GOSPEL READING: JOHN 3:13-17
Today’s reading speaks about God, heaven, Son of Man, Son of God and Moses. Except Moses all the other titles are Divine related titles. Here divine plan is explained. God has great love for the world and this love has only one goal and that is to grant eternal life to the believers. And this love is a sacrificial love: a love that is ready even to sacrifice his only son. God’s love is totally other oriented and sacrificial. It is not a negative form of love (condemn).
Moses gives a model to the execution of this love. People were dying in the desert and God commissioned Moses to lift up a serpent on a piece of wood and anyone who looked up to the lifted up was saved. Similarly anyone who looked up to Jesus who would be lifted up (his death on the cross) would be saved. Belief in Jesus and belief in Jesus who was crucified is essential for the salvation.
இறைதிட்டம் மக்கள் மீட்புப் பெற வேண்டும் என்பதே. இந்த தட்டத்தை நிறைவேற்ற இறைவன் தன் ஒரேபேறான மகனை இழக்கவும் அதுவும் இழிநிலையில் இழக்கவும் தயங்கவில்லை. மக்களின் மீட்பு மகனின் வாழ்வைவிட முக்கியமானது. அந்த மகனில் நம்பிக்கை வைப்பதும் அவரை உற்றுநோக்குவதும் தலையானது.
