Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: muts@fysaj.fys.ruu.nl (Peter Mutsaers /100000) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Importance of sacrifice Message-ID: Date: 20 Jul 90 06:34:28 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 37 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu cms@dragon.uucp writes: >Q. What are the benefits which we receive in the Lord's Supper? >A. The benefits we receive are the forgiveness of our sins, the strengthening >of our union with Christ and one another, and the foretaste of the heavenly >banquet which is our nourishment in eternal life. I can only answer to this that, as far as I know, Christ said at the Supper: ( sorry for the bad translation, only know it in dutch ) "do this to remember Me .. " and not " do this to receive forgivness of sins" So I disagree about the part about forgiveness of sins. Christ said several times that our sins are forgiven if we repent. Personally, at the Lord's Supper, I think of what He has done for us, making me thankful for what He has already done for us, and helping me to repent and stay in Him. If anyone has parts from scripture that indicate that I am wrong, I'd like to hear about it, so I can find out myself! >Q. What is required of us when we come to the Eucharist? >A. It is required that we should examine our lives, repent of our sins, and be >in love and charity with all people. I agree totally with this, otherwise it is of no value to think of what Christ did for us, because we receive it if we repent, are open to receive His love, which means we want to pass it on. God bless you, -- Peter Mutsaers email: muts@fysaj.fys.ruu.nl Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht nmutsaer@ruunsa.fys.ruu.nl Princetonplein 5 tel: (+31)-(0)30-534504 3584 CG Utrecht, Netherlands