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Истината за Бога

Истината за Бога

Християнството гласи, че Бог е нашият любящ Отец, Kойто ни обикна толкова много, че изпрати Своя единствен Син, за да ни спаси, като пожертва Своя собствен живот.

Макар че това е абсолютно вярно, всичките ни християнски учения ли са в хармония с тази истина или допускаме заблуди за Бога да се промъкнат в нашите умове, сърца, доктрини и църкви? Възможно ли е да се придържаме към погрешни схващания за Бога, които ни отчуждават от Него и вместо да Го виждаме като наш любящ Отец, ни карат да гледаме на Него като на Някой, от Когото се нуждаем да бъдем защитени?

Исус каза в евангелието от Йоан 17:3, че вечният живот е да познаваш Бога.
Във второто Послание към  коринтяните 10:3-5 откриваме, че в нашите умове се извършва духовна война с божествено оръжие, което унищожава всичко, “което се опълчва срещу познанието за Бога”. Сатана атакува истината за Бога с фини изкривявания, които ни пречат да познаваме Бога. А в първата глава от Посланието към римляните апостол Павел ни казва, че когато отхвърляме знанието за Бога, се „извратяваме чрез своите мъдрувания”, „несмислените ни сърца се помрачават” и умовете ни се покваряват. Умовете ни не могат да бъдат излекувани, докато вярваме в лъжи за Бога.

Днес забелязах една от тези лъжи – една толкова позната лъжа, че минава покрай нас, без да се замислим, така сякаш е вярна. Прочетох статия в християнски вестник, в която авторът говореше за изкуплението. Този автор изрично заяви, че на кръста Бог Отец е убил Своя Син, за да възтържествува справедливостта. Не оспорвам реалността, че смъртта на Христос е от съществено значение за плана на спасението. Съгласен съм с цялото си сърце, че човечеството не може да бъде изкупено без Христовата саможертва и че Христовата смърт е постигнала повече от това да разкрие истината за Божия характер на любовта.

Това, което аз поставям под въпрос, това, срещу което протестирам, е идеята, че Бог е екзекуторът, че нашият любящ Отец, който е Великият Създател, източникът на целия живот, трябва да бъде характеризиран като унищожител на живота, причинител на смърт, извършител на убийство.

Сега някои незабавно ще възразят: “Бог не унищожи ли света чрез потоп? Не заличи ли Содом и Гомор с огън? Не уби ли Той първородните на Египет, 185 000 асирийци и много други?” И отговорът е: Бог много пъти използва Своята сила, за да постави децата Си в състояние на сън/почивка в гроба, но всеки един от тези хора ще възкръсне или във възкресението на живота, или във възкресението на осъждането (Йоан 5:29). Бог не е прекратил живота им, Бог просто е преустановил живота им до възкресението, когато те ще живеят отново и всеки ще получи своята вечна съдба – или „заплатата на греха, която е смърт, или Божият дар, който е вечен живот”(Римляни 6:23).

Но Христос дойде да преживее „заплатата на греха” и никой друг човек в историята все още не е преживял тази смърт! Изброените по-горе примери не ни помагат да разберем Божието участие на Кръста. Трябва да погледнем действията Му на самият Кръст, и да ги оставим да говорят на нашият разум. И така, какво разкриват действията на Отец на Кръста и кой всъщност е отговорен за смъртта на Христос?

Исус извика: „Боже мой, Боже мой, защо си Ме оставил?”, a не “Боже мой, Боже мой, защо Ме екзекутираш/убиваш?” (Матей 27:46). Свидетелството на писателите на евангелието е, че злите хора Го бият, измъчват и разпъват, а не Бог (Матей 26: 47-27:56, Марк 14:43-15:41, Лука 22:47-23: 49, Йоан 18:1-19:37). Всъщност ние нямаме нито едно доказателство, че Бог докосна с пръст Своя Син на Кръста. Вместо това Бог се отнесе към Своя Син като към безнадежден, отвъд достигането и спасението грешник, и Го “остави“ – оттегли Своята опазваща и поддържаща ръка, след което сатанинските сили се обединиха със зли хора, за да убият невинният Божий Син (2Кор.5:21). Бог имаше силата да спре злите хора да убият Неговия Син, но Той не можеше да ги спре и да спаси света едновременно. Разпъването можеше да се случи също само и ако Христос доброволно предостави себе си в жертва и позволи това да се случи. Христос каза за живота Си: “Никой не Ми го отнема, но Аз от Себе Си го давам. Имам право да го дам, и имам право пак да го взема.” (Йоан 10: 17,18). Христос не е бил убит от Неговия Отец – Христос бе убит от нас, нашето нечестие, нашият егоизъм, нашата греховност.

Какво ни говори за Бог фактът, че Христос доброволно се предаде и позволи на Своите създания да Го измъчват и убият? Какво ни казва за Бога това, че Той никога не посегна на Сина Си? Да, Божият Син пострада и умря на Кръста за спасението на тази раса и отстраняването на греха от Божията вселена, но не умря от ръцете на Неговия Отец. Доказателствата от Библията реабилитират Бога – Той не е източник на смърт. Бог е източникът на живота! Той не е екзекутор, а праведният Изкупител! Отхвърлете лъжите за Бога, прегърнете истината, която Исус разкри, и преживейте единството и приятелството с Бога!

 

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The blessings of clarity and understanding you and your class inspire me to take from the word of God have impressed upon me so greatly the true, loving character of our Creator. I have found amazing freedom and joy through building a stronger, more intentional relationship with Him. What is new is that this is now a relationship built on love, reverence and respect rather than fear and obligation, and as such my eyes have been slammed OPEN as I am continually impressed by the manifestations of God’s true character in His provisions for fallen man.

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