The more I lean on the things outside, the more I grow weaker inside;
The more I look to the things outside, the more I grow blinder inside;
The more I long for the things outside, the more I grow emptier inside;
The more I live for the things outside, the more I keep dying inside;
The more I'm led by the things outside, the more I lose direction inside:
You never can be found in the things outside, for You live inside of me,
And You groan and You long that I be changed in the inside totally;
So, help me Father to lean on, look to, long for, live for, and be led by only You completely.
"Last Supper" by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1750) Yes, it is. Water baptism identifies one with the redemption work of Jesus Christ, with His death, burial, and resurrection. It is anticipated of visible identification with Christ and His Church. Every person has the personal responsibility to examine him/herself before deciding to partake in the Lord's Table. The Bible makes it clear that those who chose not to be baptized were rejecting the counsel of God (Lk.7:30). In a mixed congregation, it is not possible to always know who is worthy to partake of the Table; however, the minister must encourage only those who have been baptized for remission of sins (not just as a ritual but by faith in Jesus Christ) to partake of the Table. Before Jesus sat down to dip bread in the cup, He washed His disciples' feet. He makes the statement that they are already "washed" and only need feet to be washed. Of course, this may not explicitly/only refer to their baptism, fo
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