Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Conduct Of The Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper it is mentioned in the four gospels, this is a celebration commanded by the Lord Jesus. There are three primary reasons for the Lord's Supper: The first one is to eat it in memory of Him. The gospel of (LK 22:19) "And He took bread, gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of Me".

  The second reason is for the proclamation. The Apostle Paul wrote to the church of (1 Cor 11:26) For as often as you eat the bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
 The third  reason is to participate in His trials. In  (Mark 10:38-40) But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what to ask. Are you able to drink the cup I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? (V39) They said to Him, "we are able" so Jesus said to them,"You will indeed drink
 the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; (V40) "but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared ".

 The doctrine of the Lord's Supper it is very important to remind and communicate to old and new believers, It is very important to take the Lord's  Supper and santify the Lord with reverence, and understand that this is a celebration were the church of God, are to come in purity and humble heart. It is very important to examine our walk with the Lord before eating the Supper. The Lord Jesus did not command to celebrate His birth date, but He did commanded to celebrate the Lord's Supper.

  The doctrine of the Lord's Supper is the key for our faith in Christ, because if Jesus did not rose from the death, then in vain we believe and in vain we are proclaiming the gospel. The Apostle Paul reprimanded the church of Corinthian for their behavior, and their abuse of taking the Lord's Supper in a unworldly manner. He begin teaching to the church of their narrow minded decision of their participation that are abomination to God. In (1 Cor. 110: 16-17,20-22) The cup of blessing which we bless, is it the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, it is not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

(V20-22) Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? Many churches has foolish allow new and old believers to eat and drink the Lord's Supper by not announcing, their responsibility to come in a pure heart in their participation of this celebration.
The Apostle Paul saw the important to communicate to the church of Corinthian, that the Lord's Supper was not meant to be taking in an unworthy manner. The Apostle Paul let them know, one of the reason the church were experience sickness among them, and some of the reason why many were sleep because of their ignorance of their behavior. In (1 Corin. 11:27-30) Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

 The church of Christ now days are not taking seriously this principle of God's moral of His holiness and the respect that He deserve. There are time, that God will allow sickness for a specific reason, in His plan He may allow it, so we can to depend on Him, and to transform us into His image. The other reason He may allow it because many decided to disobey His command. This is the time to auto examine yourself, and find out if this that the Apostle Paul wrote in his letter, are disobedience toward God by taking His Supper in an unworthy manner, or it is God plan to allow the sickness for a walking testimony.
Dear Friend:
I don't need to convince you what is right and wrong, If you are born again Christian the Holy Spirit will guide each believer to the truth. If you are not a believer, you must understand that this celebration can only be done by believer. In order to participate in this celebration you must need to receive Jesus Christ as your personal savior.








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