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Im\mbnse AÛpX ImgvNIÄ

^m.tPmk^v Ceªnaäw

Z\lm¡mew \memw RmbÀ,

tbml 2:1þ11

Ggp Znhkw \o−p

\nev¡p¶ blqZhnhml§fnÂ

aWhmfsâ kplr¯p¡Ä

tLmjbm{Xbmbn aWhm«nsb aWhmfsâ ho«nte¡m\bn¡pw. XpSÀ¶v GhÀ¡pw

hn`hkar²amb hncp¶p \evIpw. aq¶mw \qäm−nse Hcp {]mÀ°\b\pkcn¨v Im\mbnse

Cu hnhmlhncp¶v CutimbpsS ktlmZc\mb tbml¶mtâXmsW¶v Hcp kqN\bp−v.

Cutim AZv`pXw {]hÀ¯n¨ shdpsamcp kw`hambn CXns\ hmbn¨hkm\n¸n¡cpXv.

ssZhcmPyØm]\¯nsâ CSamb ImÂhcnbnse Ipcnin³ NphSpambmWv tbml¶msâ

kphntij¯n Cu `mK¯n\v ssZhimkv{X_Ôw. adnbs¯ kv{Xotb F¶p hnfn¨p

\½Ä ImWp¶Xv ho−pw Ipcnin³ Nph«nemWv. hoªnsâ kar²n ssZhcmPy¯n c£

AfhnÃmsX sNmcnbs¸Sp¶Xnsâ kqN\bmWv. AXphscbpÅ km{¼ZmbnI

blqZaX¯nsâ BßobX £mf\¯nsâbpw ip²mip²nbpsSbpambncp¶p. AXns\

Cutim DÕham¡n amäp¶XmWv \manhnsS ImWp¶Xv. hoªv Ir]bpsS {]XoIamWv.

adnbw ]dbp¶p AXp XoÀ¶pt]msb¶v. Cutim ]dbp¶Xv Fsâ kabw Bbn«nsömWv.

AXmbXv Ir] \evIp¶Xv Xsâ acWt\c¯mWv. AXn\n\nbpw Im¯ncn¡Ww F¶v. FÃmw

]qÀ¯nbmbn F¶p ]dªmWtÃm Cutim acn¡p¶Xv. AXp a\pjyhwi¯n\p Ir]

\evIp¶Xnsâ kqNIw IqSnbmWv. \½psS PohnX¯n CXphsc Cutim HcZv`pXhpw

sNbvXn«nsöp tXm¶ps¶¦n A½ apJm´cw H¶p tNmZn¨pt\m¡mw. ImcWw, FÃmhcpw

BtLmj¯nanÀ¸n \nev¡pt¼mgpw AkzØamb apJw Is−¯nbhfmWv B A½.

\½psSbpw IZ\¯m hmSnb apJw A½ I−n«p−v, XoÀ¨. FÃmhcpsSbpw I®v kz´w

]m{X¯n am{Xambncp¶p; A½bptSXv A§s\bÃmXncp¶XpsIm−v AhÄ Im\mbnÂ

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AkzØXbpsS I\secnbp¶Xp Is−¯n. PohnXw kt´mj¯n \o§pt¼mgmbncn¡pw

s]s«¶p kt´mj¯nsâ hoªp XoÀ¶pt]mIp¶ IjvSm\p`h§fp−mIp¶XvþtcmKw,

]cmPbw, km¼¯nIt¢iw Hs¡. AZv`pX§Ä¡pt]mepw km[yXbnÃmsX kIe

{]Xo£Ifpw \in¨v PohnXw XmdpamdmIpt¼mÄ ]ns¶ Ht¶ sN¿m\pÅq. I®paS¨v Ah³

]dbp¶Xpt]mse sNbvtX¡pI. Akm[mcWamb H¶paà AhtcmSp sN¿m\mhiys¸«Xv;

F¶meXv CutimbnepÅ hnizmkt¯msS AhÀ sNbvXt¸mÄ Im\mbn AZv`pXw

hncnªp.

shÅw hoªmbXn kt´mjn¡p¶hcmWv Im\m¡mcpw \½fpw. F¶mÂ,

CutimbpsSbpw A½bpsSbpw injycpsSbpw km¶n[ys¯{]XnbmWv bYmÀ°¯nÂ

kt´mjnt¡−Xv. CutimbpÅt¸mÄ PohnX¯n\p ta·tbdpw F¶Xnsâ kqN\bmWv

hoªp\ndª IÂ`cWnIÄ. iq\yamb PohnX`cWnIfpw I®ocp\ndª

PohnX`cWnIfpsams¡ {InkvXpkm¶n[y¯m B\µelcnbnemhpw. Npcp¡¯nÂ,

PohnX¯n CutimbpsS km¶n[yamWv Gähpw henb elcn. henb elcntbmsS

Bcw`n¨ ]e Zm¼Xy§fpw CutimbnÃmsX iq\yX \ndª I®ocn IpXnÀ¶p.

CSs]SWsat¶ A½ ]dªpÅq. F§s\ CSs]SWsa¶v A½ ]dbp¶nà F¶XmWp

{][m\w. Im\mbn Xsâ BZymZv`pXw BcmcpadnbmsX {]hÀ¯n¨v aWhmfs\bpw

aWhm«nsbbpw A`nam\£X¯n \n¶p c£n¨p. BZymZv`pXw \mSIobambpw

\mSdnb¯¡hn[¯nepw sN¿mambncps¶¦nepw Cutim aWhmf\pw aWhm«nbpw t]mepw

AdnbmsXbmWv AXp \nÀÆln¨Xv. CtXt]mse \½psS PohnX¯nepw \madnbmsX \½psS

kt´mj§Ä AkvXan¨nÃmXmImXncn¡m³ F{Xtbm AZv`pX§Ä sN¿p¶p. ]nXmhnsâ

CjvSa\pkcn¨v kzIpSpw_w hn«nd§nb Cutim sN¶p\nev¡p¶Xv asämcp IpSpw_¯n\v

B\µtaIm\mWv.

Ahkm\ambn, shÅw hoªm¡ns¡m−v Cutim IpSnb·mÀ¡v Hmim\ ]mSpIbÃ.

ap´ncnbpsS \m«n P\n¨ blqZÀ¡v hoªv AhcpsS BtLmj§fpsS Xo³taibnse

Hgn¨qIqSm\mhm¯ hn`hambncp¶p. Znhkhpw A´n¡p ]qkmIm³ CXp tam´pItbm

\mep s]¤v ASn¡msX Dd¡w hcm¯ kz`mhtam H¶pw AhcpsS PohnXNcytb

Bbncp¶nÃ. Icn¡pw IÅpw X½nepÅ A´cw AhcpsS BtLmjthfIfnse

hoªn\p−mbncp¶p. tbml¶m³ FgpXp¶p: ""Keoenbnse Im\mbn sNbvX Cu

AZv`pXw AhnSs¯ ASbmf§fpsS Bcw`ambncp¶p.'' Bk¶`mhnbn Xsâ

{IqipacW¯neqsS am\hcmin¡p e`n¡m\ncn¡p¶ Bßm`ntjIambncp¶p AXv.

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shÅw hoªm¡nbh³ hoªp càam¡p¶p.

tUm. B³{Uqkv ta¡m«pIpt¶Â

Z\lm¡me¯nse apJy{]tabw CutimbpsS shfns¸Sp¯emWv. amt½mZokmbpsS

thfbn ]nXmhmb ssZhw AhnSps¯ ssZh]p{XXzw ]ckyambn {]Jym]n¨

kw`hamWtÃm Cu Ime¯nsâ Bcw`¯n \½Ä {ihn¨Xv. C¶s¯ kphntij¯nÂ

\{kmb\mb CutimbpsS ssZhnIal¯zw shfns¸Sp¯nb BZys¯

ASbmfs¯¡pdn¨mWp \½Ä kphntij¯n hmbn¡p¶Xv (tbml 2,1þ12). AZv`pX§sf

tbml¶m³Çolm ASbmf§Ä F¶mWp hntijn¸n¡p¶Xv. ImcWw, AZv`pX§Ä

CutimbpsS ssZhnI al¯zw shfns¸Sp¯p¶ ASbmf§fmWv.

1. aq¶mwZnhks¯ ASbmfw “aq¶mw Znhkw Keoenbmbnse Im\mbn Hcp

hnhmlhncp¶p \S¶p” (tbml 2,1) F¶ BapJt¯msSbmWp c−ma[ymb¯nse Xsâ

hnhcWw hn. tbml¶m³ Bcw`n¡p¶Xv. H¶ma[ymb¯n ]cmaÀin¡s¸Sp¶ Znhk§Ä

F®nbm (1,29.35.43) c−ma[ymb¯nteXv A©mw ZnhkamWv. sam]vkpshkvXymbnse

sXbtUmdnsâ A`n{]mb¯nÂ, tbml.1,29þ34 Â kqNn¸n¡s¸Sp¶ CutimbpsS

amt½mZokmbv¡ptijapÅ aq¶mw Znhkambn CXns\ ImWWw (Ignª RmbdmgvNs¯

[ym\hnjbw Cu `mKambncp¶tÃm). amt½mZokmbv¡p tijw BZyZnhkw A{´tbmkpw

At±l¯nsâ kvt\lnX\pw CutimbpsS IqsS hkn¡p¶ kw`hw (tbml 1,35þ42) H¶mw

Znhkt¯Xpw, Cutim ]oent¸mkns\bpw \¯m\ntbens\bpw hnfn¡p¶ kw`hw (tbml

1,43þ51) c−mw Znhkt¯Xpambn ]cnKWn¨m c−ma[ymb¯n hnhcn¡p¶Xp aq¶mw

Znhks¯ kw`hamWv.

F¶mÂ, "aq¶mw Znhkw' F¶ {]tbmKw ssZhimkv{X]camb H¶mWv. AXv

acn¨hcnÂ\n¶pÅ CutimbpsS D°m\s¯ kqNn¸n¡p¶XmWv. “XncpenJnX§fnÂ

]dbp¶Xpt]mse, aninlm kwkvIcn¡s¸«v, aq¶mw Znhkw DbnÀ¯p” (1 tImdn 15,4) F¶Xv

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ss{IkvXh hnizmk¯nsâ ASnØm\{]amW§fnsem¶mWtÃm. Cutim {]hÀ¯n¨

Gähpw henb ASbmfwþAZv`pXwþAhnSps¯ D°m\amWv. Im\mbn \S¶ Cu BZys¯

ASbmfhpw aq¶mw Znhkambncp¶p F¶p kqNn¸n¡pIhgn Ch X½nepÅ _Ôw

kqNn¸n¡pIbmWv hn. tbml¶m³Çolm. A§s\, Xsâ al¯zw shfns¸Sp¯nb

BZys¯ ASbmfw Cutim Keoenbmbnse Im\mbn ImWn¨p. Ahsâ injy·mÀ

Ah\n hnizkn¡pIbpw sNbvXp' (tbml 2,11) F¶pIqSn Çolm tcJs¸Sp¯p¶p−v.

CutimbpsS ssZhnIal¯zw shfns¸Sp¯p¶ ASbmf§Ä AhnSp¶n hnizkn¡m\pÅ

£Ww IqSnbmWv. AhnSps¯ injy·mÀ Cutim B{Kln¨Xpt]mse {]XnIcn¨p. BZy

ASbmfw I−p hnizkn¡m³ XpS§nb injy·mcpsS hnizmkw ]qÀWambXv AhnSps¯

Gähpw {][m\s¸« ASbmfamb D°m\t¯mSpIqSnbmWtÃm. \½psS PohnX¯nepw ssZhw

\evIp¶ ASbmf§Ä, ssZhnI CSs]SepIfmbn a\Ênem¡n AhnSp¶nepÅ

hnizmk¯n hfcphm³ \ap¡pw km[n¡Ww.

2.CutimbpsS A½bpw AhnsS D−mbncp¶p aninlm\nÀhln¨ c£Wob

IÀ½¯n ]cnip² I\yImadnb¯n\v AXpeyamb Øm\ap−v. kphntij

hnhcW¯nsâ Bcw`¯nepw (tbml 2,1þ12) Ahkm\¯nepw (tbml. 19,25þ27) AhÄ

{]Xy£s¸Sp¶p−v. CutimbpsS ]ckyPohnXmcw`¯nepw Ahkm\¯nepapÅ

adnb¯nsâ km¶n[yw AhnSps¯ PohnXw apgph\nepap−mbncp¶ km¶n[yamWp

kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv. {_m¡äp sN¿p¶ CucoXn Hcp{]tXyI kmlnXyssienbmWv

(Inclusion).hoªp XoÀ¶pt]mb IpSpw_¯nsâ hnjaØnXn I−dnªv, Cu {]iv\w

]cnlcn¡m³ IgnhpÅ Xsâ ]p{Xsâ ]¡Â DWÀ¯n¡p¶Xp adnbamWv. I−dnªpw

tI«dnªpw klmbn¡p¶hfmWp ]cnip² adnbw. (Geoizmbv¡p Xsâ klmbw

BhiyapÅ kmlNcyamsW¶p K{_ntb ZqX\nÂ\n¶p tI«dnªmWtÃm XnSp¡¯nÂ

klmbn¡ms\¯nbXv: eq¡m 1,39þ45). hnizmknIfmb \apt¡hÀ¡pw {]tXyIn¨v

AP]meIÀ¡v D−mtI− at\m`mhamWnXv. \ap¡p NpäpapÅ ktlmZccpsS IpdhpIÄ

I−mdnbm\pÅ XmXv]cyw. \nÊlmbmhØ CutimbpsS k¶n[nbn DWÀ¯n¡m\pÅ

hnizmkw. AXmWv \ap¡mhiyw. F¦n \ap¡p Npäpw C¶pw AZv`pX§Ä kw`hn¡pw.

3. Cutimbpw injy·mcpw hncp¶n\p £Wn¡s¸«ncp¶p kv{Xosbbpw ]pcpjs\bpw

krjvSn¨ hN\amb Cutim AhcpsS hnhml¯n\pÅ £Ww \nckn¡p¶nà (HcnP³).

hnhmlsa¶ IqZmibn AhnSp¶pXs¶bmWv ]pcpjs\bpw kv{Xosbbpw H¶n¸n¡p¶Xv.

AhnSps¯ km¶n[ywhgn aninlm hnhmlsa¶ IqZmisb hnip²oIcn¡pIbmbncp¶p

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(Sqdn\nse amIvknaqkv). At±lw XpScp¶p: Cutim hnhml hncp¶n\p t]mbXv

hoªpIpSn¨p elcn]nSn¡m\mbncp¶nÃ; adn¨v, kar²ambn hoªp\evIns¡m− v Xsâ

ssZhnIal¯zw shfns¸Sp¯m\mbncp¶p. ssZh¯nsâ al¯zw shfns¸Sp¶

AXnhninjvS thZnbmWp hnhml¯ntâXv. Xsâ krjvSnIÀ½¯n ]¦ptNcm³ ssZhw

a\pjys\ £Wn¡p¶ cwKw. hnhml¯nsâ Cu ssZhnIam\w a\Ênem¡n

IpSpw_PohnXw \bn¡m³ \ap¡p km[n¡s«.

4.ipNoIcW¯n\p shÅwhbv¡p¶ Iev`cWnIÄ hm«ÀSm¦pw ss]¸p

shÅhpsams¡ C¶s¯t¸mse kpe`amIp¶Xn\pap¼v \½psS hoSpIfnÂ

Bhiy¯n\pÅ shÅw henb IpS§fnepw ]m{X§fnepw kq£n¨p hbv¡p¶

coXnbp−mbncp¶p. CXpt]mse, blqZcpw ipNoIcW¯n\mhiyamb Pew `h\§fnÂ

kq£n¨ncp¶p. AXn\p]tbmKn¨ncp¶ Iev`cWnIfnemWv ht¡mfw shÅw \ndbv¡m³

Cutim Bhiys¸«Xv. A{]Imcw \nd¨ shÅamWv hoªm¡n AhnSp¶p

cq]m´cs¸Sp¯nbXv. Cu AZv`pXs¯¡pdn¨v At{]w ]nXmhv FgpXp¶Xn{]ImcamWv:

blqZcpsS ipNoIcW¯n\v D]tbmKn¨ `cWnIfnte¡v \½psS IÀ¯mhv Xsâ

{]t_m[\w ]IÀ¶p. Xsâ {]t_m[\¯m FÃmäns\bpw cq]m´cs¸Sp¯m³ AhnSp¶p

hcp¶Xv \nba¯nsâbpw {]hmNI·mcpsSbpw amÀK¯neqsSbmWv F¶p

hyàam¡m\mbncp¶p CXv. BKkvXot\mkv ]nXmhpw CXn\p kam\amb hymJym\amWp

\evIp¶Xv: \½psS IÀ¯mhv Cutimaninlm shÅw hoªm¡nbt¸mÄ

cpNnclnXambncp¶Xn\p cpNn ssIh¶p; elcnbnÃmXncp¶Xn\p elcnbmbn. ]gb\nbahpw

aninlmbnÂ\n¶mWp hcp¶Xv F¶v CXp hyàam¡p¶p. ]t£, ]gb\nba¯n\p

cpNnbp−mIp¶Xv aninlmtI{µoIrXambn AXp a\Ênem¡pt¼mgmWv. F½mhqknte¡p

t]mb injy·mÀ¡v D°nX\mb aninlm, tami apX FÃm {]hmNI·mcpw Xs¶¸än

hnip²{KÙ§fn FgpXnbncn¡p¶h hymJym\n¨psImSp¯t¸mÄ (eq¡m 24,27)

AhÀ¡p−mb A\p`ht¯mSmWv (lrZbw Pzen¨ A\p`hw) Im\mbnse kw`hs¯

XmcXays¸Sp¯p¶Xv. C{kmtbÂP\Xbv¡v CXphsc \nbahpw {]hmNI·mcpamIp¶

(]gb\nbaw) Iogv¯cw hoªmWp \evIs¸«ncp¶Xv. ]gb\nba¯nsâ Cu A]qÀWX

kqNn¸n¡p¶XmWv 'Bdp' Iev`cWnIÄ. blqZNn´{]Imcw GgmWp ]qÀWkwJy.

Ggmat¯Xv aninlmbpsS {]t_m[\amWv. ]gb\nba¯n\v AÀ°w \evIp¶Xv

Cutimsb¶ hyànbpw AhnSps¯{]t_m[\hpamWv.

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5. A¶p shÅw hoªmbn; C¶v hoªv XncpcàamIp¶p. kzÀKob al¯zs¯

IpªmSnsâ hnhmlhncp¶pambn _Ôs¸Sp¯nbmWv shfn]mSp {KÙImc³

AhXcn¸n¡p¶Xv (shfn 19,1þ10). CutimXs¶bpw, cmPmhv Xsâ ]p{X\pth−n Hcp¡nb

hnhml hncp¶nt\mSp kmZriys¸Sp¯nbmWtÃm kzÀKcmPys¯¡pdn¨p {]Xn]mZn¡p¶Xv

(a¯m 22,1þ14). B kzÀKobhncp¶nsâ apt¶mSnbpw ap¶mkzmZ\hpamWv Hmtcm ]cnip²

IpÀ_m\bÀ¸Whpw. Im\mbn shÅw hoªm¡nbh³ _en]oT¯n hoªns\

AhnSps¯ Xncpcàam¡n cq]m´cs¸Sp¯p¶p.

6. Ah³]dbp¶Xp \n§ÄsN¿phn³ ssZh]p{X\mb CutimbpsS

]¡Âam{Xta \½psS {]iv\§Ä¡pw IpdhpIÄ¡pw ]cnlmcapÅp. ]cnip² A½ \s½

]dªphnSp¶Xv Xncp¡pamcsâ ]¡te¡mWv.

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ssZhta, \nsâ al¯zw

^m. amXyp tN¶m«v

IÀ¯mhnsâ al¯zs¯ shfns¸Sp¯p¶ hn. {KÙ`mK§fmWv k` C¶p \ap¡p

Xcp¶Xv. ssZh¯nsâ al¯zs¯¸än [ym\n¨psIm−vv B al¯z¯nte¡pbcm³ k`

\t½mSv Bhiys¸Sp¶p. F§s\ ]m]w Hgnhm¡n Pohn¡mw F¶p Nn´n¡pIbÃ, adn¨v

ssZhal¯zs¯¸än [ym\n¡pIbmWv. C¶s¯ BZyhmb\bn (kwJy 11:23þ35) ssZhw

Xsâ al¯zw C{kmtben\p shfns¸Sp¯p¶p. ""Ft¶msSm¯v Bdpe£w tbm²m¡Ä

Xs¶bp−vv. F¶n«pw A§p ]dbp¶p Hcp amkt¯¡v AhÀ¡p `£n¡m³ amwkw

\ÂImsa¶v'' (11:21). F¶p ]dªv ssZhiànsb kwibn¡p¶ tamitbmSv ssZhw

]dbpIbmWv: ""Fsâ ssIbv¡p \ofw Ipdªpt]mtbm? Fsâ hm¡v \ndthdptam CÃtbm

F¶p \o ImWpw.'' ssZhw Xsâ al¯zw shfns¸Sp¯ns¡m−vv B P\Xbv¡papgph³

ImS¸£nsb AZv`pXIcambn \ÂIp¶XmWv 11:31 apX \½Ä ImWp¶Xv.

c−mas¯ hmb\bn (Gi¿m 46:5þ13) ssZhw tNmZn¡p¶p: ""BtcmSp \o Fs¶

kmZriys¸Sp¯pw? BcmWv F\n¡p Xpey³? BtcmSp \o Fs¶ Xpe\w sN¿pw? F\n¡p

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ka\mbn Bcp−v?” (46:5). teJ\`mK¯v sl{_mbteJI³ hnhcn¡p¶Xv ]p{X\mb

ssZh¯nsâ \nXy]utcmlnXy¯nsâ al¯zw Xs¶. ""]cnip²\pw tZmjclnX\pw

\njvIf¦\pw ]m]nIfnÂ\n¶p thÀXncn¡s¸«h\pw kzÀ¤¯n\pta DbÀ¯s¸«h\pamb

{][m\ ]ptcmlnX³'' (sl{_m. 7:26). Cu hmb\IsfÃmw ssZhal¯zs¯¸än [ym\n¡m³,

B al¯z¯nte¡pbcm³ \s½ Blzm\wsN¿p¶p.

"Cutim Xsâ al¯zw shfns¸Sp¯p¶Xn\p {]hÀ¯n¨ ASbmf§fpsS

Bcw`amWv, Keoenbnse Im\mbn sNbvX Cu AZv`pXw' (tbml. 2:11) F¶mWv Cutim

shÅw hoªm¡n amänbXns\¸än tbml¶m³ hntijn¸n¡p¶Xv. ]¨shÅs¯

ta¯cw hoªm¡n amäns¡m−v Cutim X¶nte¡p hncÂNq−pIbmWv. henb

A]am\ap−mImhp¶ kmlNcy¯n CutimbpsS CSs]S kt´mj¯n\p

ImcWamIp¶p. IpdhpIÄ a\pjyklPamWv. ]ckvt\l¯nsâ, hnizkvXXbpsS

\·bpsS, £abpsS Hs¡ IpdhpIÄ PohnX¯nep−mIpt¼mÄ B Ipdhv

]cnlcn¡s¸SWsa¦n ssZhkm¶n[yw \½Ä Dd¸phcp¯Ww. Im\mbnse Ipdhv

]cnlcn¡s¸«Xv F´psIm−msW¶v kphntijI³ tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡p¶p.

""tbiphnsâ A½ AhnsSbp−mbncp¶p. tbiphpw injy·mcpw hncp¶n\p

£Wn¡s¸«ncp¶p'' \½psS PohnX¯n CutimbpsSbpw amXmhnsâbpw hnip²cpsSbpw

km¶n[yaps−¦n ssZhal¯zw AhnsSshfnhm¡s¸Spw. IpdhpIÄ ]cnlcn¡s¸Sm³

\½Ä \ndhpÅhcmWv. \ndbv¡p¶hcmIWw. ssZh]p{Xsâ hm¡ptI«v IÂ`cWnIfnÂ

shÅw ht¡mfw \nd¨t¸mÄ AhnsS AZv`pXw kw`hn¡p¶p. ]cn. A½ CXn\p

km£nbmWtÃm. amXmhnsâ PohnX¯n kw`hn¨Xpw Im\mbnse shÅw hoªmbXpw

X½n kmZriyap−v. \· \ndªncp¶, ssZhIr] \ndªncp¶ (eq¡m. 1:28) B

I\yIbnemWv ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv Bhkn¡p¶Xpw AhfnÂ\n¶p ta¯cw hoªmb

aninlmsb a\pjyhÀ¤¯n\papgph³ e`n¡p¶Xpw (Ahs\bmWv sl{_mbteJI³

C¶s¯ hN\`mK¯v {]IoÀ¯n¡p¶Xpw) ssZhw Xsâ al¯zw {]ISam¡nb henb

ASbmfambncp¶p aninlmbpsS P\\hpw. ""IÀ¯mhp Xs¶ \n\¡v HcSbmfw Xcpw.

bphXn KÀ`w [cn¨v Hcp ]p{Xs\ {]khn¡pw'' (Gi¿m. 7:14) {]IrXn apgph³

\ndªp\n¡p¶ ssZhal¯zs¯¸änbpw \½Ä [ym\n¡Ww. k¦oÀ¯I³

]dbp¶p−tÃm. ""BImiw ssZhal¯zs¯ {]IoÀ¯n¡p¶p. hm\hnXm\§Ä

AhnSps¯ Icthe hnfw_cw sN¿p¶p. ]IÂ ]Ient\mSp kwkmcn¡p¶Xpw

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ssZhal¯zs¯¸änbmWv. ssZal¯zs¯¸än [ym\n¨psIm−v B al¯z¯nÂ

]¦mfnIfmIm\pÅ A\p{Kl¯n\pth−n \ap¡p {]mÀ°n¡mw.

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Ah³ ]d-bp-¶-Xp-t]mse sN¿pI

^m.tPmÀPv Zm\thenÂ

hncp¶pIÄ s]mXp-shbpw hnhm-l-hn-cp-¶-pIÄ {]tXy-In¨pw Gsd kt´m-j-¯nsâ

Ah-k-c-amWv. hnhm-lmtLm-j-§Ä Hcp henb]cn-[n-hsc Hmtcm IpSpw-_-¯n-sâbpw

A´kns\bpw am\y-X-sbbpw kqNn-¸n-¡p¶ Ah-k-c-am-Wv. Xsâ £Ww kzoI-cn-s¨-¯n-bn-cn-

¡p¶ AXn-Yn-Isf Xsâ \nebpw \ne-hm-chpw A\p-k-cn¨p kzoI-cn-¡m³ km[n-¡p-I, kXvI-

cn-¡pI F¶-sXÃmw GsXm-cm-XntY-b-sâbpw B{K-l-am-Wv. CXp km[n-¡msX hcnI BXn-tY-

bs\ kw_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯mfw COm`wK¯n\p Imc-W-amIpw F¶p am{X-aà CXnsâ A]-am\w

Gsd \mÄ \ne-\n-ev¡p-Ibpw sN¿pw. X\n¡v A]-am-\-¯n\p Imc-W-am-Ip¶ C¯cw Ah-k-c-

§-fn Bsc-¦nepw A]-am-\-¯n \n¶p c£n-¡-¯-¡-hn[w klm-bn-¡m³ D−m-hpI

F¶Xv BXn-tY-bs\ kw_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯mfw F{Xtbm Bizm-k-I-c-am-Wv. Hcp B-Xn-tY-bsâ

C¯cw Zb-\o-b-Øn-Xn-bn B IpSpw-_s¯ klm-bn-¡m³ Cutim-bpsS ap¼nÂ

am²yØw bmNn-¡p¶ amXm-hn-s\-bp-w AXn\p X¿m-dm-Ip¶ CutimsbbpamWv C¶s¯

kphn-ti-j-¯n \mw ImWpI (tbm-l.2:1---þ11).

blq-Zm-Nm-c-{]-Imcw hnhm-lm-tLm-j-§Ä HcmgvN \o−p \nev¡p-¶-h-bm-bn-cp-¶p. C-

¯cw Ah-k-c-§-fn AXn-Yn-IÄ¡v th−p-thmfw hoªp-\-evIpI F¶-Xn\v AhÀ henb

{]m[m\yw \evIn-bn-cp-¶p. BtLm-j-§Ä¡n-S-bn hoªp XoÀ¶p-t]m-hpI F¶Xv Ahsc

kw_-Ôn-¨n-S-t¯mfw Hcp Zpxi-Ip-\-hpam-bn-cp-¶p. \h-Z-¼-Xn-I-fpsS Zm¼-Xy-Po-hnXw A[nIw

\o−p-\n-ev¡nà F¶-Xnsâ kqN-\-bm-bn-«mWv AhÀ CXns\ Icp-Xn-bn-cp-¶-Xv. kt´m-jm-h-k-c-

¯n IpSpw-_-¯n\v A]-am-\hpw \h-Z-¼-Xn-IÄ¡v COm`wK¯n\pw Gsd Bi-¦-IÄ¡pw

BIp-e-X-IÄ¡pw Imc-W-am-Im-hp¶ Hcp Zpc-´-amWv amXm-hnsâ Ah-k-tcm-Nn-X-amb CS-s]-

SÂ aqew Cutim ]cn-l-cn-¡p-I.

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Im\m-bnse Ieym-W-hn-cp-¶n-s\-¡p-dn¨p {]Xn-]m-Zn-¡p¶ Cu hnip-²-{KÙ`mKw Hcp

hnhml-hn-cp-¶n-s\-¡p-dn-¨pÅ hnh-cWw F¶-Xn-ep-]cn Cutim-bpsS hyàn-Xz-s¯-¡p-dn-¨pÅ

Hcp shfn-s -̧Sp-¯-em-Wv. At\-IÀ Cutim-bn hniz-kn-¡m³ Imc-W-am-¡nb Hcp AS-bm-f-am-

bn-cp¶p CXv. AXn-\m-emWv Cu AÛpXw I− injy-·mÀ Ah-\n hniz-kn¨p F¶p kphn-

ti-j-I³ Iq«n-t¨À¡pI (2-:11). Cutim BcmsW¶p temI¯n\p {]tXyIambn

shfns¸Sp¯p¶ Z\-l-mIm-e-¯n Cu hnip²{KÙ`mKw Nn´m-hn-j-b-am-¡p-¶-Xn-eqsS k`

C¶p \t½m-Sm-h-iy-s -̧Sp-¶Xpw injy·m-cn- D-−m-b-Xp-t]m-epÅ hnizmkhfÀ¨-bmWv, hnizm-

k-Øn-c-X-bm-Wv.

BXntYb-Ip-Spw-_-¯nsâ thZ\ a\-Ên-em¡n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ amXmhv \½psS amXr-I-

bm-hp-Ibm-sW¦nÂ, \½p-sSbpw kaq-l-¯n-sâbpw F{Xtbm {]iv\-§Ä¡p ]cn-lm-c-am-hp-am-

bn-cp-¶p. B IpSpw-_-¯nsâ Zb-\o-b-Øn-Xn-bn X\n-¡p-Xs¶ H¶pw sN¿m³ km[n-¡nÃ

F¶ bmYmÀ°yw amXm-hn-\-dn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. ]t£ {]iv\w ]cn-l-cn-¡m³ Ign-hp-Å-hsâ

]¡Â {]iv\w Ah-X-cn-¸n-¡m³ amXmhp {ian¨p F¶XnemWv B amXr-lr-Z-b-¯nsâ khn-

ti-jX \mw ZÀin-t¡-−-Xv. Cu Hcp `mh-amWv \½psS lrZ-b-§-fnepw hncn-tb-−-Xv. ]e

{]iv\-§fpw ]cn-l-cn-¡m³ \½Ä Ai-à-cm-bn-cn-¡pw. ]t£ CXv {]iv\-§-fpsS t\sc I®-

S-¡m³ \s½ t{]cn-¸n-¡p¶hbmIcpXv. Cu at\m-`mhw {]iv\-§-fn AI-s -̧«-h-cpsS

ØnXn IqSp-X Zb-\o-b-am-¡p-I-tb- DÅq. {]iv\-§Ä ]cn-l-cn-¡m³ Ign-hp-Å-h-cpsS ap¼nÂ

{]iv\-§Ä Ah-X-cn-¸n-¡m\pw Cutim-bpsS ap¼n AhÀ¡p-th−n {]mÀ°n¡m\pw \ap¡p

IS-a-bp−v F¶p ad-¡m-Xn-cn-¡mw. Fsâ ktlm-Z-csâ ImhÂ-¡m-c-\mtWm Rm³ F¶p

tNmZn¨ Imtbsâ at\m-`m-h-ap-Å-h-sc-b-Ã, aäp-Å-h-cpsS Ipdhv kz´w Ipd-hm-bpw, AhcpsS

thZ\ kz´w thZ-\-bmbpw Icp-Xp¶ amXm-hnsâ at\m-`mhw DÅ-h-sc-bm-Wn¶p kaq-l-¯n\p

IqSp-XÂ Bh-iy-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv.

Cutim AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¡m³ XpS-§p-¶-Xn-\p -ap-¼mbn `c-Wn-I-fn shÅw \nd-

¡m³ Bh-iy-s -̧Sp-¶p. Xsâ FÃm AÛp-X-{]-hÀ¯\§-fnepw a\p-jysâ kl-I-cWw tXSn-

s¡m−v AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ Cutim-sb-bmWp kphn-ti-j-¯n \mw ImWp-I. shdp-

samcp ImgvN-¡m-csâ at\m-`m-h-am-bn-cn-¡-cpXv Cutim-tbm-S-t]-£n-¡p-t¼mÄ \ap-¡p−m-bn-cn-

t¡-−-Xv. \ap¡p sN¿m³ km[n-¡p-¶Xp \mw sNt¿−nbn-cn-¡p-¶p. \½psS {]bXv\-§sf

]qÀ®am¡p-I-bmWv Cutim Xsâ {]hÀ¯\§-fn-eq-sS.

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Cutim Xsâ AÛp-X-{]-hÀ¯nbneqsS ]pXphoªm¡namänb shÅw cpNn-¨p-t\m-

¡nbtijw Ie-h-d-¡m-c³ ]dª A`n-{]mbw {it²-b-am-Wv, “FÃm-hcpw ta¯cw hoªv

BZyw hnf-¼p¶p. AXn-Yn-IÄ¡p el-cn-]n-Sn¨p Ign-bp-t¼mÄ Xmgv¶ Xc-hpw. \o \Ã hoªv

CXp-h-scbpw kq£n¨p h¨p-htÃm” (2:10). temIw \evIp¶ kt´mj-¯n-sâbpw Cutim

\evIp¶ kt´m-j-¯n-sâbpw hyXymkw Cu hm¡p-I-fn {]I-S-am-Wv. temIw \evIp¶

k½m-\-§Ä ImgvN¡p \ÃXpw C{µn-b-§sf BIÀjn-¡p-¶-Xp-am-bn-cn-¡pw. F¶m ]n¶oSv

AXn\p ]pXp-abpw BIÀj-Whpw \jvS-s -̧Sp-Ibpw X³aqew AXr]vXn Df-hm-¡p-Ibpw

sN¿pw. BÀ¸p-hn-fn-Ifpw B\-µ-t¯mSpw IqSn Bcw-`n-¡p¶ ]eXpw I®o-cnepw shdp-¸nepw

Ah-km-\n¡pw. F¶m Cutim \evIp¶ Zm\-§Ä F¶pw ]pXp-a-bp-ÅXpw PoÀ®n-¡m-

¯Xpw Bbn-cn-¡pw. a\pjy Pohn-X-¯n\v Hcn-¡-epw \jvS-s -̧Sm¯ cpNnbpw ]pXp-abpw

hocyhpw \evIm³ Cutim \evIp¶ A\p-{K-l§Ä¡p am{Xta km[n-¡q. CXp am{Xta \ne-

\n-ev¡p¶ kt´m-jhpw kwXr-]vXnbpw \ÂIp-I-bp-Åp.

Im\m-bnse Ieym-W-hn-cp-¶n AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¨p IpSpw-_-¯nsâ A]-am-\hpw \h-

Z-¼-Xn-I-fpsS Bi-¦-I-fp-a-Iän Ah-cpsS apJw c£n¨ Cutim C¶pw a\p-jy-cpsS {]Xn-k-

Ôn-L-«-§-fn kao-]-Ø-\m-Wv F¶ hnizmkw Hmtcm ss{IkvX-h\pw F{X-am{Xw

BizmkIc-amWv. \½psS A\p-Zn-\-Po-hn-X-¯n \mapw ]e-t¸mgpw ac-hn¨p \nev¡m-dntÃ?

Pohn-X-s -̄¡p-dn-¨pÅ \½psS IW-¡p-Iq-«-ep-IÄ ]msS sXä-nt¸m-Ip-¶p. taml-§Ä taml-`w-

K-§-fm-Ip-¶p. {]Xo-£n-¡p-¶-Xp-t]mse Imcy-§Ä H¶pw \S-¡p-¶n-Ã. \mw {]Xo-£bpw {]Xym-

i-bp-aÀ¸n¨-h-cn ]ecpw \nÀ®mbI-\n-an-j-§-fn \s½ XÅn- -̧d-bp-¶p. ]e hmXn-ep-Ifpw

A{]-Xo-£n-X-ambn AS-bp-¶p. {]mÀ°\t]mepw hnc-k-am-bn- tXm¶mw; X·qew AXp Dt]-£n-

s¨¶pw hcmw. A]-am-\hpw ]cm-P-b-t_m-[hpw aqew Ip\n-ª- in-c-Êp-ambn FÃm-h-cnÂ

\n¶pw DÄh-enªv, Pohn-X-¯n \n¶p Xs¶ Hfn-t¨m-Sm³ tXm¶n-tb-¡mw. Cu Zriy{]Xn-

k-Ôn-L-«-§-fn \mw Ft§m-«mWp Xncn-tb-−-sX¶v Cu kphn-ti-j-`mKw hyà-am-¡p¶p.

A\p-Zn-\-Po-hn-X-¯nse BIp-e-X-I-fnepw thZ-\-I-fnepw, ZpxJ-¯nepw {]Xn-k-Ôn- L-«-

§-fnepw IS¶ph¶p Ipd-hp-IÄ ]cn-l-cn¨v, im´n-bpw, kt´m-j-hpw, kam-[m-\hpw kwXr-

]vXnbpw sIm−v Cutim \s½ \nd-¡pIXs¶ sN¿pw. CXp kw -̀hn-¡m³ Hcp hyhØ \mw

]men-t¡-−-Xp-−v. AXmWp amXmhp ]d-ª-Xv, “Ah³ ]d-bp-¶-Xp-t]mse sN¿pI”. Cu

hyh-Ø-]m-en-¡m³ \mapw X¿m-dm-tI-−n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. CXn\p \mw F¶p X¿m-dm-Ip-¶pthm,

At¸mÄ {]Xo-£¡p bmsXmcp km²y-X-bn-Ãm¯ Ah-k-c-am-sW¦nÂt¸mepw Cutim \½psS

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Pohn-¯n AÛpXw {]hÀ¯n¡pI Xs¶ sN¿pw. Cu hnizm-k-¯n B{ibw hbv¡m³

km[n-¡p-t¼mÄ \½psS PohnXw F¶pw {]Xo-£m-\nÀ`camIpw. “IÀ¯mhv Fsâ CS-b-\m-Ip-

¶p,- F-\n-s¡m-¶n\pw Ipd-hp-−m-hp-I-bnÔ F¶p hnizm-k-]qÀÆw ]d-bp¶ k¦oÀ¯Isâ

at\m-`m-h-amWv \ap-¡n-¶m-h-iy-am-bn-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. \ap¡pw {]mÀ°n¡mw, R§-fpsS hnizmkw

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kay²n \ÂIp¶ ssZhw

tUm. B³{Uqkv

ssZh]p{X\mb CutimaninlmbpsS a\pjymhXmcs¯¡pdn¨p tbml¶m³Çolm

tcJs¸Sp¯p¶Xv C{]ImcamWv: “hN\w amwkambn \½psS CSbn hkn¨p. Ahsâ

al¯zw, ]nXmhnsâ GIPmXsâ al¯zw, Ir]bpw kXyhpw \ndªXmbn \½Ä I−p”

(tbml 1,14). amt½mZokmbn Bcw`n¨ ]cky PohnXt¯msSbmWv Cutim Xsâ sZhnI

al¯zw shfnhm¡n¯pS§nbXv. Im\mbnse IeymWhncp¶nsâ thfbn AhnSp¶p

{]hÀ¯n¨ AZv`pXw AhnSps¯ ssZhnI al¯z¯nsâ ASbmfambncp¶p (tbml 2,11).

Cu ASbmf¯nsâ AÀ°w {Kln¨ AhnSps¯ injy·mÀ Cutimbn hnizkn¡pIbpw

sNbvXp. Cu e£yt¯msSbmbncp¶tÃm AhnSp¶p a\pjy\mbhXcn¨Xpw kzbw

shfns¸Sp¯nbXpw.

al¯zoIcW¯nsâaWn¡qÀ "aq¶mw Znhkw Keoenbmbnse ]«Wamb Im\mbnÂ

Hcp hnhmlhncp¶p \S¶p' (tbml 2,1) F¶ BapJ hmNI¯nse 'aq¶mwZnhkw' F¶

{]tbmKw CutimaninlmbpsS D°m\s¯ [z\n¸n¡p¶XmWv. kphntijhnhcW

a\pkcn¨v Im\mbnse kw`hw A©mw ZnhkamWv Act§dp¶Xv. ImcWw,

H¶ma²ymb¯n \mep Znhks¯ Imcy§Ä hnhcn¡p¶p−v (tbml 1,19.29.35.43).

CutimbpsS IpcnipacW¯nsâ aq¶mw Znhkw kw`hn¨ AhnSps¯ D°m\s¯

kqNn¸n¡phm\mWv tbml¶m³ 'aq¶mw Znhkw' F¶v FgpXp¶Xv. aninlmbpsS

al¯zoIcW¯nsâ Bcw`w Im\mbnemsW¦n AXnsâ ]cnkam]vXn AhnSps¯

D°m\¯nemWtÃm.

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AhnSps¯ A½bmb adnbt¯mSpÅ adp]Snbnepw CXnsâ kqN\bp−v: “kv{Xotb,

F\n¡pw \n\¡pw F´v? Fsâ kabw C\nbpw Bbn«nÔ (tbml 2, 4). ChnsS ]cmaÀin¡

s¸Sp¶ 'kabw' AhnSps¯ al¯zoIcW¯ntâXmWv. HmÀsÇw ssZhmeb¯nÂh¨v

]nXmhpambn X\n¡pÅ ]p{X_Ôs¯¡pdn¨p ]Tn¸n¨t¸mÄ t]mepw Bcpw AhnSps¯

]nSnIqSmXncp¶Xv AhnSps¯ kabw Bbn«nÃmXncp¶XpsIm−mWv F¶v

tbml¶m³Çolm tcJs¸Sp¯p¶p−v (tbml 8,20). 'a\pjy]p{X³ al¯zw {]m]n¡m\pÅ

kabambncn¡p¶p' (tbml 12,23)F¶p ]dbpt¼mÄ AhnSp¶p hnh£n¡p¶Xv Xsâ

kl\ actWm°m\¯nsâ aWn¡qdns\bmWv. ho−pw \½Ä C{]Imcw hmbn¡p¶p: “Cu

temIwhn«v Xsâ ]nXmhnsâ ]¡te¡p t]mIm\pÅ kabw ASp¯psh¶v

s]klm¯ncp\mfn\pap¼v Cutim Adnªncp¶p (tbml 13,1). Cutimaninlm Xsâ

]ptcmlnX {]mÀ°\ Bcw`n¡p¶Xpw aWn¡qdns\¸än ]cmaÀin¨p sIm−mWv: “Fsâ

]nXmth, kabw h¶ncn¡p¶p” (tbml17,1). Cutim Xm³ {]hÀ¯n¡m³ t]mIp¶

AXv`pXs¯ AhnSps¯ al¯zoIcW¯nsâ aWn¡qdpambn _Ôn¸n¡p¶p. CutimbpsS

hm¡pIfpsS AÀ°anXmWv: Fsâ aWn¡qÀ Ct¸mÄ Bbn«nsænepw B aWn¡qdnt\mSp

_Ôn¸n¨p am{Xta Ct¸mÄ {]hÀ¯n¡m³ t]mIp¶ AÛpX¯nsâ AÀ°w

hyàamhpIbpÅp. CutimbpsS ssZhnIal¯zw temI¯n\p shfns¸Sp¯phm³

th−nbmWv Im\mbnse AÛpXw F¶pNpcp¡w. C{kmtb¡mcpsS PohnX¯nepw ssZhw

AÛpXIcambn CSs]«v al¯zw {]ISam¡p¶ cwKamWv BZyhmb\bnepÅXv (kwJy

11,23þ35). acp`qan bm{Xbv¡nSbn P\¯n\p `£W¯n\mbn ImS¸£nIsf \evInb

cwKs¯ ssZhnIal¯z¯nsâ shfns¸Sp¯embmWv a\Ênemt¡−Xv.

c−mw lÆmbmbadnbw ]cnip² A½sb 'kv{Xotb' F¶v Cutim A`nkwt_m[\

sN¿p¶Xns\¡pdn¨p \ap¡v AkzØX tXm¶mw. Im\mbnse adnb¯nsâ km¶n[yw

`uXnI A½ F¶ \nebneÃ. adn¨v, c£mIcamb ssZhnI shfns¸Sp¯en klImcnWn

F¶ \nebnemWv. adnbw AhnsS c−mw lÆm F¶ Øm\¯mWv. ssZhnI al¯z¯nsâ

Gähpw t{ijvTamb {]Imi\¯nsâ thfbn Ipcnin³ Nph«n \nev¡p¶ adnbs¯bpw

Cutim 'kv{Xotb' F¶mWv hnfn¡p¶Xv (tbml 19,25þ27). c£Is\¡pdn¨pÅ BZy

hmKvZm\hpambn _Ôs¸«XmWv Cu 'kv{Xo' {]tbmKw.ssZhlnX¯ns\Xntc {]hÀ¯n¡m³

a\pjys\ t{]cn¸n¨ kÀ¸t¯mSp ssZhw ]dªp: “\obpw kv{Xobpw X½nepw \nsâ

k´Xnbpw AhfpsS k´Xnbpw X½nepw Rm³ i{XpX Dfhm¡pw. Ah³ \nsâ Xe

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XIÀ¡pw” (DÂ] 3,15). Xn·bpsS Xe XIÀ¡p¶ c£Isâ amXmhmb kv{Xo adnbamWv

F¶ hkvXpX hyàam¡p¶XmWv 'kv{Xotb' F¶ CutimbpsS A`nkwt_m[\.

c£I\mb CutimbpsS ssZhnIal¯zshfns¸Sp¯ensâ Bcw`¯nepw Ahkm\¯nepw

]cnip² I\yImadnbw AhnSpt¯msSm¸ap−v. aninlmtbmSp_Ôs¸Sp¯n thWw

adnb¯nsâ {]m[m\ywa\Ênem¡m³F¶pkmcw.

Cutim kamcw`n¡p¶ aninlmbpKw A\pkvacn¸n¡p¶XmWv Im\mbnse hnhml

kµÀ`w. ssZhamb IÀ¯mhpw C{kmtbepw X½nepÅ _Ôs¯ `mcym`ÀXr_Ôt¯mSv

D]an¡p¶Xv ]gb\nba¯nsâ ssienbmWv (Gi 54,5; tlmknb 2,19þ20). kXyssZhs¯

Dt]£n¨p aäp tZh·mcpsS ]n¶mse t]mIp¶Xns\ hnhml_Ô¯nse

AhnizkvXXbmbpw ]cnKWn¨ncp¶p (Psd3,7þ8;31,32). ]pXnb \nba¯n ]utemkvÇolm

aninlmbpw Xncpk`bpw X½nepÅ_Ôs¯bpw `mcym`À¯r_Ôt¯mSmWtÃm

D]an¡p¶Xv(Ft^5,25).

aWhmf\mb aninlm aninlmbpsS hcthmsS hoªv kar²ambp−mIpsa¶Xv

]gb\nba¯nse iàamb {]Xo£bmbncp¶p (Gi¿m25,6;tPmtbÂ3,18;Btamkv9,13þ14).

]gb \nba¯nsâ ]qÀ¯oIcWamWtÃm Cutim. blqZcpsS ipNoIcW¯n\pÅ

shÅamWv Cutim hoªmbn cq]m´cs¸Sp¯p¶Xv. tamibpsS \nba{]ImcamWv

ipNoIcWIÀ½§Ä A\pjvTn¨ncp¶Xv. AXnsâ Øm\¯mWv aninlm hoªp

kar²ambn {]Zm\w sN¿p¶Xv. “tamihgn \nbaw \evIs¸s«¦nÂ, Cutimaninlmhgn

Ir]bpw kXyhpw \evIs¸«ncn¡p¶p” (tbml 1,17). shÅw hoªm¡pI hgn {]hmNI·mÀ

ap³Iq«n Adnbn¨ aninlmbpKw Bcw`n¨ncn¡p¶p F¶v Cutim hyàam¡pIbmbncp¶p.

Im\mbnse hnhmlw aninlmbpw k`bpw X½nepÅXmWv F¶XmWp k`m]nXm¡·mcpsS

hymJym\w. tbml¶m³ amwZm\ aninlmsb aWhmf\mbn AhXcn¸n¡p¶p−tÃm (tbml

3,29). bpKm´¯n kw`hn¡m\ncn¡p¶ kzÀKob hnhml¯nsâ apt¶mSnbmWnXv.

Xncpk`bpsS a¡fmb \mtamtcmcp¯cpamWv Cu hnhmlhncp¶nse £WnXm¡Ä. Cu

kzÀKobhncp¶nsâ ap¶mkzmZ\amWv Hmtcm ]cnip² IpÀ_m\bÀ¸Whpw.

Xs¶¯s¶bpÅ k¼qÀWkaÀ¸W¯neqsS Hcn¡Âam{Xw _enbÀ¸n¨

t{ijvT]ptcmlnX\mb aninlm Ft¸mgpw Poht\msS Ccn¡pIbpw \ap¡pth−n {]mÀ°\

AÀ¸n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p (sl{_m 7,25þ28). kzÀK¯n \S¡p¶ Cu {]mÀ°\bnemWv

]cnip² IpÀ_m\hgn \mapw ]¦ptNcp¶Xv.

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