provision and tangible reminders that believers need to thank Him regularly for His grace and mercy in supplying all they have. The church today has an ordinance that serves the same purpose. At Communion, or the Lord’s Table, we combine elements of the thank offering as well as elements of the sin offering as we thank God for all that Christ’s death accomplished. When we observe this ordinance we are essentially presenting a thank offering. The apostle Paul’s command in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 to be
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