Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 1:1-16,18-23

Jesus was a historical person. He had a linked with the past. He was a descendant of Abraham. And Abraham was a man of faith; he was the first historical person to believe in God and was justified for his faith. Jesus was a descendant of David as well. David was the civil leader and he gave the people a sense of a society, a nation. So Jesus was the descendant of both the faith of the past and the society of the past.

Jesus was a divine person. Mary conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit. This was told to Joseph himself in a dream. This was the faith of Joseph. Joseph accepted it in faith. An action of God (through the Holy Spirit) when accepted in faith (Joseph) realized God with us (Jesus). A historical person (son of Abraham; son of David) became ‘God with us’ through the action of God when accepted in faith.

இயேசு ஒரு வரலாற்று மனிதன் (ஆபிரகாமின் மகன்@ தாவீதின் மகன்). அவர் ஒரு இறைமகனாகிறார் (இம்மானுவேல் என்றால் ~கடவுள் நம்முடன் இருக்கிறார்|). இது எவ்வாறு நிகழும். தூய ஆவின் செயலால் மட்டுமே இது நடக்கக்கூடும். இதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள நம்பிக்கை (விசுவாசம்) அவசியமானது. விசுவாசம்> இறை செயல் இவை இரண்டும் ஒன்றுபடும்போது மனிதன் இறைவனாகிறான்.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 6:20-26

Jesus speaks about two groups of people: one he calls them blessed and another he condemns. The group which he calls blessed is made up of those who are poor, hungry, weeping, hated, insulted. All these are on account of Jesus. It is not any suffering that makes one blessed.

But those who are happy, filled with everything, laugh around, and praised about are in fact condemned by Jesus. One reason is that they have received their reward and also they have received not on account of Jesus. Jesus should be the criteria for anything and everything.

ஒரு சிலரை பேறுபெற்றோர் என்று அழைக்கிறார். வேறு சிலரிடம் ஐயோ! உங்களுக்குக் கேடு! என்று கூறுகிறார். இயேசுவை மையமாக வைத்து வாழ்பவர்கள் பேறு பெற்றவர்கள்.