Florin Ianovici – Desertaciunea Placerilor Partea 3
24 Feb 2012 4 Comments
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Numele tau este ca o mireasma varsata
- Nici un nume de pe pamint nu e bun. Stiti de ce? Pentru ca Dumnezeu ne da un nume mai presus de tot aurul si argintul. Nume de copil al lui Dumnezeu. Si ne face o promisiune: “In veci de veci; Amin! nu se va sterge (numele)! Il trec in Cartea Vietii. Il trec in Cartea Mielului” asa zice cuvintul lui Dumnezeu, “Numele tau este o mireasma varsata”. Dumnezeu vrea sa faca din noi o mireasma varsata. Cind intri undeva sa se spuna de tine: “Copilul Domnului, credinciosul, pocaitul, ca oamenii vazind faptele voastre bune sa il laude pe Dumnezeu.
- Adevarata mireasma care vine este numele lui Isus. Un nume inaintea oricarui genunchi se va apleca: ISUS! In cer Isus ne va pune un nume nou- numele iubirii Sale pe care dragostea Sa l-a pregatit. Ce zic oamenii despre tine? Vecinii tai, parintii si prietenii, dar pina la urma ce zice Domnul de tine?
Moartea n-are ce sa caute la tine
- Cum adica? Cine are numele scris in Cartea Vietii, atunci cind trece de pe pamint, nu moartea vine la capatiiul lui. Sa nu va minta nimeni, niciodata. Stefan a vazut cerurile deschise si pe Fiul omului asteptindu-l. Unde era moartea? Nicaieri. Moartea stii de ce vine la noi (la unii)? Sa-si ia plata. Pacat, pacat, pacat, nelegiuire, pacat. Care este plata pacatului? Moartea. Dar daca tu iti pui toate pacatele la picioarele Domnului si ceri prin singele iertarii sa te spele sa te curete, Domnul spune: “Iti trimit un inger”. si n-o sa vina moartea. Nici n-o vezi. Eu no o sa vad moartea niciodata.
- Daca vrei intr-adevar sa fii nemuritor intoarce-te la Isus. Cind te batjocoreste cineva nu te uita in jos dragul meu; uita-te in sus si spune: “Ale mele-s toate”. Mintuirea e a mea si numele meu nu piere in veci.
Slava lui Dumnezeu nu se imparte cu omul
- Si sa nu te mai lasi doborit de cel rau cu minciuna: “Nu esti bun de nimic”. Daca as fi bun de ceva, atunci ar veni Domnul cu ciocanul, dar daca nu-s bun de nimic, atunci se foloseste Domnul de mine. Cita vreme mai ai un talent la care tii, sau tii la ceva care ai tu, Dumnezeu nu se poate folosi de tine pentru ca opereaza pe un principiu- El isi arata slava si cinstea si nu le imparte cu omul. Zice omul: “Am meritat.” Nu ai meritat. El este totul in noi.
Daca Dumnezeu nu ar fi fost acela care sa ne fi tras cu funii de dragoste, nimeni, niciodata n-ar fi facut un pas in viata.
- In mod real, in viata noastra si pentru acela care nu-L cunoaste pe Dumnezeu, nu este altceva decit mila Sa. Sanatatea pe care o ai, nu o ai pentru ca esti bun. O ai pentru ca DUmnezeu este bun. Piinea pe care o ai si pe care o maninci nu e pentru ca tu esti mai harnic decit altul, ci pentru ca Dumnezeu este milostiv. Daca n-a cazut inca un asteroid pe pamint este pentru ca Dumnezeu ii tine traiectoria.
Avem un asteroid al pacatului
- Dar ce ne facem cu asteroidul din inima? Avem un asteroid al pacatului si-asa loveste in orbita inimii noastre si ne sfarima.
- A fost si pentru mine o zi cind m-am pocait. Mama mea si tatal meu au prins de stire. Mama mi-a dat un telefon si mi-a spus ca i-am facut de ris. Mi-a zis mama: “Am discutat cu tatal tau si de-acum incolo numarul acesta de telefon sa il uiti. Am zis: “Mama, eu nu beau nu fumez, imi tin casa cu cinste. Ce ti-am facut?” Dar, patru ani de zile nu a miscat nimic din partea lor. Am avut de suferit atunci. Eram in ultimul an de facultate (care o plateau parintii mei si imi trimiteau mincare), eram casatorit si am devenit sarac. M-am angajat ca portar/pazitor.
- Fratele Ianovici descrie cum Dumnezeu a lucrat in chip miraculos de multe ori cind s-a rugat pentru ajutor, printre care si aceasta istorioara: Au fost zile grele in acel an. Intr-o zi, inainte de pasti, sotia imi spunea ca ar avea pofta de drob de miel, si de brinza cu smintina si de miere de albine. Asa am aflat ca sotia e insarcinata. Dar, dintr-o data in inima mea s-a infipt un cutit al disperarii ca nu aveam bani pentru mincare. Atunci m-am pus pe genunchi si m-am rugat cum am auzit o alta sora rugindu-se: Doamne, e sarbatoarea Pastelui, si e sarbatoarea ta ca tu esti cel inviat. Doamne, te rog frumos sa vii la mine de sarbatoarea asta, dar Doamne, vino Tu cu o bucata ca eu nu am”. Si am zis Amin. M-am dus la Biserica a doua zi si o sora, Domnica (care a plecat la Domnul) mi-a zis: “Ce-i cu tine frate Florin?” Eu fiind de curind intors la Domnul, cind am auzit mi s-au muiat picioarele. Am crezut ca am facut ceva gresit. Mi-a zis din nou: “Ce-i cu tine ca de trei zile imi vorbeste Duhul Domnului”, si imi pune in mina o sacosa grea. Cind am ajuns acasa si am deschis-o, am gasit in sacosa un borcan cu brinza si smintina, un borcan cu miere de albine si un drob de carne. Aleluia!!! Am zis sotiei: “Tu vezi aici mincare, dar eu vad ca a intrat Dumnezeu la mine in casa. Lasa mincarea. E Isus aici! A venit la mine, un sarac care s-a pus pe genunchi si s-a rugat: Doamne, vino la mine!”
Partea 3
New Video of yesterday’s Oxford debate between Dawkins and Archbishop of Canterbury
24 Feb 2012 2 Comments
in Apologetics Tags: Anthony Kenny, Archbishop, Archbishop of Canterbury, Existence of God, God, Oxford University, Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams
If you haven’t heard; last night Richard Dawkins admitted that he can’t be sure that God does not exist. You can read more in my previous post here.
Someone has already uploaded the full debate here:
Richard Dawkins: I can’t be sure God does not exist (via) The Telegraph (UK)
24 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Creation, creation/evolution Tags: Adam and Eve, Anglicans, Anthony Kenny, Archbishop, Archbishop of Canterbury, bbc, Canterbury, Dawkins, God, literal interpretation, Oxford University, Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams, telegraph, uk
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Richard Dawkins & Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury)
Image via the BBC.UK
One perplexing thing I noticed in this discussion is that the Archbishop of Canterbury (who speaks on behalf of Anglicans as the Pope speaks on behalf of Catholics worldwide) does not believe in literal Creation or a historical Adam. He actually believes that the writers of the Bible did not know physics and so they wrote in their own understanding, yet even more troubling is the fact that he believes that “human beings had evolved from non-human ancestors but were nevertheless “in the image of God”. Dawkins pointed out to Archbishop Rowan that the Pope does take a literal understanding of Creation. Given the relationship between a literal belief in an Adam and Eve which affects the way one looks at the entire Bible, is it a wonder that the United Kingdom slips into secularism more and more?
The video has now been posted here on Youtube:
Story by By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor from the UK’s Telegraph Newspaper. Read entire story here.
He is regarded as the most famous atheist in the world but last night Professor Richard Dawkins admitted he could not be sure that God does not exist.
He told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, that he preferred to call himself an agnostic rather than an atheist.
The two men were taking part in a public “dialogue” at Oxford University at the end of a week which has seen bitter debate about the role of religion in public life in Britain.
For an hour and 20 minutes the two men politely discussed “The nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin” touching on the meaning of consciousness, the evolution of human language – and Dr Williams’s beard.
For much of the discussion the Archbishop sat quietly listening to Prof Dawkins’s explanations of human evolution.
At one point he told the professor that he was “inspired” by “elegance” of the professor’s explanation for the origins of life – and agreed with much of it.
Prof Dawkins told him: “What I can’t understand is why you can’t see the extraordinary beauty of the idea that life started from nothing – that is such a staggering, elegant, beautiful thing, why would you want to clutter it up with something so messy as a God?”
Dr Williams replied that he “entirely agreed” with the “beauty” of Prof Dawkins’s argument but added: “I’m not talking about God as an extra who you shoehorn on to that.”
There was surprise when Prof Dawkins acknowledged that he was less than 100 per cent certain of his conviction that there is no creator.
The philosopher Sir Anthony Kenny, who chaired the discussion, interjected: “Why don’t you call yourself an agnostic?” Prof Dawkins answered that he did.
An incredulous Sir Anthony replied: “You are described as the world’s most famous atheist.”
Prof Dawkins said that he was “6.9 out of seven” sure of his beliefs.
“I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing is very very low,” he added.
He also said that he believed it was highly likely that there was life on other planets.
Watch a short clip from the debate (so far the only available video) and read entire story here.
Unusual Music (5) Misty Edwards – Soul Cry
24 Feb 2012 9 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: Crying, God, International House of Prayer, Jesus, Jesus Culture, Lyrics, Misty Edwards, music, song, Soul Cry, video
Matt Chandler, “My soul pants for you! These are not some cutesy words that belong on a cup! These are words of desperation from the psalmist.”
So, have you ever worshipped God, in song or in prayer out of desperation like the psalmist, David? Why wait for some tragedy, or for some terminal diagnosis to worship God that way? Get to know God today, like the psalmist David did and feel His presence as you worship the mighty God who created the heavens and the earth!
On the song below, I can say that if I were to post only Misty Edwards songs here, she could probably keep this category going for quite a while. I believe all of her songs are very unusual, from the imagery in her poetic lyricism, to the fact that she composes them in the probable style of the psalmist (s) by just starting to play on her keyboard and then singing the words from her heart and her head, but drawn from Bible verses. A true gift of God.
This song is “Soul Cry” and you may want to take time to read the lyrics before you listen to the actual song:
More unusual songs:
- Unusual Music 1 – Jesus Culture – Holy, You are Holy
- Unusual Music 2 – Misty Edwards – The Harlot
- Unusual Music 3 – Freddy Hayler - Healing Waters
- Unusual Music 4 – Matt Gilman - Kiss my heart
CHORDS: http://soarworship.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/soul_cry-ch.pdf
LYRICS:
As the deer pants for the water, my soul longs for You
As the body dies without water, my soul dies without You
They may say, come on get over it
Drink be merriful, tomorrow we die
Thats why, I’d rather sit in the house of mourning, than at the table with fools
Blessed are the hungry, You said it I believe it
Hunger is an escort to the deeper things of you
You satisfy
My soul cries, my soul cries, my soul cries for You
Take me to the place where You satisfy, take me to the river
I’ll do anything, God; there is no price, take me to the river
They may say, Come on get over it, Everything is OK
They may say, why the hunger, why the thirsting, why the mourning, but my soul cries
All my tears You hold in a bottle; You will pour them out like rain
Weeping endures for the night, for the night
But joy comes in the morning, joy comes in the morning
Deep is calling out to deep is calling out to deep
Yesterdays depth is feeling really shallow; I’ve gotta go deeper, deeper, deeper still
And all Your waves and all Your billows crash over me, pulling me deep, deep, deeper
From glory to glory, from strength to strength, from depth to depth
I want to fellowship with You
You’re not so far away, its not too mysterious
You’re living on the inside of me, Your Spirit on the inside of me Spring up, O well; spring up, O well; spring up, O well, within me.
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Misty Edwards- Soul Cry
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