{"id":2210,"date":"2012-12-15T18:27:20","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T16:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monergism.ro\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2012-12-15T19:03:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T17:03:23","slug":"ce-sa-fac-ca-sa-fiu-mantuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monergism.ro\/index.php\/2012\/12\/ce-sa-fac-ca-sa-fiu-mantuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Vechea Evanghelie sau \u201eCe s\u0103 fac ca s\u0103 fiu m\u00e2ntuit?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201e<\/span>A\u015fa vorbe\u015fte Domnul: \u00abSta\u0163i la r\u0103sp\u00e2ntii \u015fi privi\u0163i! \u00centreba\u0163i care sunt c\u0103r\u0103rile cele vechi, unde este calea cea bun\u0103; apoi umbla\u0163i pe ea \u015fi ve\u0163i g\u0103si odihn\u0103 pentru sufletele voastre.<\/em><\/span>\u00bb\u201d <\/em>(Ieremia 6:16)<\/span><\/p>\n

Crucea lui Hristos se situeaz\u0103 \u00een miezul Evangheliei… Hristos a murit ca s\u0103 m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 un popor de p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi neputincio\u015fi, c\u0103rora Dumnezeu le acord\u0103 o iubire salvatoare \u015fi necondi\u0163ionat\u0103. Aceasta a fost \u015fi va r\u0103m\u00e2ne semnifica\u0163ia Golgotei: crucea<\/span> a salvat,<\/em><\/span> \u015fi ea<\/span> continu\u0103 s\u0103 salveze.<\/em><\/span> Aici este miezul adev\u0103ratei credin\u0163e evanghelice, convingerea triumfal\u0103 care serve\u015fte ca baz\u0103 Evangheliei istorice \u015fi care impregneaz\u0103 \u00een totalitate Noul Testament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Potrivit Scripturii, predicarea Evangheliei const\u0103 doar \u00een a proclama patru fapte ca fiind adev\u0103rul venind din partea lui Dumnezeu, pe care oamenii au datoria de a le primi \u015fi la care trebuie s\u0103 r\u0103spund\u0103:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    To\u0163i oamenii sunt p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi \u015fi nu pot face nimic ca s\u0103 se m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 singuri.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Isus Hristos, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, este un M\u00e2ntuitor perfect pentru p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi, chiar pentru cei mai r\u0103i.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Dumnezeu a promis c\u0103 to\u0163i cei care se recunosc p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi \u015fi se \u00eencred \u00een Hristos ca M\u00e2ntuitor vor fi primi\u0163i \u015fi niciunul nu va fi respins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Dumnezeu face o datorie din poc\u0103in\u0163\u0103 \u015fi credin\u0163\u0103, pretinz\u00e2nd de la fiecare om care aude Evanghelia o supunere deplin\u0103 \u015fi real\u0103 \u015fi o dependen\u0163\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de Hristos. Potrivit promisiunilor Evangheliei, El este un M\u00e2ntuitor \u00een adev\u0103ratul sens al cuv\u00e2ntului, capabil s\u0103 desc\u0103tu\u015feze \u015fi s\u0103 m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 perfect pe to\u0163i cei care vin la Dumnezeu prin El. Hristos este gata, capabil \u015fi dispus, \u00een virtutea s\u00e2ngelui S\u0103u pre\u0163ios \u015fi datorit\u0103 perfec\u0163iunii pre\u0163ului de r\u0103scump\u0103rare pe care l-a pl\u0103tit, s\u0103 m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 orice suflet care I se \u00eencredin\u0163eaz\u0103 \u00een acest scop.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Vechea Evanghelie declar\u0103 oamenilor nevoia lor de Dumnezeu, \u015fi nu c\u0103 Dumnezeu are nevoie de ei! Ea nu-i implor\u0103 s\u0103-L primeasc\u0103 pe Hristos din mil\u0103, ci \u00eei anun\u0163\u0103 c\u0103 Acesta din urm\u0103 a avut mil\u0103 de oameni, de\u015fi ei sunt departe de a o merita.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Ce minune c\u0103 Dumnezeul cel de trei ori sf\u00e2nt, a c\u0103rui bucurie n-a depins niciodat\u0103 de oameni, \u015fi care ar fi drept s\u0103 izgoneasc\u0103 pentru totdeauna neamul nostru dec\u0103zut, a ales s\u0103-i r\u0103scumpere pe unii dintre ei! Ce minun\u0103\u0163ie s\u0103-\u0163i dai seama c\u0103 propriul S\u0103u Fiu a acceptat s\u0103 sufere moartea ca s\u0103-i salveze pe ace\u015fti ale\u015fi! Ce binecuv\u00e2ntare s\u0103 afli cum, de pe tronul S\u0103u de glorie, Se adreseaz\u0103 acum oamenilor nelegiui\u0163i prin mesajul Evangheliei, poruncindu-le cu insisten\u0163a unei invita\u0163ii comp\u0103timitoare s\u0103 se poc\u0103iasc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 cread\u0103!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dar aspectul cel mai minunat dintre toate const\u0103 \u00een libera invita\u0163ie pe care<\/span> Domnul<\/span> Hristos o adreseaz\u0103 ne\u00eencetat oamenilor p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi \u015fi vinova\u0163i s\u0103 vin\u0103 la El \u015fi s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 odihn\u0103 pentru sufletul lor. Gloria acestor invita\u0163ii \u0163ine de faptul c\u0103 un Rege atotputernic le este Autorul.<\/span><\/p>\n

    G\u00e2nde\u015fte-te la bun\u0103voin\u0163a \u015fi iubirea infinit\u0103 de care face Hristos dovad\u0103 \u00een invita\u0163iile \u015fi apelurile pe care \u0163i le adreseaz\u0103 ca s\u0103 vii la El pentru a avea via\u0163a, desc\u0103tu\u015farea, mila, harul, pacea \u015fi o m\u00e2ntuire etern\u0103. Scriptura con\u0163ine un mare num\u0103r de asemenea invita\u0163ii, \u015fi fiecare abund\u0103 \u00een aceste \u00eencuraj\u0103ri binecuv\u00e2ntate pe care \u00een\u0163elepciunea divin\u0103 le \u015ftie potrivite p\u0103c\u0103to\u015filor pierdu\u0163i \u015fi convin\u015fi de p\u0103catele lor… \u201eDe ce s\u0103 muri\u0163i\u201d, strig\u0103 Isus Hristos, \u201ede ce s\u0103 pieri\u0163i? De ce s\u0103 nu ave\u0163i mil\u0103 de sufletele voastre? Oare inimile \u015fi m\u00e2inile voastre \u00ee\u015fi vor p\u0103stra t\u0103ria \u00een ziua m\u00e2niei care se apropie?… Ridica\u0163i-v\u0103 privirile spre Mine \u015fi fi\u0163i salva\u0163i! Veni\u0163i la Mine, \u015fi Eu v\u0103 voi u\u015fura de toate p\u0103catele, de toate \u00eentrist\u0103rile, temerile \u015fi poverile. Voi da odihn\u0103 sufletelor voastre. Veni\u0163i, v\u0103 rog. Nu l\u0103sa\u0163i pe a doua zi; nu M\u0103 respinge\u0163i, ve\u015fnicia este aproape. Nu M\u0103 ur\u00e2\u0163i p\u00e2n\u0103 acolo \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 prefera\u0163i s\u0103 muri\u0163i mai degrab\u0103 dec\u00e2t s\u0103 accepta\u0163i m\u00e2ntuirea\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Aceste invita\u0163ii se adreseaz\u0103 tuturor oamenilor; ele sunt<\/span> universale. <\/em><\/span>Hristos le adreseaz\u0103 ca atare tuturor p\u0103c\u0103to\u015filor. \u015ei fiecare om, \u00een m\u0103sura \u00een care crede c\u0103 Dumnezeu este vrednic de crezare, trebuie s\u0103 le priveasc\u0103 exact ca pe ni\u015fte cuvinte pe care Dumnezeu le adreseaz\u0103 lui personal. El trebuie, de asemenea, s\u0103 accepte siguran\u0163a universal\u0103 care le \u00eenso\u0163e\u015fte, potrivit c\u0103reia Hristos \u00eei prime\u015fte pe to\u0163i cei care vin la El.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Aceste invita\u0163ii sunt<\/span> adev\u0103rate.<\/em><\/span> Hristos Se ofer\u0103 sincer tuturor celor care aud Evanghelia. El este \u00eentr-adev\u0103r un M\u00e2ntuitor perfect pentru to\u0163i cei care-\u015fi pun \u00eencrederea \u00een El. Isus Hristos, Domnul suveran care a murit pentru p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi, \u00eei invit\u0103 acum s\u0103 vin\u0103 la El \u00een mod liber. Dumnezeu le porunce\u015fte tuturor oamenilor s\u0103 se poc\u0103iasc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 cread\u0103, \u015fi Hristos promite via\u0163\u0103 \u015fi pace tuturor celor care o fac.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00cen plus, aceste invita\u0163ii sunt \u00een chip minunat<\/span> gratuite.<\/em><\/span> Oamenii le dispre\u0163uiesc, le resping \u015fi nu sunt deloc vrednici de ele. Totu\u015fi, Hristos continu\u0103 s\u0103 le re\u00eennoiasc\u0103. El nu are nicio obliga\u0163ie s-o fac\u0103, dar o face. \u201eVeni\u0163i la Mine… \u015fi v\u0103 voi da odihn\u0103\u201d r\u0103m\u00e2n cuvintele Sale adresate lumii, cuvinte pe care nu le-a anulat niciodat\u0103 \u015fi care sunt de actualitate pentru mesagerii S\u0103i.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Trebuie s\u0103 proclam\u0103m \u00een orice loc, ca un M\u00e2ntuitor perfect, pe Acela a c\u0103rui moarte a asigurat m\u00e2ntuirea \u00eentregului S\u0103u popor. Trebuie s\u0103-i invit\u0103m \u015fi s\u0103-i zorim pe to\u0163i oamenii s\u0103 cread\u0103 \u00een El, a\u015fa cum sunt \u015fi oricine ar fi.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Vechea Evanghelie expune nevoia pe care o are omul de Hristos, ea insist\u0103 c\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 o \u00eennoire a inimii lor, p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fii nu au capacitatea de a asculta de chemarea evanghelic\u0103. Pe de alt\u0103 parte, declar\u00e2nd puterea pe care o are Hristos de a m\u00e2ntui, vechea Evanghelie \u00eel proclam\u0103 pe Hristos ca Autor \u015fi Agent principal al convertirii. Cu ajutorul ac\u0163iunii Duhului Sf\u00e2nt, atunci c\u00e2nd r\u0103sun\u0103 Evanghelia, El \u00eennoie\u015fte inimile \u015fi \u00eei atrage pe oameni la Sine.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Vechea Evanghelie anun\u0163\u0103 nu numai c\u0103 oamenii<\/span> trebuie<\/em><\/span> s\u0103 vin\u0103 la Hristos pentru a fi m\u00e2ntui\u0163i, ci \u015fi c\u0103 ei<\/span> nu pot<\/em><\/span> s\u0103 vin\u0103 dac\u0103 nu-i atrage la Sine \u00eensu\u015fi Hristos. Mesajul ei se str\u0103duie\u015fte s\u0103 distrug\u0103 orice \u00eencredere pe care o are omul \u00een sine, pentru a-i convinge pe p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi c\u0103 m\u00e2ntuirea lor este \u00een \u00eentregime \u00een afara m\u00e2inilor lor. O asemenea convingere \u00eei urm\u0103re\u015fte p\u00e2n\u0103 la o disperare fa\u0163\u0103 de ei \u00een\u015fi\u015fi \u015fi \u00eei \u00eendeamn\u0103 s\u0103 depind\u0103 exclusiv de harul minunat al unui M\u00e2ntuitor suveran nu numai pentru \u00eendrept\u0103\u0163irea lor, ci \u015fi pentru credin\u0163a lor.<\/span><\/p>\n

    La \u00eentrebarea: \u201eCe trebuie s\u0103 fac ca s\u0103 fiu m\u00e2ntuit?\u201d, vechea Evanghelie r\u0103spunde: \u201eCrede \u00een Domnul Isus Hristos\u201d. La \u00eentrebarea urm\u0103toare: \u201eCe \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 crezi \u00een Domnul Isus Hristos?\u201d, ea r\u0103spunde: \u201eS\u0103 te recuno\u015fti p\u0103c\u0103tos \u015fi s\u0103 \u015ftii c\u0103 Isus Hristos a murit pentru p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi; s\u0103 abandonezi orice \u00eendrept\u0103\u0163ire de sine \u015fi \u00eencredere \u00een sine \u015fi s\u0103 te \u00eencrezi deplin \u00een Hristos pentru a primi iertare \u015fi pace; s\u0103-\u0163i schimbi propria natur\u0103, opus\u0103 \u015fi rebel\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de Dumnezeu, cu un spirit de supunere recunosc\u0103toare fa\u0163\u0103 de voia lui Hristos, datorit\u0103 \u00eennoirii inimii f\u0103cute de Duhul Sf\u00e2nt\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

    La o alt\u0103 \u00eentrebare: \u201eCum pot s\u0103 cred \u00een Hristos \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103 poc\u0103iesc dac\u0103 nu am nicio \u00eenclina\u0163ie natural\u0103 pentru aceste lucruri?\u201d, vechea Evanghelie r\u0103spunde: \u201ePrive\u015fte la Hristos, vorbe\u015fte-I Lui, strig\u0103 la El, a\u015fa cum e\u015fti. M\u0103rturise\u015fte-\u0163i p\u0103catul, revolta, necredin\u0163a, \u015fi \u00eencredin\u0163eaz\u0103-te \u00eendur\u0103rii Sale. Cere-I Lui s\u0103-\u0163i dea o inim\u0103 nou\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 lucreze \u00een tine o poc\u0103in\u0163\u0103 adev\u0103rat\u0103 \u015fi o credin\u0163\u0103 ferm\u0103. Roag\u0103-L s\u0103-\u0163i \u00eendep\u0103rteze inima rea \u015fi necredincioas\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103-\u015ei scrie Legea \u00een tine, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 nu te mai aba\u0163i niciodat\u0103 de la El. \u00centoarce-te spre Hristos \u015fi \u00eencrede-te \u00een El c\u00e2t mai mult, \u015fi roag\u0103-te s\u0103-\u0163i dea favoarea de a o face tot mai deplin. Serve\u015fte-te cu speran\u0163\u0103 de mijloacele harului, a\u015ftept\u00e2nd s\u0103-L vezi pe Hristos apropiindu-Se de tine \u00een timp ce cau\u0163i s\u0103 te apropii de El. Vegheaz\u0103, roag\u0103-te, cite\u015fte \u015fi ascult\u0103 Cuv\u00e2ntul lui Dumnezeu, ai leg\u0103turi cu copiii lui Dumnezeu \u015fi continu\u0103 \u00een acestea p\u00e2n\u0103 ce \u015ftii \u00een tine \u00eensu\u0163i, dincolo de orice \u00eendoial\u0103, c\u0103 e\u015fti \u00eentr-adev\u0103r o fiin\u0163\u0103 transformat\u0103, c\u0103 e\u015fti un credincios poc\u0103it \u015fi c\u0103 ai primit inima aceea nou\u0103 pe care o doreai\u201d. Acest demers subliniaz\u0103 necesitatea de a face apel la Hristos pentru acestea \u00een mod direct \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 de la prima etap\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Nu-\u0163i am\u00e2na venirea la Hristos pentru o clip\u0103 \u00een care s\u0103 te sim\u0163i mai bun. M\u0103rturise\u015fte-\u0163i mai degrab\u0103 cu sinceritate mizeria. \u00cencrede-te, aici \u015fi acum, \u00een Hristos, care e singurul ce te poate face mai bun. Pune-\u0163i speran\u0163ele \u00een El p\u00e2n\u0103 ce lumina Sa se va ridica \u00een sufletul t\u0103u. Orice alt\u0103 atitudine dec\u00e2t aceast\u0103 rela\u0163ie direct\u0103 cu Hristos reprezint\u0103 o neascultare fa\u0163\u0103 de Evanghelie. Acesta este exerci\u0163iul spiritual la care \u00eei cheam\u0103 vechea Evanghelie pe ascult\u0103torii ei, \u015fi strig\u0103tul lor devine: \u201eCred, vino \u00een ajutorul necredin\u0163ei mele\u201d (Marcu 9:24).<\/span><\/p>\n

    Aceasta este vechea Evanghelie pe care trebuie s\u0103 o credem \u015fi s\u0103 o predic\u0103m: Evanghelia harului suveran a lui Dumnezeu \u00een Hristos ca Autor \u015fi Des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fitor al credin\u0163ei \u015fi al m\u00e2ntuirii noastre!<\/span><\/p>\n

    (Rezumat al bro\u015furii <\/strong>S\u0103 revenim la Evanghelia biblic\u0103<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, James I. Packer, Editura Agape, F\u0103g\u0103ra\u015f 2001. Eseul lui Packer poate fi citit integral \u00een englez\u0103 aici<\/a>.)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \u201eA\u015fa vorbe\u015fte Domnul: \u00abSta\u0163i la r\u0103sp\u00e2ntii \u015fi privi\u0163i! \u00centreba\u0163i care sunt c\u0103r\u0103rile cele vechi, unde este calea cea bun\u0103; apoi umbla\u0163i pe ea \u015fi ve\u0163i g\u0103si odihn\u0103 pentru sufletele voastre.\u00bb\u201d (Ieremia 6:16) Crucea lui Hristos se situeaz\u0103 \u00een miezul Evangheliei… Hristos a murit ca s\u0103 m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 un popor de p\u0103c\u0103to\u015fi neputincio\u015fi, c\u0103rora Dumnezeu le acord\u0103 … <\/p>\n

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