![]() In communion, God remembers, and we receive He remembers his promises to us, his people. this do in remembrance of me signifying that it was not a passover commemoration, or a remembrance. When the church gathers together to do this in remembrance of me Jesus she is proclaiming Christ’s death ( 1 Cor 11:26) as a memorial before God, who sees the sign and blesses us, nourishing us with Christ’s body and blood by the Holy Spirit. ![]() But the outward acts are not the whole, or the principal part, of what is to be done at this holy ordinance. 11:29)Ĭonclusion of self examination (1 Cor. The actions of the communicants were, to take the bread and eat, to take the cup and drink, and to do both in remembrance of Christ. 11:28), how we are helping the body of Christ (1 Cor. Taking of the bread we therefore examine ourselves (1 Cor. Represents a body of believers 1 Cor 10:16-17 1 Cor 12 (beautiful analogy of a group of believers working together as one body) ends with v27 He wanted the disciples to remember how he lived his life in giving himself for others.Ĭhrist just demonstrated this literally as he washed their feet (still stuck in their minds John 13:15-17) Gen 3:19 John 6:26-27Ĭhrist took this bread, he broke it and said this my body which is given for you, this do in remembrance of me. As such it became a symbol of man’s labour to produce food. The believers continued in this Acts 2:42, when and how often? Acts 20:7īread in scripture is a symbol of food, and is seen as the fundamentals for life. Luke 22:19, 1 Cor 11:24,25 “Do this in remembrance of me” and 1 Cor. Night before Jesus died, upper room Matt 26:26-30 (also recorded in Mark 14, and Luke 22) “And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. We welcome Nick to this episode to discuss his in-depth studies on the symbolism involved and what it means for our lives. This meal was not just a one time event but something Jesus commanded his disciples to do often. He declared that the bread represented his body and the cup of wine his blood. During the last supper, Jesus gathered with his disciples and shared bread and wine with them in a very significant way.
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