.
†. 1Cor 11:25 . . Do this in memory of me
The Lord's Supper (as Protestants prefer to label a communion service) is Christianity's
equivalent of a Memorial Day.
†. 1 Cor 11:26 . .Whenever you eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
you are proclaiming the death of the Lord until he comes
That's precisely why I sincerely believe communion services should never be
held behind closed doors or in secret chambers; but always be observed in
full view of the whole congregation, both the saved and the unsaved-- as not
only a reminder, but also as an advertisement.
†. Mrk 16:15 . . Go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone,
everywhere.
The Lord's Supper is a pretty good way to comply with that mandate.
Communion consists of but two elements; but they speak volumes.
The world of today lacks an adequate concept of justice. The cross' concept
is vivid. One look at that bloody spectacle and there's no mistaking that the
Bible God's heart is set on retribution.
†. Isa 52:14 . . Many were amazed when they saw him-- beaten and
bloodied: so disfigured one would scarcely tell he was human.
The Romans whipped the Lord to within an inch of his life, slapped him
around, crowned him with thorns, and drove nails into his palms and his
feet. But that was child's play compared to what God did. By the time those
hours of darkness lifted; the Lord's own mother would have trouble
recognizing him.
†. Luke 23:48 . .When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight
saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.
Yes, of course they beat their breasts; and you know why? Because they
were having trouble catching their breath. The extent of that man's injuries
were so horrific that they could scarcely tell he was the same man. If that's
what his own Father did to him during those three hours of darkness on the
cross; then just think what the Bible's God has in store for people who pooh
pooh its purpose as silly nonsense. At the very minimum; they too will be
beaten and bloodied beyond recognition. I suspect that by the time some
people's day in court is completed at the Great White Throne depicted at Rev
20:11-15; they will look as though they were dragged through a field of
concertina wire and dropped into a cotton gin.
Cliff
/
†. 1Cor 11:25 . . Do this in memory of me
The Lord's Supper (as Protestants prefer to label a communion service) is Christianity's
equivalent of a Memorial Day.
†. 1 Cor 11:26 . .Whenever you eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
you are proclaiming the death of the Lord until he comes
That's precisely why I sincerely believe communion services should never be
held behind closed doors or in secret chambers; but always be observed in
full view of the whole congregation, both the saved and the unsaved-- as not
only a reminder, but also as an advertisement.
†. Mrk 16:15 . . Go into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone,
everywhere.
The Lord's Supper is a pretty good way to comply with that mandate.
Communion consists of but two elements; but they speak volumes.
The world of today lacks an adequate concept of justice. The cross' concept
is vivid. One look at that bloody spectacle and there's no mistaking that the
Bible God's heart is set on retribution.
†. Isa 52:14 . . Many were amazed when they saw him-- beaten and
bloodied: so disfigured one would scarcely tell he was human.
The Romans whipped the Lord to within an inch of his life, slapped him
around, crowned him with thorns, and drove nails into his palms and his
feet. But that was child's play compared to what God did. By the time those
hours of darkness lifted; the Lord's own mother would have trouble
recognizing him.
†. Luke 23:48 . .When all the people who had gathered to witness this sight
saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went away.
Yes, of course they beat their breasts; and you know why? Because they
were having trouble catching their breath. The extent of that man's injuries
were so horrific that they could scarcely tell he was the same man. If that's
what his own Father did to him during those three hours of darkness on the
cross; then just think what the Bible's God has in store for people who pooh
pooh its purpose as silly nonsense. At the very minimum; they too will be
beaten and bloodied beyond recognition. I suspect that by the time some
people's day in court is completed at the Great White Throne depicted at Rev
20:11-15; they will look as though they were dragged through a field of
concertina wire and dropped into a cotton gin.
Cliff
/
