Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MARK 16:15-18

Belief in God and the baptism are essential for the salvation. God wanted that the whole world should be saved. This was the reason for the commission which sent the disciples into the whole world. Proclamation of the good news became the top priority for the salvation.

The signs that accompanied them were clear indications of the spread of the kingdom of God. They had control over demons (spirit world); they had mastery over languages (spread over other land); they had the gift of life (poison and serpents had no effect on them); they also had the gift of wholeness (healed people).

நற்செய்தியை பறைசாற்றுதல் வழியாக நம்பிக்கை வளர்கிறது. நம்பிக்கைகொண்டு திருமுழுக்குப் பெறுவோர் மீட்புப் பெறுவர். மீட்புப் பெறுதல்தான் இறைவன் இவ்வுலகிற்கு கொடுக்கும் சிறந்த கொடை. நம்பிக்கைகொண்டவர்கள் தீமை மீதும்> மொழிகள் மீதும்> உடல் மீதும்> உயிர் மீதும் அதிகாரம் கொண்டிருப்பர்.

GOSPEL READING: Mk 3:13-19

Jesus had come into the world with the mission. His mission was to bring in the kingdom of God. Though it was a mission given to him he did not do it alone by himself. As he began his mission he realized the mission was enormous he could not do it alone. He needed the assistance of others and people who were in the world.

As the Gospels present he chose twelve men. This choice proved that Jesus remained within the culture of Jews. Twelve was to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. Twelve also had the meaning of totality. So the twelve had a link with the past history of Israel and it also signified the completeness and totality of the discipleship.

The twelve did not remain as mere numbers. They had their names which meant that they had their identity. The names signified their personal characters. They had their own lives but by joining with Jesus in the mission of Jesus they added a special colour to their lives and mission.

பன்னிரண்டு திருத்தூதர்கள் அழைக்கப்படுகிறார்கள். அவரோடு வாழவும் அவர் பணியைத் தொடரவுமே. அவர்களுக்கு பெயரிடுதல் இயேசு அவர்கள் மேல் கொண்டுள்ள அதிகாரத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தவே.