Okay papertyger,
“hunger and thirst”
Let’s see where else the words “hunger and thirst” are used in the Bible.
do you “HUNGER and THIRST for righteousness?” (Matthew 5:6)
are you “POOR in SPIRIT?” (Matthew 5:3)
Is righteousness actual “food?” No. But we are still to hunger for it.
Does poverty in spirit necessarily mean you live in a 3rd world country? No. But we are still called to be poor.
What are you hungering and thirsting for? CHRIST and the cleansing blood he shed for us on the Cross?
or wafers and liquor?
What would you do if you ran out of wafers and liquor? How will your “hunger and thirst” be satisfied?
Precisely my point.
What are you hungering and thirsting for? CHRIST and the cleansing blood he shed for us on the Cross? or wafers and liquor?
Jesus said "do this..." at the last supper. He also said "this is my body," "this is my blood."
I don't obey because I'm hungry and thirsty, I obey because the one who spoke the universe into existense said to. That doing so conveys a grace I never received in all my years as a protestant was icing on the cake...as well as a great motivator!