22/02/2026
"Daily light on the Daily Faith"
Stewardship of the Gospel
A “steward” is a person who has been put in charge (entrusted) by a master to watch over the possessions of the master. A “steward” is a guardian who has been given a trust. The role of a steward is not common today, but it was very common in Bible times (Gen. 15:2; 43:16, 19; 44:1, 4; 1 K. 16:9; Dan. 1:11, 16; Matt. 20:8; Lk. 8:3; 16:1-8). A Christian today is a steward and has been put in charge by God over many important possessions in this life – time, talents, money, material things, family, fellow-man, our own souls, the church and the gospel. In this lesson we will study about the Christian as a steward of the gospel.
Paul at ang iba pang mga apostol ay mga stewards ng gospel, ang mabuting balita tungkol kay Jesu-Cristo, Anak ng Diyos (Mark 1:1). Sila ay “approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel” (1 Tes. 2:4). Sinulat ni Paul: “For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel. For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me” (1 Cor. 9:16-17).
Si Paul ay pinagkatiwalaan ng Diyos ng gospel bilang isang steward (Rom. 1:1, 9; 2:16; 15:16, 19-20; 16:25; Ef. 3:6-7). Ang gospel ay pinakamahalagang possession ng Diyos na ibinigay kay Paul at sa iba pa. Noon pa man, at hanggang ngayon, ito ay dapat ingatan nang may lubos na pag-iingat. Inilarawan ni Paul ang gospel bilang “the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust” (1 Tim. 1:11).
Katulad ni Paul at ng mga apostol, ang mga Kristiyano ngayon ay stewards din ng gospel. Hindi natin ito nire-reveal gaya ng ginawa ng mga apostol, kundi tayo ay pinagkatiwalaan na ipahayag ang na-reveal na sa New Testament scriptures. Kaya nga inaawit natin ang kanta:
“Into our hands the gospel is given, into our hands is given the light.
Haste let us carry God’s precious message, bringing the erring back to the right.”
We know that Christians today are stewards of the gospel because of what Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2. He wrote, “And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” Paul entrusted Timothy with the gospel. Timothy, a Christian, in turn entrusted faithful men with the gospel. Then, faithful men entrusted others with the gospel. Christians are the “faithful men” and the “others” who Paul wrote about here. The word translated “faithful” (Gr. pistos) here means trusted, reliable, trustworthy. The word translated “men” (Gr. anthropos) refers to both men and women. All Christians today have been entrusted with the gospel, and we demonstrate our stewardship in the following ways:
itutuloy sususnod.God Bless.Pr. Virgilio Escobia Jr
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