Peb xaus Cov Ntawv Ntxiv A los ntawm kev ceeb toom tias kev txheeb xyuas kev hais lus tsuas yog tso rau peb xwb 2 Cov laj thawj tseem ceeb rau kev nug qhov 'mus ib txhis' txhais ntawm 'aionios' thaum xav txog Yexus cov lus piav qhia ntawm Vajtswv txoj kev txiav txim. Thawj qhov ntawm no yog qhov peb tsis nyiam qhov cuam tshuam.

Peb nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb nyuaj kawg nkaus; yog li complex, qhov tseeb, tias feem ntau ntawm lub sijhawm peb tsuas tuaj yeem kwv yees ntawm qhov yuav tshwm sim ntawm peb qhov kev ua. Thiab thaum peb tseem sim ua kom muaj txiaj ntsig hauv lub tswv yim ntawm kev muaj peev xwm tsis muaj qhov xaus ntawm qhov tshwm sim, ncab ntawm tam sim no mus ib txhis, peb pib tawm tsam qhov muaj peev xwm ntawm qhov tsis muaj kev lav phib xaub rau qhov muaj feem cuam tshuam loj heev ntawm qhov yuav tshwm sim rau peb, thaum lub sijhawm, ua me me ntawm kev tsis saib xyuas lossis kev nyiam tus kheej.

Kuv xav, Piv txwv, ntawm ib tug xibhwb kuv ib zaug ntsib uas nws tsav tsheb yeej ntshai kuv, yog li ntawd kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsum ceeb toom nws txog kev pheej hmoo uas nws tau noj. Tab sis kev hwm tsis raug ua rau kuv nyob twj ywm. Ob peb lub lis piam tom qab ntawd nws raug tua nyob rau hauv kev sib tsoo taub hau; thiab txoj kev siab hlub uas nws tau khiav tau ploj mus. Muaj pes tsawg xyoo ntawm tus xibhwb lub neej no ploj lawm? Muaj pes tsawg lub neej ntawm cov neeg koom nrog hauv qhov kev sib tsoo ntawd tau tawg los ntawm nws txoj kev tuag tsis tu ncua? Muaj pes tsawg txoj kev hlub tshua yeej tsis tshwm sim? Puas yog lawv ib leeg tau tawm tsam Vajtswv lossis tsis hnov ​​thiab teb rau txoj moo zoo? Kuv yuav xav li cas nyob mus ib txhis thaum kuv nrhiav tau tag nrho cov txiaj ntsig ntawm kuv qhov kev hais tsis raug? Txawm hais tias kuv tau hais tias kuv yuav tsis raug lees paub rau qhov ua txhaum, Kuv yuav ua li cas thiaj ua neej nyob tsis pom kuv tus kheej nyob rau qhov kev ua txhaum uas tsis muaj qhov kawg? Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog txij li kuv tau raug ceeb toom ua ntej ntawm kuv lub luag haujlwm? (Saib [x]tsis muaj 33:2-9[/x].)

The possibility of finding ourselves in an everlasting state of conscious condemnation and regret is, ncaj ncees, so overwhelming that, if the choice were ours, we might well be inclined to prefer a state of instant annihilation. But would that be a just outcome? Nyob rau hauv cov nyhuv, we are suggesting that it would be OK for someone to inflict unspeakable pain and suffering on others, thiab tom qab ntawd tso tseg lub neej no yam tsis tau ntsib qhov tshwm sim. I think it should be quite readily apparent to us all that this could not be described as ʻjusticeʼ.

Tab sis, ntawm qhov tod tes, how can we be held responsible for the unforeseen consequences of such actions? Thiab yuav ua li cas peb thiaj raug liam tias nrhiav tau peb tus kheej cov neeg raug tsim txom ntawm qhov xwm txheej uas dhau ntawm peb txoj kev tswj hwm? Puas yog kuv qhov txhaum yog tias kuv raug tsa hauv kev txom nyem lossis kev tsim txom thiab tig mus rau kev ua phem lossis kev ua niam ntiav: los yog nws yog kuv daim credit yog tias kuv tau loj hlob hauv ib tsev neeg ntawm cov neeg muaj nyiaj muaj txiaj ntsig?

Los rau qhov ntawd, what real responsibility can I possibly have for what happens to those around me? Am I my brothers’ keeper? This sounds like a good opt-out: tab sis txoj kev rov qab mus rau hauv tshooj qhib ntawm Chiv Keeb Vajtswv ua kom pom tseeb tias cov lus thov no yuav tsis ntxuav. Look again at the original story of Cain and Abel…

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain … Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Raws li lub sijhawm dhau mus, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground. Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering, but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. Yahweh said to Cain, “Ua cas koj npau taws? Why has the expression of your face fallen? If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.” … It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” Nws hais, “kuv tsis paub. Kuv yog kuv tus kwv tij?” Yahweh said, “Koj tau ua dab tsi? Lub suab ntawm koj tus tij laug cov ntshav quaj rau kuv hauv av. Tam sim no koj raug foom vim av, uas tau qhib nws lub qhov ncauj kom tau txais koj cov kwv tij cov ntshav ntawm koj txhais tes. Txij no mus, thaum koj mus txog hauv av, nws yuav tsis muab nws lub zog rau koj. Koj yuav tsum yog ib tug neeg khiav tawm thiab taug kev hauv ntiaj teb.” Cain hais rau Yehauvas, “Kuv lub txim loj dua kuv yuav ris tau. Saib seb, koj tau ntiab kuv tawm hnub no los ntawm qhov av. Kuv yuav muab zais ntawm koj lub ntsej muag, thiab kuv yuav yog ib tug neeg khiav tawm mus thiab taug kev hauv ntiaj teb. Yuav tshwm sim yog leej twg pom kuv yuav tua kuv.” Yehauvas hais rau nws, “Yog li ntawd, leej twg tua Cain, kev ua pauj yuav raug muab rau nws xya npaug.” Yehauvas teem ib lub cim rau Khayee, tsam ib tug nrhiav tau nws yuav tsum ntaus nws.
([x]Genesis 4:1-15[/x])

Nco ntsoov tias qhov teeb meem uas Vajtswv tau hais tseg tsis yog yam khoom fij li cas, tsis yog leej twg yog thawj tus ua: tab sis tus cwj pwm ntawm lub siab uas nws tau muab. Abel ua tsaug thiab tsis txaj muag ua raws Cain tus yam ntxwv ntawm nws tus kheej: tab sis Cain yog kev sib tw thiab tsis txaus siab rau kev ua tiav. Vajtswv tsis tau hais tias qhov no yuav ua rau muaj kev kub ntxhov li cas: tab sis ua kom meej meej tias nws qhov teeb meem yog dab tsi, thiab yuav kho li cas.

Tab sis nco ntsoov tias Vajtswv tsis tso cai rau lwm tus los txeeb nws lub luag haujlwm ua tus txiav txim siab tiag tiag ntawm lwm tus lub siab. Peb nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb kev vam meej uas peb nyob, ua ntej thiab foremost, tuav lub luag haujlwm rau Vajtswv rau qhov kev txhawb siab ntawm peb tus kheej lub siab thiab yuav ua li cas lawv cuam tshuam rau peb txoj kev sib raug zoo nrog Vajtswv thiab tib neeg, tsis hais txog qhov zoo sib xws thiab qhov sib txawv ntawm peb tus kheej qhov xwm txheej.

Kuv Yog Guilty too!

Kuv yug los tom qab Tsov Rog Ntiaj Teb thib Ob; raws li cov yeeb ncuab qub nrhiav los ua phooj ywg ib zaug ntxiv. Comics thiab films tsis tu ncua portrayed 'peb sab’ raws li tus phab ej thiab cov yeeb ncuab raws li cov neeg phem tsis tsim nyog: Txawm li cas los xij, tseem muaj cov dab neeg hais txog kev qhia txog kev ua neeg zoo los ntawm cov tib neeg los ntawm ob sab ntawm kev sib faib. Yog li, raws li ib tug me nyuam yaus uas tsis muaj kev nco ncaj qha txog kev ua phem ua tsov ua rog kuv feem ntau pom tias nws yooj yim los puag tus ntsuj plig ntawm kev sib haum xeeb raws li kev sib koom tes tshiab thiab kev phooj ywg tau raug tsim..

Kuv tsis tshua hnov ​​ib tug neeg laus hais txog qhov kev ua phem uas lawv tau pom: tab sis nyob rau lub sijhawm tsis tshua muaj neeg ua, Nws zoo li qhov nchuav ntawm cov kua zaub ntawm vitriol. Kuv tshwj xeeb nco ntsoov cov lus teb ntawm ib tug poj niam uas nws tus txiv tau raug tsim txom los ntawm cov neeg Nyij Pooj; thaum, raws li ib tug hluas Minister, Kuv twb dared hais tias Yexus’ kev txi yuav tau txaus txawm los npog Hitler tej kev txhaum, puas yog nws yuav hloov siab lees txim. Rau nws, qhov no yog kev thuam tsis lees paub Vajtswv txoj kev ncaj ncees.

Kuv tau txuas ntxiv ntseeg tias kuv txoj kev xav yog qhov tseeb; hais tias tsis muaj dab tsi ntxiv nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov tsim yuav puas tau tshaj qhov kev txi zoo tshaj plaws ntawm Vajtswv tus Tub uas nws hlub raws li kev them nyiaj ntau tshaj qhov txaus rau txhua qhov kev phem uas puas tau muaj lossis puas yuav muaj.. Tseem, qhov ntau kuv tau ua tim khawv txog qhov tob ntawm inhumanity uas noob neej yuav tog, qhov nyuaj kuv pom nws to taub thiab zam txim.

Raws li Ukraine cov hmoov zoo nyob rau hauv tam sim no tsis sib haum xeeb nrog Russia tau txhim kho, kuv txoj kev xav thiab kev thov Vajtswv tau tig mus rau cov lus nug ntawm yuav ua li cas cov tog sib ntaus sib tua tuaj yeem sib haum xeeb; thiab kuv tau xav tsis thoob uas pom tias qhov kev thov kom rov ua tau zoo dua tau noj nws txoj hauv kev rau hauv kuv lub siab npaum li cas.

Kuv tau tawm tsam kom tswj kom deb li deb tau kom qhib lub siab rau cov ntawm ob sab, remembering how easy it is to get dragged into the cycle of deception and revenge, rejoicing when it seems to me that enemies are getting their ‘just deserts.’ I have pondered that devilish path by which the human conscience becomes seared and indifferent to the sufferings of others. Thiab kuv tau pom txoj hauv kev ua rau kev pom tsis zoo uas koj tus kheej maj mam dhau los ua dab thiab pom tsis muaj txoj hauv kev tawm. Nws yuav zoo li cas kom paub tias koj tau dhau los ua Putin lossis Hitler nrog ntshav ntau txhiab ntawm koj txhais tes? Yuav ua li cas koj vam tias yuav hloov kho? Lub sijhawm twg los nws lig dhau rau kev hloov siab lees txim?

Thaum kawg, cov lus teb rau cov lus nug no dhau ntawm kuv: tiam sis kuv paub tias nyob hauv kuv tus kheej yav dhau los yog kev xav thiab kev ua phem uas kuv tu siab heev: thiab kuv twv hais tias tib yam yuav siv tau rau koj thiab.

Yog li cas? Puas yog peb zoo dua lawv? Tsis muaj, tsis muaj txoj kev. Rau yav tas los peb tau ceeb toom rau cov neeg Yudais thiab Greeks, tias lawv txhua tus nyob hauv kev txhaum. Raws li nws tau sau, “Tsis muaj ib tug neeg ncaj ncees; tsis muaj, tsis yog. Tsis muaj ib tug twg to taub. Tsis muaj ib tug uas nrhiav tom qab Vajtswv. Lawv tau muab txhua tus tig. Lawv tau ua ke ua tsis tau zoo. Tsis muaj ib tug uas ua tau zoo, tsis muaj, tsis yog, ntau npaum li ib tug.”([x]Rom 3:9-12[/x])

Where Does the Real Blame Lie?

There is an old anecdote that says, when Adam ate the apple, he blamed God for making Eve: but Eve blamed the Serpent – and the Serpent hadn’t got a leg to stand on! This may raise a few laughs: but it misses the point. The Serpent actually began his temptation by claiming that God, foreseeing man’s potential for greatness, was deliberately withholding from Adam a full understanding of Good and Evil. Qhov no yog ib qho kev dag classic ntawm qhov phem tshaj plaws; vim nws yog yuav luag muaj tseeb. Adas twb tsis muaj kev nkag mus rau txhua qhov kev paub - Vajtswv nws tus kheej. Txoj kev txawj ntse uas Adas tsis muaj yog qhov phem; thiab txhua yam uas tau ua rau Adas hla txoj kev vam meej yog ua raws li Xatas nws tus kheej tau ua, los ntawm kev xaiv nws tus kheej nyiam tsis yog hlub thiab tso siab rau tus uas tau tsim nws.

Raws li dab ntxwg nyoog txoj kev xav, yuav tsum yog tus zoo li Vajtswv tiag tiag nws yuav tsum muaj peev xwm tiv thaiv Vajtswv lub siab nyiam. Tej zaum, ib yam li lwm tus tau ua, nws xav tias Vajtswv tus kheej yeej yog tus txhaum tiag. Tom qab txhua yam, yog Vajtswv tsis pub peb muaj kev ywj pheej, yeej tsis yuav muaj teeb meem nyob rau hauv thawj qhov chaw, yuav muaj? Thiab Vajtswv yuav tsum paub tias yuav muaj dab tsi tshwm sim; yog li ntawd nws tsis ua rau Vajtswv nws tus kheej lub hauv paus ntawm kev phem? Hauv ib lub siab, uas yog qhov tseeb tiag tiag - thiab Vajtswv tsis kam lees nws!

Kuv tsim lub teeb, thiab tsim kev tsaus ntuj. Kuv ua kev thaj yeeb, thiab tsim kev kub ntxhov. Kuv yog Yehauvas, leej twg ua txhua yam no. ([x]Isa 45:7[/x])

Qhov tseeb yog Vajtswv tsim nyog ua rau peb ua phem, tsuas yog muab peb lub peev xwm los xaiv seb puas nyiam lossis tsis nyiam. Los ntawm kev tsim lub teeb, Vajtswv kuj txhais tau tias qhov tsaus ntuj yog qhov tsis muaj qhov kaj. Thiab tib txoj kev, los ntawm kev tsim kom muaj kev tsim txiaj xws li kev thaj yeeb thiab kev hlub, kev phem yog cia li txhais raws li qhov tsis muaj tej yam no. Tab sis qhov ntawd tsis ua rau Vajtswv nws tus kheej ua phem - deb ntawm nws! Qhov txhaum tiag, thiab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev coj ncaj ncees sib txawv ntawm tib neeg cov cwj pwm, nyob ntawm cov kev xaiv uas lawv xaiv thiab kev txhawb siab rau cov kev xaiv ntawd. Vajtswv qhov kev txhawj xeeb tshaj plaws yog rau kev noj qab haus huv ntawm nws txoj kev tsim, tsis hais qhov no yuav raug nqi dab tsi rau nws tus kheej: thaum Xatas tus nqi tseem ceeb tshaj tawm nws tus kheej sib npaug rau Vajtswv los ntawm kev ua txhaum Vajtswv lub siab nyiam.

Raws li peb, peb pib ua raws li Vajtswv txoj cai: tab sis tom qab ntawd raug ntxias mus rau hauv lub neej ntawm tus kheej nyiam; tseem ntshaw kev tsim txiaj: tab sis cov neeg raug kaw rau peb lub siab nyiam.

Rau qhov kuv tsis ua qhov zoo kuv xav ua, tiam sis qhov phem kuv tsis xav ua—qhov no kuv ua ntxiv mus. … Rau qhov nyob hauv kuv lub neej kuv zoo siab rau Vajtswv txoj kev cai; tab sis kuv pom lwm txoj cai ntawm kev ua haujlwm hauv kuv, ua tsov rog tawm tsam txoj cai ntawm kuv lub siab thiab ua rau kuv raug kaw ntawm txoj cai ntawm kev txhaum ntawm kev ua haujlwm hauv kuv. Cas tus neeg siab phem kuv! Leej twg yuav cawm kuv dim ntawm lub cev no uas raug kev tuag? ([x]Rom 7:19,22-24[/x])

Lub Buck nres ntawm no

Yog li qhov twg ua tus phaw nres thiab yuav ua li cas peb thiaj nrhiav tau txoj kev ywj pheej los ntawm lub txim uas peb tsim nyog thiab peb cov keeb kwm ntawm kev txhaum? Ntawm tus ntoo khaub lig! Qhov no yog lub ntsiab lus uas Vajtswv, nyob rau hauv tus neeg ntawm Yexus, raug coj raws li Nws tus kheej lub luag haujlwm kawg thiab tau nyiaj dhau los rau txhua qhov kev phem uas tau ua dhau los.

Qhov no tsuas yog qhov chaw uas txhua tus raug txim, txhua tus tuaj yeem zam txim tau; thiab tsis muaj leej twg tuaj yeem sawv hauv kev txiav txim rau lwm tus. Daim ntawv ceeb toom tshwj xeeb tshaj yog Yexus cov lus qhia txog tus tub qhe tsis zam txim rau…

Yog li ntawd lub Nceeg Vaj Saum Ntuj Ceeb Tsheej zoo li ib tug vaj ntxwv, uas xav kom rov sib raug zoo nrog nws cov tub qhe. Thaum nws tau pib sib haum xeeb, ib tug raug coj los rau nws tus uas tshuav nws kaum txhiab tala. Tab sis vim nws them tsis tau, nws tus tswv txib kom nws mus muag, nrog nws tus poj niam, nws cov menyuam, thiab txhua yam uas nws muaj, thiab them nyiaj yuav tsum tau ua. Yog li ntawd, tus tubtxib ntawd txawm txhos caug ntua ntawm nws xubntiag, lus hais, 'Tus Tswv, ua siab ntev nrog kuv, thiab kuv yuav them rov qab rau nej txhua tus!’ Tus tswv ntawm tus tub qhe ntawd, raug txav los nrog kev khuv leej, tso nws, thiab zam txim rau nws cov nuj nqis. “Tiamsis tus tub qhe ntawd txawm tawm mus lawm, thiab nrhiav tau ib tug ntawm nws cov tub txib, leej twg tshuav nws ib puas denarii, thiab nws tuav nws, thiab coj nws los ntawm caj pas, lus hais, 'Koj them kuv qhov koj tshuav!’ “Yog li ntawd, nws tus khub tub qhe txawm poob rau ntawm nws ko taw thiab thov nws, lus hais, ‘Ua siab ntev rau kuv, thiab kuv yuav them rov qab rau koj!’ Nws yuav tsis, tab sis mus thiab muab nws pov rau hauv tsev lojcuj, mus txog thaum nws yuav tsum tau them rov qab rau qhov uas yog vim li cas. Yog li ntawd, thaum nws cov tub txib pom tej yam ua tiav, lawv tu siab heev, thiab tau los qhia rau lawv tus tswv txhua yam uas tau ua tiav lawm. Ces nws tus tswv hu nws mus, thiab hais rau nws, ‘Koj tus qhev phem! Kuv zam txim rau koj tag nrho cov nuj nqis ntawd, vim koj thov kuv. Yuav tsum tsis txhob muaj kev hlub tshua rau koj tus khub tub qhe, txawm kuv hlub koj npaum twg?’ Nws tus tswv npau taws heev, thiab xa nws mus rau cov neeg tsim txom, mus txog thaum nws yuav tsum them tag nrho cov uas yog vim nws. Yog li ntawd, kuv Leej Txiv Saum Ntuj Ceeb Tsheej kuj yuav ua rau nej, yog tias koj tsis zam txim rau koj tus kwv los ntawm koj lub siab rau nws txoj kev ua phem.” ([x]Mat 18:23-35[/]x)

Tus ntoo khaub lig yog Vajtswv lub zwm txwv ntawm txoj kev tshav ntuj, qhov twg txhua tus yuav pom kev zam txim. But by setting up ourselves to judge the worth of other peoples’ ntsuj plig, peb tsis lees paub txoj kev hlub tshua uas peb ntshaw rau peb tus kheej. Es, peb yuav tsum ua raws li Vajtswv tej lus qhia thiaj li tsim tau Nws haiv neeg kev hlub hauv ntiaj teb. Thiab, mus txog qhov kawg, peb yuav tsum ceev faj txhua lub sijhawm los pab thiab txhawb lwm tus kom paub txog kev hlub ntawm Vajtswv ntau dua. (Saib thiab [x]tsis muaj. 18:2-32 & 33:2-20[/x].)

Saib lwm cov ntawv ntxiv …