hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ teJ\§fnð NnXdn¡nS¡pó At±l¯nsâ ]e {]mÀ°\Ifpw ]e teJ\§fnembn \½Ä ]cnNn´\w sNbvXp. Ahbnð GÁhpw kpZoÀLambXv Ft^ky teJ\¯nse Hcp {]mÀ°\bmbncpóp. Cu teJ\¯nð \mw ]cmaÀin¡póXv At¸mkvXesâ GÁhpw lrkzamb Hcp {]mÀ°\bmWv. Cu {]mÀ°\bv¡v ]e khntijXIfpw Dïv. Cu {]mÀ°\bnð At¸mkvXe³ cïp hm¡pIÄ am{Xsa D]tbmKn¨n«pÅp. Acab `mjbnemWv At¸mkvXe³ Cu {]mÀ°\ sNmñnbncn¡póXv. ]utemkv Is¯gpXnbXv {Ko¡p `mjbnemWv. teJ\¯nsâ BZna hmb\¡mcpw {Ko¡p `mj kwkmcn¡póhcmbncpóp; Acab `mj kwkmcn¡póhcñmbncpóp. A{]Imcw, {Ko¡p `mjbnð {Ko¡p hmb\¡mÀ¡p thïn FgpXnb Hcp I¯nemWv Acab `mjbnepÅ Cu {]À°\ \mw ImWpóXv. 1 sImcn´yÀ 16þmw A²ymbw 22þmw hmIy¯nemWv Cu {]mÀ°\ tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pÅXv. B {]mÀ°\ C{]ImcamWv: "amdm\m¯' [Maranatha] CXnsâ AÀ°w: IÀ¯mth htcWta. [Come Lord]

Cu {]mÀ°\, Hcp ]s£, At¸mkvXe³ D²cn¡pIbmbncpóp. {InkvXob k` Bcw`n¨Xv Acab `mj kwkmcn¨ncpó tbcpiteanemWv. tbip{InkvXphpw At¸mkvXeòmcpw kwkmcn¨ncpó `mjbpw kpdnbm\ntbmSv kman]yapÅ Acab `mjbmbncpóp. tbcpiteanse k`bnð hnizmknIÄ D]tbmKn¨psImïncpó Hcp {]mÀ°\ Bbncpóp "amdm\m¯' FóXv. "R§fpsS IÀ¯mth thKw htcWta!' Ft¸mgpw Ft¸mgpw Dcphn«ncpó Hcp {]mÀ°\bmbXpsImïv B {]À°\ Xsó amÁw hcp¯msXbpw `mjm´cn¡msXbpw ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ teJ\¯nð BhÀ¯n¡pIbmWv sN¿póXv. AXpsImïmWv thZ]pkvXI¯nsâ Fñm ]cn`mjIfnepw amdm\m¯ Fó hm¡v hyXnbm\w hcp¯msX \ne \nÀ¯nbncn¡póXv.

Bible Society of India {]kn²oIcn¨ncn¡pó \ap¡p kp]cnNnXamb thZ]pkvXI¯nse ]cn`mjbnð \mw hmbn¡póXv, "IÀ¯mth htcWta' Fó {]mÀ°\ cp]¯neñ; "\½psS IÀ¯mhp hcpóp' Fó {]Jym]\ cq]¯nemWv. Fómð, It¯men¡ ]cn`mjbnepw aÁp ]e ]cn`mjIfnepw, Hcp {]mÀ°\bmbn«p XsóbmWv AXns\ hnhÀ¯\w sNbvXn«pÅXv. AXv Hcp {]mÀ°\ XsóbmWv FóXv ]e ImcW§fmepw kphyàamWv. IÀ¯mth htcWta Fó {]mÀ°\ asÁmcnS¯pw \mw ImWpóXpsImïv CXns\ tIhew Hcp {]Jym]\ambn ]cn`mjs¸Sp¯póXv icnbñ FómWv Fsâ ]£w. {]mÀ°\m cq]¯nðXsó, IÀ¯mth htcWta FóXmbncn¡Ww AXnsâ icnbmb ]cn`mj. AXn\p Dt]mZv_eIambn ]dbphm\pÅ asÁmcp Imcyw, GÁhpw Ahkm\s¯ ]pkvXIamb shfn]mSp ]pkvXIw Ahkm\ A²ymbw Ahkm\ hmIy§fnð XncphN\w kam]n¡póXv CtX {]mÀ°\tbmsSbmWv. "Bta³, IÀ¯mhmb tbipth, htcWta.' (shfn¸mSp 22:20) ChnsS tbipth Fó hm¡pIqSn Iq«nt¨À¯ncn¡póp Fó hyXymkw am{XtabpÅp. Fómð {]mÀ°\bpsS kmcmwiw HópXsóbmWv.

AXpt]mse Xsó, BZna k`bsS ssZ\wZn\ {]mÀ°\Ifnð DÄs¡mÅn¨ncpó Hcp {]mÀ°\bmWv amdm\m¯ FóXv. AXn\p ]e sXfnhpIfpw Dïv. cïmw \qÁmïnsâ Bcw`¯nð cNn¡s¸« Hcp {][m\s¸« IrXnbmWv Didache FóXv. ]{´ïv At¸mkvXeòmcpsS {]t_m[\§fmWv CXnð DÄs¡mÅn¨n«pÅXv. Teachings of twelve Apostles. A.D. 125 \p ap¼v FgpXs¸« Hcp IrXnbmbn«mWv thZimkv{ÚòmÀ CXns\ IW¡m¡nbn«pÅXv. Hcp {]mamWnI {KÙamb Didache Cóp \ap¡p e`yamWv. At¸mkvXenI ImeL«¯nse k` F{]Imcambncpóp? Bcm[m\m {Ia§Ä F§s\bmbncpóp? A{]Imcw BZna k`bnse \S]Sn {Ia§fnte¡p shfn¨w hoipó ]e hnhc§fpw Didache ð Dïv. AXnð tNÀ¯ncn¡pó, IpÀºm\bv¡p]tbmKn¡pó Hcp {]mÀ°\bnð C{]Imcw \mw hmbn¡póp: "ZmhoZnsâ ssZh¯n\p tlmió, hnip²cmb Ghcpw hcs«, A§s\bñm¯hÀ A\pX]n¡s«, amdm\m¯.' ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ teJ\¯nð tNÀ¯n«pÅ AtX {]mÀ°\ Xsó Didache bnepw Dïv. BZna At¸mkvtXmenI k`bnð hfsc A[nIw D]tbmKn¨psImïncpó Hcp {]mÀ°\bmWv CXv.

hnip² IpÀºm\bnð hmkvXh¯nð A\phÀ¯n¡póXv tbcpiteanse amfnIbnðsh¨v Øm]n¨ IpÀºm\bpsS Ignª Imes¯¡pdn¨pÅ Hcp Xncnªpt\m«hpw, IÀ¯mhnsâ hchnse kzÀ¤ob taisb Im¯ncn¡pó `mhnbnte¡pÅ Hcp ap³t\m«hpamWv. `qXImes¯bpw `mhnImes¯bpw _Ôn¸n¨psImïv hÀ¯am\ Ime¯nð \S¯pó Hcp A\pjvTm\amWv hnip² IpÀºm\. A{]ImcapÅ IpÀºm\bnð At¸mkvXenI ImeL«w apXð Cóp hsc hnip² k` {]mÀ°n¨p hcpó Hcp {]mÀ°\bmWv, "IÀ¯mth htcWta', FóXv. CXv \mw AÀ°h¯mbn HmÀ¯ncnt¡ï Hcp kwKXnbmWv.

Cu lrkzamb {]mÀ°\sb \ap¡v Hóv A]{KY\w sN¿mw. CXnð DÄs¡mÅpó cïp hm¡pIfnð¡qSnbmWv Cu {]mÀ°\bpsS AÀ°¯nte¡p \ap¡p ISsót¯ïXv. BZys¯ hm¡v IÀ¯mth Fó kwt_m[\bmWv. A[nIw {]mÀ°\Ifpw, ssZhta, Asñ¦nð ]nXmth, Fóp hnfn¨psImïmWv \mw XpS§póXv. Fómð ChnsS ]p{X³ X¼pcm\mb IÀ¯mhns\ hnfn¨psImïmWv XpS§póXv. AXpsImïv ]p{Xsâ ssZhXzs¯¡pdn¨pÅ cqVaqeamb hnizmkw Cu {]mÀ°\bnð AS§nbncn¡póp. tXm½mÇolmbpsS "Fsâ IÀ¯mhpw, Fsâ ssZhhpta' [My Lord and My God] Fó hnizmk {]Jym]\¯nepw CXp XsóbmWv {]Xn^en¡póXv. AXv BZnak`bpsS hnizmkambncpóp. AhcpsS Kpcphpw IÀ¯mhpambncpó tbip ssZhamsWóv AhÀ hnizkn¨ncpóp. tbiphnsâ GÁhpw hninjvTamb \maw IÀ¯mhv [Lord] FópÅXmWv. GÁhpw hninjvTamb \maw Ah\p \ðIn Fóv ^nen¸nb teJ\¯nð \mw hmbn¡pópïv. Fñm \ma§Ä¡pw taemb \maw Ah\p \ðIn. Cu temI¯nsebpw At[mtemI¯ntebpw Fñm apg¦mepw aS§pó, Fñm \mhpw GÁp]dbpó \maamWv IÀ¯mhv FóXv.

Jesus is Lord. tbip IÀ¯mhmWv. CXmbncpóp BZna k`bpsS Confession Asñ¦nð hnizmk {]Jym]\w. Hcp Xc¯nð ]dªmð BZna k`bpsS hnizmk{]amWambncpóp AXv [Creed] Cóp \mw sNmñpó \nJym hnizmk{]amWhpw At¸mkvXenI hnizmk{]amWhpw Fñmw ]n³Ime¯pïmbhbmWv. "BIbmð ssZhmßmhnð kwkmcn¡póh³ Bcpw tbip i]n¡s¸«h³ Fóp ]dIbnñ; ]cnip²mßmhnð AñmsX tbip IÀ¯mhp Fóp ]dhm³ BÀ¡pw IgnIbpanñ Fóp Rm³ \n§sf {Kln¸n¡póp.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 12:3) AXpsImïv tbiphns\ Cu {]mÀ°\bnð "R§fpsS IÀ¯mth' Fóp hnfn¡pt¼mÄ Ahs\ \½psS PohnX¯nsâ A[n]\pw, \½psS PohnX¯nsâ A[nImcnbpw, \½psS PohnX¯nsâ hn[mXmhpw, \½psS PohnX¯nsâ ]cn]meI\pw, Fñmw Fñmw, AhnSpómWv Fóv GÁp]dbpIbmWv sN¿póXv.

{]mÀ°\bnse cïmas¯ hnjbw "htcWta' FópÅXmWv. CXnð hnh£n¡póXv IÀ¯mhnsâ ]p\cmKa\amWv. IÀ¯mhv hoïpw hcpw FóXv k`bpsS hfsc {][m\s¸« Hcp Nn´mhnjbambncpóp. IÀ¯mhnsâ hm¡pIÄ Xsóbmbncpóp Cu hnizmk¯nsâ B[mcw. "At¸mÄ a\pjy]p{X³ henb iàntbmSpw tXPtÊmSpw IqsS taL§fnð hcpóXp AhÀ ImWpw. Aóp Ah³ Xs³d ZqXòmsc Ab¨p, Xs³d hrXòmsc `qanbpsS AdpXnapXð BImi¯ns³d AdpXnhscbpw \mep Zn¡nð\nópw Iq«nt¨À¡pw.' (aÀs¡mkv 13:26þ27) Cu Imcyw Xsó a¯mbnbpsS kphntij¯nepw tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. "At¸mÄ a\pjy]p{Xs³d ASbmfw BImi¯p hnf§pw; Aóp `qanbnse kIe tKm{X§fpw {]e]n¨pwsImïp, a\pjy]p{X³ BImi¯nse taL§fntòð almiàntbmSpw tXPtÊmSpw IqsS hcpóXp ImWpw. Ah³ Xs³d ZqXòmsc alm Imlf[z\ntbmSpIqsS Ab¡pw; AhÀ Ahs³d hrXòmsc BImi¯ns³d AdpXn apXð AdpXnhscbpw \mep Zn¡nð\nópw Iq«ntNÀ¡pw. (a¯mbn 24:30þ31) eqt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð C{]Imcw ]dbpóp: "At¸mÄ a\pjy]p{X³ iàntbmSpw almtXPtÊmSpw IqsS taL¯nð hcpóXp AhÀ ImWpw.' (eps¡mkv 21:27) {InkvXp acn¨p DbÀs¯gptóÁp FóXp am{Xañ, Poh\pÅhscbpw acn¨hscbpw \ymbw hn[n¸m³ Ah³ hoïpw hcpw FóXv k`bpsS Dd¨ hnizmkambncpóp.

AXp am{Xañ, IÀ¯mhv kzÀ¤mtcmlWw sN¿pó kab¯v injyòmscbpw Iq«n Henhp aebnte¡p t]mbn. IÀ¯mhv taL§fnð A{]Xy£\mb kab¯v injyòmÀ \nÀ\ntajcmbn BImi¯nte¡p Däpt\m¡pt¼mÄ shÅ \neb¦n [cn¨ cïp ZqXòmÀ AhnsS {]Xy£s¸«p, Keoem]pcpjòmtc, \n§Ä BImi¯nte¡p t\m¡n \nð¡póXp F´p? \n§sf hn«p kzÀ¤mtcmlWw sNbvX Cu tbiphns\ kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t]mIpóh\mbn \n§Ä IïXp t]mseXtó Ah³ hoïpw hcpw Fóp ]dªp. A{]Imcw {InkvXp hoïpw hcpw Fó {]Jym]\w kzÀ¤mtcmlW kab¯v amemJamcpw \ðIn. IÀ¯mhv Cu Imcyw hmKvZm\w sNbvXncpóp. AhnSpóv kzÀ¤¯nte¡v FSp¡s¸SpóXn\p ap¼mbn IÀ¯mhv HópIqSn Ahsc HmÀ½n¸n¨p. Ahkm\ambn amemJamÀ AXv BhÀ¯n¨p {]Jym]n¨p. Aóp apXð k` IqSnhcnt¼msgms¡bpw, Xsâ euIoI ZuXy¯nsâ ]qÀ¯oIcW¯n\mbn AhnSpóp hoïpw hcpsaópw k`sb XtómSpIqSn tNÀ¡psaópw DÅ henb Hcp {]XymibmWv Ahsc `cn¨ncpóXv. At¸mkvXeòmÀ kphntij {]kwKw \S¯pt¼msgms¡bpw, {InkvXp Iãa\p`hn¨v, acn¨v DbÀs¯gptóÁp kzÀ¤¯nte¡p Itcdn; AXn\p R§Ä km£nIfmIpóp Fóp am{Xañ, AtXmsSm¸wXsó, IÀ¯mhv Xsâ henb alXz¯nð hoïpw hcpsaóXpw {]Jym]n¨ncpóp.

IÀ¯mhnsâ ]p\cmKa\s¯¡pdn¨pÅ {]Xymi k`bpsS hnizmk¯nsâ Hcp {][m\ LSIambncpóp. AXpsImïmWv sXÊtem\nIym k`bnð hnizmk]camb Nne Bib¡pg¸§Ä DïmbXv. IÀ¯mhv DSs\ hoïpw hcpsa¦nð ]nsó´n\mWv aÁp Imcy§fnsems¡ hym]cn¡póXv, IÀ¯mhn\pthïn Im¯ncn¡pI am{Xta BhiyapÅp, FóXmbncpóp NnecpsS Nn´mKXn. At¸mkvXe³ AhcpsS Nn´mKXnsb Xncp¯póXmbn \mw ImWpópïv. "IÀ¯mhns³d \mÄ ASp¯ncn¡póp Fóp sh¨p \n§Ä hñ Bßmhn\mtem hN\¯mtem R§Ä FgpXn Fó `mh¯nepÅ teJ\¯mtem kpt_m[w hn«p thK¯nð CfIpIbpw sR«nt¸mIbpacpXp.', Fóv D]tZin¨psImïv Ahsc kphntij¯nsâ apJy[mc {]hÀ¯\§fnte¡p sImïphcnIbmWv sNbvXXv.

Cópw k` Cu hnizmk¯nepw {]XymibnepamWv \nesImÅpóXv. "Poh\pÅhscbpw acn¨hscbpw hn[n¸m³ Xsâ henb alXzt¯msS hcphm\ncn¡póh\pamb tbipainlmbnð R§Ä hnizkn¡póp', FómWv \mw hnizmk{]amW¯nð BhÀ¯n¨v GÁpsNmñpóXv? A{]Imcw IÀ¯mhv AkÓnKvZambn ]Tn¸n¡bpw, \mw AXv DcphnSpIbpw sN¿pópsï¦nepw, ]nð¡me¯v, IÀ¯mhnsâ ]q\cmKa\s¯¡pdn¨pÅ Nn´ hnizmknIfpsS PohnX¯nð\nópw k`bpsS {]t_m[\§fnð \nópw, GXmïv, A{]Xy£ambXpt]mse Bbncpóp. AXns\¸ÁnbpÅ Nn´, AXns\¸ÁnbpÅ {]Xymi, AXn\pthïnbpÅ Hcp¡w, AXnte¡pÅ Xo£vWX, Chsbms¡bpw a§nt¸mbncpóp. AXpsImïmWv Ignª \qÁmïnð, {]tXyIn¨v ]mÝmXy k`bnð, At\IÀ Fgpt\Áv, XncphN\§sf ]cntim[n¨n«v IÀ¯mhnsâ hchv ASp¯ncn¡póp, AXv AXnhnZqcañ Fó Hcp DWÀÆv {]Npcam¡phm³ kó²ambXv. A{]ImcapÅ {]Øm\§Ä iàn {]m]n¨ncpóXmbn \ap¡v ImWmw. A§s\bpÅ {]Øm\§fpsS Bibs¯bmWv ]p\cmKa\ kn²m´w [Adventist Movement] Fóp ]dbpóXv. Cu kn²m´s¯ apdpsI¸nSn¡pó At\Iw k`m hn`mK§fpïv. AhcpsS {]kwK§fnepw {]t_m[\§fnepw Duóð sImSp¡póXv IÀ¯mhnsâ cïmas¯ hchns\¡pdn¨mWv.

hÀ¯am\ Imes¯ D¯chmZn¯s¯¡mÄ, hÀ¯am\ PohnX¯nsâ ISaIsf¡mÄ, AhbpsS [mÀ½nI ISaIsf Duón¸dbpóXns\¡mÄ, A[nIambn«v, hcphm\ncn¡pó IÀ¯mhnsâ hchns\¡pdn¨pÅ Nn´ hnizmk kaql¯nsâ a\Ênð DWÀ¯phm\pw, AX\pkcn¨v Ahsc Hcp¡phm³ X¡h®hpapÅ {]bXv\amWv Cu \qX\ k`mhn`mK§fnð A[nIhpw \mw ImWpóXv. Fómð Hcp A]Pbhpw CXnð \mw ImWpópïv. Cu k`mhn`mK§Ä hÀ¯am\ Ime¯nsâ shñphnfnIfpw {]iv\§fpw kmaqlnI PohnX¯nsâ k¦oÀ®XIfpw Hs¡ hnkvacn¨n«v `mhnbnte¡pam{Xw {i² Xncn¨v ]Tn¸n¡póp FóXv Hcp hi¯v; adphi¯v, ImtXmenI k`IÄ, HmÀs¯mtUmIvkv k` DÄs¸sS, hnizmknIfpsS ssZ\Zn\ Nn´Ifnð IÀ¯mhnsâ hchns\¡pdn¨pÅ auenIamb Nn´ AhKWn¡s¸«ncn¡póp, FóXpw {i²n¡s¸tSï kwKXnbmWv. hÀ¯am\ Imes¯¡pdn¨pw bpKm´y `mhnImes¯¡pdn¨pw Hcp ka\zb Nn´mKXn Fñm k`IÄ¡pw Dïmbncn¡Ww. Hóv asÁmón\v ]qcIañ.

IÀ¯mhv Ið¸n¨n«pÅXpw Xncpshgp¯nð ]dªn«pÅXpamb Fñm {]hN\§fpw \ndthdnbn«pïv. XncphN\¯nð ]dªn«pÅ XncpP\\s¯¡pdn¨v, ]ckyip{iqjsb¡pdn¨v, ]¦¸mSpIsf¡pdn¨v, {IqipacWs¯¡pdn¨v, ]p\cp²mcWs¯¡pdn¨v, A{]ImcapÅ Fñm {]hN\§fpw ]qÀ¯nbmbncn¡póp. C\n Hóp am{Xsa \ndthdphm³ _m¡nbpÅp. AXmWv AhnSps¯ cïmas¯ hchv. amdm\m¯. At¸mkvtXmenI k` BImwjtbmsS {]mÀ°n¨psImïv Im¯ncpóp. Fómð A¡me¯v IÀ¯mhv hónñ. ]nð¡me¯v ]ecpw ]ecoXnbnð {]hNn¨v lmenf¡§Ä krãn¨n«pïv. IÀ¯mhv temI¯nð AhXcn¨n«v cïmbncw hÀj§Ä ]nón«ncn¡póp. Fómð, Cópw AXv Dïmbn«nñ. IÀ¯mhv Xsó ]dªn«pÅXv, Ime§sfsbm kab§sfsbm AdnbpóXv a\pjy\pÅXñ. XtâXmbncn¡pó ]nXrhnNmcWbnð, XtâXmbncn¡pó ]²Xnbnð DÄs¸Spó Imcy§fmWv Ah. Fómð Hóv kp\nÝnXamWv. AhnSpóv hmKvZm\w sNbvXncn¡póXv \ndthÁpw FópÅXv.

Xsâ hchnsâ Hcp kqN\ IÀ¯mhv Xsó \ðInbncn¡póXv \ap¡v Hóv {i²n¡mw. "cmPy¯ns³d Cu kphntijw kIe PmXnIÄ¡pw km£yambn `qtemI¯nð Hs¡bpw {]kwKn¡s¸Spw; At¸mÄ Ahkm\w hcpw.' (a¯mbn 24:14) Cu Blzm\a\pkcn¨v kphntijoIcW¯n\pÅ Hcp kwcw`w k`bnepïmtIïXv AXy´mt]£nXamWv. amdm\m¯ Fó {]mÀ°\bnð bYmÀ°ambn \mw hnizkn¡póp F¦nð IÀ¯mhnsâ hchnsâ aptómSnbpw Hcp¡hpamb kphntijoIcWhpw \mw {i²tbmSpw DÕmlt¯mSpw GsÁSpt¡ïXpïv.

\½psS ssZ\´n\ PohnX¯nð amdm\m¯, IÀ¯mth htcWta Fó {]mÀ°\tbmSpIqSn Xsâ hchn\pthïn {]Xo£tbmsS t\m¡n¸mÀ¡pó Hcp A\p`hw XnI¨pw kwKXhpw {]tbmP\{]ZhpamWv. A\pZn\ PohnX¯nð AhnSps¯ kmón²yhpw AhnSps¯ \S¯n¸pw AhnSps¯ Ir]bpw AhnSps¯ iànbpw \ap¡v BhiyamWv. AXpsImïv, bpKm´y¯nð am{Xañ; Fsâ PohnX¯nte¡v, Fsâ hyàn]camb A\p`h¯nte¡v, Fsâ IpSpw_¯nte¡v IÀ¯mth htcWta! Come Lord Jesus! IÀ¯mhmb tbipth htcWta! Cu {]mÀ°\bpsS A\p`hw \½psS PohnX¯nð kzmbXzam¡phm³ ssZh¯nsâ ]cnip²mßmhv \s½ Ghtcbpw klmbn¡s«.