Is communion really the body and blood of Christ?

That's just one of the questions we'll be answering on today's edition of Core Christianity.

Well, hi, this is Bill Meyer along with Pastor Adriel Sanchez, and this is the radio program

where we answer your questions about the Bible and the

Christian life every day. You can call us right now, and our phone lines will be open for the next

25 minutes or so at this number. It's 833 The Core. That's 1, 833, 843-243, 2673. Of course,

you can post your question on one of our social media sites, and you can

always email us at Questions at Core Christianity.com. First up today, here's a voicemail from one of our

listeners named Chris. I really appreciate what you guys do. Thank you for hearing my question.

I've often heard it said, Jesus gave it all,

or Jesus gave everything so I could have everything. My question is, what did Jesus give up?

I feel like if someone were to hear that and ask me, as a believer, I don't know that I could provide an answer. Thank you.

Well, if ever you get asked that question, I would recommend going to

Philippians chapter 2, a wonderful exhortation that the Apostle Paul gives to the church at Philippi

regarding humility. He's calling them to be humble, to care for one another.

He says in verse five, have this mind among yourselves,

which is yours in Christ Jesus,

who though he was in the form of God,

did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,

but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant, being born

in the likeness of men, and being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming

obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted him

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