The Khatri Parivaar

We only think of great criminals and big scandals but why do we spit or smoke in public places or buses? Why do we tear page from library book? Why our public toilet, bus stand or railway station or government hospitals stinking? Why do we cross red light traffic signal, and bypass the speed breaker? What do you think? Is it not a sick society that we live in? We condemned great criminals but we forget the universal truth that “…all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23) Around 2000 years ago, our Lord Jesus Christ began HIS earthly ministry in such sick society, where religion had become a business, and a means of oppression of weak and poor. “… Crowds were astonished at his teaching” (Matt. 7:28) and HIS teaching and performing miracles became difficult to digest for some especially religious groups of Jewish society because HE pointed out their hypocrisy. John 7:40-52 tells us that there was division among them about Jesus. They had been looking for t

Although Jesus had received the news regarding the sickness of Lazarus, he didn’t run immediately. After two days, Jesus took the way to Bethany where Lazarus was living with her two sisters. But Jesus knew that Lazarus has died and HE has also told to disciples about it (vs. 6-15). After reaching in the Bethany, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. It is the last sign of seven signs which John narrated in the Gospel.   There are two specific objectives which Jesus had told the disciples: “… the Son of God may glorified through it” (vs.11:4) and “… you may believe” (vs. 11:15). In this narration, Jesus put the death in deathbed; and finally on the cross HE compelled death to commit suicide; and in HIS resurrection, HE put the last nail on its coffin. Our Lord Jesus Christ has overcome the death completely and forever. Therefore even today Jesus is asking us the same question, “…do you believe this?” (vs. 26).          PROBLEM OF DEATH IS DESCRIBED (vs. 17-19) “Now wh

Proverbs 4:23 says, “ Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”  Our heart is the centre of our emotion, desire and understanding. It affects every aspect of our life. Jesus cried out saying, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that outside also may be clean. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness ” (Matthew 23:25-28). In Jesus’ time, whole society was busy to perform different rituals in the temple thinking that it would purify them. But our Lord Jesus Christ didn’t emphasis on rituals to reform the manners of soci