{"id":4704,"date":"2013-04-28T02:53:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T23:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2018-08-03T04:51:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T01:51:30","slug":"paraya-mi-yoksa-tanriya-mi-guveniyoruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/28\/paraya-mi-yoksa-tanriya-mi-guveniyoruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraya M\u0131 Yoksa Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya M\u0131 G\u00fcveniyoruz?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">28 Nisan 2013<\/p>\n<p>Sevgili karde\u015fler, bug\u00fcn \u0130brahim hayat\u0131ndaki \u00f6nemli bir d\u00f6n\u00fcm noktas\u0131na de\u011finmek istiyorum. \u0130brahim Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bir peygamberiydi ve daha da \u00f6nemlisi iman atam\u0131zd\u0131r. O Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n dostu diye \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131lan, \u00e7oklar\u0131n Babas\u0131 olan biriydi. Tanr\u0131 ona yery\u00fcz\u00fcndeki b\u00fct\u00fcn uluslar\u0131n onun soyu arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla kutsanaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 vaat etmi\u015fti. Onun hayat\u0131n\u0131n her ayr\u0131nt\u0131s\u0131 bizim i\u00e7in derstir. \u00d6yleyse bug\u00fcn Rab bizi s\u00f6zleri \u00fczerinde d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrken derinden de\u011fi\u015ftirsin ve yenilesin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Yarat\u0131l\u0131\u015f 14:11-22<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>D\u00f6rt kral Sodom ve Gomora&#8217;n\u0131n b\u00fct\u00fcn mal\u0131n\u0131 ve yiyece\u011fini al\u0131p gitti. Avram&#8217;\u0131n ye\u011feni Lut&#8217;la mallar\u0131n\u0131 da g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fcler. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc o da Sodom&#8217;da ya\u015f\u0131yordu. Oradan ka\u00e7\u0131p kurtulan biri gelip \u0130brani Avram&#8217;a durumu bildirdi. Avram E\u015fkol&#8217;la Aner&#8217;in karde\u015fi Amorlu Mamre&#8217;nin me\u015feli\u011finde ya\u015f\u0131yordu. Bunlar\u0131n hepsi Avram&#8217;dan yanayd\u0131lar. <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Avram ye\u011feni Lut&#8217;un tutsak al\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 duyunca, evinde do\u011fup yeti\u015fmi\u015f \u00fc\u00e7 y\u00fcz on sekiz adam\u0131n\u0131 yan\u0131na alarak d\u00f6rt kral\u0131 Dan&#8217;a kadar kovalad\u0131. <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Adamlar\u0131n\u0131 gruplara ay\u0131rd\u0131, gece sald\u0131r\u0131p onlar\u0131 bozguna u\u011fratarak \u015eam&#8217;\u0131n kuzeyindeki Hova&#8217;ya kadar kovalad\u0131. Ya\u011fmalanan b\u00fct\u00fcn mal\u0131, ye\u011feni Lut&#8217;la mallar\u0131n\u0131, kad\u0131nlar\u0131 ve halk\u0131 geri getirdi. Avram Kedorlaomer&#8217;le onu destekleyen krallar\u0131 bozguna u\u011frat\u0131p d\u00f6n\u00fcnce, Sodom Kral\u0131 onu kar\u015f\u0131lamak i\u00e7in Kral Vadisi olan \u015eave Vadisi&#8217;ne gitti. Y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131&#8217;n\u0131n k\u00e2hini olan \u015ealem Kral\u0131 Melkisedek ekmek ve \u015farap getirdi. Avram&#8217;\u0131 kutsayarak \u015f\u00f6yle dedi: &#8220;Yeri g\u00f6\u011f\u00fc yaratan y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131 Avram&#8217;\u0131 kutsas\u0131n, D\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 onun eline teslim eden y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya \u00f6vg\u00fcler olsun.&#8221; Bunun \u00fczerine Avram her \u015feyin ondal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 Melkisedek&#8217;e verdi. Sodom Kral\u0131 Avram&#8217;a, &#8220;Adamlar\u0131m\u0131 bana ver, mallar sana kals\u0131n&#8221; dedi. Avram Sodom Kral\u0131&#8217;na, &#8220;Yeri g\u00f6\u011f\u00fc yaratan y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131 RAB&#8217;bin \u00f6n\u00fcnde sana ait hi\u00e7bir \u015fey, bir iplik, bir \u00e7ar\u0131k ba\u011f\u0131 bile almayaca\u011f\u0131ma ant i\u00e7erim&#8221; diye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi, &#8220;\u00d6yle ki, &#8216;Avram&#8217;\u0131 zengin ettim&#8217; demeyesin.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bu b\u00f6l\u00fcmde d\u00f6rt kral aralar\u0131nda Sodom ve Gomorra krallar\u0131n\u0131n bulundu\u011fu be\u015f krala sava\u015f a\u00e7t\u0131lar ve onlar\u0131 yenilgiye u\u011fratt\u0131lar. Sodom ve Gomorra\u2019y\u0131 ya\u011fmalad\u0131lar ve halk\u0131 tutsak ettiler. Ancak bir hata yapt\u0131lar. Yani benzetme yapmak gerekirse Baltay\u0131 ta\u015fa vurdular, yanl\u0131\u015f bir ki\u015fiye bula\u015ft\u0131lar. Neydi bu hata? \u0130brahim\u2019in ye\u011feni Lut da Sodom\u2019da ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in onu ve mallar\u0131n\u0131 da tutsak ettiler.<\/p>\n<p>Bunu duyan \u0130brahim, hemen evinde do\u011fup yeti\u015fmi\u015f \u00fc\u00e7 y\u00fcz on sekiz adam\u0131yla bu krallar\u0131n ard\u0131na d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Adamlar\u0131n\u0131 gruplara ay\u0131r\u0131p gece sald\u0131rd\u0131, onlar\u0131 bozguna u\u011fratt\u0131, Lut\u2019u ve mallar\u0131n\u0131 kurtard\u0131. \u0130brahim, do\u011fru bir adam olan Lut\u2019un d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fc duruma ac\u0131d\u0131 ve \u00fc\u00e7 y\u00fcz onsekiz adamla Rab\u2019be iman ederek sald\u0131rd\u0131 ve sonunda zafer onun oldu.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130brahim sava\u015ftan zaferle d\u00f6nd\u00fckten sonra \u00e7ok ilgin\u00e7 bir tabloyla kar\u015f\u0131la\u015f\u0131yoruz: Onu kar\u015f\u0131lamak i\u00e7in iki kral onu kar\u015f\u0131lamaya geliyor.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130brahim\u2019i kar\u015f\u0131lamaya gelen krallar\u0131n ilkinin ad\u0131 Melkisedek\u2019dir.<\/p>\n<p>Melkisedek\u2019le ilgili olarak do\u011frudan \u0130braniler 7. b\u00f6l\u00fcmde verilen tan\u0131m\u0131 okuyal\u0131m.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u0130braniler<\/em> 7:1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cBu Melkisedek, \u015ealem Kral\u0131 ve y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131&#8217;n\u0131n k\u00e2hiniydi. Krallar\u0131 bozguna u\u011fratmaktan d\u00f6nen \u0130brahim&#8217;i kar\u015f\u0131lam\u0131\u015f ve onu kutsam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u0130braniler 7:2-4<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u0130brahim de ona her \u015feyin ondal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 verdi. Melkisedek, ad\u0131n\u0131n anlam\u0131na g\u00f6re, \u00f6nce &#8220;Do\u011fruluk Kral\u0131&#8221;d\u0131r; sonra da &#8220;\u015ealem Kral\u0131&#8221;, yani &#8220;Esenlik Kral\u0131&#8221;d\u0131r. Babas\u0131z, annesizdir; soya\u011fac\u0131 yoktur. Ne g\u00fcnlerinin ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131, ne ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131n sonu vard\u0131r. Tanr\u0131&#8217;n\u0131n O\u011flu gibi sonsuza dek k\u00e2hin kalacakt\u0131r. Bak\u0131n, b\u00fcy\u00fck ata \u0130brahim&#8217;in ganimetten ondal\u0131k verdi\u011fi bu adam ne kadar b\u00fcy\u00fckt\u00fcr!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melkisedek karakterinden Kutsal Kitap\u2019ta \u00fc\u00e7 yerde s\u00f6z ediliyor. Onunla ilgili tarih kay\u0131tlar\u0131nda, soy kay\u0131tlar\u0131nda izine rastlam\u0131yoruz. \u0130braniler Kitab\u0131\u2019ndaki tan\u0131mdan Melkisedek\u2019in ne kadar y\u00fcce biri oldu\u011funu anl\u0131yoruz. \u015ealem\u2019in, yani Yeru\u015falim\u2019in Kral\u0131yd\u0131. \u0130brahim\u2019i kar\u015f\u0131lamak i\u00e7in gelmi\u015fti. \u0130brahim\u2019e ekmek ve \u015farap getirdi ve onu \u015fu s\u00f6zlerle bereketleyip kutsad\u0131: \u201cYeri g\u00f6\u011f\u00fc yaratan y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131 Avram&#8217;\u0131 kutsas\u0131n, D\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 onun eline teslim eden y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya \u00f6vg\u00fcler olsun yaratan y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131 Avram&#8217;\u0131 kutsas\u0131n, D\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 onun eline teslim eden y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya \u00f6vg\u00fcler olsun\u201d Ve \u0130brahim sava\u015fta kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 ganimetin ondal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ona veriyor. B\u00f6ylece \u0130brahim ger\u00e7ek Kral\u0131\u2019na tap\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Melkisedek bedensel g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcm alm\u0131\u015f ruhsal krald\u0131r. Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n O\u011flu Mesih\u2019in bir g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130kinci kral Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019d\u0131r. Sodom k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcyle \u00fcn yapm\u0131\u015f bir kentti. Kutsal kitapta da \u201cSodom halk\u0131 \u00e7ok k\u00f6t\u00fcyd\u00fc. RAB&#8217;be kar\u015f\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fck g\u00fcnah i\u015fliyordu.\u201d diye okuyoruz. Zaten daha sonra 19. b\u00f6l\u00fcmde Rab Sodom kenti\u2019ni ate\u015fli k\u00fck\u00fcrtle yok ediyor. \u0130\u015fte bu kral, bu k\u00f6t\u00fc ve g\u00fcnahkar kentin, hakk\u0131nda su\u00e7lamalar olan, g\u00fcnah\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r olan bir kentin y\u00f6neticisiydi.Bir nevi g\u00fcnah\u0131 temsil eden Tanr\u0131\u2019ya d\u00fc\u015fmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 k\u00f6r\u00fckleyen bir krald\u0131r.\u0130brahim bu kenti \u00e7ok iyi biliyordu, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc ye\u011feni Lut orada ya\u015f\u0131yordu ve Lut i\u00e7in b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc duyuyordu. Ye\u011feninin yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 yanl\u0131\u015f se\u00e7imden \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc kederliydi.<\/p>\n<p>Sodom Kral\u0131 \u0130brahim\u2019i kar\u015f\u0131lad\u0131\u011f\u0131 zaman ona \u015f\u00f6yle bir teklifte bulunuyor: \u201cAdamlar\u0131m\u0131 bana ver, mallar sana kals\u0131n\u201d ama \u0130brahim \u00e7ok net bir \u015fekilde bunu reddediyor: \u201cYeri g\u00f6\u011f\u00fc yaratan y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131 RAB&#8217;bin \u00f6n\u00fcnde sana ait hi\u00e7bir \u015fey, bir iplik, bir \u00e7ar\u0131k ba\u011f\u0131 bile almayaca\u011f\u0131ma ant i\u00e7erim. \u00d6yle ki, &#8216;Avram&#8217;\u0131 zengin ettim&#8217; demeyesin\u201d diyor. Acaba neden b\u00f6yle bir cevap verdi \u0130brahim?<\/p>\n<p>\u0130ki kral\u0131n \u0130brahim\u2019e geli\u015f amac\u0131 birbirinden farkl\u0131d\u0131r. Melkisedek ruhsal kutsama vermek i\u00e7in gelirken Sodom Kral\u0131 \u0130brahim\u2019e para teklif etmek i\u00e7in geliyor. Bunun yapmas\u0131n\u0131n nedeni yaltaklanmak ve onu etkisi almakt\u0131r. \u0130brahim\u2019in g\u00fcc\u00fcnden etkilendi\u011fi i\u00e7in onunla dost olmak ve sempatisini kazanmak istiyor. Dikkat ediyorsak, \u0130brahim bu iki krala farkl\u0131 davran\u0131yor. \u015ealem Kral\u0131\u2019na ba\u015fka Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019na ba\u015fka davran\u0131yor. G\u00fcnah\u0131n kral\u0131na ba\u015fka, do\u011frulu\u011fun kral\u0131na ba\u015fka yakla\u015f\u0131yor. K\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn kral\u0131yla ba\u015fka, Esenli\u011fin kral\u0131yla ba\u015fka bir ili\u015fki kuruyor. Kendisine gazap biriktiren bir kentin y\u00f6neticisine ba\u015fka davran\u0131yor, g\u00f6ksel kent olan Yeru\u015falim\u2019in y\u00f6neticisine farkl\u0131 davran\u0131yor.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130brahim do\u011frulu\u011fu, esenli\u011fi ve Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Egemenli\u011fini arayan biriydi. O bereketi, kutsamay\u0131 arayan bir iman adam\u0131yd\u0131. Melkisedek onu kutsay\u0131p \u201cd\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131n\u0131 onun eline teslim eden y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131\u2019ya \u00f6vg\u00fcler olsun\u201d dedi\u011fi zaman bu s\u00f6z\u00fcn do\u011fru oldu\u011funu kabul etti. Tanr\u0131\u2019ya \u015f\u00fckretmek ve O\u2019nu y\u00fcceltmek i\u00e7in y\u00fcce Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n k\u00e2hinine ganimetin ondal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 verdi. B\u00f6yle yaparak zaferin Tanr\u0131\u2019ya ait oldu\u011funu ve evinde yeti\u015fmi\u015f ve ona ba\u011fl\u0131 sadece 318 adamla d\u00f6rt g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc kral\u0131 yenmesinin Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bir l\u00fctfu oldu\u011funu g\u00f6stermi\u015f oldu. Zafer sarho\u015flu\u011funa kap\u0131l\u0131p kendisini b\u00fcy\u00fck g\u00f6rmedi, kibirlenmedi, tersine Melkisedek\u2019in \u00f6n\u00fcnde kendisini al\u00e7altt\u0131.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130brahim Tanr\u0131\u2019ya ondal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 verip O\u2019nu onurland\u0131rd\u0131ktan sonra Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019na d\u00f6nd\u00fc ve yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 teklifini kabul etmedi. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc onu ve temsil etti\u011fi \u015feyleri sevmiyordu. Onun mallar\u0131yla zenginle\u015fme d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesinden bile tiksindi. \u0130brahim\u2019i \u201czengin ettim demeyesin\u201d s\u00f6z\u00fc bunu g\u00f6steriyor. .Yani Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019n\u0131n b\u00f6yle bir \u015fey d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmesi ona k\u00fcf\u00fcr gibi geliyordu ve Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n adam\u0131 oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n itibar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Tanr\u0131\u2019ya iman eden, O\u2019na g\u00fcvenen, tapan biri gidip Sodom kral\u0131 gibi g\u00fcnah dolu birinin eliyle nas\u0131l zenginle\u015febilir? Asl\u0131nda sava\u015f\u0131 kazan\u0131p mallar\u0131 kurtard\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in sahiplenme hakk\u0131 vard\u0131, ancak \u0130brahim Sodom kral\u0131yla bir ili\u015fkiye girmemek, bir dostluk kurmamak i\u00e7in bu hakk\u0131n\u0131 kullanmad\u0131. Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ne kadar k\u00f6t\u00fc oldu\u011funu ve kendisine gizli bir ama\u00e7la yakla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n fark\u0131ndayd\u0131. Onunla samimiyet, yak\u0131nl\u0131k kurmaktan ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131yordu. Sodom Kral\u0131 \u0130brahim\u2019e zenginlik yoluyla tuzak kurdu, ancak \u0130brahim bu tuza\u011fa d\u00fc\u015fmedi. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc onun g\u00f6z\u00fc ganimette ya da mallar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7o\u011faltmakta de\u011fildi. A\u00e7g\u00f6zl\u00fc de\u011fildi. O g\u00f6z\u00fc g\u00f6ksel \u015feyler \u00fczerindeydi, ruhsal de\u011ferlerin ard\u0131nca gidiyordu. E\u011fer \u0130brahim ilk ba\u015fta mallar\u0131 kurtar\u0131p onlar\u0131 ele ge\u00e7irmek i\u00e7in sava\u015fm\u0131\u015f olsayd\u0131, Tanr\u0131 gene de ona yard\u0131m eder miydi?<\/p>\n<p>Karde\u015fler g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz gibi bir ki\u015finin d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesi ve y\u00fcrek tutumu neyse, davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131 ve eylemleri de ona g\u00f6re \u015fekilleniyor. Bizler bug\u00fcn \u0130brahim\u2019in iman\u0131na sahibiz. Galatyal\u0131lar\u2019da \u201cB\u00f6ylece iman edenler, iman etmi\u015f olan \u0130brahim&#8217;le birlikte kutsan\u0131rlar\u201d demektedir. Bizler de Melkisedek taraf\u0131ndan kutsanan \u0130brahim gibiyiz. Mezmur<strong> 110:4\u2019te \u015f\u00f6yle diyor:<\/strong> RAB ant i\u00e7ti, karar\u0131ndan d\u00f6nmez: &#8220;Melkisedek d\u00fczeni uyar\u0131nca Sonsuza dek k\u00e2hinsin sen!&#8221; dedi. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Bizi kutsayan ki\u015fi Melkisedek d\u00fczenine g\u00f6re sonsuza kadar ba\u015fkahin olan \u0130sa Mesih\u2019imizdir. Biz zaferimizi, kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z ganimeti, kutsamay\u0131 bereketi hep O\u2019na bor\u00e7luyuz. Bizim kral\u0131m\u0131z O\u2019dur. Bizim Efendimiz O\u2019dur. Biz \u0130sa Mesih\u2019in \u00f6n\u00fcnde e\u011filiyoruz ve her bak\u0131mdan O\u2019na tabii oldu\u011fumuzu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyoruz. O bize d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131m\u0131z kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda zafer kazand\u0131rd\u0131. Bizi tutsakl\u0131ktan, g\u00fcnaha k\u00f6le olmaktan kurtard\u0131. G\u00fcc\u00fcm\u00fcz yokken d\u00fc\u015fmanlar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 elimize teslim etti.<\/p>\n<p>\u015eeytan\u2019\u0131n h\u00fck\u00fcmranl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Egemenli\u011fi\u2019ne ge\u00e7irdi. \u015fimdi Rab\u2019de \u0131\u015f\u0131k \u00e7ocuklar\u0131y\u0131z ve O\u2019nun kutsal egemenli\u011finde ya\u015famaktay\u0131z. Ama bu egemenlikte ya\u015farken hala eski kral ve onun tuzaklar\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kmaktad\u0131r. (G\u00f6zlerin arzular\u0131 mal, m\u00fclk, ) Para Eski kral kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131za \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p cazip teklifler yapabiliyor. T\u0131pk\u0131 Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019n\u0131n \u0130brahim\u2019i ayartmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi o da bizi a\u00e7g\u00f6zl\u00fcl\u00fck yapmam\u0131z i\u00e7in ayart\u0131r. \u015eeytan bize yaltaklanabilir ve bizi gurura ve kibre g\u00f6t\u00fcrmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131r. Bizimle dost olmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131r. Ve dostluk kurmak i\u00e7in paray\u0131, mal\u0131 kullan\u0131r. B\u00f6yle bir durumda \u0130brahim\u2019in tutumu bize \u00f6rnek olmal\u0131.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Matta 6:24<\/em><\/strong>\u2019te Rab \u015f\u00f6yle diyor:<br \/>\n<strong><em>\u201cHi\u00e7 kimse iki Efendiye kulluk edemez. Ya b<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>irinden nefret edip \u00f6b\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc sever, ya da birine ba\u011flan\u0131p \u00f6b\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc hor g\u00f6r\u00fcr. Siz hem Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya, hem de paraya kulluk edemezsiniz\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gene <strong><em>Yakup 4:4<\/em><\/strong>\u2019te<br \/>\n<strong><em>\u201cd\u00fcnyayla dostlu\u011fun Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya d\u00fc\u015fmanl\u0131k oldu\u011funu bilmiyor musunuz? D\u00fcnyayla dost olmak isteyen, kendini Tanr\u0131&#8217;ya d\u00fc\u015fman eder\u201d <\/em><\/strong>deniyor.<\/p>\n<p>Sevgili karde\u015fler, \u0130brahim\u2019in \u00f6rne\u011finde iman adam\u0131n\u0131n paray\u0131 ya da d\u00fcnyay\u0131 de\u011fil, Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kutsamas\u0131n\u0131n ard\u0131nca gitti\u011fini g\u00f6rmekteyiz. Matta\u2019da Rab iki efendiye kulluk edilemez derken birinin Tanr\u0131 di\u011ferinin para olmas\u0131 bizim i\u00e7in \u00f6nemli bir uyar\u0131d\u0131r. Onca \u015fey aras\u0131nda Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kan \u015feyin para oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyip uyar\u0131yor. Demek ki, para sevgisinin insan\u0131 kibre ve d\u00fcnya ile dostlu\u011fa g\u00f6t\u00fcren ba\u015fl\u0131ca unsur oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyebiliriz. Zaten Rab, zengin ki\u015finin Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Egemenli\u011fi\u2019ne girmesinin devenin i\u011fne deli\u011finden ge\u00e7mesinden zordur derken bunu kastediyordu. Zenginlik ki\u015fiyi Tanr\u0131\u2019dan ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131\u011fa ve kendi g\u00fcc\u00fcne, mal\u0131na m\u00fclk\u00fcne g\u00fcvenmeye sevk eder. Ki\u015fi gelece\u011fini Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ellerine teslim etmeye gerek duymaz. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc d\u00fcnyayla dost olmu\u015ftur ve beklentileri art\u0131k d\u00fcnyevidir. Rab\u2019be gelmek i\u00e7in bir neden g\u00f6rmezler. O y\u00fczden Kutsal Kitap, bizi para sevgisine kar\u015f\u0131 bir\u00e7ok yerde uyarmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1.Timoteos 6:6-10<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201celdekiyle yetinerek Tanr\u0131 yolunda y\u00fcr\u00fcmek b\u00fcy\u00fck kazan\u00e7t\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc d\u00fcnyaya ne bir \u015fey getirdik, ne de ondan bir \u015fey g\u00f6t\u00fcrebiliriz.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Yiyece\u011fimiz, giyece\u011fimiz varsa bunlarla yetiniriz.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Zengin olmak isteyenler ayart\u0131l\u0131p tuza\u011fa d\u00fc\u015ferler, insan\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6k\u00fc\u015fe ve y\u0131k\u0131ma g\u00f6t\u00fcren bir\u00e7ok sa\u00e7ma ve zararl\u0131 arzulara kap\u0131l\u0131rlar.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc her t\u00fcrl\u00fc k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn bir k\u00f6k\u00fc de para sevgisidir. Kimileri zengin olma hevesiyle imandan sapt\u0131lar, kendi kendilerine \u00e7ok ac\u0131 \u00e7ektirdiler\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Para sevgisinin iman ya\u015fam\u0131 i\u00e7in ne kadar tehlikeli oldu\u011funu Rab\u2019bin s\u00f6z\u00fc bize net a\u00e7\u0131kl\u0131yor. \u00d6zellikle \u015fu c\u00fcmle var ki, bence bunu \u00e7ok iyi hat\u0131rlamal\u0131y\u0131z. \u201cHer t\u00fcrl\u00fc k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn bir k\u00f6k\u00fc de para sevgisidir.\u201d Yani akl\u0131n\u0131za gelen her k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fck bir \u015fekilde para sevgisinden besleniyor. Para sevgisi k\u00f6k\u00fc her k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc ayakta tutuyor, besliyor, b\u00fcy\u00fct\u00fcyor ve biz insanlar i\u00e7in \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck tehlikeler olu\u015fturuyor. Para hayat\u0131m\u0131zda Tanr\u0131\u2019ya rakip olmak ve sevgimizi kazanmak istiyor.<\/p>\n<p>Para sevgisi y\u00fcre\u011fimizi i\u015fgal ederse, b\u00fct\u00fcn y\u00fcre\u011fimizle Tanr\u0131\u2019y\u0131 sevemeyiz. Para sevgisi ilk ve en \u00f6nemli buyru\u011fu \u00e7i\u011fnememize sebep olan en b\u00fcy\u00fck ayart\u0131d\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc Rab \u201cTanr\u0131n olan Rab\u2019bi b\u00fct\u00fcn y\u00fcre\u011finle, b\u00fct\u00fcn can\u0131nla ve b\u00fct\u00fcn akl\u0131nla seveceksin\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n<p>Para sevgisi y\u00fcz\u00fcnden insanlar zengin olma hevesiyle ayart\u0131l\u0131p tuza\u011fa d\u00fc\u015ferler, \u00e7\u00f6k\u00fc\u015fe ve y\u0131k\u0131ma giderler ve imandan saparlar. Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n do\u011fru yollar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7arp\u0131t\u0131rlar, haks\u0131z kazan\u00e7 u\u011fruna zararl\u0131 arzulara kap\u0131l\u0131rlar. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc a\u00e7g\u00f6zl\u00fcl\u00fck putperestli\u011fin ta kendisidir.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e2lbuki bu ge\u00e7ici \u00e7ad\u0131r\u0131 and\u0131ran bedenlerde ve \u00e7\u00f6l\u00fc and\u0131ran d\u00fcnyada Rab\u2019bin l\u00fctfu alt\u0131nda ya\u015farken ger\u00e7ek ihtiyac\u0131m\u0131z daha \u00e7ok para ya da daha \u00e7ok zenginlik de\u011fildir. D\u00fcnyada insanlara bu mesaj veriliyor ve hatta anne babalar \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na s\u00fcrekli bunu \u00f6\u011fretiyorlar. Zengin olmay\u0131 hedef olarak g\u00f6sterip asl\u0131nda bilin\u00e7sizce \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 ate\u015fe at\u0131yorlar. Eskiden anne babalar \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 Kenan ilah\u0131 Molek\u2019e kurban ederler ve bebeklerini ate\u015fe atarlard\u0131. \u015eimdi ayn\u0131 olay\u0131n ruhsal benzerini d\u00fcnyada g\u00f6rmekteyiz asl\u0131nda.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00fcnyada her zaman daha \u00e7ok para sahibi olmak sorunlar\u0131n \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fc olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyor. E\u011fer daha fazla param olsayd\u0131, \u015funlar\u0131 yapabilirdim, \u015fu e\u011fitimi al\u0131rd\u0131m, \u015fu hizmeti al\u0131rd\u0131m, \u015furalar\u0131 gezerdim vs. diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcp dururlar. Bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce tarz\u0131n\u0131 insanlar kendi \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na da ku\u015faktan ku\u015fa\u011fa aktarmaktad\u0131r. Ancak bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce tarz\u0131 tamamen d\u00fcnyevi ve de\u011fersizdir. Sorunlara d\u00fcnyasal bir bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131yla bakmakla ilgilidir. Bu bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131nda imana yer yoktur. Her \u015fey eldeki maddi \u015feylere g\u00f6re de\u011ferlendirilir. Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n s\u00f6z\u00fcnde ise bedensel ihtiya\u00e7lar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131laman\u0131n yeterli oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor. <strong><em>\u201cYiyece\u011fimiz, giyece\u011fimiz varsa bunlarla yetiniriz.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Eldekiyle yetinerek Tanr\u0131 yolunda y\u00fcr\u00fcmek b\u00fcy\u00fck kazan\u00e7t\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc d\u00fcnyaya ne bir \u015fey getirdik, ne de ondan bir \u015fey g\u00f6t\u00fcrebiliriz. Ey\u00fcp\u2019\u00fcn dedi\u011fi gibi, <strong><em>\u201c\u00e7\u0131plak geldik, \u00e7\u0131plak gidece\u011fiz\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Rab bizi bu konuda daha da anlay\u0131\u015f versin.\u0130htiya\u00e7lar\u0131m\u0131z i\u00e7in imanla Rab\u2019be bakmam\u0131z i\u00e7in l\u00fctuf g\u00f6stersin. Ambar\u0131, kileri olmayan kargalar\u0131 doyuran, \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmayan, iplik e\u011firmeyen zambaklar\u0131 giydiren Rab bize de\u011ferli oldu\u011fumuzu hat\u0131rlats\u0131n.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6yleyse karde\u015fler bug\u00fcn bizi kar\u015f\u0131layan iki kral var, biri \u015ealem Kral\u0131, yani Esenlik \u00d6nderi olan \u0130sa Mesih, di\u011feri ise bu sap\u0131k ve e\u011fri ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n y\u00f6neticisi olan Sodom Kral\u0131 \u0130blis. E\u011fer ruhsal olan\u0131, m\u00fckemmel olan\u0131, iyi olan\u0131 ar\u0131yorsak adresimiz Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n y\u00fcce ba\u015fk\u00e2hini \u0130sa Mesih\u2019tir. O\u2019nun \u00f6n\u00fcnde durmal\u0131, kutsamas\u0131n\u0131 almal\u0131y\u0131z. Bize verdi\u011fi her \u015feyin O\u2019nun l\u00fctfu sayesinde oldu\u011funu O\u2019na tap\u0131narak g\u00f6stermeliyiz.<\/p>\n<p>Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019n\u0131n cazip tekliflerine kanarsak ve onun \u00f6n\u00fcnde durursak kirleniriz ve do\u011frulu\u011fumuzdan \u00f6d\u00fcn vermi\u015f olaca\u011f\u0131z. O bize konu\u015ftu\u011fu zaman \u0130brahim gibi \u201cBenim seninle i\u015fim yok, senden ne alaca\u011f\u0131m var, ne de verece\u011fim. Sana ait hi\u00e7bir \u015feyi istemiyorum.\u201d diyebilmek bizim b\u00fcy\u00fck mutlulu\u011fumuz ve Rab\u2019de \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fczd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n<p>Sevgili karde\u015fler, <strong><em>S\u00fcleyman\u2019\u0131n \u00d6zdeyi\u015fleri 25:26<\/em><\/strong>\u2019da \u00e7ok g\u00fczel bir bilgelik s\u00f6z\u00fc vard\u0131r: <strong><em>\u201cK\u00f6t\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnde pes eden do\u011fru ki\u015fi, Suyu bulanm\u0131\u015f p\u0131nar, kirlenmi\u015f kuyu gibidir.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suyu bulanm\u0131\u015f p\u0131nar ya da kirlenmi\u015f kuyu ne ac\u0131 bir g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc de\u011fil mi?<\/p>\n<p>Bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnelim: \u00c7\u00f6lden ge\u00e7ip gelmi\u015f susuz ki\u015filer uzaklardan bu su kayna\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcrler ve sevin\u00e7le ona ko\u015farlar. Ama suyu \u00e7ektiklerinde kirli, zehirli bir suyla kar\u015f\u0131la\u015f\u0131rlarsa bu onlar i\u00e7in b\u00fcy\u00fck bir hayal k\u0131r\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n<p>E\u011fer Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019n\u0131n k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda pes edersek ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131za gelecek budur. \u00d6nce \u0130sa Mesih\u2019e ondal\u0131k verip O\u2019nun \u00f6n\u00fcnde e\u011filip sonra Sodom Kral\u0131\u2019n\u0131n a\u00e7g\u00f6zl\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne uyarsak, onunla ortakl\u0131k i\u00e7ine girer, dostluk kurarsak kirleniriz.<\/p>\n<p>Sular\u0131m\u0131zdan i\u00e7meye gelen insanlar bize bak\u0131p kirlilik, bulan\u0131kl\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fcyorsa vay halimize! Nice g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr kiliseler maalesef g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde bu hale gelmi\u015f durumda. \u0130nsanlara fayda sa\u011flamak ya da Rab\u2019bin s\u00f6z\u00fcne tan\u0131kl\u0131k etmek \u015f\u00f6yle dursun, yapt\u0131klar\u0131 k\u00f6t\u00fc i\u015flerle Rab\u2019bin ad\u0131na k\u00fcf\u00fcr edilmesine arac\u0131 oluyorlar.<\/p>\n<p>Bu ac\u0131 resim bug\u00fcn bizim y\u00fcre\u011fimize, akl\u0131m\u0131za bir ibret olarak i\u015flesin ve Rab\u2019bin se\u00e7ip kutsad\u0131\u011f\u0131 do\u011fru ki\u015filer olarak sular\u0131 temiz, i\u00e7enlerin b\u00fcy\u00fck sevin\u00e7 ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 p\u0131narlar, kuyular olal\u0131m. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc her \u015fey Rab\u2019bin y\u00fcceli\u011fi i\u00e7indir.<\/p>\n<p>\u015eu ayetle bitirmek istiyorum:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Filipililer 2:14<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201cya\u015fam s\u00f6z\u00fcne s\u0131ms\u0131k\u0131 sar\u0131larak aralar\u0131nda evrendeki y\u0131ld\u0131zlar gibi parlad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z bu e\u011fri ve sap\u0131k ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n ortas\u0131nda kusursuz ve saf, Tanr\u0131&#8217;n\u0131n lekesiz \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 olas\u0131n\u0131z.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dirisu Kilisesi<\/p>\n<p>Alper \u00d6zharar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>28 Nisan 2013 Sevgili karde\u015fler, bug\u00fcn \u0130brahim hayat\u0131ndaki \u00f6nemli bir d\u00f6n\u00fcm noktas\u0131na de\u011finmek istiyorum. \u0130brahim Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bir peygamberiydi ve daha da \u00f6nemlisi iman atam\u0131zd\u0131r. O Tanr\u0131\u2019n\u0131n dostu diye \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131lan, \u00e7oklar\u0131n [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metin-vaazlar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirisukilisesi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}