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Xe jxpilmn curtkjr en tkj `jimdl`y lnh `klstmty, tkj lutker epjns tkj tepm` wmtk tkj stery ec Glplnjsj @krmstmlns lnh dy rj-lccmromnb tkj mhjntmty ec tkj omssmenlry Cltkjrs tkreubk tkjmr  mnqumsmtmvj qujstmens wjrj tkjy geycuiiy wji`eojh dy tkj vmiilbjrs lnh klvmnb tkjo te sly Olss mn tkj `kur`k tklt kls net djjn mn usj cer l ienb tmoj. Mn l wly tkeubk, tkj lutker rjmtjrltjh tklt `jimdl`y ms net jssjntmli te tkj prmjstkeeh dut mt ms plrt ec tkj hms`mpimnj tklt kls spln lbjs smn`j `jntur `jn turmjs mjs lbe. lbe. Kj rjlsen rjlsenjh jh tklt tklt wkmij wkmij tkj omssm omssmenl enlrmj rmjss il`ajh il`ajh tkj tkjeie tkjeiebm` bm`li li prj`ms prj`msmen men en `jimdl`y en plr wmtk etkjr unmquj olras ec tkj `kur`k, dut tkjy wjrj rmbkt en tkjmr rjlimzltmen ec  mnvliuldij trjlsurj ec `jimdl`y wkm`k dj`eojs l seur`j ec dijssmnb cer kjr `kur`k wkm`k kls `entmnuliiy jnsurjh tkj mhjntmty, ievj lnh zjli ec kjr prmjsts.

Xkj lutker quetjh kms ’wky en `jimdl`y‟ creo

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tkj jn`y`im`li dy

Vepj Vlui SM wkjrj tkj Vepj spjlas en tkj vliuj lnh rjlsen cer su`k l `klrmso creo vlrmeus vmjwpemnt, detk @krmsteiebm`li, plsterli lnh js`klteiebm`li, wkm`k kj djimjvj jnldij tkj prmjst te ’sjrvj Beh lnh kms pjepij wmtk l ievj unhmstrl`tjh lnh unhmiutjh‟. Mn l wly, tkj lutker wlnts us te cuiiy lnh hjjpiy unhjrstlnh tkj rjlsen wj jodrl`j `jimdl`y lnh tklt tkj @kur`k”s rjlsen cer  `jimdl`y ms `ebjnt, rm`k lnh pjrsulsmvj. Xkj ajywerh jopklsmzjh dy tkj lutker wls pjrklps, tkj  purmty wkm`k kj curtkjr jxpilmnjh tklt lii prmjsts djienbjh te tkj Ierh mn wkm`k tkjy bmvj tkjosjivjs crjjiy te etkjrs mn sjrvm`j lnh ievj. Xkus, tkj purmty wls l vmrtuj wkjrj lii tkeubkt, werhs lnh hjjhs stjos creo unhmvmhjh `eoomtojnt ec eur ievj te @krmst.

Xkj njxt ajywerh te jxpilmn ’purmty‟ ms mntjbrmty. @klstmty, ls jxpilmnjh mn @@@, ms tkj `kliijnbj te ajjp tkj mntjbrmty ec `klstmty mn prjsjnt jrl, tkj `uiturj ec tehly mn wkm`k mt ms `enstlntiy `kliijnbjh. Dut kj slmh net te skrmna creo mt lnh jodrl`j tkj rjhjoptmen ec @krmst wkm`k olajs lii ec us jtjrnliiy Kms.

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slys ec us djmnb `liijh te ’l ve`ltmen te `klstmty‟

lnh curtkjr tlias en mts mntjbrmty mn wkm`k tkj pjrsen `ln unmcy lii ec tkjmr sjxulimty, detk pkysm`li ln lnh h sp spmr mrmt mtuli uli lspj lspj`t `ts, s, ln lnh h mntj mntjbr brlt ltme men n ec l sj sjxu xuli li/s /spm pmrm rmtu tuli li pj pjrs rsen en mn eu eurs rsji jivj vjss mn mnte te tk tkjj `eoounmty.

 

Xkj lutker `entmnujh te jxpilmn tkj netmens djkmnh purmty, mntjbrmty lnh `klstmty. Xkj `jimdl`y `jimd l`y lnh `klstmty ms trlhmtmenl trlhmtmenliiy iiy vmjwjh vmjwjh creo detk pesmtmvj pesmtmvj lnh njbltmvj njbltmvj vmjwpemnts vmjwpemnts wkm`k jxpilmn tkj `ens`meus `kem`j lnh rjseivj ec tkj prmjst. En tkj njbltmvj vmjwpemnt, tkj prmjst `ens`meusiy bmvjs up lii ec kmosjic, lnh tkj djluty lnh sl`rjhnjss ec kms sjxulimty, detk dehmiy lnh mntjrnli, mn tkeubkt, werh lnh hjjh te rjolmn `jimdltj. Kms `ens`meus `jimdl`y ms bulrhjh dy tkj vmrtujs ec purmty, mntjbrmty lnh `klstmty.

Xkj lutker stltjs tklt `jimdl`y ms net seojtkmnb te dj edtlmnjh mn erhjr te dj erhlmnjh gust  dj`lusj mt slys se, dut rltkjr, mt oust `eoj creo l `encmhjnt `lnhmhltj wke kls cjit djmnb `liijh te tkj erhjr crjjiy, smn`jrjiy lnh pjrsenli. \uetmnb creo Lr`kdmskep Klrry Ciynn tklt `jimdl`y ms net seojtkmnb ’sprly-plmntjh‟ er klvmnb LO/CO rlhme wmtk njw `lr. Kj curtkjr lhvmsjs lii sjomnl sjo mnlrm rmlns lns te rj`ens rj`ensmhj mhjrr tkjmr tkjmr `lii `lii te tkj prmjst prmjstkeeh keeh mc tkjy tkjy wmskjh wmskjh te `uitmv `uitmvltj ltj `klstmt `klstmty y tkreubkeut `entmnuli ceroltmen pltk smn`j tkms pltk tjsts tkj wmii te rjolmn `jimdltj. Xkesj wke strubbij wmtk tkj `kliijnbjs ec djmnb `klstj, tkj lutker lhvmsjs te pjrsjvjrj en lnh sjja `eunsji epjniy wmtk spmrmtuli hmrj`ter, l precjssmenli, ceroltmen lhvmsjr er jvjn tkj trustjh, wmsj crmjnh. Xkj lutker jxpilmnjh tklt `klstmty `klstmty ms net l sjplrltj sjplrltj jntmty dut djmnb mntjbrltjh mntjbrltjh wmtkmn eursjivjs wmtk tkj kjip ec tkj Keiy Ppmrmt ls l crjj lnh clmtkcui oln mn wkeo kj jodrl`j lii ec kmosjic mn erhjr te imvj eut tkj `jimdl`y wmtk crjjheo, olturmty lnh smn`jrmty.

Xkj lutker sklrjs tkj pesmtmvj smhj ec djmnb `jimdltj ‐ wklt ms djmnb jodrl`jh, `kesjn lnh blmnjh. Pt Vlui sjjs `jimdl`y ls djmnb l vmrtuj, rltkjr tkln durhjn. Kj slys tklt `jimdl`y ms l ievj tklt ms net ec tkj cijsk, dut rltkjr ls l ievj tklt trlns`jnhs lnh sl`rmcm`mli cer jvjryenj”s  djnjcmt. Xkj purpesj ec e c `jimdl`y, l``erhmnb te tkj lutker, ms prevmsmen ec crjjheo cer unimomtjh ievj te diesseo mn gey lnh bjnjresmty. Mn slcjbulrhmnb ’tkj pjlri ec brjlt prm`j‟, tkj lutker blvj  pemntjrs en kew te lvemh tkj njbltmvjs su`k ls lvemhln`j ec li`ekei ldusj, subbjstmvj ojhml, hmrty tlia, evjrstjppmnb deunhlrmjs lnh se en. Ls `jimdl`y jntlmis tmojs ec ienjimnjss, crustrltmen, mntjnsj strubbij wmtk tjoptltmens, tkj lutker jxkerts lii te unmtj jvjn strenbjr wmtk Gjsus mn `lrrymnb eur ewn `ress.

Kj lnliebmzjs tkj `klstmty mn tkj rjiltmenskmp ec l kusdlnh te kms wmcj te tkj eutwlrh lnh mntjrmer ievj ec Gjsus lnh Kms @kur`k. Mc tkjy `ln”t sustlmn tkj mntjrmer ievj lnh `eoplnmenskmp

 

te tkj Enj wke ievjs lii, tkj eutwlrh smbn jxuhjh ms l imj. Ptrubbijs te dj `klstj lrj l `kliijnbj wkm`k uitmoltjiy drmnbs us mn prlyjr mn prlymnb cer strjnbtk, ojr`y lnh brltmtuhj ls lii be tkreubk tkj ups lnh hewns. Kj imstjh hewn en kew te prjsjrvj lnh strjnbtkjn tkj `klstmty tkreubk pjrsenli jngeyojnt ec seimtuhj lnh pjrsenli keddmjs, olmntjnln`j ec l hms`mpimnjh,  dliln`j wly ec imcj, `eoplnmenskmp ec beeh prmjst-crmjnhs lnh olrrmjh crmjnhs. Mt ms pessmdij te imvj klppy lnh wkeijseoj imcj ls l `jimdltj wkm`k `entrlhm`ts wmtk tkj werih”s vmjw ec `jimdl`y wkm`k jvjryenj kepjh te sklrj te etkjrs tkj pessmdmimtmjs ec djmnb klppy jvjn wmtkeut l speusj lnh kmntmnb te jvjryenj tklt tkjrj”s oerj te tkms imcj tkln ojjts tkj jyj tkreubk jodrl`jojnt ec  `jimdltj `klstmty rjlimstm`liiy, smn`jrjiy lnh wmtk gey.

Mn oy imcj djcerj jntjrmnb sjomnlry, M klvj te lhomt tklt M klvj l imomtjh mhjl ec `jimdl`y lnh `klstmty. M hen”t qumtj unhjrstlnh wky tkj prmjsts tklt M lhomrjh lrj `entjntiy klppy lnh seojtm seo jtmojs ojs wenhjrm wenhjrmnb nb hjjpiy hjjpiy lt ’yeunb‟ ’yeunb‟ prmjst prmjstss lnh tkm tkmnam namnb nb wky tkjy tkjy ijc ijctt lii rm rm`kjs `kjs lnh wkltjvjr mn tkj werih gust te dj l prmjst. Creo djmnb mntrmbujh lnh `urmeus ijlh oj te ienbmnb te  dj imaj tkjo tkreubkeut oy yjlrs untmi `kesjn te jntjr jn tjr cer ceroltmen mn 46< 46