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Aug 6, 2019 · 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. In the book, we re-envision the imagery in the Lord’s Supper as an infusion of the strength and wisdom and life of Christ himself.
- 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...
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.
May 18, 2019 · The scars were the main way he confirmed to his disciples that it was truly him, in the same body, now risen and transformed. When Jesus first appeared to them, according to Luke, “they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit” (Luke 24:37). Then he showed them the scars.
Jun 25, 2019 · The body of Christ is a term with three different but related meanings in Christianity. First and foremost, it refers to the Christian church all over the world. Second, it describes the physical body Jesus Christ took on in the incarnation, when God became a human being.
Feb 12, 2013 · It is God’s own power that raised Jesus from the dead (Eph. 1:20) and God’s own power that raises us to spiritual life (Col. 2:12; 1 Pet. 3:21). This is the power behind resurrection in baptism.
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According to Philippians 3:21, God “will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body.” So the best picture of what we’ll be like in heaven is the resurrection body of Jesus Christ. We will have a body fit for the full life of God to indwell and express itself forever.
