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17:1 Sectiunea a V-a - Narcotice mai usoare 1. IMPORTANTA UNOR OBICEIURI STRICT TEMPERATE 17:2 Exemple din Vechiul si Noul Testament. - Cand l-a ridicat pe Samson ca izbavitor al poporului Sau, Domnul i-a impus mamei lui obiceiuri corecte de vietuire, pentru timpul dinainte de nasterea copilului. Si aceleasi interdictii aveau sa fie, de la inceput, impuse si copilului; pentru ca el urma sa fie consacrat Domnului, de la nastere, ca nazireu. 17:3 Ingerul lui Dumnezeu i s-a aratat nevestei lui Manoah si a anuntat-o ca va avea un fiu, dandu-i, in vederea acestui fapt, importante instructiuni: "Acum, ia bine seama, te rog, sa nu bei nici vin, nici bautura tare si sa nu mananci nimic necurat." Jud. 13, 4. 14. 17:4 Dumnezeu avea o lucrare importanta pentru fiul promis al lui Manoah si, pentru asigurarea pregatirii necesare pentru aceasta lucrare, obiceiurile mamei, cat si ale copilului, trebuia sa fie bine puse la punct. "Sa nu bea nici vin, nici bautura tare" era directiva ingerului pentru nevasta lui Manoah, si "sa nu manance nimic necurat; sa pazeasca tot ce i-am poruncit". Viitorul copil avea sa fie influentat spre bine sau spre rau de obiceiurile mamei. Ea trebuie sa fie supusa principiilor si sa practice cumpatarea si tagaduirea de sine, daca vroia binele copilului ei. 17:5 In Noul Testament gasim un deloc mai putin impresionant, exemplu al importantei obiceiurilor cumpatate. Ioan Botezatorul a fost un reformator. Lui i-a fost incredintata o mare lucrare pentru poporul din vremea aceea. Si, in pregatirea pentru 17:6 aceasta lucrare, toate obiceiurile lui au fost atent puse in ordine, chiar de la nastere. Ingerul Gabriel a fost trimis din cer sa-i instruiasca pe parintii lui Ioan referitor la principiile reformei sanatatii. El trebuie sa "nu...bea nici vin, nici alta bautura ametitoare", a spus solul ceresc si astfel urma sa fie "umplut de Duhul Sfant inca din pantecele mamei sale." Luca 1, 15. 17:7 Ioan s-a despartit de prietenii lui si de comoditatile vietii, locuind singur in pustie si intretinandu-se printr-o dieta pur vegetariana. Simplitatea imbracamintei - purta un vesmant tesut din par de camila - era o mustrare pentru extravaganta si etalarea celor din generatia lui, indeosebi a preotilor iudei. Dieta lui, constituita din lacuste si miere salbatica era, de asemenea, o mustrare pentru lacomia in mancare, care prima peste tot. 17:8 Lucrarea lui Ioan a fost prezisa de profetul Maleahi: "Iata, va voi trimite pe proorocul Ilie, inainte de a veni ziua Domnului, ziua aceea mare si infricosata. El va intoarce inima parintilor spre copii si inima copiilor spre parintii lor, ca nu cumva, la venirea Mea, sa lovesc tara cu blestem." Mal. 4, 5.6. Ioan Botezatorul a venit in duhul si puterea lui Ilie, pentru a pregati calea Domnului si pentru a intoarce poporul la intelepciunea Celui drept. El era un reprezentant al celor ce traiesc in zilele de pe urma, carora Dumnezeu le-a incredintat adevaruri sacre pentru a le prezenta inaintea oamenilor, pentru a pregati calea pentru a doua venire a lui Hristos. Si aceleasi principii de temperanta, pe care le-a practicat Ioan, ar trebui respectate de cei care, in zilele noastre, au de avertizat lumea despre venirea Fiului omului. 17:9 Dumnezeu a facut omul dupa chipul Sau si asteapta de la el sa pastreze neafectate capacitatile ce i-au fost atribuite pentru a sluji Creatorului. Atunci, n-ar trebui sa dam curs recomandarilor Sale si sa cautam sa ne pastram orice putere in cea mai buna conditie pentru slujirea Lui? Chiar cel mai mare bun pe care-l putem oferi de la noi lui Dumnezeu este destul de palid. 17:10 De ce este atata nenorocire in lumea de azi? Pentru ca ii place lui Dumnezeu sa-si vada creaturile suferind? - O, nu! Este pentru ca 17:11 oamenii au devenit slabi, prin practici imorale. Acuzam neascultarea lui Adam si spunem ca primii nostri parinti au dovedit o mare slabiciune cedand ispitei; dar daca neascultarea de Lege a Iui Adam ar fi singurul rau cu care ne confruntam, starea lumii ar fi mult mai buna decat este acum. De la caderea lui Adam incoace, a urmat o succesiune de caderi. - Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, pag. 37 - 39. 17:12 Avertizare cu privire la efectul vinului. - Istoria lui Nadab si Abihu este, de asemenea, lasata ca o avertizare pentru om, dovedind ca efectul vinului asupra mintii este aducerea confuziei. De aceea, Dumnezeu interzice in mod clar folosirea vinului si a bauturilor tari. - Signs of the Times, 8 iulie 1880. 17:13 Nadab si Abihu n-ar fi infaptuit pacatul fatal daca n-ar fi fost mai intai partial ametiti de vin. Ei stiau ca, inainte de a se prezenta in sanctuar, unde era manifestata prezenta divina, era necesara cea mai atenta si solemna pregatire a lor; dar, prin necumpatare, s-au descalificat pentru serviciul sfant. Mintea lor a devenit confuza si perceptia morala li s-a tocit, astfel ca n-au mai putut face diferenta intre ce este sacru si ce este obisnuit. - Patriarchs and Prophets, pag. 361. 362. |
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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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