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]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).