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Dlaczego prawo wymaga życia grzesznika?

Dlaczego prawo wymaga życia grzesznika?

Jak rozszyfrować tego rodzaju cytaty? Jak można to wyrazić innymi słowami?

„W Dniu Pojednania najwyższy kapłan … wchodził do miejsca najświętszego z krwią i kropił ubłagalnię, nad tablicami prawa Bożego. W ten sposób wymogi prawa, które żądało życia grzesznika, były zaspokojone.” (E.G. White, Patriarchowie i prorocy, r.30 {PP 260.4})

Podoba mi się sposób, w jaki Pan uczy i oczywiście ma Pan wszystko rozpracowane w swoim umyśle, ale ja wciąż nie mogę pojąć niektórych zagadnień… nie żebym nie zgadzał się z tymi naukami, ale nie potrafiłbym ich powtórzyć, bo nie mam jeszcze pełnego zrozumienia. Jak na przykład wytłumaczyć zagadnienie ‘zastępstwa’, mówiącego, że Jezus zajmuje nasze miejsce w czasie sądu? Zamówiłem Pana książkę i nie mogę się na nią doczekać!

Jestem Wam wdzięczny za Waszą działalność!

Cieszę się, że zamówił Pan moją książkę, która umożliwi Panu lepsze zrozumienie zastępstwa, oraz dlaczego Jezus musiał umrzeć. Ale jeśli chodzi o Pana konkretne pytanie…

Czytając takie cytaty, musimy wziąć pod uwagę fakt, że wspomniane tam ‘prawo’ nie jest rzymskim / dyktatorskim prawem narzuconym przez cesarza, ale protokołami naszego Stwórcy, na których zbudowane jest życie. Jest to Prawo Życia!

Dlaczego prawo, na którym zbudowane jest życie, miałoby wymagać życia grzesznika? Co jest tego przyczyną? Popatrzmy, co się działo w starotestamentowej służbie ofiarnej: symbolicznie objawiała ona proces przywracania grzesznika do jedności i harmonii z Bogiem.

Jeśli założymy, że prawo Boże nie różni się niczym od prawa narzuconego przez rzymskiego cesarza, wówczas będziemy postrzegać tego rodzaju wypowiedzi jako żądanie krwawej zapłaty do zaspokojenia gniewu i oburzenia obrażonego boga oraz uregulowania prawnej kary wymaganej przez złamane prawo. Wszystko to opiera się na kłamstwie na temat prawa Bożego.

Jeśli natomiast uznamy, że prawo Boże jest protokołem, który jest podwaliną zarówno życia jak i egzystencji całego wszechświata, oraz że „zrodzeni jesteśmy w nieprawości i poczęci w grzechu” (Psalm 51:5), czyli że jesteśmy w śmiertelnym stanie, to dlaczego prawo miałoby wymagać takiego nieuleczalnego, chorego, grzesznego życia grzesznika? W celu uzdrowienia, oczyszczenia, odnowienia, odtworzenia oraz przywrócenia grzesznika do praworządności! Rozważ następującą wypowiedź odnośnie tego, czego wymaga prawo:

Prawo wymaga praworządności – prawego życia, doskonałego charakteru; lecz człowiek tego nie posiada. Nie jest on w stanie wywiązać się ze świętych wymogów prawa Bożego. Lecz Chrystus, przychodząc na ziemię jako człowiek, prowadził święte życie i ukształtował w sobie doskonały charakter, które oferuje za darmo każdemu, kto zechce je przyjąć. Jego życie staje się naszym życiem. Dzięki dobroci Boga, wyzwoleni jesteśmy od popełnionych w przeszłości grzechów. Ponadto, Chrystus nasyca człowieka cechami Bożego charakteru. Buduje ludzki charakter na podobieństwo Boskiego charakteru – doskonałą tkaninę duchowej mocy i piękna. Istota sprawiedliwości prawa wypełnia się w wyznawcy Chrystusa. Bóg może więc być „sprawiedliwym i usprawiedliwiającym tego, który wierzy w Jezusa.” Rzymian 3,26 (E.G. White, Życie Jezusa, r.79 {ZJ 549.4}).

Czym można zaspokoić wymogi prawa? Prawną zapłatą, jeśli wierzysz, że prawo Boże jest narzuconym prawem (jak rzymskie prawo cesarskie); albo doskonałym życiem, jeśli uznasz, że prawo Boże jest protokołem projektowym – podwaliną całego życia we wszechświecie.

Tak więc, kiedy Jezus polecił nam, by jeść Jego ciało i pić Jego krew (Ew. Jana 6:53‑56), usiłował przez to wyjaśnić, że krew jest metaforą Jego doskonałego życia. Pokropienie arki krwią oznaczało, że ‘wymogi prawa zostały zaspokojone’, ponieważ pojawiła się doskonałość: doskonała harmonia z prawem, doskonały charakter, doskonałe życie Jezusa. Krew symbolizowała doskonały charakter Chrystusa, który jest teraz udziałem wierzącego.

Kiedy przyjmujemy Jezusa jako naszego Zbawiciela, nasze ‘ja’ umiera (1 Koryntian 15:31) i odnawiani jesteśmy przez Ducha Świętego (Rzymian 12:2, Tytus 3:5), więc „żyję, ale już nie ja, lecz żyje we mnie Chrystus” (Galacjan 2:20). Prawo zostaje zapisane w sercu i umyśle (Hebrajczyków 8:10) toteż nasze stare, schorowane życie ulega unicestwieniu i zastąpione jest życiem Chrystusowym.

Prawo wymagało naszego grzesznego życia, by zastąpić je sprawiedliwym życiem Chrystusa odtworzonym w nas przez wiarę. Chrystus jest naszym zastępcą, ponieważ wziął na siebie „nasze cierpienia”, „naszą boleść” – nasz stan chorobowy (Izajasz 53:4). Ten, „który nie znał grzechu, za nas grzechem został uczyniony, abyśmy w nim stali się sprawiedliwością Bożą” (2 Koryntian 5:21).

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Testimony 71

When I was 9 years old, I remember setting at our devotional table with a hunger and thirst for God that wanted more, deeper, BETTER. I can remember literally crying and pounding on the table, “I know these teachers didn’t mean to give us error. They taught what THEY had been TAUGHT, but didn’t ANYBODY READ THE BOOK?!?!?” It mattered to me then. It mattered to me as a teenager. It matters now as I teach bible classes. It didn’t have to be so hard as I watched so many give up and lay God’s great plan and gift of salvation aside as being “impossible.” Then, a friend sent me a link to Come And Reason’s website. I grew excited. YES! FINALLY! Then another friend told me to stay away, saying her son had just broken up with a girl because she was involved with Come And Reason and that “Tim Jennings preaches a false gospel.” But, AFTER many years of developing an authentic and, dare I say FUN relationship with Jesus, through the Holy Spirit I see this message has been around a LONG time, since the apostle Paul, Ellen White, Graham Maxwell, Ray Foucher, and yourself (though I admit, you’ve made me back up, rewind and replay the clips, and get out my well-worn Bible on a few things.) I’m so thankful I have found LIGHT during these DARK days. I am not alone.

Vicki DiNitto

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.”

I have always wanted to find out for myself the truth about God, so I stayed with the Design Law construct and have been liberated to understand the big picture. Once we consider Design Law, all other Bible stories and prophecies seem to fit perfectly. It is truly beautiful to see people grasping how God operates this Universe of Love and the liberation it has provided in their lives. It blows my mind to see how consistent Design law is with what our founders believed. I hear statements like “This makes so much sense.”

Tom W., Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA

 

Testimony 34

I was introduced to Come and Reason Ministries by accident, via a passing comment made in a bible study class we were visiting. I checked this website out and my life was changed. The understanding of the truth of God’s character, and how we apply it, is so right. The tricky part is consistently applying which “lens” to look through. As I began to understand, I started sharing the basics of this understanding with a discussion group I was leading and, suddenly, a lot of things started to make sense that never used to. At the same time, I enjoyed an amazing opportunity. I was able to conduct a full bible study at WORK! What an amazing experience! It is such a joy to share the truth about God and to share how it all fits in the war between God and Satan. So many people benefit when we have a correct understanding about how God works and who He really is! Thank you for this transformational understanding. Keep up the good work! God Bless you!

Tony P., CA, USA

 

Testimony 36

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!

Joleen H. GA, USA

 

Testimony 28

I have been following your Bible study class for about a year now. I must say I am impressed with how your ministry has grown. I took it upon myself to listen to all your lesson podcasts from the past and they have both enriched me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I have learnt a lot from this class. I have also noticed how the class has grown in spiritual strength. One of the things that benefited me is that now I am not afraid of God. I use to be, but now it has melted away. The second thing is that you helped me to have a real life relationship with God. Now He is my friend that was always there and I love having him with me all the time. Thirdly, because of this class, it inspired me to take over and lead a class. I have called it “Let Us Reason Together,” adapting your inquisitive style and creating a class of free thinkers.

T. Banda, Malawi, Africa

 

Testimony 42

I am just writing to say that I have been so blessed by the teachings of Come And Reason Minitries recently. I watched last week’s bible study lesson on Youtube and am thankful that the error in the printed lesson guide you use was pointed out and this week’s study was of equal benefit, if not more so. My understanding of God’s nature has been very confused of late and I am so grateful for clarity in this matter. I have never really fully understood previously how a good God can cause bad things to happen and now I realise that He doesn’t, it’s a natural consequence of sin. May the almighty Father and His Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, continue to bless your ministry.

Laura P., United Kingdom

 

Testimony 30

God lead me to your book “The God-Shaped Brain” while I was searching for another book about the brain and then to your interview about your book on HeartWise Ministries [where] I found out about [Come And Reason Ministries]. I’m now devouring the webcasts of your Bible studies. I have been so greatly blessed and I thank God so much for your courage to speak the Truth in love no matter what. Listening to you contrast the two opposing systems (laws) and digging deep to unearth the hidden treasures in the Bible makes me so incredibly happy and I feel very blessed to be part of your Bible Study Group although I live far away. I am just so excited that there is a group of people that is spreading the Truth about the character of God and it saddens me how few realize what our Father in Heaven is really like.

Kessy B., Australia

 

Testimony 57

You have helped make sense of thirty two years of confusion. The material you freely provide reorganized so much of my life into such a beautiful pattern that has always been hinted at from within, but misguided with my training and what I was experiencing externally. My filipno parents, who were converted from Catholicism to SDA, were sincere and did their best to raise me the right way and I have deep respect for them. However, being immigrants and not understanding the language made for a difficult transition as I was growing up, which also applied to my spiritual growth as I learned the patterns of religion. I have been listening to as many bible study classes and reading blog posts as my time in a work truck will allow, searching for the practical applications of where spirituality and reality meet, and I thank you for helping me find that. You have helped me reach a point in which I can truly say that I love God, that I believe He loves me, and, like David, I delight in His law. God bless.

Emmanuel V., Calgary, AB Canada

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I’m a youth leader in South Africa. We as a youth group are currently using a lot of the material on the Come and Reason site. Since we’ve started using the material, our youth group has grown.

R. V. N., South Africa

 

Testimony 10

I personally download and listen to each of Come And Reason Ministries Bible study class lessons and PDF study notes to use when teaching my class. Really appreciate the class especially when Dr. Jennings is teaching. Thank God there are persons like him doing His work and traveling to share His beliefs.

B. L.M., North Plains, OR, USA

 

Testimony 48

I just want to tell you how blessed I have been reading “The Remedy!” It has become a daily part of my devotional relationship with God. In it I have found a God of love and a God that loves me! The bible has come alive for me! It is the first time that I can say that I have felt hope fill my heart as I have read God’s word. This is good news I can share! Thank you, Dr Jennings! Thank you for your heart for others. I can’t put into words how this has set me free! It has strengthened my trust and love for God.

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Testimony 54

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!

My heart thrills when I listen to your bible study lessons. Literally I have gone from death to life. It is a journey I look forward to every day, as God reveals areas this distortion affects. Praise GOD! I will ever be grateful to God for this ministry and your cooperation with the Spirit!

Karen S., Portal, AZ, USA

 

Testimony 67

I was introduced to Come And Reason by a friend of my mother-in-law, who gave me several CD’s of Dr. Jennings. The clarity of the message and recognition that God’s is a God of love was so clear, advancing beyond Dr. Maxwell’s message. However, grappled with Maxwell saying God used emergency measures for the fallen world. Now after several years of being a regular listener of the Come And Reasoning bible study class and attending Jennings’ meetings in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, things are becoming clearer for me. Design law versus imposed law has added so much to my personal understanding of theology. This message has really impacted my work in counseling so many people miserable because they are searching for and trusting human governments to create order and peace or believing in a God who says love Me or I will kill you. I am grateful that I have an alternative view to offer my clients that makes sense. I teach a bible study class on a semi-regular basis and I value the materials that Come And Reason so freely offers to aid me in presenting this vital message. Thank you for continuing to provide advancement in our very limited understanding of a Infinite God that is rational and believable.

Dr. Roger D, Arlington, TX, USA

 

Testimony 13

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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Testimony 51

I Love This Ministry!!!!!!! I see first hand how this message is desperately needed, how erroneous beliefs about God and His Character negatively affect humanity at every level. I thank God for your ministry, as I was searching on my own and was discovering some of your same beliefs and was blown away when I found your ministry. I know you hear it all the time, but it is truly life changing. May God continue to reveal His Will to you and Bless you!

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