Was Jesus Christ crucified on a Friday (part 2)

What time was Christ placed in the tomb?

Knowing the time which Jesus Christ was placed in the tomb, is of great significance, because the three days and three nights do not begin at the time of His death, but at the precise time He was placed in the heart of the earth. For it is written; “When evening had come, because it was the preparation Day, that is, the day before the (High Day) Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus” (Mark 15: 42-43).

The apostle Matthew gave a similar account stating; “Now when evening had come there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him, and when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb and departed” ( Matthew 27: 57- 61).

It is clear that the body of Christ was placed in the tomb at the evening of the preparation of a High Day Sabbath which was the first day of the Feast on Unleavened bread and was resurrected in the period between the end of the weekly Sabbath, and towards the dawn of the first day of the week.

Because the scriptures state clearly that; “Because it was the preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.” (John 19: 31),

When, and what was this High Day Sabbath?

Knowing when, and what day was this High Day Sabbath, is the key to knowing the day of Christ’s crucifixion. For it is written; “On the next day which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gather together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise.’ “Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first” (Matthew 27: 62).

We have been admonished to prove all things, and hold fast to what is good. If that preparation Day which preceded the High Day Sabbath was a Friday, and this High Day Sabbath was a Saturday, how do we reconcile with the following:

a.       At what time did the women purchased and prepared the spices?

How much time did the women who followed Jesus Christ, and observed the tomb and how His body was laid had, to return, prepare spices and fragrant oils, and then rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment, when it was already evening when the body was laid in the tomb? (Luke 23: 54-56; Mark 15: 42).

b.    What time did the chief priest met with Pilate and discussed the posting of the guards

If the day which followed the Preparation Day was the weekly Sabbath (Saturday) as it is commonly assumed, and for certain, the chief priests and the Pharisees kept the Sabbath, and rested, so when did they gather together with Pilate to discuss the posting of the guard?

c.       When were the guards posted?

If they were gathered together with Pilate after the Sabbath, then by the time they would agree to post the guards, Christ would have already been raised from the dead. However the scriptures confirm that, there were guards posted by the tomb when Christ resurrected from the dead, so when were the guards posted?

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Was Jesus Christ Crucified on a Friday?

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday, is celebrated worldwide among Christians as the anniversary of Christ’s death on the cross. This day was set apart as a holy day as long ago as the 300’s, in the time of Constantine. But the big question is: Was Christ truly crucified on a Friday?

This should not be taken lightly, because if we desire to worship and serve the Lord, we are to do it in truth, for the time has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks to worship Him.

Jesus Christ in predicting His death said to His disciples “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be turned over to the Gentiles. They will mock Him, insult Him, spit on Him, flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again” (Luke 18:31-34).  

So the question is, on what day was Jesus Christ Resurrected?

In the event that one does not know the day on which Christ was crucified, I believe that by knowing the day of His resurrection will help determine the day of His crucifixion, if we believe in the scriptures which state as follows; “On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb, they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus, and while they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightening stood beside them” (Luke 24: 1-3).

“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them; “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ Then they remembered His words.”

The apostle John wrote his account of the resurrection stating; “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.” From all indications Jesus Christ had already risen by the time the women went to the tomb, very early while it was sill dark as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, thus indicating that, it was not yet the first day of the week ((John 20: 1; Matthew 28:1).

And so, the logical question is, at what time was Jesus Christ resurrected?

If we believe the scriptures there will be no ambiguity as to when Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, for the scripture confirms that, “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it, his appearance was like lightening, and his clothes was white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here: He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.”

Mark’s account states it this way; “Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons” (Mark 16: 9).

Another question is how long Jesus Christ predicted He would stay in the grave?

The angel told Mary Magdalene and the other Mary “He has risen just as He said.” What did Jesus say before He was crucified? He said; ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ Again He said. ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” “Go tell that fox, ‘Behold I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be perfected.”

And to the scribes and Pharisees who wanted a sign from Jesus Christ to prove that He was indeed the true Messiah He said; “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:39-40).

There is absolutely no ambiguity as to whether a part of a day constitutes a day, it is three full days, and three full nights, each constituting 12 hours, making it a total of seventy two (72) hours. There is no shadow of a doubt that, a day consists of twenty four (24) hours. For we have all learned that, there are twenty four (24) hours in a day. Jesus Christ Himself said, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of the world. But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him” (John 11:9-10).

So I beg to ask the question again, was Jesus Christ crucified on a Friday and resurrected on Sunday? 

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The manifold wisdom of God

The manifold wisdom of God

The manifold wisdom of God which is, the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; is now the responsibility of the church to make known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, the eternal purpose which God the Father accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Unfortunately, the majority of believers have not grasped and understood the profoundness, the magnitude and the rationale of this fellowship of the mystery which the Father accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. For example, most professing believers do not comprehend the phraseology which states; “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.”  

They do not know how often it should be taken when the Lord Himself spoke to Moses and said to him; “Command the children of Israel, and say to them, 'My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time” (Numbers 28:2).

There is therefore, a prescribed, ordained time for which we are to offer to the Lord the food for His offerings. Remember, the reformation did not do away with the ordinance it simply replaced the copy and the shadow with the reality, so instead of animal sacrifices with their food and drinks we now have the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the form of the bread and wine.

The other misunderstood factor concerning the fellowship of the mystery which the Father accomplished in Jesus Christ our Lord is the phraseology; “you proclaim or commemorate the Lord's death till He comes.”  The question is how do we proclaim or commemorate the Lord’s death until He comes?

To proclaim or commemorate the Lord’s death is a call to remembrance the purpose, the rationale and the reason for Christ’s death which is first and foremost to destroy the works of the devil which is sin and death as we have been duly admonished saying; “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1John 3:8).

Therefore, whenever we partake of the fellowship of the mystery which the Father accomplished in Jesus Christ we are destroying the works of the devil by having our sins forgiven and guaranteeing our eternal life Just as Jesus Christ plainly said; “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Please note carefully that it is while we have fellowship with one another at the appointed time ordained by the Lord Himself to offer to Him the food for His offerings that the blood of Christ cleanses us from our sin. As alluded to by the apostle John wrote; “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1John 1:7).

Again note carefully that the word is “cleanses” something that is current and not cleansed as in the past. This also coincides with the statement made by the apostle Paul when he wrote; “Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge for your-selves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (fellowship) of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion (fellowship) of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread” (1Corinthians 10:14-17).

The apostle had to chastise the church in Corinth due to the manner in which they partook of the fellowship offering, he said to them; “For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper. For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you” (1Corinthians 11:18-22).

But after chastising them for the manner in which they partook of the Lord’s Supper he then instructed them saying; “Therefore, my brethren, when you come together (as a church) to eat(the Lord’s supper) wait for one another. But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come” (1Corinthians 11:33-34).

And the possibility of coming together for judgment is as the result of not discerning the Lord’s body, by eating and drinking of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in an unworthy manner and it is for this reason many of us are weak, sick and some have died. God has overlooked this time of ignorance and now commands all men everywhere to repent. I implore you; let us make it our aim to truly understand the manifold wisdom of God..

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The second established will of the Father

The second established will of God

If there is one thing I would like to see happening between everyone who professes to believe in Jesus Christ is that of knowing, understanding, believing and practicing the second established will of God. It is the Lord’s desire that we are all one because He prayed to the Father saying; “Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are” (John 17:11).

The apostle Paul also made a plea pleading with the church saying; “Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1 Corinthians 1:10).

But despite of the Lord’s desire and the apostle Paul’s plea for the church to be perfectly joined together the church is more divided than ever before and the catalyst for this division is the myriads of denominations with each having their pet doctrines despite the fact that the scriptures clearly states that, sectarianism is a sin: Because when one says. “I am a Catholic, a seven day Adventist, a Baptist, a Jehovah Witness, a Church of God, a Methodist, and an Anglican etc. The question is, were we baptized in the name of these religions and which one of these religions that was crucified for us?

Therefore, the solution to this dilemma is that everyone who professes to believe in Jesus Christ get to know, understand, believe and begin practicing the second established will of God because, according to the holy scriptures when Jesus Christ came into the world He said “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:9-10).

The first established will of God the Father which was taken away by Jesus Christ was the shadow and copy of the reality by which one presents him/herself to the Father as we have been duly admonished saying; “Therefore, when He (Jesus Christ) came into the world, He said: " Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come --- In the volume of the book it is written of Me --- To do Your will, O God.' "Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law), (Hebrews 10:5-8).

The fault with the first established will of God was that, it was first and foremost a copy or shadow of the reality and was insufficient to fulfill the will of the Father as we have been duly admonished saying; “For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins” (Hebrews 10:1-4).

So here we see plainly that, the rationale or the main objective for the established will of the Father whether it was the first or the now second established will, it is to present those who approach the presence of the Father perfect, blameless and irreproachable in His presence. Now if the first established will which had to do with animal sacrifices could have obtained this objective we are told that; “they would not have ceased to be offered.”

This prerequisite of being perfect, blameless and irreproachable in the presence of the Father has been God’s pre-ordained plan for man even before the foundation of the world. For we have been duly admonished saying; “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved” (Ephesians 1:3-6).

What has eluded the minds of the majority of professing believers is that there is a protocol, an ordained manner by which one can draw near to the Father. In the first established will of the Father, animal sacrifices were the substitute gateway to the Father, but with second established will we are told; “For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and un-profitableness, for the law (of sacrifices) made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God” (Hebrews 7:18-19).

It is imperative therefore that we all who profess to be believers in Jesus Christ be perfectly joined together and be of the same mind when it comes to the protocol as to how and when we have access to the presence of the Father in the manner that is acceptable to Him.

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Protocol for nourishing the inward man

Protocol for nourishing the inward man

Despite of Jesus’ unequivocal statement which states; “For My flesh is (real) food indeed, and My blood is (real) drink indeed.” The majority of us professing Christians take little or no thought or consideration as to when, how and why we should be partaking of this spiritual nourishment despite the fact that there are specific ordained principles, guidelines or protocols as to when and how one should partake of this spiritual nourishment.

Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday today and forever and the Lord God of the Old Testament gave a specific command to Moses saying; “Command the children of Israel, and say to them, 'My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire as a sweet aroma to Me, you shall be careful to offer to Me at their appointed time' (Numbers 28:2).

Please note carefully that, this spiritual food is both the nourishment for the inner man and the food for whatever offering one intends to offer to the Lord whether it is a thanksgiving, fellowship, monthly, yearly or sin offering. A thorough study of the 23^rd chapter of the book of Leviticus and the 28^th and 29^th chapter of the Numbers one can have a better understanding as to the precise time and rationale for offering the Lord the food for His offerings at the time He has ordained.

For example the ordained times for the Lords offering are carefully documented and they are as follows:

1.      Regular or Daily offering

This offering is to express our gratitude to God for His loving kindness and faithfulness as explained by King David who wrote; “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night” (Psalms 92:1-2).

2.      On the Sabbath/s (weekly and yearly)

This offering is known as a peace or fellowship offering, it is the medium by which members have fellowships with one another and with the Father and the Son. As we have been duly instructed saying: “Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (fellowship) of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion (fellowship) of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread” (1Corinthians 10:14-17).

 It is also the main objective for having a holy convocation as we have been duly admonished saying; “These are the feasts of the LORD which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the LORD, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day ---besides the Sabbaths of the LORD, besides your gifts, besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the LORD” (Leviticus 23: 37-38).

Please note carefully that, this offering is the rationale or main objective for having a holy convocation it is in addition to observing the Sabbaths and besides whatever gifts vows or free will offerings one may want to offer to the Lord.

Even when the apostle Paul had to chastise the church for the way they partook of the Lord’s Supper by saying to them; “Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.’

“Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper. For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you” (1 Corinthians 11:17-22).

But after chastising the church in the manner in which they partook of the Lord ’s Supper and asking them to first examine themselves before partaking of the Lord’s supper he then said to them; “Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.” (1 Corinthians 11:33-34).

As one can clearly see, offering the Lord the food for His offerings is the main objective for having a holy convocation without which we do not have access to the throne of grace, no fellowship with one another and with the Father and the Son. Offering the Lord the food for His offerings is the new and living way by which we draw near to the Father and have fellowship with one another.

3.      Monthly (new moon)

The other appointed time to offer the Lord the food for His offerings is as we have been duly instructed saying; “'At the beginnings of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD…this is the burnt offering for each month throughout the months of the year.” This of course is at every new moon which commemorates the beginning of a new month (Numbers 28:11, 14).

If one truly knows, understands and believe the terms and conditions of the New Covenant, the second established will of God and the reformation that took place in their implementation, should know that the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the form of the bread and wine have replaced all burnt offerings since Jesus Christ gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma that should be offered to the Father at the appointed time and Himself as High Priest must have something to offer on behalf of our sins.

God has overlooked these times of ignorance and now commands all men everywhere to repent, but it is high time that we stop receiving the grace of God in vain.

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The daily renewal of the inward man (part five)

One thing I have observed with modern day Christianity is that, they do not take the way of life in the spirit literally; they merely have some sort of sanctimonious sentimentalism or treat practical things as metaphors or figure of speech. Let us look at some basic teachings that modern Christians fail to practice literally.

1. Jesus Christ in no uncertain terms said; “I am the bread of life.”
2. “Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven that one may eat of it and not die.
3.  I am the living bread which came down from heaven.
4.  If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world." (John 6:48-51).
5.  “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.
6. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.
7. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.
8. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
9. This is the bread which came down from heaven --- not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever" (John 6:53-58).
10. On another occasion the Lord said to His disciples; “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).
11. Then the apostle Paul clarified this statement by saying; “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” (Hebrews 10:19-22).
12. Then the apostle John admonished us by saying; “.This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1John 1:5-7).

And so the logical question is, when and how the blood of Jesus Christ does cleanses us from all sin so as to have fellowship with one another and with the Father and the Son? Is there a protocol and an appointed time?

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The daily renewal of the inward man (part 4)

1. The new man is being renewed day by day by being nourished day by day

The third important aspect of renewing the inward man on a daily basis is to be like its counterpart the outward man which has to be nourished day by day in order to remain strong and healthy, but despite the Lord’s irrevocable statement which He categorically stated saying; “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world" (John 6:48-51).

And despite the doubts and ambiguity of the Jews who quarreled among themselves saying; "How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?" Jesus Christ reiterated and emphasized His statement by saying; “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven --- not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever" (John 6:53-58).

And so the question is, since Jesus Christ stated quite emphatically that His flesh is real food and His blood is real drink and it is he who feeds on Him will live because of Him, are we feeding on His flesh and blood? Or, are we treating this passage of scripture as simply a metaphor or a figure of speech in which this statement or phraseology is applied to an action which it is not literally applicable?

And so the question is are we renewing the inward man day by day by feeding and nourishing it? Or, are we typical of the many of Jesus’ disciples who walked away when they heard this and said; “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?"

The body and blood of Jesus Christ was first made accessible to partake of when He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Matthew 26:26-28).

Please note carefully that the main objective for nourishing the inward man day by day is for daily cleansing, for the remission of sins in order to have fellowship with the Father for, this is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness: If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us” (1John 1:5-10).

Therefore, in order to have daily fellowship with the Father one has to nourish the inner man which is the access or password to the Father.

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Lucius Joseph