Episode 38 Romans 6:1-9 "Musical Chairs"

In episode 38, Larry continues teaching through Romans 6, and finishes at verse 9.

During the discussion portion, Larry's daughters, Joy and Faithann, give their highlights from the sermon, talk about where we go wrong as Christians, and finally consider what they have learned from the sermon.

Joy mentions the King's table during the episode.  Read the full writing below:

The King’s Table

     There is an unbiblical view on “fellowship” that sets up a most tiresome and joyless Christian Walk for the saints of Christ.  This comes from a false teaching that although Christians have union with Christ, communion is based on the believer’s ability to keep their own righteousness above bar.  Christians are being told that fellowship is “broken” due to sin.  Then they are instructed that fellowship can be restored by way of confession or moments of “sinless perfection”.   

  How defeating.  No fellowship happens this way, and we all know it.  God’s people are made to feel that their place at the King’s table changes quickly depending on the day, the hour, or the moment.  Like a game of musical chairs, one’s place can be taken from them in a flash.  The catch phrase “falling out of fellowship” is taught in a way that creates more and more distance, in the believer’s mind, between themselves and the most honored seat, right next to the King.   

  Biblical truth, however, teaches that union is the foundation for communion.  We have been placed in Christ, where there is no sin.  We have been placed “within the veil” and are joined together with Christ.  It is in this atmosphere where fellowship exists.   A believer’s fellowship with the Lord may ebb and flow, but this is due to unbelief.  It is our lack of faith in the nature and surety of the union we have with Christ that hinders fellowship, not God’s heartache over our sin.  

If, in our soul, we have reckoned the fact that nothing can or will ever break the union between Christ and His bride, then we can draw near to our Father, knowing that when God looks down on us, He is looking at us in Christ with gladness and loving acceptance.  The Father has been loving the son from eternity past; and we are united with the Son.  The Son and us are one.  Based on this we have free access to God.  We can comfortably set our faith upon our rightful place at the table, the place of the bride of Christ.

Listen to the sermon Joy referenced in the discussion portion of the episode about the mercy seat here.

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