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  THE BREAD WHICH I WILL GIVE
  by G.W. North
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Summary: The sermon explores the profound meaning of communion as a
daily reception of Jesus' life necessary for eternal life.

Topics: "Communion", "Eternal Life"
Scripture References: John 6:51, John 6:53

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G.W. North emphasizes the profound significance of the communion
instituted by Jesus, urging that it should not become a mere ritual
devoid of meaning. He highlights that Jesus offered His flesh for the
life of the world, and true participation in communion requires a deep,
daily relationship with Him, rather than just a superficial belief.
North warns against the dangers of believing without truly receiving
Christ's life, stressing that eternal life comes from a continual
exchange of our lives for His. He asserts that without possessing Jesus'
eternal life, one cannot rightly partake in communion, as it would lead
to spiritual condemnation.

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On that dreadful day when the Lord instituted the communion in the upper
room, He hoped beyond everything else that those men would understand
what He was saying. They witnessed what He was doing, but could He make
them see what He meant by it? O that the living truth may reach their
hearts and never lose its meaning to them lest it fall into deadening
formality and carnal repetition. He had earlier said, 'the bread which I
will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world; whoso
eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life and I will raise
him up at the last day'.

However, although at that time He was opening up truth relating to the
Communion, He was not then directly speaking of the Communion. He was
informing His hearers of the basic facts and means of eternal life,
warning them of the dangers of mere believism, that is of believing
without receiving. Man can only live by eating and drinking Him every
day. The daily exchange of our life for His -- the constant preference
for, choice and appropriation of His life above and instead of our own
-- is the only continuing means of eternal life.

Although there is an association of ideas linking these two things
together, to do this is quite a different thing from partaking of the
elements of the communion, and is much more important. Without this, the
Communion of the body is utterly impossible, for except a man already
has Jesus' eternal life, he has no place at the Lord's communion table,
and if he should attend, only eats and drinks damnation to himself.

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