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14:1 Primiti bine pe cel slab in credinta, si nu va apucati la vorba asupra parerilor indoielnice. Slab in credinta. Adica cineva care are numai o slaba intelegere a principiilor neprihanirii. El e ravnitor spre a fi salvat si e doritor sa faca ceea ce crede ca se cere de la el. Dar in imaturitatea experientei sale crestine (vezi Evr. 5:11 la 6:2) si probabil si ca rezultat al educatiei si credintei anterioare, el incearca sa faca mantuirea sa mai sigura prin pazirea anumitor reguli si reglementari care in realitate nu sunt obligatorii pentru el. Pentru el, aceste reglementari au o mare importanta. El le priveste ca absolut obligatorii pentru el pentru mantuire si e mahnit si tulburat cand vede ca alti crestini din jurul lui, mai ales cei care par sa fie mai experimentati, nu impartasesc scrupulele lui. Afirmatiile lui Pavel in Rom. 14 au fost interpretate felurit si au fost folosite de unii: (1) pentru a discredita o dieta vegetariana; (2) pentru a desfiinta distinctia dintre carnuri curate si necurate si (3) pentru a desfiinta distinctia intre zile, astfel desfiintand Sabatul zilei a saptea. Ca Pavel nu face nici una din aceste trei, devine evident cand capitolul acesta este studiat in lumina anumitor probleme religioase si inrudite, care au tulburat pe unii dintre crestinii din sec. I. Pavel mentioneaza diferite probleme care sunt un prilej de neintelegere intre frati. (1) cele in legatura cu dieta (vers. 2) si (2) cele in legatura cu tinerea unor anumite zile (vers. 5,6). In 1Cor. 8 e la fel tratata problema fratelui tare fata de cel slab, in ce priveste dieta. Epistola catre Corinteni a fost scrisa cu mai putin de un an inainte de cea catre Romani. Pare rezonabil sa tragem concluzia ca in 1Cor. 8 si Rom. 14, Pavel se ocupa esential de aceeasi problema. In Corinteni problema e identificata ca oportunitatea de a consuma mancaruri sacrificate idolilor. Potrivit cu vechea practica pagana, preotii faceau un negot intins cu jertfele de animale aduse idolilor. Pavel spusese credinciosilor corinteni – convertiti atat de la iudaism, cat si de la paganism – ca, intrucat un idol nu e nimic, nu era nimic rau, in sine, in a consuma alimente dedicate lui. Totusi, el explica, din cauza contextului si educatiei mai timpurii si a diferentei in discernamant spiritual, ca nu toti aveau aceasta ,,cunostinta” si nu puteau, cu o constiinta libera, sa consume acele alimente (vezi 1Cor. 8). Din care cauza Pavel indeamna pe cei fara de scrupule cu privire la mancaruri sa nu puna o piatra de poticnire in calea unui frate, consumand din ele (Rom. 14:13). Indemnul lui este astfel in armonie cu decizia Consiliului de la Ierusalim si, fara indoiala, revarsa lumina cel putin asupra unui motiv pentru care acel consiliu a luat pozitia specifica asupra subiectului (vezi cele de la Fapte 15). Probabil de teama de a nu produce sminteala in chestiunea aceasta, unii crestini se abtineau cu totul de la alimente cu carne, care insemna ca hrana lor era restransa la ,,verdeturi”, adica zarzavaturi, legume (vezi Rom. 14:12). Pavel nu vorbeste despre alimente daunatoare din punct de vedere igienic. El nu sugereaza ca crestinul care e tare in credinta poate manca orice, indiferent de efectele lui asupra bunastarii fizice. El deja explicase in cap. 12:1 ca adevaratul credincios va fi atent ca trupul lui sa fie pastrat sfant si bine placut lui Dumnezeu, ca o jertfa vie. Omul cu credinta tare va considera ca un act de cult spiritual sa-si mentina o buna sanatate (Rom. 12:1; 1Cor. 10:31). Un alt fapt revarsa lumina asupra problemelor pe care le trateaza Pavel. Numai in chip intunecos, la inceput au inteles multi crestini iudei ca legea ceremoniala isi avusese implinirea in Hristos (vezi Col. 2:14-16) si de aici inainte nu mai era obligatorie. Intr-adevar, primilor crestini nu li s-a cerut ca in mod brusc sa inceteze de a participa la sarbatorile iudaice anuale sau sa repudieze imediat toate ritualurile ceremoniale. Sub legea ceremoniala, iudeii trebuiau sa tina sapte sabate anuale. Pavel insusi a participat la un numar de sarbatori, dupa convertirea sa (Fapte 18:21; etc.). Desi invata ca circumciziunea nu are nici o valoare (1Cor. 7:19), taiase imprejur pe Timotei (Fapte 16:39 si a fost de acord sa implineasca o fagaduinta, potrivit stipulatiilor vechiului cod (Fapte 21.20-27). In acele imprejurari parea ca lucrul cel mai bun este de a ingadui ca diferitele elemente ale legii ceremoniale iudaice sa dispara treptat, pe masura ce mintea si constiinta se luminau. Astfel era inevitabil ca intrebari cu privire la faptul daca se cade sa se tina anumite ,,zile” – zile nelucratoare iudaice, in legatura cu sarbatorile lor anuale (vezi Lev. 23:1–44; vezi Col. 2:14–17). In vederea acestor lucruri devine evident ca Pavel, in Rom. 14: (1) nu subaprecia ,,verdeturile” (,,legumele”) sau (2) nu inlatura vechea distinctie biblica intre mancaruri curate si mancaruri necurate sau (3) nu desfiinta Sabatul zilei a saptea, din Legea morala (vezi cap. 3:31). Persoana care pretinde asa ceva trebuie sa citeasca in argumentatia lui Pavel ceva ce nu e acolo. Ca Pavel nu invata sau macar nu lasa a se intelege desfiintarea Sabatului zilei a saptea a fost recunoscut de comentatorii conservatori, ca de pilda Jamieson, Fausset si Brown, in comentariul lor la cap. 14:5,6: ,,Din pasajul acesta cu privire la tinerea de zile, Alford, in chip nefericit, deduce ca o astfel de vorbire nu ar fi fost folosita daca legea sabatului ar fi fost in vigoare sub Evanghelie, in vreo forma oarecare. Cu siguranta n-ar fi putut, daca Sabatul ar fi fost una din zilele de sarbatoare iudaice; dar nu se cade sa luam lucrul acesta ca de la sine inteles, numai pentru ca era tinut in perioada mozaica. Si cu siguranta daca Sabatul era mai vechi decat iudaismul, daca, chiar sub iudaism, era cuprins in prevederile vesnice ale Decalogului, rostit, asa cum n-a fost nici o alta parte a iudaismului, in mijlocul inspaimantarilor Sinaiului; si daca Legiuitorul Insusi spunea despre el, cand era pe pamant: ,,Fiul omului este DOMN CHIAR SI AL SABATULUI” (vezi Mar. 2:28) – va fi greu de a arata ca apostolii trebuie sa fi inteles ca el era pus pe aceeasi treapta cu acele zile de sarbatoare iudaice, disparute, pe care numai ,,slabiciunea” putea sa si le inchipuie inca in vigoare – o slabiciune pe care aceia care aveau mai multa lumina, trebuiau, din iubire, doar sa o sufere.” In Rom. 14:1 la 15:14, Pavel indeamna pe crestinii mai tari sa dea consideratie plina de simpatie problemelor fratilor lor mai slabi. Ca in cap. 12 si 13, el arata ca sursa unitatii si pacii in biserica este adevarata iubire crestina. Aceeasi iubire si acelasi respect mutual va asigura armonie dainuitoare in gruparea credinciosilor, in ciuda parerilor si scrupulelor ce difera in materie de religie. Primiti bine. [Primiti-l, KJV; Luati-l la voi, Nitz.] Gr. proslambano, ,,a lua la sine”. Cei care sunt ,,slabi in credinta” trebuie totusi sa fie primiti in comuniunea crestina a fratilor, pentru ca asa i-a primit si le-a zis bun venit, Hristos (cap. 15:7). Nu va apucati la vorba asupra parerilor indoielnice. [Dar nu la certuri indoielnice, KJV; Nu spre lamurirea gandurilor, Nitz.] Sau ,,certuri cu privire la pareri” (RSV). Credinciosii slabi urmeaza sa fie bine primiti in comuniune, dar nu cu scopul de a-i atrage in certuri de cuvinte. Fratii mai tari nu sunt chemati sa rezolve sau sa exprime judecata asupra scrupulelor celor care ar putea fi mai slabi in credinta. |
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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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