Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 3:1-6

Biblical God works in history and through historical persons and God is referred to in relation to historical person. God’s action is definite and real because God acts in historical, sociological and religious contexts. It is not addressed in a vacuum rather it is addressed to a historical person and he becomes the transmitter of the word of God to the others.

John son of Zechariah was made use by God to do this work of communicating the word of God to the people. God makes use of human persons to communicate himself to the world. This communication is to reveal the salvation of God to people and it is a call for repentance. Divine gifts are through human means.

விவிலிய கடவுள் வரலாற்றின் கடவுள்@ வரலாற்றில் கடவுள். வரலாறு படைக்கும் கடவுள். ஏல்லாரோடும் தொடர்புகொள்ள தனி மனிதனை அவர் பயன்படுத்துகிறார். செக்கரியாவின் மகன் யோவான் வழியாக மீட்பைப் பற்றியும் மீட்பை பெற (‘பாவமன்னிப்பு அடைய மனம்மாறித் திருமுழுக்குப் பெறுங்கள்”) மனமாற்றத்தின் அவசியத்தையும் வெளிப்படுத்துகிறார்.

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 9:35-10:1,5-8

One of the basic beliefs of the Israelites was that all what they had were gifts given by God. Their lives; their faith; their land and all the produce were divine gifts. They had nothing to boast of anything of their own. In fact this was the basis for their offerings particularly of the first fruits.

Jesus communicates the same idea to his listeners and disciples. Added to their natural gifts Jesus also has given them authority over unclean spirits and sicknesses. Above all they were also given the gift of the kingdom. It was their duty to give all these as gifts to others.

உலகிலுள்ள அனைத்தும் இறைவனின் கொடைகள். இயேசு அவர்களுக்கு கொடுக்கும் அதிகாரம்@ தூய ஆவி@ குணமளிக்கும் ஆசீர் அனைத்தும் கொடைகளே. அவர்கள் இவற்றை கொடையாக கொடுக்க வேண்டும்.