An Cumhacht a aiséirí

1.1 An bhfuil níos mó le bheith shábháil ná a shábháil?

TÁ!! Léigh Phil. 3:7-14. Ba chóir go mbeadh ár gcaidreamh le hÍosa agus ár gcosúlacht leis ag fás níos dlúithe an t-am ar fad. Is léiriú an-tábhachtach amháin é sin ar ‘chumhacht a aiséirí’ a labhraíonn Pól faoi i Phil. 3:10 – cumhacht Dé saolta a athrú (cf.. Rom. 8:11). ach, dá mbeadh aithne againn ar Íosa agus a bheith níos cosúla leis an t-aon sprioc atá againn mar Chríostaithe bheimis níos fearr as ar neamh anois; áit a bhfeicfimid é duine le duine (1 Cor. 13:12) agus saor sinn go deo ó bhuaireadh ár nádúir pheacaigh (1 Cor. 15:42-4,50-4).

Ach ní hé sin go léir. Léigh Rom. 1:1-6. Rinne Íosa soiléir go leor go raibh taobh eile de chumhacht a aiséirí: ‘Ach gheobhaidh sibh cumhacht nuair a thiocfaidh an Spiorad Naomh oraibh; agus beidh sibh mar fhinnéithe agamsa..’ (Acts 1:8). Ba cheart dúinn a bheith de chumhacht ag an Spiorad Naomh a bheith finnéithe ar Íosa.

Cuireann sin dhá cheist an-tábhachtacha:

1. Arbh é an chumhacht a thagair Íosa dó ach an chumhacht chun aithne níos fearr a chur air agus a bheith níos cosúla leis?
2. An bhfaighimid go huathoibríoch an chumhacht seo le bheith inár bhfinnéithe ón Spiorad Naomh nuair a rugadh arís sinn?

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1.2 Cad iad na Bronntanais le haghaidh?

Dúirt Íosa, ‘Beidh sibh finnéithe domsa..’ (Acts 1:8). Is é ministreacht an Spioraid Naoimh fianaise d’Íosa (John 15:26-7 & 16:7-15) agus na naoi mbronntanas atá liostaithe i 1 Cor 12:8-10 an finné sin a dheimhniú (Mark 16:20). Titeann siad seo isteach 3 catagóirí leathana; cé nach urranna uiscedhíonta iad seo:

A Dhearbhú: Teangacha, Léiriú agus Tairngreacht.

These are gifts enabling spontaneous declaration of the truth.

To Demonstrate: Healing, Miracles and Faith.

These gifts demonstrate the power and love of God.

To Discern: Discerning of Spirits, Knowledge and Wisdom.

These gifts demonstrate that God is all-knowing.

There are those who claim that such supernatural manifestations were only required initially in order to establish the truth of the apostles’ testimony. Sometimes they will point to 1 Cor. 13:8-10 – ‘But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled … when perfection comes, the imperfect disapears,’ – arguing that the written Word of God is the perfection spoken of. But this not only takes the verse out of context: it takes the middle out of the verse: ‘.. where there is knowledge, it will pass away. Mar is eol dúinn go páirteach agus déanaimid tairngreacht i bpáirt, ach nuair a thagann foirfeacht imíonn an neamhfhoirfe.’ Téann Pól ar aghaidh isteach 1 Cor. 13:12 chun a dhéanamh soiléir nach bhfuil an foirfeacht a labhraíonn sé de Scripture, ach nuair a ‘fheicfimid aghaidh ar aghaidh. Anois tá a fhios agam go páirteach; ansin beidh a fhios agam go hiomlán, fiú mar is eol dom go hiomlán.’

Má léighimid leabhar na nAcht is léir go bhfuil, ní amháin na haspail ach, fiú iad siúd a ceapadh chun ‘fanacht ar na boird’ Bhí sé de chumhacht acu ‘iontais agus comharthaí móra a dhéanamh i measc an phobail’ (Acts 6:1-8). In aois na neamhshuime agus an oiread sin cultais bhréagacha tá géarghá le séipéal a thaispeánann go fírinneach cumhacht an Dé bheo..

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1.3 Torthaí versus Bronntanais

Tá toradh an Spioraid mar thoradh ar mhaireachtáil trí leideanna an Spioraid Naoimh ag maireachtáil laistigh den chreidmheach (Gal 5:16-25). Tógann torthaí am chun fás, agus tá a láithreacht mar chomhartha ar charachtar aibí Críostaí. Ní féidir le haon Chríostaí acmhainn a bheith gan é.

Is gníomhartha osnádúrtha an Spioraid Naoimh iad bronntanais an Spioraid a thugann fianaise ar Íosa trí labhairt nó trí riar ar riachtanas ar leith. Rinne Íosa soiléir do na deisceabail go mbeadh cumhacht osnádúrtha an Spioraid Naoimh ag teastáil uathu chun finné go héifeachtach (Acts 1:4-8). Is trealamh le haghaidh seirbhíse é.

Seans go mbeidh an trealamh is déanaí ar fad ag saighdiúir rookie (bronntanais): ach i bhformhór na gcásanna b'fhearr liom a bheith ag brath ar fhear SAS neamharmtha (torthaí)! Go hidéalach, cé, Ba mhaith liom fear SAS lántrealmhaithe. Teastaíonn torthaí agus bronntanais uainn.

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1.4 Le, I & ar

Chun an cheist a fhreagairt an bhfaighimid an chumhacht seo go huathoibríoch nuair a rugadh arís sinn, ní mór breathnú níos géire ar an méid a tharla do na haspail.; d’fhonn féachaint cathain a rugadh iad féin arís agus cé acu an raibh nó nach raibh sé seo ag teacht leis an Spiorad Naomh ag teacht orthu. I Rom. 8:9-10 a deir Pól, ‘tú, ach, á rialú ní ag an nádúr peacach ach ag an Spiorad, má tá Spiorad Dé ina chónaí ionat. Agus má tá duine ar bith nach bhfuil an Spiorad Chríost, ní bhaineann sé le Críost. Ach má tá Críost ionaibh, tá do chorp marbh mar gheall ar pheaca, gidheadh ​​tá do spiorad beo mar gheall ar fhíréantacht.’

Tá sé an-deacair an smaoineamh maidir le céimeanna agus cineálacha éagsúla caidrimh a chur in iúl le duine a líonann gach rud; ach má thugaimid aird chúramach ar an gcaoi a bhfuil na trí fhocal ‘le’, 'isteach’ agus ‘ar’ a úsáidtear agus iad ag caint faoin Spiorad Naomh, éireoidh an pictiúr i bhfad níos soiléire.

Ag an Suipéar deiridh:

‘ Fanann sé with you and shall be i you.’ (Jn 14:17).

Before Jesus died the Holy Spirit was ‘with‘ the disciples, revealing things to them (as he does even to unbelievers (Jn 16:8)) and working with them in their ministry for Jesus. The new birth and indwelling Spirit are unique to the New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-4 & Ez. 36:25-7). This was not in force until Jesus died for us (Heb 9:15-7); so the Spirit was not yet i them in this sense: and by Paul’s definition they were not yet born again.

Resurrection Evening:

‘He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”‘ (Jn 20:22).

Anois, immediately after his resurrection, Jesus tells the disciples to receive the Spirit. He does not say “You will receive ..” nó “Be ready to receive ..” This is a ‘here and now’ instruction, marking the moment of their new birth; when the Holy Spirit came to be ‘i‘ leo.

Ascension Day:

‘You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes ar you..’ (Acts 1:8).

Go soiléir, this had not yet happened. Equally clearly, it refers to what happened on the day of Pentecost, when the tongues of fire came to rest ‘ar‘ each of them and they were ‘filled’ with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:3-4). Note that this is not a uniquely New Testament experience; there are many examples of the Holy Spirit coming ‘upon‘ Old Testament prophets and heroes. In the Old Testament, ach, these were the select few (féach Numbers 11:24-9); whereas Joel prophesied that a time would come when this experience would be open to all (Joel 2:28-9). On the day of Pentecost Peter said, ‘This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel’ (Acts 2:16).

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1.5 Na Sruthanna agus an Tobar

You will probably have noticed that no sooner had the Holy Spirit come ‘on’ the disciples than they were also ‘filled’ with the Holy Spirit. Ní raibh sé i gceist ag Dia riamh go dtiocfadh an Spiorad Naomh orainn, agus fós fág folamh sinn ar an taobh istigh (mar is brónach a bhí an cás le Samson (Judg. 13:1-16:31) agus Sól (1 Sam. 19:19-24)).

I John 4:14 Gheall Íosa dóibh siúd a tháinig chuige ‘tobar inmheánach uisce a thiocfadh chun beatha shíoraí.’ ach, i John 7:38 tá gealltanas níos fearr fós againn: '”An té a chreideann ormsa .. sruthóidh sruthanna uisce beo uaidh laistigh de.” Leis seo chiallaigh sé an Spiorad, a raibh na daoine a chreid ann le fáil níos déanaí. Go dtí sin ní raibh an Spiorad tugtha, óir ní raibh Íosa glóire fós.’

Anois is féidir leat tobar a choinneáil go héasca le haghaidh do úsáid eisiach féin: ach ní féidir leat sruthán a choinneáil. Nuair a thosaíonn an tobar ag cur thar maoil, beidh daoine eile ag mothú na héifeachtaí. Tá sé sin go maith ag gach creidmheach a rugadh arís’ den Spiorad Naomh laistigh díobh: but to reach the world we need ‘streams’ – streams that are flowing continually. A well may be kept full by a tiny seepage of water; but a stream can last only while the water keeps pouring into it.

Thus when the Holy Spirit came on them they were filled; and within minutes there was a major overflow onto the streets of Jerusalem (Acts 2:2-6)! But it was then necessary that they should continue being filled, mar atá i Acts 4:29-31. Hence Eph. 5:18, which can literally be rendered as ‘be being filled with the Spirit.’

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1.6 An raibh tú nó an bhfuil tú?

Scripture makes it clear that the outpouring of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost was not a one-off event, either for the church as a whole or for those who were present on that first day. People who claim to be ‘baptised in the Spirit’ because they ‘spoke with tongues’ am éigin san am a chuaigh thart ach nach mbíonn go rialta ag lorg an Spioraid chun iad a athlíonadh agus iad a chumhachtú mar fhinnéithe ar son Íosa ag magadh faoina n-éileamh.

Ní hé an cheist a chaithfidh gach duine againn a fhreagairt ‘Bíodh líonadh sibh leis an Spiorad,’ ach, ‘An bhfuil leat?’

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