Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: Jn 13:16-20

In the kingdom where Jesus is the sole master, he chooses the followers. There is not fixed status. Jesus chooses whomsoever he wants. There is equality among all. There is relationship between the chosen and the one who chooses them (I know them). There should not be betrayal from the chosen ones. There should only be loyalty and fidelity. Human negative behaviour in the society which may be tolerated in the society should not be found in the kingdom.

The position of the one who is sent is equal to the one who sends. (Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.) In the kingdom the one who is sent (the apostles and the disciples) are received the same way as the one who sends them (Jesus) and Jesus is received and the same way the Father is also received.

இறையாட்சியில் இயேசு ஒருவர்தான் தலைவர். சீடர்களை அவர் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கின்றார். அவர்களிடையே உறவு உண்டு. சமத்துவம் உண்டு. நேர்மறை பண்புகள் மதிப்பீடுகள் வாழ்ந்து காட்டப்பட வேண்டும்.

GOSPEL READING: JOHN 15: 9-17

Sayings of Jesus in this passage are quite interesting. He says: I love you; I have told you this; I have called you friends; I chose you; I appointed you etc. All these words (verbs) speak of relationship. All what Jesus has done with and for disciples are for building up relationship with them. He was not interested in anything else than to build them as his friends and build friendship among them.

This friendship and the rest of it were to bear fruit: fruit if fidelity (It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain). The friendship that Jesus was trying to build among his friends was to remain forever. It was not for a particular period of time or duration.

நான் உங்கள்மீது அன்பு கொண்டுள்ளேன்;> உங்களை நான் நண்பர்கள் என்றேன்> நான்தான் உங்களைத் தேர்ந்து கொண்டேன்> நீங்கள் கனி தர உங்களை ஏற்படுத்தினேன் என்றெல்லாம் இயேசு சொல்லும் போது உறவை அவர் முன்வைக்கிறார். இந்த உறவில் அவர்கள் நிலைத்திருக்க வேண்டும் என்பதே அவரது விருப்பம் (நீங்கள் தரும் கனி நிலைத்திருக்கவும்).