Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING (Jn 6:51-58)

Jesus starts his argument saying that he is the bread that has come down from heaven. From where the bread comes is more important. Jews have already argued saying that Moses gave bread in the wilderness. But here it is the father who gives the bread. Jesus is arguing about his origin. He says that he is from the father and he has come down from the father.

Father is in the heaven and he has sent the son from heaven and hence anything to do with the son will in turn take the people to where he has come down from. Whoever eats the son (who has come down from heaven) will have the same effect. They will in turn reach heaven. Jesus argument is regarding his arrival from and his journey to.

Jesus abiding presence is with those who eat his body and drink his blood. (Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me). Indwelling of Jesus helps the believer to be in union with the father. And that is eternal life.

விண்ணிலிருந்து இறங்கி வந்த உணவு இயேசு. இயேசு தந்தையிடமிருந்து வருகிறார் என்பதை மக்களுக்கு வெளிப்படுத்துகிறார். இயேசுவோடு உறவு கொள்பவர்கள் தந்தையோடு உறவுகொள்கிறார்கள். இயேசுவின் உடனிருப்பு (உணவு வழியாக) தந்தையோடு உறவுகொள்ள (ஒன்றுபட) உதவுகிறது. இதுதான் நிலைவாழ்வு.

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 5:33-37

People swear to confirm something to be right or true. It is also because the people to whom one swears believes in the thing on which one swears. People swear on heaven or earth or children or on themselves. This also shows that both the parties do not believe in themselves and they need the security of something other than themselves.

Jesus tells clearly that swearing is wrong and swearing by anything is wrong because all things belong to God and he has created all things and they all belong to him. God has control over everything. Man has to speak of only right things and facts. He can only be factual. Anything which he speaks other than this needs confirmation and verification and that will in turn have the need of swearing.

ஆணையிடுதல் என்பது ஒருவர் தன்மீது கொண்டுள்ள குறைவான நம்பிக்கையை அல்லது பிறர் அவர் மீது கொண்டுள்ள குறைவான நம்பிக்கையை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது. ஆணையிடுதல் வழியாக தான் சொல்லுவதை உறுதிப்படுத்துகிறார். பிற பொருள்கள்மீது ஆணையிடுதல் தவறு@ ஏனெனில் அவை அணைத்தும் கடவுளால் படைக்கப்பட்டவை@ அவருக்கே சொந்தம்.