THE SOURCE OF LIFE. All life is dependent upon the Lord. He is very life itself. Apart from Him life cannot exist. Jesus said that as the father has life in Himself so the Son has life in Himself. John 5:26 whether it be natural or spiritual life He is the origin and the one who maintains life. Paul said, in Him we find our life, our activities, and our very existence. If anything is determined to be living it is doing so entirely because the Lord is life. Acts 17:28 FAITH in the Son is conducive to eternal life. UNBELIEF, is the guaranty of eternal wrath. Such a statement certainly eliminates all questions of anything between or a gray area. It is a positive, either, or. Believe and live eternally. Do not believe and perish. John 3:36
FAITH IS THE MASTER KEY TO ETERNAL LIFE. Without faith is not possible to please the Lord. FAITH, absolute confidence is required of all who would receive anything from the Lord. There is no response nor reward from Him when our actions are without perfect confidence in Him. Incidentally, He has the right and prerogative of answering no as well as yes. Too often we approach Him with the conception that what we request must receive a certain answer. He reserves the liberty to answer according to His will, not ours. A no answer does not mean that He did not hear and answer. He just answered in the negative.
THE COMMUNION TABLE IS AN ACT OF FAITH. The words of the Lord Jesus are very plain, very strong and very emphatic when He said, Truly, truly, I say unto you, EXCEPT ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you. John 6:53 The people who heard Him understood by the inflection of His voice and His words precisely, perfectly, His meaning. Eating His flesh and drinking His blood is an absolutely imperative for anyone who would possess eternal life. Communion is an act of faith, in which one is recognizing, acknowledging the body and blood of the Lord Jesus. 1 Cor. 11:29 The bread and the wine used are neither mere symbols nor transformed into the actual, physical body and blood of Christ. By faith, looking beyond that which is representative of the body and the blood of Christ we see the sacrifice of Calvary and partake of Him. It is here in this act of faith we again are promised the abiding, continuous presence of the Lord in us. John 6:56 He will take up His residence in His temple. Not only will He be in the midst of His Church but He will dwell in His Church. If we will follow after His perfect will and fulfill His divine purposes in our lives, we will find ourselves in a relationship with Him which supersedes all human expectations. An alliance which will be the marriage of the ages. Between a perfected husband and wife.