1 Corinthians 11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lords death till he come.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, 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, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lords body.
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep (Die).
31 For if we would judge ourselves, 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.
This passage seems to contradict WoF doctrine. Having sin in your life while taking communion can lead to weakness, sickness and death. So is this discipline of Yah?
This seems to me to contradict the WoF SoF:
10. We believe that in all things pertaining to life on earth, God is the Author of all that is good; it is only the devil who comes to steal, kill and destroy. God never tempts us, nor uses any element of the curse (Deut. 28) to teach us; He only teaches us by His Holy Spirit revealing to us, the truth of His Holy Word. (John 10:10, James 1:13, Psalm 119:105, John 16:13, Deuteronomy 28)
if you read the entire passage from versws 17-33 you will notice that the issue was not about having sin in your life. the issue was:
1. there were divisions among you - factions - and this made it so that they were not really eating the LORD'S supper. vs 18
2. some went ahead and ate an entire meal and left nothing for the poor to eat. vs 21
3. they were to remember the LORD'S sacrifice. and do this to proclaim HIS death until HE comes vs 24-26
4. paul called this an unworthy eating of the LORD'S supper vs 22, 27-29
5. he said they were not properly discerning the LORD'S body vs 29
6. he told them the way to correct this was to wait for one another vs 33
this reveals that their factions were against each other. wars against each other. and this is called NOT PROPERLY DISCERNING the LORD'S BODY.
anytime so-called believers attack each other they are NOT properly discerning the LORD'S BODY. and there WILL be sickness, weakness, death due to this. because when they eat the LORD'S supper with this wicked attitude against each other they are bringing/eating/drinking judgement upon themselves.
IOW we need to walk in love towards each other, preferring one another, no matter what our different opinions/theologies are. BECAUSE we are all the BODY of CHRIST.
1 Corinthians 11:17-33 New King James Version (NKJV)
Conduct at the Lords Supper
17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise
you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that
there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
20 Therefore when you come together in one place,
it is not to eat the Lords Supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of
others; and one is hungry and another is drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise
you.
Institution of the Lords Supper
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the
same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke
it and said,
Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me. 25 In the same manner
He also
took the cup after supper, saying,
This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.
26
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lords death till He comes.
Examine Yourself
27 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. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who
eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lords body. 30 For this reason
many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33
Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.