BA`I GIO+'I-THIE^.U:
THA'M-HIE^?M NO+I MA` QUI'-VI. CHU+A TU+`NG DDE^'N.
PHA^`N MO^.T: CA'I BA?N-DDO^`
"CA'I BA?N-DDO^`"
Ngu+o+`i con chu+a tu+`ng tha^'y cha mi`nh nghie^n-cu+'u ta^'m ba?n ddo^`
mo^.t ca'ch cha(m-chu' nhu+ va^.y\. No' ho?i, "Cha o+i, ta^'m ba?n-ddo^`
gi` ma` cha ddang coi va^.y\?"
Ngu+o+`i cha mi?m cu+o+`i\. "Ca'i ba?n-ddo^` na`y ve~ cho bie^'t ca'c
ddu+o+`ng-pho^' cu?a ca'i tha`nh-pho^' ma` mi`nh se~ chuye^?n dde^'n.
Ngu+o+`i ta no'i la` co' nhie^`u vie^.c dde^? la`m o+? tha`nh-pho^' ddo'
la('m." Ro^`i nu. cu+o+`i cu?a ngu+o+`i cha tro+? tha`nh ho+i me^'u\.
"Ho^`i xu+a, lu'c na`o cha cu~ng bie^'t cho^~ cu?a mi`nh ca?", ngu+o+`i
cha dda'p, "nhu+ng the^'-gio+'i dda~ thay-ddo^?i\. Va` ba^y-gio+` mi`nh
pha?i ti`m dde^'n cho^~ mi`nh chu+a tu+`ng dde^'n. Bo+?i the^', ne^n ai
cu~ng ca^`n ca'i ba?n-ddo^` he^'t."
Cuo^.c ha`nh-tri`nh ra^'t xa, va` co' nhie^`u thi`-gio+` dde^? suy-nghi~.
Sau mo^.t ho^`i, ngu+o+`i con la.i nhi`n dde^'n cha\. "Cha o+i,
sinh-nha^.t cu?a con sa('p to+'i ro^`i\. Con bie^'t la` kho^ng ddu+o+.c
ddo`i-ho?i nhie^`u, nhu+ng co' mo^.t ddie^`u ma` cha co' the^? cho con
ddu+o+.c nhe'!"
"Cha se~ ra'ng la`m ba^'t-cu+' ddie^`u-gi` cho con, ne^'u ddu?-su+'c mi`nh,
con o+i\. Con muo^'n gi` con ?"
"Mo^.t ta^'m ba?n-ddo^`!"
"Sao con la.i ddo`i ta^'m ba?n-ddo^` ?"
Ngu+o+`i con suy-nghi~ ca^?n-tha^.n ro^`i dda'p: "Bo+?i con se~ lo+'n
le^n. Con se~ ddi tha'm-hie^?m dde^'n nhu+~ng cho^~ con chu+a tu+`ng
dde^'n. Va` cha dda~ no'i ra(`ng, 'NE^N AI CU~NG CA^`N CA'I BA?N-DDO^`
HE^'T!'"
TA^'M BA?N-DDO^` CHO CUO^.C-SO^'NG?
Ngu+o+`i cha no'i ddu'ng. Tho+`i buo^?i na`y la` lu'c ddo^?i-thay\.
Ngu+o+`i con dda~ kho^n-ngoan dde^? ti`m ta^'m ba?n-ddo^` dde^? so^'ng
trong nhu+~ng tho+`i-dda.i ddo^?i-thay\. Su+. tha^.t la`, du` mi`nh tre?
hay gia`, TA^'T CA? MO.I NGU+O+`I CHU'NG TA SE~ THA'M-HIE^?M DDE^'N
NHU+~NG CHO^~ MI`NH CHU+A BAO GIO+` DDE^'N CA?. Mo^~i nga`y chu'ng ta
ddu+o+ng dda^`u vo+'i nhie^`u ddie^`u dde^? quye^'t-ddi.nh, ca'c
ddo`i-ho?i mo+'i, va` ca? su+. nguy-hie^?m mo+'i\. La`m sao chu'ng ta co'
the^? ti`m ca'c lo^'i dde^? vu+o+.t qua ta^'t-ca? nhu+~ng ddie^`u ddo'?
La`m sao chu'ng ta co' the^? da^~n-da('t gia-ddi`nh va` nha^'t la` con
tre? cu?a chu'ng ta\? Co' nhie^`u ba?n-ddo^` cho ta^'t ca? ca'c no+i tre^n
toa`n ca^`u\. Nhu+ng co' mo^.t ca'i ba?n-ddo^` na`o cho chuye^'n
ha`nh-tri`nh lo+'n-lao nha^'t, cho CHI'NH CUO^.C-SO^'NG?
TA^'M BA?N-DDO^` CHO SU+. CHE^'T?
Chu'ng ta hay a(n-mu+`ng sinh-nha^.t, nhu+ng no' cu~ng nha('c cho chu'ng
ta bie^'t ra(`ng kho^ng co' ai trong chu'ng ta ddu+o+.c tre? la.i ca?!
Tha?m-the^ thay, dda'm-tang nha('c la.i cho chu'ng ta ra(`ng: CHU'NG TA
CU~NG SE~ THA'M-HIE^?M DDE^'N CHO^~ MI`NH CHU+A TU+`NG DDE^'N. Kinh-Tha'nh
dde^`-ca^.p dde^'n su+. che^'t nhu+ sau, tha^.t na~o-nu`ng.
DDi dde^'n nha` tang-che^' ho+n la` dde^'n nha` ye^'n-tie^.c; vi`
ta.i ddo' tha^'y su+. cuo^'i cu`ng cu?a mo.i ngu+o+`i; va` ngu+o+`i
so^'ng dde^? va`o lo`ng (Truye^`n-DDa.o 7:2).
Theo nhu+ dda~ ddi.nh cho loa`i ngu+o+`i pha?i che^'t mo^.t la^`n,
ro^`i chi.u pha'n-xe't (He^-Bo+-Ro+ 9:27).
Song nga`y mai se~ ra the^? na`o, anh em cha(?ng bie^'t! Vi` su+.
so^'ng cu?a anh em la` chi\? Cha(?ng qua nhu+ ho+i nu+o+'c, hie^.n
ra mo^.t la't ro^`i la.i tan ngay (Gia-Co+ 4:14)
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CHU' THI'CH 1: Chu'ng to^i tru+ng-da^~n Lo+`i Tha'nh dde^? khuye^'n-khi'ch
qui'-vi. na`o co' Kinh-Tha'nh thi` cu`ng do+? ra ddo.c theo\. Song-le,
Nhu+~ng ai kho^ng co' Kinh-Tha'nh cu~ng se~ ca?m tha^'y de^~-da`ng hoa`n
ta^'t ba`i ho.c va` tra? lo+`i ca^u-ho?i, bo+?i vi` ta^'t ca? ca'c Chu+~
Tha'nh dde^`u ddu+o+.c tru+ng-da^~n hoa(.c tha?o-lua^.n trong ba`i\. Lo+`i
Tha'nh du`ng trong ca'c ba`i ho.c dde^`u ddu+o+.c tri'ch tu+` quye^?n
KINH-THA'NH CU+.U-U+O+'C VA` TA^N-U+O+'C, cu?a THA'NH-KINH HO^.I TA.I
VIE^.T-NAM o+? SA`I-GO`N giu+~ ba?n-quye^`n, na(m 1975.
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Than o+i, cuo^.c so^'ng qua nhanh qua'. Ne^'u hu?y-pha' ddo+`i mi`nh bo+?i
vi` mi`nh ddi sai hu+o+'ng thi` qua? la` uo^?ng qua'! Tuy the^' la`m sao
mi`nh co' the^? bie^'t ddu+o+.c mu.c-tie^u va` ddu+o+`ng hu+o+'ng
cha^n-tha^.t cu?a ddo+`i ngu+o+`i\? La`m sao mi`nh bie^'t cha('c ra(`ng
mi`nh dda~ su+?a-soa.n cho nhu+~ng gi` na(`m o+? be^n co~i che^'t? DDoa'n
thi` cu~ng kho^ng the^? ddu? ddu+o+.c. DDo+`i so^'ng cu?a chu'ng ta co'
the^? dda~ bi. hu+-ma^'t tru+o+'c khi mi`nh co' the^? nha^.n tha^'y la`
mi`nh dda~ ddoa'n sai dde^'n nhu+ the^' na`o ro^`i\. Co' ta^'m ba?n ddo^`
na`o dde^? chu'ng ta co' the^? tha^.t-lo`ng tin-tu+o+?ng dde^? lo cho
cuo^.c ha`nh-tri`nh cuo^'i-cu`ng ddo'?
Ra^'t nhie^`u ngu+o+`i cho ra(`ng co' mo^.t ba?n ddo^` dde^? da^~n chu'ng
ta an-toa`n va` ha`nh-tri`nh trong cuo^.c ddo+`i va` co~i che^'t. Bie^'t
bao nhie^u the^'-ky? ho. dda~ ho.c ddu+o+.c su+. kho^n-ngoan tu+` ca'c
trang cu?a ca'i ba?n-ddo^` ddo'. Ho. dda~ ha^'p-thu. ddu+o+.c nghi.-lu+.c
va` su+. an-u?i tu+` nhu+~ng chu+~ o+? ddo'. Mo^.t ngu+o+`i gia`,
tinh-kho^n na(`m cho+` che^'t, ngu+o+`i ba?o ddu+'a con ddo.c cho tu+`
quye^?n KINH. DDu+'a con tha('c-ma('c va` dda'p, "Quye^?n Kinh na`o va^.y
cha\?" Ngu+o+`i cha tra? lo+`i, du` ra(`ng gio.ng mi`nh dda~ ye^'u nhu+ng
ddu+'c-tin mi`nh va^~n vu+~ng, "Chi? co' mo^.t quye^?n KINH tho^i, quye^?n
KINH-THA'NH."
PHA^`N HAI: QUYE^?N KINH
MI`NH GO.I BA^'T CU+' QUYE^?N SA'CH NA`O LA` QUYE^?N "KINH" DDU+O+.C
KHO^NG?
La`m sao ma` mo^.t quye^?n sa'ch la.i ddu+o+.c go.i la` quye^?n "Kinh ?"
Ba('t buo^.c la` pha?i dda(.c-bie^.t la('m ro^`i\. Qui' vi. se~ tha^'y,
quye^?n KINH-THA'NH ra^'t dda'ng ddu+o+.c go.i ba(`ng ca'i te^n ddo'.
Kho^ng ca^`n bie^'t la` qui'-vi. co' nghie^n- cu+'u ca'c sa'ch nhu+ the^'
na`o, quye^?n Kinh-Tha'nh va^~n ddu+o+.c no^?i-ba^.t ra tha`nh quye^?n
KINH. Sau dda^y la` chi? va`i ddie^?m dde^? suy-xe't:
CA'C BA?N CO^?-XU+A
Tru+o+'c sau gi`, thi` ta^'t-ca? ca'c sa'ch dde^`u se~ bi. hao-mo`n
cu~-ky~. Bo+?i the^', ha^`u he^'t ca'c ba`i vie^'t tu+` 2000 na(m tru+o+'c
chi? co`n co' va`i ba?n to^`n-ta.i\. Thi'-du., ba`i vie^'t cu?a nha`
ca^`m-quye^`n La-ma~ no^?i-tie^'ng co^?-xu+a, Giu-li-o+.t Xe^-Xa
DDa.i-dde^'. Chi? co`n to^`n-ta.i la.i khoa?ng 10 ba?n vie^'t co^?-xu+a
cu?a mo.i quye^?n sa'ch quan-tro.ng. Co' bao nhie^u ba?n vie^'t tu+`
Tho+`i Ta^n-U+o+'c co`n to^`n-ta.i\? Khoa?ng tre^n 4000! Ba?n xu+a nha^'t
ddu+o+.c vie^'t va`o khoa?ng lu'c quye^?n Ta^n-U+o+'c ddu+o+.c vie^'t
dda^`u-tie^n. Trong la~nh-vu+.c na`y, kho^ng co' quye^?n sa'ch co^? na`o
co' the^? gio^'ng nhu+ Kinh-Tha'nh ddu+o+.c. Kho^ng co' quye^?n sa'ch
na`o ddu+o+.c lu+u-truye^`n tu+` the^'-ky? na`y dde^'n the^'-ky? kha'c
ba(`ng mo^.t ca'ch an-toa`n va` cha('c-cha('n nhu+ va^.y\.
THO^NG-DI.CH
Kinh-Tha'nh ddu+o+.c vie^'t tru+o+'c-tie^n ba(`ng tie^'ng He^-Bo+-ro+,
A-Ram, ro^`i Hy-La.p. Ta ddo.c ddu+o+.c nga`y nay la` do su+. tho^ng-di.ch
qua ca'c ngo^n-ngu+~ hie^.n-dda.i\. Ca'c nha` tho^ng-di.ch co' the^? du`ng
ddu+o+.c tu+` nhu+~ng ba?n vie^'t cu~-ky~ nha^'t cho dde^'n ba?n vie^'t
to^'t nha^'t cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh. Ho. tho^ng-hie^?u ddu+o+.c ky~-ca`ng
tie^'ng co^?-xu+a va` tie^'ng hie^.n-dda.i ddu+o+.c he^'t. Bo+?i the^',
ho. co' the^? mang la.i su+. dda?m-ba?o dde^'n cho chu'ng ta nhu+~ng gi`
Kinh-Tha'nh muo^'n no'i\. Nhu+~ng lo+`i na`y quan-tro.ng dde^'n ddo^~i ma`
quye^?n Kinh-tha'nh (hay nhie^`u pha^`n trong ddo') ddu+o+.c tho^ng-di.ch
nhie^`u dde^'n 2000 ngo^n-ngu+~. Ho+n 80% cu?a da^n-so^' the^'-gio+'i no'i
nhu+~ng tie^'ng ddo'. Cha(?ng co' quye^?n sa'ch na`o ddu+o+.c tho^ng-di.ch
nhie^`u ho+n quye^?n Kinh-Tha'nh ca?.
A^'N-LOA'T
Kinh-Tha'nh la` quye^?n sa'ch dda^`u-tie^n ddu+o+.c a^'n-ba?n cho ngu+o+`i
bi`nh-da^n. Co' nhie^`u quye^?n sa'ch ddu+o+.c a^'n loa't. Nhu+ng kho^ng
co' quye^?n sa'ch na`o ddu+o+.c in nhie^`u ho+n la` Kinh-Tha'nh ca?. Tu+`
na(m na`y dde^'n na(m kha'c, Kinh-Tha'nh va^~n ddu+o+.c tie^'p-tu.c la`m
quye^?n sa'ch thi.nh-ha`nh nha^'t tre^n du+o+ng-gian. Cha(?ng co' quye^?n
sa'ch na`o co' the^? ddu+o+.c ga^`n mu+'c dde^? bi` ddu+o+.c he^'t!
SU+. THA^.T-THA`
Nhu+~ng ba?n vie^'t cu?a ca'c quo^'c-gia tho+`i co^? ddu+o+.c
no^?i-tie^'ng vi` dda~ dde^`-ca^.p dde^'n nhu+~ng ddie^`u to^'t-dde.p
nha^'t cu?a li.ch-su+? cu?a ho.. (Khai tha^.t ve^` ca'c ddie^?m xa^'u cu?a
ca'c vua thi` se~ bi. thu+o+?ng cho ca'i a'n tu+?-hi`nh.) Cha^n-ly' va`
su+. tha`nh-tha^.t hoa`n-toa`n cu?a Quye^?n Kinh-Tha'nh la`m cho no' kha'c
ha(?n vo+'i sa'ch kha'c. Kinh-Tha'nh ke^? he^'t nhu+~ng ca'i to^'t va`
xa^'u (va` ngay ca? nhu+~ng su+. ra^'t xa^'u-xa) cu?a ca'c nha`
la~nh-dda.o no^?i-tie^'ng cu?a Do-Tha'i\. Du` la` vua hoa(.c dda^`y-to+',
gia`u hay nghe`o, dda`n o^ng hoa(.c dda`n ba`, ta^'t ca? dde^`u ddu+o+.c
do`-xe't theo mo^.t ca^y thu+o+'c, "lua^.t-pha'p cu?a
DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i\."
VIE^'T RA
Kinh Tha'nh ddu+o+.c vie^'t bo+?i 40 ngu+o+`i trong khoa?ng 1600 na(m. Vi`
ha^`u-he^'t ca'c ta'c-gia? na`y kho^ng co' so^'ng cu`ng tho+`i vo+'i nhau,
ne^n ho. kho^ng the^? na`o vie^'t chung vo+'i nhau ba(`ng ca'ch
tru+.c-tie^'p na`o ca?. Nhu+ng Kinh-Tha'nh la` mo^.t ca^u truye^.n
ma.ch-la.c ho+.p-y' vo+'i nhau\. No' ta.o ne^n mo^.t bu+'c-tranh
nguye^n-ve.n hoa`n-toa`n. Cha(?ng co' quye^?n sa'ch na`o ddu+o+.c vie^'t
gio^'ng nhu+ va^.y ca?. Co' mo^.t ddie^`u hay nha^'t la` no' mang dde^'n
nhu+~ng li.ch-su+? cu?a ha(`ng the^'-ky? vo+'i su+. kho^n-ngoan
to^.t-ddi?nh.
SU+. TIN-THEO
Cha(?ng co' chi la` nga.c-nhie^n vi` ca? ho+n mo^.t pha^`n tu+ da^n-so^'
cu?a the^'-gio+'i co^ng-nha^.n ddu+'c-tin no+i Kinh-Tha'nh. Co' ba " TO^N
GIA'O THE^'-GIO+'I " lo+'n-chi'nh no'i la` ho. nguye^n-go^'c tu+`
Kinh-Tha'nh ma` ra\. Kho^ng co' quye^?n sa'ch na`o ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng-u+'ng
mo^.t ca'ch tho^ng-du.ng vu+o+.t-qua' ddu+o+.c ca'c la(`n ranh-gio+'i cu?a
ca'c ti'n-ngu+o+~ng chi'nh. Ne^'u chu'ng ta tha^.t-su+. ti`m-kie^'m ca'i
Ba?n-DDo^` Cu?a Su+.-So^'ng, chu'ng ta ha~y tha(m-do` dde^'n Kinh-Tha'nh.
"QUYE^?N SA'CH HO+N MO.I SA'CH"
Kinh-Tha'nh ddu+o+.c ga'n nha~n ne^u tre^n vi` su+. thu+o+.ng-tha(.ng
tre^n he^'t mo.i sa'ch. Nhu+ng cu~ng trong mo^.t phu+o+ng-die^.n kha'c,
"Quye^?n sa'ch ho+n mo.i sa'ch" la` vi` no' la` mo^.t bo^. sa'ch go^`m 66
ta'c-pha^?m (hay "sa'ch"). 39 quye^?n dda^`u la`m tha`nh ba?n
CU+.U-U+O+'C. Ha^`u-he^'t ddu+o+.c vie^'t ba(`ng tie^'ng He^-Bo+-Ro+ o+?
giu+~a 1500 dde^'n 400 na(m Tru+o+'c Chu'a\. Nhu+~ng quye^?n na`y to? cho
bie^'t ra(`ng DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i dda~ ta.o ra vu~-tru. va` va.n-va^.t
trong ddo'. DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i ta.o ra loa`i ngu+o+`i "gio^'ng nhu+
hi`nh DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i" (Sa'ng-The^'-Ky' 1:27). Khi ngu+o+`i
dda^`u-tie^n dda~ nghi.ch cu`ng DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i, su+. bo^.i-nghi.ch
dda~ mang dde^'n su+. ddau-kho^? va` su+. che^'t. Nhu+ng lo`ng thu+o+ng
ngu+o+`i cu?a DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i va^~n kho^ng he^` thay-ddo^?i\.
Gia'n-Tie^'p qua A'p-Ra-Ham va` ca'c con-cha'u ngu+o+`i,
DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i dda~ ddi.nh-sa(~n ca'ch dde^? loa`i ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c
pho'ng-thi'ch kho?i ca'c to^.i-lo^~i va` su+. ddau-kho^?. Cu?a le^~-thie^u
ca'c su'c-va^.t dda~ gi u'p ngu+o+`i-ta y'-thu+'c ddu+o+.c su+.ca^`n pha?i
co' mo^.t cu?a te^'-le^~ kho^ng ti`-ve^'t the^' cho to^.i-lo^~i (E^-sai
53; He^-Bo+-Ro+ 10). Ca'c nha` tie^n-tri dda~ pha'n tru+o+'c dde^'n mo^.t
DDa^'ng Tie^n-Tri trong tu+o+ng lai (Phu.c-Truye^`n Lua^.t-Le^. Ky' 18;
Co^ng-Vu. Ca'c Su+'-DDo^` 3:19-26). Ca'c nha` tie^n-tri dda~ ne^u le^n
mo^.t DDa^'ng cao ho+n Tha^`y Te^'-Le^~ va` se~ vi` loa`i-ngu+o+`i ma`
le^n tre^n tro+`i\. (Thi-Thie^n 110; HE^-bo+-ro+ 7). Ca'c vua la`
ddo`n-ba^?y dde^? chua^?n-bi. cho mo^.t vi. Vua chi'nh-tha^.t (Thi-Thie^n
2; E^-Sai 9). DDa^'ng Tie^n-Tri, Tha^`y Te^'-Le^~, va` Vi. Vua na`y se~
la` DDa^'ng "Me^-si" hay "Christ." Cu+.u-U+o+'c khie^'n cho ngu+o+`i-ta
mong-ddo+.i su+. mau-dde^'n cu?a Nga`i\.
Pha^`n cuo^'i cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh la` Ta^n-U+o+'c. Ca? 27 quye^?n sa'ch va`
thu+ na`y ddu+o+.c vie^'t ba(`ng tie^'ng Hy-La.p, giu+~a na(m 50 va` 100
Sau Chu'a, tu+'c vu+`a sau khi su+. hie^.n-dde^'n cu?a Chu'a Gie^-Xu\.
Pha^`n na`y loan-ra Tin-La`nh (Tin-Tu+'c To^'t-La`nh) ra(`ng Gie^-Xu la`
"DDa^'ng Christ" ma` dda~ ddu+o+.c DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i hu+'a ban. Pha^`n
na`y tu+o+`ng-tri`nh su+. da.y-do^~ cu?a Nga`i, va` ca'c quye^`n-phe'p
dda(.c-bie^.t chu+'ng-minh ra(`ng DDa^'ng Tie^n-Tri ddo' tu+` DDu+'c-Chu'a
Tro+`i\. Ca'c sa'ch va` tho+ na`y cho ta tha^'y ddo+`i so^'ng vo^-to^.i
cu?a Nga`i, ne^n Nga`i cu~ng la` cu?a te^'-le^~ kho^ng ti`-ve^'t. Su+.
che^'t tre^n ca^y tha^.p-tu+. cha(?ng pha?i la` mo^.t su+. nga^~u-nhie^n
hay tha^'t-ba.i\. Vie^.c ddo' dda~ ddu+o+.c dda(.t-tru+o+'c bo+?i
DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i, the^' cho su+. tru+`ng-tri. cho to^.i-lo^~i cu?a
chu'ng ta\. (Co^ng-Vu. Ca'c Su+'-DDo^` 2; I-Phi-E-Ro+ 2:24; I-Gia(ng
2:2). The^' co' nghi~a la` ai dde^'n DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i qua Chu'a
Gie^-Xu, tu+'c Tha^`y Te^'-Le^~ Thu+o+.ng-Pha^?m, se~ ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng
su+. tha-thu+'. La`m sao chu'ng-ta co' the^? bie^'t cha('c ddu+o+.c nhu+
va^.y\? Chi'nh DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i dda~ ban cho ca'c chu+'ng-co+' ba(`ng
ca'ch cho DDu+'c-Chu'a Gie^-Xu ddu+o+.c so^'ng-da^.y tu+` co~i che^'t, va`
dda~ cho nhie^`u con ma('t cu?a nhie^`u ngu+o+`i chu+'ng-kie^'n su+.
so^'ng-ddo^.ng cu?a Chu'a (I Co^-Rinh-To^ 15). Gie^-Xu, tu+'c Vi` Vua,
mo+`i ta^'t ca? mo.i ngu+o+`i dde^'n dde^? chia-xe? su+. tha('ng-ho+n
co~i che^'t, va` gia-nha^.p Quo^'c-Gia mo+'i hoa(.c Vu+o+ng-Quo^'c
ba^'t-ta^.n cu?a Nga`i\. Quo^'c-Gia na`y ddu+o+.c go.i la` Tha^n-The^?,
Ho^.i-Tha'nh, hay Gia-DDi`nh. Ta^n-U+o+'c su+?a-soa.n cho the^'-gio+'i,
va` nha^'t la` Quo^'c-Gia thuo^.c-linh na`y, cho su+. mau dde^'n cu?a
Chu'a Gie^-xu la^`n thu+' hai\. Su+'-DDie^.p cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh ddu+o+.c
to'm-ta('t nhu+ the^' na`y:
HA~Y DO.N MI`NH,
VI` VI. VUA DDANG MAU DDE^'N!
CA'C TRU+O+'C-GIA? CU?A KINH-THA'NH VIE^'T TU+` LO+`I CU?A
DDU+'C-CHU'A-TRO+`I
Khi ti`m ca'i Ba?n-DDo^` cho Su+. So^'ng, chu'ng ta ca^`n pha?i ddo.c
Kinh-Tha'nh vi` co' nhie^`u ddie^`u ddu+o+.c dde^`-ca^.p . Cu+' la^.p-ddi
la^.p-la.i, Kinh-Tha'nh qua? quye^'t la`: tu+` lo+`i nguye^n-go^'c cu?a
DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i ma` ra\. Xin ha~y xem nhu+~ng thi'-du. tu+` ca'c trang
cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh:
MO^I-SE no'i ra(`ng Mu+o+`i DDie^`u Ra(n ddu+o+.c vie^'t bo+?i "ngo'n tay
DDu+'c-Chu'a Tro+`i vie^'t ra" va`o trong hai ba?ng chu+'ng ba(`ng dda'
(Xua^'t E^-Di'p-To^ Ky' 31:18). O^ng thua^.t la.i ra(`ng DDu+'c-Chu'a
Tro+`i "ddo^'i-die^.n pha'n cu`ng Mo^i-Se, nhu+ mo^.t ngu+o+`i no'i
chuye^.n cu`ng ba.n-hu+~u mi`nh" (Xua^'t E^-Di'p-To^ Ky' 33:11).
VUA DDA-VI'T no'i,
Tha^`n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-Ho^-Va dda~ ca^.y mie^.ng ta ma` pha'n, va`
lo+`i cu?a Nga`i o+? no+i mie^.ng lu+o+~i ta\. DDu+'c-Chu'a-Tro+`i
cu?a Y-So+-Ra-E^n dda~ pha'n, Ho`n DDa' Lo+'n cu?a Y-So+-Ra-E^n dda~
pha'n cu`ng ta ra(`ng (II Sa-Mu-E^n 23:2-3).
Gie^-Re^-Mi vie^'t,
Co' lo+`i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng to^i nhu+ va^.y: "...ta dda~
bie^.t rie^ng ngu+o+i, la^.p ngu+o+i la`m ke? tie^n-tri cho ca'c
nu+o+'c...ngu+o+i se~ ddi kha('p no+i na`o ta sai ngu+o+i ddi, va` se~
no'i mo.i dde^`u ta truye^`n cho no'i\..." DDoa.n, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va
giang tay ro+` mie^.ng to^i\. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va la.i pha'n cu`ng to^i
ra(`ng: Nay, ta dda~ dda(.t nhu+~ng lo+`i ta trong mie^.ng ngu+o+i"
(Gie^-re^-mi 1:5-9).
Co' ho+n 2000 cho^~ trong Kinh-Tha'nh ma` ca'c nha` Tie^n-Tri dda~ no'i
gio^'ng nhu+ va^`y:
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng to^i ra(`ng...
Co' lo+`i cu?a DDu+'c-Gie^-ho^-va pha'n...
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n nhu+ va^.y\...
Chu'ng ta ha(?n pha?i tha('c-ma('c, "Cha(?ng le~ ca'c nha` Tie^n-Tri na`y
mang ta^.t-xa^'u no'i-la'o cha(ng\? Hay ho. no'i ddu'ng su+. tha^.t, bo+?i
vi` DDu+'c Chu'a-Tro+`i tha^.t-su+. co' no'i vo+'i ho.?"
Chu'a Gie^-Xu ddoan-cha('c cho chu'ng ta ra(`ng ca'c nha` Tie^n-Tri trong
Kinh-Tha'nh dda~ no'i ddu'ng su+. tha^.t. Chu'a Gie^-Xu du+.a chu+'ng theo
ca'c ba`i li.ch-su+? (Ma-thi-o+ 12:40; 24:37-39). Nga`i tin-tu+o+?ng va`o
trong ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng ba?n vie^'t cu?a ho. va` dda~ da.y cho chu'ng ta
ha~y co' ddu+o+.c su+. tin-tu+o+?ng nhu+ va^.y luo^n (Ma-thi-o+ 5:17-19;
Lu-ca 16:17,29; 24:27,44; Gia(ng 5:39-47). Chu'a Gie^-Xu thu+o+`ng tri'ch
trong "Lua^.t-Pha'p va` lo+`i Tie^n-Tri\." Nga`i ddu+a ca'c da^~n-chu+'ng
ba(`ng ca'c lo+`i cha('c-cha('n, ha(?n-ho`i ma` ho. dda~ du`ng (Ma-thi-o+
19:5-6; 22:32). Khi Chu'a Gie^-Xu la`m nhu+ va^.y thi` Nga`i dda~
da.y-nha('c cho chu'ng ta la`:
KINH-THA'NH KHO^NG THE^? BO? DDU+O+.C (Gia(ng 10:35).
La`m sao lo+`i Kinh-Tha'nh la.i co' the^? ddu+o+.c su+. tin-tu+o+?ng
hoa`n-toa`n nhu+ va^.y\? Bo+?i-vi` la` tu+` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i, chu+'
kho^ng pha?i loa`i ngu+o+`i\. Tri'ch tu+` trong ba`i vie^'t cu?a Mo^i-se,
Chu'a Gie^-Xu pha'n, "Ca'c ngu+o+i ha' kho^ng ddo.c lo+`i DDu+'c Chu'a
Tro+`i pha'n?" (Ma-thi-o+ 22:31). Khi Chu'a Gie^-Xu tri'ch tu+` trong
Thi-Thie^n, Nga`i pha'n ra(`ng DDa-vi't "dda~ ca?m DDu+'c Tha'nh-Linh ma`
no'i" (Ma'c 12:36).
CHI'NH CHU'A GIE^-XU no'i ra(`ng Nga`i pha'n tu+` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i\.
Chu'a Gie^-Xu no'i,
Bo+?i ta cha(?ng no'i theo y' rie^ng ta; nhu+ng Cha sai ta dde^'n,
dda~ truye^`n li.nh cho ta pha?i no'i dde^`u chi va` pha?i no'i the^?
na`o\. Ta bie^'t ma.ng-li.nh Cha, a^'y la` su+. so^'ng ddo+`i-ddo+`i\.
Va^.y, nhu+~ng dde^`u ta no'i, thi` no'i theo nhu+ Cha ta dda~ da(.n
(Gia(ng 12:49-50).
Chu'a Gie^-Xu cu~ng tuye^n-bo^' ca'ch ma.nh-me~ ve^` su+. quye^`n-bi'nh:
He^'t ca? quye^`n-phe'p o+? tre^n tro+`i va` du+o+'i dda^'t dda~ giao
cho ta\. Va^.y, ha~y ddi da.y-do^~ muo^n-da^n, ha~y nho+n danh DDu+'c
Cha, DDu+'c Con, va` DDu+'c Tha'nh-Linh ma` la`m phe'p ba'p-te^m cho
ho., va` da.y ho. giu+~ he^'t ca? mo.i dde^`u ma` ta dda~ truye^`n cho
ca'c ngu+o+i\...(Ma-thi-o+ 28:18-20).
CA'C SU+'-DDO^` la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c Chu'a cho.n dde^?
la~nh-dda.o tu+` lu'c nhu+~ng nga`y ban-so+ cu?a ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng
Christ. Sau dda^y la` lu'c Chu'a Gie^-Xu truye^`n cho ho. tha'nh-ddie^.p
gu+?i dde^'n mo.i ngu+o+`i:
Nhu+ng DDa^'ng Ye^n-u?i, tu+'c la` DDu+'c Tha'nh-Linh ma` Cha se~ nho+n
danh ta sai xuo^'ng, DDa^'ng a^'y se~ da.y-do^~ ca'c ngu+o+i mo.i su+.,
nha('c la.i cho ca'c ngu+o+i nho+' mo.i dde^`u ta dda~ pha'n cu`ng ca'c
ngu+o+i\... Lu'c na`o Tha^`n le~ tha^.t se~ dde^'n, thi` Nga`i da^~n
ca'c ngu+o+i va`o mo.i le~ tha^.t... (Gia(ng 14:26; 16:13).
Bo+?i the^', Su+'-ddo^` Phi-e-ro+, cu`ng vo+'i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddi cu`ng,
da.y ra(`ng "nho+` DDu+'c Tha'nh-Linh tu+` tre^n tro+`i sai xuo^'ng" (I
Phi-e-ro+ 1:12; cu~ng trong II Phi-e-ro+ 3:2; Co^ng Vu. Ca'c Su+'-DDo^`
2). Su+'-ddo^` Phao-lo^ dda~ co' the^? no'i ra(`ng,
Chu'ng ta no'i ve^` o+n ddo', kho^ng ca^.y lo+`i no'i ma` su+.
kho^n-ngoan cu?a loa`i ngu+o+`i dda~ da.y dda^u, song ca^.y su+.
kho^n-ngoan ma` DDu+'c Tha'nh-Linh dda~ da.y\... dde^`u to^i vie^'t
cho anh em dda^y la` ma.ng-li.nh cu?a Chu'a (I Co^-rinh-to^ 2:13;
14:37). Su+. anh em tie^'p-nha^.n lo+`i cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ma`
chu'ng to^i dda~ truye^`n cho, kho^ng coi nhu+ lo+`i cu?a loa`i
ngu+o+`i, be`n coi nhu+ lo+`i cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i
(I Te^-sa-lo^-ni-ca 2:13).
LO+`I KINH-THA'NH La` lo+`i vie^'t tha'nh, xua^'t ra tu+` DDu+'c Chu'a
Tro+`i\. Ngay ca? tru+o+'c khi Ta^n U+o+'c ddu+o+.c hoa`n-ta^'t, dda^y la`
ca'ch Phao-lo^ nha('c dde^'n su+. quan-tro.ng cu?a lo+`i Kinh-Tha'nh:
Kinh-tha'nh vo^'n co' the^? khie^'n con kho^n-ngoan dde^? ddu+o+.c
cu+'u bo+?i ddu+'c-tin trong DDu+'c Chu'a Gie^-xu Christ. Ca?
Kinh-tha'nh dde^`u la` bo+?i DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i soi da^~n, co'
i'ch cho su+. da.y-do^~, be?-tra'ch, su+?a tri., da.y ngu+o+`i
trong su+. co^ng-bi`nh, ha^`u cho ngu+o+`i thuo^.c ve^` DDu+'c Chu'a
Tro+`i ddu+o+.c tro.n-ve.n va` sa(~n sa`ng dde^? la`m mo.i vie^.c
la`nh. (II Ti-mo^-the^ 3:15-17).
Phao-lo^ khuye^n-ba?o ngu+o+`i te^n Ti-mo^-the^ ha~y tro+? ne^n mo^.t ho.c
sinh tua^'n-tu' trong vie^.c ho.c-ho?i lo+`i Kinh-tha'nh. Sao la.i the^'?
Bo+?i vi` nhu+~ng lo+`i ddo' la` "lo+`i cu?a le~ tha^.t" (II Ti-mo^-the^
2:15). Ca'c Ba?n vie^'t cu?a ca'c su+'-ddo^` ra^'t la` quy' ddo^'i vo+'i
nhu+~ng ai ti`m le~ tha^.t, bo+?i vi` Chu'a Gie^-Xu dda~ hu+'a ban cho
ca'c Su+'-ddo^` "mo.i le~ tha^.t" (Gia(ng 16:13). Kho^ng co' ca'ch chi
nghi-ngo+` ddie^`u Kinh-Tha'nh tu+. cho la`: Quye^?n Ca^?m-Nang tu+`
DDa^'ng Ta.o-Ho'a, la` DDa^'ng ban cho chu'ng ta mo^.t mu.c-ddi'ch
dda(.c-bie^.t, va` ke^u go.i chu'ng ta ha~y ddoa.t dde^'n mu.c-ddi'ch
a^'y\.
PHA^`N BA: DDU+O+`NG DDI
HU+O+'NG-DDA.O VIE^N CU~NG LA` DDU+O+`NG DDI
Kinh-Tha'nh hay mo^-ta? cuo^.c ddo+`i nhu+ mo^.t cuo^.c ha`nh-tri`nh,
trong ddo' chu'ng ta pha?i cho.n lo^'i dde^? ddi\. Chu'ng ta pha?i ca^?n
tha^.n bo+?i vi`,
Co' mo^.t con ddu+o+`ng coi du+o+`ng cha'nh-dda'ng cho loa`i ngu+o+`i;
nhu+ng cuo^'i-cu`ng no' tha`nh ra ca'i ne?o su+. che^'t (Cha^m-ngo^n
16:25). Ha~y va`o cu+?a he.p, vi` cu+?a ro^.ng va` ddu+o+`ng
khoa?ng-khoa't da^~n dde^'n su+. hu+-ma^'t, ke? va`o ddo' cu~ng
nhie^`u\. Song cu+?a he.p va` ddu+o+`ng cha^.t da^~n dde^'n su+.
so^'ng, ke? kie^'m ddu+o+.c thi` i't (Ma-thi-o+ 7:13-14).
Ma(.c du` co' nhie^`u lo^'i ddi, nhu+ng tha^.t ra chi? co' hai lo^'i cho.n
ma` tho^i\. La`m sao dde^? cho chu'ng ta cho.n lo^'i na`o ddu+o+.c\? "Ta
la` su+. sa'ng cu?a the^'-gian," Chu'a Gie^-xu ca^'t tie^'ng, "ngu+o+`i
na`o theo ta, cha(?ng ddi trong no+i to^'i-ta(m" (Gia(ng 8:12). Co`n ca'i
cu+?a na`o da^~n dde^'n su+. so^'ng, thi` chi'nh Nga`i la` ca'i Cu+?a ddo'
(Gia(ng 10:9). Nga`i cu~ng la` DDU+O+`NG DDI (Gia(ng 14:6; He^-bo+-ro+
10:20). Ta^'t ca? ai ddi qua ca'nh Cu+?a na`y, va` theo DDu+o+`ng DDi
na`y, se~ dde^'n Tha`nh-Pho^' dda~ ddu+o+.c sa('m-sa(~n bo+?i chi'nh
DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i\. Trong Tha`nh-Pho^' na`y DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i
dde^`n-dda'p he^'t mo.i nhu-ca^`u cu?a chu'ng ta (He^-bo+-ro+ 11:16;
12:22; Kha?i-Huye^`n 21-22). Bo+?i the^' ne^n cha(?ng co' gi` dde^? ma`
nga.c-nhie^n, khi ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng Christ va`o buo^?i ban-so+, ddu+o+.c
go.i la` "DDA.O" (Co^ng-vu. Ca'c Su+'-DDo^` 24:14,22) Ca'i "DDa.o" na`y
kho^ng pha?i chi? la` mo^.t khi'a-ca.nh trong nhie^`u khi'a-ca.nh cu?a
cuo^.c ddo+`i ma` tho^i\. Ca'i DDu+o+`ng hoa(.c DDa.o cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh
da^~n chu'ng ta dde^'n mo^.t DDa^'ng, tu+'c la` mo^.t Hu+o+'ng-DDa.o vie^n
dda~ tu+.-go.i chi'nh mi`nh, "Ta la` ddu+o+`ng ddi, le~ tha^.t, va` su+.
so^'ng" (Gia(ng 14:6).
CHU+'NG MINH
Nhie^`u ngu+o+`i va` nhie^`u sa'ch no'i la` se~ ddu+a ta dde^'n mo^.t
cuo^.c so^'ng tu+o+i-sa'ng ho+n. Co' nhie^`u ngu+o+`i va` sa'ch tu+. cho
la` no'i giu`m-cho hoa(.c thua^.t-ke^? ve^` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro`i\. Tu+. cho
nhu+ the^' thi` de^~ la('m; ca'i kho' la` la`m sao chu+'ng-minh cho ddu'ng
tha^.t. Ha^`u he^'t ca'c sa'ch cu?a ca'c nha` trie^'t-ho.c kho^ng muo^'n
chu+'ng-minh nhu+~ng gi` no'i ve^` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i\. Kinh-Tha'nh
kho^ng nhu+~ng ne^u ra ca'c da^~n-minh kha?-quan, ma` chi'nh no' cu~ng la`
mo^.t ba(`ng-chu+'ng cu.-the^?! Ha~y nho+' ra(`ng Kinh-Tha'nh ddu+o+.c
vie^'t tra?i qua mo^.t tho+`i-gian ra^'t da`i trong li.ch-su+?. Bo+?i
va^.y, Kinh-Tha'nh no^?i ba^.t o+? ddie^?m la` no' co' the^? ho`a chung
hai ddie^`u: No' co' the^? tie^n-ddoa'n ca'c su+.-kie^.n se~ xa?y-dde^'n.
Va`, sau mo^.t lu'c ra^'t la^u, no' co' the^? tu+o+`ng-thua^.t la.i
nhu+~ng gi` dda~ ddu+o+.c u+'ng-nghie^.m. Co' nghi~a la`, ca'c nha`
tru+o+'c-gia? cu?a Kinh-tha'nh va`o tho+`i xu+a dda~ ke^? nhu+~ng
su+.-vie^.c chu+a xa?y-ra\. Ro^`i, ngay ca? va`i the^'-ky? sau, ca'c
tru+o+'c-gia? kha'c cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh dda~ chu+'ng-kie^'n va` che'p la.i
nhu+~ng gi` dda~ xa?y ra tha^.t su+.. Nhu+~ng vie^.c na`y kho^ng pha?i la`
nhu+~ng su+. ddoa'n mo` ve^` nhu+~ng truye^.n tie^?u-thuye^'t bi'-ma^.t.
Ca'c su+. tie^n-ddoa'n na`y di'nh-da'ng dde^'n toa`n-ca? ca'c quo^'c-gia,
va` ca'c su+.-kie^.n na`y a?nh-hu+o+?ng dde^'n ca? the^'-gio+'i\. Co'
nhie^`u lo+`i tie^n-tri ve^` DDa^'ng Christ. Nhu+~ng lo+`i tie^n tri na`y
lie^.t ra do`ng do~i cu?a cha-me. se~ sinh ra Nga`i (Sa'ng-the^' Ky'
22:18; 49:10; Thi-Thie^n 89; Gie^-re^-mi 23:5). Ca'c lo+`i tie^n tri
tie^n-ddoa'n ngay cho^~ sinh cu?a Nga`i (Mi-che^ 5:1). Ca'c lo+`i a^'y
cu~ng no'i tru+o+'c dde^'n nghe^` va` vie^.c la`m cu?a Nga`i (Thi-Thie^n
2; 110; E^-Sai 9:6-7; 11:1-10). Ca'c lo+`i tie^n-tri cu~ng no'i tru+o+'c
ve^` su+. che^'t va` su+. vinh-hie^?n cu?a Nga`i tha('ng-ho+n ca'i
che^'t\. Bu+'c hi`nh na`y cu?a DDa^'ng Christ ddu+o+.c ve~ tu+` ha(`ng
tra(m na(m tru+o+'c khi Chu'a Gie^-Xu dde^'n. The^' nhu+ng, Chu'a Gie^-Xu
dda~ ddu+o+.c ddu'ng tha^.t nhu+ bu+'c hi`nh tie^n-tri na`y, qua' hoa`n
toa`n, dde^'n nga`y nay Nga`i ddu+o+.c go.i la` Chu'a Gie^-xu, DDa^'ng
Christ. Ca'c chu+'ng ti'ch ve^` DDa^'ng Christ qua' ro~-ra`ng,
dde^'n-no^~i the^'-gio+'i cha(?ng ddu+'ng ddu+o+.c gio^'ng nhu+
nguye^n-cu~ tu+` ho^`i Nga`i gia'ng tra^`n. Ngay ca? ca'ch
tho^ng-thu+o+`ng dde^? chia ta^'t ca? li.ch-su+? ra la`m hai pha^`n,
Tru+o+'c Chu'a, Sau Chu'a, nha('c dde^'n te^n Chu'a Gie^-Xu\. Tie^'ng Anh
vie^'t B.C., vie^'t ta('t cho chu+~ Tru+o+'c DDa^'ng Christ (Before
Christ). Tie^'ng Anh vie^'t A\.D., vie^'t ta('t cho chu+~ Na(m Cu?a Chu'a
Chu'ng Ta (Anno Domini: Year of our Lord), va` dda'nh da^'u na(m tu+` lu'c
Chu'a Gie^-Xu Christ dde^'n.
CHU+' CO`N NHIE^`U DDIE^`U QUA^'Y MA` CA'C "TI'N-DDO^` DDA^'NG CHRIST"
LA`M THI` SAO\?
Bo+?i vi` Kinh-Tha'nh qua? la` chi'nh-xa'c, dda.o DDa^'ng Christ dda~ lan
tra`n kha('p the^'-gio+'i\. Nhu+ng co' ke? la.i va(.n-tre'o ca'i te^n
thie^.n ddi cho nhu+~ng ddie^`u tu+-du.c i'ch-ky? cu?a ho.. Co' nhie^`u
chuye^.n khu?ng-khie^'p dda~ xa?y ra mang danh cu?a "ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng
Christ". Nhie^`u ca'i mang danh-hie^.u cu?a "ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng Christ,"
nhu+ng tha^.t ra kho^ng pha?i va^.y! Chi'nh Chu'a Gie^-Xu pha'n ra(`ng
te^n cu?a Nga`i se~ bi. la.m-danh (Ma-thi-o+ 7:15-23). Ca'c su+'-ddo^`
dda~ tie^n-tri ra(`ng "nhie^`u ngu+o+`i" se~ theo tie^n-tri gia?-do^'i
trong ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng Christ (II Phi-e-ro+ 2:1-2; II Te^-sa-lo^-ni-ca
2:3-12; I Ti-mo^-the^ 4:1-3; II Ti-mo^-the^ 3:5; 4:3-4). Nhu+~ng
ti'n-ddo^` gia?-do^'i theo DDa^'ng Christ la`m cho ngu+o+`i ta
tha('c-ma('c, "DDa^u la` con DDu+o+`ng cha^n-tha^.t, dda^u la` ti'n-ddo^`
DDa^'ng Christ Chu'a Gie^-xu\? La`m sao ti`m ra la.i ddu+o+.c?" Ta.i
dda^y, chu'ng ta nha^.n-thu+'c ddu+o+.c su+. qui'-ba'u nha^'t cu?a
Kinh-tha'nh, bo+?i vi` no' ha(`ng to^`n-tru+~ ca'ch vu+~ng-cha('c su+.
hie^?u-bie^'t ve^` Chu'a Gie^-xu\. Ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng Christ tha^.t (va`
se~ luo^n-luo^n la` ti'n-ddo^` DDA^'NG CHRIST) du+.a vu+~ng-va`ng tre^n
bie^?u-tu+o+.ng, vie^.c-la`m, va` gia'o-ly' cu?a DDA^'NG CHRIST ( I
Co^-rinh-to^ 3:11; Co^ng-vu. ca'c Su+'-DDo^` 1:1; 8:5, 35). Chi'nh
DDa^'ng Christ pha'n cho mo.i ngu+o+`i theo ca'c ddie^`u da.y-do^~
chi'nh-tha^.t ma` Nga`i dda~ ban cho ca'c Su+'-DDo^`. Nga`i pha'n vo+'i
ca'c Su+'-ddo^`,
...Da.y ho. giu+~ he^'t ca? mo.i dde^`u ma` ta dda~ truye^`n cho ca'c
ngu+o+i\. Va` na`y, ta thu+o+`ng o+? cu`ng ca'c ngu+o+i luo^n cho
dde^'n ta^.n-the^' (Ma-thi-o+ 28:20).
Ne^'u chu'ng ta muo^'n DDa^'ng Christ o+? trong ta, chu'ng ta ca^`n pha?i
ti`m va` theo nhu+~ng ddie^`u DDa^'ng Christ dda~ chi?-da.y tu+` dda^`u\.
Muo^'n the^',chu'ng ta pha?i ho.c-ho?i tu+` trong Kinh-Tha'nh. Nhie^`u
ngu+o+`i nghi~ ra(`ng chu'ng ta kho^ng the^? na`o tha^'u-hie^?u
Kinh-Tha'nh ddu+o+.c mo^.t ca'ch chi'nh-dda'ng. Nhu+ng chi'nh Kinh-Tha'nh
dda~ no'i ro~ ra(`ng, ngay ca? ngu+o+`i bi`nh-da^n cu~ng co' the^?
hie^?u-bie^'t ddu+o+.c (Phu.c-Truye^`n Lua^.t-Le^. Ky' 29:29; 30:11-14;
Ne^-he^-mi 8:2,8; Gia(ng 8:32; E^-phe^-so^ 3:4; II Ti-mo^-the^ 2:7). Chu'a
Gie^-Xu no'i ra(`ng lo+`i cu?a DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i gio^'ng nhu+ ho^.t
gio^'ng trong dda^'t ma`u-mo+~ (Ma-thi-o+ 13; Lu-ca 8).
Song, ke? na`o chi.u la^'y ho^.t gio^'ng no+i dda^'t to^'t, tu+'c
la` ke? nghe dda.o va` hie^?u (Ma-thi-o+ 13:23).
Mo.i ngu+o+`i se~ tho^ng-hie^?u khi chi.u nghe dda.o vo+'i ta^'m "lo`ng
tha^.t-tha` tu+?-te^'" (Lu-ca 8:15). DDo^i khi, Chu'a cho chu'ng ta
tha^'u-hie^?u ddu+o+.c vo+'i su+. giu'p-ddo+~ cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n
ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng Christ. Chuye^.n na`y dda~ xa?y-ra cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i
o+? E^-thi-o^-bi:
"DDU+O+`NG DDI"
Cuo^.c ha`nh-tri`nh thi` da`i, va` co' nhie^`u lu'c dde^? nghi~-ngo+.i\.
O^ng quan ddo.c ra^'t cha(m-chu'. Y'-nghi~ cu?a o^ng vu+o+ng-va^'n ve^`
cuo^.c ha`nh-tri`nh quan-tro.ng nha^'t, su+. so^'ng va` che^'t. O^ng ddo.c
tha^'y, su+. che^'t na`y tha^.t la.-lu`ng. O^ng kho^ng hie^?u ro~
ddu+o+.c. Nhu+ng o^ng bie^'t su+. che^'t ddo' ra^'t la` quan-tro.ng, bo+?i
vi` quye^?n sa'ch ke^? truye^.n la` quye^?n KINH. Tu+` ddo+`i na`y sang
ddo+`i kha'c, tu+` the^'-ky? na`y qua the^'-ky? kha'c, su+. kho^n-ngoan
cu?a quye^?n KINH dda~ da^~n dde^'n ddu+o+.c ne^'p so^'ng kha?-quan ho+n.
Cho^~ o^ng ddang ddo.c la` pha^`n dda~ ddu+o+.c vie^'t tu+` 800 na(m
tru+o+'c ddo' bo+?i mo^.t nha` tie^n-tri te^n E^-sai\.
E^-sai dda~ a'm-chi? ai khi o^ng dda~ vie^'t la`: Ngu+o+`i bi. gie^'t nhu+
cu?a te^'-le^~, nhu+ mo^.t con chie^n? O^ng quan nga^?ng dda^`u le^n,
tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddi dde^'n ga^`n. Ngu+o+`i ddo' co' the^? giu'p o^ng
ddu+o+.c cha(ng? Pha?i cha(ng dda^y la` ngu+o+`i ba.n ca^`n ma` o^ng se~
quen? Ngu+o+`i ba.n ddo' la` mo^.t ti'n-ddo^` DDa^'ng Christ te^n la`
Phi-li'p. O^ng quan tu+'c-thi` ho?i ngu+o+`i, "To^i xin ho?i o^ng, dda^'ng
tie^n-tri dda~ no'i dde^`u ddo' ve^` ai\...?" (Chu'ng ta ha~y ke^'t-thu'c
ca^u truye^.n ba(`ng chi'nh lo+`i cu?a Kinh-Tha'nh...)
Phi-li'p be`n mo+? mie^.ng, ba('t dda^`u tu+` cho^~ Kinh-tha'nh ddo' ma`
rao-gia?ng DDu+'c Chu'a Je^sus cho ngu+o+`i\. Hai ngu+o+`i ddu+o+ng ddi
do.c ddu+o+`ng, ga(.p cho^~ co' nu+o+'c, hoa.n-quan no'i ra(`ng: Na`y,
nu+o+'c dda^y , co' su+. gi` nga(n-ca?n to^i chi.u phe'p ba'p-te^m
cha(ng? Phi-li'p no'i: Ne^'u o^ng he^'t lo`ng tin, dde^`u ddo' co'
the^? ddu+o+.c. Hoa.n-quan tra? lo+`i ra(`ng: To^i tin ra(`ng DDu+'c
Chu'a Je^sus-Christ la` Con DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i\. Ngu+o+`i bie^?u
du+`ng xe la.i; ro^`i ca? hai dde^`u xuo^'ng nu+o+'c, va` Phi-li'p
la`m phe'p ba'p-te^m cho hoa.n-quan. Khi o+? du+o+'i nu+o+'c le^n, thi`
Tha'nh-Linh cu?a Chu'a ddem Phi-Li'p ddi; Hoa.n-quan cha(?ng tha^'y
ngu+o+`i nu+~a, va` cu+' ho+'n-ho+? ddi ddu+o+`ng (Co^ng-vu. Ca'c
Su+'-ddo^` 8:35-39).
O^ng quan (hay "hoa.n-quan") co' nhie^`u tra'ch-nhie^.m khi la`m quan
cai-qua?n kho-ta`ng cu?a nu+~-vu+o+ng nu+o+'c E^-thi-o^-bi\. Nhu+ng kho^ng
co' tra'ch-nhie^.m na`o la` lo+'n ho+n ca'i tra'ch-nhie^.m ddo^'i vo+'i
DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i -- bo+?i Nga`i ma` mo.i su+. ddu+o+.c ta.o ne^n. O^ng
quan ra^'t mo^.-dda.o\. O^ng dda~ tu+` tha`nh Gie^-ru-sa-lem dde^?
tho+`-phu+o+.ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i\. O^ng la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddo.c
Kinh-Tha'nh. Nhu+~ng ddie^`u tre^n kho^ng co' la`m o^ng tu+.-phu..
Ngu+o+.c la.i, no' la`m o^ng ca?m tha^'y ca^`n ne^n ho.c-ho?i\. O^ng
ha^n-hoan khi ga(.p mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n co' the^? giu'p o^ng hie^?u lo+`i
DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i ro~-ra`ng ho+n. Khi la`m va^.y, o^ng dda~ ddu+o+.c
the^m ha.nh-phu'c ga^'p bo^.i\. Khi ddu+o+.c ba'p-te^m, o^ng dda~ ddu+o+.c
"cho.n" va` ro^`i so^'ng-da^.y vo+'i DDa^'ng Christ vo+'i mo^.t lo+'p
so^'ng mo+'i va` thie^.n-ha?o ho+n (Ro^-ma 6:3-4; Co^-lo^-se 2:12; I
Phi-e-ro+ 3:21; Co^ng-vu. Ca'c Su+'-DDo^` 22:16). Ba^y gio+`, o^ng ddang
tre^n ddu+o+`ng ve^` Nha`, bo+?i vi` o^ng dda~ ti`m ddu+o+.c Con
DDu+o+`ng. Chu'ng to^i mong ra(`ng Tru+o+`ng Tha'nh-Kinh Hoa`n Ca^`u (WBS)
se~ gio^'ng nhu+ ngu+o+`i ba.n Phi-li'p cu?a qui'-vi.. Ta^'t ca? chu'ng ta
dde^`u o+? trong cuo^.c ha`nh-tri`nh, ma.o-hie^?m dde^'n cho^~ ma` mi`nh
chu+a bao gio+` dde^'n. Chu'ng ta ca^`n ta^'m BA?N-DDO^` trong cuo^.c
ha`nh-tri`nh ddo'. Va`, gio^'ng nhu+ o^ng quan dda~ bie^'t, chu'ng ta
cu~ng thu+o+`ng ca^`n mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n dde^? giu'p chu'ng ta
tho^ng-hie^?u ddu+o+.c ca'i Ba?n-DDo^` ddo' nhie^`u ho+n. Ngu+o+`i da.y
ke`m cu?a qui'-vi. la` chi'nh mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n gio^'ng nhu+ va^.y\.
Mu.c ddi'ch cu?a ngu+o+`i da.y ke`m la` dde^? khuye^'n-khi'ch, va`
giu'p-ddo+~ qui'-vi. dde^? ho.c-ho?i quye^?n KINH cho chi'nh ba?n-tha^n
mi`nh, cu~ng nhu+ la` dde^? qui'-vi. co' the^? chia-xe? su+. ha.nh-phu'c
khi ddu+o+.c su+. tho^ng-hie^?u ky~-ca`ng cu?a con DDU+O+`NG-DDI\.
Vietnamese translation by Bao
Da^~n Nguye^~n in Fullerton, California, 04/13/1994 17:11 from World Bible School, Austin, Texas,
Copyright 1993.
Lo+'p Tha'nh-kinh Ha`m-thu. / Bible Correspondence Course:
Ba`i 1: CU+.U-U+O+'C / Lesson 1: OLD TESTAMENT (1997/01/07)
Ba`i 2: TA^N-U+O+'C / Lesson 2: NEW TESTAMENT (1997/01/07)
Ba`i 4: TIN-LA`NH DDA^'NG CHRIST / Lesson 4: GOOD NEWS OF CHRIST (0000/00/00)
Ba`i 5: TRO+?-THA`NH MO^N-DDO^` CHRIST / Lesson 5: BECOMING A CHRISTIAN (0000/00/00)
Ba`i 6: SU+. THO+`-PHU+O+.NG DDU+O+.C CHA^'P-NHA^.N / Lesson 6: ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP (0000/00/00)
Ba`i 7: HO^.I-THA'NH TA^N-U+O+'C / Lesson 7: THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH (0000/00/00)