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1:10 Bogatul, dimpotriva, sa se laude cu smerirea lui: caci va trece ca floarea ierbii. Bogatul. Adica ,,[fratele] bogat”, in contrast cu ,,fratele” sarac din versetul 9. Acum Iacov il incurajeaza pe crestinul bogat sa se bucure in incercarile speciale cu care se confrunta el. Biblia nu da nicaieri de inteles ca averea in sine este un pacat sau ca un om bogat nu poate fi un adevarat urmas al lui Dumnezeu (vezi comentariul de la Matei 19,23). Exista multe cazuri de crestini buni care sunt bogati in cele materiale, desi cu siguranta ca acestia nu sunt atat de multi ca cei saraci in bunurile lumii acesteia. Totusi, Scriptura arata clar ca bogatiile sunt o mare primejdie in calea unei experiente crestine veritabile (vezi comentariul de la Matei 6,19–21; Luca 12,13–22). Cu smerirea lui. [,,Cu ceea ce este smerit”, KJV]. Unii comentatori considera aceste cuvinte strict paralele cu ,,inaltarea lui” (v. 9). Astfel, saracul trebuie sa se bucure de privilegiile spirituale pe care le are, atat prezente cat si viitoare, iar bogatul trebuie sa se bucure de smerirea lui crestina si de ocara lumii, si nu de bunurile sale materiale. Cu alte cuvinte, bogatul trebuie sa se bucure de faptul ca, desi acum e dispretuit ca membru al unei secte persecutate, candva va fi inaltat ca membru al imparatiei vesnice a lui Dumnezeu. In versetele 9 si 10 Iacov subliniaza faptul ca, indiferent de imprejurarile materiale, fratele crestin, fie ca este bogat, fie ca e sarac, va gasi motive sa se bucure de avantajele credintei crestine. Altii cred ca Iacov vorbeste despre cazurile frecvente in secolul I, cand bogatii care se converteau la crestinism isi pierdeau astfel bunurile materiale. Bogatul convertit gasea multe ocazii sa-si foloseasca bunurile materiale. Soarta altora din biserica, care devenind crestini isi pierdeau orice mijloc de a-si castiga existenta, ii dadea prilejul sa imparta cu ei bogatia. Lucrarea misionara a apostolilor, care era nemaipomenita, chiar fiind comparata cu cea de azi, cerea sprijin financiar, iar membrii bogati ai bisericii colaborau in acest sens. Fara indoiala ca erau multi care isi foloseau averea pentru a veni in ajutorul fratilor de credinta (compara cu AA 105). Prin urmare, bogatul crestin era martor al diminuarii averii sale. Dar putea sa se bucure de privilegiul de a-si folosi bunurile pentru inaintarea lucrarii Domnului Hristos, chiar daca aceasta insemna pierderea sigurantei materiale si un trai mai umil. Acest simt al ispravniciei dovedit de crestinii din biserica primara cu privire la lucrurile care le fusesera incredintate de Dumnezeu, este un exemplu valoros pentru crestini de astazi care sunt binecuvantati din punct de vedere material. Va trece. Bogatului i se aminteste ca va veni ziua cand va muri. Atunci toate bunurile materiale pe care le-a adunat cu atata sarguinta vor trece in posesia altuia. Crestinul bogat are o vede cum stau lucrurile in realitate si se bucura de privilegiul pe care il are, de a-si imparti singur bogatiile inainte de moarte (vezi comentariul la v. 10), chiar daca facand asa poate trece prin greutati economice si i se vor aduce reprosuri. Bogatiile sunt atragatoare, dar, ca si floarea, ele sunt fragile si trecatoare, iar omul care se increde in averea sa va pieri o data cu ea, fara sa-si fi asigurat cel mai de pret bun, viata vesnica. In felul acesta, fratele care poseda bogatii trebuie sa reflecte asupra pasajelor din Scriptura care avertizeaza impotriva increderii in cele materiale, care pot sa dispara repede (vezi comentariul la Matei 6,19; Luca 12,16–21). Crestinul trebuie sa isi fixeze ochiul credintei lui asupra bogatiei spirituale din viata aceasta si asupra bogatiilor vesniciei (vezi comentariul la Matei 19,29). Floarea ierbii. Iacov foloseste o ilustratie din Vechiul Testament (vezi Isaia 40,6) pentru a scoate in evidenta cat de trecatoare este viata omului. Compara cu Isaia 51,12, unde se declara ca ,,fiul omului” va ,,trece ca iarba”. |
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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
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