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Obama este al treilea presedinte american(in exercitiul functiei) caruia i se acorda premiul nobel pentru pace. Desi i s-a acordat premiul dupa numai 9 luni de presedintie, aceasta este pentru a incuraja initiativele lui Obama pentru reducerea armelor nucleare,diminuarea tensiunii in relatiile cu lumea musulmana si eforturile lui Obama pentru incurajarea diplomatiei si cooperarii in relatiile internationale in locul actiunilor unilaterale. Premiul a fost acordat in urma votului unanim al comitetului .
Provocarile raman in continuare ,Guantanamo bay, razboiul in Irak si Afganistan,Israelul si Palestina,Iran.
You can read more about Obama’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize HERE
Update : “The question we have to ask is who has done the most in the previous year to enhance peace in the world. And who has done more than Barack Obama?”
THORBJOERN JAGLAND, chairman of the Nobel Committee.
Este titlul unei predici tinute de Pastorul Steven L Anderson, aici la noi in Arizona . Este pastorul unei biserici baptiste “Faithful Word Baptist Church”, din orasul Tempe.
In mesajul video puteti auzi cum el spune “M-am rugat pentru moartea lui Obama”. El afirma: “il urasc pe Obama ca persoana, nu pentru ceea ce crede presedintele” . Oamenii din biserica lui purtau un tricou la o manifestare cu sloganul “Ura nu este o crima”. Acesti credinciosi nu sunt (“Faithful (to) Word”) loailai “Cuvantului”, ei nu l-au citit pe apostolul iubiririi Ioan “Oricine uraste pe fratele sau este un ucigas si stiti ca nici un ucigas n-are viata vesnica ramanand in el”(1 Ioan 3:15).
Vedeti mai multe despre acest caz in video de mai jos
” Un roman intalnest un american.
Americanu spune :
We have Barack Obama, Stevie Wonder, Bob Hope , Johnny Cash.
Romanu ofteaza :
We have Traian Basescu, no wonder, no hope, no cash…..
Why don’t you smile????? ”
There is hope ! (nota mea )
“… set all your HOPE on the GRACE that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed…”
(1Peter 1:13)
“De aceea ,incingeti-va coapsele mintii voastre, fiti treji si puneti-va toata NADEJDEA in HARUL care va va fi adus la aratarea lui Isus Hristos
“God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, thou, who has brought us thus far along the way, thou, who has by thy might led us into the light, keep us forever in the path we pray, lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met thee, lest our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee.
Shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand true to thee, oh God, and true to our native land.
We truly give thanks for the glorious experience we’ve shared this day.
We pray now, oh Lord, for your blessing upon thy servant Barack Obama, the 44th president of these United States, his family and his administration.
He has come to this high office at a low moment in the national, and indeed the global, fiscal climate. But because we know you got the whole world in your hands, we pray for not only our nation, but for the community of nations.
Our faith does not shrink though pressed by the flood of mortal ills.
For we know that, Lord, you are able and you’re willing to work through faithful leadership to restore stability, mend our brokenness, heal our wounds, and deliver us from the exploitation of the poor, of the least of these, and from favoritism toward the rich, the elite of these.
We thank you for the empowering of thy servant, our 44th president, to inspire our nation to believe that yes we can work together to achieve a more perfect union.
And while we have sown the seeds of greed — the wind of greed and corruption, and even as we reap the whirlwind of social and economic disruption, we seek forgiveness and we come in a spirit of unity and solidarity to commit our support to our president by our willingness to make sacrifices, to respect your creation, to turn to each other and not on each other.
And now, Lord, in the complex arena of human relations, help us to make choices on the side of love, not hate; on the side of inclusion, not exclusion; tolerance, not intolerance.
And as we leave this mountain top, help us to hold on to the spirit of fellowship and the oneness of our family. Let us take that power back to our homes, our workplaces, our churches, our temples, our mosques, or wherever we seek your will.
Bless President Barack, First Lady Michelle. Look over our little angelic Sasha and Malia.
We go now to walk together as children, pledging that we won’t get weary in the difficult days ahead. We know you will not leave us alone.
With your hands of power and your heart of love, help us then, now, Lord, to work for that day when nations shall not lift up sword against nation, when tanks will be beaten into tractors, when every man and every woman shall sit under his or her own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid, when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around … when yellow will be mellow … when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen. “
VARIANTA IN LIMBA ROMANA a rugaciunii lui Joseph Lowery
“Dumnezeul anilor in care am obosit, Dumnezeul lacrimilor noastre tacute, tu, care ne-ai condus, astfel, pana acum pe drum, tu,cel care ne-ai condus cu puterea ta în lumină, ţine-ne pentru totdeauna pe cale, ne rugăm, ca nu cumva picioarele noastre sa se abata de la locurile, Dumnezeul nostru, unde te-am întâlnit pe tine, ca nu cumva inimile noastre îmbătate cu vin din lume, sa te uitam pe tine.
Adapostiti sub bratul tau, fie ca noi sa ramanem intotdeauna loiali tie, Dumnezeule, şi loiali tarii noatre natale.
Noi iti aducem cu adevarat multumiri,pentru experienta glorioasa pe care o impartasim in aceasta zi.
Ne rugăm acum, oh, Doamne, pentru binecuvântarea ta asupra servului tau Barack Obama, al 44-lea presedinte al Statele Unite ale Americii,pentru familia lui şi administratie.
El a venit in această înaltă funcţie intr-un moment dificil, la nivel naţional, şi, într-adevăr, si in climatul crizei financiare la nivel global. Dar, pentru că ştim că ai toata lumea in mainile tale, ne rugăm nu numai pentru naţiunea noastra ci si pentru inteaga comunitate de naţiuni.
Credinţa noastră nu se va distruge, totusi sub presiunea bolilor mortale.
Pentru noi ştim că, Doamne, eşti în stare şi esti dispus să lucrezi printr-un credincios lider pentru a restaura stabilitatea, a repara starea nostra distrusa, vindeca ranile noastre, şi sa ne elioberam de la exploatarea celor săraci,cel putin de cei mai saraci dintre acestia, şi de la favoritism faţă de bogat, de elita dintre acestia.
Iti multumim pentru abilitarea servitorului tău, al 44-lea nostru presedinte, de a inspira naţiunea noastre să creada că da, se poate lucra împreună pentru a realiza o mai perfectă armonie.
Şi în timp ce am semanat seminţele lacomiei – vântul lăcomiei şi corupţiei, şi chiar şi acum culegem furtuna sociala şi perturbarea economică, noi în căutarea iertării şi am venit într-un spirit de unitate şi de solidaritate pentru a declara sprijinul nostru pentru presedinte nostru, prin dorinţa noastră de a face sacrificii, de a respecta creatia ta, la rândul său, să ne intoarcem unul catre celalalt şi nu unul impotriva altuia.
Şi acum, Doamne, în arena complexa a relaţiilor umane, ne ajuta pentru a facem alegeri de partea dragostei, nu urii; de partea includerii, nu a excluderii, din toleranţă, nu pentru intoleranta.
Şi, după cum vom lăsa acest moment inaltator, ne ajuta sa stam in spiritul camaraderiei şi de unitate a familiei noastre. Lăsa-ne să luam puterea aceasta inapoi la casele noastre, locurile de muncă noastre, bisericile noastre, templele noastre, moscheile noastre, sau oriunde vom căuta voia ta.
Binecuvântează Preşedintele Barack, Prima Doamna Michelle. Uita-te peste ingerii acestia mici, Sasha si Mali.
Acum noi mergem impreuna ca si copii, promitind că nu vom cadea de oboseala in zilelel dificile care ne stau inainte. Ştim ca Tu nu ne vei lasa singuri.
Cu mâinile tale puternice şi inima ta iubitoare, ajuta-ne apoi, acum, Doamne, de a lucra pentru acea zi, când naţiunile nu vor ridica sabia împotriva altei naţiuni, cand tancurile vor fi transformate în tractoare, când fiecare om şi fiecare femeie va putea sa stea sub via lui sau smochinul sau in deplină siguranţă şi fara sa le fie frică, atunci când justiţia se va rostogolii in jos ca apele şi neprihănirea ca un puternic curent.
Doamne, în memoria tuturor sfinţilor care se odihnesc de munca lor, şi în bucuria unui nou început, te rugam sa ne ajuti sa lucram pentru acea zi , atunci când negru nu va fi solicitat pentru a merge în spate, în situatia în care maroniul sa poata sa stea prin preajma … când galben va fi în pârg … când omul roşu sa poate avea perspectivă, omule, şi, atunci când alb va accepta ceea ce este drept. Toţi cei care au dragoste pentru justiţie şi îndurare spun Amin.
Chiar daca vrem sa sustinem “Adevarul” acest lucru nu trebuie sa ne permita sa fim intoleranti sau excluisivi in viata publica. Trebuie sa luptam sa dovedim cu viata si apoi cu cuvintele “Adevarul”. Asta este ceea ce lipseste evanghelicilor si astazi. Am avut prea multe exemple de “vedete evanghelice “care au esuat. NU-i vom castiga pe oameni pentru Hristos printr-o rugaciune exclusiva. Rick Warren s-a dovedit pana acum un om integru. A incercat prin aceasta rugaciune sa aplice principiul”Cu iudeii m-am facut ca un iudeu…. am fost slab cu cei slabi..m-am facut tuturor totul ca oricum sa mantuiesc pe unii din ei.”
Rugaciunea lui Warren este cladita pe tiparul rugaciunii “Tatal nostru” aplicata la nivel national si potrivita cu ocazia cu care a fost rostita. Am ascultat rugaciunea si am fost bucuros sa aud ca incheie cu rugaciunea “Tatal nostru”
Va prezint rugaciunea lui Rick Warren si astept comentariile voastre:
Let us pray.
Almighty God, our Father, everything we see and everything we can’t see exists because of you alone. It all comes from you. It all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory.
History is your story. The Scripture tells us, “Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is One.” And you are the compassionate and merciful one. And you are loving to everyone you have made.
Now, today, we rejoice not only in America’s peaceful transfer of power for the 44th time. We celebrate a hingepoint of history with the inauguration of our first African American president of the United States. We are so grateful to live in this land, a land of unequaled possibility, where the son of an African immigrant can rise to the highest level of our leadership. And we know today that Dr. King and a great cloud of witnesses are shouting in heaven.Give to our new President, Barack Obama, the wisdom to lead us with humility, the courage to lead us with integrity, the compassion to lead us with generosity. Bless and protect him, his family, Vice President Biden, the cabinet, and every one of our freely elected leaders.
Help us, O God, to remember that we are Americans, united not by race, or religion, or blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us. When we presume that our greatness and our prosperity is ours alone, forgive us. When we fail to treat our fellow human beings and all the earth with the respect that they deserve, forgive us. And as we face these difficult days ahead, may we have a new birth of clarity in our aims, responsibility in our actions, humility in our approaches, and civility in our attitudes, even when we differ.
Help us to share, to serve and to seek the common good of all. May all people of good will today join together to work for a more just, a more healthy and a more prosperous nation and a peaceful planet. And may we never forget that one day all nations and all people will stand accountable before you. We now commit our new president and his wife, Michelle and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, into your loving care.
I humbly ask this in the name of the one who changed my life, Yeshua, Isa, Jesus [Spanish pronunciation], Jesus, who taught us to pray:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
Este o rugaciune din secolul I. Destinatarii traiau intr-o tara care era imperiu.Aveau un imparat care era considerat divin si trebuia sa te inchini lui.Crestinii erau persecutati de puterea politica si religioasa. Chiar autorul a scris-o cand era in inchisoare pentru credinta care o marturisea.
(1Timotei 2:1-4)”Va indemn dar,inainte de toate sa faceti
1)rugaciuni,2)(cereri,3)mijlociri,4)multuniri
pentru TOTI OAMENII
pentru IMPARATI(PRESEDINTI)
pentru TOTI cei ce sunt INALTATI in DREGATORII
SUBIECTUL NR 1 (pentru rugaciune)
CA SA putem duce astfelo viata pasnica si linistita
(TREABA GUVERNULUI SI POLITICULUI)
cu toata evlavia si cu toata cinstea
(TREABA NOASTRA ca si cetateni si crestini)
Lucrul acesta este bun si bine primit inaintea lui Dumnezeu..,
SUBIECTUL NR.2( pentru rugaciune)
care voieste ca TOTI oamenii sa fie mantuiti”(treaba bisericii)
10 ways to pray for Obama
Whether you voted for Obama or not, you need to pray for him. Here are 10 ways I plan to intercede for him regularly:
1. Pray for Obama’s protection. We already know that some weird, neo-Nazi fanatics in Tennessee plotted to kill Sen. Obama during his campaign. Let’s pray that racist hatred is not allowed to spread. Let’s cancel every assassin’s bullet in the name of Jesus. May civility triumph over bigotry.
2. Cover his wife and daughters in prayer. It is not easy to live under constant media scrutiny. Pray for Obama’s wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Malia and Natasha, as they face invasive cameras, nosy reporters, maniacal fans and dangerous enemies. Obama is not only a politician but also a husband and a father.
3. Pray that Obama will govern with God’s wisdom. God rewarded Solomon because he asked for wisdom instead of wealth, long life or vengeance on his enemies (see 1 Kings 3:11-12). Pray that Obama will order his priorities like that. Despite Solomon’s tragic character flaws, his legacy was wisdom. We can ask God to give our president the same grace.
4. Ask God to keep our president humble. Many great American leaders became corrupt after they moved to Washington. The fatal attraction of fame, wealth and power proved irresistible. The only thing that will guard a man or woman from this pitfall is humility. May God deliver President Obama from the curse of pride.
5. Pray for wise and righteous advisers to surround him. Godly leaders cannot do their job alone. Even the best leaders have failed because they trusted the wrong people. Pray that Obama will not select his counselors based on party, race, pedigree or political cronyism but on godly character and proven wisdom. Pray also that he will not allow secret traitors into his inner circle.
6. Ask for the spirit of reconciliation. Some segments of our deeply divided society want nothing to do with Obama now that he has won the presidency. Even some Christians will be tempted to harbor resentment and nurse political grudges throughout his term in office. Pray that God will grant forgiveness and healing so that leaders on all political levels can have constructive dialogue.
7. Pray that Obama will adopt pro-life convictions. Many politicians have changed their views on key issues while in office. In the 1800s some leaders who favored slavery later denounced it. In the 1950s some who opposed racial integration later became champions of it. Even though Obama won approval from many voters because he sanctions abortion, God could soften and change his heart.
8. Bind all evil forces assigned to manipulate our president. The specter of Islamic terrorism looms over the United States, and dark forces are ready to infiltrate. Our only hope lies in prayer to the God who is able to expose and outwit the schemes of the wicked. This is truly a time for spiritual warfare, and intercessors must not come off the wall in this hour! Pray that no foreign government, terrorist organization or demonic principality will use Obama as a tool. We must stand strong against the spirit of antichrist that promotes dictatorship, persecution of Christians and hostility toward Israel.
9. Pray that Obama’s door will remain open to the church. The loudest voices of secular culture—from Bill Maher in Hollywood to atheists in academia—would be happy if religion were removed from public life. Pray that Obama, who claims to have a personal faith in Jesus Christ, will unapologetically welcome Christian leaders into his company and seek their counsel. And pray that false religious leaders (who claim to know Christ but deny His power) will not have his ear.
10. Pray that our nation will enjoy God’s peace and blessing during the Obama administration. The apostle Paul instructed early believers to pray for all in authority “so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity” (1 Tim. 2:2, NASB). God’s will is for America to experience peace and prosperity so that we can continue to export the gospel to the nations. This must happen whether a Democrat or a Republican is in the White House. As we cry out for God’s mercy on our wayward nation, pray that He will allow us to be a light to the world as we finance global missions, feed and heal the world’s poor and share Christ’s love at home and abroad.
Stiu ca intr-o duminica inainte de alegerile din 2008 din America ati primit un asa zis “Ghid de votare crestin 2008″ . Apreciez civismul tinerilor autori ai acestui material.Mi-am dat seama ca dupa numarul de functii publice care sunt supuse la vot pe un buletin de vot, ai nevoie de o pregatire laborioasa, in special ca simplu cetatean, pentru a decide in deplina cunostiinta de cauza.
Totusi acest ghid a fost creat vadit partinic. Orice abatere de la optiunele propuse te face sa te simti vinovat ca ai incalcat doctrina Biblica. Singura optiune cu adevarat biblica “a biblical choice” era John Mc Cain. Votand pe Obama insemna un mare pacat. Sunt mai multe de spus, dar daca autorii articolului si alti credinciosi vor veni cu comentarii in sustinerea sau combaterea acestui “Ghid de votare crestin…” . se vor putea clarifca multe. Sper sa aiba “curajul” sa intervina si cei care au votat cu Obama sa-si sustina punctul de vedere.
Intrebare pentru autori:
1. Este vreunul din voi membru(sau voluntar) al Partidului Republican sau Democrat!!!! ?
La Forumul Civic de la Biserica Saddleback,California unde au fost invitati cei doi candidati la presedintia Americii in 2008, pastorul Rick Warren a pus una din urmatoarele intrebari:
CREDETI CA RAUL EXISTA ?
DACA EXISTA ,ATUNCI :
1. IL IGNORAM?
2. NEGOCIEM CU EL ?
3. INCERCAM SA-L LIMITAM ?
4. IL INFRANGEM ?
Obama si McCain au fost de acord ca raul exista si ca nu poate fi ignorat. Dar raspunsurile lor au fost diferite, in continuare.
Obama a spus ca noi vedem raul peste tot. In timp ce noi nu putem”sa eradicam total raul din lume ” noi putem fi “soldatii” in sarcina de a-l confrunta cand il vedem. Apoi a adaugat ca “este un lucru care eu cred ca este foarte important pentru noi,trebuie sa avem ceva modestie ” cand noi incercam sa infruntam raul” De ce? Pentru ca ” mult rau a fost savarsit cand noi am declarat ca incercam sa confruntam raul”
McCain la randul sau a raspuns ca noi trebuie sa infrangem raul, si a pus in capul listei Islamismul radical extremist, in particular Al Qaeda.
Adaug la aceasta intrebare inca una legata de subiectul acesta :
Credeti ca raul poate fi personificat ,sau este numai o notiune
