Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 5:43-48

‘Like the father like the son’ Jesus want this to be a reality. And that is the reason he says be perfect just as your heavenly father is. Jesus wants all his disciples to be the children of the heavenly father. Jesus was like the Father. He was the perfect revelation of the Father.

To be the children of the Father one has to love his enemies and pray for those who persecute him. He should also be equal to good and bad; and just and unjust. This how the heavenly father behaves and his children should also behave like their Father. So being perfect is to possess these above qualities in this context.

விண்ணகத் தந்தையின் மக்கள் ஆவதற்கு அவரைப்போல் இருக்க முயலவேண்டும். அதாவது பகைவரிடமும் அன்பாய் இருக்கவேண்டும்@ துன்புறுத்துவோருக்காக இறைவனிடம் வேண்டுதல் செய்யவேண்டும். நல்லோர் மேலும் தீயோர் மேலும் அதேபோல் நேர்மையுள்ளோர் மேலும் நேர்மையற்றோர் மேலும் சமமாக இருக்கவேண்டும் எந்தவித பாகுபாடும் காட்டக்கூடாது.

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 5:38-42

This teaching of Jesus seems very strange to the modern world. People want to oppose evil and fight for justice. In the name of justice they are ready even to fight, upset and destroy evil. St. Paul had understood this message of Jesus rightly and that is why he says ‘overcome evil by doing good’ –Rom 12:21

Jesus gives example of doing good instead of evil. First he says don’t oppose evil (When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well); secondly he advices to return more that what is due (If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well); and finally he suggests to be more generous than what is required (Should anyone press you into service for one mile, 1 go with him for two miles).

இயேசுவின் போதனை வித்தியாசமாய் இருக்கிறது. உலகு அனைத்தும் நீதியையும் நீதிக்கான போரையும் பற்றி பேசுகிறது அனால் இயேசுவோ தீமை செய்பவரை எதிர்க்க வேண்டாம் என்று கூறுகிறார். தீமைக்குப் பதிலாக நன்மையைச் செய்யச்சொல்லுகிறார்.