Chapter 23

k|e’ o]z”n] d08nLnfO{ b’O{j6f lalwx¿ dfq lbg’ ePsf] 5, kfgLsf] alKtidf -x]g'{xf]; dQL @*M!(_ / k|e’ef]h -x]g'{xf]; ! sf]l/GyL !!M@#–@&_ . xfdL klxn] kfgLsf] alKtidfsf] af/]df cWoog ug]{5f}F .

gofF s/f/df x/]s ljZjf;Ln] tLgj6f leGgf—leGg} alKtidfx¿sf] cg’ej u/]sf] x’g’ kb{5 . tL x’g— v|Li6sf] z/L/leq x’g] alKtidf, kfgLdf x’g] alKtidf / kljq cfTdfdf x’g] alKtidf .

ha JolSt gofF u/L hGdG5, ta p :jefljs ¿kdf v|Li6sf] z/L/leq alKtidf ePsf] x’G5 . To;sf] dtna p v|Li6sf] z/L/, d08nLsf] ;b:o x’G5 M ælsgls Pp6} kljq cfTdfåf/f xfdL ;a}n] Pp6} z/L/df alKtidf kfPsf 5f}+Æ -! sf]l/GyL !@M!#, / /f]dL ^M#, Plkm;L !M@@–@#, sn:;L !M!*, @$ klg x]g'{xf]; .

kljq cfTdfdf alKtidf x’g’ eg]sf] d’lQmdf ePsf] Pp6f pQ/sfnLg cg’ej xf] / of] alKtidf x/]s ljZjf;Ln] kfpg ;S5 / kfpg’ kb{5 .

cGtdf, kfgLdf x’g] alKtidf rFflx kZrftfk u/]/ k|e’ o]z”df ljZjf; u/]kl5 hlt;Sbf] rfF8} g} lnO{ xfn]sf] x’g’ kb{5 . alKtidf gofF ljZjf;Lsf] cf1fkfngsf] klxnf] sfo{ ePsf] x’g’ kb{5 M æclg pxfFn] -o]z”n]_ ltgLx¿nfO{ eGg’ eof], æ;f/f ;+;f/df uP/, ;f/f ;[li6nfO{ ;’–;dfrf/ k|rf/ u/ . ljZjf; ug]{ / alKtidf lng]n] p4f/ kfpg]5, t/ ljZjf; gug]{ bf]ifL 7xl/g]5Æ -ds”{; !^M!%–!^_ .

;’?sf] d08nLn] k|e’ o]z”sf] alKtidf lbg’ eGg] cf1fnfO{ Psbd dxTjk”0f{ ¿kdf lnPsf] lyof] . k|foM u/]/ cfklQ ghgfOsg} gofF ljZjf;Lx¿n] ljZjf; ul/;Sg] lalQs} alKtidf lnO{ xfNby] -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t @M#&–$!, *M!@–!^, #^–#(, (M!&–!(, !)M$$–$*, !^M#!–##_, !*M%–*, !(M!–%_ .

Some unscriptural Ideas About Baptism

alKtidfsf] af/]df s]xL cwd{zf:qLo ljrf/x¿

s;}—s;}n] gofF ljZjf;Lx¿nfO{ kfgLsf yf]kfx¿n] 5ls{P/ alKtidfsf] cEof; ub{5g . s] of] 7Ls 5 t < gofF s/f/df cg’jfb ePsf] lj|mofkb æalKtidf lbg’Æ u|Ls efiffsf] æalKthf]Æ eGg] zAb xf], h;sf] cIf/zM cy{ æufl8g’Æ eGg]] x’G5 . To;}sf/0f kfgLdf alKtidf x’g]x¿ kfgLd’gL ufl8Psf] x’g’ k5{ / ltgLx¿nfO{ s]xL yf]kf kfgLn] 5ls{Psf] x’g’ x’Fb}g . v|Lli6og alKtidfsf] ;+s]tn] klg ufl8g’ k5{ eGg] ljrf/sf] ;dy{g ub{5, h;sf] af/]df xfdL 5f]6s/Ldf cWoog ug]{5f}F .

afOandf afn alKtidfsf] af/]df wd{zf:qLo pbfx/0f sxL geP tfklg sltn] afn alKtidfsf] cEof; ub{5g . æalKtidfaf6 x’g] k’gh{Gdsf]Æ e”m7f] l;4fGtaf6 g} o:tf] k|sf/sf] cEof; ;’? ePsf] lyof]— dflg;sf] alKtidf x’g’ lalQs} p gofF u/L hlGd;s]sf] x’G5 . dflg;x¿ alKtidf x’g’eGbf klxn] g} ltgLx¿n] ljZjf; u/]sf] x’g’ k5{ eg]/ wd{zf:qn] :ki6 ¿kdf l;sfpFb5 . o;/L, kZrftfk ug{nfO{ pd]/ k’lu;s]sf afn–aflnsfx¿n] kZrftfk u/]/ k|e’ o]z”nfO{ k5ofpg yfn]kl5 ltgLx¿ alKtidfsf] lglDt of]Uo x’G5g t/ ;fgf aRrfx¿ / dl;gf afn–aflnsfx¿ rFflx of]Uo x’Fb}gg .

Pp6f JolStn] k|e’ o]z”df ljZjf; u/]sf] eP tfklg, p;n] kfgLdf alKtidf glnOsg p4f/ kfPsf] x’Fb}g eg]/ s]xLn] l;sfpg] ub{5g . wd{zf:q cg’;f/ Tof] s’/f ;To xf]Og . k|]l/t !)M$$–$* / !!M!& df s0f{lno;sf] kl/jf/n] ljZjf; u/]/ p4f/ kfof] / ltgLx¿n] kfgLsf] alKtidf x’g’clu g} kljq cfTdfdf alKtidf kfPsf lyP egL xfdL k9b5f}F . klxn] p4f/ gkfOsg kljq cfTdfdf alKtidf lng’ hf] ;’s}sf] nflu klg c;Dej 5 -x]g'{xf]; o”xGgf !$M!&_ .

s]lxn] rFflx ltgLx¿sf] laz]if lgod cg’;f/ olb s;}n] alKtidf lnFb}g eg] p;n] ;fFRr} p4f/ kfPsf] x’Fb}g eg]/ l;sfpF5g . 7Ls k|sf/sf] alKtidfsf] nflu k5ofpg’ kg]{ s’g} laz]if vfnsf] tl/sf wd{zf:qn] pknAw u/fPsf] 5}g . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, olb sf]xL dflg;n] æo]z”sf] gfpmFdfÆ -k|]l/t *M!^_ b]lv afx]s ælktf / k’q / kljqcfTdfsf] gfpmFdfÆ -dQL @*M!(_ alKtidf lnPsf] 5 eg], To;n] p4f/ kfPsf] x’Fb}g eg]/ sltn] eGg] ub{5g . oL dflg;x¿;Fu pmF7x¿nfO{ rFflx cf>o lbP/ e’;’gfx¿ rfNg] kml/;Lx¿;Fu ePsf] cfTdf 5 / ToxL cfTdf, logLx¿n] k|:t’t ub{5g . of] slt b’MvnfUbf] s’/f xf], ls alKtidfsf] ;dodf ;+;f/n] ;’–;dfrf/ ;’Ggsf] nflu klv{/x]sf] a]nf alKtidf ;DaGwL 7Ls zAbsf] af/]df v|Lli6ogx¿n] afbljjfb ul//xG5g .

The scriptural Symbolish of Baptism

alKtidfsf] af/]df wd{zf:qLo k|ltsjfb

kfgLsf] alK;idfn] w]/} s’/fx¿sf] ;+s]t lbG5 h’g s’/fx¿ gofF ljZjf;Lsf] hLjgdf klxn] g} ePsf x’G5g . clt ;fdfGo ¿kdf, o;n] xfd|f kfkx¿ wf]OPsf] / ca xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] ;fd’ z’4 kfl/P/ v8f ePsf] s’/fsf] k|ltlglwTj ub{5 . ha zfpmn -kfjn_ kl/jt{g eO{ ;s]kl5 rfF8} xglgofnfO{ pgLsxfF k7fOof], ta pgn] ltgnfO{ eg] M æt ca lsg kv{g’ x’G5 < p7g’xf];, / alKtidf lng’xf]; clg pxfFsf] gfpFmsf] k’sf/f u/]/ cfˆgf kfk w’g’xf];Æ -k|]l/t @@M@^_ .

bf];|f] s’/f, kfgLsf] alKtidfn] v|Li6sf] d[To’, u8fO{ / k’g?Tyfgdf pxfF;Fusf] xfd|f] klxrfg u/fpF5 . xfdLx¿ Psrf]l6 gofF u/L hlGdP/ v|Li6sf] z/L/df /flvPkl5, To; ;dob]lv xfdL v|Li6df 5f}F eg]/ k/d]Zj/n] ljrf/ ug'{ x’G5 . v|Li6 xfd|f] k|lt:yflkt x’g’ ePsf]n] k|e’ o]z”n] xfd|f] nflu ug'{ ePsf] ;a} s’/fnfO{ k/d]Zj/n] ;xh ¿kdf lng’ x’G5 . To;}n] æv|Li6dfÆ xfdL d/]sf], ufl8Psf] / gofF JolStsf] ¿kdf lhpFgsf] nflu d[To’af6 af}/L p7]sf 5f}F M

æcyjf s] ltdLx¿ hfGb}gf} xfdL ;a}, hltn] v|Li6 o]z”df alKtidf lnof}F, pxfFs} d[To’df alKtidf lnPsf lyof}F < o;sf/0f, alKtidfåf/f xfdL d[To’df pxfF;Fu} ufl8of}F, tfls h;/L lktfsf] dlxdfåf/f v|Li6 d/]sfx¿af6 hLljt kfl/g’ eof], To;/L xfdL klg, gofF hLjgsf] dfu{df lx8f}F -/f]dL ^M#–$_ .

æalKtidfdf ltdLx¿ pxfF;Fu} ufl8Psf lyof}, h;df d/]sfx¿af6 pxfFnfO{ hLljt kfg'{ x’g] k/d]Zj/sf] sfo{df ljZjf; /fVgfn] oxL alKtidfdf ltdLx¿ klg pxfF;Fu} hLljt kfl/of} -sn:;L @M!@_ .

x/]s gofF ljZjf;LnfO{ p;n] kfgLdf alKtidf lnFbf oL dxTjk”0f{ ;Totfx¿sf] af/]df l;sfOPsf] x’g’ kb{5, / p;n] k|e’ o]z”df ljZjf; u/L ;s]kl5 hlt ;Sbf] rfF8f] p;nfO{ alKtidf lbg’ kb{5 .

The Lord’s Supper

k|e’ef]h

k”/fgf] s/f/sf] lg:tf/ rf8sf] ef]h g} k|e’ ef]hsf] z’?jft xf] . k/d]Zj/n] O;|fPnnfO{ ld>b]lv 5’6sf/f u/]/ Nofpg’ ePsf] /ft pxfFn] x/]s kl/jf/sf dflg;nfO{ Ps aif]{ y’df NofP/ dfg{ / To; y’dfsf] /ut cf–cfˆgf] 3/sf] 9f]sfdfly / ;+3f/df 5s{gsf] nflu cf1f ug'{ ePsf] lyof] . ha Tof] /fi6«åf/f eP/ To; /ft æd[To’sf] b”tÆ ld>df ePsf klxnf] hGd]sfx¿ ;a}nfO{ dfb}{ cfpFYof], To;n] O;|fPnsf 3/fgfx¿sf] 3/df /ut b]v]/ of] æToxfFaf6 lgl:sP/Æ uPsf] lyof] .

o;sf] cltl/St, O;|fPnLx¿n] To; /ft lg:tf/ rf8sf] y’df vfP/ ef]h dgfpg’ kg]{ lyof], To;sf] ;fy} ltgLx¿n] ;ft lbg;Dd cvld/L /f]6L klg vfg’ kb{Yof] . O;|fPnLx¿sf] x/]s aif{ ToxL lbg dgfpg’ kg]{ of] :yfoL lalw lyof] . -x]g'{xf]; k|:yfg !@M!–@*_ . lg:tf/ rf8sf] y’dfn] v|Li6sf] k|ltlglwTj u/]sf] lyof] eg]/ :ki6 x’G5, pxfFnfO{ ! sf]l/GyL %M& df æxfd|f] lg:tf/sf] y’dfÆ eg]/ elgPsf] 5 .

k|e’ o]z”n] k|e’ef]hsf] z’?jft ug'{ x’Fbf, pxfF / pxfFsf r]nfx¿n] lg:tf/ rf8 dgfO/x]sf lyP . lg:tf/ rf8s} a]nfdf æ;+;f/sf] kfk p7fO{ n}hfg] k/d]Zj/sf] y’dfÆ -o”xGgf !M@(_ sf] ¿kdf pxfFsf] af]nfj6nfO{ ;fFrf] ¿kdf k”/f ub}{ k|e o]z” j|”m;df 6fFlug’ ePsf] lyof] .

h’g /f]6L / bfv/; xfdL vfG5f}+ / lkpF5f+}, To;n] k|e’ o]z”sf] z/L/nfO{ ;+s]t ub{5, h’g xfd|f] lglDt tf]l8Psf] lyof], clg xfd|f] kfksf] k|folZrtsf] lglDt aufOPsf] /utsf] To; bfv/;n] ;+s]t ub{5M

æclg ltgLx¿n] ef]h vfO/x]sf] a]nf k|e’ o]z”n] /f]6L lng’ eof] / cflzjf{b lbg’ ePkl5 pxfFn] Tof] efFRg’ eof] / r]nfx¿nfO{ lbg’ eof], / eGg’ eof], æn]cf], vfcf], of] d]/f] z/L/ xf] .Æ ta srf}/f klg lnP/ wGojfb lbO{ pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ o;f] eg]/ lbg’ eof], æltdLx¿ ;a}n] o;af6 lkcf], lsgeg] of] gofF s/f/sf] d]/f] /ut xf], hf] w]/}sf] lglDt kfksf] k|folZrtsf] nflu axfOG5 . t/ d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′ , ls bfvsf] o; kmnaf6 d ta;Dd lkpg] 5}g, ta;Dd cfˆgf lktfsf] /fHodf ltdLx¿;Fu gofF u/L lkpFlbg -dQL @^M@^–@(_ .

k|]l/t kfjnn] syfnfO{ o; k|sf/n] eg]sf 5gM

ælsgls k|e’af6 d}n] h] kfPF, ;f] ltdLx¿nfO{ ;’lDklbPF, cyf{t h’g /ft pxfF kj|mfp kg'{ eof], Tof] /ft k|e’ o]z”n] /f]6L lng’ eof], / wGojfb lbg’ ePkl5 pxfFn] Tof] efFRg’ eof], / eGg’ eof], æof] ltdLx¿sf] lglDt d]/f] z/L/ xf], of] d]/f] ;Demgfsf] lglDt u/ .Æ To;}u/L vfPkl5 pxfFn] srf}/f lnP/ o;f] eGg’ eof], æof] srf}/f d]/f] /utdf ePsf] gofF s/f/ xf], hlxn] hlxn] ltdLx¿ of] lkpF5f}, d]/f] ;Demgfdf of] cS;/ u/ .Æ lsgeg] hlxn]—hlxn] ltdLx¿ of] /f]6L vfG5f}, / o; srf}/faf6 lkpF5f}, pxfF gcfp~h]n ltdLx¿ k|e’sf] d[To’sf] 3f]if0ff ub{5f}Æ -! sf]l/GyL !!M@#–@^_ .

When and How

slxn] / s;/L

k|e’ef]h sltk6s ug]{ eg]/ wd{zf:qn] xfdLnfO{ eGb}g, t/ of] s’/f :ki6 5, ls ;’?sf] d08nLdf 3/]n’ d08nLsf ;efx¿df k”0f{ ef]hgsf] ;fy of] lgoldt ¿kd} ug]{ ul/GYof] -x]g'{xf]; ! sf]l/GyL !!M@)–#$_ . k|e’ef]hsf] ;’?jft lg:tf/ rf8sf] ef]haf6} ;’? ul/Psf] x’gfn], k|e’ o]z”n] ;’? ug'{ x’Fbf klg of] k”0f{ ef]hgsf] ;fy g} ul/Psf] lyof], / ;’?sf d08nLx¿n] klg To;} u/] / cfhsf d08nLx¿df klg To;/L g} cEof; ul/g’ kb{5 . cem} klg w]/} h;f] d08nLx¿n] ædflg;x¿sf] k/Dk/fnfO{Æ k5ofpF5g .

xfdLn] k|e’ef]hdf cfb/sf;fy ;xefuL x’g’ kb{5 . k|]l/t kfjnn] cof]Uo /Lltn] k|e’ef]hdf ;xefuL x’g’ uDeL/ vt/f xf] egL l;sfPsf 5gM

æo;sf/0f, h;n] cof]Uo /Lltn] k|e’sf] /f]6L vfG5, ls k|e’sf] srf}/faf6 lkpF5, Tof] dflg; k|e’sf] z/L/ / /utnfO{ ckljq t’NofPsf]df bf]ifL 7xl/g]5 . x/]s dflg;n] cfk”mnfO{ hfFrf]; , clg dfq To;n] /f]6L vfcf]; , / srf}/faf6 lkcf]; . lsgls k|e’sf] z/L/nfO{ glrlgsg h;n] vfG5 / lkpF5 To;n] Tof] vfPsf] / lkPsf] sf/0fn] cfk”mdfly b08 Nofpg]5 . To;}sf/0f ltdLx¿dWo] w]/}hgf b’a{n / /f]uL 5f}, / slthgf rFflx dl/;s]sf 5g . t/ xfdL ;fFRr} cfk}mn] cfk}mnfO{ hfFr]sf 5f}+ eg] xfdL Gofodf kg]{ 5}gf}+ . t/ ha k|e’n] xfd|f] Gofo ug'{ x’G5, ta xfdLNffO{ tf8gf lbg’ x’G5, tfls ;+;f/;Fu xfdL bf]ifL g7xl/cf}FÆ -! sf]l/GyL !!M@&–#@_ .

k|e’ef]hdf ;dfj]; x’g’eGbf cufl8 xfdLn] cfk”mn] cfk}mnfO{ hfFRg / yfxf ug{sf] nflu xfdLnfO{ r]tfjgL lbOPsf] 5, / olb xfdLn] s’g} kfk u/]sf 5f}+ eg]/ yfxf kfof}+ eg] xfdLn] To;nfO{ :jLsf/ u/L kZrftfk ug{ cfjZos x’G5 . gq eg] xfdL k|e’sf] z/L/ / /utsf] bf]ifL 7xl/g] 5f}F .

xfdLnfO{ xfd|f] kfkaf6 5’6sf/f ug{sf] nflu k|e’ o]z”n] pxfFsf] /ut axfpg’ eP/ dg'{ ePsf]n] ubf{, lglZrt ¿kdf xfdLn] xfd|f s’g} klg :jLsf/ gul/Psf kfkx¿;Fu;Fu} pxfFsf] z/L/ / /utsf] k|ltlglwTj ug]{ tTjx¿df ;xefuL x’g] O{R5f ug'{ x’Fb}g . olb xfdLn] To;f] u¥of}+ eg], sf]l/Gysf v|Lli6ogx¿n] em}F xfdLn] klg /f]u–ladf/ / c;fdlos d[To’sf] ¿kdf cfkm}dfly b08 Nofpg]5f}+ . k/d]Zj/sf] cg’zf;gsf] cjx]ngf ug'{ eg]sf] cfkm}dfly b08 Nofpg’ xf], Tof] rFFflx xfdLn] cfˆgf kfkx¿ dflglnP/ kZrftfk ug]{ s’/f xf] .

sf]l/GyLsf v|Lli6ogx¿sf] k|fylds kfk eg]sf] ltgLx¿sf] aLrdf ePsf] k|]dsf] cefj lyof], ltgLx¿ Ps—csf{df snx / em}—emu8f, n8fO{ ug]{ ul//x]sf lyP . jf:tjdf ltgLx¿n] larf/ ug'{ kg]{ s’/fx¿sf] cefjdf, k|e’ef]hsf] a]nfdf ;d]t s;}n] vfPsf] x’GYof] eg] sf]xL rFflx ef]s} x’g] ub{Yof], clg sf]xL rFflx dflt/x]sf] x’GYof], To:tf] s’/f;d]t ToxfF k|s6 ePsf] lyof] -x]g'{xf]; ! sf]l/GyL !!M@)–@)_ .

xfdLn] vfg] /f]6L v|Li6sf] z/L/df k|ltlglwTj ub{5, h’g clxn] d08nL xf] . v|Li6sf] z/L/df ePsf c? ;b:ox¿;Fu cg]stf / e}m—emu8f ePsf] a]nfdf v|Li6sf] z/L/sf] k|ltlglwTj ug]{ s’/fdf ;xefuL x’g’ sqf] ck/fw x’G5 . k|e’ef]hdf xfdL ;xefuL x’g’eGbf cufl8 xfdLn] v|Li6df ePsf xfd|f bfh’—efO tyf lbbL—alxgLx¿;Fu 7Ls ;DaGwdf 5f}+ ls 5}gf}F eg]/ lglZrt ePsf] x’g’ kb{5 .