The LORD’S Supper is the Word of God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

Doctrines of Christ:

 

I Corinthians 10

 

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

(Bread is food.  The food from God is the Word of God which we eat and drink, doing that word of God which comes down from heaven.)

 

18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

 

We put our trust in God.  We go to dinner with Gentiles and they raise their drink glass to their gods and click their glasses together "for luck".

 

When I am at their table, I don't make any effort to raise my glass to their wishes.  They see me just sit there and they know I do not wish to participate with them and they ignore me and go on with their good luck wish and click their glasses together worshiping the "god" , but I don't join them.

 

In the USA, there is a "saying" that for good luck you eat black eyed peas on New Years Day.

 

I want my "luck" to come from God.  I do not seek luck from things I eat on a feast day.  So I do not join them in this pagan thinking.

 

At many Christian churches, they have what they call "communion" which is eating a piece of cracker and drinking some grape juice.  But I know the Lord's Supper, the communion with God, is the eating and drinking of the Word of God and has nothing to do with crackers and grape juice.

 

I do not participate in eating of crackers and drinking of grape juice at a church service, because I know this is not the Lord's Supper but is a tradition set up by men and has no real power of God.

 

The proper eating and drinking of the Word of God is eating the food God provides for the church,the WORD, and has great power.

 

I Corinthians 11

 

18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which HE was betrayed took bread:

24 And when HE had given thanks, HE brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is MY body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of ME.

25 After the same manner also HE took the cup, when HE had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in MY blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

 

(Jesus is speaking of the bread that comes from God, the word of God during the gathering of the church.  And Jesus speaks of the New Testament in HIS blood, the Word of God that comes from God, the New Testament for the New Testament church.  We examine ourselves to see how we are partaking of HIS Word.  And by the Word HE gives us we examine the way we are going on this earth and make proper corrections as needed.)

26 For as often as ye eat this bread (the word), and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till HE come.

27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread (the word), and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself (by the Word), and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup (examining himself by the Word).

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

 

(For example:  We read, "Flee fornication,"  I Cor. 6:18  And some go out and commit fornication, "eating the word unworthily" and they bring upon themselves damnation by wrongfully eating and drinking the Word of God.)

30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep (die).

31 For if we would judge ourselves (by the Word of God), we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

 

(Be patient for one another for someone may need to hear that word while you have heard that word many times.  Be patient in repetitions, "tarry one for another.")

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