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781 | what is the lords supper? | Matt 26:26 | prayon | 91373 | ||
Greetings Lisakb and welcome to the forum, The Lord's supper is also known as the Last Supper, Communion, or the Lord's table. In the early Church it was called also “Eucharist,” or giving of thanks. It was the last evening meal that Jesus ate with His apostles. The gospel accounts tell us that this was the passover meal. The account of the institution of this ordinance is given in Mat_26:26-29, Mar_14:22-25, Luk_22:19, Luk_22:20, and 1Co_11:24-26. It is not mentioned by John. It was designed, 1. To commemorate the death of Christ: “This do in remembrance of me.” 2. To signify, seal, and apply to believers all the benefits of the new covenant. In this ordinance Christ ratifies his promises to his people, and they on their part solemnly consecrate themselves to him and to his entire service. 3. To be a badge of the Christian profession. 4. To indicate and to promote the communion of believers with Christ. 5. To represent the mutual communion of believers with each other. The elements used to represent Christ's body and blood are bread and wine. The kind of bread, whether leavened or unleavened, is not specified. Christ used unleavened bread simply because it was at that moment on the paschal table. Wine, and no other liquid, is to be used (Mat_26:26-29). Believers “feed” on Christ's body and blood, 1. not with the mouth in any manner, but 2. by the soul alone, and 3. by faith, which is the mouth or hand of the soul. This they do 4. by the power of the Holy Ghost. This “feeding” on Christ, however, takes place not in the Lord's Supper alone, but whenever faith in him is exercised. This is a permanent ordinance in the Church of Christ, and is to be observed “till he come” again. (Eerdman's Bible Dictionary). There were many important things that happened as Jesus ate with His apostles. They include: 1. Betrayal by Judas 2. institution of Communion 3.opportunity to say farewell to Jesus and show their sorrow 4)promise ofresurrection and the kingdom 5) Washing of the disciples feet by Jesus prayon |
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782 | Did Jesus suffer from depression? | Matt 26:37 | prayon | 148760 | ||
Greetings, No He did not suffer from depression. The KJV says that He felt sorrowful and very heavy. Sorrowful means saddness or to grieve. God's Word translation says that He felt "deep anguish." The Message bible says that He felt "agonizing sorrow". He was filled with such great sorrow because of what wash happening that He felt weighed down but not depressed. prayon |
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783 | Why was Judas' kiss needed? | Matt 26:48 | prayon | 21230 | ||
Greetings SpreadWord! A kiss can be a sign of affection, salutation, or worship. Kissing was one of the many signs of greeting in the ancient near east. The "Holy Kiss" of the epistles is simply the traditional kiss of greeting. For a teacher to greet his teacher as 'Rabbi' and kiss him was a common practice; but Judas dispciably, used these tokens of love as an instrument of betrayal. prayon | ||||||
784 | Why did Jesus not answer charges? | Matt 26:62 | prayon | 6806 | ||
Jesus refused to answer because He knew that it would do no good to do so. It would of been as they say adding fuel to the fire. Staying silent was also His legal right. He used His whole life was an answer to their questions. He stood silent while being dignified. Matt 27: 14 says that in doing this He greatly amazed the govenor. By the way - In Matt 26:64 Jesus did answer Caiaphas, it is Herod that He did not answer (Luke 23:9). | ||||||
785 | Repentence or remorse? | Matt 27:5 | prayon | 8888 | ||
Was it repentence or remorse that drove Jesus to suicide? | ||||||
786 | Repentence or remorse? | Matt 27:5 | prayon | 8907 | ||
BOY DID I BLOW THAT ONE!!!!!! THAT WAS A REAllY BIG OOPS!!! prayon | ||||||
787 | curious questions concerning crucifying | Matt 27:22 | prayon | 4457 | ||
Hank gave a very good description but I would like to add a little more. Jesus first suffering began in the Garden of Gethsemane at which time He sweated blood. This is a rare condition known as Hematidrosis. It happens when under great emotional stress; tiny capillaries in the sweat glands can break mixing the blood with sweat. This condition alone could of produced marked weakness and possible shock. With the soldiers striking Jesus in the face, by morning, He was battered and bruised as well as dehydrated and exhausted. When He was scrouged He was stripped of His clothing and His hands were tied to a pole above him. The "whip" was made of several heavy leather throngs with small beads of lead attached to the ends. At first the throngs cut only through the skin. As the scrourging continues each blow cut into His back a little deeper until there was arterial bleeding from in the underlying muscles. The small beads of lead produce bruises which are broken open by subsequent blows until the entire area is just a mass of torn bleeding tissue. The beating is stopped when the centurian determines that the prisoner is close to death. He is then allowed to slump to the ground where a robe is placed upon His back and crown of thorns is pressed into His scalp. Again there is heavy bleeding due to the fact that the head is one of the most vascular places on the body. After mocking Him with His "septor" the guards take the stick from Him and begin hitting Him on the head driving the thorns deeper into His head. When they tire of this sadistic sport the robe is ripped from His back. Since it had already adhered to the clots of blood and the serum in His wounds tearing it away caused excrutiating pain (similar to that of a careless removal of a surgical bandage). This caused the wounds on His back to bleed again. By this time He was in shock. The nails were heavy, square and made of wrought iron. The arms are not stretched out tight and the knees are left slightly bent allowing for an up and down movement of the body. As He slowly sags down with more weight on the nails in the wrists, excruciating, fiery pains shoot along the fingers and and up the arms to explode int he brain - the nails in the wrists are putting pressure on the median nerves. As He pushes upward to avoid this torment He places His full weight on the nails in His feet. Again there is the searing agony of the nail tearing through the nerves between metatarsal bones of the feet. At this point another phenomenon accurs. As the arms fatigue, great waves of cramps sweep over the muscles, knotting them into deep, relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps comes the inability to push Himself upward. Hanging by His arms, the pectorial muscles are paralyzed and the intercostal muscles in the chest are unable to act. Air can be drawn into the lungs, but cannot be exhaled. Jesus fights in order to raise Himself in order to get one short breath. Finally carbon dioxide builds up in the lungs and the bloodstream and the cramps partially subside. Spasmodically, He is able to push upward to exhale and bring in the life giving oxygen. It was undoubtedly during these times that He was able to utter the seven short sentences which are recorded in the bible. Hours of these limitless cycles of intermittent partial asphyxiation, joint-rendng cramps and excruciating pain go by as His tissue is torn from His lacerated back by the rough timber of the cross when another agony begins - a deep crushing pain in the chest as the pericardium (the sac around the heart) slowly fills with serum and begins to compress the heart. It is now almost over. The loss of tissue fluids has reached a critical level. The compressed heart is struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood into the tissue. The tortured lungs are making a frantic effort to gasp in amall gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues send their flood of messages to the brain. It is now that Jesus says "I thirst". He is offered a sponge soaked in Posca - a sour cheap wine - and refusses. He can feel the chill of death seeping through His body. "It is finished". With one last surge of strength He once again pressed His torn feet agianst the nail, straightens His legs, takes His last deep breath and utters His seventh and last cry "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. Apparently to make sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance through the pericardium and into the heart. John 10:32 states that "immediately there came out blood and water". Thus there was an escape of water fluid from the pericardium and the heart. We, therefore, have conclusive post death evidence that Jesus died not the usual crucifixion death of suffocation but of heart failure due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium. Parts were copied from a description by an unknown author. |
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788 | Simon of Cyrene | Matt 27:32 | prayon | 5010 | ||
We are told that Simon of Cyrene was compelled to carry the cross for Jesus on the way to Golgatha. I believe that this must of made a strong impact on him because Romans 16:13 states that Paul mentions his sons, Rufus and Alexander, with warm affection. My question is what else do we know about him? Why was he in Jerusalem at that time? Was this his first exposure to Christ or had he heard his message before? Had he been in the crowd yelling "Crucify him"? | ||||||
789 | Simon of Cyrene | Matt 27:32 | prayon | 5080 | ||
Steve, Thank you for your reply. I had no idea about Noahs sons. That was very interesting! I love Bible trivia like that! I'll be interested in more if you want to send them to me. (see my bio). Thanks, prayon | ||||||
790 | Distance Jesus walked to Calvary | Matt 27:32 | prayon | 29812 | ||
Greetings, We are not told exactly how far Jesus had to walk outside the city but I do not believe it was any great distance at all. The bible only tells us that He was led out of the city. Jerusalem was considered the Holy city, the Temple of God was located there as well as God's presence. To crucify anyone inside the city would of meant defiling the city. They only had to be outside of the city to crucify anyone. Jesus was made to feel the shame of a common criminal being forced outside the city. prayon | ||||||
791 | Were there 2 or 4 men hung on the cross | Matt 27:38 | prayon | 165343 | ||
Greetings jalanlambert, There were 2 men crucified with Jesus. According to Websters Dictionary a malefactor is "one who commits a crime; one guilty of violating the laws, in such a manner as to subject him to public prosecution and punishment, particularly to capital punishment; a criminal." Malefactor therefore is interchangable with thieves. According to different translations the words robber and criminal are also used. Hope this answers your question. prayon |
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792 | Were there 2 or 4 men hung on the cross | Matt 27:38 | prayon | 165351 | ||
Both men were sinners. However, during the time that they hung there one of the thieves learned the truth and repented. He is the one who then rebuked the other for his words. (Luke 23:39-40). It was then that Jesus told the man that today he would be with Him in paradise (v.43). prayon | ||||||
793 | Yes, but what happened back then? | Matt 27:46 | prayon | 19197 | ||
To understand this statement we must look at the whole passage (v. 47-50). The great darkness that covered the land fromt the sixth to the ninth hour was a part of hell. God called hell "darkness". It was a part of God's curse that Christ carried because our sins were laid upon Him. The literal darkness represented the spiritual darkness against which He battled, for it was at this time that a great battle against the darkness of despair taking place. When our sins were laid upon Him He felt the guilt as though it were His own, (see Ps 22:6). He realized that the sins of the world laid upon Him caused a barrier between Him and God. Satan threatened Him with the horrible suggestion that the hell that blazed around Him might close over Him and hold Him. From the deepest depth of His heart came the cry of anguish "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" It was a cry of desperate need and a prayer for help but above all it was a cry of immovable faith. The words "My God" proclaimed faith in His eternal relationship to God, which the power of hell could not shake. God immediately answered the cry, darkness was replaced with light symbolizing His full acceptance of the sacrifice. (exerts taken from BSF notes Lesson #31 of Matthew). prayon | ||||||
794 | WAS JESUS FORSAKEN BY HIS FATHER? | Matt 27:46 | prayon | 40935 | ||
Greetings, The cry "why have you forsaken me" was a cry of anguish, a cry of desperate need, and a cry for help. It was a cry of prophecy as well as a cry of immovable faith. "My God" proclaimed faith in His eternal relationship to God. For three hours before His cry Jesus suffered in silence the judgement of God upon our sins. The literal darkness represented the spiritual darkness against which He battled. God immediately answered His cry by removing the darkness which symbolized God's full acceptance of the sacrifice. prayon |
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795 | WAS JESUS FORSAKEN BY HIS FATHER? | Matt 27:46 | prayon | 41025 | ||
Greetings Searcher, Yes, in a sense God did forsake Him. When the sins of the world were laid upon Him during the hours of darkness He was alienated from God, just as sin in our lives alienates us from God. God saves us from our sin when we call on Him to do so. Jesus suffered in silence, bearing the weight Himself. He did not call out to Him until the cry in verse 46. Once He made that cry the Father came to Him and took away His burden. prayon | ||||||
796 | WAS JESUS FORSAKEN BY HIS FATHER? | Matt 27:46 | prayon | 41039 | ||
Greetings Ed, You have made some good points. At the moment when the sin of the world was laid upon Jesus spiritual fellowship with the Father and the Holy Spirit was broken. "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf" (2Cor 5:21). Where ever there is sin there is seperation from the Father. He had to of been seperated from the Father in some manner. How could one be in sin and still be one with God? I agree Jesus never acted in sin but He bore our sins. Sin is seperation from God. Our sins seperate us from God therefore when He took our sins (or 'seperateness' from God) He had to feel the same 'seperateness'. Maybe this is another one of those "ohhhhh soooo" questions. prayon |
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797 | what was the org. day of the sabbath | Matt 28:1 | prayon | 72225 | ||
Greetings dgodsdiva and welcome to the forum, In order to get an answer to this question we must look at the crusifixion of Christ. Christ was crucified on Friday( the preperation day),rested on the sabbath day in the tomb,(Saturday),and arose on the first day of the week(Sunday). How did the change take place from Saturday to Sunday take place? Church history tells us. It happened during Roman times when the church and government became one. During the reign of Constintine,(a pagan and nominal christian), who worshiped the sun. Their festival day was Sunday (the venerable day of the sun). In order to unite the empire with the churches apostasy and to incorporate the pagans into the church (along with many of their practices and idol worship), the day was slowly changed to Sunday. prayon |
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798 | Evidence that women's role has changed? | Matt 28:10 | prayon | 39963 | ||
Greetings Erika, I would also like to add to the above the situation of Aquilla, Pricilla and Apollos. In Acts 18:26 it tells us that Pricilla and Aquilla taught Apollos the way of God more accurately. They taught not he taught. In addition God tells us specifically in Joel 2:28 that in the end times He "will pour out His Spirit on ALL flesh; your sons and your daughters will prophecy.....Even on the male and female slaves in those days, will I pour out my spirit". Also in 1Cor 11:5 it tells us that women were not allowed to prophecy with their head uncovered and 1Cor chapters 12-14 that women have spiritual gifts and they are encouraged to use them in the body of Christ. You can also find much more on women in the ministry by typing in "women ministry" in the search box. prayon |
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799 | Evidence that women's role has changed? | Matt 28:10 | prayon | 40111 | ||
Searcher, I have read the details and that is exactly what I said - Pricilla AND Aquilla taught Apollos, and I never said they did so in a group setting. prayon | ||||||
800 | Evidence that women's role has changed? | Matt 28:10 | prayon | 40205 | ||
AMEN!!!!!!!!! | ||||||
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