\n§Ä ]gb a\pjys\ Ahs³d {]hr¯nItfmSp IqsS DcnªpIfªp Xsó krãn¨hs³d {]Xna{]Imcw ]cnÚm\¯nómbn ]pXp¡w {]m]n¡pó ]pXnb a\pjys\ [cn¨ncn¡póphtñm. AXnð bh\\pw sblqZ\pw Fónñ, ]cntÑZ\bpw A{KNÀ½hpw Fónñ, _Àºc³, iI³, Zmk³, kzX{´³ Fópanñ; {InkvXpht{X Fñmhcnepw Fñmw BIpóp. (sImtemkyÀ 3:9þ11)

At¸mkvtXme\mb ]utemkv Imcm{Kl¯nðsh¨v FgpXpó Cu teJ\w Kl\amb Bib§Ä DÄs¡mÅpó {]t_m[\§fpsS Hcp kamlmcamWv. sImtemky k`¡p cq]w sImSp¯Xv ]utemkv At¸mkvtXme³ Añ, Fómð hn. ]utemknsâ hN\tLmjW¯neqsS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnð hnizkn¨v ssZh`mKt¯¡p ISóphó F¸{^m¯v Fó hyànbmWv. Cu ssZhip{iqj¡mc³ sImtemkyk`nse BfpIsf IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnepÅ hnizmk¯nð Dd¸n¡phm\mbn«v {ian¨p. Fómð {]IrXnIÄ¡pw, {Kl§Ä¡pw, ]ô`qX§Ä¡pw, {InkvXphn\p AXoXambn Øm\apïv Fó hmZ§Ä ISóphót¸mÄ sImtemkybnse hnizmknIÄ AXnsâ ]nómse t]mbn. kphntij¯n\p tNcm¯ Zpcp]tZi§fnð\nópw sImtemkyk`bnse BfpIsf XncnsI, FñmÁnsâbpw \ndhmbncn¡pó {InkvXphn¦te¡p aS¡ns¡mïphcphm\mWv hn. ]utemkv At¸mkvtXme³ Cu teJ\w FgpXpóXv. Cu {]Xn]mZnX thZ`mK¯nð Hcp ssZhoI ss]Xensâ BßoIhfÀ¨bnse ]Sn]Snbmb \mep NphSphbv¸pIsf [Progressive Steps] At¸mkvtXme³ \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp.

1. Cu {]t_m[\iIe¯nð At¸mkvtXme³ HómaXmbn \t½mSv DZvt_m[n¸n¡póXv, c£bpsS A\p`h¯nte¡p ISóphcpt¼mÄ B hyàn ]gb a\pjys\ Xsâ {]hÀ¯nItfmSpIqsS DcnªpIfªv ]pXnb a\pjys\ [cn¡pIbmWv Fós{X. Cu kXyw BZyambn«v Rm\pw \n§fpw a\Ênemt¡ïnbncn¡póp. Cóp \mw Pohn¡pó kaql¯nð Hmtcm Znhkhpw A\h[n BfpIsf \mw Iïpap«póp. Ahscms¡ hyXykvX§fmbn«pÅ hkv{X§Ä [cn¡póp. DZmlcWambn Hcp t]mkvÁpam³, Hcp t]meokpImc³ Asñ¦nð Hcp sk¡pcÁn KmÀUv [Security Guard] Chscms¡ AhcpsS sXmgnen\p A[njvTnXamb hkv{X§Ä [cn¡póp. AXpt]mse Hcp ssZhss]Xð IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnð hnizkn¡póXn\p ap³]v Hcp Xcw hkv{Xw [cn¡póp. Fómð {InkvXphnembtijw asÁmcpXcw hkv{Xw [cn¡póp. Cu cïp hkv{XcoXnIÄ Fs´ñmamsWóp a\Ênem¡phm³ BZyambn \ap¡p {ian¡mw.

   krãnbpsS Bcw`¯nð ssZhw a\pjys\ Xsâ Ombbnð, Xsâ kzcq]¯nð, Xsâ kmZriy¯nð krãn¨p. "C§s\ ssZhw Xs³d kzcq]¯nð a\pjys\ krãn¨p, ssZh¯ns³d kzcq]¯nð Ahs\ krãn¨p, BWpw s]®pambn Ahsc krãn¨p.' (Dev¸¯n]pkvXIw 1:27) ssZh¯nsâ cp]¯nepw kmZriy¯nepw krãn¡s¸« a\pjy³ ]m]w sNbvXp. AXn\ptijw a\pjy³ P\n¡póXp BZmansâ OmbbnemWv. "BZman\p \qänap¸Xp hbÊmbt¸mÄ Ah³ Xs³d kmZriy¯nð Xs³d kzcq]{]Imcw Hcp aIs\ P\n¸n¨p; Ah\p ti¯v Fóp t]cn«p;' (Dev¸¯n]pkvXIw 5:3) GZ³tXm«¯nðsh¨v If¦w ]Ánb, hnIeamIs¸« a\pjysâ Ombbnð\nópw Ahs\ XncnsI ssZh¯nsâ Ombbnte¡p aS¡ns¡mïphcphm³ ]nXmhmb ssZhw Xsâ GIPmX\mb ]p{Xs\ Cu temI¯nte¡p Ab¨p.

   IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Cu temI¯nð hóv temI¯nsâ ]m]w NpaópsImïv Imðhdn{Iqinð acn¨p, AS¡s¸«p, aqómw Znhkw Ah³ DbÀs¯gptóÁp. Cóv ]nXmhnsâ kón[nbnð \ap¡pthïn ]£hmZw sNbvXpsImïv Pohn¡póp. ZmhoZnsâ k´Xnbmbn P\n¨p acn¨v DbÀs¯gptóÁ {InkvXphnð Hcp hyàn hnizkn¨v Ah\nð Bbn¯ocpt¼mÄ B hyàn c£bpsS A\p`h¯nte¡p {]thin¡póp. "tbiphns\ IÀ¯mhp Fóp hmbnsImïp Gäp ]dIbpw ssZhw Ahs\ acn¨hcnð \nóp DbnÀs¯gptóev]n¨p Fóp lrZbwsImïp hnizkn¡bpw sNbvXmð \o c£n¡s¸Spw.' (tdmaÀ 10:9) C§s\ Hcp hyàn c£bpsS A\p`h¯nte¡p ISóphcpt¼mÄ Ah³ Ah\nse ]gb a\pjys\ Ahsâ {]hÀ¯nItfmSpIqSn DcnªpIfªv ]pXnb a\pjys\ [cn¡póp. CXmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvtXme³ ChnsS hyàam¡póXv.

   ]gb a\pjy³ `mKnIambn«ñ ]cn]qÀ®ambpw Ah\nð\nópw amÁs¸Spóp. ]gba\pjy\v B hyànbpsStað bmsXmcp A[nImctam AhImitam Cñ. KemXyÀ 2:5þð ]utemkv Çolm C{]Imcw ]dbpóp: Rm³ {InkvXphnt\mSpIqSn {Iqin¡¸«ncn¡póp. C\n Pohn¡póXv Rm\ñ, Fónð Pohn¡póXv {InkvXphs{X. tdmaÀ 6:6þð C{]Imcw ]dbpóp: "\mw C\n ]m]¯nóp ASnas¸SmXh®w ]m]icoc¯nóp \o¡w htcïXnóp \½psS ]gb a\pjy³ Aht\mSpIqsS {Iqin¡s¸«p Fóp \mw Adnbpóp.' sbi¿mhv 61:10 "Rm³ btlmhbnð Gähpw B\µn¡pw; Fs³d Dffw Fs³d ssZh¯nð tLmjn¨pñkn¡pw; aWhmf³ Xe¸mhp AWnbpóXpt]msebpw aWhm«n B`cW§fmð Xsó¯m³ Ae¦cn¡póXpt]msebpw Ah³ Fsó c£mh{kvXw [cn¸n¨p \oXn Fó A¦n CSphn¨ncn¡póp.' \½psS c£ IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphmWv. \½psS \oXn IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphmWv. A§s\sb¦nð Hcp ssZhss]Xð Rm\pw \n§fpw {InkvXphns\ [cn¨psImïmWv \S¡póXv. KemXyÀ 3:27."{InkvXphnt\mSp tNcphm³ kv\m\w Gäncn¡pó \n§Ä Fñmhcpw {InkvXphns\ [cn¨ncn¡póp.'

2. cïmaXmbn, ]utemkv At¸mkvtXme³ ChnsS \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv \½nð Dfhmbncn¡pó a\Ênsâ ]pXp¡w \s½ krãn¨hsâ {]Xna{]ImcapÅ cq]m´c¯nte¡p \bn¡póp, FóXmWv . temI¯nsâbpw ssZh¯ntâbpamb \nch[n Nn´IÄ \nc´cw \½psS lrZb¯nte¡p ISóphcpóp. AXmbXv XncphN\¯nð IqSn {]m]yamb ssZhoINn´IÄ, AtXmsSm¸wXsó temI¯nsâ BIpehpw tamlhpw hyÀ°hpamb Nn´Ifpw \½psS a\Êns\ Xn¡n¯nc¡póp. DZmlcWambn \mw FIbmsWtóm temIw XnckvIcn¡s¸«hfmsWtóm aÁpapÅ \ncmibpsS Nn´ \½psS a\Êns\ ISóp ]nSnt¨¡mw. Fómð Cu BIpeNn´bpsS \Sphnð XncphN\w F´mWv ]Tn¸n¡póXv, Asñ¦nð F´v BizmkamWv \ðIpóXv FóXmWv cq]w {]m]n¨ hyànsb kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw {]m[m\yaÀln¡póXv. F{_mbteJ\w 13:5þð hmbn¡pó BizmkhN\w hfsc {it²bamWv: "Rm³ \nsó Hcp\mfpw ssIhnSpIbnñ, Dt]£n¡bpanñ' Fóp Ah³ Xtó Acpfns¨bvXncn¡póphtñm.

   "Hcp kv{Xo Xs³d Ipªns\ ad¡ptam? Xm³ {]khn¨ aIt\mSp IcpW, tXmómXncn¡ptam? AhÀ adóp Ifªmepw Rm³ \nsó ad¡bnñ. CXm Rm³ \nsó Fs³d Dff¦¿nð h¨ncn¡póp. (sbi¿mhp 49:15) Rm³ \n§sf A\mYcmbn hnSpIbnñ (tbmlóm³ 14:18) C§s\ F{Xsb{X hmKvZ¯§fpw hmKvZm\§fpw Bizmkhm¡pIfpamWv XncphN\w \ap¡p \ðIpóXv. Ahsâ hmKvZ¯§sfñmw \ap¡p hnizkn¸m³ X¡h®w kXyhpw hnizk\obhpamIpóp. Cu DZmlcWw sImïv Rm³ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯m³ Dt±in¡póXv: euIoINn´IÄ \½psS a\Ênte¡p ISóp hcpt¼mÄ, AXns\ XncphN\hpambn tNÀ¯p A]{KYn¨v ssZhhN\hpambn XmZmßys¸Spónsñ¦nð AXns\ thcpItfmsS Dßqe\w sN¿WsaóXmWv.

   A§s\ B {]XnIqe kmlNcy¯nð XncphN\¯nsâ iànbmð Pbw {]m]n¡bpw \½psS krãnXmhnsâ {]Xna{]Imcw cq]w {]m]n¡phm³ ImcWambn¯ocpóp. \½psS a\Êv Hcp bp²¡famWv. At\Iw t]mcm«§fmWv B bp²`qanbnð \S¡póXv. hn. ]utemkv Èol 2 tImcn´n. 10:4þ5ð \s½ HmÀ¸n¡póp: "R§fpsS t]mcns³d Bbp[§tfm PUnI§Ä Añ, tIm«Isf CSn¸m³ ssZhkón[nbnð iànbpÅh Xtó. Ahbmð R§Ä k¦ev]§fpw ssZh¯ns³d ]cnÚm\¯nóp hntcm[ambn s]m§pó Fñm DbÀ¨bpw CSn¨p Ifªp, GXp hnNmcs¯bpw {InkvXphnt\mSpÅ A\pkcW¯nómbn«p ]nSn¨S¡n.' F{Xam{Xw iàamb `mjbmWv hn. ]utemkv ChnsS D]tbmKn¡póXv. "]nSn¨S¡pI', "CSn¨pIfbpI' apXemb ]Z§Ä hfsc {it²bhpw Nn´\obhpamWv. \½psS a\Ênsâ Hmtcm Nn´bnepw \ap¡p Pbw {]m]n¡Ww. X«m³ Xsâ Debnð kzÀ®w DuXn¡gn¨p ip²oIcn¡póXpt]mse \½psS a\Ênte¡p DufnbnSpó kÀÆNn´Itfbpw XncphN\hpambn amÁpc¨pt\m¡n ]cntim[nt¡ïnbncn¡póp. Ime{ItaW CXp \½psS krãnXmhnsâ {]Xna{]ImcapÅ ]qÀ®Xbnte¡pw t]mcm«§fntòepÅ ]qÀ®Pb¯nte¡pw \s½ \bn¡póp. \½psS Nn´IÄ ssZh¯nsâ Nn´IfmIpó ]qÀ®Xbnte¡p Hcp ss]Xð NphSp sh¨Sp¡póp. sImtemkyÀ 3:2þð hn. ]utemkv \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp, "`qanbnepÅXñ Dbc¯nepÅXp Xtó Nn´n¸n³.' hoïpw ^nen¸nbÀ 4:8þð \s½ HÀ¸n¡póp: "HSphnð ktlmZcòmtc, kXyambXp Hs¡bpw L\ambXp Hs¡bpw \oXnbmbXp Hs¡bpw \nÀ½eambXp Hs¡bpw cayambXp Hs¡bpw kð¡oÀ¯nbmbXp Hs¡bpw kðKpWtam ]pIgvNtbm AXp Hs¡bpw Nn´n¨psImÄhn³. ' C§s\ \½psS a\Êv ssZhoINn´Ifmð ]qcnXambn¯ocpóp. {InkvXphnt\t¸mseXsó cq]m´cs¸Spó henb Hcp A\p`hamWnXv.

   Cu al¯mb A\p`hamWv hn. ]utemkv 2 sImcn´n 3:18þð hyàam¡póXv: Fómð aqSp]Sw \o§nb apJ¯p IÀ¯mhns³d tXPÊns\ I®mSn t]mse {]Xn_nw_n¡póhcmbn \mw Fñmhcpw BßmhmIpó IÀ¯mhns³d Zm\ambn tXPÊntòð tXPÊp {]m]n¨p AtX {]Xnabmbn cq]m´cs¸Spóp. Fómð Hcp kXyw \mw Adnªncn¡Ww. Cu cq]m´c¯nsâ ]qÀ®X {]m]yamIpóXv IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ cïmas¯ hchnð am{XamWv. B kabw hsc \msamt¡bpw cq]m´cw {]m]n¨psImtïbncn¡póp. Hcp ]pgp Nn{Xie`ambn cq]m´cs¸Spó AtX {]{Inb BWv ChnsS \S¡póXv. "Ah³ kIehpw X\n¡p Iogvs¸Sp¯phm³ Ignbpó Xs³d hym]mciànsImïp \½psS XmgvNbpÅ icocs¯ Xs³d alXzapÅ icoct¯mSp A\pcq]ambn cq]m´cs¸Sp¯pw.' (^nen¸nbÀ 3:21) CXp kw`hn¡póXv IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ cïmas¯ hchnð am{XamWv.

3. aqómaXmbn, hn. ]utemkv \s½ HmÀ½s¸Sp¯phm\mbn _²s¸SpóXp {InkvXphnemb B ]pXpa\pjy³ ssZhoI]cn.Úm\¯nð ]pXp¡w {]m]n¡póp FóXmWv. ]pXpkrãnbmb Hcp ssZhss]Xð Bßob]qÀ®X {]m]n¨pshóp \mw Nn´n¡cpXv. ]pXnb krãnbmbn¯ocpt¼mÄ \mw Hcp \hPmX iniphn\p XpeyamW.v Cu AhØbnð\nópw ]Sn]Snbmbn ssZhoI ]cnÚm\¯nð ssZhs¯¡pdn¨pÅ Adnhnepw ssZhss]Xð A\pZn\w ]pXp¡w {]m]n¨p hftcïnbncn¡póp. Hcp ssZhss]Xen\p CsX§s\ km²yam¡mw FóXmWv ASp¯Xmbn \mw Nn´nt¡ïncn¡póXv.

   Hcp ssZhss]Xð {InkvXphnemb tijw Xsâ lrZbw IÀ¯mhn\p XpdópsImSp¡pt¼mÄ ]cnip²mßmhv \½nð hkn¡pIbpw ]cn]men¡bpw sN¿póp. "Rm³ hmXnð¡ð \nóp ap«póp; Bsc¦nepw Fs³d i_vZw tI«p hmXnð Xpdómð Rm³ Ahs³d ASp¡ð sNóp Aht\mSpw Ah³ FtómSpw IqsS A¯mgw Ign¡pw.' (shfn]mSv 3:20) "\n§Ä ssZh¯ns³d aµncw Fópw ssZh¯ns³d Bßmhp \n§fnð hkn¡póp Fópw Adnbpónñtbm? ' (sImc´n 3:16) \mw Adnªncnt¡ïXpw Ft¸mgpw HmÀ¯ncnt¡ïXpamb Hcp kXyamWnXv. tbmlóm³ 4:14þð ssZhw BßmhmsWópw ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv a\pjysâ DÅnð Ahsâ Bßmhnð hkn¡pópshópw ImWpóp.

   ssZhw BßmhmIpóp AXn\mð Ahs\ \akvIcn¡póhÀ Bßmhnepw kXy¯nepw \akvIcnt¡Ww. 1 sImcn´n. 6:17 "IÀ¯mhnt\mSp ]änt¨cpóht\m Ah\pambn GImßmhp BIpóp.' ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv ]cn]qÀ®ambncn¡sImïv ]pXpkrãnbmb Hcp ssZhss]Xensâ DÅnð hkn¡pó Bßmhpw ]qÀ®amIpóp. Fómð a\pjya\Êv ]qÀ®añm¯Xn\mð a\Êv ]pXp¡w {]m]nt¡ïnbncn¡póp. CXp XsóbmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvtXme³ tdmabnð ]mÀ¯ncpó hnizmknIfpsS kaqlt¯mSpw ]dbpóXv. "Cu temI¯nóp A\pcq]amImsX \òbpw {]kmZhpw ]qÀ®XbpapÅ ssZhlnXw CósXóp Xncn¨dntbïXnóp a\Êp ]pXp¡n cq]m´cs¸Sphn³.' (tdmaÀ 12:2) ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhñ a\pjysâ a\ÊmWv ]pXp¡s¸tSïsXóp ChnsS hyàamIpóp. ssZhs¯¡pdn¨pÅ Adnhnepw ]cnÚm\¯nepamWv a\Êv ]pXp¡w {]m]nt¡ïXv.

   ssZhs¯¡pdn¨pÅ Adnhnsâ Ddh XncphN\w AYhm thZ]pkvXIamWv. AXpsImïp {InkvXphnð ]pXpXm¡s¸« hyàn XncphN\w ]Tn¡pIbpw tIÄ¡pIbpw [ym\n¡bpw sNt¿ïXv Bßob PnhnX¯nse ssZ\wZn\ ]pXp¡¯n\p A\nhmcyamWv. tbmiph 1:8 "Cu \ymb{]amW]pkvXI¯nepffXp \ns³d hmbnð\nóp \o§nt¸mIcpXp; AXnð FgpXnbncn¡póXpt]mse Hs¡bpw {]amWn¨p \St¡ïXnóp \o cmhpw ]Iepw AXp [ym\n¨psImïncnt¡Ww'. Cu hn[¯nð ssZhhN\t¯mSp Hcp _Ôw ]peÀ¯phm³ \apt¡hÀ¡pw km[n¡Ww. hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nse Hcp t]Pv a\Êncp¯n hmbnt¡ïXn\p thï kabw GItZiw aqóp an\n«mWv. ]gb\nbahpw ]pXnb\nbahpw DÄs¸sS thZ]pkvXI¯nð BsI 1150 t]PpIÄ. Cu IW¡\pkcn¨v thZ]pkvXIw ]qÀ®ambn HcmhÀ¯n hmbn¨pXoÀt¡ïXn\p thï kabw 3450 an\n«v AYhm 60 aWn¡qdnð Xmsg. A§s\sb¦nð Hcp a\pjymbpÊnð F{X {]mhiyw XncphN\w hmbn¨p]Tn¡phm³ km[n¡pambncn¡póp. CXp hfsc Kuchambn \mw Nn´nt¡ïnbncn¡póp. XncphN\w B{Klt¯msS, A¨S¡t¯msS, ØncXtbmsS, {Iam\pkrXambn {i²tbmsS hmbn¨p]Tn¡pt¼mgmWv a\Ênsâ ]pXp¡w km²yamIpóXv. AXn hmôtbmSpw Pm{KXtbmSpw XncphN\w ]Tn¡phm\pw DÄs¡mÅphm\pw \mw DZyan¡pt¼mÄ \½psS DÅnð hkn¡pó ]cnip²mßmhv ssZhoIkXy§sf \ap¡p shfns¸Sp¯n¯cnIbpw ssZhoI Adnhv \ap¡p {]Zm\w sN¿pIbpw sN¿pw.

   1 tbmlóm³ 2:27þð \mw C{]Imcw ImWpóp: "Ah\mð {]m]n¨ A`ntjIw \n§fnð hkn¡póp; Bcpw \n§sf D]tZin¸m³ Bhiyanñ; Ahs³d A`ntjIw Xtó \n§Ä¡p kIehpw D]tZin¨p XcnIbmepw AXp t`mjv¡ñ kXyw Xtó Bbncn¡bmepw AXp \n§sf D]tZin¨Xp t]mse \n§Ä Ah\nð hkn¸n³.' {InkvXphn\mð \mw {]m]n¨ A`ntjIw ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhmWv. AXv \½nð hkn¡póXpw kIe kXyhpw shfnhm¡n¯cpó Kpcphpw IqSnbmWv. \½psS {InkvXob Iq«mbvabnepw hN\tLmjW ip{iqjbnepw \½psS a\ÊpIsf ]pXp¡phm³ X¡h®w \s½ X¿mdm¡ph³ klmbn¡póXpw \½nð hkn¡pó ]cnip²mßmhv XsóbmWv.

4. \memaXmbn, hn. ]utemkv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp: Fñm ssZha¡tfbpw {InkvXphnð Hómbn ImWphm³ Cu cq]m´cw Hcp ssZhss]Xens\ klmbn¡póp. CXns\, hn. ]utemkv hniZoIcn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: "bh\\pw sblqZ\pw Fónñ, ]cntÑZ\bpw A{KNÀ½hpw Fónñ, _Àºc³, iI³, Zmk³, kzX{´³ Fópanñ.' Cu Hcp Bibw XsóbmWv KemXytcmSpw ]utemkv {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv. "{InkvXphnt\mSp tNcphm³ kv\m\w Gäncn¡pó \n§Ä Fñmhcpw {InkvXphns\ [cn¨ncn¡póp. AXnð sblqZ\pw bh\\pw Fónñ; Zmk\pw kzX{´\pw Fónñ, BWpw s]®pw Fópanñ; \n§Ä Fñmhcpw {InkvXptbiphnð Hót{X.' (KemXyÀ 3:27þ28) CXnð\nópw \mw a\Ênt¡ïXp `mj, hwiw, PmXn, kwkvImcw Ch bmsXmópw IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnepÅ \½psS GIXsb _m[n¡phm³ CS hccpXv. Hcp Ime¯v blqZ\pw bh\\pw X½nð henb Hcp thÀXncnhv \ne\nóncpóp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ Imðhdnbnse {Iqip acW¯mð Cu thÀ]mSnsâ \Sp¨phÀ HSn¨pIfªncn¡póp. Ft^kyteJ\¯nð hfsc hyàambpw iàambpw At¸mkvtXme³ ]dbpóp. tdmatcmSpw At±lw CtX Nn´ Xsó ]¦phbv¡póp. "sblqZ³ Fópw bh\³ Fópw hyXymkanñ; FñmhÀ¡pw IÀ¯mhp Hcph³ Xtó; Ah³ Xsó hnfn¨t]£n¡pó FñmhÀ¡pw \ðIphm´¡h®w k¼ó³ BIpóp. "IÀ¯mhns³d \mas¯ hnfn¨t]£n¡pó Gh\pw c£n¡s¸Spw' Fópïtñm.' (tdmaÀ 10:12,13)

   ]cntÑZ\bpw A{KNÀ½hptam, Zmk³ bPam\³ Fó hyXymktam ssZha¡sf X½nð thÀ]ncn¡pónñ. hn. ]utemkv hoïpw ]dbpóXp {i²n¡pI: "Fómð Hmtcmcp¯óp IÀ¯mhp hn`mKn¨p sImSp¯Xp t]msebpw Hmtcmcp¯s\ ssZhw hnfn¨Xp t]msebpw Ah\h³ \S¡s«; C§s\ BIpóp Rm³ k`Ifnepw BÚm]n¡póXp. Hcp¯³ ]cntÑZ\tbmsS hnfn¡s¸«pthm? A{KNÀ½w hcp¯cpXp; Hcp¯³ A{KNÀ½t¯msS hnfn¡s¸«pthm? ]cntÑZ\ Gð¡cpXp. ]cntÑZ\ Hópanñ, A{KNÀ½hpw Hópanñ, ssZhIev]\ {]amWn¡póXt{X Imcyw. Hmtcmcp¯³ hnfn¡s¸« ØnXnbnð Xtó hkn¨psImÅs«.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 7:17þ20)

   ]pXnb\nba¯nse ImgvN¸mSnð Zmk\pw kzX{´\pw X½nepw bmsXmcp A´chpanñ. ^ntemtam\v FgpXnb teJ\¯nð At¸mkvtXme³ CXp hyàam¡póp. ^ntemtamsâ ASnabmbncpó Ht\kntamkv bPam\sâ ASp¡ð\nópw ]Ww tamãn¨v tdmabnte¡p HmSnt¸mbn. AhnsSsh¨v Ah³ ]utemkns\ Iïpap«póp. hn. ]utemkv Ht\kntamkns\ IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphns\¡pdn¨pÅ c£mIcamb Adnhnte¡p hgn \S¯n Ahs\ Hcp ssZhss]Xembn amÁpóp. Ht\kntamkns\ Xsâ bPam\sâ ASpt¯¡p ]dªb¡pt¼mÄ hn. ]utemkv ]dbpóp: "Ah³ C\n Zmk\ñ, ZmkópaosX {]nb ktlmZc³ Xtó; Ah³ hntijmð F\n¡p {]nb³ F¦nð \n\¡p PUkw_Ôambpw IÀ¯rkw_Ôambpw F{X A[nIw? BIbmð \o Fsó Iq«mfn Fóp IcpXpóp F¦nð Ahs\ Fsót¸mse tNÀ¯psImÄI. Ah³ \ntómSp hñXpw A\ymbw sNbvXnt«m ISw s]«nt«m Dsï¦nð AXp Fs³d t]cnð IW¡n«psImÄI. (^otetam³ 1:16)

   bn{ktbða¡Ä acp`qanbnð bm{X sN¿pt¼mÄ kamKa\IqSmc¯nsâ NpÁpw Fñm tKm{X§fpw ]mfbw ASn¨ncpóp. aqóp tKm{X§Ä hS¡v, aqóp tKm{X§Ä sX¡,v aqóp tKm{X§Ä ]Snªmd,v aqóp tKm{X§Ä Ing¡v Fó {Ia¯nemWv ]mfb§Ä {IaoIcn¨ncpóXv. Fómð Imlfw DuXpó kab¯v k` apgph\mbpw kamKa\IqSmc¯nsâ hmXnð¡ð hópIqSnbncpóp. (kwJym]pkvXIw 10:3) Cóp \½psS hmXnð IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphmWv. "Rm³ hmXnð BIpóp; FóneqsS IS¡póh³ c£s¸Spw; Ah³ AI¯p hcnIbpw ]pd¯p t]mIbpw ta¨ð Isï¯pIbpw sN¿pw.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 10:9) Cóv {InkvXobk`bnð ]e hn`mK§fpïv. Fómð k` Hómbn«,v hnizmknIfpsS kaqlw HÁs¡«mbn«v BWv IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphn¦te¡p ISóphtcïXv. {InkvXphnsâ icocamIpó k`bnte¡mWv \mw tNÀ¡s¸«ncn¡póXv. "sblqZòmtcm bh\òmtcm Zmkòmtcm kzX{´tcm \mw Fñmhcpw GI icocamIpamdp Htc Bßmhnð kv\m\w Gäpw Fñmhcpw Htc Bßmhns\ ]m\w sNbvXpancn¡póp. icocw Hcp Ahbhañ ]eXt{X. (1 sImcn´n 12:13) Fñm hnizmknIfpw hn`mKt`Zsas\y {InkvXphnð HómIpóp Fó t_m[w Hcp ssZhss]Xens\ F¡mehpw `cn¨psImïncn¡Ww.

Cu kXy§Ä a\Ênem¡pótXmsSm¸w BßoIhÀ²\ {]m]n¨ ssZha¡Ä¡v Cu temIs¯ agph³ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯n {InkvXphnð Hóm¡phm³ B{Kln¡pó ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xnbnð F§s\ Iq«pthe¡mcmbn¯ocmw FóXp IqSn \aps¡m¯p Nn´n¡mw. Cu cq]´cw `qanbnð ssIhcp¯phm\mWv k` \ntbmKn¡s¸«ncn¡póXv. Hcp hyànbnð cq]m´cw hcp¯phm³ tbip{InkvXphn\p am{Xta km[n¡pIbpÅp. "sISpó _oP¯meñ sISm¯Xn\mð, Poh\pÅXpw \ne\nð¡póXpamb ssZhhN\¯mð Xtó, \n§Ä hoïpw P\n¨ncn¡póp.' (1 ]s{Xmkv 1:23)

Fómð a\pjyXzw \in¸n¡pó, a\pjya\ÊpIsf hnIeam¡pó XnòbpsS iànIÄ \½psS kaql¯nð \nehnencn¡pt¼mÄ {InkvXphns\ kzoIcn¡phm\pw ssZhhN\w DÄs¡mÅphm\pw hyànIfpw, kaqlhpw X¿mdmIpIbnñ. A\oXnbptSbpw, A[À½¯nsâbpw, kmaqlnI thÀXncnhpIfpsSbpw Du«p]pcbnð IÀ¯mhnsâ kphntijw arãmót`mP\w Bbn¯ocpIbnñ. AXpsImïv ssZhkvt\l¯mð hyànIsf {InkvXphn¦te¡p BIrjn¡phm\mbn«v \ap¡p km[n¡Ww. B kvt\l`qanbnð XncphN\w hmcnhnXdpt¼mÄ AXv Hón\p ap¸Xmbn«pw, Hón\p Adp]Xmbn«pw, Hón\p \qdmbn«pw ^ew ]pds¸Sphn¡pw FópÅXv XÀ¡aÁ kwKXnbmWv.

ssZhkvt\lw ]cnip²mßmhn\mð \½psS lrZb§fnð ]IÀóncn¡póp. Cu ssZhkvt\l¯neqsS aÁpÅhsc, ssZhw Ahsc kvt\ln¡póXpt]mseXsó, kvt\ln¡phm³ Hcp ssZhss]Xen\p IgnbWw. CXpambn _Ôs¸« cïp cwK§fnte¡p hncð Nqïphm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. \mw A[nhkn¡pó Zcn{ZycPyamb `mcX¯nð Hcp \ñ ]¦v BfpIÄ ]«nWn]mh§fmsWóXp Hcp \ákXyw am{XamWv. At\Imbnc§Ä `£n¡phm³ BlmcanñmsX, [cn¡phm³ hkv{XanñmsX, InS¡phm³ CSanñmsX Iãs¸Spóp. Chcpw ssZh¯nsâ krãnbnð DÄs¸«hcmWv. Chtcbpw ssZhw kvt\ln¡póp. Cu cwK¯p F§s\ ssZhkvt\lw shfns¸Sp¯phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pw.

2 sImcn´n. 8:9þð \mw C{]Imcw hmbn¡póp: "\½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp k¼ó³ Bbncpón«pw Ahs³d Zmcn{Zy¯mð \n§Ä k¼óÀ BtIïXnóp \n§Ä \nan¯w Zcn{Z\mbn¯oÀó Ir] \n§Ä Adnbpóphtñm.' Cu amXrIbneqsS tbip \t½mSv Bhiys¸Spóp: \½psS k¼óX, \½psS kar²n aÁpÅhÀ¡p hmcnhnXdn sImSp¡phm³ \ap¡p a\ÊpïmIWw. ^nen¸nbk` Cu ImcpWy {]hÀ¯nIfpsS GÁhpw \ñ amXrIbmbncpóp. ^nen¸nb k`bnse BfpIÄ hn. ]utemkns\ Ahsâ kphntijtLmjW¯nð hyàn]camb Bhiy§fnð ssIXpdóp klmbn¡póXmbn \mw ImWpóp. hn. ]utemkv Xsó Xsâ ^nen¸nb teJ\¯nð AXp hyàam¡póp. "F¦nepw Fs³d IãXbnð \n§Ä Iq«mbva ImWn¨Xp \ómbn. ^nen¸nbtc, kphntijtLmjW¯ns³d Bcw`¯nð Rm³ a¡tZm\ybnð \nóp ]pds¸«msd \n§Ä am{XañmsX Hcp k`bpw hchp Nnehp Imcy¯nð FtómSp Iq«mbva ImWn¨nñ Fóp \n§fpw Adnbpóp.' (^nen¸nbÀ 4:5) B kab¯v ZÀºbnepw epkv{Xbnepw k`bpw hnizmkkaql§fpw Dïmbncpóp. Fómð AhÀ Bcpw Xsó C{XIïv klmbn¨nñ. ^nen¸nbbnse hnizmknIÄ k¼ócmbncpóXpsImïñ ]utemkns\ klmbn¨Xv. ]nsótbm ssZhkvt\lw Ahsc AXn\p \nÀºÔn¨Xp sImïmWv.

ASp¯ Ime¯p hmbn¨ Hcp km¦ð¸nI IY C{]Imcw ]dbpóp. Hcp tXm«¡mc\v cïp hm«Àt]m«pIÄ [Water Pots] Dïmbncpóp. ASp¯pÅ Acphnbnð \nópw shÅw \nd¨v Xsâ bPam\³ ]qt´m«w \\¡pI ]Xnhmbncpóp AXnð Hón\p hnÅepIÄ Dïmbncpóp. AXpsImïp ]mXn shÅw am{Xsa B hm«Àt]m«n\p ]qt´m«¯n\p D]bpàam¡phm³ km[n¨ncpópÅp. a\Êps\m´v B hm«Àt]m«v tXm«¡mct\mSv C{]Imcw ]dªp. Fónse hnÅepIÄ ImcWw ]IpXn shÅw am{Xsa F\n¡p Xcm³ km²yamIpópÅp. AXnð Rm³ tJZn¡póp. tXm«¡mc³ hfsc kvt\lt¯msS adp]Sn ]dªp; \nsâ hnÅeneqsS hmÀópt]mb shůnsâ klmbw sImïmWv \mw \Sóphó hgntbmcs¯ sNSnIÄ ]q¯pw Imbn¨pw kar²ambn \nð¡póXv. CXp tI« hm«Àt]m«n\p kt´mjambn. Cu sNdnb IY Hcp henb kXyw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. ]cnanXnIÄ DÅ \ap¡p \½psS ]cnanXamb NpÁp]mSpIfnð \nópsImïpXsó {]hÀ¯n¸m\pw, kaqls¯ tkhn¡phm\pw, ssZhkvt\lw ]Icphm\pw km[n¡pw. {InkvXphnepÅ kuc`yhmk\bneqsS \½psS NpÁp]mSpItfbpw {]hÀ¯naÞe§sfbpw at\mlchpw kpKÔ]qcnXhpam¡phm³ \ap¡p Ignbpw. "c£n¡s¸SpóhcpsS CSbnepw \in¡póhcpsS CSbnepw R§Ä ssZh¯nóp {InkvXphns³d skuc`yhmk\ BIpóp;' (2 sImcn´yÀ 2:15) kuc`yhmk\¡p cq]anñ, `mhanñ. Fómð aÁpÅhÀ¡p AXv A\p`hn¸m\pw DÄs¡mÅphm\pw km[n¡póp.

\½psS {i²sb Xncn¨phntSï asÁmcp cwKamWv A\oXnbpw A{Iahpw kmaqlnI thÀXncnhpIfpw Hs¡ sImSnIp¯nhmgpó \½psS kaqlw. ChnsS ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lw Pzen¸n¡pó sISmhnf¡pIfmbn tim`n¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡Ww. \mw Pohn¡pó kaql¯nð \nehnencn¡pó XnòItfmSv iàambn hn«phogvNbnñmsX {]XnIcn¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡Ww. A\oXnbpw A{Iahpw sIme]mXIhpw NqjWhpw, Fñm XnòIfpw tXÀhmgvN \S¯pó \½psS kaql¯nð Pohsâ apJ§sf Isï¯pIbpw Ahsc kar²amb Poh¦te¡p \bn¡phm³ km[nt¡ïXpw Cónsâ BhiyamWv. \ymbw shÅw t]msebpw \oXn hÁm¯ Ddhp t]msebpw IhnsªmgpIs« Fó ZÀi\w Ft¸mgpw \½nepïmbncn¡Ww.