1. aabiragaamin visuvaasatthai patri padikkumpōdhu ungalukku ennenna kēlvigal varalaam?

 niraiya pēr aabiragaamai patri kēlvippattirundhaalum avarai patri avargalukku avvalavaaga theriyaadhu. aanaal, ungalukku avarai patri niraiya theriyum. udhaaranatthukku, ‘visuvaasam vaikkira . . . ellaarukkum avar thagappan’ endru theriyum. (rō. 4:11) ‘avarai pōlavē ennaalum balamaana visuvaasatthai kaatta mudiyumaa?’ endru nīngal yōsikkalaam. kandippaaga kaatta mudiyum!

2. aabiragaamin vaalkkaiyai patri aalamaaga aaraaichi seivadhu ēn mukkiyam? (yaakkōbu 2:22, 23)

² aabiragaamai pōl visuvaasatthai valartthukkolla, naam avarudaiya vaalkkaiyai patri aalamaaga yōsikka vēndum. kadavul koduttha kattalaikku kīlppadindhu avar dhūramaana oru dhēsatthukku pōnaar, pala varushangal kūdaarangalil vaalndhaar, uyiraiyē vaitthirundha maganai balikodukkum alavukku pōnaar. evvalavu balamaana visuvaasam! avar kaattiya visuvaasatthaalum, avarudaiya seyalgalaalum yegōvaa avarai ētrukkondaar; nīdhimaanaaga paartthaar. (yaakkōbu 2:22, 23-ai vaasiyungal.) naam ellaarumē, mukkiyamaaga nīngalum, thannudaiya nanbaraaga vēndum endrum thannudaiya angīgaaratthai petrukkolla vēndum endrum yegōvaa ninaikkiraar. adhanaaldhaan, pavulaiyum yaakkōbaiyum payanpadutthi aabiragaamai patri padhivu seidhirukkiraar.  rōmar 4 matrum yaakkōbu 2-aam adhigaarangalil aabiraamai patri oru mukkiyamaana vishayam sollappattirukkiradhu. adhai ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

3. pavulum yaakkōbum endha mukkiyamaana vasanatthai mērkōl kaattinaargal?

³ pavul matrum yaakkōbu, irandu pērumē aadhiyaagamam 15:6-ai mērkōl kaatti pēsinaargal. andha vasanam ippadi solgiradhu: “yegōvaamēl aabiraam visuvaasam vaitthaar. adhanaal, avar aabiraamai nīdhimaanaaga karudhinaar.” nīdhimaanaaga iruppadhu endraal, kadavuludaiya paarvaiyil kutramatravaraaga iruppadhaiyum, avarudaiya angīgaaratthai petravaraaga iruppadhaiyum kurikkiradhu. paavigalaaga irukkum kuraiyulla manidhargalai kutramatravargalaaga yegōvaa paarkkiraar endraal adhu evvalavu periya baakkiyam! kadavul ungalaiyum appadi paarkka vēndum endru nīngal aasaippaduvīrgal. aanaal adhu saatthiyamaa? saatthiyamdhaan! yegōvaa ēn aabiragaamai nīdhimaan endru sonnaar endrum, nammaiyum avar appadi solla naam enna seiya vēndum endrum ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

4. manidhargal nīdhimaangalaaga aavadharku edhu thadaiyaaga irukkiradhu?

⁴ rōmargalukku eludhiya kadidhatthil, ellaa manidhargalum paavigal endru pavul sonnaar. (rō. 3:23) appadiyendraal, naam eppadi kadavuludaiya paarvaiyil nīdhimaangalaagavum kutramatravargalaagavum irukka mudiyum? avarudaiya angīgaaratthai pera mudiyum? aabiragaamin udhaaranatthai payanpadutthi pavul indha kēlvigalukku badhil kodutthaar.

5. edhan adippadaiyil aabiragaamai yegōvaa nīdhimaan endru sonnaar? (rōmar 4:2-4)

⁵ aabiragaam kaanaan dhēsatthil vaalndhapōdhu yegōvaa avarai nīdhimaan endru sonnaar. edhai vaitthu appadi sonnaar? aabiragaam thiruchattatthai appadiyē kadaippiditthadhaalaa? illai! (rō. 4:13) aabiragaamai nīdhimaan endru solli kittatthatta 400 varushangal kalitthudhaan thiruchattamē kodukkappattadhu. appadiyendraal, edhai vaitthu yegōvaa avarai nīdhimaan endru sonnaar? avar kaattiya visuvaasatthai vaitthudhaan! idhilirundhu yegōvaavin alavatra karunai therigiradhu, illaiyaa?—rōmar 4:2-4-ai vaasiyungal.

6. edhai vaitthu oru paaviyai yegōvaa nīdhimaan endru solgiraar?

⁶ oruvan “kadavulmēl visuvaasam vaikkumpōdhu, avan nīdhimaanaaga karudhappadugiraan” endru pavul eludhinaar. (rō. 4:5) avar thodarndhu ippadi eludhinaar: “seyalgal illaamal kadavulaal nīdhimaanaaga karudhappadugira manidhanukku kidaikkum sandhōshatthai patri dhaavīdhum solgiraar: ‘yaarudaiya akkiramangal mannikkappattadhō, yaarudaiya paavangal mūdappattadhō avargal sandhōshamaanavargal. endha manidharudaiya paavatthai yegōvaa orupōdhum kanakkil edutthukkolla maattaarō avar sandhōshamaanavar.’ yaarudaiya kutram mannikkappadugiradhō, yaarudaiya paavam mūdappadugiradhō, avar sandhōshamaanavar. yegōvaa yaarai kutravaali endru thīrkkaamal irukkiraarō, yaarudaiya manadhil sūdhuvaadhu  illaiyō, avar sandhōshamaanavar.” (rō. 4:6-8; sang. 32:1, 2) thanmēl visuvaasam vaikkiravargaludaiya paavangalai yegōvaa mulumaiyaaga mannikkiraar; adhai mūdugiraar. adharkumēl avar adhai kanakkil edutthukkolvadhu kidaiyaadhu. avargal kaattum visuvaasatthin adippadaiyil avargalai kutramatravargalaagavum nīdhimaangalaagavum paarkkiraar.

7. endha artthatthil yegōvaavin unmaiyulla ūliyargal nīdhimaangalaaga karudhappattaargal?

⁷ paavigalaaga irundhaalum, aabiragaamaiyum dhaavīdhaiyum matra unmaiyulla ūliyargalaiyum kadavul nīdhimaangal endru sonnaar. adharku kaaranam, ivargal kaattiya visuvaasam! thannai vanangaadha makkalōdu oppidumpōdhu, ivargal kaattiya visuvaasatthaal kadavul ivargalai kutramatravargalaagavum nīdhimaangalaagavum paartthaar. (ebē. 2:12) yegōvaavōdu oru nalla bandham vēndumendraal, visuvaasam thēvai endru pavul thelivaaga vilakkinaar. visuvaasatthai kaattiyadhaaldhaan aabiragaamum dhaavīdhum yegōvaavin nanbargalaaga aanaargal. naamum visuvaasatthai kaattinaal kadavuludaiya nanbaraaga aagalaam.

8-9. pavulum yaakkōbum eludhiyadhai silar eppadi thavaraaga purindhu vaitthirukkiraargal, ēn?

⁸ visuvaasatthukkum seyalgalukkum irukkira sambandhatthai patri kristhava madhatthalaivargal pala nūtraandugalaagavē vivaadham seidhukondirukkiraargal. silar, yēsuvai nambinaalē  pōdhum mītpu kidaikkum endru solgiraargal. “yēsuvai ētrukkollungal, ratchikkappaduvīrgal!” endru avargal solvadhai nīngalkūda kēttirukkalaam. “seyalgal illaamal kadavulaal nīdhimaanaaga karudhappada” mudiyum endra pavulin vaartthaigalai avargal aadhaaramaaga kaattalaam. (rō. 4:6) vērusilar, ‘punidha sthalangalukku payanam seidhaal... naalu pērukku nalladhu seidhaal... ratchikkappaduvōm’ engiraargal. ivargal yaakkōbu 2:24 solvadhai aadhaaramaaga kaattalaam. andha vasanam ippadi solgiradhu: “oru manidhan visuvaasatthaal mattumalla, avanudaiya seyalgalaalum nīdhimaanaaga ētrukkollappadugiraan.”

⁹ ippadippatta vitthiyaasamaana nambikkaigal iruppadhaal, visuvaasam matrum seyalgal sambandhappatta vishayatthil pavulukkum yaakkōbukkum vērupatta karutthu irundhadhaaga sila baibil arinyargal nambugiraargal. ‘visuvaasamdhaan mukkiyam seyalgal alla’ endru pavul nambiyadhaagavum, ‘seyalgal mukkiyam’ endru yaakkōbu nambiyadhaagavum kristhava madhatthalaivargal solgiraargal. “visuvaasam pōdhum, seyalgal thēvaiyillai endru pavul sonnadharkaana kaaranatthai yaakkōbaal purindhukolla mudiyavillai” endru iraiyiyal pēraasiriyar oruvar sonnaar. aanaal, pavul matrum yaakkōbu, ivargal irandu pērumē kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal thūndappattudhaan eludhinaargal. (2 thī. 3:16) adhanaal, avargal solliyiruppadhai purindhukolla, avargal eludhiya matra vishayangalaiyum alasi paarkka vēndum.

10. endha ‘seyalgalai’ patri pavul pēsinaar? (rōmar 3:21, 28) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

 ¹⁰ rōmar 3, 4 adhigaarangalil “thiruchattatthin seyalgalai” patritthaan pavul pēsinaar. adhaavadhu, isravēlargalukku kodukkappatta thiruchattatthukku kīlppadivadhai patri pēsinaar. (rōmar 3:21, 28-ai vaasiyungal.) pavuludaiya kaalatthil vaalndha sila yūdha kristhavargal, thiruchattatthai kandippaaga kadaippidikka vēndum enbadhil urudhiyaaga irundhaargal. avargalukku aabiragaamin udhaaranatthai kaatti, oruvar kadavulukku munbu nīdhimaanaaga irukka vēndumendraal “thiruchattatthin seyalgal” thēvaiyillai endrum visuvaasamdhaan thēvai endrum pavul puriyavaitthaar. appadiyendraal, kadavulmēlum yēsumēlum visuvaasatthai valartthukkondaal, kadavuludaiya angīgaaram namakkum kandippaaga kidaikkum endra nambikkaiyai idhu kodukkiradhu.

11. endha maadhiriyaana seyalgalai patri yaakkōbu pēsinaar?

¹¹ yaakkōbu 2-vadhu adhigaaratthil sollappattirukkum “seyalgal,” pavul sonna “thiruchattatthin seyalgal” kidaiyaadhu. oru kristhavar dhinamum seiya vēndiya seyalgalai patri yaakkōbu sonnaar. indha maadhiriyaana seyalgal, avarukku unmaiyilēyē kadavulmēl visuvaasam irukkiradhaa enbadhai kaattum. idhai purindhukolla yaakkōbu payanpadutthiya irandu udhaaranangalai paarkkalaam.

12. visuvaasatthukkum seyalgalukkum irukkira sambandhatthai yaakkōbu eppadi vilakkinaar? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹² mudhal udhaaranatthil, kristhavargal paarabatcham kaatta kūdaadhu enbadhai yaakkōbu puriyavaikkiraar. panakkaarargalai nandraaga nadatthivittu, ēlaigalai thaalvaaga paarkkum oru nabarai patri avar andha udhaaranatthil solgiraar. ippadippatta oruvar thanakku visuvaasam iruppadhaaga sollikkondaalum, adharku ētra seyalgalai seigiraaraa? illai. (yaak. 2:1-5, 9) irandaavadhu udhaaranatthil, innoru nabarai patri yaakkōbu solgiraar. ‘udaiyō unavō illaamal’ kashtappattukkondu irukkira oru sagōdhararaiyō sagōdhariyaiyō avar paarkkiraar. irundhaalum, avargalukku endha udhaviyum seiyavillai. ippadippatta oruvar thanakku visuvaasam iruppadhaaga sollikkondaalum adhanaal enna prayōjanam? adharku ētra seyalgal avaridam illaiyē. adhanaaldhaan, “visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattavillai endraal, adhu setthadhaaga irukkum” endru yaakkōbu eludhinaar.—yaak. 2:14-17.

13. visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadhu mukkiyam enbadhai yaakkōbu eppadi puriya vaikkiraar? (yaakkōbu 2:25, 26)

¹³ visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattiya nabargalil raagaabum oruvar endru yaakkōbu solgiraar. (yaakkōbu 2:25, 26-ai vaasiyungal.) aval yegōvaavai patri kēlvippattaal, isravēlargalukku yegōvaa udhavi seidhadhaiyum purindhukondaal. (yōsu. 2:9-11) adhōdu, aval thannudaiya visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattinaal. irandu isravēla ulavaaligal vandhapōdhu avargaludaiya uyirai kaappaatrinaal. isravēlaraaga illaadha, paava iyalbulla oru pennaaga irundhaalum yegōvaa avalai nīdhimaan endru sonnaar; aabiragaamai sonnadhu pōlavē! visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadhu endhalavukku mukkiyam enbadhu avaludaiya udhaaranatthilirundhu purigiradhu.

14. pavulum yaakkōbum eludhiya vishayangal ondrōdu ondru otthuppōgiradhu endru eppadi sollalaam?

¹⁴ pavul matrum yaakkōbu, visuvaasatthaiyum seyalgalaiyum patri irandu vitthiyaasamaana valigalil vilakkiyirukkiraargal. thiruchattatthil solliyirukkum vishayangalai seivadhaal yegōvaavin angigaaram kidaikkaadhu endru pavul yūdha kristhavargalukku puriyavaitthaar. aanaal yaakkōbu, matravargalukku nalladhu seivadhan mūlam kristhavargal thangal visuvaasatthai seyalil kaatta mudiyum endru sonnaar.

15. ennenna valigalil nammudaiya visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattalaam? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁵ aabiragaam seidha adhē vishayangalai seidhaaldhaan naamum nīdhimaanaaga aaga mudiyum endru yegōvaa solvadhillai. indru, nammudaiya visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadharku niraiya valigal irukkindrana. sabaikku pudhidhaaga varugiravargalai naam varavērkalaam, kashtappadugira sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku udhavi seiyalaam, kudumbatthil irukkiravargalai nandraaga gavanitthukkollalaam. indha maadhiriyaana seyalgalai yegōvaa ētrukkolgiraar, aasīrvadhikkiraar. (rō. 15:7; 1 thī. 5:4, 8; 1 yō. 3:18) visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadharku innoru mukkiyamaana vali, aarvatthudippōdu prasangippadhu! (1 thī. 4:16)  yegōvaavudaiya vaakkurudhigalmēl visuvaasam vaitthiruppadhaiyum nammudaiya seyalgalil kaattalaam. adhōdu, avar solvadhu... seivadhu... ellaamē nammudaiya nalladhukkudhaan endru nambuvadhai naam vaalum vidhatthil kaattalaam. ippadiyellaam seidhaal yegōvaa kandippaaga nammai nīdhimaanaaga paarppaar, thannudaiya nanbar endru solvaar.

16. visuvaasatthai kaatta aabiragaamukku nambikkai eppadi udhaviyadhu?

¹⁶ rōmar 4-vadhu adhigaaratthil aabiragaamidamirundhu innoru mukkiyamaana paadatthai katrukkolgirōm. adhu ennavendraal, yegōvaa kodutthirukkum nambikkaimēl kangalai padhiya vaippadhu mukkiyam. aabiragaam mūlamaaga ‘niraiya dhēsangal’ aasīrvadhikkappadum endru yegōvaa vaakku kodutthaar. idhu evvalavu arpudhamaana oru nambikkai! (aadhi. 12:3; 15:5; 17:4; rō. 4:17) aanaal, aabiragaamukku 100 vayadhum saaraalukku 90 vayadhum aana piragukūda avargalukku kulandhai pirakkavillai. saadhaaranamaaga paartthaal, andha thambadhikku kulandhai pirakka vaaippē illai enbadhupōl thōndriyirukkalaam. idhu unmaiyilēyē aabiragaamukku oru periya sōdhanaiyaaga irundhirukkum. irundhaalum, kadavul koduttha nambikkaiyin adippadaiyil visuvaasatthai valartthukkondaar. adhaavadhu, thaan niraiya dhēsangalukku thagappanaaga aavaar enbadhil “visuvaasam vaitthaar.” (rō. 4:18, 19) sīkkiratthil avarudaiya nambikkai nijamaanadhu. aasai aasaiyaaga kaatthukkondirundha magan pirandhaan. avandhaan īsaakku!—rō. 4:20-22.

17. kadavul nammai nīdhimaangalaaga paarppaar, thannudaiya nanbaraaga ētrukkolvaar enbadhil eppadi urudhiyaaga irukkalaam?

¹⁷ aabiragaam maadhiriyē naamum yegōvaavudaiya angīgaaratthai pera mudiyum. avarudaiya paarvaiyil nīdhimaanaaga aaga mudiyum, avarudaiya nanbaraagavum aaga mudiyum. adhai patri pavul ippadi eludhinaar: “‘avar nīdhimaanaaga karudhappattaar’ endra vaartthaigal [aabiragaamukkaaga] mattum eludhappadavillai, namakkaagavum eludhappattana. nam ejamaanaagiya yēsuvai uyirōdu eluppiya kadavulmēl naam visuvaasam vaippadhaal, naamum nīdhimaangalaaga karudhappaduvōm.” (rō. 4:23, 24) appadiyendraal aabiragaam maadhiri naamum visuvaasatthai valartthukkondu, adhai seyalil kaatta vēndum; yegōvaa kodutthirukkira nambikkai nijamaagum enbadhil urudhiyaaga irukka vēndum. indha nambikkaiyai patridhaan rōmar 5-vadhu adhigaaratthil pavul solgiraar. adhai patri aduttha katturaiyil paarkkalaam.