2:15 Nu iubiti lumea, nici lucrurile din lume. Daca iubeste cineva lumea, dragostea Tatalui nu este in El. Nu iubiti. Dupa ce si-a prezentat motivele pentru care le scrie si pentru care se asteapta ca ei sa ia aminte la sfatul sau, Ioan incepe sa-i avertizeze pe cei tineri cu privire la lucrurile pe care trebuie sa le evite. El face lucrul acesta direct, fara echivoc, folosind prezentul imperativ al verbului ,,a iubi” (agapao; vezi comentariul de la Matei 5,34; Ioan 21,15). Avertizarea sa poate suna astfel: ,,nu mai iubiti” sau ,,nu ma continuati sa iubiti”. Lumea. Gr. kosmos, ,,lumea”, considerata ca un aranjament de lucruri sau de oameni (vezi comentariul de la Matei 4,8; Ioan 1,9). In Noul Testament kosmos ii reprezinta adesea pe oamenii neevlaviosi, straini si vrajmasi lui Dumnezeu, sau preocuparile lumesti care ii indeparteaza de El. Ioan foloseste cuvantul kosmos de peste 100 de ori in scrierile sale, mai mult decat oricare alt autor. In cele mai multe cazuri el descrie lumea ca fiind straina si ostila lui Dumnezeu, in opozitie cu imparatia Sa. Acest sens dat cuvantului poate reflecta preocuparea pentru invataturile mincinoase care mai tarziu s-au dezvoltat in gnosticism, cu dualismul lui si credinta lui in lupta dintre intuneric si lumina, dintre materie si spirit, dintre Demiurg si adevaratul Dumnezeu (vezi Vol. VI, pp. 54–57). Asadar, cand ii indeamna pe cititori sa nu iubeasca lumea, Ioan nu se gandeste la pamant, asa cum a iesit din mana Creatorului, ci la lucrurile pamantesti, insufletite si neinsufletite, pe care Satana le-a facut sa se razvrateasca impotriva lui Dumnezeu. Apostolul stie cat de atragatoare pot sa apara acestea si ii indeamna pe crestini sa se fereasca de ele si sa reziste in fata puterii lor seducatoare. Ura fata de lumea pacatului nu-l va opri pe crestin sa incerce sa-l ajute pe pacatos; ci mai degraba il va face in stare sa iubeasca mai eficient victima pacatului. Dumnezeu Insusi este exemplul nostru in privinta aceasta (Ioan 3,16). Lucrurile. Adica elementele separate care, puse laolalta, alcatuiesc kosmosul. Lucrurile care nu au o buna intrebuintare trebuie sa fie evitate cu totul si multe lucruri bune in ele insele pot sa-l separe pe om de Dumnezeu. Case si pamanturi, imbracaminte si mobila, rude si prieteni nu sunt rele in ele insele. Dar cand oricare din ele devine preocuparea de baza, in detrimentul vietii spirituale, atunci ia locul lui Dumnezeu si devine un idol (vezi comentariul de la Matei 10,37; Luca 13,26). Cu siguranta ca Eul este intotdeauna cel care il desparte pe om de Dumnezeu. Daca iubeste cineva. Apostolul face din nou o afirmatie conditionala, desi, fara indoiala, cunostea pe multi care in inima lor iubeau lumea (vezi comentariul de la cap. 1,6). Cei care ingaduie ca afectiunilor lor sa se indrepte catre interese opuse vointei lui Dumnezeu, nu-L iubesc cu adevarat. Crestinul nu poate servi sau iubi si pe Dumnezeu si pe Mamona (vezi comentariul de la Matei 6,24). Dragostea Tatalui. Pot fi citate dovezi textuale pentru formularea ,,dragostea lui Dumnezeu”. Daca este acceptata exprimarea din KJV (si din traducerea Cornilescu), atunci acesta este singurul loc in care apar in Biblie cuvintele ,,dragostea Tatalui”. Este vorba de iubirea credinciosului pentru Tatal sau ceresc, nu de iubirea Tatalui pentru copiii Sai de pe pamant (vezi comentariul de la v. 5, vezi si comentariul de la Romani 5,5; 2 Tesaloniceni 3,5). Chiar si atunci cand permitem iubirii de lume sa patrunda in inimile noastre, Dumnezeu inca ne mai iubeste, deoarece El ne-a iubit inainte ca noi sa fi gandit vreodata sa ne pocaim si inainte ca sa-L fi slujit in vreun fel (Romani 5,8). |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
It is possible now to have the inspirational ebooks on your browser and to read it allowing you to make comparisons between different translations or versions for a specific language. This occasion is unique, and you have only to browse to the desired author and book.