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\u00c7eviri: Batur Alp Bal <\/b><\/strong>\u0130nsan\u0131n varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n en ba\u015f ve en y\u00fcce amac\u0131, Tanr\u0131\u2019y\u0131 y\u00fcceltmek, ve sonsuza dek O\u2019ndan tam olarak zevk almakt\u0131r.<\/p>\n <\/strong> 2. Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n varl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ne \u015fekilde belirgindir?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u0130nsan\u0131n i\u00e7indeki do\u011fa \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n kendisi ve Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n i\u015fleri sade bir \u015fekilde Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bildirir; ancak yaln\u0131zca O\u2019nun S\u00f6z\u00fc ve Ruh\u2019u insanlar\u0131 kurtulu\u015fa eri\u015ftirmek \u00fczere O\u2019nu yeterli ve etkili bir \u015fekilde a\u00e7\u0131klar.<\/li>\n Eski ve Yeni Ahit\u2019in Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar\u0131 Tanr\u0131 s\u00f6z\u00fc olup, iman ve itaatin yeg\u00e2ne kural\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar, ha\u015fmeti ve safl\u0131\u011f\u0131; t\u00fcm k\u0131s\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131n birbirleriyle g\u00f6sterdi\u011fi uyum;\u00a0 amac\u0131, t\u00fcm y\u00fcceli\u011fi Tanr\u0131\u2019ya vermek olan b\u00fct\u00fcn\u00fcn kapsam\u0131; \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve g\u00fcc\u00fcyle g\u00fcnahkarlar\u0131 ikna etmesi ve de\u011fi\u015ftirmesi, inananlar\u0131 kurtulu\u015fa eri\u015fmek \u00fczere teselli vermesi ve bina etmesiyle Tanr\u0131 S\u00f6z\u00fc olduklar\u0131n\u0131 ortaya koyarlar: ancak, insan\u0131n y\u00fcre\u011finde Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla ve Kutsal Yaz\u0131larla birlikte tan\u0131kl\u0131k eden yaln\u0131zca Tanr\u0131 Ruh\u2019u tek ba\u015f\u0131na Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar\u0131n Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n S\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn kendisi oldu\u011fu konusunda insan\u0131 tam olarak ikna etme yetisine sahiptir.<\/p>\n Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar \u00f6ncelikle, insan\u0131n Tanr\u0131 hakk\u0131nda neye inanmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fini ve Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n insanlara \u015fart ko\u015ftu\u011fu sorumlulu\u011fun ne oldu\u011funu \u00f6\u011fretir<\/p>\n Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ne oldu\u011funu, Tanr\u0131sal \u00f6zyap\u0131daki ki\u015fileri, O\u2019nun h\u00fck\u00fcmlerini ve bu h\u00fck\u00fcmlerini uygulay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klar.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131, kendi i\u00e7ersinde ve kendi ba\u015f\u0131na, varl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, y\u00fccelikte, kutsall\u0131kta, ve m\u00fckemmellikte ebedi; her \u015feye g\u00fcc\u00fc yeten sonsuz, de\u011fi\u015ftirilemeyen, anla\u015f\u0131lamayan, her yerde var olan, her \u015feye g\u00fcc\u00fc yeten, her \u015feyi bilen, en bilge, en kutsal, en adil, en merhametli ve l\u00fctufkar, katlan\u0131\u015f g\u00f6steren, iyilik ve ger\u00e7ekte bol olan bir Ruhtur.<\/p>\n Diri ve ger\u00e7ek olan tek bir Tanr\u0131 vard\u0131r<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131sal \u00f6zyap\u0131da, Baba, O\u011ful ve Kutsal Ruh olmak \u00fczere \u00fc\u00e7 Ki\u015fi vard\u0131r; ve bu \u00fc\u00e7\u00fc, \u00f6zde ayn\u0131, g\u00fc\u00e7 ve g\u00f6rkemde e\u015fit tek bir ger\u00e7ek ve ebedi Tanr\u0131\u2019d\u0131r; ancak ki\u015fisel \u00f6zellikleriyle birbirlerinden farkl\u0131l\u0131k g\u00f6sterirler.<\/p>\n Baba\u2019n\u0131n O\u011ful edinmesi, ve O\u011ful\u2019un Baba\u2019dan olmas\u0131 ve Kutsal Ruh\u2019un t\u00fcm sonsuzluktan bu yana Baba ve O\u011ful\u2019dan \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131 uygundur.<\/p>\n Kutsal Yaz\u0131lar, O\u011ful\u2019a ve Kutsal Ruh\u2019a yaln\u0131zca Tanr\u0131\u2019ya atfedilebilecek isimler, \u00f6zellikler, eylemler ve tap\u0131n\u0131\u015f vererek Baba ile e\u015fit derecede Tanr\u0131 olduklar\u0131n\u0131 ortaya koyarlar.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n h\u00fck\u00fcmleri, arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla t\u00fcm sonsuzluktan \u00f6nce zaman i\u00e7erisinde olup bitecek her \u015feyi, \u00f6zellikle melekler ve insanlara ili\u015fkin olanlar\u0131, kendi y\u00fcceli\u011fi i\u00e7in ve de\u011fi\u015fmez bir \u015fekilde belirledi\u011fi iradesinin amac\u0131na g\u00f6re hikmetli, ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z ve kutsal eylemleridir.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131, ebedi ve de\u011fi\u015fmez bir h\u00fck\u00fcmle, sadece sevgisinden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc, y\u00fcce l\u00fctfunun \u00f6v\u00fclmesi i\u00e7in, uygun zamanda ger\u00e7ekle\u015fmek \u00fczere, baz\u0131 melekleri y\u00fccelik i\u00e7in; ve baz\u0131 insanlar\u0131 Mesih\u2019te sonsuz ya\u015fam i\u00e7in se\u00e7mi\u015f, bunun ger\u00e7ekle\u015fece\u011fi yollar\u0131 belirlemi\u015ftir: ve ayr\u0131ca, kadir g\u00fcc\u00fc ve iradesinin ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lamaz amac\u0131 uyar\u0131nca (ki, bunun arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla l\u00fctfu diledi\u011fi \u015fekilde verir ya da \u00e7eker) adaletinin y\u00fcceli\u011finin \u00f6v\u00fclmesi i\u00e7in geri kalanlar\u0131 atlay\u0131p, g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 i\u00e7in cezaland\u0131r\u0131lmalar\u0131, onursuzluk ve gazaba maruz kalmalar\u0131 \u00fczere \u00f6nceden belirlemi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131, kusursuz \u00f6nbilgisi, ve iradesinin ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z ve de\u011fi\u015fmez amac\u0131 uyar\u0131nca h\u00fck\u00fcmlerini yarat\u0131l\u0131\u015f ve sa\u011flay\u0131\u015f i\u015fleriyle ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirir.<\/p>\n Yarat\u0131l\u0131\u015f i\u015fi, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta S\u00f6z\u00fc\u2019n\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fcyle, d\u00fcnyay\u0131 ve i\u00e7ersindeki her \u015feyi hi\u00e7bir \u015feyden, kendisi i\u00e7in, alt\u0131 g\u00fcn i\u00e7inde ve hepsi de \u00e7ok iyi olarak yaratm\u0131\u015f olmas\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131, t\u00fcm melekleri \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fcz, kutsal, bilgide geni\u015fleyen, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc ruhlar, olarak, O\u2019nun buyruklar\u0131n\u0131 yerine getirmeleri ve ismini \u00f6vmeleri i\u00e7in, ancak de\u011fi\u015fime a\u00e7\u0131k bir \u015fekilde yaratm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n T\u00fcm di\u011fer yarat\u0131klar\u0131 yaratt\u0131ktan sonra Tanr\u0131, insan\u0131 erkek ve kad\u0131n olarak yaratt\u0131; ve adam\u0131n bedenini yerin topra\u011f\u0131ndan yaratt\u0131 ve kad\u0131n\u0131 da adam\u0131n kaburga kemi\u011finden yapt\u0131 ve onlar\u0131 diri, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnen ve \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fcz bir can ile donatt\u0131; bilgide, do\u011frulukta ve kutsall\u0131kta onlar\u0131 kendi benzeyi\u015finde yaratt\u0131; Tanr\u0131 yasas\u0131n\u0131 y\u00fcreklerine yazarak onlara bunu yerine getirme g\u00fcc\u00fc ve yarat\u0131klar \u00fczerinde hakimiyet verdi; ancak [g\u00fcnaha] d\u00fc\u015fme se\u00e7ene\u011fini de tan\u0131d\u0131.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n sa\u011flay\u0131\u015f i\u015fleri O\u2019nun b\u00fct\u00fcn yaratt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 ve yapt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131, kendi y\u00fcceli\u011fi i\u00e7in en kutsal, en bilge ve en g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir \u015fekilde korumas\u0131 ve y\u00f6netmesidir.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131, sa\u011flay\u0131\u015f\u0131 arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla baz\u0131 meleklerin bilin\u00e7li ve d\u00fczeltilemez bir \u015fekilde g\u00fcnaha ve lanete d\u00fc\u015fmesine izin verdi, bunu ve t\u00fcm g\u00fcnahlar\u0131n\u0131 Kendisine y\u00fccelik vermesi amac\u0131na k\u0131s\u0131tlad\u0131 ve bu hedef i\u00e7in d\u00fczenledi; ve geri kalanlar\u0131n\u0131 kutsall\u0131k ve mutlulukta sabitle\u015ftirdi; kendi arzusu kapsam\u0131nda g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc, merhametini ve adaletini ortaya koymada onlar\u0131n hepsini g\u00f6revlendirdi.<\/p>\n \u0130nsan\u0131n yarat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 durumda Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n sunmu\u015f oldu\u011fu \u00f6zel sa\u011flay\u0131\u015f, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n onu cennet bah\u00e7esine koymas\u0131, ona bakmakla g\u00f6revlendirmesi, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n meyvesinden yeme \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc vermesi; yarat\u0131klar\u0131 onun hakimiyeti alt\u0131na koymas\u0131 ve kendisine yard\u0131mc\u0131 olmas\u0131 i\u00e7in evlili\u011fi d\u00fczenlemesi; Kendisiyle payda\u015fl\u0131k ortam\u0131 yaratmas\u0131; \u015eabat g\u00fcn\u00fcn\u00fc koymas\u0131; ki\u015fisel, kusursuz ve daimi itaat ko\u015fuluyla onunla bir ya\u015fam antla\u015fmas\u0131 i\u00e7ersinde girmesi, ki ya\u015fam a\u011fac\u0131 bunun teminat\u0131yd\u0131; ve iyili\u011fi ve k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc bilme a\u011fac\u0131ndan yemesini yasaklamas\u0131 ve bunun cezas\u0131 olarak \u00f6l\u00fcm ac\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 belirlemesinden ibarettir.<\/p>\n \u0130lk anne babam\u0131z kendi iradelerinin \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fcklerine b\u0131rak\u0131ld\u0131klar\u0131nda, \u015eeytan\u2019\u0131n ayartmas\u0131yla, yasak meyveyi yemekle Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n buyru\u011funa kar\u015f\u0131 geldiler; ve b\u00f6ylece, i\u00e7inde yarat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olduklar\u0131 masumiyet konumundan d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcler.<\/p>\n Yasal bir ki\u015fi olarak antla\u015fma Adem ile yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131, ancak sadece kendisi i\u00e7in de\u011fil kendi soyundan gelen herkes i\u00e7indi ayn\u0131 zamanda, do\u011fal \u00e7o\u011falma yoluyla kendisinden gelen b\u00fct\u00fcn insanl\u0131k, onun ilk g\u00fcnah\u0131nda Adem\u2019de g\u00fcnah i\u015fledi ve onunla birlikte d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/p>\n D\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015f, insan\u0131 g\u00fcnah ve bozulmu\u015fluk konumuna getirdi.<\/p>\n G\u00fcnah, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnen yarat\u0131\u011fa kural olarak verilmi\u015f her hangi bir Tanr\u0131 yasas\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 gelmek ya da bunu yapma arzusudur.<\/p>\n \u0130nsan\u0131n i\u00e7ine d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f oldu\u011fu g\u00fcnahl\u0131l\u0131k konumu, Adem\u2019in ilk g\u00fcnah\u0131n\u0131n su\u00e7lulu\u011funu, i\u00e7inde yarat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f oldu\u011fu do\u011frulu\u011fun yitirilmesini, do\u011fas\u0131n\u0131n bozulmas\u0131n\u0131 ve b\u00f6ylece s\u00fcrekli olarak iyilik yapamaz durumda, iyilik yapmaya t\u00fcm\u00fcyle isteksiz ve iyili\u011fe tamamen kar\u015f\u0131t ve k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn her t\u00fcr\u00fcne e\u011filimli hale gelmesini i\u00e7erir; ki buna genel olarak \u00d6zg\u00fcn G\u00fcnah denir ve t\u00fcm su\u00e7lar buradan kaynaklan\u0131r.<\/p>\n \u00d6zg\u00fcn g\u00fcnah ilk anne babam\u0131zdan onlar\u0131n soyuna do\u011fal \u00e7o\u011falma yoluyla ge\u00e7mi\u015ftir, \u00f6yle ki onlardan bu yolla \u00e7\u0131kan herkes g\u00fcnah i\u00e7inde ana rahmine d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f ve g\u00fcnah i\u00e7inde do\u011fmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n D\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015f, insan\u0131n Tanr\u0131\u2019yla olan payda\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yitirmesine yol a\u00e7t\u0131, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ho\u015fnutsuzlu\u011funu ve lanetini getirdi; \u00f6yle ki, bizler do\u011fal olarak gazap \u00e7ocuklar\u0131yd\u0131k, \u015eeytan\u2019\u0131n tutsaklar\u0131yd\u0131k ve hem bu d\u00fcnyada hem de gelecek d\u00fcnyadaki t\u00fcm cezalar\u0131 yasal olarak hak etmi\u015ftik.<\/p>\n G\u00fcnah\u0131n bu d\u00fcnyadaki cezalar\u0131 zihin k\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, yarars\u0131z d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceler, derin yan\u0131lg\u0131lar, y\u00fcrek kat\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131, vicdan korkusu, utan\u00e7 verici tutkular, gibi ya i\u00e7sel; ya da bizim y\u00fcz\u00fcm\u00fczden Tanr\u0131 lanetinin di\u011fer yarat\u0131klar \u00fczerine gelmesi ve \u00f6l\u00fcmle birlikte bedenlerimiz, ismimiz, mallar\u0131m\u0131z, ili\u015fkilerimiz ve i\u015flerimiz \u00fczerine gelen t\u00fcm di\u011fer k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fckler gibi d\u0131\u015fsald\u0131r.<\/p>\n G\u00fcnah\u0131n gelecek d\u00fcnyadaki cezalar\u0131 Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n rahatl\u0131k veren varl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan ebedi ayr\u0131l\u0131k ve bedenin ve can\u0131n cehennem ate\u015finde sonsuza dek aral\u0131ks\u0131z en ac\u0131 verici i\u015fkencelere maruz kalmas\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131, insanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n genel olarak \u0130\u015fler Antla\u015fmas\u0131 ad\u0131 verilen ilk antla\u015fmay\u0131 bozmas\u0131 ile d\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f oldu\u011fu g\u00fcnah ve bozulmu\u015fluk konumunda yok olmaya terk etmemi\u015ftir; ancak yaln\u0131zca sevgisi ver merhametinden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerini o konumdan kurtarm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r ve genel olarak L\u00fctuf Antla\u015fmas\u0131 ad\u0131 verilen ikinci bir antla\u015fmayla onlar\u0131 kurtulu\u015f konumuna getirmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n L\u00fctuf antla\u015fmas\u0131, ikinci adem olarak Mesih\u2019le ve Mesih\u2019te Kendisinin tohumu olan t\u00fcm se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerle yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131 l\u00fctfu ikinci antla\u015fmada, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131ks\u0131z bir \u015fekilde g\u00fcnahkarlara bir Arac\u0131 ve bununla ya\u015fam ve kurtulu\u015f sa\u011flamas\u0131 ve sunmas\u0131; ki\u015fileri O\u2019na ait yapmas\u0131 i\u00e7in iman gerektirmesi ve hem Tanr\u0131\u2019ya olan hamtlar\u0131n\u0131n ve imanlar\u0131n\u0131n ger\u00e7ek oldu\u011funun kan\u0131t\u0131 olarak, hem de onlar\u0131 kurtulu\u015fa eri\u015ftirmek i\u00e7in belirledi\u011fi yol olarak, t\u00fcm di\u011fer kurtaran l\u00fctuflarla birlikte, \u015fart ko\u015ftu\u011fu bu iman\u0131 onlarda var etmesi i\u00e7in t\u00fcm se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerine, Kutsal Ruh\u2019u vaat etmesi ve vermesi; bu \u015fekilde onlar\u0131 t\u00fcm kutsal itaate yeterli k\u0131lmas\u0131yla ortaya konmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n L\u00fctuf antla\u015fmas\u0131 her zaman ayn\u0131 \u015fekilde ortaya konmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131, ancak Eski Ahit\u2019de sunulu\u015f bi\u00e7imleri Yeni Ahit\u2019dekilerden farkl\u0131yd\u0131.<\/p>\n Eski Ahit alt\u0131nda l\u00fctuf antla\u015fmas\u0131 vaatler, peygamberlikler, kurbanlar, s\u00fcnnet, f\u0131s\u0131h, ve di\u011fer semboller ve uygulamalar ile ortaya konmu\u015ftu, ve bunlar\u0131n hepsi, Kendisi arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla sonsuz ya\u015fama ve g\u00fcnahlardan mutlak \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe sahip olduklar\u0131 ve gelece\u011fi vaadedilen Mesih\u2019i \u00f6nceden simgeliyordu ve se\u00e7ilmi\u015fleri, vaat edilen Mesih\u2019e olan imanlar\u0131nda bina etmede o zaman i\u00e7in yeterliydi.<\/p>\n Yeni Ahit alt\u0131nda, \u00f6z olan Mesih a\u00e7\u0131\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, ayn\u0131 l\u00fctuf antla\u015fmas\u0131 hem o d\u00f6nemde hem de \u015fimdiki d\u00f6nemde halen s\u00f6z\u00fcn vaaz edilmesi, vaftiz ve Rab\u2019bin Sofras\u0131 sakramentlerinin verilmesi ile uygulanmal\u0131d\u0131r; bunlarda l\u00fctuf ve kurtulu\u015f daha fazla doluluk, kan\u0131t ve etki ile t\u00fcm uluslara sunulur.<\/p>\n L\u00fctuf antla\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131n tek Arac\u0131s\u0131, Baba\u2019yla ayn\u0131 \u00f6zden ve e\u015fit ve ebedi Tanr\u0131 O\u011flu olan, zaman\u0131n dolulu\u011funda insan v\u00fccuduna b\u00fcr\u00fcnen, tek bir ki\u015fide, iki tamamen farkl\u0131 do\u011fada, ge\u00e7mi\u015fte, \u015fimdi ve sonsuza dek Tanr\u0131 ve insan olmaya devam edecek olan Rab \u0130sa Mesih\u2019tir.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131 O\u011flu Mesih \u00fczerine ger\u00e7ek bir beden ve d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnebilen bir can alarak, Kutsal Ruh\u2019un g\u00fcc\u00fcyle Bakire Meryem\u2019in rahminde olu\u015fup, onun \u00f6z\u00fcnden olarak ondan do\u011fdu, ancak g\u00fcnahs\u0131zd\u0131.<\/p>\n Arac\u0131, Tanr\u0131 olmal\u0131yd\u0131 \u00f6yle ki, insan do\u011fas\u0131n\u0131 sonsuz Tanr\u0131 \u00f6fkesi ve \u00f6l\u00fcm g\u00fcc\u00fc alt\u0131nda batmaktan kurtar\u0131p, koruyabilsin, \u00e7ekti\u011fi ac\u0131lara, itaatkarl\u0131\u011f\u0131na ve yakar\u0131\u015f\u0131na de\u011fer ve etkinlik kazand\u0131rabilsin; ve Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n adaletini tatmin etsin, kay\u0131r\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 elde etsin, \u00f6zel bir halk sat\u0131n als\u0131n, onlara Ruhunu versin, t\u00fcm d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 yensin ve onlar\u0131 sonsuz kurtulu\u015fa getirsin.<\/p>\n Arac\u0131, insan olmal\u0131yd\u0131 \u00f6yle ki do\u011fam\u0131z\u0131 kalk\u0131nd\u0131rabilsin, yasaya itaati yerine getirebilsin, bizim do\u011fam\u0131zda ac\u0131 \u00e7ekip, bizler i\u00e7in yakar\u0131\u015fta bulunabilsin, zay\u0131fl\u0131klar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 yak\u0131ndan anlayabilsin; o\u011fulluk hakk\u0131n\u0131 kazanabilelim, ve l\u00fctuf taht\u0131na rahat\u00e7a ve cesaretle yakla\u015fabilelim.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131 ve insan\u0131 bar\u0131\u015ft\u0131racak olan Arac\u0131n\u0131n kendisinin hem Tanr\u0131 hem de insan olmas\u0131 gerekliydi, \u00f6yle ki, her do\u011faya uygun i\u015fler Tanr\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda bizlerin yarar\u0131na kabul g\u00f6rs\u00fcn, tek bir ki\u015finin i\u015fleri olarak bizler taraf\u0131ndan bunlara g\u00fcvenilebilsin.<\/p>\n Arac\u0131m\u0131z \u0130sa ismiyle \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131ld\u0131 \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc O, halk\u0131n\u0131 g\u00fcnahlar\u0131ndan kurtarm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n Arac\u0131m\u0131z Mesih ismiyle \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131ld\u0131 \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc Kutsal Ruh\u2019la \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcs\u00fcz olarak meshedilmi\u015fti ve b\u00f6ylece bir kenara ayr\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve hem al\u00e7alt\u0131lma hem de y\u00fcceltilme konumunda kilisesinde peygamber, kahin, ve krall\u0131k g\u00f6revini yerine getirmesi i\u00e7in t\u00fcm yetki ve yeterlilikle donat\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n Mesih inananlar\u0131n bina edilmesi ve kurtulu\u015funa ili\u015fkin her \u015feydeki t\u00fcm Tanr\u0131 arzusunu Ruh\u2019u ve S\u00f6z\u00fc arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla t\u00fcm \u00e7a\u011flar boyunca, \u00e7e\u015fitli yollarla kiliseye a\u00e7\u0131klayarak peygamberlik g\u00f6revini yerine getirmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Mesih, halk\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 i\u00e7in bar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rmal\u0131k olmak i\u00e7in kendisini lekesiz olarak Tanr\u0131\u2019ya tek bir kere sunmas\u0131yla; ve onlar i\u00e7in s\u00fcrekli yakar\u0131\u015fta bulunmas\u0131yla kahinlik g\u00f6revini yerine getirmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Mesih, d\u00fcnyadan kendisi i\u00e7in bir halk \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rarak, ve bu halk\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr bir \u015fekilde y\u00f6netmede ara\u00e7 olarak kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6revliler, yasalar, ve uyar\u0131lar vererek; se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerine kurtaran l\u00fctfu vererek, itaatlerini \u00f6d\u00fcllendirerek ve g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda onlar\u0131 d\u00fczelterek, t\u00fcm ayartmalar ve s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131nda onlar\u0131 koruyup, destekleyerek, t\u00fcm d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 ba\u011flay\u0131p, onlar\u0131 yenerek ve kudretli bir \u015fekilde her \u015feyi kendi y\u00fcceli\u011fi ve onlar\u0131n iyili\u011fi i\u00e7in d\u00fczenleyerek; ve ayr\u0131ca geri kalan, Tanr\u0131\u2019y\u0131 tan\u0131mayan ve M\u00fcjdeye itaat etmeyenlerden intikam alarak krall\u0131k g\u00f6revini yerine getirmektedir.<\/p>\n Mesih\u2019in ana rahmine d\u00fc\u015fmesi, do\u011fumu, ya\u015fam\u0131, \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc ve \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden sonra dirili\u015fine dek ge\u00e7en s\u00fcre boyunca bizler i\u00e7in y\u00fcceli\u011finden soyunup, kul benzeyi\u015fini kendi \u00fczerine ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 o al\u00e7alt\u0131lm\u0131\u015f konumdur.<\/p>\n Mesih, t\u00fcm sonsuzluktan beri Baba\u2019n\u0131n ba\u011fr\u0131nda olan Tanr\u0131 O\u011flu olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen, zaman\u0131n dolulu\u011funda \u00f6nemsiz bir konumdaki bir kad\u0131ndan do\u011farak insano\u011flu olmaktan ho\u015fnut olmas\u0131; ve normal a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lanmalar\u0131n \u00f6tesinde farkl\u0131 durumlara maruz kalmas\u0131 ile ana rahmine d\u00fc\u015fmesinde ve do\u011fumunda al\u00e7altm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n Mesih, m\u00fckemmel olarak yerine getirdi\u011fi yasaya kendisini ba\u011f\u0131ml\u0131 k\u0131larak; ve bu d\u00fcnyan\u0131n onursuzluklar\u0131yla, \u015eeytan\u2019\u0131n ayartmalar\u0131yla ve gerek insan do\u011fas\u0131n\u0131n getirdi\u011fi, gerekse \u00f6zel olarak i\u00e7inde bulundu\u011fu kendi al\u00e7alt\u0131lm\u0131\u015f konumunun getirdi\u011fi bedenindeki rahats\u0131zl\u0131klarla \u00e7arp\u0131\u015farak kendisini bu hayatta al\u00e7altm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n Mesih, Yahuda taraf\u0131ndan ihanete u\u011fray\u0131p, \u00f6\u011frencileri taraf\u0131ndan terk edilip, d\u00fcnya taraf\u0131ndan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lan\u0131p ve blackdedilip, Pilatus taraf\u0131ndan mahkum edilip ve onun askerleri taraf\u0131ndan i\u015fkenceye maruz b\u0131rak\u0131l\u0131p; ayr\u0131ca \u00f6l\u00fcm korkular\u0131 ve karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n g\u00fc\u00e7leriyle y\u00fczle\u015fmi\u015f olarak Tanr\u0131 gazab\u0131n\u0131n a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissedip, ta\u015f\u0131yarak, hayat\u0131n\u0131 bizlerin g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 i\u00e7in bir sunu olarak verip, \u00e7arm\u0131h\u0131n ac\u0131l\u0131, utan\u00e7 verici ve lanetli \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc tatmas\u0131yla kendisini \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde al\u00e7altm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n Mesih\u2019in \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden sonra al\u00e7alt\u0131lmas\u0131, g\u00f6m\u00fclmesi, \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc g\u00fcne kadar l\u00fcm konumunda ve \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fc alt\u0131nda kalmas\u0131n\u0131 i\u00e7erir; ki, bu da \u015fu kelimelerle ifade edilmi\u015ftir: \u00f6l\u00fcler diyar\u0131na indi.<\/em><\/p>\n Mesih\u2019in y\u00fcceltime konumu dirili\u015fini, g\u00f6\u011fe \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131, Baba\u2019n\u0131n sa\u011f\u0131nda oturmas\u0131n\u0131, ve d\u00fcnyay\u0131 yarg\u0131lamak i\u00e7in ikinci kere geli\u015fini i\u00e7ermektedir.<\/p>\n Mesih, \u00f6l\u00fcmde \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fcmeyerek [ki, bunun g\u00fcc\u00fc alt\u0131nda tutulmas\u0131 m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fildi], kendisine has t\u00fcm \u00f6zellikleriyle birlikte, i\u00e7inde ac\u0131 \u00e7ekti\u011fi ayn\u0131 bedene sahip olmas\u0131nda, (ancak \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc bir \u015fekilde ya da \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc hayat\u0131n bilinen zay\u0131fl\u0131klar\u0131 olmaks\u0131z\u0131n) can\u0131yla ger\u00e7ekten birle\u015fmesiyle, \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc g\u00fcn \u00f6l\u00fcmden kendi g\u00fcc\u00fcyle dirilmesiyle y\u00fcceltilmi\u015ftir; ki, bu \u015fekilde yapmakla kendisinin Tanr\u0131 O\u011flu oldu\u011funu, Tanr\u0131sal adaleti tatmin etti\u011fini, \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc ve \u00f6l\u00fcm g\u00fcc\u00fcne sahip olan\u0131 yok etti\u011fini ve ya\u015fayan ve dirilerin Rab\u2019bi oldu\u011funu ilan etti: t\u00fcm bunlar\u0131n hepsini bir temsilci ve kilisesinin ba\u015f\u0131 olarak, onlar\u0131n aklanmalar\u0131, l\u00fctufta yenilenmeleri, d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda desteklenmeleri, ve son g\u00fcnde \u00f6l\u00fcmden dirileceklerine dair onlara g\u00fcvence vermek i\u00e7in yapt\u0131.<\/p>\n Mesih, dirili\u015finden sonra s\u0131k s\u0131k \u00f6\u011frencilerine g\u00f6r\u00fcnmesi ve onlarla konu\u015fup, onlara G\u00f6klerin Egemenli\u011fine ili\u015fkin konulardan bahsetmesi ve M\u00fcjdeyi t\u00fcm uluslara duyurma g\u00f6revini onlara vermesi, dirili\u015finden k\u0131rk g\u00fcn sonra bizim do\u011fam\u0131zda, ve bizim ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131z olarak, d\u00fc\u015fmanlar \u00fczerinde zaferli bir \u015fekilde, g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr bir durumda en y\u00fcksek g\u00f6klere \u00e7\u0131karak insanlardan arma\u011fanlar almak, duygular\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 oraya \u00e7ekmek, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n sonundaki ikinci geli\u015fine kadar kendisinin de bulundu\u011fu ve bulunmaya devam edece\u011fi, bir yeri bizlere haz\u0131rlamas\u0131yla y\u00fcceltilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Mesih, Tanr\u0131-insan olarak, t\u00fcm sevin\u00e7, y\u00fccelik ve g\u00f6k ve yerdeki her \u015fey \u00fczerinde g\u00fc\u00e7 sahibi olarak Baba Tanr\u0131\u2019yla en y\u00fcce onaylanma seviyesine eri\u015fmi\u015ftir; ve kilisesini toplar ve savunur ve d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 dize getirir; g\u00f6revlilerini ve halk\u0131n\u0131 arma\u011fanlar ve l\u00fctuflarla donat\u0131r ve onlar i\u00e7in yakar\u0131\u015fta bulunmas\u0131yla y\u00fcceltilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Mesih, bizim do\u011fam\u0131zda Baba\u2019n\u0131n huzuruna s\u00fcrekli \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131, d\u00fcnyadaki itaatinin ve kurban\u0131n\u0131n kazanc\u0131nda, bunlar\u0131n da t\u00fcm imanl\u0131lara uygulanmas\u0131 konusundaki arzusunu bildirerek; onlara kar\u015f\u0131 yap\u0131lan t\u00fcm su\u00e7lamalara cevap vererek, g\u00fcncel ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131zl\u0131klar kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda onlar i\u00e7in esenlik dolu bir vicdan ve l\u00fctuf taht\u0131na cesaretle \u00e7\u0131kabilme yolu ve kendilerinin ve hizmetlerinin kabul edilmelerini sa\u011flayarak bizler i\u00e7in yakar\u0131\u015fta bulunur.<\/p>\n K\u00f6t\u00fc insanlar taraf\u0131ndan haks\u0131z yere yarg\u0131lanm\u0131\u015f ve mahkum edilmi\u015f olan Mesih, son g\u00fcnde b\u00fcy\u00fck bir g\u00fc\u00e7le kendisinin ve Babas\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ve t\u00fcm kutsal meleklerinin y\u00fcceli\u011finin eksiksiz sergileni\u015fiyle, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n borazan\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015f melek taraf\u0131ndan y\u00fcksek sesle \u00e7al\u0131nmas\u0131yla, d\u00fcnyay\u0131 do\u011fruluk i\u00e7inde yarg\u0131lamak i\u00e7in tekrar gelmesiyle y\u00fcceltilecektir.<\/p>\n Mesih, arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla, l\u00fctuf antla\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131n di\u011fer t\u00fcm bereketleriyle birlikte kurtulu\u015fu sa\u011flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n Mesih\u2019in sa\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bereketlerin bizlere uygulanmas\u0131yla, bunlara ortak k\u0131l\u0131n\u0131r\u0131z, ki bu da \u00f6zel olarak Kutsal Ruh Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n i\u015flevidir.<\/p>\n Kurtulu\u015f, Mesih\u2019in onlar i\u00e7in sat\u0131n ald\u0131\u011f\u0131, zaman i\u00e7erisinde Kutsal Ruh arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile M\u00fcjde\u2019ye uygun olarak Mesih\u2019e inanmaya yeterli k\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 ki\u015filere; kesin olarak uygulan\u0131r, etkin olarak aktar\u0131l\u0131r,<\/p>\n M\u00fcjde\u2019yi asla duymam\u0131\u015f olmalar\u0131ndan \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc, \u0130sa Mesih\u2019i tan\u0131mayan ve O\u2019na inanmayan kimseler, ya\u015famlar\u0131n\u0131 do\u011fan\u0131n \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131na ya da ikrar ettikleri inanc\u0131n yasalar\u0131na uygun bir \u015fekilde yap\u0131land\u0131rmaya ne denli \u00f6zen g\u00f6sterseler de kurtulamazlar; yaln\u0131zca kilisesinin \u2013(ki, O\u2019nun bedenidir) Kurtar\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 olan Mesih\u2019ten ba\u015fka her hangi bir yerde kurtulu\u015f yoktur.<\/p>\n M\u00fcjde\u2019yi duyan ve kilisede ya\u015fayan herkes kurtulmu\u015f de\u011fildir; ancak kurtulanlar yaln\u0131zca g\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen kilisenin ger\u00e7ek \u00fcyeleri olanlard\u0131r.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclen kilise, b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00e7a\u011flar boyunca d\u00fcnyan\u0131n her yerinden ger\u00e7ek dini ikrar eden ki\u015filerin hepsinin ve onlar\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n meydana getirdi\u011fi bir topluluktur.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclen kilise, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n \u00f6zel ilgisi ve y\u00f6netimi alt\u0131nda olma; t\u00fcm d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131n sald\u0131r\u0131lar\u0131na ra\u011fmen, t\u00fcm \u00e7a\u011flar boyunca savunulma ve korunma ayr\u0131cal\u0131\u011f\u0131na; ve kutsallar\u0131n payda\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, ve kurtulu\u015fun sunulmak i\u00e7in kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 do\u011fal ara\u00e7lar\u0131 tatma ve O\u2019na her kim inan\u0131rsa kurtulaca\u011f\u0131na ve Kendisine gelen hi\u00e7 kimsenin geri \u00e7evrilmeyece\u011fine ili\u015fkin tan\u0131kl\u0131k edip, M\u00fcjde hizmetinde bulunan t\u00fcm g\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclen kilise \u00fcyelerine Mesih\u2019in sundu\u011fu l\u00fctuflar\u0131 tatma ayr\u0131cal\u0131\u011f\u0131na sahiptir.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen kilise, ba\u015f olan Mesih\u2019in alt\u0131nda tek bir b\u00fct\u00fcn olmak \u00fczere bir araya toplanm\u0131\u015f, toplanmakta olan ya da toplanacak olan say\u0131lar\u0131 belirli se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerin b\u00fct\u00fcn\u00fcd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen kilisenin \u00fcyeleri Mesih arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla l\u00fctufta ve g\u00f6rkemde O\u2019nunla birlikteli\u011fi ve payda\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 tadarlar.<\/p>\n Se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerin Mesih ile birle\u015fmi\u015fli\u011fi Tanr\u0131 l\u00fctfunun bir i\u015flevidir, bu i\u015flev arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla ruhsal ve mistik ancak ger\u00e7ekten ve ayr\u0131lamaz bir \u015fekilde ba\u015f\u0131 ve kocas\u0131 olan Mesih\u2019le birle\u015ftirilirler; bu da onlar\u0131n etkin bir \u015fekilde \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131lmalar\u0131nda ger\u00e7ekle\u015fir.<\/p>\n Etkin \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kadir g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn ve l\u00fctfunun bir i\u015flevidir, bunun arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla (se\u00e7ilmi\u015flerine olan kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131ks\u0131z ve \u00f6zel sevgisinden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc ve onlar\u0131n i\u00e7lerinde olan hi\u00e7bir \u015feyin Kendisini bu \u015fekilde davranmaya y\u00f6nlendirmeksizin) uygun zamanda Ruh\u2019u ve S\u00f6z\u00fc arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla onlar\u0131 \u0130sa Mesih\u2019e davet eder ve \u00e7eker; kurtaran bir \u015fekilde d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc\u015flerini ayd\u0131nlat\u0131p iradelerini yenileyerek ve g\u00fc\u00e7le belirleyerek (kendi i\u00e7lerinde g\u00fcnahta \u00f6l\u00fc olmalar\u0131na ra\u011fmen) O\u2019nun \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131s\u0131na istekli olarak ve \u00f6zg\u00fcr bir \u015fekilde cevap vermelerini, ve bu \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inde sunulan ve iletilen l\u00fctfu kabul edip, kucaklamalar\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar.<\/p>\n T\u00fcm se\u00e7ilmi\u015fler ve yaln\u0131zca onlar etkin bir \u015fekilde \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131l\u0131rlar: her ne kadar di\u011ferleri S\u00f6z\u00fcn hizmeti arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla d\u0131\u015fsal olarak \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131labilseler ve \u00e7o\u011fu zaman \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131lsalar ve Kutsal Ruh\u2019un baz\u0131 genel i\u015fleyi\u015flerine maruz kalsalar bile; kendilerine sunulan l\u00fctfu bilin\u00e7li bir \u015fekilde blackdedip, de\u011fersiz g\u00f6rd\u00fckleri i\u00e7in bu ki\u015filer imans\u0131zl\u0131klar\u0131na hakl\u0131 olarak terk edilirler ve hi\u00e7bir zaman ger\u00e7ek anlamda \u0130sa Mesih\u2019e gelmezler.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen kilisenin \u00fcyelerinin Mesih\u2019le sahip olduklar\u0131 l\u00fctuf payda\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 aklanmalar\u0131nda, o\u011fullu\u011fa al\u0131nmalar\u0131nda, kutsalla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmalar\u0131nda ve bu hayatta O\u2019nunla olan birle\u015fmi\u015fliklerini ortaya koyan di\u011fer her \u015feyde O\u2019nun arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n erdemlerinden pay almakt\u0131r.<\/p>\n Aklanma, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131ks\u0131z l\u00fctfunun g\u00fcnahkarlar i\u00e7in olan bir i\u015flevidir: bu, onlar\u0131n g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 ba\u011f\u0131\u015flanarak ve Kendisinin g\u00f6z\u00fcnde do\u011fru ki\u015filer say\u0131l\u0131p kabul edilerek; ne onlar\u0131n i\u00e7lerinde g\u00f6r\u00fclen ne de onlar taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131lan herhangi bir \u015feyden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc de\u011fil, ama yaln\u0131zca Mesih\u2019in m\u00fckemmel itaati ve tam tatmini u\u011fruna, Tanr\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan onlar\u0131n i\u00e7ine konarak ve yaln\u0131zca imanla kabul edilerek ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirilir.<\/p>\n Her ne kadar Mesih itaati ve \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcyle aklanacak olanlar i\u00e7in uygun, ger\u00e7ek ve tam bir \u015fekilde Tanr\u0131 adaletini tatmin etmi\u015f olsa da; Tanr\u0131 bu tatmini bizlerden talep etmeye hakk\u0131 oldu\u011fu halde bunu [Mesih\u2019in \u00f6dedi\u011fi] kefaletten dolay\u0131 kabul etti, Tanr\u0131 bu kefaleti biricik O\u011flunda kendisi sa\u011flad\u0131 Mesih\u2019in do\u011frulu\u011funu onlara sayarak ve aklanmalar\u0131 i\u00e7in onlardan imandan ba\u015fka hi\u00e7bir \u015fey talep etmeyerek -ki, iman da O\u2019nun arma\u011fan\u0131d\u0131r- onlar\u0131n aklanmalar\u0131 onlara verilen kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131ks\u0131z l\u00fctuftan kaynaklan\u0131r.<\/p>\n Aklayan iman kurtaran bir l\u00fctuftur, g\u00fcnahkar\u0131n y\u00fcre\u011finde Ruh ve Tanr\u0131 S\u00f6z\u00fc arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla var edilir, bunun arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla g\u00fcnahkar g\u00fcnah\u0131n\u0131n ve bozulmu\u015flu\u011funun ve kendisini bu kay\u0131p konumdan kurtarmada kendisinin ve t\u00fcm di\u011fer yarat\u0131klar\u0131n yetersizli\u011finin fark\u0131na vararak, yaln\u0131zca M\u00fcjdenin vaadinin ger\u00e7ekli\u011fini kabul etmekle kalmay\u0131p, g\u00fcnahlar\u0131n ba\u011f\u0131\u015f\u0131 i\u00e7in bu M\u00fcjdede sunulan Mesih\u2019i ve O\u2019nun do\u011frulu\u011funu ve ayr\u0131ca, kurtulu\u015f i\u00e7in kendisinin Tanr\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda do\u011fru bir ki\u015fi say\u0131l\u0131p, kabul edilmesini benimseyip, buna g\u00fcvenir.<\/p>\n \u0130man sadece her zaman i\u00e7in kendisiyle birlikte gelen di\u011fer l\u00fctuflardan ya da bunun meyveleri olan iyi i\u015flerden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc bir g\u00fcnahkar\u0131 Tanr\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda aklamaz, iman l\u00fctfu ya da bunun her hangi bir i\u015flevi, ki\u015finin aklanmas\u0131 i\u00e7in ki\u015fiye say\u0131lm\u0131\u015f de\u011fildir; ancak bu iman yaln\u0131zca g\u00fcnahkar\u0131n Mesih\u2019i ve O\u2019nun do\u011frulu\u011funu kabul etmede ve uygulamada kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir ara\u00e7t\u0131r.<\/p>\n Evlatl\u0131\u011fa al\u0131nma Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131ks\u0131z l\u00fctfunun bir i\u015flevidir, biricik O\u011flu \u0130sa Mesih\u2019te ve O\u2019nun i\u00e7indir, bunun arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla aklanlar\u0131n hepsi O\u2019nun \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n say\u0131s\u0131na kat\u0131l\u0131r, \u00fczerlerine O\u2019nun ismi konur, O\u011flu\u2019nun Ruh\u2019u kendilerine verilir, O\u2019nun Baba ilgisi ve y\u00f6netimi alt\u0131ndad\u0131rlar, Tanr\u0131 o\u011fullar\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck ve ayr\u0131cal\u0131klar\u0131na sahip olurlar, t\u00fcm vaatlerin miras\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131, ve y\u00fccelikte Mesih\u2019le birlikte ortak miras\u00e7\u0131lar yap\u0131l\u0131rlar.<\/p>\n Kutsalla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lma Tanr\u0131 l\u00fctfunun bir i\u015flevidir; b\u00f6ylece, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n temelleri at\u0131lmadan \u00f6nce Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kutsal olmak \u00fczere se\u00e7ti\u011fi ki\u015filer uygun zamanda, Ruhu\u2019nun g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc i\u015fleyi\u015fi arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla Mesih\u2019in \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc ve dirili\u015fini onlara uygulamas\u0131yla, b\u00fct\u00fcn varl\u0131klar\u0131nda Tanr\u0131 benzerli\u011finde yenilenirler; ya\u015fama g\u00f6t\u00fcren t\u00f6vbenin tohumlar\u0131na sahiptirler ve t\u00fcm di\u011fer kurtaran l\u00fctuflar onlar\u0131n y\u00fcre\u011fine konmu\u015ftur ve bu l\u00fctuflar \u00f6ylesine alevlendirilmi\u015f, \u00e7o\u011falt\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ve g\u00fc\u00e7lendirilmi\u015ftir ki, g\u00fcnaha giderek daha fazla \u00f6ld\u00fck\u00e7e, yeni bir ya\u015fama dirilirler.<\/p>\n Ya\u015fama g\u00f6t\u00fcren t\u00f6vbe kurtaran bir l\u00fctuftur, Ruh ve Tanr\u0131 S\u00f6z\u00fc arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla g\u00fcnahkar\u0131n y\u00fcre\u011finde var edilir, bu \u015fekilde kendi g\u00fcnahlar\u0131n\u0131n sadece tehlikesi kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda de\u011fil, ama g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc ve hissi ve ayr\u0131ca bunlar\u0131n pisli\u011fi ve k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda ve Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n t\u00f6vbekarlara Mesih\u2019te sundu\u011fu merhameti alg\u0131layarak g\u00fcnahkar, g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden \u00f6ylesine \u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcr ve onlardan nefret eder ki, bunlar\u0131n hepsinden Tanr\u0131\u2019ya d\u00f6ner, yeni itaatin t\u00fcm yollar\u0131nda s\u00fcrekli O\u2019nunla birlikte y\u00fcr\u00fcmeyi ama\u00e7lar ve \u00e7abalar.<\/p>\n Kutsalla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lman\u0131n ayr\u0131lmaz bir \u015fekilde aklanmayla ba\u011fl\u0131 olmas\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131n, birbirlerinden \u015fu \u00f6zelliklerden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc farkl\u0131d\u0131rlar: aklanmada Tanr\u0131, Mesih\u2019in do\u011frulu\u011funu yasal olarak ki\u015fiye ait sayar; kutsalla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmada Ruhuyla ki\u015finin i\u00e7ine l\u00fctfunu koyar ve bunu kullanmas\u0131 i\u00e7in ki\u015fiyi yeterli k\u0131lar; ilkinde, g\u00fcnah ba\u011f\u0131\u015flan\u0131r; ikincisinde ise dizginlenir: birincisi, e\u015fit \u015fekilde t\u00fcm imanl\u0131lar\u0131 Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n intikam al\u0131c\u0131 gazab\u0131ndan \u00f6zg\u00fcr k\u0131lar ve \u015fimdiki ya\u015famda bunu m\u00fckemmel bir \u015fekilde yapar, \u00f6yle ki, inananlar asla mahkumiyet alt\u0131na girmezler; ikincisi ise herkeste ne e\u015fittir ne de \u015fimdiki hayatta her hangi bir kimsede yetkinlik konumundad\u0131r, ancak giderek m\u00fckemmelli\u011fe do\u011fru ilerler.<\/p>\n \u0130nananlardaki kutsalla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lman\u0131n m\u00fckemmel olmamas\u0131, her k\u0131s\u0131mlar\u0131nda halen varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcren g\u00fcnah kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131ndan ve benli\u011fin ruha kar\u015f\u0131t olan daimi arzular\u0131ndan kaynaklan\u0131r; b\u00f6ylece inananlar \u00e7o\u011fu zaman ayart\u0131lara yenilerek bir \u00e7ok g\u00fcnaha d\u00fc\u015ferler, ruhsal hizmetlerinde engellenirler ve en iyi i\u015fleri bile Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde m\u00fckemmellikten yoksun ve kirlidir.<\/p>\n Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n de\u011fi\u015fmez sevgisi sebebiyle onlara dayanma verece\u011fine dair olan h\u00fck\u00fcm ve antla\u015fmas\u0131, Mesih\u2019le olan ayr\u0131lamaz birle\u015fmi\u015flikleri, Mesih\u2019in onlar i\u00e7in s\u00fcrekli yakar\u0131\u015f\u0131 ve onlar\u0131n i\u00e7lerinde ya\u015fayan Tanr\u0131 Ruh\u2019u ve tohumu nedeniyle ger\u00e7ek imanl\u0131lar ne tam olarak ne de nihai olarak l\u00fctuf konumundan d\u00fc\u015febilirler fakat Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n iman arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla gelen g\u00fcc\u00fc ile kurtulu\u015fa eri\u015fmek \u00fczere korunurlar.<\/p>\n Mesih\u2019e ger\u00e7ekten inanan, ve O\u2019nun \u00f6n\u00fcnde temiz bir vicdanla y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fanlar, ola\u011fand\u0131\u015f\u0131 bir esine gerek olmaks\u0131z\u0131n, Tanr\u0131 vaatlerinin ger\u00e7ekli\u011finde temellenmi\u015f iman arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla, ve ya\u015fam vaatlerinin sa\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu l\u00fctuflar\u0131 Ruh\u2019un onlar\u0131 yeterli k\u0131lmas\u0131 ile kendi i\u00e7lerinde farketmeleri, ve i\u00e7lerindeki ruh ile birlikte Tanr\u0131 \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 olduklar\u0131na tan\u0131kl\u0131k etmeleri arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla l\u00fctuf konumunda olduklar\u0131ndan ve kurtulu\u015fa eri\u015fmek \u00fczere bu \u015fekilde dayanacaklar\u0131ndan kesin bir \u015fekilde emin olabilirler.<\/p>\n L\u00fctuf ve kurtulu\u015ftan emin olma, her ne kadar iman\u0131n \u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc te\u015fkil etmese de, ger\u00e7ek inananlar bu g\u00fcvene sahip olabilmek i\u00e7in uzun zaman bekleyebilirler; bu g\u00fcveni hissedip, tatt\u0131ktan sonra, \u00e7e\u015fitli yanl\u0131\u015f davran\u0131\u015flar, ayart\u0131lar ve ayr\u0131l\u0131klardan \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc ayn\u0131 g\u00fcven kendi i\u00e7lerinde zay\u0131flayabilir ve ge\u00e7ici olarak kaybolabilir; ancak tamamen \u00fcmitsizli\u011fe d\u00fc\u015fmelerine neden olacak \u015fekilde hi\u00e7bir zaman Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Ruhunun varl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve deste\u011finden yoksun b\u0131rak\u0131lmazlar.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen kilisenin \u00fcyeleri bu ya\u015famda y\u00fccelikte Mesih ile sahip olduklar\u0131 payda\u015fl\u0131kla, \u00f6l\u00fcmden hemen sonra ve nihai olarak dirili\u015fte ve yarg\u0131 g\u00fcn\u00fcde yetkinli\u011fe eri\u015ftirilecektir.<\/p>\n G\u00f6zle g\u00f6r\u00fclmeyen kilisenin \u00fcyelerine bu ya\u015famda Mesih\u2019le olan y\u00fcceli\u011fin turfandalar\u0131 verilmi\u015ftir, Ba\u015f\u2019lar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcyeleri olduklar\u0131ndan, O\u2019nda, kendilerine O\u2019nun sahip oldu\u011fu t\u00fcm dolulukla y\u00fccelik verilmi\u015ftir; ve bunun teminat\u0131 olarak Tanr\u0131 sevgisinin, vicdan esenli\u011finin, Kutsal Ruh\u2019taki sevincin ve y\u00fcceli\u011fe eri\u015fme umudunun verdi\u011fi hissi tadarlar; buna kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k olarak, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n \u00f6\u00e7 al\u0131c\u0131 gazab\u0131, vicdan\u0131n korkusu ve korkulu bir bekleyi\u015fin verdi\u011fi his ise k\u00f6t\u00fclerin \u00f6l\u00fcmden sonra katlanacaklar\u0131 i\u015fkencelerin ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 olu\u015fturmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n \u00d6l\u00fcm, g\u00fcnah\u0131n \u00fccreti olaca\u011f\u0131 konusunda tehdit olarak ortaya konulmu\u015ftur, bu nedenle her insan\u0131n kaderi bir kere \u00f6lmektir; \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc hepsi g\u00fcnah i\u015flemi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n Do\u011fru ki\u015filer, son g\u00fcnde \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn kendisinden kurtar\u0131lacaklard\u0131r ve \u00f6l\u00fcmde bile onun dikeni ve lanetinden kurtar\u0131l\u0131rlar; \u00f6yle ki, \u00f6lseler bile, Tanr\u0131, sevgisinden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc onlar\u0131 g\u00fcnahtan ve bozulmu\u015fluktan \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe kavu\u015fturacakt\u0131r ve i\u00e7ine ad\u0131m atmakta olduklar\u0131 Mesih\u2019le y\u00fccelikteki payda\u015fl\u0131klar\u0131 i\u00e7in kendilerini yeterli k\u0131lacakt\u0131r.<\/p>\n
\nRev. \u0130lhan Keskin\u00f6z
\nRev. John Lenk<\/span><\/strong>
\nwww.presbiteryen.org<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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\u0130nsan\u0131n Tanr\u0131 hakk\u0131nda \u0130nanmas\u0131 gerekenler<\/h1>\n
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