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Moreover. if the word "body" means the Lord's physical body, surely the word "Lord's" would have been added, and the words, "and the blood," for the non-recognition of the blood would be just as great an offence. (4) St. Paul never uses the word "body" in reference to our Lord's physical body, without some clear indication that such is meant.
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After Paul's words (1 Corinthians 11:20, 1 Corinthians...
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For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and...
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29 NIV - 1 Corinthians 11:29 For anyone who eats and drinks...
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- Three Steps of Drunkenness
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When someone moves from being sober to being drunk, we see three steps: choice, control, and change. A person makes a choice to consume alcohol. And as he does, he gives control of his life to the influence of the alcohol. Consequently, he is changedin his behavior, his speech, even his thoughts—which Paul tells us is debauchery, or immoral self-in...
Paul makes a turn in the second half of verse 18: “but be filled with the Spirit.” Why would he make this kind of comparison if not to help us understand how a believer can walk in the power of God’s Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit indwells us from the moment we are saved by the redeeming work of Jesus Christ in his death and resurrection. A Christian...
Paul wrote similarly to the Galatians: “Walk by the Spirit” (Gal. 5:16; 5:25). It’s a command given to the church as both an initial instruction and concluding exhortation, highlighting the practicality of a Spirit-filled life amid the repeating encouragements. The Spirit-filled life isn’t overly complicated or reserved for “special” Christians who...
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1 Corinthians 11:29. ESV For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. NIV For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. NASB For the one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not properly recognize the body.
May 1, 2024 · Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 11:31–32 that we are to judge ourselves appropriately and allow the Lord to discipline and sanctify us. We should have the psalmist’s attitude when he prayed, “Forgive my hidden faults” (Psalm 19:12). In essence, when pastors preface communion with instructions to reflect on the meaning of the ordinance and ...
Apr 17, 2017 · not discerning the body.—The verb διακρίνειν is translated either, to distinguish—in this case from ordinary food and drink, or, in order to escape the necessity of adopting a different signification from that in ver. 31, to judge., i. e., in regard to the body of Christ, whose symbol he receives;—in other words, to make a careful estimate of its sanctity and importance (Meyer).
Apr 18, 2024 · First, in verse 24, Jesus is instituting the Lord’s Supper and says, “This is my body that is given for you.”. Second, in verse 27, Paul says that the one who takes the Supper in an unworthy manner “will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord.”. Finally, in verse 29, Paul says that the Corinthians are to discern the body.
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Nov 30, 2023 · God created everything good. We can freely enjoy these things, rather than deceive ourselves, thinking we are more holy by abstaining from certain foods. “For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; 5 for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer” (1 Tim 4:4-5).
