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Circumcision was applied to the male procreative organ, the organ by means of which God's promise to Abraham would come into being. There was, then, a fitting connection between the sign of circumcision and the promise signified. Abraham bore in his own body a physical mark intended to direct him to the divine promise to bring into the world the Redeemer of sinners. In so putting faith in God's promise, represented in the sign of circumcision, Abraham had the truth of this promise confirmed to him. Circumcision was to Abraham, therefore, both sign and seal of the covenant promise to justify sinners by the work of Jesus Christ.
Guy P. Waters
The Lord\'s Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant (Short Studies in Biblical Theology) (p. 49).1.3K
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By implication, the fact that the Supper is a family meal reinforces a distinction between the church and those who are not part of the church. That is, Jesus does not invite all humanity to his Table. He invites his disciples to come. When we partake of the Lord's Supper, we are declaring to one another and to the world around us that we are no longer part of the world. By the grace of Christ, we have been brought out of the world and into the family of God.The Lord\'s Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant (Short Studies in Biblical Theology) (p. 96). Crossway.
When we come to Christ in the Supper, we are not fundamentally doing something for him. He is, rather, doing something for us. He is supplying needy souls with the grace of the gospel. He is furnishing what we need from the resources of his sacrificial death on the cross. He is pledging to bring each of his children home to the messianic banquet where we shall enjoy in full what we now enjoy in part - life and blessing from, with, and in our Savior.The Lord\'s Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant (Short Studies in Biblical Theology) (p. 95). Crossway
God's covenants with people formalize an existing, elective relationship and in this way bring life-and-death issues to the fore. In these covenants, God sovereignly administers promises with corresponding obligations.
The Lord\'s Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant (Short Studies in Biblical Theology) (p. 31).
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