Have you ever wondered what the deal is with baptism? And what’s the story with The Lord’s Supper? Flesh and blood? Huh? This fully animated video dives into all of these questions (and more) and details the purpose behind the rituals of the Christian faith. Since the garden, mankind has warred between a desire for peace and a compulsion to reject that peace and wreak havoc instead. Animal sacrifice, and then the ultimate sacrifice (Jesus), was needed in order to cover the consequences of evil on earth. Now, church communities take part in baptism and communion to encourage us to live like Jesus, and to transform us by having relationship with Him.
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Author: The Bible Project
Keywords: sacrifice, animal sacrifice, atonement, Jesus' sacrifice, sacrifice of Jesus, blood sacrifice, burnt sacrifice, eucharist, communion, holy communion, baptism
Bible reference(s): Gen 3:21, Gen 4:4-5, Exodus 29:33, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 29:37, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:16, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 4:35, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:10, Leviticus 5:13, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18, Leviticus 6:7, Leviticus 7:7, Leviticus 8:34, Leviticus 9:7, Leviticus 10:17, Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:19, Leviticus 14:20, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 14:29, Leviticus 14:31, Leviticus 14:53, Leviticus 15:15, Leviticus 15:30, Leviticus 16:6, Leviticus 16:10, Leviticus 16:11, Leviticus 16:16, Leviticus 16:17, Leviticus 16:18, Leviticus 16:24, Leviticus 16:27, Leviticus 16:30, Leviticus 16:32, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 16:34, Leviticus 17:11, Leviticus 19:22, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 5:8, Numbers 6:11, Numbers 8:12, Numbers 8:19, Numbers 8:21, Numbers 15:25, Numbers 15:28, Numbers 16:46, Numbers 16:47, Numbers 25:13, Numbers 28:22, Numbers 28:30, Numbers 29:5, Numbers 29:11, Numbers 31:50, 2 Samuel 21:3, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 29:24, Nehemiah 10:33, Romans 5:11, Rom 3:25, 1Co 10:16, Eph 2:13, Eph 5:2, Hebrews 2:14, Hebrews 9:7, Heb 9:12-14, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 9:18, Hebrews 9:19, Hebrews 9:20, Hebrews 9:21, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 9:25, Hebrews 10:4, Hebrews 10:19, Heb 13:12, 1Jo 2:2, Rev 5:6, Rev 5:12, Rev 13:8, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 3:3, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 3:30, 2 Maccabees 3:33
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