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.
Verses about the last supper are from
King James Bible
Comments are welcome. Please email
me with any questions or comments you
may have.
Another Baptist Bible
Study Lesson
Matthew
26:20-25
- Jesus
Points Out Judas Iscariot At The Last Supper
-
It is
called communion
by many Baptist churches today, especially in the
Southern USA but the last supper seems to fit in
this case of deception and the betrayal of Jesus by
Judas Iscariot.
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