Menggeser Fokus: Dari Penyembuhan kepada Pengakuan Verbal (Sebuah Tafsir Ulang Atas Bilangan 21:4-9 dan Kontribusinya bagi Teologi)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21460/gema.2023.81.975Keywords:
venomous serpent, Carmichael, power of speech, primary history, confession of sin, ular tedung, kekuatan bicara, sejarah pokok, pengakuan dosaAbstract
Abstract
The bronze serpent that rescued the Israelites in Numbers 21:4–9 has frequently been the subject of dogmatic or typological theological interpretation. This viewpoint puts the love of God in Christ as the center of attention. Anyone who has sinned but still trusts in God’s compassion will be pardoned and saved without the need for verbal confession. I put forth a theology of vocal confession using the Carmichael’s primary history framework. Even though God always knows and pardons, sinful humans will only find forgiveness through vocal confession, not by remaining quiet because God already knows what we are doing. The emphasis changed from divine healing to the verbal acknowledgement that was necessary for healing itself as a consequence.
Abstrak
Secara teologis ular tembaga yang menyelamatkan orang-orang Israel dalam Bilangan 21:4-9, selama ini sering ditafsir dan dipahami dari perspektif tipologis-dogmatis. Dengan perspektif tersebut, penyembuhan
sebagai wujud kasih Allah melalui Kristus menjadi fokus. Melalui kerangka sejarah pokok (primary history) yang digagas oleh Carmichael, saya menawarkan sebuah teologi biblika tentang pengakuan dosa verbal. Meskipun Allah maha tahu dan maha pengampun, manusia yang berbuat dosa akan merasakan pengampunan bukan dengan cara berdiam diri – dengan asumsi bahwa Allah pasti sudah tahu apa yang kita lakukan – melainkan dengan kekuatan pengakuan verbal kita. Alhasil, fokus bergeser dari penyembuhan ilahi kepada pengakuan verbal yang menjadi prasyarat kesembuhan itu sendiri.
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