(ESV)
Kung ang nature mo ay corrupt, natural lang na corrupt din ang bunga. To say na nature is not the problem is to ignore the source of sin.
2. Ang Maling Pananaw sa "Sinful Nature" ni Jesus
Sinasabi niyo na si Jesus ay nagkaroon ng Sinful Nature gaya natin base sa Romans 8:3.
"For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh." Romans 8:3(ESV)
"For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh." Romans 8:3(ESV)
Ang Biblical Correction:
- Ang sabi sa Romans 8:3, God sent His Son in the likeness (homoiōmati) of sinful flesh.
- Ang Nuance: Jesus had real human flesh, pero hindi fallen flesh. Kung si Jesus ay nagkaroon ng "sinful nature" (yung may fomes peccati o bent toward sin), then He would have had indwelling sin. Pero sabi sa 2 Corinthians 5:21, He "knew no sin." Kung may sinful nature Siya, awtomatikong magiging makasalanan din Siya.
"For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21(ESV
Logical Fallacy: Ang pag-equate sa "being human" at "having a sinful nature" ay isang false equivalence. Si Adam, tao siya sa Garden, pero wala siyang sinful nature hangga't hindi siya nagkasala. Christ was fully human, but He didn't share in our fallen nature na may inklinasyon maghimagsik.
3. Ang Pagkakamali sa Judgment at "Blotting Out"
Sabi niyo: "Bakit hindi naisulat ang Sinful Nature sa aklat ng Dios? Kasi hindi ito sin."
Ang Theological Reality:
- God judges the heart, not just the behavior (Hebrews 4:12).
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12(ESV)
- Ang Blind Spot: Ang focus niyo sa "works" (Rev 20:12) bilang basehan ng judgment ay malaking pagkakamali sa New Covenant. Tayo ay declared righteous (Justified) dahil sa imputed righteousness ni Kristo.
- New Covenant Perspective: Hindi tayo tumatayo sa harap ni God base sa "cleansed behavior." We stand in the finished work of Christ. Kung ang kailangan para maligtas ay ang pagiging "sinless" sa gawa, you are not living under Grace; you are living under the Law. And remember, "by the works of the law no one will be justified" (Galatians 2:16).
"Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified." Galatians 2:16(ESV)
4. Ang Bitag ng Last Generation Theology (LGT)
Sinasabi niyo na kailangan nating maging "without spot or wrinkle" para maligtas sa end times (Rev 14:5).
- Exegesis ng 144,000 (amomos): Ang salitang amomos (without blemish) ay ginamit din sa Ephesians 5:27 at Jude 24. It is a positional status na ibinigay ni Christ sa Church, hindi isang achievement na inabot natin.
- Ang Panganib: Kung ang Church ay kailangang mag-vindicate sa character ni God sa pamamagitan ng pagiging sinless, ibig sabihin ba ay insufficient ang Atonement ni Kristo? Parang sinasabi niyo na kailangan ni God ng ating "perfect performance" para ma-finalize ang salvation. That is the ultimate work of the flesh.
Tatlong Cross-Examination Questions:
Kung may makausap kang proponent ng ganitong turo, itanong mo ito para ma-test ang lohika nila:
#1) Tungkol sa sufficiency ni Kristo: "Kung si Jesus ay talagang nagkaroon ng 'sinful nature'na dine-define niyo bilang weakened state prone to temptation paano Siya nanatiling 'holy, harmless, and undefiled' (Hebrews 7:26)? Kung pareho tayo ng nature, bakit hindi Siya nangailangan ng Savior gaya natin?"
#2) Tungkol sa definition ng Sin: "Kung ang 'sinful nature' ay weak body lang at hindi sin, paano mo ipapaliwanag ang Romans 5:19: 'For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners.' Kung ang pagiging 'sinner' ay base lang sa gawa, bakit sabi ng Biblia ay 'made sinners' (a state of being) tayo bago pa man tayo gumawa ng kahit anong transgression?"
#3) Tungkol sa Last Generation Theology (LGT): "Kung ang 144,000 ay 'without fault' dahil na-achieve nila ang sinless behavior, paano sila naiiba sa lahat ng ibang ligtas sa langit na umaamin na sila ay saved by Grace lang? Kung sila ay saved by their own perfect performance, are they still relying on the blood of the Lamb, o nagre-rely na sila sa 'power of God' na lumabas sa sarili nilang sinless life?"
