SAVED FROM A TO Z - One Bread, One Body, 6/1/2008

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Sunday, June 1, 2008, 9th Sunday Ordinary Time

Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32, Romans 3:21-25, 28, Psalm 31, Matthew
7:21-27
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SAVED FROM A TO Z

"All men are now undeservedly justified by the gift of God, through the
redemption wrought in Christ Jesus." —Romans 3:24

"You were dead because of your sins and offenses" (Eph 2:1). You "sinned
and [were] deprived of the glory of God" (Rm 3:23). Because you sinned,
even if it were but one sin, you have "become guilty on all counts" as a
transgressor of God's law (Jas 2:10). When you sinned, you turned away
from God's integrated plan of holiness and bought into the system of sin.
You were then connected into the fabric of sin, plugged into sin rather
than God, joined to all sins ever committed (see Lk 11:50).

This is what Jesus means when He says our "guilt stretches from the blood
of Abel to the blood of Zechariah" (Lk 11:51). He says, in effect, that
when we join in sin, we sin from A to Z.

The good news is that Jesus is the new A to Z, "the Alpha and the Omega,
the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End!" (Rv 22:13) Through His
blood, Jesus expiates and forgives sins from A to Z (Rm 3:25). If we
believe in Jesus and repent sincerely of sin, He justifies us in the sight
of God (Rm 3:24, 26). Accept Jesus as your Redeemer, Savior, and Lord. Be
a new creation —from A to Z.

Prayer: Jesus, I want to belong to You with all my heart. I abandon myself
to You. Use me according to Your will.

Promise: "None of those who cry out 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom
of God but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven." —Mt
7:21

Praise: Praise Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, the Author and Finisher of
our faith (Heb 12:2).

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (For a
related teaching, order our leaflet, "Accepting Jesus as Lord, Savior, and
God", or on audio AV 43-1 or video V-43.)

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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from June
1, 2008 through July 31, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, January 4, 2008

The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be
free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or
statements expressed.

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