Mar Mari Emmanuel emphasizes that true Christians are called to be the salt and light of the world, living with humility and purpose in Christ to preserve and illuminate a dark and purposeless world.
In this powerful sermon, Mar Mari Emmanuel challenges believers to embrace their identity as true Christians who are the salt and light of the world. He critiques modern society's loss of purpose and calls the church to live humbly and faithfully for Christ. Emphasizing the importance of divine purpose over worldly values, he urges the church to resist corruption and imitation of the world to fulfill its God-given mission.
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When you speak as a Christian in the world, they mock you, they ridicule you, they persecute you, and they laugh at you. You are cheap, but they have no idea. Without this salt, they have no taste.
Poor things. Without Christians, real Christians, true believers in Christ, the world is tasteless. Might as well throw it in the tip.
Throw it in the tip. What is the world? Sick. Oh, I went on holidays, and I had a party, and we went to this boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
So, do you call this fun? Do you call this life? Do you call this, like I'm living now? This is, what is this? That's a joke. Where is the caliber of the human being? What are the morals? What are the values? What are the principles? What are the boundaries? Where are the limits? Where is the dignity? Where is the identity of the human? It is Christ who gives you that taste of the true human being. I've said it before and I'll say it again.
The western world has succeeded extremely well in giving value to everything. But the western world has failed miserably in giving purpose to everything. The western world succeeded tremendously in giving value to everything.
But it has failed miserably in giving purpose to everything. What is value in relation to the human being? Human rights. The western world talks about human rights, human rights, human rights.
The United Nations is all about human rights. But there are no human rights because the moment you only focus on the value and ignore the purpose of the human, you are abusing the human being and the human rights with him. Until you know what the purpose of the human, you can never give him value.
Unless you know what the purpose of a thing is, you can never give that thing value. If you did not know why the car was made, you can't put a price tag on it. But what the western world did, spoke about human rights and ignored the purpose of the human.
And what is the purpose of the human? Instead of human rights, the right to be a human. What is the right to be a human? Nobody talks about that. They all talk about human rights.
Nobody talks. What is the right to be a human? That is the purpose. And the only way to find out what the right to be a human is, is to go back to the human origin.
And what is the human origin? Genesis 1.1 In the beginning, Elohim created the heavens and the earth. Unless and until you go back to God, you will never give the human their purpose. That's why human rights has abused the human.
Today, some people call themselves a cat and a dog, under the banner of human rights. You cannot be more sick than this. Western world, you cannot be more sick than this.
So is this the human rights you are chasing? Is this democracy? Is this freedom? You become a cat and a dog? Then let's put a leash on you. And I'll take you for a walk and throw you one of those biscuits. What has become of the human race? You see, the moment we take God out of the equation, there is no value, there is no purpose, there is no taste, there is nothing.
Everything is lost. Everything is lost. The salt is very cheap, but the salt is very important.
Salt preserves things from corruption. And if it wasn't for the faithfuls in this world, God would have wiped it long time ago. God would have wiped it long time ago.
But the frightening thing about the salt, the Lord says, you are the salt of the earth. He is referring to his believers. He is referring to his followers, those who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, as their God, as their King, as their everything.
He is saying to those believers, to those followers, you are the salt of the earth. But if the salt hardens, becomes corrupt, it gets thrown out and it gets trampled underfoot. Because once the salt goes hard, you cannot bring it back to its original nature anymore.
It is good for nothing. You need to throw it away. You won't be able to break it.
You won't be able to bring it back to its original form. It's good for nothing. It will never dissolve again, ever again.
A Christian that goes corrupt is a Christian that seeks their own glories in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Using the name of Christ for their own personal benefits. Using the throne as church leaders for their own glories.
They are corrupt salt. Good for nothing. In the eyes of who? In the eyes of God.
Jesus Christ of Nazareth. No one else. Very scary.
Very scary. But when the Lord said, you are the salt of the earth, He meant clergy and you. All of us.
Christians. All of us. Do we have time? This is as far as you are the salt of the earth.
We need to always dissolve like that beautiful salt in order for the world to taste Christ through all of you, my beloved. Let the world taste Christ through you. And the only way they are going to taste Christ through you is when you live for Him, no longer for yourself.
You live a life of humility and self-denial in order for Christ to be seen. Don't ever show yourself to the world. Don't ever wait for people to applaud you and put a medal of honor on you.
Say whatever I've done. I am a hopeless, useless servant. All glory to the one and only Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Amen, my beloved. Come on, wake up and be with me. Come on.
You are the light of the world. I'm going to finish the topic. I'm going to fly through it like a Formula 1 car.
You are the light of the world. In Matthew 5.14 the Lord Jesus is saying a city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
What does this mean? The church is the city of God. This city which the Lord is referring to in Matthew 5.14 is His beloved bride. The church is the city.
The church is the city of God meaning enlighten the world or church. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be the light of the world.
Make the world see the light of Christ or church. Don't imitate the world my beloved church. Be the light to this dark world.
The world is darkness. If you imitate the world you are taking Christ into the darkness of the world. But Christ said I came to be the light to this dark world.
And that's why when I went up to heaven and sat at the right hand of the Father I established my church on earth. I put leaders in the church and I brought faithfuls into this church for all of you to be the light and continue my light into this dark world. Now I am dwelling in you.
When I came my name was Emmanuel God with you. But after giving you baptism now God is in you not only with you. God is in you.
And now you need to take this God who is the light of the world into this world. Continue the legacy of Christ. Continue the mission of Christ.
Continue the good news of Christ. Continue church. Don't imitate the world.
The church today is getting together and saying all roads lead to Rome. All religions worship the same God each in their own way. So unique.
So beautiful. So colorful. But they all end up worshiping the same God.
We need to get together and find the common cause so we can unite and make it one world religion because one world order needs a one world religion. Shame on such church leaders for they have sold their master. They have sold their master.
Christ is the only light of the world and the only way the truth and the life. There is no one else. No one comes to the Father except through me says the Lord Jesus.
Sorry, relax. I feel like one of those American preachers. Jeremiah 2 5. Now they are going to say it looks like this bishop is a Protestant now.
But on a serious note the church the Lord says you need to be the light of the world. How are you going to be the light of the world if you imitate the world and unite with the world? How? The world is darkness. The world is placed in the bosom of Satan the father of all lies.
If you are uniting with the world then you are sharing the world with its lies. But the church has the owner the rightful owner His name is Christ the King who is the truth. How are you going to unite with the world and still maintain the truth when you are dwelling with a lie? Church leaders Woe unto us church leaders if we do not repent.
It doesn't matter what your rank is. When you stand before the Almighty Jesus Christ of Nazareth my dear friend let me tell you this you had over a billion followers you had over two billion followers means nothing. There no one comes to your rescue except the one who died and rose from the dead for you.
And if you upset him and offend him and you go against him who is going to come to your rescue? No one. There is only one that comes to your rescue in the next life His name is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. You need to make Him your your barrister your QC your everything.
Otherwise in the court in the courtroom there facing God the Father who is the judge what are you going to say when God the Father says give an account to what you have done on earth? If Jesus is not your representation you are in deep trouble. He needs to be your representative in the next life otherwise we are all doomed to eternal condemnation eternal death my beloved. It's only Christ who saves.
It's only Christ. It's only Christ. Oh my goodness.
A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. My beloved the church is supposed to be the light to this dark world. Let's assume this for a moment.
If you enter a church and you find it dark would you blame the walls or the pillars in the church? Or would you blame the light? Which one would you blame? The walls? Why is the church dark? Oh, I'm going to blame the walls. Or I'm going to blame the pillars that are in the church. No, you are going to blame the lights.
Aren't you? Come on. Say something. You blame the lights.
Yeah? I'm not testing you. Relax. Then the Lord says to all of us what? You are the light of the world.
So when you walk into a church and you find it dark you blame the faithful in that church. Not the building. You blame the people.
They are the reason for the church to be dark. They are the reason. On a hill means it's a heavenly church.
It's elevated. Hill is high. It's not on the ground.
It is high up. That means the church has to be heavenly. The church has to be elevated.
The church cannot come down to the level of the ground of this world because this earth is condemned. Adam, because you have broken my word the earth is condemned. It will bring forth to you thorns and braes.
Two kinds of sins, my beloved. No human being could ever escape these two sins. Thorns and braes.
Sins come in two forms. One, a thought. Next, a deed.
When you live the earth you are living condemnation. You are living the thorns and the braes. You are living in sin.
Sinning with thinking. Sinning with doing. That's the world.
It's an absolutely filthy place when you change the world.
Sermon Outline
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- The world mocks and ridicules true Christians but they are essential as salt
- Without Christians, the world is tasteless and corrupt
- Salt preserves and has value despite being cheap
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- Western culture values human rights but ignores human purpose
- True purpose of humanity is found only in God and creation
- Ignoring purpose leads to moral decay and identity loss
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III
- Christians are called to be salt and light, preserving and illuminating the world
- Corrupt Christians lose their value and are rejected by God
- Living humbly for Christ reveals His presence to the world
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IV
- The church is the city on a hill, meant to be the light of the world
- Imitating the world darkens the church and betrays Christ
- Only Jesus Christ is the way, truth, and life; unity must not compromise truth
Key Quotes
“Without Christians, real Christians, true believers in Christ, the world is tasteless.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“You are the salt of the earth... But if the salt hardens, becomes corrupt, it gets thrown out and it gets trampled underfoot.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be the light of the world.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
Application Points
- Live a life of humility and self-denial to let Christ be seen through you.
- Resist worldly values that ignore God's purpose for humanity.
- Be intentional in preserving spiritual truth and illuminating the world as salt and light.
