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MAY 2005 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:4 ISSUE:05

MINISTRY AND WORLDLY TEMPTATIONS
ssZhip{iqjbpw euIoI {]tem`\§fpw
By REV. FR. TITUS JOHN

What ever things which alienate or deviate us from the presence of God are temptations of the world. The lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and boastful pride are temptations of his world and they are not from God. Each believer of God are chosen by Him and the body of human is the temple of God.

\½psS CltemIPohnX¯nð Icp¯mÀÖn¡póXv XncphN\¯nse {]XymibneqsSbmWv. {]iv\§sf A`napJoIcnt¡ïnhcpt¼mÄ "ss[cys¸Spho³, Rm³ temIs¯ Pbn¨ncn¡póp' Fó tbipX¼pcmsâ hN\§fmWv Cu {InkvXob{]XymibpsS ASnØm\aÀ½w. Cu temI¯nsâ Hmf§fnðs¸«v \½psS lrZb§Ä BSn DebmsX temIs¯ Pbn¡phm³ HmÀt¡ï cïp Imcy§fmWv, ChnsS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¨ncn¡póXv.

1.{]tem`\§sf t\cnSphm³ Hcp§ns¡mÄI:

Fsâ aIs\, ssZhip{iqj¡nd§n¯ncn¡pt¼mÄ {]tem`\§sf t\cnSphm³ Hcp§ns¡mÄI.
({]`mjIsâ ]pkvXIw 2:1)

CXv ]ptcmlnXòmtcmtSm kphntijIòmtcmtSm am{XambpÅ Hcp {]t_m[\añ. `qanbnð hnfn¨pthÀXncn¨ncn¡pó Hmtcm ssZha¡fpw ssZhip{ipjIcmWv. ssZhkó[nbnð \nópw \s½ AIÁpósXñmw {]tem`\§fmWv. tbipX¼pcms\ aqóv Xc¯nð km¯m³ ]co£n¨p. I¬tamlw, PUtamlw, Poh\¯nsâ {]Xm]w Fóo aqóp ]co£Ifnepw km¯m³ ]cmPbs¸«psh¦nepw, km¯m³ kIe]co£bpw XnI¨tijw Xev¡met¯¡p tbiphnsâ ASp¡ð \nópw amdnt¸mbn. ssZht¯mSv \mw F{Xam{Xw IqSpXð ASp¡phm³ B{Kln¡pópthm A{Xbpw IqSpXð {]tem`\§Ä \½psS PohnX¯nð Gdnhcpóp. `qanbnð Bbnc¡pó Hmtcm ssZha¡fpw ssZh¯mð hnfn¡s¸«hcmWv. Hmtcm a\pjyicoc§fpw ssZh¯nsâ Beb§fmWv. ssZh¯nsâ Bebamb PUaµnc§fpsS AkvXnXzs¯ Ic§fpbÀ¯n \an¡póXn\p ]cnip²\mb ]utemkvÇol \s½ Dðt_m[n¸n¨ncn¡póp. ssZh¯nsâ Bebamb icocs¯ km¯msâ IqSm¡phm³ ]mSnñ. Iã¸mSpIÄ ISóphcpt¼mÄ Fñmw ssZhlnXamsWóv F®cpXv. {]`mX{]mÀ°\¡ptijw \t½mSpXsó aqóp tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¨v Hcp kzbAhtemI\w \S¯Ww.

  1. Rm³ t]mIpó Cu hgn ssZh¯n\v CãamtWm?

  2. Cu hgnbnð IqSn t]mIpt¼mÄ ssZhoIambsXs´¦nepw F\n¡p \ãs¸Sptam?

  3. Cu hgnbpsS Ahkm\w F´mWv?

Cu aqópw hniIe\w sN¿msX apt¼m«pt]mbmð bn{kmtbensâ \ymbm[n]³ Bbncpó inwtimsâ A\p`hw \ap¡pïmtb¡mw. Bß{]tNmZnXamb Xsâ PohnXs¯ ssZhiànbnð \ne\nÀ¯m³ aqóp Imcy§fnð inwtim³ {]XnÚm_²\mbncpóp. hoªpw aZyhpw IpSn¡cpXv, Aip²amb bmsXmópw sXmScpXv, Xebnð £uc¡¯n sXmScpXv. Cu aqóp {]XnÚIfpw ]men¨ncpó kab¯p inwtim\p Ictbïnhóncpónñ. Ggv kµÀ`§fnð inwtim\p ssZh¯nsâ iàn e`n¨ncpóp. AXnð GÁhpw {it²bambXp, Xsó B{Ian¨ Hcp knwls¯ Hcp B«n³Ip«nsbt¸mse ]n¨nNo´póXn\p inwtim\p iàn e`n¨p. ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhv inwtims\ DZyan¸n¨psImïncpóp. ssZhoIamb hgnIsf hn«pamdn, ssZhhpambn X\n¡pÅ {]XnÚsb ewLn¨t¸mÄ inwtim\p Ictbïnhóp. inwtim³ aÁpÅhcpsS ]cnlmk]m{Xambn. s^enkvXyÀ inwtimsâ apJ¯p Xp¸n. Ahs\ t£{X¯qWpIfnð _Ôn¨p. Ah³ s]m«¡®\mbn cïp ssIIfpw DbÀ¯n ssZht¯mSp IcbpIbmWv; "F\n¡v iàn Xó ssZhta, Hcp Ahkcw IqSn XtcWta.'

BPoh\m´w ]men¡m³ ssZhw Nne {]XnÚIÄ \ap¡p \ðInbn«pïv. AXv Hcn¡epw hn«pIfbcpXv. F¦nð \a¡p ZpJnt¡ïnhcnIbnñ. kZrihmIy§fnð cïp `mK¯p Htc Imcyw Xsó ]dbpóp. "Nnet¸mÄ Hcp hgn a\pjyóp sNmÆmbntXmópw; AXns³d Ahkm\tam acWhgnIÄ At{X.' (14:12; 16:25) inwtim\v Ahsâ hgn \ñXmbn tXmónbncn¡mw, Fómð AXp acW¯nte¡pÅ hgnbmbncpóp.

\½psS ]e {]iv\§Ä¡pw aqeImcWw Hcp]s£ \mw Xsóbmbnc¡mw. PohnX¯nse GÁhpw henb sXÁv \½psS kz´ sXÁv a\Ênem¡m³ Ignbm¯XmWv. AXp Xncp¯m\pÅ kò\Êv ImWn¡m¯XmWv asÁmcp sXÁv. \½psS PohnX¯nsâ hgnIÄ ]ng¡pt¼mÄ {]mÀ°\IÄ {]tbmP\clnXambn¯ocpóp. hnem]§fnð ]dbpóp: "Rm³ IqIn \nehnfn¨mepw Ah³ Fs³d {]mÀ°\ XSp¯p Ifbpóp.' (hnem]§Ä 3:8) CtX A\p`hw Xsó sbi¿m]pkvXI¯nð AXnsâ ImcWktaXw {]kvXmhn¡póp: "\n§Ä ssIaeÀ¯pt¼mÄ Rm³ Fs³d I®p asd¨p Ifbpw; \n§Ä F{XXtó {]mÀ°\Ign¨mepw Rm³ tIÄ¡bnñ; \n§fpsS ssI càwsImïp \ndªncn¡póp.' (sbi¿. 1:15)

ssZhoIaÀ½§Ä adópsImïpÅ {]mÀ°\mkaql§Ä shdpw Iq«§fmbn cq]m´cs¸Spóp. C¯cw kaql§Ä ]et¸mgpw am\knI{]iv\§Ä¡p hgn sXfn¡póp. BßobXbpw PohnXhpw kÔn¡m¯ kam´c§fmbn cq]m´cs¸«ncn¡póp. {]mÀ°\mkaql§fpw [ym\kaql§fpw a\pjya\knsâ kaql§fmbncn¡Ww.

[ym\§fnðIqSn ip²oIcn¡s¸tSï {]Xe§Ä ]eXmWv. ]nXm¡òmcpsS [ym\Nn´IfpsS ssZhoIaÀ½w B´cn{µnb§fpsS ]cn]qÀ® hnip²oIcWambncpóp.

Hfnhmbv t\m¡oSmsXsâ I®pIsf \o Im¡Wta
hô\tIÄ¡mXSnbsâ ImXpItfbpw Im¡Wta.

Fó[c§Äs¡ópw \o ImheXmbpw \nð¡Wta
FópÅnð tZmjw sNbvhm\pÅ hnNmcapZn¡cptX.

sFlnIt\«¯n\p ]Icw \nsó k¼mZn¸m\pw
\nsó tkv\ln¨otemIw \nckn¸m\pw Ir] sNbvI.
[Mar Aprem]

CXmbncpóp ]nXm¡òmcpsS [ym\Nn´. kzbw Xncp¯póXn\pÅ A`nhmôbpw AXn\pthïnbpÅ {]mÀ°\bpamWv [ym\¯nð DÄs¡mÅpó {][m\LSIw.

tbipX¼pcm³ \ninXambn hnaÀin¨ Hcp kaImeo\ sblqZhÀ¤apïmbncpóp. AhcmWv I]S`àn¡mcmb ]coiòmÀ. \mep kphntij§fnepw ChÀ hfsc ]cpjambn hnaÀin¡s¸Spóp. "]coiòmcmb \n§Ä InïnIn®§fpsS ]pdw shSn¸m¡póp; \n§fpsS Dffntem IhÀ¨bpw ZpãXbpw \ndªncn¡póp.' "\n§Ä Fsó IÀ¯mth, IÀ¯mth Fóp hnfn¡bpw Rm³ ]dbpóXp sN¿mXncn¡bpw sN¿póXp F´p?' {]mÀ°\sbóXv PohnX¯nsâ Hcp \njvTbmWv.

A\ymbambn Iq«nhbv¡pó bmsXmópw PohnX¯nð kam[m\w \ðIpónñ. Fómð \oXnbpÅ hgnIÄ [m\yhpw hoªpw hÀ²n¡pt¼mÄ DïmIpóXnð A[nIw kt´mjw \ap¡p \ðIpóp. \mw aptómt«m ]pdtImt«m CSt¯mt«m het¯mt«m Xncnbpt¼mÄ ssZhlnXamb hgnIÄ XncsªSp¡Ww. lrZb§tfbpw A´cn{µnb§sfbpw tim[\ sN¿pó ssZh¯nsâ ap¼nð \½psS hgnIfpw {]hÀ¯nIfpw adhmbncn¡pónñ.

hnfn¡s¸« Hmtcm PUhpw {InkvXphnsâ Beb§fmWv. PUnIImcy§fnð D]cnbmbn BßobImcy§fnemWv {]tem`\§Ä IqSpXepïmIpóXv. PUnIPev]\{]mÀ°\IÄ hgn {]tem`\§Ä Gdnhcpóp. bmsXmcp lrZb]cnhÀ¯\hpanñmsX, PohnXhnip²nbnñmsX, DÅnð IhÀ¨bpw, ZpãXbpw, AXn{Iahpw \nd¨psImïv A[chymbmaw \S¯n, "Fsó, IÀ¯mth IÀ¯mth' Fóp hnfn¡pó I]S`àn¡mtc, \n§Ä¡p lm Iãw! FómWv IÀ¯mhv ]dªncn¡póXv.

2. ]oT\w kln¡m³ Hcp§ns¡mÄI:

2 Xnta¯n 3:12 ð ]utemkv Çolm XotamsYtbmknt\mSv ]dbpóp: aIs\, ssZhip{iqj¡nd§n¯ncn¡pt¼mÄ ]oT\w kln¡m³ Hcp§ns¡mÄI. Cu temI¯nð ]oT\w InkvXphnsâ A\pbmbnIfpsS AhImiamWv. ]oT\¯nepw IãXbnepw A`ymkw hóhÀ¡p \oXn Fó kam[m\^ew e`n¡pw. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkXp Xsâ injyòmcmbn XncsªSp¯ ap¡phsXmgnemfnIÄ¡p Hcp {]tXyIXbpïmbncpóp. AhÀ A²zm\n¡póhcpw `mcw Npa¡póhcpambncpóp. AhÀ ISense shůnð X§fpsS icoc¯nse hnbÀ¸pPew hogv¯póhcmbncpóp. IÀ¯r{]mÀ°\bnð "R§Ä¡p BhiyapÅ Blmcw Zn\w{]Xn XtcWsa' Fóp Ahsc {]mÀ°n¸m³ ]Tn¸n¨Xv Hcp ]s£ AhcpsS A²zm\`mcw Iïn«mbncn¡mw.

F{_mbteJ\w 10:35 ð ]dbpóp; "AXpsImïp alm{]Xn^eapÅ \n§fpsS ss[cyw XÅn¡fbcpXp.' IãXIfnð Bßss[cyw hn«pIfbcpXv. ]oT\§Ä t\cnSpt¼mÄ AXp {InkvXphnsâ A\pbmbnIÄ¡v B\µambn amdWw. acWs¯ I¬ap¼nð IïpsImïv t]mfn¡Àt¸mkv ]nXmhv ]dbpóp: "84 hÀjw btlmh Fsó Im¯psImïp, C\nbpw ssZhkón[nbnð Fsâ Poh³ kaÀ¸n¡m³ Rm³ X¿mdmWv.'

BtLmjambn sImïmSpó {InkvXpakpw ]oT\¯nsâbpw XymK¯nsâbpw ktµiamWv. tbipX¼pcm\v P\n¡phm³ Øeanñ. s]mXnbphm³ XpWnbnñ. InS¡phm³ sXm«nenñ. {InkvXphn\pthïn Iãw kln¨pw Itñdv, ASn, ZÞ\w ]oV\w, acWw CsXñmw GÁphm§nbmWv BZnak`bnse kltZòmÀ ISópt]mbXv. IÀ¯mhnepÅ {]Xymi \ãs¸«hscbmWv PohnXImew apgph³ acW`oXn ]n´pScpóXv.

{]`mjIsâ ]pkvXI¯nð asÁmcp`mK¯p ]dbpóp; "ssZhip{iqj¡nd§n¯ncn¡pt¼mÄ {]Xymibnð hfcm³ \o B{Kln¡pópsh¦nð A\ysâ \miw \o B{Kln¡cpXv.' a\pjys\ AÀ_pZw t]mse ImÀópXnópó Hcp tcmKamWv {]XnImc_p²n.

ImWs¸Spó a\pjys\ tkv\ln¡m³ Ignbm¯ Hcp¯\pw ImWs¸Sm¯ ssZhs¯ tkv\ln¸m³ IgnIbnñ. a\pjysâ `uXnIamb DbÀ¨bnð \½psS lrZbw Nôes¸ScpXv. Hs_Zymhnsâ ]pkvXI¯nð ]dbpóp: \ns³d ktlmZcs³d A\À°Znhkw \ns³d A\À°Znhkw Xtó; \o AXp Iïp cknt¡ïXñ. Ahs³d A]mbZnhkw \ns³d A]mbZnhkw; \o AXnð kt´mjnt¡ïXñ. AhcpsS IãZnhk¯nð \o h¼p ]dbcpXv. ssZh¯n\v Hmtcm a\pjys\¡pdo¨pw Hcp ]²Xn Dïv. Cu {]XyitbmsS PohnXw \bn¨psImïv temIs¯ Pbn¡phm³ IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp \t½mSv Bhiys¸Spóp.

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[Extract from Sermon delivered at Mid Travancore Convention 2004 at Makkamkunnu]
Reported By: E.S. John Australia


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