The world belongs to God
The earth and all its people
How good and lovely it is
To live together in unity
Love and faith come together
Justice and peace join hands
We say the Lords Prayer in our own language
Matthew 21v23-32
Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching and his authority as a religious teacher was questioned by the religious authorities. The chief priests led the temple services and were members of the Sanhedrin.
In return, Jesus asks them a trick question, showing how shrewd he was in understanding the political expediencies at the time and how they mitigated against truth telling as they do today. By what authority did John perform his baptism? The religious leaders are unwilling to answer due to the issue's political sensitivity and they get heated with one another because they have been caught out. He has exposed the game!
Jesus says if you answer me, I'll answer you! The religious authorities supported Herod and Pilate. They were as slippery as snakes! The people thought John was a prophet even though they saw him as mad. They couldn't answer him because they had no theology just political alliances! Political expediency is nothing new. Many in the churches in Germany supported Nazi Germany.
Jesus then uses a parable to illustrate his teaching. In the parable the father is God and the sons, the religious and non-religious. Unlike kingdom parables, teaching parables serve to illustrate a truth. The parable of the two sons illustrates the difference between saying and doing. The Pharisees had a real problem with this. They claimed to be moral and upright, tithing their herbs, mint and cumin, but were hypocrites.
"What do you think?" introduces the parable. The parable of the two sons underlines what is right and not merely talking about it. Walking the walk not just talking the talk. Jesus says that so called sinners tax collectors and prostitutes, nice gender balance there, living sinful lives, choose to do what is right, but the so called moral authorities, the righteous or self-righteous, just talk the talk.
The Pharisees thought their special relationship to God, meant they were blessed. Jesus said, Israel's religious leaders, are excluded from Gods kingdom. This is heresy! Blasphemous!
But the lost, the common, the unclean, like tax collectors and prostitutes, and outcasts are included in the kingdom! They were thousands of religious outcasts in Israel at the time, excluded from its social and religious life. Just like in the world today!
Jesus however discriminates in favour of the poor! What a message for our governments! Option for the Poor. Positive discrimination! This is rooted in Old Testament theology, but not in twenty first century consumer capitalism! Let us remember to walk the walk as well as talking the talk! Amen
Song “Put peace into each others hands” https://youtu.be/ErQhErM7ZUg
The blessing of God be upon you
On those you love and those you meet
This day and forevermore. Amen
O mundo pertence a Deus
A terra e todos os seus habitantes
Como é bom e amável
Viver juntos em união
Amor e fé se unem
Justiça e paz se dão de mãos
Recitamos a Oração do Senhor em nossa própria língua
Mateus 21:23-32
Jesus havia entrado no templo e estava ensinando, e sua autoridade como mestre religioso foi questionada pelas autoridades religiosas. Os principais sacerdotes lideravam os serviços do templo e eram membros do Sinédrio.
Em resposta, Jesus lhes faz uma pergunta capciosa, mostrando sua astúcia em compreender as conveniências políticas da época e como elas dificultavam a revelação da verdade, como fazem hoje. Com que autoridade João realizou o batismo? Os líderes religiosos se recusam a responder devido à sensibilidade política do assunto e se exaltam uns com os outros por terem sido pegos em contradição. Ele expôs o jogo!
Jesus diz: "Se vocês me responderem, eu responderei a vocês!" As autoridades religiosas apoiaram Herodes e Pilatos. Eram tão escorregadias quanto serpentes! O povo acreditava que João era um profeta, embora o considerassem louco. Não conseguiam respondê-lo porque não tinham teologia, apenas alianças políticas! A conveniência política não é novidade. Muitos nas igrejas da Alemanha apoiaram a Alemanha nazista.
Jesus então usa uma parábola para ilustrar seu ensinamento. Na parábola, o pai é Deus e os filhos, o religioso e o não religioso. Diferentemente das parábolas do reino, as parábolas de ensino servem para ilustrar uma verdade. A parábola dos dois filhos ilustra a diferença entre dizer e fazer. Os fariseus tinham um problema sério com isso. Afirmavam ser morais e íntegros, dizimando suas ervas, hortelã e cominho, mas eram hipócritas.
"O que vocês acham?" introduz a parábola. A parábola dos dois filhos destaca o que é certo e não apenas falar sobre isso. É praticar o que se prega, não apenas falar. Jesus diz que os chamados pecadores – cobradores de impostos e prostitutas –, um belo equilíbrio de gênero, por exemplo, vivendo vidas pecaminosas, escolhem fazer o que é certo, enquanto as chamadas autoridades morais, os justos ou hipócritas, apenas falam da boca para fora.
Os fariseus pensavam que seu relacionamento especial com Deus significava que eram abençoados. Jesus disse: os líderes religiosos de Israel estão excluídos do reino de Deus. Isso é heresia! Blasfêmia!
Mas os perdidos, os comuns, os impuros, como cobradores de impostos e prostitutas, e os marginalizados, estão incluídos no reino! Havia milhares de marginalizados religiosos em Israel naquela época, excluídos da vida social e religiosa. Assim como no mundo de hoje!
Jesus, no entanto, discrimina em favor dos pobres! Que mensagem para nossos governos! Opção pelos Pobres. Discriminação positiva! Isso tem raízes na teologia do Antigo Testamento, mas não no capitalismo de consumo do século XXI! Que nos lembremos de praticar o que pregamos! Amém.
Que a bênção de Deus esteja sobre você
Sobre aqueles que você ama e aqueles que você encontra
Hoje e para sempre. Amém.
世界属于上帝
大地和其上的居民
何等美好，何等可爱
彼此和睦相处
爱与信合而为一
公义与和平携手同行
我们用自己的语言诵读主祷文
马太福音21章23-32节
耶稣进入圣殿教导众人，他的权威受到宗教领袖的质疑。祭司长们主持圣殿的祭祀仪式，也是公会的成员。
耶稣反问他们一个刁钻的问题，展现了他当时对政治权宜之计的精明，以及这些权宜之计如何像今天一样阻碍人们说真话。约翰凭什么权柄为他施洗？由于此事涉及政治敏感问题，宗教领袖们不愿回答，而且因为被揭穿而互相指责。耶稣揭露了他们的阴谋！
耶稣说，你们若回答我，我必回答你们！宗教权威支持希律和彼拉多，他们狡猾如蛇！人们虽然认为约翰疯了，却仍然把他当作先知。他们无法回答耶稣，因为他们没有神学，只有政治联盟！政治权宜之计并非新鲜事。德国教会中的许多人都支持纳粹德国。
耶稣随后用一个比喻来阐明他的教导。在这个比喻中，父亲代表上帝，儿子代表信教的和不信教的。与天国的比喻不同，教导的比喻旨在阐明真理。两个儿子的比喻说明了言行不一。法利赛人对此深感困惑。他们自称道德高尚、正直无私，将薄荷和孜然等草药的十分之一奉献给上帝，但他们却是伪君子。
“你们怎么看？”耶稣引出了这个比喻。这个关于两个儿子的比喻强调的是，要真正行善，而不是空谈。要言行一致，而不是只会空谈。耶稣说，那些所谓的罪人——税吏和妓女（性别比例很均衡），过着罪恶的生活，却选择行善；而那些所谓的道德权威，那些自以为义的人，却只会空谈。
法利赛人认为他们与神的特殊关系意味着他们蒙福。耶稣说，以色列的宗教领袖被排除在神的国度之外。这是异端邪说！是亵渎神明！
但是，那些迷失的、普通的、不洁净的，比如税吏、妓女和被社会遗弃的人，却被包含在神的国度里！当时以色列有成千上万的宗教弃儿，他们被排除在社会和宗教生活之外。就像今天的世界一样！
然而，耶稣却偏袒穷人！这对我们的政府来说是多么重要的信息！选择穷人。积极歧视！这源于旧约神学，而非二十一世纪的消费资本主义！让我们谨记言行一致！阿门
愿上帝保佑你
保佑你所爱的人和你所遇到的人
从今天直到永远。阿门
জগৎ ঈশ্বরের
পৃথিবী এবং এর সমস্ত মানুষ
একতায় একত্রে বসবাস করা কতই না উত্তম ও মনোরম
প্রেম ও বিশ্বাস একত্রিত হয়
ন্যায় ও শান্তি হাত মেলায়
আমরা আমাদের নিজস্ব ভাষায় প্রভুর প্রার্থনা করি
মথি ২১:২৩-৩২
যীশু মন্দিরে প্রবেশ করে শিক্ষা দিচ্ছিলেন এবং ধর্মীয় কর্তৃপক্ষ একজন ধর্মীয় শিক্ষক হিসেবে তাঁর কর্তৃত্ব নিয়ে প্রশ্ন তুলেছিল। প্রধান যাজকেরা মন্দিরের সেবা পরিচালনা করতেন এবং তাঁরা সানহেড্রিনের সদস্য ছিলেন।
এর উত্তরে, যীশু তাদের একটি কৌশলী প্রশ্ন করেন, যা দেখায় যে তিনি তৎকালীন রাজনৈতিক সুবিধাবাদ বুঝতে কতটা বিচক্ষণ ছিলেন এবং কীভাবে তারা আজকের মতোই সত্য বলার বিরুদ্ধে কাজ করত। যোহন কোন কর্তৃত্ববলে তাঁর বাপ্তিস্ম সম্পন্ন করেছিলেন? বিষয়টির রাজনৈতিক সংবেদনশীলতার কারণে ধর্মীয় নেতারা উত্তর দিতে অনিচ্ছুক এবং ধরা পড়ে যাওয়ায় তারা একে অপরের উপর ক্ষিপ্ত হয়ে ওঠেন। তিনি তাদের খেলা ফাঁস করে দিয়েছেন!
যিশু বলেন, যদি তোমরা আমাকে উত্তর দাও, আমিও তোমাদের উত্তর দেব! ধর্মীয় কর্তৃপক্ষ হেরোদ ও পিলাতকে সমর্থন করেছিল। তারা সাপের মতো ধূর্ত ছিল! লোকেরা যোহনকে পাগল মনে করলেও তাকে একজন নবী বলে মনে করত। তারা তাকে উত্তর দিতে পারেনি কারণ তাদের কোনো ধর্মতত্ত্ব ছিল না, ছিল শুধু রাজনৈতিক জোট! রাজনৈতিক সুবিধাবাদ কোনো নতুন বিষয় নয়। জার্মানির গির্জাগুলোর অনেকেই নাৎসি জার্মানিকে সমর্থন করেছিল।
এরপর যিশু তাঁর শিক্ষা বোঝানোর জন্য একটি দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্প ব্যবহার করেন। এই দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্পে পিতা হলেন ঈশ্বর এবং পুত্রেরা হলেন ধার্মিক ও অধার্মিক। রাজ্যের দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্পের মতো নয়, শিক্ষামূলক দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্পগুলো একটি সত্যকে তুলে ধরার জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়। দুই পুত্রের দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্পটি বলা এবং করার মধ্যে পার্থক্য তুলে ধরে। ফরীশীদের এই বিষয়টি নিয়ে একটি বড় সমস্যা ছিল। তারা নিজেদের নৈতিক ও সৎ বলে দাবি করত, তাদের শাকসবজি, পুদিনা এবং জিরা থেকে দশমাংশ দিত, কিন্তু তারা ছিল ভণ্ড।
"তোমরা কী মনে করো?" এই দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্পটির সূচনা করা হলো। দুই পুত্রের দৃষ্টান্তমূলক গল্পটি শুধু কথার কথা না বলে, কোনটা সঠিক তা তুলে ধরে। শুধু কথার কথা না বলে, কাজে করে দেখানো। যিশু বলেন যে তথাকথিত পাপী, কর আদায়কারী এবং বেশ্যারা—এখানে লিঙ্গ ভারসাম্যের চমৎকার ছাপ রয়েছে—পাপপূর্ণ জীবনযাপন করেও সঠিক কাজটি বেছে নেয়, কিন্তু তথাকথিত নৈতিক কর্তৃপক্ষ, অর্থাৎ ধার্মিক বা আত্ম-ধার্মিকরা, শুধু কথার ফুলঝুরি ছোটে।
ফরীশীরা ভাবত, ঈশ্বরের সাথে তাদের বিশেষ সম্পর্কের অর্থ হলো তারা আশীর্বাদপ্রাপ্ত। যিশু বললেন, ইস্রায়েলের ধর্মীয় নেতারা ঈশ্বরের রাজ্য থেকে বহিষ্কৃত। এটা ধর্মদ্রোহিতা! ঈশ্বরনিন্দা!
কিন্তু যারা পথভ্রষ্ট, সাধারণ, অশুচি, যেমন কর আদায়কারী ও বেশ্যারা, এবং সমাজচ্যুতরা রাজ্যের অন্তর্ভুক্ত! সেই সময়ে ইস্রায়েলে হাজার হাজার ধর্মীয় বহিষ্কৃত ব্যক্তি ছিল, যারা সেখানকার সামাজিক ও ধর্মীয় জীবন থেকে বহিষ্কৃত ছিল। ঠিক আজকের পৃথিবীর মতোই!
তবে যিশু দরিদ্রদের পক্ষে বৈষম্য করেন! আমাদের সরকারগুলোর জন্য কী এক বার্তা! দরিদ্রদের জন্য বিকল্প। ইতিবাচক বৈষম্য! এর ভিত্তি পুরাতন নিয়মের ধর্মতত্ত্বে নিহিত, কিন্তু একবিংশ শতাব্দীর ভোগবাদী পুঁজিবাদে নয়! আসুন আমরা শুধু কথার কথা না বলে কাজেও তা করে দেখাই! আমেন
ঈশ্বরের আশীর্বাদ আপনার উপর বর্ষিত হোক
আপনার প্রিয়জনদের উপর এবং যাদের সাথে আপনার দেখা হয় তাদের উপর
আজ এবং চিরকাল। আমেন
Dünya Tanrı'ya aittir
Yeryüzü ve tüm insanları
Ne kadar güzel ve hoştur
Birlik içinde birlikte yaşamak
Sevgi ve iman bir araya gelir
Adalet ve barış el ele tutuşur
আপনার প্রিয়জনদের উপর এবং যাদের সাথে আপনার দেখা হয় তাদের উপর
আজ এবং চিরকাল। আমেন
Dünya Tanrı'ya aittir
Yeryüzü ve tüm insanları
Ne kadar güzel ve hoştur
Birlik içinde birlikte yaşamak
Sevgi ve iman bir araya gelir
Adalet ve barış el ele tutuşur
Rabbin Duasını kendi dilimizde söylüyoruz
Matta 21:23-32
İsa tapınağa girmiş ve öğretiyordu ve dini yetkililer tarafından dini bir öğretmen olarak yetkisi sorgulandı. Baş rahipler tapınak hizmetlerini yönetiyor ve Sanhedrin üyeleriydiler.
Buna karşılık İsa, o zamanki siyasi çıkarları ve bunların bugün olduğu gibi gerçeği söylemeye nasıl engel olduklarını anlama konusunda ne kadar kurnaz olduğunu gösteren bir tuzak soru soruyor. Yahya vaftizini hangi yetkiyle gerçekleştirdi? Dini liderler, meselenin siyasi hassasiyeti nedeniyle cevap vermeye yanaşmıyor ve yakalandıkları için birbirleriyle hararetleniyorlar. Oyunu ortaya çıkardı!
İsa, "Bana cevap verirseniz, ben de size cevap veririm!" diyor. Dini yetkililer Herod ve Pilatus'u desteklediler. Yılan gibi kaygandılar! Halk, Yahya'yı deli olarak görseler bile, onun bir peygamber olduğunu düşündü. Ona cevap veremediler çünkü teolojileri yoktu, sadece siyasi ittifakları vardı! Siyasi çıkarcılık yeni bir şey değil. Almanya'daki kiliselerin çoğu Nazi Almanyası'nı destekledi.
İsa daha sonra öğretisini açıklamak için bir benzetme kullanıyor. Benzetmede baba Tanrı, oğullar ise dindar ve dinsizdir. Krallık benzetmelerinin aksine, öğretici benzetmeler bir gerçeği açıklamak için kullanılır. İki oğul benzetmesi, söylemek ve yapmak arasındaki farkı gösterir. Ferisilerin bu konuda ciddi bir sorunu vardı. Otlarının, nane ve kimyonlarının onda birini vererek ahlaklı ve dürüst olduklarını iddia ediyorlardı, ancak ikiyüzlüydüler.
"Ne düşünüyorsunuz?" benzetmeyi başlatıyor. İki oğulun benzetmesi, doğru olanı sadece konuşmakla kalmayıp, eyleme dökmenin önemini vurgular. İsa, sözde günahkarların -vergi tahsildarları ve fahişeler, güzel bir cinsiyet dengesi, günahkar hayatlar yaşayanlar- doğru olanı yapmayı seçtiklerini, ancak sözde ahlaki otoritelerin, dürüst veya kendini beğenmiş olanların sadece laf kalabalığı yaptıklarını söyler.
Ferisiler, Tanrı ile özel ilişkilerinin kendilerini kutsanmış kıldığını düşünüyorlardı. İsa, İsrail'in dini liderlerinin Tanrı'nın krallığından dışlandığını söyledi. Bu sapkınlıktır! Küfürdür!
Ancak kayıp olanlar, sıradan olanlar, kirli olanlar, vergi tahsildarları ve fahişeler gibi dışlanmışlar krallığa dahildir! O zamanlar İsrail'de binlerce dini dışlanmış vardı, sosyal ve dini hayattan dışlanmışlardı. Tıpkı bugün dünyada olduğu gibi!
Ancak İsa, yoksulların lehine ayrımcılık yapar! Hükümetlerimiz için ne büyük bir mesaj! Yoksullar için seçenek. Pozitif ayrımcılık! Bu, Eski Ahit teolojisine dayanır, ancak yirmi birinci yüzyıl tüketim kapitalizmine değil! Sözde olduğu kadar eylemde de bulunmayı unutmayalım! Amin
Tanrı'nın bereketi üzerinize olsun
Sevdiklerinizin ve karşılaştığınız kişilerin üzerine
Bugün ve sonsuza dek. Amin
