1 Cor 11:
20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper
(GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR SHARING A COMMON MEAL. "IS NOT" THE PARTAKING OF THE LORDS SUPPER)
21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: & 1 is hungry & another is drunk
(SOME PEOPLE WERE COMING TO EAT. OTHERS SHOWED UP TO DRINK & BECAME DRUNK)
22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, & shame them that have not?
(HE'S EXPLAINING TO THEM THE LORDS SUPPER IS FOR REMEMBERING THE LORDS SACFIFICE. NOT ABOUT EATING & DRINKING)
23 I taught you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread
24 When he had given thanks, he brake it, & said, Take, eat: """this is my body, which is broken for you""": this do in remembrance of me
(DO THIS IN "REMEMBRANCE" OF ME & MY BODY THAT IS BROKEN FOR U)
25 He took the cup, when he had supped, said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me
(DO THIS IN "REMEMBRANCE" OF ME & MY BLOOD THAT IS SPILLED FOR U)
26 As often as ye """eat this bread""", & drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come
(PARTAKE IN "REMEMBRANCE OF THE LORDS SIN ATONING DEATH, BURIAL & RESURRCTION" ITS THE REAL/TRUE REASON FOR THE LORDS SUPPER)
27 Whoever eats this bread, & drinks this cup of the Lord, """unworthily""" will be guilty of the body & blood of the Lord
(THERE ARE "NO" SIN IMPLICATIONS IN THE THIS TEXT. BELIEF IN CHRISTS SIN SACRIFICE MAKES EVERY BELIEVER WORTHY TO PARTAKE)
28 Let a man examine himself, & so let him """eat of that bread""", & drink of that cup
(EXAMINATION: ARE YOU EATING THE BREAD TO ""REMEMBER & HONOR CHRISTS SELFLESS BODILY SACRIFICE?)
29 He that eats & drinks ""unworthily"" eats & drinks damnation to himself ""not discerning"" the Lord's body
("UNWORTHILY": EVERY CHURCH/BODY HAVE UNBELIEVERS THAT PARTAKE. REREAD VS 21, SOME CAME ""NOT TO HONOR & REMEMBER CHRISTS SIN ATONING SACRIFICE. THEY CAME ONLY TO EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY)
"""DISCERNING""" Vine's Dictionary Definition: 1 Cor. 11:29, with reference to partaking of the bread and the cup of the Lord's Supper unworthily, "by not "discerning" or discriminating, understanding what they represent")
30 For this cause many are weak & sickly among you, & many sleep.
(FORGIVNESS FOR SIN COMES THRU FAITH IN CHRISTS SHED BLOOD. HEALTH COMES FROM FAITH & REMEMBERANCE OF CHRISTS BROKEN BODY)
Some were sick, some had died. Why? Because they had sinned in there undiscerning & unworthy partaking? NO!
They were sickly & some had passed on. Because, they missed understanding the health blessing that comes when one righty divides the Word.
Summery: Forgiveness & Spiritual & Physical Health
The Cup of Blessing (1 Cor 11:25): A cup of (I believe) wine, (I believe) a symbolic representation of the sacrificial New Covenant, cut by & in the Lords Blood. For the forgiveness & removal of every Sin every believer ever commits.
The bread that the Lord took & broke (1 Cor 11:24)(I believe) a symbolic representation of The Lords Sinless body, BROKEN, for the spiritual & physical restitution of every believer.
Pay special attention to Matt 8:17; it accentuates why His Body was Broken
Matthew 8:
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word """and healed all the sick"""
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities """& bore our diseases"""
Isa 53 4-6, 1 Pet 2:24 & Matt 6:49-59 All accentuate Christ's Body was Broken for our spiritual & physical health.
REMEMBER - REMEMBERANCE
Generally when we go to REMEMBER the death of a fallen soldier, a family member or loved one. It is a time when we feel grief & loss.
REMEMBER: JESUS HAS RISEN! Our REMEMBERANCE in the Lords Supper. Is a time for CELEBRATION! We are envoking the NEW COVENANT.
"""Remembrance""" itself is a covenantal word. In the Lord's Supper we "Remember" that our blessings were purchased through a costly price
Psalms 105:37 They ate the LAMB & the next day: Although many were old ""NOT 1 WAS FEEBLE AMOUNG THEM""
Question: Are you a believer? Are you sickly or feeling ill? Have you been partaking in Communion REGULARLY?
Question 2: If you had were hungry & close starvation, would 1 meal completely restore your health?
The longer its been since you last partook in the Lords Supper or the sicker you are right now. The more often you should enter into Communion with the Lord!
Put the bread into your hand; close your eyes; see the Lord on the Cross; eat the bread (his body) now praise & thank Him for your spiritual & physical healing!
P.S. Rereading John 6:53 Then """Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood""";
"""""ye have NO LIFE in you""""""
Without spiritual life you. You will never be able to reproduce (soul winning)
We are saved by grace through faith. The sacraments themselves do not save us. The Lord's Supper, "nourishes & sustains" those already born again, "His Church/Body". Maranatha
