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| AUGUST 2007 | SERMON - MALAYALAM |
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SPIRITUAL WARFARE AND IT'S WEAPONS |
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R§Ä PU¯nð kôcn¡póhÀ F¦nepw PU{]Imcw t]mcmSpónñ. R§fpsS t]mcns³d Bbp[§tfm PUnI§Ä Añ, tIm«Isf CSn¸m³ ssZhkón[nbnð iànbpÅh Xtó. (2 sImcn´yÀ 10:3þ4) |
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Cós¯ temI¯nsâ ]Ým¯e¯nð Bßob t]mcm«§Ä¡v D]tbmKn¡pó Bbp[§Ä hfsc {]kàamWv. Cós¯ \½psS \mSv t]mcm«§fpsS \mSmbn ]cnWan¨ncn¡póp. ssZh¯nsâ kz´w \mSv Fóp Btcm sXÁn ]dªpt]mbXv t]mcm«§fpsS \mSv Fóp Xncp¯n ]dbphm³ kabambncn¡póp. Hcp hi¯v cm{ãob¡mcpsS kacw, hym]mcn kacw, hnZymÀ°n kacw C§s\ t]mIpóp kac§fpsS \oï ]«nI. BtcmsSms¡bmWv t]mcmSpóXv, BÀ¡pthïnbmWv t]mcmSpóXv, CsXmópw t]mcmSpóhÀ¡pt]mepw hyàXbnñ. \oXn]oT¯nt\mSpt]mepw kac¯nóp Blzm\w sNbvXncn¡póp. AXp am{Xañ, k`mXe¯nðt]mepw ]nSn¨S¡epw Xncns¨Sp¡epw Fñmw \S¡pó Hcp A\p`h¯nð t]mcm«¯ntâXmb B Hcp Nn´bmWv FñmhcpsSbpw a\Ênð s]m´n \nð¡póXv. C¯cpW¯nð Cu hÀjs¯ I¬h³j\pthïn XncsªSp¯ncn¡pó thZ`mKs¯¸Án Nn´nt¡ï kabw kwKXambncn¡póp Fóp tXmónt¸mIpóp.
\mw Hcp henb Btbm[\¯nð GÀs¸«ncn¡póhcmWv. CXv Bßobamb Hcp Btbm[\amWv. [Spiritual warfare] Cu Bibs¯ {]tabam¡ns¡mïv apóqÁ¼Xp hÀjw ap³]v Pohn¨ncpó Hcp henb {InkvXob`à³ Hcp ]pkvXIsagpXnbn«pïv. B ]pkvXI¯nsâ t]cv The Holy War "Xncpt¸mcm«w' FómWv. {KÙIÀ¯mhv {]kn²\mb tPm¬ _\nb\mWv. a\pjysâ Bßmhns\ kw_Ôn¨ am³tkmÄ [Mansoul] "a\pjymßmhv' Fóp t]cpÅ ssZh¯nsâ ]«WamWv _\nb³ B ]pkvXI¯nð AhXcn¸n¨ncn¡póXv. B \Kc¯nð Hcp sIm«mcapïv. jÍmbn [King Shaddai] Fóp ]dbpó Hcp cmPmhv ]WnXXmWv B sIm«mcw. At±l¯nsâ ]p{X\mbncpó A½m\pthen\p ]mÀ¡phm³ X¡h®w B sIm«mcw at\mlcambn kÖam¡nbncpóp. Fómð Cu ]«Ww ]nSns¨Sp¡póXn\pw AXns\ \in¸n¡póXn\pw i{Xphmb Ubt_mfkv [Luciferian Diabolus] \nc´camb t]mcm«w \S¯póXmWv ]pkvXI¯nsâ {]tabw. ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ ]¡ð \nópw e`n¨ Bßobt]mcm«¯nsâ Cu Bibw ]nð¡me¯v Pohn¨ncpó {InkvXob ]nXm¡òmcpw Nn´Iòmcpw {KÙImcòmcpw X§fpsS krãnIÄ¡pw `mh\IÄ¡pw A]{KY\§Ä¡pw hnjbam¡nbnbn«pïv Fóp km£oIcn¡phm³ thïnbmWv Cu ]pkvXIw Rm³ AhXcn¸n¡póXv.
_\nbsâ Hcp `mh\mkrãnbmWv CsX¦nepw Nne BßobNn´mKXnIÄ CXnð DÄs¡mÅpópïv. Cu sIm«mc¯n\p Aôp IhmS§fmWpÅXv. Eye-gate, Ear-gate, Mouth-gate, Nose-gate and Feel-gate. sIm«mcw ]nSn¨S¡m³ BZyambn t]mcmtSï IhmSw ImgvNbpsS IhmSamWv. B IhmSw Xpdót¸mÄ GZ³ tXm«¯nð BZna\pj³ ZÀin¨ Xnòm³ \ñXpw Im×m³ `wKnbpffXpw Bb taml\obamb Hcp ImgvNbmWv. {]tem`\¯nsâ BZyXpS¡w ChnsSbmWv. ssZh¯nsâ lrZb¯n\p D¯a³ Fóp km£ys¸Sp¯nb ZmhoZpt]mepw hoWpt]mbXv t\m«¯nepw ImgvNbnepw ]Ánt¸mb Hcp A]mIXbnemWv. AXpsImïmWv Rm³ Fsâ I®pIfpambn DS¼Sn sNbvXncn¡póp Fóp Ct¿m_v ]dbpóXv. cïmas¯ IhmSw {ihWIhmSamWv. Chsbñmw a\pjylrZb¯nte¡pÅ {]thi\IhmS§Ä¡p kam\amWv. A´naambn, B sIm«mc¯nte¡pÅ {]thi\¯nð
F§s\ cmPIpamc³ hóp {]XnkÔnIsf ]cmPbs¸Sp¯n sIm«mc¯nð {]thin¨v shóns¡mSn ]mdn¨v BXy´nIamb hn\bs¯ {]ZÀin¸n¨p FóXns\ Bkv]Zam¡nb at\mlcamb Hcp `mh\mNn{XamWv ]pkvXI¯nð \mw ImWpóXv.
Bßob PohnX¯nse Btbm[\w FóXp thZ]pkvXI¯nse hfsc {][m\amb Hcp hnjbamWv. PohnXw Hcp t]mcm«amsWóXnsâ ASnØm\w ]gb\nbaw XsóbmWv. ]gb\nba¯nð ssZhs¯ Adnbs¸«ncpóXv ssk\y§fpsS btlmh [The Lord of Host] FómWv sbi¿m{]hmNI³ Xsâ ZÀi\¯nð ]dbpóp: "Ah³ \oXn Hcp IhNwt]mse [cn¨p c£ Fó Xet¡mcnI Xebnð C«p; Ah³ {]XnImchkv{X§sf DSp¯p, Xo£vWX Hcp tae¦nt]mse ]psX¨p.' (sbi¿mhp 59:17) btlmh Xo£vWXbpÅ ssZhamWv. Ah³ Xnòs¡Xncmbn kÔnbnñm¯ t]mcm«w sN¿póh\mWv. B ssZh¯nsâ Øm\w F{X henbXmWv. tZmj§Äs¡Xnsc, ]m]§Äs¡Xnsc, kIe A[À½§Ä¡psaXnsc btlmh bp²w sN¿póXns\bmWv {]hmNI³ {]Xn]mZn¡póXv. A§s\ ]gb\nba¯nð btlmhsb¸ÁnbpÅ k¦ð¸w Xsó Hcp ssk\ym[n]³ Fó \nebnemWv. AXnsâ ASnØm\¯nemWv ]utemkv Çolm {InkvXob PohnX¯nð t]mcm«apsïóp shfns¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. Cu t]mcm«¯nsâ ]Ým¯e¯nemWv "\obpw FtómSpIqsS {InkvXphnsâ \ñ `S\mbn Iãw kln¡pI', Fóv As¸mkvXe³ XntamsYtbmknt\mSp ]dbpóXv.
]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv "hnizmk¯nsâ \ñ t]mÀ s]mcpXpI', FómWvv. Hcp bp²¯nsâsbm kac¯nsâsbm {]XoXnbmWv ChnsSbpw {]Xn²z\n¡póXv. A§s\ \nc´cambn PohnX¯nð s]mcpXn PohnXmhkm\¯nte¡p Xm³ F¯nbncn¡póp Fóp X\n¡p t_m²yambt¸mÄ As¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóXv {i²n¡pI; "Rm³ \ñ t]mÀ s]mcpXp, Hm«w XnsI¨p, hnizmkw Im¯p.' (2 XosamsYsbmkv 4:7) Xsâ apgph³ PohnX¯nepw hnizmk¯n\pthïn t]mcmSpIbpw hnizmknIsf AXn\p kÖam¡pIbpw sN¿póXnð X\n¡p hnPbw t\Sphm³ km[n¨p Fó BßkwXr]vXnbmWv Cu hmNI¯nð shfnhmIpóXv.
Cu A\p`h§fpsS ]Ým¯e¯nemWv Cu temI¯nð t]mcm«apïv Fóp As¸mkvXe³ \s½ HmÀ½s¸Sp¯póXv. \ap¡pÅ t]mcm«w BtcmSmsWóp At±lw hyàambn \t½mSp ]dbpóp. "\ap¡p t]mcm«w DÅXp PUcà§tfmSñ, hmgvNItfmSpw A[nImc§tfmSpw Cu AÔImc¯ns³d temIm[n]XnItfmSpw kzÀtñmI§fnse Zpãmßtk\tbmSpw At{X.' (Fs^kyÀ 6:12) \½psS Btbm[\§Ä PVnItam euIoItam Añ; AXv BßobamWv. AXv ssk\y¯mepañ, iànbmepañ, ]nósbm ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhn\mes{X. Cóv k`¡pw k`ma¡Ä¡pw Bhiyambncn¡póXv Cu BßobiànbmWv. aÁp bmsXmcphn[amb Bthi§fpw \ap¡v Bhiyanñ.
Xnòs¡Xnscbpw ss]imNnIiànIÄs¡Xnscbpambn t]mcmSpóXn\p kÖam¡phm³ X¡h®w k`ma¡Ä¡p tbip{InkvXphnðIqSnbpÅ iàn e`nt¡ïXn\mbn k`mt\XrXz¯n\p IgnbWw. AXn\p ZrV\nÝbt¯msS {]hr¯n¡Ww Fó ktµiamWv F\n¡p \ðIphm\pÅXv. AXpsImïmWv k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóXv: "_ew \nónepff a\pjy³ `mKyhm³; C§s\bpffhcpsS a\Ênð kotbm\nte¡pff s]cphgnIÄ Dïp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 84:5) temI{]Imcw km¼¯nI DóXn, kpJkuIcymZnIÄ, ]Zhn, {]ikvXn apXemb `uXoI am\ZÞ§sf ASnØm\s¸Sp¯nbmWv `mKyhm³ Fóp IcpXs¸SpóXv. Fómð k¦oÀ¯\¡mcsâ ho£Ww XnI¨pw hyXykvXamWv. Fsâ A\p`h¯nð F\n¡p Xd¸n¨p ]dbphm³ Ignbpó Hcp Imcyw Dïv. ]pdsabpÅ a\pjy³ £bn¨pt]mbmepw AIsabpÅ a\pjy³ \mÄ¡p\mÄ ]pXp¡w {]m]n¡póp. [Though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.]
PUkw_Ôambn hÀj§Ä Gdpt´mdpw imcocnI AkzkvXIÄ hÀ²n¨phcpw, \S¡m³ {]bmkambn hcpw, AkpJ§Ä Gdnhcpw. A§s\ ]pdsabpÅ a\pjysâ _ehpw iànbpw £bn¨psImtïbncn¡pw. Fómð ]cnip²mßmhnsâ \ndhnepw t]mjW¯nepw AItabpÅ a\pjy³ iàn {]m]n¡póp; iàn {]m]n¡Ww. imcocnI iànsImïv Asñ¦nð BÄ _ewsImïv BßoIambn Fs´¦nepw t\Smsaóp \mw hymtamln¡cpXv. AXpsImïmWv iàn{]m]n¡m\pÅ hgnIsf¸Án ]utemkv As¸mkvXe³ \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv. At±lw ]dbpóp: {InkvXphns\ [cn¡pI; ]pXpa\pjys\ [cn¡pI; {InkvXphnsâ kz`mhw [cn¡pI; ]cnip²mßnsâ iàn [cn¡pI. C§s\ ]ebnS¯pw ]ehn[¯nð \t½mSp [cn¡phm³ [To put on] ]dbpóXv t]mcn\p \s½ kÖam¡pI Fó Dt±it¯mSpIqSnbmWv.
{]Xn]mZnX thZhmIy¯nsâ XpSÀ`mK§fnð \mw ImWpóXv {InkvXphnsâ ]S¨« [cn¡pI Fó BibamWv. Cu t]mcm«¯n\pthïnbpÅ ]cnip²mòmhnsâ iàn tbip{InkvXphnðIqSn e`n¡pó iànbmWv. AXmWv euIoI t]mcm«¯nð \ap¡p IcWobambn«pÅXv. AXpsImïv IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ ]p\cp²m\¯nðIqSnbpÅ B iàn {]m]n¡m\pw A\p`hn¨dnbphm\pw \mw B{KlapÅhcmbncn¡Ww.
temI¯nsâ XnòIfpw, A[À½§fpw, A\oXnIfpw BIpó ZpãmßiànItfmSmWv \½psS t]mcm«w. ssZh¯nsâ iànbneñmsX km¯msâ t]mcm«§fnð Pbn¡m³ \ap¡p km²yañ. kzbiànbnð B{ibn¡pt¼mÄ \mw ]et¸mgpw t]mcm«§fnð ]cmPbs¸«pt]mIpóp. X§fpsS hyànPohnX¯nð ASn¡Snbmbn hcpó ]cmPb§Ä aqew ]ecpw ]et¸mgpw XIÀópt]mIpó A\p`h¯nte¡p hoWpt]mIpóp. Rm³ B{Kln¡póp, ]s£ km[n¡pónñ: CXmWv ]ecptSbpw A\p`hw. ]utemkv Çolm Cu A\p`hs¯¸Án C§s\ ]dbpóp: "Rm³ CÑn¡pó \òbñ sN¿póXv; ]nótbm, CÑn¡m¯ Xnòbt{X {]hÀ¯n¡póXp.' AXpsImïv t]mcm«§sf AXnPohn¡m\pÅ CÑmiànbpw ssZhiàn¡pthïnbpÅ hn\bt¯mSpIqSnbpÅ \nc´camb {]mÀ°\bpamWv hnPb¯n\p \nZm\amb LSI§Ä. ssZhw F{X \ñhs\óp \mw Xncn¨dnbWw. PohnXs¯¡pdn¨pÅ ZÀi\añ PohnXip²ntb¡pdn¨pÅ Hcp ZÀi\amWv \ap¡p Bhiyw. h{IXbpw tIm«hpapÅ P\¯nsâ \SphnemWv \mw Pohn¡póXv FóXpsImïv ssZhap³]msI \nÀ½eamb PohnXw \bn¡m\pÅ Hcp AXnhmô \s½ `cn¡Ww. ]utemkvÇol¡pïmbncpó AtX Bßss[cyamWv \½ptSbpw PohnX¯n\p iàn ]ItcïXv: "Fsó ià\m¡póh³ apJm´ncw Rm³ kIe¯nepw aXnbmbh\mIpóp.'
]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Fs^kyÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nðXsó at\mlcamb Hcp {]mÀ°\ sNmñpópïv. Fs^kycpsS lrZb¯nsâ Zrãn Hóp {]Imin¡póXn\pthïnbmWv At±lw {]mÀ°n¡póXv. A§s\ AhcpsS AI¡®v Hóp Xpdómð F´mWv AhÀ¡p ZriyamIpóXv? "\n§Ä hnizkn¡pó, \n§fnð hym]cn¡pó B BXy´nIiànbpsS Bgw F{Xsbóp \n§Ä Xncn¨dnbpw.' ]cnip²mßmhnsâ Bgw Af¡phm³ Ignbm¯ B iàn \½nð DÄs¡mïncn¡póp; AXp \mw Xncn¨dnbpIbpw A\p`hn¡bpta thïp. AXpsImïv IÀ¯mhnepw Ahsâ AanX_e¯nepw B{ibn¨psImïv PohnX¯nâ {]Xn_Ô§sf t\cnSm³ \ap¡p km[n¡Ww.
Cu t]mcm«¯n\mbn \mw [cnt¡ï Bbp[§sf¡pdn¨v kw£n]vXambn \ap¡p Nn´n¡mw. ]utemkv As¸mkvXesâ kmbwIme A\p`h¯nð\nópamWv Btbm[\¯n\p Bhiyamb Bbp[§sf¡pdn¨v {]Xn]mZn¡póXv. ssIkcpsS hn[n tIĸm\mbn cïp hÀjamWv tdmanse Imcm{Kl¯nð As¸mkvXe\v Igntbïn hóXv. cïp ]mdmhpImcpsS \SphnemWv _Ô\¯nð At±l¯n\p IgntbïnhóXv. Fñm IãXIfpw At±lw kln¨Xv kphntij¯n\pthïnbpw ssZhcmPy¯nsâ `S\pambn«mbncpóp. X\n¡p ]mdmhp \nóncpó tdmam]SbmfnIfpsS hkv{X[mcWw At±lw kkq£vaw {i²n¨ncpóncn¡mw.
Bßobt]mcm«¯nð GÀs¸«ncn¡pó Hmtcm hnizmknbpw Xnòsb FXnÀ¡póXn\pw hnizmk¯nð Dd¨p\nð¡póXn\pambn ssZh¯ns³d kÀÆmbp[hÀ¤w [cnt¡ïXpïv. ]SbmfnbpsS kÀÆmbp[hÀ¤wt]mse {]Xntcm[¯n\pw D]tcm[¯n\pw Bhiyamb sshhn[yamÀó hkv{X§fpw Bbp[§fpamWv Bßob`S\pw [cnt¡ïXv. c£bpsS A\p`hamWv hnimk`Ssâ inckv{Xw. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnð c£{]m]n¨p Fó \nÀ®bamWv Bßmhnsâ akvXnjv¡¯nsâ {]Xntcm[hkv{Xw. {InkvXphnsâ PbapÅ kvfo_mbmð \mw c£n¡s¸«hcmWv. B \nÀ®bw Hmtcm {InkvXob hnizmkn¡pw Dïmbncn¡Ww. Cu A\p`hw Hcn¡embn am{Xañ Hcp XpSÀ{]{Inbbmbn PohmXm´yw hsc kw]qÀ¯nbmt¡ïXmbn«pw Dïv.
Zpãsâ Xob¼pIsf XSpt¡ïXn\mbn hnizmkw Fó IhNw [cn¡Ww hnizmkamWv c£bpsSbpw ssZhalXz ZÀi\¯nsâbpw B[mcw. {InkvXobPohnX¯nsâ apJap{Zbpw hnizmkw Xsó. AXpsImïv hnizmkw R§Ä¡p hÀ²n¸n¨pXtcWtasbóp injyòmtct¸mse \ap¡pw {]mÀ°n¡mw. tað]dªsXñmw {]Xntcm[¯n\pthïnbmbncpópsh¦nð D]tcm[¯n\mbn \mw Bßmhnsâ hN\saó hmÄ heXpssI¿nð ]nSn¡Ww. ssZh¯nsâ hN\t¯mSv \mw B`napJyapÅhcmbncn¡Ww. B hN\w Ccphmbv¯ebpÅ hmfnt\¡mfpw aqÀ¨bpÅXmWv. AXv kÔnIfnepw aÖIfnepw Xpf¨pIbdpóp. i{Xphnsâ Fñm A{Ia§sfbpw sNdp¯p\nð¡m³ kÖam¡pó \oXn Fó IhNw [cnt¡ïXpïv.
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[Speech delivered at Mid-Travancore Orthodox Convention-2007 at Makkamkunnu, Pathanamthitta] Reported by P.T.Mathew, Elavunilkunnathil |
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