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The Bread

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

Matthew 26:26 Institution of the Lord’s Supper

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

Genesis 9:4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

Matthew 26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

John 6:60 The Words of Eternal Life

When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”

Rather than admitting that they did not have a proper understanding of Torah the Jews of that day rejected the most important words for eternal life.

John 6:66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.

But not the twelve. John 6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life,”

Some Old Testament words are spot on but a proper understanding had not been given until Jesus fulfilled the law.

Ezekiel 1:12 And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.

Jesus did not send the spirit until after His death, resurrection and ascendance.

  • John 14:26
    But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
  • John 15:26
    “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
  • John 16:7
    Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

If we do not believe His Word by faith, the Helper will not come. 

When He does then Ezekiel 1:12.

Not Brisket

Galatians 1:7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

Corned beef is made from the leaner flat brisket.

Pastrami is made with point brisket, which contains more marbling and fat. Pastrami can also be made with other cuts of beef, such as deckle (a lean shoulder cut) or navel (aka beef belly, which comes from the plate, a juicy section just below the ribs).

Corned beef is brisket with all the fat removed and pickled in a special brine. It is brisket but has a different taste.

If pastrami is cut from brisket and prepared, it is still brisket but like corned beef is prepared differently.

Then we come to the area of the preparation of other cuts where the process, not the cut of meat determines what it is called. Those are not brisket but they are pastrami. These are like those who have distorted the gospel yet claim to be Christians. The process does not begin with Jesus.

2 Corinthians 11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.

We know who prefers corned beef. Those who like pastrami don’t care about anything but the taste, the cut of meat doesn’t matter. They will accept anything that sounds good. There is no way for us to tell which pastrami used brisket to start with.

The only way to know for sure which gospel we are receiving is to love brisket without altering the cut or the preparation. This the unadulterated gospel of Christ.

If an individual is fed anything else in their youth, then the only way to wean them off the adulterated gospel is to feed them the real deal. 

Hopefully they will come to love Him and not go back.

The true gospel begins and ends with Jesus Christ and never waiver.