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One Bread, One Body - Reflection for August 18, 2017

JESUS IS GOD!

"I now say to you, whoever divorces his wife (lewd conduct is a separate case) and marries another commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery." –Matthew 19:9

Because Jesus is God:

• His death on the cross has saved all people from their sins (see Ti 2:14).
• He has risen from the dead and will raise us from the dead (see Rm 1:4).
• He will come again to take us with Him (Jn 14:3).
• He has superseded the Old Testament and has forbidden divorce (Mt 19:7-8ff).
• He gives those celibate for God's kingdom the power to live on earth as the angels live in heaven (Lk 20:34-36; Mt 19:12).
• He can live in us and make it possible for us to live in Him (see Jn 6:56).
• He can change bread and wine into His Body and Blood, and then command us to receive His Body and Blood (Mt 26:26-28).
• We must totally give our lives to Him, live for Him rather than ourselves (2 Cor 5:15), and worship Him.
• We should risk our lives to be Jesus' witnesses (Acts 1:8).
• We begin to realize that God is One and is Trinity, that is, three Persons in one God.
• We are awed to live in the mystery of Jesus' divinity.

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Acknowledgement

Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:

· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College