Father Lazarus
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Every word.
So if Jesus commands us to partake, it's every word.
If the scriptures tell us, confess your sins to one another, that's part of every word.
If Jesus said, he who believes and is baptized will be saved, that's every word.
Okay?
Every word.
Hear all these sayings and does them.
The building the foundation, the rock is Christ.
And on top of that, the apostles, we are built and the church is on top.
So it's building on Christ.
He is the foundation.
But he said, what is building?
He who hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his foundation.
You do you.
Well, confession, part of it is discipleship.
Part of it is receiving absolution.
The Lord breathed into the face of the disciples and he said to them, if you forgive the sins of any, they're forgiven.
If you retain the sins of any, they're retained.
So why would he give this to them?
God is the one who forgives.