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JULY 2005 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:4 ISSUE:07

LIVE WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

By REV. FR. M.O. THOMAS

"Rm³ \n§sf hóp Iïnt«m Zqc¯ncpóp \n§fpsS AhØ tI«nt«m \n§Ä GImßmhnð \ne\nóp FXncmfnIfmð Hónepw Ipep§nt¸mImsX GIa\tÊmsS kphntij¯ns³d hnizmk¯nómbn t]mcm«w Ign¡póp Fóp {Klnt¡ïXnóp {InkvXphns³d kphntij¯nóp tbmKyamwh®w am{Xw \S¸n³. '
(^nen¸nbÀ 1:27)

]utemkvÇol ImcmKrl¯nðsh¨p FgpXnb teJ\amWv ^nen¸nbÀs¡gpXnb teJ\w. tdma\Kc¯nse Hcp Ipïdbnse XShdbnð InSópsImïv ]utemkvÇol Xsâ kt´mjhpw IncoShpamb ^nen¸nbbnse hnizmknIÄs¡gpXpóp: "Ft¸mgpw IÀ¯mhnð kt´mjn¸o³.' CtXmsSm¸w Xm³ ^nen¸nbsc DZvt_m[n¸n¡póp; "{InkvXphns³d kphntij¯nóp tbmKyamwh®w am{Xw \S¸n³.' euIoIambn hfÀ¨tbm {]Xm]tam k¼t¯m IpSqw_tam Hópw t\SmsX Fñmhcmepw Dt]£n¡s¸«h\mbn XShnð InS¡pó Hcp a\pjy\mWv {InkvXphns³d kphntijs¯¸Án C§s\ ]mSpIbpw {]kwKn¡pbpw kt´mjn¡pIbpw sN¿póXv. Imeo\ kphntijtLmjW kao]\¯nð \nópw Xptemw hyXykvXamb Hcp Nn{XamWv ]utemkvÇol ChnsS hc¨p Im«póXv. a\pjy\p `uXnIamb kar²n Dïm¡ns¡mSp¡pItbm PohnXm`nemj§sf ]qÀ¯oIcn¨psImtïm Hcp kphntijañ, {]XnIqeamb Poh\p `ojWnbmIpó kmlNcy¯nð, tbip{InkvXphnsâ kmón²ywsImïv AXnð kt´mjn¡pó Hcp kphntijw BWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv.

]pdwtemI kmlNcy§fpambn _Ôs¸SmsX ssZhoIkmón²y¯nð aXnadóp kt´mjn¨ncn¡pó As¸mkvXes\bmWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv. AXpsImïmWv ]utemkv ss[cyambn ]dbpóXv: "{InkvXphns³d tkv\l¯nð \nóp \s½ thÀ]ncn¡póXmÀ? IãXtbm k¦Stam D]{Zhtam ]«nWntbm \áXtbm B]t¯m hmtfm? acW¯ntóm Pohtóm ZqXòmÀt¡m hmgvNIÄt¡m A[nImc§Ät¡m Ct¸mgpÅXntóm hcphm\pÅXntóm Dbc¯ntóm Bg¯ntóm aäp bmsXmcp krãnt¡m \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnepÅ ssZhtkv\l¯nð \nóp \s½ thÀ]ncn¸m³ IgnIbnñ Fóp Rm³ Dsd¨ncn¡póp.' ]utemkvÇol ChnsS {]ISn¸n¡póXv {InkvXphpambn X\n¡pÅ Bgtadnb _ÔamWv. {InkvXphpambpÅ Cu At`Zyamb _Ôambncpóp ]utemknsâ kphntijhpw PohnXaÀ½hpw.

]utemkv Xsâ kphntijw C§s\ {]Jym]n¡póp: "ZmhoZns³d k´Xnbmbn P\n¨p acn¨n«p DbnÀs¯gptóäncn¡pó tbip{InkvXphns\ HmÀ¯psImÄI. AXp BIpóp Fs³d kphntijw.' (2 Xntam¯n 2:8) "{InkvXphns³d kphntij¯nóp tbmKyamwh®w am{Xw \S¸n³' Fóp ]dbpt¼mÄ [mÀ½nIt_m[apÅ \ñhcmbn Pohn¡pI, PohnXaqeyapÅhcmbn Pohn¡pI FóXn\p]cnbmb Hcp Xe¯nte¡p BWv ]utemkv ChnsS hncð NqïpóXv. {InkvXphnsâ hN\§sf ]Tn¸n¡póXñ, A\yYm, {InkvXphmWv kphntijw FómWv ]utemkv ChnsS hyàam¡póXv. {InkvXphpambpÅ _Ô¯nð Pohn¡phm\pÅ a\pjyPohnX¯nsâ km²yXbnemWv kphntij¯nsâ aÀ½w DÄs¡mÅpóXv.

{InkvXphnsâ kphntijs¯ ]nSn¨p]Ánb ]pXpamÀ¤¡msc ]oTn¸n¡phm\pÅ A[nImc]{Xhpw hm§n Zakvt¡mknsâ ]SnhmXnenð F¯nbt¸mÄ "iute, iute, \o Fsó D]{Zhn¡pósX´v?' Fóp ]dªpsImïv tbip X\n¡p {]Xy£\mb kw`hs¯¸Án ]utemkn\p [mcmfw ]dbphm\pw, km£n¸m\pw, {]iwkn¸m\pw Dïmbncpóp. Fómð Cu A\p`hkm£yañ, "C\n Pohn¡póXp Rm\ñ {InkvXpht{X Fónð Pohn¡póp', Fó kzbA\p`hambncpóp ]utemknsâ kphntij¯nsâ ASnØm\w.

{InkvXphnsâ \ma¯nð Cóv kphntij`mth\ ]ecpw ]eXpw {]hÀ¯n¡póp. C¯cw {]hÀ¯nIfpsS Dt±iip²n kwib\obhpw tNmZyw sN¿s¸tSïhbpambn amdnbncn¡póp. {InkvXphns\ {]ZÀin¸n¡ms\ó hytP\ ]²XnbnSpó ]e kwcw`§fpw kzb{]ZÀi\¯nsâ thZnIfmbn A[¸Xn¨ncn¡póp. {InkvXphns\ irwKeIfpambn _ÔanñmsX kzbkvXnX\mbn ImWphm\ñ, {]XypX, D]m[nItfmsS {InkvXphns\ ImWphm\mWv Cós¯ temIw hy{KX Im«póXv.

D]m[nIfnñmsX {InkvXphpambpÅ Bgamb _Ôw ssZhoIkvt\l¯nsâ {]IS\amWv. {Ko¡p`mjbnð aqóp Xe¯nemWv kvt\ls¯ \nÀhNn¨ncn¡póXv. 'Eros, Philos, Agape' FóXmWv kvt\l¯nsâ Cu aqóv X«pIÄ. CXnð 'Agape' Fó \njvIma kvt\lambn«mWv ssZhkvt\ls¯ thZimkv{Xw Nn{XoIcn¨ncn¡póXv. Fómð \n\hbnse sFk¡v Fó ssZhimkv{XÚ³ Xsâ "B{ia]nXm¡òmÀ' Fó ]pkvXI¯nð ]dªncn¡póXv, ssZhkvt\lw sshImcnIamb kvt\lamsWómWv 'Erotic love'.

kphntijw Asñ¦nð {InkvXphpambpÅ _Ôw 'Passionate love' BWv. "F³ {]nbt\¡mÄ kpµc\mbv Bscbpw Rm\peInð, ImWpónñ, taemepw Rm³ ImWpIbnñ.': CXmWv sshImcnIamb ssZhkvt\lhpw DZm¯amb kphntijhpw. ssZhs¯ ZÀin¨pIgnbpt¼mÄ \mw Fñmw adópt]mIpó A\p`hw, temIkpJt`mK§sf shdp¡pó A\p`hw; AXmWv bYmÀ°amb kphntijw.

{InkvXphpambpÅ _Ô¯nð hnjbs¯ ad¡pt¼mÄ AXp kXymc[\bmbn amdpóp. CXmWv kphntij¯nsâ ZÀi\w. {InkvXphnt\mSp \s½¯só Iq«nt¨À¡pt¼mÄ \mw hnip²nIcn¡s¸Spóp. Bcm[\ A\p`qXn ZmbIam¡m\pÅtXm \b\ kpµcam¡m\pÅtXm Bb Hcp {]ZÀi\w Añ, ]nósbm, AXv {InkvXphpambn kmbqPyw {]m]n¡pó Hcp DWÀÆnsâ A\p`hamWv. ]utemkvÇol ssZh¯ns³d a\Êenhp HmÀ¸n¨p \n§sf {]t_m[n¸n¡póp; "\n§Ä _p²nbpÅ Bcm[\bmbn \n§fpsS icoc§sf Poh\pw hnip²nbpw ssZh¯nóp {]kmZhpapÅ bmKambn kaÀ¸n¸n³.' Bcm[\bnð XmZmßyw {]m]n¡pó Cu {InkvXphns\¡p¨v ]utemkvÇol ]dbpóp: "P\n¨p, acn¨p, DbÀs¯gptóÁ {InkvXp'. CXnð P\\hpw acWhpw FSp¯pIm«póXv a\pjysâ \nÊlmbXbpsS cïp AhØIfmWv. DbÀ¸v hnPb¯nsâ {]XoIamWv. P\\¯ntâbpw acW¯nsâbpw \nÊlmbXbnð IqSn ISóv hnPb¯nte¡ ISó {InkvXphns\bmWv ChnsS hnh£n¡póXv. Fómð Cós¯ temIw B{Kln¡póXv iànbpÅXpw AXnib§Ä {]hÀ¯n¡m³ Icp¯pÅh\pamb Hcp ssZhs¯bmWv. _elo\Xbnð IqSn ISópt]mb Hcp ssZhs¯ Bcpw B{Kln¡pónñ.

tbip{InkvXp Xsâ CltemI hym]mcIme¯p Fñm BVw`c§tfbpw AhKWn¨ncpóp. Xm³ A\phZn¨ GI BVw`c{]hÀ¯n aKvZe¡mc¯n adnbbpsS BVw`cssXew IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ¯nð ]pc«nb kw`hambncpóp. Cu kw`hw Hcp ]m]nbmb kv{XobpsS `ànbptSbpw kaÀ¸W¯nsâbpw ASbmfambXpsImïv IÀ¯mhv AXv A\phZn¨p. k`IfpsS BVw`c]²XnIfntem at\mcRvP\ Iem]cn]mSnIfneñ, kphntijtLmjWw: Fómð ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóp; "Fs³d iàn _elo\Xbnð XnIªphcpóp.'

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[Speech delivered at Mid-Travancore Orthodox Convention, Pathanamthitta]
Reported by: E.S. George Prakkanam


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