{"id":1319,"date":"2012-01-11T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monergism.ro\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2013-03-04T23:10:16","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T21:10:16","slug":"charles-spurgeon-ce-este-credinta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monergism.ro\/index.php\/2012\/01\/charles-spurgeon-ce-este-credinta\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Spurgeon – Ce este credin\u0163a?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>\u201e… prin har sunte\u0163i m\u00e2ntui\u0163i prin credin\u0163\u0103\u201d <\/em><\/span>(Efeseni 2:8)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunt multe \u00eencerc\u0103ri de a descrie credin\u0163a, <\/span>\u00eens\u0103<\/span> aproape toate defini\u0163iile pe car<\/span>e<\/span> le-am auzit m-au <\/span>ajutat<\/span> s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg <\/span>mai pu\u0163in <\/span>dec\u00e2t \u00eenainte. Uneori, \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 explic\u0103m credin\u0163a p\u00e2n\u0103 <\/span>c\u00e2nd<\/span> nimeni nu mai \u00een\u0163elege nimic. Sper c\u0103 nu voi c\u0103dea \u015fi eu \u00een aceea\u015fi gre\u015feal\u0103. Credin\u0163a este cel mai simplu dintre toate lucruri \u015fi, poate, tocmai datorit\u0103 simplit\u0103\u0163ii ei, este greu de explicat. Ce este credin\u0163a? Ea se refer\u0103 la trei aspecte: cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103, <\/span>acceptare \u015fi<\/span> \u00eencredere.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

C<\/strong><\/span>uno\u015ftin\u0163a<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201e<\/span>Cum vor crede \u00een Cel despre care n-au auzit nimic?\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Romani 10:14). Eu vreau s\u0103 fiu informat despre un fapt \u00eenainte de a-<\/span>l<\/span> putea crede. <\/span>\u201eCredin\u0163a vine prin auzire\u201d<\/em><\/span>. Noi trebuie s\u0103 auzim \u00eent\u00e2i, ca s\u0103 \u015ftim <\/span>apoi <\/span>ce trebuie s\u0103 credem. <\/span>\u201eCei ce cunosc Numele T\u0103u, \u00ee\u015fi vor pune \u00eencrederea \u00een Tine\u201d,<\/em><\/span> spune psalmistul. O m\u0103sur\u0103 de cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 este esen\u0163ial\u0103 pentru a crede. De aici provine importan\u0163a dob\u00e2ndirii cuno\u015ftin\u0163ei. <\/span>\u201eApleac\u0103-\u0163i urechea \u015fi vino la Mine; ascult\u0103 \u015fi sufletul t\u0103u va tr\u0103i\u201d<\/em><\/span>, era cuv\u00e2ntul spus prin<\/span>tr-<\/span>un proroc din vechime, \u015fi el este \u015fi Cuv\u00e2ntul Evangheliei de ast\u0103zi.<\/span> Cerceta\u0163i Scripturile<\/span><\/em> \u015fi \u00eenv\u0103\u0163a\u0163i ce spune Duhul Sf\u00e2nt despre <\/span>Hristos \u015fi m\u00e2ntuirea Lui.<\/span><\/em>C\u0103uta\u0163i \u015f<\/span>i cunoa\u015fte\u0163i pe Dumnezeu.<\/span>\u201eC\u0103ci cine se apropie de Dumnezeu, trebuie s\u0103 cread\u0103 c\u0103 El este \u015fi c\u0103 r\u0103spl\u0103te\u015fte pe ce<\/em><\/span>i<\/em><\/span> ce-L caut\u0103\u201d.<\/em><\/span> (Evrei 11:6). Duhul Sf\u00e2nt s\u0103 v\u0103 dea cu<\/span>no\u015ftin\u0163a \u015fi frica de Domnul!<\/span><\/em>S\u0103 <\/span>cunoa\u015fte\u0163i Evanghelia,<\/span> s\u0103 \u015fti\u0163i ce este vestea bun\u0103, cum vorbe\u015fte ea despre iertare, despre schimbarea <\/span>inimii<\/span>, despre primirea \u00een familia lui Dumnezeu \u015fi despre at\u00e2tea bine<\/span>cuv\u00e2nt\u0103ri<\/span><\/em>f\u0103r\u0103 num\u0103r.<\/span><\/em>S\u0103 cunoa\u015fte\u0163i \u00eentr-un mod deosebit pe Domnul Isus, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, M\u00e2ntuitorul oamenilor, unit cu noi prin natura Sa p\u0103m\u00e2nteasc\u0103 \u015fi totu\u015fi una cu Dumnezeu. Astfel, El poate fi Mijlocitorul \u00eentre Dumnezeu \u015fi om.<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u0103uta\u0163i<\/span><\/em>s\u0103 cunoa\u015fte\u0163i doctrina jert<\/span>fei lui Hristos,<\/span> c\u0103ci punctul pe care se fixeaz\u0103 credin\u0163a m\u00e2ntuitoare este aceasta: <\/span>\u201eDumnezeu era \u00een Hristos, \u00eemp\u0103c\u00e2nd lumea cu Sine, ne\u0163in\u00e2ndu-le \u00een seam\u0103 p\u0103catele lor\u201d <\/em><\/span>(2 Corinteni 5:19). S\u0103 \u015fti\u0163i c\u0103 Isus \u201ea fost f\u0103cut blestem pentru noi \u2013 fiindc\u0103 este scris: <\/span>\u201eBlestemat e oricine este at\u00e2rnat pe lemn\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Galateni 3:13). Aprofunda\u0163i aceast\u0103 doctrin\u0103 despre jertfa \u00eenlocuitoare a lui Hristos, c\u0103ci aici este cea mai dulce m\u00e2ng\u00e2iere pentru cei p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi, c\u0103ci \u201e<\/span>Domnul L-a f\u0103cut p\u0103cat pentru noi ca noi s\u0103 fim neprih\u0103nirea lui Dumnezeu \u00een El\u201d<\/em><\/span> (2 Corinteni 5:21). Credin\u0163a \u00eencepe <\/span>prin<\/span> cuno<\/span>\u015ftin\u0163\u0103<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Acceptarea<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mintea ajunge s\u0103 cread\u0103 sau s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 lucrurile care sunt adev\u0103rate. Sufletul<\/span><\/em>crede c\u0103 exist\u0103 Dum<\/span>nezeu<\/span> \u015fi c\u0103 El ascult\u0103 pe cei ce strig\u0103 dintr-o inim\u0103 sincer\u0103; c\u0103 Evanghelia este de la Dumnezeu; c\u0103 justificarea prin credin\u0163\u0103 e cel mai mare adev\u0103r pe care l-a descoperit Dumnezeu \u00een aceste zile din urm\u0103 prin Duhul Sf\u00e2nt, mult mai clar <\/span>dec\u00e2t<\/span>\u00eenainte. Atunci inima<\/span><\/em>crede c\u0103 Dom<\/span>nul Isus<\/span> este cu adev\u0103rat Dumnezeul \u015fi M\u00e2ntuitorul nostru, R\u0103scump\u0103r\u0103torul oamenilor, Profetul, Preotul \u015fi Regele poporului S\u0103u. Toate acestea sunt acceptate ca adev\u0103ruri sigure. M\u0103 rog ca tu s\u0103 po<\/span>\u0163i<\/span> ajunge aici, <\/span>s\u0103<\/span>c<\/span>re<\/span>zi<\/span> cu t\u0103rie c\u0103 <\/span>\u201es\u00e2ngele <\/em><\/span>l<\/em><\/span>ui Isus Hristos, Fiul S\u0103u ne cur\u0103<\/em><\/span>\u0163<\/em><\/span>e<\/em><\/span>\u015f<\/em><\/span>te de orice p\u0103cat\u201d<\/em><\/span> (1 Ioan 1:7), c\u0103 jertfa Lui este \u00eentreag\u0103 \u015fi pe deplin acceptat\u0103 de Dumnezeu, a<\/span>astfel<\/span> c\u0103 oricine crede \u00een Isus nu este condamnat. <\/span>Crede aceste adev\u0103ruri a\u015fa cum <\/span>crezi orice alte declara\u0163ii.<\/span> Deosebirea \u00eentre credin<\/span>\u0163<\/span>a obi<\/span>\u015f<\/span>nui<\/span>t<\/span>\u0103 \u015fi credin\u0163a m\u00e2ntuitoare st\u0103 mai ales \u00een subiectele asupra c\u0103rora ea este exercitat\u0103. Crede m\u0103rturia lui Dumnezeu a\u015fa cum crezi m\u0103r<\/span>t<\/span>uria tat\u0103lui sau <\/span>a <\/span>prietenului t\u0103u. \u201e<\/span>Dac\u0103 primim m\u0103rturia oamenilor, m\u0103rturia lui Dumnezeu este mult mai mare\u201d <\/em><\/span>(1 Ioan 5:9). <\/span>A<\/span>i f\u0103cut acum <\/span>un mare pas<\/span> spre credin\u0163\u0103. <\/span>\u00ce<\/span>\u0163i mai lipse\u015fte \u00eens\u0103 un singur <\/span>e<\/span>lement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ce<\/strong><\/span>ncrederea<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pred\u0103-te Dumnezeului \u00eendur\u0103<\/span>r<\/span>ilor; <\/span>pune<\/span>-\u0163i n\u0103dejdea <\/span>\u00een<\/span> Evanghelia harului; <\/span>\u00ee<\/span>ncredin\u0163e<\/span>a<\/span>z<\/span>\u0103<\/span>–<\/span>\u0163<\/span>i sufletul Celui ce a murit \u015fi a \u00eenviat; spal\u0103<\/span>–<\/span>te de p\u0103catele tale <\/span>\u00ee<\/span>n s\u00e2ngele v\u0103rsat; prime\u015fte des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fita Lui neprih\u0103nire \u015fi <\/span>va fi<\/span> bine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ce<\/span>ncrederea este <\/span>via\u0163a<\/span> credin<\/span>\u0163ei.<\/span> F\u0103r\u0103 ea, credin\u0163a e<\/span>ste<\/span> mo<\/span>a<\/span>rt\u0103, nu e o credin\u0163\u0103 m\u00e2ntuitoare. Puritanii obi\u015fnuiau s\u0103 explice credin\u0163a prin cuv\u00e2ntul<\/span><\/em>\u201erezemare\u201d.<\/span> Asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 sprijinirea pe <\/span>ceva material<\/span>. Las\u0103-te cu toat\u0103 greutatea pe Hristos. <\/span>\u00cencrederea <\/span>poate fi mai bine ilustrat\u0103 dac\u0103 <\/span>\u00ee\u0163i <\/span>spun \u201e<\/span>A<\/span>\u015faz\u0103<\/span>–<\/span>te pe <\/span>S<\/span>t\u00e2nca <\/span>V<\/span>eacurilor \u015fi r\u0103m\u00e2i <\/span>acolo<\/span>. Arunc\u0103-te \u00een bra\u0163ele lui Isus. Odihne\u015fte<\/span>–<\/span>te <\/span>\u00ee<\/span>n El. Pred\u0103-te Lui\u201d. <\/span>F<\/span>\u0103c\u00e2nd <\/span>astfel<\/span> ai exercitat credin\u0163a m\u00e2ntuitoare. Credin\u0163a nu e <\/span>ceva<\/span> orb, c\u0103ci ea \u00eencepe <\/span>prin<\/span> cuno\u015ftin\u0163<\/span>\u0103<\/span>. Ea nu e un <\/span>ceva <\/span>speculativ, c\u0103ci ea crede fapte car<\/span>e<\/span> sunt sigure. Ea nu e un vis, un lucru nepractic, c\u0103ci ea se \u00eencrede \u015fi \u00ee\u015fi las\u0103 destinul ei pe adev\u0103rul descoperit. Aceasta e singura cale de descriere a credin\u0163<\/span>ei<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mi-e team\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, c\u0103 cititorul meu se va odihni acum mul\u0163umit de faptul c\u0103 \u015ftie ce trebu<\/span>i<\/span>e s\u0103 fac\u0103, dar f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 vreodat\u0103 aceasta. <\/span>C<\/span>hiar cea mai s\u0103rac\u0103 credin\u0163\u0103 real\u0103 <\/span>este mai bun\u0103 <\/span> dec\u00e2t cele mai <\/span>frumoase<\/span> idealuri despre ea, <\/span>r\u0103mase \u00een domeniul \u00eenchipuirii<\/span>. Marele c\u00e2\u015ftig este <\/span>s\u0103 crezi<\/span> \u00een Domnul Isus <\/span>f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2rziere<\/span>. <\/span>D<\/span>efini\u0163ii<\/span>le nu valoreaz\u0103 nimic<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Un om fl\u0103m\u00e2nd m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103, de\u015fi el nu \u015ftie compozi\u0163ia <\/span>hranei<\/span> lui, nu \u00een\u0163elege anatomia gurii sau procesul digesti<\/span>e<\/span>i, el tr\u0103ie\u015fte <\/span>deoarece<\/span>se hr\u0103ne\u015fte<\/span>. Altul, <\/span>un individ<\/span> mult mai <\/span>inteligent<\/span>, \u00een\u0163elege nutri\u0163ia <\/span>ca<\/span> \u015ftiin\u0163\u0103; dar, dac\u0103 el nu m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103, el va muri cu toat\u0103 cuno\u015ftin\u0163a lui. F\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendoial\u0103, \u00een <\/span>acest moment<\/span> sunt mul\u0163i \u00een iad care au <\/span>\u00een\u0163eles<\/span> doctrina credin\u0163ei, dar ei n<\/span>u <\/span>au crezut. Pe de alt\u0103 parte, niciunul <\/span>dintre cei ce<\/span> s-a<\/span>u<\/span> \u00eencrezut <\/span>\u00ee<\/span>n Domnul Isus n-a fost aruncat afar\u0103, de\u015fi, poate, <\/span>unii dintre ace\u015ftia <\/span>nu au fost niciodat\u0103 destul de inteligen<\/span>\u0163i<\/span>ca <\/span>s\u0103 <\/span>fie \u00een stare s\u0103 explice<\/span> credin\u0163a. <\/span>Iubit<\/span> cititor,<\/span> prime\u015fte pe Domnul Isus <\/span>\u00ee<\/span>n sufletul t\u0103u <\/span>\u015fi vei tr\u0103i \u00een veci.<\/span> \u201eCel ce crede \u00een El are via<\/span>\u0163<\/span>\u0103 ve\u015fnic\u0103.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Fragment din cartea <\/span>All of grace<\/em><\/span>, Charles Spurgeon, tradus de Petru Popovici \u015fi publicat \u00een num\u0103rul din 18 mai 1946 al revistei \u201eFarul cre\u015ftin\u201d. Capitolul poate fi citit integral \u00een volumul <\/span>Totul prin har<\/em><\/span>, Editura Stephanus, Bucure\u015fti, 1994.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201e… prin har sunte\u0163i m\u00e2ntui\u0163i prin credin\u0163\u0103\u201d (Efeseni 2:8) Sunt multe \u00eencerc\u0103ri de a descrie credin\u0163a, \u00eens\u0103 aproape toate defini\u0163iile pe care le-am auzit m-au ajutat s\u0103 \u00een\u0163eleg mai pu\u0163in dec\u00e2t \u00eenainte. Uneori, \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 explic\u0103m credin\u0163a p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd nimeni nu mai \u00een\u0163elege nimic. Sper c\u0103 nu voi c\u0103dea \u015fi eu \u00een aceea\u015fi gre\u015feal\u0103. Credin\u0163a … <\/p>\n

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