Flexing Hamba Tuhan dalam Era Digital: Analisis Biblika atas Motivasi Pelayanan dan Kemuliaan Allah
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https://doi.org/10.54636/07bwm027Keywords:
flexing, hamba Tuhan, era digital, motivasi pelayanan, kemuliaan AllahAbstract
Perkembangan budaya digital telah mengarusutamakan fenomena flexing—praktik mempertontonkan kekayaan, status sosial, atau gaya hidup secara demonstratif di media sosial demi membangun pengakuan publik—yang kini mulai merambah ranah pelayanan Kristen. Penelitian ini berangkat dari persoalan etis mengenai pergeseran orientasi rohani ketika seorang hamba Tuhan mempertontonkan gaya hidup mewah di ruang digital, yang berpotensi mencederai integritas kepemimpinan spiritual. Berdasarkan latar belakang tersebut, artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis fenomena flexing pada hamba Tuhan dalam terang teks-teks Alkitab serta merumuskan implikasi teologis-pastoralnya terhadap kemurnian motivasi pelayanan. Dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan (library research) berpendekatan deskriptif-analitis, kajian ini mengeksplorasi prinsip biblika mengenai kerendahan hati dan orientasi kemuliaan Allah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Alkitab secara konsisten menuntut pelayanan yang berpusat pada Allah (theocentric), sehingga praktik flexing merupakan bentuk distorsi yang mengarah pada antroposentrisme dan merusak kesaksian gereja. Kebaruan (novelty) penelitian ini terletak pada rekonstruksi teologis-pastoral terhadap fenomena flexing digital, yang membedah bagaimana budaya performatif media sosial mengubah eksibisi kemakmuran material hamba Tuhan dari sekadar masalah personal menjadi krisis otoritas dan komodifikasi citra rohani di era digital. Implikasi dari kajian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi panduan reflektif bagi para pemimpin rohani untuk menjaga integritas spiritual.
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