The Table of the New Humanity

This morning we learned of the renewal that is taking place within and among as God’s new humanity. This ongoing process of renewal is rooted in our baptism wherein we were clothed with Christ. Having “put on,” or been incorporated into, the new humanity, Paul writes that we are now being “renewed in knowledge” according to the image of God. That which is new must be renewed in us. Furthermore, this ongoing process of renewal into God’s image nurtured at this Table. The central act of the renewal of God’s new humanity is His renewal of the covenant with us, which is culminates in this meal. Here we come to see Christ who is all and who comes to dwell in us all. This meal puts Christ at the center of His people. Here as we take up and feed upon the emblems of His death we are reminded that His cross divides humanity. In Galatians 6:14 Paul wrote that in the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, “the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” This Table, therefore, marks a line in the sand for the Christian. This Table puts a visible distinction between the new humanity and the old humanity and obligates you to take up the calling to die to sin. For Paul wrote, “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s Table and of the table of demons” (1 Cor. 10:21). God’s new humanity is not to be marked by the idolatry of the old. So find here the grace and strength to live as God’s new humanity. Put your faith in Christ alone and know that in him you have an abundant redemption. He is the captain of your salvation and died to free you from your sins. You belong to him. Feed upon him and be renewed to reflect the image and likeness of God in your life, your family, your work, and this world.