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7 pictures and types of the rapture comprising: 4 from the Old Testament. 3 from the New Testament. And for each example we'll give a quick practical application of what we can learn from the person involved. Old & New Testament Pictures of the Rapture.
Aug 6, 2019 · A person gets shot and life spills out. Reverse that image, though. A transfusion of blood literally injects life into the person. Too often services around communion or the Eucharist emphasize the death of Jesus, and yet Jesus himself described his blood as a source of life.
- False Pictures of The Church
- God’s Picture: The Body of Christ
- Five Lessons from This Analogy
Before we go to God’s pictures of the church, I want to point out some of the false pictures that some have of the church today. As we get rid of the distortions, we’ll be ready to receive the truth. Tom Nelson, who serves as a pastor in the Free Church, has identified four distorted images. The church as a gas station—where you fill up your spirit...
The Bible uses this wonderful picture of the church as the body of Christ in two distinct ways. It’s important not to confuse them. In 1 Corinthians 12, the whole body (including the head) works together. But in Ephesians 1 we have a different picture: Christ is the Head and we are the body. There’s no such thing in the New Testament as a Christ-le...
1. Christ is the head of the church. The church belongs to Christ, not because we’ve decided to make Him the head, but because He is the head and He’s decided to make us the body. The body serves at the direction of the head. Our calling is to be responsive to Him. 2. Every member of the body needs to be connected to the Head. John Stott speaks abo...
By allowing us to receive his very Body and Blood, Jesus forges a one-flesh unity between himself and someone who receives him. This unity—akin to the one-flesh unity of husband and wife made tangible in the physical act of love-making—is both spiritual and physical.
When Paul speaks of the church as a body, he makes it clear that no one joins that body except by a new birth, through faith in Jesus Christ. There is no other way into this body. Once a person becomes a part of that body, every member has a contribution to make.
Jul 20, 2011 · The Bible uses this wonderful picture of the church as the body of Christ in two distinct ways. It’s important not to confuse them. In 1 Corinthians 12, the whole body (including the head) works together. But in Ephesians 1 we have a different picture—Christ is the Head and we are the body.
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May 26, 2020 · Here we have five images that help us to ponder the Holy Spirit’s work in us. Surely there are other images and other ways of describing His work, but these five speak powerfully. This video, “Romancing the Wind,” features a performance of a kite ballet:
