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1:1 La inceput, Dumnezeu a facut cerurile si pamantul. La inceput. Aceste cuvinte ne amintesc faptul ca orice lucru omenesc are un inceput. Numai Acela care sta pe scaunului de domnie, suveranul Domn al timpului este fara inceput si fara sfarsit. Cuvintele de la inceputul Scripturii scot astfel la iveala un izbitor contrast intre tot ce este omenesc, temporar si limitat si ce este divin, vesnic si infinit. Amintindu-ne de limitarile noastre omenesti, aceste cuvinte ne indreapta spre Acela care este acelasi si ai carui ani nu au sfarsit (Evrei 1,10–12; Psalmi 90,2.10). Mintile noastre limitate nu pot cugeta asupra ,,inceputului” fara sa se gandeasca la Dumnezeu, pentru ca El ,,este inceputul” (Coloseni 1,18; compara cu Ioan 1,1–3). Intelepciunea si toate celelalte lucruri bune isi au originea in El (Psalmi 111,10; Iacov 1,17). Si daca urmeaza ca noi sa fim iarasi asemenea Facatorului nostru, viata si toate planurile noastre trebuie sa aiba un nou inceput in El (Geneza 1,26.27; compara cu Ioan 3,5; 1 Ioan 3,1–3). Este privilegiul nostru sa ne bucuram de asigurarea plina de incredere ca ,,Acela care a inceput in noi aceasta buna lucrare, o va ispravi pana in ziua lui Isus Hristos” (Filipeni 1,6). El este ,,Capetenia (Incepatorul) si Desavarsirea credintei noastre” (Evrei 12,2). Sa nu uitam niciodata sublimul fapt cuprins in aceste cuvinte, ,,la inceput Dumnezeu.” Acest prim verset al Sfintei Scripturi aduce in centrul atentiei una dintre vechile controverse dintre crestinii care cred in Biblie, pe de o parte, si scepticii, ateii si diferite nuante de materialisti, pe de alta parte. Acestia din urma, care cauta sa explice in diferite feluri si in diferite masuri universul fara Dumnezeu, sustin ca materia este vesnica. Daca lucrul acesta este adevarat si daca materia are putere sa evolueze, mai intai in cele mai simple forme de viata si apoi in altele mai complexe, pana se ajunge la om, Dumnezeu, intr-adevar, nu mai este necesar. Geneza 1,1 afirma ca Dumnezeu este inainte de orice altceva si ca El este singura cauza a orice altceva. Acest verset este temelia oricarei gandiri corecte cu privire la lumea materiala. El stabileste impresionantul adevar ca ,,la formarea lumii noastre Dumnezeu n-a depins de materia pre-existenta” (8T 258). Panteismul, vechea erezie care Il deposedeaza pe Dumnezeu de personalitate, raspandindu-L prin tot universul, si, astfel, Il face sinonim cu totalitatea creatiunii, este de asemenea demascat si respins de Geneza 1,1. Nu exista nici un temei pentru doctrina panteismului, in virtutea careia cineva crede ca Dumnezeu a trait in seninatate si suprematie inainte de a fi fost orice creatiune si ca se afla deasupra si separat de tot ce a creat. Nici o declaratie nu putea fi mai potrivita ca introducere la Sfanta Scriptura. La inceput, cititorul este adus in fata unei fiinte Atotputernice, cu personalitate, vointa si scop, existand inainte de orice altceva si nedepinzand de nimic altceva, care Si-a exercitat vointa si ,,a facut cerurile si pamantul”. Nici o dezbatere a unor probleme secundare cu privire la taina creatiunii divine, fie in ce priveste timpul sau metoda, nu ar trebui sa fie ingaduita pentru a anula faptul ca adevarata linie despartitoare intre o credinta adevarata si una falsa cu privire la subiectul despre Dumnezeu si originea pamantului nostru consta in acceptarea sau respingerea adevarului prezentat in acest verset. Chiar aici trebuie sa fie spus un cuvant de avertizare. Timp de secole indelungate, teologii au facut speculatii asupra cuvantului ,,inceput”, sperand sa descopere mai mult din caile misterioase ale lui Dumnezeu, decat a considerat intelepciunea cea fara de margini ca este potrivit sa descopere. Vezi, de exemplu, discutia despre falsa teorie a ruinei si a refacerii creatiunii din Nota Suplimentara de la sfarsitul acestui capitol. Orice speculatie este zadarnica. Noi nu cunoastem nimic cu privire la metoda folosita la creatiune, in afara de declaratia mozaica concisa: ,,Dumnezeu a zis”, ,,si asa a fost”, care este misterioasa si maiestuoasa nota dominanta a imnului creatiunii. A pune ca baza a rationamentului nostru idee ca Dumnezeu a procedat in vreun fel anume la creatiunea lumii, deoarece altfel ar fi fost incalcate legile naturii, inseamna a intuneca sfatul Sai prin cuvinte si a incuraja scepticismul, care a sustinut dintotdeauna ca intregul raport mozaic este de necrezut, pentru ca in mod evident incalca legile naturii. De ce sa incercam sa fim mai intelepti decat ce este scris? In mod specific, nimic nu s-a castigat speculand asupra timpului cand a fost adusa la existenta materia din care este alcatuita planeta noastra. Cu privire la aspectul timpului creatiunii pamantului si a tuturor celor de pe el, Geneza face doua afirmatii: (1) ,,La inceput Dumnezeu a facut cerurile si pamantul (v.1). (2) In ziua a saptea Dumnezeu Si-a sfarsit lucrarea pe care o facuse” (cap. 2,2). Pasajele de legatura nu adauga nimic la ce este prezentat in aceste doua texte cu privire la timpul in care a avut loc creatiunea. La intrebarea: ,,Cand a creat Dumnezeu cerurile si pamantul?” putem raspunde doar atat: ,,In ziua a saptea Dumnezeu Si-a sfarsit lucrarea” (cap. 2,2), ,,caci in sase zile a facut Dumnezeu cerurile si pamantul, marea, si tot ce este in ele, iar in ziua a saptea S-a odihnit.” (Exod 20,11). Aceste observatii cu privire la raportul creatiunii nu reprezinta o incercare de a deschide discutia, ci mai degraba o marturie ca nu suntem pregatiti sa vorbim cu certitudine despre ceva ce depaseste ce este descoperit in mod clar. Insusi faptul ca atat de multe lucruri se sprijina pe raportul creatiunii – chiar insusi intregul edificiu al Scripturii – il determina pe cercetatorul cucernic si prudent al Bibliei sa-si potriveasca declaratiile la cuvintele explicite ale Sfintei Scripturi. Intr-adevar, cand vastele domenii ale speculatiei il ademenesc sa rataceasca plutind departe pe tinuturile necartografiate ale timpului si spatiului, el nu poate face ceva mai bun decat sa intampine ispita cu riposta simpla: ,,Sta scris”. Intotdeauna exista siguranta inauntrul hotarelor semnelor de citare biblice. Dumnezeu a facut. Verbul ,,a crea” este de la ebraicul bara’, care in forma folosita aici descrie o lucrare a lui Dumnezeu, niciodata a oamenilor. Dumnezeu creeaza ,,vantul” (Amos 4,13), ,,o inima curata” (Psalmi 51,10), si ,,ceruri noi si un pamant nou” (Isaia 65,17). Cuvintele ebraice pe care le traducem in mod frecvent (dar nu exclusiv) ,,a face”, ’asah ,,a forma”, yasar, si altele folosite in legatura cu activitatea omului implica materie pre-existenta. Toate cele trei cuvinte sunt folosite la descrierea crearii omului. Chiar cele trei cuvinte ale Bibliei indreapta atentia la faptul ca intreaga creatiune poarta amprentele activitatii personale a lui Dumnezeu. Pagina de inceput a Sfintei Scripturi il face pe cititor sa cunoasca un Dumnezeu caruia toate cele insufletite si neinsufletite Ii datoreaza existenta (vezi Evrei 11,3). ,,Pamantul” mentionat aici in mod evident nu este uscatul, care nu a fost despartit de ape decat in ziua a treia, ci intreaga noastra planeta. |
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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).
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