Category: The Communion of Saints
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Every Family in Heaven and Earth
THE DIVINE FAMILY OF GOD For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that he may grant you in accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in…
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So Great a Cloud of Witnesses
ONE FAMILY IN CHRIST Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.Hebrews 12, 1 Hebrews 12:1 serves as a profound exhortation for believers, urging…
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The Prayers of the Saints
The Intercession of the Saints And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.Revelation 5, 8 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the…
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You Are the Body of Christ
The Mystical Body of Christ For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to…
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