{"id":3534,"date":"2021-10-30T18:10:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:55:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:55:19","slug":"apostle-ix-x-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2021\/10\/apostle-ix-x-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Crucea \u2013 calea spre m\u00e2ntuire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00centr-un mod foarte fericit, Apostolul din Duminica de dup\u0103 praznicul \u00cen\u0103l\u021b\u0103rii Sfintei Cruci, de la Galateni, capitolul 2, se completeaz\u0103 cu Evanghelia zilei, de la Marcu, capitolul 8. Sf\u00e2ntul Pavel le zice galatenilor: \u201eFra\u021bilor, \u0219tiind c\u0103 omul nu se \u00eendrepteaz\u0103 din faptele Legii, ci prin credin\u021ba \u00een Hristos Iisus, am crezut \u0219i noi \u00een Hristos Iisus, ca s\u0103 ne \u00eendrept\u0103m din credin\u021ba \u00een Hristos, iar nu din faptele Legii, c\u0103ci din faptele Legii nimeni nu se va \u00eendrepta\u201d (2, 16).<\/p>

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Nu legea, nu faptele legii, de\u0219i nu erau u\u0219or de \u00eemplinit, ne m\u00e2ntuiesc, ci credin\u021ba \u00een M\u00e2ntuitorul. S\u0103 leg\u0103m acestea de primul verset al Evangheliei de azi: \u201eOricine voie\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine s\u0103 se lepede de sine, s\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea \u0219i s\u0103-Mi urmeze Mie\u201d (Marcu 8, 34). Prima condi\u021bie este lep\u0103darea de sine. Implicit, dac\u0103 o corobor\u0103m cu Apostolul, s\u0103 ne lep\u0103d\u0103m de ceea ce credem noi c\u0103 este drept, de ceea ce credem noi c\u0103 trebuie f\u0103cut, cum erau faptele legii la evrei. Ei credeau c\u0103 dac\u0103 fac acelea se m\u00e2ntuiesc, dar nu era a\u0219a. A\u0219a \u0219i noi. Atunci c\u00e2nd mergem spre Dumnezeu, ne facem propriul traseu, sau \u021binem noi a\u0219a de unele lucruri. Un mare p\u0103rinte contemporan, Emilianos Simonopetritul, coment\u00e2nd un text din Filocalie, zicea: \u201eTu vrei s\u0103 mergi \u00een pustia cutare, s\u0103 faci asceza a\u0219a \u0219i a\u0219a, dar oare Dumnezeu ce vrea? Vrea Dumnezeu asta oare? Nu te-ai \u00eentrebat.\u201d<\/p>

Noi lu\u0103m de la sine c\u0103 ce credem noi e bine \u0219i Dumnezeu vrea. Ei bine nu, nu e a\u0219a. \u0218i Apostolul, dar \u0219i M\u00e2ntuitorul ne spun acela\u0219i lucru. \u201eOricine voie\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine s\u0103 se lepede de sine...\u201d. Prima cerin\u021b\u0103 este lep\u0103darea de sine, de dreptatea noastr\u0103, de felul nostru de a vedea lucrurile, tocmai pentru a accepta ce vrea s\u0103 spun\u0103 Hristos.<\/p>

S\u0103 continu\u0103m cu Apostolul. Mai spre final spune Sf\u00e2ntul Pavel: \u201eM-am r\u0103stignit \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Hristos; \u0219i nu eu mai tr\u0103iesc, ci Hristos tr\u0103ie\u0219te \u00een mine\u201d (2, 20). Ca s\u0103 vede\u021bi ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 credin\u021ba \u00een Iisus Hristos. Deci ce ne m\u00e2ntuie\u0219te?! Credin\u021ba \u00een Hristos! \u0218i ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 aceast\u0103 credin\u021b\u0103?! Eu cred c\u0103 Iisus Hristos este Fiul lui Dumnezeu \u00eentrupat, care a venit s\u0103 \u00eemi spun\u0103 ceva. Deci eu cred \u00een tot ce a spus El \u0219i \u00een tot ce a f\u0103cut El. P\u0103i ce a f\u0103cut El? Ce a zis \u0219tim, citim \u00een Sf\u00e2nta Evanghelie \u0219i trebuie s\u0103 \u00eemplinim. Fiindc\u0103 aceast\u0103 credin\u021b\u0103 \u00een El \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 cred \u00een ce a spus, dar s\u0103 \u0219i pun \u00een practic\u0103. Pentru c\u0103 tot ce a zis a fost ca s\u0103 ne angajeze, s\u0103 ne transforme. Deci c\u00e2nd spun c\u0103 eu cred \u00een Hristos, cred \u00een tot ce a zis \u0219i a f\u0103cut El. Aceasta este credin\u021ba! \u0218i vedem la apostol cum a tr\u0103it-o el: \u201eM-am r\u0103stignit \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Hristos; \u0219i nu eu mai tr\u0103iesc, ci Hristos tr\u0103ie\u0219te \u00een mine. \u0218i via\u021ba de acum, \u00een trup, o tr\u0103iesc \u00een credin\u021ba \u00een Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Care m-a iubit \u0219i S-a dat pe Sine \u00eensu\u0219i pentru mine.\u201d Despre asta vorbim c\u00e2nd spunem: \u201eCred \u00een Hristos. Cred \u00een tot ce a zis \u0219i a f\u0103cut.\u201d<\/p>

Iar acum s\u0103 ne \u00eentoarcem la Evanghelie unde M\u00e2ntuitorul despre asta spune: \u201eOricine voie\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine\u201d deci oricine crede \u00een Mine \u0219i voie\u0219te s\u0103 M\u0103 imite, asta trebuie s\u0103 fac\u0103 \u201es\u0103 se lepede de sine, s\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea \u0219i s\u0103-Mi urmeze Mie.\u201d Prin urmare, s\u0103 le leg\u0103m: cine crede \u00een Hristos \u00ee\u0219i ia crucea. Credin\u021ba e legat\u0103 de cruce, deci nu e doar nominal. Se vede credin\u021ba mea dac\u0103-mi duc crucea. \u0218i asta zice \u0219i Sf\u00e2ntul Isaac Sirul \u0219i to\u021bi sfin\u021bii, calea spre m\u00e2ntuire a cre\u0219tinului este crucea de fiecare zi. \u0218i, a\u0219a cum zice p\u0103rintele Arsenie: \u201eCruce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 duci ce nu \u00ee\u021bi convine.\u201d A\u0219a-mi ar\u0103t credin\u021ba de fiecare zi.<\/p>

\u201eOricine voie\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine s\u0103 se lepede de sine, s\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea \u0219i s\u0103-Mi urmeze Mie.\u201d Acest cuv\u00e2nt este echivalent cu: \u201eOricine vrea s\u0103 se m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103, deoarece alt\u0103 cale nu este, dec\u00e2t El\u201d. Dac\u0103 vre\u021bi s\u0103 v\u0103 m\u00e2ntui\u021bi, cu alte cuvinte, s\u0103 sc\u0103pa\u021bi de moarte, de p\u0103cat, trebuie s\u0103 \u00cemi urma\u021bi, iar ca s\u0103 \u00cemi urma\u021bi, trebuie s\u0103 face\u021bi asta. Nu e u\u0219or, \u0219tie M\u00e2ntuitorul. Dar El explic\u0103 pu\u021bin mai \u00eencolo: \u201eC\u0103ci cine va voi s\u0103-\u0219i scape sufletul \u00eel va pierde\u201d, adic\u0103 noi fugim de cruce, fugim de post, de nevoin\u021b\u0103, de ascez\u0103 c\u0103 murim, nu ne place s\u0103 murim. Fugim de cruce, dar zice, dac\u0103 fugim de asta, ne pierdem sufletul. C\u0103ut\u00e2nd noi s\u0103 sc\u0103p\u0103m, s\u0103 tr\u0103im bine, s\u0103 tr\u0103im ferici\u021bi ne pierdem sufletul. Ne spune M\u00e2ntuitorul: \u201eC\u0103ci cine va voi s\u0103-\u0219i scape sufletul \u00eel va pierde, iar cine va pierde sufletul S\u0103u pentru Mine \u0219i pentru Evanghelie, acela \u00eel va sc\u0103pa. C\u0103ci ce-i folose\u0219te omului s\u0103 c\u00e2\u0219tige lumea \u00eentreag\u0103, dac\u0103-\u0219i pierde sufletul? Sau ce ar putea s\u0103 dea omul, \u00een schimb, pentru sufletul s\u0103u? C\u0103ci de cel ce se va ru\u0219ina de Mine \u0219i de cuvintele Mele, \u00een neamul acesta desfr\u00e2nat \u0219i p\u0103c\u0103tos, \u0219i Fiul Omului Se va ru\u0219ina de el, c\u00e2nd va veni \u00eentru slava Tat\u0103lui s\u0103u cu sfin\u021bii \u00eengeri\u201d (Marcu 8, 35-38).<\/p>

Deci M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00eencepe cu o invita\u021bie, \u201eCine voie\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine\u201d, dar apoi \u00eemi spune c\u0103 este singura cale. Iar de nu vom face a\u0219a, ne vom afla ru\u0219ina\u021bi c\u00e2nd se vor da toate pe fa\u021b\u0103 \u00eenaintea Tat\u0103lui Ceresc \u0219i a \u00eengerilor. Nu este alt\u0103 cale dec\u00e2t El. \u0218i aceasta se leag\u0103 \u0219i de ce a zis Sf\u00e2ntul Pavel. \u201eNu faptele legii, nimic din ce pute\u021bi voi g\u00e2ndi omene\u0219te nu v\u0103 m\u00e2ntuie\u0219te. Nimic. Numai Hristos \u0219i credin\u021ba \u00een El\u201d. Dar credin\u021ba \u00een sensul pe care l-am explicat, credin\u021ba lucr\u0103toare. Cred \u00een cuvintele Lui \u0219i \u00een ce a f\u0103cut pentru mine \u0219i \u00cel urmez. A\u0219a se vede credin\u021ba mea, dac\u0103 \u00cel urmez pe Hristos, dac\u0103 \u00eemi duc crucea de fiecare zi.<\/p>

M\u00e2ntuitorul zice: \u201eEu sunt Calea, Adev\u0103rul \u0219i Via\u021ba\u201d, r\u0103spunz\u00e2nd la o \u00eentrebare a apostolilor. Azi ne-a zis: \u201eOricine voie\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine s\u0103 se lepede de sine, s\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea \u0219i s\u0103-Mi urmeze Mie.\u201d Aceasta este calea. Iar dac\u0103 sunt pe calea dreapt\u0103, eu sunt cu El, pentru c\u0103 El e Calea. De aceea zicea p\u0103rintele Arsenie Papacioc c\u0103, \u201eodat\u0103 ce te-ai pus pe calea care duce la Ierusalim, adic\u0103 pe calea corect\u0103, inima se simte de parc\u0103 a \u0219i ajuns\u201d. De ce? Pentru c\u0103 dac\u0103 e\u0219ti pe calea corect\u0103, e\u0219ti cu Hristos, Care este Calea. E \u0219i El cu noi pe cale. Inima \u00cel simte \u0219i se simte de parc\u0103 a \u0219i ajuns. N-a ajuns, dar urmeaz\u0103. Asta face frumoas\u0103 \u0219i u\u0219oar\u0103 calea noastr\u0103: faptul c\u0103 suntem tot timpul cu M\u00e2ntuitorul, Care e cu noi \u0219i ne \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 \u0219i ne \u00eent\u0103re\u0219te s\u0103 \u00cel urm\u0103m. \u0218i nu a\u0219a de la distan\u021b\u0103, ci cot la cot, um\u0103r la um\u0103r.<\/p>

Orice va face omul \u00een via\u021ba asta va fi cu greu, cu suferin\u021b\u0103, cu necaz, cu durere, cu greutate. Dar greutatea pentru M\u00e2ntuitorul te \u00eenfrumuse\u021beaz\u0103, \u00ee\u021bi d\u0103 via\u021b\u0103, te l\u0103rge\u0219te, te cre\u0219te. Deci dac\u0103 suntem cu El, asta e o nevoin\u021b\u0103 d\u0103t\u0103toare de via\u021b\u0103. Altfel, tot vom suferi, dar spre \u00eentunecare. C\u0103 nici p\u0103catul nu-i u\u0219or. Tot te chinuie, dar e un chin care nu rode\u0219te nimic: din contra, \u00eempu\u021bineaz\u0103. Deci partea bun\u0103 este c\u0103 Hristos nu ne-a zis, \u201eface\u021bi asta \u0219i ne vedem\u201d. Nu, ci \u201eface\u021bi asta, iar dac\u0103 face\u021bi asta, Eu sunt cu voi\u201d. El e Calea.<\/p>

Hristos ne-a adus aceast\u0103 cale \u2013 alta nu e. E crucea. Urm\u00e2nd-o \u00cel afl\u0103m pe El \u0219i a\u0219a ne atingem scopul. Asta-i frumuse\u021bea credin\u021bei noastre. \u0218i nu e alt\u0103 cale. Dac\u0103 era, ne-o ar\u0103ta Dumnezeu. \u0218i \u00een ciuda faptului c\u0103 e paradoxal\u0103 \u0219i nu ai zice c\u0103 e o cale, asta e calea. \u0218i e \u0219i cheia c\u0103tre \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bie, deschide totul. S\u0103 ne ajute Dumnezeu s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u0103rim \u00een credin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 ne hot\u0103r\u00e2m \u00een a-I urma lui Hristos, iar \u00een felul acesta s\u0103 \u00cel avem \u00eempreun\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103tor cu noi pe calea m\u00e2ntuirii.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a very fortuitous way, the Epistle to the Galatians, chapter 2, read on the Sunday after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, is complemented by the gospel of the day, from St Mark, chapter 8. Saint Paul says to the Galatians, \u201cKnowing that a man is not justified by the works […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-3534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-sept-oct-21","tag-apostle","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3534"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3675,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3534\/revisions\/3675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}