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I believe that I touched on the importance of confession, repentance and self-evaluation in the previous question. Confession is the by-product of self-evaluation and precedes repentance. Without confession, one becomes discouraged and fainthearted with feelings of guilt and unforgiveness. Here is a very good illustration given by an author, Ray Neu.

I believe the key word is balance and balance is found in truth and truth is Jesus Himself. Excessive guilt and self-hatred is indicative of erroneous thinking. Thus, it is helpful to always start at what you know to be true. God is Holy, man is sinful. God requires blood to be shed for the forgiveness of sin (Heb.9:22). Man, because of sin, could never surrender himself entirely to God, much less shed enough of his blood to satisfy this requirement. But, because God so loved the world, He sent His Son to become a man who could surrender Himself completely and make perfect forever those who are being made holy.(Jn. 3:16; Heb. 10:14). By faith, I must begin at this point and declare that I am a sinner in need of Jesus

The thoughts that come to mind when I think about seeing the face of the Lord are similar thoughts of seeing the faces of other friends. I immediately think about the last time I looked at them and what impression did I leave them with and they leave with me. Was there pleasure in our last meeting? Were there happy memories of making each other smile? Did we share an intimate time that deepened our commitment to each other? Or did I leave important things unsaid? Had I become too comfortable in our relationship to say,

R.C. Sproul wrote that the most perplexing theological question is not why there is so much suffering, but why does God tolerate us in our sinfulness. Considering how our sin must appear in God

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I think such a strong expression for believing was to emphasize the active level of commitment one would have to be willing to accept. The religious leaders of the day took great pride in following the Law. The uproar occurred when it appeared that Jesus was teaching the people to go against the Law. This expression on the surface was a tremendous attention-getter. However, those who strictly followed the Law failed to see the death in the Law, thus, they failed to understand the underlying meaning of Jesus

Lesson 8 Q1. (John 6:35-51) What does the metaphor of "eating the Bread of Life" mean in practical terms? To extend the same metaphor, what do you think might be the difference between nibbling and actually making a meal of it? In practical terms to me today, : "eating the Bread of Life

My experience with meals shared with friends rarely is remembered because of the food itself or how nice the presentation has been, but it is remembered by the enjoyment of each other

Jesus sharing the Cup of the Covenant with the 12 Apostles was the ratification of the New Covenant which Jesus would institute through his own death. It would mark the fulfillment of the prophecy in Jeremiah 31. The apostles would be representatives of the gospel carrying an authority to lead and instruct those who would become disciples of Christ. This representation and recognition to lead and instruct the Israelites in the ways of God was first demonstrated with Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and the seventy elders upon ratification of the Old Covenant. Today, when we drink the Cup of the Covenant we are entering into that same covenant of obedience and accepting the responsibility of being representatives of Christ.

I have had opportunities to worship with Christians from different cultures and denominations. I have listened to pastors from Africa, Australia, India, South America and European countries. I have hosted many of them in my home. We may not always agree doctrinally on some practices, but there is a witness in my spirit of their love of Christ and Christ crucified. We find our common ground and begin sharing of God