{InkvXob PohnX¯nsâ am[pcyw
tbip ]dªp: "" Fsâ \pIw arZphpw Fsâ NpaSv eLphpw BIp¶p'' (a¯mbn 11: 30)
tbiphnsâ amÀtÆmSv Nmcnbncp¶ tbml¶m³ As¸mkvXe³ ]dªp: ""Ahsâ Iev]\IÄ `mcapÅhbÃ''(1 tbml 5:3)
F¶m ssZ\wZn\PohnX¯nte¡p hcpt¼mÄ, tbiphnsâ D¶X\nehmc§Ä ]men¡p¶Xv `mcapÅXpw Ibvt]dnbXpamsW¶v \ap¡p tXm¶mdpt-m?
{InkvXobPohnXs¯ Hcp tI¡nt\mSv D]an¨psh¶ncn¡s«. Hcp hn`mKw hnizmknIÄ AXns\ Iodnapdn¨v AXneS§nbn«pÅ t]mjI§sf¡pdn¨v \nc´cw KthjWw \S¯pIbpw {]_豈 AhXcn¸n¡pIbpw sN¿pIbmWv. _p²nsIm-pw kz´w A²zm\w sIm-pw ssZhs¯ {]kmZn¸n¡m³ {ian¡p¶hcmWnhÀ.
asämcp hn`mKw AXnsâ `wKn {]ZÀin¸n¡m³ tI¡ns\ I®mSn¡p«n h¨v AXnsâ KpWKW§Ä \à hmIvNmXpcyt¯msS hÀ®n¡pIbmWv. `ànbpsS thjw [cn¨v ssZhiàn Fs´¶dnbm¯ I]ShnizmknIfmWnhÀ (2 Xnsam 3:5)
thsd NneÀ Cu tI¡v ISn¨m s]m«m¯ Ft´m BsW¶v IcpXn AXns\ Bcpw ImWmsX Hfn¨p hbv¡pIbmWv. tbip ]dª D]abnÂ, X\n¡v In«nb Xme´v \ne¯v Ipgn¨n« Zmk\p XpeycmWnhÀ (a¯mbn 23: 18, 24). aaXm_Ô§fnepw AÔhnizmk§fnepw Zqcp]tZi§fnepw a\pjy]mc¼cy¯nepw IpSp§n ChÀ a\pjyam\w At\zjn¡p¶p.
C\nbpw NneÀ¡v tI¡v Ign¨p t\m¡Wsa¶v B{Klap-s¦nepw AXn\I¯v Ipds¨¦nepw Ibv]pt-m F¶v i¦n¨p amdn\n¡p¶p. tbiphns\ ]n³]äWsa¶v B{Klap-s¦nepw th-{X hnizmktam kaÀ¸Wtam CÃm¯
Iq«cmWnhÀ.
F¶m Npcp¡w NneÀ (a¯mbn 7: 13, 14), tbip Xsâ Xncp¡cw \o«n¯¶ B "tI¡v' ]qÀ® lrZbt¯msS hnizmk¯m \pWªnd¡n ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¡p¶p. aäpÅhscbpw AXn\mbn DÕmln¸n¡p¶p. tbiphns\ ]cn]qÀ®ambn ]n³]äp¶ (shfn 14: 4,5), ssZh¯n\p th-n \qdpta\n hnfhv \ÂIp¶ (a¯mbn 13: 23; 2 Xnsa 4: 7,8), ssZhnIkvt\lhpw kt´mjhpw kam[m\hpw A\pZn\PohnX¯n A\p`hn¡pIbpw BkzZn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ (Kem 5:22,23), aäpÅhscbpw CXnte¡v hgn\S¯p¶ (Zm\otb 12:3) tbiphnsâ D¯a injycmWnhÀ.
tbiphnsâ c-mw hchn\v GXm\pw \mfpIÄ am{XapÅ ImeL«¯n Pohn¡p¶ \mw \½psS PohnXs¯ F§s\bmWv t\m¡n¡mWp¶Xv? Xs¶ cpNn¨dnªv Xsâ Znhyamb kzm`mhapÅhcmbn¯ocphm³ ssZhw \ap¡p X¶ Hcp kphÀ®mhkcambn \ap¡v Cu PohnXs¯ ImWm³ XpS§mw. C¶v \mw tbiphpambn F{Xam{Xw ASp¯ Hcp lrZb_Ôw ]peÀ¯p¶pthm, AXn\\pkcn¨mbncn¡pw AhnSpt¯mSv ASp¯ Hcp Øm\w \nXyXbnepw \ap¡p e`n¡pI. ChnsS IÀ¯mhnt\mSv Gähpw ASp¯ncn¡p¶ Bfmbncn¡pw \nXyX apgph\pw AhnSpt¯mSv Gähpw ASp¯ncn¡p¶Xv. Cu `qanbn h¨v tbiphnt\mSv CÃm¯ Hcp ]cnNbw (ASp¸w) \ap¡p DS\Sn kzÀ¤¯n D-mhpIbnÃtÃm!
{InkvXobPohnXsa¶m {InkvXphnt\mSv CgpInt¨À¶ PohnXw F¶ÃmsX asäm¶Ã. tbip{InkvXpsh¶ hyànbmWv AXnsâ tI{μ_n-μp. AXv XpS§p¶Xpw ]qÀ¯nhcp¶Xpw AÂ^bpw HtaKbpamb \½psS Cu
tbiphnt\mSpÅ kvt\lw am{Xta AhnSps¯ Iev]\Isf bYmÀ°¯n A\pkcn¡phm³ \s½ {]m]vXcm¡pIbpÅq (tbml. 14:15) bYmÀ° BßobX Hcph\v tbiphnt\mSpÅ kvt\l¯nsâ AfhmWv. bYmÀ° {InkvXob PohnXw tbiphpambpÅ Hcp \nÀ½eamb {]Wb_ÔamWv (2 sImcn´yÀ 11: 2,3).
F¶m \ap¡v Cu A\p`h¯nte¡v hcWsa¦n tbiphnsâ kvt\l¯m \½psS DÅw BZyw \ndtb-nbncn¡p¶p. AXn\mbn \mw efnXamb hnizmk¯m (in simple faith) tbip\mYt\mSv ASp¯p hcWw. AhnSps¯ kvt\lw \ndª lrZbs¯ \mw Adnªpw AdnbmsXbpw thZ\n¸n¨ At\I Ahkc§sftbmÀ¯v A\pX]n¡pIbpw, AhnSps¯ Xncpcà¯m IgpI {]m]n¡pIbpw thWw. £a tNmZnt¡-htcmSv £a tNmZn¨pw, \nc¸v {]m]nt¡-htcmSv \nc¸v {]m]n¨pw (a¯mbn 5:23, eqt¡mkv 19:8,9), Hcp ip²a\Êm£ntbmsS \mw tbiphnsâ
ap¼n sNÃp¶psh¦n AhnSp¶v \ap¡v Xsâ A\p]a kvt\ls¯ A[nIambn shfns¸Sp¯n¯cpw. tbiphnsâ Cu kvt\l¯n\p ap¶n \mw \s½¯s¶ kaÀ¸n¡p¶psh¦nÂ, B kvt\lw \½psS lrZb§
tbiphnsâ kvt\l¯m \ndª Hcp lrZb¯n\v ]ns¶ Hcp B{Klta D-mbncn¡pIbpÅq þ AXv tbip Xs¶bmbncn¡pw! ZmhoZv ]mSnbXpt]mse: ""Rm³ IÀ¯mhnt\mSv Hcp Imcyw At]£n¨p; AXpXs¶ Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶p; IÀ¯mhnsâ at\mlcXzw Im¬am\pw Ahsâ aμnc¯n [ym\n¸m\pw Fsâ BbpjvImesams¡bpw Rm³ IÀ¯mhnsâ Beb¯n ]mÀt¡-Xn\pw Xs¶'' (k¦o 27: 4). Bkm^pw ]mSn: ""kzÀ¤¯n F\n¡p BcpÅq? `qanbnepw \ns¶bÃmsX Rm³ H¶pw B{Kln¡p¶nÃ'' (k¦o 73: 25).
tbiphns\ am{Xw lrZb¯n B{Kln¡p¶XnÂ]cw Hcp lrZbip²n thsdbnÃtÃm. ""lrZbip²nbpÅhÀ `mKyhm·mÀ Fs´¶m AhÀ ssZhs¯ ImWpw'' (a¯mbn 5:8) F¶ tbiphnsâ XncpsamgnIÄ \mw HmÀ¡p¶p-mIpw. AtX, tbiphnsâ kvt\l¯nsâbpw XmgvabpsSbpw kuayXbpsSbpw hnip²nbpsSbpsaÃmw Znhyku-μcyw ]cnip²mßmhv hN\¯neqsSbpw {]mÀ°\bneqsSbpw aäpw ImWn¨pXcm³ XpS§pw (tbml: 16:14). adpcq]aebn ssZhi_vZ¯n\p Iogvs¸« ]t{Xmkpw bmt¡m_pw tbml¶m\pw XebpbÀ¯n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tbiphns\
am{Xw I-Xpt]mse (a¯mbn 17:8), \½psS lrZb¯nepw tbip am{Xw \ndªp \n¡pw. I®mSnbn ISsamgnsb¶h®w (1sImcn13:12) hnizmk¡®pIfm tbiphnsâ A\p]akuμcyw BkzZn¡p¶ \mapw ]dbpw:
""Fsâ {]nb³ ]Xn\mbncw t]cn AXnkpμc³ Xs¶''(D¯aKoXw 5:10).
"hben Hfn¨ph¨ \n[n' Is-¯nbXpt]mse, "Gähpw hnetbdnb ap¯v' Is-¯nbXpt]mse (a¯mbn 13:44þ46), \½psS DÅw kt´mj¯m \ndªp IhnbpIbpw (k¦o. 15:11) \½psS Cu sNdnb PohnXw tbiphnsâ
Xncp¡c§fn kvt\lt¯msS \mw `cta¸n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. Xsâ Im´sâ kzÀ¤obkuμcyw ImWp¶ {InkvXpinjy\v Cu temIemhWyw Gähpw \nμyambncn¡pw. A§s\ PohnXw \ap¡v Gähpw am[pcyapÅ
Xmbn¯ocp¶p.
F¶m tbiphnt\mSpÅ Cu \nÀ½ehpw GIm{Khpamb `ànbnÂ\n¶v \s½ ]n´ncn¸n¡m\mbncn¡pw km¯msâ \nc´c{iaw (2 sImcn´yÀ 11:3). ImcWw AXv km[yambm \s½ GXp \nÊmc]m]¯nepw hogv¯msa¶v Ah\dnbmw. tbiphnt\mSpÅ BZykvt\lw Ipdªpt]mIp¶XmWtÃm GXp ]n·mä¯nsâbpw BZyNphSv. shůn³aosX \S¶ ]s{Xmknsâ {i² tbiphn \n¶p amdn NpäpapÅ Imänte¡pw tImfnte¡pw Bbt¸mÄ, Ah³ F{]Imcw hogm³ XpS§ntbm, A{]Imcambncn¡pw \½psSbpw B´cnIZrjvSn tbiphn \n¶p
amdpt¼mÄ \mapw hogm³ t]mIp¶Xv (a¯mbn 14:29, 30). AXpsIm-v \½psS AI¡®pIÄ \nc´cw tbiphn¦te¡v Dd¸n¡m³ \mw ioent¡-nbncn¡p¶p (F{_m 12:2). Ft¸mÄ \½psS lrZbZrjvSn IÀ¯mhnÂ
tbiphnsâ i_vZw \mw {]mYanIambpw Xncn¨dnbp¶Xv XncphN\¯neqsSbmWv. adnbw tbiphnsâ Im¡encp¶v tI«Xpt]mse (eqs¡mkv 10:38,42), \ap¡pw Hmtcm Znhkhpw Bß\ndhn hN\w [ym\n¡p¶XneqsS tbiphn\v \t½mSv A¶v F´mWv ]dbm\pÅsX¶v Bßmhn {Kln¡phm³ km[n¡pw.
BSv Xsâ CSbsâ i_vZw ioe¯memWv Xncn¨dnbp¶Xv. AXpt]mse, \mw hN\¯n thcpd¨hcmsW¦n (AXmbXv hN\w \½psS lrZb§fn kw{Kln¨n«pÅhcmsW¦n þ k¦o. 119:11), {ItaW \ap¡pw \½psS \à CSbsâ i_vZw Znhk¯nsâ GXp kab¯pw Xncn¨dnbm³ Ignbpw (tbml. 10:4, 14, 27). A§s\ tbip \½psS lrZbt¯mSv ]e apJm´c§fneqsS kwkmcn¡p¶ Imcy§Ä am{Xta \½psS AIs¯ a\pjy\v bYmÀ° t]mjWambn¯ocp¶pÅq þ AXv hN\¯neqsStbm {]mÀ°\bneqsStbm {]kwK¯neqsStbm kw`mjW¯neqsStbm kw`h§fneqsStbm F§s\bpw BImw.
tbiphns\ C{]Imcw \mw ]qÀ® lrZbt¯msS kvt\ln¡p¶hcmsW¦n AhnSps¯ hm¡pIÄ A\pkcn¡p¶Xv \ap¡v efnXhpw B\-μZmbIhpambncn¡pw (tbml. 14:15). Xsâ {]mW{]nbt\mSpÅ AKm[kvt\lw \nan¯w, Xsâ B{Kl§fpw ]²XnIfpw ths-¶ph¨v ssZhlnXw sN¿p¶Xv Hcp {InkvXpinjys\ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw hn`hkar²amb Hcp kZy Ign¡p¶Xpt]mse am[pcytadnbXmbncn¡pw. AXnitbmànbÃ: ssZhlnXw sN¿p¶Xv X\n¡v Blmcw Ign¡p¶Xpt]mse BkzmZyhpw Hgn¨pIqSm\mh¯XpamsW¶ tbip kqNn¸n¨Xv HmÀ¡p¶ntà (tbml. 4:34)? ssZhcmPys¯ tbip c-pXhW Hcp henb kZytbmSp _Ôs¸Sp¯n kwkmcn¡p¶Xpw {it²bamWv (a¯mbn 22:2; eqs¡mkv 14: 16). ssZhcmPyw \½fn hcpt¼mgpw þ AXmbXv ssZhw \½n cmPmhmbn hmgpt¼mgpw þ kw`hn¡p¶Xv asäm¶Ã!
\msaÃmw tbiphnsâ k¶n[nbn ASp¯ph¶v, \½psS lrZb§fpw a\ÊpIfpw CÑmiànbpsaÃmw Xpd¶v, \½psS B{Kl§fpw hnImc§fpw Nn´Ifpw Xocpam\§fpsaÃmw XmgvatbmsSbpÅ Bcm[\bpw kvXpXnbpw \μnItcäepambn AhnSpt¯¡v AÀ¸n¡Wsa¶XmWv AhnSps¯ AXnbmb hmRvO. \½psS _Ôpan{XmZnIsfbpw
hkvXphIIsfbpw \s½¯s¶bpw ssZhIc§fn kaÀ¸n¨v, kIehn[ aaXm_Ô§fn \n¶pw a\pjy]mc¼cy§fn \n¶pw AÔhnizmk§fn \n¶pw Zpcp]tZi§fn \n¶pw hnapàcmbn (eqs¡mkv 14: 26,
27,33), \mtamtcmcp¯cpw tbiphnt\mSv kvt\l¨cSpIfm Ft¶¡pw _Ôn¡s¸SWsa¶pw Xt¶mSp tNÀ¶p \S¡Wsa¶pamWv AhnSp¶v B{Kln¡p¶Xv.
\mw IÀ¯mhnt\mSv ]änt¨À¶v \S¡p¶Xn\\pkcn¨v AhnSp¶p Xs¶¯s¶ \ap¡v A[nIambn shfns¸Sp¯n¯cpw (tbml. 14:21). B shfn¸mSv aät\IÀ¡v adªncn¡p¶ kzÀ¤oba¶bmbn \ap¡p amdp¶p (shfn 2: 17). \mw AXp `£n¨v tbipthmfw hfÀ¶psImt-bncn¡pw (Ft^. 4:15). At¸mÄ \mw tbiphns\ Adnbp¶Xv, aämsc¦nepw ]dªXnsâ ASnØm\¯neÃ, adn¨v \mw Xs¶ AhnSps¯ hnizmk¡®pIfm ImWpIbpw Aßmhn kv]Àin¡pIbpw B kvt\lw cpNn¨v BkzZn¡pIbpw sNbvXXnsâ ASnØm\¯nembncn¡pw (tbml.4:42). At¸mÄ tbiphnsâ kvt\lkv]Àita¡p¶ \½psS A´ÀKXw C§s\bmbncn¡pw: ""Rm³ Fsâ {]nbtâXmWv, AhnSps¯ B{Klw Ft¶mSmWv'' (D¯a 7:10). At¸mÄ, kz´w CjvS{]Imcw H¶pw sN¿msX, A´cmßmhn tbip sNbvXpImWn¨p Xcp¶Xpam{Xw sN¿phm\pw , Ah tbip sN¿p¶Xpt]mseXs¶ sN¿phm\pw, tbip sNbvXpImWn¨p Xcp¶sXÃmw H¶nShnSmsX sN¿phm\papÅ AXy[nIamb hmRvO \½psS Dŧfn \ndªpXpfp¼pw (tbml. 5:19, 20).
AXpsIm-v {]nbkplrt¯, tbiphns\ am{Xw B{Kln¡p¶, AhnSps¯ XncpapJ¯pam{Xw AI¡®pIfpd¸n¨, AhnSps¯ i_vZ¯n\mbn Ft¸mgpw ImtXmÀ¡p¶, AhnSps¯ ]qÀ®lrZbt¯msS kvt\ln¡pIbpw A\pkcn¡pIbpw, CShnSmsX ]änt¨cpIbpw sN¿p¶, Hcp \nanjhpw ]ncnbm¯ (1 sXÊ. 5:10), \nÀ½eamb {]Wb_
Ô¯n\mbn \ap¡p Zmln¡mw! \½psS {]hr¯nIsf¡mfpw XymK§sf¡mfpw \s½¯s¶ B{Kln¡p¶ tbiphnsâ \nXykvt\l¯n apgpIn, \ap¡v Cu {InkvXob ku`mKy¯nsâ am[pcyw BkzZn¡mw; AXv aäpÅhcnte¡pw ]IÀ¶psImSp¯v Cu A´yIme¯v AhnSps¯ [oc km£nIfmImw!