Do MJ's take Communion?

[By Grace]

Here's another question that probably everyone knows the answer to but me. Do Messianic Jews and/or Gentiles take Communion? I assume there will be some variance in answers b/c it seems that no one believes exactly like anyone else. But I'm interested in what the majority tend to believe on this topic within this segment of the saved (for lack of a better word, since not everyone here calls themselves 'Christian', either! ).

TIA,
Jill

P.S.One day, if I keep asking questions, I'll have enough "blessings" so I can create an automatic signature!

 

[Toney]

Here's fifty.

G-d bless you!

 

[muffler dragon]

It's never been that big of a deal to me, but I'm becoming of the mindset more and more that I probably will not partake of Communion.

Nathan

 

[ShirChadash]

There have been some good threads here discussing communion, yes/no/when/how/why? If you do a search of this forum, I'm sure some will come up for you!

Shalom



oops -- PS -- DH and my fam and I hadn't taken "communion" in three years until recently. We may, or may not continue in that practice, dunno at this point -- but we believe that the meal Yeshua shared with His followers was a Pesach (Passover) meal, and we do celebrate the feast and remember Him during the Haggadah (telling) of the Passover meal.

Don't worry about asking questions -- and go easy on yourself, as you don't have to "catch up" to the "rest of us". LOL -- I've been learning for about 5 years and am nowhere near most of the people here in learning, so be confident that your questions are well-received, and go ahead and ask, Luv.

 

[simchat_torah]

here's one of the communion threads that Zemirah might be thinking of...

http://www.christianforums.com/t132490

 

[By Grace]

Here's fifty.

G-d bless you!

Thanks, Toney! And to whoever else added some--I suddenly have enough to make my own signature! I have to wait until I have a Bible in front of me, though.

Jill

 

[Toney]

Yafet, your mailbox is full.

 

[simchat_torah]

strange... I just emptied it a couple of days ago... ????

 

[simchat_torah]

ok, inbox emptied... wow, erwin sure did lower the limits of the pm's.

 

[iitb]

It's because your site supporter status expired.

 

[Henaynei]

We, DH & I, do the "do this" at the Seder.

I know of a local MJ synagogue that does "it" - once a month with levened bread - DH & I were so uncomfortable with their practice. We usually left the sanctuary so as to not have to refuse the "items" as they were passed around. It was one of numerous things that were instituted or not corrected so as not to "offend" certain people.

 

[The Thadman]

Here's another question that probably everyone knows the answer to but me. Do Messianic Jews and/or Gentiles take Communion? I assume there will be some variance in answers b/c it seems that no one believes exactly like anyone else. But I'm interested in what the majority tend to believe on this topic within this segment of the saved (for lack of a better word, since not everyone here calls themselves 'Christian', either! ).

I, personally, see communion as every time I break bread with my friends. Whatever bread we have, whatever drink we have. Jesus' teachings are to be remembered.

TIA,
Jill

P.S.One day, if I keep asking questions, I'll have enough "blessings" so I can create an automatic signature!

Here have 1000, I don't use them

Peace!
-Steve-o

 

[JewishHeart]

I take communion every Shabatt, and thank Him for His body and blood. It is a remembrance thing.

 

[JewishHeart]

at kaballat shabatt

 

[Ruhama]

I do it at Passover, definitely. Otherwise if I happen to be at a congregation that does it monthly, I will do it with them as well. I feel that there are so many practices worldwide and the church has so many different worship styles that God accepts, I do whatever the congregation I am with does.

 

[JewishHeart]

I do it at Passover, definitely. Otherwise if I happen to be at a congregation that does it monthly, I will do it with them as well. I feel that there are so many practices worldwide and the church has so many different worship styles that God accepts, I do whatever the congregation I am with does.

AMEN!!!!!

 

[By Grace]

Here have 1000, I don't use them

Peace!
-Steve-o

Wow, thanks, Steve-o! Now I can play with my signature some to get it how I want it!

I do it at Passover, definitely. Otherwise if I happen to be at a congregation that does it monthly, I will do it with them as well. I feel that there are so many practices worldwide and the church has so many different worship styles that God accepts, I do whatever the congregation I am with does.

I think this is a great attitude to have, too. What I'm really curious about is why some of you don't take Communion, or do, if you think it's fine. As I have time, I'm reading through the thread that was listed earlier, and I'm working on searching for other threads as well.

Thanks, everyone, for your input! There's so much to learn...

Jill

 

[Henaynei]

What I'm really curious about is why some of you don't take Communion, or do, if you think it's fine.

We don't believe that Yeshua instituted "Communion" but rather He gave a Drash (teaching) on the deeper meaning of part of the Passover ceremony - so it is "as oft as" we do that portion of the Seder that we "do this in rememberance" of Him. And certainly leavened bread (leaven being symbolic of sin) is not appropiate for use here That was what we found the most uncomfortable in the "Communion" that the one MJ synagogue did that I mentioned earlier.......

 

[simchat_torah]

We don't believe that Yeshua instituted "Communion" but rather He gave a Drash (teaching) on the deeper meaning of part of the Passover ceremony - so it is "as oft as" we do that portion of the Seder that we "do this in rememberance" of Him

Right on ma lady.

 

[visionary]

Communion is a catholic term, I beleive. The correct term for what Yeshua was doing is Feast of Unleaven Bread in which he took it to a whole new spiritual level in meaning. Other than that it still is the Feast of Unleaven Bread.