From The Book of Concord: The Augsburg Confession, Article X, The Holy Supper:“…there is a long exposition of Cyril on John 15, in which he teaches that Christ is corporeally offered us in the Supper. For he says thus:Nevertheless, we do not deny that we are joined spiritually to C...
After they've obeyed Jesus, and inventoried their resources, Andrew makes his report. Only John gives this disciple's name and that it is a boy who has the food."8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9 'Here is a boy[239]with five small barley loaves...
Some issues are “in-house” debates—things Christians disagree about “inside the family.” But, some matters are serious enough that they rise to another level because they present two different versions of the Christian faith. The sufficiency of Christ’s atonement is one of those issues. I...
Peter’s mother-in-law and I healed her fever. She then got up and served us. I healed more people who came to the door that night. In the morning I went off to pray and gather My strength with God the Father. I then proceeded to the other villages of Galilee where I preached in...
“that Rock was Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4 KJV). “This Jesus is the stone rejected by you builders, which has become the cornerstone” (Acts 4:11 CSB). “As you come to him, the living Stone” (1 Peter 2:4 NIV). Kovacs says the second word to focus on is “tomb.” “We al...
May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. II Peter 1: 2 Word:Psalms 63: 1 -8 O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no wat...
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or on...
Peter, Paul, James, and Jude referred to themselves as “bond servants of Jesus Christ” in their epistles. This is not a forced servitude. It’s a choice made in love! There are many believers who have done the same, they have fallen in love with their Savior. They do not plan on...
The crowds asked the Apostle Peter, himself filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking words from God, what they should do? Maybe we are asking the same question. What should we do? Peter replied (Acts 2:38-39) “Repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ ...
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” Jesus asked “Are you still so dull? Do you still not understand? Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, an...