Through the bread and cup, Lord Jesus

Amen, Thine the cup of suff’ring, Mine the cup of blessing; For Thy love in Thy redemption, Praise we ever sing!

CHRIST DYING FOR OUR SINS

ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES

The gospel that we announce is “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ” as declared in 1 Corinthians 15:3 . The first crucial point of the gospel is that because of His love for us, our dear Savior became flesh, passed through human living, and finally on the cross gave up His body, shedding His precious blood to accomplish an eternal redemption. We were all sinners, yet the Lord loved us and died for our sins that we may be redeemed. Moreover, He was buried and was “raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” ( v. 4 ). This portion of the Word in 1 Corinthians 15 mentions according to the Scriptures twice, the first time in conjunction with His dying for our sins and the second time with His being raised on the third day. This is truly glad tidings—the dead can be raised. What a miracle that the Lord Jesus was raised from the dead!

This principle of death and resurrection can be seen everywhere in the universe. For example, any kind of seed after having been sown into the ground dies first and then bears much fruit. If there is no death, there is no life. Because the seed that falls into the ground has this kind of life, it is not terminated by death. On the contrary, through death it grows and bears much fruit. After the Lord Jesus died and was buried, those who hated Him and plotted to kill Him had a great celebration. However, they did not know that in a matter of three days, this Jesus who had died was raised. His death was a death with accomplishments, and His resurrection was a resurrection with even greater accomplishments. The chorus of Hymns, #227 says, “Thine the cup of suff’ring, / Mine the cup of blessing; / For Thy love in Thy redemption, / Praise we ever sing! ” Through the death of the Lord Jesus our sins were dealt with, and through His resurrection we have received His life.

The Mystery of the Universe
and the Meaning of Human Life
CWWL, 1985, vol. 5
Chapter 5 (LSM)

Thine the cup of suff’ring,
Mine the cup of blessing;
For Thy love in Thy redemption,
Praise we ever sing!

Throughout the bread and cup, the Lord alone is the digestible One

Thou in grace hast so redeemed us,
We the priests may be fore’er
To fulfill that holy office,
All God’s sweetness thus to share.
Such a blessing, such a mercy,
From Thy death for us ensue;
We would ever Thee remember
Till with Thee we drink anew.
Till with Thee we drink anew

Such a blessing and such mercy for the Lord Jesus to redeem us! And for the veil to be riven. Hallelujah

Thine the cup of suffering,
Mine the cup of blessing;
For Thy love in Thy redemption,
Praise we ever sing! Praise the Lord Amen.

Hallelujah You have preserved me for another year!!! Lord grant me a holy vision that will change me forever for the sake of Your Church!

Lord Jesus I love You for being my reality, light, life and truth. Thou are worthy and worthy ALONE!! ❤

By Thy death the veil was riven,

Heb 10:20 - Which entrance He initiated for us as a new and living way through the veil, that is, His flesh,

Between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies we are confronted with the problem of a veil (Exo. 26:33). The veil signifies the flesh (Heb. 10:20), the self.

The separating veil typifies our flesh, our old, fleshly nature. Just as the veil must be riven, so our fleshly nature, our self, must be broken that we may enter the Holy of Holies. Our self, our old man, has already been crucified with Christ on the cross (Rom. 6:6).

(The Vision of God's Building, Chapter 7, Section 1)