In our discussion of the cross thus far, Stott says, we might be tempted to consider the cross to have only individual and\/or cosmic effects. <\/p>\n
This is not true.<\/p>\n
Christ did not die merely to save individuals but to secure for Himself a people<\/i>.<\/strong><\/p>\n “…who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people<\/em>, zealous for good works. ” Nowhere is this communal aspect of the cross better seen or understood than in the one sacramental celebration that Christ Himself instituted: The Lord’s Supper.<\/p>\n In the Lord’s Supper, we remember<\/b> Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.<\/p>\n “and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me<\/i>.'” In the Lord’s Supper, we partake<\/b> of the benefits of Christ’s death on the cross.<\/p>\n “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion<\/em> of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion<\/em> of the body of Christ?” In the Lord’s Supper, we proclaim<\/b> Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.<\/p>\n “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord\u2019s death<\/em> till He comes.” In the Lord’s Supper, we are unified<\/b> by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.<\/p>\n “For we, though many, are one<\/em> bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.” Finally, in the Lord’s Supper, we give thanks<\/b> for Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.<\/p>\n “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks<\/em> to His name.” Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n “The Christian community is a community of the cross, for it has been brought into being by the cross, and the focus of its worship is the Lam once slain, now glorified. So the community of the cross is a community of celebration, a eucharistic community, ceaselessly offering to God through Christ the sacrifice of our praise and thanksgiving. The Christian life is an unending festival. And the festival we keep, now that our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed for us, is a joyful celebration of his sacrifice, together with a spiritual feasting upon it<\/b>.” (See more of my notes<\/a> on The Cross of Christ<\/i>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Notes on John Stott’s The Cross of Christ Chapter 10: The Community of Celebration In our discussion of the cross thus far, Stott says, we might be tempted to consider the cross to have only individual and\/or cosmic effects. This is not true. Christ did not die merely to save individuals but to secure for … Read more Community of the Cross<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[35,26],"tags":[1094],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n~Titus 2:14<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n~I Corinthians 11:24<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n~1 Corinthians 10:16<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n~I Corinthians 11:26<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n~I Corinthians 10:17<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n~Hebrews 13:5<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n~John Stott, The Cross of Christ<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n