LET’S COME FOR THIS COSTLY GRACE
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“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’
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For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-25, 29 NIV
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What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you?
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It’s a new covenant between Jesus Christ and all who accept Him to be their Redeemer! So, it’s a celebration of the new life in Christ!
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For the Wesleyans, it’s also a means of grace, not merely a symbol or a reminder per se! Christ’ grace does not stop on the Cross but it becomes alive in the Resurrection and continue to overflow in the lives of the redeemed by the presence of the Holy Spirit! (rom 15:13)
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Each time “we come” to the Lord’s Table, we should come with a grateful, open and humble heart to receive His grace through the bread and wine! Grateful and humble to be Christ’s Covenant partner, the recipient of His precious grace!
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However, it’ll become a curse for those who take it for granted! (V29)Those who continue to sin, no regrets nor repentance, making no attempt to emulate their lives into the life of Christ (1 John2:6). But at the same time hoping to get benefit from God’s grace by participating in the Lord’s Table! Dietrich Bonhoeffer called this “cheap grace, the deadly enemy of our church today.”
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The grace of Christ is the costly grace that will make us willing to give up everything in exchange for the life in Christ, to follow Christ footsteps, to be His disciples and to grow to be like Him! Let’s come to the Lord for this costly grace...
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~plt130218
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#pltwrites #1Corinthians #costlygracevscheapgrace#meansofgrace #theLordsupper #breadandwine#thebloodandthebodyofchris
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“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’
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For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-25, 29 NIV
.
What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you?
.
It’s a new covenant between Jesus Christ and all who accept Him to be their Redeemer! So, it’s a celebration of the new life in Christ!
.
For the Wesleyans, it’s also a means of grace, not merely a symbol or a reminder per se! Christ’ grace does not stop on the Cross but it becomes alive in the Resurrection and continue to overflow in the lives of the redeemed by the presence of the Holy Spirit! (rom 15:13)
.
Each time “we come” to the Lord’s Table, we should come with a grateful, open and humble heart to receive His grace through the bread and wine! Grateful and humble to be Christ’s Covenant partner, the recipient of His precious grace!
.
However, it’ll become a curse for those who take it for granted! (V29)Those who continue to sin, no regrets nor repentance, making no attempt to emulate their lives into the life of Christ (1 John2:6). But at the same time hoping to get benefit from God’s grace by participating in the Lord’s Table! Dietrich Bonhoeffer called this “cheap grace, the deadly enemy of our church today.”
.
The grace of Christ is the costly grace that will make us willing to give up everything in exchange for the life in Christ, to follow Christ footsteps, to be His disciples and to grow to be like Him! Let’s come to the Lord for this costly grace...
.
~plt130218
.
#pltwrites #1Corinthians #costlygracevscheapgrace#meansofgrace #theLordsupper #breadandwine#thebloodandthebodyofchris
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