Each church that I have visited celebrates Communion uniquely. Because of this, I determined as a youth that the Truth was in God’s Word, not in a denomination’s traditions. The way your church celebrates Communion is a tradition and that is good. I enjoy Communion at any church, because it is a Godly celebration. But consider the way I view Communion.
This celebration, instituted by Jesus Christ, is found in Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, and I Cor. 11. Most of us agree that is was meant to be symbolic and have profound effect. I believe deep contemplation was meant to be observed each time we partake of the Lord’s last supper.
Even the fact that Jesus ate with his students shows his radical view of life. In his day, they did not eat with just anyone. They were hospitable; they would serve you, but would not eat with you. But if they loved you and trusted you, they would sit with you and share the meal.
If there was any food which contained salt eaten during that meal, you would be partaking in a salt covenant with all who ate. It would mean that you promise to be faithful and true to each other until death. In effect you would be brothers. The bread contains salt. The communion bread is a celebration of our salt covenant with Jesus Christ our Lord.
Another covenant is the blood covenant. Circumcision was a blood covenant instituted by God. We do not need it any more, because our covenant is sealed spiritually when we accept Jesus Christ’s ultimate blood covenant on the cross. But this is the covenant we are celebrating when we drink the wine.
The church of the book of Acts began in continual fellowship, prayer and breaking bread from house to house. I believe that whenever they ate together they considered the covenant that they shared with each other and with the Lord. So I consider every time I eat or drink an opportunity to remember Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and the covenant that he sealed with his salty flesh and blood. Celebrate the Lord every day!
Just as a frog will sit even as he boils, if you raise the temperature slowly: our nation has lost the ability to make sensible judgments. We have sacrificed our rights, and our authority, as free citizens, on the altar of complacency. The solution to the root problem is boldly teaching the power of God that is available through the knowledge of His Word. If we don’t take back the land by speaking the truth in love, we will soon be reminiscing about the freedom of religion.
I must preface this article with this: I am not defending David Koresh’s theology. I am only attempting to make people realize that our government had no proof that he had broken any laws and he did not deserve to be attacked. His, and his followers, constitutional rights were violated and now a lot of people are dead. And many people think, “he deserved it.” Welcome to NAZI America, where the social engineers think for you. Wake up and smell the froggy!
Now that several months have passed since the Branch Davidian compound went up in flames, it seems it has been dropped by the media, who want fresh blood. The whole truth will never be known, until Christ returns. We must learn from the events in the world, take a stand that is Biblically and Constitutionally sound. Then we must take steps to heal the broken hearted, give sight to the blind and set the captives free.
These are the miscellaneous facts I have pooled from many different sources which show that a serious infringement of God-given rights has occurred. The bulk of evidence was in the Houston Post and The New American.
Our government has forsaken our Constitution: The following Amendments have been violated. Will we stand by and allow this socialist bureaucracy to divide and conquer us? Write, call, start educating your friends and neighbors, and most of all pray. Preach the Word of God now!
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Chris
Words are power. God’s word is spirit and truth. The foolish speak vanity. And those in power in the “New” World Order think that their words will prevail.
PSALM 12
Help Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
The 1st Amendment – Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The 2nd Amendment – A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The 4th Amendment – The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The 5th Amendment – No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury…; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
The 14th Amendment, Section 1- …. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United State; nor shall any State deprive and person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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