ARE YOU IN UNION

by etan 4 U 3 Replies latest jw friends

  • etan 4 U
    etan 4 U

    To those who do not partake of the memorial emblems....

    The JWs feel that the ones that partake (remaining 144,000) are the ones that Jesus establishes the new covanant with then what covanant is the great crowd in?

    To be in union with Christ and to have Everlasting life Jesus said to Eat and Drink of his body and blood ( John 6:54-56). So to eat of the bread ( his body) and to drink of the wine ( his blood) why not EAT and DRINK to be in union with him.

    Can you say that you are not in union with him?

    Romans Chapter 8

    8

    Therefore those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation. 2 For the law of that spirit which gives life in union with Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For, there being an incapability on the part of the Law, while it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh, 4 that the righteous requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who walk, not in accord with the flesh, but in accord with the spirit.

    14

    For all who are led by God?s spirit, these are God?s sons. 15 For YOU did not receive a spirit of slavery causing fear again, but YOU received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which spirit we cry out: "Abba, Father!" 16 The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God?s children. 17 If, then, we are children, we are also heirs: heirs indeed of God, but joint heirs with Christ, provided we suffer together that we may also be glorified together.
  • Carmel
    Carmel

    Yeah, you might say so! But not the way you're thinkin!

    carmel

  • kes152
    kes152

    To be "in union" means "to become (one)." Jesus said, "He that FEEDS (continuously) on my flesh and DRINKS (continuously) my blood remains in union with me and I in union with him." (John 6:56).

    Jesus prayed, "I make request, not concerning these only, but also concerning those putting faith in me through their word; that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I in union with you, that they may also be in union with us, in order that the world may KNOW you sent me forth" (John 17:20, 21). He wanted ALL to partake so that ALL would be in union with him and he in union with them so that the world (those who do NOT partake) may know that the Father sent his Son forth, and "we" bear witness to him (John 15:27).

    It was said, "Moreover, without faith it is impossible to please him well, for he that approaches God must first believe that he is and that he is the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him." (Hebrews 11:6)

    Jesus said, "He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me and I in union with him." (John 6:56). If we "believe" this and partake, we WILL by means of feeding on him, remain in union with him and HE in union with us. Some call the bread and wine "communion" because it is an act of "coming [into] union."

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    etan 7 kes

    Pantheism teaches union, yes. I suppose this big ritualistic step for you is a small step towards the ultimate.

    SS

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