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The sacraments in 1 Corinthians 10

Baptism   “For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.”- v.1 Paul introduces the adminitions to the Corinthians by a reference to their spiritual ancestors- the Hebrew people, the generation of Moses, who were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea (v.2). Nevertheless, God through the cloud and the sea delivered them from destruction and brought them salvation in two ways: through the cloud- God Himself walked in front of them manifesting by means of a pillar of fire at night and a cloud by day- guiding their path, moving them toward the promised land, redeeming them from the land of bondage and delivering them over to a state of life. “Through the sea” God delivered them from the Egyptians, for some of them however this baptism of the sea did not move them to a renunciation of the old life, and while bodily were far from Egypt, they were with their hearts far ...
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“Participants”

  “ Participants ”  [By Servant7]   “that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.” John 17 : 21 , 23 NASB1995   What does Christ mean here?   It almost appears as if we are somehow caught up in the divine unity of God, how is this possible without resulting in blasphemy?     His participation in us:   “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1 : 1 , 4 , 14 NASB1995   God the Son, became flesh, without ceasing to be what He was before, He is...
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Understanding Merit: The relationship between good works and eternal life (part II)

[Written by Darius777] (This blog will be the second of a three-part series on merit, understanding the relationship between good works and eternal life) As mentioned previously, the section of merit and the types of justice will appear to introduce the subject treated in every blog. In our previous article, we explored the Protestant view on good works ( and as I have argued the biblical one ), the possibility of keeping God's law, also concerning the necessity of good works to salvation, and whether and to what extent eternal life belongs to grace and at the same time is a reward given to our works. Since this is a topic often treated superficially today by both Catholics and Protestants, in these blogs I will attempt at the best of my ability to accurately and charitably portray the various positions of both sides for the glory of Christ and a better appreciation of His gospel. It is necessary for an adequate understanding of the topic discussed here and in the next blog that th...
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