Chapter 31

 

xfdL z}tfg / cflTds o’4 ;DaGwL c? e|flGtk”0f{ t/ nf]slk|o lzIffsf] af/]df ljrf/ ub}{ of] cWofonfO{ lg/Gt/tf lbG5f}F . lgisif{Dff, x/]s ljZjf;Ln] cEof; ug'{kg]{ cflTds o’4sf] af/]df wd{zf:qn] jf:tjdf s] eG5 eg]/ ljrf/ ug]{5f}F .

Myth # 5 “We can pull down demonic strongholds in the atmosphere through spiritual warfare.”

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt % æxfdLn] cflTds o’4åf/f jftfj/0fdf ePsf z}tflgs lsNnfx¿nfO{ eTsfpg ;S5f}F .Æ

wd{zf:q cg’;f/ z}tfgn] b’i6 cfTdfsf ;d”xx¿dfly clwsf/ ub{5 hf] k[YjLsf] jftfj/0fdf a:t5 / To;n] b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ cGwsf/sf] /fHonfO{ zf;g ug{ rnfpFb5 eGg] s/f/df s’g} ;Gb]x 5}g . tL b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] lglZrt ef}uf]lns If]qx¿df zf;g ug{ æIf]qLoÆ ¿kdf sfd ub{5g eGg] s’/f afOandf pNn]v ul/Psf] ljrf/ xf] -x]g'{xf]; bflgPn !)M!#, @)–@!, ds”[{; %M(–!)_ . dflg;x¿af6 e”tfTdfx¿ lgsfn]/ wkfpg] clwsf/ v|Lli6ogx¿n] kfPsf 5g / ltgLx¿n] z}tfgnfO{ OGsf/ ug]{ lhDd]jf/L kfPsf 5g, h’g s’/f wd{zf:q ;Ddt 5, -x]g'{xf]; ds”{; !^M!&, ofs”a $M&, ! kq’; %M*–(_ . t/ s] v|Lli6ogx¿n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ zx/x¿df v]bfpg ;S5g t < ltgLx¿n] To;f] ug{ ;Sb}gg / ug]{ k|oTg u5{g eg] Tof] ltgLx¿sf] ;dosf] aaf{bL dfq xf] eGg] s’/f g} o;sf] ;lx hjfa x’G5 .

dflg;x¿af6 xfdLn] e”tfTdfx¿nfO{ eufpg ;Sg] ePs} sf/0fn] xfdL b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ zx/x¿df v]bfpg ;S5f}F eg]/ dflglng’ x’Fb}g . ;’–;dfrf/sf k’:tsx¿sf] ;fy} k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf dflg;x¿af6 e”tcfTdfx¿ lgsfNg] af/]df w]/} pbfx/0fx¿ 5g, t/ s] ;’–;dfrf/sf k’:tsx¿df cyjf k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf ePsf] s’g} Pp6f pbfx/0fsf] af/]df ;d]t tkfO{ ljrf/ ug{ ;Sg’ x’G5, hxfF s;}n] zx/df ePsf] b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ lgsfn]sf] lyof], cyjf s’g} ef}uf]lns If]qdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ lgsfNg] sf]lzif u/]sf] lyof] < tkfO{ ;Sg’ x’Gg . lsgeg] ToxfF To:tf] k|sf/sf] s’g} pbfx/0fx¿ g} 5}gg . jftfj/0faf6 b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ v]bfpg] xfd|f] lhDd]jf/Lsf] af/]df kqx¿df st} Pp6f klg lgb]{zg lbOPsf] 5 eg]/ s] tkfO{ ljrf/ ug{ ;Sg’ x’G5 < cxF ;Sg’ x’Gg, lsgeg] ToxfF s’g} To:tf] s’/fx¿ 5}gg . o;}sf/0f, b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] la?4df jftfj/0fdf xfdLn] æcflTds o’4Æ n8g ;S5f}F cyjf n8g’ k5{ eg]/ ljZjf; ug'{ kg]{ afOanLo cfwf/x¿ xfdL;Fu 5}gg .

Pushing Parables too far ?

b’i6fGtx¿nfO{ w]/} k/ ;fbf{

v|Lli6ogx¿n] wd{zf:qsf] cn+sfl/s efiff ePsf] v08 k9bf k/d]Zj/sf] dg;fo s] xf] eGg] s’/fnfO{ eGbf a9L afOandf ePsf] v08sf] cy{ s] xf] egL k9bf k|foM u/]/ uNtL x’g uO/x]sf] x’G5 . cn+sfl/s efiffnfO{ a]7Ls;Fu JofVof ul/Psf] Pp6f pbfx/0f rFflx ælsNnfx¿ eTsfpg]Æ ;DaGwdf kfjnsf jrgx¿nfO{ slt w]/}n] JofVof u/]sf 5g eGg] g} xf] M

ælsgeg] xfdL z/L/sf xf}+, tfklg zf/Ll/s n8fO{ t n8b}gf}F, lsgls xfd|f] o’4sf] c:q–z:q zf/Ll/s xf]Og, t/ lsNnfx¿ gfz ug]{ O{Zjl/o ;fdYo{ ltgdf 5 . k/d]Zj/sf] 1fgsf] la?4df v8f x’g] ax;x¿ / x/]s cx+sf/k”0f{ afwfx¿nfO{ xfdL gfz u5f}{+ / x/]s ljrf/nfO{ v|Li6sf] cf1fkfng ug{nfO{ a;df kf5f}{+, ltdLx¿sf] cf1fsfl/tf k”/f ePkl5 x/]s cgf1fsfl/tfnfO{ b08 lbg xfdL tof/ a:g]5f}+Æ -@ sf]l/GyL !)M#–^_ .

lsËh]D; cg’jfbn] æxfdL lrGtgx¿nfO{ gfz u5f}{Æ eGg’ ePsf] ;f6f], ælsNnfx¿ eTsfpF5f}FÆ eg]/ eGb5 . of] cn+sf/Ls jfSoaf6 jftfj/0fdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ ælsNnfx¿nfO{ eTsfpgÆ sf] nflu æcflTds o’4Æsf] ljrf/wf/fnfO{ hf]ufpg ;Dk”0f{ O{Zj/zf:q g} Jojxfl/s ¿kn] lgdf{0f ePsf] 5 , t/ Go” cd]l/sg :6fG8;{ cg’jfbn] :ki6 ¿kdf eGb5, kfjnn] jftfj/0fdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] af/]df elg/x]sf 5}gg, t/ dflg;x¿sf] dgdf ePsf] e”m6f] ljZjf;x¿sf] lsNnfsf] af/]df elg/x]sf 5g . kfjnn] gfz ul//x]sf tL lrGtgx¿ xf], t/ pRr :yfgdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿ xf]Og .

ha xfdL ;fGble{s ¿kdf k95f}F, ta of] s’/f cem :ki6 x’g cfpF5 . kfjnn] eg]sf 5g, æk/d]Zj/sf] 1fgsf] la?4df v8f x’g] ax;x¿ / x/]s cx+sf/k”0f{ afwfnfO{ gfz u5f}{ / x/]s ljrf/nfO{ v|Li6sf] cf1fkfng ug{nfO{ a;df kf5f}{Æ -hf]8 lbO{P/ ylkPf]_ . kfjnn] ;f+s]lts ¿kdf n]v]sf] s’/f rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] ;fFrf] 1fgsf] la?4df v8f x’g] ;f]FrfOx¿ jf ljrf/x¿sf] la?4df x’g] o’4sf] af/]df xf] .

;}Go cn+sf/nfO{ k|of]u u/]/ xfdL o’4df 5f}F, Tof] o’4df hxfF dflg;x¿sf] dgn] z}tfgsf e”m6f s’/fx¿nfO{ ljZjf; ul//x]sf 5g eg]/ kfjnn] j0f{g ub{5g . o; o’4df xfd|f] k|fylds z:q–c:q rFflx ;Totf g} xf], h;sf] sf/0f xfdLnfO{ ;f/f ;+;f/df uP/ zq’sf] If]qdf ;Gb]zsf] ;fy cfj|md0f u/L ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug{sf] nflu elgPsf] 5, h;n] aGwgdf ePsfx¿nfO{ :jtGq u/fpg ;S5 . xfdLn] eTsfpg uO/x]sf] lsNnf 5nsf] tf]kåf/f ;dfj]z ul/Psf] / e”m6f] 6″6x¿n] lgdf{0f ul/Psf] 5 .

The Whole armor of God

k/d]Zj/sf] ;f/f xft–xltof/

kfjnsf n]vx¿df k|foM u/]/ a]7Ls;Fu JofVof ul/Psf] kfOPsf] csf]{ Pp6f v08 Plkm;L ^M!)–!& xf], hxfF k/d]Zj/sf ;f/f xft–xltof/x¿ lngsf] nflu xfd|f] pQ/bfloTj xf] egL pgn] n]vsf 5g . z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdf;Fu v|Lli6ogx¿sf] o’4sf] af/]df of] v08 n]lvPsf] eP tfklg, zx/x¿df ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ v]bfpg] af/]df ToxfF s]xL klg pNn]v ul/Psf 5}g . ha xfdL of] v08nfO{ uxg ¿kdf cWoog ub{5f}, ta k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] ;TotfnfO{ kfng u/L dflg;sf] JolStut hLjgdf ePsf] z}tfgsf of]hgfx¿nfO{ OGsf/ ug]{ p;sf] lhDd]jf/L xf] eGg] af/]df kfjnn] k|fylds ¿kdf n]lv/x]sf lyP .

xfdLn] of] v08 k9bf Tof] cn+sfl/s efiff n]lvg’sf] sf/0fnfO{ klg ljrf/ ug'{ kb{5 . kfjnn] v|Lli6ogx¿n] cfˆgf] z/L/df wf/0f ug{sf] nflu cIf/z ¿kdf ef}lts c:q—z:qx¿sf] af/]df elg/x]sf lyPgg eGg] s’/f :ki6 5 . t/ pgn] n]v]sf] c:q—z:q t cn+sfl/s efiff xf] . v|Lli6ogx¿n] cfk”mnfO{ z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfaf6 hf]ufpgsf] nflu k|of]u ug'{ kg]{ w]/} wd{zf:qLo ;Totfx¿nfO{ tL k|To]s xft–xltof/x¿n] k|ltlglwTj ug]{ sfd ub{5g . k/d]Zj/sf] jrg hfg]/, ljZjf; u/]/, kfng u/]/, k/d]Zj/sf] ;’/Iff lbg] xft—xltof/x¿ v|Lli6ogx¿n] wf/0f ug'{ k5{ eg]/ cn+sfl/s ¿kdf elgPsf] 5 .

ca xfdL kb–kb u/]/ Plkm;Lsf] o; v08nfO{ kfjnn] xfdL;Fu s] eGg vf]lh/x]sf 5g < eg]/ xfdL cfk}m;Fu k|Zg ub}{ cWoog u/f}F .

The source of our spiritual strength

xfd|f] cflTds zlStsf] ;|f]t

klxnf], xfdLnfO{ æk|e’df / pxfFsf zlStsf] ;fdYo{df anjfg x’gÆ sf] nflu elgPsf] 5 -Plkm;L ^M!)_ . xfdLx¿ cfˆg} zlStsf] ;fdy{df xf]Og t/ k/d]Zj/sf] zlStsf] ;fdy{df rnfOPsf] x’g’ k5{ eGg] tYodf hf]8 lbOPsf] 5 . of] kfjnsf] csf]{ egfOaf6 k5fl8 NofOPsf] xf], æk/d]Zj/sf ;f/f xft—xltof/ wf/0f u/Æ -Plkm;L ^M!! s_ . of] xfd|f] xf]Og, t/ k/d]Zj/sf] xft—xltof/ xf] . kfjnn] of] s’/f elg/x]sf 5}gg , ls k/d]Zj/ cfkm}n] xft–xltof/ wf/0f ug'{ x’G5, t/ xfdLn] k/d]Zj/n] xfd|f]nflu pknAw u/fpg’ ePsf] xft—xltof/ wf/0f ug'{ kb{5 eg]/ pgn] oxfF elg/x]sf 5g .

k/d]Zj/n] pknAw u/fpg’ ePsf] of] xft—xltof/ xfdLnfO{ lsg rflxG5 t < o;sf] hjfa x’G5, ælbofan;sf o’lStx¿sf] la?4df v8f x’g ;SgnfO{Æ -Plkm;L ^M!! v_ . of] xft—xltof/ cfj|md0f ug{sf] nflu geP/ cfˆgf] ;’/Iffsf] nflu k|fylds ¿kdf k|of]u x’G5 . of] xft—xltof/x¿ xfdLn] zx/x¿df uP/ b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ v]bfpg ;sf}F eg]/ xf]Og, t/ xfdL z}tfgsf o’lQmx¿sf] la?4df v8f x’g ;sf}F eg]/ xf] .

z}tfgn] xfdLnfO{ cfj|md0f ug{sf] nflu b’i6 of]hgfx¿ agfpF5 eGg] s’/f xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5, clg xfdLnfO{ k/d]Zj/n] pknAw u/fpg’ ePsf xft—xltof/x¿ xfdLn] wf/0f gu?Gh]n;Dd xfdL c;’/lIft x’G5f}F . xft—xltof/x¿ wf/0ff ug]{ lhDd]jf/L k/d]Zj/sf] xf]Og t/ xfd|f] xf] eGg] s’/fnfO{ klg xfdLn] ofb ug'{ kb{5 .

o; s’/fsf] af/]df cem} lg/Gt/tf lbcf}F M ælsgls xfdLx¿sf] o’4 z/L/ / /utsf] la?4 xf]Og, t/ k|wfgtfx¿sf] la?4, zlStx¿sf] la?4, jt{dfg cGwsf/sf ;f+;fl/s zf;sx¿sf] la?4 / :juL{o :yfgx¿df ePsf b’i6ofO{+sf cflTds ;]gfx¿sf] la?4df xf]Æ -Plkm;L ^M!@_ .

oxfF of] s’/f :ki6 x’G5, ls kfjnn] zf/Ll/s tyf ef}lts o’4sf] af/]df s’/f ul//x]sf 5}gg t/ cflTds o’4sf] s’/f ul//x]sf 5g . xfdLx¿ b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf w]/} txx¿sf of]hgfx¿sf] la?4df o’4 ul//x]sf 5f}F, h;sf] af/]df kfjnn] ;”rL g} tof/ u/]/ lbPsf 5g . w]/} h;f] kf7sx¿n] of] s’/f dflglnG5g , ls kfjnn] tnb]lv dfly;Ddsf] cf]xf]bfdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] ;”rL agfO{ lbPsf 5g, tNnf] cf]xf]bfdf ePsf æzf;sx¿Æ / æ:juL{o :yfgx¿df ePsf b’i6sf cflTds ;]gfx¿Æ hf] pRr cf]xf]bfsf x’g .

cflTds k|f0fLx¿;Fu xfdLn] s;/L o’4 ug{ ;S5f}F t < o; k|Zgsf] hjfa cflTds k|f0fLx¿n] xfdLnfO{ s;/L cfj|md0f ug{ ;S5g < eGg] k|Zg u/]/ g} lbg ;lsG5 . ltgLx¿n] xfdLnfO{ k|fylds tj/n] k/LIffx¿, ljrf/x¿, ;’emfj / ;f]FrfOx¿ h:tf k/d]Zj/sf] jrg / pxfFsf] OR5f ljkl/t x’g] s’/fx¿ NofO{ lbP/ cfj|md0f u5{g . To;}sf/0f xfd|f] ;’/Iff k/d]Zj/sf] jrg hfg]/, ljZjf; u/]/, / kfngf u/]/ dfq} x’G5 .

æo;}sf/0f, k/d]Zj/sf ;f/f xft—xltof/ p7fcf], / o;/L v/fa lbgsf] ;fdgf ug{ ;s, / ;a} sfd u/]/ v8f x’g ;Sg] xf]cf]Æ -Plkm;L ^M!#_ .

z}tfgsf] cfj|md0fsf] la?4df v8f x’g / To;sf] la/f]w ug{nfO{ xfdLnfO{ ;’–;l~ht agfpg] kfjnsf] p2]Zo xf] eg]/ km]l/ klg Psrf]l6 ofb ug'{xf]; . pgsf] p2]Zo xfdL uP/ z}tfgnfO{ cfj|md0f u/L jftfj/0fdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ v]bfpg ;sf}F eGg] xf]Og . o; v08df tLgrf]l6 kfjnn] xfdLnfO{ v8f x’g ;s eg]/ eGb5g . xfd|f] cj:yf cfj|md0f ug]{ xf]Og, t/ ;’/lIft x’gnfO{ xf] .

Truth – Our Primary Defense

;Totf – xfd|f] k|fylds ;’/Iff

æo;sf/0f, cfˆgf sDd/ ;Ton] s;]/ v8f xf]cf]Æ -Plkm;L ^M!$ s_ . xfdLnfO{ ;’/lIft /fVg] oxfF Pp6f xltof/ 5 – Tof] xf] ;Totf . ;To s] xf] t < k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] lktf;Fu eGg’ eof], ætkfO{sf] jrg ;To xf]Æ -o”xGgf !&M!&_ . xfdL z}tfgsf] e”m6sf] ;fdgf ug{sf] nflu ha;Dd Tof] ;Totf hfGb}gf}F, ta;Dd xfdL z}tfgsf] la?4df ;kmntfsf;fy v8f x’g ;Sb}gf}F .

k|e’ o]z”n] phf8 :Yffgdf cfk”mnfO{ z}tfgn] k/LIff u/]sf] a]nf To;n] lbPsf] x/]s ;Nnfxx¿ æo;/L n]lvPsf] 5Æ eGb} clt ;’Gb/ ¿kdf To;nfO{ k|:t’t u/L lbg’ eof] .

kfjnn] cem} lg/Gt/ ¿kdf eg]sf 5g M æwfld{stfsf] 5ftL kftf nufP/Æ -Plkm;L ^M!$ v_ . v|Lli6og eP/ xfdLn] b’O{ k|sf/sf] wfld{stfsf] af/]df hfg]sf] x’g’ kb{5 . klxnf], xfdLnfO{ v|Li6sf] wfld{stf pkxf/ :j¿k lbOPsf] 5 -x]g'{xf]; @ sf]l/GyL %M@!_ . k|e’ o]z”df ljZjf; ug]{x¿sf] nflu pxfFsf] wfld{stf lbOPsf] 5, h;n] ltgLx¿sf kfkx¿ j|”m;df lng’ ePsf] lyof] . Tof] wfld{stfn] -7Ls ¿kdf v8f x’g] s’/f_ xfdLnfO{ z}tfgsf] zf;gaf6 5’6sf/f lbPsf] 5 .

bf];|f], xfdLn] k|e’ o]z”sf] cf1fkfng u/]/ wfld{stfsf] hLjg lhpg’ kb{5 / ToxL s’/f g} kfjnn] ;Dejt wfld{Stfsf] 5ftL–kftf eg]/ dgdf lnPsf] x’g’ k5{ . v|Li6sf] cf1fkfng u/]/ xfdLn] z}tfgnfO{ s’g} klg 7fpF lbb}gf} -x]g'{xf]; Plkm;L $M@^–@&_ .

Firm Footing in Gospel Shoes

;’–;dfrf/sf] alnof] h’Qf nufpg’

æclg v’§fdf ldnfksf] ;’–;dfrf/sf] h’Qf nufP/ tof/ xf]cf]Æ -Plkm;L ^M!%_ .

;’–;dfrf/sf] ;TotfnfO{ hfg]/, ljZjf; u/]/, / kfng u/fOåf/f z}tfgsf] cfj|md0fsf] la?4df v8f x’gsf] nflu o;n] alnof] h’Qfsf] sfd ub{5 . /f]dL l;kfxLx¿n] ltgLx¿nfO{ o’4 d}bfgdf alnof] u/L ;dfpg] vfnsf] tn};Dd lsNnf ePsf] Psbd} alnof] h’Qf nufpg] ub{y] . ha k|e’ o]z” xfd|f] k|e’ x’g’ x’G5 eg] xfdL z}tfgsf] e”m6f] s’/fsf] la?4df alnof] eP/ v8f x’gnfO{ xfdL;Fu alnof] vfn] h’Qf 5 .

æoL ;a} s’/fx¿sf] cltl/St ljZjf;sf] 9fn p7fcf], h;af6 ltdLx¿ b’i6sf ;a} clUgaf0f lgefpg ;Sg]5f}Æ -Plkm;L ^M!^_ . kfjnn] oxfF xfd|f] ;’/Iffsf] l:yltsf] af/]df hf]8 lbPsf] s’/fnfO{ km]l/ klg ofb ug'{xf]; . pgn] oxfF xfdLn] zx/x¿df e”tfTdfx¿nfO{ v]bfpg] af/]df s’/f ul//x]sf 5}gg . pgn] t oxfF z}tfgsf] e”m6nfO{ OGsf/ ug{sf] nflu k/d]Zj/sf] jrg xfdLn] ljZjf;df k|of]u ug'{ k5{ eGg] af/]df s’/f ul//x]sf 5g . ha xfdL k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fdfly ljZjf; u5f}{ / To; cg’;f/ ub{5f}F, ta of] Tof] 9fn h:tf] xf], h;n] cn+sfl/s ¿kdf æb’i6sf ;a} clUgjf0fx¿ lgefpgÆ ;Sb5 / z}tfgsf] e”m6af6 To;n] xfdLnfO{ arfpFb5 .

Our Spiritual Sword – God’s Word

xfd|f] cflTds t/jf/ – k/d]Zj/sf] jrg

æclg d’lStsf] 6f]k nufcf], / kljq cfTdfsf] t/jf/ n]cf], hf] rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrg xf]Æ -Plkm;L ^M!&_ .

afOann] j0f{g u/] cg’;f/, d’lQmn] z}tfgsf] aGwgaf6 xfdLnfO{ 5’6sf/f lbG5 eGg] s’/f ;dfj]z ub{5 . k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ æcGwsf/sf] /fHoaf6 5’6sf/f ug'{ ePsf] 5, / xfdLnfO{ pxfFn] cfˆgf lk|o k’qsf] /fHodf ;f/L lbg’ ePsf] 5Æ -sn:;L !M!#_ . of] s’/f hfGg’ eg]sf] Tof] 6f]k nufpg’ h:t} xf] h;n] xfd|f] dgnfO{ xfdL cem} klg z}tfgsf] /fHodf 5f}F eGg] To;sf] e”m6f] s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; ug{af6 hf]ufpF5 . z}tfg ca xfd|f] hLjgsf] dflns xf]Og t/ k|e’ o]z” g} xfd|f] hLjgsf] dflns x’g’x’G5 .

o;sf] cltl/St xfdLn] æcfTdfsf] t/jf/Æ lng’ kb{5, h’g rFflx kfjnn] j0f{g u/] cg’;f/ k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] nflu cn+sfl/s lrq xf] . d}n] klxn] g} eg]em}F, k|e’ o]z” cflTds o’4 ug]{ JolStsf] Pp6f k”0f{ pbfx/0f x’g’ x’G5 h;n] bIftfsf;fy cfˆgf] cflTds t/jf/sf] k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . phf8 :yfgdf z}tfgn] pxfFnfO{ k/LIff u/]sf] a]nfdf pxfFn] To;nfO{ k|ToIf ¿kdf k/d]Zj/sf] jrgaf6 k|To]srf]l6 pb[t u/]/ To;nfO{ k|lts[of lbg’ ePsf] lyof] . olb xfdLn] klg To;/L cflTds o’4df z}tfgnfO{ x/fpg’ xf] eg], xfdLn] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/f hfGg’ k5{ / To;df ljZjf; ug'{ kb{5, gqeg] xfdL To;sf] e”m6f] s’/fdf km:g]5f}F .

k|e’ o]z”n] æcfTdfsf] t/jf/Æ nfO{ ;’/Iff ug]{ tj/n] k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ klg ofb ug'{xf]; . kfjnn] jf:tjdf cfj|md0f ug]{ xltof/sf] ¿kdf t/jf/nfO{ eg]sf] s’/fnfO{ s;}–s;}n] Tof] t ;’/Iff ug]{ xltof/ xf] eg]/ b]vfpg rfxG5g . o;/L Psbd sdhf]/ ljjfbnfO{ ltgLx¿n] Plkm;L ^M!)–@) df ePsf] o; v08sf] l;4fGtnfO{ lnP/ k|dfl0ft ug{ vf]H5g, h’g rFflx :juL{o :yfgx¿df ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf ælsNnfx¿nfO{ eTsfpg]Æ xfd|f] lhDd]jf/L k|of]ufTds tj/sf] 5 .

v|Lli6ogx¿n] k/d]Zj/sf] ;f/f xft–xltof/x¿ lsg wf/0f ug'{ k5{ eGg] kfjnsf] cfˆg} ts{ k9bf -tfls ltgLx¿ z}tfgsf ;f/f of]hgfx¿sf] la?4df v8f x’g ;s’gÆ_ xfdL hfGb5f}F, ls pgn] k|fylds ¿kdf tL xft–xltof/x¿sf] ;’/LIft k|of]usf] af/]df elg/x]sf x’g . o;sf] cltl/St, t/jf/nfO{ cfj|md0f ug]{ xltof/sf] ¿kdf ;f]FRg ;lPtfklg, o;nfO{ ;’/Iff ug]{ xltof/sf] ¿kdf klg lng ;lsG5, h;} o;n] la/f]wLsf] t/jf/n] cfj|md0f ubf{ 5]Sg / ;’/Iff;d]t ug{ ;lsG5 .

o;sf] cltl/St w]/} k|sf/sf cl:tTjdf gePsf ljz]if xft–xltof/x¿ k|of]u ug{ k|oTg ubf{ xfdLn] k’/} ¿ks cn+sf/nfO{ k|of]u ug{ hf]lug] s’/fdf xfdL xf]lzof/ x’g’ k5{ . ha xfdL t/jf/sf] cfj|md0f ug]{ / ;’/Iff ug]{ :jefjsf] af/]df afb—lajfb ug{ ;’? ub{5f}F, ta xfdL h’g cy{df k|of]u x’g’ kg]{ xf] To;df slxn] klg k|of]u gx’g] vfnsf] ;fdfGo cn+sf/sf] 6’j|mfx¿ s’bg] sfdx¿ ug{tkm{ nfu]/ æb[i6fGtnfO{ w]/} 6f9f ws]Ng dg k/fO/x]sf x’G5f}F .

But didn’t Jesus instruct us to “bind the strong man” ?

t/ s] k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ æalnof] dflg;nfO{ afF >WgÆ lgb]{zg lbg’ ePsf] xf]Og / <

æalnof] dflg;nfO{ afFWg]Æ k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ePsf] af/]df ;’–;dfrf/sf k’:tsx¿df tLgrf]l6;Dd pNn]v ul/Psf] xfdL kfpFb5f}F . h] eP tfklg, tL tLgj6} 36gfx¿dWo] s’g}df klg, k|e’ o]z”n] cfk”mnfO{ k5ofpg]x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿n] cEof; ug'{ kg]{ s’/f rFflx æalnof] dflg;nfO{ aFfWg’Æ kg]{ lyof] eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] 5}g . t/ k|e’ o]z”n] jf:tjdf s] rFflx eGg’ ePsf] lyof] t eGg] af/]df ca xfdL x]/f}F, / pxfFn] ;fGble{s ¿kdf s] eGg’ ePsf] lyof] eGg] s’/f k9f}F M

æclg o?zn]daf6 cfPsf Joj:yfsf zf:qLx¿n] eg], æTo;df afnlha’n e”t 5, / e”tx¿sf] dflnsåf/f g} To;n] e”tx¿ lgsfNb5 .Æ t/ pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ cfkm”sxfF af]nfP/ b[6fGtx¿df eGg’ eof], æz}tfgn] z}tfgnfO{ s;/L lgsfNg ;S5 < s’g} /fHosf] cfk;df k”m6 eof] eg], Tof] /fHo l6Sg ;Sb}g . s’g} 3/sf] klg cfk;df k”m6 eof] eg] Tof] 3/ l6Sg ;Sg] 5}g . s’g} 3/sf] klg cfk;df k”m6 eof] eg], Tof] /fHo l6Sg ;Sb}g . olb z}tfgn] z}tfgs} la?4df v8f eP/ kmf6f] NofPsf] 5 eg], Tof] l6Sg ;Sb}g, t/ To;sf] cGt cfO;s]sf] x’G5 . s;}n] alnof] dflg;sf] 3/df k;]/ p;sf] wgdfn n’6g ;Sb}g ha;Dd p;n] Tof] alnof] dflg;nfO{ klxnf afFWb}g, ta kf] To;n] p;sf] 3/ n’6g ;S5 . ;fFRr} d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, dflg;x¿sf ;a} kfk / O{Zj/–lgGbf Ifdf ul/g]5g, t/ kljq cfTdfsf] la?4df lgGbf ug]{nfO{ sbflk Ifdf x’g] 5}g, t/ Tof] cgGt kfksd{sf] bf]ifL 7×5{ .Æ pxfFn] of] jrg eGg’ eof], lsgls æp;df cz’4 cfTdf 5Æ egL ltgLx¿n] eg]sf lyPÆ -ds”{; #M@@–#)_ .

k|e’ o]z”n] s’g} alnof] dflg;nfO{ afWg] af/]df cfˆgf cg’ofoLx¿nfO{ l;sfO/xg’ ePsf] lyPg egL ofb ug'{xf]; . a?, pxfFn] t o?zn]daf6 cfPsf Joj:yfsf zf:qLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿n] u/]sf cfnf]rgfx?sf] csf6o ts{ / :ki6 ¿kdf cn+sf/sf ;fy k|lts[of lbO/xg’ ePsf] lyof] .

ltgLx¿n] pxfFnfO{ e”tx¿sf] dflnsåf/f g} o;n] e”tx¿ wkfpg] sfd u5{ eg]/ cf/f]k nufO/x]sf lyP . z}tfgn] z}tfgs} la?4df sfd u5{ eg] To;s} xf/ x’g]5 eg]/ pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ hjfa lbg’ eof] . af}l4s ¿kdf s;}n] klg of] s’/f;Fu ljjfb ug{ ;Sb}g .

olb k|e’ o]z”n] e”tfTdfx¿ wkfpg] z}tfgsf] zlSt lyPg eg], pxfFn] s;n] zlStnfO{ k|of]u ul//xg’ ePsf] lyof] t < of] zlSt z}tfgsf] zlSteGbf klg alnof] x’gk5{ . of] zlSt k/d]Zj/sf] zlSt, kljq cfTdfsf] zlSt g} x’g’ kb{5 . o;n] k|e’ o]z”n] ¿ks cn+sf/df z}tfgsf] af/]df p;sf] ;DklQsf] ;’/Iff ug]{ Pp6f alnof] dflg;;Fu t’ngf ub}{ of] s’/f eGg’ ePsf] lyof] . Tof] alnof] dflg;sf] ;DklQ n’6gsf] nflu Tof] dflg;eGbf klg alnof] dflg; dfq} ;Ifd x’G5 . Tof] dflg; pxfF cfkm} x’g’ x’G5 . pxfFn] s;/L e”tfTdfx¿ v]bfpg’ x’GYof] eGg] af/]df of] g} Pp6f ;fFrf] JofVof lyof] .

dQL / n”sfsf] ;’–;dfrf/df kfOg] ;fy} o; v08df pNn]v ePsf] alnof] dflg; zx/x¿df ePsf æalnof] dflg;x¿nfO{ afWg]Æ s’/fsf] ;DaGwdf k|dfl0ft ug{nfO{ k|of]u x’g ;Sb}g . o;sf] cltl/St, ha xfdL afFsL gofF s/f/nfO{ x]b{5f}F, ta xfdL s;}n] zx/df æalnof] dflg;nfO{ afw]sf] s’g} pbfx/0f e]§fpb}gf}F, cyjf To;f] ug{sf] nflu s;}nfO{ lgb]{zg lbOPsf] s’/f klg kfpFb}gf} . o;/L xfdL ;’/lIft ¿kdf of] lgisif{df k’Ub5f}F, ls h’g ;’s} v|Lli6ogsf] nflu zx/df ePsf] jf s’g} ef}uf]lns If]qdf ePsf] æalnof] dflg;–b’i6 cfTdfÆ nfO{ afWg / zlStlalxg kfg{sf] nflu k|oTg ug{nfO{ wd{zf:q;Ddt x’Fb}g .

What about “binding on earth and in heaven” ?

æ:ju{ / k[YjLdf afF Wg]Æ s’/fsf] af/]df

rFflx s] eGg] t < æk[YjLdf ltdLx¿n] h] afFwf}nf -cyjf æafFlw/xf}nfÆ_ Tof] :ju{df afFlwg] 5, / ltdLx¿n] k[YjLdf h] km’sfcf}Fnf -cyjf æk’sfO/xf}nfÆ_ Tof] :ju{df km’sfOg]5Æ eg]/ k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/f ;’–;dfrf/df b’O{kN6 dfq xfdL kfpFb5f}F . b’j} pbfx/0fx¿ dQLsf] ;’–;dfrf/df pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 .

jftfj/0fdf ePsf e”t cfTdfx¿nfO{ xfdLn] æafFWgÆ ;S5f}F / afFWg’k5{ eg]/ k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ l;sfO/xg’ ePsf] lyof] t <

klxn], xfdL afFWg] / km’sfpg] ;DaGwdf k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf jrgx¿nfO{ ljrf/ u/f}F . k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf tL jrgx¿ cn+sfl/s lyP, h;/L pxfFn] eGg’ ePsf] dtna of] lyPg, ls pxfFsf cg’ofoLx¿n] zf/Ll/s /:;L jf 8f]/L lnP/ cIf/zM ¿kdf s’g} s’/f afFWg] jf zf/Ll/s /:;L jf 8f]/Ln] cIf/zM ¿kdf afFlwPsf] s’g} s’/fnfO{ k’msfpg] sfd ug'{ kg]{ lyof] . To;f] eP k|e’ o]z”sf] dtna rFflx s] lyof] t <

o;sf] hjfasf] nflu, pxfFn] afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf Tof] ;dodf eGg’ ePsf] h’g s’/f lyof] To;nfO{ ;fGble{s ¿kdf pxfFn] s;/L k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] lyof] eg]/ xfdLn] x]g'{ kb{5 . s] pxfFn] b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] ljifonfO{ lnP/ of] s’/f elg/xg’ ePsf] lyof] < olb To;f] xf] eg], xfdL of] lgisif{df k’Ub5f}F, ls afFWg] ;DaGwdf pxfFn] eGg’ ePsf] of] jrg b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ afFWgs} nflu k|of]u ul/Psf] x’g’ k5{ .

afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf] klxnf] v08nfO{ ca xfdL hfrf}FM

æpxfFn] -o]z”n]_ ltgLx¿nfO{ ;f]Wg’ eof], æt/ ltdLx¿ rFflx s] eG5f}, d sf] x’F MÆ l;df]g kq’;n] hjfa lbP, tkfO{ hLljt k/d]Zj/sf k’q, v|Li6 x’g’ x’G5 .Æ clg k|e’ o]z”n] ltgnfO{ eGg’ eof], æof]gfsf] 5f]/f] l;df]g ltdL wGosf xf}, lsgeg] dflg;af6 ltdLnfO{ of] k|s6 ePsf] xf]Og, t/ :ju{df x’g” x’g] d]/f lktfn] k|s6 ug'{ ePsf] xf] . clg d ltdLnfO{ eGb5′, ls ltdL kq’; xf}, / d d]/f] d08nL o; r§fgdfly :yflkt ug]{5′, / g/ssf 9f]sfx¿ To;dfly ljhoL x’g] 5}gg . d ltdLnfO{ :ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿ lbg]5′, h] ltdLn] k[YjLdf afWg]5f}, ;f] :ju{df aFflwg]5, / h] ltdLn] k[YjLdf k’msfcf}Fnf, ;f] :ju{df k’msfOg]5 .Æ -dQL !^M!%–!(_ .

o; v08nfO{ w]/} tl/sfn] JofVof ul/g’sf] sf/0f o;df slDtdf klg kfFrj6f cn+sf/Ls k|:’tlt ePsf]n] ubf{ g} xf] eGg] s’/fdf s]xL z+sf 5}g M -!_ ædflg;af6Æ -/ut / df;’ ePsf]af6_, -@_ ær§fgÆ, -#_ æg/ssf 9f]sfx¿,Æ -$_ æ:ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿Æ, / -%_ æafFlwg]÷k’msfpg]Æ . oL ;a} k|:t’tLx¿ s’g} s’/fsf] af/]df af]lnPsf lrq0f efiffx¿ x’g .

Hades’ Gates

g/ssf 9f]sfx¿

cn+sfl/s efiffsf] :ki6 cy{lagf, o; v08df k|e’ o]z”n] b’i6 cfTdfsf] af/]df eGg’ ePsf] lyPg eg]/ tkfO{n] b]Vg ;Sg’ x’G5 . pxfF æg/ssf] 9f]sfx¿Æ eg]/ o; s’/fsf] ghLs cfpg’ ePsf] lyof], h’g s’/fx¿ jf:tjdf, d08nLnfO{ g/ssf] cIf/zM 9f]sfx¿n] s]xL ug{ ;Sb}g eg]/ eGgsf] nflu ;f+s]lts efiff lyP .

æg/ssf 9f]sfx¿Æ n] s] s’/fsf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5g < ;fob ltgLx¿ z}tfgsf] zlStsf] ;+s]t lyP, / k|e o]z”sf] egfOsf] dtna of] lyof], ls pxfFsf] d08nL lgdf{0f ug{sf] nflu z}tfgsf] zlStn] /f]Sg ;Sg]jfnf lyPg . cyjf, ;fob pxfFn] lgdf{0f ug'{ x’g] d08nLn] dflg;x¿nfO{ g/sdf s}b ug]{ g/ssf 9f]sfx¿af6 arfpg] 5 eGg] k|e’ o]z”sf] egfOsf] dtna x’g ;S5 .

k|e’ o]z”n] jf:tjdf b’O{ k|sf/sf 9f]sfx¿sf] af/]df eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; M g/ssf] 9f]sfx¿, / :ju{sf 9f]sfx¿ h’g pxfFn] kq’;nfO{ æ:ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿Æ lbP/ k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . o; leGgtfn] kl5af6 of] ljrf/nfO{ o;/L ;dy{g ub{5, ls g/ssf 9f]sfx¿ ;DaGwL k|e’ o]z”sf] egfO{ dflg;x¿nfO{ g/ssf] 9f]sfaf6 arfpg] d08nLsf] e”ldsfsf] k|ltlglw xf] .

æz}tfgsf ;a} zlStn] pxfFsf] d08nLnfO{ /f]Sg] 5}gÆ eGg] s’/f k|e’ o]z”sf] egfOsf] dtna xf] eg] tfklg, xfdL of] lgisif{df k’Ug ;S5f}F, ls afFWg] / k’msfpg] s’/f ;DaGwL pxfFn] ug'{ ePsf] l6Kk0fLx¿ zx/df ePsf b’i6–cfTdfx¿nfO{ xfdLn] s] ul//x]sf] x’g’ kg]{ xf] eg]/ lbOPsf lgb]{zgx¿ x’g, lsgls xfdLn] ;’–;dfrf/sf k’:tsx¿ jf k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf s;}n] klg zx/df ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ sFxL klg afFw]sf] s’/f kfpFb}gf} g t To:tf] s’/f ug{sf] nflu kqx¿df g} st} s’g} lgb]{zg kfpFb5f}F . h] eP tfklg xfdL afFWg] / k’msfpg] af/]df pNn]v ePsf v|Li6sf] jrgx¿sf] JofVof ub{5f}F, xfd|f] JofVof k”/} gofF s/f/leq /x]/ ;fGble{s ;dy{g ul/Psf] x’g’ kb{5 .

s’g} klg wd{zf:qLo pbfx/0fsf] cg’kl:yltsf] k|sfzdf, æk|e’ o]z”sf] gfpFdf d z}tfgnfO{ afFWb5’Æ jf æTo; JolStdfly d :ju{b”tx¿nfO{ km’sfpFb5’Æ / o:t} c? s’/fx¿ k|foM h;f] v|Lli6ogx¿n] eg]sf] ;’Gbf s:tf] crDe nfUb5 . o:tf] k|sf/sf] s’/f gofF s/f/df s;}n] eg]sf] tkfO{+n] kfpg ;Sg’ x’Gg . k|]l/tsf] k’:ts / kqx¿df lbOPsf] hf]8 rFflx z}tfgsf] af/]df jf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ afFWg] / k’msfpg] af/]df elgPsf] xf]Og, t/ ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug]{ / k/d]Zj/;Fu k|fy{gf ug]{ af/]df elgPsf] xf] . ;Gb]zjfxsn] -cIf/zM ¿kdf, æ:ju{b”tn]Æ_ z}tfgsf] af/]df eg]/ 3r3RofO{ /Xof], ta pgn] To;nfO{ æafFWg]Æ sf]lzz u/]gg . t/ pgn] o; ;DaGwdf k/d]Zj/;Fu k|fy{gf u/] -x]g'{xf]; @ sf]l/GyL !@M&–!)_ .

The Keys to Heaven

:ju{sf ;fFrfx¿

afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf] jrgx¿sf] tTsflng ;Gbe{nfO{ ca xfdL cwLs ¿kdf x]/f}+ . afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf pNn]v ug'{ cufl8, k|e’ o]z”n] kq’;nfO{ æ:ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿Æ lbg]5′ eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ k|ToIf ¿kdf ofb ug'{xf]; . kq’;nfO{ cIf/zM ¿kdf :ju{sf 9f]sfx¿sf] ;fFrfx¿ slxn] klg lbOPsf] lyPg, / To;}n] k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf jrgx¿nfO{ xfdLn] lrq0f efiffdf lnPsf] x’g’ kb{5 . ;fFrfx¿n] s] s’/fsf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5g < ;fFrfx¿n] y’lgPsf s’/fx¿leq k|j]z ug{sf] nflu k|of]u ug]{ s’/fnfO{ k|ltlglwTj ub{5g . h’g JolSt;Fu ;fFrf] 5, To; JolStn] dfq c?n] vf]Ng g;Sg] 9f]sfx¿ vf]Ng ;Sb5 .

k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf pNn]v ul/PemF}, ha xfdL kq’;sf] ;]jsfOnfO{ ljrf/ ub{5f}F, ta c?x¿sf] lglDt aGb ePsf 9f]sfx¿ vf]Ngsf] nflu kq’;n] 9f]sf vf]Ng] sfo{ u/]sf] t’ngf ubf{ s] ul//x]sf lyP eGg] s’/f xfdL kfpFb5f}+ .

k|fylds ¿kdf, pgn] ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ul//x]sf lyP eGg] s’/f xfdL kfpFb5f}+, h’g ;’–;dfrf/n] ljZjf; ug]{x¿ ;a}sf] nflu :ju{sf 9f]sfx¿ vf]lnG5g -/ Tof] ;’;dfrf/n] g/ssf 9f]sfx¿ aGb u/L lbG5_ . To; cy{df, xfdLx¿ ;a} v|Li6sf /fhb”tx¿ ePsf] sf/0f, xfdLx¿nfO{ :ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿ lbOPsf] 5 . :ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿ o]z” v|Li6sf] ;’;dfrf/ dfq x’g ;Sb5, ToxL ;’;dfrf/sf] ;Gb]zn] dfq} :ju{sf 9f]sfx¿nfO{ vf]Ng ;Sb5 .

And Now, Binding and Loosing

clg ca, afF Wg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf

cGtdf, :ju{sf] /fHosf ;fFrfx¿ kq’;nfO{ lbgsf] nflu k|lt1f u/L ;s]kl5, k|e’ o]z”n] afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf cfˆgf] kfFrf} cn+sfl/s efiffdf o; v08df ljrf/ u/]/} eGg’ ePsf] 5 .

egfOsf] ;Gbe{leq} /x]/ xfdLn] klxn]af6 k|e’ o]z”n] s] eGg vf]Hg’ ePsf] lyof] < k|e’ o]z”n] lgdf{0f ub}{ ug'{ ePsf] d08nLdf dflg;x¿nfO{ g/saf6 arfpg], / ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug]{ s’/fsf] ;DaGwdf kq’;nfO{ lbOPsf] afFWg] / k’msfpg] k|lt1f s;/L nfu’ x’G5 < yfxf kfO;s]sf 5f}F .

;fFrf] ¿kdf ToxfF Pp6f dfq} ;Defjgf 5 . æd}n] ltdLnfO{ :ju{sf] k|ltlglwTjsf] clwsf/ lbO/x]sf] 5′ . :ju{ / k[YjLdf ltdLnfO{ lbOPsf] lhDd]jf/L k”/f u/Æ eGg] k|e’ o]z”sf] egfOsf] dtna lyof] .

olb Pp6f Jofkf/Ln] cfˆgf] ;]N;d]gnfO{ æltdLn] Jofªsssdf h] u5f}{, ToxL s’/f] d’Vo sfof{nodf klg x’g]5Æ eGof] eg], Tof] ;]N;d]gn] cfˆgf] xflsdn] eg]sf] s’/fnfO{ s;/L lnG5 < o;sf] dtna p;nfO{ Jofªssdf cfˆgf] sDkgLsf] k|ltlglwTj ug]{ sfd ;’lDkPsf] xf] egL p;n] dflglnG5 . To;/L g} k|e’ o]z”n] kq’;nfO{ :ju{df x’g’ x’g] k/d]Zj/sf] k|ltlglwTj ug{nfO{ clwsf/ lbg’ ePsf] lyof] eGg] o;sf] ;Dk”0f{ egfOsf] tfTko{ xf] . kq’;nfO{ lbOPsf] of] k|lt1f pgn] cfTd–ljZjf;sf] nflu Ps;xf/f aGg]5 ha pgn] zf:qL / kml/;Lx¿sf] cfnf]rgfTds b[li6df eP/ klg o?zn]ddf k/d]Zj/sf] ;Gb]z k|rf/ ug{ ;’? ub{5g– tL dflg;x¿ tL g} x’g h;n] k/d]Zj/sf] k|ltlglwsf] ¿kdf cfk”mnfO{ 7fG5g / kq’;nfO{ rFflx c? ;fdfGo dflg;em}F 7fG5g .

k|e’ o]z”sf] jrgsf] of] ljz]if JofVofn] pxfFn] bf];|f]kN6 dQLsf] ;’;dfrf/df ePsf] klxnf] v08 kl5sf] b’O{j6f cWofox¿df kfOg] p:t} vfn] k|:t’lt;Fu ldnfO{ lbPsf] 5 M

æclg ltd|f] efOn] ltd|f] la?4df ck/fw u¥of] eg], uP/ ltdLx¿ b’O{ dfq x’Fbf To;sf] bf]if b]vfO{ b]pm, To;n] ltd|f] s’/f ;’Gof] eg], ltd|f] efO cfˆgf] eof] . t/ To;n] ;’g]g eg], cfˆgf] ;fy c? Ps jf b’O{hgfnfO{ n}hfpm / b’O{ cyjf tLg ;fIfLåf/f k|To]s s’/f kSsf xf]; . olb To;n] ltgLx¿sf s’/f klg ;’Gg OGsf/ u¥of] eg], Tof] ltd|f] nflu cwdL{ / s/ p7fpg] ;/x xf]; . ;fFRr} d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, ltdLx¿n] k[YjLdf h] afW5f}, Tof] :ju{df afFlwg]5, clg ltdLx¿n] k[YjLdf h] k’msfpF5f}, Tof] :ju{df k’msfOg]5 . km]l/ klg d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, k[YjLdf ltdLx¿dWo] b’O{hgf s’g} s’/fdf ;xdt eO{ s]xL dfUof} eg], Tof] :ju{sf d]/f lktfåf/f ltdLx¿sf lglDt x’g]5 . lsgls hxfF b’O{ ls tLghgf d]/f] gfpFdf e]nf x’G5g, ToxfF d ltdLx¿sf dfemdf x’g]5’Æ -dQL !*M!%–@)_ .

aFfWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf pNn]v ul/Psf] of] bf];|f] v08df k|e’ o]z”n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ afFWg] af/]df elg/xg’ ePsf] lyof] eg]/ ljZjf; ug{sf] nlfu xfdLnfO{ cu’jfO{ ug]{ ToxfF s’g} To:tf] s’/f jf:tjd} 5}g . oxfF pxfFn] d08nLsf] cg’zf;gsf] af/]df elg;Sg’ ePkl5 nuQ} k|ToIf ¿kdf afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf eGg’ ePsf] 5 .

o; v08df afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf of] s’/f b]vfpg vf]lhPsf] em}F nfUb5, ls k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf] tfTko{ rFflx o:tf] xf], æd08nLdf s:tf] JolSt /xg’ k5{ / s:tf] JolSt /xg’ x’Fb}g eg]/ lg0f{o ug{nfO{ d}n] ltdLnfO{ lhDd]jf/L lbO/x]sf] 5′ . of] ltd|f] sfd xf] . ha xfdLn] of] lhDd]jf/L k”/f ub{5f}+, :ju{df klg To:t} x’g]5 .Æ

km/flsnf] u/L k|of]u x’g] s’/fdf, k|e’ o]z”n] s]jn elg/xg’ ePsf] 5, æltdLnfO{ :ju{sf] k|ltlglwTj ug{sf] nflu k[YjLdf clwsf/ lbOPsf] 5, :ju{n] ;Fw} ltd|f] ;dy{g ug]{5 .Æ

Binding and Loosing in Context

afFWg] / km’sfpg] ;Gbe{df

of] JofVof tTsfnLg ;Gbe{sf ;fy;fy} gofF s/f/sf] k’/} km/flsnf] ;Gbe{df ;d]t w]/} /fd|f]l;t ;’xfpFbf] 5 .

tTsflng ;Gbe{sf] ;DaGwdf xfdLn] of] s’/f yfxf ug{ ;S5f}F, ls afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf pxfFsf] egfOkl5 nuQ} k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ eof] M ækm]l/ d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, k[YjLdf ltdLx¿dWo] b’O{hgf s’g} s’/fdf ;xdt eO{ s]xL dfUof} eg], Tof] :ju{sf d]/f lktfåf/f ltdLx¿sf lglDt x’g]5Æ -dQL !*M!(_ .

æk[YjLdf ltdLn] h] u5f}{, :ju{df To;sf] ;dy{g x’g]5Æ eGg] s’/fsf] laifo k]ml/ klg ToxfF b]Vg ;lsG5 . o; k[YjLdf xfdLnfO{ k|fy{gf ug{sf] nflu clwsf/ / lhDd]jf/L lbOPsf] 5 . ha xfdLn] of] sfd ub{5f}+, ta :ju{n] To;sf] k|lts[of lbg]5 . æk]ml/ klg d eGb5’Æ eGg] k|e’ o]z”sf] jrgn] of] b]vfpF5, ls pxfFn] afFWg] / k’msfpg] ;DaGwdf eGg’ ePsf] klxn]sf] egfOnfO{ k|fyldstf lbO/xg’ ePsf] 5 .

o; v08df k|e’ o]z”sf] clGtd egfO{, ælsgls hxfF d]/f] gfpFdf b’O{ ls tLghgf e]nf x’G5g, ToxfF d ltgLx¿sf aLrdf x’g]5’Æ n] klg æ:ju{df klg To:t} x’g]5Æ eGg] ljifo j:t’nfO{ ;dy{g ub{5 . ha ljZjf;Lx¿ pxfFsf] gfpmFdf e]nf x’G5g , ta :ju{df x’g’ x’g]n] b]Vg’ x’g]5 .

olb tkfO{ ;Dk”0f{ tj/n] ljrf/ ul/Psf] o; v08sf] JofVofdf ;xdt x’g’ x’Gg eg] tfklg, k|e’ o]z”n] elg/xg’ ePsf] zx/x¿df ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ afFWg] ;DaGwsf] af/]df clt /fd|f] wd{zf:qLo ljjfbnfO{ k|:t’t ug{ tkfO{nfO{ s7Lg x’g]5 .

God’s divine plan includes Satan

k/d]Zj/sf] O{Zjl/o of]hgfn] z}tfgnfO{ klg ;dfj]z ub{5

z}tfg / p;sf b”tx¿ afuL ;]gfx¿ x’g, t/ ltgLx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] lgoGq0fb]lv aflx/ hfg ;Sg] vfnsf ;]gf rFflx xf]Ogg . of] afuL ;]gf klg k/d]Zj/åf/f g} ;[li6 ul/Psf] lyof] -oBlk, ltgLx¿ ;’?df ;[li6 ul/Gbfv]l/ afuL lyPgg_ . kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g M

ælsgls pxfFåf/} -v|Li6åf/f g}_ ;a} yf]s ;[li6 ePsf lyP, :ju{df / k[YjLdfly ePsf b[Zo / cb[Zo yf]sx¿, rfx] l;+xf;gx¿, rfx] k|e’Tjx¿, rfx] k|wfgtfx¿, rfx] clwsf/x¿ ;a} yf]s pxfFåf/} / pxfFs} lglDt ;[lhPsf x’gÆ -sn:;L !M!^_ .

k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfg;lxt x/]s txsf x/]s :juL{ob’tLo cfTdfx¿ ;[li6 ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . sf]xL afuL aGg]5 eg]/ klg pxfFnfO{ yfxf lyof] < xf], jf:tjdf pxfFnfO{ yfxf lyof] . To;f] eP pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ lsg ;[li6 ug'{ eof] t < lsgeg] pxfFn] cfˆgf] of]hgfnfO{ k”/f ug{sf] nflu ;xfotf ug{nfO{ tL afuL cfTdfx¿nfO{ k|of]u ug'{ x’g] lyof] . olb ltgLx¿sf] nflu pxfF;Fu pb]Zox¿ ge}lbPsf] eP, pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ aGbL agfP/ /fVg’ x’g] lyof], h’g s’/f pxfFn] cfˆgf s]xL afuL :ju{b”tx¿nfO{ klxn] g} To;f] ug'{ ePsf] lyof] eg]/ xfdLnfO{ klxn] klg atfO{ ;lsPsf] 5 -x]g'{xf]; k|sfz @)M@_ .

z}tfg / x/]s b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ k[YjLdf ;+rflnt x’g cg’dlt lbg] k/d]Zj/;Fu sf/0f 5 . olb pxfF;Fu tL sf/0fx¿ gx’g] xf] eg]b]lv, ltgLx¿ ;Dk”0f{ ¿kdf cf1fb]lv aflx/} x’g] lyP . z}tfgnfO{ k[YjLdf kl/rflnt x’g cg’dlt lbg] k/d]Zj/sf tL sf/0fx¿ rFflx s] s] x’g t < k|To]sn] x/]s sf/0f a’‰g ;S5 eGg] t dnfO{ nfUb}g, t/} klg, k/d]Zj/n] s]xL sf/0fx¿ eg] pxfFsf] jrgdf k|s6 u/L lbg’ ePsf] 5 .

klxnf], dflg;hfltnfO{ hfFr ug]{ pxfFsf] of]hgf k”/f ug{sf] nflu k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ k[YjLdf ;Lldt ¿kdf kl/rfng x’g cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 . dfgjhfltsf] la/fgf]kgsf] nflu s]xL ;dosf] lglDt z}tfgn] ;]jf ub{5 . ltgLx¿n] of] s’/f] dx;’; u?g , ls gu?g , dflg;x¿ ls t k/d]Zj/sf] cwLgdf x’G5g ls t eg] z}tfgsf] cwLgdf x’G5g . cfbd / xjfnfO{ k/LIff ug{ k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ eof] . b’O{hgf dflg;x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿nfO{ hfFr ug{sf] nflu k/d]Zj/af6 :jtGq OR5f k|bfg ul/Psf] lyof] . tL ;f/f :jtGq OR5fåf/f ltgLx¿sf] x[boleqsf] s’/f k|s6 ul/g’ kg]{ lyof], ls ltgLx¿ cf1fsf/L lyP , ls cgf1fsf/L lyP .(@

bf];|f], b’i6 sfd ug]{x¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]w Nofpgsf] nflu pxfFn] k[YjLdf ;Lldt ¿kdf z}tfgnfO{ kl/rflnt x’g cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 . o; s’/fsf] nflu d}n} klxn] g} s;/L k/d]Zj/n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ k|of]u u/]/ pxfFsf] Gofodf of]Uo JolStx¿nfO{ cfˆgf] j|mf]wdf Nofpg’ x’G5 eGg] ;DaGwdf wd{zf:qsf kbx¿ NofP/ w]/} ljz]if k|df0fx¿ lbO;s]sf] 5 . k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ o; ;+;f/df ePsf p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿dfly zf;g ug{ cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] oyfy{ rFflx ltgLx¿dfly pxfFsf] j|mf]w ltgLx¿dfly cfpg]jfnf 5 eGg] ;+s]t xf] . k/d]Zj/n] b’i6 dflg;x¿sf] ;d”xnfO{ Gofo ug{sf] nflu b’i6 dflg;x¿ ltgLx¿dfly zf;g ug]{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 / To;} u/]/ pxfFn] ltgLx¿dfly zf;g ug{nfO{ b’i6 cflTds k|f0fLx¿nfO{ klg cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 / ltgLx¿sf] hLjg b’MvbfoL k|sf/sf] aGb5 .

t];|f], k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] dlxdf lngsf] nflu klg ;Lldt ¿kdf o; k[YjLdf z}tfgnfO{ kl/rflnt x’g cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 . ælbofan;sf -z}tfgsf_ sfdx¿ gi6 kfg]{ p2]Zon] g}, k/d]Zj/sf k’q k|s6 x’g’ ePsf] xf]Æ -! o”xGgf #M*_ . k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgsf sfdx¿dWo] Pp6f sfo{ ug'{ ePsf] x/]s ;dodf pxfFsf] zlSt / a’l4sf] dlxdf x’G5 .

Jesus is the Head over Principalities and Power

k|wfgtfx¿ / zlStx¿dfly o]z” g} lz/ x’g’ x’G5

v|Lli6ogx¿ ePsf] gftfn] z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfx¿;Fu ;fdgf ug{sf] nflu xfd|f] wd{zf:qLo lhDd]jf/L rFflx b’O{j6f 5g M xfd|f] cfˆg} hLjgdf z}tfgsf] la/f]w ug'{ -ofs”a $M&_, / 5’6sf/f kfpg rfxg]x¿sf] hLjgaf6 To;nfO{ wkfpg’ -ds”{; !^M!&_ . b’i6 cfTdf nfu]sf] JolStn] To;af6 5’6sf/f kfpg grfx’Gh]n;Dd, b’i6 cfTdf lgl:sP/ hfFb}g eGg] ;fwf/0f lgod h’g ;’s} v|Lli6ogn] klg cg’ej u/]sf] x’G5 .(# k/d]Zj/n] x/]s JolStsf] :jtGq OR5fnfO{ cfb/ ug'{ x’G5, / olb s’g} JolSt b’i6 cfTdfdf g} lnKt x’g rfxG5 eg], k/d]Zj/n] To;nfO{ /f]Sg’ x’Gg .

xfdLn] ef}uf]lns If]qdf ePsf If]qLo ¿kdf sfd ug]{ tL cfTdfx¿nfO{ v]bfpg g;Sg] of] klg csf]{ Pp6f sf/0f xf] . tL b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] dflg;x¿nfO{ ToxL g} cfˆgf] ks8df lnO/x]sf x’G5g . lsgeg] tL dflg;x¿n] ToxL s’/f g} 5fg]sf x’G5g . ltgLx¿nfO{ ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/]/, xfdL ltgLx¿nfO{ 5gf}6 ug]{ df}sf k|bfg u5f}{+ . olb ltgLx¿n] 7Ls s’/f 5fg] eg]b]lv, ltgLx¿n] kl/0ffd:j¿k z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfaf6 5’6sf/f kfpF5g . t/ olb ltgLx¿n] unt s’/f 5fg]df, kZrftfk ug{ grfx]df, k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ s}bd} /flv5f]8g] cg’dlt z}tfgsf] xftdf ;’DkL lbg’ x’G5 .

wd{zf:qdf k|e’ o]z”nfO{ æ;d:t zf;g / clwsf/sf] lz/ x’g’ x’G5Æ eg]/ elgPsf] 5 -sn:;L @M!)_ / clwsf/sf] nflu PS;f}l;of (exousia) nfO{ slxn]—sfFxL dfgj /fhg}lts g]tfx¿sf] nflu j0f{g ug{nfO{ k|of]u ul/Psf] eP tfklg, gofF s/f/df tL zAbx¿ z}tflgs cflTds zf;sx¿sf] cf]xf]bfsf] af/]df j0f{g ug{nfO{ klg k|of]u ul/Psf] 5 . Plkm;L ^M!@ df pNn]v ul/Psf] zf;sx¿ (arche) / zlStx¿ (exousia) sf] la?4df ePsf] v|Lli6ogx¿sf] o’4sf] af/]df n]lvPsf] v08 klg Pp6f pbfx/0f g} xf] .

ha xfdL kfjnn] sn:;L @M!) df k|e’ o]z”nfO{ ;f/f zf;g / clwsf/sf lz/ x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ n]lvPsf] s’/fnfO{ ;fGble{s ¿kdf k9b5f}F, ta of] o:tf] b]lvG5, ls pgn] of] s’/f cflTds zlStx¿sf] af/]df elg/x]sf 5g . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, rf/j6f kbx¿ k5fl8 To;} v08df kfjnn] k|e’ o]z”sf] af/]df n]v]sf 5g , æpxfFn] k|wfgtfx¿ / zlStx¿nfO{ lgMz:q kf/L tL ;a}dfly j|”m;df laho k|fKt ug'{ eof] / ltgnfO{ v’Nndv’Nnf tdfzf agfO{ lbg’ eof]Æ -sn:;L @M!%_ .

olb k|e’ o]z” cflTds zf;sx¿ / clwsf/x¿sf lz/ x’g’ ePsf] eP, pxfF ltgLx¿dfly ;jf]{Rr x’g’ x’g] lyof] . of] cGohflt d”lt{k”hs ;+:s[ltdf /x]sf v|Lli6ogx¿sf] hLjgdf crDesf] k|sfz xf], h;n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] 8/n] ubf{ klxn] klxn] d”lt{x¿ k”hf u/]/ lhpFb} ;do Joltt u/]sf lyP, h;nfO{ ltgLx¿n] cfk”mdfly zf;g ug]{ egL hfg]sf lyP .

The Only Way of Escape

efUg] Pp6} dfq af6f]

b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] s}baf6 efUg] Pp6f dfq tl/sf rFflx kZrftfk u/]/ ;’;dfrf/df ljZjf; ug'{ xf] . Tof] g} k/d]Zj/n] k|aGw u/L lbg’ ePsf] efUg] Pp6f dfq} af6f] xf] . zx/df ePsf] z}tflgs JolStnfO{ s;}n] klg afFWg ;Sb}g / tkfO{nfO{ :jtGq t’Nofpg jf clnslt klg 5’6sf/f lbg ;Sb}g . s’g} klg JolStn] kZrftfk u/]/ ;’;dfrf/df ljZjf; gu?Gh]n;Dd p k/d]Zj/s} qmf]wdf /lx/x]sf] x’G5 -o”xGgf #M#^ x]g'{xf];_, h’g z}tflgs zlStx¿sf] ks8df g} /lx/x]sf] klg x’g;S5 .

To;}sf/0f zx/x¿df uGg ;lsg] vfnsf] kl/jt{gx¿ ;d]t x’Fb}gg , hxfF 7″nf–7″nf cflTds o’4 ;DaGwL ;Dd]ngx¿ / ;efx¿ x’G5g . lsgeg] tL If]qx¿df ;fFRr} g} c;/ k’¥ofO/x]sf] z}tflgs zlStnfO{ c;/ ug]{ ToxfF s’g} sfd x’Fb}g . v|Lli6ogx¿n] tL k|wfgtfx¿nfO{ / zlStx¿nfO{ lbg / /ft xKsfpg ;Snfg, z}tfgn] ltgLx¿sf] cfjfhåf/f b’Mv lbg ;Ifd xf]nfg , ltgLx¿n] nfvf}FkN6;Dd æb’i6 cfTdf d tFnfO{ o; zx/df afFWb5’Æ eg]/ klg eGg ;S5g , ltgLx¿n] oL ;f/f s’/fx¿ xjfOhxfhdf / uugr’DaL dxnsf 5fgfx¿ x’Fbf] uP/ klg ug{ ;Snfg -h’g s’/f s;}—s;}n] jf:tjd} ug]{ ub{5g _, clg b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ k|efj kfg]{ Pp6} dfq s’/f rFflx ltgLx¿n] d”v{ v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ xfF;f]df p8fO{ lbG5g .

ca xfdL cflTds o’4 ;DaGwL 5}6f}F dgu9Gt] l;4fGtsf] af/]df x]g{nfO{ cufl8 a9f}F .

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt g+= ^M æIf]qLo cfTdfx¿sf] la?4df ul/g] cflTds o’4n] k|efjsf/L ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/sf] lglDt 9f]sf vf]Nb5 .Æ

If]qLo cfTdfx¿sf] la?4df cflTds o’4 ug{sf] nflu Psbd} nflu kg]{ w]/} v|Lli6ogx¿sf] nflu k|]l/t ul//xg] s’/f rFflx s] xf] eg]b]lv ltgLx¿nfO{ k|z+;f ul/g’ kb{5 . x/]s v|Lli6ogn] dflg;x¿ z}tfgsf] k~hfaf6 pDsg ;s’g eGg] clt w]/} OR5f u/]sf] x’g’ kb{5 .

h] eP tfklg, k/d]Zj/sf] /fHo lgdf{0f ug{sf] nflu xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] tl/sfnfO{ k|of]u ug'{ kb{5 eGg] s’/f dxTjk”0f{ 5 . s’g tl/sfn] sfd ub{5 / s’g tl/sf k|of]u ubf{ ;dosf] aaf{bL xf] eGg] s’/f k/d]Zj/nfO{ yfxf 5 . pxfFsf] /fHo km}nfpg] af/]df xfd|f] lhDd]jf/Lx¿ s]–s] x’g eg]/ 7Ls k|sf/n] pxfFn] xfdLnfO{ atfpg’ ePsf] 5 . xfdLn] s]xL ug{ ;S5f}F eg]/ ;f]RFg] af/]df wd{zf:qdf pNn]v ul/Psf] xfdL kfpFb}gf}+, h;n] xfd|f] ;’–;dfrf/sf] k|efjsfl/tfnfO{ a9fpg]5, / To:tf] s’/f k|e’ o]z” cfk}mn], kq’;n], jf kfjnn] ;d]t ltgLx¿sf] ;]jsfOdf slxn] cEof; u/]gg, / Tof] s’/f rFflx d”v{tf dfq} xf] .

cflTds o’4n] k|efjsf/L ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/sf] lglDt 9f]sf vf]Ng ;S5 eg]/ lsg w]/} v|Lli6ogx¿n] ljrf/ ub{5g < ltgLx¿sf] ts{sf] x/kmx¿ o:tf] nfU5 M æz}tfgn] p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿sf] dgnfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbPsf] 5 . To;}sf/0f xfdLn] z}tfgnfO{ ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwf] t’Nofpg] sfd ug{af6 /f]Sg’ kb{5 . Psrf]l6 cGwf] t’Nofpg]x¿nfO{ x6fO{ ;s]kl5 w]/} dflg;x¿n] ;’;dfrf/df ljZjf; ug]{5g .Æ s] of] s’/f ;To xf] <

z}tfgn] p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿sf] dgnfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbPsf] 5 eGg] s’/fdf lglZrt ¿kdf s’g} z+sf 5}g . kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g M

æxfd|f] ;’;dfrf/ 3’D6f]n] 9flsPsf] 5, ltgLx¿sf ljifodf egf}F eg], v|Li6, hf] k/d]Zj/sf] ¿k x’g’ x’G5, pxfFsf] dlxdfsf] ;’;dfrf/ ltgLx¿n] gb]v’g eg]/ o; ;+;f/sf] b]jn] cljZjf;Lx¿sf] ;demnfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbPsf] 5Æ -@ sf]l/GyL $M#–$_ .

k|Zg 5, s] kfjnn] sf]l/Gysf v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ cflTds o’4 u/]/ If]qLo cfTdfx¿nfO{ gfz ug{sf] nflu ;fgf] ;Nnfx lbPsf lyP, h;n] ubf{ p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿ cem w]/} ¿kdf ;’;dfrf/ u|x0f ug{ ;s’g <

o;sf] hjfa xf]Og eGg] x’G5 eGg] w]/} :ki6 sf/0fx¿ 5g .

klxnf], kfjnn] o;f] eg]gg , æTo;sf/0f x] sf]l/GyLsf afl;Gbfx¿ xf], z}tfgn] cljZjf;Lx¿sf] ;demnfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbPsf] sf/0f, ltdLx¿n] cflTds o’4 u/ / If]qLo cfTdfx¿nfO{ gfz u/ eGg] d rfxG5′ , tfls tL cGwf] t’NofO{ bg]x¿ ToxfFaf6 x6fOpmg . a? pgn] eg]sf] csf]{ s’/f rFflx v|Li6sf] af/]df k|rf/ u/ eGg] lyof], Tof] tl/sfn] dfq} cflTds ¿kdf cGwf]kgf x6b5 .

bf];|f], ;’;dfrfl/o kl/0ffd a[l4 x’g ;sf]; eg]/ zx/x¿df ePsf lsNnfx¿nfO{ eTsfpg ;xefuL x’g’ k5{ eg]/ kfjnn] s’g} ljZjf;Lx¿nfO{ klg cfˆgf] s’g} kqx¿df lgb]{zg lbPsf 5}gg .

t];|f], kfjnsf ;a} kqx¿ k9]/ xfdL yfxf kfpF5f}+, ls cljZjf;Lx¿ ljZjf; gul/sg} lsg /x]sf 5g eGg] k|fylds sf/0f rFflx z}tfgn] cGwf] t’NofO{ lbP/ g} xf] eGg] s’/f pgn] ljZjf; u/]sf 5}gg . z}tfgn] cGwf] t’Nofpg] s’/f rFflx Pp6f ;xfos sf/s dfq xf], t/ Tof] d’Vo sf/s jf Pp6} dfq sf/s eg] xf]Og . dflg;x¿nfO{ p4f/ kfpg] gagfOsg /fVg] Pp6f k|fylds sf/s eg]sf] ltgLx¿sf] Åbosf] s7f]/tf g} xf] . z}tfgn] x/]snfO{ cGwf] t’NofO/xg ;Ifd x’g] ;fdfGo sf/0f :ki6} 5 . s]xL dflg;x¿n] ha ;To s’/f ;’G5g , ta To; s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; ub{5g / o;/L ltgLx¿n] h’g;’s} e”m6 s’/fx¿nfO{ klg OGsf/ ub{5g , h’g s’/fnfO{ ltgLx¿n] klxn] ljZjf; u/]sf lyP . z}tfg g} ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwf] t’Nofpg] ltgLx¿sf] cljZjf;Lsf] sf/0f xf]Og, t/ ltgLx¿sf] cljZjf;n] z}tfgnfO{ ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwf] t’Nofpg] cg’dlt lbg] sfd ub{5 .

Callous Hearts

s7f]/ Åbox¿

Plkm;Lx¿nfO{ n]v]sf] cfˆgf] kqdf k|]l/t kfjnn] cv|Lli6ogx¿ ljZjf;L g} eP/ lsg /xG5g eg]/ ;f/} /fd|/L a0f{g u/]sf 5g M

æTo;sf/0f, ca d of] hf]8 lbP/ k|e’df eGb5′ , ls cGo hfltx¿ h;/L ltgLx¿sf] ljrf/sf] Joy{tfdf lx8Fb5g , To;/L g} ltdLx¿ cab]lv p;f] glxF8, -;fob z}tfgn] ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbPsf]n] ubf{_, ltgLx¿sf] Åbosf] s7f]/tfn] NofPsf] ltgLx¿sf c1fgtfsf] sf/0fn] ltgLx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] hLjgb]lv la/fgf ePsf 5g / x/ lsl;dsf cz’4 sfd ug]{ nfnrdf k/]/ ltgLx¿ 5f8f ePsf 5gÆ -Plkm;L $M!&_ .

kfjnn] eG5g , ls p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿ æltgLx¿df ePsf] c1fgtfÆsf] sf/0f k/d]Zj/sf] hLjgb]lv la/fgf ePsf 5g . t/ ltgLx¿ lsg c1fgL eP < ltgLx¿sf] æ;dem lsg cGwsf/n] el/Psf]Æ 5 < æltgLx¿sf] Åbosf] s7f]/tfn] ubf{Æ g} ePsf] xf] eGg] o;sf] hjfa x’G5 . ltgLx¿ æs7f]/Æ ePsf 5g . dflg;x¿ lsg p4f/ gkfPs} cj:yfdf /lx/xG5g eGg] s’/fsf] d’Vo h8 / k|fylds sf/0f rFflx ToxL g} xf] .($ ltgLx¿ cfkm} bf]ifL 5g . z}tfgn] t ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; ug{ rfx]sf] s’/f dfq} pknAw u/fPsf] xf] .

o; ljrf/nfO{ k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf] aLpm 5g]{ / e”ld ;DaGwL b[i6fGtn] k”0f{ ¿kdf :ki6 ub{5 M

æPp6f aLpm 5g]{ aLpm 5g{ lg:Sof], / 5bf{ x’FbL s]xL af6f]sf] 5]pmdf k/] / tL dflg;sf v’§fn] s’lNrP / cfsfzsf k+IfLn] vfOxfn]======= ca b[i6fGt of] xf] M aLpm rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrg xf] . af6f]sf] 5]pdf v;]sf] aLpm ltgLx¿ x’g , h;n] ;’G5g , t/ jrg ;’g]/ ljZjf; gu?g / gafFr’g egL lbofan;n] cfP/ ltgLx¿sf Åboaf6 jrg nluxfN5Æ -n”sf *M%, !!–!@_ .

ofb ug'{xf];, aLpmn] ;’–;dfrf/sf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5, / Tof] af6f]sf] lsgf/fdf k¥of] / To;nfO{ dflg;x¿sf v’§fn] s’lNrP . Tof] aLpmn] s8f hdLgnfO{ kf/ ug{ ;s]g hxfF dflg;x¿ lxF8by] . To;}n] r/fxF?sf] nflu Tof] aLpm rf]g{ Psbd ;lhnf] eof], h;n] z}tfgsf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5 .

k’/} b[i6fGtsf] d’Vo s’/f rFflx dflg;x¿sf] Åbosf] cj:yfnfO{ w]/} k|sf/sf hdLgx¿;Fu t’ngf ug{sf] nflu -/ ltgLx¿n] k/d]Zj/sf] jrgnfO{ s;/L u|x0f ub{5g eGg] af/]df_ xf] . lsg s]xL dflg;x¿n] ljZjf; u5{g / c?x¿n] rFflx lsg ljZjf; ub}{gg eg]/ k|e’ o]z”n] j0f{g ul//xg’ ePsf] lyof] M oL ;a} ltgLx¿dfly g} e/ kg]{ s’/f xf] .

z}tfgnfO{ oxfF s;/L lrq0f ul/Psf] 5 < To;n] s7f]/ Åbo ePsf dflg;x¿af6} jrg rf]/]/ nfg ;S5 . b[i6fGtdf ePsf r/fx¿ aLpm lsg pd|g kfpFb}gg eGg] s’/fsf] nflu k|fylds sf/0f dfq} x’g . k|fylds ;d:of t hdLgs} xf], jf:tjdf, of] t hdLgs} s7f]/tfsf] sf/0fn] ubf{ r/fx¿nfO{ cfP/ Tof] aLpm n}hfg ;Dej ePsf] xf] .

;’;dfrf/df klg ToxL s’/f] ;To x’G5 . ;fFrf] ;d:of eg]sf] :jtGq g}lts stf{sf] s7f]/ Åbo g} xf] . ha dflg;x¿n] ;’–;dfrf/nfO{ OGsf/ ub{5g, ta ltgLx¿n] cGw} eO/xg] s’/f 5fGb5g . ltgLx¿n] ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ug'{sf] ;f6f] e”m6nfO{ ljZjf; ug{ ?rfpF5g . h;/L k|e’ o]z”n] o; s’/fnfO{ eGg’ eof], æHof]lt ;+;f/df cfPsf] 5, / dflg;x¿n] Hof]ltnfO{ eGbf cGwsf/nfO{ ?rfP, lsgls ltgLx¿sf sfdx¿ b’i6 lyPÆ –o”xGgf #M!(_ .

olb z}tfgn] dflg;x¿sf] ;demnfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbg 5f]8g] dfq} xf] eg]b]lv lglZrt ¿kdf ltgLx¿ ;’–;dfrf/nfO{ ljZjf; ug{sf] nflu xfdLnfO{ afOann] slxn] klg cu’jfO{ ub}{g . a? To;sf] cnfjf, afOann] dfgj rl/qsf] dw’/ lrq lrq0f ub{5, / k/d]Zj/n] x/]s JolStsf] kfkdo 5gf}6sf] nflu p cfkm} lhDd]jf/L 5 eGg] s’/fnfO{ lng’ x’G5 . cfˆgf] Gofo cfzgdf a;]/ k/d]Zj/n] æz}tfgn] dnfO{ o;f] ug{ nufof]Æ eGg] s;}sf] axfgfnfO{ u|x0f ug'{ x’g] 5}g .

How Satan blinds people’s minds

z}tfgn] dflg;x¿sf] ;demnfO{ s;/L cGwf] t’NofO{ lbG5

;fFRr} g} z}tfgn] dflg;x¿sf] ;demnfO{ s;/L cGwf] t’NofO{ lbG5 < s] To;n] dflg;x¿sf] ;demzlStnfO{ nf6f] agfpgsf] nflu ltgLx¿sf] lz/df r’:sL h:tf] crDenfUbf] cflTds zlSt vGofO{ lbG5 < s] e’tfTdfx¿n] ltgLx¿sf] dl:tisdf To;sf] ltvf] gËn] sf]t/L lbG5 / k|efjsf/L 9+un] ltgLx¿sf] ;f]FRg ;Sg] IfdtfnfO{ 36fO{ lbg] sfd ub{5 < xf]Og, z}tfgn] dflg;x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; u?g eg]/ e”m6f] s’/fx¿ ;fFrf] s’/f h:t} u/L ltgLx¿sf] dgdf NofO{ lbP/ ltgLx¿sf] ;demnfO{ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbg] sfd u5{ .

:ki6 5, olb dflg;x¿n] k|e’ o]z” g} k/d]Zj/sf k’q x’g’ x’G5 hf] ltgLx¿sf kfksf] lglDt dg'{ eof] eGg] ;TotfnfO{ ;fFrf] ¿kdf ljZjf; u5{g . olb ltgLx¿n] Pslbg pxfFsf] ;fd’ v8f eP/ cfˆgf] hLjgsf] af/]df n]vf a’emfpg’ kg]{5 egL ;fFRg} ljZjf; u5{g eg], ltgLx¿n] kZrftfk u/]/ pxfFsf] cg’ofqLx¿ aGb5g . t/ ltgLx¿n] tL s’/fx¿nfO{ ljZjf; u/]sf] x’g ;S5g . ltgLx¿n] k’gM cjtf/ jf k/d]Zj/n] s;}nfO{ klg g/sdf k7fpg’ x’g] 5}g egL ljZjf; u/]sf x’g ;S5g . ltgLx¿sf] wfld{s sfo{n] ltgLx¿ :ju{ hfg ;S5g egL ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; ug{ ;S5g . t/, ltgLx¿n] h] ;’s} ljZjf; u/]sf] eP tfklg olb Tof] ;’–;dfrf/ xf]Og eg], Pp6} zAbdf eGg’ kbf{ Tof] e”m6 xf] . ltgLx¿n] ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ub}{gg / To;}n] ubf{ z}tfgn] ltgLx¿nfO{ e”m6 s’/fåf/f cGwf] agfO/x]sf] x’G5 . h] eP tfklg, olb ltgLx¿n] cfkm}nfO{ gd| kf/]/ ;TonfO{ ljZjf; u5{g eg], z}tfgn] ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwf] t’NofO/xg ;Sb}g .

The Lies of Darkness

cGwsf/sf] e”m6 s’/fx¿

wd{zf:qdf z}tfgsf] /fHonfO{ æcGwsf/sf] /fHoÆ eg]/ pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 -sn:;L !M!#_ . jf:tjdf, cGwsf/n] ;Tosf] cg’kl:yltnfO{ k|ltlglwTj ub{5— Hof]lt / k|sfzsf] cg’kl:yltsf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5 . ha tkfO{ cGwsf/df x’g’ x’G5, ta tkfO{ sNkgfåf/f cfj|mldt x’g’ x’G5 / k|foM u/]/ tkfO{nfO{ cGtdf rf]6 k’Ug ;S5 . z}tfgsf] cGwsf/sf] /fHodf klg To:t} x’G5 . hf] dflg;x¿ To;df x’G5g, ltgLx¿ cfˆgf sNkgfsf s’/fx¿åf/f cfj|mldt -u|l;t_ x’G5g / tL sNkgfsf s’/fx¿ z}tfgsf] e”m6sf ;fy el/Psf x’G5g . ltgLx¿ cflTds cGwsf/df x’G5g .

z}tfgsf] /fHonfO{ Psbd /fd|/L kl/eflift ul/Psf] 5, of] ;Ldf If]q ePsf] ef}uf]lns /fHo h:tf] xf]Og, t/ of] t ljZjf; ug]{ cf:yfsf] /fHo xf] . cGwsf/sf] /fHo Hof]ltsf] /fHo ePs} 7fpFdf cjl:yt 5 . ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ug]{x¿ e”m6nfO{ ljZjf; ug]{x¿sf] dfemdf 7Ls k|sf/n] lhpFb5g .(% xfd|f] k|fylds sfd eg]sf] e”m6nfO{ ljZjf; ug]{x¿nfO{ ;Tosf] ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug'{ xf] . ha s;}n] ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ub{5, ta z}tfgn] To;sf] cwLgdf ePsf] s’g} JolStnfO{ u’dfpFb5 lsgeg] cab]lv p;f] km]l/ To; JolStnfO{ p;sf] 5ndf kfg{ ;Sb}g .

o;/L xfdLn] p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿nfO{ ;Tosf] ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/]/ ltgLx¿df ePsf] b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ ægafFwLsg}Æ 5’6sf/f lbg ;Sb5f}F . k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’eof], æltdLx¿n] ;To s] xf] ;f] hfGg]5f} / ltgLx¿nfO{ Tof] ;Ton] :jtGq ug]{5Æ -o”xGgf *M#@_ . ;Toåf/f cflTds cGwf]kgf x6fOPsf] 5 .

o”xGgfsf] ;’;dfrf/df ePsf] wd{zf:qleq ePsf] ToxL v08leq k|e’ o]z”n] p4f/ gkfPsf] JolStnfO{ eGg’ eof] M æltdLx¿ cfˆgf] lktf lbofan;sf xf}, / ltdLx¿sf lktfsf] OR5f k”/f ug]{ ltdLx¿sf] ;+sNk 5 . Tof] t z’?b]lv g} xTof/f lyof], / ;To;Fu To;nfO{ s]xL jf:tf 5}g, lsgeg] To;df s]xL ;To 5}g . ha To;n] e”m6 af]Nb5, Tof] cfˆg} :jefj cg’;f/ af]Nb5, lsgeg] Tof] e”m6f] xf] / e”m6sf] lktf xf]Æ -o”xGgf *M$$–$%_ .

k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfg / cfˆgf] aLrsf] leGgtfnfO{ 5’6ofpg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . pxfFn] ;To af]Ng’ x’G5, z}tfg rFflx e”m6 xf] .

k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] s’/f ;’Gg] JolStx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿ cfˆgf lktf lbofan;sf x’g eg]/ egL lbg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ klg ljrf/ ug'{xf];, / pxfFn] z}tfgnfO{ e”m6f] xf] eg]/ b]vfpg’ eP tfklg, pxfFn] af]Ng’ ePsf] s’/fx¿ ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; ug'{ k5{ eg]/ ltgLx¿nfO{ lhDd]jf/L lbg’ eof] . ltgLx¿ cGwf] x’g’df z}tfgsf] s]xL s;’/ 5}g– of] t ltgLx¿s} uNtL lyof] . k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ lhDd]jf/ 7fGg’ eof] . z}tfgn] æcGwsf/nfO{ ?rfpg]Æ dflg;x¿nfO{ e”m6 s’/fdf ljZjf; ug{sf] nflu e”m6 s’/fx¿ NofO{ lbP/ ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwsf/d} /lx/xgsf] nflu lgo’St ul/xfN5 t/ ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ug]{ s’g} JolStnfO{ klg z}tfgn] d”v{ agfpg ;Sb}g .

oL ;a} s’/fx¿nfO{ o:t} xf]O/xg lbgsf] nflu cGwsf/sf] /fHonfO{ lk5f8L ws]Ng Hof]lt cyf{t k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] ;Totf k}mnfpg’ kb{5 . To;}sf/0f k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ o;f] eGg’ ePg , æ;f/f ;+;f/df uP/ z}tfgnfO{ afFwÆ t/ pxfFn] eGg’ eof], æ;f/f ;+;f/df uP/ ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/ .Æ k|e’ o]z”n] kfjnnfO{ pgn] k|rf/ ug]{ ;’–;dfrf/sf] p2]Zo ædflg;x¿sf cfFvf vf]Ng’ xf] h;n] ubf{ ltgLx¿ cGwsf/b]lv Hof]lttkm{ cfpg / z}tfgsf] /fHob]lv k/d]Zj/sf] /fHolt/ kms'{gÆ eg]/ atfO{ lbg’ eof] -k|]l/t @^M!*_ . o;n] of] s’/f :ki6 ub{5, ls ha dflg;x¿nfO{ ;’–;dfrf/sf] ;Totf k|s6 ul/G5, ta ltgLx¿ z}tfgsf] /fHoaf6 efu]/ cGwsf/b]lv Hof]lttkm{ kms{g] / e”m6nfO{ ljZjf; ug'{sf] ;f6f] ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ug]{ sfd ub{5g . xfdLn] eTsfpg} kg]{ lsNnf rFflx dflg;x¿sf] dgdf lgdf{0f ul/Psf] lsNnf g} xf] .

This is God’s Plan

of] k/d]Zj/sf] of]hgf xf]

k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ :ju{af6 k[YjLdf v;fnL lbg’ ePsf] xf] eGg] s’/fnfO{ gla;{g’xf]; . pxfFn] z}tfgnfO{ ljZjsf] s’g} klg :yfgdf /fVg ;Sg’ x’g] lyof] cyjf ;bfsf] nflu pxfFn] To;nfO{ s}bL agfO{ lbg ;Sg x’g] lyof] . t/ pxfFn] To;f] ug'{ ePg . lsg < lsgeg] k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf] clGtd nIo k”/f ug{sf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ k|of]u ug{ rfxg’ x’GYof]— Tof] nIo ToxL g} xf], h’g dflg;x¿n] pxfFsf] 7″nf] kl/jf/ eP/ pxfF;Fu} /lx pxfFnfO{ k|]d ug]{5g / pxfFs} ;]jf ug{ dg k/fpg]5g .

olb k/d]Zj/n] pxfFnfO{ k|]d ug]{ pxfFsf ;Gtfgsf] kl/jf/ ePsf] xf]; eGg] rfxg’ ePsf] eP, To;df b’O{j6f s’/f x’g cfjZos x’G5 . klxnf], pxfFn] :jtGq OR5f ePsf dflg;x¿ ;[li6 ug'{ kg]{ lyof], lsgeg] k|]dsf] hu eg]s} :jtGq OR5f xf] . /f]a6{ / d]lzgn] k|]d ug{ ;Sb}gg .

bf];|f], ltgLx¿n] cf1fkfng ug]{ ls cf1fkfng gug]{ / pxfFnfO{ k|]d ug]{ ls 3[0ff ug]{ egL 5gf+}6 ug]{ s’/fsf] ;fdgf ug{nfO{ Pp6f jftfj/0f agfpg] s’/f kQf nufpgsf] lglDt hfFRg’ kg]{ lyof] . :jtGqtf lbOPsf JolStx¿nfO{ hfFr ul/g’ kb{5 . clg olb elQmsf] af/]df hfFr ul/g’ kg]{ xf] eg] celStsf] s’/fx¿ NofP/ kl/Iff ul/Psf] x’g’ kb{5 . o;/L xfdL lsg k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ k[YjLdf /fVg’ ePsf] /x]5 egL a’‰g yfNb5f}F . z}tfgn] dfgjsf] la/fgf]kgsf] nflu 5gf}6 ug]{ sfddf ;]jf ub{5 . h;n] To;sf] e”m6 s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; u5{ To;nfO{ k|efljt agfpgsf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ -;Lldt cjwLsf nflu_ cg’dlt lbOG5 . x/]sn] 5gf}6 ug'{ kg]{ s’/fsf] ;fdgf ug'{ kb{5 M æd}n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ ljZjf; ug]{ ls z}tfgnfO{ <Æ dflg;x¿n] of] s’/f] dx;’; u?g ls gu?g, ltgLx¿n] klxn]af6 lg0f{o ul/;s]sf x’G5g . xfd|f] sfd eg]sf] unt lg0f{o u/]sf dflg;x¿nfO{ 7Ls lg0f{o u/]/ kZrftfk u/L ;’;dfrf/df ljZjf; ug{ pT;fx lbg’ xf] .

s] of] s’/f cbgsf] au}rfdf ePsf] lyPg < k/d]Zj/n] ToxfF c;n / v/fasf] 1fg lbg] ?v /flvlbg’ ePsf] lyof] / cfbd / xjfnfO{ To; ?vsf] kmn vfg lgif]w ug'{ePsf] lyof] . olb k/d]Zj/n] Tof] gvfg’ eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] lyof] eg], lsg pxfFn] Tof] ?v ToxfF /flvlbg’ ePsf] < o;sf] hjfa rFflx ?vn] hfFr ug]{ sfdsf] ;]jf u/]sf] lyof] eGg] x’G5 .

xfdLnfO{ of] s’/f klg yfxf x’g’ kb{5, ls k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ xjfsf] k/LIff ug{ cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] lyof] . km]l/ klg, olb elQmsf] hfFr ul/g’ kb{5 eg], ToxfF celStsf] nflu k/LIff klg cl:tTjdf x’g cfjZos x’G5 . z}tfgn] xjfnfO{ e”m6 af]Nof], / ltgn] To;sf] s’/fdf ljZjf; ul/g, clg To;/L g} pxL a]nf ltgn] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; gug{sf] nflu lg0f{o klg ul/xflng . To;sf] kl/0ffd rFflx s] eof] t < klxnf] :jtGq OR5fn] ltgLx¿sf] Åbodf ePsf] celStkgfnfO{ k|s6 ul/lbOxfNof] .

To:t} u/]/ :jtGq OR5f ePsf] x/]s JolStnfO{ p;sf] jf ltgsf] hLjgel/ g} k/LIff eO{ g} /xG5 . k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf] ;[li6åf/f cfk}mnfO{ k|s6 ug'{ ePsf] 5, / To;}n] ubf{ x/]s JolStn] cl:tTjdf x’g’ ePsf] >4fsf] of]Uo k/d]Zj/ x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ b]Vg ;Sb5 -x]g'{xf]; /f]dL !M!(–@)_ . k/d]Zj/n] xfdLx¿dWo] x/]snfO{ ljj]s lbg’ePsf] 5, / xfd|f] Åbodf, xfdLn] untaf6 ;xL s’/f hfGg ;Sb5f}F -x]g'{xf]; /f]dL #M!$–!^_ . z}tfg / To;sf] b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ ;Lldt ¿kdf dflg;x¿nfO{ k/LIff ug{ / e”m6 af]Ngsf] nflu cg’dlt lbOPsf] 5 . kl/0ffd :j¿k :jtGq OR5f lbOPsf] x/]s JolSt hfFlrg] 5 .

o; s’/fsf] b’Mv nfUbf] ;Totf rFflx :jtGq OR5f ePsf] x/]s JolStn] afuL eP/ æk/d]Zj/sf] ;TotfnfO{ e”m6;Fu ;f6]sf]Æ 5 -/f]dL !M@%_ . h] eP tfklg xfdL k/d]Zj/nfO{ wGojfb r9fpg ;S5f}F, ls pxfFn] xfd|f] kfksf] Hofnf pknAw u/fO{ lbg’ ePsf] 5 / pxfFsf] kl/jf/df gofF u/L hGdgsf] nflu af6f] tof/ kfl/lbg’ ePsf] 5 . k|e’ o]z”sf] alnbfgL d[To’ g} xfd|f] ;d:ofsf] nflu Ps dfq / ;Gtf]ifhgs ;dfwfg xf] .

Satan’s Deception, Now and Later

clxn] / kl5 klg z}tfgsf] 5n

z}tfg / To;sf] afuL ;]gfx¿nfO{ o; pku|xdf sfd ug{nfO{ lsg cg’ldt lbOPsf] /x]5 eGg] af/]df slDtdf klg Pp6f sf/0f xfdLn] a’‰of}F M cGwsf/nfO{ ?rfpg]x¿nfO{ 5n ug]{ p2]Zon] .

ha xfdL k|sfzsf] k’:tsnfO{ ljrf/ u5f}{+, ta of] ;Totfsf] dxTj xfdLn] a’‰g]5f}, Pslbg z}tfg Pp6f b”tåf/f afFlwg]5 / Ps xhf/ jif{;Dd s}b ul/g]5 . of] s}b ul/g’ kg]{ sf/0f rFflx s] xf] t < æh;n] ubf{ To;n] /fi6«x¿nfO{ jf hfltx¿nfO{ km]l/ 5n ug{ gkfcf]; eg]/Æ -k|sfz @)M#_ . Tof] xhf/ jif]{ /fHosf] cjwLdf k|e’ o]z”n] JolStut ¿kdf o?zn]daf6 ;f/f ;+;f/df zf;g ug'{ x’g]5 .

t/ tL xhf/ jif{kl5, z}tfgnfO{ s]xL ;dosf] nflu 5f]l8g]5 . To;sf] kl/0ffd rFflx s] x’G5 t < æk[YjLsf rf/} lbzfdf ePsf b]z–b]zsf dflg;x¿nfO{ axsfpg -5n ug{_ Tof] lgl:s cfpg]5Æ -k|sfz @)M*_ .

Tof] ;dodf, olb k/d]Zj/n] tL dflg;x¿nfO{ z}tfgn] g5n]sf] xf]; eGg] rfxg’ x’GYof] eg], pxfFn] To;nfO{ lsg 5f]8g’ x’g]5 t < ljz]if u/]/ df}lns ¿kdf k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfoO æTo;n] km]l/ klg /fi6«x¿nfO{ -hfltx¿nfO{_ 5n gu/f];Æ eg]/ s}bdf kfg'{ x’g]5 eGg] ;Tosf] cfwf/df pxfFn] lsg To;nfO{ 5f]8g’ x’g]5 <

jf:tjdf, z}tfgn] s;}nfO{ klg 5n ug{ gkfcf]; eg]/ k/d]Zj/ rfxg’ x’G5 . t/ pxfFnfO{ yfxf 5, ls h;nfO{ z}tfgn] 5n ug{ ;S5 ltgLx¿n] dfq} k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf s’/fx¿df ljZjf; ub}{gg . ;TonfO{ OGsf/ ug]{x¿nfO{ dfq} z}tfgn] 5n ug{ ;S5, / To;}sf/0f k/d]Zj/n] To;nfO{ clxn] kl/rflnt x’gsf] nflu cg’dlt lbg’x’G5, / Tof] a]nfdf klg pxfFn] To;nfO{ kl/rflnt x’gsf] nflu cg’dlt lbg’ x’g]5 . ha z}tfgn] dflg;x¿nfO{ 5n ub{5, ta dflg;x¿sf] Åbosf] cj:yf :ki6 x’G5, / To;kl5 k/d]Zj/n] æe”ifaf6 ux’FnfO{ cnu ug{Æ ;Sg’ x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; dQL !#M@$–#)_ .

xhf/ jif]{ /fHosf] cGtdf ha z}tfgnfO{ k’msfOG5 7Ls oxL s’/f] To;a]nfdf x’g]5 . cGwsf/nfO{ ?rfpg]x¿nfO{ To;n] 5n ug]{5, / ltgLx¿n] v|Li6sf] /fHonfO{ x6fpgsf] ]]nflu o?zn]dsf] jl/kl/ cfˆgf ;]gfx¿nfO{ e]nf u/]/ df]rf{ afFWg]5g . k/d]Zj/nfO{ s;–s;n] k|]d u5{g / s;–s;n] 3[0ff u5{g egL 7Ls ;Fun] pxfFn] hfGg’ x’g]5, / To;n] ubf{ pxfFn] æ:ju{af6 t’/Gt} cfuf]Æ k7fpg’ x’g]5, h;n] ltgLx¿nfO{ æoftgf lbg]5Æ -k|sfz @)M!)_ . z}tfgn] clxn] h;/L k/d]Zj/sf] p2]Zo k”/f ug]{ sfddf ;]jf k’¥ofO/x]sf] 5, Tof] a]nfdf klg To;/L g} pxfFsf] p2]Zo k”/f ug{ ;]jf k’¥ofpg]5 . oxL sf/0f, c?x¿sf] aLrdf xfdLn] æIf]qLo cfTdfx¿nfO{ gfz ug{ ;S5f}F eGg] s’/f ;f]Rg’ d”v{tf dfq} xf] . k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf] cfˆg} sf/0fsf] nflu ltgLx¿nfO{ kl/rflnt x’g cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 .

Biblical Evangelism

afO{anLo ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/

d’Vo tYo s’/f of] xf], ls gofF s/f/df ePsf s’g} klg k|]l/tx¿n] To:tf] k|sf/sf] cflTds o’4sf] cEof; u/]gg g t k|e’ o]z”n] g} ug'{ eof] h’g cfh s]xL dflg;x¿n] k|efjsf/L 9+udf ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/sf] d’Vo rfaL g} x/fO;s]sf] 5 egL bfaL u/]sf 5g . k|e’ o]z” kq’;, o”xGgf, l:tkmg’;, lkmlnk jf kfjnn] ælsNnfx¿ eTsfPsf] jf ltgLx¿n] k|of]u u/]sf zx/x¿df æalnof] dflg;x¿nfO{ afFw]sf]Æ af/]df slxn] klg kfpFb}gf} . a?, pxfFn] ltgLx¿n] sxfF uP/ k|rf/ u/]sf] rfxg’ x’G5, ToFxL kljq cfTdfsf] cu’jfOnfO{ k5ofPsf] s’/f xfdL kfpFb5f}F, ltgLx¿n] dflg;x¿n] ;fdfGo ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/]sf] xfdL kfpFb5f}F— clg ltgLx¿n] cfZro{do kl/0ffd kfP/ cfglGbt ePsf] xfdL kfpFb5f}F . clg o:tf cj:yfx¿df hxfF ltgLx¿n] u|x0f ug{ grfxg] dflg;x¿, h;n] ;’–;dfrf/nfO{ OGsf/ u/]sf lyP, ltgLx¿nfO{ k|rf/ ubf{, ltgLx¿n] æz}tfgn], dflg;x¿sf ;demnfO{ lg/Gt/ ¿kdf cGwf] gagfO/xf]; eg]/ cflTds o’4 u/]sf]Æ xfdL kfpFb}gf} . a?, To;sf] cnfjf, k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ cf1f u/] adf]lhd æltgLx¿sf v’§fsf] w’nf] 6S6SofP/Æ cs}{ zx/df uP/ ltgLx¿n] ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/]sf] xfdL kfpFb5f}+ -x]g'{xf]; dQL !)M!$, k|]l/t !#M%_ .

d08nL Oltxf;df 7″nf–7″nf hfu[ltsf] xhf/f}F pbfx/0fx¿ ePsf] eP tfklg s;}n] klg slxn] ;kmn ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/sf] lglDt o:tf] k|sf/sf] ælsNnfx¿ gfz ug]{Æ / æalnof] dflg;x¿nfO{ aFfWg]Æ ;DaGwL cEof; ul/Psf] kfOGb}g / s;}n] o;f] ug'{ k5{ egL bfaL u5{ eg] of] crDe nfUbf] s’/f xf] .

æt/ xfd|f] sfd ug]{ tl/sf rFflxÆ eg]/ s;}n] eGg]5 . lsgeg] ToxL ;dodf ToxfF wd{zf:q;Ddt k|fy{gf / ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ x’G5g , lsgeg] ToxL ;dodf s]xL dflg;x¿sf] e’m08n] ;’–;dfrf/nfO{ u|x0f ug{ rfxG5g .

olb s’g} k|rf/sn] æcfh /ftL d}n] hfu[lt ;efdf k|rf/ ug'{eGbf cufl8 uf]Ko ¿kdf tLgj6f s]/f cfPsf] lyPF . clg d}n] k|rf/ ubf{ ;f]x«hgfn] p4f/ kfP . cGtdf d}n] k|efjsf/L ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/sf] /x:o yfxf kfPF . cab]lv p;f], d}n] k|rf/ ug'{eGbf cufl8 d tLgj6f s]/f vfg]5′ egL d lglZrt 5’Æ, eg]/ eGb5 eg] tkfO{ s] s] eGg’ x’G5 <

lgZro klg tkfO{n] To; k|rf/snfO{ ætkfO{n] tLgj6f s]/f vfPsf] sf/0fn] tL ;f]x«hgf dflg;x¿n] p4f/ kfPsf xf]Ogg . To;sf] jf:tljs /x:o rFflx tkfO{+n] ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/]sf]n] ubf{ xf], / tL ;’Gg]x¿dWo] ;f]x«hgf rFflx u|x0f ug]{ vfnsf lyP cyf{t tof/L lyP . eg]/ eGg’ x’G5 .

k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf] jrgnfO{ cfb/ ug'{ x’G5 olb k/d]Zj/n] klt1f lbg’ x’G5 eg] / s;}n] Tof] k|lt1fsf] ;t{nfO{ k”/f ub{5 eg], k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] k|lt1f k”/f ug'{ x’g]5, oBlk To; dflg;n] wd{zf:q ;Ddt gx’g] s’g} klg sfd ul//x]sf] 5 eg] klg .

oxL s’/f] clxn]sf] jt{dfg cflTds o’4sf] cEof;df klg ;To x’Fb5 . olb tkfO{+n] krf{ ljt/0f ug{ ;’? ug'{ x’G5 / tkfO{sf] zx/df ePsf] æalnof] dflg;x¿nfO{ afFWg’ x’G5 eg], s]xL k|ltzt dflg;x¿n] p4f/ kfpg]5g . clg olb tkfO{n] alnof dflg;x¿nfO{ gafFlwsg} krf{ ljt/0f ug'{ x’G5 eg] klg ToxL k|ltzt dflg;x¿n] p4f/ kfpg]5g .

How to pray scripturally for a spiritual harvest

cflTds km;nsf] lglDt wd{zf:qLo tj/n] s;/L k|fy{gf ug]{

p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿sf] nflu xfdLn] s;/L k|fy{gf ug'{ k5{ < klxnf], k/d]Zj/n] dflg;x¿nfO{ arfpg’ ePsf] xf]; eg]/ atfpg] gofF s/f/df s’g} lgb]{zg lbOPsf] 5}g, g t To; k|sf/n] ;’?sf v|Lli6ogx¿n] g} k|fy{gf u/]sf] s’g} ljj/0f 5 eg]/ xfdLn] a’em]sf] x’g’ kb{5 . To;sf] sf/0f rFflx lsgls k/d]Zj/sf] tkm{af6 pxfFn] o; ;+;f/df ePsf] x/]s JolSt afFrf]; eg]/ pxfFn] ug{ ;Sg] ;a} s’/fx¿ u/L ;Sg’ ePsf] 5 . ltgLx¿n] p4f/ kfpg eGg] pxfF cf}wL dg ug'{ x’G5 h;n] ubf{ pxfFn] cfˆgf] k’qnfO{ q”m;df dg{sf] nflu lbO{ xfNg’ eof] .

t/ x/]s JolStn] cem};Dd lsg p4f/ gkfPsf] < lsgeg] x/]s JolStn] cem};Dd ;’–;dfrf/df ljZjf; u/]s} 5}gg . clg ltgLx¿n] lsg ljZjf; gu/]sf t < To;sf] sf/0f b’O{j6f dfq} 5g M -!_ ls t ltgLx¿n] cem};Dd ;’;dfrf/ ;’g]s} 5g}g , ls -@_ ltgLx¿n] ;’;dfrf/ ;’g]/ To;nfO{ OGsf/ u/]sf 5g . To;}sf/0f ltgLx¿n] ;’;dfrf/ ;’Gg] df}sfx¿ kfpg ;s’g eg]/ p4f/ gkfPsfx¿sf] lglDt k|fy{gf ug'{ wd{zf:q;Ddt x’G5 . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ eGg’ ePsf] 5, ækm;n t k|z:t 5, t/ v]tfnfx¿ yf]/} 5g , To;sf/0f pxfFsf] km;ndf v]tfnfx¿ k7fO{ lbgsf] nflu km;nsf k||e’;Fu lalGt u/Æ -n”sf !)M@_ . dflg;x¿nfO{ ;’;dfrf/ ;’Ggsf] nflu / p4f/ kfpgsf] nflu, ltgLx¿nfO{ s;}n] ;’–;dfrf/ ;’gfpg} k5{ . To;}sf/0f ltgLx¿sxfF hfgsf] nflu dflg;x¿ k7fO{ lbg’xf]; eg]/ k/d]Zj/;Fu xfdLn] k|fy{gf ug'{ kb{5 .

ha ;’?sf] d08nLn] cflTds km;nsf] nflu k|fy{gf u/], ta ltgLx¿n] o;/L k|fy{gf u/], æca x] k|e’, tkfO{sf bf;x¿nfO{ k”/f ;fx;l;t tkfO{sf] jrg af]Ng lbg’xf]; , / lgsf] kfg{nfO{ tkfO{n] cfˆgf] afx’nL km}nfpg’ x’Fbf, cfˆgf kljq ;]js k|e’ o]z”sf] gfpFåf/f lrGx / cfZro{sd{x¿ xf]pgÆ -k|]l/t $M@(–#)_ .

ltgLx¿n] ls t -!_ ;fx;l;t ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug]{ df}sfsf] nflu k|fy{gf ul//x]sf lyP, ls -@_ ltgLx¿n] ;’;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug]{ df}sf kfpFbf ltgLx¿nfO{ ;fx; ldn]sf] xf]; egL k|fy{gf ul//x]sf lyP . ltgLx¿n] ;’gfPsf] ;’–;dfrf/nfO{ ;’b[9 kfg{sf] nflu rFufO{, lrGx / cfZro{sd{sf] nflu k/d]Zj/;Fu ltgLx¿n] cfzf ul//x]sf lyP . tL k|fy{gfx¿ wd{zf:q;Ddt lyP, / ltgLx¿sf] Pp6} dfq p2]Zo eg]sf] dflg;x¿n] ;’–;dfrf/ ;’Gg df}sf kfpg eGg] lyof] eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿sf] k|fy{gfsf] hjfa lbg’ eof]M æclg ltgLx¿n] k|fy{gf u/L ;s]kl5, ltgLx¿ e]nf ePsf] 7fpFdf sDk eof], / ltgLx¿ ;a}hgf kljq cfTdfn] el/P, / ltgLx¿n] ;fx;l;t k/d]Zj/sf] jrg af]n]Æ -k|]l/t $M#!_ .

cflTds km;n pTkfbg ug'{ k5{ eGg] ;DaGwdf v|Lli6ogx¿n] k|fy{gf ug'{ k5{ eg]/ kfjnn] s;/L ;f]Fr] < s] pgn] w]/} dflg;x¿nfO{ arfO{ lbg’xf]; eg]/ k/d]Zj/;Fu k|fy{gf ug'{ k5{ egL lgb]{zg lbPsf lyP < lyPgg, t pgn] eg]sf lyP eGg] s’/f ca xfdL k9f}F M

æcGtdf, efO xf], xfd|f] lglDt k|fy{gf u/, tfls k|e’sf] jrg zL3|tf;fy km}lncf]; / ljhoL xf];, h;/L ltdLx¿sf] dfemdf ePsf] klg lyof]Æ -@ ly:;nf]lgsL #M!_ .

æd]/f] lglDt k|fy{gf u/, ls ha d cfˆgf] d’v vf]N5′, ta dnfO{ jrg lbOcf];, / d lge{otf;fy ;’;dfrf/sf] /x:o 3f]if0ff ug{ ;s’F , h;sf] lglDt d ;fªnfn] afFlwPsf] Ps /fhb”t x’F , / h;/L d}n] af]Ng’ kg]{ xf], To;/L d ;fx;;Fu af]Ng ;s’FÆ -Plkm;L ^M!(–@)_ .

clxn] dflg;x¿n] p4f/ kfpg ls gkfpg Tof] s’/f k/d]Zj/df eGbf klg a9L ltgLx¿d} e/ kb{5 / To;}n] ubf{ dflg;x¿n] ;’;dfrf/ ;’g’g / ltgLx¿nfO{ ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug{ k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ ;xfotf ug'{ ePsf] xf]; eg]/ xfdLn] k|fy{gf u/]sf] x’g’ k5{ . k/d]Zj/n] xfd|f] k|fy{gfsf] hjfa lbg’ x’g]5, t/ x/]sn] p4f/ kfpg]5 g} eGg] rFflx 5}g, lsgeg] k/d]Zj/n] dflg;x¿nfO{ 5gf}6 ug]{ clwsf/ lbg’ ePsf] 5 . ltgLx¿n] kfpg] d’lQm cyjf p4f/ ltgLx¿n] ;’–;dfrf/df lbPsf] k|lts[ofdf g} e/ kb{5 .

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt & æha Pp6f v|Lli6ogn] kfk u5{, ta p;n] z}tfgnfO{ pleq jf; ug{sf] nflu 9f]sf vf]lnlbG5 .Æ

of] ;To xf], ls ha Pp6f v|Lli6ogn] kfk u5{, ta of] p b’i6 cfTdfsf] k/LIffsf] a;df ePsf] sf/0fn] x’g;S5 . b’i6 cfTdfsf] a;df x’g’, oBlk, b’i6 cfTdf ljZjf;Lleq cfpg’ ;Ifd x’g’ xf] eGg] rFflxF xf]Og . v|Lli6og eP/ klg ha xfdL kfk u5f}{+, ta xfdLn] k/d]Zj/;Fusf] ;+ultnfO{ tf]8b5f}F, lsgeg] xfdLn] pxfFsf] cf1fkfng u/]sf x’Fb}gf}F -x]g'{xf]; ! o”xGgf !M%–^_ . xfdLn] cfk”mnfO{ bf]ifL dx;’; ub{5f} . h] eP tfklg xfdLn] pxfF;Fusf] ;DaGwnfO{ tf]8]sf eg] x’Fb}gf}F, / xfdL cfkm} klg pxfFs} ;Gtfg xf}F .

olb xfdLn] xfd|f kfkx¿ :jLsf/ u¥of+} eg], æxfdLnfO{ ;a} kfkx¿ Ifdf ug{, / xfd|f ;a} cwd{af6 z’4 kfg{nfO{ pxfF ljZjf;of]Uo / wdL{ x’g’ x’G5Æ -! o”xGgf !M(_ . To;kl5 pxfF;Fusf] xfd|f] ;+utL k’g:yf{kgf x’G5 . xfdL kfksf] bf]ifL ePsf] a]nf xfdLleq x’g] e’tfTdfx¿af6 xfdL z’4 kfl/Psf] x’g’ kb{5 eg]/ o”xGgfn] eg]sf 5}gg eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; .

x/]s v|Lli6ogn] x/ ;do ;+;f/af6 cfpg] z/L/ / z}tfg h:tf s’/fx¿sf] k/LIffsf] ;fdgf u/]s} x’G5 . kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g , ls xfdLn] w]/} k|sf/sf] b’i6 cfTdfx¿;Fu o’4 ub{5f}F -x]g'{xf]; Plkm;L ^M!@_ . To;}sf/0f, s]xL xb;Dd x/]s ljZjf;L b’i6 cfTdfx¿åf/f b’Mv kfO/x]sf] x’G5 . Tof] s’/f ;fdfGo xf], / k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf /x]/ ljZjf;åf/f z}tfg / e’tfTdfnfO{ OGsf/ ug'{ xfd|f] lhDd]jf/L xf] -x]g'{xf]; ! kq’; %M*–(_ . ha xfdL k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; u/]/ To;cg’;f/ sfd ub{5f}F, Tof] g} z}tfgnfO{ OGsf/ u/]sf] xf] .

pbfx/0fsf] nflu, olb z}tfgn] lrGtfsf] ljrf/ NofO{ lbG5 eg], xfdLn] klg Tof] lrGtfsf] ;f]rfO{sf] la?4df wd{zf:qnfO{ ljrf/ ug{ yfNg’ k5{, / æ;Fw} cfglGbt x’g’Æ k/d]Zj/sf] jrg kfng ug'{ k5{ -! ly:;nf]lgsL %M!^_, / æx/]s s’/fsf] nflu wGojfb lbg’ k5{Æ -! ly:;nf]lgsL %M!*_ . k/d]Zj/sf] jrg cg’;f/ sfd ug]{, / k/d]Zj/sf] ljrf/x¿n] z}tfgsf] ljrf/nfO{ x6fP/ k/d]Zj/sf] ljrf/nfO{ To;sf] ljrf/sf] 7fpFdf /fvL lbg] xfd|f] lhDd]jf/L xf] . :jtGq OR5f ePsf JolStx¿ eP/ xfdLn] h] ;f]FRg rfxG5f}, Tof] ;f]FRg ;S5f}F eGg] s’/f yfxf kfPsf] x’g} k5{ . olb ljZjf;Ln] lgoldt ¿kdf b’i6 cfTdfx¿df lnKt eP/ To;}sf] s’/f ;’lg/xG5 eg], lglZrt ¿kdf p;n] cfˆgf] dgnfO{ oftgf lbg 9f]sf vf]Nb5, h’g rFflx s]jn unt ;f]rfO{åf/f a;df kfl/gsf] nflu w]/} OR5’s ePsf] cj:yf xf] . olb p;n] cem w]/} ¿kdf lnKt eO/xg rfxof] eg], p To:tf] k|sf/sf] unt ;f]rfO{åf/f u|l;t x’g ;S5, h’g rFflx Pp6f v|Lli6ogsf] nflu slxn]—sfFxL x’g] t/ x’g ;Sg] s’/f xf] . t/ klg olb Tof] u|l;t v|Lli6og :jtGq x’g rfxG5 eg], p;n] k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf lnKt eP/ pxfFsf] jrgs} af/]df ;f]FrL z}tfgsf] la/f]w ug'{ kb{5 .

t/ s] p b’i6 cfTdf nfu]sf] x’g ;S5 t < olb p;n] cfˆgf] Åboaf6 :jOR5fn] s;}sf] bafjdf gk/L v|Li6nfO{ OGsf/ ug{ / cfˆgf] lkl7pFm pxfFnfO{ k”0f{ ¿kdf kmsf{pg] lg0f{o u5{ eg] dfq} To:tf] x’g ;S5 . To;kl5 jf:tjdf, p cab]lv slxn] v|Lli6og x’Fb}g(^ / p b’i6 cfTdf nfu]sf] JolSt aGg ;S5— olb p;n] cfk}mnfO{ p;nfO{ b’Mv lbg] b’i6 cfTdfdf cem w]/} lnKt u/fpF5 eg] . t/ Pp6f kfk u/]/ tkfO{+n] b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ zf;g ug{ lbgsf] nflu 9f]sf vf]lnlbg] ljrf/sf] Tof] Pp6f 7″nf] j|mGbg dfq} xf] .

of] s’/f ;To xf], ls gofF s/f/df e’tfTdfåf/f ;tfOPsf] Pp6} klg pbfx/0f kfOFb}g . g t e’tfTdfx¿åf/f v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ ;tfOg] af/]sf] vt/fsf] ljifodf g} s’g} r]tfjgL lbOPsf] 5 . clg g t ;FuL–v|Lli6ogaf6 s;/L e’tfTdf wkfpg] eGg] ljifodf g} lgb]{zg lbOPsf] 5 .

;To s’/f rflx s] xf] eg], v|Lli6ogx¿ eP/ xfdLnfO{ e’tfTdf xfdLaf6 wkfpg cfjZos 5}g— t/ xfdLn] ug'{ kg]{ d’Vo s’/f rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrgn] xfd|f] dgsf] gjLs/0f ug'{ k5{ . Tof] g} wd{zf:q;Ddt s’/f xf] . kfjnn] n]v]sf 5gM æclg o; ;+;f/sf] 9fFrfdf grn, t/ cfˆgf] dgdf gofF eO{ k”0f{ ¿kn] kl/jt{g xf]cf], / k/d]Zj/sf] c;n, u|x0fof]Uo / l;4 OR5f s] xf], Tof] ltdLx¿n] hfFRg ;sÆ -/f]dL !@M@_ .

PskN6 xfd|f] dg k”/fgf] ;f]FrfO{ ;DaGwL s’/fx¿df z’4 eP/ k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] ;Totfåf/f gofF eO;s]kl5, xfdLn] kfkdo afgL Joxf]/fdfly ljho k|fKt ub{5f}F / v|Li6 h:t} eP/ hLpg yfNb5f}F . ;To s’/f rFflx h’g s’/fn] xfdLnfO{ :jtGq kfb{5 -o”xGgf *M#@_ . ha xfdLn] xfd|f] dgnfO{ gofF kfb{5f}+, ta xfdL kl/jt{g x’G5f}F, xfdLx¿ ;a} e’tfTdfn] ;tfOPsf] ¿kdf x’Fb}gf}F .

To;f] eP w]/} v|Lli6ogx¿n] lsg ltgLx¿af6 b’i6cfTdf -jf e’tx¿_ lgsflnPsf] af/]df ujfxL lbG5g t < Pp6f ;Defljt s’/f rFflx s] xf] eg] ltgLx¿n] cfk”mleq e’tfTdf lyof] / To;nfO{ lgsflnPsf] 5 eg]/ sNkgf ub{5g . w]/} v|Lli6ogx¿ c~hfg 5g / ltgLx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] 1fgsf] cefj 5, / To;n] ubf{ ltgLx¿, æ5’6sf/f lbG5′ eGg] ;]jsx¿sf]Æ ;lhn} lzsf/ aGb5g, h;n] dgf]j}1flgs tj/n] dflg;x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿df e’tfTdfx¿ 5g eg]/ ;f]FRg afWo u/fpF5g . PskN6 dflg;x¿n] To; s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; u/L ;s]kl5 ltgLx¿n] cfk”mleq e’tfTdfx¿ ePsf] kfpFb5g, clg :jefljs ¿kdf b’i6cfTdfsf] cEof; ug]{ Ifdtf ePsf] egL cfTdf–ljZjf; eP/ b]vf kg]{ h’g;’s} JolStsf] s’/fdf ltgLx¿ ;xdt eO{ xfNb5g .

csf]{ ;fFrf] ;Defljt s’/f rFflx s] xf] eg], To:tf] k|sf/sf dflg;x¿ hf]x¿af6 b’i6 cfTdf wkfOPsf] x’G5, ltgLx¿ v|Li6sf] ;fFrf] ljZjf;Lx¿ ePsf x’Fb}gg , h’g ;dodf ltgLx¿n] 5’6sf/f kfPsf lyP , oBlk ltgLx¿n] cfk”mnfO{ ljZjf;Lsf] ¿kdf ljrf/ u/]sf x’G5g . cfw’lgs ;’;dfrf/, hf] afOanLo ;’;dfrf/sf] lak/Lt v8f ePsf] 5, To;n] cv|Lli6ogx¿af6 leGg} gb]lvPsf w]/}nfO{ e|ddf kfl/lbPsf] 5 / jf:tjd} k|e’ o]z” ltgLx¿sf k|e’ g} xf]Ogg . wd{zf:qdf, ha dflg;x¿n] ;’;dfrf/nfO{ ljZjf; u/]sf x’G5g / gofF u/L hlGdPsf x’G5g , ta ltgLx¿df /x]sf] e’tfTdfx¿ cfkm;]—cfkm aflx/ lgl:scfpF5g eGg] s’/f xfdL kfpFb5f}F -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t *M%–&_ . kljq cfTdfsf] cGt/af; ePsf dflg;x¿leq e’tfTdfn] k|j]z ug{ ;Sb}g / gofF u/L hlGdPsf ;a} dflg;x¿leq kljq cfTdfsf] cGt/af; ePsf] x’G5 .

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt ^ æzx/sf] Oltxf;sf] cWoog u/fOåf/f s’g rFflx b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] To;nfO{ clwsf/ ul//x]sf] 5 eg]/ xfdL yfxf ug{ ;S5f}, clg To;n] ubf{ cflTds o’4df cem} k|efjsf/L x’G5 / cGtdf ;’–;dfrf/ klg k|efjsf/L aGb5 .Æ

of] dgu9Gt] l;4fGt wd{zf:qn] ;dy{g ug{ g;Sg] w]/} ljrf/x¿sf] cfwf/df 5 . o:tf] k|sf/sf] Pp6f ljrf/ rFflx s] xf] eg]b]lv If]qLo cfTdfx¿ w]/} nfdf] ;do;Dd To; If]qsf] jl/kl/ /xG5g . o;sf] dtna Ps ;o aif{;Dd h’g If]qdf /x]sf] b’i6 cfTdf cem} ToFxL /xg ;S5 . o;/L, olb Tof] zx/ nf]eL dflg;åf/f :yflkt ePsf] xfdLn] kfof}F eg] xfdL of] lgisif{df k’Ug ;S5f}F, ls ToxfF cfh klg nf]eL cfTdf ePsf dflg;x¿åf/f Tof] zx/ zfl;t ePsf] x’G5 . olb s’g} zx/ Ps ;do k”/fgf] ef/tLo dflg;x¿ a;]sf] ufpF lyof] eg], xfdL of] lgisif{df k’Ug ;S5f}F, ls zfdfgL wd{ / wd{emfFj|mLsf] cfTdfåf/f Tof] zx/nfO{ cwLg ul/Psf] 5 .

t/ s] of] s’/f ;To xf] < ls ToxL b’i6 zf;sx¿ / zlQmx¿ hf] ;of}F aif{ cufl8 h’g ef}uf]lns If]qdf lyP cfh klg ToFxL 5Fb}5g < ;fob 5g klg xf]nf, t/ o;} eGg rFflx ;lsGb}g .

xfdLn] bflgPnsf] k’:tssf] bzf}F cWofodf klxn] g} x]l/;s]sf] syfnfO{ ljrf/ ug'{xf]; . gfd gv’nfOPsf] :ju{b”t hf] dfOsnåf/f ækl;{ofsf] /fhs’df/;FuÆ o’4 ug{ k7fOPsf] lyof], p;n] bflgPnnfO{ eGof], ækmf/;sf /fhs’df/sf] la?4 n8gnfO{ d l5§} kms{g]5′ / ha d hfG5′ , ta u|L;sf /fhs’df/ cfpg]5gÆ -bflgPn !)M@)_ . l;sGb/ dxfg (Alexander the great) sf] ljhoåf/f kl;{ofsf] ;fd|fHonfO{ u|L;n] ktg u/fof] eg]/ Oltxf;n] xfdLnfO{ atfpF5 . t/} klg of] gfd gv’nfOPsf] :ju{b”t cflTds If]qdf ePsf] hfgsf/L d’ns kl/jt{gsf] af/]df xf]l;of/ 5g– / eG5g , ls æu|L;sf] /fhs’df/Æ cfpFb}5g .

kl;{ofsf /fhs’df/n] cflTds If]qdf kl;{ofsf] ;fd|fHodf zf;g u/] em}F s] u|L;sf /fhs’df/ slxn] cfP / cflTds If]qdf u|L;sf] ;fd|fHodf pgn] zf;g u/] t < Tof] g} plrt lgisif{ h:tf] xf] em}F nfU5, / olb To;} xf] eg]b]lv, s]xL pRr cf]xf]bfdf /]xsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] ef}uf]lns :yfgx¿ kl/jt{g u/]sf 5g , h;/L u|Ls ;fd|fHon] Jojxfl/s ¿kdf kl;{ofsf] ;fd|fHosf] ;f/f OnfsfnfO{ Ps} 7fpFdf ldnfO{ lbof] . ha k[YjLdf /fhg}lts kl/jt{gx¿ x’G5g eg] cGwsf/sf] /fHodf klg kl/jt{g x’g] ;Defjgf x’G5 . oBlk, ;To s’/f s] xf] eg], k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ Tof] s’/f k|s6 gu?Gh]n;Dd xfdL To; af/]df s]xL klg hfGb}gf}F .

o;sf] cltl/St, xfdLnfO{ ;’?d} k|dfl0ft u/L lbPsf] s’/f cg’;f/ æcflTds o’4åf/fÆ xfdLn] ug{ ;Sg] s’g} s’/f gePem}F s’g} klg ef}uf]lns If]qdf h’g b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] zf;g ul//x]sf] 5 To;n] clns km/s kfg]{ sfd eg] ub{5 .

Over-categorizing evil spirit

b’i6cfTdfx¿nfO{ >]0fLa4 ubf{

o;sf] cltl/St, ljz]if kfkx¿df lalzi6tf xfl;n u/]/ zf;g ug]{ cfTdfx¿ 5g eGg] s’/f ;f]RFgsf] nflu xfd|f] tk{maf6 of] dflglng’ kg]{ s’/f xf] . ænf]esf] cfTdfÆ, æclenfiffsf cfTdfx¿Æ, æwfld{s cfTdfx¿Æ, æe}m—emu8fsf cfTdfx¿Æ / o:t} c?x¿ klg x’G5g eGg] s’/fsf] k’/} ljrf/wf/fx¿nfO{ wd{zf:qn] ;dy{g ug{ ;Sb}g, cGwsf/sf] /fHonfO{ zf;g ug]{ b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] pRr cf]xf]bfx¿df ePsf laleGg lsl;dsf tL cfTdfx¿ cl:tTjdf 5g eGg] ljrf/ yf]/} dfq 5 .

rf/j6f ;’;dfrf/nfO{ ulx/f] u/L clxn] cWoog gug]{ tL dflg;x¿ h:t} u/L sNkgf ug'{xf];, k|e’ o]z”n] lgsfNg’ ePsf] ljz]if tLg k|sf/sf e’tfTdfx¿ dfq} 5g M Pp6f æu’Fuf] kfg]{ e’tfTdfÆ eg]/ pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 -n”sf !!M!$_, clg PskN6 æalx/f] / u’Fuf] kfg]{ cfTdfÆ egL pNn]v ul/Psf] xfdL k9b5f}+ -ds”{; (M@%_, / To;kl5 Psrf]l6eGbf a9L æcz’4 cfTdfx¿Æ eGg] v08x¿ xfdL kfpFb5f}F, h;n] ubf{ k|e’ o]z”n] æalx/f] / u’Fuf] kfg]{Æ ;d]tsf ;a} vfn] e’tfTdfx¿nfO{ wdfpg’ eof] eGg] h:t} nfUb5 -x]g'{xf]; , ds”{; (M@%_ .

s] æalx/f] / u’Fuf]Æ kfg]{ cfTdfn] s;}nfO{ alx/f] / u’Fuf] kfg]{ sfdb]lv afx]s c? s’g} sfd ug{ ;Sb}gYof] / of] To;sf] nflu ;Dej 5}g t < To;n] Tof] ug{ ;S5 eGg] s’/fdf s’g} z+sf g} 5}g, lsgeg] To;n] ds”{; ( cWofodf ePsf] Pp6f s]6f]nfO{ b’MvnfUbf] k|sf/n] ;dft]sf] klg lyof] . To;}sf/0f, æalx/f] / u’Fuf]Æ kfg]{ To; b’i6 cfTdfsf] ljz]if k|sf/sf] k|df0f gx’g ;S5 t/ To;sf] cnfjf s’g} JolStnfO{ o;n] s;/L xfgL ul//x]sf] lyof] eGg] s’/f g} ;fwf/0f k|df0f x’g;S5 . xfdLx¿dWo] slthgf æ>]0fLa4 ug]{ vfnsf kfun JolStÆ x’G5f}F, ha e’tfTdfsf] ljifodf s’/f cfpFb5 ta xfdL afOanLo k|sfzaf6 6f9} k’luxfN5f}F .

k”/fgf] s/f/ k’/}df gfd lbOPsf ljz]if cfTdfx¿ 5g , ltgLx¿nfO{ ;fob ljz]if b’i6 cfTdfx¿ egL ljrf/ ul/Psf] lyof], tL cfTdfx¿ x’g M æ5nsf] cfTdfÆ -! /fhf @@M@@–@#_, æ9ndn kfg]{ cfTdfÆ -oz}of !(M!$_, / æj]Zofa[lQ ug]{ cfTdfÆ -xf]z] $M!@, %M$_ . klxnf] / bf];|f] cfTdfsf] ;DaGwdf lgZro klg ;a} b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ æ5n ug]{ cfTdfx¿Æ / æ9ndn kfg]{ cfTdfx¿Æ sf] ¿kdf lng ;lsG5 . t];|f] cfTdfsf] ;DaGwdf æa]Zofa[lQsf] cfTdfÆ eGg] jfSonfO{ ljz]if b’i6 cfTdfsf] ¿kdf lng} k5{ eGg] 5}g, t/ /f]Sg] dgf]a[lQ eg]/ ;fdfGo ¿kdf lng’ kb{5 .(&

k|]l/tsf] k’/} k’:tsdf, ljz]if b’i6 cfTdfsf] af/]df PskN6 dfq} pNn]v ul/Psf] 7fpmF rFflx k|]l/t !^M!^ xf], hxfF xfdL æhf]vfgf x]g]{ cfTdfÆ ePsL Ps hjfg s]6Lsf] af/]df k9b5f}F . clg k’/} kqx¿df æ5nL cfTdfx¿Æ eg]/ pNn]v ul/Psf] Pp6} dfq k|sf/sf] b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] af/]df pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 -! ltdf]yL $M!_ h’g rFflx, km]l/ klg j0f{g ug{ ;lsg] h’g;’s} b’i6 cfTdfsf] ljifo xf] .

afOandf ljz]if k|sf/sf] e’tfTdfx¿ eg]/ lbOPsf s]xL k|df0fx¿sf] cfwf/df dflg;x¿ cyjf zx/x¿nfO{ lgoGq0f ug{ ;Sg] w]/} k|sf/sf ;}of}F e’tfTdfx¿sf] af/]df ;’lrt ul/Psf s]xL cfw’lgs ;”rLx¿ k9bf xfdLnfO{ crDe nfUb5 .

ljz]if kfk u/]sf] sf/0f, s’g} pRr txdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] b’Mv lbG5g eg]/ s’g} >]0fLa4 ul/Psf] s’/fnfO{ xfdLn] dflglng’ x’Fb}g . o;f] eg]/ dflglng’ kb{5, æTof] zx/df h’jf tf; v]Ng]x¿ clt g} w]/} ePsf]n] ubf{ ToxfF h’jftf; v]Ng] cfTdfx¿ x’g ;S5g .Æ

Smoking Spirits ?

w’d|kfg ug]{ cfTdfx¿ <

æTof] zx/df w]/} w’d|kfg ug]{ cfTdfx¿ ePsf] x’g’ k5{, lsgeg] To; zx/df ePsf w]/} dflg;x¿n] r’/f]6 lkpg] ub{5gÆ eg]/ eGg] dfG5] b]vf k5{ eg] Tof] ;f]FRg] JolSt slt d”v{ xf]nf Û Tof] zx/ cl:tTjdf cfpg’eGbf cufl8 tL æw’d|kfg ug]{ cfTdfx¿ s] ub}{ lyP t < To;f] eP ltgLx¿ sxfF lyP < ;’tL{hGo kbfy{ k|of]u x’g’eGbf cufl8 ltgLx¿n] s] ub}{ lyP < clxn] yf]/} dflg;x¿n] dfq} w’d|kfg u/]sf] sf/0f s]xL a’9fkfsf æw’d|kfg ug]{ e”tx¿Æ dl/;s]sf] sf/0fn] jf cGt s’g} gofF If]qlt/ uPsf] sf/0fn] xf] t <

tkfO{ b]Vg’ x’G5 of] slt d”v{tfk”0f{ s’/f xf] ha xfdL o:tf] s’/f eGb5f}F, æTof] zx/ clenfiffsf] cfTdfx¿n] lgoGq0f ul/Psf] 5, h;sf] sf/0fn] ToxfF w]/} 3/x¿df a]Zofa[lQ x’g] u5{ <Æ ;To s’/f rFflx s] xf] eg], hxfF–hxfF dflg;x¿n] v|Li6sf] ;]jf ul//x]sf x’Fb}gg ToxfF–ToxfF dflg;x¿sf] /fHo cl:tTjdf /x]sf] x’G5 . To; cGwsf/sf] If]qdf w]/} b’i6 cfTdfx¿ kl/rfngdf x’G5g, h;n] kfk ug{ / k/d]Zj/sf] la?4df afuL x’gnfO{ dflg;x¿nfO{ cwLg ug]{ ub{5g . tL cfTdfx¿n] dflg;x¿nfO{ kfksf] x/]s If]qdf k/LIff ub{5g , / s]xL :yfgx¿df dflg;x¿ Pp6feGbf a9L c? w]/} kfkx¿ ug{ lnKt ePsf x’G5g . ltgLx¿sf] Pp6} dfq cfzf eg]sf] ltgLx¿nfO{ ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug'{ xf], h;sf] lglDt xfdLx¿ af]nfOPsf 5f}F .

ljz]if kfkx¿ ug{ nufpg], / lglZrt ef}uf]lns If]qdf zf;g ug]{ lalzi6 k|sf/sf b’i6 cfTdfx¿ 5g eg]/ xfdLn] hfGof}F eg] klg, To;n] xfdLnfO{ s]xL ;xfotf k’¥ofpFb}g, lsgeg] xfdLn] ltgLx¿nfO{ x6fpgsf] nflu s]xL klg ug{ ;Sb}gf}F . xfd|f] lhDd]jf/L eg]sf] tL 5ndf k/]sf dflg;x¿sf] nflu k|fy{gf ug]{ xf] -wd{zf:qLo tj/n]_, / ltgLx¿nfO{ ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ ug'{ xf] .

xfd|f] nflu clt g} c;n s’/f rFflx s’g} zx/df h’g kfkn] dflg;x¿x¿nfO{ cwLg:t u/]sf] 5, To;nfO{ kQf] nufP/ ToxfF /x]sf dflg;x¿nfO{ kl/jt{g ug{ ;Sg] tj/n] ;’;dfrf/sf] ;Gb]z xfdLn] k|rf/ ug{ ;S5f}F— ltgLx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] ;fd’ cfpgaf6 /f]Sg] vfnsf] bf]ifL efjgf l;h{gf ug]{ tL kfkx¿sf] gfpFx¿ ljz]if ¿kdf k|s6 u/L lbP/ . t/ Tof] s’/f ug]{ lg0f{o ug{sf] nflu To; zx/sf] Oltxf; s] xf] ;’Ggsf] nflu sfg vf]nL lbg dfq} Pp6f cfjZos s’/f xf] . Tof] cwLg:t ug]{ kfkx¿ rfF8} g} s] xf] eg]/ k|dfl0ft eO{ xfNg]5 .

cGtdf, cflTds o’4 cyf{t ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/sf] nflu tof/L ug{nfO{ æcflTdsL gS;fÆ sf]g]{ sfd s;}n] u/]sf] lyof] eg]/ gofF s/f/df s’g} klg pbfx/0f 5}g . g t kqx¿df g} Tof] ug{sf] nflu sFxL lgb]{zg g} lbOPsf] 5 . gofF s/f/df, k|]l/tx¿n] sxfF uP/ k|rf/ ug]{ eg]/ kljq cfTdfsf] lgb]{zg cg’;f/ sfd u/]sf lyP, / ljZjf;of]Uo eO{ ;’–;dfrf/sf] 3f]if0ff u/] clg dflg;x¿nfO{ kZrftfkdf 8f]¥ofP, / lrGxx¿åf/f jrgnfO{ ;’b[9 kfg{sf] nflu ltgLx¿n] k|e’dfly e/f];f u/]sf lyP . ltgLx¿sf] tl/sfn] /fd|f]l;t sfd klg u/]sf] lyof] .

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt (M æs]xL v|Lli6ogx¿n] k’Vof}{nL cyf{t z}tflgs >fkx¿af6 5’6sf/f kfpg cfjZos 5 .Æ

k’Vof}{nL >fkx¿sf] k’/} ljrf/ k”/fgf] s/f/df kfOPsf] rf/j6f v08af6 lnOPsf] xf], h;n] ljz]if ¿kdf Pp6} s’/fnfO{ hf]8 lbPsf 5g . ltgLx¿ k|:yfg @)M%, #%<&, uGtL !$M!* / Joj:yf %M( x’g . xfdL uGtL !$M!* nfO{ ljrf/ u/f}F M æk/dk|e’ /L; ug{df w}o{jfg / clt s?0ffdo, cwd{ / ck/fw Ifdf ug]{, t/ bf]ifLnfO{ s’g} /Lltn] lgbf]{if g7x/fpg], lktf–k’vf{sf] cwd{sf] ;hfo pgLx¿sf] t];|f] / rf}yf] k’:tf;Dd klg lbg] x’g’ x’G5Æ .

wd{zf:qsf] o; v08nfO{ xfdLn] s;/L JofVof ug]{ < s] o;sf] dtna of] xf], ls k/d]Zj/n] s’g} JolStnfO{ p;sf] afa’—cfdf, xh’/cfdf—xh’/a’af, jf lhh’cfdf / lhh’a’af / s”k|Lcfdf / s’k|fafn] u/]sf] kfksf] ;hfo jf ltgLx¿n] kfpg] >fk xfnL lbg’ x’g]5 eGg] xf] < k/d]Zj/n] s’g} JolStnfO{ p;n] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ ljZjf; u/]sf] sf/0f Ifdf t ug{ ;Sg’ x’G5 t/ p;sf] cfdf—afa’ tyf xh’/cfdf—xh’/afn] u/]sf] kfksf] ;hfo p;nfO{ lbg’ x’g]5 eg]/ s] xfdLn] ljZjf; ug]{ <

To;f] xf]Og, gqeg] k/d]Zj/nfO{ 3f]/ cGofoL / sk6L eg]/ clwsf/k”0f{ tj/n] bf]if nufpg ldN5 . pxfF cfkm}n] s;}sf] cfdf—afa’sf] sf/0f p;nfO{ b08 ;hfo lbg’ g}lts ¿kn] unt xf] eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] 5 M

ætfklg, ltgLx¿ -O;|fPnLx¿_ ;fFRr}, æ5f]/fn] afa’sf] bf]ifsf] kmn lsg ef]Ug’ kb}{g < -k/d]Zj/sf] hjfaM_ 5f]/fn] Gofo ;+ut / 7Ls sfd u/]sf] 5, / d]/f ;a} lalwx¿ xf]l;of/L;fy kfng u/]sf] sf/0fn], Tof] lgZro g} afFRg]5 . h’g JolStn] kfk u5{, ToxL dg]{5 . 5f]/fn] afa’sf] bf]ifsf] kmn ef]Ug] 5}g, g tf afa’n] 5f]/fsf] bf]ifsf] kmn ef]Ug]5, wdL{n] cfˆgf] wfld{stfsf] kmn / b’i6n] cfˆgf] b’iofO{+sf] kmn kfpFg]5Æ -xhlsPn !*M!(–@)_ .

o;sf] cltl/St, df]zfsf] Joj:yfdf k/d]Zj/n] cf1f ug'{ ePsf] lyof], ls c?x¿sf] kfksf] ;hfo g t afa’n] g t 5f]/fn] g} kfpg]5M

æafa’x¿nfO{ 5f]/f—5f]/Lx¿sf lglDt / 5f]/f—5f]/Lx¿nfO{ afa’x¿sf lglDt gdfg{{, x/]s dflg; cfˆg} ck/fwsf] lglDt d/f];Æ -Joj:yf @$M!^_ .

k|]d / wfld{stfsf] k/d]Zj/n] s’g} dflg;nfO{ p;sf] lktf–k’vf{sf] kfkx¿sf] nflu >fk lbg ;Sg] jf ;hfo lbg ;Sg] vfnsf] s’g} ;Defjgf 5}g .(* To;f] eP k/d]Zj/n] t];|f] / rf}yf] k’:tf;Dd lktf k’vf{sf] ck/fwsf] bf]ifsf] n]vf lng’ x’g]5 eGg] s’/f wd{zf:qn] atfPsf] s’/fsf] dtna rFflx s] xf] t <

o;sf] dtna s]jn of] dfq x’g ;S5, ls dflg;x¿n] cfˆgf ;Gtfgsf] ;fd’ h’g kfkdo pbfx/0f lbPsf 5g To;sf] k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ lhDd]jf/ 7fGg’ ePsf] 5 / To;}sf/0f pgLx¿sf] pbfx/0f tL ;Gtfgx¿n] k5ofpg] ePsf]n] ubf{ ltgLx¿s} k|efjdf k/]/ tL ;Gtfgx¿sf] kfk ug]{ ePsf] sf/0f pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ cf+lzs ¿kdf lhDd]jf/ x7/fpg’ x’G5 / ;hfo lbg’ x’G5 . ltgLx¿sf] v/fa k|efjsf] sf/0f, k/d]Zj/n] dflg;x¿sf] ;Gtfgsf] kfksf] nflu ltgLx¿nfO{ cf+lzs ¿kdf lhDd]jf/ x7/fpg’ x’G5 . kljq k/d]Zj/n] 7Ls ToxL g} ug'{ x’G5 . clg s;}n] klg pxfFn] To;f] ug'{ ePsf]df pxfFNffO{ unt ug'{ eof] eg]/ eGg ;Sb}g .

xfdLn] ljrf/ u/]sf] v08n] eGb5, ls k/d]Zj/n] ælktf k’vf{n] u/]sf] ck/fwsf] ;hfo lbg’ x’g]5 .Æ lktf–k’vf{n] u/]sf] ck/fw pgLx¿sf 5f]/f—5f]/Lx¿df k’Ub5 .

o;/L æk’Vof}{nL >fkx¿Æ sf] k’/} ljrf/ cGwljZjf; xf], / To; s’/fdf of] v/fa 5 h;/L o;n] k/d]Zj/ cwfld{stf eP/ b]vf kg'{ x’G5 egL eGb5 .

Satanic Curses ?

z}tflgs >fkx¿

t/ z}tflgs >fksf] af/]df rFflx s] eGg] t < k|yd s’/f z}tfgn] s’g} JolStdf æ>fk xfnL lbgÆ ;S5 eg]/ k’/} afOansf] s’g} klg v08df pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g, g t To;n] To;f] u/]sf] 5 eg]/ s’g} pbfx/0f g} 5 . lglZrt ¿kdf z}tfgn] dflg;x¿nfO{ si6 lbPsf] s’/f afOandf 5, t/ To;n] s’g} klg kl/jf/nfO{ æ>fk xfnL lbO/x]sf]Æ ljifodf xfdL s’g} s’/f slxn] kfpFb}gf}F h;sf] sf/0fn] lg/Gt/ ¿kdf ltgLx¿dfly / ltgLx¿sf] ;kmn k’:tfdfly b’ef{Uo cfpFb5 .

x/]s v|Lli6ogn] z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfåf/f -;Lldt ¿kdf_ p;sf] ;f/f hLjgdf b’Mv kfO/x]sf] x’G5, t/ o;sf] dtna of] xf]Og, ls xfdLdfly ePsf] æz}tflgs >fknfO{Æ tf]8gsf] nflu xfdLnfO{ s’g} JolStsf] cfjZostf kb{5, h’g >fk xfd|f lktfx¿af6 xfdLdf ;/]sf] lyof] . xfdLn] ug'{ kg]{ s’/f rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf v8f eP/, xfdLnfO{ wd{zf:qdf elgPsf] em} ljZjf;df /x]/ z}tfgsf] la/f]w ug'{ g} xf] -x]g'{xf]; ! kq’; %M*–(_ .

afOandf k/d]Zj/ dfq} cflzif lbg’ x’g] / >fk lbg’ x’g] x’g’ x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; pTklQ #M!&Ù $M!!Ù %M@(Ù *M@!Ù !@M#Ù uGtL @#M*Ù Joj:yf !!M@^Ù@*M@)Ù @(M@&Ù #)M&Ù @ Oltxf; #$M@$Ù ehg;+u|x #&M@@Ù lxtf]kb]z #M##Ù @@M!$Ù ljnfk #M^%Ù dnfsL @M@Ù $M^_ . c?x¿n] xfdLnfO{ ltgLx¿sf] d’våf/f ;/fKg ;Snfg , t/ ltgLx¿sf] ;/fkdf xfdLnfO{ rf]6 k’¥ofpg ;Sg] vfnsf] zlSt g} x’Fb}g M

æe’/{/ p8g] eFu]/f] / xflgP/ hfg] uf}ynLem}F lagf sf/0fsf] >fk klg nfUb}gÆ -lxtf]kb]z @^M@_ .

afnfsn] jf afnfdnfO{ O;|fPnsf ;GtfgnfO{ >fk lbgsf] nflu k};f lbP/ lsg] afnfdn] 7Ls} eg]sf] lyof], æk/d]Zj/n] g} g;/fKg’ ePsfnfO{ d}n] s;/L ;/fKg’ < k/dk|e’n] g} wDsL glbg’ ePsfnfO{ d}n] s;/L wDsL lbg’ <Æ -uGtL @#M*_ .

s]xL v|Lli6ogx¿ ds”{; !!M@# sf] cfwf/df c? dflg;x¿nfO{ >fk xfnL lbg] ;DaGwdf l;dfb]lv aflx/ uPsf x’G5g h;df n]lvPsf] 5M æ;fFRr} d ltgLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, olb s;}n] cfˆgf] Åbodf z+sf gu/L cfk”mn] eg]sf] s’/f k”/f x’G5 egL ljZjf; u/]/ o; kxf8nfO{ pv]lnP/ tF ;d’b|df v; eGof] eg], To;sf] lglDt To:t} x’g]5 .Æ

tyflk, of] s’/f ofb ug'{xf]; , ls jrg af]Nb}df ToxfF zlQm x’Fb}g, t/ Åbodf ljZjf; u/]/ af]lnPsf] jrgdf zlQm x’G5 . s’g} JolStnfO{ rf]6 k’¥ofpg] vfnsf] >fk lbg] jrg af]Nbf To; JolStnfO{ rf]6 k’¥ofpg] s’g} klg tl/sf 5}g, lsgeg] ljZjf; cfTdf ljZjf;sf] lgZrotf xf] -lxa|’ !!M!_ / ljZjf; rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrg ;’gfO{af6 dfq cfpF5 -/f]dL !)M!&_ . Pp6f JolStn] p;n] s;}nfO{ >fk lbFbf To; JolStnfO{ p;n] b’ef{Uo NofO{ lbg ;S5 egL cfzf ug{ ;Snf t/ p;n] of] s”/f slxn] ljZjf; ug{ ;Sb}g, lsgeg] k/d]Zj/n] dflg;x¿nfO{ >fk lbg] af/]df slxn] klg ljZjf;sf] k|alGwt k|lt1f lbg’ ePsf] 5}g .

o;sf] lglDt Pp6f dfq ljsNk rFflx o:tf] x’g ;S5, ls olb k/d]Zj/n] s;}nfO{ æcudjf0fLsf] j/bfgÆ sf] ;fy ljZjf;sf] j/bfgÆ -cfTdfsf gf}j6f j/bfgx¿dWo]sf] b’O{j6f j/bfgx¿_ lbg’ ePsf] 5 eg], k”/fgf] s/f/df ePsf s’g} s’g} kfqx¿sf] hLjgdf pxfFn] slxn]—sfFxL ug'{ ePsf] xfdLn] yfxf kfP cg’;f/ cflzif jf >fksf] ¿kdf af]lng ;S5 -x]g'{xf]; pTklQ @&M@&–@(, #!–$!Ù $(M!–@&Ù oxf]z” ^M@^ sf ;fy} ! /fhf !^M#$Ù Gofostf{ (M&–@), %&Ù @ /fhf @M@#–@$_ . tL o’4x¿df ;d]t klg, cflzif jf >fkx¿ k/d]Zj/s} tkm{af6 cfPsf x’g . o;/L csf]{ JolStdf æ>fk xfnL lbgÆ sf]xL ;Ifd x’G5 eGg] ;Dk”0f{ ljrf/ Pp6f cGwljZjf; dfq} xf] . o;}sf/0f æxfd|f] la?4df af]lnPsf] >fknfO{ tf]8gsf]Æ nlfu k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ lgb]{zg lbg’ ePsf] 5}g, t/ To;sf] ;f6f] æxfdLnfO{ ;/fKg]x¿nfO{ cflzifÆ lbgsf] nflu eGg’ ePsf] 5 . xfdLnfO{ s’g} JolStn] ;/fKtfv]l/ xfdL 8/fpg’ cfjZos 5}g . s;}n] ;/fKtfv]l/ 8/fpg’ eg]sf] k/d]Zj/df ljZjf; 5}g egL b]vfpg’ xf] . b’ef{Uoa;, k/d]Zj/sf] zlQmdfeGbf z}tfgsf] zlQmdf w]/} ljZjf; ePsf] h:tf] b]lvg] kfi6/x¿ d}n] x/ ;do e]6g] ub{5′ . z}tfgsf] /fHonfO{ tf]8gsf] nflu x/]s dlxgf d laleGg b]zx¿df ofqf ug]{ eP tfklg d clnslt klg z}tfg;Fu jf dnfO{ xfnL lbPsf] >fk;Fu 8/fpFlbg . x/fpg] s’g} sf/0f g} 5}g .

Occult Curses?

tflGqs >fkx¿ <

lautdf tflGqs laBfdf ;dfj]z ePsf] sf/0f xfdLdfly s]xL z}tflgs >fk cfpg] ;Defjgf 5 <

xfdLn] la;{g’ x’Fb}g, ls ha xfdL gofF u/L hlGdof}+, ta z}tfgsf] zlQm / cGwsf/sf] /fHoaf6 xfdLn] 5’6sf/f kfO;s]sf 5f}F -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t @^M!*Ù sn:;L !M!#_ . ha;Dd xfdL cfk”mnfO{ z}tfgsf] xftdf lbFb}gf} ta;Dd xfd|f] hLjgdf z}tfgsf] s]xL clwsf/ x’Fb}g . Plkm;Lsf v|Lli6ogx¿ kl/jt{g eP/ ljZjf;df cfpg’eGbf cufl8 tGq–dGqsf] cEof; ug]{ sfo{df ;xefuL ePsf lyP eg]/ afOann] xfdLnfO{ b]vfP tfklg -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t !(M!*–!(_, kfjnn] s’g} æz}tflgs >fkx¿ÆnfO{ tf]8]sf]] af/]df cyjf ltgLx¿ gofF u/L hlGdPkl5 ltgLx¿df ePsf] z}tfgsf] zlQmnfO{ afFw]sf] af/]df s’g} ljj/0f pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g . To;sf] sf/0f rFflx s] xf] eg], ltgLx¿n] ;j{k|yd ljZjf; u/]s} a]nfdf z}tfgsf] /fHoaf6 ltgLx¿ cfkm;]—cfkm :jtGq kfl/Psf] sf/0fn] ubf{ xf] .

o;sf] cltl/St, kfjnn] Plkm;Lsf v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ kq n]Vbfv]l/ k’Vof}{nL jf z}tflgs >fkx¿af6 s;}nfO{ :jtGq kfg]{ ;DaGwdf pgn] s’g} klg lgb]{zg lbPsf lyPgg . pgn] ltgLx¿nfO{ s]jn æz}tfgnfO{ df}sf gb]cf]Æ -Plkm;L $M@&_, / æz}tfgsf] o’lQmx¿sf] la?4df v8f x’g ;SgnfO{ k/d]Zj/sf ;f/f xft–xltof/x¿ wf/0f ug{nfO{Æ dfq lgb]{zg lbPsf lyP -Plkm;L ^M!!_ . tL s’/fx¿ g} x/]s v|Lli6ogx¿sf] pQ/bfloTjsf s’/fx¿ x’g .

t/ s]xL d’4fx¿df lsg :ki6 ¿kdf v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ ;xfotf ul/G5, ha s;}n] ltgLx¿df ePsf] æk’Vof}{nLÆ jf æz}tflgs >fkÆnfO{ tf]8b5 < ;DejtM lsgeg] vfFrf]df k/]sf] JolStdf ljZjf; ePsf]n] ubf{ Psrf]l6 æ>fkÆ tf]l8bFfv]l/ z}tfg efUb5 . ljZjf;n] g} z}tfgnfO{ efUg laa; u/fO{ lbG5, / x/]s v|Lli6ogn] To; k|sf/sf] ljZjf; ug{ ;Sb5 / ug'{ kb{5 h;n] ubf{, ha p;n] z}tfgsf] la/f]w ub{5, ta Tof] efUb5 . h] eP tfklg, z}tfgnfO{ v]bfpgsf] nflu æ5’6sf/f u/fpg] sfddf vlKk; laz]if1ÆnfO{ af]nfpg cfjZos 5}g .

cGtdf, afOann] xfdLnfO{ atfpFb5, ls v|Li6 æxfd|f] lglDt >fk aGg’ eof],Æ / To;f] ubf{ pxfFn] æxfdLnfO{ Joj:yfsf] >fkaf6 df]n lt/]/ 5’6sf/f lbg’ eof]Æ -unftL #M!#_ . xfdLn] kfk u/]sf] sf/0f clu Ps ;do xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] >fksf] cwLgdf lyof}+, t/ k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLn] ef]Ug’ kg]{ ;hfo ef]Ug’ ePsf]n] ubf{, xfdL To; >fkaf6 5’6fOPsf 5f}F . k/d]Zj/sf] k|z+;f xf]; Û ca >fk 5}g, xfdL cfglGbt x’g ;S5f}F, lsgls ca xfdL æv|Li6df :juL{o :yfgx¿df x/]s cflTds cflzifx¿sf] ;fyÆ cflzlift ePsf 5f} -Plkm;L !M#_ .

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt !)M æpkjf;åf/f xfdLn] z}tflgs aGwgx¿nfO{ tf]8g ;S5f}F .Æ

s]xL v|Lli6ogx¿n] pkjf;nfO{ v|Lli6og hLjg / lhDd]jf/Lsf] clt pRrtd cjwf/0ffx¿dWo]sf] Ps cjwf/0ff xf] egL dflglnPsf] b]lvG5 . gofF s/f/sf ;a} kqx¿df ePsf] tYo s’/fsf] cfwf/df of] clns crDe nfUbf] s’/f xf], pkjf;sf] ;DaGwdf v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ Pp6f klg lgb]{zg lbOPsf] 5}g . tL kqx¿ pkjf; a:g’ k5{ eg]/ pT;flxt ePsf v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ n]lvPsf] lyof] . jf:tjdf, kqx¿df kfjnn] s’g} ;dodf ef]sef]s} lx8g’ kbf{v]l/sf] cj:yfdf afWotfa; pkjf; a;]sf] s’/fb]lv afx]s csf]{ s’g} s’/f klg kqx¿n] atfPsf] 5}g .

k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf cfˆg} v’zLn] pkjf; a;]sf] b’O{j6f pbfx/0fx¿ dfq 5g M æltgLx¿n] k|e’sf] cf/fwgf ul//x]sf / pkjf; al;/x]sf] a]nf kljq cfTdfn] eGg’ eof], æd]/f] lglDt a0{fjf; / zfpmnnfO{ To; sfdsf] nflu cnUu u/, h’g sfdsf] lglDt d}n] ltgLx¿nfO{ af]nfPsf] 5′ .Æ ta pkjf; / k|fy{gf u/]/ ltgLx¿n] pgLx¿dfly cfˆgf xft /fv]/ pgLx¿nfO{ labf lbPÆ -k|]l/t !#M@–#_ .

æha ltgLx¿n] pgLx¿sf] x/]s d08nLdf PN8/x¿ lgo’St u/], ta k|fy{gf / pkjf;;lxt pgLx¿ cfk”mn] ljZjf; u/]sf k|e’sf] lhDdfdf pgLx¿nfO{ ;’DkL lbPÆ -k|]l/t !$M@#_ .

gofF s/f/df pkjf;sf] k|fylds kmfObf eg]sf] k|fy{Gffdf w]/} ;do Joltt ug'{ xf] . xfd|f] cfˆg} cfTdfdf xfdL :ki6 x’gsf] nflu xfdLn] pxfFsf] cu’jfOsf] k|ltIff ubf{ ljz]if lgb]{zgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/nfO{ vf]Hg’ Psbd dxTjk”0f{ x’G5 .

h;/L x/]s v|Lli6ognfO{ yfxf 5, k|fy{gfsf] nflu ;do 5’6ofP/ k|fy{gf ug'{ Psbd s7Lg s’/f xf] . s]xL 306f k|fy{gfsf] nflu 5’6ofP/ k|fy{gf ug'{ eg]sf] s’g} sfdnfO{ yfFtLdf /fVg’ klg xf] . To;}sf/0f, k|e’ o]z”n] k|foM u/]/ ;f/f /ft k|fy{gfdf latfpg’ x’GYof] -pxfFn] cfˆgf afx«hgf k|]l/tx¿nfO{ 5fGg’eGbf cufl8 pxfFn] o;f] ug'{ ePsf] lyof] eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf];_, clg pxfF k|fy{Gffsf] nflu Psflaxfg} k|foM h;f] p7g] ug'{ x’GYof] . To;}sf/0f, kfjnn] ljjflxt v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf] hLjg ;fyL;Fu æk|fy{gfdf nflu/xg ;Sgsf] nflu cfˆgf] kf/:kl/s ;+;u{sf] s’/fb]lv Ps—csf{nfO{ OGsf/ gug{sf] nflu kq n]v]/ eg]sf lyP -! sf]l/GyL &M%_ . k|fy{gfdf ;do latfpgsf] nflu, xfdLn] xfd|f] hLjgdf s]xL ;’Tg], of}g ;Dks{ ug]{ jf vfg]s’/fx¿ h:tf ef}lts ;’vlanf;sf s’/fx¿af6 xfdLn] cfk”mnfO{ cnu /fVg’ kb{5 .

Fast or Hunger Strike

pkjf; ls cg;g

pkjf;n] jf:tjdf k/d]Zj/nfO{ kl/jt{g ub}{g . xfdLn] pkjf;åf/f cfk”mnfO{ b’Mv lbP/ g} k/d]Zj/n] xfd|f] k|fy{gf Psbd Wofgl;t ;’Gg’x’g]5 egL xfdLn] ;f]RFg’ x’Fb}g . Tof] t cg;g a;]sf] h:t} eO{ xfNof] gL Û

pkjf;n] xfdLnfO{ w]/} cflTds zlQm lbFb}g jf e’tfTdfx¿dfly clwsf/ klg lbFb}g . v|Li6sf] z/L/sf] c+ux¿ eP/ xfdLx¿ klxn]af6 æ;a} zf;g, / clwsf/ / zlQm / /fHodfly, / cfpg] o’usf] hlt klg gfpF 5g , tL ;a}dfly a;flnPsf 5f}FÆ -Plkm;L !M@!_ . ds”{; !^M!& df ePsf] k|e’ o]z”sf] k|lt1f cg’;f/ xfdLnfO{ e”tx¿ wkfpg] clwsf/ klxn]af6 lbOPsf] 5M æclg ljZjf; ug]{x¿;Fu oL lrGxx¿ x’g]5g M d]/f] gfpFdf ltgLx¿n] e”tx¿ wkfpg]5g .Æ

t/ k|e’ o]z”n] Psrf]l6 e”tfTdf lgsfNg’ x’Fbf eGg’ ePsf] jfSosf] a/]df rFflx s] eGg] t, hxfF pxfFn] o;f] eGg’ ePsf] lyof]]M æt/ o; k|sf/sf] e”t rFflx pkjf; / k|fy{gflagf ls:sb}gÆ -dQL !&M@!_ .

klxnf] s’/f d]/f] afOann] of] b]vfpF5, ls dQLsf] ;’;dfrf/sf] ;SsnL k|ltlnlkdf of] kbnfO{ /flvPsf] 5}g, o;sf] dtna k|e’ o]z”n] slxn] klg æo; k|sf/sf] e”t pkjf; / k|fy{gflagf lg:sb}gÆ eg]/ ;Dejt eGg’ ePsf] lyPg .

ToxL 36gfsf] ;DaGwdf ds{“;sf] ;’;dfrf/df k|e’ o]z”n] o;f] eGg’ ePsf] s’/f pNn]v ul/Psf] 5, æo:tf] k|sf/sf] e”t k|fy{gfb]lv afx]s s’g} s’/fn] aflx/ lgl:sP/ cfpFb}gÆ -ds”[{; (M@(_, / w]/} k|ltlnlkx¿df clGtddf ePsf] vfnL 7fpFdf æpkjf;Æ eg]/ To; kbsf] cGtdf n]lvPsf] x’G5 .

To;}n] s] k|e’ oz”n] To:tf] k|sf/sf] ljz]if e”t lgsfNgsf] nflu pkjf; clt cfjZos x’G5 eg]/ eGg’ eof] t < o;sf] hjfa rFflx xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5}g eGg] x’G5 . tyflk k|e’ o]z”n] pkjf;sf] af/]df s]xL s’/f eGg’ ePsf] lyof] eg] t, Tof] g} Pp6f dfq ;do xf], ls pxfFn] cyjf gofF s/f/sf] s’g} klg n]vsn] pkjf;nfO{ e”tfTdfx¿af6 5’6sf/f lbg] s’/f;Fu cfa4 u/]sf] xf] .

pkjf; s;/L e”tfTdfx¿ wkfpg] eGg] s’/fsf] nflu ;xfotfa4{s x’G5 eg]/ cfkm};FUf ;f]Wg’ cem ;xfotfa4{s x’g;S5 . lgZro klg, pkjf;n] e”tfTdfx¿dfly ePsf] s;}sf] clwsf/sf] a[l4 ug]{ sfd ub}{g . olb k/d]Zj/n] s;}nfO{ e”tfTdfx¿ wkfpg] clwsf/ lbg’ ePsf] 5 eg], Tof] p;Fu} x’G5 . pkjf;n] ug{ ;Sg] Pp6} dfq s’/f s] xf] eg]b]lv o;n] clVtof/sf] ;fy k/d]Zj/sf] k|lt1fdf dgg ug{sf] nflu ;dosf] k|aGw ul/L lbG5, o;/L k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf s’/fx¿df pkjf; a:g] JolStsf] ljZjf; a9b}hfG5, / ToxL ljZjf;n] g} p;nfO{ 5’6sf/f lbg] sfd ub{5 .

o:tf] s’/fnfO{ ljrf/ ubf{, k|f/lDes ¿kn] r]nfx¿nfO{ cz’4 cfTdfx¿ wkfpgsf] nflu clwsf/ lbOPsf] lyof] -x]g'{xf]; dQL !)M!_, t/ hjfg s]6f]af6 e”tfTdf wkfpg ltgLx¿ c;kmn eP . ha k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿sf] c;kmntfsf] af/]df ;’Gg’ eof], pxfFn] t’/Gt} ltgLx/sf] cljZjf;sf] nflu lanfk ug'{ eof] -x]g'{xf]; dQL !&M!&_, clg ha ltgLx¿n] pxfF;Fu ltgLx¿ lsg c;kmn ePsf] egL ;f]w], ta pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ hjfa lbg’ eof], æltdLx¿sf] ljZjf;sf] sdL ePsf]n] ubf{ æo:tf] ePsf] xf]Æ -dQL !&M@)_ . of] rFflx k|e’ o]z”n] k|Zg lrGx v8f x’g] u/L pkjf;sf] ljifodf eGg’ ePsf] s’/f kfpg’eGbf s]xL kbx¿ k5fl8 pxfFn] eGg’ ePsf] s’/f xf] .

o;/L b’O{j6f ;Defjgfx¿dWo] Pp6f ;Defjgfsf] sf/0fn] ltgLx¿ c;kmn ePsf lyP eg]/ xfdL lgisif{df k’Ug ;S5f}F M ls t eg] ltgLx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] lbg’ ePsf]] clwsf/sf] ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; gug'{sf ;fy} ltgLx¿n] klxn]b]lv pkjf; / k|fy{gf u/]sf lyPgg, cyjf k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ lbg’ ePsf] clwsf/df ljZjf; lyPgg / h’g pkjf; / k|fy{gfn] ltgLx¿sf] ljZjf;nfO{ lgdf{0f ug]{jfnf lyof] t/ To; s’/fsf] nflu ltgLx¿n] ;do latfPsf lyPgg . d cem w]/} /fd|f]l;t cy{ lbg] bf];|f] b[Zo ;fdfu|LnfO{ u|x0f ug{ l;kmfl/; ub{5′, lsgls klxnf] rFflx k|e’ o]z”s} s’/fdf af‰g] vfnsf] 5 . of] s’/f dgdf /fVg’xf]; , ls b’j} ;Defjgfx¿ dflglng’ kg]{ vfns} 5g h;n] ubf{ k|e’ o]z”n] pkjf;sf] ljifodf jf:tjdf eGg’ ePsf] lyof] .

7Ls k|sf/sf] JofVofsf] cltl/St, xfdLn] of] s’/f la;{g’ x’Fb}g, ls cflTds o’4 / e”tfTdfx¿af6 x’g] 5’6sf/fsf] k|df0fx¿sf] txNsf dRrfpg] vfnsf] ax’dtn] pkjf; ;DaGwL s’g} klg s’/f ub}{g . z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] la?4df xfd|f] JolStut n8Gt;Fu ;DaGwL ToxfF s’g} pkjf;sf] ;DaGw ePsf] pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g, / z}tfgdfly JolStut ¿kdf ljho k|fKt ug{sf] nflu xfdLn] pkjf; a:g} k5{ eGg’ rFflx ;Dk”0f{ tj/n] wd{zf:q;Ddt x’Fb}g .

The Fast that God Chooses

k/d]Zj/n] r’Gg’ ePsf] pkjf;

pkjf;n] z}tflgs aGwgx¿nfO{ tf]8g ;S5 eGg] s’/f k|foM a]7Ls xf] eg]/ k|dfl0ft ug'{ kg]{ wd{zf:qsf] csf]{ Pp6f v08 rFflx oz}of %*M^ xf] M æcGofosf] aGwg k’msfNg’, h’jfsf] 8f]/L k’msfNg’, / cTorf/df k/]sfx¿nfO{ d’Qm u/fpg’, x/]s h’jf efFlrlbg’ d}n] r’g]sf] lsl;dsf] pkjf; oxL xf]Og /Æ -oz}of %*M^_ <

s] pkjf;åf/f dflg;x¿df ePsf] z}tflgs aGwgx¿nfO{ xfdLn] tf]8g ;S5f}F eg]/ wd{zf:qsf] o; kbn] eg]sf] 5 < of] Tolt a]nf dfq} ;To x’G5, hlta]nf o;nfO{ ;Gbe{b]lv aflx/ NofOG5 / o;sf] nflu k”jf{g’dfg ul/G5 . cfpg’xf]; ca xfdL z}tfgsf] Pp6f v]nnfO{ vQd kfl/lbcf}F -wd{zf:qsf] kbnfO{ ;Gbe{b]lv aflx/ NofP/_, / cG7fpGg cWofodf ePsf s]xL s’/fx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] jf:tjdf ToxfF s] eGg’ ePsf] /x]5 eg]/ hfGgsf] nflu To;nfO{ k9f}F M ærsf]{ u/L s/f, gyfdÙ t’/xLsf] cfjfh h:t} pRr :j/n] s/f, / d]/f] k|hfnfO{ ltgLx¿sf] afuLkg / ofs”asf] 3/fgfnfO{ ltgLx¿sf kfk hgfOb]Æ -oz}of %*M!_ .

k/d]Zj/n] O;|fPnnfO{ To;sf] kfk hgfOb] eg]/ cf1f ub}{ oz}of;Fu af]ln/xg’ ePsf] lyof] . csf]{ kbdf k/d]Zj/n] tL kfkx¿ s]–s] lyP eg]/ b]vfO{ lbg ;’? ug'{ x’G5 M ælsgls ltgLx¿n] dnfO{ lbgx’F vf]H5g, h] 7Ls 5 ToxL ug]{ / cfˆgf k/d]Zj/sf] cf1f pn+3g gug]{, t/ d]/f] dfu{ hfGg OR5f ug]{ hflt h:t} ltgLx¿ b]lvG5g . ltgLx¿ plrt lg0f{ox¿ dfFU5g / k/d]Zj/ ltgLx¿sf ghLs} cfpg egL pT;’s ePsf] b]lvG5gÆ -oz}of %*M@_ .

:ki6 5, O;|fPnsf dflg;x¿n] cfk”mnfO{ wdL{ egL 3f]if0ff u/]sf lyP, t/ ltgLx¿sf wfld{s sfo{ cf]OlnPsf] lyof] . ltgLx¿ elQmsf] e]ifåf/f dfq} cufl8 a9L/x]sf lyP . ltgLx¿n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ ;f]w]sf lyPM

æxfdLx¿ pkjf; a:of}F / lsg tkfO{ b]Vg’ x’Gg < xfdLx¿ lagd| eof}F / lsg tkfO{ b]Vg’ x’GgÆ -oz}of %*M# s_ < clg k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ hjfa lbg’ eof] M

æx]/, ltdLx¿sf pkjf;df ltdLx¿ cfˆg} OR5f k”/f ub{5f}F, / ltdLx¿sf sfdbf/x¿ ;a}nfO{ ltdLx¿ zf]if0f ub{5f}F . x]/, ltdLx¿sf pkjf;sf] lbg n8fO{+ / emu8fdf cGt x’G5 / Pp6fn] csf{nfO{ b’i6 d’Ssfn] lxsf{pFb5f} . ltdLx¿ cfhsf] h:tf] pkjf; a;]/ ltdLx¿sf] :j/ :ju{df ;’lgg] cfzf ug{ ;Sb}gf} . s] d}n] r’g]sf] pkjf; o:t} xf] < dflg;n] cfk”mnfO{ Pslbg dfq lagd| /fVg] < s] lgufnf] em}F cfˆgf] lz/ e’msfpg] / efËf / v/fgL cf]5ofpg] lbg dfq of] xf] < s] o;}nfO{ ltdLx¿ pkjf; / k/dk|e’sf] lglDt u|x0fof]Uosf] lbg eG5f}FÆ -oz}of %*M# v–%_ .

O;|fPnLx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] Wofgfsif{0f ug{sf] nflu jf pxfFsf] bof k|fKt ug{sf] nflu pkjf; al;/x]sf lyP, / ltgLx¿sf] kl/l:ylt lsg ;’wf/ ePg eg]/ ltgLx¿ Psbd larlnt ePsf lyP eGg] s’/f :ki6 5 . ltgLx¿sf] :jfyL{ hLjgz}nL pkjf;sf] ;dodf klg Tolts} 5 eg]/ k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ ofb u/fO{ lbg’ x’Fb} ltgLx¿sf k|Zgsf] hjfa lbg’ eof] . ltgLx¿ pkjf; a:g] sf/0f klg :jfyL{ g} lyof], / o;} s’/fn] ltgLx¿sf] pkjf; k/d]Zj/sf] lglDt k”/} u|x0fof]Uo ePg . To;kl5 pxfFn] s:tf] vfnsf] pkjf; rfxg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/f ltgLx¿nfO{ atfO{ lbg’ eof] M æcGofosf] aGwg k’msfNg’, h’jfsf] 8f]/L k’msfNg’ / cTorf/df k/]sfx¿nfO{ d’Qm u/fpg’, x/]s h’jf efFlrlbg’ d}n] r’g]sf] lsl;dsf] pkjf; oxL xf]Og / < cfˆgf] ef]hg ef]sfl;t afF8r’F8 ug'{, / 3/ gePsf u/Lax¿nfO{ z/0f lbg’, gfËf]nfO{ b]v]/ n’uf nufO{ lbg’, / cfˆgf] hft–efOx¿af6 gn’Sg’ xf]Og / <Æ -oz}of %*M^–&_ .

pkjf;sf] sfo{n] dflg;x¿nfO{ z}tflgs aGwgaf6 :jtGq kfg]{5 eg]/ s] k/d]Zj/n] elg/xg’ ePsf] lyof] < xf]Og, To;f] elg/xg’ ePsf] lyPg . k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ ef]hgaf6 cnu ePsf] rfxg’ ePs} lyPg, t/ :jfyL{kgaf6 ltgLx¿ cnu /x’g eGg] pxfFsf] OR5f lyof] . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿n] cfˆgf l5d]sLx¿nfO{ cfk}mFnfO{ em}F k|]d u¿g eGg] rfxg’x’GYof] . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿n] h’jf efFr’g eGg] rfxg’ x’GYof], æcTorf/df k/]sfx¿nfO{ d’St u/fpgÆ, ef]sfx¿;Fu cfˆgf] ef]hg afFrr’F8 u/]/ vfg, 3/ gePsf u/Lax¿nfO{ z/0f lbg, / gfËf]x¿nfO{ b]v]/ n’uf nufO{ lbpg eGg] rfxg’ x’GYof] . vfg]s’/faf6 cnu x’g] sfd ubf{ oL s’/fx¿dWo] s’g}df klg kl/0ffd cfpFb}g . oL s’/fx¿ g} dflg;x¿n] ug'{ kb{5 .

xfdLn] lg/Gt/ ¿kdf kl9/xFbf of] JofVof cem} /fd|f]l;t :ki6 x’G5 . olb O;|fPnLx¿n] ltgLx¿sf] cfˆgf] :jfyL{ hLjgz}nLaf6 cnu eP/ pkjf; a:g ;’? u5{g eg], k/d]Zj/n] o:tf] k|lt1f ug'{ ePsf] 5, æta ltdLx¿sf] Hof]lt laxfg em}F km’6]/ lg:sg]5, / ltdLx¿ rfF8} lgsf] x’g]5f}F, clg ltdLx¿sf] wfld{stf ltdLx¿sf] cluclu hfg]5, / k/dk|e’sf] dlxdf rFflx kl5lNt/sf] /Ifs x’g]5 . ta ltdLx¿n] k’sf/f ug]{5f}, / k/dk|e’n] hjfa lbg’ x’g]5 . ltdLx¿n] ;xfotfsf] lglDt k’sf/f ug]{5f}, / pxfFn] eGg’ x’g]5, æd oxL 5′ .Æ olb ltdLx¿n] cfˆgf aLraf6 cTorf/sf] h’jf kmflnlbof}, c?x¿nfO{ cf}Fnf 7f8f] ug{ / O{iof{k”{0f s’/f af]Ng TofUof}, clg ;Dk”0f{ Åbon] ltdLx¿n] cfk}mnfO{ ef]sfx¿sf lglDt lbof}, / cTorf/df k/]sfx¿sf] cfjZostf k”/f u/L lbof} eg], ltdLx¿sf] Hof]lt cFWof/f]df rDsg]5 / ltdLx¿sf] /ft dWo lbg h:t} x’g]5Æ -oz}of %*M*–!)_ .

kb ( n] o; s’/fnfO{ cem w]/} :ki6 ub{5, ls ltgLx¿n] pkjf; a;]sf] k|lts[of:j¿k pxfFn] s’g} z}tflgs h’jf x6fO{ lbG5′ eg]/ k/d]Zj/n] elg/xg’ ePsf] lyPg . a? pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ z}tflgs h’jf geP/ cGofo / ul/aLkg h:tf dflg;x¿sf dfgjLo h’jfx¿ x6fO{ lbg] sfd ltgLx¿n] g} ug'{ kb{5 eg]/ elg/xg’ ePsf] lyof] .

O;|fPnLx¿ ef]hgaf6 cnu x’g] s’/fdf eGbf a9L ltgLx¿ cfˆgf :jfyL{kgfaf6 cnu xf]pg eGg] s’/fdf k/d]Zj/n] rfv lng’ ePsf] lyof] . lgM;Gb]x of] s’/f xfd|f] nflu klg ;To xf] . bf];|f] dxfg cf1f eg]sf] æltdLx¿n] k|foM u/]/ pkjf; a:g lglZrt x’g’ k5{Æ eGg] lyPg, t/ æt}Fn] cfˆgf] l5d]sLnfO{ cfkm}nfO{ em}F k|]d ug'{Æ eGg] lyof] -ds”[{; !@M#!_ .

xfdLn] dflg;x¿nfO{ z}tfgsf] k~hfaf6 5’6sf/f ug{ ;Sg] sfo{ eg]sf] pkjf; g} xf] eGg] ljrf/wf/f Psbd} unt ljrf/wf/f xf] . z}tfgaf6 dflg;x¿nfO{ :jtGq ug]{ k|fylds tl/sf rFflx ltgLx¿nfO{ ;’;dfrf/ atfpg’ xf] . olb ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; u/]/ k|lts[of lbP eg], ltgLx¿ :jtGq x’g]5g . To;kl5 xfdLn] ltgLx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf ljZjf; u/]/ z}tfgnfO{ s;/L OGsf/ ug]{ egL l;sfpg ;S5f}F .

Scriptural Spiritual Warfare

wd{zf:qLo cflTds o’4

xfdLn] cflTds o’4 ;DaGwL w]/} cfw’lgs dgu9Gt] l;4fGtx¿sf] af/]df x]l/;Sof}F . t/ wd{zf:qLo cflTds o’4sf] ¿k klg ToxfF 5 xf]nf < 5, / ToxL s’/fsf] af/]df ca xfdL s]lGb|t x’g]5f}F . ;fob xfdLn] cflTds o’4sf] af/]df hfGg’ kg]{ s’/f s] xf] eg]b]lv, of] g} xfd|f] v|Lli6og hLjgdf xfdL s]lGb|t x’g’ kg]{ s’/f rFflx xf]Og . k|ultzLn eP/ ha xfdL pxfF h:t} x’gsf] nflu a9b} hfG5f}F, ta xfdL pxfFnfO{ k5ofpg / pxfFsf] cf1fkfng ug{nfO{ s]lGb|t x’g’ kb{5 . gofF s/f/sf n]vx¿sf] ;fgf] k|ltztn] dfq} v|Lli6og hLjgdf ;fdfGo ¿kn] s]lGb|t x’g’ k5{ eg]/ xfdLnfO{ b]vfpFb} cflTds o’4sf] ljifonfO{ ;Daf]wg u/L lbPsf] 5 .

cflTds o’4sf] af/]df xfdLn] hfGg’ kg]{ bf];|f] s’/f rFflx of] xf], ls xfdLn] hfGg’ kg]{ h’g s’/f 5 Tof] s’/f afOann] xfdLnfO{ atfpF5 . z}tfgsf] af/]df w]/} ulx/f] s’/f kQf nufpg xfdLnfO{ atfpF5 . z}tfgsf] af/]df w]/} ulx/f] s’/f kQf nufpg xfdLnfO{ s’g} klg ljz]if s’/fsf] cfjZostf kb}{g -cyjf ljz]if ¿kdf s;/L kQf nufpg] eg]/ l;sfpg] s’g} ljz]if lzIfs klg rflxGb}g_ . afOanLo cflTds o’4 Psbd ;fdfGo 5 . z}tfgsf of]hgfx¿sf] af/]df cflTds o’4 Psbd ;fdfGo 5 . z}tfgsf of]hgfx¿sf] af/]df wd{zf:qdf :ki6 ¿kdf k|s6 u/L lbPsf] 5 . xfd|f] lhDd]jf/Lx¿ eg]sf] b[9 ¿kdf cufl8 a9g’ xf] . Psrf]l6 k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/f tkfO{n] hfg]/ ljZjf; u/L ;s]kl5, o; cflTds o’4df tkfO{+ ljhoL x’g’ eof] eGg] s’/f Psbd kSsf 5 .

Back to the Beginning

;’?df kms{bf

ca xfdL pTklQsf] k’:tsdf kms]{/ hfcf}F, hxfF xfdLnfO{ z}tfgsf] af/]df ;’?d} kl/ro u/fOPsf] 5 . ToxfF ePsf] cWofosf] ;’?d} ;k{sf] ¿kdf z}tfg b]vf kb{5 . of] ;k{ z}tfg xf] eGg] s’/fdf olb z+sf nfU5 eg] k|sfz @)M@ n] Tof] z+sfnfO{ x6fO{ lbG5M æclg ltgn] Tof] clhË/, Tof] k|frLg ;k{, hf] lbofan; jf z}tfg xf], To;nfO{ kj|m]Æ .

pTklQ #M! n] xfdLnfO{ eGb5, æk/dk|e’ k/d]Zj/n] agfpg’ ePsf aGo kz’x¿dWo] ;k{ ;a}eGbf w’t{ lyof] .Æ k/d]Zj/sf ;[li6x¿dWo] s]xL ;[li6x¿ slt w”t{ 5g ha ltgLx¿ cfk”m afFRgsf] nflu k|lt:kwf{ u/]/ cfˆgf] lzsf/ kj|mG5g eg]/ ha tkfO{n] ltgLx¿sf] af/]df ;f]RFg’ x’G5, ta To; s’/fn] tkfO{nfO{ of] s’/f dx;’; u/fpF5, ls z}tfg slt a9L w”t{ lyof] xf]nf . csf]{tkm{, z}tfg k/d]Zj/ h:tf] ;j{1fgL cyjf ;j{a’l4dfg 5}g, / To;sf] la?4df ePsf] xfd|f] o’4df xfdL dfgl;s a]kmfObfdf 5f}F eg]/ xfdLn] dflglng’ x’Fb}g . k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ æ;k{ h:tf] rnfvÆ x’gsf] nflu lgb]{zg lbg’ ePsf] 5 -dQL !)M!^_ . kfjn z}tfgsf] of]hgfx¿ ;DaGwL cGhfg lyPgg eg]/ pgn] bfjL u/]sf 5g -x]g'{xf]; @ sf]l/GyL @M!!_ / xfdL;Fu æv|Li6sf] dg 5Æ eg]/ pgn] eg]sf 5g -! sf]l/GyL @M!^_ .

z}tfgn] xjfnfO{ k/d]Zj/n] s] eGg’ ePsf] 5 eg]/ k|Zg u¥of] egL cUgLjf0f xfg]sf] s’/f ;’?d} pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 . ltgn] To;nfO{ lbPsf] hjfan] g} To;n] ltgnfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] cf1f pn+3g ug{sf] nflu 5n ug]{ df}sf kfpF5 ls kfpFb}g egL k|s6 ug]{jfnf lyof] . z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; u/]/ kfng ug]{ hf];’s}nfO{ klg 5n ug{ ;Sb}g, h;sf] sf/0fn] To;sf] k’/} /0fgLltsf] ljrf/wf/fx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] ljkl/t x’G5g .

z}tfgn] ltgnfO{ ;f]Wof], æs] k/d]Zj/n] ltdLx¿nfO{ au}+rfsf] s’g} klg ?vsf] kmn gvfg’ egL eGg’ ePsf] 5Æ -pTklQ #M!_ < of] k|foM u/]/ cGhfg JolStn] ;f]w]sf] k|Zg h:t} nfU5, t/ z}tfgnfO{ p;sf] nIo s] xf] eg]/ /fd|f]l;t yfxf lyof] .

xjfn] hjfa lbOg , æau}Frfsf ?vx¿sf] kmn xfdL vfg ;S5f}F, t/ au}Frfsf] aLrdf ePsf] ?vsf] kmnsf] ljifodf k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] 5, Tof] rFflx gvfg’, / g5’g’, gq tf ltdLx¿ d5f}{Æ -pTklQ #M@–#_ .

xjfn] clnslt dfq} 7Ls eg]sL lyOg . jf:tjdf, k/d]Zj/n] c;n / v/fasf] 1fg lbg] ?vsf] kmn g5’g’ eg]/ slxn] klg lgif]w ug'{ ePsf] lyPg, t/ To;af6 gvfg’ eg]/ dfq} pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ eGg’ ePsf] lyof] .

z}tfgsf] e”m6f] k|lts[ofnfO{ yfxf kfpg] ;To s’/f lglZrt ¿kdf xjfnfO{ yfxf lyof] M æltdLx¿ lgZro klg dg]{ 5}gf}Æ -pTklQ #M$_ . jf:tjdf, Tof] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/faf6 Psbd leGg lyof], / klg xjfn] ToxL s’/fnfO{ ;To dfg]/ ljZjf; ul/g , To;}n] z}tfgn] s]xL ;To s’/f eg]/ p;sf] e”m6f] s’/fnfO{ p;n] k|foM h;f] ug]{ u/]em}F ;lhn} km;fpFg] k|sf/n] cufl8 Nofof] . clg km]l/ eGof] M ælsgls k/d]Zj/ hfGg’ x’G5, ls h’g lbg ltdLx¿ Tof] vfG5f} ToxL lbg ltdLx¿sf cfFvf v’Ng]5g / c;n / v/fasf] 1fg kfP/ ltdLx¿ k/d]Zj/ h:t} x’g]5f}Æ -pTklQ #M%_ .

z}tfgn] e”m6 af]ln;s]kl5, jf:tjdf To;n] tLgj6f s’/fx¿ rFflx ;To af]n]sf] lyof] . xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5, ls cfbd / xjfn] Psrf]l6 lgif]w ul/Psf] kmn vfO;s]kl5 z}tfgn] ltgLx¿nfO{ eg]em}F ltgLx¿sf cfFvf vf]lnPsf lyP -x]g'{xf]; pTklQ #M&_ . o;sf] cltl/St, k/d]Zj/ cfkm}n] klg dflg; k/d]Zj/ h:t} ePsf] 5 / c;n / v/fasf] 1fg kfpg] ePsf] 5 eg]/ kl5af6 eGg’ eof] -x]g'{xf]; pTklQ #M@@_ . ofb ug'{xf];M z}tfgn] dflg;x¿nfO{ 5n ug{sf] nflu ;To s’/fdf e”m6 ld;fO{ lbG5 .

of] s’/f klg ofb ug'{xf]; , ls z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/sf] rl/qnfO{ lgGbf ub{5 . k/d]Zj/n] cfbd / xjfn] ltgLx¿s} kmfObf / v’zLsf] lglDt lgif]lwt kmn gvfpg eGg] k/d]Zj/ rfxg’ x’GYof], t/ s’g} klg c;n s’/faf6 pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ al~rt ul//xg’ ePsf] lyof] h:t} u/]/ z}tfgn] c;n s’/fnfO{ aªUofO{ lbof] . z}tfgsf] e”m6sf] ax’dtn] k/d]Zj/sf] rl/q, OR5f, / dg;fonfO{ 3fts ¿kdf lglGbt t’NofO{ lbof] .

b’ef{Uoa;, k[YjLsf] k|yd hf]8Ln] e”m6 s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; ug{sf] nflu ;TotfnfO{ g} OGsf/ u/] / ltgLx¿n] To;sf] kl/0ffd:j¿k si6 ef]Ug’ k¥of] . t/ cfw’lgs cflTds o’4sf] ;f/f tTjx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf] syfdf ofb ug'{xf]; M z}tfgsf] Pp6f dfq} xltof/ ;Totfdf ;fwgf ul/Psf] e”m6 lyof] . dfgj hfltn] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/f jf z}tfgn] eg]sf] s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; ug]{ s’/f 5fGg’ kg]{ lyof] . ;TotfnfO{ ljZjf; ug'{ eg]sf] ltgLx¿sf] nflu æljZjf;sf] 9fn p7fpg’Æ g} lyof], t/ ltgLx¿n] slxn] klg To;nfO{ p7fPgg .

Jesus’ Spiritual Warfare

k|e’ o]z”sf] cflTds o’4

ha xfdL k|e’ o]z”sf] phf8 :yfgdf ePsf] k/LIffsf] ;dodf z}tfg;Fusf] hDsf e]6 ePsf] ljifodf k9b5f}, xhf/f} jif{kl5 klg z}tfgn] cfˆgf] tl/sfnfO{ k|of]u gu/]sf] s’/f xfdL t’/Gt} yfxf kfO{ xfNb5f} . To;sf] cfj|md0f ug]{ z}nL eg]sf] k/d]Zj/n] eg]sf] s’/fsf] lak/Lt s’/fnfO{ lnP/ cfpg] lyof], ha ls p;nfO{ yfxf lyof], ls p;n] zq’nfO{ vQd kfg]{ Pp6} dfq tl/sf eg]sf] ;TotfnfO{ ljZjf; u/]/, To;sf] kfngf ug{af6 pxfFnfO{ /f]Sg’ g} lyof] . km]l/ klg k/d]Zj/sf] jrg o’4sf] s]Gb|df g} 5 . z}tfgn] cfˆgf] e”m6 s’/fn] cfj|md0f u¥of] / k|e’ o]z”n] ;Totfsf] ;fy To;sf] k|ltsf/ ug'{ eof] . k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ k|e’ o]z”n] ljZjf; ug'{ eof] / To;nfO{ kfng ug'{ eof] . afOanLo cflTds o’4 eg]sf] ToxL g} xf] .

k|e’ o]z”n] cfbd, xjf / xfdLx¿ ;a}n] em}F p:t} vfnsf kl/l:yltx¿sf] ;fdgf ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . pxfFn] k/d]Zj/sf] s’/f ;’Gg], ls z}tfgsf] s’/f ;’Gg] eg]/ lg0f{o ug'{ kg]{ lyof] . k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] cflTds o’4 æcfTdfsf] t/jf/Æ cyjf æk/d]Zj/sf] jrgÆ k|of]u u/]/ n8g’ ePsf] lyof] . z}tfg;Fu cflTds o’4 ug'{ k5{ eGg] ;DaGwdf xfdL s] l;Sg ;S5f}F eg]/ ca xfdL x]/f}F .

k|e’ o]z”n] bf];|f] k/LIffnfO{ pNn]v u/]/ dQLn] xfdLnfO{ eGb5g M æta lbofan;n] pxfFnfO{ kljq gu/df nu]/ dlGb/sf] lz/df v8f u/fof], / pxfFnfO{ eGof], ætkfO{ k/d]Zj/sf k’q x’g’ x’G5 eg], oxfFaf6 tn xfd kmfNg’xf];, lsgls o:tf] n]lvPsf] 5, æpxfFn] cfˆgf b”tx¿sf] lhDdfdf ltdLnfO{ lbg’ x’g]5 / ltgLx¿n] ltdLnfO{ cfˆgf xft–xft} yfDg]5g, gqtf ltd|f] v’§f 9’+ufdf 7f]lsg]5 .Æ k|e’ o]z”n] To;nfO{ eGg’ eof], æn]lvPsf] 5, æt}n] k/dk|e’ cfˆgf k/d]Zj/sf] k/LIff gug'{Æ -dQL $M%–&_ .

oxfF km]l/ klg d’Vo d’4f eg]sf] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fdf g} 5 . z}tfgn] ;d]t PsfgAa] gDa/sf] ehg;+u|xaf6 pb[t u¥of], t/ To;n] k/d]Zj/n] h’g p2]Zon] eGg’ ePsf] lyof], To;sf] cy{nfO{ aªUofpg] k|oTg u¥of] .

ehg;+u|x (! df kfOPsf] ;’/Iff ug]{ ;DaGwdf ePsf] k/d]Zj/sf] k|lt1fnfO{ /fd|f]l;t ;Gt’lnt ¿kdf a’emfpg] tj/n] wd{zf:qsf] v08af6 pb[t u/]/ k|e’ o]z”n] To;nfO{ hjfa lbg’ eof] . k/d]Zj/n] xfd|f] ;’/Iff ug'{ x’G5, t/ d]/f] afOansf] Psfkl§ vfnL 7fpFdf gf]6 u/] cg’;f/ æpxfFsf] k/LIff gu/LÆ olb xfdLn] d”v{ tj/n] sfd u/]gf} eg] dfq pxfFn] xfd|f] ;’/Iff ug{ x’G5 .

To;}sf/0fn] ubf{ xfdLn] k’/} afOandf ePsf wd{zf:qsf kbx¿nfO{ ;Gbe{b]lv aflx/ NofP/ cy{ nufpg’ x’Fb}g eGg] s’/f Psbd dxTjk”0f{ 5 . k’/} wd{zf:qn] h] eG5, To;}df x/]s wd{zf:qsf] kbx¿ ;Gt’lnt ePsf] x”g’ k5{ .

wd{zf:qsf] cy{nfO{ aªUofpg’ rFflx cflTds o’4df z}tfgsf] clt ;fdfGo tl/sf g} xf], / b’Mvsf] s’/f rFflx cfw’lgs cflTds o’4sf] cleofgdf nfu]sf w]/} v|Lli6ogx¿sf] la?4df of] tl/sf k|of]u ub}{ z}tfg w]/} ;kmn x’Fb} cfPsf] 5 . o:tf] k|sf/n] cy{x¿ æaªUofpg] ;DaGwdf Psbd} /fd|f] pbfx/0f rFflx ælsNnfx¿ eTsfpg]Æ h:tf jfSof+znfO{ æjftfj/0fdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ gfz ug]{Æ ljrf/nfO{ ;dy{g ug]{ s’/fdf k|of]u ul/G5 . d}n] klxn] g} b]vfO;s]sf] 5′, ls lbOPsf] jfSof+znfO{ ha xfdL ;Gbe{ cg’;f/ k9b5f}F, ta jftfj/0fdf ePsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ gfz ug]{ s’/fsf] nflu Tof] k|of]u x’Fb}g eGg] s’/f xfdLn] a’‰g’ k5{ . t/} klg z}tfgn] Tof] k|of]u x’G5 eg]/ xfdLn] ;f]Fr]sf] rfxG5, To;}n] xfdL cfsfzsf k|wfgtfx¿ / zlQmx¿sf] la?4df s/fP/ xfd|f] ;do Tolts} v]/ kmfn]sf x’g ;S5f}F .

dQLsf] ljj/0fdf pNn]v ul/Psf] k|e’ o]z”sf] t];|f] k/LIffsf] af/]df xfdL k9b5f}, ækm]l/ lbofan;n] pxfFnfO{ Pp6f cNuf] kj{tdf nu]/ ;+;f/sf ;a} /fHo / ltgsf] j}ej pxfFnfO{ b]vfof] / pxfFnfO{ eGof], ætkfO{+n] 3f]K6]/ dnfO{ b08jt ug'{ eof] eg], oL ;a}yf]s d tkfO{nfO{ lbg]5′ .Æ ta k|e’ o]z”n] To;nfO{ eGg’ eof], æz}tfg tF b”/ xf]Ohf Û lsgeg], n]lvPsf] 5, æt}n] k/dk|e’ cfˆgf k/d]Zj/sf] dfq ;]jf ug'{Æ -dQL $M*–!)_ .

of] zlStsf] nflu ul/Psf] k/LIff lyof] . olb k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ 3f]K6]/ b08jt ug'{ ePsf] lyof] / olb z}tfgn] pxfFnfO{ cfˆgf] k|lt1f k”/f u/L lbg]Yof] eg], k|e’ o]z”n] cGwsf/sf] /fHosf] bf];|f] bhf{sf] :yfg kfpg’ x’g]Yof] . pxfFn] x/]s p4f/ gkfPsf dfgj hfltdfly / x/]s b’i6 cfTdfdfly z}tfgsf] clusf] clwsf/ h:t} ljZjJofkL ¿kdf clVtof/ kfP/ zf;g ug'{ x’g] lyof] . k|e’ o]z” Tof] k/LIffdf kg'{ ePsf] lyof] eg] s] x’g] lyof] eg]/ xfdLn] sNkgf ug{ ;S5f}F .

km]l/ klg of] s’/f ofb ug'{xf]; , ls k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgsf] Tof] cfj|md0fnfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] lnlvt jrgsf] ;fy ;fdgf ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . # j6} k/LIffsf] x/]s k/LIffsf] k|To]s ;do cjwLleq k|e’ o]z”n] æo:tf] n]lvPsf] 5Æ eGb} ljho xfl;n ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . xfdLn] klg olb 5ndf kg{ / z}tfgsf] hfndf kg{af6 hf]lug rfxG5f}+ eg] k/d]Zj/sf] jrg hfg]sf] x’g’ kb{5 / To;df ljZjf; u/]sf] x’g’ k5{ . cflTds o’4 eg]sf] oxL xf] .

The Battle Ground

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z}tfg / To;sf e’tfTdfx¿sf] w]/}h;f] :yfgdf ePsf] zlSt eg]sf] dflg;x¿sf] Åbo / dgdf ;f]rfO{+x¿ xfnL lbg’ dfq} -/ Tof] klg k/d]Zj/åf/f ;Lldt agfOPsf] 5 M x]g'{xf]; ! sf]l/GyL !)M!#_ . To; s’/fnfO{ dgdf /fv]/ wd{zf:qdf ePsf gd’gfsf] nflu lbOPsf lgDg kbx¿nfO{ x]/f}F M

æt/ kq’;n] eg], P xglgof, kljq cfTdf;Fu e”m6 af]Ng] / hdLgsf] laj|mLsf] df]naf6 s]xL lx:;f cfk”m;Fu /fVg] s’/f z}tfgn] s;/L ltd|f] dgdf e/L lbof] <Æ -k|]l/t %M#_ .

æclg a]n’sLsf] ef]hgsf] a]nf lbofan;n] l;df]gsf] 5f]/f] ox”bf :sl/of]tsf] dgdf pxfFnfO{ kj|mfO{ lbg] ljrf/ cluaf6} xfln;s]sf] lyof]Æ -o”xGgf !#M@_ .

æt/ kljq cfTdf eGg’ x’G5, ls kl5 cfpg] ;dodf 5nL cfTdf / e”tk|]tsf l;4fGtlt/ dg nfP/ sf]xL ljZjf;af6 tsL{ hfg]5gÆ -! ltdf]yL $M!_ .

æt/ h;/L ;k{n] cfˆgf] rnfsLn] xjfnfO{ 5Nof], To;/L g} v|Li6k|ltsf ltdLx¿sf] lgisk6 / rf]vf] elQmaf6 ltdLx¿sf ljrf/x¿ e|ddf k5{g , ls eg]/ dnfO{ 8/ nfu]sf] 5Æ -@ sf]l/GyL !!M#_ .

æcfˆgf] kf/:kl/s ;+;u{b]lv Ps–csf{nfO{ OGsf/ gu/, OGsf/ u¥of} eg] klg cfk;df ;Nnfx u/]/ s]xL ;dosf] lglDt dfq, tfls ltdLx¿ k|fy{gfdf nflu/xg ;s, ta km]l/ Ps;fy a;, tfls cfTd;+odsf] cefjsf] sf/0f z}tfgn] ltdLx¿nfO{ k/LIffdf gkf/f];Æ -! sf]l/GyL &M%_ .

æo;sf/0f d}n] cem} ;xg g;Sbf k/LIff ug]{n] s’g} lsl;dn] ltdLx¿nfO{ k/LIffdf kf¥of], ls egL / xfd|f] kl/>d Joy}{ hfnfls eGg] 8/n] ltdLx¿sf] ljZjf; yfxf kfpgnfO{ d}n] ltgnfO{ k7fPFÆ -! ly:;nf]lgsL #M%_ .

æ=====ltgLx¿sf ljifodf egf}F eg], v|Li6 hf] k/d]Zj/sf] ¿k x’g’ x’G5, pxfFsf] dlxdfsf] ;’;dfrf/ ltgLx¿n] gb]v’g eg]/ o; ;+;f/sf] b]jn] cljZjf;Lx¿sf] ;demnfO{ -dgnfO{_ cGwf] t’NofO{ lbPsf] 5Æ -@ sf]l/GyL $M$_ .

æTof] 7″nf] clhªu/ tn kmflnof] Tof] k|frLg ;k{, hf] ;f/f ;+;f/nfO{ axsfpg] lbofan; jf z}tfg xf] . Tof] k[YjLdf ˆoFflsof] / To;sf b”tx¿ To;sf] ;fy;fy} ˆofFlsPÆ -k|sfz !@M(_ .

æltdLx¿ cfˆgf lktf lbofan;sf xf}, / ltdLx¿sf lktfsf] OR5f k”/f ug]{ ltdLx¿sf] ;+sNk 5 . Tof] t ;’?b]lv g} xTof/f lyof], / ;To;Fu To;nfO{ s]xL jf:tf 5}g, lsgeg] To;df s]xL ;To 5}g . ha To;n] e”m6 af]Nb5, Tof] cfˆg} :jefj cg’;f/ af]Nb5, lsgeg] Tof] e”m6f] xf] / e”m6sf] lktf xf]Æ -o”xGgf *M$$_ .

wd{zf:qsf oL kbx¿sf] ;fy} c? kbx¿n] klg afOanLo cflTds o’4sf] nflu k|fylds /0fe”ld eg]sf] xfd|f] Åbo / dg xf] eg]/ :ki6 u/fpFb5g . z}tfgn] ;f]FrfO{x¿— v/fa ;Nnfxx¿, unt ljrf/x¿, e”m6f bz{gx¿ k/LIffx¿, w]/} k|sf/sf e”m6f s’/fx¿ / o:t} c? y’k|} s’/fx¿ NofP/ cfj|md0f ub{5 . tL s’/fx¿af6 hf]lugsf] nflu xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] jrg hfGg’, ljZjf; ug'{ / To; cg’;f/ lhpg’ kb{5 .

tkfO{n] ;f]FRg’ ePsf] x/]s s’/fx¿ tkfO{leq}af6 cfPsf x’g eg]/ dflglng} k5{ eGg] 5}g . tkfO{n] a’‰g’ clt g} cfjZos s’/f xf] . dflg;x¿sf] dgdf unt ljrf/x¿ NofO{ lbgsf] nflu z}tfgsf] tkm{af6 af]Ng] w]/} JolStx¿ Tof];Fu 5g . To;n] xfdLnfO{ k|efj kfg{sf] nflu ;dfrf/ kqx¿, k’:ts–k’l:tsfx¿, 6]lnlehg, kq—klqsfx¿, /]l8of], ;fyL—efOx¿ tyf 5/–l5d]sLx¿ / slxn]—sfFxL k|rf/sx¿åf/f ;d]t sfd ub{5 . k|]l/t kq’;nfO{ ;d]t z}tfgn] Psrf]l6 p;sf] tkm{af6 af]Ng] JolStsf] ¿kdf k|of]u u/]sf] lyof], / To;n] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ pxfF dg'{ k/d]Zj/sf] OR5f xf]Og egL ;Nnfx lbPsf] lyof] -x]g'{xf]; dQL !^M@#_ .

t/ z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] dfgj hfltsf] dgdf s’g} dfgj dWo:ystf{lagf g} k|ToIf ¿kdf l;w} sfd ug{ klg ;Sb5g / ;a} v|Lli6ogx¿n] cfk}mnfO{ k|ToIf ¿kdf s’g} ;dodf c;/ kfl/Psf] kfpg]5g . ToxLaf6 g} ca o’4sf] ;’?jft x’G5 .

d Pshgf lk|o :qLnfO{ ;DemG5′ hf] Psrf]l6 cfˆgf] ;d:ofsf] af/]df :jLsf/ ug{nfO{ cfPsL lyOg . ha ltgn] k|fy{gf uly{g, ta O{Zj/ lgGbf ug]{ vfnsf ;f]rfO{+x¿ / ltvf vfnsf jrgx¿ ltgsf] dgdf cfpg] ub{y] eg]/ ltgn] elgg . ltgL d}n] ;]jsfO{ ug]{ d08nLsf] Ps xf]gxf/ ;dlk{t c;n, bofn’ / lk|o JolSt lyOg, t/} klg ltgL;Fu o; k|sf/sf] b’Mv lbg] vfnsf] ;f]rfO{sf] ;d:of lyof] .

oL ;f]rfO{x¿ ltdL cfk}mleqaf6 plAhPsf ;f]rfO{x¿ lyPgg t/ ltgsf] k|fy{gfsf] hLjgnfO{ vQd kf/L lbgsf] nflu k|oTg ug{ rfxg] z}tfgaf6 cfj|md0f ul/Psf] lyof] eg]/ d}n] ltgnfO{ egL lbP . To;kl5 ltgn] x/]s lbg k|fy{gf ubf{ tL ;f]rfO{x¿ cfpF5g ls eGg] 8/df k/]/ x/]s lbg k|fy{gf ug}{ 5f8L lbPsf] s’/f dnfO{ atfOg . z}tfg To; sfddf ;kmn eO;s]sf] lyof] .

To;}n] d}n] ltgnfO{ k]ml/ k|fy{gf ug{nfO{ ;’? ug'{ / olb To:tf] k|sf/sf] O{Zj/ lgGbf ug]{ ljrf/x¿ ltgsf] dgdf km]l/ cfPsf] ltgn] k/d]Zj/sf] jrgnfO{ k|of]u u/]/ To;kl5 cfj|md0f ug'{ k5{ eg]/ d}n] ltgnfO{ atfO{ lbPF . olb To; ljrf/n] ltgnfO{ æk|e’ o]z”=======dfq} x’g’ x’G5Æ eg]/ eGb5 eg], ltgn], æxf]Og, k|e’ o]z” k/d]Zj/sf k’q x’g’ x’GYof], / x’g’ x’G5Æ eg]/ eGb5 eg], ltgn], æxf]Og, k|e’ o]z” k/d]Zj/sf k’q x’g’ x’GYof], / x’g’ x’G5Æ eg]/ eGg’ kb{5 . olb ltvf] jrgsf] ;fy Tof] ljrf/ cfpF5 eg], To; ljrf/nfO{ x6fP/ To; 7fpFdf k|e’ o]z”nfO{ k|z+;f ug]{ / o:t} c? ;sf/fTds k|sf/sf ljrf/x¿ NofP/ /fvL lbg’ k5{ egL d}n] ltgnfO{ ;Nnfx lbPF . d}n] ltgnfO{ of] s’/f klg eg], ls unt ljrf/ cfpg] xf] ls eg]/ ;f]RFb} 8/fpg’ eg]sf] rFflx jf:tjdf To:tf ;f]rfO{x¿ cfpg eg]/ ltgLx¿nfO{ lgDtf] lbg’ xf], 8/n] ljZjf;nfO{ k]ml/ NofO{ lbG5 — Tof] ljZjf; h’g ljZjf; z}tfgdfly ul/G5 .

s’g} s’/fnfO{ g;f]RFg] k|oTg u/]/, xfdLn] o:tf] s’/fsf] af/]df g;f]FRgsf] nflu ljrf/ ug'{ kb{5 .

pbfx/0fsf] nflu, olb d}n] tkfO{nfO{ ætkfO{sf] bflxg] xftsf] af/]df g;f]FRg’xf];Æ eg]F eg]b]lv, tkfO{n] d]/f] cf1fkfng ug]{ k|oTg ub}{ ubf{v]l/ t’/Gt} tkfO{n] cfˆgf] bflxg] xftsf] af/]df ;f]FRg’ x’g]5 . hlt w]/} tkfO{ sf]lzif ug'{ x’G5, Tolt g} tkfO{nfO{ a9L ufx«f] x’G5 . tkfO{sf] bflxg] xftsf] af/]df g;f]FRgsf] nflu Pp6f dfq} tl/sf rFflx s] xf] eg], tkfO{+n] ljj]szLn eP/ To;sf] 7fpFdf csf]{ s’g} s’/fnfO{ ;f]FRg’ kg]{ x’G5, pbfx/0fsf] nflu, tkfO{sf] h’QfnfO{ lng ;lsG5 . Psrf]l6 tkfO{sf] dg tkfO{sf] h’Qfdf uO{ ;s]kl5, tkfO{n] cfˆgf] xftsf] af/]df ;f]RFg’ x’g] 5}g .

afOann] xfdLnfO{ cf1f lbP adf]lhd, d}n] To; lk|o :qLnfO{ æg8/fpgÆ sf] nflu pT;fx lbPF . ha–ha ltgn] k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] ljk/Lt ;f]FRg yfn]sf] dx;’; uly{g, ta–ta ltgn] To; ljrf/sf] 7fpFdf k/d]Zj/sf] jrg;Fu ;xdt x’g] vfnsf] ljrf/ cfˆgf] dgdf Nofpg’ kg]{ lyof] .

ltgn] d]/f] ;Nnfx af/]df k|ltj]bg lbg kfpFbf d Psbd v’zL 5′, / ltgsf] k|fy{Gffsf] ;dodf cem} a9L cfj|md0f eP tfklg, ltgn] cfˆgf] ;d:ofdfly ;Dk”0f{ tj/n] ljhoL xfl;n ul/g . ltgn] afOanLo cflTds o’4 lhltg .

w]/} d08nLx¿df ;j]{If0f ubf{ of] s’/f kQf nufpg d]/f]nflu rfvnfUbf] ePsf] 5, ls ltgsf] h:tf] ;d:of k|foM c?nfO{ klg x’g] u/]sf] ;fdfGo ;d:of lyof] . d}n] ;j]{If0f u/]/ x]/]sf] k|foM cfwfeGbf a9L v|Lli6ogx¿sf] ;+Vofn] of] b]vfpF5, ls Ps ;do jf c? ;dodf, ltgx¿n] k|fy{Gff u/]sf] a]nf O{Zj/lgGbf ug]{ vfnsf ;f]rfO{x¿ kfpg] ub{5g . z}tfg Tolt df}lns rFflx xf]Og .

“Take care what you listen to”

ætkfO{n] h] ;’Gg’ x’G5, To;df xf]lzof/ x’g’xf];Æ

z}tfg / b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ xfd|f] cfj|md0f ug{af6 xfdLn] /f]Sg ;Sb}gf}F, t/ ltgLx¿sf ;f]rfO{x¿nfO{ xfd|f] ;f]rfO{x¿ x’g rFflx xfdLn] lbg’ x’Fb}g . o;sf] dtna, xfdL z}tflgs ljrf/x¿ / ;Nnfxx¿df ltgLx¿;Fu /x]/ a:g’ rFflx x’Fb}g . h;/L of] elgPsf] 5, ær/fx¿nfO{ ltd|f] 6fpsf] dflyaf6 p8gnfO{ ltdLn] /f]Sg ;Sb}gf}, t/ ltdLn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ltd|f] skfndf cfˆgf] u’F8, nufpgaf6 /f]Sg rFflx ;S5f} .Æ

o;sf] cltl/St, xfd|f] lgoGq0fleq /x’Gh]n;Dd xfd|f] dgnfO{ xfdLn] cwdL{ k|efjsf] cwLgd’lg kg{ glbgnfO{ xf]lzof/ x’g’ kb{5 . ha xfdL 306f}F;Dd 6]lnlehgsf] cufl8 a:b5f}F, jf ;dfrf/–kq k9b5f}F, ta x’g;S5, xfdLn] z}tflgs ljrf/x¿nfO{ xfdLnfO{ k|efj kfg{sf] nflu :jfut ug{nfO{ ;’s’n cf]5ofO{ lbO/x]sf x’G5f}F . k|ToIf ¿kdf k|e’ o]z”n] aLpm / hdLgsf] af/]df b[i6fGt elg;Sg’ ePkl5, pxfFn] r]tfjgL lbg’ eof], æltdLx¿n] h] ;’G5f}, To;df xf]lzof/ xf]cf]Æ -ds”{; $M@$_ . xfd|f] Åbo / dgdf z}tfgn] cfˆgf] æaLpmx¿Æ /f]kf]; egL To;nfO{ cg’dlt lbP/ To;sf] e”m6f] s’/fx¿ ;’Gg’sf] lagfzsf/ k|efj s] xf] eGg] s’/f k|e’ o]z”n] hfGg’ x’GYof] . tL aLpmx¿ æsfF8fx¿ / l;pF8Lx¿Æ eP/ a9g ;S5g , h;n] cGtdf uP/ xfd|f] hLjgdf ePsf] k/d]Zj/sf] jrgnfO{ lg:;f;L lbg]5g -x]g'{xf]; ds”{; $M&, !*–!(_ .

Peter on Spiritual Warfare

cflTds o’4df kq’;

k|]l/t kq’;n] ;fFrf], afOanLo cflTds o’4sf] af/]df a’em]sf lyP . pgn] cfˆgf] kqdf v|Lli6ogx¿n] zx/x¿df ePsf k|wfgtfx¿ / zlStx¿nfO{ gfz ug'{ k5{ eg]/ slxn] klg ;Nnfx lbPsf 5}gg . h] eP tfklg, pgn] ltgLx¿sf] JolStut hLjgsf] la?4df z}tfgn] u/]sf] cfj|md0fnfO{ OGsf/ ug{sf] nflu lgb]{zg lbPsf lyP, / ltgLx¿n] s;/L OGsf/ ug'{ k5{ eg]/ klg 7Ls k|sf/n] atfO{ lbP M æ;r]t /xf], hfuf /xf] . ltdLx¿sf] zq’ lbofan; s;nfO{ e]6’F / vfO{ xfNg’ egL uh{g] l;Fxem}F vf]hL lxF85 . ljZjf;df blx«nf eP/ To;sf] la/f]w u/, lsgls ;+;f/el/ ltgLx¿sf bfh’—efOx¿n] klg o:t} si6sf] cg’ej ul//xg’ k/]sf] 5Æ -! kq’; %M*–(_ .

klxnf] s’/f ofb ug'{xf]; , ls kq’;n] xfd|f] :yfg eg]sf] cfj|md0f ug]{ xf]Og, t/ ;’/Iff ug]{ xf] eg]/ b]vfPsf 5g . xfdL xf]Og, t/ z}tfg g} Tof] JolSt xf], h;n] To;nfO{ vf]lh/x]sf 5}gf}F . xfd|f] sfd eg]sf] cfj|md0f ug]{ xf]Og, t/ OGsf/ ug]{ xf] .

bf];|f] s’/f, ofb ug'{xf]; , ls z}tfg s;nfO{ e]6fpFm / vfOxfn’ eg]/ uh{g] l;Fx em}F vf]hL lxF85 . ;Dejt To;n] s;/L v|Li6ogx¿nfO{ vfO{ xfN5 t < s] kq’;n] l;Fxn] cIf/z M ¿kdf df;’ vfP em}F ltgLx¿nfO{ vfO{ xfN5 eg]sf x’g t < :ki6 ¿kdf eGg’ kbf{ pgn] To;f] eGg vf]h]sf xf]Ogg . z}tfgn] v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ vfg] Pp6} dfq tl/sf rFflx e”m6f] s’/f] ljZjf; ug{ nufP/ ltgLx¿sf] ljZjf;nfO{ gi6 ug{sf] nflu ltgLx¿nfO{ 5n ug'{ dfq} xf] .

t];|f] s’/f rFflx, kq’;n] xfdLnfO{ xfd|f] ljZjf;åf/f lbofan;sf] la/f]w ug{sf] nflu eg]sf] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . xfd|f] n8Gt eg]sf] zf/Ll/s o’4 ug'{ xf]Og, xfjfdf d’Ssf xfg]/ xfdL z}tfg;Fu o’4 ug{ ;Sb}gf}F . To;n] xfdLnfO{ e”m6f] s’/fx¿n] cfj|md0f ub{5, / xfdL rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf ljZjf; u/]/ alnof] u/L v8f eOsg tL e”m6f s’/fx¿nfO{ OGsf/ ug'{ kb{5 . km]l/ klg, To;f] ubf{ Tof] wd{zf:q;Ddt cflTds o’4 x’G5 .

h’g v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ kq’;n] kq n]lv/x]sf lyP, ltgLx¿n] 7″nf] ;tfj6 ef]lu/x]sf lyP, h;n] ubf{ ltgLx¿sf] v|Li6df ePsf] ljZjf;nfO{ OGsf/ ug{sf] nflu ltgLx¿ k/LlIft eO/x]sf lyP . k|foM u/]/ ha xfdL s7Lg kl/l:yltx¿sf] aLraf6 eP/ hfG5f}F, ta z}tfgn] xfdLnfO{ z+sfsf e”m6f] s’/fx¿ NofO{ lbP/ cfj|md0f ub{5 . Tof] vfnsf] ;do g} tkfO{sf] ljZjf;df l:y/ eP/ /xg] ;do xf] .Æ lbofan;sf o’lStx¿sf] la?4df v8f x’g ;Sg’nfO{, k/d]Zj/sf] ;f/f xft–xltof/x¿ wf/0f ug{Æ cfjZos kg]{ tL g} æv/fa lbgx¿Æ x’g eg]/ kfjnn] n]v]sf lyP -Plkm;L ^M!!_ .

James on Spiritual warfare

cflTds o’4df ofs”a

k|]l/t ofs”an] klg cfˆgf] kqdf cflTds o’4sf] af/]df s]xL s’/f pNn]v u/]sf 5g . s] pgn] v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf] k|fy{gfn] :ju{b”tx¿sf] o’4sf] kmfObfsf] nflu lg0f{o ug{ ;S5 eg]/ eg]sf lyP t < lyPgg . s] pgn] ltgLx¿sf zx/df ePsf ;’v–ljnf;sf], pbfl;gtfsf] / lkoSs8kgsf] cfTdfnfO{ tf]8g’ k5{ eg]/ eg]sf lyP < eg]sf lyPgg . pgn] ltgLx¿sf zx/x¿sf] Oltxf;nfO{ cWoog ug'{ eg]/ ltgLx¿nfO{ eg]sf lyP, h;n] ubf{ ;’?b]lv g} s:tf] vfnsf] b’i6 cfTdfx¿ lyP eg]/ ltgLx¿n] yfxf kfpgnfO{ xf] t < xf]Og .

ofs”an] wd{zf:q;Ddt cflTds o’4sf] af/]df ljZjf; u/]sf lyP, / To;n] ubf{ pgn] o;/L n]v]M æo;sf/0f k/d]Zj/sf] cwLgdf a; . z}tfgsf] la/f]w u/ / Tof] ltdLx¿af6 efUg]5Æ -ofs”a $M&_ .

k]ml/ klg, of] s’/f ofb ug'{xf]; , ls v|Lli6ogsf] l:ylt eg]sf] ;’/Iffsf] xf] — xfdL cfj|md0f ug]{x¿ xf]Ogf}, OGsf/ ug]{x¿ xf}F . ha xfdLn] To;f] u5f}{+, ta ofs”an] xfdLnfO{ k|lt1f lbPsf 5g , ls Tof] z}tfg ToxfFaf6 efUg]5 . v|Lli6ogx¿n] To;sf] e”m6 s’/fdf ljZjf; gubf{v]l/, To;sf] ;Nnfxx¿ jf k/LIffx¿df lnKt eP/ gkbf{v]l/ Tof] ltgLx¿;Fu} 6fFl;P/ al;/xg kfpFb}g .

ofs”an] xfdL cfk}mnfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] cwLgdf /fv eg]/ lgb]{zg lbPsf] s’/fnfO{ klg ofb ug'{xf]; . pxfFsf] jrgsf] cwLgdf /x]/ g} xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] cwLgdf cfk”mnfO{ /fVb5f}F . xfdLn] z}tfgsf] la/f]w ug'{ eg]sf] xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] jrgsf] cwLgdf ;dlk{t x’g’ xf] .

John on Spiritual Warfare

cflTds o’4df o”xGgf

k|]l/t o”xGgfn] klg cfˆgf] klxnf] kqdf cflTds o’4sf] af/]df n]v]sf 5g . z}tfgsf] lsNnf eTsfpgsf] nflu xfdL pRr :yfgx¿df hfg’ k5{ eg]/ s] pgn] xfdLnfO{ atfPsf 5g < 5}gg . slxn]—sFfxL l/;fpg] v|Lli6ogx¿af6 l/; ug]{ e”t lgsfNgsf] nflu s] pgn] eg]sf 5g < 5}gg .

a? kq’; / ofs”an] em}F o”xGgfn] klg afOanLo cflTds o’4sf] af/]df dfq} ljZjf; u/]sf 5g , / pgn] lbPsf lgb]{zgx¿ klg p:t} vfnsf 5g M

ælk|o xf], h’g;’s} cfTdfnfO{ ljZjf; gu/, t/ cfTdfx¿ k/d]Zj/af6 cfPsf x’g ls xf]Ogg eg]/ ltgn] hfFr u/, lsgeg] w]/} e”m6f cfudjQmfx¿ o; ;+;f/df lgl:scfPsf 5g . o;}af6 ltdLx¿ k/d]Zj/sf cfTdfnfO{ lrG5f} M x/]s cfTdf h;n] o]z” v|Li6 z/L/df cfpg’ ePsf] xf] egL :jLsf/ u5{, ;f] k/d]Zj/af6 xf]Og t/ Tof] v|Li6 la/f]wLsf] cfTdf xf], h;sf] ljifodf æTof] cfpF5Æ eGg] ltdLx¿n] ;’g]sf 5f}, ca Tof] o; ;+;f/df cfO;s]sf] 5 . d]/f] ;fgf afnsx¿, ltgLx¿ rFflx k/d]Zj/sf xf}, / ltgLx¿dfly ljhoL ePsf 5f}, lsgeg] hf] ltdLx¿df x’g’ x’G5, pxfF ;+;f/df x’g]eGbf dxfg x’g’ x’G5 . ltgLx¿ ;+;f/sf x’g , o;sf/0f ltgLx¿ ;+;f/s} s’/f u5{g / ;+;f/n] ltgLx¿sf] s’/f ;’G5 . xfdL t k/d]Zj/sf xf+}, h;n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ lrG5, p;n] xfd|f] s’/f ;’G5, / hf] k/d]Zj/sf] xf]Og, To;n] xfd|f] s’/f ;’Gb}g . o;}af6 xfdL ;Tosf] cfTdf / e|dsf] cfTdfnfO{ lrG5f}FÆ -! o”xGgf $M!–^_ .

oL kbx¿df o”xGgfn] u/]sf] ;Dk”0f{ 5nkmnn] z}tfgsf] e”m6 s’/fx¿ / k/d]Zj/sf] ;Totfx¿nfO{ k|s6 u/L lbPsf] 5 . xfdLn] cfTdfx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/af6sf x’g ls xf]Og / tL ;Totfdf cfwfl/t 5g ls 5}gg eg]/ hfFr ug'{ kb{5 . b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] o]z” v|Li6 z/L/df cfpg’ ePsf] xf] eg]/ dflglnb}gg . ltgLx¿ e”m6fx¿ x’g .

o”xGgfn] xfdLnfO{ of] s’/f klg atfPsf 5g , ls xfdLx¿n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ lhlt;s]sf 5f}F . To;sf] dtna, Hof]ltsf] /fHosf gful/sx¿ eP/, ca xfdL km]l/ klg To;sf] zf;gsf] cwLgdf 5}gf}F . dxfg JolSt, hf] k|e’ o]z” x’g’ x’G5, pxfF xfdLleq af; ug'{ x’G5 . hf] dflg;x¿leq v|Li6 af; ug'{ ePsf] 5, ltgLx¿ e”tfTdfx¿af6 8/fpg’ kb}{g .

;+;f/n] b’i6 cfTdfsf] s’/f ;’G5 eg]/ klg o”xGgfn] eg]sf 5g, h;n] of] b]vfpF5 , ls tL b’i6 cfTdfx¿ kSs} klg af]Nb5g . ltgLx¿ ;’lgg] u/L t af]Nb}gg t/ dflg;x¿sf] dgdf ltgLx¿n] e”m6f] s’/fx¿ xfnL lbG5g eGg] s’/f xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5 .

v|Li6sf cg’ofoLx¿ eP/, xfdLx¿n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] e”m6 s’/fx¿nfO{ ;’Gg’ x’Fb}g, / o”xGgfn] eGb5g , ls h;n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ lrGb5, ltgLx¿n] xfd|f] s’/f ;’Gb5, lsgeg] xfdL ;To af]Nb5f}F, xfdL;Fu k/d]Zj/sf] jrg 5 .

km]l/ klg, of] s’/f ofb ug'{xf]; , ls z}tfgsf] /0fgLlt eg]sf] dflg;x¿nfO{ p;sf] e”m6f] s’/fdf ljZjf; ug{ nufpg’ xf] . olb xfdLnfO{ ;To yfxf 5 / To;df xfdL ljZjf; u5f}{+ eg], z}tfgn] xfdLnfO{ ljho ug{ ;Sb}g . Tof] g} wd{zf:q;Fu ;Ddt x’g] vfnsf] cflTds o’4 xf] .

Faith is the Key

ljZjf; g} rfaL xf]

k/d]Zj/sf] jrg hfg]/ dfq} cflTds o’4df ljhoL x’g k|of{Kt 5}g . k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ;fFrf] ¿kdf ljZjf; ug'{ rFflx To;sf] lglDt rfaL -s’~hL_ xf] . oxL s’/f] lbofan;sf] la/f]w ug{, / e’tfTdfx¿nfO{ wkfpgsf] nflu ;To x’G5 . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, xfdLx¿n] klxn] g} x]l/;s]sf] pbfx/0fnfO{ km]l/ klg, ljrf/ ug'{xf];, ha k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf afx« r]nfx¿nfO{ æcz’4 cfTdfx¿nfO{ wkfpgsf] nflu clwsf/Æ lbg’ ePsf] lyof] -dQL !)M!_ . xfdLn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ;ftj6f cWofokl5, ltgLx¿n] nf6f] / u’Fuf] s]6faf6 Tof] e”tnfO{ lgsfNg g;s]sf] af/]df kfpFb5f}F .(( ha k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿ lsg c;kmn ePsf lyP egL yfxf kfpg’ eof], ta pxfFn] To;sf] nflu lanfk ug'{ eof] M æP cNkljZjf;L / e|i6 k’:tf, slxn];Dd d ltdLx¿sf ;fydf /xg]5′ < slxn];Dd d}n] ltdLx¿nfO{ ;xg’Æ -dQL !&M!&_ <

ltgLx¿sf] cNkljZjf;sf] sf/0fn] k|e’ o]z”n] lanfk ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . o;sf] cltl/St, pxfFsf r]nfx¿n] kl5af6 ltgLx¿n] Tof] e”tfTdfnfO{ xfdLn] lsg lgsfNg ;s]gf}F eg]/ k|e’ o]z”;Fu k|Zg ubf{, pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ eGg’ eof], æltdLx¿sf] cNkljZjf;sf] sf/0fn] xf]Æ -dQL !&M@)_ . o;/L xfdL b]Vb5f}F, ls ltgLx¿sf] ljZjf;lagf e”tfTdfx¿ lgsfNg lbOPsf] ltgLx¿sf] clwsf/n] s’g} klg sfd u/]g .

e”tfTdfx¿ wkfpg / lbofan;sf] la/f]w ug{nfO{ xfd|f] ;kmntf eg]sf] rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] jrgdf xfdLn] u/]sf] ljZjf;sf] cfwf/df x’G5 . olb xfdLn] k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fdf ;fFRr} ljZjf; ub{5f}F eg], xfdLn] To; jrgn] eg]sf] cfwf/df af]Nb5f}F, / To;} cg’;f/sf] sfd klg ub{5f}F . s’s’/b]lv 8/fP/ hf] dflg;x¿ efUb5g, ltgLx¿nfO{ g} s’s’/x¿n] v]bg] u5{g / z}tfg;Fu klg To:t} g} xf] . olb tkfO{ z}tfgaf6 efUg’ x’G5 eg], To;n] tkfO{nfO{ v]bg]5 . h] eP tfklg, olb tkfO{n] cfˆgf] ljZjf;df l:y/ eP/ v8f x’g’ x’G5 eg], z}tfg rFflx tkfO{af6} efUb5 -x]g'{xf]; ofs”a $M&_ .

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h] eP tfklg, hf];Fu ljZjf; 5, p cfk”mn] b]v]sf] h:tf] ;’s} s’/fn] larlnt x’Fb}g, a? To;sf] cnfjf k/d]Zj/n] eGg’ ePsf] s’/ftk{m p nfUb5 . æxfdL ljZjf;åf/f lx85f}F, b[Zoåf/f xf]OgÆ -@ sf]l/GyL %M&_ . k/d]Zj/n] e”m6 af]Ng ;Sg’ x’Gg -x]g'{xf]; ltt; !M@_, To;}n] olb xfd|f kl/l:yltx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] jrgn] eg] adf]lhd geP tfklg, xfdL ljZjf;df l:y/ eP/ /lx/xg’ kb{5 .

s]xL If0fd} k|e’ o]z”n] To; s]6f]nfO{ 5’6sf/f lbg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . pxfFn] of] sfd ljZjf;åf/f ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . pxfFn] cfˆgf] ;do æ5’6sf/f lbg] sIffÆ ;+rfng u/]/ latfpg’ ePg . k/d]Zj/n] lbg’ ePsf] clwsf/df h;sf] ljZjf; 5, To;n] e”tfTdfx¿ wkfP/ 306f} latfpg cfjZos 5}g .

o;sf] cltl/St, k|e’ o]z”n] e”tfTdfnfO{ lrRofP/ ufnL ug'{ ePsf] /]s8{ st} klg 5}g . ljZjf; x’g]x¿n] lrRofO/xg cfjZos 5}g . g t k|e’ o]z”n] af/Daf/ e”tfTdfx¿nfO{ aflx/ lgl:s cfpg] cf1f g} ug'{ eof] . Pp6f dfq} cf1f g} kof{Kt eO{ xfNb5 gL . bf];|f] cf1f ubf{v]l/ z+sfnfO{ 7fpF lbPsf] kf] x’G5 .

In Summary

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r]nf agfpg] ;]jsn] cfˆgf] pbfx/0f, jrgx¿åf/f cflTds o’4sf] af/]df l;sfpFb5, h;n] ubf{ p;sf r]nfx¿ z}tfgsf o’lQmx¿sf la?4df l:y/ eP/ v8f x’g ;S5g / v|Li6sf] cf1fkfng ug{sf] nflu lxF8g ;S5g . p;n] cfˆgf r]nfx¿nfO{ æl;4fGtsf xfjfx¿Æ k5ofpFg cu’jfO{ ub}{g, h;n] cflTds o’4sf] cafOanLo tl/sfx¿nfO{ l;sfPsf] x’G5, of] hfg]/, ls h;n] oL tl/sfx¿sf] cEof; ub{5g ltgLx¿ unt k|sf/n] s]lGb|t ePsf x’G5g / jf:tjdf ltgLx¿ z}tfgaf6 5lnPsf x’G5g, / ltgLx¿nfO{ To;df ljhosf];fy ;xefuL u/fOPsf] x’G5 .

 

 

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(^ æPskN6 p4f/ kfO;s]kl5, ;Fw} p4f/ kfOG5 eGg] s’/fnfO{ ljZjf; ug]{x¿n] lgM;Gb]x c;xdt hgfpg] 5g . d ltgLx¿nfO{ æolbÆ eGg] zAb ha–ha kfOG5, ta ljz]if Wofg lbFb} /f]dL !!M@@,! sf]l/GyL !%M!–@, lkmlnKkL #M!*–!(, sn:;L !M@!–@# / lxa|’ #M!@–!$ k9gsf] nflu pT;fx lbg rfxG5′ .

(& uGtL %M!$–#) df elgPsf] æ8fxf ug]{ cfTdfÆ / lxtf]kb]z !^M!* df ePsf] æx7Lkgfsf] cfTdfÆ jf:tljs e’tfTdfeGbf klg Ps k|sf/sf] k|an dgf]a[lQnfO{ a’emfpgsf] nflu k|of]u ul/Psf] cfTdf eGg] zAbsf] lglDt c;n pbfx/0fx¿ x’g . uGtL !$M@$ df sfn]adf æleGg} vfnsf] cfTdfÆ lyof] eg]/ xfdL k9b5f}F, h;n] sfn]asf] dgf]a[lQ c;n lyof] eg]/ :ki6 ¿kdf l;kmfl/; ul//x]sf] 5 .

(* afa’–cfdfx¿sf] kfksf] sf/0f ltgLx¿sf] ;Gtfgn] si6 ef]Ug’ kb}{g eg]/ eGg’ x’Fb}g, lsgeg] ltgLx¿n] k|foM u/]/ ef]u]s} x’G5g . h] eP tfklg, ltgLx¿n] ef]u]sf] a]nf, ltgLx¿sf cfdf—afa’x¿sf] kfksf] sf/0f tL ;Gtfgx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] ;hfo lbO/xg’ ePsf] xf] eGg] s’/fsf] of] Ps ;+s]t xf]Og, t/ dflg;x¿ olt b’i6 5g , ls ltgLx¿n] s’g} kfk ubf{ To;sf] ;hfo ltgLx¿sf] ;Gtfgn] kfpg]5g eg]/ ltgLx¿n] yfxf kfpg]5g eGg] s’/fsf] of] Pp6f ;+s]t xf] . wd{zf:qaf6 of] s’/f klg :ki6 5 , ls k/d]Zj/n] s?0ffdoL eP/ s’g} JolStaf6 Tof] ;hfo x6fO{ lbg klg ;Sg’ x’g]5 h;n] ubf{ pxfFn] kl5af6 To;sf] ;§fdf jf To;s} a/fa/L x’g] u/L – cyjf cem} w]/} ;hfo kfpg]of]Uo p;sf] ;Gtfgdf Tof] ;hfo xfnL lbg ;Sg’ ePsf] xf]; . To:t} u/]/, p;n] s?0ffdoL eP/ pxfFn] Gofo b’i6 k’:tfdfly vGofO{ lbg ;Sg’ x’G5, / klg Tof] Gofo p;sf] ;§f p;n] u/]sf] kfks} a/fa/ ug]{ csf]{ p;sf] ;Gtfgdfly jf Tof]eGbf klg a9L kfk ug]{ ;Gtfgdfly vGofO{ lbg ;Sg’ x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; old{of !^M!!–!@_ . Tof] rFflx Pp6f JolStnfO{ p;sf] lktf–k’vf{n] u/]sf] kfksf] nflu lbPsf] ;hfoeGbf klg w]/} km/s 5 .

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