Remembering the Lord’s Sacrifice
The Lord Jesus left two sacraments for the Church before His departure for heaven. One is the Lord’s Supper, also called Holy Communion, and the other is Baptism. Remembering the Lord’s sacrifice in His death on the Cross is to be reminded that it was all in God’s plan for man to be forgiven of his sins. The Scripture makes it very clear, “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins” (Hebrews 9:22). This means only the shed blood of Jesus Christ could effectively satisfy divine justice once and for all. Regarding the Lord’s Supper, the apostle Paul writes: “For I received from the […]