Reference: Sacraments
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SACRAMENTS
1. The term.
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And they eating, Jesus taking the bread, and blessing it, broke, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
And I say unto you, that I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I may drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.
Going, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost:
Then indeed having received his word they were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added unto them; and they were persevering in the teaching of the apostles and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Cleanse away the old leaven, in order that you may be a new lump, as you are free from leaven; for Christ has truly become our Passover.
For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; read more. and they all did eat the same spiritual food; and all did drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
For as often as you may eat this bread, and drink the cup, you do proclaim the death of the Lord, until he may come.
This is a great mystery: but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.
in whom you are also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of depravity, in the circumcision of Christ;