Blessed are they that mourn; for the shall be comforted. – Matthew 5:4. True Christians, God’s children, mourn here on earth. Why so? Their sin causes them to grieve and mourn. They are not as the rude and carnal-minded people …

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Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:3. True Christians recognize and acknowledge their sinful unworthiness in the sight of God, and are thus described as being poor in spirit. They come …

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Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. – I Corinthians 11:28. You are familiar with this word of Scripture. A Christian should examine himself before going to the Lord’s Supper …

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If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer …

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They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. – Acts 2:42. To the heterodox, that is, to those who deviate from the Word of God in any point of Christian doctrine and …

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Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine. – Matthew 7:6. These are words of our blessed Lord. “That which is holy” would also include the Lord’s Supper, which is one of our …

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Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief! – Mark 9:24. Faith, the faith of a poor sinner in his Savior Jesus Christ, constitutes the only true worthiness when appearing at the Lord’s Supper. But how about those whose faith is …

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Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. – I Corinthians 11:28. How should you examine yourself, and according to what rule, when you would eat of this bread and drink …

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Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. – II Corinthians 11:28-29. …

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Given for you. Shed for you. For the remission of sins. — Luke 22:19, 20 and Matthew 26:28.  If in true faith we partake of the Lord’s Supper, we receive forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. This is most certainly true. But …

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