BreadOfLife
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Wrong.Well, in context of what Paul was talking about, that unworthy manner was how they were not eating or drinking at home, but coming to church to seek their fill there for their meals at communion.
1 Corinthians 11:20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. 21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
So in context, that was the unworthy manner that Paul was talking about, and since he reaffirmed for what communion was for, to "do this in remembrance of Me", then yeah.. it is just a symbol, brother.
Paul's statement is about their approach toward the Eucharist when he says:
1 Corinthians 11:27-30
“Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many among you are ill and infirm, and a considerable number are dying.”
This is NOT simply about behavior - but behavior toward the Body and Blood of Christ.
Otherwise - the judgement would NOT be so harsh.
Finally - show me where Christ said at the Last Supper:
"This is a "SYMBOL" of My body" and "This is a "SYMBOL" of my blood."
He didn't say that. He said:
"This IS my Body" and "This IS my blood."
What part of "This IS" do you find difficult to accept??
Explain to me why the use of "Trogon" instead of "Phagon" in John's Gospel.Hardly. I believe Jesus at His word how to receive the bread of life and that is by coming to & believing in Him. He was not talking about communion here at all but how to receive the bread of life; hence Him, by coming to and believing in Him. That is what He said plainly at the beginning of the topic of the bread of life and that is how He ended it with His disciples by noting how not every one will believe in Him as that one will betray Him namely Judas Iscariot.
But I know that it is on God to cause the increase to help you see the truth in His words in John 6:35 because if He was talking about communion, then for His promise to be true that we would never hunger nor thirst any more, then we would be taking communion only once. So obviously, He was not talking about communion.
While you're at it - explain why Jesus said that His flesh was TRUE FOOD and His blood was TRUE DRINK . . .