വിശ്വസ്തതയും അവിശ്വസ്തതയും

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വിശ്വസ്തത എന്തിന്?

hnizkvXX, AhnizkvXX F¶nhsb¡pdn¨v F´n\v ]Tn¸n¡Ww? IÀ¯mhv Fsâ lrZb¯n ]e ImcW§fmemWv Cu {]mtbmKnI hnjbw tXm¶n¨ncn¡p¶Xv F¶p Rm³ hnizkn¡p¶p. BZyambn, Cu hnjb¯nsâ kmwKXyw ssZhhN\¯n Rm³ ImWp¶p. thZ]pkvXI¯n [mcmfw Øe§fn hnizkvXsc¡pdn¨pw h©Isc¡pdn¨pw {]Xn]mZn¡p¶p­v. thZ]pkvXI¯nse C¯cw hniZoIcW§fn \n¶pw \ap¡v hfscb[nIw ]Tn¡m\p­v.

IÀXrip{iqjbn Rm³ sNehgn¨ Ipsd hÀj§Ä hnizkvXX DÅhscbpw CÃm¯hscbpw Ipdn¨v Fs¶ hfsc t_m[hm\m¡nbn«p­v. AXv k`bpsStaepw IÀXrip{iqjbpsS taepw sNep¯p¶ kzm[o\hpw Rm³ {i²n¨n«p­v. ASp¯ Nne t]mPpIfnÂ, hnizkvXX F¶Xv C{X {]m[m\yapÅ hnjbambncn¡p¶Xn\v ImcW§Ä Rm³ \n§fpambn ]¦phbv¡mw.

hnizkvXX F¶ hnjbw {][m\ambXnsâ Ggp ImcW§Ä

1. hnizkvXX F¶Xv Hmtcm ip{iqjI\pw Bhiyamb apJyamb tbmKyXbmWv.

\n§Ä¡v IqSpX ssZhm\p{Klw Ds­¦n IÀXrip{iqjbv¡v \n§Ä IqSpX tbmKy\mbncn¡pw F¶v A\p`hk¼¶³ AÃm¯ Hcp hyàn Nn´n¡m³ km[yX D­v.

kXykÔXbpw hnizkvXXbpw DÅhÀ BWv k`bnse t\XrØm\¯n\v Gähpw IqSpXÂ tbmKyÀ Bbncn¡p¶Xv F¶mWv Fsâ Npcp§nb A\p`hw Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv.

kulrZ]chpw £WnI tim`bpÅXpw!

kulrZ]qÀÆw s]cpamcp¶ Hcp ktlmZc³ Hcp \à ]mÌÀ Bbncn¡pw F¶v A\p`hk¼¯v CÃm¯ Hcp hyàn Nn´n¡m³ km[yXbp­v. \à hmNmeX DÅ hyàn \à {]`mjI³ Bbncn¡pw F¶pw Nn´nt¨¡mw. C¯cw A_²§fn s]ScpXv. F¶m thZ]pkvXIw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv, t\XrXz¯n\pÅ apJy tbmKyX hnizkvXXbmWv F¶pw asäm¶paà F¶pamWv.

...KrlhnNmcI·mcn AhÀ At\zjn¡p¶tXm AhÀ hnizkvXcmbncnt¡Ww F¶t{X.

1 sImcn´yÀ 4:2

Ft¶mSp IqsS {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ [mcmfw ]mÌd·mÀ D­v. Ahncn ]ecpw {]ISambn kulrZhpw ]In«papÅ s]cpamässienbpÅhtcm, {]tXyI {]Xn`bpÅhtcm AÃ. F¶m ssZhw Xsâ k`bv¡pw F\n¡pw \ÂInbncn¡p¶Xn Gähpw \à Zm\§Ä BWv AhÀ F¶v Imew sXfnbn¨ncn¡p¶p.

2. A©mw ]¯n¡msc t\cnSm³

DÅn IS¶v k`sb \in¸n¡m³ km¯m³ Gähpw kaÀ²\msW¶v ip{iqjbpsS Bcw`Ime¯v Xs¶ Rm³ a\Ênem¡n. ssZhhnfnbpÅXpw icnbmb Imcy§Ä sN¿p¶Xpamb Hcp \à ip{iqjI³ BWv \n§Ä F¦nÂ, ]pdsa \n¶psIm­v \n§tfmSv t]mcmSm³ km¯m\v hfsc hncfambnt« km[n¡bpÅq. tbip C{]Imcw ]dªn«p­v,

.... temI¯nsâ {]`p hcp¶p; Ah¶v Ft¶mSv Hcp Imcyhpw CÃ.

tbml¶m³ 14:30

km¯m\v \n§Ä¡v FXnsc acWIcamb B{IaW§Ä \S¯m³ ]et¸mgpw Ahkcw e`n¡bnà F¶v \n§Ä¡v a\ÊnemIpw. km¯m³ Xsâ ]n¶mse hcp¶p­v F¦nepw, Ah\v Xs¶ \in¸n¡m³ aXnbmb ImcW§Ä H¶pw Cà F¶mWv tbip ]dªXv. CtXt]msebpÅ [mcmfw A`njnàcmb {]`mjIÀ D­v. km¯m\v Ahsc Pbn¡m³ t]mcp¶ ASnØm\ImcW§Ä H¶panÃ; AXn\m Ah\v DÅn \n¶pw Bscsb¦nepw D]tbmKnt¡­n hcpw. tbiphnsâ Imcy¯nÂ, km¯m³ D]tbmKn¨Xv Hcp HäpImcs\ (bqZmsb) Bbncp¶p.

Hcp henb \Kcs¯ B{Ian¨p IogS¡pI F¶ Dt±iyt¯mSpIqSn AXns\ hfª Hcp ]«mf P\densâ IY Hcn¡Â hmbn¨Xv Rm³ HmÀ¡p¶p. Cu \Kc¯n\v DbcapÅ iàamb tIm«aXnepw, hmXnepw D­mbncp¶p. ]«mf P\d AXns\ B{Ian¡m³ X¿mdmbn \n¶p.

"'kÀ, Cu alm\Kcs¯ ASp¯ Imes¯§pw BÀ¡pw Iogvs¸Sp¯m³ Ignªn«nÃtÃm. ]ns¶ Cu \Kc¯nsâ {]Xntcm[§sf F§ns\ t\cn«v AXnPohn¡mw F¶mWv \n§Ä IcpXp¶ F¶v P\densâ Hcp kvt\lnX³ At±lt¯mSv tNmZn¨p.

AXv Fsâ A©mw ]¯n¡mcmWv. B kq{Xw {]tbmKn¡p¶Xn\v Rm³ Ahsc BWv B{ibn¡p¶Xv F¶v Nncn¨psIm­v ]«mf P\d D¯cw ]dªp.

B P\densâ kvt\lnX\v hfsc Xmev]cyw tXm¶nbn«v C{]Imcw tNmZn¨p, A©mw ]¯n F¶m F´mWv? \n§Ä¡v \mev \nc ssk\nIÀ am{Xsa DÅq F¶mWtÃm Rm³ hnNmcn¨ncp¶Xv.

]«mf P\d D¯cw ]dªp, F\n¡v Hcp A©mw ]¯nbpw D­v.

sImÅmatÃm! AXv Hcp {]tXyI Xcw ]cnioe\w \evIs¸« ssk\nI LSItam, hnam\¯n sIm­p h¶v Cd¡mhp¶ ]mcm{Sqt¸gvtkm atäm BtWm? F¶v At±lw tNmZn¨p.

Rm³ DÅn IS¶v AhnsS \n¶pw s]mcpXpw.

P\d Dds¡ Nncn¨psIm­v ]dªp, AÃ, CsXm¶paÃ. Fsâ A©mw ]¯n F¶Xv, \Kcn¯n Xs¶bpÅ Fsâ Nmc·mÀ, GPâpamÀ, kvt\lnXÀ, klmbnIÄ F¶nhcmWv. \n§Ä Im¯ncp¶p ImWpI. AhÀ B henb hmXnepIÄ AI¯p \n¶pw Xpd¡pIbpw Fsâ ssk\yw DÅnte¡v Cc¨p IbdpIbpw sN¿pw.

icnbmb Imcy§Ä iàambpw hnPbIcambpw \nÀÆln¡p¶ Hcp ip{iqjsb XIÀ¡m³ i{Xphn\pÅ GIamÀ¤w CXp am{XamWv. AXv DÅn \n¶pw Xs¶ hcWw. A©mw ]¯nbn DÅXv an\nkv{Snbnse ip{iqjIcpsS Iq«¯nepÅ AhnizkvXcpw, Cc«¯m¸pImcpw, Cc« \mhpÅhcpw AXr]vXcpw Bbncn¡pw. Imcy§Ä Xmdpamdm¡m³ AhÀ¡v Ahkcw \evInbm AhÀ k`sb \in¸n¡pw.

AhnizkvX\mb Hcp klImcn F\n¡v D­mbncp¶p.

Rm³ an\nkv{Sn Bcw`n¡p¶ Ime¯v AhnizkvX\mb klImcn D­m¡nbncp¶ {]iv\§Ä A\p`hn¡m³ CSbmbn F¶v HmÀ¡p¶p. HutZymKnIambn Fsâ hess¦¿mbn {]hÀ¯n¨ncp¶p F¦nepw, AbmÄ Hcn¡epw F¶n hnizkn¨ncp¶nÃ, FÃmbvt¸mgpw apdpapdp¯psIm­pw Ccp¶p.

AbmfpsS hoSv k`bnse AkwXr]vXcpsS FÃmw kt½f\ Øew Bbncp¶p. AhÀ IqSnbncp¶ Hmtcm kab¯pw, AhÀ Fs¶¡pdn¨v kwkmcn¡bpw Fs¶ hnaÀin¡bpw sNbvXncp¶p. Nnet¸mÄ Fsâ {]`mjW coXnsb¡pdn¨mbncn¡pw kwkmcw. aäp Nnet¸mÄ {]t_m[\ at²y Rm³ shÅw IpSn¡p¶Xns\ kw_Ôn¨mbncn¡pw. thsd NneÀ¡v Rm³ th­pw hn[w kulrZ s]cpamäw CÃm¯h\mbn tXm¶n. F¶m Fsâ IÀ¯mhv ChsbÃmw F\n¡v ImWn¨p X¶p. Rm³ Chsb HmÀ¯v {]mÀ°n¡bpw IÀ¯mhnt\mSv F´p sN¿Ww F¶v D]tZiw tNmZn¡bpw sNbvXp.

ssZhw Ft¶mSv ]dªp, Ahs\ ]pd¯m¡pI.

Rm³ ]dªp, IÀ¯mth, AbmÄ k` hn«pt]mtIWtam? IÀ¯mhv ]dªp, AXp Xs¶bmWv Rm³ Dt±in¡p¶Xv! Abmsf ]ncn¨p hnSpI, Asæn \n\¡v Hcn¡epw kam[m\w D­mbncn¡bnÃ, \nsâ k` hfcpIbpw CÃ.

XpSÀ¶v k`bnse aq¸·mcpsS Hcp aoänwKv Rm³ hnfn¨p Iq«n. B aoänwKn Rm³ ]dªp, Rm³ a\Ênem¡p¶Xv FIvkv F¶ ktlmZc³ F\n¡v A\pIqeambn«Ã s]cpamdp¶Xv. At±lw \nc´cambn Fs¶ hnaÀin¡p¶pap­v.

FIvkv F¶ ktlmZct\mSv Rm³ ]dªp, \n§Ä¡v Fsâ t\XrXz¯n hnizmkw Cà Fs¶\n¡dnbmw. Rm\mWv \n§sf ]cnioen¸n¨Xv, hfÀ¯nsbSp¯Xv. C¶v \n§Ä Fsâ A[nImc¯n\v Iogn HXp§m¯ A{X hepXmbn hfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p.

\n§fpsS A`n{]mb¯n \mw C\n F´mWv sNt¿­Xv F¶v tNmZn¨p.

At¸mÄ B ktlmZc³ ]dªp, \ap¡v NÀ¨ sNbvXv H¯p XoÀ¸nse¯mw F¶v.

F¶m Fsâ a\Ênte¡v IÀ¯mhv ImWn¨p X¶ thZhN\w DbÀ¶p h¶p.

]cnlmknsb \o¡n¡fI; At¸mÄ ]nW¡w s]mbvs¡mÅpw; Ielhpw \nµbpw \n¶p t]mIpw.

kZriyhmIy§Ä 22:10

Rm³ Fsâ klImcntbmSv C§s\ Nq­n¡mWn¨p ]dªp, AXv {]mhÀ¯nIaà F¶v \n§Ä¡pw F\n¡pw Adnbmw. \n§Ä¡v F¶n hnizmkw CÃtÃm.

Rm³ XpSÀ¶p, C¶p apX Rm³ \n§sf Cu k`bnse FÃm NpaXeIfn \n¶pw hnSÀ¯nbncn¡p¶p.

AbmÄ ]ndp]ndp¯p, F´v? AbmÄ ]dªp, \nÀ±njvS NpaXeIÄ H¶pw Csænepw Rm³ k`mtbmK§Ä¡v XpSÀ¶pw hcp¶Xmbncn¡pw.

\n§Ä Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ Cu k` hnSWw!

Rm³ AbmtfmSv ]dªp, AÃ! \n§Ä ]pd¯p t]mIWw! \n§Ä R§fpsS (k`bpsS) `mKaÃ. Cu k`bnse \n§fpsS km¶n²yw hn\miIcamWv.

Rm³ \n§tfmSv ]dbs«, ZoÀL Imes¯ kvt\lnX\pw kl{]hÀ¯I\pamb Hcmsf ]ncn¨phnSp¶Xv eLphmb ImcyaÃ. ]s£ AXv sNt¿­nbncp¶p. thZ]pkvXIw ]dbp¶Xv, A{_mlmw tem¯pambn Ieln¨t¸mÄ tem¯nt\mSv hgn]ncnbm³ A{_mlmw Bhiys¸«p. A{_mlmw ]dªp, \mw thÀ]ncnªncp¶m \ap¡nSbn kam[m\w \ne\n¡pw, ssZh¯nsâ the \S¡pIbpw sN¿pw.

AhnizkvX\mbh³ Ielhpw, shdp¸pw, ]ndp]ndp¸pw P\n¸n¡p¶p. AhnizkvXXtbmSp tNÀ¶ hnImc§Ä hoSp apgph\pw \ndbp¶ ]pIt]msebmWv. ]pI Hgnhm¡p¶Xn\pÅ GI amÀ¤w Xo AWbv¡pI am{XamWv. \ap¡v Hcp henb k` D­mIWw F¦nÂ, \mw kvt\lt¯mSpw Hs¯mcpatbmSpw IqsS ip{iqjn¡Ww. \ap¡v sFIyw Csæn A`n\bn¡p¶Xv \nÀ¯mw. lrZbw \t½msSm¸w CÃm¯hÀ \½psS k`bn \n¶pw ]pd¯p t]mIp¶XnemWv F\n¡v Xmev]cyw.

F\n¡v A\pIqeaÃm¯h³ F\n¡v {]XnIqew BIp¶p....

a¯mbn 12:30

th­n h¶mÂ, \n§tfmSv ]pd¯p t]mIm³ Rm³ At]£n¡pw. C¡mcy¯n F\n¡v \nÀ_Ôw D­v. \n§Ä t]mIpt¼mÄ, \n§Ä¡v Bhiyamb h­n¡qenbpw eLp`£Whpw \evIm\pw Rm³ X¿mdmWv! A{]Imcw, Ahtijn¡p¶hÀ¡v ]ckv]c kvt\lt¯msS, HcpatbmsS {]hÀ¯n¡matÃm.

Ir{Xna thj[mcnIsf Hgnhm¡pI

A`n\bw F\n¡v hianÃ. AXv F§ns\ sN¿Ww F¶v F\n¡v Hcp [mcWbpw CÃ. F¶m Ir{Xna thj[mcnIfmb [mcmfw t]À k`bn D­v. AhÀ \n§sf kvt\ln¡p¶Xmbpw, ssI¯m§Â \ÂIp¶Xmbpw A`n\bn¡pw, F¶m AhÀ lrZb¯n \n§sf shdp¡p¶p.

3. ssZhkvt\lw k`bn \ndbm³

kvt\lw, sFIyw, Iq«mb {]hÀ¯\w F¶nhbpsS ASnØm\¯nemWv Cu ip{iqj iàambn \ne\n¡p¶Xv.

\n§Ä¡v X½n X½n kvt\lw Ds­¦n \n§Ä Fsâ injy·mÀ F¶v FÃmhcpw Adnbpw.

tbml¶m³ 13:35

t\XrØm\¯v ^e{]Zambn ip{iqj \nÀÆln¡m³ tbip ]dª kvt\lw \mw {]ZÀin¸n¡Ww. P\§Ä kvt\l¯memWv BIÀjn¡s¸Sp¶Xv. t\Xm¡·mÀ HcpatbmsS IeÀ¸nÃm¯ kvt\lw sNmcnbpt¼mÄ AhÀ BIrjvScmIp¶p. \n§fpsS k`mwK§fmcpw IpcpScà F¶ kXyw \n§Ä Hcn¡epw ad¡cpXv. AhÀ sNInScpw AÃ. \n§fpsS CSbn `n¶n¸pw Ass\Iyhpw DÅt¸mÄ AhÀ¡v AXv ImWm\pw a\Ênem¡m\pw km[n¡pw.

BSpIÄ \nÝe Pe¯nÂ\nt¶ IpSn¡mdpÅq.

BSpIsf¡pdn¨v Hmtcm ]mÌdpw Adnªncnt¡­ Imcyw, AhÀ \nÝe Pe¯n \n¶pw am{Xta IpSn¡mdpÅq F¶XmWv. Pew Ie§nbtXm, CfIp¶tXm Abm BSpIÄ amdn \n¡pw. {i²n¡pI, (CfIp¶) shůn No¦®n Dt­m F¶v Ahbv¡v kwibw tXm¶pw!

... kzØXbpÅ shůn¶cnIt¯¡v Fs¶ \S¯p¶p.

k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 23:2

k`bn FhnsSsbÃmw h©\bpw AhnizkvXXbpw Dt­m, AhnsS FÃmw AwK§Ä kw`oXcpw ap³IcpXepÅhcpw Bbn¯ocpIbpw AI¶p\nev¡pIbpw sN¿pw.

4. hepXpw hnPbnIfpamb ip{iqjIcpsS kwLw D­mIp¶Xn\v

HcmÄ¡v C{Xtb sN¿m³ km[n¡q. Hcp ]mÌÀ¡v Hcp kab¯v Hcp Øe¯p am{Xta Bbncn¡m³ Ignbq. AbmÄ¡v Xsâ (]cnanXamb) iàn Xocp¶Xphsc am{Xta ip{iqjn¡m\pw ]äq.

C¡mcW¯mÂ, Xsâ ip{iqj hym]n¸n¡m\pw hfsc ^ew Imbv¡m\pw B{Kln¡p¶ GsXmcmfpw, aäp ]etcmSpw tNÀ¶v Iq«mbn {]hÀ¯n¡m³ ]Tn¡Ww. Cu BfpIfmWv Rm³ kqNn¸n¨ kwLw. F¶m AhnizkvXcpw, Xr]vXnbnÃm¯hcpw, sFIyanÃm¯hcpw DÅ Hcp kwLt¯mSp tNÀ¶v {]hÀ¯n¡p¶Xnt\¡mÄ \ÃXv Häbv¡v ip{iqj sN¿p¶XmWv. A¯cw BfpItfmsSm¯v ^e{]Zamb Hcp kwLw D­m¡m³ km[yaÃ. Rm³ tNÀ¶ncp¶ kwL¯n\p Ignbp¶ A{Xbpw am{Xta F\n¡pw sN¿m³ Ignbpambncp¶pÅq, F¶vv Rm³ hnizkn¡p¶p.

5. AXn hn]peamb Hcp k` D­mIm³

Rm³ CXv FgpXpt¼mÄ, temI¯v ]ebnS¯pw sseäv lukv k`IÄ D­v þ Ahbn NneXv Lm\m, ku¯v B{^n¡, \yqtbmÀ¡v, kznävkÀem³Uv F¶nhnS§fn BWv. Cu k`IÄ, Lm\m tI{µamb k`tbmSv IqdpÅ k`mirwJebpsS Hcp `mKamWv. C{X hn`n¶amb Øe§fnseÃmw k`IÄ F§s\bmWv \ne \nÀ¯p¶Xv? GXp hn[amb \nb{´WamWv \n§Ä¡v AhcpsS ta DÅXv? F¶v BfpIÄ ]et¸mgpw Ft¶mSv tNmZn¡mdp­v.

hnizkvXXsb B{ibn¨mWv Cu kwhn[m\w \ne\n¡p¶Xv F¶v {i²n¨m ImWm\mIpw. k`IÄ¡v \à ta¨n \evIp¶Xv IÀ¯mhnt\mSv, Ft¶mSv, sseäv lukv ZÀi\t¯mSv hnizkvXX ]men¡p¶ ip{iqjIcmWv.

hnizkvXX CÃmsX h¶mÂ, FÃm k`mhn`mK§fpw XpSÀ¨bmbn inYneambns¡m­ncn¡pw. AhÀ IqsS¡qsS sNdnb kwL§fmbn ]ncnªv hfsc sNdnb Iq«§fmbn amdpw.

inYneamb AhcpsS k`

Ass\Iyw ImcWw `n¶n¨v \mamhtijamb Hcp k`mimJsb¡pdn¨v F\n¡v Adnbmw. AXn\p ImcWw ZoÀLImew \ne\n¶Xpw {]mtZinI k`bpsS [\tiJcW bÚs¯ XpSÀ¶v DSseSp¯ `n¶XIfpsSbpw AhnizkvXXbpsSbpw hn¯pIfmbncp¶p. Cu `n¶XbpsS A\´c^eambn ]mÌÀ cmPnh¨v, Xsâ kz´amb ]pXnb k` Bcw`n¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. At±l¯n\v tIm]w hÀ²n¨v, tiJcn¨ ]Ww apgph\pw XncnsI \ÂIn. k`mwK§Ä kw`mh\ sNbvX XpIIÄ AhÀ¡v XncnsI \evIp¶XpI­v AÛpX kvXw_v[cmbn.

Cu ]mÌÀ, Xsâ k`mhn`mKs¯¡pdn¨pw AXnse ip{iqjIsc¡pdn¨pw ]e No¯bmb IYIfpw ]dªp ]c¯n. kzm`mhnIambn Cu k` ]mÌdpsS {]hr¯n \nan¯w \in¨p.

{]nb kvt\lnXm, k`IÄ ({]tXyIn¨v henb \Kc§fnse k`IÄ) F´psIm­mWv H¶n\p ]ndsI H¶mbn hn`Pn¡s¸«v ]pXnbh cq]oIcn¡s¸Sp¶Xv F¶p ImWn¡p¶ [mcmfw IYIÄ ]dbm³ F\n¡v km[n¡pw. F\n¡v XoÀ¨bmbpw ]dbm³ Ignbp¶ Imcyw, hnizkvXXbpw BZÀiip²nbpw DÅ ]mÌd·mÀ CÃm¯ CS§fn \½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ ip{iqj ]cnanXs¸«pt]mIpw F¶XmWv.

6. ZoÀL Imew \ne\n¡p¶ Hcp an\nkv{Sn D­mIp¶Xn\v

Hcp hyàn¡v Npcp§nb Imebfhnte¡p am{Xta ^e{]Zambn ip{iqj sN¿m³ Ignbq. tbip ip{iqj sNbvXXv, aq¶c hÀjt¯¡p am{XamWv, F¶m B a\nkv{SnbpsS kzm[o\hpw hym]vXnbpw ^e{]Zhpw hnizkvXXbpapÅ Hcp kwL¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\¯m hÀ²n¨p. tbihphnsâ an\nkv{Sn c­mbncw hÀjt¯mfambn