![]() They would do so hesitantly, with a, “Well, if you think it is okay. As a pastor, I would feel it my duty to remind my flock that they are sinners, that it was because of their sins that Jesus came to die, etc.Īfter such sermons, I would always have to reassure some impressionable people who were now convinced that they were “not worthy.” Sometimes I would have to talk them into accepting the symbols of Christ’s broken body and shed blood. An examination would inevitably concentrate on our sins and failings - on what we have done or not done. When we put the emphasis on examining ourselves, we can shift the focus away from the purpose of what Jesus asked us to do. After the meeting I told him, “I found that really helpful. “So what does it mean?” asked Chuck, and then explained it in a way I had not thought of before. I could see by the expressions of my colleagues that I was not the only one with some legalism in my background. Or does it? Does this verse, if not explained properly and in context, actually undermine the significance of communion? What kind of examination should it be? Who sets the questions? Who grades it? Who decides what is a passing or failing mark? Are you in serious danger of damnation if you “fail” but decide to take communion anyway? Such an examination emphasizes the seriousness of the ceremony. Before taking the Lord’s Supper, you examine yourself to see if you are worthy. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. People ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink of the cup. Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Our individual churches might have different methods of taking communion, but we all agreed on this basic understanding. It is standard fare for a communion service. He said he had been thinking recently about 1 Corinthians 11, starting in verse 23.įor I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. At a recent meeting it was the turn of Chuck Clayton, the supervising pastor at one of the local churches. A regular part of our monthly meeting is a short devotional given by one of the members. I belong to our local ministerial association. As to the remaining matters, I will ( Q)give instructions ( R)when I come.Funny, isn’t it, how you can read a scripture many times and still miss something obvious? It even happens to pastors who have many years of experience. 34 If anyone is ( O)hungry, have him eat ( P)at home, so that you do not come together for judgment. 32 But when we are judged, we are ( M)disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with ( N)the world.ģ3 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number ( L)are asleep. 29 For the one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not properly recognize the body. 28 But a person must ( K)examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. ![]() The Lord’s SupperĢ3 For ( E)I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that ( F)the Lord Jesus, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same way He also took ( G)the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the ( H)new covenant in My blood do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death ( I)until He comes.Ģ7 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way, shall be ( J)guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. ![]() 22 What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the ( B)church of God and ( C)shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall ( D)I praise you? In this I do not praise you. ![]() 20 Therefore when you come together it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper, 21 for when you eat, each one takes his own supper first and one goes hungry while ( A)another gets drunk.
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