Fellowship How do Spirit-filled Charismatic believers prefer to take communion?

talitha · Oct 2, 2015

I have been in a wide variety of settings and received communion - and given it - in a variety of ways.

My favorite is to have actual bread and actual wine, to drink from a common cup, and to be sitting around informally, taking communion as a community. I have found it meaningful for each person to serve the next person.

SeventyOne · Oct 2, 2015

Orally is my preferred method.

SpiritPsalmist · Oct 3, 2015

talitha said:
I have been in a wide variety of settings and received communion - and given it - in a variety of ways.

My favorite is to have actual bread and actual wine, to drink from a common cup, and to be sitting around informally, taking communion as a community. I have found it meaningful for each person to serve the next person.

I like to do the same thing talitha.

Unsure of the communal cup though. I knew a man who was quite hesitant of that so straws were provided. It was not wine either, 'cause of some who were recovering alcoholics. In the Messianic setting we usually take communion during Passover which is when Yeshua said, "this is my body and my blood given for you". It's not a weekly or monthly thing (although that's not rejected). Frequent or not, it should not be taken lightly. That I believe is why Paul said there were so many sick among them.

talitha · Oct 3, 2015

SeventyOne said:
Orally is my preferred method.

Very funny. I was serious. Did you read my post or just the title?

talitha · Oct 3, 2015

SpiritPsalmist said:
I like to do the same thing talitha. Unsure of the communal cup though. I knew a man who was quite hesitant of that so straws were provided. It was not wine either, 'cause of some who were recovering alcoholics. In the Messianic setting we usually take communion during Passover which is when Yeshua said, "this is my body and my blood given for you". It's not a weekly or monthly thing (although that's not rejected). Frequent or not, it should not be taken lightly. That I believe is why Paul said there were so many sick among them.

Eww @ straw. I came out of a liturgical background, so I still believe there is something supernatural in the Eucharist. I don't believe people are going to catch a cold or whatever from it for that reason. I can see why some alcoholics might have trouble.... but they shouldn't - it's all in their thinking, IMHO. And I don't think informally is the same thing as lightly......

Svt4Him · Oct 3, 2015

In the batcave would be cool.

Willie T · Oct 3, 2015

I had to chuckle at the reasoning about "some among you being sick, and some dying..." LOL

SpiritPsalmist · Oct 3, 2015

Willie T said:
I had to chuckle at the reasoning about "some among you being sick, and some dying..." LOL

Well then, explain your reasoning on what Paul said.

1 Cor 11:26-32
26 This means that every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27 It follows that if one of you eats the Lord's bread or drinks from his cup in a way that dishonors him, you are guilty of sin against the Lord's body and blood. 28 So then, you should each examine yourself first, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. 30 That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died. 31 If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment. 32 But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.

Biblicist · Oct 3, 2015

talitha said:
I have been in a wide variety of settings and received communion - and given it - in a variety of ways.

My favorite is to have actual bread and actual wine, to drink from a common cup, and to be sitting around informally, taking communion as a community. I have found it meaningful for each person to serve the next person.

Over the past couple of years I've come to the conclusion that as I have regularly taken communion within the setting of larger churches, that as this can become very impersonal where we often hardly acknowledge the person who is sitting next to us, that maybe communion in our larger congregations should be encouraged within our homegroups.

SpiritPsalmist · Oct 3, 2015

talitha said:
Eww @ straw. I came out of a liturgical background, so I still believe there is something supernatural in the Eucharist. I don't believe people are going to catch a cold or whatever from it for that reason. I can see why some alcoholics might have trouble.... but they shouldn't - it's all in their thinking, IMHO. And I don't think informally is the same thing as lightly......

Not everyone is in the same mind frame that you are.

I don't believe either that people are going to catch something from the wine, but they may from the last person who drank. I've heard the wine kills the germs, not sure. What one should or shouldn't do is not up to us though, it's their feelings and emotions, not mine.

Willie T · Oct 4, 2015

SpiritPsalmist said:
Well then, explain your reasoning on what Paul said.

1 Cor 11:26-32
26 This means that every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27 It follows that if one of you eats the Lord's bread or drinks from his cup in a way that dishonors him, you are guilty of sin against the Lord's body and blood. 28 So then, you should each examine yourself first, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. 30 That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died. 31 If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment. 32 But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.

Well, first of all, we have no verification, whatsoever, that anyone got sick or died from taking Communion. That's something we have made up in our religious minds. Try to find even one incident where it was said, "Ah ha! You took Communion wrong, so now you are going to die." It just ain't anywhere to be found.

And "taking it in a worthy manner" has been so beat around and so abused, that it is a wonder we can even read the words without freaking out, worrying if we did it the correct and proper way... and fearing we are going to drop dead if we do not feel shameful enough when the plate goes by.

The whole point of Paul's admonishment was that the poor, needy, and hungry were being ignored by those making a party of the meal... (mostly being left out) Quite simply, it was that "body of Christ" that was being neglected while the elite gorged themselves. And many poor people still get sick and die, to this very day, while we sit comfortably in our pews, and tend to feel righteous and holy by making a Religious Ritual out of a Remembrance Meal..... seldom ever giving much thought to them... let alone, getting up from those pews, and preparing a good, wholesome meal to take downtown to some of them.

Willie T · Oct 4, 2015

Biblicist said:
Over the past couple of years I've come to the conclusion that as I have regularly taken communion within the setting of larger churches, that as this can become very impersonal where we often hardly acknowledge the person who is sitting next to us, that maybe communion in our larger congregations should be encouraged within our homegroups.

A very wise thought.... probably much more what Jesus had in mind than what we have turned it into.

Willie T · Oct 4, 2015

I thought you guys might enjoy this video my church did on "Communion Misconceptions"

SpiritPsalmist · Oct 4, 2015

Willie T said:
Well, first of all, we have no verification, whatsoever, that anyone got sick or died from taking Communion. That's something we have made up in our religious minds. Try to find even one incident where it was said, "Ah ha! You took Communion wrong, so now you are going to die." It just ain't anywhere to be found.

Paul said it happened...isn't that verification enough? Do we need the bloody details in order to believe him?

Willie T said:
And "taking it in a worthy manner" has been so beat around and so abused, that it is a wonder we can even read the words without freaking out, worrying if we did it the correct and proper way... and fearing we are going to drop dead if we do not feel shameful enough when the plate goes by.

I agree with that but I only quoted Paul and was agreeing with what he said, not what the modern church has turned it into.

Willie T said:
The whole point of Paul's admonishment was that the poor, needy, and hungry were being ignored by those making a party of the meal... (mostly being left out) Quite simply, it was that "body of Christ" that was being neglected while the elite gorged themselves. And many poor people still get sick and die, to this very day, while we sit comfortably in our pews, and tend to feel righteous and holy by making a Religious Ritual out of a Remembrance Meal..... seldom ever giving much thought to them... let alone, getting up from those pews, and preparing a good, wholesome meal to take downtown to some of them.

Not sure that I agree totally...Here's the scripture:

29 For if you do not recognize the meaning of the Lord's body when you eat the bread and drink from the cup, you bring judgment on yourself as you eat and drink. 30 That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died.

It says nothing about poor people dying because they did not get enough to eat.

talitha · Oct 4, 2015

hahha!!

Willie T · Oct 4, 2015

You really might want to expand your knowledge base a little beyond only the "Good News Translation" you keep quoting. A comparison of a number of translations (or "versions") just may help you see a more generally and widely understood meaning of any given passage.

And, read above and below (before and after) simply the verses you selected originally. Those extra verses explain a lot you seem to be overlooking here.

SeventyOne · Oct 4, 2015

talitha said:
Very funny. I was serious. Did you read my post or just the title?

I read it and my reaction was that I had no preferred method, one is as good as the other. In my mind, I don't care if it's wine, juice, goblet, Dixie cup, wafer, Oreo, alone, or with a city full of people. As long as I can eat and drink it it's all good, hence the 'orally' remark.

SeventyOne · Oct 4, 2015

I had someone tell me my response was in bad taste and they reported me, which I don't understand at all, but if some others of you were offended, I apologize, but I do prefer someone ask for clarification if they don't like something I said, rather than just running away and telling 'mommy' on me.

SpiritPsalmist · Oct 4, 2015

Willie T said:
You really might want to expand your knowledge base a little beyond only the "Good News Translation" you keep quoting. A comparison of a number of translations (or "versions") just may help you see a more generally and widely understood meaning of any given passage.

And, read above and below (before and after) simply the verses you selected originally. Those extra verses explain a lot you seem to be overlooking here.

My apologies. I usually do not read the Good News Translation but had looked up a verse previously and forgot to put it back to NKJV. The translations are pretty much the same though:

29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

What is the "this reason"? Eating and drinking in an unworthy manner.

PS You don't need to be rude to me. Also, we should stop debating, this is a fellowship thread.

SavedByGrace3 · Oct 4, 2015

My wife and I take it at home as often as we shall.

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