Baptized for the Dead

At first glance corporate justification and transubstantiation do not have a lot in common. But as we look deeper into the arguments that propel these ideologies certain similarities appear in the methodologies used to support these concepts. Transubstantiation as held by the Roman Catholic church states that at the Eucharist, which is the regular taking of the emblems of bread and wine, these emblems become the real body and blood of Jesus Christ. Proponents of this view believe that mystically Christ is sacrificed again and transformed into the local bread and wine. As a result of this denominations, that believe this, typically do not allow ordinary parishioners to serve themselves, but rather a priest or member of the clergy must officiate. Proponents of transubstantiation arrive at their conclusion based upon the words of Christ in Matthew 26 and elsewhere in the gospels: And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take,...

Recently I have realized that I am so tremendously blessed. Certainly part of this blessing has been the material provision of the Lord, but I find that I am greatly rich in other ways as well. The bible says: Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. Psalm 127:3-5 We are expecting another arrow in our quiver this October and this time we're getting more rose than thorn. God is great! As David so poetically wrote "My cup runneth over!" While there are times when the well is low the spring of the Lord never runs dry. May God add blessings to your life and may you praise Him for His wonderful provisions!