Francis Drake
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I personally dislike all the paraphernalia and ceremony attached to communion, but whatever your take on that, I think this is a great question.So, is the Communion, or Eucharist ceremony really that important? Could the "watered down" ceremony be an actual insult to the Lord's death rather than a heart-felt memorial?
Especially in the light of this verse.
1Cor11v30For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many die.
This reminds me of what we find in the back of the usual instruction manuals, the fault finding section.
Fault.- Sparks noise, and smoke coming from the rear of the motor.
Solution. Check carbon brushes and replace if necessary. etc...
So when I look around the average Church, and I always see many weak, sickly, or dying, then I check the manual to see the cause, which is given in the preceding verse.
1Cor11v29For the one eating and drinking not discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. (And please note it just says "the body", not the Lord's body or the body of Christ as shown in some translations)
Given all that precedes Pauls description of the communion, and all that follows from it and the next chapter, I believe this is a reference to the human body of Christ, and exalting people one above another.
But given that sickness and death plagues the ekklesia just as badly as the world, I'd love to hear the thoughts of other members of this strange body we dwell in!
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