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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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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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[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.

I am from Central America. Most of my family is scattered in different parts of the world and all have the same view of God that I had growing up; a distant, exacting, and ready-to-punish-us-with-tragedy type of God. So, I have been translating lessons for my family and, to my surprise, they have also been sharing them with others! I can already see the difference. My brother has often said, “Thank you for sharing, I have never heard it this way!” My other family members are taking an amazing turn from a message of “repent or burn” towards a loving God, pleading to us that we won’t reject him because he loves us eternally.

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I have been tuning into your weekly study classes for a while now and wanted express my appreciation for the teachings that ha been a huge blessing in opening up the true message of the word. Viewing scripture under an imposed law theory always, without fail, raised more questions, concerns, and conflicting scripture interpretations that were discouraging at the very least. Looking at scripture through the design law lens has brought more truth to light for me personally and an understanding of our Heavenly Father that places Him “above all others,” where I am now more than thrilled to witness and serve Him.  I “stumbled” across this ministry a year or so ago and would only watch a few minutes at a time. But the more I listened and the longer I paid attention, the more my spiritual eyes were opened to the ever present truths of scripture. The comprehension of the great controversy and it’s origin by the lies perpetrated and perpetuated throughout the Bible on the attack of God’s character and government is truly priceless. Keep up the Good Work! Your servanthood is desperately needed in such a time as this!

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Your teachings about our heavenly Father have changed my life. Thank you sooooooo very very much! I know He’s doing some serious healing in my heart and life and I look forward to each new day to learn something new about Him and to just hear you speak about Him. Thank you, forever.

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I truly believe that to know who God really is the first step to understand ourselves in a balanced and kind way, so the healing can take place. Your approach really makes sense – Thank you for your ministry!

A.M., Pittsburg, PA, USA

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I am incredibly grateful for the transformative impact you’ve had on my life, and words cannot fully express my appreciation. Over the years, I have been an avid listener and follower of C&R and extend my heartfelt thanks for creating the C&R mobile app. It has allowed me to immerse myself in your lessons repeatedly, enabling me to grasp the profound significance about the Character of God, Design Law, the protocols for life, the reasons behind the current chaos, and Christ’s mission to restore everything. They have deeply touched me. Having studied with various churches, I came away with the perception that God is no different from the deities of ancient Greek or Roman mythology—demanding sacrifices and taking pleasure in bloodshed. Thanks to your transformative teachings, I have experienced a profound awakening to the true nature of God and the immense power of His love. It is truly a remarkable and liberating sensation to finally grasp the truth and embrace the empowering nature of God’s laws. My self-perception has become brighter and more infused with love. My journey of growth continues on a daily basis.

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I borrowed “Healing The Mind” DVDs from a friend and showed them at my home for a small gathering of women friends. Neither of my friends are Adventist, but they both enjoyed and embraced the messages you taught. In fact, one of the ladies prayed out loud in our group and that was the first time she had ever had public prayer.

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The Healing the Mind DVD set tarted me on a journey that has changed my relationship with our loving God more significantly than any other study, and brought me to your book and Bible study podcasts, which I now listen to daily, thanks to the availability of archived content on your site and on iTunes.

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Your unique way in spreading the truth is what we all need today. Most of us don’t recognize the contamination coming from all the lies and selfishness in the world. Because of our fear of death, we forgot how to live. Lies left and right. I was losing hope and faith, because of so many ideas that are always contradicting each other – so many questions answered by other, more complicated, questions – until I found your channel on YouTube.

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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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The message [of Come And Reason Ministries is] for all Christians (and those who may become Christians) and not just Adventists or any other group. It is difficult to imagine why any [anyone] with intellectual and spiritual honesty could find fault with the way you explained the healing substitution concepts and the truth about God’s character, though I know some will reject and criticize. On behalf of those in our group near Tacoma, WA, thank you and your staff for all of the hard work and for sharing the Gospel in this manner. God’s message of healing love will be carried to the whole world and then Jesus will come – He promised it.

Terry U., Tacoma, WA, USA

 

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I have been really blessed reading your response to the various questions on your site.

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I just wanted to personally thank you for your teachings and insight into scripture. I came across your website via my cousin who suggested I look into “Healing the Mind” information. My youngest daughter has been struggling over the last couple of years and it all came to a head this spring. When I started listening to the “Healing the Mind” lectures my own life began to be transformed. I began sharing with all my daughters the concepts you laid out so clearly. I ordered your book and soaked it up. I just want to say “Thank You!” My walk with the Lord has been refreshed and renewed. Your obedience to the Lord is a blessing to so many.

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I wanted to thank you very much for presenting your understanding of God. I’ve always been troubled by this question: Why did Jesus have to die? Since my conversion I understood that The Father & Jesus are one, I did not have issues with that. But was there not any other way to save us than for Jesus to die? I guess I actually had a question about God – if He is so wise, how come He did not find another way? I did not see the real ‘beauty’  in the cross. Only when you explained the picture in the medical context, Jesus providing medicine for my selfishness, have I started to finally ‘see the light’. Thank you so much. Your seminar, “Healing the Mind,” are absolutely marvelous & have shared them with my family and many other people, including colleagues at work. Thanks, thanks, thanks. May God bless you abundantly in your ministry.

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