![]() To understand by faith some of the hard sayings, it simply takes more study. We firmly believe that the Bible explains itself to us. As often as we eat and drink this we even proclaim our belief in His atoning work for our salvation. When we do this in remembrance of Him we are to remember His death be comforted by the forgiveness of sins. ![]() When our Lord tells us that in communion we receive His body given for us and His blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins, then we know that in this sacred act the Lord gives believers the assurance of forgiveness of sins just as He does in the Gospel in the Word. We say that there are two earthly elements and two heavenly elements present when we partake. He refers therefore to four elements being present in communion: the bread and the wine, His body and His blood. From these references we hear our Lord clearly saying of the bread, “This is My body,” and of the wine, “This is My blood.” Yet He also tells His disciples to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. The teaching on communion is found in: Mt. Our attitude should be like that of young Samuel, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.” Let us be willing to hear and accept with believing hearts. This teaching of His Word we should believe. In communion we have a mystery and paradox. We are to accept by faith what the Word of God teaches. Reason says, ‘impossible,’ while faith says, ‘I believe.’ Yet this is exactly how it is in the person of Jesus. Our reason cannot grasp that within one person there could be the human nature and the divine nature. We believe that Jesus is both God and man that is that he has two natures. ![]() This is a paradox and a mystery to be accepted by faith. We believe in the Trinity, three persons in one God. Faith grasps matters which are beyond human reason.įaith accepts as the Word discloses. We must rely on the mind of God in spiritual matters and trust His Word by faith. As a matter of fact a paradox contains matters that are contradictory to each other according to human reason. Scripture has many statements which are paradoxes, that is that they are beyond comprehension by human reason.
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