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DRAPELUL ȘI SABATUL

DRAPELUL ȘI SABATUL

Le‑am mai dat și Sabatele Mele, ca semn între Mine și ei, ca să se știe că Eu sunt Domnul Care îi sfințește. (Ezechiel 20:12 NTR)

Un semn este ceva care transmite o semnificație, ceva care simbolizează un mesaj. Sabatul este un semn pe care Dumnezeu l-a dat omenirii cu un scop – pentru a ne transmite un mesaj. Și, în acest fel, Sabatul este ca un drapel. Să luăm în considerare asemănările dintre un drapel național și Sabat.

Drapelul unei națiuni este făcut pentru cetățenii săi; cetățenii nu sunt făcuți pentru drapel, la fel cum “Ziua de Sabat a fost făcută pentru om, nu omul pentru ziua de Sabat!” (Marcu 2:27 NTR). Un drapel este creat pentru a inspira oamenilor dragoste patriotică și loialitate față de țara lor. Sabatul a fost creat pentru a-i inspira pe oameni cu dragoste și loialitate față de Dumnezeu. Un drapel le amintește oamenilor istoria, valorile și principiile unei națiuni. Când oamenii văd vechiul drapel sovietic, le sunt amintite valori diferite de cele transmise de drapelul britanic, canadian sau american. Sabatul este dat pentru a ne reaminti de guvernarea, metodele și principiile lui Dumnezeu – împărăția adevărului, a dragostei și a libertății.

Atunci când oamenii sunt luați prizonieri în război și văd drapelul lor național, acesta le inspiră speranța că vor veni compatrioții lor să-i salveze. Omenirea este prizonieră într-o lume a păcatului, iar Sabatul trebuie să ne amintească faptul că Dumnezeu l-a trimis pe Isus pentru a ne elibera de păcat, pentru a ne sfinți, pentru a ne salva.

Fluturarea unui drapel din toată inima diferă de fluturarea acestuia din obligație. Fluturarea drapelului național în Coreea de Nord de frica statului nu este același lucru cu fluturarea drapelului național pentru că îți iubești țara. De asemenea, respectarea Sabatului biblic pentru că este o regulă, o lege pentru încălcarea căreia un zeu autoritar te va pedepsi nu este același lucru cu iubirea Creatorului și prețuirea Sabatului ca semn al Împărăției pe care o iubești. Acesta este motivul pentru care Isaia spune că numai cei pentru care Sabatul este o desfătare, o bucurie sunt adevărați păzitori ai Sabatului (Isaia 58:13), deoarece dragostea nu poate fi impusă cu forța. Un patriot adevărat este cel care își iubește țara, în timp ce un creștin adevărat este cel care iubește Împărăția lui Dumnezeu.

Atunci când oamenii iubesc și respectă o țară, ei respectă și tratează cu onoare drapelul acelei țări; dar când oamenii disprețuiesc o țară, ei calcă în picioare și chiar dau foc drapelului acelei țări. La fel, atunci când oamenii Îl iubesc pe Dumnezeu și Împărăția Sa, ei tratează Sabatul Lui cu onoare – dar când nu-l iubesc pe Dumnezeu și Împărăția Sa, ei calcă în picioare Sabatul Său.

Când vrem să ne identificăm cu o anumită națiune, fluturăm drapelul acesteia, indiferent de locul în care trăim. Fluturarea drapelului britanic în America arătă susținerea Regatului Unit al Marii Britanii. La fel, dacă vrem să ne arătăm sprijinul pentru împărăția lui Dumnezeu, onorăm drapelul împărăției Sale, Sabatul, pe care El ni l-a dat ca semn.

Și dacă fluturăm drapelul unei națiuni, trebuie, de asemenea, să respectăm legile acelei națiuni pentru a o reprezenta în mod corect. La fel, dacă acceptăm Sabatul lui Dumnezeu, atunci trebuie să îl onorăm așa cum Dumnezeu ar vrea să îl onorăm – ca semn al împărăției Sale, a împărăției iubirii, că legile Sale sunt protocoalele pe baza cărora viața este construită, care nu pot fi impuse prin aplicarea de pedepse. Noi, așa cum a făcut și Dumnezeu, prezentăm adevărul în dragoste și îi lăsăm pe ceilalți liberi să aleagă, pentru că de acest lucru ne amintește Sabatul.

Acceptarea zilei de Sabat ca pe o regulă, o lege care necesită pedeapsă pentru nerespectarea ei, duce la asemănarea cu cei care L-au răstignit pe Domnul Sabatului și au vrut să-L dea jos de pe cruce pentru a ține Sabatul Său. Astfel de persoane sunt asemenea dușmanilor unei națiuni care se infiltrează și flutură drapelul acelei națiuni în timp ce lucrează împotriva guvernării pe care pretind că o susțin.

Da, Sabatul este un semn că Dumnezeu ne sfințește; este o dovadă a creativității Sale și a metodelor Sale de guvernare, a faptului că, la sfârșitul celor șase zile de creație, Dumnezeu s-a odihnit – El nu și-a folosit puterea pentru a forța creaturile Sale inteligente să se supună, ci le-a lăsat libere să gândească și să decidă singure. Cei care doresc să arboreze drapelul lui Dumnezeu o fac acceptând și practicând aceleași metode practicate de Dumnezeu, adevărul, iubirea, libertatea, și toate aceste metode sunt simbolizate de Sabat.

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I grew up in a prominent protestant church and had what I like to call religious anxiety. I’ve always had questions about God and Salvation that no one could seem to answer.  I didn’t know how to find resolution. During 2020, at the height of my anxiety, I fell to my knees and begged God to show me truth and light and to give me the hope that I’ve been longing for. Days later, I stumbled upon your online videos and it was like a veil was lifted and EVERYTHING made sense! For the first time in my almost 39 years of life, my religious/spiritual anxiety has lessened. I feel a sense of freedom and peace I’ve NEVER had before… and it’s all because my view of God has changed. Thank you!

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Over the past couple of years God has been expanding my view of Himself and His character. Along my approximately 40-year journey, I have often had questions, but was hesitant to voice these and step outside the traditionally accepted thinking, for fear of admitting that I may in fact be eternally lost. In the recesses of my thinking has been the thought – if one blindly accepts (which is widely regarded as “real faith”) and does not question, is this really ‘truth?’ I often find it challenging to grapple with very theological ‘speak,’ but Dr. Jennings has a real gift of explaining spiritual concepts with clear practical examples. The weekly discussions are growing my Christian experience and slowly changing my view of how to live as a child of God in today’s complex world. Finally the whole Old Testament sanctuary teaching moved in my mind from fantasy to reality!

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We listen to your bible studies lessons in our class in Montana. You actually were the main reason I decided to get a laptop, so I can go to your site and listen, read, learn, and print the class notes. I am so grateful to learn the correct view of God and his character. Now, to just have others have an interest in knowing, so I can share it with them. Good thoughts your way.

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I had a lot of pressure, as a pastor’s kid, to conform and be “good.” I was good at being “good.” I thought my life was going along well until it all started falling apart and I could not figure out why! In my search for “why is this happening to me, God?” I came across your book, “Could it be this Simple,” and God started revealing to me the many distortions I held about His character, His principles, and how He has designed His universe to operate. I remember thinking, “Wow, I have had this all backwards.” I was happy and angry all at the same time. Happy to have the light of truth break through the darkness, revealing a wonderful, beautiful way of understanding God and His plan for His children, and angry, because I felt deceived and cheated by the church, my family, and myself!

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[This ministry is the] biggest blessing I have ever received! Your DVDs and lessons could not have come at a better time in my life. I have experienced in the past year many difficulties that, if it wasn’t for this wonderful view of God that I have discovered through this ministry, I would not have been able to respond in love and forgiveness. My heart is being transformed everyday by the Calvary-looking God you teach. Hallelujah!! I have tears in my eyes as I write, because my life has taken a complete turn from where I was heading.

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Testimony 47

I can’t even begin to thank you and your ministry enough for introducing me to the Truth about a loving and merciful God! I have my daughter and her in-laws to thank for sharing with me “The God-Shaped Brain” as well as your website. I listen to the Bible study class lessons on my daily walk. May God continue to bless your thirst-quenching ministry!

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Testimony 40

I was brought up in a different faith and have been petrified my whole life of God. I believed that I would burn in hell for eternity. When I was 12 I started pursuing the things of this world, but for the next 45 years the Spirit was always calling me, as I knew there was a God through nature. I could see the vast sea of stars in the universe and knew there was something bigger out there. Five years ago, through a Revelation seminar, I was blessed to learn about God’s character and government.

Then I found Come and Reason Ministries and have come under some extreme pressure when I speak about the ministry. One time a member sent me an internet article titled “Whats wrong with Tim Jennings?” I asked her what she thought of it and she said “I don’t know, I didn’t read it.”

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I am blown away by the truth that you present. God’s Design Law makes so much sense! You have validated my impression that, if God is love, He would not kill those who don’t want to know him. If God gives us choice, then how can He destroy us if our choice is not to follow him. Thank you for opening my eyes and heart to the pure love of God seen through Jesus. The love I now have for Jesus is deeper and free from condemnation. My heart has been opened to love others as Jesus loves me. May God continue to bless your God-given insight into His word and your ministry. The truth has set me free!

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Thank you and may God continue to bless you as you share with others the intricacies of how we are all “fearfully and wonderfully made”. I must share that you have opened a whole new world to me, and I have found tremendous healing through what you have shared in two of your books, “Could It Be This Simple?” and “The God Shaped Brain.” I praise God for what you shared, what I have learned, and how I have grown and healed! My prayer is that My Precious Jesus will be seen by others in the way I live, act, talk, etc. and they may be encouraged to know He is truly a GREAT God of LOVE, desiring that no one should perish! God Bless you in your continued endeavors to present Him as He really is!

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