The Definition of Grace

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (Jn 6:54)

God’s grace includes the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Whatever spiritual need we have, the body and blood of the Lord are sufficient for that need.

Mankind is dead in sin, bound by lawlessness. There is Divine Virtue, Divine Life, in the body and blood of Jesus. As we eat of Him we receive righteousness and eternal life in our inner nature. If we are weak spiritually the body and blood of Christ will strengthen us.

If we cannot forgive someone the body and blood of Christ will provide the ability to overcome the hatred and bitterness.

If we are addicted to alcohol or drugs the body and blood of Christ will overthrow the desire for these harmful things.

If we are given to murderous rages the body and blood of the Lord Jesus will bring peace and love to our heart.

The Communion we celebrate portrays the body and blood of the Lord. The saint lives by the Lord’s body and blood, not just during the Communion service but throughout each day as the need arises.

When we cry to Him for help, confessing our sins and repenting of them, the Lord comes to us and delivers us, and feeds us in the spirit realm with His body and blood.

The saints of the old covenant did not have the marvelous grace of the body and blood of the Lord. Through the blood of bulls and goats their sins were forgiven. Under the new covenant we are given the Life of God to eat and drink. Therefore, we overcome by Divine Life the lusts and rebellions in our personality.

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (2 Peter 1:4)

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. (Jn 6:56,57)

The true saint dwells in Jesus and Jesus in Him. The saint lives by Jesus as Jesus lives by the Father. Whoever would attain the resurrection to bodily righteousness, immortality, and glory must learn to lean rather than scheme. God brings many experiences to us so we will cease from our own works and commit every aspect of our personality and behavior to God.

We are to lean on the Lord, understanding that we know nothing at all, committing everything and everyone to Him, trusting Him for every detail of life.

New-covenant grace is the body and blood of Christ.

When we open the door of our heart, the Lord Jesus enters and dines with us on His body and blood. The Wife of the Lamb eats the Lamb, the Passover Lamb. She is married to Him, brought into eternal union with Him, by eating Him and drinking His blood. This is the true grace of God.