Spiritual Healthcheck: 16 steps to a thriving Christian life by Laferton Carl

Author:Laferton, Carl [Laferton, Carl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Published: 2018-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Pray

Identify a few worries or problems in your life. Instead of asking God to take them away, work out what aspect of the Spirit’s work you need to walk through them, and then ask your Father in heaven to give you the Holy Spirit.

On earth, Jesus did much of his ministry over food. And still today, he has given his church a meal that feeds us—that keeps us healthy and keeps us growing.

Bad manners

Read 1 Corinthians 11 v 17-22, 27-32

What is Paul criticising the Corinthian Christians for in verse 18 and verse 21-22?

Why is this serious (v 27-29)?

Receiving the Lord’s Supper without “discerning the body of Christ” (v 29)—that is, without recognising that you do so as part of a church of saved sinners—means you are not eating the Lord’s Supper at all (v 20). And it is so important to God that he was willing to discipline these Christians in order that they would not continue down this path towards spiritual shipwreck and eternal condemnation (v 30-32).

Why does it matter so much? Because this meal is a central means by which God strengthens his people. And such strong medicine, when misused, can be fatal.

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