Jesus makes this abundantly clear by declaring the cup to be representative of a new covenant in His Dig Deeper There are very few hard and fast commands Christians must adhere to. There are very few must do's obligating Christians to perform certain religious tasks. He's very aware that you have five senses, and so He's given you this meal in which all of your senses Participating in communion is not an optional 'extra' that you can take or leave.

34  Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35  Now a slave has no The very people who had been saved from slavery in Egypt and now were under the thumb of Caesar ironically destructive to human personality … than the often crude, uncouth, and unchristian strategy of attempting to make This is why the ugly doctrine of total depravity is the very T in our TULIP, continually reminding us

the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male This battle seems to take place either right before or soon after the creation of the earth, since the That's what makes this passage so relevant to you. But the woman and her male child escape the serpent's reach, so the enraged dragon went off to wage

Dig Deeper This command to anchor yourself to your parents' core beliefs makes total sense for those

If ever Jesus displayed patience, it was here. certainly dead; after all that and more the disciples still think Jesus had done all of that just to make the reasons for our only comfort, we'll spend this week understanding how amazing it is that at this very

you be secure. 7  May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” 8  For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” 9  For the sake of the house of the Lord What changes need to occur to make you desire to be there the way the psalmists do in these Psalms of

The final promise Jesus made before dying is the most comforting of all. Not only my soul will be taken immediately after this life to Christ its head, but even my very flesh , raised by the power of Christ, will be reunited with my soul and made like Christ’s glorious body. within - an ability given by the Holy Spirit - that results in the proper attitude as he approaches his maker

There is no way to make this less extreme: Jesus suffered mightily on our behalf.

You don't need to nail all of your shots to win the game, you just need to make a few more than the other

But in more abstract terms, Jesus saved you by revealing His Father, making God's sovereign, saving grace Remember that you remain in these very same hands, protected and preserved by God's powerful grace, which