16:60 Dar Imi voi aduce aminte de legamantul Meu facut cu tine in vremea tineretii tale, si voi face cu tine un legamant vesnic. Un legamant vesnic. Desi Israel rupsese in chip necredincios legamantul, necredinciosia sa nu putea sa schimbe credinciosia lui Dumnezeu. El era gata sa incheie un nou legamant in ziua pocaintei. Din nefericire, din cauza continuei lipse de credinciosie a ramasitei, implinirea a fost amanata pana in era Evangheliei, cand permanenta legamantului a fost asigurata prin aceea ca nu se mai sprijinea pe o baza nationala, ci pe o baza individuala. Cu toate acestea, permanenta mai mare oferita la data reintoarcerii celor exilati n-a fost deloc acceptata. Biblia prezinta doua legaminte fundamentale, cel vesnic (care mai tarziu a ajuns sa fie cunoscut drept cel nou) si cel vechi. Greseala in definirea corespunzatoare a termenului ,,legamant” si realizarea unei distinctii corecte, vechiul si noul legamant a dat nastere la multa intelegere gresita. Legamantul vesnic este simplu planul lui Dumnezeu pentru salvarea neamului omenesc. Expresia este, din motive practice, sinonima cu ,,planul mantuirii”. Legamantul acesta a fost facut cu Adam in Eden si mai tarziu, reinnoit cu Avraam (vezi PP 370). El reprezenta punerea in lucru a unui plan prin care omul sa poata fi readus la pozitia pe care o pierduse. Omul avea nevoie de iertare pentru calcarea sa de lege. Iertarea a devenit posibila prin lucrarea pe care Fiul lui Dumnezeu avea sa o faca in intruparea Sa, in viata si moartea Sa. Caracterul omului avea nevoie sa fie readus la armonia cu chipul dumnezeiesc. Puterea dumnezeiasca era fagaduita, iar atunci cand era acceptata de om, urma sa alunge pacatul din viata si sa incorporeze in suflet trasaturile caracterului drept. Legamantul sau planul acesta pentru mantuire a fost facut cu Adam, dar se aplica la fel oamenilor din toate epocile. In timpurile Noului Testament, acelasi legamant a ajuns sa fie cunoscut ca noul legamant, doar pentru ca autentificarea lui prin jertfa lui Hristos a avut loc dupa autentificarea vechiului legamant, care se intamplase la Sinai. Vechiul legamant a fost facut la Sinai. Pentru ce acest legamant a fost necesar cand un aranjament corespunzator pentru mantuire era in existenta? Vechiul legamant n-a fost intentionat sa ia locul legamantului vesnic; si nici nu avea rostul de a fi un al doilea mijloc de mantuire. O cercetare a fundalului istoric va ajuta sa se clarifice rostul lui. In sclavia lor din Egipt, israelitii pierdusera, in mare masura, cunostinta de Dumnezeu si de cerintele Lui. Readucerea lor ar fi cerut timp. Adevarul spiritual este inteles numai treptat. Acceptarea unui adevar pregateste calea pentru primirea altuia. Dumnezeu Si-a inceput lucrarea de instruire la Sinai, prin informarea poporului Sau ca obiectivul planului Sau era de a aduce viata lor in armonie cu caracterul Sau. Totusi, scopul a fost expus obiectiv: ,,Acum, daca veti asculta glasul Meu, si daca veti pazi legamantul Meu, veti fi ai mei dintre toate popoarele, caci tot pamantul este al Meu. Imi veti fi o imparatie de preoti si un neam sfant”. (Exod 19,5.6). In vremea aceea, israelitii intelegeau destul de putin despre ce era vorba. Ei au fost de acord cu larga expunere a obiectivelor si au raspuns: ,,Vom face tot ce a zis Domnul” (Exod 19,8). Era planul lui Dumnezeu de a merge mai departe de aici si sa instruiasca poporul cu privire la felul cum puteau fi atinse aceste obiective. Treptat, pe masura ce ei urmau sa inteleaga, El avea sa le dezvaluie amanuntele legamantului vesnic (vezi Ellen G. White, Material Suplimentar la Exod 19,3-8). Din nefericire, poporul niciodata n-a parut ca progreseaza dincolo de intaia lectie in invatatura lor spirituala. Ei au prins ideea necesitatii ascultarii. O astfel de filozofie invatasera in Egipt. Din aceasta cauza ei au cautat favoarea lui Dumnezeu, straduindu-se sa aduca ascultare externa fata de cererile lui Dumnezeu. Toate incercarile facute de Dumnezeu pentru a le arata necesitatea unei inimi noi, si a harului divin pentru a face posibila o astfel de ascultare, au dat gres in mod repetat. Afara de exceptiile individuale, o astfel de atitudine a continuat prin tot Vechiul Testament, si aceasta in ciuda repetatelor apeluri facute de profeti de a accepta o legatura superioara. Cu privire la noul legamant, vezi Ieremia 31,31-34; Ezechiel 8,8-13; PP 370-373. |
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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.