itemtamsâ Úm\w.
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ss__nÄ ssZhw {]tNmZ\w sNbvXXpw, bmsXmcp sXäpanñm¯XpamtWm? \mev¸XpIfnð sX¡pIng¡³ ankudnbnð bmYmØnIcpsS CSbnð hfÀó Rm³ A§s\ hnizkn¨ncpóp. Cu ssZh hN\¯nð F\n¡v ]qÀ®amb hnizmkapïmbncpóp. Fómð Ime{ItaW BßmÀ°amb ss__nÄ ]T\¯nð¡qSn AXnse sXäpIÄ, AØncXIÄ, bpànlo\XIÄ XpS§nbhbnð F§s\tbm Fsó t_m[hXnbm¡pIbpw Fsó AXv hñmsX Ae«pIbpw sNbvXp. [mcmfw bpànlo\XIÄ F\n¡v "itemtamsâ Úm\¯nð' ImWm³ IgnbpIbpw Fónð BImwj Dfhm¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

Úm\¯nsâ Imcy¯nð itemtamt\mSp XpeyX BÀ¡pw Csñóv ssZhw Xsó {]Jym]n¨ncpóp. {]tNmZ\w sNbvX ss__nÄ{]Imcw, itemtam\p ap¼pw ]nð¡me¯pw itemtam\p Xpey\mb Hcmfpw Pohn¨ncpón«nñ (CXnð tbip {InkvXphpw DÄs¸Spóp Fóv Duln¡póp).

""Úm\hpw hnthIhpapÅ Hcp lrZbw Rm³ \n\¡p Xcpóp. \n\¡p ka\mbh³ \n\¡p ap¼v Dïmbn«nñ. \n\¡p ka\mbh³ \n\¡p tijw DïmhpIbpanñ'' (1cmPm 3.12).

""ssZhw itemtam\v Gähpw hfsc Úm\hpw _p²nbpw ISð¡cbnse aWðt]mse lrZb hnimeXbpw sImSp¯p'' (1cmPm 4.29þ30).

Fómð, ss__nfnð ]dbpó, itemtamsâ Úm\¯nð F\n¡v aXn¸v tXmónbn«nñ. XoÀ¨bmbpw BtemN\iànbpÅ hmb\¡mÀ¡pw A§s\sbóp k¦ev¸n¡póp. Úm\nIfnð Úm\nbmb itemtamsâ Úm\¯nsâ Nne DZmlcW§Ä \ap¡v t\m¡mw.

itemtam³ Hcp [mcmfnbmbncpóp. ss__nÄ hÀ®n¨ncn¡póXp t]msebpÅ itemtamsâ kp{][m\amb D]t`mKw hfsc ]cnlmkyhpw kmòmÀ¤nIambn Zpjn¨Xpambn tXmón¡s¸Spóp. k¼óamb PohnX¯n\v bmsXmcp ]cnan[nbpanñmbncpóp. e`yambXv F´pw itemtam\p IqSnsb Xocp. Gähpw \ñ XSn¯c§Ä, Gähpw \ñ teml§Ä, hne]nSn¸pÅ IñpIÄ, B\s¡m¼v, hnNn{Xamb arK§Ä, AXnat\mlcamb sI«nS§Ä XpS§n cY§Ä, kpKÔ{Zhy§Ä, kzÀ®w þ Xsâ AXym{Kl¯nsâ apónð Hópw c£s]«ncpónñ. Xsâ Xo³taibnð hnf¼nbncpó Blmc¯nsâ IW¡pw, ssZh¯n\mbn AÀ¸n¨ncpó AXy[nIamb bmK§fpsS IW¡pw ImWpt¼mÄ, Xsâ tamSnbmbpÅ PohnXw B tZi¯pïmbncpó arK§sf an¡hmdpw \in¸n¡pambncpóp Fóp tXmónt¸mIpóp.

""itemtamsâ \nXys¨ehp Znhkw Hón\p ap¸Xp ]d t\cnbamhpw Adp]Xp ]d km[mcW amhpw am³, Cfam³, ¾mhv, ]pjvSnhcp¯nb ]£nIÄ, Fónh IqSmsX XSn¸n¨ ]¯p Imfbpw ta¨nð ]pds¯ Ccp]Xp Imfbpw \qdv BSpw Dïmbncpóp'' (1cmPm 5.22þ23).

""cmPmhn\pw cmPKrl¯n\pw t`mP\]ZmÀ°§Ä F¯n¨p sImSp¡m³ itemtam\v bn{kmtbensems¡bpw ]{´ïv Imcy¡mcòmÀ Dïmbncpóp'' (1cmPm 5.7).

Kn_tbm\nse bmK]oT¯nð Hcn¡ð Bbncw tlmabmK§Ä AÀ¸n¨p (1cmPm 3.4). btlmhbpsS tZhmebw Xpdót¸mÄ AÀ¸n¨ bmK§Ä F®phm³ Ignbnñmbncpós{X (1cmPm 8.5). Ccp]¯ocmbncw ImfIsfbpw e£¯ncp]Xn\mbncw BSns\bpw AÀ¸n¡m³ ]pXnbXmbn \nÀ½n¨ tZhmeb¯nse sh¦e bmK]oT¯nð Øew t]mcmbncpóp (1cmPm 8.63þ64).

F®phm³ Ignbm¯h®w Fóp ]dbpsó¦nepw apIfnse `mK¯nð Hcp kwJy ]dbpósñm F´mbmepw ChnsS itemtamsâ [mcmfn¯¯nemWv Xmev¸cyw. itemtamsâ Zn\w tXmdpapÅ Cu PohnXw [\hmòmcpsSbpw IoÀ¯nsI«hcpsSbpw PohnXw shdpw \nÊmcam¡póp. CXv FgpXnbXv Hcp IYmIr¯ñ, ssZhw {]tNmZ\w sNbvX cNbnXmhs{X. sSenhnj\nse Hcp tImaUn ]c¼csbóv tXmón¡psa¦nepw, CXv \nXyPohsâ Xmt¡mð \evIpó, \ñ amXrI ImWn¡Wsaóv ]Tn¸n¡pó ss__nfnð DÄs¡mÅn¨ncn¡póXs{X. ]IzamIm¯, kzmÀ°\mb, A[x]Xn¨ Hcmsf ]n´pScpóXn\p ]Icw GXp hyànbpw almßm KmÔnsb ]n´pScm\mbncn¡pw Xmev]cyw ImWn¡pI.

C{X h³tXmXnepÅ Ae¦mctadnb bmK§Ä AÀ¸n¡póXnsâ ImcW§Ä Fs´óv Bcpw tNmZn¨p t]mIpw. CXv ssZhs¯ {]oXns¸Sp¯m³ thïnbmbncptóm? CXpt]mse acymZsI« _lpam\w btlmhbv¡v hmØh¯nð thïnbncptóm? F¦nð, \mw lrZbhpw, a\Êpw, Bßmhpw sImSp¯v kvt\ln¡m\pw tkhn¡m\pw B{Kln¨ncpó Cu ssZh¯nsâ kzmÀ°Xbnð AXnibnt¡ïnbncn¡póp. 22000 ImfIfpsSbpw 1,20,000 BSpIfpsSbpw PoÀ®mhinjvS§fpw ih§fpw Xobnð Fcn¨v BZcn¡póXp Iïv B\µn¡pó ssZhw! \ap¡v bmYmÀXy¯nte¡v t]mImw. CXv B[p\nI temIamWv.

itemtamsâ Úm\w sFXolyambncptóm? icn, itemtamsâ Úm\¯nsâ Gähpw hÀ®¸In«mÀó Hcp DZmlcWw t\m¡p. hfsc {]kn²nbmÀÖn¨ Hcp Ip«nbpsS t]cnð hnhmZapWÀ¯nb IY. Hcpan¨p Pohn¨ cïp kv{XoIÄ aqóp Znhks¯ hyXymk¯nð Hmtcm B¬Ip«nIsf {]khn¨p. Hcp kv{XobpsS Ip«n acn¨t¸mÄ AhÄ asä Ip«nsb amän InS¯n. Cu hô\ Pohn¨ncn¡pó Ip«nbpsS A½ Iïp]nSn¨p, hmZw itemtamsâ ASp¡ð F¯n¨p. Ip«n XtâsXóv cïp t]cpw hmZn¨p. ]nóoSv itemtam³ Hcp hmfpsImïp hcm³ Iev¸n¨p.

""At¸mÄ cmPmhv Poh\pÅ Ipªns\ cïmbn ]nfÀóv ]IpXn Hcp¯n¡pw ]IpXn aähÄ¡pw sImSp¡pho³. DSs\ Poh\pÅ Ipªnsâ A½ Xsâ Ipªns\¡pdn¨v DÅp Ip¯pIsImïv cmPmhnt\mSv At¿m! Fsâ X¼pcms\ Poh\pÅ Ipªns\ sImñcpsX AXns\ AhÄ¡p sImSp¯p sImÅpho³ Fóp ]dªp'' (1cmPm 3.23þ28).

\ap¡v CXv A\p`hsatómWw ChnsS \SósXs´óv Nn´n¡mw. Ipªp acn¨p hne]n¨ncpó Hcp amXmhv, asä kv{XobpsS Ipªns\ amänsbSp¯p. XoÀ¨bmbpw hne]n¨ncpó amXmhn\p acn¨Ip«n¡v ]Icambn aäpcp Ip«nsb Bhiyambn hóp. CXv itemtamsâ ASp¡ð sImïpt]mbt¸mÄ, BcmWv kXyw ]dbpóXv Fóv Adnbm³ Xsâ _p²nbp]tbmKn¨v Hcp D]mbw Iïp]nSn¨p. cmPmhnsâ Xocpam\w Adnªt¸mÄ, Poh\pÅ Ipªnsâ A½ Ip«n acn¨p ImWmXncn¡m³ asä kv{Xobv¡v sImSp¡m³ At]£n¨p. Cu kabw, Ip«nsb amän¡nS¯nb kv{Xobv¡v bYmÀ°¯nð AhÄ Dt±in¨Xv e`n¨p, Xsâ Ip«n¡v ]Icambn asä Ip«nb In«pI. Fómð, kw`hw A§s\ AhnsS \nÀ¯msX Xsâ amXrXzw Ifªv ""F\n¡pw thï \n\¡pw thï Ip«nsb ]nfÀ¡s«'' Fóp ]dªp. A§s\ Xsâ acn¨ Ip«n¡p ]Icw Poh\pÅ Ip«nsb In«phm³ Ahkcw e`n¨ kv{Xo þ itemtamsâ ASp¯p hó ImcWhpw AXp Xsóbmbncpósñm þ AXv \jvSs¸Sp¯n. Ct¸mÄ AhÄ¡v Ip«nsb cïmbn ]nfÀóp ImWm³ B{Klapïmtbm? Fñm kv{XoIfpw CXpt]msebpÅ Hcp kmlNcy¯nð C§s\ sN¿m³ km[yXbpïmIptam?

cïmas¯ kv{Xobpw amXr¯w shSnªv Ip«nsb sImñm³ k½Xn¨ncpsó¦nð itemtam³ F´p sN¿pambncpóp? Cu kv{XoIÄ Hcpan¨p Xmakn¡póhcmWv. Ip«nItfmSp Ipds¨¦nepw kvt\lw cïpt]À¡pw ImWpambncpóp. Fs´ms¡ ]dªmepw ssZh¯nsâ ssI¿mWv CXnsâ ]nónð a\Ênem¡pI. itemtamsâ Xocpam\saSp¡m\pÅ _p²n ImWn¡m³ ssZhw CXv Act§äpIbmbncpóp; Asñ¦nð Cóv \ap¡v C§s\sbmcp IY In«pIbnñmbncpósñm.

Hcp hmZ¯nsâ t]cnð, itemtamsâ hn[n hfsc _p²n]qÀÆambncpóp Fóv \ap¡v k½Xn¡mw. ssZhw itemtamsâ IqsSsbóv Iïp, cmPmhnsâ hn[ntI«v Fñm bn{kmtbepw `bs¸«p. bmsXmcp {]tNmZ\hpanñm¯ Hcp km[mcW a\pjy³ Hcn¡epw CXpt]msesbmcp ]²Xn Bhnjv¡cn¡nñ Fóv \mw k¦ev¸n¡Wambncn¡pw. hn[nbnð \nópw a\Ênem¡póXv, kv{XobpsS amXrXzw Fó Pòhmk\sb¡pdn¨v itemtam\v Adnbm³ Ignªncn¡Ww. AXn\v ssZhw {]tNmZ\w sNt¿ï Bhiyaptïm?

a\pjycnð sh¨v Gähpw Úm\w In«m³ ssZhw \s½ XncsªSp¯nñtñm FtómÀ¯v ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¡phm³ X¡h®w, itemtamsâ aäp Imcy§Ä¡qSn ]cnKWnt¡ïnbncn¡póp. itemtams\¸änbpÅ GsX¦nepw Hcp NÀ¨, Xsâ 700 `mcyamscbpw 300 sh¸m«nIsfbpw ]cmaÀin¡msX ]qÀ®amIptam? CXv itemtam\p Xsó AanXamWv. Fómð, AanX¯nð A[nIamWv, AXymÀ¯n, kzmÀ°X, ]cnKW\bnñmbva, A\oXn Fóp XpS§n a\pjysâ hô\bpsS Fñm ZpÀKpW§fpw DÄs¡mïncn¡póp.

itemtamsâ _p²n \oXn sImSp¡m³ X\n¡pÅ Akm[mcW Ignhnt\mSv _Ôn¸n¡póp. Fómð CXpt]msebpÅ kmlNcy¯nð F´p \obnXmWpÅXv? 700 `mcyamÀ (1cmPm 11.3) Nne `mcyamsc "ASp¯dnªncn¡m³' t]mepw Ignªncn¡nñ. Znhkhpw bmsXmcp tPmenbpw sN¿msX ChcpsS ASp¡ð amdn amdn sNñpI. Fs´m ImcW¯n\mð thïn hó 300 sh¸m«nIsfbpw CXnð tNÀ¡pI. A§s\ 1000 kv{XoIÄ bmsXmcp {]Xo£bpanñm¯ \nXyZpcnXamb Hcp sIWnbneIs¸SpIbmbncpóp. ss__nÄhmZnIÄ¡v k½Xn¡m³ Xmev]cyanñm¯ Hcp kwKXnbmWv kv{XoIÄ a\pjyscóXv. kv{XoIfpsS hnImc§Ä¡pw adp]Snbnsñ¦nð AhÀ¡v km[mcW PohnXw \bn¡pI hnjaamWv; Bbncw kvXoIfpsS hnImc§Ä¡v thïXp sN¿pI isemtam\v kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw hnjaamWv. F{X Úm\nbmbncpómepw HcmÄ¡v AhcpsS FñmhcpsSbpw t]cpIÄ t]mepw HmÀ¯ncn¡m³ Ignbnñ. F§s\bmWv AhcpsS ssZ\w Zn\ Bhiy§Ä \ndthänbncpóXv? "Cóv cm{Xn CóbmÄ' Fóv D]tZin¡m³ itemtam\v Hcp ImcyØ\pïmbncpóncn¡ptam?

hmkvXh¯nð, itemtam³ Cu Bbncw kv{XoIsf kmaqly]cambpw, hnImc]cambpw, am\pjoIambpw bmsXmcp A\p`hanñm¯ Hcp sIWnbnð AIs¸Sp¯pIbmbncpóp. XoÀ¨bmbpw Ahcnð \sñmcp ]¦pw sNdp¸¡mcnIfmbncpóncn¡pw. AhcpsS Bhiy§Ä \ndthäm³ itemtam\v Ignªncn¡nñ. Úm\nIfnð Úm\n! Hcp]s£ temI¯nse Gähpw kzmÀ°Xbpw ]cnKW\bpanñm¯ Hcp ]cnlmknbmbncnóncn¡pw.

itemtamsâ asämcp {]kn²n, bn{kmtbensâbpw sblqZbpsSbpw Fóv thÀs]SmsX tbmPn¨ncpó cmPy¯nse `cWambncpóp. ss__nfnð km[mcW ImWpóXpt]mse ChnsSbpw ]ckv]c hncp²ambn, tZi¯nð FñmbnS¯pw `mkpcamb PohnXambncpóp Fóv ImWmw. P\§Ä¡v Ft¸mgpw BËmZw am{Xambncpóp, XnópI, IpSn¡pI, BËmZn¡pI (1cmPm 4.20). itemtam³ ""sbcpiteanð s]mópw shÅnbpw s]cp¸w sImïv Iñp t]mebm¡n'' (2Zn\ 1.15). itemtamsâ `cW¯nð PohnXw A{Xbv¡p \ómbncptóm?

itemtamsâ acW¯n\p tijw aI³ sctlm_bmw A\´chIminbmbn. cïmbn hn`mPn¡m¯ bn{kmtbð cmPyw tbmPn¨p t]mIphm\pÅ `mKyw A[nI\mÄ Dïmbncpónñ. sbmtcms_bmapw kIe bn{kmtbepw sctlms_bmansâ kón[nbnð hóv itemtam³ cmPmhmbncpót¸mÄ AhÀ A\p`hn¨ IjvS¸mSpIfpsSbpw ZpcnX§fpsSbpw IY hnhcn¨p. Bizmkw ]Icphm³ thïn Hcp At]£ sImSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

""\nsâ A¸³ `mcapÅ \pIw R§fpsS tað sh¨p. \nsâ A¸³ Xó ITn\thebpw Ah³ R§fpsStað sh¨ncn¡pó `mcapÅ \pIhpw \o `mcw Ipd¨p XcWw; Fómð R§Ä \nsó tkhn¡mw'' (1cmPm 12.4; 2Zn\ 10.4).

sctlms_bmw, A¸³ adóp t]mb km[mcW¡mcmb P\§fpsS At]£ \ncÊn¨p. hr²òmcpsS D]tZiw tIÄ¡msX, Xsâ IqsS hfÀó sNdp¸¡mcpsS D]tZi{]Imcw, BcmWv bn{kmtbð `cn¡póXv Fóv ImWn¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. ""Fsâ A¸³ \n§fpsS tað `mcapÅ \pIw sh¨p Rmt\m AXnsâ `mcw Iq«pw, Fsâ A¸³ N½«nsImïv \n§sf ZÞn¸n¨p; Rmt\m \n§sf tXfns\s¡mïv ZÞn¸n¡pw'' (2Zn\ 10.14).

]mhw sctlms_bmw. CXv Ahsâ Ipäañmbncpóp. btlmh Xsâ hm¡p ]men¡m³ thïn sNbvXXmbncpóp (2Zn\ 10.15). sctlms_bmant\mSv hmb\¡mÀ¡v A\pI¼ tXmóntb¡mw. ]et¸mgpw ssZhw t\cs¯ Xocpam\n¨ncpóXv \nhÀ¯n¡m³ CXpt]mse ]escbpw D]tbmKn¨ncpóp. AhÀ¡v kzmX{´yambn Nn´n¡m\pÅ AhImiw \ntj[n¨ncpóp. Npcp¡¯nð ChnsS ]dbphm\pÅXv, itemtam³ \oXnamt\m, {]m]vX\mb Hcp cmPmthm Bbncpónñ. ZmhoZv IjvSs¸«v kwtbmPn¸n¨ bn{kmtbð cmPyw itemtamsâ `cWIme¯v hn¹h¯nsâ hn¯pIÄ ]mIn. Úm\nIfnð Úm\nbmb itemtam\v P\§sf `cn¡m\pÅ bmsXmcp Ignhpanñmbncpóp.

Ahkm\ambn, itemtam\v ssZht¯mSpÅ _lpam\hpw `ànbpw IpdªXmbn ss__nÄ {]Jym]n¡póp. hmÀ²yIy¯nð itemtam³ Xsâ `mcyamcpsS D]tZiw kzoIcn¨v hn{Klmcm[I\mbn (1cmPm 11.4). Cu kw`h¯ns\¸än [mcmfw hnaÀi\apïv. temI¯nte¡pw Úm\nbmb hyàn¡v Hcp `mcysbt¸mepw hn{Klmcm[\bnð \nópw amän bn{kmtbense sbtlmhm Ctemlnw Fó GIssZhs¯ a\Ênem¡n¸n¡m³ Ignªnñ. IpdªXv cïp{]mhiyw btlmh itemtam\v t\sc {]Xy£\mbn«pw hn{Klmcm[I\mbXv AXnibIcw Xsó. {]Xy£s¸SmsX Xsó Úm\nIfnð Úm\nbmb HcmÄ¡v hn{Kls¯ Bcm[n¡cpXv Fódnbntñ? HcmÄ sIm¯nbpïm¡nb cq]s¯ ]pIgv¯n AXns\ Bcm[n¡póXnð F´mWv C{X Úm\w? temI¯nðsh¨v In«mhpóXnð Gähpw henb [\w In«nb a\pjy³ B [\¯nâ DdhnS¯nð \nópw HmSnt¸mIpóXnð AXnibantñ? temI¯nð P\n¨hcnðsh¨v Gähpw Úm\w e`n¨ hyàn¡v ssZhs¯ ]pIgv¯m³ Ignbm¯Xnð AÛpXantñ? Úm\nIfnð Úm\n¡v AXv ]qÀ¯oIcn¡m³ Ignªnsñ¦nð, km[mcW Úm\apÅhÀ¡v CsX§s\ Ignbpw?

Hcp]s£ \mw hnjant¡ï Bhiyanñmbncn¡mw. ss__nfnse Cu hnNn{Xamb ssZhs¯ kt´mjn¸n¡m³ \½psS AÚX am{Xw aXnbmIpw.