Studying God’s Word ping
The sinful part I get; but the incapable-of-changing part puzzles me.
What I get from this verse is that we should dwell on the righteousness we inherited upon Christ's resurrection instead of brooding on the sinfulness we inherited from Adam's actions.
The Bible says as a man thinks in his heart, so he is. So, if you see yourself a sinner, you're going to sin. If you see yourself as righteous, you will do right things.
It's my experience that most American churches spend far too much time bashing people with feelings of guilt and condemnation and far too little time reminding people that Jesus set them free from that mindset. It's all in how you see yourself. Do we occasionally sin? Yes. Does that make us sinners? No. It makes us human. Humans that were redeemed by Christ.
Stop beating yourself up. If you make a mistake (i.e., sin), own up to it and strive not to do it again.
"Lamb of God, You take away the sins of hte world, have mercy on us" - we are transported as at the Mass/Divine Liturgy to the heavenly Divine Liturgy as we see in the book of Revelation
Lord, God, Savior, Messiah, King, Priest, Prophet and Lamb
This is then the moment the sacrifice of the Lamb of God
None of Jesus' bones were broken "that the Scripture might be fulfilled" - as in Exodus 12:45The Eucharist - as we read in Luke 24:30-35 "he was known to them in the breaking of the bread"
the centrality of the Eucharist is evident in Acts 2:42, and Corinthians chapter 11: "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.' 1 Cor 11:23-25
Any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgement upon himself" 1 Cor 11:29
The Didache written around AD 50 talks of this - it uses the word "sacrifice" four times to describe the Eucharast "This is the sacrifice that was spoken of by the Lord"
Drom the Didache we also learn that hte usual day of the liturgy was the Lord's day and the same words said in AD 50 is said today in the Mass/Divine Liturgy
As this broken bread was scattered upon the mountains and gathered together, became one, so may Your Church be gathered together from teh ends of the eath into Your Kingdom; for Yours is the glory and the power through Jesus Christ for ever and ever.
The Mass is the descendent of the todah of ancxient Israel - the thanksgivingCome to Mass!