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OCTOBER 2008 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:07 ISSUE:10

WHO IS CHRIST FOR ME?
{InkvXp F\n¡v Bcv?

By REV. FR. JOJI K. JOY

\mw Cóv BßobXbpsS Hcp ImeL«¯nemWv Pohn¡póXv. FhnsS t\m¡nbmepw Bßob hnfw_c§fpsSbpw Bßob tIfnsIm«epIfpsSbpw A\p`h§fmWv. BßoIX bYmÀ°¯nð hÀ²n¨ncn¡pó Cu ImeL«¯nð \s½¯só ssZhkón[nbnð kaÀ¸n¡póXn\pw \mapw ssZhhpambpÅ _Ôw FhnsS, F{]Imcambncn¡pópshóp hnNn´\w sN¿póXn\pw \mw hN\ {]tLmjW§sf D]tbmKs¸Spt¯ïXpïv. ]e Ahkc§fnepw \½psS ap¼nepÅ Hcp Nn´ ssZhw F{]ImcamWv \½nð {]hÀ¯n¡póXv FóXns\¡pdn¨mWv. \½psS kakvX A\p`h§fnð tbip F\n¡v BcmWv Fóv Cós¯ BßobtemIw iàambn Nn´n¡phm³ ssZhhN\w \ap¡p t{]cW \ðIs« Fóp {]mÀ°n¡póp. Cóv tbip X¼pcms\¡pdn¨v hyXykvX§fmb ho£W§fmWv BßobtemI¯v \ne\nð¡póXv. AÛpX tcmKim´nbpsS hàmhv, IS`mc§Ä ]cnlcn¡pó A£b k¼¯v\nt£]w, Bhiy§Ä \ndthÁn¯cpó AóZmXmhv C§s\ hn`nó kar²nIfpsS t{imXÊmbn«mWv tbip Adnbs¸SpóXv. A¯c¯nepÅ Hcp Dð¡Àj BßobX [Prosperity Spirituality] Cós¯ kaql¯nð {]_p²ambncn¡póp. em`§Ä sIm¿m³ \nZm\ab {InkvXp, tcmKhnapà\m¡pó {InkvXp; Hcp hymhkmbnI {InkvXp; CXmWv B\pImenI a\pjy a\Ênse {InkvXphnsâ apJÑmb.

Xsâ injyòmtcmSpw Xsó tIÄ¡phm³ ]n³XpSÀó P\§tfmSpw tbip X¼pcm³ tNmZn¨ AXniàamb Hcp tNmZyamWv; \n§Ä Fsó Bscóp ]dbpóp? ^nen¸nsâ ssIkcybnð sh¨v Xsâ IqsSbpÅhtcmSpw AhnsS IqSn \nóhtcmSpamWv Cu tNmZyw tNmZn¨Xv. "tbip ^nen¸ns³d ssIkcybpsS {]tZi¯p F¯nb tijw Xs³d injyòmtcmSp: P\§Ä a\pjy]p{Xs\ BÀ Fóp ]dbpóp Fóp tNmZn¨p. NneÀ tbmlóm³kv\m]I³ Fópw aäp NneÀ Genbmshópw thsd NneÀ bnscaymthm {]hmNIòmcnð Hcp¯t\m Fópw ]dbpóp Fóp AhÀ ]dªp. \n§tfm Fsó BÀ Fóp ]dbpóp Fóp Ah³ tNmZn¨Xnóp iotam³ ]s{Xmkv: \o Poh\pÅ ssZh¯ns³d ]p{X\mb {InkvXp Fóp D¯cw ]dªp.' (a¯mbn 16:13þ16) \ap¡p kao]Ø\mbn \nópsImïv \½psS A´cmßmhnt\mSp tNmZn¡póp: "tbip \n§Ä¡v BcmWv?'

kuJyZmbI³ Fóp tbiphns\ hntijn¸n¡póXp icnXsó; Fómð AXnð AS§nbncn¡pó Ipg¸w, kuJyw Bhiyanñm¯ Ahkc§fnð tbip \ap¡v BcpanñmsX BIpópshóXmWv. asÁmcp Xc¯nð ]dªmð \½psS tcmK§fpw ZpcnX§fpamWv \s½ ssZh¯n¦te¡p ASp¡phm³ t{]cn¸n¡póXv. \mapw tbiphpw X½nepÅ _Ô¯nte¡p hncð Nqïpó Hcp thZ`mKamWv (tbmlóm³ 15:14). "Rm³ \n§tfmSp Iev]n¡póXp sNbvXmð \n§Ä Fs³d kvt\lnXòmÀ Xtó.'

A\mZriyamb kvt\l¯nsâ, \nkvXpe\mb kvt\lnXsâ Hcp henb hmKvZm\hpambn tbip ISóp hcnIbmWv. ]gb \nba¯nð k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ]dbpóp: "btlmhbpsS kJnXzw Xs³d `àòmÀ¡p DïmIpw; Ah³ Xs³d \nbaw Ahsc Adnbn¡póp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 25:14) sbi¿m ]pkvXI¯nð A{_lmans\ hnhcn¨ncn¡póXv ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lnX³ FómWv. "\otbm, Fs³d Zmk\mb bn{kmtbte, Rm³ XncsªSp¯ bmt¡mt_, Fs³d kvt\lnX\mb A{_mlmans³d k´Xntb, \o Fs³d Zmk³' (sbi¿mhp 41:8) AZriy\mb, kv]Ài\mXoX\mb, a\pjy Nn´IÄ¡pw t_m[§Ä¡pw A{]m]y\mb ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lnX³ Fó ]Zhnbnte¡p A{_lmw F¯s¸«Xv F§s\bmWv. A{_lmans\¸Án Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ BZyw \½psS a\Ênð ISóphcpó Nn´; Ft§m«mWv t]mtIïsXódnbsñ¦nepw, BtcmsSm¸amWv t]mIpósXóv Adnª, ssZhs¯ AÔambn hnizkn¨ Hcp alm\p`h³, Hcq henb IÀ½tbmKn, AXmWv.A{_lmw. ssZht¯msSm¸w kôcn¡pó a\pjy\v kzÀ¤¯nse A\p{KlhÀjw A\pkyqXambn e`n¨psImtïbncn¡póp. AXpsImïmWv {]hmNI{]apJ\mb sbi¿mhv A{_lamans\ ssZh¯nsâ kvt\lnX³ Fóv \nÀÆNn¨ncn¡póXv.

]gb\nba¯nð ssZhhpambn«pÅ kulrZw FSp¯pIm«póXv ]cnanXamb kmlNcy§fnepw ]cnanXamb hyànIfnepw am{XamWv. Fómð ]pXnb\nba¯nð ssZhhpw a\pjy\pw X½nepÅ kJnXz¯nsâ Bibw hfsc hnkvXrXambn hyXymks¸«ncn¡póp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ kvt\l¯nsâ ]Ùmhnð Ghtcbpw kvt\lnXcmbn Xsâ kvt\l¯nsâ amkvacXbnte¡v XtómSv A\p_Ôn¨ncn¡póp. Xsâ kv\l¯nsâ Bgw a\Ênem¡nbn«nñm¯hsc tbip Xsâ \nÊoaamb kvtlkap{Z¯nte¡v Blzm\w sN¿póp. AXp shdpw Hcp kulrZañ. \½psS kzImcy ZpxJ§sf ]¦p shbv¡phm³, \½psS {]XnkÔnIÄ A\mbtk\ adnIS¡phm³, \½psS s\m¼c§Ä¡p kzm´\taIphm³, \½psS \ncmiIfnepw taml`wK§fnepw {]Xymi \ðIphm³, \½psS tXmðhnIfnð hnPbw \ðIphm³, \½psS tcmK§sf kuJyam¡phm³, FñmÁn\pw aXnbmb, kvt\lnXÀ¡pthïn Poh³ sImSp¡phm³ X¿mdmb kJnXzw BWv tbip \ap¡v hmKvZm\w sN¿póXv.

temIkvt\hpambn XmcX½ys¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ tbiphnsâ kvt\l¯nsâ {]tXyIXIÄ Fs´ñmamWv? Gsd a[pcnatbmsS XpS§n Gsd ssIt¸dnb A\p`h¯nð ]cnWan¡póXmWv temI¯nsâ kvt\lw. tbip Blzm\w sN¿póXpt]mse Rm³ \nsâ kvt\lnX\pw \o Fsâ kvt\lnX\pw BsW¦nð, B kvt\l¯nsâ amkvacnIXsb BkzZn¨dnbphm³, B kvt\l¯nsâ A\izcXsb sXm«dnbphm³ B kvt\l¯nsâ {]tXyIXIsf \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXpïv.

  1. kvt\ln¡s¸Sphm³ AÀlXbnñm¯hsc kvt\ln¡póXmWv tbiphnsâ kvt\lw. Ct§m«psï¦nð At§m«papïv. AXmWv temIkvt\l¯nsâ {]tXyIX. "XetbmSnSw Fó Øe¯p F¯nbt¸mÄ AhÀ AhnsS Ahs\bpw Zpjv{]hr¯n¡mscbpw, Hcp¯s\ he¯pw Hcp¯s\ CS¯pambn, {Iqin¨p.' (eps¡mkv 23:33) temI¯nsâ ]mc¼cy§Ä¡v AXoXamb Hcp ZriyamWv \mw tKmKpð¯mbnð ImWpóXv \nÊlmbcmb, temIw AhÚtbmsS ImWpó IpÁhmfnIfmb IÅòmcpsS \Sphnembn \mw tbip{InkvXphns\ ImWpóp. t_Zðtlanð P\\w apXð tKmKpð¯mbnse acWw hscbpw kvt\ln¡s¸Sphm³ AÀlXbnñm¯hsc tbip kvt\ln¨p FómWv \ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó kphntij§fnð \mw ImWpóXv. Hcp kv{Xobmbn P\n¡cptX Fóv blqZòmÀ {]mÀ°n¡pó kaql¯nð temI¯n\pthïn Hcp kv{XobpsS aI\mbn tbip{InkvXp temI¯nte¡p hóp. Xsâ PohnXImew apgph³ XÅs¸«hcpsSbpw ]mÀizhð¡cn¡s¸«hcpsSbpw a²y¯nð Pohn¨v Xsâ A\mZriyamb kvt\lw Bthmfw AhÀ¡p [mcmfambn sNmcnªpsImSp¯p. AXpsImïmWv Xsâ Kncn{]`mjW¯nð tbip ]dªXv, "Bßmhnð Zcn{ZcmbhÀ `mKyhmòmÀ', Fóv. temIt¯mSp bmsXmcp B{ibanñmsX \nÊlmbcmb a\pjycmWv Bßmhnð Zcn{ZcmbhÀ. a\pjy³ {]bXv\n¨v ^ew e`n¡msX ssZh¯nsâ klmb¯nð B{ibn¡pt¼mgmWv ssZh¯nsâ km²yXIÄ Xpdóp hcpóXv. Man's extremity is the God's oppertunity.

    IpjvTtcmKnsb sXmSpóh³ Aip²³ Fó ]gb\nba¯n\p hncp²ambn tbip IpjvTtcmKnsb sXm«p. sXm«h³ Aip²\mbnñ, ]Icw sXmSs¸«h³ ip²\mbn amdn. KZvska\ tXm«¯nð sh¨v Xsó HÁns¡mSp¡m³ hó bqZmtbmSp tbip tNmZn¡póp: "kvt\lnXm, \o hó Imcyw F´p?'. CXmWv i{Xphns\ kvt\ln¡pó tbiphnsâ kvt\lw. \½psS hnIrXnIfpw, \½psS sshIey§fpw AdnªpsImïp XsóbmWv tbip \s½ kvt\ln¡póXv. temIw apgph³ \s½ FXnÀ¯mepw, Fñmhcpw \s½ ]cnXyPn¨mepw tbip \s½ kvt\ln¡póp FóXmWv tbiphnsâ kvt\l¯nsâ {]tXyIX. kvt\ln¡phm³ AÀlXbpÅhsc temIw kvt\ln¡pt¼mÄ, tbip{InkvXp Fsâ _elo\XIsf Iïn«pw, Fsâ hnIeXIsf a\Ênem¡nbn«pw Fsâ \S]Sn ]niIpIsf Adnªn«pw Fñmw adón«v Fsó kvt\ln¡póXmWv tbiphnsâ kvt\lw.

  2. cïmaXmbn, Fñm kµÀ`§fnepw kvt\ln¡pó kvt\lamWv ssZhkvt\lw. temI¯nsâ kvt\lw Bfpw Xchpw kµÀ`hpw A\pkcn¨v Bt]£nIamWv. F\ns¡s´¦nepw {]tbP\apsï¦nð \mw A]cs\ kvt\ln¡m³ X¿mdmIpópÅp. temIw Bßm¡sf \ãs¸« Hcp kaqlambn amdns¡mïncn¡póp. Cóv _Ô§Ä apJwaqSnIfmbn amdns¡mïncn¡póp. Hcp hnizmkn temI¯nð Pohn¡pópsh¦nepw temI¯n\p Iogvs¸ScpXv. ssZh¯nsâ kmµÀ`nIañm¯ kvt\ls¯¸Án sbi¿m {]hmNI³ ]dbpóp: "\o shff¯nðIqSn IS¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ \ntómSpIqSn Ccn¡pw; \o \ZnIfnðIqSn IS¡pt¼mÄ Ah \ns³d aosX IhnIbnñ; \o XobnðIqSn \Sómð sh´pt]mIbnñ; AánPzme \nsó Zln¸n¡bpanñ. \o F\n¡p hnetbdnbh\pw am\y\pw Bbn Rm³ \nsó kvt\ln¨ncn¡bmð Rm³ \n\¡p ]Icw a\pjyscbpw \ns³d Pohóp ]Icw PmXnIsfbpw sImSp¡póp. `bs¸tSïm; Rm³ \ntómSpIqsS Dïp;' (sbi¿mhp 43:2þ5) Ir]bnð hfcpó Hcp hyàn ssZh¯nsâ {]Xo£bmWv. temI¯nsâ ap¼nð am\yX \ãs¸«mepw ssZhIr]bnð \S¡pó a\pjys\ ssZhw am\y\mbn IcpXpóp.

[Message delivered at Chengaroor Convention 2008
Reported by: Cheriyan Alexander Kallooppara]


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