Jesus Your Saviour

Material And Spiritual Throughout salvation history God has used material things to teach spiritual matters. It seems that God created these things in this manner so as to teach us about spiritual realities. The substances like water, salt and oil posses properties that clearly reflect spiritual realities. Water gives life and sustains it, refreshes, washes impurities etc. Oil gives fragrance and a smooth glow and has healing properties. Salt gives taste and has preserving properties (prevents corruption). All three make our material life more satisfying and therefore are appropriate reflections of spiritual realities. God gives us new life in Jesus Christ and the grace to sustain it in various ways. Our sins are washed away and we are refreshed by the power of the Holy Spirit again and again. The power of God is like a smooth glow on us. God also heals us. Like oil we are called to bring fragrance in the life of others. Like salt we are called to preserve our holiness and

Difference Between Sacraments And Sacramentals What Is A Sacrament? It is a rite (ritual or actions) that sanctifies a person or makes sacred or makes holy. It is a visible sign of invisible grace. It involves some physical action which is visible but the effects are spiritual and therefore invisible. Sacraments initiate a person into the life of God and help a person to grow in holiness with the help of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit is flowing through the sacraments. Analogy 1: When a child hugs a parent only the hug is visible. The flow of love although real is not visible. However the effects of love in the life of the child is undeniable. Analogy 2: When you enter a room and press a switch the lamp will give light. The light is not from you but from the power system. However if you do not press the switch the lamp will not light. Similarly in a sacrament an action is performed which brings into reality what is mentioned in scripture and