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Îmbătat de dragoste
Religia creştină constă în a deveni îmbătat de dragoste. Oamenii îmbătaţi confundă lucrurile şi persoanele. Distincţia între "eu", "tu" şi "el" dispare. Aşadar, când vorbesc eu, dacă sunt îmbătat de dragostea pentru Dumnezeu, Dumnezeu vorbeşte prin mine.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Richard Wurmbrand
119 books272 followersEarly life
Richard Wurmbrand, the youngest of four boys, was born in 1909 in Bucharest in a Jewish family. He lived with his family in Istanbul for a short while; his father died when he was 9, and the Wurmbrands returned to Romania when he was 15.
As an adolescent, he became attracted to communism, and, after attending a series of illegal meetings of the Communist Party of Romania (PCdR), he was sent to study Marxism in Moscow, but returned clandestinely the following year. Pursued by Siguranţa Statului (the secret police), he was arrested and held in Doftana prison. Wurmbrand subsequently renounced his political ideals.
He married Sabina Oster on October 26, 1936. Wurmbrand and his wife were converted to Christianity in 1938 through the witness of Christian Wolfkes, a Romanian Christian carpenter; they joined the Anglican Mission to the Jews. Wurmbrand was ordained twice - first as an Anglican, then, after World War II, as a Lutheran pastor.
In 1944, when the Soviet Union occupied Romania as the first step to establishing the communist regime, Wurmbrand began a ministry to his Romanian countrymen and to the Red Army soldiers. When the government attempted to control the churches, he immediately began an "underground" ministry to his people. He was arrested on February 29, 1948, while on his way to church services.
Wurmbrand, who passed through the penal facilities of Craiova, Gherla, the Danube-Black Sea Canal, Văcăreşti, Malmaison, Cluj, and ultimately Jilava, spent three years in solitary confinement. His wife, Sabina, was arrested in 1950 and spent three years of penal labor on the Danube Canal.
Pastor Wurmbrand was released in 1956, after eight and a half years, and, although warned not to preach, resumed his work in the underground church. He was arrested again in 1959, and sentenced to 25 years. During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured.
Eventually, he was the recipient of an amnesty in 1964. Concerned with the possibility of further imprisonment, the Norwegian Mission to the Jews and the Hebrew Christian Alliance negotiated with the Communist authorities for his release from Romania for $10,000. He was convinced by underground church leaders to leave and become a voice for the persecuted church.
Wurmbrand traveled to Norway, England, and then the United States. In May 1965, he testified in Washington, D.C. before the US Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. He became known as the "The Voice of the Underground Church," doing much to publicize the persecution of Christians in Communist countries.
In April 1967, the Wurmbrands formed Jesus To The Communist World (later named The Voice of the Martyrs), an interdenominational organization working initially with and for persecuted Christians in Communist countries, but later expanding its activities to help persecuted believers in other places, especially in the Muslim world. However, when in Namibia, and confronted with the case of Colin Winter, the Anglican Bishop of Namibia, who had supported African strikers and was eventually deported from Namibia by South Africa, Wurmbrand criticized the latter's anti-apartheid activism, and claimed resistance to communism was more important.
In 1990 Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand returned to Romania for the first time in 25 years. The Voice of the Martyrs opened a printing facility and bookstore in Bucharest. He preached about God together with pastor Ioan Panican.
The Wurmbrands had one son, Mihai. Wurmbrand wrote 18 books in English and others in Romanian. His best-known book is entitled Tortured for Christ, released in 1967. His wife, Sabina, died August 11, 2000.
Pastor Wurmbrand died on February 17, 2001 in a hospital in Long Beach, California. In 2006, he came fifth among the greatest Romanians according to a poll conducted by Romanian Television (Televiziunea Română).
Richard Wurmbrand, the youngest of four boys, was born in 1909 in Bucharest in a Jewish family. He lived with his family in Istanbul for a short while; his father died when he was 9, and the Wurmbrands returned to Romania when he was 15.
As an adolescent, he became attracted to communism, and, after attending a series of illegal meetings of the Communist Party of Romania (PCdR), he was sent to study Marxism in Moscow, but returned clandestinely the following year. Pursued by Siguranţa Statului (the secret police), he was arrested and held in Doftana prison. Wurmbrand subsequently renounced his political ideals.
He married Sabina Oster on October 26, 1936. Wurmbrand and his wife were converted to Christianity in 1938 through the witness of Christian Wolfkes, a Romanian Christian carpenter; they joined the Anglican Mission to the Jews. Wurmbrand was ordained twice - first as an Anglican, then, after World War II, as a Lutheran pastor.
In 1944, when the Soviet Union occupied Romania as the first step to establishing the communist regime, Wurmbrand began a ministry to his Romanian countrymen and to the Red Army soldiers. When the government attempted to control the churches, he immediately began an "underground" ministry to his people. He was arrested on February 29, 1948, while on his way to church services.
Wurmbrand, who passed through the penal facilities of Craiova, Gherla, the Danube-Black Sea Canal, Văcăreşti, Malmaison, Cluj, and ultimately Jilava, spent three years in solitary confinement. His wife, Sabina, was arrested in 1950 and spent three years of penal labor on the Danube Canal.
Pastor Wurmbrand was released in 1956, after eight and a half years, and, although warned not to preach, resumed his work in the underground church. He was arrested again in 1959, and sentenced to 25 years. During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured.
Eventually, he was the recipient of an amnesty in 1964. Concerned with the possibility of further imprisonment, the Norwegian Mission to the Jews and the Hebrew Christian Alliance negotiated with the Communist authorities for his release from Romania for $10,000. He was convinced by underground church leaders to leave and become a voice for the persecuted church.
Wurmbrand traveled to Norway, England, and then the United States. In May 1965, he testified in Washington, D.C. before the US Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. He became known as the "The Voice of the Underground Church," doing much to publicize the persecution of Christians in Communist countries.
In April 1967, the Wurmbrands formed Jesus To The Communist World (later named The Voice of the Martyrs), an interdenominational organization working initially with and for persecuted Christians in Communist countries, but later expanding its activities to help persecuted believers in other places, especially in the Muslim world. However, when in Namibia, and confronted with the case of Colin Winter, the Anglican Bishop of Namibia, who had supported African strikers and was eventually deported from Namibia by South Africa, Wurmbrand criticized the latter's anti-apartheid activism, and claimed resistance to communism was more important.
In 1990 Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand returned to Romania for the first time in 25 years. The Voice of the Martyrs opened a printing facility and bookstore in Bucharest. He preached about God together with pastor Ioan Panican.
The Wurmbrands had one son, Mihai. Wurmbrand wrote 18 books in English and others in Romanian. His best-known book is entitled Tortured for Christ, released in 1967. His wife, Sabina, died August 11, 2000.
Pastor Wurmbrand died on February 17, 2001 in a hospital in Long Beach, California. In 2006, he came fifth among the greatest Romanians according to a poll conducted by Romanian Television (Televiziunea Română).
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June 19, 2022
I could not finish it, maybe because in some way is a book for the beginners in Christianity or maybe there are some things that I found confusing and not in accord with the Bible...I do not know, I just know that this book is not for me
January 25, 2021
M-a impresionat stilul autorului de a scrie. Citind din gândurile sale, se poate observa că a fost un om cult, dar mai presus decât aceasta a avut o viață de credință excepțională. Mie mi-au dat de gândit multe dintre pasajele citite.
Câteva gânduri ale autorului:
“Considerăm că ochiul este organul vederii, când defapt el ne împiedică să vedem realitățile finale. Isus ne salvează de iluziile simțurilor noastre.”
“El vede realitatea ca pe un întreg. El este adevărul deplin, pentru că El este singurul în care adevărul n-a fost niciodată deformat de păcat. Fiecare păcătos este din punct de vedere afectiv legat de ceva rău, și aceasta aruncă o umbră asupra adevărului.”
“Ce este El? Francezii au o zicală: Un Dumnezeu definit este un Dumnezeu care S-a sfârșit. Tolstoi, când a fost întrebat: Ce crezi despre Dumnezeu?, a răspuns: Ce poate crede un infuzor despre om? Nu trebuie să facem speculații despre El, ci să-L recunoaștem în toate căile noastre(...) Ești destinat să crezi în Dumnezeu, nu să-L analizezi.”
“A muri nu înseamnă a dispărea. Înseamnă să ieși pe o ușă și să intri pe o alta.”
Câteva gânduri ale autorului:
“Considerăm că ochiul este organul vederii, când defapt el ne împiedică să vedem realitățile finale. Isus ne salvează de iluziile simțurilor noastre.”
“El vede realitatea ca pe un întreg. El este adevărul deplin, pentru că El este singurul în care adevărul n-a fost niciodată deformat de păcat. Fiecare păcătos este din punct de vedere afectiv legat de ceva rău, și aceasta aruncă o umbră asupra adevărului.”
“Ce este El? Francezii au o zicală: Un Dumnezeu definit este un Dumnezeu care S-a sfârșit. Tolstoi, când a fost întrebat: Ce crezi despre Dumnezeu?, a răspuns: Ce poate crede un infuzor despre om? Nu trebuie să facem speculații despre El, ci să-L recunoaștem în toate căile noastre(...) Ești destinat să crezi în Dumnezeu, nu să-L analizezi.”
“A muri nu înseamnă a dispărea. Înseamnă să ieși pe o ușă și să intri pe o alta.”
May 3, 2022
Este o carte ușor de citit, compusă din mai multe texte, fiecare cu câte o învățătură creștină. Scopul principal este de a îndemna oamenii sa vina la Hristos.
August 10, 2021
O carte minunata
January 27, 2022
Minunată cartea! Fratele Richard a abordat multe subiecte si foarte ușor de înțeles. Se vede că a fost un om înțelept și plin de dragoste după Isus.
“Dacă ești credincios lui Cristos și Bisericii Sale, după ce îti vei termina viața pământească, Raiul va fi onorat să te primească. Dar tu ai o chemare mai înaltă decât Raiul și Ierusalimul ceresc. Ești chemat să stai cu Isus pe scaunul Său de domnie…” Cât de frumos!!!!!
RAIUL E ONORAT SĂ TE PRIMEASCĂ!
“Dacă ești credincios lui Cristos și Bisericii Sale, după ce îti vei termina viața pământească, Raiul va fi onorat să te primească. Dar tu ai o chemare mai înaltă decât Raiul și Ierusalimul ceresc. Ești chemat să stai cu Isus pe scaunul Său de domnie…” Cât de frumos!!!!!
RAIUL E ONORAT SĂ TE PRIMEASCĂ!
June 30, 2019
I haven’t read Richard’s autobiography yet and I’m kind of sure I should’ve started with that one. But, leaving that beside, this book has taught me so many things about faith and “religion”, Church and Christ. And it’s so great that there is someone out there writing about faith this way.
July 24, 2017
Nu îmi amintesc multe din această carte, știu că m-a făcut să gândesc modul meu egoist de a vedea lucrurile care afectează cum sunt percepută și ceea ce transmit. Și poate m-am simțit ipocrită întrucât este atât de ușor să spui că ești credincios și atât de greu să trăiești conform afirmației tale.
Și ce înseamnă să fii îmbătat de dragoste, dacă nu îmbătat de Dumnezeu, Dragostea însăși?
Și ce înseamnă să fii îmbătat de dragoste, dacă nu îmbătat de Dumnezeu, Dragostea însăși?
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