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tbip Pohn- -Xp-t]mse Bfl-\n-d-hp PohnXw kmiv ]p Yesu jeevichathu Pole (Living as Jesus lived - Malayalam) Zac Poonen 1977 hnh Ø\w: tp _v ss\\m, tpmkv kn. amxyp ]I h-imiw {KŸ-I Øm-hn-\v. {KŸ-I Øm-hns tcjm-aq-e-amb A\p-hmZw IqSmsX Cu ]pkvxiw ]p\ ap-{zww snøphmt\m hnh Ø\w snøp-hmt\m ]msp- -X-. IqSp-X hnh-c-߃ p {KŸ-Im-cs\ kao-]n- p-i. 16, Da Costa Square, Bangalore 560084 Bh-iy-s -ts- pw ta hn-emkw: {InkvXy Akw-ªn, Ipam-c-\- q ]n.h tim -bw ticf 686 016. D -S w t]pv 1 sszh-øns ti{µ-e yw 3 2 Xmgva-bn Pohn- p- Xv 7 3 hnip- n-bn Pohn- p- Xv 15 4 kvt\l-øn Pohn- p- Xv 24 5 Bflm-hn Pohn- p- Xv 33 6 sszh-ln-x-øn Pohn- p- Xv 43 7 sszh-i- n-bm Pohn- p- Xv 51 8 sszh-a-l-xz-øn-\mbn Pohn- p- Xv 59 9 {InkvXp-hns Im 65

A[ymbw H v sszh-øn\v a\p-jy-s\- p-dn- p Dt±iyw Hcp Zmks\ Bh-iy-ap- m-bn-cp- -Xp-sIm- sszhw a\p-jys\ krjvsn- -Xv. Xs tkh-\-øn- \mbn Ahn-Sp-tØ v t\csø Xs timsn- -W- n\p ZqX- m-cp- m-bn-cp- p. F m Xs kz`mhhpw {]Ir-Xnbpw {]I-S-am- p Bsc- nepw D m-bn-cn- -W-sa B{K-l-Øn \n- mwv Ahn-Sp p a\p-jys\ krjvsn- -Xv. Cu kxyw ad- m {InkvXp-hn-ep \ΩpsS c -bpss {]my-ani Dt±iyw sszh-tk-h-\-am-sw p \mw Nn n pt]mtb- mw. CXmWv ]e hnizm-kn-iƒ pw kw`-hn- n- p sx v. sszhw BZm-ans\ krjvsn- p-hm XpS-ßp-tºmƒ Ahn-SpsØ hm p-iƒ ""\ΩpsS kmzr-iy-øn \ap p a-\p-jys\ krjvsn mw F m-bn-cp- p-ht m (D ]. 1:26). BZmw ]m]w snbvx-t mƒ, howp-t]mb ]m]- p-gn-bn \n p a\p-jys\ Db Øn-sb-Sp- p-hm- \p ] -Xnbpw sszhw Xs ap -dn-hn t\csø Hcp- n- -gn- n-cp- p. BZmw krjvsn- -s -Sp- - Xn-\p-ap-ºp-Xs {InkvXp-hns Ah-Xm-chpw {Iqinse ac-whpw sszh-øns a\- n-ep- m-bn-cp- p. {InkvXp-hn \ap- mbn Hcp- nb hos -Sp- nse sszhoi Dt±-iyw, sszh-{]-irxn shfn-s -Sp-ØpI F a\p-jy-s\- p-dn- p BZn-a-e yw \nd-th- p-hm km[n- p ÿnxn-bn-te p \sω Xncn- psim- p-h-cni F -Xm-bn-cp- p. {InkvXp-hn-ep hniz-k-øn-ep-ss-bmwp c e`n- p- -Xv. F m hnizmkw A[n-jvTn-X-am-bncn- p- Xp {InkvXp-hns hy n-xzsø pdn- p Znhy-sh-fn- m-sn-em-wv. AØcw hnizm-k-øn-eqss am{xta ]cn-ip- m-flm-hn\p \sω {InkvXp-hns kzcq-]-øn-te p \bn- p-hm Ign-bq. adn v {InkvXphn-s\- p-dn- p _p n-]-ctam `mkn-itam Bb Adnhv tbip-hns ImesØ thz-]-fin-x- m-sct msexs \sωbpw A -cm- n-øo pw. \k-td-b-\mb tbip-hn-\p- m-bn-cp- -Xn \n p hyxykvx-kz-`m-h-ß-fp thsdmcp {InkvXp-hns\ At\z-jn- p- -Xn-te- m-wt m Ah-cpsS thz-]-cn- m\w Ahsc \bn- -Xv. ]nxm-hn-t\msp Xpey-\n-e-bn sszh-am-bn-cns Xs -Øm Hgn p a\p-jy-\m-bn-øo Hcp-h- \mwv ss n-fn ImWp tbip (^n-en. 2:6,7). ChnsS kxyw hy -ambn a\- n-em-t - -Xp- v. tbip \ΩpsS PU-Øn h -t mgpw Xs hy n-xz-øn sszhw Xs -bm-bn-cp- p. sszh-øn\v Hcn- epw sszhw A m-xm-bn-øo-cp-hm km[ya- -t m. Xs sfln-i-po-hn-x-im-eøpw tbip sszh-am-bn-cp- p-sh- -Xns hy -amb sxfnhv Ahn- Sp v Bcm-[\ kzoi-cn p F XmWv. a\p-jy Ahn-Sp-tØ p \ Inb Bcm-[\ Xm kzoi-cn p F p kphn-ti-j-ß-fn Ggp-{]m-hiyw \mw ImWp- p- v. (a-øm. 8:2;9:18;33;14:15:25;20:20; a t m. 5:6; tbml. 9:38). sszh-zq-x- mcpw sszh-`-b-ap a\p-jycpw Bcm-[\ Hcn- epw kzoi-cn- p-i-bn (At m. 10:25,26;shfn. 22:8,9). F m tbip sszh-]p-{x-\m-bn-cp- -Xp-sIm v AXp kzoi-cn- p. Ahn-Sp p Xs -Øm Hgn- Xv F mwv? sszh-sa \ne-bn-ep Xs {]txyi Ah-Im-i߃ am{xw. c v DZm-l-c-W-߃ t\m mw: sszh-øn\p ]co- n- -s -Sp-hm km[y-a F p \ap- dnbmw (bm-t m. 1:13). F m tbip ]co- n- -s p F v sszh-h-n\w ]d-bp p (a-øm. 4:1 11). sszhw ki-ehpw Adn-bp- h\mwv F pw \ap- -dn-bmw. F m Hcn- Hcp AØn-hr- -Øns Acn-In sn n- p-am-{xta AXn ^e-apt m F p a\- n-em- p-hm tbip-hn\p km[n- p q F v sszh-h-n\w ]d-bp- p v (a t m. 11:13). Xs c mw hc-hns kabw X\n- -dn-hn F p tbip Hcn- ]d-bp-i-bp- mbn (a t m. 13:32). \Ωp-sS-t]m-se-bp PU-Øn Cu `qan-bn \S- n-cp ImeØp sszh-sa \ne-bn-ep- {]txyi Ah-Im-i-߃ tbip Xs -Øm Hgn- p-cp p F v CXn \n p hy -am-wv. ""hn\w sszham-bn-cp- p... hn\w PU-am-bn-Øo p'' (tbm-l. 1:1,14). {InkvXp-sh hy n-sb- p-dn- p Cu c p kxy-߃ Ahn-SpsØ sszhn-i-xzhpw a\p-jy-xzhpw Hcp-t]mse Xs hniz-kn- m am{xta Zpcp-]- tziw Hgn-hm- p-hm km[n- p-i-bp- p. sszh-h-n-\-ønse GsX- n-ep-samcp kxyw Ah-K-Wn- m Bflo-b-\jvSw Hgn-hm- p-hm km[ya-. \ΩpsS Adn-hnepw ip{iq-j-bnepw {InkvXp- -hns sszhn-i-xz-øn\pw a\p-jy-xz-øn\pw Xpey-{]m- [m\yw \ Ip- n-s - n \mw A]q Æ-\mb Hcp {InkvXp-hn, AYhm Xncp-sh-gp-Øn ImWs -Sp- - X- mø "as mcp tbip'hn, hniz-kn- p- -h-cm-bn-øo-cpw. \ΩpsS Pohn-X-Ønepw ip{iq-j-bnepw CXn- \-\p-k-cn- p \jvsw D m-ip-ibpw snøpw. {InkvXp-hns\ sszh-ambn Bcm-[n- p-hm am{x-a-, a\pjy-s\ \ne-bn A\p-K-an- p-hm Iq-Sn-bmWp \mw hnfn- -s - n-cn- p- -Xv. tbip Xs ac-w-øn-eqss \sω hos -Sp- pi am{x-a snbvx-xv. a\p-jy Fßs\ Pohn- -W-sa- p- sszhw Dt±-in- n-cp- pthm AXp Xs Pohn-X-Øn-eqsS ImWn- p-x-cn-ibpw snbvxp. Ahn- 2

Sp p \ΩpsS c -I am{x-a-, \ΩpsS apt m-sn-bp-amwv (F-{_m. 6:20). F m ka-bøpw F m kml-n-cy-ß-fnepw sszhsø ]q Æ-ambn A\p-k-cn p Pohn- p- -Xns Hcp amxr-i-bmwv Ahn-Sp p \ap p \ In-bn-cn- p- -Xv. ]m]- -abpw Bfl-\n-dhpw sszhw \ In-bn- p-f-f F Ir]-Ifpw Htc-sbmcp e y-øn-te p \sω \bn- -W-sa- mwv Ahn-SpsØ Dt±-iyw. \mw Ahn-SpsØ ]p{xs kzcq-]-tømsv A\p-cq-]-cmbn-ØocW-sa XmWv Cu e yw. a\p-jys\ tbip-hn-s\-t msebm n-øo pi F sszh-øns \nxy-amb Dt±-iy-Øns shfn -Øn am{xta sszh-h-n-\-øn-ep F m D]-tZ-ißfpw icn-bmbn a\- n-em- p-hm Ign-bp-I-bp- p. ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns apjy-ip-{iq-jsb Zznap-J-amb hn[-øn hnh-cn- n-cn- p p: ""Hcp IÆm-Sn-bnse- -t]mse \mw I Øm-hns txp p ImWp-Ibpw Bflm-hn-\m AtX kzcq-]-øn-te p txpn \n p txp- n-te p cq]m- -c-s -Sp-Øs SpIbpw snøp p'' (2 simcn. 3:18 NASB). ]cn-ip- mflmhp XpS -bmbn I Øm-hmb tbip-hns txp- ns\ \ap p Xncp-sh-gp-Øn (I-Æm-Sn) ImWn- p- X-cp-hm\pw B kzcq-]-øn-te p \sω cq]m- -c-s -Sp-Øp-hm\pw {ian- p- p. ]nxm-hmb sszhhpw Xs ]c-am-[n-im-c-ap-]-tbm-kn v CtX e y-øn-te- mwv \ΩpsS F m kml-n-cy-ß-tfbpw {Iao-I-cn- n-cn- p- -Xv. ""Xs kvt\ln p- -h p-th n sszhw F mw tn Øp \ -bv mbn {]h Øn- n- p-sim- n-cn- p- p. \n Æ-b-{]-Imcw hnfn- -s - -hsc Xs ]p{xs kzcq- ]-Øn\v A\q-cq-]-cm-Ip-hm ap n-b-an- p-ibpw snbvxn-cn- p p'' (tdm-a 8:28, 29 NASB). \ΩpsS Pohn-X-Ønse Hmtcm kw`-hhpw kml-n-cyhpw \sω tbip-hn-t\msv Aev]w-IqSn A\q-cq-]-cm- Ww F mwp sszthm-t±-iyw. \mw tbip-hn-s\-t msebmbn-øo-cww F Htc e yw h mwv kz - Øn \ΩpsS ]nxmhpw \ΩpsS lrz-b-øn ]cn-ip- m-flmhpw {]h Øn- p-sim- n-cn- p- Xv F p \mw ImWp- p. I Øm-hns kz`m-h-øn \mw IqSp-Xembn ] m-fn-i-fm-ip-t mdpw IqSp-X Ahn-Sp p Pohn- - Xp-t]mse Cu `qan-bn \mw Pohn- p-hm-\n-s-bm-ipw. CXmWv Bfl-\n-d-hp Pohn-Xw. tbip `qan-bn-te p h Xv Hcp amem-j-sb-t m-se-b-, adn v \sω-t m-se-bm-bn-cp- p. ss nƒ ]d-bp- Xv, ""ki-e-ønepw Xs ktlm-z-c- m-tcmsp kzr-iy-\m-bn-øo p''f mwv (F-{_m. 2:17). (Xs ktlm-z-c- m Xs injy- m-cmwv aøm. 12:50). Ahn-Sp p ki-e-ønepw \ap v (A-hn- SpsØ injy- m ) kzr-i-\m-bn-øo n-cp- n-s - n \ap-s mcp ZrjvSm- -am-ip-hm Ahn-Sp-tØ p km[n- p-am-bn-cp- n-. ""Fs A\p-K-an v'' F v \tωmsp Iev]n- p-hm\pw Ahn-Sp-tØ p Ign-bp-ambn-cp- n-. `qan-bpss BI j-w-i n A\p-`-h-s -SmØ amejbv v \sω \o ]Tn- n- p-hm km[n- m-ø-xp-t]mse \ΩpsS ]cn-an-xn-i-fn- mø Hcp-h\p \ΩpsS apt m-sn-bm-bn-cn- m km[y-a- t m. Xm ]n p-s -Xp-t]mse {InkvXp-hns\ ]n p-s-cp-hm ]utemkv \ Inb {]t_m-[-\hpw Aßs\-sb- n A -iq-\y-am-bn-øo-cpw. Imc-Ww, tbip Pohn- -Xp-t]mse Pohn- p-hm ]utem-kn\pw km[n- p-am-bn-cp- n-. C{]-Imcw {InkvXp-hns PohnXw ]n p-s-cp-hm km[n- m-øxpw A`n-\-µn- phm am{xw DX-Ip- -Xp-amb H m-bn-øo-cpw. F m tbip \Ωp-sS-Xp-t]m-se-bp PU-Øn h v AXns F m ]cn-an-xn-ifpw kzoi-cn p \ap p ]n p-s-cp-hm Hcp amxri h n p t]mb-xn-\m \ap- p sszhsø kvxpxn- mw. hnip- hpw \n Ω-e-hp-amb Hcp PohnXw tbip a\p-jy-s\ \ne-bn Pohn- -Xn-\m Ahn-Sp-sØ-t mse \ap pw \S- p-hm Ign-bpw. Ign-bm-Xn-cn- m bmsxmcp Imc-W-hpan (1 tbml. 2:6). \mw a\p-jysc \ne-bn _e-lo-\-cm-i-bm a\p-jy-s\ \ne-bn Cu `qanbn Pohn- p-tºmƒ tbip-hn\p simspø AtX ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns i n \ap pw \ Im sszhw Hcp- -am-wv. tbip-hns\ kvt\ln- -Xp-t]mse sszhw \sωbpw kvt\ln- p- -Xn-\m Ahn-Sp p tbip-hn\p simsp-ø-sx mw \ap pw kt m-j-tømss Xcpw (tbm-l. 17:23). F m Ahn-SpsØ i n hnizkn- p h p am{xta e`n- p- p p (F-t^. 1:19). AXp-sIm- p sszh-h-n-\-øn-ep- hnizm-k- p-dhmwv C sø hnizm-kn-iƒ ]m]-øn\pw kmøm-\p-sa-xnsc Ign-hn- m-ø-hcpw i n-b- -h-cp-am-bn-cn- p- -Xns Imc-Ww. ""]m]w snbvxn- n- mø Ahn-SpsØ Im p-h-sp-iƒ ]n p-s-cpi'' (1 ]t{xm. 2:21,22) F Iev]- \-bvs -Xnsc kmøm sim p-h-cp Hgn-I-gnhv \mw a\p-jy-cm-i-bm CS-bv nss ]m]w snøm-xn-cn- m km[y-a F m-wv. F m tbip \ΩpsS PU-Øn hcn-ibpw ]m]w snøm-xn-cn- p-ibpw snbvxp F p \mw a\- n-em- p-tºmƒ c p Imcy-߃ kw`-hn- p p: 1 ]m]sø kw_- n v \ap v Hgn-I-gn-hn- msx hcpw. 2 tbip-hn-s\-t mse \-Ωp pw ]m]-øn-t -ep Pb-Øn Pohn mw F hnizmkw \ap p e`n- pw. \n߃ Cu ]pkvx-i-øn Xncp-sh-gp-Øn-ep kxy-߃ hmbn- p-tºmƒ ]utem-kn-s\-t mse 3

Fs bpw {]m \: ""\ΩpsS I Øm-hmb tbip-{in-kvxp-hns sszhhpw al-xz-ap ]nxm-hp-am-bh \n߃ p Xs ({In-kvXp-hn-s\) pdn- p ]cn- m-\-øn m\-øn-s bpw shfn- m-sn-s bpw Bflm-hns\ Xcs '' (F-^. 1:17;3:16) F m-wv. {InkvXp-hns\ ]q Æ-ambn Adn-bp- -Xn-eqsS am{xta \ap p ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns i n Adn-bphm km[n- p-i-bp- q. Bfl-\n-d-hp Hcp a\p-jys ]cn-]q Æ-Zr-jvSm- -amwv tbip. Ahn-Sp v Cu `qan-bn Fß-s\-bmWp Pohn- -sx p a\- n-em- p-tºmƒ Bfl-\n-d-hp Hcp Pohn-X-Øns {]txy-i-x-iƒ F m-sw p \ap- p hy -ambn Adn-bp-hm Ign-bpw. A[ymbw c v Xmgva-bn Pohn- p- Xv sszhw krjvsn hkvxp- -fpss A\- -amb sshnn-{x-øn Cu temiøv sszhn-i-a-lxzw ho n- p-hm \ap p km[n pw (k- o. 19:1). a\p-jy-a-\- n\v Dƒs m- p-hm Ign-bm-Ø-hn[w hnkvxr- X-amWv {]]- w. iq\ym-im-i-øn-ep-s-\ofw, timsn- -W- n\p {]Im-i-h j-ß-fpss AI-e-Øn-embn \ -{X-hyq-l-߃ NnX-dn- n-s- p- p. AtX kabw Cu hnim-e-amb {]]- -Ønse Hmtcm IWn- Ibpw \ -t\-{x-ß-fm ImWm Ign-bmØ AWp- -fm \n Ωn-X-am-bn-cn- p- p. Cu sndnb AWp- -fn-em-i-s, At\Iw Ce-Ivt{Sm-Wp-Iƒ Np n- -d-ßn-s m- n-cn- p-ibpw snøp- p. \ΩpsS sszhw F{X hen-b-h! F m tbip-{in-kvxp-hns Hcp injys\ kw_- n- n-s-tømfw {]]- -Øn-ep Cu A p- X-ß-fn-e Ah {]my-an-i-ambn sszh-a-lxzw Z in- p- -Xv. howp-t]mb \ΩpsS h -tømsv GIo-`hn- p- -Xn-\p-th n Xs -Øm Hgn p \ΩpsS PU-Øn h -h-\mb sszh-]p-{xs Xmgva-bn-emWv Hcp {InkvXp-in-jy sszh-a-lxzw ImWp- -Xv. ""hn\w PU-am-bn-Øo p; Ir]bpw kxyhpw \nd- -h-\mbn \ΩpsS CS-bn ]m Øp. R߃ Ahs txp p ]nxm-hn \n p GI-Pm-X-\mbhs txp- mbn I p'' (tbm-l. 1:14). "krjvsn-bn ImW-s -Sp txp- ns\ \njv{]-`-am- p Hcp- z-e-tx-p v' F v \ap v AXn-t\mSv Iq n-t mw. kz K-Ønse alm-cm-pmhp \Ωn Hcp-h-s\-t mse \ΩpsS PU-Øn h p \Ωp-sS-bn-S-bn hkn- p. GtXm HuZmcyw ImWn- p- p. As - n klmbw snøp p F at\m-`m-h-tøm-ss-b-. adn v bym Xmgva-bn, ki-e-ønepw \tωmsv GIo-`-hn- -X-h-\m-bn, Ahn-Sp p h p. tbip-{inkvxp snbvx al-ømb A p-x-{]-hr-øn-isf At]- n v Ahn-SpsØ alxzw \mw Gsd- m-wp- Xv Cu Xmgva-bn-em-Wv. Ahn-SpsØ Xmgva-bpsS al-xz-amwv ]cn-ip- m-flmhv BZy-ambn \sω ImWn- p-hm B{K-ln- p- -Xv. Cu taj-e-bn-emwv \mw tbip-hns Im p-h-sp-iƒ {]my-an- I-ambn ]n Xp-S-tc- -Xpw. `qan-bn Hcp a\p-jy-s\ \ne-bn hnip- nbpw kvt\lhpw \nd PohnXw \bn- p- -Xn\p apºp-xs tbip Xs -Øm XmgvØn. AXm-bn-cp p BZysØ ]Sn. txp- n-te- p \ΩpsS BZysØ NphSpw AXp-X-s. tbip `qan-bn-te p hcp- -Xn\v At\-Im-bncw h j-߃ p apsº, ]cn- m-\-ønepw kuµ-cy- Ønepw XnI- -h-\mbn sszhw Hcp ZqXs\ krjvsn p eqkn-^. sszh-zq-x-k-aq-l-øns Xe-h- \mbn Xs sszhw Ahs\ \nb-an- p. Ahs D n Alw-`mhw s]mßn-h- -t mƒ X\n p e`n ÿm\w-sim p Xr]vX-\m-ImsX D -X-]-Z-hn-bn-te p t]mip-hm\pw Xs -Ø-s Db Øp-hm-\p-amWv Ah {ian- Xv (sb-l. 28:11 17;sbi. 14:12-15). Ah C{]-Imcw sszh-øns krjvsn-bpss CS-bn ]m]w sim p h p. sszhw DS Xs Ahs\ Xmtg v Gdn- p-i-f-bp-ibpw Ah kmøm-\mbn amdp-ibpw snbvxp. BI-bm k -tem-i-øn-ep-ap F m ]m]-øn-s bpw ZpjvS-X-bp-sSbpw aqe-imcww Alw-`m-h-am-sW p sxfn-bp- p. BZmw ]m]w snbvx-t mƒ \c-i-ønse \nkfw Ah-s\bpw _m[n- p. \nk-f-sa Cu _m[- tbm-sp-iq-sn-bmwv BZm-ans Hmtcm k -Xnbpw Ct mƒ P\n- p- -Xv. a\p-jys\ Cu hnj-_m-[-bn \n p hos -Sp- p-hm-\mbn tbip Xs -Øm XmgvØn. ]m]w eqkn-^-dns \nk-f-øn \n p- -hn- -Xp-t]mse \ΩpsS hos -Sp v tbip Xs -Øm XmgvØn-b-Xp- \n-an-ø-amwp km[y-am-b-xv. {InkvXp-hns Xmgva \ap-s -{X-am{Xapt m A{X-am-{Xta \ap v Ahn- SpsØ a\ pw e`n- n- p- p. \ΩpsS Bflo-b-h-f -bpss sx n- q-smø Af-hp-tIm CXp-am-{X-am- Wv. kz o-b-a-l-xz-øn \n p `qan-bn-te- p tbip-hns Cd-ßn-h-chp Xs Xmgva-bpsS B - 4

cy-i-c-amb Hcp {]Z i-\am-ip- p. F m CXp-sIm p Xr]vXn-bm-ImsX ""Hcp a\p-jys\ \ne-bnepw Ahn-Sp p Xs -Øm XmgvØn'' F mwp \mw hmbn- p- Xv (^n-en. 2:8). ""ki-e-ønepw Xs ktlm-z-c- m-tcmsp kzr-iy-\mbn''øo -tijw (F-{_m. 2:17) as m a\p-jy pw H w sszh-ap-ºmsi tbip \ne-sim- p. sszhw F m-am-bn-øo-tc- -Xn\v Ahn-Sp v H p-an- m-xm-bn-øo p. CXmWv bym Xmgva. euin-i-amb al-xzhpw t{ijvt-xbpw Af- p- Xv Hcp hy n-bpss ÿm\w, [\w, t\ -߃, IpSpw-_-a-lna BZn-bm-bh sim m-wv. F m tbip-hn ImW-s sszh-a-lxzw Ch-bn \n v F{X hyxy-kvx-amwv! Xm GXp IpSpw-_-Øn P\n- Ww F p Xnc-s -Sp- p-hm-\p A-h-k-c-ap- m-bn-cp Htc Hcp hy n tbip-hm-bn-cp- p. \ap- m pw B Hcp Xnc-s -Sp p km[y-am-bn-cp- n-. F- m GXp IpSpw-_-amWv tbip Xnc-s -Sp-ØXv? ""Ahn-sS-\n v Fs - nepw \ hcptam'' F v Bfp-Iƒ kwibn- n-cp sndp-]- -W-amb \k-sd-ønse Adn-b-s -SmØ Hcp Bim-cn-bpsS IpSpw_w! (tbm-l. 1:46). tbmtk-^n-s bpw adn-b-bp-ssbpw Zmcn{Zyw \nanøw sszh-øn\v Hcp Ip m-sns\ bmk-ambn A n- p- -hm t]mepw Ah p Ign- n (eq-t m. 2:22-24;tehy. 12:8). am{x-a-, Xm GXp Np p-]m-sn P\n- Ww F p Xnc-s -Sp- p-hm Ign-hp- m-bn-cp Htc Hcp hy nbpw tbip am{x-am-bn-cp- p. Xm P\n-t ÿew IrXy-ambn Xnc-s -Sp- p-hm Ahk-c-ap- m-bn-cp Ahn-Sp v GXp ÿe-amwp Xnc-s -Sp-ØXv? Hcp Ffnb Imen-sØm-gp-Ønse ]p søm n! C\nbpw tbip Xs -Øm Xnc-s -SpØ IpSpw-_-irw-Je t\m p-i. aøm. 1:3-6 3 6 \ Inbn-cn- p tbip-hns IpSpw-_-N-cn-{X-Øn \mep kv{xoi-fpss t]cp v. AXn-sem p Xs AΩmhn-b- sblq-zm-bp-am-bp hy`n-nm-c-øn-eqss Hcp ai-\p- mb Xmam-cm-Wv. c m-a-sxm-cp-hƒ sbcotlm-bnse Ip{]-kn- -amb thiy clm-_v. aq m-a-ø-hƒ temøpw kz aifpw XΩn-ep- mb hy`n- Nm-c-Øns ^e-ambn P\n tamthm-_ns hwi-øn-ep cqøv. \mem-a-ø-hƒ Ducn-bm-hns `mcybm-bn-cns ZmhoZv hy`n-nmcw snbvx s_øvti-_m. F p-sim- mwv tbip C{X tami-amb Hcp hwim-h-en-bn P\n- p-hm-\mbn Xnc-s -Sp-ØXv? BZm-ans howp-t]mb h -tømsp ]q Æ-ambn GIo-`-hn- p-hm-\mwv Ahn-Sp v C{]-Imcw snbvx-xv. ChnsS \mw Ahn-SpsØ Xmgva ImWp- p. IpSpw-_-Øn-s tbm IpSpw-_-]m-c-º-cy-Øns tbm ]pi-gvnsbm pw Ahn-Sp v B{K-ln- n-. tbip kzbw a\p-jy-\p-ambn ]q Æ-ambn GIo-`-hn- p. h w, IpSpw-_w, ÿm\-am-\-߃ CXym- Zn-Iƒ -Xo-X-ambn k h-am-\-h p-ap ka-xz-øn Ahn-Sp p hniz-kn- p. AXp-sIm p kaq-l- Ønse G- hpw sndnbhcpw XmW-hcpw Bb-h-cn Hcph\mbn Xm Xo p. F m-h-cp-ssbpw Zmk-\mbn-Øo-tc- -Xn\v Gh pw Xmsg-bp ÿm\w Ahn-Sp v kzoi-cn- p. a p- -h-cpss Xmgv \ne-bntebv v Cd-ßn-s - p -h\p am{xta Ahsc Db Øn-sb-Sp- p-hm km[n- q. tbiphpw Cß-s\-bmbn-cp p h -Xv. \ΩpsS a\- ns \ho-i-c-w-øn-eq-ss-bmwv ]cn-ip- m-flmhp \sω cq]m- -c-s -Sp-Øp- Xv (tdma 12:1). {InkvXp-hn-ep bym -Xm-gva-bpsS hnøp \ΩpsS Nn -I-fn-emWp hnx-bv -s -Sp- -Xv. \ΩpsS {]hr-øn-i-tfm, a p- -h-cpss apºm-si-bp s]cp-am- tam A, t\sc-a-dn p \mw X\nsb Bbncn- p-tºm-gp \ΩpsS Nn -I-fmWv \sω- p-dn p Xs -bpw, a p- -h-tcmsp Xmc-X-ay-s -Sp-Ønbpw D Nn -Iƒ \mw {InkvXp-hns kzcq-]-tømsv A\p-cq-]-ambn cq]m- -c-s -Sp- pt m C tbm F p \n Æ-bn- p- -Xv. \ΩpsS Nn -I-fn \mw icn pw sndn-b-h-cmbn ImW-s -Sp- p-s - n am{x-ta, \ap p "a p- hsc \sω- mfpw {][m-\-s - -h-cmbpw' (^n-en. 2:3 English NASB) \sω-øs "kie hnip- - mcnepw G hpw sndn-b-h-cmbpw' (F-s^. 3:8) ImWp-hm Ign-bq. tbip-hns PohnXw C n-[-am-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p Xs -Øs Hcp a\p-jy-\mbpw Xs ]nxmhns apºmsi Hcp Hgn- ]m{x-ambpw IW- m- n. X n-an-øw, ]nxm-hns alxzw tbip-hn-eqss AXns kie kºq Æ-X-bnepw hnf-ßp-hm CS-bm-bn. ]nxm-hns apºmsi H p-an- m-bva-bpss at\m-`mhw kzoi-cn- n-cp- -Xn-\m, ]nxmhp X\n- mbn Hcp- nb kml-n-cy-߃s mw kt m-j-tøm-ss-io-g-s-ßp-hm\pw ]nxm-hns Iev]-\-I-sf mw ]q Ælr-Z-b-tØmsS A\p-k-cn- p-hm\pw Ahn-Sp-tØ p km[n- p. ""Xs -Øm XmgvØn ac-w-tømfw-... A\p-k-c-W-ap- -h-\m-bn-øo p'' (^n-en. 2:8). sszh-tøm-sp ]q Æ A\p-k-c-W-amWp bym Xmgva-bpsS e -Ww. CXn-s\- mƒ hy - amb as mcp Af-hp-tImepw C -X-s. ap -Xp-h jw tbip A]q Æ-cm-bn-cp hf Ø- \pw amxm-hn\pw Iog-Sßn Pohn- p. AXm-bncp p Xs ]nxm-hns lnxw. Ahn-Sp-tØ p tbmtk-^n-s\bpw adn-b-sbbpw At]- n- p [mcmfw 5

Adn-hp- m-bn-cp- p. F nepw Ahn-Sp v Ah p Iog-S-ßn. Xß-sf- mƒ _p n-]-c-ambpw Bflo-b-ambpw XmW-\n-e-bn-ep- -h p Iog-S-ßp-hm a\p-jy v H pw Ffp- -a-. F m bym Xmgvabv v CsXmcp {]iv\-ta-b-. Xm Bcp-a F p kzbw Bflm -ambn Icp-Xp Hcp-h\p sszhw Xs ta \nb-an- m- p B pw Iog-S-ßp- -Xn\p bmsxmcp {]bm-k-hp-ap- m-hp-i- -bn. km[m-c-w-bmbn A[n-I-amcpw hne-a-xn- mø Hcp sxmgn Bim-cn- Wn Bbn-cp p tbip Xnc-s -Sp-Ø-Xv. AXn-\p-tijw Ahn-Sp p ]cky ip{iqj Bcw-`n- p-tºmƒ Xs t]cn\p aptºm ]ntºm tn p-hm ÿm\-t -cp-iƒ H pw C m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p "]mã tbip'thm "dh-d v tumivs tbip'thm H pw Bbn-cp- n-. Xm tkhn- p-hm h km[m-cw a\p-jy-cpss apºn Xs Db Øn- m-wn- p euin-i-]- -Z-hntbm ÿm\-t tcm H pw Ahn-Sp v B{K-ln- n-. At\z-jn- -Xp-an-. tiƒ m snhn-bp- -h tiƒ -s. Hcn- P\w tbip-hns Np pw IpSn-bn p Xs cmpm-hm- p-hm {ian- -t mƒ Ahn-Sp v AhcpsS CS-bn \n p kmh-[m\w Hgn- p-am-dp-i-bm-wp- -bxv (tbm-l. 6:15). "a\p-jy-]p-{x ' F pam{xw Adn-b-s -Sp-hm-\m-bn-cp p Ahn-Sp p B{K-ln- -Xv. a\p-jy-cpss apºm-si-bp am\-tam, axnt m Ahn-Sp v At\z-jn- n- n-. Ahbv p hne-i-ev n Xpan-. Ahn-Sp p Xs ]nxm-hns apºm-si-am{xw Pohn- p-i-bpw, Pohn-X-Imew apgp-h\pw a\p-jy-cm Ah-K-Wn- -s -Sp- -Xn\pw \nµn- -s -Sp- -Xn\pw Hcp- -ap- -h-\m-bn-cn- p-ibpw snbvxp. ]nxm-hns AwKo-Im-c-Øn-\p-am-{Xta Ahn-Sp p hne-i-ev n- n-cp- p- q. Bsc-sb- nepw kujy-am- p-i-tbm, GsX- nepw A pxw {]h Øn- p-itbm snbvx-xn-\p-tijw AXv Bcpw Adn-b-cpXv F m-bn-cp p tbip-hns B{K-lw. Ah-sbm pw X\n p {]kn- n-t\-sp-hm- \p AS-hp-I-fm-bn-cp- n-. t\tc-a-dn v Hmtcm-cp-Ø-cpsS Bh-iy-߃ I p a\- -en p snbvx A p-x-{]-hr-øn-i-fm-bn-cp p Ah. bmbo-tdm-kns acn- p-t]mb aisf Db n- -tijw a m-scbpw Adn-bn-cn- -cp-xv F v Ahn-Sp v Jfin-X-ambn \n t±iw \ In (a t m. 5:43). tbip Cu temiw hn p-t]m-b-xn-\ptijw am{x-am-bn-cp p injy- m Ahn-SpsØ Poh-N-cn{Xw ]c-ky-am- n-b-xv. tbip {Iqin- -s - -Xns Xte-cm{Xn Hcp ]m{x-øn sh -sa-spøv injy- m-cpss Im Igp-Iptºmƒ AXp Xs Pohn-XsØ kw_- n pw kxy-am-bn-cp Hcp D]-a-bmbn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp v F m a\p-jy pw Zmk-\m-bn-Øo p. Xs injy- m-cpss ]mz-߃ aen-\-am-bn-cp p F v Ahn-Sp p thkw I -dn-bp-ibpw, a m-sc- nepw Ah Igp-Ip-hm apt m p hcptam F p t\m n-\n msx thkw ]m{xsa-spøv Bh-iy-amb {]hrøn snøp-hm XpS-ßp-Ibpw D m-bn. B {]hr-øn-bm-i-s, a p- -h-cpss tkh-\-øn-\mbn Dgn- p-h Hcp Pohn-X-Øns {]Xo-Im-fl-I-amb ip{iq-j-bm-bn-cp- p. GsX- nepw {]hrøn snøp-hm a p- -h Xt msv Bh-iy-s -Sp-hm-\mbn tbip ImØp-\n- n-. Bh-iy-sa- msw p I -dn p th -sx mw bym-k-abw Ahn-Sp p snøp-i-bm-wp- m-b-xv. tbip kaq-l-ønse G hpw Xmtg- n-s-bn-ep- -h-cp-ambn ASpØ _ w ]pe Øp-Ibpw Ah p ka-\mbn Ah-tcmSp tn p \S- p-ibpw snbvxp. Ahn-Sp p ]m]-c-ln-x\pw ]cn-]q Æ\pw Bbn-cp- p-sh- n-epw, Xß-fpsS A]q Æ-X-Iƒ \nanøw a p- -h p Xs kmao-]y-øn h mbva txm phm Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw CS-sIm-Sp-Øn-. Xs injy- m-cpss apºn Hcp c m-[n-imcn (Patron) F `mhhpw Ahn-Sp-tØ- n- m-bn-cp- p. hmkvx-h-øn, Xs imkn- p-hm-t\m, D-]-tZ-in- p-hmt\m Ah p asn txm m-xn-cn- p-amdv Ah-cp-sS-bn-S-bn tbip-hns s]cp-am w A{X kzx-{ -am-bn-cp p (a-øm. 16:22; a t m. 4:38;9:5). tbip {]m -\-bv mbn Xs injy- m-cpss Iq mbva At\z-jn- -Xn \n v Ahn-SpsØ Xmgva \ap p ImWp-hm km[n- pw. skøvsi-a-\-bnse txm Øn h v Ahn-SpsØ "D w ac-w-th-z-\- t]mse AXn-Zpx-JnX'amb-Xn-\m Xt m-sp-tn p {]m n- p-hm ]t{xm-kv, bmt m-_v, tbml- m F n-h-tcmsv tbip Bh-iy-s p (a-øm. 26:38). Xm kzoi-cn- n-cp PU-Øns XnI _e-lo-\- X-sb- p-dn v tbip-hn\p \ t_m[y-ap- m-bn-cp- p. AXp-sIm- mwv Ahn-Sp v {]m -\-bn AhcpsS Iq mbva B{K-ln- -Xv. H p-an- m-bvasb AwKo-I-cn- p-hm X kxy-k- X \ap- n- m-ø-xmwp \Ωn-ep-sS-bp sszhi- n-bpss {]I-S-\sØ ]cn-an-x-s -Sp-Øp- -Xv. F m tbip \ap p Xmgva-bpsS hgn Im n-ø- n- p- v. PU-Øns _e-lo-\-x-bpw, a\p-jy F \ne-bn-ep \ΩpsS H p-an- m-bvabpw AwKo-I-cn- pi F -Xm-WXv. tbip Xs -Øm XmgvØn-b-Xp-sIm- m-bn-cp p sszhw Ahn-Sp-tØ p k h-tem-i-øn\pw aotx G hpw Db ÿm\w \ In-bXv (^n-en. 2:9). Xmgva-bpsS hgn-bn G hpw A[nIw k- - -cn- n- p- h-cm-bn-cn pw al-xz-øn tbip-hns heøpw C-SØpw Ccn- p- -Xv. tbip Xs Pohn-X-Imew apgp-h Xmgva-bn-te p k cn p-sim- n-cp- p. kz -Øn \n p Xmtg n-d-ßn-h- -t mƒ apx Im h-dn-bnse Ipcn-ip-hsc Xmgva-bn \n p Xmgva-bn-te v Ahn-Sp p 6

k -cn- p. Hcn- t]mepw Xncn p kzbw Db-cp-hm Ahn-Sp p {ian- n-. temi-øn Ct mƒ c p i n-iƒ am{x-amwp {]h Øn- p-sim- n-cn- p- Xv: H v, kmøms, AYhm eqkn-^-dns Bflmhv; temi-øn-em-bmepw {InkvXo-b-k-aq-l-Øn-em-bmepw kzbw Db Øphm-\mWv CXp a\p-jysc t{]-cn- n- p- -Xv. F m {InkvXp-hns Bflm-hm-I-s, a\p-jysc XßfpsS bp-am-\s hgn-bn-eqss Xmgva-bn-te p \bn- p- p. \ne-øp-how tkmx-ºp-a-wn-t]mse tbip Xtg- n-d-ßn. Ahn-SpsØ bym injy- m-scsb mw Cu {]txyi kz`m-h-hn-ti-j-øm \n w- ibw Xncn- -dn-bp-hm Ign-bpw. tbiphns Xmgva-bpsS alxzw G -hp-a-[niw Xnf-ßn- m-wp- Xv Ahn-SpsØ ac-w-øn-emwv tbip-hn-\p- m-b-xp-t]mse C{Xbpw A\ym-b-amb Hcp hnnm-cw Hcn- epw \S- n- n-. F nepw D]-{Zhw, \nµ, A\o-Xn, Ah-tl-f-\w, ]cn-lmkw F n-h-s mw Ahn-Sp p \n»_vzw Iog-S-ßn. Ahn-Sp p Xs i{xp- -fp-ss-ta im]w h jn- p-itbm, {]Xn-Im-c-`o-jWn apg- p-i-tbm, sszh-zq-x- m-cpss klmbw Bh-iy-s -Sp-Itbm snbvxn-. sszh-]p-{x F \ne-bn X\n- p- m-bn-cp Ah-Im-iß-sf mw Ahn-Sp p ths p h p. "Npcp- nb apjvsn' a\p-jy-h -Øn\p tbmpn Hcp Nn -am-wv. kz Ah-Im-i-߃, A[n-Im-c߃, DS-a-ÿX F nh hn p-sim-sp- msx ]nsn p sim p-hm-\pw, B{I-an- -s -Sp-tºmƒ Xncn- m-{i-an- p-hm\pw D Hcp-hs B{K-l-sØ-bmWv AXp kqnn- n- p- -Xv. tbip-hm-i-s, t\tc-a-dn v Im h-dn-bn BWn-Iƒ ASn- -s -Sp- -Xn-\mbn ssiiƒ Xpd- p-sim- Sp-Øp. Ahn-Sp v Ft mgpw F mw \ In-s m- n-cp- -Xn-\m Ahn-SpsØ ssiiƒ Ft mgpw Xpd- - \n-e-bn-em-bn-cp- p. Ah-km-\-ambn Ahn-Sp p Xs kz -Po-h-s\bpw \ In. CXmWp bym Xmgva. a\p-jy-s\- p-dn p sszh-øn-\p-ff Dt±-iyhpw CXp-X-s -bm-wv. tbip-hns alxzw {]k-cn- n- p-hm B{K-ln- p Hcp injy hnfn- -s - n-cn- p- Xp ]cm- Xn-Iq-SmsX A\ymbw kln- p-hm-\m-wv. thz-]p-kvxiw ]d-bp p: "\n߃ icn-bm-bxp snbvx-xn-\p-tijw A ln- mø coxn-bn t iw A\p-`-hn-t - n-h-cp-tºmƒ AXp a-tbmss kln- p-i-bm-sw- n AXp sszh-øn\p kzoim-cyhpw {]km-z-i-chpw Bbn-cn- pw. CXn-\m-bn- m-wt m \n߃ hnfn- -s - n-cn- p- -Xv. CXp \nß-fpss Pohn- -X-Øns Hcp Ahn-`m-Py-L-S-I-am-Wv. {InkvXp IjvS-X-b-\p-`-hn- -t mƒ, \n߃ Xs Im p-h-sp-iƒ ]n K-an- p-hm-\mbn Xs hy n-]-c-amb ZrjvSm w Ahn-Sp p \ In-bn- p- v.... ]cn-lm-khpw \nµbpw A\p-`-hn \ymb-ambn hn[n- p- -hs ssibn Xs -Ø-s bpw F m- n-s\bpw Ahn-Sp p ka n p'' (1 ]t{xm. 2:20 23 Amplified Bible). tbip-hns Xmgva a m-scbpw hn[n- p-hm Xs A\p-h-Zn- n-. sszhw am{x-amwv F m a\pjy-cp-ssbpw hn[n-i Øm-hv. hn[n- p-hm Bsc- nepw Hcp-sº-Sp-tºmƒ, sszh-øn-\p-am{xw Ah-Im-iap ÿm\-tø- mwv Ah Xs -Øs Db Øp- -Xv. `qan-bnse Hcp km[m-cw a\p-jy F \ne-bn, ""Rm Bscbpw hn[n- p- n '' F v tbip ]d p (tbm-l. 8:15). Ahn-Sp p \ymb-hn-[nsb mw Xs ]nxm-hns Iøn G ]n- p-sim-sp-øp. Chn-sSbpw Ahn-SpsØ Xmgva-bpsS al-xzamwp \mw ImWp- -Xv. Xs ]nxmhp X\n- mbn {Iao-I-cn- n-cp \nµy-amb ac-w-øn\pw tbip kzta-[bm Iogvs - p. Xs {Iqip-a-cWw Bkq-{XWw snøp-ibpw \S- n-em- p-ibpw snbvx am\p-jni D]-I-c-W-߃ p ]n n tbip Xs ]nxm-hns Icw Is -Øp-Ibpw, "]nxmhp \ Inb' ]m\-]m{xw a\-t mss IpSn- p-ibpw snbvxp (tbm-l. 18:11). ""ac-w-tøm-fw, {Iqinse ac-w-tømfw Xs, A\p-k-c-W-ap- -h-\m-bn-øo p'' (^n-en. 2:8). CXmWp sszh-h-n-\-øn ImW-s -Sp bym tbip-hns Pohn-Xw. C m-esø kphn-tij-i- m-sc-t m-se, Hcp {]kn- -hy- n-tbm, kn\-am-xm-ctam F a n X\n p _lp-a-xn-sbm pw e`n- n-. t\tc-a-dn- p, a\p-jy-cm Xm \nµn-x-\pw ]cn-xy- \pw Bbn-cp- p. A sø temiw tbiphns\ Ipcn-in Xd p sim v Hgn-hm- p-i-bmwp snbvx-xv. C sø temihpw hyxy-kvx-sam- p-a ; injy Kpcp-hn\p aosx-bp-a-. P\-k-Ω-Xnbpw temi-øns _lp-a-xnbpw t\sp Hcp {InkvXo-bX bym -hn-izm-k-øns Hcp hympm-\p-i-c-w-am-wv. tbip{inkvxp-hns P\\w apx acww hscbp PohnXw shfn-hm- p Hcp hkvxp-x, ""a\p-jy-cpss CS-bn D -X-am-bXp sszh-øns apºmsi Ad- t{x'' F mwv (eq-t m. 16:15). tbip ]d- p, Rm kuay-xbpw Xmgvabpw D -h BI-bm...F n \n p ]Tn- n '' (a- Øm. 11:29). tbip Xs injy- m-tcmsp X n \n p ]Tn- p-hm Bh-iy-s Htc Hcp Imcyw CXmbn-cp- p. CXp-X-s -bmwp \mapw Ahn-SpsØ Pohn-X-Øn \n pw ]Tn-t - -Xv. 7

A[ymbw aq v hnip- n-bn Pohn- p- Xv sszhw shfn- hpw kvt\lhpw BIp p (1 tbml. 1:5;4:8). Ahn-Sp v "ASp-Øp-Iq-SmØ shfn- - Øn hkn- p p' (1 Xntam. 6:16). Ahn-Sp p hnip- -\m-b-xp-sim p \sωbpw hnip- -cm-ip-hm Xm hnfn- p- p. ]t ]co- -bn qss am{xta a\p-jy\p hnip n {]m]n- p-hm Ign-bp-I-bp- p. \ -Xn- -Isf- p-dn- p Adn-hp-t]mepw C m-sx, \n t±m-jm-h-ÿ-bn-em-bn-cp p BZmw krjvsn- -s - -Xv. Ah hnip n {]m]n- p-amdp ]co- - -s -Sp-hm sszhw Ahs\ A\p-h-Zn- p. \ -Xn- -I-sf- p-dn- p Adn-hns hr w krjvsn- Xp sszh-am-bn-cp- p. AXn Xn -sbm- pap- m-bn-cp- n- -Xm-\pw. ""F{Xbpw \ Xv'' F p sszhw {]Jym-]n Hcp temi-øn-em-bn-cp p AXp \n n-cp- Xv (D ]. 1:31). ]co- sb FXn Øp-\n p hnip n {]m]n- p-hm BZm-an\v AXn-eqsS Ah-kcw e`n- p-am-bn-cp- -Xn-\m AXp hfsc \ -Xm-bn-cp- p. thz-]p-kvx-i-øn \mw hmbn- p p: ""\n߃ hnhn[ ]co- -I-fn AI-s -Sp-tºmƒ... AXv At»jw kt mjw F v FÆp-hn '' (bm-t m. 1:2,3). Fs - m Cu ]co- -I-fn-eqsS sszh- Øns hnip- n-bn ] pimcm-ip-hm\pw (F-{_m. 12:10) "H n\pw Ipd-hn- msx XnI hcpw kºq Æcpw' Bbn-Øocp-hm\pw \ap v Ah-kcw e`n- p p (bm-t m. 1:4). tbip-hns hnip- n-bpss alxzw \mw ho n- p-tºmƒ Ahn-Sp-tØ p sszh-sa \ne-bn kl-p-ambn D m-bn-cp hnip- n-sb-b \mw t\m p- -Xv. AXp \ap v Hcp amxr-i-bm-bn-øo-cp-hm km[y-a-. "ki-e-ønepw Xs ktlm-z-c- m-tcmsp kzr-i-\m-bn-øo-cp-ibpw' "ki-e-ønepw \ap p Xpey-\mbn ]co- n- -s - n pw ]m]w snøm-xn-cn- p-ibpw' snbvx Hcp-h-s\-bmWp \mw t\m p- Xv (F-{_m. 4:15 Amplified Bible). \mw HmtS AtX a -c-tbm- -Øn \ap- p-apsº HmSn-s m p \ap v HmtS hgn Hcp- n-ø- n-cn p -Xn-\m tbip \ΩpsS apt m-sn-bm-bn-øo n-c p p. AXpsIm v, "Fs A\p-K-an- pi' F p ]d-bp-hm Ahn-Sp-tØ p km[n pw (tbm-l. 12:26). am{x-a-, \ap- p-apsº Cu a -c-tbm- - Øn HmSnb tbip-hns\ t\m n-s m p \ap pw kln-jvwp-x-tbm-ss, ow-cm-im-sxbpw \ncm-icm-im-sxbpw apt m-t m-sp-hm Ignbpw (F-{_m. 12:14). GsXmcp a\p-jy\pw A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-t - n-h-cm-hp GsXmcp ]co- bpw tbip A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn- p. \ap v A\p-`-h-s -Sp AtX coxn-bn-em-bn-cp p tbip-hn\pw ]co A\p-`-h-s - -Xv. Ahn-Sp v ki-e-ønepw \sωt mse Xs ]co- n- -s - p. CXmWv F{_m. 4:15- se sx n- q-smø efn-xamb D]-tZ-iw. CXp \ΩpsS t{]m m-l-\-øn-\mbn Fgp-X-s - n-cn- p- p. ("]m]w HgnsI' ki-e- Ønepw \ap p Xpey-ambn ]co- n- -s p F p ae-bm-f-øn ]cn-`m snbvxn-cn- p p icn-b-. {Ko p`mj-bnepw Cw ojv ]cn-`m- -I-fnepw CXp hy -am-wv). \ap- n p sszhw \ ImØ a p bmsxmcp i nbpw tbip D]-tbm-Kn- n-. Xs ]nxmhp ]cn-ip- m-flm-hn-eqss \ Inb i n-bn-embn-cp p Hcp a\p-jy F \ne-bn tbip ]co- sb t\cn- Xpw Pbn- -Xpw. sszh-øns {]am-w-߃ `mc-ta-dn-b-hbpw a\p-jy\p \nh Øn- p-hm Akm-[y-am-b-hbpw BIp- p. F mwp kmøm \q m- p-i-fmbn {]N-cn- n- p-sim- n-cp- -Xv. F m tbip \ΩpsS PU- Øn h v, Xs kºq Æ-amb A\p-k-c-W-Øn PohnXw sim v, kmøms Cu \pw Xpd- p- Im- n-bn-cn- p-i-bm-wv. C p \ΩpsS Pohn-X-Øn tbip t]mcmsn Pbn- n- n- mø GsX- nepw ]co- tbm A\p-k-cn- n- n- mø sszh-i-ev]-\tbm \mw ImWp- p-s - n, A m-cy-øn ]m]w snøphm \ap v Hgn-I-gn-hp- m-bn-cn- pw. tbip ]q Æ-X-bpsS B PohnXw \bn- Xp \ΩpsS PU-Ønep _e-lo-\x IqSm-sX-tbm, \ap p e`y-a- mø GsX- nepw i n D]-tbm-Knt m Bbn-cp- p-sh- n, Ahn-SpsØ PohnXw \ap-s mcp amxr-itbm ]co- m-k-a-bøp t{]m m-l-\tam Bbn-Øo-cp-ambn-cp- n-. F m sszh-h-n-\-øn \mw ImWp {]am-w-߃ \nh Øn- p-hm Ahn-SpsØ i n \sω {]m]vx-cm pw F v Hcp a\p-jy-s\ \ne-bn `qan-bn Xm \bn PohnXw sim p tbip sxfn-bn- p-i-bmwp snbvx-xv. "\ap- p alm-]p-tcm-ln-x \ΩpsS _e-lo-\-x-i-fn kl-xm]w ImWn- m Ign-bm-Ø-h- \ ; ki-e-ønepw \ap p Xpey-ambn ]co- n- -s - n pw ]m]w snøm-ø-h-\t{x \ap- p- Xv'' (F- {_m. 4:15, icn-bmb ]cn-`m-j). ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns i n-bn ]m]-øn-t ]q Æ-Pbw t\sp-ibpw sszhsø kt m-j-tømss A\p-k-cn- p-ibpw snøp-hm a\p-jy\p Ignbpw F -Xn-\p sxfnhmwp sszhw tbip-hns ]m]-c-ln-x-amb Pohn-X-Øn-eqsS \ap p \ Ip- -Xv. \mw X n hkn- psa- n Ahn-Sp p \S- -Xp-t]mse \S- p-hm km[n pw (1 tbml. 2:6). 8

Zn\w-tXmdpw \mw t\cn-sp A\-h-[n-bmb ]m]-øns hio-i-c-w-ß-sf mw tbiphpw t\cn- p. a\p-jy\p hcm-hp Hmtcm ]co- -bn q-ssbpw ]nxmhp tbip-hns\ \S-Øn. C{]-Imcw \ΩpsS \mb- I\pw alm-]p-tcm-ln-x\pw Bbn-Øo-cp-hm Ahn-Sp v Hcp- -s p (F-{_m. 2:10,17,18,5:7-9). B kµ `ß-fn-se mw Ahn-Sp p Xs -Øm XyPn- v, ]m]w snøp-hm Xs t{]cn- n PUn-I-tam-l-ß-sfsb mw acn- n- p. Aßs\ Ahn-Sp v CS-hn-SmsX "PU-Øn IjvSw A\p-`-hn p'. sszh-h-n\w \ap p amxr-i-bmbn Ahn-SpsØ PohnXw Nq n- m-wn- p- p. ""{InkvXp PU- Øn IjvS-a-\p-`-hn- -Xp-sIm p \nßfpw B `mhw Xs Bbp-[-ambn [cn- n. PU-Øn IjvS-a- \p-`-hn- -h PU-Øn tijn- n-cn- p Imew C\n a\p-jy-cpss taml-߃ -, sszh-øn-s CjvS- Øn-\t{X Pohn-t - -Xn\p ]m]w hns m-gn- n-cn- p p'' (1 ]t{xm. 4:1,2). GsX- nepw Imcy-Øn \mw sszhsø A\p-k-cn- p-tºmƒ X ^-e-ambn \ap v Fs - nepw \jvsw kw`-hn- m Xs bpw sszhsø A\p-k-cn- m-xn-cn- p- -Xp-ambn Xmc-X-ay-s -Sp-Øp-tºmƒ AXp hfsc elp-hm-ip p F mwv tbip Xs Pohn-X-Ønse "ac-w-tøm-f-ap A\p-k-cW'Øm hy -am- n-b-xv. F m ]m]-øn-s bpw A - Ø kz C -b-\p-k-cn p {]h Øn- pi F -Xm-Wv. F m a\p-jys hnip- n-bpss A - -Ø-bm-I-s, C sb XyPn p sszh-lnxw snøpi F -Xm-Wv. tbip Pohn- Xv C{]-Im-c-am-bn-cp p F p Xmsg- -d-bp hmiy-ß-fn \n p ImWmw. ""Rm Fs CjvS-a-, Fs Ab- -hs CjvS-at{X snbvhm\n- n- p- Xv... Rm Fs CjvS-a-, Fs Ab- -hs CjvS-at{X snbvhm kz -Øn \n v Cdßn-h- n-cn- p- Xv... ]nxmth, Ignbpw F n Cu ]m\-]m{xw F \n p \oßn-t m-ti-wta; F nepw Rm C n pw t]mseb-, \o C n pw t]mse BIs '' (tbml. 5:30-;6:38; aøm. 26:39). hfsc ITn-\-amb IjvSX kln-t - n-h- -t mgpw tbip Xs a\p-tjy- sb ]nxm-hns apºn Hcp \nc- -c-bm-k-ambn A n- p. ""{InkvXp X sfln-i-po-hn-x-im-eøv Dd \ne-hn-fn-tbmspw IÆp- \o-tcmspw IqsS At]- bpw A`-b-bm-N-\bpw Ign p'' F p \mw ImWp p (F-{_m. 5:7) a\p-jy-puw _e-lo-\-am-b-xn-\m DW n-cp- p. {]m n p sszh-øns klmbw t\snbm am{xta ]co- sb Pbn- p-hm km[n- p-i-bp q F p skøvsi-a\ txm -Øn h v tbip Xs aq p injy- m p ap -dn-bn p \ In-b-Xmbn \mw hmbn- p p (a-øm. 26:41). Ahn-Sp- m-is A Æw {]m n- p-ibpw Pbw t\sp-ibpw snbvxp. ]nxmhp \n߃ p ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns\ Hcp klm-bn-bmbn \ Ip-tºmƒ Rm snbvx {]hr- Øn-I-sf mw \n߃ pw snøp-hm km[n pw F p skøvsi-a-\-bn-te p t]mip- -Xn\p sxm papsº tbip Xs injy- m-tcmsp ]d p (tbm-l. 14:12,16). tbip h Xv \sω hocy-{]-hr-øn-iƒ snøp- -h-cm- p-hm-\m-bn-cp- n-, \sω hnip- -cm- n-øo p-hm-\m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-SpsØ {]hr-øn-iƒ Xs ]nxm-hn-t\m-sp A\p-k-c-W-Øn snbvx hnip- n-bpss {]hr-øn-iƒ Bbn-cp- p. Cu {]hr- Øn-I-fmWv \ap pw snbvhm Ign-bp-sa v Ahn-Sp v ]d- -Xv. ]cn-ip- m-flm-hn-\m \nd-b-s Hcp a\p-jy F \ne-bn-em-bn-cp p Ahn-Sp v Ah-sb mw snbvx-xv. s] -t mkvxp \mfn ]cn-ip- m-flm-hn-\m \n-d-b-s - -t mƒ, tbip snbvx A\p-k-c-W-{]-hr- Øn-Iƒ snøp-hm-\p i n injy- m p e`n- p. tbip-hns sfln-i-po-hn-x-im-e-øp-x-s, tcmkn- Isf kujy-am- p-hm-\pw, acn- -hsc Dbn n- p-hm\pw, IpjvT-tcm-Kn-Isf ip -cm- p-hm-\pw, Aip- mflm- sf ]pd-øm- p-hm-\pap i n Ah p e`n- n- p- m-bn-cp p (a-øm. 10:8). F m ]m]sø Pbn- p-hm-\p i n Ah p- m-bn-cp- n-. s]s -t m-kvxp-\m-fn ]cn-ip- m-flm-hn-\m kv\m\w G p- -Xp-hsc Ah v AXn-\p-th n ImØn-cn-t - n-h- p. "tbip snbvx {]hr-øn-iƒ' AYhm "sszh-lnxw' snøp-hm \sω {]m]vx-cm- p- -Xn-\p-th n Dt±-in- -s - n- p- -XmWv ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns ]q ÆX (tbm-l. 4:34 t\m p-i). ]pxnb DS-º-Sn-bn Io-gn sszhw \ap- mbn Hcp- n-bn-cn- p al-xz-ta-dnb PohnXw CXm-Wv. ""PU-Øm-ep _e-lo-\x \nanøw \ymb-{]-am-w-øn\p Ign-bm- -Xns\ (km-[n- m ) sszhw Xs ]p{xs\ ]m]-p-u-øns kmzr-iy-ønepw ]m]w \nanøhpw Ab- p. ]m]-øn\p PU-Øn in hn[n p (P-bn p Amplified Bible). PU-sØ-b-, Bflm-hns\ At{X A\p-k-cn p \S- p \Ωn \ymb-{]-am-w-øns \oxn (ssz-h-ln-xw) \nhr-øn-bm-ti- -Xn\p Xs '' (tdm-a 8:3,4). tbip ]co- sb t\cn-sp-ibpw Pbn- p-ibpw snbvxp F -Xn\p \sω kw_- n- p kmwkxyw Fs - p-h- m, \ap p Xs ]n Xp-S-cp-hm-\p hgn Ahn-Sp v A n[w Xpd- p-x- n-cn- p p F - Xm-Wv. tbip Xpd- p-x hgnsb "Poh-\p- ]pxp-hgn' F mwv F{_. 10:19 hnfn- n-cn- p- -Xv. ""tbip Xs tzlw ({Ko v PUw) F Xnc-»o-e-bn qsn \ap p {]Xn-jvTn Poh-\p ]pxp-h-gn-bm-bn, Xs c -Øm hnip- -a-µn-c-øn-te- p {]th-i-\-øn\p ss[cyhpw... \ap- p- -Xp-sIm- v...'' (hm. 19-21). sszhm-e-b-ønse AXn-hn-ip- -ÿ-e-øm-bn-cp p sszh-øns AXn-a-l-Ømb txp p hkn- n- 9

cp- -Xv. tbip-hns hnip- n-bpss al-xz-øn Hml-cn- m-cm-ip-am-dp Xs ]n XpS-cp- -Xn\v Ahn- Sp p Xpd- p-x hgn \sω Ahn-tS- mwp \bn- p- -Xv. PU-sa Xnc-»o-e-bn-eqsS \ΩpsS apt m- Sn-bmbn AhnsS BZyw {]th-in- Xv Ahn-Sp p Xs -bm-bn-cp p (F-{_m. 6:20). Xs t\m n-s m- mwp \mw Cu Hm w HmtS- Xv (F-{_m. 12:1,2). \ΩpsS I Ømhv Hcn- -embn Xnc-»oe No n- -gn- n-cn- -bm \mw AXp Not Bh-iyan-. F m No nb Xnc-»o-e-bn-eqsS {Iqins am -Øn-eqsS Ahn-Sp p t]mb hgnsb \mapw ]n Xp-S-tc- -Xp- v. PU-Øn\pw AXns taml-߃ pw acww hcp-øp am -amwv AXv. tbip-hns Pohn-X-Øn sszh-øns hnip- n-bpss alxzw ImW-s - Xp PU-Øns ac-w- Øn-eq-sS-bm-bn-cp- p. \ap pw CX- msx as mcp hgn-bp-an-. \ΩpsS ico-c-øn tbip-hns Cu acww hln- p-i-bm-sw- n am{xta tbip-hns \n Ω-ehpw hnip- -hp-amb PohnXw \ΩpsS ico-c- Øn shfn-s -Sp-I-bp q (2 simcn. 4;10). "tbip-hns\ \bn- -Xp-t]mse ]cn-ip- m-flmhp \sωbpw {Iqins hgn-bn-eq-ss-bm-bn-cn pw \bn- p- -Xv. Cu hgn-bn-emwp \ap v Ahn-SpsØ hnip- n-bpss txp p shfn-s -Sp-Øp-hm km[n- p- - Xv. tbip-hns Imcy-Øn CXv C n-[-am-bn-cp- p. Cu hgn-bn ]n sn- p F m-h pw CtX A\p-`-h-am-bn-cn pw e`n- p- -Xv. tbip h Xp \sω Znhy-kz-`m-h-Øn\p ] m-fn-i-fm- n-øo p-hm-\pw, XZzmcm X n hnf-ßnbn-cp AtX txp- p \Ωn shfn-s -Sp-Øp-hm\pw Bbn-cp- p. ""Ahs Znhy-i n Poh\pw ` n pw th n-bxv Hs bpw \ap p Zm\w snbvxn-cn- p- -ht m. Ah-bm Ah \ap p hne-tb-dn-bxpw AXn-a-l-Øp-amb hmkvzm-\-ßfpw \ In-bn-cn- p- p. Ch-bm... \mw Znhy-kz-`m-h-Øn\p Iq m-fn-i-fm-bn-øo-cp-hm CS-h-cp p'' (2 ]t{xm. 1:3,4). ]m]-c-ln-x-amb Hcp ]q ÆX Cu `qan-bn \ap p sszhw hmkvzm\w snbvxn- n-. F m t_m[-]q h-amb ]m]-øn-t Pbm-fn-I-fmbn Pohn- p-hm \ap p Ign-bpw. tbip F m- nepw \sω-t m-se-xs ]co- n- -s p F p \mw I p Ign- p. \ΩpsS Nn ma-fi-e-øn-em-wv G hpw i -amb Nne ]co- -Iƒ \ap v A\p-`-h-s -Sp- -Xv. tbip-hn\pw A{]- Imcw Xs Bbn-cp- n-cn- -Ww. F m Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw ]m]w snbvxn-. \ap pw Cu hgnbn \S- p-hm km[n- pw. tbip-hns hm p-iƒ \n Ω-e-am-bn-cp- p. aen-\-am-bn-cp Hcp hm p-t]mepw Ahn-SpsØ A[- c-ß-fn \n p ]pd-s - n-. Hcp \n m-c-hm pw Ahn-Sp p kwkm-cn- n-. Ft mgpw kxyw kwkm-cn- p. Ahn-SpsØ hmbn Im]Syw H pw-xs D m-bn-cp- n-. B-h-iy-Øn-e-[nIw ]Ww kºm-zn- p-hm- \p am -ß-sf- p-dn v tbip-hp-ambn Hcp kw`m-j-w-øn-te s -Sp-hm B pw Ign-bp-am-bn-cp- n-. AØcw hnj-b-ß-fn Ahn-Sp-tØ p bmsxmcp Xm ]-cy-hp-an- m-bn-cp- p. `qan-bnse Imcy-ß-fn-e-, Db-c-Øn-ep Imcy-ß-fn-em-bn-cp p Ahn-Sp p a\ p h n-cp- -Xv. Ahn-Sp v `uxn-i-h-kvxp- ƒ D]- tbm-kn- n-cp p F -Xn\p kwi-b-sam- p-an-. F m Ahn-Sp v Ahsb kvt\ln- n-cp- n-, Ah-bpambn am\-kn-i-ambn _ n- -s - n-cp- p-an-. tbip-hns hnip n AI-ta-bp H m-bn-cp p ` Ww, hkv{xw kº w F n-h-bneqss ImW-s -Sp ]pd-ta-bp Hcp ` n-bm-bn-cp- n-. Ahn-Sp v Hcp k h-kw-k-]-cn-xym-kntbm (ascetic) k\ym-kntbm Bbn-cp n. Zn\w-{]Xn sxmgn snbvxp Pohn- p- -h-cpss temi-øn-, Xs kmaqln-i\nehm-c-øn-ep- -h-cpss hkv{x-[m-c-w-coxn ]n Xp-S p-sim- v, km[m-c-w-co-xn-bn Xn p-ibpw IpSn- p-ibpw snbvxp-sim- m-bn-cp p Ahn-Sp p Pohn- Xv (eq-t m. 7:34). B \ne-bn, [mc-f-ambn A\p-`-hn- p-hm-\mbn Cu temi-øn sszhw a\p-jy p \ In-bn-cn- p \ Imcy-ß-fn Ahn- Sp pw kt m-jn p (1 Xntam. 6:17). F m Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw ` -Wm-k- n p hg-ßn-s m-sp-øn-. \m ]Xp Znhkw D]-h-kn- -Xn-\p-tijw I v A -am n am p-hm Xs A p-x-i n D]-tbm-Kn- m-sx-bn-cn- p-hm X in Ww Ahn-Sp-tØ- p- m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p ax-`- - m-tcm-sp-iqss am{xa kabw sne-h-gn- -Xv. G hpw A[x]-Xn ]m]n-i-tfm-ssm w Bbn-cp ka-bhpw Xs -Øs \n Ω-e-\mbn kq n- p-hm Ahn-Sp-tØ- -dn-bm-am-bn-cp- p. Ahn-SpsØ hnip n XnI pw B -cn-iamb H m-bn-cp- p. ]m]w am{x-am-bn-cp- n tbip Hgn-hm- n-b-xv. kt m-j-zm-b-i-amb At\Iw Imcy-߃ \nb-am- \p-kr-x-am-bn-cp-s - n Ø-s bpw X\n v Dt]- n-t - n-h p (1 simcn. 6:12). H p-in Ah {]tbm- P-\-an- m-ø-h-bm-bn-cp- p. As - n Ah snøp- -] w Xs ]nxm-hns ]cn-]m-sn-b-\p-k-cn p X\n p \n-h Øn-t - nbn-cp a p Nne Imcy-߃ hn p-i-f-tb- n-h-cp-am-bn-cp- p. sszh-h-n\w [ym\n- p Hcp Pohn-X-co-Xn-bn-eq-sS-bm-bn-cp p tbip-hns hnip n DZv`-hn- -Xv. ]{ p hb- m-b-t m-tg pw tbip-hn\p hn\w \ mbn Adn-bm-am-bn-cp- p. ÿntcm- m-l-tømss D]-tbm-Kn- p-ibpw, am\-kni A[zm-\-tØmsS sszh-h-n-\sø [ym\n- p-ibpw snbvxp-sim v Ahn- Sp p hn-\-øn-t Bflm-hns {]Imiw At\z-jn- p. Bflm-hn shfn- msv At\z-jn- p-sim- n-cp- 10

-Xn-\m Ahn-Sp-tØ p ax-]-fin-x- msc mf-[niw Adn-hp- m-bn-cp- p. tbip Hcp ss nƒkvipfnepw t]mbn- n-. tamsi, Gen-bm-hv, bnsc-aymhv, Feo-im, tbml- m kv\m-]-i XpS-ßnb ]g-b-\nb-a-im-esø bym -{]-hm-n-i- m-sc-t mse Ahn-Sp p ]Tn- Xv Xs ]nxm-hns ssi o-gn-em-bn-cp- p. thz-]p-kvx-i-øn ImWp bym -{]-hm-n-i- m Bcpw Xs thz-]m-t-im-e-bn \n p h n- p- -h-c F Xp \mw {]txyiw Hm -Ww. hn\w ]Tn- -tijw tbip AXv A\p-k-cn- p. C{]-Imcw hn\w Xs Iøn i n-tb-dnb Hcp Bbp-[-am-bn-Øo p. kmøm-s\-xn-sc-bp Xs t]mcm- -Øn am{x-a (aøm. 4:1-11), - Xs {]kw- K-ip-{iq-j-bnepw AXp {]tbm-p-\-s - p. Ahn-Sp p kwkm-cn- Xv A[n-Im-c-tØm-sS-bm-bn-cp- p. A mesø ]fin-x- mcpw \ymb-{]-am-w-_n-cp-z-[m-cn-i-fpw {]kw-kn- n-cp P\-k-Ω-Xn-bp k{º-zm-b-߃s - Xn-sc-bm-bn-cp p Ahn-SpsØ {]`m-j-ww. ]co-i- m-cpss I]-S-`- nbpw euin-i-xzhpw Ahn-Sp p Xpd- p-im-wn- p. ASn-ÿm-\-]-c-amb D]- tz-i-߃ apdp-si- n-sn- p-sim- n-cn-s -Øs Ah \c-i-øn-te p \oßn-s m- n-cn- p-i-bmwv F v Ahn-Sp p ]d p (aøm.23:23).atx kabw, kzqiycpss Ie p D]-tZ-i-ß-fpw sx mb hymjym- \-ß-fpw Ahn-Sp p Xpd- p-im-wn p (a-øm. 22:23 33). tbip Xs {]kw-k-ip-{iq-j-bn Hcn- epw P\-k-ΩXn t\sp-hm {ian- n-. kxyw A ]-sa- nepw hn p-sim-sp- p- -Xn-s\- mƒ ]ou-\hpw thz-\bpw kln- p- -Xm-bn-cp p X\n p kt m-jw. "F p- hne \ Inbpw kam-[m-\hpw sfiyhpw t\spi' F -Xn Ahn-Sp p hniz-kn- n-cp- n-. ""Xm ƒ Bscbpw `b-s -Sm-sX-bpw, {]oxn-s -Sp-Øp-hm {ian- m-sxbpw, `hn-jy-øn-s\- p-dn p hnnmc-s -Sm-sXbpw kxy-k- X ]men- p-ibpw kxyw ]Tn- n- p-ibpw snøp- p F p R߃ -dnbmw'' F v Ahn-SpsØ i{xp- ƒ p-t]mepw AwKo-I-cn-t - n-h p (a-øm. 22:16 enhnwkv). sszhm-e-b-øns ]cn-ip- n-sb- p-dn v tbip-hn-\p- m-bn-cp Fcn-hnepw Ahn-SpsØ hnip n \ap p ImWp-hm Ignbpw (tbm-l. 2:14 17). Ahn-Sp p sszhm-e-b-øn sn -t mƒ AhnsS a\pjy ax-øns t]cn ]Ww kºm-zn- p- -Xp-I p [m Ωn-I-tcmjw ]q v Ahn-Sp v Ah-sc-b mw NΩ- n-bp-]-tbm-kn p ]pd-øm- n. ]m]w IqSmsX tim]n- p-hm thz-]p-kvx-i-øn Iev]n- n- p v (F-s^. 4:26 English). ]oemtøm-kns apºn tdma `S- m tbip-hns\ NΩ- n-sim v ASn- -t mƒ AsX mw Ahn-Sp v atbmss kln- p. Xs hy n-]-c-amb bmsxmcp Imcyhpw kw_- n v Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw tim]n- n-. AØcw tim]w ]m]w Bbn-cp-t -t\. F m sszhm-e-b-øns hnip- nsb kw_- n- p Imcyw hyxy-kvx-am-bn-cp- p. AhnsS tim]n- m-xn-cp-s - n AXp ]m]-am-bn-cp-t -t\. a\p-jy Xs sx n- -cn- p-tam, Xm \nb-{ Ww hn p PU-Øn\p hnt[-b-\m-bn-t mbn F p Nn n- p-tam, Fs m pw `b-s -SmsX Ahn-Sp v AhnsS NΩ n D]-tbm-Kn- p. a\p-jy-cpss apºmsi Bbn-cp- n t m Ahn-Sp p Pohn- n-cp- -Xv. Hcp hmfp-am-bn- m-bn-cp p Ahn-Sp p h Xv (a-øm. 10:34). hn pho-gvn-bn- msx Ahn-Sp v AXv C n[w ]nxm-hns txp p {]I-S-am- p-ibpw snbvxp. tbip-hns PohnXw Cu temiw I n- p- -Xn h v G hpw at\m- -l-c-hpw,- {Iaw, kam-[m-\w, B\µw F- nh \nd- Xpw Bbn-cp p. AXn\p ImcWw, ]nxm-hns hn-\-tømsv Ahn-Sp-tØ- p- m-bn-cp ]q Æm-\p-k-c-W-am-bn-cp- p. `uxn-i- -tem-i-øns kuµ-cy-sø- p-dn p Nn n- p-t\m- p-i. \ -{X-ßfpw {Kl-ßfpw iq\ym- Im-i-Øn IrXy-amb Nn -tbmss k -cn- p- -Xn-\m Ahsb t\m n ]Øp- -e- -Øn-sem p sk - ns kq va-x-tbmss kabw IW- m- p-hm km[n- pw. CXv A{X-I p hniz-k-\o-b-am-i-bm tpymxn-im- -kv{x- - m p `mhn-bn Ah-bpsS ÿm\w Fhn-sS-bm-bn-cn pw F p IrXy-ambn \n Æbn- p-hm Ign-bpw. Cu kuµ-cy-øn-s bpw Nn -bp-ssbpw clkyw F mwv? H p am{x-ta-bp p Ah sszhsø A\p-k-cn psim p, {kjvsmhp X߃ mbn Hcp- n-bn-cn- p ]Y-ß-fn, \nb-x-th- K-Øn k -cn- p p F p-x-s. sszh-tømsv A\p-k-c-W-ap F m-bn-søpw ]q Æ-Xbpw kuµ-cyhpw D m-bn-cn- pw. AXpt]m-se-X-s, sszh-tømsv A\p-k-c-W-t -Sp ÿeøp Ie- -hpw, Ipg- hpw, sshcq-]yhpw D mbn-cn- pw. Xo -bm-bpw, sszh-øns Iev]-\-Iƒ F m-bvt mgpw \ΩpsS G hpw h-enb \ -bv m-sw- pw, Ah lm\n-i-ctam t i-i-ctam As pw D hkvxp-x-bpss \n»-_vz-km- n-i-fmwv \ -{X߃. F m- n-s\bpw At]- n- p, sszh-` n am{xta Cu Pohn-X-Øn\pw C\n-h-cp-hm-\p Pohn-X- Øn\pw {]tbm-p-\-s -Sp-I-bp p F hkvxp-xbv pw tbip-hns PohnXw km yw hln p (1 Xntam. 4:8). sszh-`- -\mb Hcp-h-s\- mƒ A[n-I-ambn a m pw kt m-j-tam, kam-[m-\-tam, kwxr-]vxntbm A\p-`-hn- p-hm Ign-bp-I-bn-. ""btlm-hm-` n Pohs Dd-hm-Ip p'' (k-zr. 14:27). ""\o F m-bvt mgpw btlm-hm-`- n-tbm-sn-cn '' F Iev]\ tbip A\p-k-cn p (k-zr. 23:17). Ahn-SpsØ `b-`- n-\n- 11

anøw sszhw Ahn-SpsØ {]m \ ti p F p \mw hmbn- p p (F-{_m. 5:7). tbip Hcp a\p-jys\ \ne-bn Ft m-gpw sszh-`-b-øn Pohn- -Xn-\m Xs -ta Ft mgpw kz w Xpd- -Xmbn ImW-s - p. ""Rm `b-`- n-tbmss Fs ]nxm-hns\ _lp-am-\n- p p'' F v Ahn-Sp p sblq-z- mtcmsv ]d p (tbm-l. 8:48 Amplified Bible). ""btlm-hm-` n m\-øns Bcw`w BIp p'' F p sszh-h-n-\-øns kxyw Ahn-Sp p Xs Pohn-X-Øn-eqsS shfn-s -SpØn (k-zr. 9:10). sszhw tbip-hns {]m \ ti Xv Ahn-Sp p sszh-]p-{x-\m-bn-cp- -Xp-sIm v A. Ahn- SpsØ `b-`- n-\n-anøw Bbn-cp p (F-{_m. 5:7). AXp-t]m-se-X-s, tbip-hn\p ]cn-ip- m-flm-hns B\-µ-Ømepw A[n-Im-c-Ømepw B\-µ-ssX-e-Øm A`n-tjIw e`n- Xv Ahn-Sp p sszh-]p-{x Bbn-cp- -Xn-\m-e-, adn v Ahn-Sp p \oxnsb kvt\ln- p-i-bpw, ZpjvS-Xsb shdp- p-ibpw snbvx-xpaq-e-am-bn-cp p (F-{_m. 1:9). tbip-hn-s\-t mse [m Ωn-I-hn-ip- n-bp Hcp-hs ] am{xta kzbw ]q Æ-ambn G ]n- p-sim-sp- p-hm sszh-øn\p Ign-bp-I-bp- p. CXmWv BflnI A[n-Im-c-Øns cl-kyw. sszh-øn\p tbip-hns hnip- n-sb- p-dn- p- m-bn-cp A`n-{]mbw A m-esø ax-temiw kzoicn- n-. tbip Xs ]d- -Xp-t]mse, Ahn-Sp v Ah-cpsS ]m]-߃ `bw IqSmsX Nq n- m-wn- t mƒ Xs hnip n Ah-cpsS hntzz-jsø Cf- p-i-bmwv snbvxxv (tbm-l. 7:7). hnip nsb pdn p {]kw-kn- -Xn-\m tbip-hn\p i{xpxzw, XnckvIc-Ww, ]I, hna i-\w, sblq-z-a-x-t\-xm- - m-cm-ep ]pdw-x- F n-h-bpw, Ah-km-\-ambn ac-whpw A\p-`-hn-t - n-h- p. Ahn-Sp p Hcp hnip- -PohnXw \bn- pi am{xta snbvxn-cp- p- p-sh- n Ah Xs {Iqin- p-i-bn- m-bn-cp- p. F m Xs {]kw-k-øn-eqss Ahn-Sp v Ah-cpsS I]-S-`- nbpw ]m]hpw shfn-s -Sp-Øn-b-Xn-\m Xs \ni-_vz-\m- p-hm Ah Xocp-am-\n- p. tbip ]d p: "" Ah p \ymb-hn-[n-bpss ASn-ÿm\w Cu Hcp hkvxp-x-bm-wv. kz - Øn \n p shfn w temiønte p h n-cn- p- p. F m Ah-cpsS {]hr-øn-iƒ ZpjvSX \nd- h-bm-b-xn-\m Ah shfn- -sø- m-f-[niw Ccp-fns\ kvt\ln- p. Ah kz o-b-{]-im-isø shdp- Ø-Xns ImcWw Ah Ccp- ns ad-hn ]m]w snøp-hm B{K-ln- n-cp p F -Xm-bn-cp- p. AhcpsS ]m]w shfn-s Spw F `b-øm Ah shfn- -Øn \n v AI-se-amdn \n p'' (tbm-l. 3:19, 20 enhnw-kv). C sø {InkvXo-b-a-X-tem-Ihpw CXp-t]m-se-X-s -bm-wv. injy Kpcp-hn-s\- mƒ Db -h- \-. tbip-hns hnip- n-bpss alxzw atµm-jvw-x-bp C sø {InkvXo-b-k-aq-l-Øns _lpam\w \ap p t\sn-ø-cn-i-bn-. ""F m {InkvXp-tb-ip-hn ` n-tbmss Pohn- m a\- p- -h s mw D]-{Zhw D mipw'' GXp cmpy-øn-epw, GXp ka-bøpw (2 Xntam. 3:12). tbip-hn-\p- m-b-xp-t]m-se, B D]-{Zhw {]my-an-i-ambpw ax-tem-i-øn \n- m-bn-cn pw D m-ip- -Xv. Bsc- nepw I Øm-hns\ A\p-K-an- p-hm B{K-ln- p- p-sh- n, Ah BZyw Ccp v Bb- Xn\p \ ti hne \n Æ-bn- p-i-bpw, Ahn-SpsØ \nµ Npa- p-sim p ]mf-b-øns ]pdøp Xs ASp- sn p-ibpw snøs (F-{_m. 13:13). A[ymbw \mev kvt\l-øn Pohn- p- Xv sszhw shfn- hpw kvt\lhpw BsW p \mw I pign- p. sszh-øns txp p I Ømhmb tbip-hn ImWs Xp shfn- hpw kvt\lhpw sim p \nd \ne-bn-em-bn-cp- p. shfn- w, kvt\lw F n-hsb th ]n-cn- p-hm km[y-a-. bym -hn-ip n kvt\lw \nd- Xpw bym kvt\lw hnip- n-bp- Xpw BIp- p. \ap p a\- n-em-ip- -Xn-\p-th n am{x-amwv Chsb th Xncn p ImWn- p- -Xv. Xm hnip- -\m-sw v Ah-Im-i-s -Sp Hcp-h-\n sszhn-i-kvt\lw {]I-S-am-Ip- n-s - n Ah- \p- Xv bym -hn-ip- n-b-, ]co-i- m-cpss \oxn am{x-am-wv. AtX-k-abw F m-h-scbpw [mc-f-ambn kvt\ln- p p F p Ah-Im-is Sp hy n-i-fn hnip- nbpw \oxnbpw ImW-s -SmØ ] w, Ah shdpw sshim-cn-im-\p-`q-xn-isf Znhy-kvt\-l-sa p sx n- -cn p h n- s ncn p-i-bm-wv. ]co-i- m p ab-an- m-øxpw hc- -Xp-amb Hcp "\oxn' D m-bn-cp- p. Ah Aÿn-Iq-S-ß-sft mse ITn-\-X-bp- -h-cpw, Ad- p-f-hm- p- -hcpw Bbn-cp- p. Ah-cpsS ssihiw Aev]w kxyw D m-bn-cp- p-sh- nepw, AXp sx mb Zni-bnepw A\p-]m-X-Ønepw Bbn-cp p ImW-s - -Xv. 12

tbip-hns ] kie kxyhpw D m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p ]co-i- m-sc- mƒ Xo{h-X-tbm-sS sszh{]am-w-øns Hmtcm h n pw ]p n pw {]m[m\yw \ In-bn-cp- p. F m Ahn-Sp v Aÿn- Iƒ am{x-am-bn-cp- n-. sszhw a\p-jy-sc- p-dn v Dt±-in- n- p hn[-øn Ahn-SpsØ Aÿn-Iƒ amwk-øm s]mxn-b-s - n-cp- p. shfn w kvt\l-øm Bh-cWw snø-s - n-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p kxyw kwkm-cn- -t mƒ AXp kvt\l-øn-em-bn-cp p kwkm-cn- Xv (F-s^. 4:15). Ahn-SpsØ hm p-iƒ A[n-Im-c-ap- -hbpw H w Ir] \nd- -hbpw Bbn-cp p (eq-t m. 4:22,36). C al-xz-amwp ]cn-ip- m-flmhp \ap p ]I p-x-cp-hm-\pw, \Ωn-eqsS {]I-S-am- p-hm\pw B{Kln- p- -Xv. sszhw kvt\lw BIp- p. Ahn-Sp p kvt\l-tøm-sp-iqss {]h Øn- p p F p am{x-a ]d- n-cn- p- -Xv. Xs A - -Ø-bn Øs Ahn-Sp p apgp-h kvt\l-am-ip- p. tbip-hn ImWs sszh-øns alxzw C mcyw hy -ambn shfn-s -Sp-Øp- p- v. tbip kvt\l-{]-hr-øn-iƒ am{xw snbvxp-sim p Np n-k- -cn p F mwp \mw hmbn- p- Xv (A-t m. 10:38). F m Xs D w apgp-h sszh-kvt\-l-øm \nd- n-cp- -Xn-\m-emWv A{]-Imcw \ snøp-hm Ign- -Xv. hnip- nbpw Xmgvabpw F -t]me kvt\lhpw ]pd-s -Sp- Xp \ΩpsS AI-ta-bp a\p-jy-\n \n- m-wv. Bflm-hn \nd Hcp-hs D n \n mwv Poh-P-e-\-Zn-Iƒ Hgp-Ip- Xv (tbm-l. 7:38). \ΩpsS Nn -Ifpw at\m-`m-h-ßfpw (\mw {]I-Sn- n- m-xn-cp- m t]mepw) \ Ip hmk\ \ΩpsS hm p-i-sfbpw, {]hr-øn-i-sfbpw \ΩpsS hy n-xz-sø-ø-s bpw _m[n- p- p- v. B hmk\ aw- Ø-dn-bp-hm a p- -h p {]bm-k-sam- p-an-. a p- -h-sc- p-dn- p \ΩpsS Nn -Ifpw at\m-`m-hßfpw kzm -X-bmepw hna i-\-ømepw aen-\-s - n- p-s - n "kvt\l-øns ' hm p-i-fpw {]hr- Øn-Ifpw hne-bn- m-ø-h-bm-bn-øo-cp- p. sszhw A `m-k-ønse kyamwv C n- p- Xv (k- o. 51:16). F m a\p-jy-scbpw hfsc hne-a-xn- n-cp- -Xn-\m F m-h-tcmspw BZ-c-thmsS s]cp-am-dp-hm tbip-hn\p Ign- p. sszh-`- - m, Db kmwkvim-cn-i-\n-e-hm-c-ap- -h, _p n-im-en-iƒ F nhsc _lp-am-\n- p-hm Ffp- -am-wv. {InkvXp-hn-ep \ΩpsS F m kl-hn-izm-kn-isfbpw kvt\ln- p-tºmƒ \mw GtXm Hcp Db \ne-hm-c-øn FØn-t n- p v F p Nn n-t - mw. F m F m a\p-jy-tcm-sp-ap tbip-hns kvt\l-øn-emwv sszh-a-lxzw shfn-s -Sp- -Xv. Bsc-sb- nepw Zmcn-{Zyw, A -X, sshcq-]yw, kwkvim-c- p-dhv F o Imc-W-ß-fm tbip Hcn- epw \nµ-tbmss ho n- n-. Cu temihpw AXn-ep ki-ehpw tn Øp-h- mepw AXns hne Hcp a\p-jym-flmhns A{Xbpw hcn-i-bn F v Ahn-Sp p {]txyiw FSp-Øp-]-d- n- p v (a t m. 8:36). C n-[-ambn-cp p Ahn-Sp v a\p-jy\p hne-i-ev]n- -Xv. AXp-sIm v Ahn-Sp v F m-h-sc- p-dn pw kt m-jn- p. kmøms h -\-bnepw _ -\-Ønepw s] a\p-jysc I -t mƒ, Ahsc kzx-{ -cm- Ww F - Xm-bn-cp p Ahn-SpsØ B{K-lw. kvt\l-øn \n- p-zv`-hn Cu B{Klw A{X i -am-bn-cp- -Xn-\m, ]m]-øn\p a\p-jy-cpss Pohn-X-Øn-t -ep- m-bn-cp ]nsn-bn \n v Ahsc hnsp-hn- m-\mbn F p-hne \ Ip-hm\pw Ahn-Sp v Hcp- -am-bn-cp- p. Ah-cpsS ]m]-ß-fn \n v Ahsc c n- m-\mbn acn- p-hm t]mepw Xøm-dm-bn-cp- - Xp-sIm v ]m]-øn-s\-xn-cmbn i n-tbmss {]kw-kn- p-hm-\p A[n-Imcw Ahn-Sp-tØ p e`n- p. \ΩpsS kz -P-U-Øn GsX- nepw Hcp {]txy-i-]m-]sø hn[n p Pbw t\sn-bn- n-s - n, AYhm a p- -hsc B ]m]-øn \n p c n- p-hm-\mbn th n-h- m acn- p-hm\pw \mw Xøm-dm-bn- n-s - n, B ]m]-øn-s\-xn-cmbn {]kw-kn- p-hm \ap v A[n-Im-c-an-. "kvt\l-øn kxyw kwkm-cn- p-i' F -Xns A w CXmWv (F-t^. 4:15). \mw kwkm-cn- p hm p-i-fn-ep kvt\l-øns Dujva-f-X-bmWp sszh-a-l-xz-øn-\m-bp-ff ^ew a p- -h-cn ]pd-s -Sp-hn- phm tlxp-hm-ip- -Xv. DØ-c-Z- n-w-{[q-h-{]-tz-i-ß-fn Bh-iy- Øn-e-[nIw shfn- -ap-s - nepw NqSns A`mhw aqew bmsxm pw AhnsS hf-cp- n-. `uxn-i-h-kvxp- sf At]- n p a\p-jy p hne tbip hy -ambn {Kln- n-cp- p. kvt\ln- -s -Sp-hm-\mbn a\p-jy-cpw, D]-tbm-Kn- -s -Sp-hm-\mbn hkvxp- fpw krjvsn- -s - n-cn- p- p F p X\n v Adn-bm-am-bn-cp- p. ]m]-øns Zpjn kzm[o-\-øm temi-øn Cu {Iaw Xe-Xn-cn- p-t]m-bn-cn- p- p. Ct mƒ a\p-jy hkvxp- sf kvt\ln- p-i-bpw, a p a\p-jysc kzm`n-em-j-øn-\mbn D]-tbm- Kn- p-ibpw snøp- p. a\p-jy p hkvxp- -sf- mƒ hf-sc-b-[niw {]m[m-\y-ap-s v tbip I p. Ahn-Sp p a\pjysc A{X-b-[nIw kvt\ln- n-cp- -Xn-\m Ah-cp-ambn ]q Æ-ambn GIo-`-hn- p-i-bpw, X߃ hnes - -h-cpw, {]tbm-p-\- -ap- -h-cp-amwv F t_m[yw Ah p \ Ip-Ibpw snbvxp. Ahn-Sp v AhcpsS `mc-߃ ] n-sp-i-bpw, Nhp- n-sa-xn- -s - -h p Zb \nd- hm p-i-fpw, Pohn-X-Ønse t]mcm- ß-fn ]cm-p-b-s - -h p t{]m m-l-\-øns hm p-ifpw \ Ip-Ibpw snbvxp. Hcp a\p-jy-s\- pdn pw hne-bn- m-ø-h F v Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw Nn n- n-cp- n-. Ah {]mir-x-cpw, kwkvim-ciq\ycpw, A cpw Bbn-cp- m Xs bpw \nxy-x-bv mbn krjvsn- s n-cp- -Xn-\m Ah-scbpw hos -Sp-t Bh-iy-ap-s v Ahn-Sp-tØ v Adn-b-am-bn-cp- p. 13

t\tc-a-dn- p, hkvxp- ƒs m n\pw Ahn-Sp p bmsxmcp hnebpw Iev]n- n-. a p- -h p {]tbm-p-\-s -Sp-amdv D]-tbm-Kn- - -s -Sp- -Xn-e p-d-ambn `uxn-i-h-kvxp- ƒ p bmsxmcp hne-bp-an-. Ab ]- sø Hcp Ip n tbip-hns ac- -Wn-im-e-bn sn v GsX- nepw hne-]n-sn Hcp km[\w DS p If p F p k -ev]n- p-i. tbip AXn-\m Hcp hn[-ønepw Ipep-ßn-t m-ip-am-bn-cp- n-. Ahn-SpsØ ZrjvSn-bn DS- p-t]mb km[-\-sø- mƒ hnebpw {]m[m-\yhpw B Ip n- m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p a\p-jy-sc-bmwp kvt\ln- -Xv, hkvxp- -sf-b-. a\p-jysc klm-bn- p-hm-\mbn hkvxp- ƒ D]-tbm-Kn- p-i-bm-bn-cp p Ahn-Sp p snbvx-xv. ""sszh-øns ho -W-tIm-Wn \n psim v F mw ImWp '' \ne-bn-tebv p \sω FØn- p-hm-\mbn ]cn-ip- m-flmhp \ΩpsS a\ p ]pxp- n-ø-cp p (simtem. 1:10 J B Phillips). sszhw Hcphs\ ho n- p- -Xp-t]mse A\p-I-º-tbmsS ho n- p- -XmWp kvt\lw. sszhw Xs P\-sØ- p-dn p tlmj-tømss B\-µn- p p (sk-^. 3:17). tbip sszh-øns Bflm-hn-\m \nd-b-s - n-cp- -Xn-\m ]nxm-hn\p Xs a -sf- p-dn- p B\-µ-Øn Ahn-Sp pw ] p-tn p. sszh-øn ho -W-Øn-eqsS a\p-jysc ImWp-hm X -hæw a\- n ]pxp w {]m]n- n- p- -h-cpss A\p-`-hhpw CXm-bn-cn- pw. a p a\p-jy-sc- p-dn p tbip Nn n- n-cp Nn -Ifpw \nc- -c-ambn kvt\l-øns Nn -Iƒ am{x-am-bn-cp- p. Ah Hcn- epw Ah-cpsS hnnn-{xhpw {]mir-xhp-amb s]cp-am- sø hna in- p Nn -Iƒ Bbn-cp- n-. AXp-sIm- p P\-߃ v Ahn-SpsØ Bflm-hns kuc`yw A\p-`-hn- p-hm km[n- n-cp- p. km[m-cw a\p-jy X\n p kt m-j-tømss snhn-sim-spøp (a t m. 12:37 KJV). \mw ]cn-ip- m-flm-hn-\m \nd-b-s -Sp-tºmƒ \Ωp-sS lrz-bsø sszhw \nd-bv p- Xv Cu kvt\lw sim mwv (tdm-a 5:5). tcmkw _p n-ap- v, hni v F nh-bm he- -h-scbpw CS-b-\n- m-xncp- -h-scbpw tbip kzm A\p-I-º-tbmsS ho n- p. Ah-cpsS Zpcn-X-߃ kz -sa p I -Xp-sIm- mwv Ahsc Biz-kn- n- p-hm X\n p km[n- -Xv. \mw a p- -h-cpss {]bm-k-ß-fp-ambn GIo-`-hn- p Af-hn am{xta Ahsc Biz-kn- n- p-hm\pw \ap p km[n- p-i-bp- p. tbip Xs `mh-\-bn a p- -h-cpss kml- N-cy-ßn-fn-te p {]th-in- -Xn-\m, Ah-cpsS {]iv\-߃ a\- n-em- p-hm\pw Ah-cpsS Bh-iy-ß-sf- p-dn v Ah ]d-bp- -Xn\p apºp-xs kq va-t_m-[-ap- -h-\m-bn-cn- p-hm\pw X\n p Ign- p. F m Hcn- Bh-iy-Øn-en-cp Hcp a\p-jy-t\msp a\- n-enhp ImW- mø lrz-b-im-tn-\y-tømss s]cp-am-dnb a\p-jy-sc- v Ahn-Sp p hf-sc-b-[niw ZpxJn p (a t m. 3:5). a p a\p-jy-cp-am-bp Xs _ -Øn tbip F m-bvt mgpw kzbw acn \ne kzoi-cn- p. Bsc- nepw kwkm-cn- p-itbm {]h Øn- p-itbm snbvx Hcp Imcy-sØ- - nbpw Ahn-Sp p ]cn-`-hs - n-. X\n- p-th n a p- -h Fs - nepw snbvxp-x-cww F v Ahn-Sp p {]Xo- n- m-xn-cp- - Xn-\m Bsc- nepw Fs - nepw snøp-hm hn p-t]m-bn-cp- m Xs bpw X\n p ]cn-`-h-an- m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp-\v#p h Xp a p- -h-cm tkhn- -s -Sp-hm-\m-bn-cp- n-, a p- -h p tkh\w snøp-hm- \m-bn-cp- p. Ahn-Sp p Zn\w-{]Xn Xs Ipcnip hln- p-cp- -Xn-\m, F{Xbpw kwkm-im-c-iq-\y-t\m, at-bt\m Bb Hcp-h-t\m-Sp-t]mepw tbip-hn\p t m`n-t - n-h- n-. a p- -h-cpss aµ-k-xn, shsn- n- m-bva, {Iaan- m-bva, A{i F n-h-bm Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw A -a-\m-bn-. F m A]q Æ-cmb a\p-jysc kln- p-hm \njv{]-bmkw Ign-bpw. ]IzX {]m]n Hcp a\p-jy\v A]q Æ-cm-b-h mwp a p- -hcpss Ipd-hp-Iƒ kln- p-hm H pw Ign-bm-Xn-cn- p- -Xv. Hcp ]t a-bm-bn-cn pw a - -h-tcmsp \ap- p kvt\l-øns G hpw al-ømb {]I-S-\w. ASp-Ø-Xm-bn, tbip-hns kw`m-j-w-øn-eqss shfn-s kvt\l-øns al-xz-sø- p-dn p Nn n- mw. tbip Hcn- epw a p- -hsc sndp-xm n kwkm-cn- p-itbm, Ahsc thz-\n- n- p coxn-bn A`n-{]mbw ]d-bp-itbm AYhm ^enxw {]tbm-kn- p-itbm snbvxn-. Ahn-Sp v Hcn- epw Hfn-b-ºpt]mse A\ysc apdn-s -Sp-Øp {]kvxm-h-\-iƒ snbvxn- n-. Hcn- t]mepw Xs injy- m-cpss Ipd-hp-Isf pdn p Ah-cpsS Akm- n-[y-øn Ahn-Sp p N snbvxn-. aq p h j-øn-\n-s-bn Hcn- t]mepw bqzm-bpss Im]Syw Ahn-Sp p a p ]Xn-s\m p injy- m-cpss apºn Xpd- p-im-wn- n- F Xv F{X B -cy-i-c-am-bn-cn- p p! A y-a-øm-g-k-a-bøpw Xß-fpsS Kpcp-hns\ H n-s m-sp- p-hm t]mip- Xv Bsc v Ah v Duln- p-hm t]mepw km[n- n-. tbip Xs \mhns\ D]-tbm-Kn- Xp a p- -hsc t{]m m-ln- n- p-hm\pw KpW-tZm-jn- p-hm\pw th n Bbn-cp- p. A{]-Imcw Xs \mhns\ sszh-øns ssibn Hcp Pohs D]-I-c-W-ambn ka n- p-hm X\n p Ign- p. own-x v Bizm-k-hm- p-iƒ \ Ip-hm\pw (sb-i. 50:4), \nkfn-i-sfbpw Al- m-cn-i-sfbpw hmƒsim-s - -t]mse sh n-ho-gvøp-hm\pw Ahn-Sp p Xs \mhns\ D]-tbm-Kn p (sb-i. 49:2). tbip tdma i-xm-[n-]-s bpw I\m-\y-kv{Xo-bp-sSbpw hnizm-k-sø- p-dn p ]c-ky-ambn {]iwkn- -t mƒ Ah v F{X-b-[nIw t{]m m-l\w e`n pimwpw! (a-øm. 8:10;15:28). ]m]n-\n-bmb 14