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  • Questions
    • Prophecy >
      • What is the point of the "Great Tribulation" if all of the Christians will be raptured?
      • How Do We Prepare for the Great Tribulation?
      • Many preachers say Jesus is coming soon, while there are no clear signs of it. Is it a scare tactic to make people do what they want?
      • Is it true that the Bible says that no one goes to heaven until Jesus comes back?
      • What does the Bible say about Jesus' Second Coming?
      • When does the 2nd Resurrection Take Place?
      • How will Jehovah God save Israel when he brings all nations against it ?
      • When the kingdom of God is established, in what manner ( physically or ?? ) will everybody who obeys Jehovah God will become like Adam ( they will no longer be males and females but all males ) ??
      • Spiritually, What are we on the verge of?
      • When did the 70 years desolation spoken by Jeremiah begin?
      • What is meant by Rome being called the Antichrist?
      • In the book of Daniel 11:21-24, is the despicable man that is mentioned here was Antiochus Epiphanes IV?
      • What is the difference between the Babylonia that were mentioned in the Old Testament and the Babylonia that was mentioned in the book of Revelation?
      • What are the comparison of the verses Ps 83:1-8,Ez 38:7-16, Zech 14:2-3,and Rev 20:8-9--are they the same in meaning?
      • Of that Day and that Hour
      • How Will Jesus' Second Coming Happen?
      • Will the End Times Battle Be Fought With Weapons
      • Biblically speaking what will the world be like after Armageddon?
      • End Times and Sodom and Gomorrah?
      • At which trumpet will Michael and his angels boot Satan and his angels from heaven to earth?
      • When does/did Jesus Christ's reign as King of God's Kingdom start?
      • Is the Beast in Revelation the Antichrist?
      • Jesus Would Return as He Left?
      • What do you think Jesus meant that if God had not shortened those days, no flesh would survive?
      • What are You Looking Forward To?
      • Is This the Beginning of the Apocalypse?
      • What does Jesus Mean When He Says This?
      • Evidence of the Signs of the Times?
      • What will the Kingdom Accomplish?
      • How Will the Scoffers Feel when Jesus Comes?
      • What is the Significance of the Word "Presence."
      • Why Does My Mom Say We are in the Last Day?
      • What Exactly do People Think the Apocalypse is?
    • Doctrine >
      • Can a person worthy of Heaven be OK with others going to Hell?
      • Can the theory of "being born a sinner" and the theory of "age of accountability" exist at the same time? How and why?
      • According to the Bible, why is everyone born a sinner?
      • Do those don't hear about Jesus go to hell?
      • How is Christ the Wisdom of God?
      • Why does the Soul of the Dead Sinner need to be Oppressed?
      • What did Jesus mean when He said: The Way, the Truth, the Life?
      • Is the Fire of Hell Literal? Why?
      • Did Jesus Redeem Everyone? Is Everyone Saved?
      • If a baby or infant died ....he'll become an angel?
      • What is Biblical Faith?
      • Do You Believe in Hell?
      • Water Baptism and Spirit Baptism, which is more important?
      • Question on Death, Sleep, Resurrection?
      • What is the soul?
      • The Rapture
      • Is John the Baptist going to heaven?
    • General Questions >
      • How can the Gospel transform individuals and the society today?
      • Why are dogs not allowed in heaven according to the Bible?
      • Question about Islam and Christianity
      • Is a Person Who Hasn't Heard About Christianity a Sinner...?
      • Are Saints in Heaven Free...?
      • Question on John the Baptist
      • Thief on the Cross Question
      • Does the Bible has a mention about the secret societies like...?
      • Is the Garden of Eden still on earth (hidden from mankind ) ?
      • Does the Bible prove all other religions false?
      • Why do Muslims hate Jews ?
      • What do you think of the Interpretation of Gen. 2:17?
      • Did God Hate Esau from the Womb?
      • What is your opinion of the theological terms kingdom of heaven and kingdom of God?
      • ​Please can you explain Colossians 2:14-17, where it's says "do not let anyone judge you"?
      • What do you mean by Regeneration..?
      • Is it literally mean that Turkey is the seat of Satan?
      • I'm a Christian but I don't like to go to church...I pray and read my bible in the house....what the bible teaches about fellowship?
      • Abraham the father of Isaac and Ismael...he was Jew or Hebrew..?
      • I'm a believer. I pray that I might win in lottery,sweepstakes, casino...I won....is this a sin?
      • Please Explain Romans 10:9,10
      • Can We as Christians be Guilty of Choosing Barabbas over Jesus?
      • What is the Purpose of Satan?
      • Why would God do this? And then punish Israel for it?
      • Is the Roman Catholic Church a true church established by Jesus Christ?
      • What is Heaven Like?
      • How long (on average) does it take one to join your religion?
      • Is a judge performing his duties in a courtroom violating Jesus' command, "Do not judge"?
      • How is it that even the demons "knew Him to be the Christ." How did they know?
      • Who is Jesus claiming to be in John 8:24 and what does it mean to "die in your sins"?
      • Does the Bride of Christ have to die first?
      • Can We as Christians be Guilty of Choosing Barabbas over Jesus?
      • What about Holidays?
      • What is a Biblical Family?
      • How do We Treat Family Members Who Say They are Christians but Don't Acts Like It?
      • What is the Second Death?
      • Question on the Parable of the Two Sons
      • Christ came that we would have life abundantly correct?
      • Who is the Son of Perdition?
      • What are your thoughts on Psalm 137:9?
      • What is the difference between the DOOR in Rev 3:8 and the DOOR in Rev 3:20 ?
      • Out of the Seven Churches in Revelation, which would you say is the closet to your church?
      • What is the main message in the book of Amos, what value does it hold for today’s modern society?
      • Gospel of Thomas question:
      • Question on Tithing
      • Are some people never going to be resurrected from the dead?
      • Does God Love Unconditionally?
      • What Percentage of the Bible Do You Have to Know?
      • Do you keep the Sabbath?
      • Why was Man Excluded Because No Wedding Garment?
      • It is the Day of Atonement...Will you offer a prayer & agree in prayer for their salvation?
      • Did Noah Keep Bees in the Ark?
      • As the Pope's 9-letter surname, Bergoglio, has the word GOG bang in the middle of it, I wonder if biblical?
      • Who is Peter talking about in 1 Peter 4:18?
      • What is the purpose of pigs?
      • Please explain how the meek inherit the earth?
      • Do You Know the Names of Jesus' Two Sheepfolds?
      • Is Jesus in His Human Body in Heaven?
  • Meditations of Joy
    • Overcoming Lack of Confidence to Connect and ‘Fit In’ Part 1
    • All Things in the Name of Jesus
    • The Treasured Life
    • Afflicted in Faithfulness
    • Making All Things New
    • Instinctive Trust
    • #721 Extracting the Precious from the Worthless
    • Some Keys to Dealing Faithfully with Criticism and Conflict Part 2
    • Some Keys to Dealing Faithfully with Criticism Part 1
    • Facing Change and the Unknown in Confidence
    • Glorify Thy Name in us, O LORD
    • Remembering Who We Are
    • Deliverance through Overwhelm
    • Finding Stability
    • Resurrection Power At Work
    • Diamonds in the Night (Revisited)
    • Final Faithfulness According to the Will of the Father Part 2
    • Final Faithfulness According to the Will of the Father
    • The Expanse of Jesus Prayer
    • The Reality of the Joy Set Before Him
    • The Determination To Do His Will
    • Choosing the Will of the Father
    • He Sustains the Weary with a Word
    • I am willing
    • Looking Forward: Making Isaiah 40.27-31 my own Part 2
    • Looking Forward: Making Isaiah 40:27-31 my own
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 5
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 4
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 3
    • #698 Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 1 A Dear Brother wrote out the main things he was learning in the past year. As I read them I realized that that the Lord was teaching me along similar lines. First he shared: 1. “God’s
    • Looking Back on Lessons in this Past Year Part 1
    • Our True Source of Stability in Trying Times Part 2Blog
    • Humble Yourself Under the Mighty Hand of God
    • Our True Source of Stability in Trying Times
    • Thriving in the house of God
    • Living the Divine Dimensions of Their Love
    • Make Room for the Blessing! Part 2
    • Make Room for the Blessing! Part 1
    • Dealing with ‘What If’ Part 1
    • Abiding in Their Love
    • Serving by Night
    • Serving By Night
    • Tenacious Love Part 2
    • Tenacious Love Part 1
    • Reverence for God is an Access to Wisdom and Confidence
    • The Practice of Praise
    • Separate the Precious from the Worthless
    • Therefore I Will Remember You Part 2
    • Therefore I Will Remember You Part 1
    • #676 Only One Thing is Necessary
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 3
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 3
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 2
    • Antidotes for Personal Unrest Amid Unfolding Events of our Day Part 1
    • Pliability and Surrender Part 2 In the Care of the Shepherd
    • Pliability and Surrender Part 1 in the Hands of the Potter
    • The Choice to Rejoice
    • Dealing with Reaction to Criticism Part 3
    • Dealing with Reaction to Criticism Part 2
    • Dealing with Reaction to Criticism Part 1
    • Courage to Go Forward
    • Facing Challenge Equipped with His Armor Part 3
    • Facing Challenge Equipped with His Armor Part 1
    • The Holy Ground of Challenge
    • What We Remember, What We Forget
    • The Answer to Anxiety Part 3
    • The Answer to Anxiety Part 2
    • The Answer to Anxiety Part 1
    • Paul’s focus in Prison: Part 6b Resurrection power Beyond Our Comprehension
    • Paul’s Focus in Prison: In Awe of His Resurrection Power Part 6aBlog
    • Paul’s Focus in Prison: Part 5a Never give up praying for one another!
    • Paul's focus in Prison: Part 4 Guarded!
    • Paul’s focus in prison Part 3 Going forward with Passion
    • Paul’s focus in prison Part 2
    • Paul’s Focus in Prison Part 1
    • LIVING Hope and Joy
    • Arms Wide Open
    • Diamonds in the Night (Revisited from 2017)
    • “Yet Thou art Holy”
    • Resolutely Going Forward
    • Passover Love
    • Praying for a Word to Give the Weary
    • Content Whatever Lot I See Part 2
    • Content Whatever Lot I See Part 1Blog
    • A Night Journey to Peace Part 2
    • A Night Journey to Peace
    • Trusting His Choices
    • Peace Amid the Storm
    • Love is Patient
    • Proving His Name to His Glory
    • Watching in Hope
    • Glorifying His Name Begins with the Realm of Thought
    • "Father Glorify Thy Name"--Possible when we Let Him Love us
    • Father Glorify Thy Name Possible when we Let Him Love us
    • Father Glorify Thy Name Part 3 (A roadblock to be aware of)
    • Father Glorify Thy Name Part 2 (Practical application)
    • Father, Glorify Thy Name
    • Finding His Joy
    • The Blessing of Over-and-Over-Testings
    • Redefining Our Perception of Rejection
    • The Source of all Encouragement
    • Casting our Care and Leaving it There
    • Setting our Face Like Flint
    • Accepting God’s Will for our Beloved Brethren
    • Our Home in Every Challenge: Seeing Beyond the Illusion
    • Call to Consider: His Amazing Provision
    • Call to Consider: His Amazing Provision
    • Sure Proof of His Divine Provision
    • Some Lessons from David in Absalam's Rebellion and Unresolved Conflict
    • His Glory: Permission to Prune
    • His Glory: A Call to Re-focus
    • Trade in the Old Thinking for a New Song!
    • A Practical Look at the Armor of God
    • Resting in His Provision
    • His Perspective from the Heights, Borne on the Wings of the Eagle
    • What Would Jesus THINK?
    • The Joy of Wholeheartedness Part 2
    • The Joy of Wholeheartedness Part 1
    • The Joy of His Love Empowering us to Love Part 2
    • The Joy of Overcoming Irritation: Divine Love Empowering us to Love Part 1
    • The Joy of the LORD is your Strength: Sending Portions!
    • Finding Joy Part 2b: The Joy of the LORD is your Strength: Eat and Drink!
    • Finding Joy Part 2a: The Joy of the LORD is your Strength
    • Finding Joy: The Joy Set Before Us Part 1
    • The Refuge of His Wise and Loving Power
    • Facing the Challenge in the Beauty of Holiness
    • Facing the Challenge with Praise, Prayer and Perspective
    • Enthroning Him upon our Praise
    • Yet You Are Holy
    • Yet You are Holy
    • Another Look at “Arise, Let us go hence”
    • “My Peace” When We Feel Alone
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 5
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 4
    • My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 3
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 2
    • “My Peace” Amid the Storm” Part 1
    • A Prayer for the Power of His Penetrating Gaze of Love Part 2
    • A Prayer for the Power of His Penetrating Gaze
    • Trusting Enough to Get Out of the Boat
    • The Answer to Resistance: Trusting His Provision in the Process Part 2
    • The Answer to Resistance: Trusting that what He allows is GOOD.
    • He Knows What We Need, a Call to Praise Amid the Unknown!
    • My Heart is Fixed
    • My Heart is Fixed
    • The Creative Deliverance That Surrounds Us
    • How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 4
    • #547 How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 3
    • How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 2
    • How to Rejoice in the Midst of Whatever Happens Part 1
    • Our Prayerful Song in the Midst of Whatever Happens
    • #543 What Brings Us Peace No Matter What Happens
    • Freedom from the Trap of Old Thinking
    • Freedom from the Trap of Old Thinking Part 2
    • He Restores my Soul
    • “Look up and Let Go”
    • Nothing Shall Offend
    • Moment by Moment Deliverance from Fear
    • We Will Continue to Praise Him in the Midst of Every Circumstance
    • We Will Continue to Praise Him in the Midst of Every Circumstance Part 2
    • We Will Continue to Praise Him in the Midst Every Circumstance
    • Trust in His Perspective Frees us from Every ‘Prison’ Part 2
    • Trust in His Perspective Frees us from Every ‘Prison’
    • Run through the Open Door
    • Dwelling in ONE Master
    • Dwelling in His Shadow and Watching from the Wings
    • Dwelling in the Obedience of Christ
    • Overcoming Some Old Habits of Thought
    • Setting our Minds for Surrender Each Morning
    • Some of Peters Advice for Relationships in these Last Days
    • What Helps us to Accept Every Experience
    • His Leading through the Valley
    • Being His Valiant Warrior
    • Our Valiant Warrior
    • Living Deep-rooted Attachment in Christ
    • Keep on Sowing!
    • Surely the LORD is in the place
    • Red Sea Advice Part 4 The Red Sea Response
    • Red Sea Advice Part 3 The Red Sea Reaction
    • Red Sea Advice Part 2
    • Red Sea Advice Part 1
    • A Call to Peace
    • But Then on The Third Day
    • He Endured the Cross Part 3 Psalm 22 NIV
    • He Endured the Cross Psalm 22 Part 2
    • He Endured the Cross Part 1
    • The Cup that Crystallizes Part 3
    • The Cup that Crystallizes Part 2
    • The Cup that Crystallizes Part 1
    • The Yoke that Gives Us Rest
    • Proper Use of limitation, A Call For Balance
    • Another Lesson in Making Room for Their Surpassing Power Through the Proper Use of our Limitations
    • The Posture of Waiting and Trust that Allows Him To Demonstrate His Surpassing Power
    • To Demonstrate His Surpassing Power 2
    • To Demonstrate His Surpassing Power
    • WE will get through this!
    • Delight to do His will
    • I Know the Plans I Have for You
    • But for a Moment
    • Wake me up, Lord
    • We are a Team!
    • When we feel alone
    • The One Next Step
    • Trusting the Love that Stabilizes Us Through Every Storm
    • Triumph Over Appearance
    • The Joy of His Abundance
    • Express Gratitude
    • Numbering our Days
    • Expressions of His Love
    • The Breadth of His Provision
    • His Faithfulness Behind Every Challenge
    • He Stands at the Door of our Hearts
    • Your Tender Mercies Give Me Life
    • The Craftsmanship of His Workmanship in us
    • With You Wherever You Go
    • Listening to His Voice Amid the Physical Challenge of Shingles
    • A Refuge Better than People Pleasing
    • My Prayer in the Morning
    • They Will Not Prevail
    • When Things Don't Go My Way
    • How To Be a Refuge Like Him
    • A Very Present Help in Trouble
    • How to be a Refuge Like Him
    • Humble Yourselves Under the Mighty Hand of God
    • On Which Side Will We Dwell?
    • The Light That Shines on Our Challenges
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 6
    • Plow My Thoughts
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 5
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 4
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 3
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts Part 2
    • Rewriting our Negative Memories and Thoughts
    • Stand in Awe in the Midst of Depression
    • Patient Waiting in the Face of Challenge
    • Our Expectation and Refuge in the Face of Fear
    • His Way of Escape
    • Healing the Root of Fear pt 2
    • Healing the Root of Fear
    • Weeding Day
    • Another Aspect of Wash Day!
    • Wash Day!
    • The Cup of Blessing Which We Bless
    • Our Abba Father
    • Accepting the Gift and Passing it On
    • Accepting the Gift of His Training
    • Open Our Eyes to See
    • The Breath of Forgiveness Part 2
    • The Breath of Forgiveness
    • Living Each Moment for Him
    • Diamonds in the Night
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 7
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 6
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 3
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 3
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 2
    • His Word that Sustains us in Times of Weariness Part 1
    • Faithful in the Hour Part 1
    • Delight in His Delight
    • The Beauty of Brokenness Surrendered to Him
    • How to Never Give up Part 2
    • How to Never Give UP part 1
    • Whatever We Do Part 2
    • Whatever We Do
    • Resurrection Power At Work
    • Tested by the Word of God
    • Waiting on the LORD
    • My Dad Road Sign
    • The Amazing Privilege of Being Coached by the Most High God
    • Casting Both Circles of Care Upon Him
    • The Heart of Deliverance
    • Say Amen!
    • Amen
    • Trusting Where He Leads
    • Made Strong to Listen
    • This is Who I AM
    • The Mindset of Deliverance
    • Strongholds
    • Your Love Has Conquered My Resistance
    • Our Stability Amid These Times and Seasons of Change
    • Precious in the Sight part 2
    • Precious in the Sight of the Lord
    • His Battle
    • Looking to Him
    • Proving Him Holy
    • Rejoice in the Road
    • The Divine Ectetera
    • Waking up to Hope in God in the Present Moment
    • Hiding His Word in Our Heart
    • The Power of Acceptance
    • The Power of Listening From His Love
    • The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight (In Relationships)
    • The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight Part 2
    • The Gift of Spiritual Eyesight
    • The Past and Present Reality of Deliverance
    • Willing To Trust
    • Quieting the Noise So We Can Hear His Knock and Receive Feasting in Place of Empty Snacking
    • An Olive Tree in the House of God
    • Our Choice at Break of Day
    • From Accusation to Acclamation
    • The Pure Joy of What Is
    • Arise and Eat
    • Power Over the Pit
    • His Altar (The Dimensions of Love)
    • Living The Dimensions of Love
    • The Dimensions of Love
    • All My Springs are in You
    • Crucified with Christ--A Prayer
    • Psalm 22 on the Cross to the Ninth Hour
    • The Mind of Christ Revealed on the Cross Part 2
    • The Mind of Christ as Revealed on the Cross Part 1
    • Stop and Savor His View
    • The Final Hymn
    • The Keeping Power of the Father and the Son part 3
    • The Keeping Power of the Father and the Son part 2
    • Keeping the Power of the Father and the Son part 1
    • Father Glorify Thy Name
    • She Has Done What She Could
    • The Megaphone of God
    • Teach me to be an influence that honors You
    • Fill Me with Your Willingness and Skill
    • The Greatest Reality Amid any Overwelm
    • Seeing Something New
    • Trusting Him Anew
    • The Power of the Yoke of Jesus
    • How to be Humble
    • Building Faith to Prepare for Any Collision
    • Opening the Door of our Language to God
    • Safe in His Compassions
    • Who He Is in Every Experience
    • Continual Praise
    • Beside Still Waters
    • Faith and Hope in the Midst of Challenge
    • The Beauty of Flaw Wrapped in Perfection Revisited
    • Empowering Love
    • Discovering the Hidden Treasure
    • Thoroughly Known
    • Very Present Help
    • Not by Might
    • Under His Wings I Trust
    • Aiming at Eternity
    • What to Forget, What to Remember
    • Ready to Turn My Life Around for God
    • Triumph Over Circumstances--Don't Kill the Messenger
    • Waterlogged and Triumphant
    • Escape from Stress When We Don't Understand
    • Escape from Stress, Equipped with Hinds Feet
    • Surely the Lord is in the Place
    • Escape from Stress When We Fail part 2
    • Escaping from Stress When We Fail part 1
    • Escape From Stress When We don't Understand
    • From Stress to Peace Part 1
    • Step by Step Escape from Stress
    • Making Room to be Filled
    • Making Room to be Filled
    • The Power to Love When We Cannot
    • The Power to Love When We Cannot
    • Overcoming Illusion
    • The Blessing of Overwelm
    • Jesus is the Door
    • In Perfect Faithfulness
    • The Space to Choose
    • Discipline, Not Condemnation
    • Discipline, Not Condemnation
    • The Voice of our Risen Lord
    • Passover Perspectives: A Night of Watching
    • Passover Perspectives: The Protection of the Father in the Midst of the Cross
    • Passover Perspectives: The Deliverance that will Never Be Forgotten
    • Passover Perspectives: No Fear
    • Passover Perspective: The Far Reaching Power of His Sacrifice
    • Passover Perspectives: Living Unleavened
    • Passover Perspectives: Eating on the Run
    • Passover Perspectives: The Fires that Proved Him Faithful
    • Passover Perspectives: The Power of his Sacrifice
    • Passover Perspectives Exodus 12: The Keeping of the Lamb
    • Passover Perspectives: A collective celebration
    • Passover Perspectives: A New Beginning
    • A Prayer for God's Glory
    • Road Sign
    • The Beauty of Perfection
    • Every Hour
    • What will we put in the Relationship Box?
    • Discovering His Everlasting Love
    • His Timing and Strength in Every Phase of Life
    • Trusting Him in Every Valley
    • Trusting the One Who Pours the Cup
    • Smallest Beginning, Greatest Gift
    • Thoroughly Known, Thoroughly Pursued
    • Red Sea Rule #10
    • Red Sea Rule #9
    • Agreeing with God
    • Red Sear Rule #8
    • Red Sea Rule #7
    • Red Sea Rule #6
    • Red Sea Rule #5
    • Red Sea Rule 3 & 4
    • Red Sea Rules #2
    • Red Sea Rules--part 1
    • What Great Honor
    • What do you see?
    • The Power of a Living Faith
    • Awe for God in the Face of Fear
    • No Trial Will Ever Be Too Severe
    • The Work of the Gardener and the Architect
    • Wisdom Out of the Whirlwind
    • Hold On
    • Dwelling in Hope: The power of what we expect and believe
    • Conflict as a Call to Loving Action
    • Trusting His Infinite Wisdom
    • Emotion Management through The Power of Discretion
    • Do Not Delay; The Golden Moments Fly
    • Delight in the Lord
    • Loving New Part 2
    • Loving New
    • To Change the Paradigm
    • My Yoke is Easy, My Burden is Light
    • The Way of Escape
    • Equipped to Face Whatever Comes
    • Time to Trust part 3
    • Time to Trust part 2
    • A Time to Trust
    • Words of Wisdom
    • Wake Up New and See the Bigger Picture
    • Weeping and Finding
    • Resurrection Legacy
    • His Seamless Garment
    • Resurrection Legacy
    • Compelled by Love
    • Test of the Dream Part 3B
    • Test of the Dream --Part 3
    • Test of the Dream --Part 2
    • The Test of the Dream
    • The Love of God in Christ--part 2
    • The Love of God in Christ
    • Shedding Light on Discouragement
    • No More Re-Runs and No more Previews
    • No More Re-Runs
    • Triumph of Trust
    • With You Always, Day by Day
    • Triumph over Temptation
    • Step by Step
    • The Lord, My Confidence --part 2
    • The Lord, My Confidence--part 1
    • Seeking the Face of God and Christ
    • My Always Faithful God
    • The Answer to Overwhelm
    • Every Knee Shall Bow
    • Free to Experience the Intentions of God
    • Finding Bread at Midnight
    • Faithful Wounds
    • Battlefield Strategies
    • Take Time to Be Kind
    • Oh Magnify the Lord with Me by the Power of Thanksgiving
    • What do You Expect?
    • Unlikely Battlefield Strategies Part 2
    • The Miracle of Acceptance
    • Crisis Control
    • When Things Don't Go My Way
    • The Power of Pure Choice in Christ
    • Let the King of Glory In!
    • Whose Wall Do I Trust?
    • The Power of Thanksgiving
    • The Postures of Possiblities
    • If You Trust Me Let Go
    • Barefoot!
    • Holy Ground: Accepting the Mission
    • Holy ground: Facing the Fire
    • After the Battle
    • Accessable
    • Surrender in Awe and Wait in Joy
    • The Strength of our Spiritual Root System
    • Space to Trust
    • Full of Sap Part 3
    • Full of Sap Part 2
    • Full of Sap
    • The Mind of Mature Persistence part 3
    • The Mind of Mature Persistence part 2
    • Mind of Mature Persistance
    • Expect the Unexpected
    • Hearing Through the Ears of Jesus
    • Our Memorial Legacy: Keeping the Feast
    • Our Memorial Legacy
    • The Heart of the Father
    • The Cattle on a Thousand Hills
    • Patient with Process
    • He is Risen! Continue to Seek
    • Never Out-Numbered--Never Give Up!
    • Never Out-Numbered
    • Gathering Forces No Match For the Lord of the Harvest
    • The Power of Sanctified Choice – A Testimony
    • The Power of Sanctified Choice on the Cross
    • Jesus' Last Prayer part 8
    • Jesus' Last Prayer part 7
    • Jesus' Last Prayer part 6
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Tumaini za Uhai Milele na
Uhamasishaji uliyodhaminiwa na upatanisho

 E383 StudyXIII

Hopes for life Everlastings and immortality secured by the Atonement.

FUNDI XIII

Tumaini za Uhai Milele na
Uhamasishaji uliyodhaminiwa na upatanisho
 
"Ikiwa mtu atakufa atakuwa hai tena? Siku zote za wakati wangu uliowekwa nitangojea mpaka badiliko langu lifike." Ayubu 14:14
 
"Mwokozi wetu Yesu Kristo ... amekomesha kifo na kuleta uzima [wa milele] na kutokufa kwa njia ya Injili." 2 Tim. 1: 10
 
KUNA tumaini linalo tamaniwa ndani ya wanaume kwamba kifo haimalizi uwepo wote. Kuna tumaini lisilofafanuliwa kwamba, kwa njia fulani na mahali, maisha sasa yameanza kuwa na mwendelezo. Katika wengine tumaini hili linageuka kuwa hofu. Kwa kugundua kutokuwa na hali ya mustakabali wa furaha, watu wengi huogopa hali ya baadaye ya ole; na ndivyo wanavyoiogopa wenyewe na wengine zaidi wanaiamini.
 
Matumaini haya yasiyofafanuliwa ya maisha ya baadaye na mwenzake, hofu, bila shaka yalikuwa na asili yao katika hukumu ya Bwana ya nyoka baada ya Adamu kuanguka katika dhambi na kifo, kwamba mwishowe mbegu ya mwanamke inapaswa kuumiza kichwa cha nyoka. Bila shaka hii haikueleweka kumaanisha kuwa angalau sehemu ya familia ya Adamu itamshinda Shetani, na juu ya dhambi na kifo, ambayo alikuwa amewaingiza. Hapana shaka Mungu alihimiza tumaini kama hilo, ingawa ni kweli lakini liliongezeka, akizungumza na Noa na kupitia Enoki ambaye alitabiri, "Tazama, Bwana anakuja na watu wake elfu kumi." Lakini injili (habari njema) ya wokovu kutoka kwa kifo, inayotolewa kwa wanadamu wote kwa wakati uliowekwa wa Mungu, inaonekana ilikuwa imeelezewa wazi kwa Ibrahimu. Mtume anatangaza: "Injili ilihubiriwa hapo awali kwa Ibrahimu - ikisema," Katika uzao wako familia zote za dunia zitabarikiwa. "Angalau hii ndiyo msingi wa tumaini la Kiyuda la ufufuo; kwani kwa kuwa familia nyingi za ulimwengu zilikuwa zimekufa na kufa, baraka iliyoahidiwa ya wote ilimaanisha maisha ya baadaye. Na wakati, karne nyingi baada, Israeli walitawanyika kati ya mataifa wakati wa utumwa wa Babeli, bila shaka walibeba vipande vya ahadi za Mungu na matumaini yao kila mahali walipoenda.
 
Hakika ni kweli, kwamba hata ilikuja kama matokeo ya mchanganyiko wa mawazo ya Kiyahudi, au kwa sababu tumaini ni jambo la asili ya mwanadamu, au zote mbili, ulimwengu wote unaamini katika maisha ya baadaye, na karibu wote wanaamini kuwa itakuwa ya milele. Mtume huyu anateua, "Matarajio ya dhati ya kiumbe" - kiumbe cha kuugua. Lakini matumaini kama hayo sio dhibitisho la fundisho hilo; na ahadi za Agano la Kale, zilizofanywa kwa Wayahudi, hazieleweki kabisa kuweka msingi wa imani iliyo wazi, ni chini kabisa kwa "theolojia ya kuamini," juu ya mada hii.
 
Sio mpaka tuipate, katika Agano Jipya, taarifa wazi, nzuri za Bwana wetu, na baadaye taarifa wazi za mitume juu ya mada hii muhimu ya Uzima wa Milele ndio tunaanza kubadilishana matumaini yasiyothibitishwa kwa imani chanya. Kwa maneno yao sio tu kuwa na taarifa nzuri za kuathiri kuwa uwezekano wa maisha ya baadaye umetolewa kwa wote, lakini falsafa ya ukweli na jinsi inavyopatikana na kutunzwa imewekwa hapo kama mahali pengine popote.
 
Wengi hawajazingatia alama hizi, na kwa hivyo ni "dhaifu katika imani." Wacha tuone falsafa hii ni nini, na tuhakikishwe zaidi kuliko hapo zamani kuwa maisha ya baadaye, uzima wa milele, ni kwa mpango mzuri wa Muumba wetu mwenye busara alifanya fursa kwa kila mtu wa familia ya wanadamu.
 
Kuanzia katika msingi wa uhakikisho huu wa Agano Jipya la Uhai Udumuo Milele, tunapata mshangao wetu kwamba kwanza inatuonya kwamba ndani na sisi wenyewe hatuna chochote ambacho kingetupa tumaini lolote la uzima wa milele - kwamba maisha ya mbio zetu yalikuwa kupotea kwa kutotii kwa baba yetu Adamu; kwamba ingawa aliumbwa kamili na alibadilishwa kuishi milele, dhambi yake haileti tu kwake mshahara wa dhambi - kifo - lakini kwamba watoto wake walizaliwa katika hali ya kufa, warithi wa ushawishi wa kufa. Sheria ya Mungu, kama Yeye, ni kamili, na vivyo hivyo na kiumbe Wake (Adamu) kabla ya kutenda dhambi; Kwa maana imeandikwa kwa Mungu, "Kazi yake ni kamili." Na Mungu kupitia sheria yake anakubali kile kilicho kamili, na analaani uharibifu kila kitu kisicho kamili. Kwa hivyo mbio ya Adamu, "iliyozaliwa katika dhambi na kuumbwa katika uovu," haina tumaini la uzima wa milele isipokuwa kwa masharti yaliyowekwa kwenye Agano Jipya na inayoitwa Injili - habari njema, kwamba njia ya kutoka anguko, kwenda ukamilifu, kwa neema ya Mungu na uzima wa milele, umefunguliwa kupitia Kristo na kwa familia yote ya Adamu ambao watajipata nayo.
 
Ujumbe muhimu wa tumaini la upatanisho na Mungu, na kwa hiyo tumaini mpya la uzima wa milele, linapatikana katika taarifa (1) kwamba "Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu" na (2) kwamba "alifufuka kwa sababu ya kuhesabiwa haki kwetu. "; kwa "mtu Kristo Yesu alijitoa fidia [bei inayolingana] kwa wote." Adamu na kabila lake, ambalo wakati alitenda dhambi lilikuwa bado ndani yake na kushiriki sentensi yake kwa asili, "wamekombolewa [walinunuliwa] na damu ya thamani [ya kifo] cha Kristo." 1 Kor. 15: 3; Kirumi 4:25, 1 Tim 2: 6; 1 Pet. 1:19
 
Lakini ingawa mahitaji ya Bwana ni mengi kwa wote, hayatumiki kwa yeyote isipokuwa kwa masharti fulani; yaani, (1) kwamba wanampokea Kristo kama Mkombozi wao; na (2) kwamba wanajitahidi kukwepa dhambi na baadaye kuishi kwa kupatana na Mungu na haki. Kwa hivyo tunaambiwa kwamba "Uzima wa Milele ni zawadi ya Mungu kupitia Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu." (Waru. 6:23) Taarifa zifuatazo za Kimaandiko ziko wazi juu ya suala hili:
"Yeye aliye na Mwana anao uzima [haki au upendeleo au dhamana ya uhai kama zawadi ya Mungu]; lakini yeye ambaye hana Mwana hataona uzima [kamili]." Yohana 3:36; 1 Yohana 5:12
 
Hakuna awezaye kupata uzima wa milele isipokuwa kutoka kwa Kristo Mkombozi na mtoaji wa Uhai aliyeteuliwa; na ukweli ambao hutuletea fursa ya kuonyesha imani na utii, na kwa hivyo "kushikilia uzima wa milele," huitwa "maji ya uzima" na "mkate wa uzima." Yohana 4:14; 6: 40,54
 
Uhai huu wa milele utapewa tu wale ambao, wakati watajifunza juu yake na masharti ambayo yatapewa kama zawadi, watafute, kwa kuishi kulingana na roho ya utakatifu. Watavuna kama zawadi ya zawadi. Warumi6: 23; wagalatia. 6: 8
 
Ili kupata uzima huu wa milele lazima tuwe "kondoo" wa Bwana na kufuata sauti, maagizo, ya Mchungaji. Yohana 10: 26-28; 17: 2,3
 
Zawadi ya uzima wa milele haitalazimishwa kwa yeyote. Kinyume chake, lazima iweze kutafutwa na kutafutwa na kushikiliwa na wote ambao wataipata. 1 Tim. 6: 12,19
 
Kwa hivyo ni tumaini, badala ya uzima halisi, ambao Mungu hutupa sasa: tumaini la sisi tunaweza kuupata, kwa sababu Mungu ametoa njia ambayo anaweza kuwa mwenye haki na bado kuwa wahalisi wa wote wanaowaamini na kumpokea Kristo.
 
Kwa neema ya Mungu Bwana wetu Yesu hakujununua tu na dhabihu ya maisha yake kwa ajili yetu, lakini alikua Kuhani wetu Mkuu, na kwa hivyo yeye sasa ni "mwandishi [chanzo] cha wokovu wa milele kwa wote wanaomtii." (Ebr. 5: 9) "Na hii ndio ahadi aliyotuahidi, hata uzima wa milele." 1 Yohana 2:25
 
"Na hii ndio kumbukumbu kwamba Mungu ametupa uzima wa milele [sasa kwa imani na tumaini, na kwa kweli, 'wakati yeye ambaye ni uzima wetu atatokea'], na uzima huu uko kwa Mwana wake. Mwana ana uzima: na yeye ambaye hana Mwana wa Mungu hana uzima. " 1 Yohana 5: 11,12
 
Maisha haya ya milele, yaliyowezekana kwa Adamu na jamii yake yote na Muumba wetu kupitia Mkombozi wetu, lakini yaliyokusudiwa, na kuahidi, ni waaminifu na watiifu tu, na ambao kwa sasa wamepewa haya tu kama tumaini, ndio watakaopewa kwa waaminifu katika "ufufuo."
 
Itakumbukwa kuwa ahadi za wazi za Neno la Mungu zinatofautiana sana na falsafa za ulimwengu juu ya mada hii. Wanadai kwamba mwanadamu lazima apate uzima wa milele kwa sababu anautumaini, au katika hali nyingi anaogopa. Lakini matumaini na hofu sio sababu nzuri za kuamini juu ya somo lolote. Hakuna msingi wa madai kwamba kuna kitu ndani ya mwanadamu ambacho lazima kiishi na milele - hakuna sehemu kama hiyo ya kiumbe wa mwanadamu inayojulikana, au inayoweza kudhibitishwa au kupatikana.
 
Lakini maoni ya Kimaandiko juu ya mada hiyo hayako wazi kwa pingamizi kama hilo: ni busara kabisa kufikiria uwepo wetu, roho, kwa kuwa imewasilishwa kama zawadi ya Mungu, na sio milki yetu wenyewe. Kwa kuongezea, inaepuka ugumu mkubwa na mkubwa ambao wazo la falsafa za kipagani limefunguliwa; kwa maana wakati mwanafalsafa wa kipagani anasema kwamba mwanadamu haweza kuangamia, kwamba lazima aishi milele, kwamba uzima wa milele sio zawadi ya Mungu, kama inavyosema Bibilia, lakini ubora wa asili unaomilikiwa na kila mtu, anadai sana. Falsafa kama hiyo haitoi tu uwepo wa milele kwa wale ambao wangeitumia vizuri na kwa nani itakuwa baraka, lakini kwa wengine pia ambao hawatatumia vizuri na kwa nani itakuwa laana. Mafundisho ya Kimaandiko, kwa upande wake, kama tulivyoonyesha tayari, inatangaza kwamba zawadi hii kubwa na ya kusadikika (Maisha ya Milele) itapewa wale tu ambao wanaamini na kutii Mkombozi na Mtoaji wa Uzima. Wengine, ambao itakuwa ni jeraha, sio tu kuwa na sasa, lakini hawawezi kupata hiyo. "Mshahara wa dhambi ni kifo; lakini zawadi ya Mungu ni uzima wa milele kupitia Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu." (Warumi. 6:23) Waovu (wote ambao, baada ya kupata ufahamu wazi wa ukweli, bado hawatii kwa makusudi) watakatiliwa mbali na watu wa Mungu katika kifo cha pili. "Watakuwa kana kwamba hawakuwako." "Watatoweka kabisa." "Maangamizo ya milele" yatakuwa adhabu yao - maangamizi ambayo yatadumu milele, ambayo hayatakuwa na ahueni, na ufufuo. Watapata hasara ya uzima wa milele, na marupurupu yake yote, furaha na baraka - upotezaji wa yote ambayo waaminifu watapata. Matendo 3:23; zaburi. 37: 9,20; Ayubu 10:19; 2 Thes. 1: 9
 
Zawadi ya Mungu ya uzima wa milele ni ya thamani kwa watu wake wote, na kuifahamu kwa mkono wa imani ni muhimu sana kwa maisha yenye usawa na thabiti. Ni wale tu ambao "wameshikilia uzima wa milele," kwa kumkubali Kristo na kujitolea kwa huduma yake, ambao wanaweza kupindana vizuri na kwa nguvu dhabihu za maisha sasa.
 
Utambuzi na tofauti

Lakini sasa, baada ya kuchunguza tumaini la kutokufa kutoka kwa uelewa wa kawaida wa neno hilo (uzima wa milele), na baada ya kugundua kuwa uzima wa milele ni mpango wa Mungu kwa wale wote wa mbio za Adamu ambao watakubali kwa "wakati unaofaa" chini ya kanuni za Agano Jipya, tumejiandaa kupiga hatua zaidi na kutambua kwamba uzima wa milele na kutokufa sio maneno yanayofanana, kama watu kwa ujumla wanavyodhani. Neno "kutokufa" linamaanisha zaidi ya nguvu ya kuishi milele; na, kulingana na Maandiko, mamilioni yanaweza kufurahia maisha ya milele, lakini ni "kikundi kidogo" kidogo tu ambacho kitafanywa kisifa.
 
Kutokufa ni kitu au ubora wa asili ya Kimungu, lakini sio ya mwanadamu au ya malaika au asili yoyote ile kuliko ile ya Kiungu. Na ni kwa sababu Kristo na "kikundi kidogo" chake, "bibi" wake, watakuwa "washiriki wa asili ya Uungu" kwamba watakuwa tofauti kwa viumbe vingine vyote mbinguni au duniani. 2 Pet. 1: 4
 
Je! Nafsi ya Binadamu Haijafa, au Inayo Tumaini?
ya Kutokufa?
 
Tumeona kuwa roho ya mwanadamu (sentient) inatokana na umoja wa pumzi ya maisha (ruach-pneuma) na kiumbe cha mwanadamu au mwili; sawa na katika kesi ya roho za chini za wanyama (wahusika) isipokuwa mwanadamu amewekwa kiumbe cha hali ya juu, mwili ulio na nguvu kubwa na sifa. Kuuliza kwetu sasa ni kwamba, Je! Wanyama wote hawawezi kufa? Na ikiwa hii itajibiwa vibaya, lazima tuulize, Je! Mtu anamiliki nini juu ya wanyama wa chini ambao hutoa tumaini la kutokufa kwake?
 
Tamko la Sulemani na uchunguzi wetu wenyewe unathibitisha kwamba mwanadamu kama wanyama wa chini atakufa - "Kama vile mmoja anakufa vile vile kufa mwingine. Ndio, wote wana [pumzi ya aina moja] ya roho ya maisha." (Mhu. 3: 19) Kwa kila mkono, sanduku, makaburi, wote wanashuhudia kwamba mwanadamu hufa na kwa hivyo kwamba yeye hafi, kwa maana neno "kutokufa" linamaanisha uthibitisho wa kifo, ambayo haiwezi kufa. Matumaini yoyote ya mwanadamu ya kutokufa, sio mali ya sasa na inaweza kuwa tumaini katika mpango fulani wa Mungu, siku zijazo.
 
Kabla ya kuuliza swali hili zaidi itakuwa faida kwetu kuzingatia maana ya maneno "hufa" na "isiyoweza kufa," kwa kutokuelewa kabisa umuhimu wa maneno haya kunaenea sana na mara nyingi husababisha mkanganyiko wa mawazo.
 
Neno Kufa halimaanishi cha kufa - uthibitisho wa kifo, usio na uharibifu, hauwezi kuharibika, hauwezi kuharibika. Kiumbe chochote ambacho uwepo wake unategemea kwa njia yoyote kwa mwingine, au kwa hali kama vile chakula, mwanga, hewa, nk, sio wa kutokufa. Ubora huu asili ya ndani kwa Yehova Mungu pekee, kama ilivyoandikwa - "Baba ana uzima ndani Yake" (Yohana 5:26); i.e., Uwepo wake sio wa moja kwa moja, wala uleule. Yeye ndiye Mfalme wa milele, asiyekufa, asiyeonekana. (1 Tim. 1:17) Maandiko haya kuwa mamlaka ya kuamua juu ya mada hii, tunaweza kujua zaidi ya uwezekano kwamba wanadamu, malaika, malaika mkuu, au hata Mwana wa Mungu, kabla na wakati huo "alifanywa mwili na kukaa kati yetu. "- sio ya kutokufa - wote walikuwa wanadamu.
 
Lakini neno "mwanadamu" haimaanishi kufa, lakini linaweza kufa tu - kuwa na uzima unaotegemea Mungu kwa mwendelezo wake. Kwa mfano, malaika kutokufa na wanaweza kufa na wanaweza kufa, wangeangamizwa na Mungu ikiwa wangekuwa waasi dhidi ya serikali Yake yenye busara, ya haki na yenye upendo. Katika Yeye (kwa uthibitisho wake) wanaishi na kusonga na kuwa na uhai wao. Kwa kweli, juu ya Shetani, ambaye alikuwa malaika wa nuru, na ambaye alikuwa mwasi, inasemekana wazi kwamba kwa wakati wake ataangamizwa. (Ebr. 2:14) Hii sio tu inathibitisha kwamba Shetani ni mwanadamu, lakini inathibitisha kwamba asili ya malaika ni kiumbe cha kibinadamu ambacho kinaweza kuharibiwa na Muumba wake. Kwa mtu, yeye ni "chini kidogo kuliko malaika" (Sura ya 8: 5), na kwa hiyo hufa pia, kama inavyothibitishwa na ukweli kwamba mbio zetu zimekuwa zikifa kwa miaka elfu sita na kwamba hata watakatifu katika Kristo anashauriwa kutafuta kutokufa. Kirumi 2: 7
 
Ufafanuzi wa kawaida wa mwanadamu anayekufa ni kufa, na ya milele isiyokufa — yote ni makosa. Ili kuonyesha ukweli wa fasili hizi za jumla wacha tuongeze swali rahisi-
 
Je! Adamu Aliumbwa Aliyekufa au Hafi?

Ikiwa jibu ni - "Adamu aliumbwa asiyekufa," tunawajibu, Je! Alishtushwa vipi na baadaye akahukumiwa kifo, na angewezaje kufa ikiwa alikuwa ushahidi wa kifo? Je! Ni kwanini Mungu kwa kumuadhibu alimtoa nje ya Bustani ya Edeni mbali na shamba la miti au maisha, ili asije akaishi milele? Mwa 3:22
 
Ikiwa jibu linakuwa kwamba mwanadamu aliumbwa akiwa mwanadamu (kulingana na fikira ya kawaida ya kawaida, anakufa) tunauliza, Mungu angewezaje kumuhukumu mwanadamu afe baada ya kutotii kwake ikiwa alikuwa kiumbe anayekufa na hakuwahi kutokea? Na ikiwa Adamu aliumbwa akifa Mungu angewezaje kutangaza kwamba kifo chake kilitokana na dhambi yake?
 
Machafuko hayawezi kuepukwa isipokuwa ufafanuzi wa kweli wa kibinadamu na wa kutokufa utambuliwe wazi kama ifuatavyo.
 
Kufa - hali au hali ambayo kifo haiwezekani - hali ya dhibitisho la kifo.
 
Kifo - hali au hali ambayo kifo kinawezekana - hali ya dhima ya kifo, lakini sio lazima hali ya kufa isipokuwa hukumu ya kifo imetokea.
 
Kwa mtazamo huu tunaweza kuona katika mtazamo kwamba Adamu aliumbwa mwanadamu - katika hali ambayo kifo kilikuwa uwezekano au uzima wa milele uwezekano; kadiri alivyopendeza au hakufurahisha Muumba wake mwenye busara, mwenye haki na mwenye upendo. Laiti angeendelea kuwa mtiifu angekuwa anaendelea kuishi mpaka sasa na hata milele, na bado wakati wote angekuwa binadamu, akiwa na hatia ya kutotii. Wala hali kama hiyo haitakuwa ya kutokuwa na hakika; kwani Mungu ambaye ilibidi afanye naye haubadilika: kwa hivyo Adamu angekuwa na hakika kamili ya uzima wa milele mradi angeendelea kuwa mtiifu na mtiifu kwa Muumba wake. Na zaidi ya hii hakuweza kuulizwa kwa sababu.
Hali ya maisha ya Adamu kabla ya kutotii kwake ilikuwa sawa na ile iliyokuwa ikifurahishwa na sasa na malaika watakatifu: alikuwa na maisha katika kiwango kamili - maisha ya kudumu - ambayo angeweza kuiweka milele kwa kuendelea kumtii Mungu. Lakini kwa sababu hakuwa ushahidi wa kifo, kwa sababu hakuwa na "maisha ndani yake" lakini alitegemewa kuendelea na masharti kulingana na raha ya Muumba wake, kwa hivyo tishio la Mungu kwamba ikiwa hatatii angekufa, ilimaanisha kitu. Ilimaanisha upotezaji wa cheche ya uzima, "pumzi ya uhai," bila ambayo mwili ungeweza kuwa mavumbi na roho hai au roho nyepesi itakoma. Kama Adamu angekufa, asiyeweza kuaminiwa, na dhibitisho la kifo, hukumu ya Mungu ingekuwa tishio tupu. Lakini kwa sababu Adamu alikuwa mwanadamu anayekufa, anayeweza kufa, anayehusika na kifo isipokuwa kama alivyodumishwa na maagizo ya Muumba wake, kwa hivyo, kama ilivyotangazwa, alikufa "katika siku" ya kutotii kwake. Tazama 2 Pet. 3: 8.
 
Kwa wale ambao wanafikiria kuwa Bibilia imejaa maneno kama roho isiyoweza kufa, nafsi isiyo na roho, roho isiyokufa, nk, hatuwezi kutoa ushauri mzuri zaidi ya kwamba wanachukua konkodensi ya Bibilia na hutafuta maneno haya na mengine ya uingizaji sawa. Hawatapata; na kwa hivyo wanaotafuta ukweli wa kweli watajiridhisha kuwa watu wa Kikristo kwa ujumla kwa karne nyingi, kwa walidhani angalau, wamekuwa wakiongezea kwenye Neno la Mungu, kwa utata wao wenyewe.
 
Kulingana na maandiko malaika wanafurahia uzima wa milele lakini ni wa kufa: Hiyo ni kusema, umilele wa kuishi kwao kwa malaika sio kwa sababu wao ni wa kutokufa au uthibitisho wa kifo na kwa hivyo hawawezi kuangamizwa na Muumba wao; lakini kwa sababu Yeye anatamani waishi maisha marefu kama watakaotumia maisha yao kulingana na mpangilio wake wa haki na upendo. Hii ni rahisi ya maandamano; kwani Shetani hakuwa mmoja wa malaika watakatifu kabla yeye kwa kiburi na tamaa ya dhambi? Na je! Kwa hivyo hakukuwa mmoja wa waovu (kwa hiari, kumpinga Mungu) ambayo imeandikwa, "Waovu wote Mungu atawaangamiza" - "ni nani atakayeadhibiwa kwa uharibifu wa milele"? . Ebr. 2:14
 
Wakati Maandiko yanazungumza juu ya vifo vya mwanadamu, na kwa kweli karibu kila aina hujitia kwenye uhusiano wa mwanadamu na Mungu, lakini hawafundishi ukweli wa vifo vya malaika, kwa kutangaza kwamba Mungu "ndiye tu kutokufa" (1 Tim. 6 : 16). Na kama vile tumeona tayari, Bwana wetu Yesu "ameumbwa kuwa bora zaidi kuliko malaika" wakati wa ufufuko wake, na kama thawabu ya utii wake waaminifu kwa mapenzi ya Baba kwa kiwango cha kujitolea - "hata kufa, hata kifo cha msalabani. kwa hivyo Mungu amemtukuza sana. " Ingawa siku zote ni bora kuliko wengine wote kama "Mzaliwa wa pekee," ukuzaji huu ulimuinua, kama vile mtume anavyotangaza, juu zaidi ya mamlaka na nguvu na kila jina ambalo limetajwa mbinguni na duniani. Waefeso. 1:21
 
Kwa hivyo inaonekana wazi, kutoka kwa ufunuo wa Mungu mwenyewe juu ya mada hiyo, kwamba ni Baba mwenyewe mwenyewe aliye na sifa hii ya kutokufa wakati wa mitume waliandika barua zao. Kwa kweli, ikiwa Mzaliwa wa pekee hajakufa mapema kuliko wakati wa ukuzaji wake hangekuwa Mwokozi wa ulimwengu-kwa sababu hangeweza kufa; na chini ya mpangilio wa kimungu kuwa Mkombozi wetu lazima afe: kumbukumbu ni kwamba, "Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu" na akapandishwa kwa kutokufa baadaye.
 
Matumaini ya maisha ya usoni ya siku zijazo ni dhahiri katika Agano la Kale; lakini kutokufa sio sana kama ilivyotajwa. Kwa kweli, Mtume aliyepuliziwa anatangaza juu ya Bwana wetu Yesu, kwamba "alimaliza kifo [akamvunja mkono wa mwanadamu] na kuleta uhai na kutokufa kwa mwangaza kupitia injili." (2 Tim. 1: 10) Hii inaonyesha mambo mawili: (1) Uhai huo katika ukamilifu, maisha ya kudumu, ni tofauti na tofauti na kutokufa, kutokufa. (2) Inaonyesha kwamba hakuna baraka hizi kubwa zilizokuwa zimefunuliwa au kupatikana mapema na injili- "wokovu mkubwa ulioanza kuhubiriwa na Bwana wetu." Ebr. 2: 3
 
Na injili ya Bwana wetu ilileta nini "nuru" juu ya baraka hizi kuu mbili - maisha na kutokufa?
 
(a) Inaonyesha kuwa kwa neema ya Mungu Bwana wetu alinunua ulimwengu wote wa kizazi cha Adamu na kwa hivyo kupata kila mtu wa mbio fursa ya kurudi kutoka kwa kifo kwenda kwa uzima- kwa maneno mengine hutangaza "nyakati za ukombozi wa wote." mambo ambayo Mungu alisema kwa kinywa cha manabii wote watakatifu tangu ulimwengu uanze. " Marejesho kwa maana ya juu na ya mwisho yatakuwa kuleta wale waliorejeshwa sio tu kutoka kaburini, lakini kutoka kwa digrii kadhaa za kifo (zilizowakilishwa katika ugonjwa na kutokamilika) hadi uzima-uzima wa milele kama Adamu alivyofurahiya kabla ya kutotii kwake. . Injili ya Kristo inatuhakikishia kwamba nafasi kamili ya kupata baraka hii ya maisha itapewa kwa wote chini ya masharti ya Agano Jipya- "kwa wakati unaofaa." 1 Tim. 2: 6
 
(b) "Mwanga" wa injili ya Kristo unaonyesha mpango maalum katika mpango wa kimungu kwa wito maalum, upimaji na kuandaa idadi ndogo ya viumbe vyake kwa sifa zaidi ya mfano na maadili mwenyewe - mwaliko ili kujidhihirisha kwa mapenzi ya Baba na hivyo kudhibitisha utii wao waaminifu kwake, ili awafanye, "viumbe vipya," "taswira ya utu wake," na "washiriki wa Uungu" - sehemu maarufu ya ni kutokufa. Bwana wetu huyu Yesu alijiweka wazi, akaletwa wazi, katika injili yake ya neema ya Mungu.
 
Kwa mshangao tunauliza - kwa yupi kati ya watakatifu wa Mungu - malaika, makerubi au maserafi — simu ya juu sana imeongezwa? Jibu la injili ya Kristo ni kwamba haujaongezwa kwa malaika hata kidogo, lakini kwa Mwana wa Adamu na "bibi" wake kuchaguliwa kutoka miongoni mwa wale aliowakomboa kwa damu yake ya thamani.
 
Fikiria yeye, ambaye, kwa furaha iliyowekwa mbele yake, alivumilia msalabani, akidharau aibu, na sasa yuko upande wa kulia (mahali pa neema) ya kiti cha enzi cha Mungu. Alikuwa tajiri, lakini kwa sababu yetu alikua maskini. Kwa kuwa mtu na jamii ya kukombolewa walikuwa wanadamu, ilikuwa ni lazima kuwa mwanadamu ili atoe fidia au bei inayolingana. Kwa hivyo alijinyenyekeza na kuchukua fomu ya mtumwa; na baada ya kujikuta katika umbo la kibinadamu, alijinyenyekeza hata hadi kufa - hata kwa aina mbaya ya kifo - kifo cha msalabani. "Kwa hivyo, Mungu amemwinua sana [kwa kiungu cha uungu kilichoahidiwa, katika ufufuo wake], na akampa jina ambalo ni juu ya kila jina [jina la Yehova isipokuwa - 1 Kor 15:27]." Ebr. 12: 3,2; 2 Kor. 8: 9; wafilipil. 2: 8,9
 
y ni Mwana-Kondoo aliyechinjwa ili apate nguvu, na utajiri, na hekima, na nguvu, na heshima, na utukufu, na baraka. "Ufu 5: 9-12
 
Opulence ya neema ya Mungu inaweza kuwa imesimamishwa na ukuzaji wa huyu Mkuu na anayestahili: lakini hapana; Mungu, Baba, amepanga kuwa Kristo Yesu, kama Kapteni, aongoze kikundi cha Wana wa Mungu kwa "utukufu, heshima na kutokufa" (Ebr. 2:10; Warumi 2: 7), kila mmoja wao , lazima iwe "nakala" ya kiroho au mfano wa "Mzaliwa wa kwanza." Kama somo kuu la enzi kuu ya Mungu, na kama hoja kuu ya nadharia zote za mageuzi, Mungu alichagua kuita mahali hapa pa heshima (kama "bibi, mke wa Mwanakondoo na mrithi wa pamoja" - Ufunuo 21: 2,9 ; Warumi 8: 17), sio malaika na makerubi, lakini wengine kutoka kwa wenye dhambi waliokombolewa na damu ya Mwanakondoo yenye thamani. Mungu alichagua idadi hiyo kupandishwa juu (Ufunuo 7: 4), na kuamuliwa kile ambacho lazima iwe tabia zao ikiwa wangefanya wito wao na uchaguzi kuhakikisha mahali mahali katika kampuni hiyo kuheshimiwa sana; na iliyobaki yote imesalia kwa Kristo, afanyaye kazi sasa kama vile Baba alivyofanya kazi hata sasa. Yohana 5:17
 
Enzi ya Injili, kutoka Pentekosti hadi kuanzishwa kwa Ufalme wakati wa ujio wa pili, ni wakati wa kuchaguliwa kwa Bibi huyu mteule wa darasa la Kristo, anayeitwa "Kanisa", "mwili wa Kristo," ukuhani wa kifalme " , "" uzao wa Ibrahimu "(wagalatia. 3:29), nk; na ruhusa inayoendelea ya uovu ni kwa madhumuni ya kukuza hizi "viungo vya mwili wa Kristo" na kuwapa nafasi ya kutoa sadaka zao kidogo na kuwakomboa wote, katika kumtumikia yeye aliyezinunua kwa damu yake ya thamani; na kwa hivyo kukuza mfano wao wa kiroho mioyoni mwao, kwamba, mwisho wa wakati, watawasilishwa na Mola wao na Mkombozi mbele ya Baba, Mungu anaweza kuona ndani yao "mfano wa Mwana wake." Wakol 1: 22; Kirumi 8:29
 
Kama malipo ya "utukufu, heshima na kutokufa," na sifa zote za uungu, hazikuwekwa kwa "Mzaliwa wa kwanza" hadi atakapomaliza kozi yake kwa kumaliza sadaka yake na utii katika kifo, ndivyo na Kanisa, "bibi" yake - aliumbwa kama mmoja na kutibiwa kwa pamoja. Bwana wetu, Mzaliwa wa Kwanza na Nahodha, "aliingia katika utukufu wake" wakati wa ufufuko wake: alikua mshiriki wa asili ya Kimungu kikamilifu, kwa "kuzaliwa kutoka kwa wafu," "kuzaliwa kwa Roho": alikua aliinuliwa sana kwa kiti cha enzi na neema ya juu ("mkono wa kulia" wa Mungu); na kwa hivyo ameahidi kwamba Kanisa lake, "bibi" wake, katika ufufuo litabadilishwa, kwa nguvu ya Kimungu, kutoka kwa asili ya kibinadamu kwenda kwa utukufu, heshima na kutokufa kwa asili ya Kimungu. Ebr. 13:20; 2 Pet. 1: 4
 
Na kwa hivyo imeandikwa juu ya "ufufuo" wa Kanisa: "Umepandwa kwa uharibifu; hufufuliwa katika kutokuharibika [kutokufa]: hupandwa kwa dharau, hufufuliwa katika utukufu; hupandwa kwa udhaifu; imekuzwa kwa nguvu: hupandwa mwili wa asili [wa wanyama]; imeinuliwa mwili wa kiroho. " 1 Kor. 15: 42-44,49

Masharti yaliyowekwa kwa wote ambao watafanya wito wao na uchaguzi kuwa wa kweli kwa msimamo huu unaopendelea ni dhahiri, ingawa "huduma nzuri"; na kwa kuwa waaminifu wameahidiwa "utukufu, heshima na kutokufa" - ya "Uungu" - kwamba watashiriki ukuu wa juu wa Mkombozi "juu ya malaika," ikiwa watashiriki uzembe wake kwa kutembea katika miguu yake, kufuata mfano wake katika wakati huu wa sasa wakati uovu unaruhusiwa kushinda.
 
Kumbuka vizuri ukweli kwamba kila ahadi au maoni ya tumaini la kutokufa katika Neno la Bwana ni kwa Kanisa hili maalum lililochaguliwa. Huu ni uzima wa asili uliotajwa na Bwana wetu, akisema - "Kama vile Baba anayo uzima katika nafsi yake [maisha ambayo hayataki riziki- kutokufa] vivyo hivyo alimpa Mwana ili apate uzima katika yeye [kutokufa]" na kwamba anapaswa kumpa mtu yeyote ambaye angependa - bibi yake, Kanisa lake - "viungo vya mwili wake." Yohana 5: 26; Efe. 3: 6
 
Maneno mawili ya Kiyunani hutafsiriwa kutokufa:

(1) Athanasia, ambayo Nguvu inafafanua kama "kutokufa." Neno hili linapatikana katika maandiko yafuatayo tu:
"Maiti hii lazima iweke kutokufa [athanasia - kutokufa]" - ikimaanisha ufufuo wa kwanza ulioshirikishwa tu na Kanisa. 1 Kor. 15:53

"Wakati mauti haya yatakapovaa kutokufa [athanasia - kutokuwa na usawa]" - akimaanisha ufufuo wa kwanza wa Kanisa. 1 Kor. 15:54

"Ni nani tu aliye na kutokufa [athanasia - kutokufa]" - akimaanisha Baba yetu wa Mbingu. 1 Tim. 6:16
(2) Aphtharsia na aphthartos (kutoka mzizi huo) hutolewa kutokufa mara mbili na isiyoweza kufa mara moja, lakini laweza kutolewa kwa kutokuharibika na isiyoweza kuharibika, na kwa ujumla hutolewa na waandishi wa habari. Matukio yote ya maneno haya katika biblia yanafuata:

"Kwa wale wanaotafuta utukufu, heshima na kutokufa [aphtharsia kutokuharibika]." Kirumi 2: 7

"Hupandwa katika rushwa, hufufuliwa katika kutokuharibika [aphtharsia]." 1 Kor. 15:42

"Mwili na damu haziwezi kurithi Ufalme wa Mungu; wala ufisadi haurithi kutokuharibika [aphtharsia]." 1 Kor. 15:50

"Hii inayoharibika inapaswa kuweka kutokuharibika [aphtharsia]." 1 Kor. 15:53

"Wakati hii ya kuharibika itakuwa imeweka kutokuharibika [aphtharsia]." 1 Kor. 15:54

"Neema iwe pamoja na wote wanaompenda Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo kwa ukweli [aphtharsia-bila kutambulika]." Efe. 6:24

"Yesu Kristo aliyeleta uhai na kutokufa [aphtharsia-kutokuharibika] kupitia injili." 2 Tim. 1: 10

"Katika mafundisho yanayoonyesha kutopunguka, mvuto, moyo wa dhati [aphtharsia -kuharibika]." Tito 2: 7
"Utukufu wa Mungu asiyeharibika [aphthartos-asiyeharibika]." Kirumi 1:23

"Wanafanya hivyo kupata taji inayoweza kuharibika; lakini sisi [aphthartos] isiyoweza kuharibika." 1 Kor. 9:25

"Wafu [Kanisa] watafufuliwa bila kuharibika [aphthartos]." 1 Kor. 15:52

"Mfalme wa milele, asiyeweza kufa [aphthartos-asiyeweza kuharibika], Mungu wa pekee mwenye busara." 1 Tim. 1:17

"Urithi usioweza kuharibika [aphthartos], hauna uchafu, na haufifii, umehifadhiwa mbinguni kwa ajili yako." 1 Pet. 1: 4

"Kuzaliwa mara ya pili, sio kwa mbegu iliyoharibika bali ya asiyeweza kuharibika [aphthartos]." 1 Pet. 1:23

"Hiyo isiyo na uharibifu [aphthartos] hata mapambo ya roho mpole na utulivu." 1 Pet. 3: 4

Wazo katika neno hili ni kwamba - ambayo haiwezi kuharibika, haiwezi kuoza, haiwezi kupoteza thamani: aphtharsia kwa hivyo kwa njia nyingi ni sawa na athanasia au kutokufa wakati hutumiwa kwa viumbe wenye hisia; Kwa kuwa hicho kilicho na uzima ni dhibitisho la kifo, kweli inaweza kuwa isiyoharibika.
 
Matumaini ya Mwanadamu kwa Uhai Udumuo Milele

Wanasayansi hodari na hodari na wana wa mageuzi wamejaribu kuonyesha kuwa maisha ya mwanadamu hayakuwa zawadi kutoka kwa Muumba. Kinadharia wamemleta mwanadamu na wanyama wote wa chini, kwa mchakato wa mageuzi, kutoka kwa kijidudu cha microscopic; ndio, kutoka kwa protoplasm, ambayo Prof. Huxley aliiita "msingi wa maisha"; na wanadharau kwa njia fulani wangepuuza Muumbaji na Mtoaji wa Maisha kabisa: lakini, kwa kweli, wameshindwa kupendekeza njia yoyote ambayo hata protoplasm inaweza kupata uhai kutoka kwa jambo lisilo na nguvu. Kwa kiwango hiki, kwa hivyo, wanalazimika kutambua sababu kubwa ya kwanza ya maisha. Lakini mwanafunzi wa Bibilia aliye na heshima hatakiwi kuwa na ugumu kidogo wa kukubali taarifa ya maandiko kwamba Mungu mwenyewe ndiye anasababisha kuu, chemchemi ya uzima, ambaye maisha yote yametoka kwa kila ndege; Kama mtume asemavyo, Vitu vyote ni vya Baba, na vitu vyote ni kwa sababu ya Mwana, na sisi ni Yeye. (1 Kor. 8: 6) Mkristo hupata tu ushuhuda wa Muumba kwenye kitabu cha Maumbile, lakini hupata ndani ya Bibilia ufunuo wa wazi na maalum wa Muumbaji huyo, na uumbaji huo. Anakubali kama ukweli kwamba Mungu aliumba wazazi wetu wa kwanza, na akawapa uhai, na ametoa kwa uenezaji wao wa mbio ya kiumbe mashuhuri, roho, za aina yao, kama vile Yeye alivyotoa mchakato kama huo katika brute. uumbaji.
 
Kuangalia Edeni tunamuona Adamu na Hawa katika ukamilifu wao, wakiwa na nguvu za maadili na akili, kwa mfano wa Muumba wao, na kwa hivyo ni bora zaidi kuliko raia wao, uumbaji wenye nguvu - roho za utaratibu wa juu, matokeo ya hali ya juu na viumbe hai; na tunauliza, Kusudi la Mungu kumheshimu mwanadamu katika uumbaji wake lilikuwa nini? Tunaona kwamba hadi sasa uumbaji wa brute unavyohusika, muundo dhahiri wa Bwana ulikuwa kwamba wanapaswa kuishi miaka michache kisha kufa, na kuwapa wengine wa spishi; na kwamba ndivyo wanapaswa kutumika kama watumishi kwa raha na urahisishaji wa mwanadamu, bwana wao, ambaye kwa ukamilifu wake alikuwa bwana mwenye neema. Lakini vipi kuhusu mwanadamu? Je! Mwanadamu alizaliwa kufa kama wanyama? Tumeona tu kwamba hakuwa na sifa ya kudhibitisha aliyopewa, lakini tunapata ushuhuda mwingi wa mpango wa Mungu kwa uzima wa milele kwa wote wanaofikia masharti ya kupitishwa: utoaji huo haukuwa katika upeanaji wa nguvu za milele na sifa, lakini katika utashi mwema na kusudi la Muumba wake, ambaye peke yake "anaishi, anahama na ana mwili wake."
 
Wakati mwingine mtaftaji wa kina atabishana kuwa mwanadamu hafa, haimiliki, kwa sababu sayansi imeamua kwamba "jambo haliwezi kuharibika." Lakini, kama ilivyoonyeshwa tayari, jambo sio mwanadamu, wala roho sio, au kuwa jambo, jambo. Mwili ni jambo, lakini ili kuwa mwili wa jambo la mwanaume lazima iwe na shirika maalum, na kisha roho ya maisha lazima iongezwe kabla ya kuwa mtu au roho. Hakuna mtu atakayesema kwamba kiumbe hakiwezi kuharibika, kwa hivyo uwezo wowote wa kufikiria unaweza kuona kwamba kiumbe au roho inayotegemea na inayotegemea kiumbe inaweza kuharibiwa. Mbali na hilo, hoja hii ya upumbavu au labda kutofaulu kulazimishwa kwa kulazimishwa kwa madai kwamba wadudu wote na vitu vyenye kutambaa vyenye kutokufa huwa na kutokufa, haziwezi kuharibika. Kuna tofauti kubwa kati ya kuharibu jambo la inert na kuharibu kuwa.
 
Mungu alimtangazia baba yetu Adamu, kulingana na rekodi, kuwa maisha yake yalikuwa salama, na yangeendelea endelea kama angeendelea na mwana mtiifu wa Mungu; Kwamba uasi tu ndio utamuweka kwenye kifo (roho, roho) hadi kufa. Maandiko yale yale yanatuambia juu ya kutotii kwa wazazi wetu wa kwanza, na juu ya matamshi ya kimungu ya hukumu ya kifo, kama adhabu ya dhambi. Na tunapaswa kugundua kwa uangalifu lugha ya Mola wetu, kwa heshima na sentensi hii. Mungu hakuzungumza lugha yake kwa mwili usio na akili, kabla ya kuwa imebadilishwa; Wala Mungu hakujishughulisha na pumzi au roho ya maisha, ambayo ni nguvu isiyo na busara inayohitaji nguvu tu. Alishughulikia Adamu, roho, akili au siki, baada ya kuumbwa kikamilifu. Na sote tunakubali kwamba hii ilikuwa njia sahihi na sahihi tu - kwamba roho au kuwa peke yake inapaswa kushughulikiwa. Sasa weka alama ya maneno ya Bwana: "Siku utakapoila hiyo, hakika utakufa."
 
Wakati Adamu alikiuka sheria ya Kiungu na kuingia chini ya hukumu yake, kwamba roho yake inapaswa kufa, Bwana angeweza kutekeleza adhabu Yake kwa kifo cha papo hapo; lakini badala yake Yeye aliondoka riziki yake maalum kwa mwendelezo wa maisha, na kwa hivyo akamwacha Adamu afe pole pole. Masharti ya maisha yamefafanuliwa kwetu kama kuwa shamba maalum la miti inayotoa uhai, kwa kula ambayo maisha ya mwanadamu yangekuwa yanaendelea, kutengeneza nzuri kila siku taka zake, na kuteseka kwa kuoka. Mara tu mwanadamu alipokuwa mkosaji, alizuiliwa kupata miti hii ya uzima, au bustani ya maisha, na kwa hivyo, kama wanyama wa chini wa nguvu zake, alikufa. Katika kesi ya mwanadamu, hata hivyo, kifo kinasemwa kuwa "laana", kwa sababu ilikuja kama matokeo ya ukiukaji wa kanuni za kimungu, na kwa bahati mbaya, kupitia laana juu ya mfalme wa ulimwengu, laana imekaa juu ya enzi yake na juu ya mamlaka yake yote masomo, wanyama wa chini; kwa mfalme alipokuwa amekamilika, ufalme wote ukaanguka katika machafuko.
 
Kwa kuongezea, watoto wa Adamu hawangeweza kupata kutoka kwake, kama mzazi wao, haki au upendeleo au ukamilifu wa mwili, ambao alikuwa amempoteza na alikuwa akipoteza; kwa hivyo, kama Maandiko yanavyoonyesha, jamii yote ya Adamu ilianguka pamoja naye kwa laana - mauti, na kwa hivyo, kama viumbe katika mfano wa Mungu, wenye nguvu za akili zinazothamini uzima wa milele, tunamtazama Mungu kuona. ikiwa hekima isiyo na kikomo, upendo usio na kipimo, haki isiyo na kipimo na nguvu isiyo na mipaka inaweza kwa umoja kutoa mpango wa wokovu kwa mwanadamu, ambao Mungu anaweza kuwa mwenye haki, na bado kuwa mwadilifu wa yeye amwamini Yesu. Warumi 3:26
 
Wala tumaini sio la bure. Utoaji wa Mungu, kupitia Kristo, kama ilivyoonyeshwa katika Maandiko, ni kwa ufufuo wa wafu, kurudishwa kwa mwanadamu kwa mali yake ya zamani. Ukweli, kuna mapungufu na masharti, na sio wote watarudi kwa kibali cha Mungu, lakini fursa ya kurudi itapewa kwa wote, kwa uwezekano mkubwa, tunaamini, kwamba uzao mwingi wa Adamu watakapojua ukweli. , wakushukuru kwa neema ya Mungu kupitia Kristo, na wapatanishe maisha yao na sheria ya Agano Jipya, kupitia imani katika Mkombozi.
 
Sio, hata hivyo, kwetu au mtu yeyote kujibu hoja ambayo Bwana wetu alikataa kujibu, kwa mfano, "Je! Kuna wachache ambao wameokolewa?" (Luka 13: 23) Tunayo baraka kufanya ni kusema kwamba "fidia kwa wote" imepewa na Bwana wetu na ahadi kwamba kwa "wakati unaofaa" wote watajua ukweli huu mkubwa na kupata fursa ya kupata uzima wa milele kutoka kwake, Nuru kuu ambayo bado "itamwezesha kila mtu anayekuja ulimwenguni." (1 Tim. 2: 4-6; Yoh. 1: 9) Tunapaswa na kurudia katika wakati huu kwa wote ambao 'wana masikio ya kusikia' maneno ya Mwalimu: "Jitahidi kuingia katika lango moja kwa moja: kwa maana wengi watafuta kuingia na asiweze, wakati Mwalimu wa nyumba ameinuka na kufunga mlango. " (Luka 13: 24,25) Kwa maneno mengine wito, wito pekee wa enzi hii ya Injili, ni kwa njia nyembamba ya kujitolea: na hakuna kichocheo cha kupendeza ambacho kinapaswa kutuliza mbio zetu kwa tuzo kubwa ya kutokufa sasa inayotolewa. Wakati idadi ya "wateule" imejazwa na dhiki kuu ya mwisho wa wakati huu inapoonyesha kwamba Kanisa limekamilika na kutukuzwa, kutakuwa na watu wengi kuchukua maoni tofauti ya udanganyifu wa kidunia ambao sasa unazuia kutimiza kwao ahadi zao za kujitolea.
 
Mpango wa Mungu wa wokovu kwa jamii ya jumla ya Adamu ni kupanua kila mshirika wake, wakati wa Milenia, toleo la uzima wa milele kwa masharti ya Agano Jipya lililotiwa muhuri kwa wote na damu ya Mwana-Kondoo. Lakini hakuna maoni popote kwamba kutokufa, Uungu wa Kimungu, itawahi kutolewa au kutolewa kwa yeyote isipokuwa Kanisa "lililochaguliwa" la enzi ya Injili - "kikundi kidogo," "Bibi harusi, mke wa Mwanakondoo." Kwa wengine wa mbio za Adamu toleo litakuwa "marejesho" (Matendo 3: 19-21) kwa uzima na afya na utimilifu wa maumbile ya mwanadamu - yule Adamu alikuwa na mfano wa kidunia wa Mungu kabla ya kutoka kwa neema kwenda dhambi na kifo. Na wakati wa mwisho wa enzi ya Milenia wote watiifu wa wanadamu watakuwa wamepata yote yaliyopotea kwa Adamu na kukombolewa na Kristo-basi wote, wakiwa na maarifa kamili na uzoefu, na kwa hivyo kuweza kutimiza mtihani, watajaribiwa kwa ukali (kama vile Adamu), lakini mmoja mmoja (Ufu. 20: 7-10), na ni wale tu wanaopatikana katika huruma kamili ya moyo, na vile vile katika maelewano ya nje, na Mungu na mpangilio wake wa haki, wataruhusiwa kupita zaidi ya Milenia ndani ya siku zijazo za milele au "ulimwengu [wa zamani] usio na mwisho." Wengine wote wataangamizwa katika kifo cha pili - "wataangamizwa kutoka kwa watu." Matendo 3:23
 
Lakini ingawa hakutakuwapo na kifo tena, wala kuugua au kulia, haitakuwa kwa sababu washindi wa enzi ya milenia watapigwa taji ya kutokufa, lakini kwa sababu, wakiwa wamejifunza kuhukumu mema na mabaya na athari zao, watakuwa wameunda wahusika kwa usawa kamili na Mungu na haki; na kwa sababu watakuwa wamesimama vipimo ambavyo vitaonyesha kwamba hawatamani kutenda dhambi ikiwa njia ilifunguliwa na hakuna adhabu iliyoambatanishwa. Hawatakuwa na uhai ndani yao, lakini bado watategemea chakula cha Mungu, nk, kwa riziki ya maisha. Linganisha Ufunuo 21: 4,6,8; 7:16; Mt. 5: 6.
 
Kama laana ilileta kifo cha wanadamu, vivyo hivyo kuondolewa kwa laana hiyo kunamaanisha kuondolewa kwa pingamizi zote za kisheria kwa kurudi kwa mwanadamu kwa baraka zote za asili alizopewa Edeni. Lakini mwanadamu, sasa amepotoshwa na hana akili kiakili, kiadili na kiimani, hafai, kama Adamu alivyokuwa, kufurahia ukamilifu wa hali ya Edeni au Paradiso; kwa hivyo kusudi la kimungu ni kwamba katika "nyakati za ukombozi," wakati wa enzi ya milenia, wanadamu, ambao dhambi zao zimesamehewa kwa kifo cha Bwana Yesu, anaweza kurudishwa naye, Mtoaji wa Uzima na Mkombozi, kutoka kwa utumwa wa dhambi na kifo, kwa utimilifu wote wa ukamilifu wa mfano wa asili wa Mungu. Sio hivyo tu, lakini mpango wa kimungu tunapata ni kuwa uzoefu wa mwanadamu na dhambi utaunda somo ambalo litakuwa na ushawishi wa milele juu ya wengine, kuwapa kujua, kwa uzoefu wao wa kibinafsi, kitu cha "dhambi kubwa mno ya dhambi" na ya malipo yake ya kweli au adhabu, kifo: ili wakati, wakati wa enzi ya milenia, hizi zitafikishwa maarifa ya haki, ukweli, wema, upendo, na sifa zote na sifa za tabia ya Kimungu, walio tayari na mtiifu watajua na kufahamu upendeleo wa uzima wa milele kwa njia ambayo Baba Adamu hangeweza kujua kamwe, na kamwe hangeweza kuthamini.
 
Kufikia mwisho huu kufa imekuwa mchakato wa taratibu na mbio kwa jumla, na mwisho huo huo ufufuo ni kuwa mchakato wa polepole: inchi kwa inchi, kana kwamba ilikuwa, wanadamu watainuliwa, juu, kutoka nje matope ya dhambi, nje ya shimo la kutisha la uharibifu na kifo, kwa urefu mkubwa wa ukamilifu na maisha ambayo alianguka katika mwili wa baba Adamu. Isipokuwa tu katika mpango huu wa ulimwengu, kama tunavyowasilisha katika maandiko, kuwa wachache walioletwa na Mungu mapema, uzao wa Ibrahimu, asili na kiroho. Wagalatia. 3:29; Ebr. 11: 39,40
 
Kuonekana katika hii, nuru ya Kimaandiko, mada ya kutokufa huangaza vizuri. Inaweka wazi njia ya "zawadi ya Mungu, uzima wa milele," kupanuliwa kwa wote ambao Mkombozi atapata tayari kuikubali kwa masharti tu ambayo inaweza kuwa baraka; na inaacha kichwa kisichostahili adhabu ya haki inayotamkwa kila wakati na jaji mkuu wa wote.
 
"Mshahara wa dhambi ni kifo." Kirumi 6:23

"Nafsi inayotenda dhambi itakufa." Ezekieli. 18: 4,20

"Yeye asiyemwamini Mwana hataona uzima; lakini ghadhabu ya Mungu [laana, kifo] inakaa juu yake." Yohana 3:36
Kwa hivyo tunaona, juu ya mada hii kama ilivyo kwa wengine, kwamba falsafa ya Neno la Mungu ni ya ndani zaidi na wazi, na yenye busara zaidi, kuliko mifumo na nadharia za kipagani. Msifuni Mungu kwa Neno lake la Ukweli na kwa mioyo iliyo na nia ya kuikubali kama ufunuo wa hekima na nguvu ya Mungu!
 
Lakini shaka inatulia, Je! Mungu katika ufufuo angewezaje kuzalisha mamilioni ya dunia ili kila mtu ajijue mwenyewe na apate faida kupitia kumbukumbu ya uzoefu wa maisha ya leo? Tunajibu kuwa katika teknolojia ya kisasa ya kisasa, hata mwanadamu ana uwezo wa kuhifadhi picha yake mwenyewe na maneno na kuyazalisha; zaidi Muumbaji wetu anaweza kuzaliana kwa jamii nzima viumbe vya ubongo kama vile ambavyo vinaweza kuzaliana kabisa kila maoni, mawazo na uzoefu. David inaonekana akimaanisha nguvu ya Mungu kwa njia ambayo inaweza kutumika kwa unabii kwa ufufuo au kwa kuonyesha kwa kuzaliwa kwa kwanza. Anasema:
 
"Nitakusifu, kwa sababu nimeumbwa kwa woga na ya kushangaza. Dutu yangu [kiumbe] haikufichwa kutoka kwako wakati nilifanywa kwa siri, iliyotengenezwa kwa busara katika sehemu za chini za dunia. Macho yako yaliona dutu yangu bado haijakamilika. ; na katika kitabu chako viungo vyangu vyote viliandikwa ambavyo kwa kuendelea [polepole] viliumbwa wakati bado hakukuwa na mmoja wao. " zaburi. 139: 14-16
 
 
 
 

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