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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

Unfortunately, the sound is all too familiar. I have attended several churches over the years, the changes due primarily to area relocations, and each has offered communion with different schedules of regularity and seriousness. I was aware of areas of discontent, gossiping, competition, or doctrinal issues at one time or another in each of the churches. However, the stronger the church was to address these issues, the less they continued. And, I would have to say that these churches were also the ones which were more serious and regular in offering communion. Currently, my church offers communion every week. Each week a different family volunteers to present a brief concept that relates to the partaking of the Lord

The relationship between the two verses in the gospels and 1 Corinthians speak of the concept of unity between God and man as evidenced between man to man. In John 10:30 Jesus said,

The New Covenant differs from the Old Covenant in the following ways: 1. The ways of the LORD will not be

How was the covenant with Israel ratified? What promise did the people make twice in this passage? What was sacrificed? What was sprinkled? What was eaten? The covenant was ratified through the following: 1. An altar is built and burnt and fellowship offerings are offered to the LORD. 2. Blood is sprinkled on the altar. 3. Agreement by the Israelites to conditions in form of the LORD

What does the "cup of blessing" teach us about our focus at the Lord's Supper? Who is to be blessed when the "cup of blessing" is lifted heavenward? We learn to redirect our focus from ourselves to Christ and to our heavenly Father. I believe this is in direct line with the words of Christ in John 5:23,

Jesus was Isaiah 53 every bit as much as he was all of the Scriptures. It was not unusual for the Scriptures to be woven creatively into daily conversation by the rabbis of that time. However, when Jesus spoke the scriptures He revealed the finished tapestry- Himself in full creative power and authority. He used passages from Isaiah in John. 12:38-40, confirming what Isaiah had seen in a vision some 700 yrs. earlier of His glory and then spoke of the Son of God. The disciples were familiar with Jesus using this passage prior to the Passover. As Christ was to be the Passover Lamb, it was appropriate for Him to continue expounding on this theme as the Last Supper would take place a few days later and the disciples soon would be witnesses of the fulfillment of this passage. This fulfillment would become the link between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. The complete redemption by Jesus on the cross

The violent nature of Jesus

Grace and mercy are attributes of God shown to man. In order to understand how these attributes were received by means of the Old Testament sacrifices, I must first understand why they were necessary. The reason for this takes me back to God Himself and my need to understand His character. Thus, God, as Creator of all things, including man, created all things for His pleasure and purposes. Man

I am encouraged by Jesus