{InkvXp apJm´ncapÅ cq]´c¯n\p thZ]pkvXI¯nð ImWpó AXyp¯aamb DZmlcWamWv hn. ]utemkntâXv. Hcn¡ð At±lw XojvWa\kvI\pw Xsâ PmXnbpsS t]cnð Xo{hambn {]XnIcn¡bpw {InkvXob hnizmknIÄs¡Xnsc A{Iaw \S¯pIbpw sNbvX a\pjy\mbncpóp. Fómð tbip{InkvXp iuð Fó ]utemkns\ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯n. AXpsImïmWv ]utemkv As¸mkvXe³ \t½mSp ]dbpóXv: Rm³ {InkvXphns³d A\pImcnbmbncn¡póXp t]mse \n§fpw Fs³d A\pImcnIÄ BIphn³. Xm³ cq]m´cs¸«Xp {InkvXphnsâ Ir] HópsImïp am{Xambncpóp Fóp ]utemkn\p hyàamb t_m²yapïmbncpóp. F¦nepw Rm³ BIpóXp ssZhIr]bmð BIpóp; FtómSpÅ Ahs³d Ir] hyÀ°ambXpanñ; Ahscñmhsc¡mfpw Rm³ AXy´w A²zm\n¨ncn¡póp; Fómð Rm\ñ FtómSpIqsSbpÅ ssZhIr]bt{X. (1 sImcn´yÀ 15:10) ssZhw Hcn¡epw apJ]£w ImWn¡bnñ. ssZhw At¸mkvXes\ cq]m´coIcns¨¦nð Ah³ \s½bpw cq]m´cs¸Sp¯pw.

ssZhw \s½ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯pópsh¦nð Bsct¸msebmWv Ah³ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯póXv. \mw ssZh¯nte¡p Xncnbpt¼mÄ \½psS lrZbs¯ aqSnbncn¡pó Hcp aqSp]Sw \o§nt¸mIpóp. At¸mÄ XncphN\w IqSpXð hyàambn a\Ênem¡póXn\p \ap¡p km[n¡póp, AXpsImïmWv ]utemkv tImcn´ytcmSp ]dbpóXv: 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. (2 sImcn´yÀ 3:18) Xsâ PohnXs¯ A\pIcn¡póXn\mWv tbip \s½ cq]m´cs¸Sp¯póXv. Hcp¯³ {InkvXphnembmð Ah³ ]pXnb krãn BIpóp; ]gbXp Ignªp t]mbn, CXm, AXp ]pXpXmbn¯oÀóncn¡póp.

]gbXv F´msWópw ]pXnbXv F´msWópw ]pXnbXp ]gbXns\ BtZiw sN¿pt¼mÄ F´p kw`hn¡pópshópw ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Fs^kyÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nð hfsc ckIcambn FgpXnbncn¡póp. ap¼nes¯ \S¸p kw_Ôn¨p NXntaml§fmð hjfmbnt¸mIpó ]gb a\pjys\ Dt]£n¨p \n§fpsS DÅnse Bßmhp kw_Ôambn ]pXp¡w {]m]n¨p kXy¯ns³d ^eamb \oXnbnepw hnip²nbnepw ssZhm\pcq]ambn krãn¡s¸« ]pXpa\pjys\ [cn¨psImÄhn³. (Fs^kyÀ 4:22þ24) hn. tbmlóm\pw Cu Bibw Xsó \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp: Ah\nð hkn¡póp Fóp ]dbpóh³ Ah³ \SóXp t]mse \St¡ïXmIpóp. (1 tbmlóm³ 2:6) \½psS {]hÀ¯nIfpsS cq]m´c¯n\p ap¼mbn \½psS ta[miànsb cq]s¸Spt¯ïXpïv.

\½psS at\m`mhamWv \½psS AhØsb cq]s¸Sp¯póXv. ]utemkv tdmatcmSp ]dbpóp: 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) At±lw tImcn´ytcmSpw CXp Xsó ]dbpóp: \mtam {InkvXphns³d a\ÊpÅhÀ BIpóp. (1 sImcn´yÀ 2:16) ]gb\nba¯nð itemtam³ FgpXnbncn¡póp: Ah³ Xs³d a\Ênð IW¡p Iq«póXp t]mse BIpóp; (kZrihmIy§Ä 23:7) AXpsImïv \mw {InkvXphns\t¸mse Bbn¯ocphm³ B{Kln¡pópsh¦nð AXpt]mse \mw Bbn¯ocpóp. \mw {InkvXphns\t¸mse Nn´n¡póhcmbncn¡Ww. {InkvXphnsâ a\ÊpÅhcmbncn¡Ww.

{InkvXym\nIfmb hnizmknIÄ IqSnhó k`ItfmSmWv {InkvXphnsâ `mhw apdpsI¸nSn¨psImÅm³ ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv. {InkvXphnð hnizkn¨ Hcp {InkvXym\n¡p {Iam\pKXambn {InkvXphnsâ `mh¯nte¡p hcphm³ km[n¡psaóp ]utemkv As¸mkvXe\p Dd¨ ZrVX Dïmbncpóp. \½psS a\ÊpIfnð hnhn[§fmb hnImchnNmc§Ä Dïv. {InkvXphnsâ `mhw Fs´óp a\Ênem¡phm³ {InkvXphnsâ `mhw F´ñ Fóp Nn´n¡póXp DNnXsaóp Rm³ IcpXpóp. {InkvXphn\p \nc¡m¯ `mh§Ä Fs´ñmsaóp \ap¡p Nn´n¡mw.

Cu ]T\t¯msSm¸w \½psS Nn´Isfbpw a\ÊpIsfbpw IÀ¯mhnð ]cntim[n¨psImïncn¡Wta Fóp Rm³ Bhiys¸SpIbmWv. {InkvXphnsâ `mht¯msS A\pcq]s¸Sm¯ ]e Nn´m]²XnIÄ \½psS a\Ênð Ibdn¡qSmdpïv. A¯c¯nepÅ Bdp Imcy§fmWv ChnsS \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv. ssZhhpamb _Ô¯nð \mw FhnsS \nð¡pópshóp \ap¡p tim[\ sN¿mw.

1. ]m]Icamb Nn´IÄ:
   ]m]Icamb Nn´IÄ DïmIpóXv a\pjyklPamWv. ]m]Icamb Nn´IÄ DÛhn¸n¡póXp km¯msâ t{]cWbnemIbmð \mw AXns\ AXnPohn¡phm³ ]cn{ian¡bmWv sNt¿ïXv. ]m]Icamb Nn´IÄ \½psS lrZb¯nð s]cpIphm³ A\phZn¡pt¼mÄ \mw ]m]w sN¿póp. ]£nIÄ Xe¡p apIfnð IqSn ]d¡póXp XSbphm³ \ap¡p Bhnñ, Fómð AXns\ Xebnð IqSp shbv¡m³ A\phZn¨pIqSm Fsómcp ]d¨nepïv. ]e {InkvXym\nIfpw AhcpsS sNbvXnIfpw hm¡pIfpw IcpXtemsS ssIImcyw sN¿póp; ImcWw NpÁp]mSnepÅhÀ AXp ImWpIbpw AdnbpIbpw sN¿póp. \½psS Nn´IÄ A\yÀ¡p AtKmNcambXn\mð a\Ênse hnNmc§sf¡pdn¨v AhÀ H«pw {i²mep¡fñ. Fómð ssZhw a\Êns\ AdnbpIbpw A´cnIC{µnb§sf tim[\ sN¿póh\pamWv. AXpsImïv ]m]Icamb Nn´Isf \mw Dt]£n¡Ww. bnscaymhv sbdpiteant\mSp ]dbpóp: sbcpiteta, \o c£n¡s¸tSïXn\p \ns³d lrZb¯ns³d ZpãX IgpIn¡fI; \ns³d ZpãhnNmc§Ä F{Xt¯mfw \ns³d DÅnð Ccn¡pw. (bnscaymhp 4:14) ]m]hnNmc§sf \mw XtemSpt¼mÄ \½nse Bßmhv If¦s¸Spóp. \½psS a\Êns\ {IaoIcn¡pósX§s\sbóp ]utemkv Çolm \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp: IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphns\¯tó [cn¨psImÄhn³. taml§Ä P\n¡pamdp PU¯nómbn Nn´n¡cpXp.(tdmaÀ 13:14) ]m]Icamb ap³Nn´Isf AIÁnbnsñ¦nð AXp Nn´Ifmbpw {ItaW AXp IrXym´cambpw, {]hÀ¯nIfmbpw HSphnð AXp kz`mhambpw ]cnWan¡bpw sN¿pw.

2. BIpeNn´IÄ:
   ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ^nen¸nbtcmSp ]dbpóp: Hóns\¡pdn¨pw hnNmcs¸ScpXp; Fñmänepw {]mÀ°\bmepw At]£bmepw \n§fpsS Bhiy§Ä kvtXm{Xt¯mSp IqsS ssZht¯mSp Adnbn¡bt{X thïXp. Fómð kIe _p²ntbbpw Ihnbpó ssZhkam[m\w \n§fpsS lrZb§sfbpw \n\hpIsfbpw {InkvXptbiphn¦ð Im¡pw. (^nen¸nbÀ 4:6þ7) \mw BIpecmbncn¡m³ ssZhw B{Kln¡pónñ. \½psS Fñm BIpe§fpw Ah\nð kaÀ¸n¡phm\mWv ssZhw \t½mSp BÚm]n¡póXv. kÀÆià\mb ssZh¯nð hnizkn¡pIbpw BIpeNn¯cmbn¡pbpw H¯pt]mIpóhbñ. Hcp ]s£ BIpe \nanj§fnð \mw ssZh¯nð hnizkn¡pIbpw kaÀ¸n¡pIbpw sN¿pópïmbncn¡mw. Fómð ]nóoSv \mw Nn´n¡Wsaóp ]dbpó Imcy§Ä F{Xam{Xw Kuchambn IcpXpópshóp t\m¡pI. {i²n¡pI: 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. (^nen¸nbÀ 4:8) AXpsImïv BIpeNn´IÄ {InkvXphnsâ `mht¯mSp \nc¡póXñ.

3. \ncmiNn´IÄ:
   ssZhnINn´IÄ Ft¸mgpw t{]mÕmlP\IamWv. ]cnip²mßmhnsâ {]hÀ¯\§Ä {]tNmZmßIamWv. tbip{InkvXp \t½mSpIqsS Fñmbvt¸mgpw Ftó¡pw Ccnt¡ïXn\p kXy¯nsâ Bßmhpw Bizmk{]Z\pamb Hcp ImcyØs\ Ab¨pXcpsaóp hmKvZm\w sNbvXXmbn tbmlóm³ Xsâ kphntij¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. ]cnip²mßmhv amÀ¤ZÀinbpw Bizmk{]Z\pamWv. ]cnip²mßmhv \s½ iàoIcn¡póp. Cu hmKvZ¯w amÁanñm¯XmWv. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp: Fs³d Bßmth, \o hnjmZn¨p Dffnð Rc§pósX´p? ssZh¯nð {]Xymi sh¡pI; Ah³ Fs³d apJ{]Imic£bpw Fs³d ssZhhpamIpóp Fón§s\ Rm³ C\nbpw Ahs\ kvXpXn¡pw. (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 42:5) \nc´cambn btlmhbpsS \ymb{]amWs¯ cm¸Ið [ym\n¡pó a\pjysâ a\Ênð \ncpÕmls¸Sp¯pó Nn´IÄ¡p Øm\anñ. amXm]nXm¡fmb \mw \½psS a¡Ä Dð¡WvTbnð Pohn¡m³ B{Kln¡póptïm? Hcn¡epanñ. A]qÀ®a\pjycmb \mw \½psS a¡Ä Dð¡WvTmclnXcmbn Pohn¡m³ B{Kln¡pópsh¦nð kzÀ¤Ø\mb \½psS ]nXmhv F{Xam{Xw AXn\pthïn B{Kln¡póp! ssZh¯nsâ hN\hpw {]tNmZIamWv. "Fómð apsógpXnbncn¡póXp Hs¡bpw \½psS D]tZi¯nómbn«p, \ap¡p Xncpshgp¯pIfmð Dfhm¡pó ØncXbmepw Bizmk¯mepw {]Xymi DïmtIïXnóp Xtó FgpXnbncn¡póp.' (tdmaÀ 15:4) AXpsImïp \ncmimP\Iamb Nn´IÄ {InkvXphnsâ `mh¯n\p A\pcq]añ.

4. hyÀ°Nn´IÄ:
   BIbmð Rm³ IÀ¯mhnð km£oIcn¨p ]dbpóXp Fs´ómð: PmXnIÄ X§fpsS hyÀ°_p²n A\pkcn¨p \S¡póXp t]mse \n§Ä C\n \S¡cpXp. (Fs^kyÀ 4:17) hyÀ°Nn´IÄ Fs´ñmamWv? hyÀ°Nn´IÄ D]tbmKiq\yamb Nn´IfmWv. `qXImet¯bpw `mhnImet¯bpw ]e Nn´Ifpw hÀ¯am\Ime¯nð A{][m\§fmWv. `qXImew Ignªpt]mbn, `mhnImew \½psS ssIIfnepañ. `qXIme¯nse ]Ým¯]n¨ ]m]§sf¸Án \mw Nn´nt¡ïXnñ. hÀ¯am\Imes¯bmWv \mw kq£nt¡ïXv.

5. Ibv¸pÅ £an¡m¯ Nn´IÄ:
   tbip{InkvXphnð Hcn¡epw ImWs¸Sm¯ Hcp `mhamWnXv. i{Xp¡sft¸mepw kvt\ln¡phm\mWv \mw hnfn¡s¸«Xv. kvt\lw `qXIme AIrXy§fpsS tcJIÄ kq£n¡mdnñ. tbiphnsâ càw \ap¡p £a \ðIn hnSphn¨ncn¡póp bmsXmcp D]m[nIfpanñmsX \½psS AIrXy§Ä £an¡bpw ad¡bpw sNbvXncn¡póp. ssZhw £an¡pósX§s\sbóp bnscaymhv FgpXnbncn¡póp: "Rm³ AhcpsS AIrXyw tamNn¡pw; AhcpsS ]m]w C\n HmÀ¡bpw Cñ Fóp btlmhbpsS Acpf¸mSp.' (bnscaymhp 31:34) ssZhw £an¡póh\pw ad¡póh\pw Bbncpónsñ¦nð \½psS AhØ F´mIpambncpóp? k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp: "btlmth \o AIrXy§sf HmÀ½sh¨mð IÀ¯mth, BÀ \ne\nð¡pw?' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 130:3).

6. euInINn´IÄ:
   euIoIImcy§fnð \mw {]tem`nXcmIpóp. [\tamlw, Imaw, A[nImctamlw Chbnseñmw \mw BIrãnXcmIpóp. PUtamlw, It×mlw, Poh\¯ns³d {]Xm]w C§s\ temI¯nepÅXp Fñmw ]nXmhnð \nóñ, temI¯nð \nót{X BIpóp. (1 tbmlóm³ 2:16) \½psS Nn´IÄ euIoIañ ssZhnIambncn¡Ww. ]utemkv \s½ {]t_n[n¸n¡póp: BIbmð \n§Ä {InkvXphnt\mSp IqsS DbnÀs¯gptóäncn¡póp F¦nð {InkvXp ssZh¯ns³d he¯p`mK¯p Ccn¡pónSamb Dbc¯nepÅXp At\zjn¸n³. `qanbnepÅXñ Dbc¯nepÅXp Xtó Nn´n¸n³. (sImsemÊyÀ 3:1-þ2)

{InkvXphnsâ `mh¯n\p \nc¡m¯ Nn´IÄ¡pÅ \nb{´Whpw ]cnlmchpsas´ñmamWv? ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóp: 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. 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. A§s\ \mw ]e Bßob Bbp[§fpw [cn¨ncn¡póp. \½psS Nn´IfpsStað ssZhw \ap¡p A[nImcw \ðInbncn¡póp. PVnIambtXm BßoIamtbm Bb Nn´IÄ kzoIcn¡póXn\p \ap¡p kzmX{´yapïv. PUkz`mhapÅhÀ PU¯nópÅXpw Bßkz`mhapÅhÀ BßmhnópÅXpw Nn´n¡póp. PU¯ns³d Nn´ acWw; Bßmhns³d Nn´tbm Poh\pw kam[m\hpw Xtó. CXnð BÀ¡mWv \mw A[nImc]{Xw sImSp¡póXv?

tbiphnsâ Nn´IÄ Fs´ñmambncpóp? Fsâ ]nXmhnsâ Cãw sN¿póXmWv Fsâ Blmcw Fóp tbip ]dªp. Xsâ ]nXmhnsâ Cãw \nhÀ¯nbm¡póXn\pthïnbmWv tbip \nc´cw Nn´n¨psImïncpósXóp \ap¡p a\Ênem¡m³ km[n¡pw. Xsâ ]nXmhv sN¿póXp XsóbmWv tbiphpw sNbvXXv. "Bta³, Bta³, Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp: ]nXmhp sNbvXp ImWpóXp AñmsX ]p{Xóp kzXth Hópw sNbvhm³ IgnIbnñ; Ah³ sN¿pósXñmw ]p{X\pw AÆ®w Xtó sN¿póp.' (tbmlóm³ 5:19)

tbiphnsâ D]tZi§Ä Fs´ñmambncpóp? kaImeo\ a\pjyÀ AXnibn¨p: ]Tn¡m¯ Ch³ imkv{Xw AdnbpósX§s\? tbip AhtcmSp D¯cw ]dªp. Fsâ D]tZi§Ä FtâXñ. Fsó Ab¨htâXs{X tbiphnsâ ip{ipjbpw hN\§fpw Xsâ ]nXmhpambn«pÅ \nc´c k¼À¡¯nembncpóp. ssZhhpambn \ap¡v Dujvaf _ÔapïmIpt¼mÄ, XncphN\w \½psS lrZb`n¯nIfnð FgpXphm³ \mw Ahs\ A\phZn¡pt¼mÄ \½psS a\Êpw lrZbhpw XncphN\¯mð ]qcnXamIpt¼mÄ \½psS a\Êv ip²oIcn¡s¸Spóp. XncphN\w a\ÊpIsfbpw `mh§sfbpw hnip²am¡póp.

At¸mkvXe\mb ]utemkn\p {InkvXphnsâ `mhw F§s\bmWv e`n¨Xv? ssZhw Xsó kvt\ln¡póhÀ¡p Hcp¡o«pÅXp I®p Iïn«nñ, sNhn tI«n«nñ, Hcp a\pjys³dbpw lrZb¯nð tXmóo«panñ. Fómð \apt¡m ssZhw Xs³d Bßmhn\mð shfns¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp; Bßmhp kIes¯bpw ssZh¯ns³d Bg§sfbpw Bcmbpóp. a\pjy\nepÅXp Ah\nse am\pjmßmhñmsX a\pjycnð BÀ Adnbpw? AÆ®w Xtó ssZh¯nepÅXp ssZhmßmhñmsX Bcpw {Kln¨n«nñ. \mtam temI¯ns³d Bßmhns\ Añ, ssZhw \ap¡p \ðInbXp Adnhm\mbn ssZh¯nð \nópÅ Bßmhns\ At{X {]m]n¨Xp. AXp R§Ä am\pjÚm\w D]tZin¡pó hN\§fmð Añ, Bßmhp D]tZin¡pó hN\§fmð Xtó {]kvXmhn¨psImïp BßnIòmÀ¡p BßnIambXp sXfnbn¡póp. {]mIrX a\pjy³ ssZhmßmhns³d D]tZiw ssIs¡mÅpónñ; AXp Ahóp t`mjXzw BIpóp. BßnIambn hnthNnt¡ïXmIbmð AXp Ahóp {Kln¸m³ IgnbpóXpañ. BßnIt\m kIes¯bpw hnthNn¡póp; Xm³ Bcmepw hnthNn¡s¸SpóXpanñ. ]gb\nbaw tNmZn¡póp IÀ¯mhns³d a\Êp Adnªp Ahs\ {Kln¸n¡mIpóh³ BÀ? \mtam {InkvXphns³d a\ÊpÅhÀ BIpóp.

Fs´mcp `mKy A\p`hamWnXv? ]gb\nba¯nse {]hmNIòmcpw hnip²òmcpw temIØm]\w apXð kIe PmXnIfpsSbpw {]Imi¯n\pw bn{ktbensâ alXz¯n\pambn Hcp¡nbncpó PVamb hN\¯neqsSbpÅ c£¡pthïn _lpImw£tbmsS Im¯ncpóp. Fómð AhcpsS I®pIÄ AXp IïXpanñ. Fómð hN\w CXm FgpXs¸« cq]¯nð \ap¡p ap¼nð e`n¨ncn¡póp. CXp \ap¡p e`n¨n«pÅ alm `mKyasñ?

Bßm\ntbmKa\pkcn¨pw XncphN\a\pkcn¨pw \mw Pohn¡pt¼mÄ \½psS lrZbw ip²oIcn¡s¸Spóp, cq]m´cs¸Spóp. tað D²cn¨ Bdv \ntj[ Nn´Isf \½psS lrZb¯nð \nópw AIÁpt¼mÄ \½psS lrZbw ssZhhN\¯mð ]qcnXamIpóp. k¦oÀ¯\§fmepw kvXpXnIfmepw BßnIKoX§fmepw X½nð ]Tn¸n¨pw _p²nbp]tZin¨pw \µntbmsS \n§fpsS lrZb§fnð ssZh¯nóp ]mSnbpw C§s\ {InkvXphns³d hN\w sFizcyambn kIe Úm\t¯mSpw IqsS \n§fnð hkn¡s«. (sImsemÊyÀ 3:16)