Reading the Bible Anew: The Lord's Supper--Questions
Do you ever have questions about the Lord’s Supper? I would be surprised if you did not. This week is a forum for you to express the questions and/or comments. Just put them in the reply section to this essay and I will try to address them.
Some might be:
- What really are the bread and “fruit of the vine”?
- Why do we use grape juice instead of wine?
- Why dont we have a meal as depicted in both the Passover Meal and the Lord’s Supper in Corinthians?
- Why do we remain silent like a funeral instead of celebrating the resurrection and what it means for us?
- Does a tiny stale piece of bread ( certainly not “broken loaf) really what Christ had in mind?
- Is sitting in Pews heads bowed, not making eye contact nor speaking acceptable for a “table” fellowship?
- Is Christ present with us? Note he was a servant at the last supper.
- What “body” should we properly discern — the physical body of Christ on the altar or our fellow saved members of the body attending with us?
- What do you think the first Christian really did when they came together and took the Lord’s Supper at some point?
- What is the real significance of the Lord’s Supper?
- How often should we do this and why
Do you know the Answers to These Questions?
I’ve deeply pondered all these questions. My conclusion is the early Christians gathered to simply eat a common meal – which was the hallmark of Christian fellowship
What is the real significance of the Lord’s Supper?
Good questions Lynn for everyone to seriously think about and ponder. Thx. Adding to my file.
How often do we do this and why? I’ve often wondered why other churches differ so much on this point. I understand on the first day of the week…….I don’t understand why other churches take that to mean the first day of the month or maybe not at all.
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