The Gospel of His Body and His Blood
View summary here If you were to try to summarize in a few words the entire Bible regarding faith and practice; how would you do it? Maybe a simple phrase like the following would do it for you: “Trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.” Someone might quote John 3:16. Some might say that this task is impossible. The entire Bible is too vast and diverse to summarize in just a few short sentences; it is impossible even to summarize its basic instructions for faith and practice. And furthermore, someone might object that summarizing the whole Bible has nothing to do with the Gospel which is the title of this chapter. Well, let’s start with one basic sentence, and let’s see where it leads us. (You people need to calm down!) SIN LEADS TO DEATH The above statement is certainly Biblical. Remember when God told Adam, “ but…
Summary of The Gospel of His Body and His Blood
In presenting this Gospel we begin with the following: SIN LEADS TO DEATH “Death” here is a large concept that includes all of the consequences of sin: Hell, the Second Death, boredom, loneliness, war, sickness, famine, poverty, the killing, stealing and destroying of the devil, shame and any other negative condition one can think of. Sin and Death are all that is wrong with this world and the human condition. “Sin” and “death” are the most Biblical and all-inclusive words to describe man’s fallen condition. The above statement completely and wholly sums up man’s problems. RIGHTEOUSNESS LEADS TO LIFE (BLESSINGS) SIN LEADS TO DEATH (CURSES) This second statement, “Righteousness leads to Life,” is an equally all-inclusive and dominant theme in the Bible. This theme sums up the Law, the Prophets, and Bible promises. It is the exact opposite of the first theme. Righteousness here means right living. Life here means blessing, nourishment, support and provision in every dimension of our…
The Unleavened Bread of Communion Symbolizes the Church of Jesus-Christ
“For we, though many, ARE one bread and one body, for we all partake of that one bread” 17 For we, though many, ARE one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread. 1 Corinthians 10:17 6 Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore, purge out the old leaven, that you may BE A NEW LUMP, since you truly ARE unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same FUNCTION, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according…
Baptism And The Unleavened Bread Of Communion Have Similar Meanings
I want to show in this article that the meaning underlying Baptism and the meaning of the unleavened bread of Communion are very similar. Baptism is ideally performed right near the point of conversion of the believer. The bread of Communion is eaten periodically throughout the believer’s life to edify him, and strengthen his faith. It could be accurately said that the unleavened bread of Communion takes the Baptismal theme or message and repeats it, thereby establishing it in the believer’s heart. The bread of Communion then expands upon the Baptismal theme by showing how it fits in with teaching on the Christian life, with teaching on the Kingdom of God, and with teaching on the Body of Christ (1Corinthians 10:17)which is the church of Jesus Christ. The bread of Communion along with the cup of Communion, also graphically show how there are two fundamental themes to Christ’s death: forgiveness for sins (the cup) and deliverance from sin (the bread,…
Baptism: Real Repentance and a Biblical View of Salvation
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,” Men and brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Romans 6:3-4 Baptism, like Communion, is a gift from God meant to help believers in Christ. For example, Baptism and Communion were used in scripture, and in teaching throughout the history of the Christian church, to…
Saved by Good Works or for The Purpose of Good Works?
Most Protestants have the correct understanding that a person’s good works will not save them, or get them to heaven. The phrase, “not saved by good works,” has rightfully become one of the rallying truths of the Protestant movement. But, I have personally heard many a Protestant present the gospel to an unbeliever by stating that salvation has nothing to do with good works. I have heard many a Protestant teacher disparage and diminish the importance of what people do in reference to their relationship with God. They say that we are not on a performance basis with God. I have heard many, many Protestant teachers promote their understanding of imputed righteousness to the point of flat out saying, “you can do whatever you please because God’s imputed righteousness through Christ saves you no matter what you do.” In fact, many Protestants believe that for those in Christ, God does not even see what they do; He only sees Jesus.…