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THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
POGLAVLJE 3 : SVOJSTVA BOGA
1955 3:0.1 GOD is everywhere present; the Universal Father rules the circle of eternity. But he rules in the local universes in the persons of his Paradise Creator Sons, even as he bestows life through these Sons. “God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Sons.” These Creator Sons of God are the personal expression of himself in the sectors of time and to the children of the whirling planets of the evolving universes of space.
2014 3:0.1 BOG je svugdje prisutan; Otac Svih vlada krugom vječnosti. No, on vlada u lokalnim svemirima u osobama svojih Rajskih Sinova Stvoritelja, i kroz ove Sinove on daruje život. "Bog nam je dao život vječni i taj je život u njegovim Sinovima
[1]." Ovi su Sinovi Stvoritelji Božji osobni izraz njega samoga u sektorima vremena i djeci planeta koji kruže evolucijskim svemirima prostora.
1955 3:0.2 The highly personalized Sons of God are clearly discernible by the lower orders of created intelligences, and so do they compensate for the invisibility of the infinite and therefore less discernible Father. The Paradise Creator Sons of the Universal Father are a revelation of an otherwise invisible being, invisible because of the absoluteness and infinity inherent in the circle of eternity and in the personalities of the Paradise Deities.
2014 3:0.2 Izrazito personalizirani Božji Sinovi su jasno primjetni nižim redovima stvorenih inteligencija, što služi kao nadoknada nevidljivosti beskonačnog i stoga manje uočljivog Oca. Rajski Sinovi Stvoritelji Oca Svih su otkrivenje inače nevidljiva bića, nevidljiva zbog apsolutnosti i beskonačnosti svojstvenih krugu vječnosti i ličnostima Rajskih Božanstava.
1955 3:0.3 Creatorship is hardly an attribute of God; it is rather the aggregate of his acting nature. And this universal function of creatorship is eternally manifested as it is conditioned and controlled by all the co-ordinated attributes of the infinite and divine reality of the First Source and Center. We sincerely doubt whether any one characteristic of the divine nature can be regarded as being antecedent to the others, but if such were the case, then the creatorship nature of Deity would take precedence over all other natures, activities, and attributes. And the creatorship of Deity culminates in the universal truth of the Fatherhood of God.
2014 3:0.3 Teško se može reći da je stvoriteljstvo osobina Boga; ono je prije svekupnost njegove djelujuće prirode. A ta se sveopća funkcija stvoriteljstva vječno očituje dok je uvjetovana i kontrolirana svim usklađenim atributima beskonačne i božanske stvarnosti Prvog Izvora i Središta. Iskreno sumnjamo da se bilo koja pojedina osobina božanske prirode može smatrati prethodnom ostalima, ali da je to slučaj, onda je stvoriteljstvo prirode Božanstva to što ima prednost nad svim ostalim naravima, aktivnostima i svojstvima. A stvoriteljstvo Božanstva kulminira u sveopćoj istini očinstva Boga.
¶ 1. POSVUDAŠNJOST BOGA
1. GOD’S EVERYWHERENESS
1. POSVUDAŠNJOST BOGA
1955 3:1.1 The ability of the Universal Father to be everywhere present, and at the same time, constitutes his omnipresence. God alone can be in two places, in numberless places, at the same time. God is simultaneously present “in heaven above and on the earth beneath”; as the Psalmist exclaimed: “Whither shall I go from your spirit? or whither shall I flee from your presence?”
2014 3:1.1 Sposobnost Oca Svih da bude svugdje prisutan, i to u isto vrijeme, predstavlja njegovu sveprisutnost. Samo Bog može biti na dva mjesta, u nebrojenim mjestima, u isto vrijeme. Bog je istovremeno prisutan "gore na nebu i dolje na zemlji"; kako je psalmist uzviknuo: "Kamo da idem od duha tvojega i kamo da od lica tvoga pobjegnem?"[2][3]
1955 3:1.2 “‘I am a God at hand as well as afar off,’ says the Lord. ‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?’” The Universal Father is all the time present in all parts and in all hearts of his far-flung creation. He is “the fullness of him who fills all and in all,” and “who works all in all,” and further, the concept of his personality is such that “the heaven (universe) and heaven of heavens (universe of universes) cannot contain him.” It is literally true that God is all and in all. But even that is not all of God. The Infinite can be finally revealed only in infinity; the cause can never be fully comprehended by an analysis of effects; the living God is immeasurably greater than the sum total of creation that has come into being as a result of the creative acts of his unfettered free will. God is revealed throughout the cosmos, but the cosmos can never contain or encompass the entirety of the infinity of God.
2014 3:1.2 "'Ja sam Bog izbliza kao i izdaleka,' govori Gospodin[4]. 'Ne ispunjam li ja nebo i zemlju?'" Otac Svih je uvijek prisutan u svim dijelovima i u svim srcima svoga prostranog stvaranja. On je "punina Onoga koji ispunja sve u svima" i "koji čini sve u svima," a ovaj je koncept njegove ličnosti dodatno takav da ga "nebo (svemir) i nebesa nad nebesima (svemir nad svemirima) ne mogu sadržavati." Doslovno je istina da je Bog sve i u svemu[5][6][7]. No, ni to nije sve što je Bog. Beskonačni se može potpuno otkriti tek u beskonačnosti; uzrok se nikada ne može u potpunosti shvatiti na osnovu analize učinaka; živi Bog je neizmjerno veći od zbroja stvaranja koje proizlazi iz kreativnih djela njegove nesputane slobodne volje. Bog se otkriva u cijelom svemiru, ali svemir nikada ne može sadržavati ili obuhvatiti cjelokupnost beskonačnosti Boga.
1955 3:1.3 The Father’s presence unceasingly patrols the master universe. “His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit to the ends of it; and there is nothing hidden from the light thereof.”
1955 3:1.4 The creature not only exists in God, but God also lives in the creature. “We know we dwell in him because he lives in us; he has given us his spirit. This gift from the Paradise Father is man’s inseparable companion.” “He is the ever-present and all-pervading God.” “The spirit of the everlasting Father is concealed in the mind of every mortal child.” “Man goes forth searching for a friend while that very friend lives within his own heart.” “The true God is not afar off; he is a part of us; his spirit speaks from within us.” “The Father lives in the child. God is always with us. He is the guiding spirit of eternal destiny.”
2014 3:1.4 Stvorenje ne postoji samo u Bogu, već i Bog živi u stvorenju. "Po tome znamo da živimo u njemu, jer on živi u nama; on nam je dao svoj duh. Ovaj je dar Oca iz Raja čovjekov neodvojivi pratilac[9]." "On je uvijek prisutni i sveprožimajući Bog[10]." "Duh vječnog Oca se krije u umu svakog smrtnog djeteta." "Čovjek ide u svijet u potrazi za prijateljem, a taj prijatelj živi u njegovom vlastitom srcu." "Istiniti Bog nije daleko; on je dio nas; njegov duh govori u nama[11]." "Otac živi u djetetu. Bog je uvijek s nama. On je duh koji je vodilja vječne sudbine[12]."
1955 3:1.5 Truly of the human race has it been said, “You are of God” because “he who dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.” Even in wrongdoing you torment the indwelling gift of God, for the Thought Adjuster must needs go through the consequences of evil thinking with the human mind of its incarceration.
2014 3:1.5 O ljudskoj je rasi ispravno rečeno: "Vi ste od Boga" jer "onaj koji prebiva u ljubavi, živi u Bogu i Bog u njemu[13][14]." Čak i svojim nedjelima mučite glas unutarnjeg Božjeg dara, jer Misaoni Ispravljač ne može ne prolaziti kroz posljedice zlog razmišljanja s ljudskim umom svoga utjelovljenja.
1955 3:1.6 The omnipresence of God is in reality a part of his infinite nature; space constitutes no barrier to Deity. God is, in perfection and without limitation, discernibly present only on Paradise and in the central universe. He is not thus observably present in the creations encircling Havona, for God has limited his direct and actual presence in recognition of the sovereignty and the divine prerogatives of the co-ordinate creators and rulers of the universes of time and space. Hence must the concept of the divine presence allow for a wide range of both mode and channel of manifestation embracing the presence circuits of the Eternal Son, the Infinite Spirit, and the Isle of Paradise. Nor is it always possible to distinguish between the presence of the Universal Father and the actions of his eternal co-ordinates and agencies, so perfectly do they fulfill all the infinite requirements of his unchanging purpose. But not so with the personality circuit and the Adjusters; here God acts uniquely, directly, and exclusively.
2014 3:1.6 Božja je sveprisutnost doista dio njegove beskonačne prirode; prostor ne predstavlja nikakvu prepreku Božanstvu. Bog je, u savršenstvu i bez ograničenja, primjetno prisutan samo na Raju i u središnjem svemiru. On tako nije primjetno prisutan u stvaranjima koja okružuju Havonu, jer je Bog ograničio svoju izravnu i stvarnu prisutnost priznanjem suvereniteta i božanskih povlastica istorednih stvoritelja i vladara u svemirima vremena i prostora. Stoga se konceptu božanske prisutnosti mora omogućiti široki raspon u metodu i načinu manifestiranja uključujući krugove prisutnosti Vječnog Sina, Beskonačnog Duha i Otoka Raja. Niti je uvijek moguće uočiti razliku između prisutnosti Oca Svih i postupaka njegovih vječnih istorednika i agencija koje tako savršeno vrše sve beskonačne zahtjeve njegove nemijenjajuće namisli. Ali to nije slučaj s krugom ličnosti i Ispravljačima; tu Bog djeluje jedinstveno, neposredno i isključivo.
1955 3:1.7 The Universal Controller is potentially present in the gravity circuits of the Isle of Paradise in all parts of the universe at all times and in the same degree, in accordance with the mass, in response to the physical demands for this presence, and because of the inherent nature of all creation which causes all things to adhere and consist in him. Likewise is the First Source and Center potentially present in the Unqualified Absolute, the repository of the uncreated universes of the eternal future. God thus potentially pervades the physical universes of the past, present, and future. He is the primordial foundation of the coherence of the so-called material creation. This nonspiritual Deity potential becomes actual here and there throughout the level of physical existences by the inexplicable intrusion of some one of his exclusive agencies upon the stage of universe action.
2014 3:1.7 Sveopći Kontrolor je potencijalno prisutan u gravitacijskim krugovima Otoka Raja u svim dijelovima svemira u svakom trenutku i u istom stupnju, u skladu s masom i u odgovoru na fizičke zahtjeve za ovom prisutnosti, i to zbog svojstvene prirode svih stvorenja koja uzrokuje da se sve pridržava i sastoji u njemu[15]. Isto je tako Prvi Izvor i Središte potencijalno prisutan u Bezuvjetnom Apsolutu, spremištu nestvorenih svemira vječne budućnosti. Bog tako potencijalno prožima fizičke svemire iz prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti. On je praiskonski temelj koherentnosti tzv materijalne tvorevine. Taj neduhovni potencijal Božanstva postaje stvaran tu i tamo kroz razinu fizičkih egzistencija neobjašnjivim upadom neke od svojih ekskluzivnih agencija na pozornicu kozmičkog djelovanja.
1955 3:1.8 The mind presence of God is correlated with the absolute mind of the Conjoint Actor, the Infinite Spirit, but in the finite creations it is better discerned in the everywhere functioning of the cosmic mind of the Paradise Master Spirits. Just as the First Source and Center is potentially present in the mind circuits of the Conjoint Actor, so is he potentially present in the tensions of the Universal Absolute. But mind of the human order is a bestowal of the Daughters of the Conjoint Actor, the Divine Ministers of the evolving universes.
2014 3:1.8 Umna prisutnost Boga je u uzajamnoj vezi s apsolutnim umom Združenog Činitelja, Beskonačnog Duha, ali se u konačnim stvaranjima bolje raspoznaje u posvudašnjem funkcioniranju kozmičkog uma Glavnih Duhova Raja. Baš kao što je Prvi Izvor i Središte potencijalno prisutan u umnim krugovima Združenog Činitelja, tako je on potencijalno prisutan u naponima Univerzalnog Apsoluta. Ali um ljudskog reda je darivanje od strane Kćeri Združenog Činitelja, Božanskih Služiteljica evolucijskih svemira.
1955 3:1.9 The everywhere-present spirit of the Universal Father is co-ordinated with the function of the universal spirit presence of the Eternal Son and the everlasting divine potential of the Deity Absolute. But neither the spiritual activity of the Eternal Son and his Paradise Sons nor the mind bestowals of the Infinite Spirit seem to exclude the direct action of the Thought Adjusters, the indwelling fragments of God, in the hearts of his creature children.
2014 3:1.9 Sveprisutni se duh Oca Svih koordinira s funkcijom sveopće prisutnosti duha Vječnog Sina i vječnog božanskog potencijala Božanstva Apsoluta. No, ni duhovno djelovanje Vječnog Sina i njegovih Sinova Raja, niti darivanja uma od strane Beskonačnog Duha, naočigled ne isključuju izravno djelovanje Misaonih Ispravljača, unutarnjih fragme nata B oga, koj i žive u srcima njegove stvorene djece.
1955 3:1.10 Concerning God’s presence in a planet, system, constellation, or a universe, the degree of such presence in any creational unit is a measure of the degree of the evolving presence of the Supreme Being: It is determined by the en masse recognition of God and loyalty to him on the part of the vast universe organization, running down to the systems and planets themselves. Therefore it is sometimes with the hope of conserving and safeguarding these phases of God’s precious presence that, when some planets (or even systems) have plunged far into spiritual darkness, they are in a certain sense quarantined, or partially isolated from intercourse with the larger units of creation. And all this, as it operates on Urantia, is a spiritually defensive reaction of the majority of the worlds to save themselves, as far as possible, from suffering the isolating consequences of the alienating acts of a headstrong, wicked, and rebellious minority.
2014 3:1.10 Što se tiče Božje prisutnosti na planetu, sustavu, zviježđu ili svemiru, stupanj takve prisutnosti u svakoj stvaralačkoj jedinici je mjera stupnja evolucijske prisutnosti Vrhovnog Bića: Određuje se masovnim priznanjem Boga i odanosti prema njemu u tom dijelu prostrane kozmičke organizacije koja se proteže sve do sustava i planeta. Stoga se ponekad, u nadi očuvanja i zaštite ove faze Božje dragocjene prisutnosti, neki planeti (ili čak i sustavi) koji su potonuli duboko u duhovnu tamu, moraju u određenom smislu zatvoriti u karantenu ili djelomično izolirati od komunikacije s većim jedinicama stvaranja. I upravo to, što danas djeluje na Urantiji, je duhovno-obrambena reakcija većine svjetova u nastojanju da se spase, koliko je to moguće, od patnji izolacije od separatističkih djela svojeglave, opake i buntovne manjine.
1955 3:1.11 While the Father parentally encircuits all his sons—all personalities—his influence in them is limited by the remoteness of their origin from the Second and the Third Persons of Deity and augmented as their destiny attainment nears such levels. The fact of God’s presence in creature minds is determined by whether or not they are indwelt by Father fragments, such as the Mystery Monitors, but his effective presence is determined by the degree of co-operation accorded these indwelling Adjusters by the minds of their sojourn.
2014 3:1.11 Dok Otac na roditeljski način uključuje u svoj krug sve svoje sinove - sve ličnosti - njegov je utjecaj u njima često ograničen udaljenosti njihova porijekla od Druge i Treće Osobe Božanstva i raste kako se njihovo postignuće sudbine bliži takvim razinama. Činjenica Božje prisutnosti u umovima stvorenih bića ovisi o tome da li u njima žive fragmenti Oca, kao što su Tajnoviti Osmatrači, dok se njegova učinkovita prisutnost određuje stupnjem suradnje koju u tim unutarnjim Ispravljačima odobravaju umovi u kojima prebivaju.
1955 3:1.12 The fluctuations of the Father’s presence are not due to the changeableness of God. The Father does not retire in seclusion because he has been slighted; his affections are not alienated because of the creature’s wrongdoing. Rather, having been endowed with the power of choice (concerning Himself), his children, in the exercise of that choice, directly determine the degree and limitations of the Father’s divine influence in their own hearts and souls. The Father has freely bestowed himself upon us without limit and without favor. He is no respecter of persons, planets, systems, or universes. In the sectors of time he confers differential honor only on the Paradise personalities of God the Sevenfold, the co-ordinate creators of the finite universes.
2014 3:1.12 Oscilacije Očeve nazočnosti ne proizlaze iz Božje nestalnosti[16]. Otac se ne povlači u osamu jer mu je netko iskazao prezir; njegovi se osjećaji ne otuđuju zbog nedjela nekog stvorenog bića. Umjesto toga, nakon što njegova djeca budu obdarena snagom izboru (o njemu), u ostvarivanju tog izbora, ona izravno određuju stupanj i ograničenja Očevog božanskog utjecaja u svojim srcima i dušama. Otac nam sebe badava daruje, bez ograničenja i svima podjednako. On nije pristran nekim osobama, planetima, sustavima ili svemirima[17]. U sektorima vremena on dodjeljuje različitu čast samo Rajskim ličnostima Sedmostrukog Boga, istorednim kreatorima konačnih svemira.
¶ 2. BESKONAČNA MOĆ BOGA
2. GOD’S INFINITE POWER
2. BESKONAČNA MOĆ BOGA
1955 3:2.2 Within the bounds of that which is consistent with the divine nature, it is literally true that “with God all things are possible.” The long-drawn-out evolutionary processes of peoples, planets, and universes are under the perfect control of the universe creators and administrators and unfold in accordance with the eternal purpose of the Universal Father, proceeding in harmony and order and in keeping with the all-wise plan of God. There is only one lawgiver. He upholds the worlds in space and swings the universes around the endless circle of the eternal circuit.
2014 3:2.2 Unutar granica onoga što je u skladu s božanskom prirodom, doslovno je istina da je "s Bogom sve moguće[21]." Dugotrajni evolucijski procesi razvoja naroda, planeta i svemira pod savršenom su kontrolom kozmičkih stvoritelja i administrativnih upravitelja i odvijaju se prema vječnoj namisli Oca Svih, tekući u redu i prema svemudrom planu Boga. Postoji samo jedan zakonodavac[22]. On održava svjetove u prostoru i okreće svemire u beskrajnoj kružnici vječnoga kruga.
1955 3:2.3 Of all the divine attributes, his omnipotence, especially as it prevails in the material universe, is the best understood. Viewed as an unspiritual phenomenon, God is energy. This declaration of physical fact is predicated on the incomprehensible truth that the First Source and Center is the primal cause of the universal physical phenomena of all space. From this divine activity all physical energy and other material manifestations are derived. Light, that is, light without heat, is another of the nonspiritual manifestations of the Deities. And there is still another form of nonspiritual energy which is virtually unknown on Urantia; it is as yet unrecognized.
2014 3:2.3 Od svih božanskih osobina, najlakše je razumjeti njegovu svemoć, pogotovo kako ona prevladava u materijalnom svemiru. Gledano kao neduhovna pojava, Bog je energija. Ova izjava o fizičkoj činjenici počiva na nepojmljivoj istini da je Prvi Izvor i Središte osnovni uzrok sveopćih fizičkih pojava cjelokupnog prostora. Iz ove se božanske aktivnosti izvodi sva fizička energija i druge materijalne manifestacije. Svjetlost, to jest svjetlost bez topline, je još jedna neduhovna manifestacija Božanstava. A postoji i jedan drugi oblik neduhovne energije koji je gotovo nepoznat na Urantiji; još uvijek nije prepoznat.
1955 3:2.4 God controls all power; he has made “a way for the lightning”; he has ordained the circuits of all energy. He has decreed the time and manner of the manifestation of all forms of energy-matter. And all these things are held forever in his everlasting grasp—in the gravitational control centering on nether Paradise. The light and energy of the eternal God thus swing on forever around his majestic circuit, the endless but orderly procession of the starry hosts composing the universe of universes. All creation circles eternally around the Paradise-Personality center of all things and beings.
2014 3:2.4 Bog kontrolira svu snagu; on je "i gromovima puteve nametnuo"; on je uredio sve krugove energije[23]. On je odredio vrijeme i način očitovanja svih oblika energije - materije. I sve su te pojave zauvijek sadržane u njegovom vječnom stisku - u gravitacijskoj kontroli sa središtem na nižem Raju. Svjetlost i energija vječnog Boga tako zauvijek kruže oko njegovog veličanstvenog kruga u nepreglednoj, ali urednoj povorci zvjezdanog mnoštva koje čini svemir nad svemirima. Sve stvoreno zauvijek kruži oko središta Raja-Ličnosti svih stvari i bića.
1955 3:2.5 The omnipotence of the Father pertains to the everywhere dominance of the absolute level, whereon the three energies, material, mindal, and spiritual, are indistinguishable in close proximity to him—the Source of all things. Creature mind, being neither Paradise monota nor Paradise spirit, is not directly responsive to the Universal Father. God adjusts with the mind of imperfection—with Urantia mortals through the Thought Adjusters.
2014 3:2.5 Svemoć Oca se odnosi na svugdje prisutnu dominaciju apsolutne razine, gdje se tri energije (materijalna, umna i duhovna) ne mogu razlikovati u blizini njega - Izvora svih stvari[24]. Um stvorenog bića, koji nije ni Rajska monota ni duh Raja, izravno ne reagira na Oca Svih. Bog se prilagođava s umom nesavršenosti - u slučaju smrtnika Urantije to čini kroz Misaone Ispravljače.
1955 3:2.6 The Universal Father is not a transient force, a shifting power, or a fluctuating energy. The power and wisdom of the Father are wholly adequate to cope with any and all universe exigencies. As the emergencies of human experience arise, he has foreseen them all, and therefore he does not react to the affairs of the universe in a detached way but rather in accordance with the dictates of eternal wisdom and in consonance with the mandates of infinite judgment. Regardless of appearances, the power of God is not functioning in the universe as a blind force.
2014 3:2.6 Otac Svih nije prolazna sila, naizmjenična snaga ili fluktuirajuća energija. Moć i mudrost Oca u cijelosti su adekvatni nositi se s bilo kojom i sa svim vanrednim situacijama u svemiru. Kako se hitni slučajevi javljaju u ljudskom iskustvu, on ih je sve predvidio, pa stoga ne reagira na poslove svemira u samostojećem smislu riječi, već u skladu s diktatima vječne mudrosti i u suglasju s mandatima beskonačnog suda. Bez obzira na nastupe,Božja moć ne djeluje u svemiru kao slijepa sila.
1955 3:2.7 Situations do arise in which it appears that emergency rulings have been made, that natural laws have been suspended, that misadaptations have been recognized, and that an effort is being made to rectify the situation; but such is not the case. Such concepts of God have their origin in the limited range of your viewpoint, in the finiteness of your comprehension, and in the circumscribed scope of your survey; such misunderstanding of God is due to the profound ignorance you enjoy regarding the existence of the higher laws of the realm, the magnitude of the Father’s character, the infinity of his attributes, and the fact of his free-willness.
2014 3:2.7 U nekim se situacijama čini da je došlo do donošenja vanrednih odluka, suspendiranja prirodnih zakona, priznanja pogrešnih prilagodbi, te da su učinjeni napori da se takva stanja otklone; ali to nije slučaj. Takvi koncepti Boga vuku porijeklo iz ograničenog opsega vašeg stajališta, iz konačnosti vašeg shvaćanja, te skučenosti vašeg istraživanja; takvo nerazumijevanje Boga proizlazi iz vašeg dubokog neznanja u pogledu postojanja viših zakona koji vladaju svijetom, te u pogledu veličine Očeva karaktera, beskonačnosti njegovih osobina i činjenice njegove slobodne volje.
1955 3:2.8 The planetary creatures of God’s spirit indwelling, scattered hither and yon throughout the universes of space, are so nearly infinite in number and order, their intellects are so diverse, their minds are so limited and sometimes so gross, their vision is so curtailed and localized, that it is almost impossible to formulate generalizations of law adequately expressive of the Father’s infinite attributes and at the same time to any degree comprehensible to these created intelligences. Therefore, to you the creature, many of the acts of the all-powerful Creator seem to be arbitrary, detached, and not infrequently heartless and cruel. But again I assure you that this is not true. God’s doings are all purposeful, intelligent, wise, kind, and eternally considerate of the best good, not always of an individual being, an individual race, an individual planet, or even an individual universe; but they are for the welfare and best good of all concerned, from the lowest to the highest. In the epochs of time the welfare of the part may sometimes appear to differ from the welfare of the whole; in the circle of eternity such apparent differences are nonexistent.
2014 3:2.8 Planetarna stvorena bića u kojima živi Božji duh, koja žive tu i tamo u svemirima prostora, toliko su gotovo beskonačna u broju i redu, njihovi su intelekti toliko različiti, njihovi umovi tako ograničeni i ponekad tako skučeni, njihova je vizija tako uska i lokalizirana, da je gotovo nemoguće formulirati generalizacije zakona koji može prikladno izraziti Očeve beskonačne osobine i u isto vrijeme u bilo kojem stupnju biti shvatljiv tim stvorenim inteligencijama. Tako se vama, stvorenim bićima, mnoga djela svemoćnog Stvoritelja čine proizvoljna, samostojeća, a nerijetko i bezdušna i okrutna. Ali ja vas opet uvjeravam da to nije istina. Sva su Božja djela svrhovita, inteligentna, mudra, ljubazna i vječno obzirna o najvišoj dobrobiti, ako ne pojedinačnog bića, pojedinačne rase, pojedinačnog planeta pa čak i pojedinačnog svemira, ono o najvećoj dobrobiti i najvišoj koristi svih zainteresiranih, od najnižih do najviših. U razdobljima vremena dobrobit dijela ponekad djeluje različito od dobrobiti cjeline; u krugu vječnosti takve prividne razlike ne postoje.
1955 3:2.9 We are all a part of the family of God, and we must therefore sometimes share in the family discipline. Many of the acts of God which so disturb and confuse us are the result of the decisions and final rulings of all-wisdom, empowering the Conjoint Actor to execute the choosing of the infallible will of the infinite mind, to enforce the decisions of the personality of perfection, whose survey, vision, and solicitude embrace the highest and eternal welfare of all his vast and far-flung creation.
2014 3:2.9 Mi smo svi dio Božje obitelji i tako ponekad moramo sudjelovati u obiteljskoj disciplini[25]. Mnoga Božja djela koja čovjeka uznemiruju i zbunjuju proizlaze iz odluka i konačnih prosudbi svemudrog i osnažujućeg Združenog Činitelja koji izvršava odabiranje nepogrešive volje beskonačnog uma, kako bi se provele odluke ličnosti savršenstva čija uprava, vizija i brižnost podrazumijevaju najvišu i vječnu dobrobit cijelog njegovog ogromnog i prostranog stvaranja.
1955 3:2.10 Thus it is that your detached, sectional, finite, gross, and highly materialistic viewpoint and the limitations inherent in the nature of your being constitute such a handicap that you are unable to see, comprehend, or know the wisdom and kindness of many of the divine acts which to you seem fraught with such crushing cruelty, and which seem to be characterized by such utter indifference to the comfort and welfare, to the planetary happiness and personal prosperity, of your fellow creatures. It is because of the limits of human vision, it is because of your circumscribed understanding and finite comprehension, that you misunderstand the motives, and pervert the purposes, of God. But many things occur on the evolutionary worlds which are not the personal doings of the Universal Father.
2014 3:2.10 Tako vaše samostojeće, lokalno, konačno, grubo i nadasve materijalističko gledište i ograničenja koja postoje u prirodi vašeg bića predstavljaju takav hendikep da niste u stanju vidjeti, shvatiti ili znati mudrost i dobrotu mnogih božanskih djela koja vama djeluju puna takve nepojmljivo teške okrutnosti, i za koja vam se čini da se odlukuju takvom krajnjom ravnodušnosti prema udobnosti i dobrobiti, planetarnoj sreći i osobnom blagostanju vaših bližnjih stvorenih bića. Zbog ograničenja ljudskog stajališta, zbog skučenosti i konačnosti vašeg razumijevanja, krivo shvaćate motive Boga i izobličujete njegove namisli. No, mnoge se stvari događaju na evolucijskim svjetovima koje nisu osobna djela Oca Svih.
1955 3:2.11 The divine omnipotence is perfectly co-ordinated with the other attributes of the personality of God. The power of God is, ordinarily, only limited in its universe spiritual manifestation by three conditions or situations:
2014 3:2.11 Božanska svemoć je savršeno usklađena s ostalim atributima ličnosti Boga. Božja moć je, inače, samo ograničena u svojoj kozmičkoj duhovnoj manifestaciji u tri uvjeta ili situacije:
1955 3:2.12 1. By the nature of God, especially by his infinite love, by truth, beauty, and goodness.
2014 3:2.12 1. Prirodom Boga, posebno zbog njegove beskonačne ljubavi, istine, ljepote i dobrote.
1955 3:2.13 2. By the will of God, by his mercy ministry and fatherly relationship with the personalities of the universe.
2014 3:2.13 2. Voljom Boga, njegovom službom milosrđa i očinskim odnosom s poznatim ličnostima svemira.
1955 3:2.14 3. By the law of God, by the righteousness and justice of the eternal Paradise Trinity.
2014 3:2.14 3. Zakonom Boga, pravednosti i pravdom vječnog Rajskog Trojstva.
1955 3:2.15 God is unlimited in power, divine in nature, final in will, infinite in attributes, eternal in wisdom, and absolute in reality. But all these characteristics of the Universal Father are unified in Deity and universally expressed in the Paradise Trinity and in the divine Sons of the Trinity. Otherwise, outside of Paradise and the central universe of Havona, everything pertaining to God is limited by the evolutionary presence of the Supreme, conditioned by the eventuating presence of the Ultimate, and co-ordinated by the three existential Absolutes—Deity, Universal, and Unqualified. And God’s presence is thus limited because such is the will of God.
2014 3:2.15 Bog je neograničen u moći, božanski u prirodi, neopoziv u volji, beskonačan u atributima, vječan u mudrosti i apsolutan u stvarnosti. No, sve su te karakteristike Oca Svih ujedinjene u Božanstvu i uopćeno izražene u Rajskom Trojstvu i božanskim Sinovima Trojstva. Inače, izvan Raja i u središenjeg svemira Havone, sve što se odnosi na Boga ograničeno je evolucijskom prisutnošću Vrhovnog, uvjetovano javljajućom prisutnošću Krajnjeg i koordinirano s tri egzistencijalna Apsoluta - Božanstvom, Sveopćim i Bezuvjetnim Apsolutom. Tako je prisutnost Boga ograničena jer tako želi Božja volja.
¶ 3. SVEOPĆE ZNANJE BOGA
3. GOD’S UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE
3. SVEOPĆE ZNANJE BOGA
1955 3:3.1 “God knows all things.” The divine mind is conscious of, and conversant with, the thought of all creation. His knowledge of events is universal and perfect. The divine entities going out from him are a part of him; he who “balances the clouds” is also “perfect in knowledge.” “The eyes of the Lord are in every place.” Said your great teacher of the insignificant sparrow, “One of them shall not fall to the ground without my Father’s knowledge,” and also, “The very hairs of your head are numbered.” “He tells the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.”
2014 3:3.1 "Bog sve zna[26]." Božanski um je svjestan i upoznat s mislima cijelog stvaranja. Njegovo je poznavanje događaja sveopće i savršeno. Božanske jedinke koje izlaze iz njega njegov su dio; on koji "regulira oblake" je također "savršen u znanju[27][28]." "Oči su Gospodnje na svakome mjestu[29]." Kako kaže vaš veliki učitelj o beznačajnom vrapcu: "Ni jedan od njih ne pada na zemlju bez znanja Oca mojega," te su i "vama vlasi na glavi izbrojene[30][31]." "On određuje broj zvijezda; svaku njezinim imenom naziva[32]."
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1955 3:3.2 The Universal Father is the only personality in all the universe who does actually know the number of the stars and planets of space. All the worlds of every universe are constantly within the consciousness of God. He also says: “I have surely seen the affliction of my people, I have heard their cry, and I know their sorrows.” For “the Lord looks from heaven; he beholds all the sons of men; from the place of his habitation he looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth.” Every creature child may truly say: “He knows the way I take, and when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” “God knows our downsittings and our uprisings; he understands our thoughts afar off and is acquainted with all our ways.” “All things are naked and open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” And it should be a real comfort to every human being to understand that “he knows your frame; he remembers that you are dust.” Jesus, speaking of the living God, said, “Your Father knows what you have need of even before you ask him.”
2014 3:3.2 Otac Svih je jedina ličnost u cijelom svemiru koja uistinu zna broj zvijezda i planeta prostora. Svi su svjetovi svakog svemira stalno u svijesti Boga. On također kaže: "Vidio sam jade svojega naroda i čuo njihove vapaje, znane su mi muke njegove[33]." Jer "Gospodin motri s nebesa; on gleda sve sinove čovječje; iz mjesta svog prebivanja on motri sve stanovnike zemlje[34]." Svako stvoreno dijete doista može reći: "On zna put kojim kročim, a kad me kuša izaći ću čist kao zlato[35]." "Bog zna kad sjednem i kad ustanem; on razumije naše misli izdaleka i upoznat je sa svim našim putovima[36]." " Sve je golo i otkriveno očima onoga komu nam je dati račun[37]." I treba biti na pravu utjehu svakom ljudskom biću shvatiti da "on zna kako si sazdan; spominje se da si prah[38]." Isus je, govoreći o živom Bogu, rekao: "Otac tvoj zna što ti treba čak i prije nego što ga upitaš[39]."[5][6][7]
1955 3:3.3 God is possessed of unlimited power to know all things; his consciousness is universal. His personal circuit encompasses all personalities, and his knowledge of even the lowly creatures is supplemented indirectly through the descending series of divine Sons and directly through the indwelling Thought Adjusters. And furthermore, the Infinite Spirit is all the time everywhere present.
2014 3:3.3 Bog posjeduje neograničenu moć sveznanja; njegova je svijest sveopća. Njegov osobni krug obuhvaća sve ličnosti, a njegovo se poznavanje čak i niskih stvorenja dopunjuje neizravno preko silaznog niza božanskih Sinova i izravno kroz unutarnje Misaone Ispravljače. I nadalje, Beskonačni Duh je cijelo vrijeme posvuda prisutan.
1955 3:3.4 We are not wholly certain as to whether or not God chooses to foreknow events of sin. But even if God should foreknow the freewill acts of his children, such foreknowledge does not in the least abrogate their freedom. One thing is certain: God is never subjected to surprise.
2014 3:3.4 Mi nismo u potpunosti sigurni da li Bog odabire predvidjeti događanje grijeha. No, čak i ako Bog predviđa djela slobodne volje svoje djece, takvo predznanje ni najmanje ne ukida njihovu slobodu. Jedno je sigurno: Bog nikada nije izložen iznenađenju.
1955 3:3.5 Omnipotence does not imply the power to do the nondoable, the ungodlike act. Neither does omniscience imply the knowing of the unknowable. But such statements can hardly be made comprehensible to the finite mind. The creature can hardly understand the range and limitations of the will of the Creator.
2014 3:3.5 Svemoć ne znači moć učiniti neučinivo, nešto što ne nalikuje Bogu. Niti sveznanje podrazumijeva znanje o tome što se ne može znati. No, takve su izjave teško razumljive konačnom umu. Stvorenje teško može razumjeti opseg i ograničenja volje Stvoritelja.
¶ 4. BEZGRANIČNOST BOGA
4. GOD’S LIMITLESSNESS
4. BEZGRANIČNOST BOGA
1955 3:4.1 The successive bestowal of himself upon the universes as they are brought into being in no wise lessens the potential of power or the store of wisdom as they continue to reside and repose in the central personality of Deity. In potential of force, wisdom, and love, the Father has never lessened aught of his possession nor become divested of any attribute of his glorious personality as the result of the unstinted bestowal of himself upon the Paradise Sons, upon his subordinate creations, and upon the manifold creatures thereof.
2014 3:4.1 Slijed darivanja samoga sebe svemirima prilikom njihova dovođenja u postojanje ni po čemu ne umanjuje potencijal snage niti zalihe mudrosti koje i dalje počivaju u središnjoj ličnosti Božanstva. U potencijalu sile, mudrosti i ljubavi, Otac nikada nije umanjio niti najmanji dio svoga posjeda, niti je bio lišen bilo kojeg atributa svoje slavne ličnosti kao rezultat obilnog darivanja samoga sebe Sinovima Raja, svojim podređenim stvaranjima i mnogostrukim stvorenjima koja tu žive.
1955 3:4.2 The creation of every new universe calls for a new adjustment of gravity; but even if creation should continue indefinitely, eternally, even to infinity, so that eventually the material creation would exist without limitations, still the power of control and co-ordination reposing in the Isle of Paradise would be found equal to, and adequate for, the mastery, control, and co-ordination of such an infinite universe. And subsequent to this bestowal of limitless force and power upon a boundless universe, the Infinite would still be surcharged with the same degree of force and energy; the Unqualified Absolute would still be undiminished; God would still possess the same infinite potential, just as if force, energy, and power had never been poured forth for the endowment of universe upon universe.
2014 3:4.2 Stvaranje svakog novog svemira poziva na nove prilagodbe gravitacije; ali čak i ako se stvaranje nastavi neprekidno, vječno, čak i do beskonačnosti, tako da na kraju materijalno stvaranje postoji bez ograničenja, i dalje moć kontrole i koordinacije mora počivati u Otoku Raju i biti primjerna i pripravna upravi, kontroli i koordinaciji takvog beskonačnog svemira. I nakon ovog darivanja neograničene sile i moći bezgraničnom svemiru, Beskonačni bi još uvijek bio u suvišku s istim stupnjem sile i energije; Bezuvjetni Apsolut bi i dalje ostao nesmanjen; Bog bi i dalje imao u svom posjedu isti beskonačni potencijal, baš kao da sila, energija i snaga nikada nisu bile izlivene u obdarenju svemira za svemirom.
1955 3:4.3 And so with wisdom: The fact that mind is so freely distributed to the thinking of the realms in no wise impoverishes the central source of divine wisdom. As the universes multiply, and beings of the realms increase in number to the limits of comprehension, if mind continues without end to be bestowed upon these beings of high and low estate, still will God’s central personality continue to embrace the same eternal, infinite, and all-wise mind.
2014 3:4.3 A tako je i s mudrošću: Činjenica da se um tako slobodno distribuira misaonim domenama ni u čemu ne osiromašuje središnji izvor božanske mudrosti. Kako se svemiri umnožavaju i broj kozmičkih bića raste do granica razumijevanja, ako se um i dalje bez kraja nastavi darovati tim bićima visokog i niskog statusa, i dalje će Božja središnja ličnost čuvati u svom obujmu isti vječni, beskonačni i svemudri um[40].
1955 3:4.4 The fact that he sends forth spirit messengers from himself to indwell the men and women of your world and other worlds in no wise lessens his ability to function as a divine and all-powerful spirit personality; and there is absolutely no limit to the extent or number of such spirit Monitors which he can and may send out. This giving of himself to his creatures creates a boundless, almost inconceivable future possibility of progressive and successive existences for these divinely endowed mortals. And this prodigal distribution of himself as these ministering spirit entities in no manner diminishes the wisdom and perfection of truth and knowledge which repose in the person of the all-wise, all-knowing, and all-powerful Father.
2014 3:4.4 Činjenica da on šalje svoje glasnike duha da žive u muškarcima i ženama vašeg svijeta i drugih svjetova ni po čemu ne umanjuje njegovu sposobnost djelovanja kao božanske i svemoćne ličnosti duha; i ne postoje apsolutno nikakva ograničenja u pogledu mjere ili broja takvih duhova Osmatrača koje on može i hoće odaslati. To davanje sebe svojim stvorenim bićima stvara neograničenu, gotovo nezamislivu buduću mogućnost progresivnih i uzastopnih egzistencija tih božanski obdarenih smrtnika. Ta rasipna distribucija sebe u vidu ovih služiteljskih jedinki duha ni na koji način ne umanjuje mudrost i savršenstvo istine i znanja koji počivaju u osobi svemudrog, sveznajućeg i svemoćnog Oca.
1955 3:4.5 To the mortals of time there is a future, but God inhabits eternity. Even though I hail from near the very abiding place of Deity, I cannot presume to speak with perfection of understanding concerning the infinity of many of the divine attributes. Infinity of mind alone can fully comprehend infinity of existence and eternity of action.
2014 3:4.5 Za smrtnike vremena postoji budućnost, ali Bog obituje u vječnosti[41]. Iako vučem porijeklo iz blizine samog trajnog prebivališta Božanstva, ne usuđujem se govariti sa savršenstvom razumijevanja o beskonačnosti mnogih božanskih atributa. Samo beskonačnost uma može u potpunosti shvatiti beskonačnost postojanja i vječnost djelovanja.
1955 3:4.6 Mortal man cannot possibly know the infinitude of the heavenly Father. Finite mind cannot think through such an absolute truth or fact. But this same finite human being can actually feel—literally experience—the full and undiminished impact of such an infinite Father’s LOVE. Such a love can be truly experienced, albeit while quality of experience is unlimited, quantity of such an experience is strictly limited by the human capacity for spiritual receptivity and by the associated capacity to love the Father in return.
2014 3:4.6 Smrtni čovjek ne može znati beskonačnost nebeskog Oca. Konačni um ne može zamisliti tako apsolutnu istinu ili činjenicu. No, taj isti konačni čovjek zaista može osjetiti - doslovno doživjeti - puno i neumanjeno djelovanje LJUBAVI takvog beskonačnog Oca. Takva se ljubav istinski može doživjeli, ali dok je ovo iskustvo neograničeno u kvaliteti, količina takvog iskustva strogo je ograničena ljudskom sposobnosti za duhovnu prijemčivost i njegovom sposobnosti uzvraćanja ljubavi Ocu.
1955 3:4.7 Finite appreciation of infinite qualities far transcends the logically limited capacities of the creature because of the fact that mortal man is made in the image of God—there lives within him a fragment of infinity. Therefore man’s nearest and dearest approach to God is by and through love, for God is love. And all of such a unique relationship is an actual experience in cosmic sociology, the Creator-creature relationship—the Father-child affection.
2014 3:4.7 Uvažavanje beskonačnih osobina od strane konačnog bića daleko nadilazi logično ograničene sposobnosti stvorenog bića zbog činjenice da je smrtni čovjek stvoren na sliku Božju - u njemu živi fragment beskonačnosti[42]. Tako je čovjekov najbliži i najdraži pristup Bogu kroz ljubav, jer Bog je ljubav[43]. A taj je sveukupni jedinstveni odnos stvarno iskustvo u kozmičkoj sociologiji, odnos Stvoritelja sa stvorenjem - ljubav između Oca i djeteta.
¶ 5. VRHOVNA UPRAVA OCA
5. THE FATHER’S SUPREME RULE
5. VRHOVNA UPRAVA OCA
1955 3:5.1 In his contact with the post-Havona creations, the Universal Father does not exercise his infinite power and final authority by direct transmittal but rather through his Sons and their subordinate personalities. And God does all this of his own free will. Any and all powers delegated, if occasion should arise, if it should become the choice of the divine mind, could be exercised direct; but, as a rule, such action only takes place as a result of the failure of the delegated personality to fulfill the divine trust. At such times and in the face of such default and within the limits of the reservation of divine power and potential, the Father does act independently and in accordance with the mandates of his own choice; and that choice is always one of unfailing perfection and infinite wisdom.
2014 3:5.1 Pri svom kontaktu sa stvaranjem koje je dovedeno u postojanje poslije Havone, Otac Svih ne koristi svoju beskonačnu moć i autoritet neposrednim dostavljanjem, nego putem svojih Sinova i njima podređenih ličnosti. A Bog sve to čini svojom slobodnom voljom. Bilo koje ovlaštenje i sva ona zajedno, ako se stvori povod i ukoliko to bude odabir božanskog uma, mogu biti ostvareni izravno; ali, u pravilu, do takvih odvijanja dolazi samo kao posljedica neuspjeha delegirane ličnosti da ispuni božansko povjerenje. U takvim trenucima i prilikom takvih propusta te unutar granica rezervacije božanske moći i potencijala, Otac djeluje samostalno i u skladu s mandatima vlastitog izbora; a taj je izbor uvijek stvar neiscrpnog savršenstva i beskonačne mudrosti.
1955 3:5.2 The Father rules through his Sons; on down through the universe organization there is an unbroken chain of rulers ending with the Planetary Princes, who direct the destinies of the evolutionary spheres of the Father’s vast domains. It is no mere poetic expression that exclaims: “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” “He removes kings and sets up kings.” “The Most Highs rule in the kingdoms of men.”
2014 3:5.2 Otac vlada preko svojih sinova; s vrha na dolje, kroz svemirsku organizaciju, postoji neprekinuti lanac vladara koji se završava s Planetarnim Prinčevima, koji upravljaju sudbinama evolucijskih planeta Očevih ogromnih domena. To nije samo pjesnički izraz koji kliče: "Zemlja je Gospodnja i njezina punina[44]." "On uklanja kraljeve i postavlja kraljeve[45]." "Svevišnji vladaju u kraljevstvima ljudi[46]."
1955 3:5.3 In the affairs of men’s hearts the Universal Father may not always have his way; but in the conduct and destiny of a planet the divine plan prevails; the eternal purpose of wisdom and love triumphs.
2014 3:5.3 U poslovima ljudskih srca, Otac Svih ne mora imati posljednju riječ; ali u upravi i sudbini planeta, božanski plan prevladava; tu trijumfira vječna namisao mudrosti i ljubavi.
1955 3:5.4 Said Jesus: “My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.” As you glimpse the manifold workings and view the staggering immensity of God’s well-nigh limitless creation, you may falter in your concept of his primacy, but you should not fail to accept him as securely and everlastingly enthroned at the Paradise center of all things and as the beneficent Father of all intelligent beings. There is but “one God and Father of all, who is above all and in all,” “and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.”
2014 3:5.4 Isus je rekao: "Otac moj, koji mi ih dade, veći je od svih i nitko ih ne može oteti iz ruke Oca mojega[47]." Kao što povremeno uspijevate opaziti mnogostruka djelovanja i vidjeti zapanjujuću neizmjernost Božjeg gotovo neograničenog stvaranja, možete posustati u shvaćanju njegova prvenstva, ali ne trebate propustiti prihvatiti da on sigurno i zauvijek stoluje u Rajskom središtu svih stvari kao dobronamjerni Otac svih inteligentnih bića. Postoji samo "jedan Bog i Otac sviju, koji je nad svima i u svima", "on je prije svega i sve se u njemu sastoji[48]."
1955 3:5.5 The uncertainties of life and the vicissitudes of existence do not in any manner contradict the concept of the universal sovereignty of God. All evolutionary creature life is beset by certain inevitabilities. Consider the following:
2014 3:5.5 Nesigurnosti života i nestalnosti postojanja ni na koji način nisu u suprotnosti konceptu sveopće suverenosti Boga. Sva evolucijska stvorenja su u svom životu suočena s određenim neminovnostima . Razmislite o sljedećem:
1955 3:5.6 1. Is courage—strength of character—desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments.
2014 3:5.6 1. Je li hrabrost - snaga karaktera - poželjna? Čovjek tada mora biti podizan u okruženju koje zahtijeva borbu s teškoćama i reagiranje na razočaranja.
1955 3:5.7 2. Is altruism—service of one’s fellows—desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality.
2014 3:5.7 2. Je li altruizam - služba bližnjima - poželjan? Onda mora životno iskustvo nuditi brojne situacije društvene nejednakosti.
1955 3:5.8 3. Is hope—the grandeur of trust—desirable? Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties.
2014 3:5.8 3. Je li nada - veličanstvenost povjerenja - poželjna? Tada ljudsko postojanje neprekidno nudi suočavanje s nesigurnošću i neprestanim neizvjesnostima.
1955 3:5.9 4. Is faith—the supreme assertion of human thought—desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe.
2014 3:5.9 4. Je li vjera - vrhovna tvrdnja ljudske misli - poželjna? Onda se čovjekov um mora nalaziti u tom problematičnom tjesnacu gdje uvijek manje zna nego što može vjerovati.
1955 3:5.10 5. Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible.
2014 3:5.10 5. Je li ljubav prema istini i spremnost da se ide gdje god ona vodi, poželjna? Čovjek tada mora odrastati u svijetu sveprisutne neistine i uvijek moguće pogreške.
1955 3:5.11 6. Is idealism—the approaching concept of the divine—desirable? Then must man struggle in an environment of relative goodness and beauty, surroundings stimulative of the irrepressible reach for better things.
2014 3:5.11 6. Je idealizam - približavanje konceptu božanskog - poželjan? Čovjek se tada mora boriti u okruženju relativne dobrote i ljepote, okolici stimulativnoj neukrotivom posegu za boljim stvarima.
1955 3:5.12 7. Is loyalty—devotion to highest duty—desirable? Then must man carry on amid the possibilities of betrayal and desertion. The valor of devotion to duty consists in the implied danger of default.
2014 3:5.12 7. Je li odanost - vjernost najvišoj dužnosti - poželjna? Čovjek se tada mora nositi s mogućnosti izdaje i dezerterstva. Hrabrost predanosti dužnost podrazumijeva opasnost od poraza.
1955 3:5.13 8. Is unselfishness—the spirit of self-forgetfulness—desirable? Then must mortal man live face to face with the incessant clamoring of an inescapable self for recognition and honor. Man could not dynamically choose the divine life if there were no self-life to forsake. Man could never lay saving hold on righteousness if there were no potential evil to exalt and differentiate the good by contrast.
2014 3:5.13 8. Je li nesebičnost - duh samozaborava - poželjna? Onda smrtni čovjek mora živjeti suočen s neprestanim vapajima neizbježnog sebstva koje teži priznanju i časti. Čovjek ne bi mogao dinamički odabrati božanski život da nije pozvan odreći se samoživosti. Čovjek nikada ne bi mogao postići spasonosnu pravednost da nije potencijalnog zla čiji kontrast ističe i veliča dobro.
1955 3:5.14 9. Is pleasure—the satisfaction of happiness—desirable? Then must man live in a world where the alternative of pain and the likelihood of suffering are ever-present experiential possibilities.
2014 3:5.14 9. Je li zadovoljstvo - radost sreće - poželjno? Čovjek tada mora živjeti u svijetu u kojem su alternativa boli i vjerojatnost patnje uvijek prisutne iskustvene mogućnosti.
1955 3:5.15 Throughout the universe, every unit is regarded as a part of the whole. Survival of the part is dependent on co-operation with the plan and purpose of the whole, the wholehearted desire and perfect willingness to do the Father’s divine will. The only evolutionary world without error (the possibility of unwise judgment) would be a world without free intelligence. In the Havona universe there are a billion perfect worlds with their perfect inhabitants, but evolving man must be fallible if he is to be free. Free and inexperienced intelligence cannot possibly at first be uniformly wise. The possibility of mistaken judgment (evil) becomes sin only when the human will consciously endorses and knowingly embraces a deliberate immoral judgment.
2014 3:5.15 Diljem svemira, svaka se jedinka smatra dijelom cjeline[49]. Opstanak dijela ovisi o suradnji s planom i namisli cjeline, svesrdnom željom i savršenom voljom izvršenja Očeve božanske volje. Jedini evolucijski svijet bez pogreške (mogućnosti nerazborite presude) bio bi svijet bez slobodne inteligencije. U svemiru Havone postoji milijarde savršenih svjetova sa savršenim žiteljima, ali evolucijski čovjek mora biti u prilici pogriješiti ako želi biti slobodan. Slobodna i neiskusna inteligencija ne može isprva sva biti jednako mudra. Mogućnost pogrešnog suda (zlo) postaje grijeh samo ako čovjek svjesno prihvati i promišljeno odobri namjerno donesenu nemoralnu presudu.
1955 3:5.16 The full appreciation of truth, beauty, and goodness is inherent in the perfection of the divine universe. The inhabitants of the Havona worlds do not require the potential of relative value levels as a choice stimulus; such perfect beings are able to identify and choose the good in the absence of all contrastive and thought-compelling moral situations. But all such perfect beings are, in moral nature and spiritual status, what they are by virtue of the fact of existence. They have experientially earned advancement only within their inherent status. Mortal man earns even his status as an ascension candidate by his own faith and hope. Everything divine which the human mind grasps and the human soul acquires is an experiential attainment; it is a reality of personal experience and is therefore a unique possession in contrast to the inherent goodness and righteousness of the inerrant personalities of Havona.
2014 3:5.16 Puno uvažavanje istine, ljepote i dobrote svojstveno je savršenstvu božanskog svemira. Stanovnicima svjetova Havone ne treba potencijal relativnih razina vrijednosti kao poticaj izbora; takva savršena bića imaju sposobnost prepoznati i izabrati dobro u nedostatku svih kontrastivnih moralnih situacija koje služe kao stimulus razmišljanju. Ali takva su savršena bića to što jesu u moralnoj prirodi i duhovnom stanju, zahvaljujući činjenici postojanja. Oni su iskustveno stekli samo napredak unutar svog unutarnjeg stanja. Smrtni čovjek mora zaraditi po svojoj vjeri i nadi čak i status koji ima kao kandidat za uzašašće. Sve božansko što ljudski um shvaća i što ljudska duša stječe predstavlja iskustveno postignuće; ono je stvarnost osobnog iskustva i stoga jedinstveni posjed, u suprotnosti s nerazdvojivom dobrotom i pravednosti nepogrešivih ličnosti Havone.
1955 3:5.17 The creatures of Havona are naturally brave, but they are not courageous in the human sense. They are innately kind and considerate, but hardly altruistic in the human way. They are expectant of a pleasant future, but not hopeful in the exquisite manner of the trusting mortal of the uncertain evolutionary spheres. They have faith in the stability of the universe, but they are utter strangers to that saving faith whereby mortal man climbs from the status of an animal up to the portals of Paradise. They love the truth, but they know nothing of its soul-saving qualities. They are idealists, but they were born that way; they are wholly ignorant of the ecstasy of becoming such by exhilarating choice. They are loyal, but they have never experienced the thrill of wholehearted and intelligent devotion to duty in the face of temptation to default. They are unselfish, but they never gained such levels of experience by the magnificent conquest of a belligerent self. They enjoy pleasure, but they do not comprehend the sweetness of the pleasure escape from the pain potential.
2014 3:5.17 Stvorena bića Havone su prirodno odvažna, ali nisu hrabra u ljudskom smislu. Oni su prirodno ljubazni i obzirni, ali se teško može reći da su altruistični na ljudski način. Žive u iščekivanju ugodne budućnosti, ali se ne nadaju s onim izvanrednim povjerenjem smrtnika na nesigurnim planetima evolucije. Oni imaju vjeru u stabilnost svemira, ali im je strana ta spasonosna vjera kojom se smrtni čovjek uspinje od statusa životinje do portala Raja. Oni vole istinu, ali ne znaju da je ona spasenje duši. Oni su idealisti, ali su kao takvi rođeni; posve su neupućeni u ekstazu procesa kojim čovjek postaje idealista svojim uzbudljivim odlukama. Oni su odani, ali nikada nisu doživjeli uzbuđenje svesrdne i inteligentne odanosti dužnosti u suočavanju s iskušenjem. Oni su nesebični, ali nikada nisu stekli takve razine iskustva veličanstvenim osvajanjem svog agresivnog sebstva. Oni uživaju u zadovoljstvu, ali ne razumiju slatkoću radosti izbjegavanja potencijala boli.
¶ 6. OČEVO PRVENSTVO
6. THE FATHER’S PRIMACY
6. OČEVO PRVENSTVO
1955 3:6.1 With divine selflessness, consummate generosity, the Universal Father relinquishes authority and delegates power, but he is still primal; his hand is on the mighty lever of the circumstances of the universal realms; he has reserved all final decisions and unerringly wields the all-powerful veto scepter of his eternal purpose with unchallengeable authority over the welfare and destiny of the outstretched, whirling, and ever-circling creation.
2014 3:6.1 Sa božanskom nesebičnosti, besprijekornom velikodušnosti, Otac prepušta ovlasti i prenosi moć na druge, ali on i dalje ima prvenstvo; njegova je ruka na moćnoj poluzi koja upravlja okolnostima svjetova svemira; on rezervira sve konačne odluke i nepogrešivo drži svemoćni veto žezlom svoje vječne namisli s neosporivim autoritetom nad dobrobiti i sudbinom prostranog vrtloga svog kružnog stvaranja.
1955 3:6.2 The sovereignty of God is unlimited; it is the fundamental fact of all creation. The universe was not inevitable. The universe is not an accident, neither is it self-existent. The universe is a work of creation and is therefore wholly subject to the will of the Creator. The will of God is divine truth, living love; therefore are the perfecting creations of the evolutionary universes characterized by goodness—nearness to divinity; by potential evil—remoteness from divinity.
2014 3:6.2 Božji je suverenitet neograničen; on je temeljna činjenica svega stvorenog. Svemir nije bio neizbježan. Svemir nije slučajnost, niti je samopostojeći. Svemir je djelo stvaranja i stoga podložan volji Stvoritelja. Božja volja je božanska istina, živa ljubav; stoga su usavršavajuća stvaranja evolucijskih svemira obilježena dobrotom - blizinom božanstvu; ili potencijalnim zlom - udaljenosti od božanstva.
1955 3:6.3 All religious philosophy, sooner or later, arrives at the concept of unified universe rule, of one God. Universe causes cannot be lower than universe effects. The source of the streams of universe life and of the cosmic mind must be above the levels of their manifestation. The human mind cannot be consistently explained in terms of the lower orders of existence. Man’s mind can be truly comprehended only by recognizing the reality of higher orders of thought and purposive will. Man as a moral being is inexplicable unless the reality of the Universal Father is acknowledged.
2014 3:6.3 Sve religijska filozofija, prije ili kasnije, dostiže koncept jedinstvene svemirske vlasti, jednog Boga. Kozmički uzroci ne mogu biti niži od kozmičkih posljedica. Izvor struja kozmičkog života i kozmičkog uma mora biti iznad razina njihove manifestacije. Ljudski se um ne može dosljedno objasniti u smislu nižih redova postojanja. Čovjekov se um može istinski shvatiti samo prepoznavanjem stvarnosti viših redova misli i svrsishodne volje. Čovjek se ne može objasniti kao moralno biće, osim ako se prizna stvarnost Oca.
1955 3:6.4 The mechanistic philosopher professes to reject the idea of a universal and sovereign will, the very sovereign will whose activity in the elaboration of universe laws he so deeply reverences. What unintended homage the mechanist pays the law-Creator when he conceives such laws to be self-acting and self-explanatory!
2014 3:6.4 Mehanistički filozof tvrdi da odbacuje ideju o univerzalnoj i suverenoj volji, samoj onoj suverenoj volji čiju aktivnost u izradi kozmičkih zakona tako duboko poštuje. Ali kakvo poštovanje ovaj mehanista nenamjerno iskazuje zakonu-Stvoritelju smatrajući takve zakone samodjelujućim i samoobjašnjivim!
1955 3:6.5 It is a great blunder to humanize God, except in the concept of the indwelling Thought Adjuster, but even that is not so stupid as completely to mechanize the idea of the First Great Source and Center.
2014 3:6.5 Velika je greška humanizirati Boga, osim u konceptu unutarnjeg Misaonog Ispravljača, ali čak i to nije tako glupo kao potpuno mehanizirati ideju Prvog Velikog Izvora i Središta.
1955 3:6.6 Does the Paradise Father suffer? I do not know. The Creator Sons most certainly can and sometimes do, even as do mortals. The Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit suffer in a modified sense. I think the Universal Father does, but I cannot understand how; perhaps through the personality circuit or through the individuality of the Thought Adjusters and other bestowals of his eternal nature. He has said of the mortal races, “In all your afflictions I am afflicted.” He unquestionably experiences a fatherly and sympathetic understanding; he may truly suffer, but I do not comprehend the nature thereof.
2014 3:6.6 Da li Rajski Otac pati? Ne znam. Sinovi Stvoritelji sigurno mogu patiti i to ponekad čine, kao i smrtnici. Vječni Sin i Beskonačni Duh pate u izmijenjenom smislu. Mislim da Otac Svih pati, ali ne mogu shvatiti kako; možda kroz krug ličnosti ili putem individualnosti Misaonih Ispravljača i drugih darivanja svoje vječne prirode. On je rekao smrtnicima: "U svim vašim žalostima, ja sam ožalošćen[50]." On nesumnjivo doživljava očinsko i suosjećajno razumijevanje; moguće da on istinski pati, ali ja ne mogu shvatiti kako.
1955 3:6.7 The infinite and eternal Ruler of the universe of universes is power, form, energy, process, pattern, principle, presence, and idealized reality. But he is more; he is personal; he exercises a sovereign will, experiences self-consciousness of divinity, executes the mandates of a creative mind, pursues the satisfaction of the realization of an eternal purpose, and manifests a Father’s love and affection for his universe children. And all these more personal traits of the Father can be better understood by observing them as they were revealed in the bestowal life of Michael, your Creator Son, while he was incarnated on Urantia.
2014 3:6.7 Beskonačni i vječni Vladar svemira nad svemirima je moć, obrazac, energija, proces, uzorak, princip, prisutnost i idealizirana stvarnost. Ali on je i više; on je osoban; on iskaljuje suverenu volju, doživljava samosvijest o božanstvenosti, izvršava mandate stvaralačkog uma, slijedi zadovoljstvo realizacije vječne namisli i manifestira ljubav i naklonost Oca svoje djece u svemiru. A ove se osobnije značajke Oca mogu bolje razumjeti ako se promatraju onako kako su obznanjene u darovanom životu Mihaela, vašeg Sina Stvoritelja, dok je bio utjelovljen na Urantiji.
1955 3:6.8 God the Father loves men; God the Son serves men; God the Spirit inspires the children of the universe to the ever-ascending adventure of finding God the Father by the ways ordained by God the Sons through the ministry of the grace of God the Spirit.
2014 3:6.8 Bog Otac voli ljude; Bog Sin služi ljude, Bog Duh nadahnjuje djecu svemira u uzlaznoj avanturi pronalaženja Boga Oca na način koji utvrđuju Sinovi Božji kroz službu milosti Boga Duha.
1955 3:6.9 [Being the Divine Counselor assigned to the presentation of the revelation of the Universal Father, I have continued with this statement of the attributes of Deity.]
2014 3:6.9 [Ja sam Božanski Savjetnik kojem je dodijeljeno predstavljanje otkrivenja Oca Svih i nastavljam s ovim izlaganjem o osobinama Božanstva.]
¶ Reference
¶ Biblija
- ↑ 3:0.1 Vječni život: Dn 12:2; Mt 19:16,29; Mt 25:46; Mk 10:17,30; Lk 10:25; Lk 18:18,30; Iv 3:15-16,36; Iv 4:14,36; Iv 5:24,39; Iv 6:27,40,47; Iv 6:54,68; Iv 8:51-52; Iv 10:28; Iv 11:25-26; Iv 12:25,50; Iv 17:2-3; Dj 13:46-48; Rim 2:7; Rim 5:21; Rim 6:22-23; Gal 6:8; 1 Tim 1:16; 1 Tim 6:12,19; Tit 1:2; Tit 3:7; 1 Iv 1:2; 1 Iv 2:25; 1 Iv 3:15; 1 Iv 5:13,20; Jd 1:21; Otk 22:5. Bog daje život kroz sinove: 1 Iv 5:11-12.
- ↑ 3:1.1 Gore na nebu, dolje na zemlji: Pnz 3:24; Pnz 4:39; Jš 2:11.
- ↑ 3:1.1 Kamo poći da se izbjegne Bog?: Ps 139:7.
- ↑ 3:1.2 Bog pri ruci i daleko: Jr 23:23-24.
- ↑ 3:1.2 Bog je sve i u svemu: Dj 17:28; Rim 11:36; 1 Kor 8:6; 1 Kor 12:6; 1 Kor 15:28; Ef 1:23; Ef 4:6; Kol 1:17; Kol 3:11; Heb 2:10-11. Bog ispunjava sve u svemu: Ef 1:23; Ef 4:10.
- ↑ 3:1.2 Bog djeluje sve u svemu: 1 Kor 12:6.
- ↑ 3:1.2 Nebo nad nebesima: 1 Kr 8:27; 2 Ljet 2:6; 2 Ljet 6:18; Neh 9:6; Ps 148:4; Pnz 10:14.
- ↑ 3:1.3 On ide s neba: Ps 19:6.
- ↑ 3:1.4 On živi u nama: Job 32:8,18; Iz 63:10-11; Ez 36:27; Ez 37:14; Mt 10:20; Lk 17:21; Iv 17:21-23; Rim 8:9-11; 1 Kor 3:16-17; 1 Kor 6:19; 2 Kor 6:16; Gal 2:20; 2 Tim 1:14; 1 Iv 3:24; 1 Iv 4:12-15; Otk 21:3. Dar od oca: 2 Kor 9:15. Poklon bliskom pratitelju: Rim 6:23.
- ↑ 3:1.4 Uvijek prisutni Bog: Ps 46:1; Mt 28:20; Lk 17:21.
- ↑ 3:1.4 Bog nije daleko: Jr 23:23. Dio nas: 1 Iv 4:4,13,16. Duh govori iznutra: Ez 36:27; Mt 10:20; Iv 3:34; Dj 2:4.
- ↑ 3:1.4 Otac živi u djetetu: Iv 14:10-11,20. Bog je uvijek s nama: Mt 28:20. Vodeći duh: Iv 14:16-18,26. On neće napustiti: 1 Kr 6:13; Pnz 4:31; Pnz 31:6,8; 1 Sam 12:22.
- ↑ 3:1.5 Ti si od Boga: 1 Iv 4:4,6; 1 Iv 5:19.
- ↑ 3:1.5 Prebivajte u ljubavi, prebivajte u Bogu: 1 Iv 4:16.
- ↑ 3:1.7 Sve stvari u Njemu stoje: Kol 1:15-17.
- ↑ 3:1.12 Bog „nije čovjek“: Br 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29.
- ↑ 3:1.12 Bog ne gleda na osobe: 2 Ljet 19:7; Job 34:19; Sir 35:12; Dj 10:34; Rim 2:11; Gal 2:6; Gal 3:28; Ef 6:9; Kol 3:11.
- ↑ 3:2.1 Bog svemogući vlada: Otk 19:6.
- ↑ 3:2.1 Čini po svojoj volji: Dn 4:35.
- ↑ 3:2.1 Nema vlasti osim od Boga: Iv 19:11; Rim 13:1.
- ↑ 3:2.2 S Bogom je sve moguće: Post 18:14; Jr 32:27; Mt 19:26; Mk 10:27; Mk 14:36; Lk 1:37; Lk 18:27.
- ↑ 3:2.2 Samo jedan zakonodavac: Jak 4:12.
- ↑ 3:2.4 Put za munju: Job 28:26; Job 38:25.
- ↑ 3:2.5 Izvor svih stvari: Iz 34:1; Jr 10:16; Jr 51:19; Iv 1:3.
- ↑ 3:2.9 Božja obitelj: Rim 8:16-17.
- ↑ 3:3.1 Bog zna sve: 1 Iv 3:20.
- ↑ 3:3.1 Onaj koji uravnotežuje oblake: Job 37:16.
- ↑ 3:3.1 # 1 Savršen u znanju: Job 36:4; Job 37:16.
- ↑ 3:3.1 # 2 Oči Gospodnje svugdje: Izr 15:3; 1 Pt 3:12.
- ↑ 3:3.1 Vrabac ne pada: Mt 10:29; Lk 12:6.
- ↑ 3:3.1 Dlake su numerirane: Mt 10:30; Lk 12:7.
- ↑ 3:3.1 Broj i naziv zvijezda: Ps 147:4; Iz 40:26.
- ↑ 3:3.2 Znam njihove tuge: Izl 3:7.
- ↑ 3:3.2 Gospodin gleda s neba: Ps 33:13-14.
- ↑ 3:3.2 On zna kako ja idem: Job 23:10.
- ↑ 3:3.2 Bog zna činiti i misliti: Ps 139:2-3.
- ↑ 3:3.2 Sve je otvoreno i golo: Heb 4:13.
- ↑ 3:3.2 On poznaje tvoju građu: Ps 103:14.
- ↑ 3:3.2 On zna svoje potrebe prije nego što zatraži: Iz 65:24; Mt 6:8.
- ↑ 3:4.3 Beskonačni um: Ps 147:5.
- ↑ 3:4.5 Bog prebiva u vječnosti: Ez 8:20; Iz 57:15.
- ↑ 3:4.7 Čovjek stvoren na sliku Božju: Post 1:26-27; Post 9:6.
- ↑ 3:4.7 Bog je ljubav: 1 Iv 4:8,16.
- ↑ 3:5.2 Zemlja je Gospodnja, i punina: Ps 24:1; 1 Kor 10:26,28.
- ↑ 3:5.2 Uklanja, postavlja, kraljuje: Dn 2:21.
- ↑ 3:5.2 Vladaj u kraljevstvima ljudi: Dn 4:17,25,32; Dn 5:21.
- ↑ 3:5.4 Bog mi ih je dao: Iv 10:29.
- ↑ 3:5.4 Prije svega: Kol 1:17. Bog je prije svega i u svemu: Ef 4:6.
- ↑ 3:5.15 Jedinstvo mnogih dijelova: 1 Kor 12:12-27.
- ↑ 3:6.6 U tvojim nevoljama, stradali: Iz 63:9.
¶ Druge knjige
- ↑ 3:3.1 3:3.1: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 2, p. v85
- ↑ 3:3.1 3:3.1: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 2, p. v107
- ↑ 3:3.1 3:3.1: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 3, p. v5
- ↑ 3:3.1 3:3.1: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 3, p. v73
- ↑ 3:3.2 3:3.2: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 11, p. v123
- ↑ 3:3.2 3:3.2: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 14, p. v38
- ↑ 3:3.2 3:3.2: Qur'an, ---, poglavlje 34, p. v2