Eating the Flesh and Drinking the Blood of Jesus: The Substance of Jesus Through His Word
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in Him.
That's the truth he's getting at.
the mystery of communion is not the bread and wine, but the impartation of Himself
eternal life is making our life eternal by bringing it into the life that God is living
it is God's life
Because X has extended the life of God to us, our life becomes eternal by making what we do a part of what God is doing
the KoG, God in action
Seek first the KoG: find out what God is doing and join Him in it
Jesus teaches us to live in such a way that God acts with us
God acting with us is what makes our lives eternal
there is more to eating His flesh and drinking His blood than taking the elements of communion
we take the elements with the attitude 'X, we receive you by surrendering our lives into your life'
the elements have power in them, including for physical healing
but that power is available all the time, not just in communion. the elements of communion drive it home.
if this causes you to stumble, just wait until you see the rest of the story
we eventually find out cosmic things about Jesus in the rest of the NT, including that Creation is held together by Him
'It is the Spirit which give's life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are Spirit and Life.'
By means of the spiritual reality of the words of Jesus, we consume His substance, we take in His reality
The Word of God is living and powerful. (cp. Heb)
When we receive the Word of X we receive His Life through the Word of X and the Spirit moves with the Word and suddenly what we are what we're doing takes on a different meaning altogether
When we take His Word in, when we receive it, then it begins to order our life in such a way that our life becomes eternal living
And eternal living is the life of God. And those who are living in the life of God never die
when we receive the Word of X and we set Him before us and we keep Him there and we treasure His words, the transformation sets in.
that's what Jesus is talking about in this passage
do you eat His flesh and drink His blood?
Hopefully we can say yes: I glory in His Gospel about the K. I glory in His teachings about how the K works.
as we go forth into the world, we go forth with God b/c He is already there. and we go forth as those who are nourished by the flesh and blood or JX
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