Dr. Anthony Raimondo

Around the year 361 C.E., several words were removed from The Lord’s Prayer. Here is the original in Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke when giving the prayer to his followers. Notice these few words (as we, at this very moment, completely release all who have transgressed against us.)

“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgives us our debts as we, at this very moment, completely release all who have transgressed against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Born With No Food Comes Death 

A newborn dies without food. Most people know that it needs to be fed after a child is born. How long can a newborn live without food? If we ask, how long can a newborn go without food? A Google search will give us this answer. “Newborns should not go more than 4–5 hours without eating, but the specific recommendation will depend on your baby’s weight and health status. Most pediatricians recommend waking a newborn to feed every 4–5 hours, but some babies may want to eat more often.” So the question arises: why do certain Christians think they have lovely spiritual lives saved by the Lord Christ and don’t need any form of solid food?

We have the following verses from the Gospel that may give us some answers: In John 3:3 (ESV), we read that “Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Here, Jesus is saying that a person can’t see the kingdom of God unless born again. We know that a newborn baby can see but does not yet know its world. As already mentioned, a baby needs food. In Matthew 4:4, where Jesus says, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” Here is a mention of food: bread alone is not enough, and we need the word of God to live. 

Once again, we notice that the newborn will die unless it is fed food. We read that food is the very word of God. Let me repeat every word of God. Now, Jesus is God, and what words proceeded from His mouth that would be food? In John 6:53 (KJ), it is written, “Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.” When Jesus first spoke these words, many people walked away from Him, finding it hard to believe. Today, we still have people who refuse to believe this, yet these are words from the mouth of God. 

Finally, Jesus showed the apostles how you could eat his flesh and drink his blood. At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” Jesus, in his own words, said this IS my body. The word IS belongs to the verb BE. Therefore, Jesus clearly says this be my body and eat it if you want eternal life. Jesus is providing the food for the newborn Christian. Without it, Jesus said you have no life in you. Without life, a person is dead.

Like the newborn baby, unless the child is fed food, it dies. So, too, the born-again Christian who is a newborn in Christ must be fed to have life, or that newborn faith dies. To have eternal life, a Christian needs to eat the body of Christ that the Holy Spirit now provides as a Eucharist. God bless and enjoy the eternal life-giving meal.

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Electric Cars Are A Scam for utility companies and people like Elon Musk, who owns charging stations. The average person worldwide is being made to believe your gas car runs on gas. That is a half-truth your gas car runs on electricity. You can have a full gas tank, and your car won’t start without a battery. If Elon Musk, whom many people seem to think is a billionaire hero, is really a major con man. He owns the Tesla charging stations, so you need to recharge your battery. But if this con man, also the CEO of Space X, was honest, he would add the one thing in your gas car, and your EV would never need charging, which would really help the environment. Now very machinic knows the one thing you gas car needs to keep the electricity flowing, so your car keeps running. All Musk needs to install is two parts; your EV never needs charging.