Jesus said "Except ye eat my flesh."
When church folks say their sins are washed by the blood of Jesus, why do they omit mention of his flesh?
And how does his flesh cleanse their sins?
2007-09-02 03:05:48 · 13 answers · asked by 2.71828182845904 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The funny thing was that blood alone was plenty good enough for god until Jesus came along and screwed it all up. It was a "sweet savor unto the lord". Now we need flesh, too? Thanks, Jesus, for making me get all Hannibal Lecter up in here.
2007-09-02 03:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by That Guy 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Eating His flesh and drinking His blood, means we will suffer and be persecuted as He suffered and as He was persecuted. The Holy Spirit comes in and purifies and refines us. Our sins start to be eliminated because the Holy Spirit prepares us to be with the Lord.
At any moment you can give your life for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Many Christians are today.
Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh
by the flesh we have direct access to God and the Holy Spirit cleanses the sins away.
2007-09-02 03:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flesh has a connection with blood sacrifice. In the OT, a sacrifice had to be a certain animal of worth without blemish.
Jesus was sinless. He represented many things. The bread, the water, the sacrifice, and even the high priest. Jesus represents the ultimate sacrifice for forgiveness of ALL sins.
2007-09-02 03:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flesh doesn't physically wash our sins. We don't keep a Jesus body suit backstage. It is saying how Jesus dies for us and our sins are forgiven because He died. It's just terminology that Christians say they're washed by the blood. There's nothing symbolic about leaving out the flesh.
2007-09-02 03:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by Haley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He took our punishment. His flesh means his earthly body, and his blood is the opportunity that we have to be forgiven. The blood is free, so if we accept the blood, we accept the flesh, and we also claim the free gift of salvation. So his flesh was necessary for sacrifice, and his blood is a sign that we WANT the sacrifice that his flesh gave us.
2007-09-02 03:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Misfit Justice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I recall John 6, Jesus didn't speak of His 'flesh' forgiving sins.
He said rather 'Except ye eat My flesh and drink My blood, ye have no life in you.'
One prof of mine suggested that the blood brought justification, and His flesh brough sanctification.
2007-09-02 03:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood has two purposes:
- takes nourishment(grace & truth) to the body
- cleanses impurity(law & lie) out of the body
Bloodshed(sacrifice: law) has but one purpose:
- it kills the body, including the head of the body
The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2007-09-02 03:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It always has seemed to me that "intense religionists" are obscessed with carnivorous behaviour, sex, "sin" and eternal punishment. None of these things have I ever found any need to make the topic of any conversation, or obscess about personally. I feel perfectly cleansed by nothing more complicated than my morning shower.
2007-09-02 03:13:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you do eat of the flesh thats the cracker and the juice is the blood when refering to communiun
2007-09-02 03:12:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Washed by the blood that came from his body. We become part of the body of Christ and are cleaned by his blood.
Remember this is not literal (in my opinion)
2007-09-02 03:11:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋