"God so loved the world"


For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18.

Today's verse explains the message of the cross in two distinct ways. 

  • Firstly, it is considered foolishness by those who are lost and perishing, lacking trust in the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. 
  • Secondly, it represents the power of God, providing healing from all sickness and delivering us from sin, pain, shame, addiction, and bondage. 

Furthermore, the cross embodies the wisdom of God, releasing His blessings upon us. It demonstrates the forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Jesus Christ and offers the gift of eternal life through His resurrection from the dead.  Apostle John says in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

சிலுவையைப்பற்றிய உபதேசம் கெட்டுப் போகிறவர்களுக்குப் பைத்தியமாயிருக்கிறது, இரட்சிக்கப்படுகிற நமக்கோ அது தேவ பெலனாயிருக்கிறது. I கொரிந்தியர் 1:18.

இன்றைய வசனம் சிலுவையின் செய்தியை இரண்டு வெவ்வேறு வழிகளில் விளக்குகிறது. 
  • முதலாவதாக, பாவ மன்னிப்பு மற்றும் நித்திய வாழ்வில் நம்பிக்கை இல்லாது, தொலைந்து அழிந்து வருபவர்களுக்கு இது பைத்தியமாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது.
  • இரண்டாவதாக, இது கடவுளின் சக்தியை பிரதிபலிக்கிறது, எல்லா நோய்களிலிருந்தும் குணப்படுத்துகிறது மற்றும் பாவம், வலி, அவமானம், மற்றும் அடிமைத்தனங்களிலிருந்து நம்மை விடுவிக்கிறது. 
மேலும், சிலுவை கடவுளின் ஞானத்தை உள்ளடக்கி அவருடைய ஆசீர்வாதங்களை நம்மீது வெளியிடுகிறது. இது இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் இரத்தத்தின் மூலம் நமக்கு பாவ மன்னிப்பையும், அவரது உயிர்த்தெழுதல் மூலம் நித்திய ஜீவனையும் பரிசாக வழங்குகிறது. அப்போஸ்தலனாகிய யோவான், யோவான் 3:16 -ல் கூறுகிறார், “தேவன், தம்முடைய ஒரேபேறான குமாரனை விசுவாசிக்கிறவன் எவனோ அவன் கெட்டுப்போகாமல் நித்தியஜீவனை அடையும்படிக்கு, அவரைத் தந்தருளி, இவ்வளவாய் உலகத்தில் அன்புகூர்ந்தார்.”

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