Los creyentes y los que pretenden serlo

Narrator: Luiz Genthree
Duration: 9min
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Desde que Dios tiene un pueblo Suyo en la tierra, ese pueblo ha experimentado la presencia de los que pretenden ser, pero no son, de su número. Tal estado de cosas, lo cual empezó aún en el huerto del Edén, continuará hasta que “enviará el Hijo del hombre a Sus ángeles, y recogerán de Su reino a todos los que sirven de tropiezo, y a los que hacen iniquidad ... entonces los justos resplandecerán como el sol en el reino de su Padre” (Mateo 13:41,4341The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; (Matthew 13:41)
43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 13:43)).
El hecho de que la Escritura reconoce esta mezcla de trigo y cizaña —de los que tan sólo pretenden creer entre los verdaderos creyentes— confunde en gran manera a muchos estudiantes de la Palabra, que aplican a los hijos de Dios los avisos y exhortaciones reservados exclusivamente a los engañados o hipócritas.
Véanse:
Génesis 4:3-53And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (Genesis 4:3‑5); Mateo 13:24-30,37-4324Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matthew 13:24‑30)
37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 13:37‑43); Éxodo 12:3838And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. (Exodus 12:38); 2 Corintios 11:13-1513For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Corinthians 11:13‑15); Números 11:4-64And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 6But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. (Numbers 11:4‑6); Gálatas 2:44And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: (Galatians 2:4); Nehemías 7:63-6563And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 64These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. (Nehemiah 7:63‑65); 2 Pedro 2:1-21But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. (2 Peter 2:1‑2); Nehemías 13:1-31On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; 2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. (Nehemiah 13:1‑3)
He aquí algunos ejemplos:
1. Los creyentes están salvados; los que pretenden serlo están perdidos.
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Creyentes
Profesores
 
“Pero Él dijo a la mujer: Tu fe te ha salvado, ve en paz” (Lucas 7:50).
“Creyó Simón mismo, y habiéndose bautizado, estaba siempre con Felipe… Entonces Pedro le dijo… No tienes tú parte ni suerte en este asunto, porque tu corazón no es recto delante de Dios” (Hechos 8:13,20-21).
 
“Y perseveraban en la doctrina de los apóstoles, en la comunión unos con otros, en el partimiento del pan y en las oraciones” (Hechos 2:42).
“Salieron de nosotros, pero no eran de nosotros; porque si hubiesen sido de nosotros, habrían permanecido con nosotros; pero salieron para que se manifestase que no todos son de nosotros” (1 Juan 2:19).
 
“Mis ovejas oyen Mi voz, y Yo las conozco, y Me siguen, y Yo les doy vida eterna; y no perecerán jamás, ni nadie las arrebatará de Mi mano. Mi Padre que Me las dio, es mayor que todos, y nadie las puede arrebatar de la mano de Mi Padre” (Juan 10:27-29).
“Cuando el espíritu inmundo sale del hombre, anda por lugares secos, buscando reposo, y no lo halla. Entonces dice: Volveré a mi casa de donde salí; y cuando llega, la halla desocupada, barrida y adornada. Entonces va, y toma consigo otros siete espíritus peores que él, y entrados, moran allí; y el postrer estado de aquel hombre viene a ser peor que el primero” (Mateo 12:43-45).
 
“Todo lo que el Padre Me da, vendrá a Mí; y al que a Mí viene, no le echo fuera… Y esta es la voluntad del Padre, el que Me envió: Que de todo lo que Me diere, no pierda Yo nada, sino que lo resucite en el día postrero” (Juan 6:37,39).
“Pero hay algunos de vosotros que no creen. Porque Jesús sabía desde el principio quiénes eran los que no creían, y quién Le había de entregar. Y dijo: Por eso os he dicho que ninguno puede venir a Mí, si no le fuere dado del Padre. Desde entonces muchos de Sus discípulos volvieron atrás, y ya no andaban con Él” (Juan 6:64-66).
 
“Pero mientras ellas iban a comprar, vino el esposo; y las que estaban preparadas entraron con él a las bodas; y se cerró la puerta” (Mateo 25:10).
“Después vinieron también las otras vírgenes, diciendo: ¡Señor, señor, ábrenos! Mas él, respondiendo, dijo: De cierto os digo, que no os conozco” (Mateo 25:11-12).
 
“La justicia de Dios por medio de la fe en Jesucristo, para todos los que creen en Él. Porque no hay diferencia” (Romanos 3:22).
“Así también vosotros por fuera, a la verdad, os mostráis justos a los hombres, pero por dentro estáis llenos de hipocresía e iniquidad… ¡Serpientes, generación de víboras! ¿Cómo escaparéis de la condenación del infierno?” (Mateo 23:28,33).
 
“Gocémonos y alegrémonos y démosle gloria; porque han llegado las bodas del Cordero, y Su esposa se ha preparado. Y a ella se le ha concedido que se vista de lino fino, limpio y resplandeciente; porque el lino fino es las acciones justas de los santos” (Apocalipsis 19:7-8).
“Y entró el rey para ver a los convidados, y vio allí a un hombre que no estaba vestido de boda. Y le dijo: Amigo, ¿cómo entraste aquí, sin estar vestido de boda? Mas él enmudeció. Entonces el rey dijo a los que servían: Atadle de pies y manos, y echadle en las tinieblas de afuera” (Mateo 22:11-13).
 
“Yo soy el buen pastor; y conozco Mis ovejas, y las Mías Me conocen” (Juan 10:14).
“Muchos me dirán en aquel día: Señor, Señor, ¿no profetizamos en Tu nombre, y en Tu nombre echamos fuera demonios, y en Tu nombre hicimos muchos milagros? Y entonces les declararé: Nunca os conocí; apartaos de Mí, hacedores de maldad” (Mateo 7:22-23).
 
 
 
“Pero el fundamento de Dios está firme, teniendo este sello: Conoce el Señor a los que son Suyos” (2 Timoteo 2:19).
 
“Pero nosotros no somos de los que retroceden para perdición, sino de los que tienen fe para preservación del alma” (Hebreos 10:39).
“Porque es imposible que los que una vez fueron iluminados y gustaron del don celestial, y fueron hechos partícipes del Espíritu Santo, y asimismo gustaron de la buena palabra de Dios y los poderes del siglo venidero, y recayeron, sean otra vez renovados para arrepentimiento” (Hebreos 6:4-6).
 
 
 
“Estando persuadido de esto, que el que comenzó en vosotros la buena obra, la perfeccionará hasta el día de Jesucristo” (Filipenses 1:6).
 
“De cierto, de cierto os digo: El que cree en Mí, tiene vida eterna” (Juan 6:47).
“Mas el justo vivirá por fe; Y si retrocediere, no agradará a Mi alma” (Hebreos 10:38).
 
“Padre, aquellos que Me has dado, quiero que donde Yo estoy, también ellos estén conmigo, para que vean Mi gloria que Me has dado; porque Me has amado desde antes de la fundación del mundo” (Juan 17:24).
 
2. Los creyentes son recompensados; los que pretenden serlo son condenados.
Comparen:
Mateo 25:19-2319After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (Matthew 25:19‑23) con Mateo 25:24-3024Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 25:24‑30).
Lucas 12:42-4442And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. (Luke 12:42‑44) con Lucas 12:45-4745But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. (Luke 12:45‑47).
Colosenses 3:2424Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:24) con Mateo 7:22-2322Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Matthew 7:22‑23).
Algunos textos son difíciles de comprender, pero con oración, estudio diligente, y recordando que es una regla importante no servirse jamás de algún pasaje dudoso u obscuro para contradecir uno claro y positivo, desaparecerá sin duda la dificultad. No os sirváis de un “si” para contradecir un “de cierto;” de Hebreos 6:66If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. (Hebrews 6:6) para contradecir Juan 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24).
Finalmente: Debemos recordar siempre que estos principios son tan sólo para guiarnos a dividir bien la Palabra de Dios, y que nunca deben ser aplicados a ser alguno en vida. El juicio de los que pretenden creer no nos ha sido encomendado; de ello se ocupará el Hijo del Hombre.