Paul is correcting them for their communion services. They have become a farce. Division, class warfare and self-serving attitudes should be no where near the Communion.
“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
I wonder how many times you have heard these words as I wonder how many times I have said them.
This morning it’s these words, ‘on the night’ that are striking a chord and causing me to ponder.
On the same night when Christ was attacked by outsiders and betrayed by insiders (and deserted also) He surrenders His life for us.
What are we doing if we are attacking one another and then going to Church to worship Christ for what He did on the cross for us?
What are we doing if we approach these times with bad thoughts regarding other people?
Are we not simply demonstrating what happened to Christ?
Are we no better than those who taunted, flogged and crucified Jesus?
Are we no better than Judas?
Paul would say ‘We are just the same’.
I have been moved recently by 2 friends who both contacted people they had fallen out with. One to apologise and one to reacquaint in some way. They felt led by the Holy Spirit to do so. Whatever happens, even if it makes no difference, their conscience is clear, they are not re-enacting what happened on the same night.
Is there someone you need to go to also?
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