You read that title rightly.
In spite of all the false and satanic declarations to the contrary, even though some may lay claim to being higher authorities than that which is written in the Bible, we have the assurance of salvation through the finished and ONLY work of Christ on that cross:
Revelation 1:4-6
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Nowhere did Jesus declare that the bread and the wine become changed into anything other than what they were before, and continue to be thereafter, but are symbolic in remembrance of what He accomplished for us.
Isn't it wonderful that, with our being kings and priests unto God, that any one of us in Christ can lead a communion that is done in remembrance of Him, and that any other religious exercise is meaningless dare it try to add to or take away from what Christ Himself instituted in the very word of God we call the Bible?
This was driven home to me as I talked with some acquaintances of mine the other day, and who berated me for daring to think myself qualified to hand out and pray over the remembrance of Christ through the bread and the wine. They are a mix of various religious backgrounds, the mention of, and existence, are of no real importance or consequence.
I love pointing to the word of God where we can all read for ourselves where we stand in relation to Christ since He is the One who has placed us here, and has imputed His righteousness upon us as His representatives on this earth rather than limited to some freakish, appointed class of people elevated to some imagined high place that is, as stated, of no real consequence nor importance.
I hope you all join with me in thanksgiving for the high place Christ has placed us all who are in Him.
MM
In spite of all the false and satanic declarations to the contrary, even though some may lay claim to being higher authorities than that which is written in the Bible, we have the assurance of salvation through the finished and ONLY work of Christ on that cross:
Revelation 1:4-6
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Nowhere did Jesus declare that the bread and the wine become changed into anything other than what they were before, and continue to be thereafter, but are symbolic in remembrance of what He accomplished for us.
Isn't it wonderful that, with our being kings and priests unto God, that any one of us in Christ can lead a communion that is done in remembrance of Him, and that any other religious exercise is meaningless dare it try to add to or take away from what Christ Himself instituted in the very word of God we call the Bible?
This was driven home to me as I talked with some acquaintances of mine the other day, and who berated me for daring to think myself qualified to hand out and pray over the remembrance of Christ through the bread and the wine. They are a mix of various religious backgrounds, the mention of, and existence, are of no real importance or consequence.
I love pointing to the word of God where we can all read for ourselves where we stand in relation to Christ since He is the One who has placed us here, and has imputed His righteousness upon us as His representatives on this earth rather than limited to some freakish, appointed class of people elevated to some imagined high place that is, as stated, of no real consequence nor importance.
I hope you all join with me in thanksgiving for the high place Christ has placed us all who are in Him.
MM