Being the Temple of the Holy Spirit
What does Paul mean when he calls our body the temple of the Holy Spirit?
Tag: Body of Christ
Feast of the Sheaf of First Fruits: Jesus as the Sheaf
If Gentile believers hadn’t separated from all things Jewish so long ago, we’d be celebrating Jesus’s resurrection on the Feast of the Sheaf of First Fruits.
Becoming Bread and Wine
While we consider the significance of the bread and cup, it’s important to remember the communal aspect of communion. Just as with natural food, digestion improves when our meal takes place around a family table. If sharing bread and wine …
Consuming Bread and Wine
Jesus compared Himself to bread at the Last Supper—“Take, eat; this is my body”[1]—but that wasn’t the first time He’d done so. When He fed the five thousand in John 6 He made a similar statement. “I am the living …
Recognizing Bread and Wine
“How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?” (John 6:52 NKJV). Jesus had stirred up quite a flap. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood,” He’d said, “you have no life …