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Hiya: Kababaang-loob o Takot sa Tao?

Hiya: Kababaang-loob o Takot sa Tao?

Hiya: Kababaang-loob o Takot sa Tao?

Hiya - Filipino Shame Culture and Biblical Truth

Sa kulturang Pilipino, malaking bagay ang "hiya". Madalas natin itong marinig sa mga salitang, "Nakakahiya naman," o kaya ay, "Baka mapahiya ako." Pero tanong: ang hiya ba ay anyo ng kababaang-loob — o isa itong uri ng takot sa tao na maaaring magdulot ng pagkaalipin sa opinyon ng iba?

Ang Kultura ng Hiya

Ang "hiya" ay nakaugat sa ating collectivist na kultura kung saan mahalaga ang dignidad ng pamilya, reputasyon sa komunidad, at maayos na pakikitungo sa kapwa. Sa isang banda, nakakatulong ito upang maiwasan ang kahihiyan, kalaswaan, o gulo. Pero sa kabilang banda, ang labis na hiya ay maaaring magtulak sa atin na manahimik sa mali, iwasan ang konfrontasyon, o huwag ipahayag ang ating pananampalataya dahil sa takot sa sasabihin ng iba.

Hiya sa Liwanag ng Bibliya

May dalawang uri ng “hiya” sa Biblia. Isa ay makadiyos na hiya o “godly shame,” na bunga ng pagsisisi sa kasalanan. Ang isa naman ay makamundong hiya o “worldly shame,” na nakabase sa takot sa tao at hindi sa Diyos.

Sa Romans 1:16, sinabi ni Apostle Paul: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ…” Hindi siya nahihiya sa ebanghelyo kahit pa ito'y ikinasasama ng loob ng marami sa kanyang panahon.

Samantala, sa Proverbs 29:25: “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Ang labis na hiya sa mata ng tao ay isang patibong, dahil pinipigilan nitong sumunod tayo sa katotohanan ng Diyos.

Hiya at Kababaang-loob: Magkaiba

Minsan natin itong napagpapalit. Pero ang kababaang-loob ay kusang loob na pagpapakumbaba sa harap ng Diyos, habang ang hiya ay madalas galing sa takot na mapahiya sa kapwa. Ang kababaang-loob ay naglalapit sa Diyos; ang hiya na galing sa tao ay naglalayo sa Kanyang kalooban.

Ang isang tunay na Reformed Christian ay namumuhay sa harap ng Diyos (Coram Deo) at hindi sa harap ng tao lamang. Ang layunin natin ay upang maluwalhati ang Diyos, hindi upang magmukhang maayos sa paningin ng iba.

Paano Ito Lalabanan?

  1. Magsimula sa Katotohanan. Ang ating identidad ay nasa kay Kristo, hindi sa opinyon ng tao (Galatians 2:20).
  2. Ipahayag ang Ebanghelyo kahit nakakahiya. Ang katotohanan ng Diyos ay mas mahalaga kaysa approval ng mundo.
  3. Manalangin para sa tapang. Tulad ni Peter at John sa Acts 4:29, humingi sila ng boldness upang ipahayag ang Salita.

Pagmumuni-muni:

Ang hiya ba sa puso mo ay humahadlang sa pagsunod mo sa Diyos? O ito ba ay anyo ng kababaang-loob na may takot sa Kanya? Alalahanin: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10), hindi ang takot sa tao.

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." – Romans 12:2

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