kfkLx¿af6 pxfFsf] la?4df ePsf oltsf ljjfbx¿ ;xg’ x’g]nfO{ ljrf/ u/ / ltdLx¿ lzlyn gxf]cf}, clg x/]; gvfcf} . kfksf] la?4df ltdLx¿n] u/]sf ;+3{ifdf, /ut aufpg’ kg]{ cj:yf;Dd ltdLx¿ k’u]sf 5}gf} . ltdLx¿n] To; ctL{nfO{ la;]{sf5f}, h;n] ltdLx¿nfO{ k’q egL ;Daf]wg u/]sf] 5 M “x] d]/f] k’q, k/dk|e’sf cg’zf;gnfO{ xNsf g;Dem, pxfFaf6sf] b08df x/]z gvfpm, lsgeg] h;nfO{ k/dk|e’n] k|]d ug'{ x’G5, To;}nfO{ cg’zfl;t ug'{ x’G5, / cfk”mn] u|x0f{ ug'{ ePsf] x/]s k’qnfO{ pxfFn] b08 lbg’ x’G5 .” cg’zf;gsf] lglDt g} ltdLx¿ ;xG5f} . k/d]Zj/n] ltdLx¿;Fu 5f]/fnfO{ e}Fm Jojxf/ ug'{ x’G5 . lsgls afa’n] cg’zf;g gu/]sf] s’g rFflx 5f]/f x’G5 / < olb ;a}hgf ;xefuL eP/, Tof] cg’zf;g kfPsf] 5}gf} eg]tf ltdLx¿ cfˆgf afa’sf] vf; k’qx¿ xf]Ogf}, t/ Jolerf/af6 hGd]sf 5f]/fx¿ xf} . pxFfafx]s xfdLnfO{ cg’zf;g ug]{ xfd|f] zf/Ll/s afa’ lyP / xfdLn] ltgsf] cfb/ u¥of}+ . s] xfd|f cflTds lktfsf] cwLgdf a;]/ xfdLn] emg a9L hLjg k|fKt ub]{gf}+ / < lsgls ltgLx¿n] c;n 7fg] adf]lhd s]xL lbg xfdLnfO{ cg’zf;g u/] . t/ pxfFn] xfdL pxfFsf] kljqtfdf ;xefuL x’g ;sf}+ eg]/ xfd|f] kmfobfsf] lglDt cg’zf;g ug'{ x’G5 . ;a} cg’zf;g z’?df ;’vb x’Fb}gg , b’MvbfoL klg x’g ;S5 . cg’zf;g4f/f tfnLd kfPsfx¿sf] nflu To;n] kl5 wfld{stfsf] zflGtk”0f{ kmn pTkÌ u/fpF5 . o;sf/0f sdhf]/ xftx¿ / b’a{n uf]8fx¿ alnof agfpm . ltdLx¿ lxF8Þg] af6fx¿ ;f]emf] agfpm, tfls nË+8f] uf]8Þf gv’:sf]; , t/ lgsf] xf]; -lxa|” !@M#–!#_ .
lxa|”sf] k’:tssf] n]vs cg’;f/ xfd|f :juL{o lktfn] pxfFsf] x/]s 5f]/f—5f]/LnfO{ cg’zf;g ug'{ x’G5 . olb, xfdL pxfF4f/f slxn] klg cg’zfl;t ePsf 5}gf} eg] xfdL pxfFsf] k’q g} xf]Ogf}+ eÌ] ;s]+t ub{5 . To;sf/0f xfdL pxfFsf] cg’zf;gk|lt ;fjwfg / ;a]+bgzLn x’g’ cfjZos 5 . sltko ljZjf; k|s6 ug]{ O{;fO{x¿, h;sf] dWo—laGb’ k/d]Zj/sf] cflzif / enf]kg dfq x’G5, ltgLx¿n] ;a} gsf/fTds kl/l:yltnfO{ z}tfgsf] cfqmd0f / cnf}lss of]hgf/lxt egL cg’jfb ub{5 . olb k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ cg’zf;g4f/f kZrftfk u/fpg vf]Hg’ ePsf]/x]5 eg] of] Pp6f 7″nf] e”n x’g ;S5 .
c;n zf/Ll/s cfdf—afa’n] cfˆgf 5f]/f—5f]/LnfO{ ltgLx¿n] l;S5, kl/kSj x’G5 / pQ/bfoL jo:s hLjgsf] lglDt tof/ x’G5g eg]/ cg’zfl;t ub{5 . To;/L g} k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ cflTds ¿kdf a[l4 u/fpg’ x’G5, pxfFsf] ;]jsfOdf pko’Qm x’G5 / pxfFsf] Gofosf] ;fd’Gg] v8Þf x’g tof/ x’G5 eg]/ cg’zfl;t ug'{ x’G5 . pxfFn] xfdLnfO{ cg’zf;g ug'{ x’G5, lsgls pxfFn] xfdLnfO{ k|]d ug'{ x’G5 / pxfFsf] kljqtfsf] lx:;f agf]; eÌ] rxfg’ x’G5 . xfd|f k|]ldnf] :juL{o lktf xfd|f] cflTds a[l4k|lt ;dl{k{t x’g’ x’G5 . afOann] eGb5 “h;n] ltdLx¿df Pp6f c;n sfd z’? ug'{ eof], pxfFn] g} o]z” v«Li6sf] lbg;Dddf Tof] lz4 t’Nofpg’ x’g]5 -lkmlnKkL !M^_ .
s’g} klg afns cfˆgf cfdf—afa’sf] s’6fO{df /dfpFb}gg / ha k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ cg’zf;g ug'{ x’G5, To; a]nfsf] cg’ej “;’vb xF’b}g t/ b[MvbfoL x’G5”. h’g s’/f xfdLn] ev{/} k9]Þsf lyof}+ . t}klg cGtdf Tof] c;n g} x’g]5, lsgls cg’zf;gn] wfld{stfsf] zflGtk”0f{ kmn pTkÌ u/fpF5 .
When and How Does God Discipline Us ?
k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ slxn] clg s;/L cg’zf;gdf /fVg’ x’G5 <
s’g} Pp6f c;n lktfn] h:t} k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf 5f]/f—5f]/LnfO{ ltgLx¿ cgf1fsf/L ePsf] a]nfdf dfq cg’zf;g ug'{ x’G5 . ha xfdL pxfFsf] cj1f u5f}{ ta xfdL pxfFsf] cg’zf;g ef]Ug] vt/fdf x’G5f}+ . xfd|f] k|e’ clt bofn’ x’g’ x’G5 / pxfFn] xfdLnfO{ kZrftfk ug]{ oy]i6 ;do lbg’ x’G5 . pxfFsf] tf8Þgf ;fdfGotof M xfd|f] af/Daf/ cgf1fsfl/tfkl5 / pxfFsf] nuftf/ r]tfpgLkl5 cfpFb5 .
k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ s;/L cg’zfl;t ug'{ x’G5 < h;/L xfdLn] cl3Nnf] cWofodf l;Sof}+ , k/d]Zj/sf] tf8Þgf b’a{ntf, /f]u / c;fdlos d[To’sf] ¿kdf cfpg ;S5 . o;}sf/0f ltdLx¿dWo] w]/}hgf b’a{n / /f]uL 5f}, / slthgf rfFlx dl/;s]sf 5g . t/ xfdL ;fFRr} cfkm}n] cfkm}nfO{ hfFr]sf 5f}+ eg] xfdL Gofodf kg]{ 5}gf}+ . t/ ha k|e’n] xfd|f] Gofo ug'{ x’G5, xfdL ;+;f/;Fu bf]ifL g7xl/pmF eg]/ k|e’af6 xfdL r]tfpgL kfpFb5f}+ -! sf]l/GyL !!M#)–#@_ .
;a} /f]ux¿ k/d]Zj/sf] r]tfpgLsf] kl/0ffd xf] eg]/ xfdLn] cfkm}–cfkm lgis{if lgsfNg’ x’Fb}g . -co”asf] 36gf ofb cfFp5_ olb xfdL ladf/ eof}+ eg], xfdLn] xfd|f] cj1f4f/f k/d]Zj/sf] r]tfpgLsf] 9f]sf vf]Nof}+, ls eg]/ cflTds hfFr ug'{ cfjZos 5 .
olb xfdLn] cfkm}nfO{ hfFr]/ xfd|f] kfknfO{ :jLsf/ u¥of}+ / kZrftfk u¥of+} eg] k/d]Zj/sf] GofonfO{ 6fg{ ;S5f}+ . olb xfd|f] /f]u k/d]Zj/sf] tf8Þgfsf] kl/0ffd /x]5 / xfdLn] kZrftfk u¥of}+ eg] xfdL rFufO{sf] k|fyL{ x’G5f}+ eÌ] lgisif{ ts{k”0f{ x’G5 .
kfjnn] eGb5g , “k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo4f/f xfdL ;+;f/;Fu} bf]ifL 7xl/g’af6 cfkm}nfO{ arfpg ;S5f}+ .” p;n] s] eÌ vf]h]sf] xf] < p;sf] egfOsf] cy{ Pp6} x’g ;S5, ls k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gn] cGtdf ;+;f/;Fu} xfdL g/sdf gkmflnof]; eg]/ xfdLnfO{ kZrftfktkm{ 8f]¥ofFp5 . h;n] :ju{sf] af6f]df kljqtfdf lxF8Þg]x¿sf] nflu dfq xf] eg]/ ;f]RF5 ltgLx¿sf] lglDt of] s’/fnfO{ :jLsf/ ug{ s7Lg x’G5 . t/ h;n] k|e’ o]z”sf] 8fF8fsf] pkb]z k9Þ]sf] 5 ltgLx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] cf1f kfng ug]{x¿ dfq k/d]Zj/sf] /fHodf k|j]z u5{ eg]/ yfxf 5 -dQL &M@!_ . o;sf/0f olb xfdL kfkdf c6n /xG5f}+ / kZrftfk ub}{gf}+ eg] cgGt hLjgsf] clwsf/nfO{ u’dfpg] hf]lvd p7fpFb5f}+ . k/d]Zj/sf] k|z+;f xf]; , pxfFsf] cg’zf;gsf] lglDt lsgls To;n] xfdLnfO{ kZrftfktkm{ 8f]¥ofpFb5 / g/sdf kg{af6 arfpF5 .
Satan as a Tool of God’s Judgement
z}tfg – k/d]Zj/sf] Gofosf] Pp6f ;fwg
k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ cfˆgf] cg’zf;gsf]] lglDt k|of]u ug'{ x’G5 eÌ] s’/f w}/}j6f jrgx¿af6 :ki6 5 . pbfx/0fsf] lglDt dQL !* df n]lvPsf] lgb{oL gf]s/sf] b[i6fGtdf hxfF k|e’ o]z”n] eÌ’ eof], æcfk”mn] Ifdf u/]sf] gf]s/n] p;sf] ;ËL gf]s/nfO{ Ifdf gu/]sf] yfxf kfPkl5 To; gf]s/sf] dflns /L;n] r”/ eP/ p;n] To; gf]s/nfO{ C0f glt?~h]n b08 lbg]x¿sf] xftdf ;’DkL lbPÆ-dQL !*M#$_ . k|e’ o]z”n] o; b[i6fGtnfO{ uDeL/ zAbx¿df cGt ug{‘ eof] .
æltdLx¿n] cfˆgf] efOnfO{ cfˆgf] Åbob]lv Ifdf u/]gf} eg], :ju{df x’g’ x’g] d]/f lktfn] klg ltdLx¿;Fu To;} ug'{ x’g]5Æ -dQL !*M#%_ .
b08 lbg]x¿ sf] x’g < ltgLx¿ z}tfg / To;sf] b’i6 cfTdfx¿ x’g ;Sg] b]lvG5 . k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf] cgf1fsf/L 5f]/f—5f]/LdWo] s’g} Pp6fnfO{ kZrftfk u/f]; eg]/ z}tfgsf] xftdf ;’lDkg ;Sg’ x’G5 . cem} klg p;n] kZrftfk u/]g eg], k/d]Zj/n] cgGtsf] lglDt To;nfO{ ;’lDklbg’ x’g]5 . dflg;nfO{ kZrftfk u/fpg] s7Lg kl/l:ylt / lakbsf] cfˆg} tl/sf x’G5 -p8Gt] k’qn] l;s]sf] h:tf] -n”sf !%M!$–!( nfO{ x]g'{xf]; _ .
k”/fgf] s/f/df xfdL o:tf w]/} pbfx/0fx¿ kfpFb5f} hxfF k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf] j|mf]w kfpg] JolQmx¿sf] hLjgdf cg’zf;g jf Gofo Nofpg z}tfg jf b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] 5 . Pp6f o:tf] pbfx/0f xfdL Gofosf] k’:tssf] gf}jf}+ cWofodf kfpFb5f}+, hxfF n]lvPsf] 5, lubf]gsf] k’qx¿sf] la?4df ltgLx¿n] u/]sf] b’isd{sf] ;hfo lbg æk/d]Zj/n] caLd]n]s / zs]dsf gu/af;Lx¿sf] aLrdf Pp6f b’i6 cfTdf k7fpg’ eof]Æ -Gofostf{ (M@#_ .
afOann] eGb5, /fhf zfjnnfO{ kZrftfk u/fpg’ æk/dk|e’af6sf] Pp6f b’i6 cfTdfn] kj|mGYof]Æ -! zfd’Pn !^M!$_ . tyflk, zfjnn] slxn] klg kZrftfk u/]g / cfˆg} lab«f]xsf] sf/0fn] cflv/df Pp6f o’4df p;sf] d[To’ x’g uof] .
k”/fgf] s/f/sf] oL b’j}j6f pbfx/0fdf b’i6 cfTdfx¿ “k/d]Zj/af6 k7fOPsf]” eg]/ jrgn] eGb5 . k/d]Zj/sf] ;]jf ug{ s’/]/ a;]sf b’i6 cfTdfx¿ :ju{df 5 eg]sf] xf]Og . t/ kfkLx¿ b’i6 cfTdfn] NofPsf] kL8Þfsf] sf/0fn] kZrftfk u5{, ls eGg] cfzfdf ltgLx¿nfO{ ;Lldt ¿kdf sfo{ ug]{ cg’dlt dfq k/d]Zj/n] lbg’ x’G5 .
Other means of God’s Discipline
k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gsf] c? pkfox¿
k”/fgf] s/f/df xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] clgsfn jf lab]zL zq’x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿dfly k|e’Tj hdfpg] h:tf si6x¿nfO{ cg’dlt lbP/ cfˆgf] nf]unfO{ 3l/—3l/ cg’zf;g u/]sf] kfpbF5f}+ . cflv/df ltgLx¿n] kZrftfk uy]{ / ltgLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf] zq’af6 pxfFn] 5’6sf/f lbg’ x’GYof] . ha ltgLx¿ w]/} aif{sf] lyrf]ldrf] / r]tfpgLkl5 klg kZrftfk ug{ OGsf/ uy]{, ta cGtdf k/d]Zj/n] tL lab]zL zlQmx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿dfly k”0f{¿kn] bdg ug]{ / cfˆg} hdLgaf6 b]z lgsfnf ug]{ cg’dlt lbGy] .
gofF s/f/df k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] cgf1fsf/L 5f]/f—5f]/LnfO{ cg’zfl;t u/fpgsf] lglDt ltgLx¿sf] hLjgdf si6 k7fpg’ x’G5 clg ltgLx¿sf] zq’4f/f b’Mv lbg] cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/fsf] pNn]v ug'{ ePsf] 5 . pbfx/0fsf] nflu of] cWofosf] ;’?df k/d]Zj/n] cg’zf;gsf] -lxa”| !@M#–!#_ laifodf p4[t ug'{ ePsf] jrg lxa”|sf] ljZjf;Lx¿sf] ;Gbe{leq kfpFb5f} hxfF ltgLx¿ cfˆgf ljZjf;sf] sf/0f ;tfOPsf lyP . tyflk, ;a} ;tfj6 cgf1fsf/Ltfsf] sf/0fn] cg’dlt kfPsf xf]Og . x/]s d’4fnfO{ cnu–cnu x]g'{k5{ .
k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gsf] plrt ¿kn] k|ltlj|mof ug'{
o; kl/R5]bsf] ;’?df p4[t ul/Psf] r]tfpgL cg’;f/, xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gsf] k|ltlqmof oL b’O{dWo] s’g} Pp6f unt tl/sfn] ub{5f} . xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gnfO{ xn’sf lng]5f}+ of t xfdL pxfFn] xKsfFpbf d’5f{ kg]{5f}+ -lxa|” !@M%_ . olb xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gnfO{ …xn’sf lnG5f}+Ú eg] To;sf] cy{ xfdLn] To;nfO{ lrGb}gf}+ jf To; r]]tfpgLsf] a]jf:tf ub{5f} . k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gdf d’5f{ kg'{sf] cy{ pxfFsf] cg’zf;g clt s7f]/ eof] eg]/ pxfFnfO{ l/emfpg’ 5f]8g’ xf] eGg] s’g} klg k|ltlqmof unt xf] . k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ k|]d ug'{ x’G5 / xfd|} enfOsf] lglDt xfdLnfO{ cg’zf;g ug'{ x’G5 eGg] s’/fnfO{ hfGg’ kb{5 . ha xfdL pxfFsf] cg’zf;gsf] k]|ldnf] xftnfO{ lrGb5f}+, xfdLn] kZrftfk ug'{ k5{ / pxfFsf] Ifdfbfg k|fKt ug'{ k5{ .
PskN6 xfdLn] kZrftfk u/]kl5, xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gaf6 5’6sf/fsf] ck]Iff ug'{ kb{5 . tyflk, xfdLn] xfd|f] kfk 6fg{ g;lsg] kl/0ffdaf6 5’6sf/f kfpg] vf;} cfzf ug'{ x’Fb}g . t/} klg xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] bof / ;xfotfsf] lglDt laGtL ug{ ;S5f}+ . k/d]Zj/n] bLg / r”0f{ cfTdfnfO{ pQ/ lbg’x’G5 – oz}of ^^M@ x]g'{xf]; _ .
afOann] k|lt1f u5{ . ælsgls pxfFsf] qmf]w If0fe/sf] dfq x’G5, t/ pxfFsf] lgufx cfhGd /xG5, cfFz’ /ftel/ dfq aU5, t/ laxfg cfgGb cfpFb5Æ -ehg;u|x#)M%_ .
k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo O;|fPnLx¿dfly cfOk/] kZrft, pxfFn] k|lt1f ug'{ eof]M s]xL If0fsf] lglDt d}n] tFnfO{ Tofu]sf] lyPF, t/ clt dfofsf] ;fy d tFnfO{ km]l/ Nofpg]5′ . /L;sf] emf+]sdf If0fe/sf] lglDt d}n] d]/f] d’v tFb]lv n’sfPsf] lyPF, t/ ca cgGt k]|d b]vfP/ d tFnfO{ l67ofpFg]5′ M – oz}of %$M&–*_ k/d]Zj/ enf] / bofn’ x’g’x’G5 Û
k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gsf] c? cWofosf] oL jrgx¿ x]g'{xf]; M @ Oltxf; ^M@$–#!, #^–#(Ù &M!#–!$Ù ehg;+u|x &#M!$Ù ($M!@–!#Ù !)^M$)–$^Ù !!*M!*Ù !!(M^&–&!Ù old{of @M@(–#)Ù %M@#–@%Ù !$M!@Ù #)M!!Ù xfUu} !M@–!#Ù @M!^Ù k]|l/t %M!–!!Ù k|sfz #M!( .