"hnizm-kw, {]Xym-i, kvt\lw Cu aqópw \ne\nev¡póp. Ch-bnð heptXm kvt\lw Xsó' (1 sImcn´yÀ 13:13).

hnizm-kw, {]Xym-i, kvt\lw: Cu aqóp KpW-§Ä ssZh-im-kv{X-]-c-am-sW-ómWv [Theological Virtues] H-K-kvXo-t\mkv apXð an¡-hmdpw Fñm-hcpw ]Tn-¸n-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. XmXzn-I-ambn \mep KpW-§Ä hnÚm\w [Wisdom] , kl-\X [Temperance] , ss[cyw [Courage] , Xncn¨dnhv [Prudence] BsWóv t¹tÁm ]Tn-¸n¨p. Ah-sb¡mÄ DZm-¯-amWv hnizm-kw, {]Xym-i, kvt\lw Fóm-Wv {IokvXob [À½imkv{Xw Cóphsc ]Tn-¸n¨psImïn-cn-¡p-ó-Xv. Ch-bnð GÁhpw hepXv kvt\l-am-sWóv HK-kvXo-\qkpw asÁ-ñm - [À½-im-kv{X-Ú-òmcpw ]Tn-¸n-¨n-«p-ïv. Ignª hÀjw hsc sshZoI skan-\m-cn-bnð {InkvXob [À½imkv{Xw Rm\pw ]Tn-¸n¨Xv A{]-Im-c-am-bn-cpóp. Fómð ASp¯ ska-kvÁ-dnð Xmsg ]dbpwt]mse BWv ]Tn-¸n-t¡-ïXv Fó t_m[yw ssZhw F\n¡p Xóp. kvt\lw shdpw [mÀ½nI aqey-añ. {XotbI ssZh-¯nsâ D×-bmb AK-s¸-bm-Wv. AXv A\´hpw temIs¯ apg-ph\pw Hóm-¡p-ó-Xp-am-Wv. CXnsâ shfn-¨-¯n-emWv "aqómw kl-{km-_vZ-¯nse kvt\l-¯nsâ GIaXw' Fó- {KÙw Rm³ FgpXn {]kn-²o-I-cn-¨Xv.

ssZhw hnizm-k-a-ñ, ssZhw {]Xym-i-bñ, ssZhw kvt\l-am-Wv. ]e hnizm-k-§fpw ]e- {]XymiI-fpw, hnhn[ aX-§-fn-epw, k`m hn`m-K-§-fnepw, I½yq-Wn-k-¯n-epw, `uXnI-hm-Z-¯n-ep-sañmw \ne- \n-ev¡p-óp. Hcp IpSpw-_-¯nð Xsó ]nXm-hpw amXmhpw, Ipªp-§-fpw Xsó Htc hnizm-khpw Htc {]Xymibpw DÅ-h-cmbncn¡-W-sa-ón-ñ. hnizm-k-§Ä [Dogmas] ]c-kv]cw tbmPn-¸n-¨n«v Hcp [Organic Union]

ssZh-Ir-]-bmð kp{]ow tImSXn hn[n-bnð 1934þse k`-bpsS `c-W-L-S\ AwKo-I-cn-¨n-cn-¡p-óXn-\mð AXnse Hómw JÞnI kz´ CjvSw t]mse hymJym-\n¨v apdpsI ]nSn-¡p-ó-Xn-\pÅ kzmX{´yw \ðIns¡mïp Xsó ]c-kv]cw kvt\ln-¡m³ \mw _m²y-Øcm-Wv. ]utem-knsâ ]£-¡m-c³ As¸m-sñm-knsâ ]£-s¯bpw A¸-sñmkv ]£-¡m-c³ ]utemkv ]£-s¯-bpw kvt\ln-¡msX {InkvXp-hn-epÅ \½psS sFIyw hfÀ¯m³ km[y-a-ñ. kp{]ow tImSXn hn[nbnð Htc `c-W-L-S\ cïp Iq«À¡pw _m[-I-am-Wv. BI-bmð ]Ån-IÄ ]nSn-s¨-Spt¡ï Bhiyw DZn-¡p-tó-bn-ñ. AXmXv ]Ån-IÄ¡pÅ kzmX-{´yw `c-W-L-S\ {]Imcw \evIns¡mïv At\ym\yw kvt\ln-¡p-I-b-ñmsX cïm-¡p-hm³ Bcp {ian-¨mepw AXv hnP-bn-¡p-hm³ t]mIp-ón-ñ.

1. Hóm-a-Xmbn sNt¿-ïXv C\n cïp Iq«cpw tImS-Xnsb kao-]n-¡-bnñ Fóv Xocp-am-\n-¡p-IbmWv. hnip² ]utemkv Çolm ]d-bp-óXv hoïpw {i²-n¡p-I. ""...\n§Ä¡p eÖ-bv¡mbn tNmZn-¡póp, C§s\ ktlm-Z-c-òmÀ¡pw at²y Imcyw XoÀ¸m³ {]m]vXn-bp-tÅmcp Úm\nbpw \n§fpsS CS-bnð Cñtbm? Añ ktlm-Z-c³ ktlm-Z-ct\mSp hyh-l-cn-¡póp. AXpw Ahn-izm-kn-IfpsS ap¼nð Xsó'' (1 sImcn 6:6þ7). Cu `mKw A\p-k-cn-¡p-hm-\pÅ A\p-Iq-e-h-n[n-bmWv C´ybpsS ]c-am-[n-Imc tImSXn \ap¡p Xón-cn-¡p-ó-Xv. tIkp-IÄ ]eXpw hnP-bn-s¨-¦nepw _emev¡mcw t\Sn-sb-Sp-¡p-hm³ Kh¬saâ v klm-bn-¡m-¯-Xn\v Ahsc IpÁw ]d-bp-hm³ km²y-añ. Kh¬saâpw B{K-ln-¡p-óXv kvt\lhpw AXnsâ ^e-amb kam-[m-\hpw sFIyXbpw BWv.

2. Atkm-kn-tb-j³ IqSp-ó-Xn\v kp{]ow tImSXn XobXn Xcm-Xn-cn-¡póXv Ah-cpsS t\m«-¯nð kvt\ln-¸m³ \ap-¡h-kcw Xtc-ïXv Bh-iy-am-sWópw Fñm-hcpw tNÀóv Hcp Atkm-kntb-j³ \S-¯p-hm³ Ahcpw B{K-ln-¡p-óp Fóp-Å-Xpam-bn-cn-¡-Ww. ""ssZhs¯ kvt\ln-¡p-ó-hÀ¡v \nÀ®-b-{]-Imcw hnfn-¡s¸«hÀ¡v Xsó kI-ehpw \ò-¡mbn IqSn hym]-cn-¡póp'' Fó Xncp-h-N\w (tdm-aÀ 8:28) hniz-kn-t¡-ïXv \½psS IS-abmWv. ASªp InS-¡pó ]Ån-IÄ Xpdó-Xn\p tijw am{Xw Atkm-kn-tb-j³ IqSp-ó-XmWv \ñ-Xv. AXp-hsc kvÁmÁkvt¡m am-Áp-hm-\pÅ {iaw i{XpX hÀ²n-¸n-¡p-I-b-ñmsX kvt\lw hÀ²n-¸n-¡p-I-bn-ñ.

3. 1 sIm-cn-´yÀ 13þð H¼Xv {]mhiyw kvt\l-saó hm¡v ImWp-óXv ssZhoI kvt\l-am-Ipó AK-s¸-sb-¡p-dn-¨m-Wv. Nne `mK-§Ä D²-cn-¡p-óp: ""ae-Isf \o¡p-hm³ X¡ hnizm-k-ap-sï-¦nepw kvt\l-anñ Fónð Rm³ GXp-an-ñ.... kvt\lw ZoÀL-ambn £an-¡p-Ibpw Zb ImWn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-óp. kvt\lw kv]À-²n-¡pón-ñ. kvt\lw \nK-fn-¡p-ónñ, NoÀ¡p-ón-ñ. Atbm-Ky-ambn \S-¡p-ón-ñ. kzmÀ°X At\z-jn-¡p-ón-ñ, tZjy-s¸-Sp-ón-ñ. tZmjw IW-¡n-Sp-ón-ñ'' (hmIy-§Ä 2,4,5). Cu hnh-c-W-¯nð kzmÀ°w At\z-jn-¡p-ón-ñ Fó `mKw kp{]-[m-\-amWv. ImcWw arK-§-fnð \nópw \ap-¡p -e-`n¨ Pò-hm-k-\-bmb kzmÀ°X Pò-]m]w Xsó-bmWv. AXv ssZhkvt\ls¯ Akm-[yam¡n XoÀ¡p-ó-Xm-Wv. cïv `mK-¯p-apÅ sa{Xm-t¸m-eo-¯-òmcpw sshZo-Icpw s]mXp-tbm-K-¯n\p ap¼p-Xsó Hcp-an¨v P\m-[n-]-Xy-]-c-amb A\u-tZym-KnI Xocp-am\w FSp-¯n-«p-thWw HutZym-KnI Atkm-kn-tb-j³ IqSp-hm³. i{Xp-hn\v hni-¡pópsh¦nð `£n-¸m³ sImSp¡ Fó I¯rIev]\ BZyw {]bm-k-ambn tXmópsaónepw AXnse ^ew i{Xp-¡Ä an{X-§-fm-Ipw Fóp-Å-Xm-Wv.

4. 2000 sImñ-t¯mfw ]g-¡-apÅ \½psS k`-bpsS ZuXyw ]c-kv]cw kvt\ln-¡pI FópÅXp am{X-a-ñ. PmXn-aX hyXymkw IqSmsX Xsó `mc-X-¯n-epÅ Fñm-h-sc-bpw, hninjym ]«n-Wn-]m-h§-sfbpw klm-bn¡pIbpw Ah-tcm-tS-Io-`-hn-¡p-I-bp-am-Wv. a\p-jym-h-Xmcw sNbvX IÀ¯m-hnsâ kz`m-hhpw aln-abpw \½nð IqsS aÁp-Å-hÀ ImW-¯-¡-h®w \mw {InkvXp-hnsâ A\p-Im-cn-Ifmbn Xocp-Ibpw sN¿-Ww. ssZhw \s½ tbmPn¸n¨p Ign-ªmð `mc-X-¯nð ssZhw D]-tbm-Kn-¡p-hm³ t]mIpó GÁ-w h-enb k`-I-fnð Hóv \mam-bn-cn-¡m³ km[yX Ctñ?

5. aqómw kl-{km-_vZ-¯n-te¡v \mw {]th-in-¡p-t¼mÄ {Klmw skvÁbn³kn-s\bpw cïp Ipªp§-sfbpw Xobn« {Iqc-òm-tcmSp £an¨v Fsâ `À¯m-hn-s\bpw Ipªp-§-sfbpw Xoh-¨-Xnð F\n¡v k¦-S-ap-sï-ónepw Rm³ AhÀ¡p-thïn {]mÀ°n-¡p-I-b-ñmsX AhÀs¡-Xnsc tIkp sImSp-¡p-I-bnñ Fóp ]dª ¥mUokv Hcp _m]vÁnkvÁv k`mwKam-sW-ónepw Ah-fpsS hnizmkw AhÄ apdpsI ]nSn-¡p-t¼mÄ Xsó \ap-¡-hsf kvt\ln-¡m-Xn-cn-¸m³ km[n-¡p-tam? aqómw kl-{km-_vZ-¯nð kvt\l-¯nsâ GI-aXw DïmIpw ap¼v Xsó \mw GI k`-bmbn i{Xp-¡sf kvt\ln-¡p-Ibpw klm-bn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿mw.

""ssZhw kvt\lw Xsó'' (1 tbml. 4:8).