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It really is the body and blood of Christ that is being offered and received in Holy Communion under the bread and wine: ! Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the...

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? We offer Holy Communion to remember our...

In looking over the discussion thread there seems to be two thoughts which are confusing contributors. 1. Some are saying holy communion is the body of Christ. We need no bread and wine or supper to be in this communion. Answer- The Bible does speak of the Holy Christian Church which is all...

Here is more discussion on the second point of the post that started this thread: "Jesus gives those who commune receive His body and blood in, with and under the bread and wine." The night that Jesus gave this meal to His disciples and thus to His Church was Thursday. He had asked Peter and...

This is more than a memorial meal. Yes we do remember our Lord's suffering and death. The sacrifice of His perfect body and blood to cover our sins is definitely worthy of our consideration and praise often. But note what Jesus gives to the disciples and tells them to do this often. His body and...

Ill take the individual points I made one at a time. From these passages we learn: 1. Jesus instituted this Supper for believers to eat and drink often. Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper when he gathered his disciples, on the night He would be betrayed, in the upper room to celebrate the...

Matthew 26:26-28 New International Version 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from...

If there is no water baptism anywhere then why do we find these passages: Mark 1: 4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their...

I am glad someone in this post chain noticed that there has been much said about Christ work applying to the elect. It does benefit those who believe. HOWEVER- His work was done for all people (unrighteous and ungodly). Romans 5:16-18 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s...

To say that Paul's epistles are where "we should find God's Plan, Purpose, And Directions For The Body Of Christ, Under GRACE?: " sets up this apostle as the basis upon which the rest must be judged including Christ's own words. That is a dangerous thing which can lead to false teaching. It...

I see you do not discuss: John 3:5, 6. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Clearly Jesus thought...

Despite God's earnest desire to save, the power of the Gospel, and the Holy Spirit's work a Christian can go backward for a time. David sinned and tried to cover it up for a year. God brought him back to repentance. Peter denied his Lord, repented, and was restored. It is also true that despite...

You continue to say that Jesus atonement was only for the elect. You propose passages which you think prove that point. Here are some verses you are omitting: 1 John 2:2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. Titus 2:11 ESV For...

Your statements would lead me to believe that Jesus only died for the elect. That He provided a limited atonement. That does not agree with prophecies about what he would do like Isaiah 53:5-6 or John the Baptists words: "The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." John 1:29 That...