Kada je čovek odlučio da posluša zmiju i prekršio zapovest Božiju, čovek je izgubio svoj duhovni položaj sina Božijeg, whereby the peace between man and God was broken and man lost his dominion to the devil. The devil not only took God’s place, by becoming the father of fallen man, but also the place and dominion of man, who was God’s son and appointed as ruler on earth. The devil became the ruler and god of this world and the father of fallen man. Svako, who would be born on earth would enter his dominion, be his child, come under his authority, and live in obedience to him. Međutim, God prophesied about the coming of Jesus Christ, Who would restore the position of fallen man and the peace between fallen man and God. Let’s look at how Jesus restored the peace between fallen man and God.
Jesus Christ restored the peace between fallen man and God and the position of fallen man
U Postanku 3:15, Bog je rekao, He would put enmity between him (Đavo) i žena. Between his seed (Pali čovjek) and her Seed (Isuse). The Seed of the woman (Isuse) would bruise the devil’s head and the devil would bruise His heel.
God referred to the coming of Jesus Christ, Njegovo Redemivni rad na krstu, Njegova krv, i vaskrsenje iz mrtvih. Whereby Jesus took the devil’s authority (ključevi) and restored fallen man’s position and the peace between fallen man and God.
As mentioned in the article ‘Kakav je mir donio Isus na Zemlju', Jesus didn’t come to bring a peace as the world defines peace.
Jesus came to restore what was broken and disturbed in the spiritual realm. This was the relationship between God and man, and fallen man’s position. Jesus came not only to restore but also to give back the authority and dominion over the earth, which God originally gave to man but was taken by the devil, to the new man.
The generation of the new man is born of the Seed
Bog je dao svima, who is born on earth and belongs to the generation of fallen man, the ability to become a new creation (novi čovjek) kroz Isusa Krista.
One, who by faith in Christ, are born again in Him belong to the generation of the new man.
The generation of the new man is delivered from the power of the devil, Greh, and death through the crucifixion of the flesh and the resurrection of the spirit from the dead.
Koji nas je izbavio od vlasti tame, i preveo nas je u kraljevstvo svog dragog Sina: In Whomwe have redemption through His blood, čak i oproštenje grehova (Kološanima 1:13-14)
Kroz regeneraciju u Hristu, Starac (Pali čovjek), koji pripada svetu (tama) becomes the novi čovjek. The new man is transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God, where Jesus reigns.
Kroz regeneraciju u Hristu, God redeemed you from your sins. God forgave all your sins!
The new man has become a son of God (oba mužjaka i ženke) and belongs to the Kingdom of God. Kroz ovu duhovnu transformaciju, the new man has become an enemy of the devil and his seed (generation of fallen man).
The enmity in the seed of the devil
The new man is born of the Seed of God and no longer an enemy of God. But the new man has become an enemy of the devil and his seed (his children).
Jesus took the enmity against God, that is present in the seed of the devil; Pali čovjek, na sebi. Jesus carried it in His flesh on the cross and took away the enmity between God and fallen man.
Why is the carnal mind enmity against God?
The carnal mind is enmity against God because it is not subject to the law of God. The old man has the nature of the devil, including his enmity against God. As long as the Starac is not born again in Christ and doesn’t renew his mind sa Riječju Božjom, he stays carnal and has the mind of the world and walks after the flesh according to the course of this world.
Telesni um je neprijateljstvo prema Bogu: jer nije podložan zakonu Božijem, ni jedno ni drugo ne može biti. Dakle, oni koji su u tijelu ne mogu ugoditi Bogu (Rimljanima 8:7-8)
The old man is darkened in his mind and shall not be able to submit to God and walk in His will and please Him.
One, who are born in the flesh and aren’t born again in the Spirit in Christ are sons of the devil and belong to him.
Oni su grešnici, who have the nature of the devil and listen to him and obey him. Therefore they shall live after the flesh and persevere in sin.
They’re rebellious and live, just like their father, in enmity with God. They don’t listen and submit to God’s will. Umjesto toga, they are prideful and do what they want to do.
Ljudi, who have not laid down their lives and won’t submit to God’s will, don’t belong to Him. They still belong to the devil according to the Bible (Oh. Matthew 10:39; 16:25; 19:29, Mark 8:35, Luke 9:24; 17:33, John 5:24; 6:47; 8:44; 10:25-30, 1 John 3:8-10).
Unregenerated people live in enmity with God
Ljudi, koji ne pripadaju Bogu (through Christ), don’t live in peace with God, but live in enmity with God.
Zato, the peace of God is not present in their lives. They’re worried, agitated, anksiozan, pod stresom, full of fear, and unforgiveness which leads to angriness and bitterness. They’re pressed down, depresivno, and constantly accused in their mind and live under condemnation (Isaija 48:22; 57:21).
God established the spiritual laws in the universe
People can accept and approve of all evil (Greh), koje je Bog otkrio i zapisano je u Bibliji. But God created the spiritual laws, which are established forever in the universe and always apply. No one can change anything about the spiritual laws. (Pročitajte također: Božja reč je predodređena zauvek).
God was (i još uvijek je) so loving, that He revealed these spiritual laws in the Old Covenant to His carnal people, by giving His word and Law, koji predstavlja Njegovu volju.
God wrote them on Tablete od kamena, which represented the heart of the old carnal man. Because God wanted His commandments, što je predstavljalo svoju volju, to be written in the heart of the old man. So that His people were familiar with His will and Njegove misli and keep His way.
God’s great love towards man became even more visible by keeping His promise of the coming of Jesus Christ and the restoration of fallen man, through the process of regeneration of the new creation; Novi čovjek.
Jesus broke down the middle wall of partition
Stoga se opravdava vjerom, imamo mir sa Bogom kroz našeg Gospoda Isusa Hrista: Po kome takođe imamo pristup verom u ovu milost u kojoj stojimo, i radujte se u nadi u slavu Božju (Rimljanima 5:1-2)
By sending His Son Jesus Christ, who was the Prvorođenče novog stvaranja, and by His work at the cross, His sacrifice and His blood, i vaskrsenje iz mrtvih, God gave man the opportunity to be reconciled with Him in Christ, polaganjem mesa, which has the nature of the devil, including the enmity with God, and the resurrection of the spirit from the dead. (Pročitajte također: Šta je pravo značenje krsta?).
That’s the peace, that Jesus brought on earth, besides preaching and bringing the Kingdom of God to God’s people.
Jesus came and restored the peace between God and man and fallen man’s position as a son of God and gave back his dominion on earth (Kološanima 1:20, Hebrejima 13:20-21).
Jer On je naš mir, Ko je napravio oboje, i srušio je srednji zid pregrade između nas; Ukinuvši u svom tijelu neprijateljstvo, čak i zakon zapovesti sadržan u uredbama; jer da od dvojice stvori u Sebi jednog novog čovjeka, pa sklapanje mira; I da bi mogao pomiriti oboje s Bogom u jednom tijelu na križu, ubivši time neprijateljstvo: I dođoše i propovijedaše mir vama koji ste bili daleko, i onima koji su bili blizu. Jer kroz Njega oboje imamo pristup Ocu jednim Duhom (Efežanima 2:14-18)
The new man can’t be raised from the dead unless the old man dies
Međutim, the new man can not be raised from the dead, unless the old man dies. As long as the old man stays alive, man has the devil’s nature and walks according to it. Man shall be led by his carnal mind, čula, Osećanja, Emocije, and the will, Požude, i želje meso. Zbog toga, the old man is not able to submit to God’s will, which is written in the Bible. But the old man lives in rebellion against God.
As long as the old man reigns and perseveres in sins, the person shall not experience the peace of God.
No matter how many times the person goes to church, is helpful towards others, bavi se dobrotvornim radom, gives alms, walks in the false love of the world, reads the Bible and prays, itd.
It shall not matter. Jer, in the eyes of God, all these works will be considered vain.
The person shall have peace with the world, but shall not have peace with God.
Zbog činjenice, that many people don’t know what truly happened at the cross and don’t have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit abiding in them, Mnogo ljudi, including those who claim to be Christians, don’t have peace, but are restless, anksiozan, haotičan, uplašen, depressed and are led by their flesh, okolnosti, i okolina.
How can you experience true peace?
Postoji samo jedan način to experience true peace and that’s by faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God. By faith in Christ and His redemptive work and by laying down the enmity of the old man (towards God) u Njemu, you’ll experience the true peace of God.
The birth of the new man in Jesus Christ
Kroz Krštenje u vodi, you identify yourself with Jesus Christ and His sufferings and death. In the water, you bury the old man and his nature, including his enmity with God.
If you laid down the old man in Jesus Christ and became a new creation in Him, your spiritual position is restored and you’re reconciled with God and have peace. Sada, you can have a relationship with the Father through Jesus; Riječ.
God is no longer far away, but He is near. He lives inside of you by His Holy Spirit. Preko Reči i Svetog Duha, Who live inside you, you’re connected with Him. (John 14:20-24; 26, Efežanima 2:22).
Jesus restored the peace, i kao rezultat, the peace of God abides in the new man
Because Jesus restored the peace between fallen man and God, kroz Njegovo otkupiteljsko djelo, Njegova krv, and the recreation of the new man, the peace of God abides in the new man.
I mir Božiji, koja prolazi svu razumijevanje, čuvaće vaša srca i umove kroz Hrista Isusa (Filipljanima 4:7)
Jesus restored the peace between fallen man God. As long as you stay in Christ and walk after the Spirit according to the Word in connection with the Father, you’ll experience God’s peace in your life, koja prolazi svu razumijevanje (John 14:27, Filipljanima 4:7, 2 Solun 3:16).
Mir koji odlazim s tobom, Moj mir dajem ti ti: not as the world giveth give I unto you. Neka vam ne bude uznemireno srce, niti neka se plaši. (John 14:27)
Jesus didn’t leave the peace of this world that depends on relationships with others, situacije, i okolina.
But Jesus left the peace of God, through which you live in peace with Him.
The peace of God doesn’t depend on relationships with others, okolnosti, situacije, i okolina.
But this peace is present in you from the moment you’re born again. Through the regeneration process in Christ, your position has been restored and you’re reconciled with God, causing you to live in peace with God.
Nothing and no one can steal God’s peace as long as you stay in Him
This peace of God that passes all understanding shall reign in your heart. No one shall be able to take that mir od tebe, as long as you stay in Him. (Kološanima 3:15).
As long as you stay in Christ and obey Him and do what He says, you’ll always experience His peace. You’ll experience His peace despite people’s behavior, situacije, probleme, okolina, and the resistance and persecution of the world.
Jesus left His peace and those who stay in Him and obey and slijedite Ga experience His peace.
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