Thursday, May 24, 2018


Falaite Me 25, 2018

‘Oku ‘i heni fakalaumālie ‘a Sisu ‘i he Tepile ‘a e ‘Eikí
(Jesus is present in the communion spiritually)


Fehu‘i #47

‘Oku toe tanaki ‘e he ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ha me‘a ki he ngaue na‘e fai ‘e Kalaisí ‘i he huhu‘í ?
‘Ikai, na‘e pekia tā tu‘o taha pe ‘a Kalaisi ma‘a kitautolu. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí, ko e me‘atokoni kovinānite ke kātoanga‘i e ngaue huhu‘i ‘a Kalaisí; ‘oku tokoni ke fakamālohi‘i ‘etau tuí pea ke tau sio fakamama‘u kiate Ia, pea mo e talateu ‘o e katoanga ‘e fai ‘i langi. Ka ko kinautolu te nau kau ta‘e mālu‘ia ki he ouau ni, te nau kai mo inu ‘a e ha fakamaau kiate kinautolu.

Does the Lord's Supper add anything to Christ's atoning work?
No, Christ died once for all. The Lord's Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ's atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment unto themselves.

1 PITA 3:18
He ko Kalaisi foki na‘a ne mo‘ua mamahi tu‘o taha koe‘uhi ko e ngaahi angahala, ko e angatonu ma‘a e ta‘eangatonu, koe‘uhi ke ne fakaofiofi ‘a kitautolu ki he ‘Otua . . .

1 PETER 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God...


LEO SCHUSTER

It's important to note that the bread and wine don't change in any way. Jesus isn't present physically, but he's present spiritually as the Holy Spirit exhibits him to us by faith. Now for those who are spiritually unresolved, the Lord's Supper is a call to them to receive Christ rather than to participate in the meal. By witnessing Christians partaking, they're encouraged to hear the echo of Jesus's loving call. "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst" John 6:35). And when we as believers take communion by faith, Jesus meets with us, uniting us as a community, nourishing us with himself, and strengthening us to love and obey him. That's the present dimension.

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