00:00Welcome to Mater Ecclesia. I invite you to prepare yourselves at this moment so that the Lord may...
00:22Give us the ears of a disciple in our fifth discipleship training session. Today we will see
00:28the entrance exam and meeting the requirements. Our previous topic was nothing more than the course
00:34which showed us the master's lifestyle. If his personality convinces us and we decide to respond
00:39In response to their invitation, there is an unavoidable procedure for entering their school. To comply
00:45The conditions for the admission exam. These are the prerequisites that must be met.
00:51Before beginning the work of training a disciple, if the basics are lacking,
00:56Anything else would be like building on sand. These are necessary conditions for admission.
01:03in the school of Jesus. The Gospel tells us the sad story of a rich young man who did not
01:10She was able to pass the entrance exam. When she left, saddened by not meeting the requirements,
01:18Jesus did not lower the registration fee, as it was the bare minimum.
01:22that is required of all who decide to be trained by the master of Nazareth. To be
01:29To be admitted and begin the transformation process, you need to fill out a form.
01:35with four bases. It must be very clear that by fulfilling these conditions we do not become
01:42automatically into disciples, but we are barely admitted to begin the race.
01:47The four basic principles are essential. First, having only one teacher. Second, immediate follow-up.
01:58And definitive. Third, renounce the obstacles. And fourth, bear the cross. First base, have only one
02:10teacher. What will this mean? If at the university there is one professor for each subject, of the same
02:18The same thing happens in our world. We have one teacher to teach us how to dress and another to teach us how to have fun. There are
02:27educators of sexual, economic, and social life. If by teacher we are to identify anyone who
02:34He aims to teach how to live in the school of Jesus; he must be the sole teacher in all areas.
02:41The first condition for those who follow him is to renounce any other who claims to teach.
02:47to live differently. He does not share his teachings with Buddha or Freud. His doctrine is antagonistic.
02:54both with Marxism and with capitalism. If there is a contradiction or difference between what he
03:01He says that what others say should be followed unconditionally. He is a teacher.
03:08Exclusive and exclusionary. His disciples don't accept him as just another teacher, but as the only one.
03:15Master, above Moses and the prophets of Israel. He so demanded. There is only one Master, there is only one Master.
03:25precept. Matthew 23:8-10. This is nothing but a reflection of the highest requirement of the Old Testament
03:34Testament. You shall have no other gods before me, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. Exodus 20:3-5
03:45The disciple of Christ does not accept the teachings of worldly propaganda, nor does he follow the criteria of the
03:52meat. He does not share his authority with Eastern gurus or contemporary philosophies. Moreover,
04:00He opposes many teachers in society and religion. Moses suggests hating the enemy.
04:07But Jesus commands us to love him. The world presents happiness through money, power, and pleasure.
04:16But Jesus offers it through the Beatitudes. The New Age proposes that knowledge replaces faith.
04:24faith and that everything is good, but Jesus puts the kingdom above everything else. The hierarchy of
04:33The values and application of a disciple's criteria have been established solely by
04:39Jesus Christ. The prophets of the Old Testament constantly fought against the idols that
04:46They were trying to replace Yahweh. God would not allow his wife Israel to be unfaithful.
04:54going off after other husbands. Jesus, for his part, does not admit middle ground, either cold or hot,
05:04because he vomits the lukewarm out of his mouth. The reason is very clear. He who is not definitely with
05:11He is against her. He has to be the only one she learns from and depends on. The relationship with him
05:18A teacher must be above any affection in this world. Jesus is the only teacher.
05:25This means that the disciple is not governed by the criteria of society, tradition, or by the
05:33values of the world, but only through the word and example of their teacher. Second base. Follow-up
05:42immediate and definitive. Following Jesus, unlike any other teacher, is a decision that is not
05:52It allows for neither waiting nor delay. It is done as soon as the call is heard. In 1 Kings 19:19-21,
06:02We see how Elijah threw his mantle before Elisha, signifying that he was calling him to be his disciple.
06:11Elisha asked to return home to say goodbye to his father. God's prophet allowed him to do so.
06:18And even after offering the sacrifice of his oxen, he entered his service. With Jesus, because he was
06:28A special teacher is different. He demands an immediate response. No sacrifice is required.
06:37Before following him, because believing in him is the most important thing one can do and is worth more than all the rest.
06:46the holocausts of this world. On one occasion, someone asked the master to be admitted among his
06:54disciples. But it happened that as they were walking along, one of them said to him, I will follow you wherever you go.
07:02Jesus said to them, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no nest.”
07:11where to lay my head. To another he said, follow me. He replied, let me go first and bury my
07:21Father. He answered, let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the kingdom.
07:28of God. Another said to him, I will follow you, sir, but first let me say goodbye to my family.
07:37Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
07:45Luke 9:57-62. The master demands immediate follow-up, leaving the money on
07:54the tax table or the nets full of fish. Otherwise, one cannot be a true disciple
08:02his. The reason is very simple. If you are not able to follow it like this, it is because you have not yet...
08:10properly valued. Man's worst enemy is indecision. When things are left to chance...
08:17Then they break up for good. He who loves two things at once, doesn't truly love either. I don't know.
08:25He can serve two masters. Jesus does not accept being second best. He is inflexible in this regard.
08:33If you don't start well, you can't reach the goal. If the first step is mediocre, there's no point in getting there.
08:40a guarantee of persevering through the following trials and difficulties. On the other hand,
08:46It's a lifelong commitment. If you follow it, you'll go with it nonstop to the
08:54Finally. When someone decides to take a plane trip, they know that they won't be able to get off halfway through.
09:00flight. The moment he fastens his seatbelt, he's determined to go all the way and can no longer
09:07Changing your mind. That's what choosing Jesus, a precious pearl, is like. You are free to follow him, but...
09:16Once decided, the freedom to return is lost. Those who choose Jesus are fastening their seatbelts.
09:24never to go back. When you enter university, you schedule the number of years you will spend there.
09:31They study and count down the time left until they finish. At Jesus' school, it doesn't happen like that.
09:39He enters only for a stage, nor for certain days or places. One is a disciple for life. Jesus did not.
09:47It admits Sunday followers or followers for a few years. Thus, the second condition for being admitted to the
09:56The school of Jesus is to be willing to follow him immediately and for life. Whoever puts the
10:03With his hand on the plow, he cannot look back.
