KHRISTIAN NUPA HINKHUO NUOM

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- Rev. Hangpi Manlun, Simveng

1. PULAAHNA

hangpi_manlun.jpgAwle, i thupi Khristian Nupa hinkhuo igen masangin Khristiante Kitenna thu igen masa ding uhi. Thupil khatin, “Kitenna bulpat dih khu Vangam cheplawhna ahi a, ahin abulpat dihlou khu gotmun cheplawhna ahi achi hi.” Pasianin zong kitenna khu na ngaikhoh in Eden huon ah Adam leh Evite na gawmin, Jesu ngei in zong Kana khuo kitenna ava uapin tui uain asuohsah hi (Gen 2 & John 2). Tualeh kitenna khu pualam leh tahsa kideina jieh mai a hing um ahisih a sunglam thuh tah apat hing kipan ahi zaw hi.

Rev. R. Vonstra in “ Christian Marriage” chi laibu agelna ah, “Kitenna in a etsah ahileh Pa, Tapa leh Hagau Siangthoute Kipumkhatna (Triune God) khu Nupa hina in a etsah ahi” achi hi. Tualeh Paul in zong kitenna umzie khu “thugil thuhtah’ achi hi ( Eph. 5:32).

Tuajiehin kitenna khu Mihing laha Pasian Thuhun masapen ahi hi. Tualeh kitenna ah khun pasal leh numei khu ‘Tahsa pumkhat’ ihita uhi. Tuajiehin Kitenna in atup leh angimte igen ding uhi. Tuate:

(i) Pasal leh numei (zi/pasal) khu a dam khawm sung teng uh pumkhat ding a kisiemna ahi.
(ii) Mihingte umdingdan a Pasian lemguat sepkhiehna ahi.
(iii) Pasian gam kehletna ding a Khristian innkuon tunding ding chite ahi.
Tualeh Khristiante kitenna khu kizopna kuitung, damsung dai ding a Pasiam lemguat ahi. Ahin tulai ei Khristiante lah ah awlsam tah a kikhenna angumtah mai khu silpawi leh dahuai tah ahi. Tuabanah tulai mi tampiten nupa kal a hamsatna bang ahiai khat atuoh chiangua asuhdamna dinga kikhenna leh kitennonlou ding ichi uh khu Pasian deilou khat ahi.

2. ZI LEH PASAL KIZOPNA

Mihingte kipawlna hinkhuo sui mite mudanin, tunung chieng in mite hinkhuo sulamdang ding khu, mihingte kizopna leh kitanauna daisawtlou ding thu ahi. Kitenna damsung dai ding nei ut lou mi hing tom hiai hiai ding leh, tun zong tuabang lungsim leh ngaituona lienpitah a kithezah hi’n amauhte’n agen uhi. Etsahna dingin nautangte dihna toh kisai lam a semtu khatin tambangin agen a, “Tukuma Pasal nei khawh ka sa sih, hinanleh, tuban kum khat zou ah bang ngaidan neiding ka hiai chi vang ka gen khawl thei sih hi” achi hi.

Tam thugen in kei zaw ang patau sahsih a, ajieh khu innkuon hinkhuo kisietna in patauhuai tham in ma asawn chi chieng tahin ka muthei jiehin. Hinanleh, hing patau sah mama khat khu, tambang khotang hinkhuo juau tatna, kithununlouna leh mottatna nasatahin a pung ding chi ka thei jieh in achi hi.

Tamkhu adih mama a, tulai gam khangtou adiehin US leh adangte buaipi khu innsung sietna leh nu-le-pa kikhennate ahi. Tualeh America gamte khu Innsung kehsietna pen gama kigen ahita hi. Kum 1960 ah khun nupa kawp za lah ah 25 (25%) sang a tamzawte khu a kikhen uhi. Kum 1975 ah za lah ah 48 (48%) akiken kia uhi. Tualeh “US pumpi ah Nupa kikhen tunai in, 72% ahia a, Oklahoma State ah 82% ahia; akikhensa 70%te akiteng kia ua, tuate lahah zong 60% akikhen kia leuleu uhi akichi hi. Tam Nu-le-Pa kikhenna khun hattuom, gamsung buaina leh hamsatna atut law ahi. Tambang dinmun zau huai tah khu eite lahah zong hingtung thei zing ahijiehin pilvangtahin Pasian thu a kinga in thumna toh i pang zing ding uhi.

3. KHRISTIAN NUPA KICHIMATNA HOI

Awle, khovel a nupa zousien i kichimatnate uh masua siengta lei, bangzata in abuai huai diai? Tami apatin apawi maw dan I mu ngal hi. Tualeh nupa hinkhuo nuom khu hau jieh, pil jieh leh zawn jieh a um ding ahisih a, mi thum Pasian leh nu paten lung kituoh tah a I sepkhawm chiengua hing um thei giap ding ahi hi. Tualeh kitenna khun silthum ahuop a, tuate peisan, tudet, leh pumkhat chite ahi. Nu-le-pa kal a peison dingte ipeisan chieng in, tuhdet dingte i tudet thei ua, tuachin kipumkhatna i hingnei thei giap uhi.

Tualeh i Bible ah Orpa in api Naomi khu atawp a lungsiet tah bangin a kilang a, api khu akhuo lam uah apeisanta hi. Ruth in ahileh api khu a “tudet zinga” ahoilouna laite, achi anamte leh a Pasian tanpha apawmdet sah hi. (Ruth 1:14-17). Tam thu khun nupa hinkhuo chini umdan agen lang hi. Akhatna pen khun kiten chillaia a kilungsiet a, asot deudeu chienga lungsietna dai a kikhente genna ahi hi. Anina pen khu Ruth gen bang “na shina na ah ka shi ding” chia nupa hinkhuo manna ahi. America gama nupa kawp 2000 te tanchin asuina uah, numei za lah 70% leh pasal za lah 60% valte khun, kitenna khu abul apat kia ding hileh, tua a zi/pasal toh a kiteng nuom lou thu uh agen uhi akichi hi. Thamlou in, a tamzawte khu zi/pasal zong nei ngap nonlou ahithu uh agen uhi. Eite zong kidong ding helei bangchin I dong diai? Na zi/pasal in ama matoh ka kiten kha vangpha ing ang chi na diai?

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chafin, “Insunga sil hingtung zousie, asia-le-aphate khu nupa kichimatna in apiensah ahi. Zi leh pasal ang kiten chiengun innsung ang umta hi… Nupa kichimatna ahoi a adet leh kitenna khu suongpi tunga inn kilam bang ahi a, damsung hinkhuo ah guapi leh huipi lang nanleh jong ading det zou ding a, asung atengte kul le pawimaw umna ding mun det ahi. Ahin nupa kichimatna hoilou ah khun kipahna leh hinna leh silbawltheina aumthei sih” achi hi. Tualeh “insung a nupa kichimatna khun khawvel ah khun bangchi bang mihing hing teng ding e chi agen ngal hi. Ajieh pen innsung khu khawvel mite umkhawmna pawl (institution) loupi pen, leh pawimaw pen ahi jieh in.

Tamte apatin nupa hinkhuo kichimatna hoi khun nupa hinkhuo, ta-le-naute, innsung, hattuom leh khawtang masawnna tuntu ahi dan i muthei hi.

4. KHRISTIAN NUPA KICHIMATNA HOI KHU KIPUMKHATNA AHI

“Pasal in,a nu-le-pa a peisandinga, azi atudet dinga, tuachiin tahsa pumkhat ahita ding uhi” chi khun Khristian nupa kichimatna hoi nei ding thu agen chieng mama hi. Tamthu suhlatna dingin Hattuom khenkhat in kitenna ceremony ah kipumkhatna mombati (Unity candle) atang leng uhi. Mombati thum atangua, a kiteng dingten ageita gel a la ua, tuachiin atoite gelgel uh toh alai apen atang uhi. Angkuon chiengin atoite gel a mit uhi. Tamkhun nite pumkhat ahita uh chi asulang hi.

Tua leh nupa kichimatna khu :-

a. Kipumkhatna Thuhtah Ahi: 'Anu apa apeisanding' chi hinanleh zong nu leh pa leh midang mawngmawng toh kizop nonlou ding china ahi dieh sih hi. Aumzie khu nupa ihinua ua mi dangte sanga I nupa hina uh thuhtaha kichimatna nei ding china ahi.

b. Kipumkhatna Kepbit Ding Ahi: Mimal bukim lou khu subukim dinga kiteng ihi uhi. Tuajiehin I zi/pasal khu igintat sang a ang hoizawh loutah lehzong itna toh siemhoi sawmding ahi. Ka gintat bang na bang mawngmawng sih chia kiphun sanleh mi kung a kigensiat louding ahi. Tuasanga achinglou pen khu kiliakhu a theitop a kipanpituo ding ahi.

c. Kipumkhatna Huopzou Ahi: ‘A zi atudet ding chi khun apasal zong atudet ding’ china thou ahi. Mi khat hinkhuo asil umzousie, adieh in i kiten ma sang un mi tuom leh pienna le menna tuom tuoh ihijieh un i kibang sih uhi. Ahin, i tuomna tuohte uh kitenna in ang gawm khawmta hi. Dr. Mascarnhas in “Michin i tuom chiet na in nupa kichimatna asuhsiet ding ahisih a, i danglamnate uh isuhtuo khawm siemlou jiehun isia zaw uh” achi hi. Nupa kipumkhatna sil tuomtuomte kizawp khawmna ahijiehin ahuop zou hi.

d.Kipatat Tuo Diing Ahi: Pasianin zong mihingte ama patoi dingin ang siem hi. Tuajiehin nupa zong ahithei tan a kipatat tua zel zel ding ahi. Tulai nupa tam tahte khu kipatattua sangin kisoisel leh kidehtuo ichingua, tuakhun nupa hinkhuo asusie hi. Mi khu ahoilounate gen sangin ahoinate gensah lei kipahzaw uhi.

I zi/pasalte khu ahoilou na laite uh dem leh soisel mailou in, phatna leh patatna toh siem hoi dingin pan ila zawding uhi. Nupi khat zong a pasal shi luong tungah apa uh hoina ngen tang agen a, aza zousie khun “aw, na pasal tua ashinua na phat sangin, adamlai in na phatna aw tengkhat beh zaleh kipah ma ding hiven” achi san uhi. Tambangin eite zong shi zou chienga kiphat leh patat mailouin idamsung un i kilungsiet uni kiphat ding uhi.

Nidanglai in, The Sword of the Lord (USA) Newspaper in Nupa kum 80 val kiteng sa khatte khu Hospital ah damlouna anei uai chiin akiensah uhi. Doctorte’n a damlouna uh amu zousih ua, tuachiin Doctor pan thu khat adong a, “Kum bangzat na kitengta uai?” chiin a dong hi. Amauhten kum sawmgiet (80) val ka kitengta uh achi uhi.

Ahileh bangchi dan a tambang a damthei na hi uai? chiin adong kia hi. Tambangin a dong ua, “Kou gelin ka kiten ni ua patin dan (rule/regulation) khat ka nei ua, tuakhu ahileh damsung a kihau mawngmawn louding leh kilungthah sanlou ding chi dan ka nei ua, tutanin zong ka zui uh” achi uhi. Ahin, lungthahna aneikhah chiengun alungdam penpen khu thuohzoutah a um a sipding, tuabanah a kul-le-pawimaw dungzuia pawt khiah ahiai, tuazou chiengin kipahtah alut kia a kihoulim ding chite ahi a, tamte khu kou nupa damtheina leh kipahna thuguh uh ahi chiin ahilta uhi. Tamte nupa bang eite zong kipah leh damsot i ut leh nupa chinte’n pan i lah ding uh ahi.
e. Kihou Limna (Communicating): Nupa khu silbangkimah kihoulim leh kithuzahtuo zing ding ahi. Tulai nupa tamtahte khu azi/pasalte uh hindan leh gamtatdan akitheipha sih ua, tuakhun nupa kala kitheisiemlouna apieng sah hi.

Tualeh i zi/pasal kunga zong itna thute gen zelzel a kipatattuo zing ding ahi. Billy Graham in, a zi toh akiten champha uh alopna a athugen khu “Ka zi toh kum sawmnga (50) vel ka kitengta ua, nungah tangval ka hilai ua, Pastor maia damsung adia ka kichiam ni ua ka lungsietna sangin, ka zi ka lungsiet zaw” achi hi. Aman agen bena ah ka zi ka lungsiet lou khah chiengin Pasian kungah panpina ka ngen zel zel a, ka zi in zong tuabangin abawl hi achi hi.

Tualeh izi/pasalte zong amin uh ahilou aleh tapa tahpen min beha kihatzelsam ding ahi. Tualeh achang chienga i zi/pasal kunga bangchi bangin umleng na ut ei? chite zong doha kisiemphat zel zel ding ahi.

f. Alai Ah Jesu Khrist: Nupa kichimatna hoileh nupa hinkhuo nuom nei dingin Jesu Khrist khu alai a aum zing ding ahi. Agei ningtong a ium sah khah chiengin, nupa hinkhuo ah buaina leh kituohlouna aumngal hi. Pasal khatin a zi laithot ahah a, lawm it, ka lungsiet pen anina nahi chiin apan hi. Inn angtun tahin a ziin, “Kei sanga it zawh nei na hileh kei pawt vang achi chiengin, a pasal in hilou e, Ka lungsiet pen khu khatna a Jesu ahi a, nang khu anina na hi” achita hi. Tuachiin ang kihoulim theita uhi. Tulai mi pawl khat in mahni zi/pasalte sanga midang zi/pasal pou va it zawh khah chiengin buaina i tuohlaw leng uhi.

John 2 na ah Kana khuo a kitengte tanchin imu bangin, moulopna ah Jesu achial jieh un alengga zu uh abei chiengin Jesun sillam dang bawlin amualphouna dingte uh asuhbeisah hi. Tamte nupa bangin eiten zong I nupa hinkhuo uah Jesu chiel zingin pangsahlei nupa kituoh leh lawching ihi ding uhi.

5. LEITUNG A NUPA LAWCHINGTE THUGEN LEH HINATE ISUI DING UHI

a. Richard leh Doris Halversonte nupa khu kum 40 nupa hinkhuo lawchingtah a na mangzouten alawchinna thuguh tambangin agen uhi. “Doris leh Keiman ka kitenni ua ka kichiamna uh suhsiet guallou, gensiem a zong suhdanglam theilou ahidan ka pawm tuoh uhi.. Khrist leh ama nasemtu ka hijiehun ka kikhen dinguh pen sil hithei mongmong louin ka ngai uh” achi uhi.

Tuajiehin, hamsatna hun ah zong lawching sah dia panlah hamham ding ahi, chiin theitop asuoh uhi.

b. Augsbergerte nupa kum 54 nupa hinkhuo a zah nua un “ka nupa hina uh lawchingsah teitei katup uh ahi” a chi hi.

c. Don le azi Martha ten zong maitam a kichiamna uh theizing a pomdet khu alawchinna uh thuguh uh hin agen uhi. Amauhten tahsa leh hagau a nupa khu kituohtah a peikhawm dingthu ahage ma ma uhi. Tualeh Sawltah Paul in nupa satan kipiehtuoh dingthu ahagen thu apawmdet hi.

d. Charles leh Martha Sheddte nupa in alawchin thuguh uh tamtengin agen uhi.

- Hun kipiehtuo dingin kichiamna ka nei zelzel uhi.
- Nitengin sil neuneu ah zong ka kipatattuo uhi.
- Ka lungkimlou chiengun kithuhiltuo a, sudam ngal ding ka tum uhi.
- Ka thuhun ua pawimaw pen khu Bible sim khawm leh thum khawm zing ding chi ahi. Tamte jiehin nupa hinkhuo kum 44 sung nuomtahin ka zang khawmthei uhi.

e. John leh Betty Descherte nupa hinkhuo. Kitenna khu kizopna hing zing suhkhang zing angai ahi. Tamna pawimaw pen khu kipiehtuona (commitment) ahi achi uhi. Tualeh mahni masialna khu tawpsana kihongtah a umzing ding ahi achi uhi.

f. David leh Vera Mace te nupa. Amauh nupa khun “kum 50 nupa hinkhuo ka zah nua uah ka kingai deu deu ua, nuamzong kasa deudeu ua, tun zong zil beding ka nei un ka khangzing nalai uhi. Kou a dinga sil hithei khu midang adingin zong ahithei ka gingta uhi” achi uhi.Tamte apat in eaten jong zilding inei ngei ding uhi.

6. SUN LEH PAI ZAH THU AH

Nupa in sum leh pai atuoma neilou ding ahi, tualeh sum leh pai zahna ah zong tahsa kithununna apawimaw hi. Tulai innkuan tampite kehzahna leh buaina khu sum zah apilvan lou na jieh ahi. Pasal khenkhatten asum law khiehte uh a utut ua zahthei hin angai uhi. Tulaleh khen khatten a law pha zate uh leh a pension nangawn uh a zite uh theisahlou uhi. Tuate jiehin nupa kituohlouna leh kikhenna pienglaw thei hi.

India nampa Pu Mahatman Gandhi in “Sum liau lou ding a hindan kisin ding” (Simple Life-style) apibawl ma ma hi. Grik mipil Socrates bazaar apei chiengin a kitahsap leiding a mungaisih a kichi hi. Tuajiehin, ideiteng moh lei louin, i kul-le-pawimawte beh lei kisin ding ahi. Tualeh sum khu alamkhieh sangin, a etkawl ahahsa zaw hi.

Tualeh, “Light of Life” March 1988 a Sara leh Chandra Kumarte nupa in “Asum muna (ngana)uh leh zahna uh” chi agelna uah tambang hi.

-Rs. 500/- na law ahia, 490/- na zahleh akimangthei na hia, Rs. 510/- na zah leh abuai khin nahi.
- nang pen sum sila suoh sinla sum pen sila in nei zaw in.
- Innkuon sunga sum zah ding dan gelna (budget) neilou khu gari brake neilou toh kibang ahi.
- Inkuon sunga inntehpa pen sumkemtu ahiding ahi.
- Sumpen ei neisa hilouin, Pasian nei sa ahi ( Nasepte 10:14).

John Wesely in “Sum leh pai na suithei zatzat sui sawm inla, na khawlthei zatzat khawl inla, Pasian adingin na piehthei zatzat na pia in” achi hi.

Tualeh M. Manoharan in “ Na inkuon sung sumthu” chi “Light of Life” June 1986 ah tambangin agel hi.

- Leiba basin (Rom 13:8)
- Sawm–a–khat pia in (2 Kor. 9:6-8)
- Kiphatsahna toh sum zangin van lei sin.
- Sum hau ding thupipen in nei sin.
- Nitengin na sum muna leh zahna hisap zingin.
- Bank ah sum koi kisin in.
chite leh zah dan kituptah anei ding ahi.

Tulai sum–le-pai awlsam tah a bat theina hinkhuo ah I tengua, tuajiehin innkuon tampiten aditzoulou dinguh tan leiba thangba toh khosa innkuon tampi ki-um hi. Tamte jiehin lawm leh pai, u leh nau kal ah buaina leh kimelmatna apien law hi. Tualeh Khristian nupa khu isum muna leh zahnate uh kitheisah zing ding ahi. Tualeh sum zahna ah kithununna hinkhuo nei zing apawimaw hi. Tamte jiehin innsung leh nupa hinkhuo sietna lah apat isuota thei ding hi.

7. NUPA KIPAWLNA HINKHUO

Laisiangthou in a pasal in abawl dinga kilawm bang azi tungah bawlta hen achi hi. Tuama bangin zi in zong abawl ding a kilawm bawlta hen achi hi. Azieh khu ziin atahsa pumpi tung uah thu neilou apasal a ahi zaw hi achi hi.

Nuleh pa kipawlna thu khu tulai Khristian pichinglouten zumna leh sil gen ngamlou dingiin angai uhi. Ahin, i Bible leh mi thupiten aha gen uhi. Billy Grahamin nu-le-pa umkhawmna pen Khristian nupaten a nuomthei bang pen a a zah ding ahi dan leh tuabang a kizahna in ki-itna leh kilungsietna akhansah dan aha gen hi. Tualeh Pu K. Saibela in “Nupa kipawlna khu kilungsiet tuohna jieha tahsa bawlthei sang pen chi lei ichi khiel sih ding a chi hi. Tuabang hilouin, tahsa utna leh huana ding bep a ingaileh pen i ngaikhiel ding uhi. Tuajiehin, tam khu lawchingtah a zah ahitheina dingin, ta leh nau tampi nei nua leh tehnua a zong pilvang taha bawl zing ding ahi” achi hi. Aman agen bena ah nulehpa kipawlna neina ding a kisah kholna neiding dan agente:

a. Hun awng thawl neiding
b. Mun dai leh sip ahiding
c. Koima suhbuai theilouna mun
d. Zu leh khamthei bawllou ding
e. Kisil siang ding
f. Luppi ding puon zong tuomnei ding
g. Sil dang mong mong ngaituo lou ding chite ahi.

Tualeh B. Balla & Dr. P. Tinunata in Khristian nupate nupa kipawlna toh kisai a theiding agente uh tamte ahi:

a. Nupa kipawlna hoitaha zahsiam na in ki-itna khangsah hi
b. Tam khu kilungsietna jieha ipumpi a i kipieh thei sangpen uh ahi
c. Pasal utna suohbaiin, numeite asuoh ha ahi chiengin pasalin azi atheisiem uh kisam a, tuabangin numeite zong athei siem thou uh ngai hi
d. Pasal theipi lou a numei in utna nei leh zumloua pasal hilngam ding ahi
e. Tahsa thanopna umloupia nupa kipawlna neipen tahsa chi damna dingin hoi sih hi
f. Lungkim tah leh lungkim dong umkhawmna jiehin naungeh leh nu chidam law thei hi
g. Kipawl jou chiengin pasal in a zi nusiat pai louding ahi
h. Kipawlzou chiengin tui leh puon sieng a kisuhsieng zel zel ding ahi
i. Khristian nupate khun nupa umkhawmna pen i tahsa, lungsim leh hagau tanpha phattuampih thei dinga Pasian kunga ap zing ding ahi.

I gensa bangin eilah ah nuleh pa kipawlna thu khu Pulpit leh Pastorate gen ding in ikoisih uhi. Ahin, Biblein “Pasal leh numei in atan din hun toh atantuoh ding thu uh agen hi. Sawltah Paulin, nupa kisawm pemsan dingthu tanpah ‘ani ua alemsahpih uh angai thu’ agen hi. Tulai tam nulehpa a lungkimlou na jiehin lunglenna leh midang tung z zawlsaina tanpah apiengthei hi. Tuakhun natna HIV/AIDS leh adang tampi veilawtheina ahijiehin pilvan angai tahzet hi.

8. NU LEH PA THEI DING THUPAWIMAW KHENKHATTE

A. Pasal Thei Ding Thu Sawm Piehte

i. Na zi khu hoitahin nunnemna toh enkawl zingin
ii. A sep abawl dingte theichien sahin
iii. Pongphoh leh gensiette topsanin
iv. Silneu nou noute pawimawna theisah zingin
v. Nitenga akul leh pawimawte theipi zingin
vi. A hinkhuo a akipah nading ngaituo sah zingin
vii. A lungsim puohdan leh miziete thei zingin
viii. Na kitenna uh bawl hoi ding in panla zingin
ix. Akul leh pawimawte bawlsah zingin

B. Numei Thei Ding Thusawm Piehte

i. Lungsietna umzie dihtah khu zilin
ii. Kitenna gensiet bei nanei sawm khu topsan inla, kitenna bawl dingin theitop suo in panlain
iii. Na pasal mizie leh pawimawte thei inla bawlsah in
iv. Na nu na pa tunga na kingahnate topsanin
v. Thunun leh na thunuaiah koisom sinla patatna leh lungsietna pia in
vi. Sil atuom apai a naneite topsan inla engsietna zong nei sin
vii. Gensietna leh huat bawlna sangin ngainatna toh na pasal kipahpi in
viii. Gensiatna leh thagum toh na pasal hinkhuo na siemphat sawmna khu topsanin
ix. Nanungah lai hinkhuo topsanin
x. Phun hatna leh gitlouna na neite topsan inla dawtheina na nei nadin thum zingin.

10. NU LE PA THEI DINGA PAWL KHATTE

i. Lungthah hun kituohsah lou ding ahi. Ngiam khieh kituh ding.
ii. Lungthahsa kihilou ding lup zong lup louding. Na lungthahna khu nisain tumpi sih hen chi khu nupa kala ataha zah ding.
iii. Hunpeisa leh nungah tangval lai aum dan hoiloute zong gengen nonlou ding ahi
iv. Nualam tuoh tawh kikhual sah ding
v. Khut leh keng zanga kivuoh lou ding
vi. Kitenni ang tunchienga nehkhawmnate bawl a sil neu nou nou ki present tuoa, hing gawmtu pastorte zong ahithei leh hat a thumna leh sil present zelzel ding
vii. Khualzinte kithumsaha ahun lut ding tan zong kihiltuo ding
viii. Tate it tuom mudah tuom neilou ding
ix. Numei in shi (period) neilai a kipawl lou ding
x. Naunei jou in atompena hakhat hani tan kipawlpi louding
xi. Naupai laia pasalin a zi gila ata adia athum sah zel zel ding
xii. Ki itna a dih semsem na ding a kithum sah zing ding ahi. Tam a tunga I gente a tahtah a hinpithei chiet ding in Mangpan hing gualzawlchiet ta hen.

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CHAPTER THREE - BD Thesis | III. DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND NEEDS

To give adequate and appropriate education or teaching to the child, we must know their different stages of development such as physical, mental and social and spiritual. We shall briefly study as follow:

3.1. 1-3 Years

3.1.1. Physical Development

The medical professions tell us that the first year of the infant life sees the greatest amount of growth in its body. Smiling starts within the first month and child seems to please and respond tour own smiles. In the second and third months, s/he may giggling to his/her smiling again to our great delight. Rolling can start as early as three or four months with energetic (and slim) babies, while with others it comes later. During this time parents or guardian should properly look after, otherwise the child can roll and fall down.

As the body grows, the senses are also developing. The first visual attraction for child is the light, but eventually the child begins to focus on various objects and will start following mother’s hand, if slowly move something colorful within his/her sight. Hearing also begins to function and develop within the first few days after birth. Sitting up start around the time the baby is six months old, but obviously the time varies from one baby to another. Parents should not force the child to sit up, rather must help the child to do slowly.

Crawling comes as the next stage in physical development and begins from around the age of eight months. In the first years of its life, the book muscles and backbone are stabilized and strengthen, to enable sitting, then crawling and finally standing. Some children may walk by their first birth day. The digestive system is able to assimilate solid foods and approximately half the adult height is attained. By the time a child is three years old, the child acquires ability to walk, run, jump, climb, stairs, in an erect posture, talk eat observation and imitation. Personality development is only through imitation, particularly their parents and adult who have close association with the child.

3.1.2. Mental development

Many parents think that during this age the child does not know anything. Horace Bushness says “half of the child’s behavior are formed during and early period.” Mental development is an aspect of personality. It begins right from the birth.

By the end of the first month, the child can recognize faces especially that of the mother whom s/he sees more than a dozen times a day while she is feeding, holding or changing his/her. By the age of one s/he is using his/her mouth activity not so much to cry as to bite and put things into it. The child can also discover physically, his/her head, mouth, hands, etc. Up to the years most of the children learn through senses. At this stage, the child is able to speak few vocabularies, simple songs, tunes, actions, and the response to those are observe. Imitation is an essential form of learning. The child copies how parents talk, dress up, walk, eat, work and every thing what they do. So John S. Mbiti, rightly comment that “… the parents are the greatest people in the world: the boy wants to be like his daddy, the girl like her mother, you are the centre of the world for them….”

During this stage their thinking has not yet fully developed. They are pre-conceptual in thought. But they can use simple words, and symbols. They also believe that everything is true. So parents or adults must not tell them lie. Parents can start giving Christian education to them. We must teach good words, like daddy, mummy, thank you, good night and so on. We can tell them Bible stories, chorus, Bible verses and so on. But parents must not tell them frightening things, like Satan, devil and other bad words because they can develop coward nature in future.

Parents should show their love and affection to their children. Too much criticism and over controlling will spoil the character of the child. He/she must have freedom to play and share to the parents. This will help their physical and mental growth.

Mrs Mary Downs says, Movement is, for the young child, an important factor is self discovery… movement also assist a child in achieving and maintaining their orientation in space an important factor in their development of concepts of time, space and direction. Children, who are not allowed to be active and move, do not develop confidence in themselves and hence do not learn.

So children should move freely in the home. Parents should always open to share with their children. This will lead the child to have god relationship with other people. As a whole, mental development includes such abilities as attending, perceiving, observing, remembering, imagining, thinking, solving problems and growth of intelligence as well as of language.

3.1.3. Social development

Social development means socialization or social interest in individual. it involves the development of a new type of behavior of change in interest and the choice of a new type of companies and friends. One becomes sociable through interaction in society. From society one learns cultures, customs, manners, language and morals, etc.

The behavior of the baby at birth in the first few months is called pre-social behavior. The baby does not distinguish people and object. Kart Buhlers experimental study affirms that during the first tow months baby came to learn/know loud noises, bright lights, and strong touch. However, the child does not differentiate between human voice and other noises.

In a few months, the baby is aware of his/her mother. The infant smiles in response to attention of adults and it recognizes. According to psychologists, from four months onwards baby stops crying when we talk to him/her. The child of six months can recognized and differentiated his/her mother and other fellow, and then preference is shown by wanting to be picked up only mother.

In one year baby reacts differently to smiling and showing negative responses to stronger. He/she attempts to imitate the speech of other like parents and other friends those who are around him/her. He/she can respond in simple words like no-no, yes-yes, mummy, aunty, uncle and so on. During this stage they are stubborn in order to demand adult’s attention. They are also selfish and self centered. So parents must teach the value of sharing with other people.

The social circle will widen as the child begins to walk and other children; as they play and fight with them. Parents should teach the child to grow up as a social being. Therefore, as early as possible the children will start to learn manner of eating, of conversation of receiving and giving things, of greeting people of sharing things, with other people, and acting of behaving in the presence of visitors, friends and relatives of the family.

The other primary needs of this age group will be to experience love, good manner in the home. At home that communicates love, and affection to the children, and care and concern is essential before a child can grow into our likeness when they become old.

3.1.4. Spiritual development

By virtue of being a human, the child has moral and spiritual dimension, which comes to the open gradually. Children are first imitating that which goes on around in home, like the posture of prayer, worship of God. At an early age parents can begin to disseminate religious knowledge to them, especially Bible stories.

Children will ask questions about where people come form or where they go when they die or who made Sun and moon, are religious nature. Children will ask these among his/her hundreds of other questions. Parents must give simple answer to all theses questions and related to the things s/he knows and to do his/her life. A child religious idea can be influenced by his/her experience in every life. The religious life of the home affects on child’s spiritual life because, most of the time children are confined at home with parents. Therefore, as parents we need to sow religious seeds in our child, possibly from childhood. But instead of mere teaching parents must show in their life and action.

John S. Mbiti, rightly saith that; This is done both through example and teaching, and your lives will be the greatest teacher of your religious life…. Your child will copy and imitate everything you do and say.

Today many parents of the Zou people do not think properly. Due to which many parents fail in their life.

3.2. 3-5 Years

3.2.1. Physical development

Rapid growth can be seen in this stage. The child can move without the help of parents. They used to go out to find a child in their neighbor’s house to play with other child. They are very active and cannot quiet for any length of time. This activity is necessary for physical development.

The first fullest of milk – teeth have appeared and make it possible to eat just about everything including guavas and green mangoes. When a child is about five years old, his/her height increases by about none inches from height which he/she have at the age of two years. During early childhood the weight of the child increases by about two kilos every year. But individual differences do occur: some children gain weight slightly and some do at rapid rate.

3.2.2. Mental development

The child’s vocabulary is growing rapidly. In general, girls have a greater verbal ability than boys. it is a time to send them to nursery school, and in Sunday School s/he can join beginner department.

At this age children are curious and critical to know everything. They can learn to follow a story read form a book and may want stories repeated so often that they actually can memorize the words. For them a chair can easily be turned into a horse. Fantasy and play are vital factors in the intellectual development and emotional growth of the child.

They fully trust in their parents. They try to copy life style of their parents, unity and uncle, etc. They also expect appreciation and reward. Parents should show their love and affection so that children may feel happy and secure. Parents must provide toys, games materials, etc. so that the child can play, develops his talents.

3.2.3. Social development

During infancy the young infant is very much dependent on his/her mother. But during early childhood the child tries to move from dependency to choose and action his own. His/her will is being formed and tested in relation to other people. If others in his/her environment give him/her the freedom and respect his /her needs, he/she is again a lasting sense of self-confidence and self worth. Herbert E. Hoefer says, “If the rights are protected along with the other in the family, he will learn the spirit of good will and co-operation.”

If on the other hand, s/he is made to feel ashamed of his/her first efforts to act and if s/he is made to doubt that s/he has a respect place in his/her family, the child will easily carry over into the rest of his/her life deep lack of a self-confidence and self worth. The child will be an angry, rebellious person, judging and rejecting others as s/he was judge and rejected.

The other important norms of social behavior during this period are negativism, quarrelling, puzzle, co-operation, sympathy and social approval. The child should develop attitudes of co-operation, sympathy and social approval. Parents and teacher should provide a god environmental for the children. Daily experiences and the various contacts that they made upon will certainly help in the development of their social dimension.

3.2.4. Spiritual development

Children of this age can join in family worship in an attitude of prayer, even if everything said is not understood. In this stage, a beginning should be made is family prayer. Sunday School and Child evangelism service should be paid attention. But they do not have enough idea about God. They understand God as life exactly their parents. So, parents and teachers should teach Bible stories, religious beliefs, praying, reciting the creed, giving arms, going to church and the daily implication and application of one’s religion. These will lead the child that religion is relevant and meaningful in all aspect of life.

Children pray in their own religious language. They are more natural and talk as if to a human being. They pray to God that their physical needs are, but the feeling about prayer is very strong and natural one. It is important to realize that the child of this age has not much develop a sense of right or wrong of judgment, or parents should not be loving and have a mind to accept them as they are unlovable the behavior may be.

3.2.5. Moral development

Parents should teach the child responsibility towards himself/herself – such as cleaning his/her teeth, doing homework, tidying up the room; towards his/her parents – love, obedience, respect, co-operation; towards society at large –friendliness, truthfulness, kindness, love, politeness and so on. We must help the child to develop a relationship with animal and things.

The child will start stealing and telling lies at home, even though for the child these acts will not mean anything bad. But this is an opportunity for parents to teach moral value of truthfulness and respect of other people’s property. This will become increasingly important when the child goes to school, so that s/he does not continue taking other children’s things. When s/he finds other property we should not allow to bring it home.

Ill treatment of other children or animals is a problem with a number of children. This is partly to assert their individuality, and partly as an outlet for some frustration, jealousy and hatred may lead to it.

Self control can be taught like the demand of having food just before we eat together, and table manner and so on. Other aspect like toilet habits will come later and gradually. If the child leaves stool in the sitting room, you are not going to teach his/her self control by beating up there and then. Instead the child should see you cleaning it and putting it away. Show the child where you yourself go to leave your stool, and the child will start copying you.

3.3. 6-8 Years

3.3.1. Physical development

Physical growth and development during later childhood is somewhat slower in comparison to early childhood. At the age of six the child enters school. That is why some child psychologists call this stage as the primary school child.

During this stage of later childhood, children develop and refine their sensory motor skills. That is why boys become interested in outdoor games. In stead of response we find a regular increase with age during later childhood. There is a similar increase in strength with age. They are very active, full of energy and constantly on the move. During this stage they are interested to take part in simple games, such as swimming, cycling, and jumping and so on. They sometimes neglect to eat food properly, because they are so immersed in their play. So some psychologists consider later childhood as the play period. Play is children’s way of life. Children will see play and playmates as if their life depended on it and perhaps it does. The power of play is extraordinary, and is an extremely serious matter. Piaget sees play as a part of the stages of intellectual development which children must pass through in developing from egocentric infants to adults with objective and rationalistic outlooks. Not allowing play can seriously hinder children’s growth.

It is very important that as parents you should play with your children, from the time they are babies onwards. This helps development and it brings you into a happy relationship with them. Do not just play for them, but with them and if possible let them show how to play as this give them a sense of accomplishment and pride. Parents must also create all kinds of games inside or outside the house, to keep your child busy and help them to keep entertainment. The child want to feel and be the centre of life in the household, and games and playing are one way of realizing this important development. Playing is an aid to all aspects of development, and you must give it much thought and time so that it can properly fulfill this function in your child’s life. When s/he goes to school a lot of problem with other children there, but you will have time after school and at weekends to play with him/her.

3.3.2. Mental development

During later childhood there is general development of mental ability. The child is able to grasp relationships with increase in age. Their curiosity is still in the ascent and children ask more questions, like why, when, who, what, etc. they also like to take things a part and see what makes them work. Arranging colorful objects like beads, blocks, and putting them in particularly sequences gives them pleasure. Reasoning power is increasing and many casual relationships are seen and understood.

Since the child can go to school, s/he has problems especially some subject much difficulties in learning. Parents must prepare the child psychologically beforehand, so that the child can develop a liking and longing for school. Regarding the subject matter parents and teachers should discuss and solve the problem. Let the home be always his/her place of refuge, encouragement, sympathy and love, and make him/her feel that schooling is in fact an extension of the things he/she has been doing and will continue to do at home.

Most experts in learning agree that these early childhood years are of prime importance for sensorimotor learning. All the senses must be brought into play in discovering and learning about the world. In fact it is this stimulation of all the senses that will be decisive for children’s ongoing learning and copying capabilities. Parents must surround them with opportunities, toys and manipulative materials which will contribute to the development of their sensory and perceptual development. According to Mary Evans Downs, “Children who do not have the opportunity to receive a variety of enriching experiences are handicapped in their later learning.”

3.3.3. Social Development

During later childhood the child is able to enter the adult world on account of greater physical maturity and learning communication skills. During this period they like to be independent and eat, dress and bath themselves.

As the child is already in the school, s/he comes in contact with other children. Hence s/he enjoys playing with more than two or three companions and trying to play in different games and activities. That is why, this period is known as the ‘gang age’.

K. Lovel have made certain generalizations of some of the social development of later childhood are as follow:

1. As the child increases in age s/he is able to establish stable personal relationships with others. He/she becomes less aggressive though sometimes s/he fights, verbal fight and aggression is more predominant than the physical fight at this stage.

2. When s/he goes to school s/he develops friendships with his/her peers and classmates. Though the parents are still important for the child s/he begins to develop social relationships outside his/her family circle. He/she also begins to trust his/her teachers and receives guidance from them.

3. During this stage children develop interest in team games involving competition and skill.

4. They are mostly subjective in their personal relations.

5. During later childhood, certain types of fears and anxieties also appear. These fears and anxieties are due to mysterious phenomena such as ghosts and corpses. These are the finding of Jerseld and his colleagues.

3.3.4. Spiritual development

The mental thinking in a person’s life started from this time onward. The brain cell is developed and the child can think and reason it. But their thinking is very limited not like adult. The child can calculate time, date, object, number and what was happening some few days back properly. The child can think religious ideas but to certain limits. Parents can teach them God as loving father. We must encourage the child to imitate great heroes in Bible story. The child is also interested to go to Sunday School and joining family worship service. We must give chance to participate in Sunday School and family worship service.

Parents should not teach doctrinal things and others highly theological themes; but rather used simple and clear words. The child also always thinks heaven and hell especially when some people are dying. Their minds are disturbed, so parents should tell clearly from this time onward. Moreover, children do not understand the meaning of sin. Parents or Sunday School teachers should not force to confess his/her sin and repent. The child can read the Bible so parents should give a Bible to the child so that s/he can read by himself/herself.

3.3. 9-11 Years

3.4.1. Physical development

This period is called Later Childhood. Children in this age are physically active, running, jumping, playing and so on. This is a period of comparative stability for children of both boys and girls. The problem becomes more complicated because al children do not grow at the same rate. Some children are small frothier age while others are too big. A child who is rather small for his age is treated like a baby by the elders. He/she will always remain dependent on other and also hesitant to accept responsibility in life.

The physical growth of girls grow more rapidly than boys up to early adolescence, so some girls will look don on a boy of her won age group as mere baby. Sometimes boy will show inferiority feeling by showing a spirit of difference towards girls of same age group.

They are very active in playing and doing things. They are also very careless; they just throw their box, bag and dresses. So parents must give small things to do and guide them for tidy and cleanliness. They also have comparative mind in their doing and playing. They also want to play the whole day, but we should make right time to play and also we should let them know how to take part in the society.

3.4.2. Mental Development

Mental thinking in a person life started properly. The brain cells also develop and s/he can think and reason properly. They can think object, number and calculate date and tell about fact. The child can differentiate but lots of imagination would control. Their sense of responsibility also begins to develop. Parents should give responsibility for carrying out duties in home. This will serve as introduction for training in citizenship.

The child develops strong intellectual curiosity and asks questions. Parents must help them to think logically and scientifically and find answer. The child has strong memories. It is a time of rapid increase in knowledge. They are also learning abstract idea such as justice, beauty and truth. Abstract thinking develops only fro this period.

The home and the school should provide a healthy environment where child can develop their intellectual capacity. In the process of solving problem and meeting difficulties, the child develops his/her power of thinking and reasoning.

3.4.3. Social development

Since the child is joining school, s/he comes to contact with other children. S/he enjoys playing with more than two or three companions. They have gang (group) and do things with others and loyalty to the group. According to Bhatia and others, towards the end of the period, i.e. 9-11 years, the child enters ‘young age with gang loyalties and friendship, rules and regulations and often comes in conflict with other gangs, parents and teachers. The manifestation of ‘gang age’ are the increasing interest in team game and group activities and eagerness to join group or gang and a pride in being looked upon as one of its members. A group consciousness, and unwillingness to play with numbers of the opposite sex and sort of secrecy are surroundings of all the gang activities. Since the gang influences the child, parents should look properly what type of people his/her child accompanies. If s/he joins bad gang, that will affect the life of the child into bad and worse, because they give highly regard of their peer group than parents authority.

In this age the child can distinguish between good and bad but this understanding depends on the explanation receive at home and in immediate environment. These are the years of productivity both in the world and in the home. If one has passed from basic sense a trust through all the stages fairly successfully, s/he will desire to pass on the nest generation what s/he has received. His/her joy will be to work for the betterment of the nest generation. But those who enter this stage without the proper personality foundation will strive only for themselves and will ever fear the next generation.

3.4.4. Spiritual development

At the beginning of this period, many questions are raised in religious matters. They are very critically observing the behavior of parents and others those who are older than him/her. They want to know the nature of human being and its relation with God. They also think why and how human re dying and life after death. They also want to know the nature of heaven and hell. So parents should clearly teach all those problems as simple as possible, so that their spiritual development can goes properly.

They are interested in reading Bible, books of adventures and biography of great men and so on. They also can get by heart and recite the Bible. So this is the time to start suitable Christian education to the child. We can also, teach salvation history and lead into salvation realm. Parents should introduce Christian literature in order to lay the foundation for their understanding of the true authority of the Scriptures. It expects that they meaning from a literal respect for the Bible towards a critical reverence. So that they may begin to see Scripture as true in a spiritual and not necessarily literal sense at all.

They are also hero worshippers. They are ready to follow the leader. It is the right time for emphasizing importance of Christian faith and worship in family. We have to give chance to participate in Sunday School and family worship. We should portray Jesus and other great missionaries the great leaders to follow in their spiritual life.
At Sunday School or home we can teach them through picture, flannel graph and so on. They are also interested in drama that will influence their spiritual life and so on. They also expect appreciation and admire from parents and Sunday School teachers. But today some parents treat their child like property or animals. That will make bad impact in future.

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End Notes

Vimala, Paulus., Introducing Christian Education (Bombay: CSI, 1993, reprint), p.63.
John S. Mbit., Love and Marriage in Africa (London: Longman Group LImite, 1973), p. 154.
Ibid., p. 154
Vimala, Paulus., op.cit., p. 63
Cited by P. Lianengi., Lalpa Hmangaih Kristian Chhungkua (Aizawl: Rev & Mrs. K. Siamliana, 1990), p.25.
John S. Mbiti., op. cit., p. 161
Mary Evans, Downs., Creative Foundation Starting a Nursery School (Bangalore: Cycloster Copy, 1989), p.5
Quoted by Chubangnen., “The Role of Christian Educationin Developing Child Personality” Unpublished BD Thesis, ETC, 1996, p. 7.
Ibid., p.10
B.D. Bhatai and R.N. Satya., Educational Psychology and Guidance (Delhi: Phanpati & Sons, n.y.) p. 46
John S. Mbiti., op.cit., p. 164
B.D. Bhatai & R. N. Satya., op. cit., p. 62
Ibid., p. 164
Vimala, Paulus., op.cit., p. 67
B.C. Rai., Educational Psychology (Lucknow: Prakashan Kendra, 1992), p. 239
Vimala Paulus., op. cit., p. 67
Herbert E. Hoefer., Teacher as Parent (Madras: CLS, 1976), p.121
Ibid., p. 121
Vimala Paulus., op. cit., p. 69
John S. Mbiti., op. cit., p. 167
Ibid., p. 167
B.C. Rai., op. cit., p. 248
Cited by Mary Downs., op. cit., p. 17
John S. Mbiti., op. cit., p. 157
Vimala Paulus., op. cit., p. 69
Mary Evans, Downs., op. cit., p. 13
Cited by B.C. Rai., op. cit., p. 251
P. Liangengi., op. cit., p. 251
Chubannen., op. cit., p. 14
B.D., Bhatai & R.N. Satya., op. cit., p.65
Chubangnen., op. cit., p. 9
B.D., Bhatai & R.N. Satya., op. cit., p. 65
Herbert E. Hoefer.,op. cit., op. cit.,p. 27
Ronald, Golman., Readiness For Religion: A Basic For Development Religious Education (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul n. y.), p. 147.

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BD THESIS ABSTRACT | The Role and Responsibility of Parents in Teaching Christian Truth to Children at Home

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A thesis submitted to the Senate of Serampore College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity by Hangpi Manlun. Regd. No. 1877/1996, Eastern Theological College, Jorhat, Assam 1998

The role and responsibility of parents at home has become increasingly important for the good of the society today. Home is the most important single unit in the society. It is where learning begins and parents are the first teachers. The negligence parental role and responsibility to children at home resulted in the existence of certain social evils ranging from immorality to murder. In order to save the society from deterioration the institution of home must be given top priority above any other else.

This thesis is divided into five chapters. The First Chapter deals with Christian marriage and family with the assumption that these are fundamental to build a ‘good’ home today. The Second Chapter deals with the role and responsibility of parents to their children. Parents are to bring up their children base on the biblical principle.

The Third Chapter deals with the different stages of child development and needs. Understanding the process of child development and his/her needs in various aspects of life such as physical, mental, social and spiritual is essential for effective parenting of the children.

The Fourth Chapter is about the need of teaching Christian truth at home. Imparting Christian truth to children is a God-given responsibility to parents which no one can escape. This is needed for the welfare of the children as well as the society at large.

The Fifth and Last Chapter is an evaluation on a responsible parenthood. Parents are responsible to children morally, spiritually and also economically. Home is the fundamental training ground for children where parents carried out their God-given task or responsibility. The well being of the family, church and society is heavily depended on the sincerity and success of parents in carrying out their divinely ordained task and vice versa.

Thus, the importance of the role and responsibility of parents in teaching Christian truth at home is affirmed.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I praise God from the core of my heart for giving me this great privilege to attend Eastern Theological College and for His guidance and blessing during my years of study.

I would like to express my gratitude to Professor, Dr. Ezamo Murry, my supervisor, who has inspired and encouraged me to write this thesis. I value his help and suggestions in course of writing this thesis. It was a great privilege for me to work with him.

My years of study would have been impossible without the generous sponsorship granted by the Manipur Gam Presbytery, and my family member for their moral, prayer and financial support.

I am deeply grateful to the Eastern Theological College, Faculty and Staff for their valuable service and sincere commitment in teaching me in my B.D. course. And a very special word of gratitude goes to my friends who have been upholding me with their sincere prayers.

Author

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INTRODUCTION

1. PROBLEM

The problem in this thesis is the role and responsibility of parents in teaching of Christian truth at home to the children. This topic has not been studied in depth. Therefore, I will investigate/study this subject for my thesis.

2. ELABORATION OF THE PROBLEM

Home is the most important single unit in a society. Moreover, home is the beginning of learning and parents are the first teachers. A child’s whole development is formed when they were still young. So parents should learn and know the different stages of child development and give adequate teaching at home.

Today due to negligence and limitation of knowledge many parents did not carry out their duties. So we are confronted with various social evils such as drug addiction, corruption, killing, and so on. These are occurring due to improper Christian teaching at home and lack of adequate teaching in Christian living. To have a good family, church, and society the writer suggests that the most important institution is Christian home and parents are the first teachers.

The writer has divided this study into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the Christian marriage and family. Under this chapter the writer briefly deals with the importance and meaning of Christian marriage and family. The second chapter deals with the role and responsibility of parents toward their children.

The third chapter deals with the different stages of child development and needs. Under this very chapter the writer briefly discusses the physical, mental, social and spiritual development of children from birth to the age of eleven. The fourth chapter deals with the needs for teaching Christian truth at home. However, due to limitation of space the writer will deal only the spiritual needs of the children. The fifth and the last chapter is an evaluation of the responsible parenthood and conclusion.

3. PURPOSE

The purpose of writing this thesis is to build a good Christian home. In that very home parents should give appropriate teaching according to the needs of the child, so that we will have a good family, church, and society.

4. METHODOLOGY

This study demands both theoretical and personal experience. In the theoretical part, the writer will be utilizing library resources like books, unpublished thesis, seminar papers, periodicals, daily newspaper, and magazines and so on. As the writer has written some books and articles regarding family issues and being a father of two kids, my personal experiences helped me in great manner in the writing of this thesis.

5. SCOPE AND LIMITATION

This research is confined to the role and responsibility of parents at home. The children groups are also from birth to 11 years only. This is so, because, these periods are the most important periods in personal growth and formation as well. This study is also limited to the Zou context particularly Manipur Gam Presbytery to treat the subject contextually.

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Kumtawn Sihna - Gawtmun Meidil

- Rev. Hangpi Manlun

Awle simtu zousie tam I thupi uh hoitah a theichien ding in Pasian Hagau in hing-umpita hen. Gawtmun thu khu I Laisiengthou in a ha gen mama a, tuleh Pasian thu I awi (Kristian) ihina jieh uh zong khu I shi zou chieng a Gawtmun meidil a I lutlou ding uh I utna jieh uh chilei I chi khielsih ding hi. I Laisiengthou in gawtmun um tahtah dan a gen a, a dieh in Thuhun Tha ah 162 vei a tuong a, tamte lah a 70 sang a tamzawte khu Khantanhoite (Gospel) sung ah a tuong a, atamzaw khu i Mangpa Jesu gen ahi tangpi hi.

I. Gawtmun kigenna ham-kamte I sui masa diing uhi:

a) SHEOL: Seol chi khu Hebrai ham apat a lekheih ahia, a umzie khu ‘Mun MIel’ amaw, ‘Mun guoh’ chinate ahi. Tam khu Mangkam in ‘Hell’ a kichi hi. Tam khu Thuhun Lui ah sawmthum leh khat(31) vei a tuong hi.
b) HADES: Tam zong atung a toh kibang sim ahia, a Greek ham in, ‘Mishi khuo’ china ahi.
c) TARTOROS: Tam khu Angel gilou leh helte vaihawmna ngah a tou/umna mun ahi (II Peter 2:4).
d) GEHENNA: Khopi sung nin paina mun, mitlou a kuong zing, migiloute tan ding mei mit ngailou mun china ahi (II Khang. 33:6; Mt. 10:28). Tam mun pen Jesu’n tam bang in a gen hi.
i) Migiloute hagau leh tahsa kigawm a pailutna mun ding ahi (Mt. 10:28; Lk. 12:5) a chi hi.
ii) Vaihawmna leh siemlou tanna mun ahi (Mt. 23:33).
iii) Mei zong mit-ngailouna mun ahi (Mk. 9:44; Kil. 19:20; 20:14-15).


II. Gawtmun hei a um ding a diei:

Laisiengthou in gawtmun hina a gente I gen zouta uhi. Ahileh gawtmun hei a um a diei? Chi khu mite thei ut mama khat ahi. Rozer Scarle, University of Durham a Professor in a gen dan in, a ma uh pawl in gawtmun meidil a um theina ding mun a mukhieh dan uh tam bang in a gen hi.

Leitung (Earth) lailung (core) khu a satna 6000oC vel a sa ahijieh in, nidang a ka gintat meidil umna pen khu leitung lailung ahi ding chi khu a dih theisih ding achihi. Leitung a, a um theina ding mun umsun khu, tuisuogiet tawdop a tuisa pawtna khu, satna 450oC a, a satna mun ahi ding achi hi. Tualeh, Van gam (Heaven) umna ding mun, a gendan in, “Huihkhuo (atmosphere) a Thermosphere kichina mun khat a um a, tua mun hi diing in a gingta” hi. Tamte khu a dih tahtah hi I chi theisih ua, ahin gingloumite’n zong van gam leh gawtmun tungtang a na buoipi uh zong a lungdamhuoi veve hi.

Tualeh, Russia Scientistte’n Siberia gam a, a nasepna ah mun khat Miel kuo (9) a thuh in a lai/tawna uah Isai 5:5 a kigen Meilipi (Hell) a mukhieh thu uh a gen uhi. A satdan 2000oF (Degree Fahrenheit) ahi achi uhi. Tamna a Doctor pa uh Dr. Victor Azza khun a genna ah ‘tam mun a taw khah uh a huoise/gimnei mama a, a awzah uh khu a na e! a na e! chia kap-le-mau thawm kikou zengzung husa ka za uh’ achi hi. Tamna a sil mukhieh lamdangtah a jah uh a gingta ua, Scientists tam tah in a nasepte uh tawpsan in a pientha law ua, Pasian na a seplaw uh a kichi hi. Tamna ka-le-mau thawm huoisietah a zah ukhu Laisiengthou a kigen gawtmun (Hell) hi diing in a gingta uhi. Thuhun Lui leh Thuhun Tha gendante toh I ettuoh leh zong a kibang hi chiin Laisiengthou siemte’n zong apompi uhi. Ajiehpen gawtmun khu leinuoi a um ahi a, Van gam pen tunglam a um ahijiehin chi’n zong a gen uhi. Tualeh, Russiate khu, Pasian a umsih, gawtmun zong a umsih chia doudal gam khat ahi jieh un, tambang a ang umdoh khu Pasian a um tahtah na chi a suhlat utna jieh zong ahi ding hi. (The Glorious Hope’-April 1994).

A bangteng hizongleh, Gawtmun umna mun dihtah theisih nanlei zong Laisiengthou leh misiemte (Scientistte) apat in a um ngei hi chih khu niel guol ahisih hi.


III. Gawtmun sat dingdan:

Ahileh Gawtmun bangchi bang a sa ding adiei? Chi zong mi zousie thei ut mama khat ahi. Tualeh satna degree 100oC vel lah khun tui a sousah vungvung thei hi. I tung ua nisa (sun) satdan khu degree 6,000oC vel hi ding a gintat ahi. Tambang a sa ahi jiehin nisa kim a um zousie a tui mang zelzel hi.

Gawtmun khu satna temperature 445oC a sa ahi ding chi in Mark Austin in Newspaper khat ah a giel hi. Tam sat ding dan khu tui kisuongsou (tuisa tawp) le-thum le akim vela sa ahi ding hi. Tualeh Laisiengthou in gawtmun sat dingdan a gen khu Kihilna 21:8 ah “…Meidawite leh gingta loute… jousie tan ding kaat (brimstone); sulphur huon sou, sat bang a sa ding ahi (Boiling of Sulphur = 716.6K-446 (at normal pressure). Tam khu JORGE MIRA PEREZ University of Santiago Decompostile, Spain gam a Physicists khat in a khuotkheit ahi. Tua banah Perez in a seppi Josevina, Physicists khat ma toh Madrid (Spain) Khopi a Bishop pa khu Laisiengthou tangtel uleh a khuot dan uh a dih nai chin a va dong ua, aman zong a dih hi chin a na pompieh hi.


IV. Gawtmun Bangchi Bang Mun Adiei?

Gawtmun khu kihuotna mun a ahi ding hi. Zudawn leh thanghuoi tampite khu gawtmun zauhuoi dan I genpi chieng un, gawtmun khu a nuom ding hi, ajieh ahilehpen I it-le-ngai teng kimna ding mun ahi jiehin a chi uhi. Jail (thongsung) sung bang diing a nuomlou e? I chi leh migilou chinteng umkhawmna mun ahi jieh in ahi. Tua bangma in, gawtmun pen gitlouna leh suol a pumdim ding ahi jieh leh lungsietna mawngmawng umlou a gawtna mun ding ahi jiehin mun nuomloutah ahi ding hi. Tualeh, gawtmun khu awsia chinteng a kilaw khumna mun leh tanchinpha a gen ding uh zong khu shina tanchinpha ahi jeih in mun nuomlou tawpkhawh ahi diing hi. Meilipi sungkhat or tui kisuongsou sungkhat ah leitung a na itpen toh umkhawm lechin a nuom diei? Tam khu Gawtmun noplou ding dan genna hoihtah khat ahi.

Tualeh, Gawtmun khu shina nasan mu zou nawnlouna ding mun ahi. Tam leitung a, I zau pen uh khu shina leh natna ahi. Ahin, gawtmun ah pen shina nangawn a kimuzou sih ding hi. Tam thu khu Sadhu Sundar Singh laibu gel “Hagau Leitung” (Spiritual World) ah chiengtahin I mu uhi. ‘Angkawm lai khat hagau khu hagau gam a tun masang in, a dangtah mama a, a lei a ha zatzat a, a nah gin thawm khu a ngai mama a, mei satah in a kah bang mai in a bante khu meikuong in a kang vom vetvut hi. A mapa khu lungkhamtah leh mangbangtah in a kipei akipei a, ama-le-ama na ngawn a kikidah a enzong a ki-engam va-ia sih hi. Ka hagau khu hamsie dong in umta hen, tam a na suhdamna dingin shina a umthei nawn sih a, ka hagau lah a shi thei sih a, shi thei hileh leitung a ka shi bang in ka Pistol in ka kikaplum kia ding achi hi. Gawtmun natna khu leitung a natnate le za tamtah a na ding ahi. Tuajieh in, tam mun khu tangtawn a shi thei nonlouna mun ahi hi.


V. Gawtmun khu theigigena mun leh kisiana mun ahi ding hi.

Jesu’n Luke 16:19-31 a Mihausapa leh Lazar tangthu a genna pat in I mu thei hi. Mihausapa khu gawtmun ah a lut a, gawtmun ak hun a hausatnate khat zong a pawlut theisih hi. Ahin, sil ni a kenglut/pawlut a, tuate khu a ngaituona (memory) leh a bawlkhielte kisiana lungtang ahi. Amapa khu kisia in gawtmun ah Missionary na a sep sawm a, ahin, ama ding in a kikhelta hi. Tuanah sang in tui tah khat na ngawn zong a muzou nawn sih hi.

Tualeh a net pha ding uh zong khu zang-eh (than) ahia, a puonsil ding uh zong khu than ahi ding hi (Isai 14:11). Tualeh, mi tamtah umkhawm ding hinanlezong, thawmhauna leh zauthawng in a pum dim ding ua, khat-le khatte kimuda leh kihuotna ngen in zong a dim ding uhi.

Tualeh, gawtmun mei in a tahsa zousie uh a akat sieng sah ding a, ahin, a lei (tongue) uh leh a lungtang uh ahileh leitung a damsung ua Pasian thu a zuilounate uleh a bawlkhielte uh a kisiana ding uh akangsih diing a, kikou in a kisia diing uhi.
VI. Gawtmun khu a beithei ngailou mun ahi.

Gawtmun beitheilou ding thu khu Kihilna Bu ah sawm-le-thum vei a tuong hi. Gawtmun beithei ngailou ding thu tam bang in gentena a kigen hi. Suong lientah khat kum za dan in leitung a vasa neupen khat in a muh in vatat henla, a hun sau seng in suongpi inn chie khu a tat bei cheing in zong gawtmun khu a kipan pan ahi ding a kichi hi. Tuabang deu in Tuisuogiet khu kum 1000 dan in Ball pen hu in khatvei kithalta leh a kumsawt seng in a tuiteng a kang kilkel nua in zong Gawtmun pen a kipan pan ding ah kichi hi. Tamte khu sil hi thei ahi sih a, tua bang in Gawtmun zong khu a peitheilou ding china ahi.

Tualeh Gawtmun a meikuong khu Pasian lungthahna ahi ding hi. Deut. 32:22 ah –‘Ka lungthahna meikuong hing bang van in, Vannuoi a sil um zousie khu kangtum siengta va. Khum khun mishikhuo haltum peh van, muol-le-tang bulte zong ka tumta va. Sodom leh Gommorate tung a Pasian thangpaina bangin a um ding hi’ chi thu I mu uhi.
VII. Ahileh gawtmun koite umna ding?

Awle unau gawtmun huoisiet dante I gen zouta ua, tu’n koite umna ding e? chi khu I ngaituo ding ahi. A tomkim in genlei –mi piengthaloute umna ding mun diing ahi Jesu’n mi koizong tui leh Hagau a apienthah sih leh tam mun khu nang tan ding ahi achi hi. Nang-le-nang kigintat jieh leh hoi kisah jieh a, tammun pumpel maw thei na hisih hi. A lampi umsun khu Jesu’n ‘Kei lampi leh thutah leh hinna ka hi’ achi bang in Jesu bou ahi. Jesu zuonlou in tammun toh koima a kipel theisih ding hi.

Tunia Gawtmun a um tamtahte zong tam leitung a damlai ua nang bang a ngaidan mothuai pipi neite ahi uhi. Ahilouleh, nang sang a gilou zaw zong ahi tuomsih ding uhi. Unau kingaituo in! Na pientha sih leh tam mun nang tan ding ahi. Etsahna khat gen vai-Pasal khat gamlah a, a vah leh Sahang (Lion) gilkiel mama khat toh a kituoh kha ua, sahang in neh sawm in a del hi. Ama zong zau in a tai a, luisung khat a khaugui khat ah a kiluai a, a sahang in a gei ah a ngah hi. Tuachiin, a kiluaina khaugui nuoi a tui lah ah Ole (crocodile) in a kieh chieng a ne ding in a kam a kah hi. Tualeh a tung a khaugui a Sampi (Python) khat in a na ngah zel a, lengkhe leh lah Sahang in ne zel idng in a um a, a kiluaina khau khu Zusa(Rat) khat in awl-awl in ana kei tan sawm a, ama khut lah khamta mama hi.

Unau tampa i dinmun khu nang dinmun ahilam na thie ei? Tampa a dia suotatna ding a umlou bang in nang zong Jesu na gintat sih leh na suota sih ding hi. Tua jiehin Unau it aw, tu khu nang a ding in na hun neisun ahi maithei hi. Pasian thugen ngai in ‘Hun kipah um ah ka hing na ngaikhie a, Hundamna ni ah ka hing na panpi hi. Ngai un, tu khu hun kipah um ahia, ngai in tu khu hundamna ni ahi” a chi hi (II Kor. 6:2). Mangpa’n simtu zousie lungsim kikhelna hing peta hen. Amen.

Kumtawn Sihna - Gawtmun Meidil

Rev. Hangpi Manlun

hangpi_manlun.jpgAwle simtu zousie tam I thupi uh hoitah a theichien ding in Pasian Hagau in hing-umpita hen. Gawtmun thu khu I Laisiengthou in a ha gen mama a, tuleh Pasian thu I awi (Kristian) ihina jieh uh zong khu I shi zou chieng a Gawtmun meidil a I lutlou ding uh I utna jieh uh chilei I chi khielsih ding hi. I Laisiengthou in gawtmun um tahtah dan a gen a, a dieh in Thuhun Tha ah 162 vei a tuong a, tamte lah a 70 sang a tamzawte khu Khantanhoite (Gospel) sung ah a tuong a, atamzaw khu i Mangpa Jesu gen ahi tangpi hi.
I. Gawtmun kigenna ham-kamte I sui masa diing uhi:

a) SHEOL: Seol chi khu Hebrai ham apat a lekheih ahia, a umzie khu ‘Mun MIel’ amaw, ‘Mun guoh’ chinate ahi. Tam khu Mangkam in ‘Hell’ a kichi hi. Tam khu Thuhun Lui ah sawmthum leh khat(31) vei a tuong hi.
b) HADES: Tam zong atung a toh kibang sim ahia, a Greek ham in, ‘Mishi khuo’ china ahi.
c) TARTOROS: Tam khu Angel gilou leh helte vaihawmna ngah a tou/umna mun ahi (II Peter 2:4).
d) GEHENNA: Khopi sung nin paina mun, mitlou a kuong zing, migiloute tan ding mei mit ngailou mun china ahi (II Khang. 33:6; Mt. 10:28). Tam mun pen Jesu’n tam bang in a gen hi.
i) Migiloute hagau leh tahsa kigawm a pailutna mun ding ahi (Mt. 10:28; Lk. 12:5) a chi hi.
ii) Vaihawmna leh siemlou tanna mun ahi (Mt. 23:33).
iii) Mei zong mit-ngailouna mun ahi (Mk. 9:44; Kil. 19:20; 20:14-15).


II. Gawtmun hei a um ding a diei:

Laisiengthou in gawtmun hina a gente I gen zouta uhi. Ahileh gawtmun hei a um a diei? Chi khu mite thei ut mama khat ahi. Rozer Scarle, University of Durham a Professor in a gen dan in, a ma uh pawl in gawtmun meidil a um theina ding mun a mukhieh dan uh tam bang in a gen hi.

Leitung (Earth) lailung (core) khu a satna 6000oC vel a sa ahijieh in, nidang a ka gintat meidil umna pen khu leitung lailung ahi ding chi khu a dih theisih ding achihi. Leitung a, a um theina ding mun umsun khu, tuisuogiet tawdop a tuisa pawtna khu, satna 450oC a, a satna mun ahi ding achi hi. Tualeh, Van gam (Heaven) umna ding mun, a gendan in, “Huihkhuo (atmosphere) a Thermosphere kichina mun khat a um a, tua mun hi diing in a gingta” hi. Tamte khu a dih tahtah hi I chi theisih ua, ahin gingloumite’n zong van gam leh gawtmun tungtang a na buoipi uh zong a lungdamhuoi veve hi.

Tualeh, Russia Scientistte’n Siberia gam a, a nasepna ah mun khat Miel kuo (9) a thuh in a lai/tawna uah Isai 5:5 a kigen Meilipi (Hell) a mukhieh thu uh a gen uhi. A satdan 2000oF (Degree Fahrenheit) ahi achi uhi. Tamna a Doctor pa uh Dr. Victor Azza khun a genna ah ‘tam mun a taw khah uh a huoise/gimnei mama a, a awzah uh khu a na e! a na e! chia kap-le-mau thawm kikou zengzung husa ka za uh’ achi hi. Tamna a sil mukhieh lamdangtah a jah uh a gingta ua, Scientists tam tah in a nasepte uh tawpsan in a pientha law ua, Pasian na a seplaw uh a kichi hi. Tamna ka-le-mau thawm huoisietah a zah ukhu Laisiengthou a kigen gawtmun (Hell) hi diing in a gingta uhi. Thuhun Lui leh Thuhun Tha gendante toh I ettuoh leh zong a kibang hi chiin Laisiengthou siemte’n zong apompi uhi. Ajiehpen gawtmun khu leinuoi a um ahi a, Van gam pen tunglam a um ahijiehin chi’n zong a gen uhi. Tualeh, Russiate khu, Pasian a umsih, gawtmun zong a umsih chia doudal gam khat ahi jieh un, tambang a ang umdoh khu Pasian a um tahtah na chi a suhlat utna jieh zong ahi ding hi. (The Glorious Hope’-April 1994).

A bangteng hizongleh, Gawtmun umna mun dihtah theisih nanlei zong Laisiengthou leh misiemte (Scientistte) apat in a um ngei hi chih khu niel guol ahisih hi.


III. Gawtmun sat dingdan:

Ahileh Gawtmun bangchi bang a sa ding adiei? Chi zong mi zousie thei ut mama khat ahi. Tualeh satna degree 100oC vel lah khun tui a sousah vungvung thei hi. I tung ua nisa (sun) satdan khu degree 6,000oC vel hi ding a gintat ahi. Tambang a sa ahi jiehin nisa kim a um zousie a tui mang zelzel hi.

Gawtmun khu satna temperature 445oC a sa ahi ding chi in Mark Austin in Newspaper khat ah a giel hi. Tam sat ding dan khu tui kisuongsou (tuisa tawp) le-thum le akim vela sa ahi ding hi. Tualeh Laisiengthou in gawtmun sat dingdan a gen khu Kihilna 21:8 ah “…Meidawite leh gingta loute… jousie tan ding kaat (brimstone); sulphur huon sou, sat bang a sa ding ahi (Boiling of Sulphur = 716.6K-446 (at normal pressure). Tam khu JORGE MIRA PEREZ University of Santiago Decompostile, Spain gam a Physicists khat in a khuotkheit ahi. Tua banah Perez in a seppi Josevina, Physicists khat ma toh Madrid (Spain) Khopi a Bishop pa khu Laisiengthou tangtel uleh a khuot dan uh a dih nai chin a va dong ua, aman zong a dih hi chin a na pompieh hi.


IV. Gawtmun Bangchi Bang Mun Adiei?

Gawtmun khu kihuotna mun a ahi ding hi. Zudawn leh thanghuoi tampite khu gawtmun zauhuoi dan I genpi chieng un, gawtmun khu a nuom ding hi, ajieh ahilehpen I it-le-ngai teng kimna ding mun ahi jiehin a chi uhi. Jail (thongsung) sung bang diing a nuomlou e? I chi leh migilou chinteng umkhawmna mun ahi jieh in ahi. Tua bangma in, gawtmun pen gitlouna leh suol a pumdim ding ahi jieh leh lungsietna mawngmawng umlou a gawtna mun ding ahi jiehin mun nuomloutah ahi ding hi. Tualeh, gawtmun khu awsia chinteng a kilaw khumna mun leh tanchinpha a gen ding uh zong khu shina tanchinpha ahi jeih in mun nuomlou tawpkhawh ahi diing hi. Meilipi sungkhat or tui kisuongsou sungkhat ah leitung a na itpen toh umkhawm lechin a nuom diei? Tam khu Gawtmun noplou ding dan genna hoihtah khat ahi.

Tualeh, Gawtmun khu shina nasan mu zou nawnlouna ding mun ahi. Tam leitung a, I zau pen uh khu shina leh natna ahi. Ahin, gawtmun ah pen shina nangawn a kimuzou sih ding hi. Tam thu khu Sadhu Sundar Singh laibu gel “Hagau Leitung” (Spiritual World) ah chiengtahin I mu uhi. ‘Angkawm lai khat hagau khu hagau gam a tun masang in, a dangtah mama a, a lei a ha zatzat a, a nah gin thawm khu a ngai mama a, mei satah in a kah bang mai in a bante khu meikuong in a kang vom vetvut hi. A mapa khu lungkhamtah leh mangbangtah in a kipei akipei a, ama-le-ama na ngawn a kikidah a enzong a ki-engam va-ia sih hi. Ka hagau khu hamsie dong in umta hen, tam a na suhdamna dingin shina a umthei nawn sih a, ka hagau lah a shi thei sih a, shi thei hileh leitung a ka shi bang in ka Pistol in ka kikaplum kia ding achi hi. Gawtmun natna khu leitung a natnate le za tamtah a na ding ahi. Tuajieh in, tam mun khu tangtawn a shi thei nonlouna mun ahi hi.


V. Gawtmun khu theigigena mun leh kisiana mun ahi ding hi.

Jesu’n Luke 16:19-31 a Mihausapa leh Lazar tangthu a genna pat in I mu thei hi. Mihausapa khu gawtmun ah a lut a, gawtmun ak hun a hausatnate khat zong a pawlut theisih hi. Ahin, sil ni a kenglut/pawlut a, tuate khu a ngaituona (memory) leh a bawlkhielte kisiana lungtang ahi. Amapa khu kisia in gawtmun ah Missionary na a sep sawm a, ahin, ama ding in a kikhelta hi. Tuanah sang in tui tah khat na ngawn zong a muzou nawn sih hi.

Tualeh a net pha ding uh zong khu zang-eh (than) ahia, a puonsil ding uh zong khu than ahi ding hi (Isai 14:11). Tualeh, mi tamtah umkhawm ding hinanlezong, thawmhauna leh zauthawng in a pum dim ding ua, khat-le khatte kimuda leh kihuotna ngen in zong a dim ding uhi.

Tualeh, gawtmun mei in a tahsa zousie uh a akat sieng sah ding a, ahin, a lei (tongue) uh leh a lungtang uh ahileh leitung a damsung ua Pasian thu a zuilounate uleh a bawlkhielte uh a kisiana ding uh akangsih diing a, kikou in a kisia diing uhi.
VI. Gawtmun khu a beithei ngailou mun ahi.

Gawtmun beitheilou ding thu khu Kihilna Bu ah sawm-le-thum vei a tuong hi. Gawtmun beithei ngailou ding thu tam bang in gentena a kigen hi. Suong lientah khat kum za dan in leitung a vasa neupen khat in a muh in vatat henla, a hun sau seng in suongpi inn chie khu a tat bei cheing in zong gawtmun khu a kipan pan ahi ding a kichi hi. Tuabang deu in Tuisuogiet khu kum 1000 dan in Ball pen hu in khatvei kithalta leh a kumsawt seng in a tuiteng a kang kilkel nua in zong Gawtmun pen a kipan pan ding ah kichi hi. Tamte khu sil hi thei ahi sih a, tua bang in Gawtmun zong khu a peitheilou ding china ahi.

Tualeh Gawtmun a meikuong khu Pasian lungthahna ahi ding hi. Deut. 32:22 ah –‘Ka lungthahna meikuong hing bang van in, Vannuoi a sil um zousie khu kangtum siengta va. Khum khun mishikhuo haltum peh van, muol-le-tang bulte zong ka tumta va. Sodom leh Gommorate tung a Pasian thangpaina bangin a um ding hi’ chi thu I mu uhi.
VII. Ahileh gawtmun koite umna ding?

Awle unau gawtmun huoisiet dante I gen zouta ua, tu’n koite umna ding e? chi khu I ngaituo ding ahi. A tomkim in genlei –mi piengthaloute umna ding mun diing ahi Jesu’n mi koizong tui leh Hagau a apienthah sih leh tam mun khu nang tan ding ahi achi hi. Nang-le-nang kigintat jieh leh hoi kisah jieh a, tammun pumpel maw thei na hisih hi. A lampi umsun khu Jesu’n ‘Kei lampi leh thutah leh hinna ka hi’ achi bang in Jesu bou ahi. Jesu zuonlou in tammun toh koima a kipel theisih ding hi.

Tunia Gawtmun a um tamtahte zong tam leitung a damlai ua nang bang a ngaidan mothuai pipi neite ahi uhi. Ahilouleh, nang sang a gilou zaw zong ahi tuomsih ding uhi. Unau kingaituo in! Na pientha sih leh tam mun nang tan ding ahi. Etsahna khat gen vai-Pasal khat gamlah a, a vah leh Sahang (Lion) gilkiel mama khat toh a kituoh kha ua, sahang in neh sawm in a del hi. Ama zong zau in a tai a, luisung khat a khaugui khat ah a kiluai a, a sahang in a gei ah a ngah hi. Tuachiin, a kiluaina khaugui nuoi a tui lah ah Ole (crocodile) in a kieh chieng a ne ding in a kam a kah hi. Tualeh a tung a khaugui a Sampi (Python) khat in a na ngah zel a, lengkhe leh lah Sahang in ne zel idng in a um a, a kiluaina khau khu Zusa(Rat) khat in awl-awl in ana kei tan sawm a, ama khut lah khamta mama hi.

Unau tampa i dinmun khu nang dinmun ahilam na thie ei? Tampa a dia suotatna ding a umlou bang in nang zong Jesu na gintat sih leh na suota sih ding hi. Tua jiehin Unau it aw, tu khu nang a ding in na hun neisun ahi maithei hi. Pasian thugen ngai in ‘Hun kipah um ah ka hing na ngaikhie a, Hundamna ni ah ka hing na panpi hi. Ngai un, tu khu hun kipah um ahia, ngai in tu khu hundamna ni ahi” a chi hi (II Kor. 6:2). Mangpa’n simtu zousie lungsim kikhelna hing peta hen. Amen.

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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 04:58 Rev. Hangpi Manlun
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Tulai a leitung buppi in a buaipi leh nasatah a kidou dal khu The Da Vinci Code thu ahi. Ajieh ahileh tam thu khu Khristiante Pasien gensietna leh tanchinpha nangawn dalthei ding khop ahijieh in eiten zong i sui chien ua, i thei chien uh kul-in-apawimaw hi.

1) Background:
Harvard University a Professor of Religious Symbology Dr. Robert Langdon in Paris khuopi a Louvre Museum lamkaipa Jacques Sauniere (Sa shina) shina tungtang a suina lam ah Jesu tanchin lamdang tah, hunsot tah sahkhuo sil jieh a na kigen khielou thu a mukhieh thu a gen hi. Jacques Sauniere luong khu Louvre tung ah guahtang (sa guah) mu ahi. A tahsa ah ama sisan ngei in thuguh lamdang tah tah (Cryptic message) a kigel hi. Ama lah milim gel siem leh minthang Leonardo Da Vinci milim gel khat ‘Vitruvian Man’ bangin alim agel hi.

Tuachiin, Sauniere that tu mukhie ding in a tahsa a thuguh kigelte khu thei chien a kul hi chiin ang sui chien ta hi. Tua thuguh kigelte thei chien som a ang sui chientah in, Jesu khun zi in Mari Magdalini a nei ngei hi chiin Sauniere a mukhieh thu a gen hi. Tamthu guh khu leitung buppi thei a puan khieh mai ding chi a jau jieh in a that uh hi. Asil mukhieh khu Da Vinci suloupi ding a milim gel siem leh minthang The Last Supper (Jesu leh anuajui 12 ten Mangpa vumkhawl An aiim lai lim) toh kizopna aneisah ta zel hi. Tam lim a gelna ah khun Leonardo Da Vinci khun siem tah mai in Mari Magdalin khu Jesu nuajui 12 lah a tah lam a tou in agel hi.

Tuachiin, tualthana huaisie tah suikhieh somtu Robert Langdong (Tom Hanks) leh thuguh suisiem (Cryptologist) Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) te kitheituahna khun ma ahing son tah tah hi. Sauniere khu Jesu leh Mari kitenna theipitu, ahin miten a theilou na dinga pawl bang a kipunkhawm Preory of Sion um ahi uh chi a thei khie hi. tuabang ma in Langdon, seppitu Na Sophie Neveu zong khu Jesu hah-le-suan ahi thu agen uhi.

Tualeh tam thuguh a suichien na lamah hamsatna dangin ang tuom tou zel hi. Ajieh ahileh Vatican panpina a kiphut Catholic pawl khat ten leitung mite thei a puan khieh ahilou na dingin Preory thuguh (Jesu leh Mari kitenna) thuguh) khu ana sui uh chiin a gen hi. Tuabang a theitop a silni (thuguh) tualthana leh Jesu thu abuaipi laiin Robert Lengdon (a tangvalpa) khu Captian Bezu Fache (Reno) lamkaina FBI te khun Souniere thatu ah alegen ta uhi....chite in agen tou peh uhi.

Tualeh amasang in zong Jesu zinei a, hah-le-suan nei a, ahah a suante zong tuni tanin a um uh chi thudihlou gingta pawl Priory of Sion a phut ua, tuate lah ah leitung a mi minthang tam tah a pang ua, etsahna ding in Isaac Newton, Leonardo Da Vinci te ahi uhi. Tualeh French mi, Judate haw zing mai leh mi a sol hat jieh a suangkul a zong na lut ngai Pierra Plantard (1920-2000) in, document a bawl tom a, Les Dossiers Secrets di Herre Lobineau (The Secret records of Herri Lobineau) khu a kingahna uh ahi. Ahin tam document khu Plantard in kum 1993 a ana bawltom mai mai ahi chi zong French Court ah apuang khinta uhi.

2. Koi e le Dan Brown khu? US a Jewste laigel siem thriller writer ahi:
Tualeh Novelist minthang tah zong ahi. Best Seller laibu tam tah zong agel ta hi. Tualeh ama-le-ama a kigen dan in ama khu Painter, Architech, Philosopher, Poet, Composer, Sculptor, Athlete, Mathematician, Inventor and Anatomist te in a kigen va ia hi.

Ama khu English leh Creative writing a zilsahna uh Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy apat a graduate ahi. Baptist University, East Texas apat in Religious Degree a la kia hi. Azi zong khu Art Historian, Painter, Front-in-line Editor chite in a kihan hi. Tam tangthu bu zong khu azi Blythe min a agel ahi a, peh 605 hiin bung 105 aum hi. Tualeh i gensa bangun ama khu tangthu phuah siem leh gelsiem minthang tah ahi. Tuaban ah angaituanate ahoi a, a simtu zousie lungsim ding zong lah mangdan a siem hi. Alaibu gelte khatvei min a phen a asim leh sim suohlou in a koingai sih uh a kichi hi. Alaibu gel dangte: Digital Fortress, Angels and demons, Deception Points, 187 Men to Avoid; A survival guide for the Romantically, Frustrated Women chite zong best Seller ngen ahi uhi. Agel nu khia pen khu tu a ibuaipi uh The Da Vinci Code ahi. Tualeh ama tanchin theichieng utte ading in www.danbrowm.com a et thei zing ahi.

3. Ahi leh Da Vinci Code khu bang e ?
I gensa bangun Jesu leh Mari Magdalin te kiten thu leh ahah-le-suante uh peitou zel in French leng inkuonte toh kiteng in tuni chieng tan in ahah-le-suonte uh umthu “Theory” khat “Bloodline theory” tanchin tumasang in zong TV channel ah mu thei in ang kisua hi. Ahin sil gintat huai loutah ahi a, ahin sil gintat thu a kigen, “William Shakespeare khu kawl/vai (India) ana hi khien khien ve le, amin dihtah zong Sheshap Iyer ahi” chi leh “Jesu khu Kross a ashi ding (maban) pumpel in, Siberia kan tan in a taimang a, gam ning lam khaw neu tah khat Shingo-ah ateng den a, tuni chieng in ahah-le-suonte leh asulnua zong mu ding aum” chi toh zuau thu leh bu-le-bal neilou ahithu i thei uhi.

Tambang a thu dihlou leh bul bal nei lou theory tungton in ‘Ten men in one’ chi khop a agen uh Leonardo Da Vinci khun lim gel minthang tah mai ni a nei a, tuate khu “The Last Supper” leh “Mona Lesa’ te ahi uhi. Tualeh tam na ‘The Last Supper’ (Mangpa vumkhawl an) aim lai uah lim a, Jesu ziet lang a tou, Johan lim kichi khu aman pasal lim hilou in numei lim ahi zaw achi hi. Tua numei khu koima dang hilou in Mari Magdalin ahi achi hi. Tuami apat in sil tam tah ang belap tou zel zel hi.

Aman agenna ah Jesu in Peter Kung hilou in Mari Magdalin kungah Matthai 16:18, 9. Hattuom phu a sawm thu a gen a, tua khu Peter in aza da ma ma a, Mari zong amuda law hi achi hi. Aman Jesu khu numei toisangtu (feminist) ahi a, Mari Magdalin toh zong nu-le-pa hina ah zong thanghuai tahin aum uhi achi hi. Tualeh Jesu Kross a kikhai lup lai tahin zong Mari khu agai a, anaupai kilepna ding in Jesu sanggam pa, Aruimathai khua a mi Joseph panpi na in Holy Land khu taisan in Franch gam ah apemta hi. Tuachiin, France gamah khun nau nei in amin ding in Sarah ahi sah hi. Tuachiin, khum ahah-le-suonte uh hing peitou zel in, a tangthu gelna a pangtu khat Sophei Neveu zong Jesu leh Mari Magdalin suante apat hiin agen moh hi.

Tambang a thu dihlou leh bulbal neilou theory tungtonin Dan Brown in ang phuah tom khu khu ‘The Da Vinci Code” ichi uh ahi. Tam laibu khu kum 2003 April ha in England a Bantam Press ah asua khie ua, kum 2004 in aman tom zaw in Gorgi Edition sua khieh ahi kia hi. Ang sua khie apat in mite ngaisah leh soisel alaw pai a, ahin New York Times gen dan in tam laibu khu Best Seller ahi pai hi. Kum ni a chin masang in leitung pumpi gam 150 sunga laibu kizuah tampen ahiban ah, million 30 a kizuahta hi.

4. The Da Vinci Code Film bawl thu:
A laibu a miten asim thei uh huntoh sa lou in Hollywood a Director minthang tah mai Ron Howard lamkaina in film ang bawl ua, a tangval (hero) ding in Tom Hanks apang hi. Tam film khu Minutes 149 asau ahi a, tam khu May 19,2006 in Columbia Pictures ten ang hakhieta uhi. Tuachiin, ei India gamah zong doudalna tam tah kalah May 26 in sua in ang umta hi. Gam chin a nualna leh deilouna kom kal ah kal khat sung in sumtang in $ 224 million amungal ua, leitung a film lah a sum mu tamna pawl ahi.

5. A tangvalpa Tom Hanks hinkhuo:
Ama khu actor lawching leh sum tam mu pawl ahi. September 7,1956 in Comcord, California ah a pieng hi. Azi khu Rita Wilson (actress) toh kiteng in tapa thum leh tanu khat a nei uhi. Aman film alah ban ah Producer - Director - screen writer - song writer nate a sem khawm hi. Ama khu multi-talented akichi hi. A siem jieh in Oscar Patoina nivei amu hi. Tualeh Patatna a hatan a, Show Bussiness sung leh pua lam ah zong ‘Compliments’ amu tam hi. “The nicest guy in show bussiness’ chite leh “The New Jimmy Steward” chite in a kihan hi. Tualeh a film lah minthang deuhte - Philadelphia (1993), Forest Gump (1994), That thing you do (1996), You’ve got mails (1998), Saving Private Ryans (1998), Cast away (2000), Band of Brothers (2001), Catch me if you can (2002), The Da Vinci Code (2006) te ahi uhi.

6. The Da Vinci Code laibu leh Film Bible thu toh akituah louna khen khatte:
a) Tam laibu/film sunga thute khu zuau thu phuah tom ahi chi thei masah ding ahi. Ajieh ahileh a laibu komah zong “Fiction” (Tangthu phuah tom ahi) chin agel hi. Tam khu “title page” ah agel hi. Tam tangthu bu art work, architecture documents leh sel-le-sang kagen zousie thudih sieng ahi achi hi.

b) A tangthu ah khun Jesu khu mihing ahina lam bou sui in, tam leitung a mihingte khawsah dan zousie hing zui in asui moh hi. Tualeh tam laibu/film khu Jesu tanchin dihloutah a thezahna ahi ban ah, Jesu Pasian hina nualna leh Sahkhuo thugin gensietna ahi chi i thei siemding uh ahi. Ajieh ahileh Jesu khu Mari Magdalin toh kiteng a suan leh pah nei in agen hi. Tam zong i Bible uh leh i thugin uh toh akikal hi.

c) Dan Brown in tam laibu khu Gospel of Philip pansan in ahing bawl dan in agen hi. Ahin tam Gospel khu zilsahna dihlou ahiban ah Gwostic tegel ahijieh in i Bible lah uah zong apang sih a, Pasian huha khum ahisih chi i thei ding uh ahi.

d) Tualeh i Bible uh adieh in Thuhuntha khu Kum AD zali 4 na lai vel a Roman Emperor Constantine in laibu tuom tuom a dei a atel tuomte lah ah Bible zong apang in agen hi. Tam khu ei Khristiante Bible pom dan toh zong a kikal ma ma hi.

e) Thuhuntha Hattuam khu Mari Magdaline puihuaina nuai a hing kiphut bang in agen hi. Aman Matthai 16:18 a Jesu Peter kung a hattuom phu ding leh thuneina apieh thu khu Peter kung hilou in Mari Magdalin kung ah ahi achi hi.

Tuabanah aman Jesu khu numei toisangtu (feminist) ahi achi hi. Tualeh Mari Magdalin toh zong nupa hina thanghuai tah in amang ua, ta zong anei ua, ata uh khu Sarah ahi chite in a gen hi. Tam thute khu i Khristian thugin leh i Bible uh toh a kikal ma ma hi.

f) Tualeh tam laibu/film khu minthan utna jieh leh sum-le-pai deina jieh a hing kibawl lel ahi. Tualeh Khristiante Pasian suh minsietna ding leh khantanhoi dalna ding a Setan vanzah poimaw tah ahijieh in, i dou un, adihlou dan khu hangsan tah in i tangkoupi ngam ding uhi.

g) Leitung pumpi in a doudal dan: Tam film khu release ahimasang apat in doudalna a kipan hi. Tuachiin leitung mun tuomtuom adiehin Samoa, SolomonIslands, Sri Lanka, India leh mun tuomtuom ah kham in a um hi. Ei khristian gamte mai banah Mosolman gam Pakistan, Fiji, Papua, New Guinea, Kenya te ah zong nahpitahin a kikham hi.

Tualeh India gam a State tuomtuomte Punjab, Nagaland, Goa, Tamilnadu te ah zong kikham hi. Tunaiin All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) ten zong Dt. 25/6/06 niin Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) huang ah CD leh tam laibute demna anei ban uah, ahaltum ua, tamkhu setan vanzah ahijieh in zong alawching hi chiin nahpitah a dem uhi. Tuachin, amauhten Chief Minister kungah Memorandum pie in, alaibu leh film kham ding in ngetna asiem ngal uhi.

Tuabangma in Mizoram Film Producer Guild te in zong tam laibu leh film (CD) khu adeilou dan uh etsahna in Dt. 8 June 06 laibu geltupa Dan Brown lim leh The Da Vince Code laibu leh film khu ahal uhi. Tuajiehin tam laibu leh film khu eiten zong dou a, i sim/ i et khah leh zong adihlounate theia asim leh et ding ahi.