The communion of the body and blood of Christ is[1104]inward and spiritual, which is the participation of his flesh and blood, by which the inward man is daily nourished in the hearts of those in whom Christ dwells. Of which things the breaking of bread by ...
“Hearing” in this passage is more than a casual hearing. It’s hearing with a desire to understand and apply what we’ve heard. That desire to understand will drive us to study the Scriptures, pray for understanding, and seek out truth. The phrase “more will be given” reminds us th...
As Christians, we all know there is definitely forgiveness in the Blood of Jesus. This is the basic central message of true Christianity – that God the Father sent His one and only begotten Son Jesus Christ down to our earth in the flesh to physically die on a cross in order to save ...
An exploration of the religious significance of blood to the ancient Jews and first Christians illuminates the meaning of this symbol. Blood Symbolism among the Ancient Jews The Hebrew scriptures known to Christians as the Old Testament teach that a creature's life force is contained in its blood...
The Hebrew scriptures known to Christians as the Old Testament teach that a creature's life force is contained in its blood (Leviticus 17:11). This belief turned blood into both a powerful symbol and a source of potential physical and spiritual contamination. The association of blood with viole...
way—surprising, at least, for those of us who had been tempted to think that Christianity was simply about spiritual things—they insist that the body of Christ, both in sacrament and assembly, is the privileged access point for interpreting the spiritual messages contained in the scriptures. ...
The Hebrew scriptures known to Christians as the Old Testament teach that a creature's life force is contained in its blood (Leviticus 17:11). This belief turned blood into both a powerful symbol and a source of potential physical and spiritual contamination. The association of blood with viole...
We read the exhortation in the Scriptures,“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”In my early days, when I trust the Lord was beginning to teach me, I used often to dwell on that passage, and I used to think that growing in grace meant that I...
blood cells can live outside of the body approximately two weeks. A sample older than this would not contain living cells so there would be no way to perform a karyotype test. This is the reason Ron so specifically pointed out that the blood of Christ was alive. Even though the dried bl...
More and more evangelicals believe Christ's atoning death is merely a grotesque creation of the medieval imagination. Really?