Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Jun 1, 2007 1:20:20 GMT -5
Consider the place where the story of the Death and Resurrection of Christ occupies in the New Testament.
The death of Christ is mentioned in every book of the New Testament except for three small epistles, Philemon, and Second and Third John.
The synoptic Gospels devote more space proportionally to The Story than any other aspect of Christ’s life or teaching. Matthew relates to the story in two chapters. Mark also allocates his two longest chapters to His death. Luke devotes two chapters to the story of His trial, death, burial and resurrection. Nearly one half of the Gospel of John deals with the Passion Week.
If you have ever had the chance to read the book of Acts you will notice that all the preaching and teaching centres on the death and resurrection of our Lord.
This is the Good News!!
I won’t go through every book in the New Testament but if you are interested, a good Concordance will lead you through it. But, I think you get the idea that without the death and resurrection of Jesus there wouldn’t be a New Testament. There wouldn’t be a Faith.
The whole of the Christian Faith is based on the death and resurrection of our Lord.
Does any one remember any of the old hymns?
I have a very dear friend who is now virtually house bound. Her day can be quite lonely and one of her favourite pass times is to listen to old hymns.
Hymns like:
When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died.
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emanuel’s veins.
What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.
On a hill far a way stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame.
And, the hymn that was sang when I gave my life to Christ when I was only six years old.
Just as I am without one plea, but that thy Blood was shed for me.
Old songs and old words, but the message is still the same today as when the old hymns were written. Many hymns were inspired by His death and resurrection. There are Christian song writers today who are still inspired by the Gospel message, but sadly not as many.
The New Testament tells us that the early church continued faithfully in the breaking of the bread because by it, they desired to proclaim Christ’s death and forgiveness of sins, through His blood.
1 Corinthians10:16 says
Is not the cup of thanksgiving for
which we give thanks, a participation
in the blood of Christ? And is not
the bread a participation in the
body of Christ? NIV
We also see the sharing of His Spirit. In 1 Corinthians 12:13.it tells us:
For we were all baptized by one Spirit
into one body whether Jews or Greeks,
slave or free and we were all given
one Spirit to drink. NIV
The remission of sins. Matthew 26:28
This is my blood of the covenant which
is poured out for many for the forgiveness
of sins. NIV
The blotting of debts. The Contemporary English Version of Colossians 2:14 says
God wiped out all the charges that
were against us for disobeying the
Law of Moses. He took them away
And nailed them to the cross. CEV
and the cleansing of stains. Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood
of Christ, who through the eternal
Spirit offered Himself without spot
to God, cleansed our consciences
from dead works to serve the living God. TCR
All this makes what the bread and the cup represents to us today very precious… and reminds us of what Jesus did on the cross for us.
It’s in the Word of God we read.
It’s in the hymns and songs we sing.
And through it all we find unity..,. One in Christ…A family of believers.
© Chrissy Siggee
4th September 2006
The death of Christ is mentioned in every book of the New Testament except for three small epistles, Philemon, and Second and Third John.
The synoptic Gospels devote more space proportionally to The Story than any other aspect of Christ’s life or teaching. Matthew relates to the story in two chapters. Mark also allocates his two longest chapters to His death. Luke devotes two chapters to the story of His trial, death, burial and resurrection. Nearly one half of the Gospel of John deals with the Passion Week.
If you have ever had the chance to read the book of Acts you will notice that all the preaching and teaching centres on the death and resurrection of our Lord.
This is the Good News!!
I won’t go through every book in the New Testament but if you are interested, a good Concordance will lead you through it. But, I think you get the idea that without the death and resurrection of Jesus there wouldn’t be a New Testament. There wouldn’t be a Faith.
The whole of the Christian Faith is based on the death and resurrection of our Lord.
Does any one remember any of the old hymns?
I have a very dear friend who is now virtually house bound. Her day can be quite lonely and one of her favourite pass times is to listen to old hymns.
Hymns like:
When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died.
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emanuel’s veins.
What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.
On a hill far a way stood an old rugged cross the emblem of suffering and shame.
And, the hymn that was sang when I gave my life to Christ when I was only six years old.
Just as I am without one plea, but that thy Blood was shed for me.
Old songs and old words, but the message is still the same today as when the old hymns were written. Many hymns were inspired by His death and resurrection. There are Christian song writers today who are still inspired by the Gospel message, but sadly not as many.
The New Testament tells us that the early church continued faithfully in the breaking of the bread because by it, they desired to proclaim Christ’s death and forgiveness of sins, through His blood.
1 Corinthians10:16 says
Is not the cup of thanksgiving for
which we give thanks, a participation
in the blood of Christ? And is not
the bread a participation in the
body of Christ? NIV
We also see the sharing of His Spirit. In 1 Corinthians 12:13.it tells us:
For we were all baptized by one Spirit
into one body whether Jews or Greeks,
slave or free and we were all given
one Spirit to drink. NIV
The remission of sins. Matthew 26:28
This is my blood of the covenant which
is poured out for many for the forgiveness
of sins. NIV
The blotting of debts. The Contemporary English Version of Colossians 2:14 says
God wiped out all the charges that
were against us for disobeying the
Law of Moses. He took them away
And nailed them to the cross. CEV
and the cleansing of stains. Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood
of Christ, who through the eternal
Spirit offered Himself without spot
to God, cleansed our consciences
from dead works to serve the living God. TCR
All this makes what the bread and the cup represents to us today very precious… and reminds us of what Jesus did on the cross for us.
It’s in the Word of God we read.
It’s in the hymns and songs we sing.
And through it all we find unity..,. One in Christ…A family of believers.
© Chrissy Siggee
4th September 2006