IÀ¯mhnsâ ]ckyip{iqjthfbnepw XpSÀópÅ At¸mkvtXmenI Ime¯pw AXn\ptijhpw "inipkv\m\w' Imcyamb Hcp hnhmZhnjbtam {]iv\tam Bbncpónñ. Ct¸mÄ CsXmcp k¦oÀ® {]iv\ambn XoÀóncn¡póp. At¸mkvtXmenI Ime¯pw XpSÀópw hnizmknIÄ IpSpw_ambn k`bnte¡p hcpt¼mÄ apXnÀóhÀ¡pw inip¡Ä¡pw Hcpt]mse amtamZokm AYhm kv\m\w \ðIn k`tbmSp tNÀ¯ncpóp. inip¡sf sImïphcpt¼mÄ AhcpsS amXmthm ]nXmthm Bsc¦nepw HcmÄ {InkvXym\n Bbncn¡Wsaóp \nÀ_Ôapïmbncpóp. C§s\bpÅ inip¡Ä "hnip²À' BsWómWv k` ]Tn¸n¨ncpóXv. Ahsc ssZhIr]bnepw hnizmk¯nepw hfÀ¯ns¡mÅmsaóp amXm]nXm¡Ä k½Xw sImSp¡bpw thWw. Fómð {]mbapÅhÀ¡p C{]ImcapÅ D`bk½X¯nsâ Bhiyanñmbncpóp. AhchÀ X\nsb hóv; k¯ms\ Dt]£n¨v IÀ¯mhmb tbipainlmsb ssIs¡mïv, kXyhnizmkw GÁp ]dªp; amtamZokm Gð¡mambncpóp. CXnsâ ]n³XpSÀ¨bmWv Fñm ]qÀÆnIk`Ifnepw CXc F¸nkvtIm¸k`Ifnepw Cópw XpSÀóphcpóXv. DZmlcWambn; Fñm HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`IfpsSbpw, tdma³ It¯men¡ k`bpsSbpw, Bw¥n¡³, Z£ntW´y³, D¯tc´y³, eqXd³, {]kv_nÁocnb³, aÀt¯m½m k`IfpsSbpw kpiàamb Hcp ]mc¼cyambn Cópw \nesImÅpóp. Cu t{ijvTamb ]mc¼cyw thZ]pkvXIm[njvTnXañ; {]kvXpX k`IÄ sXÁmWv sN¿póXv Fóp hn[n¡póXv kXy¯n\p \nc¡m¯XmsWóp am{Xañ; Hcp ISpwssIbmWv. Cu ]Ým¯e¯nð hn. amtamZoks¸Án Hcp eLphnhcWw \ðInbtijw inipkv\m\¯nsâ B[nImcnIXsb¸Án thZ]pkvXIhpw k`m]mc¼cyhpw tNÀ¯v Nn´n¡msaóp _elo\\mb Rm³ IÀ¯mhnð icWs¸Spóp.

amtamZok [Baptism] Hcp eLphnhcWw:
"amtamZok' [Baptism] Fó hm¡v "_m]vtÁm' [Bapto] Fó {Ko¡p ]Z¯nð\nóv cq]w {]m]n¨XmWv. "_m]vtÁm' FóXn\p kam\ambn "_m]vÁntkm' Fó ]Zhpw {Ko¡nð D]tbmKn¡mdpïv. Chbv¡v ap§ð, apgpIð [To dip into], IgpIð Fón AÀ°§fmWpÅXv. "tbmlóm³ shÅwsImïp kv\m\w Ign¸n¨p. \n§Ät¡m C\n Gsd \mÄ Ignbpwaps¼ ]cnip²mßmhp sImïp kv\m\w e`n¡pw.' (A. {]. 1:5) CXv \½psS IÀ¯mhv Xsâ injyòmtcmSp Ið¸n¨ kphÀ® hmIyamWv. hn. amtamZokmsb kw_Ôn¨v Hcp \ñ hniZoIcWamWv \½psS IÀ¯mhv \nt¡mtZtamknt\mSv Ið¸n¡póXmbn hn. tbmlóm³ 3:1þ12 hsc {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡póXv. CXnð 3:3, 3:5 Fón hmIy§Ä Cu hnjbw kw_Ôn¨v hfsc {i²mÀlamWv. "tbip Aht\mSp: Bta³, Bta³, Rm³ \ntómSp ]dbpóp; ]pXpXmbn P\n¨nñ F¦nð ssZhcmPyw Im×m³ BÀ¡pw IgnIbnñ Fóp D¯cw ]dªp.' (tbmlóm³ 3:3) \nt¡mtZtamkv IÀ¯mhns\ hfsc _lpaXn]qÀÆw kvt\ln¡bpw BZcn¡bpw sNbvX hyànbmWv. kzÀ¤¯nð\nópw Cd§nhó KpcphmWv \½psS IÀ¯mhv Fóp \nt¡mtZtamkv km£n¡póp. IÀ¯mhv A½m\pthð (ssZhw Aht\mSp IqsSbpïv) BWv. AXpsImïmWv Cu AÛpX§Ä {]hÀ¯n¡m³ IgnbpóXv Fópw hnizkn¨v GÁp ]dbpóp. (3:2) Fómð tbipX¼pcm³ cïp {]mhniyw BWbn«p Aht\mSv Acpfn: "]pXpXmbn P\n¨nñ F¦nð ssZhcmPyw Im×m³ BÀ¡pw IgnIbnñ.'

hn. tbmlóm³ 3:5 ð \nt¡mtZtamknsâ kwib¯n\p \nhmcWambn Bta³, Bta³, Rm³ \ntómSp ]dbpóp; "shff¯mepw Bßmhn\mepw P\n¨nñ F¦nð ssZhcmPy¯nð IS¸m³ BÀ¡pw IgnIbnñ.' Fóv IÀ¯mhv AcpÄsNbvXp. hn. amtamZokbpsS AXnt{ijvTamb {]m[m\ys¯¡pdn¨pw AXneqsS Hcp hnizmkn¡p ssIhcn¡mhpó Bßob \ðhc§sf¡pdn¨pw \½psS IÀ¯mhv hfsc iàambn ChnsS Ið¸n¨ncn¡bmWv. hn. amtamZok, hoïpw P\\amWv. hoïpw P\\¯neqsS ssZhamb IÀ¯mhv \s½ Zs¯Sp¯v; Ahsâ AhIminIfpw {InkvXphnsâ Iq«hIminIfpw B¡n¯oÀ¯ncn¡póp. (tdmaÀ 8:14þ17) XncphN\¯nð\nóv Nne Zrãm´§Ä IqSn {i²n¡q.

]. ]ueqkv Çolm tdmaÀ¡v FgpXnb teJ\w 6þmw A²ymb¯nð CXp kw_Ôn¨v kphyàambn tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. "tbip{InkvXphnt\mSp tNcphm³ kv\m\w Gähcmb \mw Fñmhcpw Ahs³d acW¯nð ]¦mfnIfmIphm³ kv\m\w Gäncn¡póp Fóp \n§Ä Adnbpónñtbm? A§s\ \mw Ahs³d acW¯nð ]¦mfnIfmbn¯oÀó kv\m\¯mð Aht\mSpIqsS Ipgn¨nSs¸«p; {InkvXp acn¨n«p ]nXmhns³d alnabmð Pohns¨gptóäXp t]mse \mapw Pohs³d ]pXp¡¯nð \St¡ïXnóp Xtó. Ahs³d acW¯ns³d kmZriyt¯mSp \mw GIo`hn¨hcmsb¦nð ]p\cp°m\¯ns³d kmZriyt¯mSpw GIo`hn¡pw.' (tdma. 6:3-þ5) {InkvXphnt\mSp tNcphm³ kv\m\w A\nhmcyamWv. amtamZok Gð¡pt¼mÄ {InkvXphnt\mSpIqsS \mw I_dS¡s¸SpIbpw IÀ¯mhv ]pXpPoh\nð I_dnð\nópw DbÀ¯Xpt]mse amtamZok Gð¡póbmÄ ]pXpPoh\nð amtamZokm sXm«nbnð \nópw ]pdt¯¡p hcnIbpamWv. BbXn\mð "tbip{InkvXphnð amtamZokm apgpIpóp' [Baptised in Christ] Fóp ]dbpóXns\¡mÄ "tbip{InkvXphnsâ DÅnð amtamZokm apgpIpóp' [Baptised into Christ] Fóv ]dbpóXmWv ]. ]utemkv vÇolmbpsS ]Tn¸n¡ð.

Xot¯mkv 3:6þ7 hmIy§fnð "\mw Ahs³d Ir]bmð \oXoIcn¡s¸«n«p {]Xymi{]Imcw \nXyPohs³d AhIminIfmbn¯otcïXnóp ]p\ÀÖ\\kv\m\wsImïpw \½psS c£nXmhmb tbip{InkvXpaqew \½psStað [mcmfambn ]IÀó ]cnip²mßmhns³d \hoIcWwsImïpw Xtó.', Fóp ]. ]utemkv tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. Ch IqSmsX tdmaÀ 8:15þ17, KemXyÀ 3:26þ27, 4:6þ7; sImsemkyÀ 2:12 Fón `mK§fnepw amtamZokmsb¸Án hnip² ]utemkv ÇolmbpsS Bib§Ä kphyàambn FgpXs¸«ncn¡póp.

A. {]. 2:38þ³ {]Imcw, "]s{Xmkv AhtcmSp: \n§Ä am\km´cs¸«p \n§fpsS ]m]§fpsS tamN\¯nómbn Hmtcmcp¯³ tbip{InkvXphns³d \ma¯nð kv\m\w Gev]n³; Fómð ]cnip²mßmhp Fó Zm\w e`n¡pw.' kv\m\tað¡póXpsImïv ]m]tamN\hpw ]cnip²mßZm\hpw e`n¡póp Fóp ]t{Xmkv Çolm hfsc ZrVambn ChnsS {]Jym]n¡bmWv. (1 ]t{Xmkv 3:20þ21 CXnt\mSptNÀ¯p ]Tnt¡ïXmWv.) sbslkvt¡ð {]hmNI³ FgpXnbncn¡póp: "Rm³ \n§fpsStað \nÀ½e Pew Xfn¡pw; \n§Ä \nÀ½ecmbn Xocpw, Rm³ \n§fpsS kIe aen\Xsbbpw kIe hn{Kl§sfbpw \o¡n \n§sf \nÀ½eoIcn¡pw. Rm³ \n§Ä¡p ]pXntbmcp lrZbw Xcpw; ]pXntbmcp Bßmhns\ Rm³ \n§fpsS DÅnð B¡pw; IñmbpÅ lrZbw Rm³ \n§fpsS PU¯nð \nóp \o¡n amwkambpÅ lrZbw \n§Ä¡p Xcpw.' (sbl. 25þ27) CXv sbslkvt¡ð {]hmNI\pïmb ZÀi\amWv. amtamZokm Hcp BIkvanI kw`hañ.

C{]Imcw amtamZokm AYhm kv\m\w ssZh¯nsâ Ið¸\ {]ImcapÅXpw AXv ssZhIr]sb {]Zm\w sN¿pó Hcp Znhy IÀ½m\pjvTm\hpw, \½qsS `mjbnð IÀ¯mhv Øm]n¨ Hcp hnip² IqZmibpamWv.

XpSÀóp inipkv\m\s¯¸Án \ap¡v Nn´n¡mw.

inipkv\m\w [Infant Baptism]

inipkv\m\s¯ \ntcm[n¨psImïv Hcp hN\hmIyhpw hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nepsïóp tXmópónñ. Fómð hn. thZ]pkvXIw kqjvaambn ]cntim[n¨mð inipkv\m\s¯ A\pIqen¨psImïpÅ \nch[n kw`h§fpw hmIy§fpw ImWmhpóXmWv. AXv \njv]£ambn Nn´n¡póhÀ¡v t_m²ys¸SpsaómWv Fsâ hnizmkw. inipkv\m\w sXÁmsWóp hmZn¡pó BfpIÄ B[mcambn D]tbmKn¡pó thZ`mKw hn. aÀt¡mkv 16:16 BWv. "hnizkn¡bpw kv\m\w Gð¡bpw sN¿póh³ c£s¸Spw; hnizkn¡m¯h³ in£mhn[nbnð AIs¸Spw.' ChnsS FXnÀhmZnIÄ hymJym\n¡pt¼mÄ, hnizkn¨v kv\m\tað¡póh³ am{Xw c£n¡s¸Spw FómWv kaÀ°n¡póXv.

Fómð Cu thZhmIyw AXnsâ aqe`mjbmb {Ko¡nð \nóv a\Ênem¡phm³ {ian¨mð bYmÀ° Bibw e`yamIpw. AhnsS C{]ImcamWv ImWpóXv; "slm ]nkvsÁbpkmkv Ibv _m]vÁnkvXnkv skmXsbskÁbv' [Ho Pisteusas Kai Baptisthis Sothaeseti]. ChnsS "slm' FóXv Hcp Nqïp]ZamWv. kv\m\tað¡pó B hyànsb Dt±in¨mWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. hnizkn¡pIbpw kv\m\tað¡pIbpw sN¿pó "hyàn' Pohn¡pw. Cu cïp {]tXyI {]{InbIfpw A\pjvTn¡póh³ Pohn¡póp FóñmsX Hóns\ Hóp hntijn¸n¡pó coXnbnð aqe`mjbnð FgpXnbXmbn Bsc¦nepw hymJy\n¡pópsh¦nð AhÀ ssZhhN\s¯ hnIeambn hymJym\n¡póp FóXmWv kXyw.

Cu thZ`mKs¯ kw_Ôn¨v thsdbpw Nne {]tXyIXIÄ AdntbïXmbn«pïv.

hn. aÀt¡mkv 16:9þ-20 hscbpÅ hmIy§Ä aqe`mjbnepw {][m\ Cw¥ojv hnhÀ¯\§fnepw {_m¡Án\I¯v DÄs¡mÅn¨ncn¡póp. CXnsâ ImcWw; hn. aÀt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nsâ ssIs¿gp¯p{]Xn In«nbt¸mÄ Cu `mK§Ä AXnepïmbncpónñ. Fómð ]nóoSv Cu ]pkvXI¯n\v ]qÀ®X thWsaóm{Kln¨v ]nXm¡òmÀ Btcm FgpXnt¨À¯XmsWós{X s]mXpsh hnizkn¡s¸«ncn¡póXv. B ]nXm¡òmÀ inipkv\m\s¯ AwKoIcn¡póhcpw ]Tn¸n¨p {]Nc¸n¡póhcpambncpóp. Nne {KÙImcòmcpsS A`n{]mb{]Imcw AcnkvÁ¬ Fó ]nXmhmWv CsXgpXnt¨À¯Xv Fóv IcpXs¸Spóp. CubnsS IsïSp¯ Hcp AÀ½o\nb³ ssIs¿gp¯p{]Xnbnse Ipdn¸\pkcn¨v AcnkvÁ¬ Fó ]nXmhv IÀ¯mhnsâ injy\mbncpópshóv ]m¸nbmkv (130 F. Un) {]kvXmhn¨n«pïv.

Fómð kv\m\s¯¸Án B[nImcnIambn \½psS IÀ¯mhv Ið¸n¨Xmbn hn. a¯mbn Çol Xsâ kphntij¯nð 28:18þ-20 ð hyàambpw hniZambpw hÀ®n¨n«pïv.

"tbip ASp¯psNóp: kzÀ¤¯nepw `qanbnepw kIe A[nImchpw F\n¡p \ðIs¸«ncn¡póp. BIbmð \n§Ä ]pds¸«p, ]nXmhns³dbpw ]p{Xs³dbpw ]cnip²mßmhns³dbpw \ma¯nð kv\m\w Ign¸n¨pw Rm³ \n§tfmSp Iev]n¨Xp Hs¡bpw {]amWn¸m³ X¡h®w D]tZin¨pwsImïp kIe PmXnIsfbpw injycm¡ns¡mÄhn³....' ChnsS Hcp {]tXyIX ImWmw kv\m\w Ign¸n¨pw, D]tZin¨pw kIe PmXnIsfbpw injycm¡phn³ Fóv Ið¸n¨ncn¡póp. kv\m\w BZyw \S¯póXmbpw D]tZihpw aÁpw AXnt\mS\p_Ôambn \S¯póXmbpw ImWpóp. hn. aÀt¡mkv 16:9þ-20 hscbpÅ hmIy§tf¡mÄ At¸mkvtXmenIamb Dd¸pw B[nImcnIXbpw Cu thZ`mK¯n\psïóv k½Xnt¡ïnbncn¡póp.

CX\pkcn¨v hnizkn¨p am{Xsa amtamZokm Gð¡mhq Fó hmZKXn \nµyhpw \oXoIcn¡m³ Ignbm¯XpamWv. hnizkn¡pIbpw kv\m\tað¡pIbpw sN¿pópsh¦nð \o Pohn¡pw. CXp cïpw sNbvsX¦nð am{Xsa Pohn¡bpÅp Fó kXyw Rm³ ap¼v kqNn¸n¨pïsñm. hfsc {]mbw Ipdª inip¡Ä¡p hnizkn¨p kv\m\tað¡phm³ IgnbpIbnñsñm. Npcp¡¯nð, Cu hmZKXnbneqsS inipkv\m\hntcm[nIÄ Hcp {]tXyI {]mbw hscbpÅ inip¡Ä¡v kzÀ¤hmXnð ASbv¡pbmWv, Poh³ AhÀ¡p \ntj[n¡pIbmWv, \ãs¸Sp¯pIbmWv. ]tcm£ambn "Ip«nIsf, \n§Ä¡v Poh³ In«nñ, \nÝbw, \n§Ä \cI¯nte¡p t]mIpw' FóXmWv AhcpsS aXw. CXmtWm IÀ¯mhv ]Tn¸n¨v Øm]n¨ aXw, AYhm kvt\tlm]tZiw? Xsâ ASp¡te¡p hcphm³ {ian¨ inip¡sf XSªhsc imkn¨v, inip¡sf A\p{Kln¨ ssZhw Cu A_²hnizmkw F§s\ kln¡pw. ktlmZc§sf \n§Ä am\km´cs¸SWsaóp _elo\\mb \mw IÀ¯r\ma¯nð Bhiys¸SpIbmWv.

ap³]p ]dªncn¡pó cïv thZ`mK§fnepw Ass{IkvXhcmb ]pdPmXnIsf k`mwK§fm¡pt¼mÄ Ahsc tNÀ¡pó coXnbmWv {]Xn]mZn¨ncn¡póXv. Fómð inip¡sf amtamZok ap¡nbncpóXns\¡pdn¨v ChnsS {]kvXmhn¡pt¼mÄ Hcp henb hyXymkapïv; Cu inip¡Ä amtamZokm GÁ, {InkvXym\nIfmb, amXm]nXm¡fpsS k´XnIfmWv FóXv hnkvacn¡mhpóXñ. AhÀ aÁp inip¡fnð\nóv hyXykvXcmWv. AhÀ¡p k`bnð hfsc {]m[m\yapïmbncpóp. thZ]pkvXIw km£n¡póXp {i²n¡q:

Dev]¯n 22:18, "\o Fs³d hm¡p A\pkcn¨XpsImïp \ns³d k´Xn apJm´cw `qanbnepff kIe PmXnIfpw A\p{Kln¡s¸Spw Fóp Rm³ Fsós¡mïp Xtó kXyw sNbvXncn¡póp.' CXv A{_lmant\mSv btlmhbmb ssZhw Acpfns¨bvXXmWv. B A\p{Klw Ahsâ k´Xn¡pw e`n¡póp. Ahsâ k´Xn apJm´ncw Fñm Fñm PmXnIfpw A\p{Kln¡s¸SpIbpw sN¿póp. (A. {]. 3:25 CXnt\mSp tNÀ¯p ]Tnt¡ïXmWv.) "`qanbnse kIe hwi§fpw \ns³d k´Xnbnð A\p{Kln¡s¸Spw.' Fóp ssZhw A{_mlmant\mSp Acpfn \n§fpsS ]nXm¡òmtcmSp sNbvX \nba¯ns³dbpw {]hmNIòmcpsSbpw a¡Ä \n§Ä Xtó.

A. {]. 2:39, "hmKvZ¯w \n§Ä¡pw \n§fpsS a¡Ä¡pw \½psS ssZhamb IÀ¯mhp hnfn¨p hcp¯pó ZqcØòmcmb GhÀ¡pw DÅXtñm Fóp ]dªp.' ChnsS a¡Ä FóXn\p "sSIv\' [Tois teknois] Fó ]ZamWv D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. Cu ]Zw hfsc {]mbw Ipdª inip¡sfbmWv kqNn¸n¡póXv.

BhÀ¯\w 29:13,14 Dw IqSn {i²n¡pI ChnsSsbñmw amXm]nXm¡fpsS hnizmkhpw kaÀ¸Whpw apJm´ncw k´m\§Ä A\p{KloXcmbn XocpóXmbn ImWmw.

1 sImcn´n. 7:14þð "Ahnizmknbmb `À¯mhp `mcy apJm´cw hnip²oIcn¡s¸«pw Ahnizmknbmb `mcy ktlmZc³ apJm´cw hnip²oIcn¡s¸«pancn¡póp; Asñ¦nð \n§fpsS a¡Ä Aip²À Fóp hcpw; Ct¸mtgm AhÀ hnip²À BIpóp.', Fóp FgpXnbncn¡póp. CX\pkcn¨v Hcp Ass{IkvXh\mb ]nXmhn\pw {InkvXym\nbmb amXmhn\pwIqSn P\n¡pó k´XnIÄ hnip²cmsWóp ImWmw. F¦nð amXmhpw ]nXmhpw {InkvXym\nIfmbncns¡ P\n¡pó k´XnIÄ F{X hnip²cmbncn¡pw, A§s\bpÅ hnip²cmb k´XnIÄ¡v amtamZokm \ntj[n¡póXv ]m]asñ?

hn. ]uepkv Çolm k`IÄ¡p teJ\sagpXpt¼mÄ B tZis¯ k`sb BIam\ambmWv kwt_m[\ sNbvsXgpXpóXv. At±lw Ahsc "hnip²À' Fóv kwt_m[\ sN¿póXv {it²bamWv. DZm. 1 sImcn´n. 1:2; 2 sImcn´n. 1:1; Ft^. 1:1; ^nen¸n. 1:1; sImtemÊn. 1:1.

k`sb BIam\ambn "hnip²À' Fóp hnfn¨ Cu As¸mkvtXmesâ lrZb¯nð inip¡Ä¡p Øm\ansñóp iTn¡póXv hfsc k¦SIcamb Hcp Nn´bmWv. k` FóXv IÀ¯mhnsâ henb IpSpw_amWv. AXnð Fñmhscbpw DÄs¡mÅpóXmWv As¸mkvtXmesâ k`mZÀi\w. 1 tbml. 2:12þð ]. tbmlóm³ Çolm inip¡sf¯só kwt_m[\ sNbvXncn¡póXv {it²bamWv.

"Ipªp§tf, \n§Ä¡v Ahsâ \maw \nan¯w ]m]§Ä tamNn¨ncn¡bmð Rm³ \n§Ä¡v FgpXpóp.' ChnsSbpw "Ipªp§tf' Fó hm¡n\v aqe{KÙ¯oð {]mbw Ipdª inip¡Ä FóÀ°w hcpó "sSIv\' Fó ]ZamWp]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. amtamZokm ]m]tamN\amsWóv \mw apIfnð Iïphsñm. ChnsS At¸mkvtXme³ Ipªp§Ä¡v {InkvXphnsâ \maw \nan¯w ]m]w tamNn¨ncn¡póp Fóp ]dbpt¼mÄ amtamZoktbÁ inip¡sf¡pdn¨mWv IÀ¯mhnsâ lrZbadnªv Ahs\ GÁhpw kvt\ln¨ hn. tbmlóm³ Çolm hnh£n¡póXv.

Chbvs¡ñmap]cnbmbn hn. aÀt¡mkv 16:16þs\¸Án Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ amtamZokm Gð¡pt¼mÄ hnizmkw Hcp ap³hyhØbmbn [Pre-requisite] inipamtamZokmbn¡v FXncmbn \nð¡póhÀ ]cnKWn¡pIbmsW¦nð; FómWv Hcp hnizmkn¡v {]kvXpX hnizmk]qÀ®X {]m]n¡phm³ IgnbpóXv? temI¯nð BÀ¡pw Xsó asÁmcmfpambn Bßobhnizmk¯nsâ Imcy¯nð XpeyX Isï¯phm³ IgnbpIbnñ. hnizmk¯n\v B\p]mXnIambn«mWv Ir] e`n¡pósX¦nð ssZhIr] B\p]mXnIamsWóphcpw. Fómð Hcph\pw AbmÄ acn¡póXphsc hnizmk¯nð k¼qÀ®\msWóv ]dbphm³ km[n¡bnñ FómsWsâ hnizmkw. ]cnip²\mb ]ueqkv Çolmt]mepw "At¿m Rm³ Acnãa\pjy³' (tdmaÀ 7:24) Fóv kzbw GÁp]dbpópïv. IÀ¯mhpXsó, "ssZhw Hcph\ñmsX \ñh³ Bcpanñ' Fóp km£n¨n«pïsñm. BbXn\mð C{]ImcapÅ _meniamb Nn´IÄ ktlmZc§tf, \n§Ä hÀÖn¡Wsaóv IÀ¯mhnsâ \ma¯nð kvt\l]qÀÆw _elo\\mb Rm³ \nÀºÔn¡póp. CXns\ XpSÀóv inipkv\m\w kw_Ôn¨v asÁmcp Bibw IqSn Nn´n¡mw.

inip¡Ä¡v ssZhm\p{Klw {]m]n¡phm³ Ignbptam?

btlmhbmb ssZhw C{ktben\p imizX\nbaambn A{_lmansâ Imew apXð \ðInbncpó Hcp ssZhnI \nbaamWv ]cntÑZ\. (Dev¸¯n 17:9-þ12) 8-þmw ZnhkamWv ]cntÑZ\ inip¡Ä¡p \ðIphm³ btlmh BÚm]n¨ncn¡póXv. 8-þmw ZnhkapÅ inip¡Ä GÁhpw {]mbw IpdªhcmWtñm. {]mbapÅhÀ¡pw inip¡Ä¡pw Hcpt]mse Cu ]cnip² A\pjvTm\w ImeXmakw IqSmsX \ðIWsaómWv btlmhbpsS Ið¸\. CXnð\nóv Hcp Imcyw kphyàamWsñm; inip¡Ä¡v A\p{Klw {]m]n¡phm³ Ignbpw FópÅXv ssZh¯nsâ lrZb¯nð t_m²yapÅXmWv. sImsemkyÀ 2:11 ssIs¡mÅpó ]cntÑZ\.

hn. aÀt¡mkv 10:13þ16, hn. eqt¡mkv 18:16,17 Fón thZ`mK§fnð IÀ¯mhv inip¡sf A\p{Kln¡póXmbn ImWmw. inip¡Ä Xsâ ASp¡ð hcpóXn\p XSÊw \nóhsc IÀ¯mhv imkn¡pIbmWv. inip¡sf Xsâ ssIIfnð FSp¯v amtdmSW¨v hmgv¯n A\p{Kln¡pIbmWv sNbvXXv. inip¡Ä¡v ssZhm\p{Klw e`n¡pIbnsñ¦nð \½psS IÀ¯mhv sNbvXXv A_²amsWóp hcnIbntñ? A§s\ ]dbphm³ a\pjymßmhv DbcmXncn¡s«.

ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv IgpXbnðt]mepw {]hÀ¯n¨v _nsebmant\mSv {]XnIqeambn kwkmcn¡póp. (kwJym. 22:23) A§s\sb¦nð ]cnip²cmb amXm]nXm¡Ä¡v ssZhw \ðInb iniphnð ssZhmßmhv hkn¡bntñ?

Dð¸¯n 1:2þð ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv shŧfntòð ]cnhÀ¯n¨psImïncpóp Fóv hmbn¡póp. AXnsâ A\´c^eambn Hcp ]pXnb krãn Dfhmbn. ap«bpsStað ]nSt¡mgn s]mcpónbncpóp Ignbpt¼mÄ ]pXnb krãn B ap«bnð \nópw ]pd¯phcpóntñ? X¯peyamb ]ZamWv aqe`mjbnð (F{_mb) D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. iq\yhpw ]mgpamb Cu AtNX\ hkvXphntòð ]cpip²mßmhv s]mcpón Bhkn¨v AXnð \nópw ]pXnb krãnsb Dfhm¡phm³ Ignsª¦nð ssZh¯nsâ ssIthebmb, tNX\bpÅ, Cu iniphnð ssZhmßmhv Cd§n hkn¡bnñ Fóv iTn¡póXv thZ]pkvXI hntcm[nIÄ¡p am{Xta km[n¡q. Cu \nebnð \mw Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ; Im¡bneqsS Genbmhn\p `£Ww sImSp¯ (1 cmPm. 17:4), ]n¨fkÀ¸w aptJ\ C{ktben\p c£ \ðInb (kwJym. 21:8), tamibpsS hSnbneqsS AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¨ (]pd¸mSv 4:2þ4), As¸mkvXeòmcpsS \ngð apJm´ncw tcmKkuJyw hcp¯nb (A. {]. 5:15), shdpw hkv{X¯neqsS AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¨ (A. {]. 19:11þ12) ssZhw inip¡fnð IqSn {]hÀ¯n¡bnñmsbóv hmZn¡póXv ITn\amb thZhn]coXamWv. (1 sImcn´n. 3:16þ17; sbi¿m. 44:3þ5 Fónh IqSn XmcXayw sNbvXp ]Tn¡pI.) 2 cmPm. 13:20þ21.

inip¡Ä¡p ssZhm\p{Klw {]m]n¡phm³ Ignbpw Fóp am{Xañ AhÀ ssZhhym]mctI{µhpw IqSnbmWv Fó Bibs¯¸Án C\n Nn´n¡mw.

\ymbm. 13:25þð ssZh¯n\pthïn KÀ`w apXð \mkoÀ {hX¡mc\mbn inwtim³ thÀXncn¡s¸«Xmbn FgpXs¸«ncn¡póp. 1 iapthð 1:27þð ssZh¯nsâ AÛpX hym]mc¯mð Pòw ]qï iapthð _mes\ ssZhkón[nbnð Poh]cy´w \nthZn¡pó kw`hw {it²bamWv. (1 iapthð 3:1þ14) _me\mb iapthens\ btlmhbmb ssZhw hnfn¨v Ah³ apJm´ncw bn{kmtben\p hcm³ t]mIpó B]¯ns\¡pdn¨v apódnhp \ðIn. _mes\ btlmh D]tbmKn¨p.

Ct¿m_v 31:15þð ssZhamWv Ct¿m_ns\ A½bpsS DZc¯nð Dcphm¡nbsXóv hyàambn FgpXnbncn¡póp. k¦o. 22:9,10þð \obtñm Fsó DZc¯nð\nóp ]pds¸Sphn¨h³; Fs³d A½bpsS apeIpSn¡pt¼mÄ \o Fsó \nÀ`bw hkn¡pamdm¡n. KÀ`]m{X¯nð\nóp Rm³ \n¦ð Gev]n¡s¸«p; Fs³d A½bpsS DZcw apXð \o Fs³d ssZhw. (k¦o. 139:13 tNÀ¯p]Tn¡pI.) ChnsS ZmhoZv Ahsâ amXmhnsâ DZc¯nepw Ahsâ P\\¯nepw FñmÁnepw Xsó ssZhIr] BkzZn¡póXmbn Xm³ ssZh¯nsâ {]Xncq]ambn kzbw Iïv ssZhs¯ ]mSn¸pIgv¯póp.

sbi¿. 44:1,2þð ssZh¯nsâ Zmk\mb bmt¡m_v KÀ`w apXð Xsó hnfn¨p thÀXncn¡s¸«Xmbn tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.

sbi¿. 49:1,2þð sbi¿mhns\ A½bpsS DZcw apXð Xsó hnfn¨Xmbn ImWmw. bncyamhv 1:5þ7þð "\nsó DZc¯nð Dcphm¡nbXnópaps¼ Rm³ \nsó Adnªp; \o KÀ`]m{X¯nð \nóp ]pd¯p hóXn\p aps¼ Rm³ \nsó hnip²oIcn¨p, PmXnIÄ¡p {]hmNI\mbn \nban¨ncn¡póp. .... Rm³ \nsó Ab¡pó GhcpsSbpw ASp¡ð \o t]mIbpw Rm³ \ntómSp Iev]n¡pósXms¡bpw kwkmcn¡bpw thWw.' ChnsS iniphns\ P\\¯n\p aps¼ AdnbpIbpw, DZc¯nðsh¨v ip²oIcn¨v thÀXncn¨v \nban¡pIbpw P\\tijw Xsâ ZuXy\nÀhlW¯n\mbn NpaXes¸Sp¯pIbpw sN¿pó ssZhs¯bmWv \mw ImWpóXv. ssZhkón[nbnð inip¡fpsS Øm\w F{X t{ijvTsaóv ChnsS hyàamWsñm. C{]Imcw ssZh¯nsâ hym]mctI{µamb inip¡Ä¡v kv\m\w \ntj[n¡póXv alm]m]w Xsó.

hn. eqt¡mkv 1:41þð c£Is\ DZc¯nð hln¨psImïv Genkt_¯ns\ adnbmw hµ\w sNmñpóp. hµ\iÐw tI«v temIc£Isâ aptómSnbmb tbmlóm³ Genkt_¯nsâ DZc¯nð B\µ\r¯w Nhp«n. shdpw 6 amkw am{Xw {]mbapÅ KÀ`Øiniphn\v ]cnip²mßmhnð \ndbphm³ IgnbpsaópÅ Cu ssZhnIZrãm´w F{X hnkvab\obw.

Kem. 1:15þð "P\\w apXð' ssZhIr]bmð Xm³ thÀXncn¡s¸«p Fóp ]. ]utemkv Çolm km£n¡póp. F{_mbÀ 7:9,10þð A{_lmansâ aI\mb Cklm¡nsâ aI\mb bmt¡m_nsâ aI\mb tehn A{_lmansâ ISn{]tZi¯pïmbncpóq Fóv teJ\IÀ¯mhv km£n¡póp. AXn\mð A{_lmw Zimwiw sImSp¯t¸mÄ tehnbpw sImSp¯pshómWv F{_mb teJ\IÀ¯mhv hyàam¡póXv. Cu \memw Xeapd¡mcs\ Hómw Xeapd¡mc\mb A{_lmant\mSv Hón¨pImWpó Hcp hyhØnXnbtñ ChsS ImWpóXv.

Npcp¡¯nð inip¡Ä¡v A\p{Klw {]m]n¡phm³ Ignbpw FóXnep]cn Ahsc ssZhw X\n¡mbn thÀXncn¡p¡bpw Xsâ {]tXyIamb ZuXy§Ä¡mbn D]tbmKn¡pIbpw sN¿póXmbn hn. thZ]pkvXIw iàamb `mjbnð km£oIcn¡póp. CXdnªncpón«pw inip¡sf ssZhm\p{KlZmbIamb amtamZokmbnð\nóp hne¡pó a\pjy³ ssZhnI\ñ Fóp IcptXïnbncn¡póp.

ASp¯Xmbn, aÁpÅhcpsS hnizmk¯nð Hcph\v A\p{Kl§Ä {]m]n¡phm³ Ignbptam? Fó tNmZys¯¸Án Nn´n¡mw.

inip¡sf kv\m\s¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ amXm]nXm¡òmÀ¡v ]pdsa a²yØs\ k` \ntbmKn¡póp. inipkv\m\ hntcm[nIÄ CXns\ tNmZyw sN¿mdpïv. Fómð a²yØcpsS hnizmk¯mð At\IÀ ssZhm\p{Klw {]m]n¨ H«\h[n kw`h§Ä hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nð ImWmhpóXmWv.

hn. aÀt¡mkv 2:5 "tbip AhcpsS hnizmkw Iïn«p ]£hmX¡mct\mSp: aIt\ \ns³d ]m]§Ä tamNn¨pXóncn¡póp Fóp ]dªp.' ChnsS ]£hmX¡mcsâ hnizmkañ, {]XypX Ahs\ NpaópsImïp hóhcpsS hnizmkamWv tcmK\nhmcW¯n\p hgn sXfn¨Xv. (hn. a¯mbn 9:1,2 tNÀ¯p]Tn¡pI)

hn. a¯mbn 8:5-þ13 hscbpÅ `mK¯v I^Àólqanðsh¨v iXm[n]sâ hnizmkw aqew At±l¯nsâ ]£hmXtcmKnbmb _mey¡mc³ kuJyw {]m]n¨ kw`hw tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp.

hn. a¯mbn 15:21-þ28, ChnsS I\m\ykv{XobpsS aIÄ¡p kuJyw hóXv A½bpsS hnizmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw aqeamWv. `qX_m[nXbmb aIÄ¡p hnizkn¨p c£ t\Sm³ IgnbpIbnñ FóXp XÀ¡aÁ kwKXnbmWsñm.

hn. aÀt¡mkv 5:21 apXepÅ hmIy§fnð ]Ån{]amWnbmb bmbntdmknsâ aIsf DbÀ¸n¨ kw`hw Nn{XoIcn¡póp. ChnsS acn¨pt]mb B _menIbpsS hnizmkw sImïñsñm AhÄ A\p{Klw t\SnbXv. bmbntdmknsâ Bgamb hnizmkw aIÄ¡v ssZhm\p{Klw t\Sns¡mSp¡póXn\p klmbIambn. hn. aÀt¡mkv 9:24,25 Duabmb Bßmhp _m[n¨v AkzØ\mbncpó _me³ kuJyw t\Snb Cu kw`h¯nð _mesâ hnizmkañ, {]XypX _mesâ ]nXmhnsâ hnizmkamWv tcmKkuJy¯n\p amÀ¤w sXfn¨Xv.

hn. tbmlóm³ 11þð emkdns\ DbÀ¸n¡pó almkw`h¯nð acn¨v Iñdbnð h¨n«v \mepZnhkamb emkdnsâ hnizmkañsñm B ssZhoI{]hÀ¯\¯n\p \nZm\ambXv. amÀ¯bpsSbpw adnbbpsSbpw hnizmkw AhnsS ssZhIr] {]hÀ¯n¡phm³ thZnsbmcp¡n.

hn. eqt¡mkv 7:11þ17, \bo\nse hn[hbpsS Bgamb ZpxJ¯nð a\Êenª IÀ¯mhv AhfpsS aIsâ ihaôw sXm«p. acn¨h³ DbnÀs¯gptóÁp. Cu kw`h¯nepw acn¨hsâ hnizmkañ, Ahsâ A½bpsS hnizmkamWv Ir]mhÀj¯n\p apJm´ncambXv.

C{]Imcw aÁpÅhcpsS hnizmkwsImïv Hcph\v ssZhIr] [mcmfambn e`n¡psa¦nð, kz´amXm]nXm¡Ä¡v ssZhw \ðInb k´m\§sf ssZh¯n\p kaÀ¸n¨p {]mÀ°n¨mð A\p{Klw e`n¡nñ Fóp ]dbpóXv ssZh\oXnsb \ntj[n¡emWv; alm]m]amWv.

inipkv\m\s¯ kw_Ôn¨v asÁmcp Nn´:

inip¡sf kv\m\s¸Sp¯nbXmbn«pÅ kw`h§Ä thZ]pkvXI¯nð hncfatñ?

inip¡sf kv\m\s¸Sp¯nbXmb kw`h§Ä hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nð {]tXyIambn hnhcn¨n«nñ F¦nepw "inip¡sf kv\m\s¸Sp¯nbn«nñ' Fóp tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«nñ. am{Xañ, "IpSpw_ambn' At\IÀ hn. amtamZok ssIs¡mïXmbpw aÁp NneÀ a¡fS§pó IpSpw_w apgph\mbn IÀ¯mhnð hnizkn¨Xmbpw hn. thZ]pkvXIw km£n¡póp.

sImÀsótñymkpw IpSpw_hpw ]. ]t{Xmkv Çolmbmð kv\m\taÁv k`tbmSp tNÀóp. (A. {]. 10:48)

Xpbss¯cm]«W¡mcnbpw càmw_cw hnð¡póhfpamb epZnbmbpw IpSpw_hpw ]. ]utemkv ÇolmbpsS {]kwK¯neqsS {InkvXphnð hnizkn¨v kv\m\taÁp. (A. {]. 16:15) Icm{Kl{]amWnbpw IpSpw_hpw ]. ]utemkv ÇolmbpsS kphntijnIcWw apJm´ncw hn. amtamZnk ssIs¡mïp. (A. {]. 16:33,34)

]Ån{]amWnbmb {Inkvt]mkpw Ahsâ kIe IpSpw_hpw IÀ¯mhnð hnizkn¨p kv\m\taÁp. (A. {]. 18:8)

kvsX^mt\mknsâ IpSpw_s¯ kv\m\w \ðIn k`tbmSp tNÀ¯Xv ]. ]utemkv XsóbmWv. (1 sImcn´n. 1:15)

hn. thZ]pkvXI¯nð Cu kw`h§Ä hnhcn¨nSs¯mcnS¯pw B `h\§fnse inip¡sf amtamZok \ðImsX Hgn¨p\ndp¯nbXmbn ImWpónñ. Cu IpSpw_§fnð inip¡fnñmbncpópsh¦nð AXv {]tXyIw kqNn¸n¡phm³ km²yXbpïv. a¡fnñm¯ Z¼XnIsf¡pdn¨v "Ahcncphcpw' FómWv thZ]pkvXI {KÙImcòmÀ FgpXnbncpóXv. DZmlcWambn aI\pïmIpóXn\p ap³]v kJdnb, Genk_¯v Fónhsc¡pdn¨v "Ccphcpw' ssZhkón[nbnð \oXnbpÅhcpw (hn. eqt¡mkv 1:6) FómWv FgpXncn¡póXv. Chbvs¡ñmap]cn, IpSpw_w FóXn\p aqe`mjbnð D]tbmKn¨ncn¡pó "Hbvt¡mkv' [Oikose] Fó ]Z¯n\p `À¯mhv, `mcy, ss]X§Ä, `rXyòmÀ FónhscñmaS§pó kaqlw Fó AÀ°amWpÅXv. Dev¸¯n 17:12þ14 A{_lman\pw IpSpw_¯n\pw ]cntÑZ\ \nXy\nbaambn btlmh Ið¸n¨p \ðIpt¼mÄ, A{_lmansâ IpSpw_¯nse Zmk\pÄs¸sS Fñm ]pcpj{]Pbpw ]cntÑZ\ Gð¡Wsaóv \njv¡Àjn¨ncn¡póp. ChnsSbpw inip¡sf Cu hn. IÀ½¯nð \nóv amÁn \ndp¯póXmbn ]dbpónñ.

IqSmsX 1 sImcn´n. 10:1þð I\m³ bm{Xmat²y bn{ktbensâ ]qÀÆ]nXm¡òmcpw AhcpsS Iq«w apgph\pw taL¯nepw kap{Z¯nepw kv\m\w GÁp Fóv ]dªv ]. ]utemkv Çol bn{ktbensâ I\m³ bm{Xsb¸Án {]tLmjn¨ncn¡póp. Cu bn{kmtbensâ Iq«¯nð inip¡Ä Cñmbncpópshóv BÀ¡p Øm]n¡m³ Ignbpw?

inipkv\m\ hntcm[nIÄ Cu kXyw a\Ênem¡nbncpsó¦nð!

k`m ]nXm¡òmcpsS km£yw:

]ucmWnI k`IÄ hn. thZ]pkvXIt¯mfw Xsó {]m[m\yw \ðIpó hn. k`m]mc¼cyw inipkv\m\¯nsâ B[nImcnIXsb Ac¡n«pd¸n¡póp. hn. thZ]pkvXIw, FgpXs¸« ]mc¼cyhpw; ]mc¼cyw FgpXs¸Sm¯ thZ]pkvXIhpamWv. BZnak`m]nXm¡òmcpsS Fgp¯pIfnð\nóv inipkv\m\w k`bpsS ssiihImew apXð XpSÀóphóncpóp Fóp hyàamIpópïv.

cïmw \qÁmïnð inipkv\m\w \ne\nóncpóp Fóv sFtd\nbkv Fó k`m]nXmhv (133þ203 F. Un.) km£n¡póp.

càkm£nacWw {]m]n¨ hn. t]mfn¡Àt¸mkv Xsó ]oUn¸n¨htcmSv, "F¬]¯nbmdp hÀjambn Rm³ IÀ¯mhns\ tkhn¡póp; Cóphsc Ah³ F\n¡p Hcp tZmjhpw sNbvXn«nñ. ]nsó Cóp Rm³ F§s\ Fsâ c£Is\Xncmbn ssZhZqjWw sN¿pw?' Fóp tNmZn¨p. F. Un. 168þð Imew sNbvX hn. t]mfn¡Àt¸mkv 86 hÀjw ap¼v ainlmsb kzoIcn¨psh¦nð F. Un. 82þð At±lw iniphmbncn¡pt¼mÄ Xsó hn. amtamZokmbneqsS k`tbmSp tNÀópshóp A\pam\n¡mw.

AeIvk{´nbbnse hn. ¢oakv "shůnð \nópw tImcnsbSp¯ Ipªp§Ä' Fóp {InkvXym\nIsf hntijn¸n¨ncn¡póp.

thZ]ÞnX\mb HdnP³ (185þ254 ) ssiih¯nðXsó kv\m\taÁ Bfmbncpóp "inipkv\m\w k`bpsS ]Xnhv' Bbncpóp Fóv At±l¯nsâ thZ]pkvXI hymJym\ {KÙ§fnð hyàamWv.

GItZiw F. Un. 156þð Imew sNbvX PkvÁn³amÀ«nbÀ Fó ]nXmhv 80 hbÊne[nIw {]mbapÅhcpw hfsc sNdp¸¯nð Xsó hn. amtamZok kzoIcn¨hcpamb At\Iw hyànIsf t\cn«p Iïn«pÅXmbn tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. F¦nð F. Un. 156þð 80 hbÊv {]mbapÅ hyàn F. Un. 70þ\pw 80þ\pw CSbnð hn. amtamZok kzoIcn¨ncn¡Wasñm. Hómw \qÁmïnð Xsó inip¡Ä¡p amtamZok \ðInbncpóp FóXn\p CXnð IqSpXembn Hcp sXfnhv thtWm?

lnt¸menÁkv F. Un. 215þð cNn¨ "At¸mkvtXmenI ]mc¼cyw' Fó {KÙ¯nð amtamZokm kab¯v " BZyw sIm¨pIpªp§sf \n§Ä amtamZokm ap¡Ww' FsógpXnbncn¡póp.

kn{]nbs\ó k`m]nXmhv bmsXmcp ImcWhimepw Hcp iniphn\p Ir]bpw amtamZokmbpw \ntj[n¨pIqSm Fóp kv]ãambn ]dªn«pïv.

ChÀ¡p tijapÅ k`m]nXm¡òmcpw F. Un. 215þse ImÀt¯Pv kpóltZmkpw Fñmw inipkv\m\s¯ BhÀ¯n¨pd¸n¨p {]Jym]n¡pIbmWv sNbvXXv. AXpsImïv thZ]pkvXIt¯bpw k`m]mc¼cyt¯bpw hnip² ]nXm¡òmcpsS ]Tn¸n¡ent\bpw hneIpd¨p XÅn inipkv\m\w \ntj[n¡póhÀ ssZh¯nsâ k`sb BIpóp \ntj[n¡póXv. kwibanñ.

bpàn]camb asÁmcp Bibw Nn´n¡mw.

ssZhnIambn, ssZhoI hyhØ{]Imcw, inip¡fpsS Úm\w IqSmsX AhcpsS amXm]nXm¡Ä apJm´ncw Ahsc P\n¸n¡phm³ Ignbpó kÀÆià\mWv ssZhw. Cu ssZh¯n\v, inip¡Ä P\n¨tijw AhÀ hnizkns¨¦nð am{Xsa Ahcnð {]hÀ¯n¡phm³ Ignbq Fóp iTn¡póXv bpàn`wKamsWóp am{Xañ, ssZh¯nsâ kÀÆiànsb kwibn¡póXpw IqSnbmWv. C¯cw CcpfSª Nn´IÄ ssZhnIañ, ss]imNnIamWv. tIhew aqóp amkw {]mbapÅ tami¡pªns\ shůnð\nópw hens¨Sp¯v ^dthmsâ ]p{XnbpsS Z¯p]p{X\mbn kzoIcn¨Xv tami¡pªnsâ AdnthmsSbñsñm. (]pd¸mSv 2:1þ10)

IÀ¯mhnð kvt\lnXsc, Cu hnjbw kw_Ôn¨v \mw Hmtcmcp¯cpw \ómbn ]Tn¡Ww. thZhmIy§sf sXÁmbn hymJym\n¡póhcpsS Nn´Ifnð Ipcp§n k`tbbpw kXyhnizmks¯bpw \ntj[n¡phm³ \n§Ä¡p kwKXnbmIcpsXóp _elo\\mb Rm³ \n§sf KpWtZmjn¡póp. ]. ]utemkv Çolm ]dbpóXp {i²n¡pI: "Fómð R§Ä \n§tfmSp Adnbn¨Xnóp hn]coXambn R§Ä BIs« kzÀ¤¯nð \nóp Hcp ZqX\mIs« \n§tfmSp kphntijw Adnbn¨mð Ah³ i]n¡s¸«h³.' (KemXy. 1:8) F{X IÀ¡iambn«mWv kXyhnizmk¯nð\nóp A\\yamb D]tZiw \S¯póhsc¡pdn¨v At±lw AcpÄ sNbvXXv. ]. tbmlóm³ Çolmbpw \s½ HÀ½n¸n¡póp: "Hcp¯³ Cu D]tZihpwsImïp AñmsX \n§fpsS ASp¡ð hópsh¦nð Ahs\ ho«nð ssIs¡mÅcpXp; Ahóp Ipiew ]dIbpw AcpXp. (2 tbmlóm³ 1:10) "Iff{InkvXp¡fpw Iff{]hmNIòmcpw Fgptóäp Ignbpsa¦nð hrXòmscbpw sXän¸m\mbn henb ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpw ImWn¡pw.' (hn. a¯mbn 24:24) (hn. eqt¡mkv 21:8 tNÀ¯p ]Tn¡pI. 1 tbmlóm³ 4:1)

{]nb ktlmZc§sf, \n§Ä kXyhnizmk¯nepw kXyk`bnepamWv \nð¡póXv. ]. ssZhamXmhpw ]. At¸mkvtXmeòmcpw IqSmsX F{_mb teJ\IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóXpt]mse lmt_ð, lmt\m¡v, t\ml, A{_lmw, bnÊlm¡v, bmt¡m_v, Gimhv, kmdm, 12 tKm{X]nXm¡òmÀ, tami, cmlm_v, KntZym³, _mcm¡v, inwtim³, bn]vXmlv, ZmhoZv Fón hnizmkhocòmcpw iaqthð apXemb t{ijvT{]hmNIòmcpaS§pó, km£nIfpsS hentbmcp kaqlw kPohambn \nesImÅpó hn. k`bnemWv \mw \nesImÅpóXv. AXn\mð \n§Ä¡v H«pw Ass[cys¸tSïXnñ. IÀ¯mhnsâ injyòmcpw injyIfpaS§pó hnip² k`bnemWv \n§Ä Pohn¡póXv. AXn\mð ss[cys¸Sphn³, {]Xntcm[§sf sNdp¡phn³, PohnXs¯ hnip²oIcn¸n³. Fñmhcpw Fñm Aip²nbpw shSnªv hnip²n [cn¸n³. \½psS ssZhw hnip²\mIpóp. hnip²nbpÅhÀ Aht\mSp tNcpóp. Aht\mSp tNÀóv A§s\bpÅhÀ kzÀ¤cmPyw AhImiam¡pw. aZy]m\nbpw IÅ\pw hymP¡mc\pw t¾Ñ\pw Bcpw kzÀ¤cmPyw AhImiam¡pIbnñ Fóp \mw HmÀ¯ncnt¡ïXmWv. bmsXmcp Aip²nbpw \n§fpsS CSbnð t]À ]dIt]mepw sN¿cpXv. \½psS IÀ¯mhv hcpw, {]nbsc, Ahsâ \ma¯nð \mw Hón¨v kt´mjn¡phm\nSbmIpamdmIs«.

"lrZbip²nbpÅhÀ `mKyhmòmÀ; AhÀ ssZhs¯ ImWpw.' (hn. a¯mbn 5:8)

("hnizmkZo]w' Fó ]c¼cbnð sImñw Aca\bnð \nópw 1990 Pqssebnð {]kn²oIcn¨ eLpteJ)