Matthew
26:26-30
The
Lord's
Supper
Matthew
26:26
And as they were eating, Jesus
took bread, and blessed it, and
brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body.
27
And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them,
saying, Drink ye all of it;
28
For this is my blood of the new
testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
29
But I say unto you, I will not
drink henceforth of this fruit of
the vine, until that day when I
drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom.
30
And when they had sung an hymn,
they went out into the mount of
Olives.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is
meant to change the way that we
think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
The
First Communion ( Lord's Supper )
First, I
purposely used the King James
version of these verses. This
Bible is more poetic in its
wording and some things need to
be left alone. The same is true
for The Lord's Prayer which many
of us said as
children.
Some words
to study:
There are
several names for this final meal
Jesus shared with the disciples
that night. Below are the
definitions ...
Lord's
Supper - Commemorating the meal
Jesus ate with His disciples at
Passover.
Eucharist -
Also known as thanksgiving. This
is because we give thanks to God
for sending Christ and the work
He has done for us.
Communion -
The Dictionary.Com definition of
commune is
"1. to
converse or talk together,
usually with profound intensity,
intimacy, etc.; interchange
thoughts or feelings,
2. to be in
intimate communication or
rapport: to commune with nature,
3.
interchange of ideas or
sentiments. "
So,
communion means that we commune
with God and other Christians.
The Lord's
Supper helps us to recount the
death of Jesus and the wonderful
promise He made to
return.
We also
give thanks for the gift of
everlasting life and forgiveness
for our sins.
The New
Covenant
Now,
instead of people having to make
sacrifices and go through a
priest to reach God, Christ made
it possible for everyone who
believed to approach God through
Him. Jesus was the final
sacrifice for the sin of
man.
Christ's
blood makes us pure in God's eyes
so that we are fit to be in His
presence. All that believe in Him
are forgiven by Christ's dying on
the cross.
He did all
this for us. All we have to do is
admit,
believe and choose to
receive.
Isn't God amazing?
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
If you have
never made the commitment to
receive the love and
life-changing experience of Jesus
Christ, please take a moment to
go
here
and take the first
steps
to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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Verses are from King
James Bible
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