kXythZ]pkvXI¯nse AYhm hn. ss__nfnse GXm\pw hmIy§Ä ]cntim[n¨psImïv tað¸dª hnjbs¯¡pdn¨v ]cntim[n¡pIbpw ]Tn¡pIbpw sN¿mw.

"]nsó injyòmÀ ASps¡ hóp: AhtcmSp D]aIfmbn kwkmcn¡póXp F´p Fóp Aht\mSp tNmZn¨p. Ah³ AhtcmSp D¯cw ]dªXp: kzÀ¤cmPy¯ns³d aÀ½§sf Adnhm³ \n§Ä¡p hcw e`n¨ncn¡póp; AhÀt¡m e`n¨n«nñ.' (hn. a¯mbn 13:10þ11) CXv IÀ¯mhnsâ ImcyhnNmcIòmcmb injyòmcnð\nópw aÁpÅhsc thÀXncn¨p IÀ¯mhv Ið¸n¡póXmWv.

kpdnbm\n Aev]wIqSn I«nbmb `mjsbóv F\n¡p tXmópóp. {Ko¡nt\mSv hfsc tbmPn¡pópapïv CXv XÀÖna sNbvXmð, "kzÀ¤cmPy¯ns³d aÀ½§sf Adnbphm³ \n§Ä¡mWv \ðIs¸«ncn¡póXv.' FómIpóp. Cw¥ojv [R.S.V.] þð CXnt\mSv hfsc tbmPn¡pópapïv; aebmfw A{X iànbnñm¯ {]tbmKamWv.

"Ah³ AhtcmSp ]dªXp: ssZhcmPy¯ns³d aÀ½w \n§Ä¡p \ðIs¸«ncn¡póp; ]pd¯pffhÀt¡m kIehpw D]aIfmð e`n¡póp. (hn. aÀt¡mkv 4:11) ChnsSbpw asÁñm `mjm´c§fpw apIfnð IïXpt]mse, "\n§Ä¡mWv \ðIs¸«ncn¡póXv' Fó iàamb `mjbmWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv.

"Ahs³d injyòmÀ Aht\mSp Cu D]a F´p Fóp tNmZn¨Xnóp Ah³ ]dªXp: ssZhcmPy¯ns³d aÀ½§sf Adnhm³ \n§Ä¡p hcw e`n¨ncn¡póp; tijapffhÀt¡m Iïn«pw ImWmXncn¸m\pw, tI«n«pw {Kln¡mXncn¸m\pw D]aIfnet{X.' (hn. eqt¡mkv 8:9þ10) CXpw ap¼pÅXpt]mseXsó.

"]qÀÆIme§fnð adªncpón«p Ct¸mÄ shfns¸«p hóXpw \nXyssZh¯ns³d \ntbmK{]Imcw kIe PmXnIÄ¡pw hnizmk¯ns³d A\pkcW¯nómbn {]hmNIòmcpsS Fgp¯pIfmð Adnbn¨ncn¡póXpamb aÀ½¯ns³d shfn¸mSnóp A\pkcWambpÅ Fs³d kphntij¯nópw tbip{InkvXphns\¡pdn¨pÅ {]kwK¯nópw H¯h®w \n§sf Øncs¸Sp¯phm³ Ignbpó GIÚm\nbmb ssZh¯nóp tbip{InkvXp apJm´cw Fsótó¡pw alXzw DïmIpamdmIs«. Bta³.' (tdmaÀ 16:24þ26)

"Ah³ PU¯nð shfns¸«p; Bßmhnð \oXoIcn¡s¸«p; ZqXòmÀ¡p {]Xy£\mbn; PmXnIfpsS CSbnð {]kwKn¡s¸«p; temI¯nð hnizkn¡s¸«p; tXPÊnð FSp¡s¸«p Fón§s\ ssZh`ànbpsS aÀ½w k½Xamwh®w henbXmIpóp.' (1 Xotam¯n. 3:16)

"R§sf {InkvXphns³d ip{iqj¡mcpw ssZhaÀ½§fpsS KrlhnNmcIòmcpw (`h\Xehòmcpw) Fón§s\ Hmtcmcp¯³ F®ns¡mÅs«.' (1 sImcn´n. 4:1)

"Ah\nð Xm³ ap³\nÀ®bn¨ Xs³d {]kmZ¯nóp X¡h®w Xs³d lnX¯ns³d aÀ½w Ah³ \t½mSp Adnbn¨p.' (Fs^kyÀ 1:9)

"kIehpw krãn¨ ssZh¯nð A\mZnImew apXð adªpInSó aÀ½¯ns³d hyhØ CósXóp FñmhÀ¡pw {]Imin¸n¸m\pambn Cu Ir] \ðInbncn¡póp.' (Fs^kyÀ 3:9)

"C\n Imew DïmIbnñ; Ggmas¯ ZqX³ Imlfw DuXphm\ncn¡pó \mZ¯ns³d Ime¯p ssZh¯ns³d aÀ½w Ah³ Xs³d Zmkòmcmb {]hmNIòmÀ¡p Adnbn¨psImSp¯Xp t]mse \nhr¯nbmIpsaóp BImihpw AXnepÅXpw `qanbpw AXnepÅXpw kap{Zhpw AXnepÅXpw krãn¨h\mbn Fsótó¡pw Pohn¨ncn¡póhs\s¨mñn kXyw sNbvXp.' (shfn]mSv 10:6þ7)

"AXp ]qÀÆIme§Ä¡pw XeapdIÄ¡pw adªpInSó aÀ½w F¦nepw Ct¸mÄ Ahs³d hnip²òmÀ¡p shfns¸«ncn¡póp. AhtcmSp PmXnIfpsS CSbnð Cu aÀ½¯ns³d alnam[\w Fs´óp Adnbn¸m³ ssZh¯nóp Cãambn; B aÀ½w alXz¯ns³d {]Xymibmb {InkvXp \n§fnð Ccn¡póp FópÅXp Xtó.' (sImsemkyÀ 1:26þ27)

tað D²cn¨n«pÅ hmIy§Ä ]Tn¡phm³ ]cn{ian¡pt¼mÄ ]e{]mhiyw aÀ½§Ä Fó ]Zw BhÀ¯n¨mhÀ¯n¨v {]Xy£s¸Spópïv. hfsc Kl\§fmb Imcy§Ä ssIImcyw sN¿pt¼mÄ km[mcWKXnbnð km[mcW_p²n¡pw Nn´¡pw AXoXambn Ah A\p`hs¸Smdpïv. C{]ImcapÅ AXoX kwKXnIÄ aÁpÅhcnte¡p ]IÀópsImSp¡phm³ {]bmkw t\cnSpt¼mÄ D]tbmKn¡pó Hcp ]ZamWv aÀ½§Ä Fóv thZ]pkvXI¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.

aÀ½§Ä Fóv aebmfw thZ]pkvXI¯nð D]tbmKn¨ncn¡pó ]Z¯n\v aqe`mjbmb {Ko¡pthZ]pkvXI¯nð [musterion] Fó ]ZamWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. Cw¥ojv thZ]pkvXI¯nð [Mystery] FómWv ]cn`mj. kpdnbm\n XÀÖna (tdmtkm) aqómw \qÁmïnsâ BZy`mK¯nð Xsó hcpóXmWv. At¸mkvtXmenI Imet¯mSv hfsc kman]yhpw k¼À¡hpw AXn\pïv. aÀ½w Fóv aebmf`mjbnð D]tbmKn¨ncn¡pó ]Z¯n\v kpdnbm\n`mjbnð tdmtkm FómWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. aebmf¯nð Cu ]Z XÀÖna "clkyw' Fópw ImWmdpïv. Cu BibamWv s]klm hymgmgvN hn. IpÀºm\ A\p`hn¡pt¼mÄ sNmñmdpÅXv. "clkyw, clkyw, DStbm\cpfn clkysa\n¡pw F³ ho«pImÀ¡pw.' AXnsâ kpdnbm\nbnð, "tdmtkm eo, tdmtkm eo GamÀ tamdm³....' Fóp XpS§nbpÅXmWv. CXv almclkyamWv. hn. IpÀºm\sb kw_Ôn¨pÅ hÀ®\bmWv clkyw, clkyw Fó ]Zw sImïv DÄs¡mÅpópXv. (1 sImcn´n. 11:21)

Cu A¸w hoªpIÄ F§s\ IÀ¯mhnsâ Xncpicoc§fmIpóp FóXv a\pjy_p²nbnð hymJym\mXoXamWv. Fómð AXv Xncpicoccà§fmIpóp FóXv Hcp hnizmkn¡p hnkvacn¡m³ h¿m¯ hnizmkhpw hkvXpXbpamWv. Cu bmYmÀ°ys¯bmWv, "clkyw, clkyw' Fó hm¡psImïv shfns¸Sp¯póXv. CXpt]msebpÅ aÁp ]eXpw _p²nsImïv F{X Bªp]nSn¨mepw Afódnbphm³ Akm²yambXmWv. Fómð Hcp hnizmkn¡v A\p`hn¨mkzZn¡phm³ kpkm²yamb Nne bmYmÀ°y§Ä DÄs¡mÅpóhbmWv Cu Znhyclky§Ä AYhm aÀ½§Ä. ChbpsS bmYmÀ°y§sf hnebncp¯ns¡mïv Hcp hnip²³ hÀ®n¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. "Spiritual truths are not against reason but they are beyond reason." BßoIkXy§Ä _p²nt¡m bpànt¡m FXncñ, Ahbv¡v AXoX§fmIpóp.

]qÀÆnI {Ko¡pImcpsSbnSbnð "apkvÁocntbm¬' Fóp ]dªmð AhnsSbpÅ AhcpsS Hcp clky kaql¯nsâ, Hcp clky B²ymßoI Bcm[\bpw AXnt\mSptNÀó AhcpsS {hXkwip²amb Hcp {IaPohnXhpamWv AhÀ hn`mh\w sN¿póXv. B kaql¯nð tNcphm³ Zmln¡póhscbñmsX aÁmtcbpw AXnð AhÀ DÄs¸Sp¯pIbnñ. C§s\ tNcpóhÀ¡p Nne {]tXyI ]cnÚm\§fpw ]mc¼cy§fpw ]cnNb§fpw e`n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. Ahsbñmw Xsó AhcpsS ØqeZrãnIÄ¡v AtKmNc§Ä F¦nepw kq£vaZrãnIÄ¡v tKmNc§fmsWóv AhÀ hnizkn¡póp. AhÀ B \nebnð Hcp k¼qÀ®Xbnte¡p hcpóhcpw hóhcpambn aÁpÅhcmð BZcn¡s¸Spóp. IqSmsX apkvÁocntbm¬ Fó ]Zw [Mustes] Fó ]Z¯nð\nópw hóXmsWómWv NnecpsS A`n{]mbw. CXpsImïv Dt±in¡póXv _p²ntb¡mÄ hnizmkw aqeapÅ A\p`hamWv. Cu {]{Inbsb C{]Imcw hÀ®n¡mw. hnizkn¨psImïv XpS§pI, XpScpI, A\p`hwsImïv AdnbpI, cpNnsImïv BkzZn¡pI. Cu IrXIrXyamWv Cu {]{Inb. C{]Imcw \½psS am\pjnI _p²n¡v a\Ênem¡phm³ {]bmkapÅXpw B kab¯v hnizmk]cambn Pohn¡póhÀ¡v [mcmfambn cpNn¨dnbphm³ IgnbpóXmb hfsc hfsc bmYmÀ°y§fpïv. "btlmh \ñh³ Fóp cpNn¨dnbWw.' B²ymßnI A\p`h§Ä bmYmÀ°y§fmsWóv BkzZn¨dnbWw.

a\pjycnð icochpw Bßmhpapïv. AXp \½psS t_m²yamWv. Fómð FhnsSbmWv Bßmhv Ccn¡póXv Fóp tNmZn¨mð AXv \½fnepïv FóñmsX F´p ]dbphm³ km[n¡pw. Fómð Bßmhv \½psS ZrãnIÄ¡v AZriysa¦nepw AXnsâ hym]mc§Ä Zriy§fpw \½psS PohnXm\p`hhpamWv. \½psS IÀ¯mhv Iev]n¡pw{]Imcw ImÁv CãapÅnSt¯¡p DuXpóp. AXnsâ i_vZw \o tIÄ¡póp, F¦nepw FhnsS\nóv hcpóp Fópw FhntS¡p t]mIpóp Fópw \o Adnbpónñ. ImÁnsâ kv]Àiw \½Ä Adnbpópïv. CXpt]mse XsóbmWv \½psS Bßhym]mchpw. Fñmw hymJym\n¨p a\Ênembmð am{Xsa AXnt\mSp ]¦ptNcphm³ \nhr¯nbpÅp Fóp Nn´n¡pó a\pjy³ _p²nam\ñ. icoc¯nsâ Nn´bpw BßNn´bpw Xsó hn`nó§fmWv. imcocnI_p²n¡v BßoI aÀ½§sf Bcmªdnbphmm³ Akm²yambn hcpw. ssZhw BZmans\ a®psImïv Xsâ kzcq]¯nepw kmZriy¯nepw sa\ªp, Ah\nð PohizmkaqXn. Ah³ Poh\pÅ tZlnbmbn¯oÀóp. BIbmð a\pjy³ a¬ab\msW¦nepw hn¬ab\mWv. Ah³ hn¬ab\msW¦nepw a¬ab\pw IqSnbmWv. Ah³ ]cnanXnIÄ¡p A[o\\msW¦nepw BßnI\pw BIbmð ]cnanXnIÄ¡p AXoX\pamWv. Ah³ `qanbnemWv Pohn¡pósX¦nepw Ah³ kzÀ¤ob\mWv. kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t]mtIïh\pamWv. ssZhw BZmanð \nómWv lÆmsb FSp¯Xv. CXpw _p²n¡p AXoXamb A\p`hamWv.

CXv F§s\ kw`hn¡póp Fóv BZan\pw AÚmXamWv. CXmWv Dð¸¯nbpsS Fgp¯pImc³ BZan\v "Dd¡w sImSp¯p' FsógpXnbncn¡póXv. Chsbñmw Xsó hnthN\mXoXamWv. am\pjnI_p²n¡p F¯n¸nSn¡phm³ km²yañ. Dev¸¯nbpsS Fgp¯pImc³ krãnsb¡pdn¨v hÀ®n¨ncn¡póp. AXv am\pjnI _p²n¡pw bpàn¡pw A[o\amtWm Fóv _p²namòmtc, Nn´n¨pt\m¡pho³! km[mcWbmbn Hóp krãn¡pt¼mÄ Hónð \nómWv Hóns\ krãn¡póXv. Fómð ssZhw Chsb Hópanñmbvabnð\nóv krãn¨p. Fñmw ssZh¯nð\nóp hóp Fó hnizmkwsImïv kam[m\n¡pIbpw kwXr]vXns¸SIbpw sN¿pI FópÅXmWv IcWobw. CsXñmw ssZh¯nsâ Znhy§fmb aÀ½§fmWv.

ss{IkvXhcmb \½Ä {XntbI ssZh¯nð hnizkn¡póp. CXp kXyatñ? et_md«dnbnð km[\§Ä ]cntim[n¨p hniIe\w sN¿póXpt]mse Cu {XntbI hnizmkw KthjWhnt[bambn ]cntim[n¨p {]Jym]n¡phm³ Ignbptam? Fómð hnizmknbpsS A\p`hatñ, AXnð \nópw amdn\nð¡phm³ Ignbptam? B hnizmkw amÁnshbv¡phm³ Ignbptam?

IÀ¯mhnsâ a\pjymhXmcw I\yIbnð\nóv P\n¨p FópÅXv kphnZnXamWv. {]hmNI {]tLmjWw kXyatñ? F§s\ hymJym\n¡pw? Hcp sNdnb Imcyw Rm³ tNmZn¨psImÅs«? sIm¯ns\bnðsh¨v IÀ¯mhv shÅw hoªm¡nbXv. hymJym\n¡phm³ Ignbptam?

IÀ¯mhv \S¯nb Hmtcm AÛpXhpw AXnibasñ? hymJym\n¡phm³ Ignbpsa¦nð AXnð AÛpXaptïm? AÛpXw hymJym\mXoXamWv. acn¨hÀ DbÀ¡póp. F§s\ hymJym\n¡pw? emkÀ DbÀ¯ntñ? \bn\nse hn[hbpsS aI³ DbÀ¯ntñ? bmbntdmknsâ aIÄ DbÀ¯ntñ? CsXms¡ F§s\ hymJym\n¡pw?

shůnð\nópw Bßmhnð\nópw hoïpw P\\w DïmIpóp. (hn. tbmlóm³ 3:3þ-5) ssXe¯mepÅ A`ntjIwsImïv ssZhmßmhv hcpóp. (1 imapthð 10:1,2,9; 16:13) Bßmhv iuensâtað hóntñ? ZmhoZnsâtað hóntñ? IÀ¯mhv A¸w FSp¯p \pdp¡n ]m\]m{Xw FSp¯p hmgv¯n, CsXsâ icocw, CsXsâ càw Fóp Ið¸n¨ntñ? (hn. eqt¡mkv 22:19þ20) AXv A§s\Xsó kw`hn¡pIbpw sNbvXphsñm. IÀ¯mhv At¸mkvXeòmcpsS tað DuXn AhÀ¡v ]cnip²mßmhns\ \ðIn. (hn. tbmlóm³ 20:22,23) ]Ým¯m]nIÄ¡p ]m]tamN\w \ðIm³ A[nImcw sImSp¯ntñ? ssXew ]qin tcmKnIsf kuJyam¡n. Fóv At¸mkvtXmeòmÀ IÀ¯mhns\ Adbn¨ntñ? (hn. aÀt¡mkv 6:13) hnhml¯n\v IÀ¯mhv kónlnX\mbn AÛpXIcambn A\p{Kln¨ntñ? (hn. tbmlóm³ 2:1þ12) CsXñmw Xsó Znhy§fmb aÀ½§fmWv. Chsbñmw F§s\ kw`hn¡póp Fóv BÀs¡¦nepw hymJym\n¡phm³ Ignbptam? Fómð Chsbñmw bmYmÀ°y§fmb hnip² IÀ½§fmWv. ssZht¯bpw ssZhnI aÀ½§sfbpw hymJym\n¸m³ BÀ¡pw IgnbpIbnñ. ssZhs¯ hymJym\n¸m³ B ssZh¯n\p am{Xta IgnbpIbpÅp. ssZhw Hcpht\bpÅp. BIbmð Ahs\ hymJym\n¡phm³ aÁmÀ¡pw IgnbpIbnñ.

D¯acmb ssZh`àòmsct¸mse \ap¡p Ah\nð icWs¸«pw Ahs\ hnizkn¨pw, Ahs\ BkzZn¨pw ap³t]m«pt]mImw. hnip² hN\¯nse hnip² aÀ½§Ä Fó hnjbw IqSpXembn ]Tn¡póXn\pw {Kln¡póXn\pw Xmsg¸dbpó thZhmIy§ÄIqsS ]cntim[n¡póXv IqSpXð klmbIambncn¡pw.

tdmaÀ 11:25; 1 sImcn´n.2:6þ8; 15;51þ53; 13:2; 14:2; Fs^kyÀ 1:9; 3:2þ5; 3:9; 5:32; 6:19,20; sImsem. 2:2; 4:3; 1 Xntam¯n 3:9; shfn]mSv 1:20; 17:5;17:17.

Znhyc£m aÀ½w:
hn. thZ]pkvXIw hn¬ab\mb ssZhhpw a¬ab\mb a\pjy\pw X½nepÅ hyhlmc hnhcWamWv. ØeImem[o\\pw ]cn[n¡pw ]cnanXn¡pw hnt[b\pamb a\pjy\pw D¯a\pw DóX\pw ØeIme ]cn[n ]cnanXnIÄ¡p AXoX\pamb ssZhhpambpÅ hyhlmc§Ä Xsó km[mcW Nn´IÄ¡v F¯¸nSn¡mhpóXñsñm. asÁñm imkv{X§Ä¡pw Fó {]Imcw CXpw hfsc imkv{XobamWv. aÁpÅhbvs¡ót]mse Cu BßnI hym]mc§Ä¡pw XXzkwlnXIfpw AXnt\mSptNÀó kn²m´§fpapïv. Fómð ChnsS ssIImcyw sN¿póXv ssZhnIhpw BßoIhpamb Imcy§fmIpóp Fó hyXymktabpÅp.

Cu teJ\¯nð ssZhhpambn DÁ_Ôw ]peÀ¯n, ssZhoIIr]Isf AhcpsS ssZhoIcW{]{Inb apJm´ncw t\SnsbSp¯, AYhm c£n¡s¸«, AXmbXv \n§fpw Rm\pw AwK§fmbncn¡pó ImtXmenIhpw At¸mkvtXmenIhpw GIhpw hnip²hpamb k`bpsS {][m\ IñpIfmb GXm\pw t]cpsS A\p`h§Ä km£n¨psImïv XpS§msaómWv Rm³ B{Kln¡póXv. ssZhw Xsâ IcpWbmepw Ir]bmepw AXncÁ kvt\l¯mepw \mw XtómSpIqsS Ccn¸m\pw Xsâ Ir]Ifpw A\p{Kl§fpw ]IÀópXóv Xónsemómbncn¸m\pw B{Kln¡póp. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ alm]ptcmlnX {]mÀ°\bnð CXv hfsc hyàamWv.

"\o Fsó Ab¨ncn¡póp Fóp temIw hnizkn¸m³ AhÀ Fñmhcpw HómtIïXnóp, ]nXmth, \o Fónepw Rm³ \nónepw BIpóXpt]mse Ahcpw \½nð BtIïXnóp Xtó. \o F\n¡p Xón«pÅ alXzw Rm³ AhÀ¡p sImSp¯ncn¡póp: \o Fsó Ab¨ncn¡póp Fópw \o Fsó tkv\ln¡póXp t]mse Ahscbpw tkv\ln¡póp Fópw temIw Adnhm³, \mw Hómbncn¡póXp t]mse Ahcpw HómtIïXnóp Rm³ Ahcnepw \o Fónepambn AhÀ sFIy¯nð XnsIªhcmbncnt¡ïXnóp Xtó.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 17:21þ23)

"Bta³, Bta³, Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp; Rm³ sN¿pó {]hr¯n Fónð hnizkn¡póh\pw sN¿pw; Rm³ ]nXmhns³d ASp¡ð t]mIpóXpsImïp AXnð henbXpw Ah³ sN¿pw.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 14:12)

tað D²cn¨ \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ hmKvZm\§Ä hfsc {it²bamWsñm. \½psS IÀ¯mhpambn kmcq]ys¸SpI am{Xañ, B Znhyamb kmbqPy¯nte¡p AYhm GIXz¯nte¡p Ah³ \s½ £Wn¡pIbmWv. \s½ DbÀ¯n ssZhoIcn¨v Ahsâ ZnhymÛpX§sf temI¯n\p hnf¼n Xsâ Xncp\mas¯ alXzs¸Sp¯phm\mWv ssZhw \s½ B¡nbncn¡póXv. \s½¡pdn¨pÅ ssZh¯nsâ {]Xo£bpw {]Xymibpw F{Xam{XasWóv {]nbs¸« hmb\¡mtc, \mw BßmÀ°ambn kzb]cntim[\ \S¯n t\m¡Ww. F{Xsb{X kphÀ®§fpw kzÀ¤ob§fpamIpó Ahkc§fmWv \½psS {i²¡pdhpsImïpw aÁp ImcW§fmepw \mw \ãs¸Sp¯n¡fbpóXv. kabw, \s½ Im¯p\nð¡nñ. BIbmð C\nsb¦nepw Ahkcw \ãs¸Sp¯n¡fbmsX ssZh¯n¦te¡p \½psS ZrãnIsf DbÀ¯n ssZhalXzw ImWphm\pw ssZhkzcw tI«v \s½ AIÁpó ]m]§tfmSpw {]tem`\§tfmSpw ss]imNnI§tfmSpw \ap¡p bm{X ]dbphm\pw ]cn{ian¡mw. ssZht¯mSpw Xsâ hnip²tcmSpw IqsS tNÀóv \ap¡v hnip²cmIphm³ {ian¡mw. AhcpsS kwkÀ¤¯nð \ap¡p Pohn¡mw. AXnt\¡mÄ DóXamb t\«anñ. AXv t\Spóh³ `mKyhm³, t\SpóhÄ `mKyhXn.

Xmsg¸dbpó NnecpsS PohnXm\p`h§Ä \s½ IqSpXð iàns¸Sp¯phm³ kwKXnbmIs«.

1. lmt\m¡v ssZht¯mSpIqsS \Sóp, ssZhw Ahs\ FSp¯psImïXn\mð ImWmsXbmbn; (Dev¸¯n 5:24)

   Cu lmt\m¡v 365 hÀjw ssZht¯mSpIqSn \S¡pIbpw saYpitelv XpS§nbpÅ ]p{XòmcptSbpw ]p{XnamcptSbpw ]nXmhpambncpóp. km[mcW a\pjysct¸mse Hcp IpSpw_ PohnX¡mc³ AÛpXIcamb PohnXw ImgvNsh¨h³. ssZht¯mSpIqsS Ft¸mgpw Bbncn¡m³ X¡h®w ssZhw FSp¯psImïh³. F{X hnkvabIcamb PohnXw. C{]Imcw \ap¡v \s½¯só ssZh¯n\p ImgvNsh¨v ssZht¯mSpIsS Ft¸mgpw Bbncn¡phm³ km[n¡pta? AXn\pÅ lrZbw thWw.

2. Ah³ hcpóXp btlmh Iït¸mÄ ssZhw apÄ]SÀ¸ns³d \Sphnð\nóp Ahs\ tamsi tamsi Fóp hnfn¨p. AXn\p Ah³: CXm, Rm³ Fóp ]dªp. BIbmð hcnI; .... \o Fs³d P\amb bn{kmtbða¡sf an{kboanð\nóp ]pds¸Sphnt¡ïXnóp Rm³ \nsó ^dthms³d ASp¡ð Ab¡pw. .... Rm³ \ntómSpIqsS Ccn¡pw. (]pd¸mSp 3:4, 10,12)

   Cu tami Ahsâ `mcybpsS ]nXmhmb anZym\nse ]ptcmlnX\mb bnt{Xmhnsâ BSpIsf tabn¨v tlmtd_v ]ÀÆX¯o\cnInte¡p hóp: At¸mÄ kw`hn¨XmWv tað D²cn¨ncn¡pó hmIy§Ä. tami Hcp IpSpw_PohnX¡mc\mbncpóp. \s½ ]etcbpwt]mse Hcp hym]mc PohnX¯nð Ignª Bfmbncpóp. Ah³ hn¡\pw \m¡p XSn¨h\pamIpóp Fó Ahsâ _elo\Xsb¡pdn¨v Ah³ Xsó GÁp]dbpópïv. ssZhw Ahs\ hnfn¡póp. ssZhw Aht\mSp IqsSbncn¡póp. F{X almÛpX§fmWv ssZht¯mSp IqsSbncpóv Ah³ sN¿póXv. ^dthmsâ ASp¡te¡p Ah³ t]mIpóp. ssZht¯msSXnÀ¡phm³, Cu BSns\ tabn¡pó ]mhs¸« B«nSbt\msSXnÀ¡phm³, ^dths\óñ, temI¯nð Hcp iàn¡pw km²yañ. tamitbbpw bn{kmtbent\bpw ssZhw c£n¡póp. ^dthm\pw Ahsâ _ehpw sN¦Senð \in¨pt]mIpóp. {]nb hmb\¡mtc, \n§Ä CXp {i²n¸n³.

   tamisb bn{kmtbensâ c£nXmhmbn AYhm hosïSp¸pImc\mbn ssZhw B¡póp. bn{kmtbð ]e t¢i§fpw kln¨p Fóp hcnInepw hmKvZ¯\m«nte¡p {]thin¡phm³ AhcpsS bm{Xbnð sN¦Sð amdn AhÀ¡p hgnsbmcp¡póp. Dbc¯nð \nópw aóm s]mgnbpóp. I\I\m ]gp¯ ]md Nn´n¸m³t]mepw Ignbm¯hn[¯nð \Znsb Hgp¡póp. hnkvab\obw, hfsc hnkvab\obw! tamitb, \o AÛpXhm³! ssZh¯nsâ hnfn \o tI«p. ssZht¯mSpIqsS \o kôcn¨p. Ft¸mgpw ssZhkzcw \o {i²n¨psImïncpóp. ssZh¯nð\nópw amdnt¸mIphm³ \o hn«psImSp¯nñ, Fóp tamitb, \o Xsó {]hNn¨n«pïsñm. Fsót¸mse Hcp {]hmNIs\ P\§sf AhcpsS ]m]¯nð\nópw c£n¸m³ ssZhw \n§Äs¡gptóð¸n¡pw.

   C{]Imcw \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp apJm´ncw DïmIm\ncpó c£sb¡pdn¨v \o {]hNn¨phsñm! ssZht¯mSpIpsS \S¡póXpsImïpÅ {]tbmP\w, {]Xn^ew F{Xsb{X hepXv! hnkvab\obw! {]nb hmb\¡mtc, \ap¡pw Cu \ñ ]mX XncsªSp¡mw. tbip \nsó hnfn¡póp, tbip Fsó hnfn¡póp, tbip \s½ hnfn¡póp. tamisbt¸mse Ahsâ hnfn tIÄ¡phm\pw Aht\mSpIqsS kôcn¸m\pw Aht\t¸mse ssZhoIcn¡s¸«v ssZhw sN¿pó almÛpX§Ä ImWphm\pw BkzZn¸m\pw Ahsâ alXz¯nómbn {]hÀ¯n¸m\pw ssZhw \t½mSp IcpW sN¿s«! AXn\mbn \ap¡p \s½¯só kaÀ¸n¡mw.

   "ssZh¯nð\nópw h³Imcy§sf {]Xo£n¸o³, ssZh¯n\pthïn h³Imcy§sf {]hÀ¯n¸o³' FómWsñm Hcp almßmhv Iev]n¨ncn¡póXv.

3. At¸mÄ Genbmhp Xs³d ]psX¸p FSp¯paS¡n shffs¯ ASn¨p; AXp At§m«pw Ct§m«pw ]ncnªp; A§s\ AhÀ Ccphcpw DW§nb \ne¯pIqSn A¡sc¡p ISóp.... AhÀ kwkmcn¨psImïp \S¡pt¼mÄ AáncYhpw Aáyiz§fpw hóp Ahsc X½nð thÀ]ncn¨p; A§s\ Genbmhp Npgen¡mänð kzÀ¤¯nte¡p Ibdn. (cmPm¡òmÀ 2:8-þ11)

   Genbmhns\s¡mïv ssZhw {]hÀ¯n¨ hocy{]hÀ¯nIÄ A\h[n A\h[nbmWsñ. IÀt½ð aetað Ah³ {]mÀ°n¨t¸mÄ Aán Cd§n. sIcot¯m«nð btlmhbmb ssZhw Ah\v `£Whpw ]m\obpw \ðIn. kc]vXbnse hn[hbpsS IpS¯nse amhpw IpÁnbnse F®bpw IpdbmsX AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¨p. CXnsâsbms¡bpw {]tXyIX Hcp km[mcW a\pjys\t¸mse AYhm Ftóbpw \n§sfbpwt]mse P\n¨p hfÀóh\mb B ]cnip²³ ssZht¯mSp IqsSbncpóp, ssZhoIcWw {]m]n¨p FóXmWv.

   Cós¯ temI¯nsâ AXymhiyw ssZh`àòmÀ DïmIWw FópÅXs{X. _p²ncm£kòmÀ [mcmfapïv, k¼óòmÀ Gsdbpïv, IemImcòmÀ Ipdhñ, asÁñm kcWnIfnepw kn²cpw k¼ócpw A\h[n A\h[nbpïv. Fómð ssZh`àtcm hncfambncn¡póp. Cu hcĨ¡p hncmaapïmIs«! AXn\mbn \n§tfbpw _elo\\mb Ftóbpw ssZhkón[nð kaÀ¸n¡mw.

4. ap³]v Iï kw`h§Ä Fñmw ]gb\nba ]cnip²òmcpsS PohnXm\p`§fmbncpóp. Fómð Cu ]dªncn¡póh ]pXnb\nba¯nð DÅ bmYmÀ°y§fmWv. ]cnip²\mb ]t{Xmkv Çolm km[mcW¡mcnð km[mcW a\pjy\mbncpóp. Fómð IÀ¯mhnsâ hnfntI«v ]t{Xmkv Çolm Xsó {]kvXmhn¡pw {]Imcw kIehpw Dt]£n¨p Ahsâ ]nómse hóp. Ct¸mÄ Ah³ AÛpXhm\mbn¯oÀóp. AXpt]mseXsó ip{iqj¡mc\mb kvtX^mt\mkv klZmbpw ssZhkón[nbnð DóXhm\mbn¯oÀóp. At±l¯nsâ acWthfbnð kzÀ¤w hnimeambn Xpd¡s¸Spóp. Xsó kzoIcn¸m³ \nð¡pó tbiphns\ ImWpóp. CsXms¡bpw F{Xtbm hnkvab\ob Imcy§fmIpóp. ssZh¯n\p hnt[bs¸Spó hyànIsf ssZhw FSp¯p]tbmKn¡póp. ktlmZc§tf, ImWphn³. \n§fpw Rm\pw ssZhkón[nbnð hnip²cmbn¯ocs«.

   "At¸mÄ ]s{Xmkv: shÅnbpw s]mópw F\n¡nñ; F\n¡pÅXp \n\¡p Xcpóp: \kdmb\mb tbip{InkvXphns³d \ma¯nð \S¡ Fóp ]dªp Ahs\ hess¦¡p ]nSn¨p Fgptóev]n¨p; £W¯nð Ahs³d Imepw \cnbmWnbpw Dsd¨p Ah³ IpXns¨gptóäp \Sóp; \Sópw XpÅnbpw ssZhs¯ ]pIgv¯nbpwsImïp AhtcmSpIqsS ssZhmeb¯nð ISóp. (A. {]. 3:6þ8)

   Aht\m ]cnip²mßmhp \ndªh\mbn kzÀ¤¯nte¡p Däpt\m¡n, ssZhalXzhpw ssZh¯ns³d he¯p`mK¯p tbip \nð¡póXpw Iïp: CXm, kzÀ¤w Xpdóncn¡póXpw a\pjy]p{X³ ssZh¯ns³d he¯p`mK¯p \nð¡póXpw Rm³ ImWpóp Fóp ]dªp. IÀ¯mhmb tbipth, Fs³d Bßmhns\ ssIs¡mtÅWta Fóp kvsX^ms\mkv hnfn¨t]£n¡bnð AhÀ Ahs\ Isñdnªp. Aht\m ap«pIp¯n: IÀ¯mth, AhÀ¡p Cu ]m]w \ndp¯cptX Fóp D¨¯nð \nehnfn¨p. CXp ]dªn«p Ah³ \n{Z {]m]n¨p. (A. {]. 7:55, 56, 59, 60)

   sltcmZmhp Ahs\ P\¯ns³d ap¼nð \ndp¯phm³ `mhn¨Xns³d Xse cm{Xnbnð ]s{Xmkv cïp N§ebmð _Ôn¡s¸«h\mbn cïp ]SbmfnIfpsS \Sphnð Dd§pIbmbncpóp; .... s]s«óp IÀ¯mhns³d ZqX³ AhnsS {]Xy£\mbn, Adbnð Hcp shfn¨w {]Imin¨p. Ah³ ]s{Xmkns\ hnem¸pd¯p X«n: thKw Fgptóð¡ Fóp ]dªp Ahs\ DWÀ¯n; DSs\ Ahs³d N§e ssItað \nóp hoWp t]mbn. ZqX³ Aht\mSp: AcsI«n sNcn¸p C«p apdp¡pI Fóp ]dªp. Ah³ A§s\ sNbvXp: \ns³d h{kvXw ]psX¨p Fs³d ]nómse hcnI Fóp ]dªp. Ah³ ]nómse sNóp, ZqX³ apJm´cw kw`hn¨Xp hmkvXhw Fóp AdnbmsX Xm³ Hcp ZÀi\w ImWpóp Fóp \ncq]n¨p. AhÀ Hómw Imhepw cïmat¯Xpw ISóp ]«W¯nð sNñpó Ccn¼p hmXnð¡ð F¯n. AXp AhÀ¡p kzXsh Xqdóp; AhÀ ]pd¯nd§n Hcp sXcphp ISóp, DSs\ ZqX³ Ahs\ hn«pt]mbn. (A. {]. 12:6þ10)

CXpt]mse A\h[n AÛpX bmYmÀ°y kw`h§Ä ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²òmcpsS PohnXm\p`§Ä apJm´ncambn hÀ®n¡phm\pïv. {]nbs¸« hmb\¡msc, C{]ImcapÅ PohnXm\p`h§Ä \n§Ä¡pw _elo\\mb F\n¡pw PohnX¯nð hcm³ ]mSnñ Fóp Nn´n¡póXv Abpàhpw A\ymbhpamWv. ssZhw Xsâ kzcq]¯nepw kmZriy¯nepw \n§tfbpw Ftóbpw krãn¨ncn¡póXv \mw ssZh¯nsâ \nhmkambn Xocphm\pw B ssZhoI Zo]vXn aÁpÅhcnte¡p ]IÀópsImSp¡phm\pamWv.

Hcp ip{`amb ¥mknð hogpó kqcycivan {]Imin¡pw. Fómð a®pw Agp¡pIfpw AXnð BhcWw sNbvXmð AXntòð hogpó civan {]Imin¸m³ IgnbmsX \ãs¸«pt]mIpw. ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²òmcpw ip²naXnIfpamWv Cu ssZhoI{]Imiw temI¯n\p \ðIpóXv. BIbmð _elo\\mb \ap¡v \n§sf HmÀ¸n¡m\pÅXv Rm\pw \n§fpw ssZhoI\nhmk§fmbn¯ocs« FómWv. Fñm Aip²nbpw ss]imNnINn´Ifpw \½nð\nópw \o§nt¸mIs«. \mw ssZhnIcn¡s¸Ss«! B ssZhnI{]` \½nð\nópw aÁpÅhcnte¡p hym]n¡s«. \½psS \ò{]hÀ¯nIfmð ssZhw alXzs¸Ss«. Hcp `à\mb ]nXmhv Xsâ injyòmtcmSp C{]Imcw {]hNn¡pIbpïbn: "\s½ Iïh³ IÀ¯mhns\ Iïncn¡póp \s½ tI«h³ IÀ¯mhns\ tI«ncn¡póp. \mapambn CSs]«h³ IÀ¯mhpambn CSs]«ncn¡póp.'

\n§fpw _elo\\mb \mapw C{]Imcw Bbn¯ocs«. \s½ IïhÀ ssZhs¯ ImWs«. \s½ tI«hÀ ssZhs¯ tIÄ¡s«. \mapambn CSs]SpóhÀ ssZhhpambn CSs]Ss«. \½Ä ssZhoIcn¡s¸«v ssZha¡fmbn¯ocs«.

C{Xbpw \mw FgpXnbXv \½psS IÀ¯mhv \ap¡p \ðInbnc¡pó c£maÀ½§sf kzoIcn¨ hfsc Npcp¡w t]cpsS PohnXm\p`hw apJm´ncambn Cu c£ F´mWv, F§s\bmWv Fóp {Kln¡phm³ am{XamWv. XpSÀóp ]m]s¯¡pdn¨pw hosïSp¸v AYhm c£sb¡pdn¨pw {]Xn]mZn¡hm³ \½psS IÀ¯mhnð icWs¸«psImïv B{Kln¡póp. \n§Ä Chsbñmw BßmÀ°ambn ]Tn¡Wsaópw {]mtbmKnI PohnX¯nð sImïphcWsaópw, ssZhIcpWbnð B{ibn¨v ssZh¯nsâ AÛpXhmòmcpw AÛpXaXnIfpw Bbn¯ocWsaópw _elo\\mb Rm³ B{Kln¡póp.

c£ Fó hnjb¯nsâ DÅnte¡p \mw Ibdn AXnsâ D× F´msWóp a\Ênem¡phm³ {ian¡mw. c£ AYhm hosïSp¸v FópÅ hnjbw Fñm aX§fnepw hfsc BgapÅ {]Xn]mZy hnjbamIpóp. Fñm aX§fnepw c£ AYhm tam£w (apàn) t\SpóXn\p am\pjnIhpw _p²n]chpamb KuchKthjW§Ä a\pjyA²zm\¯n\p hnt[bambn \Sóphcpóp. kvt\lk¼ó\mb ssZhw Xsâ kvt\lmXntcI¯mð am\pjnI _elo\Xsb a\Ênem¡n c£sb {]Jym]\w sNbvXp {]Zm\w sN¿pó Hcp {]XoXnbmWv ss{IkvXhaX¯nð ZriyamIpóXv. a\pjm²zm\w BhiyamsW¦nepw B A²zm\w sImïp am{Xw IcØam¡mhpó Ir]bñ CXv. ssZhIr]bnðIqSn t\tSï Hc\p{KlamWv CXv Fóp ss{IkvXhaXw hnizkn¡póp. c£ ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bmepÅ Zm\amWv. c£ Fó ]Z¯n\v hnSpXð, kwc£Ww, hosïSp¸v Fón§s\ ]e AÀ°§fpapïv. B]¯nð\nópÅ hosïSp¸v, IS]cnlmcw \ðIn e`n¡pó klmb§fmð DÅ Bizmkw, C§s\bpÅ GXp hnSpXen\pw apàn¡pw c£ Fóp ]dbmhpóXmWv.

Fs³d Pohs\ c£n¸m³ F\n¡p henb Ir] \o ImWn¨ncn¡póp; ]ÀÆX¯nð HmSn F¯phm³ F\n¡p IgnIbnñ; ]t£ F\n¡p tZmjw X«n acWw `hn¡pw. (Dev¸¯n 19:19)

`qanbnð \n§Ä¡p k´Xn tijnt¡ïXnópw hentbmcp c£bmð \n§fpsS Pohs\ c£nt¡ïXnópw ssZhw Fsó \n§Ä¡p aps¼ Ab¨ncn¡póp. (Dev¸¯n 45:7)

kqXnIÀ½nWnItfm ssZhs¯ `bs¸«p, an{kbow cmPmhp X§tfmSp Iev]n¨Xpt]mse sN¿msX B¬Ip«nIsf Poht\msS c£n¨p. (]pd¸mSv 1:17)

CXm, Ah³ \ns³d I¿nð Ccn¡póp; Ahs³d {]mWs\am{Xw sXmScpXp Fóp Iev]n¨p. (Ct¿m_v 2:6)

_mt_ens³d \Sphnð \nóp HmSn Hmtcmcp¯³ Xm´ms³d {]mWs\ c£n¨psImÄhn³. (bnscaymhv 51:6)

tað{]ImcapÅ GXp hnSpXen\pw apàn¡pw c£ Fóp ]dbmhpóXmWv. \ymbm[n]òmÀ 8:9; 1 iapthð 19:11; 1 iapthð 19:9; Ct¿m_v 20:20; bnscaymhv 51:45 apXembh IqSn tNÀ¯p ]Tn¡pI.

F{_mb `mjbnð bokm, boimbmlv Fó ]Z§ÄsImïv ssZh¯mepÅ hosïSp¸v, kwc£Ww, hosïSp¸pImc³ [deliverer] c£I³ FsóñmapÅ Bib§Ä DÄs¡mÅpóhbmWv. AhÀ D]tbmKn¡pó asÁmcp ]Zw KvBð FómWv AXn\p c£n¡pI [to redeem] , A\ycpsS A[o\Xbnðt]mb Bfnt\tbm hkvXphns\tbm c£n¨p hosïSp¡pI, ASnabmbh\v ]Icw sImSp¯p hne¡phm§n kzX{´\m¡pI FsóñmapÅ BibamWv Cu ]ZwsImïv AÀ°am¡póXv. btlmh C{]Imcw bn{ktbens\ hosïSp¡pó {]Jym]\w (tKmtbð) hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nð ImWmhpóXmWv.

]pgphmb bmt¡mt_, bn{kmtbð]cnjtb, `bs¸tSïm; Rm³ \nsó klmbn¡pw Fóp btlmh Acpfns¨¿póp; \ns³d hosïSp¸pImc³ bn{kmtbens³d ]cnip²³Xtó. (sbi¿mhv 41:14)

\n§fpsS hosïSp¸pImc\pw bn{kmtbens³d ]cnip²\pamb btlmh C{]Imcw Acpfns¨¿póp: ....(sbi¿mhv 43:14)

bn{kmtbens³d cmPmhmb btlmh, Ahs³d hosïSp¸pImc\mb ssk\y§fpsS btlmh, C{]Imcw Acpfns¨¿póp: ... (sbi¿mhv 44:6)

\ns³d hosïSp¸pImc\pw KÀ`¯nð \nsó \nÀ½n¨h\pamb btlmh C{]Imcw Acpfns¨¿póp:... (44:24)

{Ko¡p`mjbnð "c£' FóXn\v D]tbmKn¡pó ]Zw "kvHmtkm' [Zozo] FóXmWv. AXnsâ AÀ°w c£n¡pI, Poh³ \ðIn c£n¡pI FóXmWv. asÁmcp ]Zw "kvHmÁocnb' BWv. AXnsâ AÀ°w hosïSp¸v, kpc£nXXzw FsóñmamWv. CXv Aós¯ kmlnXy`mjbnð s]SpóXmsWómWv ]ÞnXòmÀ A`n{]mbs¸SpóXv.

F{_mb`mjbnepw bh\mb`mjbnepw D]tbmKn¨ncn¡qó ]Z§Ä¡v "t^mdqt¡m', "alntbm\' Fóo ]Z§fmWv kpdnbm\n `mjbnð D]tbmKn¨pImWpóXv. AXnsâ AÀ°w c£nXmhv AYhm hosïSp¸pImc³, Pohn¸n¡póh³, acWs¯s¡móp ]pXpPoh³ \ðIpóh³ Fsóms¡bmWv. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ Znhyamb B c£sb ZÀin¨psImïv B Bßt_m[¯nð \nópw HgpIn hcpóXmb A\p`h {]Jym]\amWv Cu ]Z§Ä, hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nð D]tbmKn¨psImïv Gh³tKenØòmÀ hyàam¡póXv.

bn{ktbensâ ssZhamb btlmh bn{kmtbens\ AhcpsS Fñm B]¯\À°§fnð\nópw Iã\ã§fnð\nópw A\yiànIfpsS FXnÀ¸pIfnð\nópw bp²§fnð\nópw c£n¡pó Hcp ssZhamsWóv AhÀ hnizkn¨ncpóp. BIbmð "\½psS c£nXmhmb ssZhamb btlmh' Fóp AhÀ btlmhsb \nÀtem`w hnfn¨ncpóp. Fómð bn{ktbð ssZh¯nð\nópw hgpXnbpÅ hogvNItfm XmgvNItfm DïmIphm³ XpS§pt¼mÄ Xsó kw`hn¡m\ncn¡póXns\¡pdn¨v {]hmNIòmÀ apJm´ncw P\s¯ Adnbn¨ncpóp. Cu Iã\ã§fpsS Hs¡bpw ASnØm\XXzw AhÀ ssZh¯nð\nópw A\yambn t]mIpóXnsâ ImcWamsWóp ZÀiIcpw {]hmNIòmcpw Xd¸n¨pd¸n¨v {]kvXmhn¨ncpóp. CXv AhcpsS PohnX¯nð am{Xañ \½ptSbpw aÁmcptSbpw A\p`hambn sXcpsXsc kw`hn¡pó bmYmÀ°y§Ä am{XamWv Fós{X \mapw a\Ênemt¡ïnbncn¡póXv. AXv {Kln¡póhÀ `mKyhmòmÀ.

ss{IkvXhhnizmk¯nð c£ Fóv \mw hnh£n¡pt¼mÄ AXv imcocnIamtbm `uXoIamtbm DÅ c£ am{Xañ icoc¯nsâbpw Bßmhnsâbpw AYhm "k¼qÀ® a\pjysâ c£' FómWv \mw hnh£n¡póXv. AXp am{Xañ Cu ImWpó {]IrXntbbpw {]]ôt¯bpw c£n¨p ]cn]men¡pó Hcp Znhyamb {]{InbbmWv hn`mh\w sN¿póXv. AXv Hcp ]pXnb temIhpw ]pXpPoh\pw ]pXnb hyhØnXnbpw Hcp ]pXnb B\µhpamIpóp. ssZhw Xsâ kzcp]¯nepw kmZriy¯nepw BZy ]nXmhns\bpw amXmhns\bpw krãn¨p. Ahsc Xsâ kzÀ¤ob kmón²ywsImïv ]cn]qÀ®ambn Ae¦cn¨ncpóp. GZ³ Fó ]dpZokbnð Ahsc B¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

AhÀ¡hnsS in£ssWbvIambn Pohn¸m³ X¡h®w ssZhoI{]amW§sfbpw btlmh \ðIn. Fómð ssZhw AhÀ¡p sImSp¯ kzmX{´yw AYhm ssZhlnXm\pkcW¯n\p thïnbpÅ kzmX{´yw kzmÀ° alna¡mbn D]tbmKn¨Xnsâ ^eambn AhÀ hoWp ]m]nIfmbn¯ocpI am{Xañ ]dpZokmbnð\nópw \njv¡mjnXcmIpIbpw sNbvXp. CXv Hcp ssZhoI\oXnbpsS \nhÀ¯\amWv. ]m]¯nsâ i¼fw acWas{X. ]m]n in£n¡s¸tSWw, in£n¡s¸Spw. CXnsâ D¯chmZn¯w AhchÀ¡p XsóbmWv. Hcp Imcyw \mw Fñmhcpw a\Ênem¡Ww. in£W PnhnXamWp kzÀ¤w. in£WcmlnXyamWv \cIw. FhnsSsb¦nepw kzÀ¤w ImWWsa¦nð in£WapÅnS¯p A\zjnt¡ïXmWv. FhnsSsb¦nepw \cIw ZÀin¡Wsa¦nð in£WcmlnXyaÅnS¯p t]mbmð aXn. CXp IpSpw_t¯bpw kaqlt¯bpw kwLS\Itfbpw k`tbbpw kmcambn kv]Àin¡pó kXyamWv.

Rm³ \n\¡pw kv{Xo¡pw \ns³d k´Xn¡pw AhfpsS k´Xn¡pw X½nð i{XqXzw Dïm¡pw; Ah³ \ns³d Xe XIÀ¡pw ; \o Ahs³d IpXnImð XIÀ¡pw; (Dev¸¯n 3:15) ChnsS kv{XobpsS k´Xn Fó hmKvZm\w {]tXyIw {it²bamWv. Fóp ]dªmð, ]pcpjtâXñm¯ kv{XobptSXp am{Xamb Hcp k´Xn DïmIpw, DïmIWw. I\yIbnð\nópÅ \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ P\\s¯ btlmhbmw ssZhw ap³IïpsImïv kwkmcn¡pIbmbncpóp. CXv F{Xtbm hnkvab\obw. Ch\mWv kÀ¸¯nsâ Xesb NX¡póh³. F´mWv CXnð \nópw hniZamIpóXv. krãnbnð\nópw AÔImct¯bpw Xnòtbbpw ss]imNnIt¯bpw Dòre\w sNbvXp c£n¡pó GI c£nXmhv I\yIbnð\nópw P\n¨ IÀ¯mhmb tbipX¼pcm³ Fótñ Cu {]Jym]\w. kÀ¸w Ahsâ IpXnImð XIÀ¡psaóp ChnsS {]Jym]n¨ncn¡póp.

Cu Znhyc£sb Dfhm¡póXv ]co£W§fnðIqSnbpw Iãm\p`h§fnðIqSnbpw BWv Fóp ChnsS hniZoIcn¡póp. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ ]¦¸mSpIfpw Iãm\p`hhpw IpcnipacWhpw AXp apJm´ncapÅ c£bpw hosïSp¸pw Atñ Cu hN\§fnð kqNn¸n¡póXv. AXpsImïmWv Cu ASnØm\hmIyw BZykphntij{]Jym]\w [Proto evangelion] Fóp ]cnip² ]nXm¡òmÀ Fóp t]cp ]dªncn¡póXv. AhcpsS in£bnð \mw ssZh¯nsâ \oXn Iïpsh¦nð AhcpsS in£bnð ssZh¯nsâ IcpWbpw kvt\lhpw hnfn¨dnbn¡s¸«ncpóp. AXsñ ChnsS \mw ImWpóXv? AhÀ Htc kabw c£n¡s¸SpIbpw in£n¡s¸SpIbpw sN¿póp. ssZhw \oXnam\pw AtXkabw ImcpWyhm\pw kvt\lhm\pamWv. ssZhw \oXnbpw IcpWbpw kvt\lhpw Xsó. CXn\p Dt]mZv_eIambn hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nð ]gb\nba¯nð ]e {]Jym]\§fpapïv. "I\yI KÀ`nWnbmbn Hcp aIs\ {]khn¡pw; Ahóp C½m\qthð Fóp t]Àhnfn¡pw.' (sbi¿mhv 7:14)

\ap¡p Hcp inip P\n¨ncn¡póp; \ap¡p Hcp aI³ \ðIs¸«ncn¡póp ; B[n]Xyw Ahs³d tXmfnð Ccn¡pw; Ahóp AÛpXa{´n, hoc\mw ssZhw, \nXy]nXmhp, kam[m\{]`p Fóp t]À hnfn¡s¸Spw. (sbi¿mhv 9:6) ]pd¸mSp ]pkvXI¯nð tami apJm´ncw bn{kmtbð P\s¯ ^dthmsâ ASna¯¯nð\nópw s]klm IpªmSnsâ càw apJm´ncambn hosïSp¯v ]mepw tX\pw HgpIpó I\m³ tZit¯¡p sImïpt]mIpóp. B c£mamÀ¤hpw Fsót¸mse Hcp {]hmNIs\ \n§Äs¡gptóð¸n¨p XcpsaópÅ tamibpsS {]Jym]\hpw XpS§nbpÅ kw`h§sfñmw \½psS IÀ¯mhnt\bpw Ah³ apJm´ncapÅ c£tbbpw kqNn¸n¡póp. ]. ]utemkv Çolm Cu s]klm IpªmSnð \½psS IÀ¯mhns\ ImWpóp. "... \½psS s]kl¡pªmSpw Adp¡s¸«ncn¡póp; {InkvXp Xtó.' (1 sImcn´n. 5:7) Ch³ temIØm]\¯n\p ap³s] Xsó Icfdp¡s¸« IpªmSmIpóp. BIbmð \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ BKa\hpw Ah³ apJm´ncw DfhmIpó c£bpw shdpw Hcp BIkvanI kw`hañ.

]gb\nbaw \ap¡p Dt]£n¡mhpótXm amÁnshbv¡mhpótXm Añ. \½psS IÀ¯mhp Xsó Iev¸n¡póXp tIÄ¡pI. "Rm³ \ymb{]amWs¯tbm {]hmNIòmsctbm \ot¡ïXnóp hóp Fóp \ncq]n¡cpXp; \o¡phm\ñ \nhÀ¯n¸m\t{X Rm³ hóXp. kXyambn«p Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp: BImihpw `qanbpw Hgnªpt]mIpw hsc kIehpw \nhr¯nbmIpthmfw \ymb{]amW¯nð\nóp Hcp hÅn F¦nepw ]pÅn F¦nepw Hcp\mfpw Hgnªpt]mIbnñ.' (a¯mbn 5:17,1) ]gb\nbaw \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbipainlm X¼pcms\ e£yam¡nbpÅXmWv. \½psS IÀ¯mhns\ ]gb\nba¯nð\nópw AIÁn¡gnªmð AXv AI¯p Hópanñm¯ ap«t¯mSpt]mse AYhm Hcp shdpw ]pdwtXmSmbn«v Ahtijn¡pItbbpÅp. AXpsImïmWv Úm\nbmb Hcp ]nXmhv C{]Imcw FgpXnbncn¡póXv. "]gb\nbaw ]pXnb\nba¯nð shfns¸«ncn¡póp.' [New Testament lies hidden in the Old Testament and Old Testament lies revealed in the New Testament] Hcp \mfotIcsaSp¯mð AXnsâ ]cn¸pw shÅhpw AXnsâ CXc Awi§fpw \ap¡p BkzmZyambn tXmómw Fómð AXnsâ {][m\`mKw CsXmópañ. AXnsâ {][m\ I®n\I¯p Hcp sX§mbn¯oÀóv CXpt]msebpÅ At\Iw \mfotIc§sf ]pds¸Sphn¡pó Hcp apfsb [Kernal] AXnð ssZhw kw{Kln¨n«pïv. Cu Znhyamb apfsbbmWv ]gb\nba¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. AXv \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbipX¼pcm³ Xsó. F{_mbteJ\IÀ¯mhv CuhI Imcy§sf F§s\ ho£n¨p Fóp {i²n¡póXp AÀ°h¯mbncn¡pw. "ssZhw ]ïp `mKw `mKambn«pw hnhn[ambn«pw {]hmNIòmÀ apJm´cw ]nXm¡òmtcmSp Acpfns¨bvXn«p Cu A´yIme¯p ]p{X³ apJm´cw \t½mSp Acpfns¨bvXncn¡póp. Ahs\ Xm³ kIe¯nópw AhIminbm¡n sh¨p; Ah³ apJm´cw temIs¯bpw Dïm¡n.' (F{_mbÀ 1:1þ 2) BIbmð ]gb\nba¯nse {]hmNIòmcpw ZmÀi\nIcpw \½psS IÀ¯mhns\ e£yam¡póp. \½psS IÀ¯mshóp \mw hnNmcn¡pt¼mÄ Ahsâ aÀ½{][m\amb hym]mcw Xsâ Znhyamb c£ AYhm hosïSp¸mIpóp. ]gb\nba clky§fpsS aÀ½{]m[m\yw {]Xn]mZn¡pó ]pXnb\nba¯nte¡p hóv B Znhyhym]mc§sf kw_Ôn¨v \ap¡p Nn´n¡phm\pw ]Tn¡phm\pw {ian¡mw.

ap³s]mcnS¯p kv{XobpsS k´Xnbmb \½psS IÀ¯mhv tbipX¼pcm³ kÀ¸¯nsâ Xesb NX¨v Ahsâ hmbnð \nóv am\hkôbs¯, krãnsb¯sóbpw c£n¡psaópw c£n¡póp Fópw \mw Iïphsñm. Cu tbiphmWv \½psS c£nXmhv. tbip Fó ]Z¯nsâ AÀ°w Xsó c£nXmhv FómWv. "ZqX³ AhfpsS ASp¡ð AI¯p sNóp: Ir]e`n¨htf, \n\¡p hµ\w; IÀ¯mhp \ntómSpIqsS Dïp Fóp ]dªp. AhÄ B hm¡p tI«p {`an¨p: CXp Fs´mcp hµ\w Fóp hnNmcn¨p. ZqX³ AhtfmSp: adnbtb `bs¸tSï; \n\¡p ssZh¯ns³d Ir] e`n¨p. \o KÀ`w [cn¨p Hcp aIs\ {]khn¡pw; Ahóp tbip Fóp t]À hnfnt¡Ww. Ah³ henbh³ BIpw; AXypóXs³d ]p{X³ Fóp hnfn¡s¸Spw; IÀ¯mhmb ssZhw Ahs³d ]nXmhmb ZmhoZns³d knwlmk\w Ahóp sImSp¡pw.' (eps¡mkv 1:28þ32) "ZqX³ AhtcmSp: `bs¸tSïm; kÀÆP\¯n\pw DïmIphm\ptffmcp almkt´mjw Rm³ \n§tfmSp kphntijn¡póp. IÀ¯mhmb {InkvXp Fó c£nXmhp Cóp ZmhoZns³d ]«W¯nð \n§Ä¡mbn P\n¨ncn¡póp.' (eps¡mkv 2:11þ12)

tað]dªh \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbipX¼pcms\¡pdn¨v kzÀ¤¯nð\nópw K{_ntbð amemJ hóv ]cnip² amXmhnt\mSpw, amemJamÀ hóv \nÀ½ecmb B«nSbtcmSpw km£n¡pó kzÀ¤ob ZqXpIfmWv. IÀ¯mhnsâ aptómSnbmb tbmlóm³ amwZm\ \½psS IÀ¯mhns\¡pdn¨v km£n¡póXv ]. bqlmt\m³ Çolm Xsâ kphntij¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: "]nsäómÄ tbip Xs³d ASp¡ð hcpóXp Ah³ Iïn«p: CXm, temI¯ns³d ]m]w Npa¡pó ssZh¯ns³d IpªmSp. Fs³d ]nómse Hcp ]pcpj³ hcpóp; Ah³ F\n¡p aps¼ DïmbncpóXpsImïp F\n¡p ap¼\mbn¯oÀóp Fóp Rm³ ]dªh³ Ch³ Xtó.' (tbmlóm³ 1:29þ30)

"]nsäómÄ tbmlóm³ ]nsóbpw Xs³d injyòmcnð cïpt]cpambn AhnsS \nev¡pt¼mÄ ISópt]mIpó tbiphns\ t\m¡o«p: CXm, ssZh¯ns³d IpªmSp Fóp ]dªp. Ah³ ]dªXp B cïp injyòmÀ tI«p tbiphns\ A\pKan¨p. tbip Xncnªp AhÀ ]nómse hcpóXp Iïp AhtcmSp: \n§Ä F´p At\zjn¡póp Fóp tNmZn¨p; AhÀ: dºn, Fópsh¨mð Kptcm, \o FhnsS ]mÀ¡póp Fóp tNmZn¨p. Ah³ AhtcmSp: hóp Im×n³ Fóp ]dªp. A§s\ Ah³ hkn¡pó CSw AhÀ Iïp Aóp Aht\mSpIqsS ]mÀ¯p; At¸mÄ GItZiw ]¯mw aWn t\cw Bbncpóp. tbmlóm³ ]dªXp tI«p Ahs\ A\pKan¨ cïpt]cnð Hcp¯³ iotam³ ]s{Xmkns³d ktlmZc\mb As{´bmkv Bbncpóp. Ah³ Xs³d ktlmZc\mb iotams\ BZyw Iïp Aht\mSp: R§Ä aiolsb Fóp sh¨mð {InkvXpsh Isï¯nbncn¡póp Fóp ]dªp.' (tbmlóm³ 1:35þ41) C¯cpW¯nð iadnbkv{Xo \½psS IÀ¯mhns\¡pdn¨dnbn¨ hN\w {it²bamW.v "kv{Xo Aht\mSp: aiol þ Fópsh¨mð {InkvXp þ hcpóp Fóp Rm³ Adnbpóp; Ah³ hcpt¼mÄ kIehpw Adnbn¨p Xcpw Fóp ]dªp.' (tbmlóm³ 4:25)

]cnip²\mb ]t{Xmkv ÇolmbpsS GÁp]d¨nð C{]ImcamWsñm, \o Poh\pÅ ssZh¯nsâ ]p{X\mb {InkvXphmIpóp Fóp¯cw ]dªp. (hn. a¯mbn 16:16) DuÀtÇanð ]mÀ¯ncpó \oXnam\pw bn{ktbensâ Bizmk¯n\mbn Im¯ncpóh\mb hr²\mb siathmt\mSv Dïmb Acpf¸mSv C{]ImcamIpóp. "IÀ¯mhns³d {InkvXphns\ ImWpw aps¼ acWw Im¬Ibnñ Fóp ]cnip²mßmhn\mð Ahóp Acpf¸mSp Dïmbncpóp.'(eps¡mkv 2:26) "Ct¸mÄ \mYm XncphN\w t]mse \o ASnbs\ kam[m\t¯msS hn«b¡póp. PmXnIÄ¡p shfns¸Sphm\pff {]Imihpw \ns³d P\amb bn{kmtbens³d alXzhpambn \o kIe PmXnIfpsSbpw ap¼nð Hcp¡nbncn¡pó \ns³d c£sb Fs³d I®p Iïphtñm' Fóp ]dªp.' (eps¡mkv 2:29þ31)

ChnsS hfsc AÀ°h¯mbn tXmónb Hcp sFXoly kw`hIY Fsâ a\Ênð HmÀ½ hcpóp. AXv C{]ImcamWv. `à\mb siahq³ B Ime¯p thZ]pkvXIw ]IÀ¯nsbgpXpó Hcp imkv{Xnbmbncpóp. alXzapÅh\mb sbi¿mhv 7:14 ]IÀ¯nbt¸mÄ At±l¯n\pw kwibw tXmón. "I\yI' Fó hm¡n\p ]Icw "kv{Xo KÀ`w [cn¨v Hcp ]p{Xs\ {]khn¡pw' FsógpXn. Znhkw sshIn cm{Xnbmbn. ]nsÁ Znhkw cmhnse At±lw t]Pv adn¨p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I\yI Fóp Xncp¯nbncn¡póp. CXv BcptStbm a\pjyIc§Ä {]hÀ¯n¨XmsWóp IcpXn At±lw hoïpw Xncp¯n "kv{Xo' FsógpXn. ]nsÁ Znhkw At±lw Cu `mKw {]tXyIn¨p kq£n¨p. At¸mgpw I\yI Fóp Xncp¯nsbgpXnbncn¡póp. A{]Imcw aqóp {]mhiyw At±l¯n\p A\p`hapïmbn. At¸mÄ At±lw kzÀ¤¯nte¡p I®pIfpbÀ¯n btlmhtbmSp Xncnªv btlmth Cu aÀ½w Fsó Adnbnt¡Wta, Fóp \nehnfn¨p {]mÀ°n¨p. At¸mÄ At±l¯n\p e`n¨ D¯camWv. "CXp \nsâ I®psImïpXsó \o ImWpw, AXphsc \o acWw BkzZn¡bnñ.' Cu shfn]mSmWv siahq³ D²cn¨psImïv ss]Xemb tbiphns\ FSp¯psImïv {]Jym]n¨Xv.

"]ecnð \nópw `qX§Ä; \o ssZh]p{X\mb {InkvXp Fóp \nehnfn¨p ]dªpsImïp ]pds¸«pt]mbn; Xm³ {InkvXp Fóp Ah AdnIsImïp anïphm³ t]mepw Ah³ k½Xn¡msX Ahsb imkn¨p.' (hn. eps¡mkv 4:41) "Ah³ sNbvX ASbmfw BfpIÄ Iïn«p: temI¯nte¡p hcphm\pff {]hmNI³ Ch³ BIpóp kXyw Fóp ]dªp.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 6:14)

"iotam³ ]s{Xmkv Aht\mSp: IÀ¯mth R§Ä BcpsS ASp¡ð t]mIpw? \nXyPohs³d hN\§Ä \ns³d ]¡ð Dïp. \o ssZh¯ns³d ]cnip²³ Fóp R§Ä hnizkn¨pw Adnªpw Ccn¡póp Fóp D¯cw ]dªp.' (tbmlóm³ 6:68þ69) aninlmsb¡pdn¨v bn{kmtbð PmXn¡p Dïmbncpó hnizmkw btlmhbpsS Znhkw hcpw Fópw Aóp c£nXmhv Fgptóð¡pw, Ah³ {]Xm]hm\mb cmPmhmbn hóv i{Xp¡sf kwlcn¨v kIe i{Xp¡tfbpw kwlcn¨v kIe i{Xp¡sfbpw Iogvs¸Sp¯n bn{kmtbenóp c£ \ðIpw Fómbncpóp. bn{kmtbð PmXn¡p henb hnPbw hcp¯pw Fómbncpóp AhcpsS {]Xymibpw {]Xo£bpw. Fómð IÀ¯mhmb tbipX¼pcm³ Chsb¡pdn¨v ]dbpóXv tIÄ¡pho³. Fsâ cmPyw "sFlnIañ'. kzÀ¤cmPyw \n§fnð XsóbmIpóp FópÅ IÀ¯mhnsâ Iev¸\bpw A\pkvacWobamWv.

alm]ptcmlnXòmÀ tNmZn¡póp: "alm]ptcmlnX³ ]nsóbpw Aht\mSp: \o ssZh]p{X\mb {InkvXp Xsótbm? ]dI Fóp Rm³ Poh\pff ssZhs¯s¡mïp BWbn«p tNmZn¡póp Fóp ]dªp.' tbipX¼pcm³ AXp k½Xn¨psImïv At±lt¯mSp D¯cw ]dbpóp. "tbip Aht\mSp: Rm³ BIpóp; C\n a\pjy]p{X³ kÀÆiàs³d he¯p`mK¯p Ccn¡póXpw BImitaL§sf hml\am¡n hcpóXpw \n§Ä ImWpw Fóp Rm³ ]dbpóp Fóp ]dªp.' (hn. a¯mbn 26:63þ64) Xm³ hcphm\ncn¡pó {InkvXp BIpóp Fóp \½psS IÀ¯mhv k½Xn¨p ]dbpóXmbn thsdbpw km£nIÄ Dïv.

siahq³Io¸m \o Poh\pÅ ssZh¯nsâ ]p{X\mb {InkvXp Fóp¯cw ]dªt¸mÄ tbipX¼pcm³ Aht\mSp {]XnIcn¨Xp C{]Imcambncpóp: "tbip Aht\mSp: _Àtbm\m iotamt\, \o `mKyhm³; PUcà§Ä Añ, kzÀ¤Ø\mb Fs³d ]nXmht{X \n\¡p CXp shfns¸Sp¯nbXp.' (hn. a¯mbn 16:17) hn. aÀt¡mkv 14:61,62 ImWpI.

iadmb¡mc¯n kv{XotbmSv ainlm hcpt¼mÄ kIehpw Adnbn¨pXcpw Fóp ]dªt¸mÄ tbipX¼pcm³ AhtfmSv "\ntómSv kwkmcn¡pó Rm³ Xsó aninl Fóp ]dªp'. Xmsg¸dbpó hmIy§ÄIqsS hmbn¨p]Tn¡pI. (hn. tbmlóm³ 7:41; 8:28; 11:27; As¸m: {]hr¯nIÄ 17:3; 1 tbmlóm³ 5:1 ; hn. a¯mbn 2:5þ6). Cu km£y§Ä \½Ä ]cntim[n¨v ]Tn¡póXpsImïv \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbipainlm BWv \½psS c£nXmshóp AYhm temI¯nsâ c£nXmhv Fóp hyàam¡phm³ Ignbpw.

]cnip²\mb ]t{Xmkv Çolm CXp ]cnip²mòmhnð hfsc kv]ãambn¯só {]Jym]n¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. "hoSp ]Wnbpóhcmb \n§Ä XÅn¡fªn«p tImWns³d aqe¡ñmbn¯oÀó Iñp Ch³ Xtó. asäcp¯\nepw c£ Cñ; \mw c£n¡s¸Sphm³ BImi¯n³ Iognð a\pjycpsS CSbnð \ðIs¸« thsdmcp \mahpw Cñ.' (As¸m: {]hr¯nIÄ 4:11þ12)

IÀ¯mhnsâ c£sb¡pdn¨v HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ hn. tbmlómsâ kphntij¯nse 1þmw A²ymbw 1þ18 hscbpÅ hmIy§Ä hfsc {it²bamWv. hn. tbmlóm³ Xsâ kphntijsagpXpóXv Hcp {]tXyI Dt±iyt¯mSpIqSnbmWv. At±lw hnfn¨p]dbpóXp {i²n¡pI. "Fómð tbip ssZh]p{X\mb {InkvXp Fóp \n§Ä hnizknt¡ïXn\pw hnizkn¨n«v Ahsâ \ma¯nð \n§Ä¡p \nXyPoh\pïmtIïXn\pw CXv FgpXnbncn¡póp.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 20:23) Hcp Imcyw IqSn \n§fpsS {i²bnð sImïphópsImÅs«. ip²apÅ tbmlóm³ cïmw A²ymb¯nð {]mcw`n¡póp. sIm¯ns\bnðsh¨v shÅw hoªm¡nb kw`hs¯¯pSÀóv AÛpX§fpsS DóXhpw D¯ahpsaó \nebnð acn¨v AgpInbh\mb emkdns\ DbÀ¸n¡pó kw`hw 11þmw A²ymb¯nð hnhcn¨p ImWpóp. AXn\ptijw ZoÀLambn ØnXn sN¿pó aÁp ]¯p A²ymb§fnepw Hcp AÛpXw t]mepw hnhcn¡pónñ. At±l¯n\p Xsâ kphntij¯n\p thsd Hópw Bhiyambncpónñ. ]. tXmamÇolmbpsS GÁp]d¨nenð Xm³ lrZbwKaambn {]Jym]n¨ "Fsâ IÀ¯mhpw Fsâ ssZhhpta' FópÅ Xsâ kpµchpw khntijX \ndªXpw kmch¯pw Bb B ssZhimkv{X {]Jym]\w AXpt]mse asÁ§pwXsó ImWpónñ. AXnsâ Fñmw ASnbnð AS§nbncn¡pó Znhyamb clkyw \½psS IÀ¯mhns\¡pdn¨v At±l¯nsâ DÅnð IpSnsImïncpó BibamWv. AXp asÁmópañ: \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip ainlm X¼pcm³ kzÀ¤¯nð\nópw CT§nhóv a\pjy\mbn¯oÀóp, a\pjys\ c£n¡póXn\v.

Cu Imcy§sf¡pdn¨v tbmlóm³ÇolmbpsS {]Xn]mZy§Ä Aev]wIqsSsb¦nepw \mw khnkvXcambn {Klnt¡ïXpïv. hn. tbmlóm³ Çolmsb¡pdn¨v \mw ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ Nne {]tXyIXIÄ {i²nt¡ïXpïv. At±lw ]cnip²Çolòmcnð Cfbh\mIpóp. "IÀ¯mhv GÁhpw kvt\ln¨ injy³' Fóp At±ls¯¡pdn¨v ]ehpcp ssZhhN\¯nð hÀ®n¨n«pïv. (hn. tbmlóm³ 13:23; 21:20). IÀ¯mhns\ GÁhpw kvt\ln¡póhÀ¡v am{Xta IÀ¯mhnsâ DÅnepÅ D×sb Adnbphm³ Ignbq. IÀ¯mhp Xsó Iev]n¡póXv A§s\bmWsñm.

"]nXmth, kzÀ¤¯nópw `qan¡pw IÀ¯mhmbptÅmth, \o CXp Úm\nIÄ¡pw hnthInIÄ¡pw asd¨p inip¡Ä¡p shfns¸Sp¯nbXpsImïp Rm³ \nsó hmgv¯póp.' (hn. a¯mbn 11:25) ssZhnIaÀ½§sf Xsâ a¡Ä¡p ssZhw shfns¸Sp¯n sImSp¡póXmbn ]. ]utemkv Çolmbpw At\I{]mhiyw km£oIcn¨n«pïv. "Rm³ IÀ¯mhn¦ð \nóp {]m]n¡bpw \n§Ä¡p Gev]n¡bpw sNbvXXp Fs´ómð: IÀ¯mhmb tbiphns\ ImWn¨psImSp¯ cm{Xnbnð Ah³ A¸w FSp¯p.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 11-:23) "ktlmZcòmtc, Rm³ Adnbn¨ kphntijw am\pjañ Fóp \n§sf HmÀ¸n¡póp. AXp Rm³ a\pjytcmSp {]m]n¨n«nñ ]Tn¨n«panñ, tbip{InkvXphns³d shfn¸mSn\mð At{X {]m]n¨Xp.' (KemXyÀ 1:11þ12) ssZhZÀinbmb ]cnip² ]utemkv Çolmbv¡p ssZhw Xsâ c£maÀ½§sf shfns¸Sp¯ns¡mSp¯p Fóv Cu hmIy§Ä Zrãm´oIcn¡póp.

]uckvXyk`bnse Hcp ]cnip² ]nXmhv ]dbpóXv C{]ImcamWv. [More things I learned in my silence than what I got from my teachers] AXmbXv, "Rm³ Fsâ Kpcp¡òmcnð\nópw ]Tn¨n«pÅXnepw A[nIw Imcy§Ä Fsâ au\¯nð\nópw ]Tn¨p. Bcm[\bnepw PohnX¯nepw ssZhs¯ apJmapJw ZÀin¨hÀ¡mbn, Xsó kvt\ln¡pó Xsâ {]nb a¡Ä¡mbn ssZhw Xsâ Znhmc£maÀ½§fpsS Iehd IW¡pIqSmsX XpdópsImSp¡póp. Cu kXyw hn. tbmlóm³ÇolmbpsS Bib§fnepw ZÀi\obamWv. At±lw ssZhs¯ kvt\ln¨Xn\mð hnip²aÀ½§sf ssZhw Xsâ ]cnip²mòmhn\mð hn. tbmlóm\p shfns¸Sp¯ns¡mSp¯p.

aÁp kphntij {KÙImcòmcpambn XmcXayw sN¿pt¼mÄ hn. tbmlóm³Çolm hfsc HSphnemWv kphntijhpw teJ\§fpw FgpXpóXv. At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ cN\IfnðIqSn Aóp \nehnepïmbncpó hnizmkhn]coXnIÄ¡p tbip{InkvXp BcmIpóp Fóp DÅXpt]mse a\Ênem¡ns¡mSp¡phm³ {ian¡pIbmbncpóp sNbvXXv. Xsâ kphntij¯nsâ {]mcw` A²ymb¯nse 1 apXð 18 hsc hmIy§Ä F¦nepw \mw {i²n¡mXncpómð IÀ¯mhmb tbipX¼pcms\¡pdn¨pw Ah³ \ðIpó c£sb kw_Ôn¨pw a\Ênem¡m³ IgnbmsX AXv Hcp Xocm\ãambn¯ocpóXmWv. hn. tbmlóm³Çolm kphntijw XpS§póXn{]ImcamWsñm: "BZnbnð hN\w Dïmbncpóp; hN\w ssZht¯mSpIqsS Bbncpóp; hN\w ssZhw Bbncpóp. Ah³ BZnbnð ssZht¯mSpIqsS Bbncpóp. kIehpw Ah³ apJm´cw Dfhmbn; DfhmbXp Hópw Ahs\ IqSmsX DfhmbXñ.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 1:1þ3) "Ahs\ ssIs¡mïp Ahs³d \ma¯nð hnizkn¡pó GhÀ¡pw ssZha¡Ä BIphm³ Ah³ A[nImcw sImSp¯p...' (1:12) "hN\w PUambnXoÀóp, Ir]bpw kXyhpw \ndªh\mbn \½psS CSbnð ]mÀ¯p. R§Ä Ahs³d tXPÊv ]nXmhnð\nóp GIPmX\mbhs³d tXPÊmbn Iïp.' (1:14) "Ahs³d \ndhnð\nóp \ap¡p FñmhÀ¡pw Ir]tað Ir] e`n¨ncn¡póp. \ymb{]amWw tamsi apJm´cw e`n¨p; Ir]bpw kXyhpw tbip{InkvXp apJm´cw hóp. ssZhs¯ Bcpw Hcp\mfpw Iïn«nñ; ]nXmhns³d aSnbnð Ccn¡pó GIPmX\mb ]p{X³ Ahs\ shfns¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.' (1:16þ18)

tbmlóm³ ÇolmbpsS tað]dª hmIy§Ä ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ ]e {][m\Imcy§Ä \½psS {i²sb BIrjn¡póXmbn A\p`hs¸Spópïv. hfsc hfsc efnXamb `mj, hfsc hfsc DóXamb Bib§Ä! C{Xbpw arZpeamb coXnbnð AKm[§fmb aÀ½§sf hfsc ckIcambn hnhcn¡póXmb hn. tbmlóm³ ÇolmbpsS cN\coXn: Ah ]cnip²mòmhnsâ Imhy§Ä am{XamWv Fóv CuhI Imcy§sf ssZhoIambn hnebncp¯póhÀ¡p t_m²ys¸Spw.

At±lw Xsâ kphntijw Bcw`n¡póXv, "BZnbnð' Fó ]Zap]tbmKn¨psImïmWv. hn. thZ]pkvXIamb Dev¸¯nbnepw "BZnbnð' Fó ]Zw Bcw`ambn¯só D]tbmKn¨n«pïv. "BZn' Ftóm "Ahkm\w' Ftóm Ahbv¡nSbnepÅ "CS' Ftóm Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ, kabw, Imew, t\cw Fón kmlNcy§fmWv \½psS lrZb§fnð {]Xn_nw_n¡póXv. Hcp Imcyw \mw {]tXyIw a\Ênemt¡ïXmWv. Cu kabhpw Imehpsañmw krãnbmIpóp. krãnsbñmwXsó Cu hN\w apJm´ncamIpóp. "kIehpw' Ah³ apJm´ncw Dfhmbn. DfhmbsXmópw Ahs\ IqSmsX DfhmbXñ. FópÅ tbmlóm³ ÇolmbpsS hmIy¯nð Ah kv]ãamWv. BIbmð Cu "BZn' Fóp ]dbpó B Imem[o\Xbnðs]« kmlNcyw krãnbmsW¦nð, krãn¡p apJm´ncambn¯oÀó B hN\w tað]dª "BZn' ¡p ap³s] DÅh\mbncpóp FóXp kphnZnXamWsñm. ØeImem[o\cmb a\pjycmb \ap¡v AXn\p hnt[bambn am{Xta Nn´n¡phm³ Ignbp Fóp hcnInepw, hn. tbmlóm³ Xsâ Bßob DÄ¡®psImïv ZÀin¨v hn`mh\w sN¿póXv krãn¡s¸«ncpó "BZn¡pap¼pÅ Hcp BZn' sbbmWv. Npcp¡¯nð BZnbnð hN\apïmbncpóp, hN\w ssZht¯mSpIqsSbmbncpóp, hN\w ssZhambncpóp, Fóv ]cnip² At¸mkvtXme³ hnhcn¡pt¼mÄ, "Imem[o\añm¯' AYhm "BZnbnñm¯' Hcp BZnsbbmWv At±lw ]cnip²mòmhnð ZÀin¡póXv. Ime¯n\p AXoXsaó AhØmhntijs¯¡pdn¨mWv "\nXyX' [Eternity] Fóp \ap¡p k¦ð¸n¡phm³ IgnbpóXv. Eternity Fó ]Z¯nsâ Bibw "\nXyX' Fó aebmf ]Zw sImïv ]pÀ®ambn kw{Kln¡mtam Fsó\n¡p tXmópónñ. F¯pw ]nSnbpw Cñm¯Xpw Fómð ]. tbmlóm³ Çolm B´cnIt\{XwsImïv ZÀin¡póXpamb bmYmÀ°yw \ap¡p A\p`hs¸Sp¯n¯cphm³ ImemXoX\mb ssZht¯mSpw Xsâ ]cnip²mòmhnt\mSpw \ap¡p {]mÀ°n¡mw.

cïmas¯ ]Zw "hN\w' FóXmWv. AXv tað]dªXne[nIw kmch¯pw Bghpambn ]Tnt¡ïXmWv. aebmf`mjbnð "hN\w' Fóp hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXncn¡póXv "temtKmkv' [logos] Fó {Ko¡p]Z¯nð\nópamWv aqe`mjbnð "temtKmkv' Fó ]Z¯n\v sImSp¯ncn¡pó {]m[m\yw aebmf XÀÖabnð sImSp¯p ImWpónñ. Rms\mcp `mjm ]ÞnX\sñóp k½Xn¨psImïpXsó tað]dª hnaÀi\w tcJs¸Sp¯pIbmWv. aqe`mjbnð "temtKmkv' Fó ]Z¯n\v ap³s] Hcp Nqïp]Zw [Ho] D]tbmKn¨n«pïv. kpdnbm\n XÀÖabnepw Cu Nqïp]Z¯nsâ AÀ°w hfsc hyàamIpamdv BWv XÀÖa sNbvXncn¡póXv. AXnsâ AÀ°w CXv Hcp km[mcW hN\añ: adn¨v Hcp "{]tXyI hN\w' BWv Fóv hncð Nqïns¡mïv BWv hn. tbmlóm³ Çolm FgpXpóXv. "temtKmkv' Fó ]Zw "setKm' [lego] Fó {Ko¡p ]Z¯nð \nópw hóXmWv Fóp ]dbs¸Spóp. CXv hfsc AÀ°hym]vXnbpÅ ]ZamWv. CXn\p tlXp, ImcWw, apJm´ncw, {]amWw Fónh IqSmsX ]dbpI, kwkmcn¡pI, hNn¡pI Fóo AÀ°§Ä IqSnbpïv. F{_mb`mjbnð D]tbmKn¨pImWpó X¯pey§fmb ]Z§Ä; "AamÀ' "Zm_mÀ' FónhbmWv. kpdnbm\n `mjbnð "GamÀ', "amteð' Fón ]Z§fpw D]tbmKn¨p ImWpóp. "amteð' FóXnsâ \macq]amWv kpdnbm\nbnð "saðtkm' Fóv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. ChbpsSsbñmw AÀ°w tað]dªXp XsóbmWv.

Dev]¯n ]pkvXIw hmbn¡pt¼mÄ, kÀÆ NcmNc§fpsSbpw krãnbnð btlmhbpsS hN\¯n\p hfsc {]m[m\yw Iev]n¨n«pïv. DïmIs« Fóp ssZhw Iev]n¨p. AXv Dïmbn. ssZh¯nsâ hN\amWv krãnsb Dfhm¡póXv. kãnbpsS ImcW`qX³ btlmhbmb ssZhhpw Ahsâ hN\hpamWv. CXp IqSmsX asÁmcp aÀ½w IqSn \mw ChnsS ZÀin¡póp. ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv shůnòosX s]mcpóbncpóp. Cusbmcp Bßob ZmÀi\nI A\p`h¯nð IqSn Chsbñmw ImWphm³ {ian¨ Dev]¯nbpsS {KÙImc³ krãnsb¸ÁnbpÅ Xsâ hÀ®\bnð ]nXmhmw ssZht¯bpw ssZh¯nsâ hN\t¯bpw ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhnt\bpw kwibclnXambn kkq£vaw, kv]ãambn ZÀin¡pópïv. ssZhamWv krãn¡póXv. ssZhhpw, ssZh¯nsâ hN\hpw, ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhpw ssZht¯mSpIqSn¯só Cu krãnbnð hyXymksas\y `mK`m¡pIfmWv. CXp Rm³ {]kvXmhn¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ a\ÊnepÅ hnNmchpw hnizmkhpw Rm³ hyàam¡ns¡mÅs«. ssZhhpw ssZh¯nsâ hN\hpw ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhpw aqóv BfXzambn«v {]kvXmhn¡s¸Spópsh¦nepw hN\hpw ]cnip²mòmhpw ]nXmhmw ssZh¯ntâXmWv. B {XntbI ssZhs¯ aÁmÀ¡pw DÄs¡mÅm³ Ignbm¯hn[w DÄ¡®psImïv ZÀin¨pImWpt¼mÄ, ssZhmßmhnð hÀ®n¨p hnhcn¨p ImWpt¼mÄ Fsót¸msebpÅhcpsS lrZbw hnkvab`cnXambn¯ocpóXmWv.

hn. tbmlóm³ {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡pó ]nXmhpw, ssZh¯nsâ Cu hN\s¯bpw¡pdn¨v {]hmNIòmÀ AhcpsS shfn]mSpIfmð ]gb\nba¯nð kphyàambn {]Xn]mZn¨n«pïv. B hN\s¯ IïpsImïmWv ]. tbmlóm³ Çolm Xsâ kphntij¯nsâ BapJ A²ymb¯nsâ BZnbnð "BZnbnð hN\apïmbncpóp hN\w ssZht¯mSpIqsSbmbncpóp, hN\w ssZhambncpóp..... DfhmbsXmópw Ahs\¡qSmsX DfhmbXñ...' Fóp hnhcn¡póXv. Cu ssZhoIhN\w PVambn¯oÀóp; Ir]bpw kXyhpw \ndªh\mbn \½psS CSbnð ]mÀ¯p. BIbmð ]cnip² tbmlóm³ ÇolmbpsS A\p`h¯nð \nóv; \nXyXbnð, BZnbnñm¯ BZnbmbncpóh\pw ssZhambncpóh\pw kÀÆkrãnbptSbpw ImcW`qX\pw Bb hN\amb ssZhw PVambn AYhm, a\pjy\mbn¯oÀóp Fóv {]kvXmhn¡pt¼mÄ, Cu AhXcn¨ tbip{InkvXp km£¯mb ssZhamIpóp Fó hnizmk {]Jym]\amWv kpZrVambn tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. ]. ]utemkvÇolm ^nen¸yteJ\w cïmw A²ymb¯nð kqNn¸n¡póXpt]mse, Ah³ ssZhcq]¯nð Ccns¡ ssZht¯mSpÅ kaXzw apdpsI ]nSn¨psImtÅWsaóp hnNmcn¡msX Zmkcq]saSp¯v a\pjykmZriy¯nembn Xsó¯ms\mgn¨v thj¯nð a\pjy\mbn hnf§n. Xsó¯m³ Xmgv¯n, acWt¯mfw {Iqinse acWt¯mfw Xsó, A\pkcWapÅh\mbn¯oÀóp. (^nen. 2:6þ8).

temtKmkv Fó ]Z¯n\p thsdmcp ]ôm¯ehpw IqSnbpïv. Ahbpw kw_Ôn¨v ]. tbmlóm³Çolm t_m[hm\mbncpóp FóXp bmYmÀ°yamWv. Cu ]Zw BZyambn D]tbmKn¨Xv {InkvXphn\p GItZiw 600 hÀj§Ä¡p aps¼¦nepw Fs¸kqknð Pohn¨ncpó slcm¢oÁkv [Heraclitus] Fó Hcp XXzNn´I\mWv. At±lw Cu {]]ô¯nsâ Dev¸¯n¡p ImcWamb Hcp "ImcWw' [Reason] Dsïóp hnizkn¨p. Cu al¯mb "ImcWw' kzbØnXhpw [Self-existing] krãnIÀ½w \S¯phm³ IgnhpÅXpw Bb ImcWamWv. [Genetive Reason] "ImcWw' CñmsX "Imcyw' DïmIpónñ. AXmbXv, GXp Imcyhpw DfhmIpóXnsâ ]nónð AXn_rl¯mb Hcp ImcWapïv. DïmbXns\ms¡ D¬am]qÀÆamb Hcp ImcWapïv. Cu ImcWw kzbØnXamb Hcp tlXp`qXIXzamWv. [Self existing Relational Principle] Cu ImcWs¯ At±lw "temtKmkv' FómWv A`nkwt_m[\ sNbvXXv.

kvtÁmbnIv kn²m´¯nsâ ASnØm\ inev]nbmb "kvbot\m' [Zeno] sldmIvfoÁknsâ Cu ]Tn¸n¡ens\ Hcp ZpÀ{Kl KqVmÀ° Imcyw t]mse IcpXnsb¦nepw {ItaW AXnð BIrã\mbn Fóp ]dtbïnbncn¡póp. temtKmkns\¡pdn¨pÅ Cu hnizmkw, Cu ]Tn¸n¡ð, kvtÁmbn¡v kn²m´nIÄ {]Ncn¸n¨Xp apJm´ncambn AeIvk{´nbmbnse Hcp blqZ\mbncpó ^ntembpw [Philo] CXnð BIrã\mbn. At±lw Hcp blqZ\mbncns¡ {]]tômð¸¯n¡p \nZm\amb Reason AYhm "temtKmknt\bpw', blqZm ]mc¼cy¯nð \nópw hcpó hN\amb ssZht¯bpw Hcpan¨ptNÀ¯v Nn´n¡phm³ {ian¨p FópÅ A`n{]mbs¯ \ncmIcn¡phm³ IgnbpóXñ.

]. tbmlóm³ Çolm slcmIvfoÁkntâtbm, kvbot\mbpsStbm, ^ntembpsStbm injy\ñ Fóp hcnInepw AhÀ ]dbpó "ImcW`qX\mb' temtKmkpw thZ]pkvXI¯nð {]kvXmhn¡pw{]Imcw "kÀÆhpw krãn¨ hN\amb ssZhhpamWv"PUw [cn¨v a\pjy\mbn a\pjyhÀ¤s¯ {]]ôt¯mSpIqSn c£n¸ms\gpóÅnb \{kmb\mb tbip{InkvXp Fóp ]cnip²mßmhnð {]Jym]n¡pIbmWv. BIbmð Cu hN\w XXzÚm\nIÄ¡v, kn²m´nIÄ¡v, {]hmNIòmÀ¡v Fópthï FñmhcptSbpw t\m¡n¸mÀ¸pw blqZtâbpw AblqZtâbpw {]Xymibpw {]Xo£bpamWv. Cu hN\amWv, kÀÆNcmNc§fptSbpw ImcW`qX\pw krãmhpw hosïSp¸pIc\pw kwc£I\pw. Ah³ am{XamWv FñmhcptSbpw FñmÁntâbpw GI {XmXmhv. Cu Bibw ]ÞntXmNnX `mjbnð hn. tbmlóm³Çolm Xsâ kphntij¯nð 1þmw A²ymb¯nsâ BapJhmIy¯nð kphyàambn {]Jym]n¨ncn¡póp.

hn. tbmlóm³Çolm hoïpw FSp¯p]dbpó Hcp {][m\ kwKXn; ssZhw PUambn¯oÀóp AYhm a\pjymhXmcw sNbvXp FóXmWv. IÀ¯mhnsâ a\pjymhXmcs¯¡pdn¨pÅ ]. tbmlóm³ ÇolmbpsS BßobZÀi\w hfsc hyàambn At±lw hÀ®n¨n«pïv. ]nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ GIPmX\mWv Cu a\pjymhXmcw sNbvX tbip{InkvXp FópÅ ZrVamb kXyamWv tbmlóm³ ÇolmbpsS hnizmkw. At¸mkvtXme³ hoïpw ]dbpóXv; \ymb{]amWw tami apJm´ncw e`n¨p. Ir]bpw kXyhpw tbip{InkvXp apJm´ncw Dfhmbn. ]nXmhmw ssZh¯nsâ tXPÊv Ahsâ ]p{X\mb tbip{InkvXphnð.. ]. tbmlóm³Çolm ZÀin¨p.

hn. tbmlóm³Çolm ChnsS hÀ®n¨ncn¡pó Ir]bpw kXyhpw ]nXmhmw ssZh¯nsâ tXPÊpw ]. tbmlóm³ÇolmbpsS C\n ]dbpó hmIy§Ä Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ \ap¡p hyàamIpóXmWv. "Rm³ \n§Ä¡p Øew Hcp¡phm³ t]mIpóp. Rm³ t]mbn \n§Ä¡p Øesamcp¡nbmð, Rm³ Ccn¡pó CS¯p \n§fpw Ccnt¡ïXn\p ]ntóbpw hóp \n§sf Fsâ ASp¡ð tNÀ¯psImÅpw. Rm³ t]mIpó CSt¯¡pÅ hgn \n§Ä Adnbpóp. tXmakv Aht\mSv: IÀ¯mth, \o FhnsS t]mIpóp R§Ä Adnbpónñ; ]nsó hgn F§s\ Adnbpw Fóp ]dªp. tbip Aht\mSv: Rm³ Xsó hgnbpw kXyhpw Poh\pw BIpóp. Rm³ apJm´ncañmsX Bcpw ]nXmhnsâ ASp¡ð F¯pónñ. \n§Ä Fsó Adnªp F¦nð Fsâ ]nXmhnt\bpw Adnbpambncpóp. Cóp apXð \n§Ä Ahs\ Adnbpóp. Ahs\ Iïpancn¡póp Fóp ]dªp. ^nent¸mkv Aht\mSv: IÀ¯mth, ]nXmhns\ R§Ä¡p ImWn¨pXtcWw; Fómð R§Ä¡p aXn Fóp ]dªp. tbip Aht\mSp ]dªXv: Rm³ C{XImew \n§tfmSpIqsS Ccpón«pw \o Fsó Adnbpónñtbm ^nent¸mtk? Fsó Iïh³ ]nXmhns\ Iïncn¡póp. ]nsó ]nXmhns\ R§Ä¡p ImWn¨pXtcWw Fóp \o ]dbpóXv F§s\? Rm³ ]nXmhnepw ]nXmhv Fónepw BIpóp Fóp hnizkn¡pónñtbm? Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpó hN\w kzbambn«ñ kwkmcn¡póXv. ]nXmhv Fónð hkn¨psImïv Xsâ {]hr¯n sN¿póp. Rm³ ]nXmhnepw ]nXmhv Fónepw Fóp hnizkn¸n³. Asñ¦nð {]hr¯n \nan¯w Fsó hnizkn¸n³. (hn. tbmlóm³ 14:3þ11)

BIbmð tbip{InkvXp ssZhamWv. ssZhtXPÊmWv Ah\nð shfns¸«ncn¡póXv. hn. tbmlóm³ Çolm {]Jym]n¡pw{]Imcw Ah\mWv kXyw. Ahsâ Ir]bmð \msañmhcpw c£bpw Poh\pw IcØam¡póp. Ah\nð\nóp am{Xsa CXp km²yamIp.

ap³`mK§fnð {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡pó "Znhyc£m aÀ½§sf' Ipdn¨v Hcp {]Xna AYhm Hcp {]Xncq]w hc¨pImWn¡phm³ \mw B{Kln¡pt¼mÄ cïv {][m\ kw`h§fmWv Fsâ a\Ênð s]m´nhcpóXv. Hóv: an{kbnanð ^dthmsâ ASna¯¯nð\nóv bn{ktbens\ hosïSp¡pó Nn{Xw. cïv: GZ³tXm«¯nð\nóv _lnjvIrXcmb BZmamt\bpw lÆmtbbpw AhcpsS k´m\§sfbpw tXm«¯nte¡p Xncn¨p {]thin¸n¡pó IcpWm]qÀ®hpw kvt\lk¼óhpamb {]hÀ¯\w. Ch Hmtcmónt\bpw Ipdn¨v GXm\pw Nne Bib§ÄIqSn tNÀ¯psIÅs«.

Hómas¯ kw`hs¯ hfsc ZoÀLambn ]pd¸mSp ]pkvXIw 5þmw A²ymbw apXð hnhcn¨ncn¡póp. B hmIy§sfñmw ]qÀ®ambn ChnsS D²cn¡phm³ \mw Xp\nbpónñ. ssZh¯nsâ P\amb C{ktbð an{kbnante¡p Ab¡s¸«p. ^dthm³ BZyw \ñh\pw butkm^ns\ Adnbpóh\pambncpóp. Fómð ]nóoSpÅ ^dthmòmcnð B kZvKpWw \ãs¸«psImïncpóp. tamibpsS Ime¯pw AXn\p sXm«pap¼pw Dïmbncpó ^dthmòmÀ Zpãcpw ITn\lrZbcpw butk^ns\ Adnbm¯hcpambncpóp. ChÀ C{ktbð P\s¯ AÊl\obamb \nebnð ]oTn¸n¡pIbpw ZpxJn¸n¡pIbpw sRcp¡pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. ssZh¯nsâ Zmk\mb tamitbmSp am{Xañ; ssZh¯nsâ Fñm AÛpX§sfbpw Ahsâ I¬ap¼nð Iïn«pw Adnªncpón«pw Ah³ AhtbmSpw FXnÀ¯p\nð¡pIbmWv sNbvXXv. A§s\ ss]imNnIXbpsS Hcp aqÀ¯nbmbn Ah³ ]cnWan¡pIbmbncpóp. CXv \mapw \½psS A\p`h¯nð kq£vaXtbmsS {i²nt¡ï {]tXyI bmYmÀ°y§fmWv. C¯nÄ¡®nt]mse ]m]w \½nð {]thin¡pw. BZyw AXv hfsc eLphmb Imcy§fnðIqSn BbXn\mð \mapw AXv {i²n¨pshóp hcnIbnñ. AXv sasñ hfÀóv AXnt\¡mÄ KuchXc§fmb ]m]§fnte¡p \s½ \bn¡póp. CXv hfsc henb Xnòbnte¡v \s½ sImïphcpóp. At¸mgpw \ap¡v AXns\ ImWphm\pw Adnbphm\pw AXnt\mSp FXnÀ¡phm\pw km²yañm¯ \nebnð AXv \½psS Bßob I®pIsf Xnancw _m[n¨Xpt]mse {]ImiclnXambncn¡pw.

Hcp `à³ {]kvXmhn¡pó{]Imcw; Hcp ]m]w AXn\p ap¼v sNbvX Hcp ]m]¯nsâ A\´c^eamWv; [Each sin is the consequence of a previous sin] Ahkm\w B sNdnb C¯nÄ¡®nIÄ ]SÀóp ]´en¨v, GXp ac¯nemtWm AXp NpÁn]nSn¨ncn¡póXv B acs¯ \ntÇjw DW¡n¡cn¨v CñmXm¡pw. AXmWv IÀ¯mhpw Ið¸n¡póXv. Fñm ]m]§fpw £an¡s¸Spw. Fómð ]cnip²mßmhn\p FXnscbpÅ ]m]§Ät¡m \nXyamb tamN\anñ. Fóp ]dªmð, ]cnip²mßmhn\v B hyànbnð Hcn¡epw {]thin¨v {]hÀ¯n¸m³ km²yañm¯hn[w AbmfpsS lrZbw AS¨p]q«s¸Spw. IÀ¯mhv Ið¸n¡pó {]Imcw, B hyànbs{X \cItbmKy\mbn¯ocpóXv. BIbmð GÁhpw sNdpXpw kq£vaZÀin\n D]tbmKn¨pt\m¡nbmð t]mepw ImWm¯Xpamb Hcp Xnò t]mepw Xónð {]thin¡m³ A\phZn¡msX kq£n¡pó a\pjy³ `mKyhm\mWv. Cu `mKyw \n§Ä¡pw _elo\\mb F\n¡pw e`n¡s«.

ss]imNnIamb ^dthmsâ ASnabnð InSó ssZh¯nsâ P\amb C{ktbð AgepIÄ DgepIbpw, hnjan¨p heªv hnjmZn¨p IgnbpIbpambncpóp. Cu ZpxJnXP\s¯ c£n¡phm³ btlmhbmb ssZhw Xsâ IcpWbmepw Ir]bmepw {]Xy£\mIpIbmWv sNbvXXv. c£ ssZh¯nsâ Zm\amWv. AXv btlmhbmb ssZh¯nð \nópw hcpóp. "Ir]bmetñm \n§Ä hnizmkw aqew c£n¡s¸«ncn¡póXp; AXn\pw \n§Ä ImcWañ; ssZh¯ns³d Zm\at{XbmIpóp. Bcpw {]iwkn¡mXncn¸m³ {]hr¯nIfpw ImcWañ.' (Fs^kyÀ 2:8þ9) k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóXp tIÄ¡pI: "Rm³ Fs³d I®p ]ÀÆX§fnte¡p DbÀ¯póp; F\n¡p klmbw FhnsS\nóp hcpw? Fs³d klmbw BImis¯bpw `qansbbpw Dïm¡nb btlmhbn¦ð\nóp hcpóp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 121:1,2) \ap¡pw \½psS ZrãnIsf kzÀ¤¯nte¡v, B kzÀ¤ob ]ÀÆX¯nte¡p, DbÀ¯mw \½psS klmbw BImihpw `qanbpw krãn¨ btlmhbnð\nóp hcs«. AXv hcpw, \nÝbamWv.

ChnsS bn{kmtbeysc c£n¸m³ btlmhbmb ssZhw tamibpsS klIcWw Bhiys¸Spóp. tami btlmhbpsS Bhiy¯n\p hnt[b\mIpóp. {]bmk§fnñmsX, kpJIcamb Hcp tPmen¡pthïn þ D¯chmZ¯n\pthïn þ Añmbncpóp btlmh tamisb hnfn¨Xv. btlmh¡pthïn, btlmhbpsS Znhyc£ Xsâ P\amb bn{ktben\p ]IÀópsImSp¡phm³ thïn, tami kln¨ Iã¸mSpIÄ hÀ®\mXoXamWv. AXv kXyamWv, \oXnbmWv. ImcWw; IÀ¯mhv Hcmfns\ hnfn¨mð Xsâ IpcnsiSp¡phm\mWv Ahs\ AYhm Ahsf hnfn¡póXv. F´psImsïómð IÀ¯mhv Ah\pthïn, AhÄ¡p thïn acn¨p. B Znhykvt\lw \ap¡pw e`n¡Wsa¦nð Ahsâ acW¯nð \mapw ]¦psImtÅWw. temIc£nXmhmb tbip{InkvXphns\¡pdn¨v tamibpw {]hNn¨n«pïv. "ssZhw \n§fpsS ktlmZcòmcnð \nóp Fsót¸mse Hcp {]hmNIs\ \n§Ä¡p Fgptóev]n¨p Xcpw Fóp bn{kmtbða¡tfmSp ]dª tamsi Ah³ Xtó.' (As¸m: {]hr¯nIÄ 7:37) tami bn{ktbeysc c£n¨Xpt]mse B {]hmNI\pw temIs¯ c£n¡pw. CXv \mw Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ \ap¡pw Hcp [À½apsïóXv hnkvacn¡cpXv. tamisb ssZhw D]tbmKn¨Xpt]mse Xsâ Znhyamb hosïSp¸nsâ {]hÀ¯\§Ä XpSÀópsImïp t]mIpóp. Cu ssZhoI ]²Xnbnð \s½ Hmtcmcp¯tcbpw D]tbmKn¡Wsaóp \ap¡p ssZht¯mSp {]mÀ°n¡mw. ssZhkón[nbnð tamist¸mse \s½bpw ASnbdshbv¡mw.

asÁmcp {it²bam Imcyw, ^dthmsâ ASnaXz¯nð \nópw bn{ktbeysc hoïpsImïXv s]klm¡pªmSnsâ càamWv. Cu s]klm IpªmSnð temI¯nsâ ]m]s¯ hln¡pó B kzÀ¤ob IpªmSns\ Iïncpóp. AXsñ ]. ]utemkv Çolm hÀ®n¡póXv: "\½psS s]kl¡pªmSpw Adp¡s¸«ncn¡póp; {InkvXp Xtó.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 5:7) henbh\mb tamibpsS Znhy§fmb AÛpX§sf Iïn«pw ^dthm³ Iogvhg§nbnñ. CXpt]mse IÀ¯mhn\pap³]v {]hN\§fpw \ymb{]amW§fpw aÁpw Dïmbncpón«pw ]qÀ®amb c£ {]m]n¸m³ ]qÀ®\mb IpªmSnsâ AYhm \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbipainlmX¼pcmsâ Xncp_en Bhiyambn hóp. AXmWtñm, tbmlóm³ kv\m]I³ IÀ¯mhns\ t\m¡ns¡mïv, "CXm, temI¯ns³d ]m]w Npa¡pó ssZh¯ns³d IpªmSp.' (tbmlóm³ 1:29) Fóp {]kwKn¨Xv.

AÛpXIcamb Hcp kwlmc_en AYhm km¯msâ ]cmPbw an{kbnanse§pw {]Xy£ambn. C{ktbens\ hmKvZ¯\mSmb ]mepw tX\psamgpIpó I\m³tZit¯¡p t]mIphm³ kzX{´ambn hn«p. Cu kzmX{´yas{X AXnsâ k¼qÀ® ØnXnbnð IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnðIqSn \ap¡pw e`yamIpóXv.

ChnsS \ap¡v Bßobambn ImWphm³ Ignbpó thsdmcp kwKXn km¯m³ ]nsóbpw FXnÀ¡póp FópÅXmWv. Hcp Imcyw \mamcpw hnkvacn¡cpXv. km¯msâ t]mcm«w temImhkm\t¯mfw Dïmbncn¡pw. AXv Bcnð\nópw AIóncn¡póXpañ. BÀ¡pw AXv Adnbphm\pw km²yañ. acp`qanbnðsh¨v IÀ¯mhns\ ]co£n¨ ]nimNv Ipsd¡met¯¡p Ah\nð\nópw amdn FómWsñm eqt¡mkv Gh³tKenس FgpXnbncn¡póXv. (hn. eqt¡mkv 4:13) hnip²nbnte¡p Gdnhcphm\m{Kln¡póhsc Ah³ IqSpXembn«p ]co£n¡póp. \mbm«n\pt]mIpó Hcp th«¡mc³ NmIm¯ PohnIsf BZyw ]nSn¨v Ahsâ ]qWnbnem¡phm³ {ian¡pw. N¯hsb GÁhpw Ahkm\ta s]dp¡pIbpÅp. CXmWv ]nimNpw \t½mSp sN¿póXv. BIbmð Fñmhcpw kq£vaXbpÅhcmbncn¡Ww. Asñ¦nð ]nimNnsâ sIWnbnðs]«v \ãs¸«pt]mIpw.

]nimNv ^dthmsâ lrZbs¯ hoïpw ITn\s¸Sp¯n. ss]imNnI t{]cWbmð C{ktbens\ HSp¡phm³ Ahsâ ]«mf§tfmSpIqSn [rXnbmbn AhcpsS ]nómse HmSpóp. tami Fó ssZhZmk\pw, Ah³ Bcm[n¡pó btlmhbmw ssZhhpw, ssZh¯nsâ amemJamcpw C{ktbte \ntómSpIqsSbpïv. \o `bs¸tSï! CXmWv c£n¡s¸« P\¯nsâ A\p`hw. P\¯nsâ aps¼ t]mb btlmhbpsS amemJm Xsâ c£n¡s¸« P\¯nsâ ]pdsI hóp Xsâ c£n¡s¸« P\s¯ c£n¸m³ btlmhbpsS kq£vaXbpw hy{KXbpw F{X cq£hpw F{X AÛpXmhlhpamIpóp. ChnsS kw`hn¨Xv F´mWv? C{kmtbð sN¦SenðIqSn AÛpXIcambn ISópt]mbn. ^dthm\pw ssk\y§fpw sN¦Senð IqSn AÛpXIcambn ISópt]mbn. btlmhtbmSp adp¡póht\ þ btlmhbmð c£n¡s¸« P\t¯mSp adpXen¡póht\ þ \n\¡v At¿m Iãw Fóp \nehnfn¨psImïv AhÀ ASnªpt]mbn.

kvt\lnXtc, kvt\lnXcmb hmb\¡mtc; Cu aÀ½w \ap¡p ImWpIbpw {Kln¡pIbpw sN¿mw. ]nimNnsâ AYhm Zpãsâ Bi \ne\nð¡bnñ. AXv s]mfnªv, XIÀóv, Xcn¸WamIpw. btlmhbnð B{ibn¡pó Xsâ P\t¯tbm btlmhbpsS IcpW hoïpsImÅpw. AXtñ \½psS IÀ¯mhv: "]mXmftKm]pc§Ä AXns\ Pbn¡bnñ.' (a¯mbn 16:18) Fóp ]dbpóXv. Pe¯nðIqSn c£s¸«hÀ ]dpZokbnte¡p {]bmWw sNbvXp.

c£bpsS A\p`hs¯¡pdn¨v hnhcn¡pt¼mÄ ]e Bib§Ä AhXcn¸n¡m\psï¦nepw ap³ {]kvXmhn¨Xpt]mse Hcp Imcyw IqSn kqNn¸n¡mw. GZsâ ]dpZokmbnð \nópw _lnjvIrXamb Xsâ kzcq] kmZriykãnsb hoïpw ]dpZokbnte¡p {]thin¸n¡pó t{ijvTamb {]{InbbmWv c£. B c£sb AhImin¨hÀ ]dpZok¡p ]pd¯ñ. adn¨v, ]dpZokbnte¡p {]thin¨p Ignªp.

Cu ]dpZokm {]thi\as{X Xónð B{ibn¨v; "\nsâ cmPy¯nð \o hcpt¼mÄ Ftóbpw IqSn HmÀ¯psImÅWsaóp kXykÔambn \nehnfn¨v ]dª he¯p`mKs¯ IÅt\mSv \o Cóp FtómSpIqSn ]dpZokmbnð {]thin¡pw Fóp \½psS IÀ¯mhv Ið¸n¨t¸mÄ; kw`hn¨Xv. Cu c£ BkzZn¨ At\Isc \ap¡p thZ]pkvXI¯nepw k`bnepw ZÀin¡mhpóXmWv.

F´mWv Cu c£ Fóv \mw Að¸wIqSn Bgambn Nn´n¡póXv D¯aamsWóp _elo\\mb \ap¡p tXmópóp. ssZhw BZmant\bpw lÆmtbbpw sa\ªv, Ahcnð Pohizmkw DuXn. a®nð \nópw sa\bs¸«XpsImïv AhÀ a®mIpóp. F¦nepw Ahcnð ssZhizmkw DuXn, AXp apJm´ncw Hcp ssZhoI Awiw Ahcnð tNcpIbpïmbn. A§s\ a\pjyÀ hn×b\mb ssZh¯nsâbpw ar×bamb a®nsâbpw IeÀ¨bmWv. Cu a\pjys\ ssZhw ]dpZokbnse kzÀ¤ob `mKy§fnð B¡n. Cu a\pjy\mWv Ahsâ kzmX{´_p²nbmð ss]imNnI t{]cW¡p hnt[bambn hopt]mbXv. Ah³ btlmhbmð in£nX\mbn, Ah³ ssZh¯nð\nópw AIóp. Ahs\ c£n¡phm³ asÁmcp tZht\m, thsdmcp iànt¡m, aÁmÀ¡pw Xsótbm IgnbpIbnñ. {]XypX, AXv Ahs\ a\ª btlmhbmð am{Xta km[n¡p. AXp sImïmWv a\pjyt\bpw Ahsâ k´m\§sfbpw hosïSp¡phm³ ssZhw Xsó XmWnd§nbXv.

krãnbpsS BZnbnð btlmhbmb ssZhw Xsâ ssIthebmb a\pjy\nð ssZhizmkw DuXnsb¦nepw Ah³ hoWpt]mbXpsImïv Ah³ \ãs¸Sp¯nb c£bnte¡p Ahs\ {]thin¸n¡phm³ Ahsâ c£nXmhmb ssZhw Xsâ ]cakvt\l¯mð kkzÀ¤¯nð \nópw XmWnd§n; ]cnip²dqlm aqew ssZhamXmhmb ]cnip² I\yIadnbmanð\nóv icocnbmbn¯oÀóv a\pjy\mbn. CXnð\nópw \mw a\Ênem¡pósX´mWv?

k¼qÀ®\mb ssZhw a\pjys\ Ahsâ k¼qÀ®XtbmSpIqSn Xóntes¡Sp¯v Ahs\ ssZht¯mSp Hón¸n¨p. ssZhhpw a\pjy\pambpÅ thÀ]mSnsâ \Sp¨phÀ CSnªp XIÀóp t]mbn. ssZhhpw a\pjy\pw Hómbn¯oÀóp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp ]cn]qÀ®ssZhhpw ]cn]qÀ® a\pjy\pamWv. Cu tbip{InkvXphmWv temI¯nsâ c£. ImcWw, ssZh¯nð\nópw AIóncpó a\pjys\ ssZht¯mSv ASp¸n¡pI am{Xañ, Ahs\ ssZht¯mSv Hóm¡n¯oÀ¡pIbpw sNbvXp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphmð a\pjy³ c£n¡s¸SpI am{Xañ Aht\bpw ssZham¡n¯oÀ¡pó Hcp aÀ½{][m\amb {]{InbbmWv Cu a\pjymhXmc¯nð bmYmÀ°oIcn¨ncn¡póXv. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ PohnXhpw IpcnipacWhpw Ahsâ I_dS¡hpw DbÀs¯gptóð¸pw, kzÀ¤mtcmlWhpw \S¡pt¼mÄ a\pjy\pw ssZhhpambh\mWv Cu {]{InbIÄ¡v hnt[b\mbXv. Fóp ]dªmð a\pjy³ Að¸wt]mepw AIð¨bnñmsX XtómSv Hómbncpóp. \½psS hnizmk{]amW¯nð \mw ]Tn¡póXv; Xm³ kzÀ¤¯nte¡p Itcdn ]nXmhnsâ he¯p`mK¯v D]hnã\mbn Fós{X. CXp apJm´ncw tbip{InkvXp ssZhhpw a\pjy\pambh³; ]nXmhnsâ he¯p`mK¯v D]hnã\mbn Fósñ AÀ°amt¡ïXv. Að¸w IqSn Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ ImWqhm³ Ignbpó Hcp henb aÀ½w _elo\\mb Fsó hfsc AÛpX]cX{´\m¡póp. AXv asÁmópañ; ]cnip² {XnXzhpambn a\pjy³ Hcp Aaqey [Unique] AXpey _Ô¯nð {]Imin¨v {]tim`n¡phm³ ssZhw Xsâ Ir]mIcpWm Zm\¯nð kwKXnbm¡n. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ B alm]ptcmlnX {]mÀ°\bnð, "]nXmth \o Fónepw Rm³ \nónepw \½Ä GIambncn¡póXpt]mse Ahcpw \½nð GIamtIïXn\pXsó.' (tbmlóm³ 17:21) Cu t{ijvTamb c£bpw ]Zhnbpw \½psS ssZhhpw IÀ¯mhpw c£nXmhpamb tbip{InkvXp apJm´ncañmsX Bscs¡mïpw km²yañ. Ah³ km£mð ssZhamIpóp. a\pjys\ A{Xam{Xw IÀ¯mhv kvt\ln¨p, _lpam\n¨p. Xòqew Ahs\ c£n¨v DbÀ¯n XtómsSm¸am¡n¯oÀ¯p. almÛpXw! AÛpX§fnð almÛpXw!

\½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ I_dnte¡p sNóhÀ¡v Ahsâ icoc¯nsâ bmsXmcwiwt]mepw AhnsS ImWphm³ Dïmbncpónñ. Hcp Hgnª I_dmWv ImWphm³ km[n¨Xv. AXp am{Xta ImWphm³ Ignbq. AXmWXnsâ kXyw. \½psS IÀ¯mhv icoct¯mSpIqSnbmWv DbÀs¯gptóÁXv. DbÀs¯gptóð¸nð B icocw cq]m´cw {]m]n¨p FtóbpÅp. ssZhhpw a\pjy\pambh³ XsóbmWv kzÀ¤mtcmlWw sNbvXXpw. hn. {XnXz¯nð cïma³ ]cnip² {XnXz¯nð _Ôs¸SpóXpw icocclnX\mbn«ñ. {]nbs¸« hmb\¡mtc, CXsñ Znhyc£? IÀ¯mhv F´mWv Ið¸n¡póXv? Rm³ FhnsSbmtWm AhnsS Fsâ ip{iqj¡mc\pw Bbncn¡pw. C{]Imcw a\pjys\ XtómsSm¸w XtómSpIqsS ]cnip² {XnXz¯nsâ IpSpw_¯nð Xsâ Ir]bmð c£n¡s¸«htcbpw Hóm¡n¯oÀ¯p. Cu tbip{InkvXphnepw Ah\nðIqSnbpw Ah³ apJm´nchpamWv \n§fpw Rm\pw c£n¡s¸tSïXpw Cu AXpey c£bpsS ]Zhnsb k¼mZn¨v kzmb¯amt¡ïXpw.

Hcp Imcyw IqSn \n§fpsS {i²bnð Rm³ sImïphcs«. IÀ¯mhv FgpóÅn ssIs¡mï icocw hkvXpabamWv. [Material] hkvXp `uXoIamWv, `uanIamWv. \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ a\pjymhXmc¯nð Cu hkvXphn\pw ]¦pïv. AXn\pw Cu ]pXpiàn IÀ¯mhnsâ c£mIc a\pjymhXmc aÀ½amWv. AXp sImïsñ IÀ¯mhv IÀ¯r{]mÀ°\bnð "\nsâ cmPyw htcWta' Fóp ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póXv. Cu `qan kzÀ¤amtIWsa¦nð Fñm krãnIfpw NcmNcapÄs¸sS kzÀ¤obamIWw. CXp ssZh¯n\p km[n¡pw. ssZhIr]bnð B{ibn¨psImïv \mapw A²zm\n¡Ww. CXpXsóbmWsñm ]uckvXy k`m]nXm¡òmÀ knt\ÀKnb [Synergeia] Fó {Ko¡p]ZwsImïv hnh£n¡póXv. \½psS A²zm\hpw ssZh¯nsâ Ir]mZm\hpw Hón¨pïmhWw. \ap¡p kXykÔambn \s½¯só ssZh¯nð kaÀ¸n¡mw.

(sImñw `{Zmk\¯nsâ HutZymKnI {]kn²oIcWamb "]uckvXyXmcw' amknIbnð {]kn²oIcn¨ teJ\ ]c¼c)

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