161. Kiri		Paper 161
Edasised arutelud Rodaniga		Further Discussions with Rodan
161:0.1 (1783.1) PÜHAPÄEVAL, 25. septembril 29. aastal pKr kogunesid apostlid ja evangelistid Magadani. Pärast pikka nõupidamist oma kaaslastega üllatas Jeesus tol õhtul kõiki teatega, et järgmisel päeval asub ta koos kaheteistkümne apostliga teele Jeruusalemma, et osaleda lehtmajadepüha pidustustel. Evangelistidele andis ta korralduse külastada uskujaid Galileas ja naiskorpus pidi minema mõneks ajaks tagasi Betsaidasse.		161:0.1 (1783.1) ON SUNDAY, September 25, a.d. 29, the apostles and the evangelists assembled at Magadan. After a long conference that evening with his associates, Jesus surprised all by announcing that early the next day he and the twelve apostles would start for Jerusalem to attend the feast of tabernacles. He directed that the evangelists visit the believers in Galilee, and that the women’s corps return for a while to Bethsaida.
161:0.2 (1783.2) Kui saabus aeg Jeruusalemma teele asuda, olid Naatanael ja Toomas veel elavas vestluses Rodaniga Aleksandriast ja said Meistrilt loa mõneks päevaks Magadani jääda. Sel ajal, kui Jeesus kümne apostliga Jeruusalemma reisis, pidasid Naatanael ja Toomas Rodaniga tõsiseid vaidlusi. Eelmisel nädalal, kui Rodan oli oma filosoofiat selgitanud, olid Toomas ja Naatanael kordamööda kreeka filosoofile taevariigi evangeeliumi tutvustanud. Rodan avastas, et üks Ristija Johannese endisi apostleid, kes oli olnud Aleksandrias tema õpetaja, oli talle Jeesuse õpetusi hästi selgitanud.		161:0.2 (1783.2) When the hour came to leave for Jerusalem, Nathaniel and Thomas were still in the midst of their discussions with Rodan of Alexandria, and they secured the Master’s permission to remain at Magadan for a few days. And so, while Jesus and the ten were on their way to Jerusalem, Nathaniel and Thomas were engaged in earnest debate with Rodan. The week prior, in which Rodan had expounded his philosophy, Thomas and Nathaniel had alternated in presenting the gospel of the kingdom to the Greek philosopher. Rodan discovered that he had been well instructed in Jesus’ teachings by one of the former apostles of John the Baptist who had been his teacher at Alexandria.
1. Jumal kui isiksus ^top		1. The Personality of God ^top
161:1.1 (1783.3) Ühes küsimuses ei jõudnud Rodan ja kaks apostlit siiski ühele meelele ning see oli Jumala isiksus. Rodan oli igati nõus kõigega, mida talle räägiti Jumala omadustest, kuid väitis, et taevane Isa ei ole ega saa olla isik, nii nagu inimene isiksust tajub. Apostlitel oli küll raske tõestada, et Jumal on isik, kuid Rodanil oli veel raskem tõestada, et ta seda ei ole.		161:1.1 (1783.3) There was one matter on which Rodan and the two apostles did not see alike, and that was the personality of God. Rodan readily accepted all that was presented to him regarding the attributes of God, but he contended that the Father in heaven is not, cannot be, a person as man conceives personality. While the apostles found themselves in difficulty trying to prove that God is a person, Rodan found it still more difficult to prove he is not a person.
161:1.2 (1783.4) Rodan väitis, et isiksuse faktiga käib kaasas võrdväärsete olendite vahelise osavõtliku arusaamise ja vastastikuse täieliku suhtlemise fakt. Rodan ütles: „Selleks et olla isik, peaks Jumal valdama vaimse suhtlemise sümboleid, mis võimaldaksid kõigil, kes temaga kokku puutuvad, temast täielikult aru saada. Et aga Jumal on lõpmatu ja igavene, kõigi teiste olendite Looja, pole Jumalale järelikult universumis võrdset. Ta on universumis üksi, tal pole kedagi, kellega võrdsena suhelda. Jumal võib küll olla kõigi isiksuste allikas, kuid on sellisena isiksuseülene, nii nagu Looja on loodust kõrgemal ja enamat.”		161:1.2 (1783.4) Rodan contended that the fact of personality consists in the coexistent fact of full and mutual communication between beings of equality, beings who are capable of sympathetic understanding. Said Rodan: “In order to be a person, God must have symbols of spirit communication which would enable him to become fully understood by those who make contact with him. But since God is infinite and eternal, the Creator of all other beings, it follows that, as regards beings of equality, God is alone in the universe. There are none equal to him; there are none with whom he can communicate as an equal. God indeed may be the source of all personality, but as such he is transcendent to personality, even as the Creator is above and beyond the creature.”
161:1.3 (1783.5) See väide häiris Toomast ja Naatanaeli väga ning nad olid isegi Jeesust endale appi kutsunud, kuid Meister oli keeldunud nende arutellu sekkumast. Toomale ütles ta aga: „Pole nii tähtis, missugune on teie idee Isast, kui vaid olete vaimselt tundma õppinud tema lõpmatu ja igavese olemuse ideaali.”		161:1.3 (1783.5) This contention greatly troubled Thomas and Nathaniel, and they had asked Jesus to come to their rescue, but the Master refused to enter into their discussions. He did say to Thomas: “It matters little what idea of the Father you may entertain as long as you are spiritually acquainted with the ideal of his infinite and eternal nature.”
161:1.4 (1784.1) Toomas väitis, et Jumal suhtleb inimesega ning et Isa on seega isik ka Rodani määratluse kohaselt. Selle väite lükkas kreeklane tagasi põhjendusega, et Jumal ei ilmuta end isikuna; et ta on ikka veel saladus. Siis tõi Naatanael näiteks oma isikliku kogemuse Jumalast ja Rodan nõustus sellega, kinnitades, et ka temal on hiljuti olnud samasuguseid kogemusi, ent need kogemused tõestasid tema väitel vaid Jumala reaalsust, mitte tema isiksust.		161:1.4 (1784.1) Thomas contended that God does communicate with man, and therefore that the Father is a person, even within the definition of Rodan. This the Greek rejected on the ground that God does not reveal himself personally; that he is still a mystery. Then Nathaniel appealed to his own personal experience with God, and that Rodan allowed, affirming that he had recently had similar experiences, but these experiences, he contended, proved only the reality of God, not his personality.
161:1.5 (1784.2) Esmaspäeva õhtuks Toomas loobus. Ent teisipäeva õhtuks oli Naatanael pannud Rodani Isa isiksusse uskuma ning ta oli kreeklase seisukohta muutnud järgmise arutluskäiguga:		161:1.5 (1784.2) By Monday night Thomas gave up. But by Tuesday night Nathaniel had won Rodan to believe in the personality of the Father, and he effected this change in the Greek’s views by the following steps of reasoning:
161:1.6 (1784.3) 1. Paradiisi Isa on võrdses osaduses veel vähemalt kahe olendiga, kes on temaga täiesti võrdsed ja igati temasarnased — Igavese Poja ja Lõpmatu vaimuga. Kolmsusedoktriini arvestades oli kreeklane sunnitud möönma Kõikse Isa isiksuse võimalikkust. (Hilisemal järelemõtlemisel nende arutelude üle avardus arusaam Kolmsusest ka kaheteistkümne apostli meeles. Jeesust peeti üldiselt muidugi Igaveseks Pojaks.)		161:1.6 (1784.3) 1. The Father in Paradise does enjoy equality of communication with at least two other beings who are fully equal to himself and wholly like himself—the Eternal Son and the Infinite Spirit. In view of the doctrine of the Trinity, the Greek was compelled to concede the personality possibility of the Universal Father. (It was the later consideration of these discussions which led to the enlarged conception of the Trinity in the minds of the twelve apostles. Of course, it was the general belief that Jesus was the Eternal Son.)
161:1.7 (1784.4) 2. Kuna Jeesus oli Isaga võrdne ning et Poeg oli suutnud näidata enese isiksust oma maistele lastele, tõendas see, et kõigil kolmel Jumalusel võib olla isiksus, ning lahendas igaveseks küsimuse Jumala võimest suhelda inimesega ja inimese võimest suhelda Jumalaga.		161:1.7 (1784.4) 2. Since Jesus was equal with the Father, and since this Son had achieved the manifestation of personality to his earth children, such a phenomenon constituted proof of the fact, and demonstration of the possibility, of the possession of personality by all three of the Godheads and forever settled the question regarding the ability of God to communicate with man and the possibility of man’s communicating with God.
161:1.8 (1784.5) 3. Jeesus oli inimesega vastastikuses suhtes ja suhtles temaga täiuslikult, Jeesus oli Jumala Poeg. Poja ja Isa vaheline suhe eeldab võrdset suhtlemist ja vastastikust osavõtlikku arusaamist, Jeesus ja Isa olid üks. Jeesus suutis üheaegselt suhelda arusaadavalt nii Jumala kui ka inimesega ning et nii Jumal kui ka inimene said Jeesuse suhtlemissümbolitest aru, olid nii Jumalal kui ka inimesel isiksuseomadused, mis on vajalikud vastastikuseks suhtlemiseks. Jeesuse isiksus andis tunnistust Jumala isiksusest, tõendades samas lõplikult Jumala viibimist inimeses. Kui kaks nähtust on seotud ühe ja sama asjaga, siis on nad ka omavahel seotud.		161:1.8 (1784.5) 3. That Jesus was on terms of mutual association and perfect communication with man; that Jesus was the Son of God. That the relation of Son and Father presupposes equality of communication and mutuality of sympathetic understanding; that Jesus and the Father were one. That Jesus maintained at one and the same time understanding communication with both God and man, and that, since both God and man comprehended the meaning of the symbols of Jesus’ communication, both God and man possessed the attributes of personality in so far as the requirements of the ability of intercommunication were concerned. That the personality of Jesus demonstrated the personality of God, while it proved conclusively the presence of God in man. That two things which are related to the same thing are related to each other.
161:1.9 (1784.6) 4. Isiksus on inimese kõrgeim arusaam inimlikust reaalsusest ja jumalikest väärtustest; Jumal esindab ka inimese kõrgeimat arusaamist jumalikust reaalsusest ja lõpmatutest väärtustest; seepärast peab Jumal olema jumalik ja lõpmatu isiksus, reaalne isiksus, ehkki ta ületab lõpmatult ja igavesti inimese arusaama isiksusest ja selle määratlusest, ent on hoolimata sellest alati ja kõikjal isiksus.		161:1.9 (1784.6) 4. That personality represents man’s highest concept of human reality and divine values; that God also represents man’s highest concept of divine reality and infinite values; therefore, that God must be a divine and infinite personality, a personality in reality although infinitely and eternally transcending man’s concept and definition of personality, but nevertheless always and universally a personality.
161:1.10 (1784.7) 5. Jumal peab olema isiksus, sest ta on kõigi isiksuste Looja ja saatus. Jeesuse õpetus „Seepärast olge täiuslikud, nii nagu meie taevane Isa on täiuslik” avaldas Rodanile sügavat muljet.		161:1.10 (1784.7) 5. That God must be a personality since he is the Creator of all personality and the destiny of all personality. Rodan had been tremendously influenced by the teaching of Jesus, “Be you therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
161:1.11 (1784.8) Neid argumente kuuldes ütles Rodan: „Sa veensid mind. Ma tunnistan Jumalat isikuna, kui sa lubad mul seda veendumust piirata tingimusega, et ma lisan isiksuse tähendusele mitmeid laiendatud väärtusi — nagu üleinimlik, transtsendentne, ülim, lõpmatu, piiritu, lõplik ja kõikne. Ma olen nüüd veendunud, et ehkki Jumal on ilmselt lõpmatult enam kui isiksus, ei saa ta olla midagi sellest vähemat. Olen nõus vaidluse lõpetama ja tunnistama Jeesust Isa isikliku ilmutusena ja lahendusena kõigile loogika, mõistuse ja filosoofia vastamata jäänud küsimustele.”		161:1.11 (1784.8) When Rodan heard these arguments, he said: “I am convinced. I will confess God as a person if you will permit me to qualify my confession of such a belief by attaching to the meaning of personality a group of extended values, such as superhuman, transcendent, supreme, infinite, eternal, final, and universal. I am now convinced that, while God must be infinitely more than a personality, he cannot be anything less. I am satisfied to end the argument and to accept Jesus as the personal revelation of the Father and the satisfaction of all unsatisfied factors in logic, reason, and philosophy.”
2. Jeesuse jumalik olemus ^top		2. The Divine Nature of Jesus ^top
161:2.1 (1785.1) Kuna Naatanael ja Toomas olid Rodani seisukohad taevariigi evangeeliumist nii täielikult heaks kiitnud, jäi arutada veel vaid üks küsimus, õpetus Jeesuse jumaliku olemuse kohta, see alles nii hiljuti väljakuulutatud doktriin. Naatanael ja Toomas esitasid üheskoos oma seisukohad Meistri jumalikust olemusest, mis on kokku võetud, korrastatud ja esitatud järgmiselt:		161:2.1 (1785.1) Since Nathaniel and Thomas had so fully approved Rodan’s views of the gospel of the kingdom, there remained only one more point to consider, the teaching dealing with the divine nature of Jesus, a doctrine only so recently publicly announced. Nathaniel and Thomas jointly presented their views of the divine nature of the Master, and the following narrative is a condensed, rearranged, and restated presentation of their teaching:
161:2.2 (1785.2) 1. Jeesus on oma jumalikkust tunnistanud ja me usume teda. Seoses tema hoolekandetööga on toimunud palju tähelepanuväärseid asju, millest võib aru saada vaid siis, kui usume, et ta on nii Jumala Poeg kui ka Inimese Poeg.		161:2.2 (1785.2) 1. Jesus has admitted his divinity, and we believe him. Many remarkable things have happened in connection with his ministry which we can understand only by believing that he is the Son of God as well as the Son of Man.
161:2.3 (1785.3) 2. Tema elu koos meiega on näide ideaalsest inimlikust sõprusest, niisugune inimsõber võib olla ainult jumalik olend. Ta on tõesti kõige isetum inimene, keda me kunagi oleme tundnud. Ta on isegi patuste sõber; ta julgeb armastada oma vaenlasi. Ta on meile väga ustav. Ehkki ta ei kõhkle meid noomimast, on kõigile selge, et ta armastab meid tõeliselt. Mida paremini te teda tunnete, seda enam hakkate teda armastama. Teid võlub tema vankumatu andumus. Kõigi nende aastate jooksul, mil me tema missioonist aru ei saanud, on ta olnud ustav sõber. Ta küll ei kasuta meelitusi, kuid kohtleb meid kõiki ühesuguse headusega, olles alati õrn ja kaastundlik. Ta on jaganud meiega oma elu ja kõike muud. Oleme õnnelik kogukond, meil on kõik ühine. Me ei usu, et keegi, kes on vaid inimene, suudaks elada nii suurtes katsumustes nii laitmatut elu.		161:2.3 (1785.3) 2. His life association with us exemplifies the ideal of human friendship; only a divine being could possibly be such a human friend. He is the most truly unselfish person we have ever known. He is the friend even of sinners; he dares to love his enemies. He is very loyal to us. While he does not hesitate to reprove us, it is plain to all that he truly loves us. The better you know him, the more you will love him. You will be charmed by his unswerving devotion. Through all these years of our failure to comprehend his mission, he has been a faithful friend. While he makes no use of flattery, he does treat us all with equal kindness; he is invariably tender and compassionate. He has shared his life and everything else with us. We are a happy community; we share all things in common. We do not believe that a mere human could live such a blameless life under such trying circumstances.
161:2.4 (1785.4) 3. Me peame Jeesust jumalikuks seepärast, et ta ei tee kunagi midagi väära; ta ei eksi. Tema tarkus on erakordne, tema vagadus suurepärane. Ta elab päev-päevalt täielikus kooskõlas Isa tahtega. Ta ei kahetse kunagi oma väärsamme, sest ta ei riku ühtki Isa seadust. Ta palvetab meie eest ja koos meiega, kuid ei palu kunagi meil enda eest palvetada. Usume, et ta hoidub järjekindlalt patust. Me ei usu, et keegi, kes on vaid inimene, tunnistaks, et ta on elanud niisugust elu. Ta väidab end elavat täiuslikku elu ja me tunnistame, et see tõesti nii ka on. Meie vagadus tuleneb meeleparandusest, kuid tema vagadus õiglasest meelest. Ta tunnistab isegi, et saab anda patte andeks ja ravib tõesti ka haigusi. Mitte keegi, kes on vaid inimene, ei saa terve mõistuse juures olles tunnistada, et annab patte andeks: see on jumalik eesõigus. Sellest päevast, mil me temaga esmakordselt kokku puutusime, on ta tundunud meile nii täiuslik oma vagaduses. Meie headus ja tõetundmine üha kasvavad, aga Meister on ilmutanud küpset vagadust algusest peale. Nende headuseelementide olemasolu Jeesuses tunnistavad kõik inimesed, nii head kui ka kurjad. Samas pole tema vagadus kunagi pealetükkiv ega suurustlev. Ta on ühtaegu nii leebe kui ka kartmatu. Ta näib meie usu oma jumalikkusesse heaks kiitvat. Ta on kas see, kelleks ennast nimetab, või suurim silmakirjateener ja petis, keda maailm kunagi on tundnud. Oleme veendunud, et ta on just see, kelle väidab end olevat.		161:2.4 (1785.4) 3. We think Jesus is divine because he never does wrong; he makes no mistakes. His wisdom is extraordinary; his piety superb. He lives day by day in perfect accord with the Father’s will. He never repents of misdeeds because he transgresses none of the Father’s laws. He prays for us and with us, but he never asks us to pray for him. We believe that he is consistently sinless. We do not think that one who is only human ever professed to live such a life. He claims to live a perfect life, and we acknowledge that he does. Our piety springs from repentance, but his piety springs from righteousness. He even professes to forgive sins and does heal diseases. No mere man would sanely profess to forgive sin; that is a divine prerogative. And he has seemed to be thus perfect in his righteousness from the times of our first contact with him. We grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth, but our Master exhibits maturity of righteousness to start with. All men, good and evil, recognize these elements of goodness in Jesus. And yet never is his piety obtrusive or ostentatious. He is both meek and fearless. He seems to approve of our belief in his divinity. He is either what he professes to be, or else he is the greatest hypocrite and fraud the world has ever known. We are persuaded that he is just what he claims to be.
161:2.5 (1785.5) 4. Tema ainulaadne iseloom ja täiuslik kontroll oma emotsioonide üle veenavad meid, et temas on ühinenud inimlikkus ja jumalikkus. Ta reageerib alati inimlikke hädasid nähes, kannatused ei jäta teda kunagi külmaks. Tema kaastunde kutsuvad esile ühtviisi nii füüsilised kannatused, meelepiinad kui ka hingehäda. Ta on valmis lahkelt tunnistama oma kaasinimeste usku või muid häid omadusi. Ta on nii õiglane ja aus ning samal ajal nii halastav ja teistega arvestav. Ta kurvastab inimeste vaimse kangekaelsuse üle ja rõõmustab, kui nad nõustuvad nägema tõe valgust.		161:2.5 (1785.5) 4. The uniqueness of his character and the perfection of his emotional control convince us that he is a combination of humanity and divinity. He unfailingly responds to the spectacle of human need; suffering never fails to appeal to him. His compassion is moved alike by physical suffering, mental anguish, or spiritual sorrow. He is quick to recognize and generous to acknowledge the presence of faith or any other grace in his fellow men. He is so just and fair and at the same time so merciful and considerate. He grieves over the spiritual obstinacy of the people and rejoices when they consent to see the light of truth.
161:2.6 (1786.1) 5. Ta näib tundvat inimeste mõtteid ja saavat aru nende südame igatsustest. Ta on meie häiritud vaimu suhtes alati osavõtlik. Tal näivad olevat kõik meie inimlikud emotsioonid, kuid need on suursuguselt õilsad. Ta armastab kogu südamest headust ja samavõrra vihkab pattu. Ta on üleinimlikult teadlik Jumaluse kohalolekust. Ta palvetab nagu inimene, kuid toimib nagu Jumal. Ta näib asju ette teadvat; ta julgeb praegugi rääkida oma surmast, mingist salapärasest tulevasest ülendamisest. Olles sõbralik, on ta samas ka vapper ja julge. Ta on vankumatu oma kohust täites.		161:2.6 (1786.1) 5. He seems to know the thoughts of men’s minds and to understand the longings of their hearts. And he is always sympathetic with our troubled spirits. He seems to possess all our human emotions, but they are magnificently glorified. He strongly loves goodness and equally hates sin. He possesses a superhuman consciousness of the presence of Deity. He prays like a man but performs like a God. He seems to foreknow things; he even now dares to speak about his death, some mystic reference to his future glorification. While he is kind, he is also brave and courageous. He never falters in doing his duty.
161:2.7 (1786.2) 6. Tema üleinimlik teadmisvõime avaldab meile pidevalt sügavat muljet. Vaevalt möödub päeva, mil ei ilmneks, et Meister teab midagi, mis toimub kusagil temast eemal. Ta näib teadvat ka oma kaaslaste mõtteid. Ta on kahtlemata ühenduses taevaste isiksustega; ta elab kindlasti meist kõigist tunduvalt kõrgemal vaimsel tasandil. Tema ainulaadsele arusaamisvõimele näib kõik avatud olevat. Ta esitab meile küsimusi selleks, et meid endast rääkima panna, mitte et teavet hankida.		161:2.7 (1786.2) 6. We are constantly impressed by the phenomenon of his superhuman knowledge. Hardly does a day pass but something transpires to disclose that the Master knows what is going on away from his immediate presence. He also seems to know about the thoughts of his associates. He undoubtedly has communion with celestial personalities; he unquestionably lives on a spiritual plane far above the rest of us. Everything seems to be open to his unique understanding. He asks us questions to draw us out, not to gain information.
161:2.8 (1786.3) 7. Viimasel ajal ei kõhkle Meister oma üleinimlikkust tunnistamast. Alates meie ametissemääramisest apostlitena kuni praeguse ajani ei ole ta kordagi eitanud, et on tulnud ülalt Isa juurest. Ta räägib jumaliku õpetaja autoriteediga. Meister lükkab kõhklematult ümber tänaseid religioosseid õpetusi ja kuulutab veendunud autoriteediga uut evangeeliumi. Ta on veenev, kindel ja mõjuvõimas. Isegi Ristija Johannes teatas Jeesust kõnelemas kuuldes, et too on Jumala Poeg. Ta näib olevat eneses nii kindel. Ta ei ihalda rahvahulkade toetust, inimeste arvamuste suhtes on ta ükskõikne. Ta on vapper, kuid samas üldse mitte uhke.		161:2.8 (1786.3) 7. Recently the Master does not hesitate to assert his superhumanity. From the day of our ordination as apostles right on down to recent times, he has never denied that he came from the Father above. He speaks with the authority of a divine teacher. The Master does not hesitate to refute the religious teachings of today and to declare the new gospel with positive authority. He is assertive, positive, and authoritative. Even John the Baptist, when he heard Jesus speak, declared that he was the Son of God. He seems to be so sufficient within himself. He craves not the support of the multitude; he is indifferent to the opinions of men. He is brave and yet so free from pride.
161:2.9 (1786.4) 8. Ta räägib pidevalt Jumalast kui kõigist tema tegemistest alati osa võtvast kaaslasest. Ta käib ringi head tehes, sest Jumal näib olevat temas. Ta teeb enda ja oma maise missiooni kohta kõige üllatavamaid avaldusi, mis oleksid absurdsed, kui ta poleks jumalik. Kord kuulutas ta: „Enne kui oli Aabraham, olen mina.” Ta on kindlalt väitnud, et on jumalik; ta tunnistab oma partnerlust Jumalaga. Korduvates väidetes oma lähedastest suhetest taevase Isaga on ta keelelised võimalused peaaegu ammendanud. Ta julgeb isegi väita, et tema ja Isa on üks. Ta ütleb, et igaüks, kes on näinud teda, on näinud Isa. Ning ta räägib ja teeb kõiki neid kohutavaid asju niisuguse lapseliku loomulikkusega. Ta vihjab oma suhetele Isaga samal viisil, nagu ta vihjab oma suhetele meiega. Ta näib olevat Jumalas nii kindel ja räägib neist suhetest nii asjalikult.		161:2.9 (1786.4) 8. He constantly talks about God as an ever-present associate in all that he does. He goes about doing good, for God seems to be in him. He makes the most astounding assertions about himself and his mission on earth, statements which would be absurd if he were not divine. He once declared, “Before Abraham was, I am.” He has definitely claimed divinity; he professes to be in partnership with God. He well-nigh exhausts the possibilities of language in the reiteration of his claims of intimate association with the heavenly Father. He even dares to assert that he and the Father are one. He says that anyone who has seen him has seen the Father. And he says and does all these tremendous things with such childlike naturalness. He alludes to his association with the Father in the same manner that he refers to his association with us. He seems to be so sure about God and speaks of these relations in such a matter-of-fact way.
161:2.10 (1786.5) 9. Palveelus näib ta suhtlevat otse oma Isaga. Me oleme kuulnud väheseid tema palveid, kuid need üksikud näitavad, et ta räägib Jumalaga tegelikult näost näkku. Ta näib teadvat nii minevikku kui ka tulevikku. Ta lihtsalt ei saaks olla kõike seda ja teha kõiki neid erakordseid asju, kui ta oleks vaid inimene. Me teame, et ta on inimene, me oleme selles kindlad, kuid peaaegu niisama kindlad oleme me selles, et ta on ka jumalik. Me usume, et ta on jumalik. Oleme veendunud, et ta on Inimese Poeg ja Jumala Poeg.		161:2.10 (1786.5) 9. In his prayer life he appears to communicate directly with his Father. We have heard few of his prayers, but these few would indicate that he talks with God, as it were, face to face. He seems to know the future as well as the past. He simply could not be all of this and do all of these extraordinary things unless he were something more than human. We know he is human, we are sure of that, but we are almost equally sure that he is also divine. We believe that he is divine. We are convinced that he is the Son of Man and the Son of God.
161:2.11 (1787.1) Kui Naatanael ja Toomas olid oma vestlused Rodaniga lõpetanud, kiirustasid nad Jeruusalemma, et jõuda järele apostlitest kaaslastele. Nad jõudsid kohale sama nädala reedeks. See oli olnud nende kolme uskuja elus suur kogemus ja ülejäänud apostlid õppisid Naatanaeli ja Tooma kogetust väga palju, kui nood neist teistele jutustasid.		161:2.11 (1787.1) When Nathaniel and Thomas had concluded their conferences with Rodan, they hurried on toward Jerusalem to join their fellow apostles, arriving on Friday of that week. This had been a great experience in the lives of all three of these believers, and the other apostles learned much from the recounting of these experiences by Nathaniel and Thomas.
161:2.12 (1787.2) Rodan siirdus tagasi Aleksandriasse, kus ta õpetas Meganta koolis veel kaua oma filosoofiat. Taevariigi hilisematel etappidel sai temast vägev mees: ta oli oma maiste elupäevade lõpuni ustav uskuja ja andis kõige kibedamate tagakiusamiste ajal koos teistega Kreekas oma elu.		161:2.12 (1787.2) Rodan made his way back to Alexandria, where he long taught his philosophy in the school of Meganta. He became a mighty man in the later affairs of the kingdom of heaven; he was a faithful believer to the end of his earth days, yielding up his life in Greece with others when the persecutions were at their height.
3. Jeesuse inimlik ja jumalik meel ^top		3. Jesus’ Human and Divine Minds ^top
161:3.1 (1787.3) Teadlikkus jumalikkusest kasvas Jeesuse meeles järk-järgult kuni tema ristimiseni. Kui ta sai täielikult teadlikuks oma jumalikust olemusest, inimeksistentsile eelnenud olemasolust ja kõiksetest eesõigustest, näis tal tekkivat võime oma inimlikku teadlikkust oma jumalikkusest mitmeti piirata. Meile näib, et alates Jeesuse ristimisest kuni ristilöömiseni jäi täielikult tema enda valida, kas sõltuda ainult inimmeelest või kasutada nii inimmeele kui ka jumaliku meele teadmisi. Aeg-ajalt näis ta kasutavat ainult seda teavet, mis leidus tema inimmõistuses. Teinekord näis ta tegutsevat nii rikkalike teadmiste ja tarkusega, et neid võis talle anda ainult tema jumaliku teadvuse üleinimliku sisu kasutamine.		161:3.1 (1787.3) Consciousness of divinity was a gradual growth in the mind of Jesus up to the occasion of his baptism. After he became fully self-conscious of his divine nature, prehuman existence, and universe prerogatives, he seems to have possessed the power of variously limiting his human consciousness of his divinity. It appears to us that from his baptism until the crucifixion it was entirely optional with Jesus whether to depend only on the human mind or to utilize the knowledge of both the human and the divine minds. At times he appeared to avail himself of only that information which was resident in the human intellect. On other occasions he appeared to act with such fullness of knowledge and wisdom as could be afforded only by the utilization of the superhuman content of his divine consciousness.
161:3.2 (1787.4) Tema ainulaadsetest tegudest võime aru saada vaid siis, kui nõustume teooriaga, et ta võis soovi korral oma jumalikku teadvust ise piirata. Oleme täiesti teadlikud sellest, et ta varjas sageli oma kaaslaste eest teadmisi eelolevatest sündmustest ning et ta oli teadlik nende mõtete ja kavatsuste sisust. Me mõistame, et ta soovis oma poolehoidjate eest osaliselt varjata enda võimet nende mõtteid lugeda ja nende kavatsustesse tungida. Ta ei soovinud oma apostlite ja jüngrite arusaama inimesest liiga palju ületada.		161:3.2 (1787.4) We can understand his unique performances only by accepting the theory that he could, at will, self-limit his divinity consciousness. We are fully cognizant that he frequently withheld from his associates his foreknowledge of events, and that he was aware of the nature of their thinking and planning. We understand that he did not wish his followers to know too fully that he was able to discern their thoughts and to penetrate their plans. He did not desire too far to transcend the concept of the human as it was held in the minds of his apostles and disciples.
161:3.3 (1787.5) Me oleme täiesti võimetud eristama, millal ta oma jumalikku teadvust ise piiras ja millal varjas ettenägemisvõimet ja mõtetelugemist oma inimkaaslaste eest. Me oleme veendunud, et ta kasutas mõlemat võtet, kuid me ei suuda alati igal konkreetsel juhul täpselt öelda, missugust meetodit ta võis kasutada. Sageli täheldasime teda tegutsemas ainult oma teadvuse inimlikku sisu kasutades, siis nägime teda nõu pidamas universumi taevaste vägede suunajatega ja tajusime jumaliku meele kaheldamatut toimimist. Ning siis olime peaaegu lugematutel juhtudel tunnistajaks inimese ja Jumala ühendatud isiksuse toimimisele, nagu inimmeele ja jumaliku meele pealtnäha täiuslik liit selle käivitas. Meie teadmised niisugustest nähtustest on piiratud, tegelikult me ei tea täit tõde sellest saladusest.		161:3.3 (1787.5) We are utterly at a loss to differentiate between his practice of self-limiting his divine consciousness and his technique of concealing his preknowledge and thought discernment from his human associates. We are convinced that he used both of these techniques, but we are not always able, in a given instance, to specify which method he may have employed. We frequently observed him acting with only the human content of consciousness; then would we behold him in conference with the directors of the celestial hosts of the universe and discern the undoubted functioning of the divine mind. And then on almost numberless occasions did we witness the working of this combined personality of man and God as it was activated by the apparent perfect union of the human and the divine minds. This is the limit of our knowledge of such phenomena; we really do not actually know the full truth about this mystery.