Episode 8: Salt and Light (Part 4)

In the name of the Glorious Trinity.

Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever, Amin glory be to the

Everlasting mercies which sent you to us, oh, Christ the light

of the world and the life of all give us wisdom by your law.

And Enlighten our impulses, by your knowledge, sanctify

ourselves by your truth, and Grant that we may be obedient to

your words and may fulfill your Commandments at every hour.

O you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of

your greatness? He's doing light O My Lord.

Our thoughts that we made meditate upon your holy and

divine scriptures at all times O, Lord of all Father and Son

and Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

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power, we can do something. God puts us to shame.

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he who can do immeasurably things, that you didn't even

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Some 118 verse 24. This is the day that the Lord

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what topics we should be discussing and tackling.

We've been on these series Salt and Light from Matthew Chapter

Matthew 5 · chapter mention

5, we conclude that the salt aspect of the verse and very

simply to wrap it up, Marie should add the Church.

Father, writes that It's all essentially about correction

salt being a preserve n't, an element of healing savior, taste

flavor, meaning to life. So we are the salt of the world

meaning we are that power to preserve one's life to.

He'll bring healing through Jesus Christ, praise and glory.

Be to his name and he's disciples.

I must start. I must begin and I must mention

here. Disciples.

His apostles. And Jesus goes on to say, if the

salt becomes Bland and loses Effectiveness or, you know,

loses its its taste its power, then really you can't do much

with it. What is it going to be?

Then one more time flavored with, you cannot pour salt on

salt. So if we lose our Effectiveness,

our convicting power out influence.

Our taste out, tang in people's lives.

Then we become Bland and this is that it will be thrown away and

it reach rotten. And I went to one more time

mentioned to keep in mind, beloved, you know, each time we

read the Holy scriptures, we see that Christ is speaking directly

to his disciples and we're going to speak about that a little bit

more. Keeping in mind that this he

said to his disciples, Nowhere in the Holy scriptures and in

particular the Old Testament. Do we read that this has been

said of the prophets, why simply?

Because the prophets were sent for One race, the Jewish race

but the disciples went to the four regions of the world.

And today we are the Disciples of the Disciples of Christ

himself. Praise be to his name.

Then he calls them. The light of the world.

Again, he speaking to his disciples and we're going to get

to our part as well. He calls them that they are the

light of the world. Not merely the light or a light,

or a type of light, but the definite article and keep this

in mind, the light of the entire world.

Why? Because when being salt, We

became we become that saver, correction that guide that

conviction of one in error in darkness.

Then when we do that, when the disciples did this in the world,

they exposed the sin and the Darkness of the world.

And this is what like, does it reveals?

It exposes all the darkness. Hence, they are the light of the

world and we too are the light of the world simply because They

are approved. They disapproved what was done

in darkness? So Christ is called us to

reveal. What is done in darkness of our

fellow Christian, brothers and sisters to reveal to be that

that salt to First. Bring that Tang to reveal the

darkness to reveal the shortcomings.

And then we become that light, truly exposing Seeing what

others are living in, as far as being, you know, a distant from

the, from the word of God, and the Commandments of Our Lord,

but hang on. Hang on a minute, hang on an

hour, hang on a lifetime, just hang on.

Didn't Jesus. In John 8:12, claimed that he

John 8:12

was the light of the world and that whoever follows him will

not walk in darkness, but will have the Life Light of Life.

I'm now confused and if you're confused great, that was my

intention, but hopefully we will unconfuse ourselves.

I am confused. So who is the light Jesus or his

disciples who were later called Apostles and to add more

confusion? We are now claiming that you and

I all those who have believed in Jesus Christ, who follow Jesus

Christ are also the Light of the.

So who is the light of the world?

Let's take it one step at a time and this is where we're going to

look at the church fathers and this is where we're going to

ascertain. The Nificant of the Apostles in

our lives to truly be that Salt and Light of the World in our

morning prayers, the liturgical morning prayers, we sing a

praise Tabata and it is composed by Saint ephrem, Mara from the

Assyrian and this is what he says, a light has Shone forth to

the righteous and gladness to them that are true of heart

Jesus. Our lord, the Christ has shown

Fourth to us from the bosom of his father.

He has come and taken us out of darkness, and has enlightened us

with his excellent. Like let me sing it, he go and

eater two weeks in a row, Allied has shown forth to the righteous

and gladness to them that are true of heart Jesus.

Our lord the Christ has shown for to us from the bosom of his

father, he has come and taken us.

Out of darkness, and has enlightened us with his

excellent light. So he's talking about Jesus,

being the light who appeared, you know, the Epiphany them has

raqqa another praised by st. Not as a mariner say the teacher

might help Anna. The Light of Christ Epiphany has

made, glad Earth and Heaven, an error.

Like the darkness has spread over all created things and the

Light of Christ hath shown forth and the world.

Has gotten Comfort is another tune to this.

The Light of Christ Epiphany has made glad Earth and Heaven, an

error. Like the darkness has spread

over all created things. The Light of Christ has shown

forth and the world has gotten comfort those who attend early

morning prayers on a Sunday morning.

You've probably familiar with the tune.

It's nicer with the Aramaic language actually.

But in any case, so Christ is the light of the world.

But why is he now relinquishing that characteristics that truth

to his disciples simply because, beloved There's an equation here

and take note Christ is the take note of the definite articles.

Again Christ is the light of the world and the disciples are the

radiant of the light of the world.

And we are the light of the radiant of the teachings

Foundation, traditions of the disciples.

See how beautiful this Christian Christian, faith, is that

everyone has a part. Art and we're all connected

together, take one ring out then that chain is broken.

That is not a complete chain. There is not a complete link and

we are all linked to Jesus Christ.

Praise and glory be to his name. So just as Jesus revealed and

reproved the work and Faith Of Darkness.

So did the disciples with their Doctrine.

They're teaching but more so their lifestyle We two, beloved.

As Christians. Believers in Jesus Christ

through the teaching and the proclamation of the Apostles,

the disciples who were later called Apostles.

We too must reveal and reprove. The work and lifestyle of others

by the teachings of the Holy scriptures.

The teachings of the church. This is how we become that

light. You can only expose an error is

when you have that. That tool that mechanism and the

mechanism in our hands is the holy scriptures.

When someone is thieving or stealing.

The only way we can reveal that and expose that is when we quote

scripture, when we say to someone will listen scriptures,

say otherwise, we don't even have to refer to that person.

Just quoting the scripture preaching.

The scripture, we've already revealed the evil or the sin, or

the transgression how Audrina always sits opposite me.

She's not here today, she's on a call.

I think Audrina always. She's she signed languages me.

How, how do we, how do we effective?

How do we make affect this in our lives?

How, how do we become? And this is what the scriptures

say. How do we become, how do we

fulfill this? How do we become the light of

the world by imitating? The Agent.

Of the light of the world. Remember, the radiant Radiance

are the Apostles of the light of the world.

Saint Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 11:1 imitate me.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Just as I also do the Christ or I imitate Christ how dare you

st. Paul who are you for me to

imitate you? This is in the scriptures, this

becomes Doctrine, this becomes law.

So to become the light of the world as well, becoming the

radiant of the radiance of the light of the world because

ultimately Jesus is the light of the world and we We read from,

from the liturgy. We live, by example.

Our faith, our lifestyle, just as the disciples did.

They didn't just change the world because they were learn it

and they had their PHD degrees and they had their physiology

degrees. Let me tell you, Simon was a

fisherman and his brother John and James were fishermen.

So, which university did they attend?

Who gave them these credentials? Yeah, the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit gave them These credentials, but not only that,

their lifestyle was changed, you know?

Saint, Peter says, to crisis as we've left everything.

Lord, what's in it for us? Basically, he said, well,

listen, what's in it for you? I'm paraphrasing watching out

for you is not Earthly Rejoice, because your names have been

written in the book of life, so their lifestyle had changed as

well. Their lifestyle of comfort.

Maybe of complacency they took on a lifestyle of struggle of

pain of suffering, so we to buy struggling and being strict in

living a virtuous. A good and righteous life.

We be can't we become that light?

That will expose that will illuminate the darkness of those

that are amongst us. Christian's beloved Christians

cannot and should not hide in some corner of complacency

thinking that they are not visible.

Let me tell you all the eyes of the world are on Christ, are on

Christianity. All the attacks are on Christ

Christianity and Christian when it comes to these most wicked

world. So we are an eyesore My friend

was telling me other testimony of a brother who was an ex ex

Muslim and long story short, he converted to create, he accepted

Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was baptized in the

name of the Holy Trinity. And the first thing he said, was

all I heard each time, I would hear Christians talk or preach

the scriptures. Maybe not so much Christians

living. The scriptures, that's where we

were. That's where we've dropped the

ball, beloved. And I'll be the first to admit.

It was a Gundy who said I love Christ.

I don't like Christians something along those lines,

okay? Because there is an element of

hypocrisy and everyone. But this, this brother was

saying all I heard from the scriptures when there was

preaching, it's just love and peace.

So he this is where the scriptures reveal the darkness

where this brother was in and he came to light the light Of

Christ. And that's how we can bring

people to Christ by being that light, by being.

Keep in mind, being the radiant of the radiance of Jesus Christ,

the light of the world, and I'm going to quote some scriptures

on this equation. Let me Give an example on how we

become, like, Today's Monday, the 27th today we begin lent.

The great fast. Why?

You know, people come to miss a hobby or father Robby means

teacher. I was in an argument with a

friend who was debating that we do not need too fast.

Very simply putting it. If anyone asks why you fast you

say because Jesus Christ fasted game set and match Hook Line and

sink. That's it because Jesus Christ,

Fox the praise and glory be to his name.

He fasted because Jesus Christ in Matthew chapter 6, verse 16,

Matthew 6:16

instructs or commands that when you fast, and when you are

fasting, and he goes on to say, how not to fast and how to fast

Okay, so length has commenced and the world knows.

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday in the Catholic tradition, in

the Church of the East, we begin on Sunday, Sunday, the 27th.

That's when we begin our lent, how will you conduct yourself

during this time? When people know that the

Christians are in a period of fasting?

First and foremost, let me ask you being the light of the world

are you fast? Fasting, have you began your

fast? As I said, Jesus fasted and he

instructed that his disciples will fast when the bridegroom

has been taken from them. Look 5:35 so they will Fast.

There it is. Jesus said that we will Fast his

disciples fasted and said laws and cannons about fasting.

Why? Because Jesus fasted?

Why? Because he instructed them that

They needed to accomplish that that battle that they were going

to engage in with Satan and evil, would only be overcome and

one and be victorious through prayer and fasting.

Now if some of the versions of the Bible have removed the word

fasting, well woe to them, woe to you woe to you for removing

one Ute one eye from the holy scriptures know the word fasting

appears Yes, but that's that's not where I want to go.

Let's just bring it back to you and I so his disciples fasted.

Matthew 18:18 Jesus gave them the authority to bind on Earth.

Matthew 18:18

The first constitution of the disciples, the lent period has

to be observed by all Christians.

So, are you fasting? Why I said, because Jesus

fasted? But hey, there's another part to

it, because the Apostles of Christ, keep this in mind, have

commanded us to fast, and I'll bring you down to what it means,

how this applies to being the light of the world.

So if you don't accept and don't receive this.

Well, I can comfortably say Very boldly that you are not

receiving. Jesus Christ.

So if you are not receiving Jesus Christ, what light are you

shining to those? Who don't know, Jesus Christ,

all those in the fair in the faith that are struggling with

their feet. What light are we Shining?

Matthew 10:40 Jesus says to his disciples whoever receives you.

Matthew 10:40

Receives me. Come on Lord.

Why are you putting barriers before before you and I why are

you building this these walls? Let's continue whoever receives

you receives me and whoever receives me receives him who

sent me. So let's flip it.

Whoever does not receive you does not receive me.

Whoever does not receive me, does not receive who sent me,

why? Because they are the light of

the world, live reflecting the light of the world.

They are the radiance of the light of the world.

So now we being the light of the world, we being the salt of the

earth, we being the light of the lights of the light of the world

are we fasting? And not just during this lentil

season, but our entire life in preparation, you know, for the

coming of the Lord, the second time from Heaven to him be glory

now and always and forever. Amen.

Say Amen, shouted. Amen.

In our entire life, entails fasting.

That's how we become that. That Tang, that saver, that's

how we become that Revelation that reproving to those who are

living a life of debauchery and sin.

We are Christians. Fasting from sin, our entire

life fasting, from immorality, from lewdness, from plant, Pride

from complacency from laziness slothfulness deceit, hatred

deception. And it goes on and on, and on

and on. so, let us be The scriptures, the Bible and I will

add the Cannons, the traditions. The Traditions not only by words

but by deed. And by the way, tradition is not

a bad word. St.

Paul writes in the city in his Second Epistle to the

Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 15.

Therefore my brethren be established and hold to the

Traditions, hold fast to the Traditions that you have

learned. Whether by discourse or our

epistle, some of the Traditions were passed down.

So let's bring it back again. Fasting, are we being the Bible?

The Cannons? The Traditions?

The teachings without uttering any speech, a st.

Francis Of accc's Rights. The it meaning, living the

scriptures, living. The canons of the church, living

the traditions of the Apostles. And by doing this, we are

letting the light of our true Christian Life.

Be a radiant to those in darkness.

Where do we start see, it's coincidence as soon as I'm going

to apply adrenal walks in and sits on the on the flushes.

Is watching me like how do we do this?

Okay, here we go. Where do we start?

First and foremost, let the light of Christ, which is the

holy scriptures, the gospel, the good news.

Let the light of Christ. First Purge out revealed and

reprove. Our dark secrets, secrets your

dark secrets. If right now you're being

convicted, if right now all your dark secrets are rolling in your

mother coming. Great, praise God.

This is is great. This is the spirit revealing

don't rebuke the Holy Spirit. No!

Glorify the Holy Spirit beg and beseech, the Holy Spirit to

continue revealing to you. Because remember the Father, the

Son and the Holy Spirit one, God are the light and it's been

revealed now. Praise God, our weaknesses, our

immoral desires. We need to allow Christ through

his scriptures. To purge them out.

Some 119, verse 105, your word is a lamp to my feet and a light

to my path. If we're walking the path, led

by the word of God, which is a lamp.

We're in that light there it is. We can reflect that light.

Yes, we may walk out and come back again, but continued to

struggle. You know, Drew knows telling me

how you know you need to talk Robbie about a life of struggle

and How do we overcome a struggle?

Let me tell you something Point Blank and I'm going to probably

rain on your parade. We will never ever until the

Lord, returns overcome completely the struggles because

every day, we are faced with struggles.

So we live a life of struggle and pain and suffering and

repentance. If you are living a life of

repentance struggle, praise God. You're on the path.

Wait until the Lord returns. And then he will switch off the

light of pain and suffering and repentance and struggling

because will be basking in the glory of his kingdom.

Secondly, let Christ through his church and priesthood with as

attained. Now, let Christ through his

church and priesthood cleanse us from the exposed.

Shortfalls the flaws. And yes, if you thinking is

Robbie, talking about confession.

Confession is not a bad word. Confession, is in the Holy

scriptures. Yes, the Assyrian Church of the

East, although not, you know, does not hold confession as a

Sacrament but we don't deter people from coming to the to a

priest and confessing his, oh, why should I confess my sins to

our normal human being will? Hey, hold on.

Don't Don't jump the gun, I'll read scripture, and then you

come and come back and tell me, well, what do you think about

that now? So confession is not a bad word.

The church through her priesthood has been vested with

the gift of forgiveness. Show me in the Bible.

Amen. Aye aye, sir.

John 20:23 Jesus says to his disciples.

John 20:23

You know, when Christ was resurrected early in the morning

that evening, he went and met his disciples and look at what

he says peace be with you. He breathed on them and said

receive the Holy Spirit and look at the gift that he gave them.

If you will forgive a man sins, they will be forgiven him.

And if you hold a man since they will be held, so come to the

church, you want to be that salt?

You want to be that red light, that's Purge ourselves first

through Christ's light, which is the holy Balls.

The holy scriptures and come to his church and be absolved

because the church has been vested by that power.

Let me read to you from the catechism of my Martin Luther

Martin Luther Luther the father of reformist.

He writes on confession and Absolution listen to this

everyone. Listen to this Martin Luther

Martin. Luther's small.

Catechism, the father of Reform. What is confession?

Confession Embraces two parts. One is that we confess our sins.

It's in the scriptures. The other is that we receive

Absolution in the scriptures and forgiveness from the priest.

As from God himself, this is what Martin Luther wrote.

He changed his mind. I don't know why you changed his

mind but this was his stance. This was his theology as though

God is himself giving Absolution and in no wise doubt but firmly

believe that by it. Our sins are forgiven before God

in heaven that's what we need to do.

First, we need to come and cleanse ourselves and read

ourselves by the power vested in the church and then we can

become that sold in that light. And thirdly, let Christ.

Just through the Mysteries, through the holy mysteries of

ours, eat that dish through the holy Mysteries sanctify, our

bodies by his holy body, the Eucharist for bana, pardon our

debts, by his Precious Blood and Purge, our consciences by the

hyssop, hyssop is a wildflower by the hyssop of his compassion.

And this is the prayer one prays before taking the holy Cortana.

When we have done this, and we continue that life, then we will

be the radiant of the radiance of the light of the world.

Who is Jesus Christ himself, praise and glory to his name,

notice how I ended with the Holy Eucharist. and some call it the

last supper, I'm sorry, it's not the Last Supper, it's the

mysterious supper because every time the church commemorates,

And remembers what Christ commanded.

The disciples to do, do this in my memory, it's commemorating

the mysterious supper, and he took a cup and he gave thanks

and gave to them. And he said, take drink from it.

All of you, this is my blood of the New Covenant, which is shed

in exchange for the many for the release of sins of the

Forgiveness of sins. So let's be the light to those

in darkness, by living a scripture influenced and a

church guided and nurtured life. Beloved, why do I close by the

church Saint? Paul writes in 1 Timothy rights

to his beloved Son, not biologically.

But in the service of Christ, 1 Timothy 3:15, but I, but if I

1 Timothy 3:15

delay that you may know how it is necessary to behave in the

house of God, how we behave in the house, God.

What is the house of God? Which is the Church of the

Living God? What is the Church of the

Living? God, the pillar and foundation

of the truth, when I asked, who is the or what is the pillar and

foundation of the truth? People jumped the gun son,

Jesus, Christ. Well, scripture tells us,

otherwise the pillar and foundation of the truth being

the church. Why because the church has been

invested by the power by the authority to bestow all these

gifts of cleansing. And purging and repentance and

Absolution so that then we become that tasty savoury salt.

And that Illuminating Light, to those who are in darkness, we

are the light We are the light, let me ask you.

And with these questions is your light dimmed.

That has no effect whatsoever is a totally extinguished switched

off. Or is it the illuminating?

Is it illuminated and it is bulb Uso.

We say, you know, I'm Bob Olsen Bug buzzing.

Um, is it great? Praise God continued but if it's

dimmed and he word le buzzing, if it's deemed or it's

extinguished, welcome to god' Isaiah chapter 42, verse 3,

Isaiah 42:3

Isaiah the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

I fractured read. He talking about Christ

prophesying, about Christ, shall not break and the lamp that

flickers. There it is.

And the lamp that flickers He shall not extinguish in the

truth. He shall bring out judgment.

Beloved. This is a gift.

This is an honor to be called the light of the world.

But, you know, let's let's humble ourselves.

It is a absolute honor to be the radiant of the radiance of the

light of the world who is Jesus Christ.

And if we truly shine, Christ's life in the world, we can

through Christ rescue this wretched World from the darkness

and era that it is in and it is basically being distracted in.

So think about that examine yourselves specifically during

these time of fasting. Let me give you some help.

If you've never fasted today, one of your Meals, one of your

meals, make it a vegan. Fasting Mill, pray, not, just

eat vegan. In think I'm fat, no, pray.

We need to be constantly in prayer and fasting.

If we're fasting. There's no prey to spiritual

diet if we're praying. There's no fasting.

Well, we just want to talk to God, and that's all we want to

do. When I click out fingers, Lord!

I want this, I want that. Forgive me.

Know, if we're fasting if we're fasting and praying and not

reading the scriptures, will we're not being led by the

gospel, the Light of Christ. So begin with Monday one of your

meals, make it a vegan meal and pray to the Lord, that he will

accept you. The next day make two meals.

And then by the end of the second week, you're doing the

proper fasting and I'm them, you know, maybe we should present a

program on fasting but let's just take it as it is now.

And for those that are fasting, I pray that the Lord will

continue to strengthen you because you have entered the

battlefield. Satan has now been alert because

Christ Soldiers have have abstained from food which means

their body is going to be under submission, but their souls is

going to be alive. The spirit is going to be alive.

So God bless you. I'll have fabulous or Morgan may

the Lord recompense you for your prayers and your fasting.

And may he always be glorified by everything that we do and say

praise and glory. Be to his name now and at all

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