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Communion

The Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 10:16-17 --- "Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf."

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 --- "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: and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 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, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you show the Lord's death till he comes."



About the Lord's Supper:

  • Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, instituted this sacrament.

  • It is the duty and privilege of the Church to observe this sacrament unto the end of the world.

  • The bread and wine symbolize Christ's body and blood.

  • There is no actual sacrifice made in the observance of this sacrament, but a memory of Christ's sacrifice.

  • Faithful partakers of the Lord's Supper receive real spiritual nourishment.
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What is the meaning of the Lord's Supper?

The Body and Blood of the Lord
- How can it be that we receive "real spiritual nourishment" when partaking of the Lord's Supper? Isn't communion just a symbol?

Did Abraham partake of an early version of the Lord's Supper?

The Passover meal was a forerunner to the Lord's Supper ---
Why was the Passover lamb roasted in fire?

This Is the Body of Christ
- song lyrics

Should we celebrate the Lord's Supper Frequently?

Letters on Frequent Communion - John M. Mason

Why We Celebrate Communion Each Sunday - Christ the King Church (Presbyterian)

Communion Frequency in the Lutheran Confessions - David Jay Webber (Lutheran)

Weekly Eucharist - Paul Duggan

Here is a description of the Lord's Supper, according to the WCF.



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