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ܞ Hebrews 4:12An Assyrian Church of the East - Diocese of California - Mar Addai Parish MinistryPresented by Father Priest Genard LazarMusic by Onela HirmezFollow us on Facebook & Instagram @assyrianchurchpodcastIf you would like to make a contribution to our ministry, please…
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Episode 169: The Weakness of the Law (opens the original)
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The law is holy, just, and good — yet we are weak. Continuing Romans 7, Father Genard Lazar presses Paul's question: Has that which is good become death to me? Far be it. Sin works death through the commandment; the problem is not the law, but man's inability in the flesh. The law functions like light. It exposes what was already present — Cain knew murder before "Thou shalt not kill" was written. Light does not create evil; evil flees the light. That is why some avoid Scripture and hard preachi
168: It is Sin that kills, not the law (opens the original)
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It is sin that kills, not the law. Opening Romans 7:7, Father Genard Lazar stands with Paul: Is the law sin? Far be it. The commandment does not produce evil — it makes sin known. What you did not recognize, the law names; and once named, you are accountable.A dumbbell is not bad because weak arms cannot lift it. The law had power to strengthen; man was weak in the flesh. Christ alone had the holiness to fulfill it. Paul points not to murder or adultery — outward acts — but to coveting, the hidd
Episode 167: Death has put asunder (opens the original)
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Death puts asunder. A wife is bound while her husband lives — but if he dies, she is free. Finishing Romans 6 and opening Romans 7, Father Genard Lazar drives home Paul’s hard edge: the wages of sin is death you earn; eternal life is a gift you cannot merit — and it comes only through Jesus Christ our Lord.You cannot serve sin and praise God. Oil and water do not mix. When we chose immorality and the world’s patterns, we were free from righteousness — free from obedience to God. Baptism put us t
Episode 166: Being Speechless before the Righteous Judge (opens the original)
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A fifth amendment may help in an earthly court, but not before Christ the righteous Judge. In this episode Father Genard Lazar opens the parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22: the invitation is our present life, the wedding hall is the Church, and the King will examine every guest at the final judgment. Merely coming to church — even being baptized — does not mean the verdict is already in our favor. The man without a wedding garment was speechless. There is no counsel, no village patron,
Episode 165: Grace is not a license to Sin (opens the original)
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Shall we sin because we are not under the law, but under grace? Far be it. Continuing Romans 6, Father Genard Lazar teaches that dying with Christ in baptism does not mean we will never be tempted — only that we must not continue to live in sin. Grace is the strength to get up, confess, and repent. It is not an excuse, a license, or a justification to remain in uncleanness. “Once saved, always saved” is heresy; to preach it is to pervert the grace of God (Jude 1). There are two masters. Yield yo
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