HOLY COMMUNION

p_rehbein · Feb 22, 2016

1 Corinthians 11:26 - For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

John 6:53-58 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (Read More...)

Luke 22:19-20 - And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 11:24-27 - 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. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 11:28 - But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

Matthew 26:26-28 - 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. (Read More...)

John 6:53 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Acts 2:42 - And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

1 Corinthians 11:27-29 - 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. (Read More...)

John 6:51 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Isaiah 53:5 - But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Luke 24:30 - And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.

John 6:33 - For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

4enlightment · Feb 22, 2016

When Abraham had met Melchizedek , he broke bread with him, and which they had done that as an fellowship or peace offering in those days. It was sort of a peace treaty.

Isaiah 63:10 Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned and became their enemy and he himself fought against them.

John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Acts 10:36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

Dude653 · Feb 22, 2016

p_rehbein said:

1 Corinthians 11:26 - For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

John 6:53-58 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (Read More...)

Luke 22:19-20 - And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 11:24-27 - 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. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 11:28 - But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

Matthew 26:26-28 - 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. (Read More...)

John 6:53 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Acts 2:42 - And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

1 Corinthians 11:27-29 - 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. (Read More...)

John 6:51 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Isaiah 53:5 - But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Luke 24:30 - And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.

John 6:33 - For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

Uhh....ok........

InSpiritInTruth · Feb 22, 2016

Jesus said in John 6:33 "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world." So who is he? Jesus said in John 6:48 "I am that bread of life." As he also confirmed here in John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."

So what is this bread of life? Jesus said in John 6:53-57 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me."

Ah, so His flesh is that bread of life. But what is his flesh, and what is that bread of life? The answer is found in He whom was made flesh. It is written in John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." So if God's Word was made flesh in Jesus, then what do we eat if we eat Jesus' flesh as he said above? That's right, we eat the bread of Life, which is also the Word of Life.

So who did the apostles see, and who did the apostles touch, and who did the apostles hear? We are also given that as well in 1 John 1:1 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;"

Yes, this is that bread of God that if a man eat he shall never hunger nor thirst again, this bread that God shall give a man shall lead to eternal life. So why do men labor so hard for that which is not meat, and for that which shall never satisfy their hunger? Labor rather for the True bread that leads to eternal life.

John 6:27 "Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed."

The blood of Christ speaks=Testimony of Jesus Christ

Dude653 · Feb 22, 2016

Ok....so what's the point?...
Everyone is just posting scriptures with no context....I don't get it

p_rehbein · Feb 22, 2016

Dude653 said:

If you had been following these Studies all along, you wouldn't need to ask.

I started some time ago doing a Bible Study of Words from Scripture. While some may not need a reference work/file, others might well. There are numerous threads on the BDF and other Forums here where people ask the same questions over and over again about certain things...........By having these Studies on file, one can quickly respond with Scripture.

If you don't find it useful, or enjoy reading Scripture, then don't bother. No one is forcing you to. Just because I messed with you earlier today on the News Forum, I suppose is your motivation for this? That's ok.

Dude653 · Feb 22, 2016

p_rehbein said:

I enjoy reading scriptures as much as the next guy but when I say about your scriptures with no contexts behind them then I wonder what it's about..... like if I just randomly mentioned barbecue sauce and posted a list of restaurants that serve barbecue sauce. What about the barbecue sauce?

hornetguy · Feb 23, 2016

p_rehbein said:

1 Corinthians 11:26 - For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

John 6:53-58 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (Read More...)

Luke 22:19-20 - And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 11:24-27 - 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. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 11:28 - But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

Matthew 26:26-28 - 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. (Read More...)

John 6:53 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Acts 2:42 - And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

1 Corinthians 11:27-29 - 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. (Read More...)

John 6:51 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Isaiah 53:5 - But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Luke 24:30 - And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.

John 6:33 - For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

I know I'm relatively new here, but I don't quite grasp the concept of cutting and pasting a bunch of scriptures with no question/comment/statement.... nothing?
Are we supposed to just chime in and agree? Yes, I agree...it's scripture.

Please, I'm not trying to be mean, or snappy... I simply don't understand.... any clarification?

edit:.... I had not read the posts above.... I'll just be quiet and listen...

chanchuinchoy · Feb 23, 2016

when partaking holy communion, would you prefer to take the bread dip into the wain and eat it or put the bread in your mouth and drink the wain?

Kaycie · Feb 23, 2016

Dude653 said:

I get what you are saying, and have had the same thoughts. I guess people just post their thoughts about these scriptures. My thoughts are that sin is a deadly disease and Christ's blood is the only antidote. I am eternally thankful to God for giving us an Antidote. And as far as it depends on me, it was not in vain. But I agree that we don't all have the same view on scripture, and we come here to discuss it. But over all these thoughts, I'm grateful that someone is knowing, loving, and sharing scripture.

p_rehbein · Feb 25, 2016

chanchuinchoy said:

I suppose, because it is how my church has always done it, we serve a small pinch of bread and a small cup of grape juice...the Pastor reads the Scripture "this is my body......." and we eat the bread.........then "this is my blood....." and we drink the juice.......then the Pastor says a prayer.

Note: Before we do celebrate Communion, our Pastor always reads the Scripture where Paul states who should NOT celebrate Communion, and why they should not. Communion is FOR BELIEVERS only.

p_rehbein · Feb 25, 2016

Dude653 said:

Answered your questions...............soooooo............

HeRoseFromTheDead · Feb 25, 2016

hornetguy said:

This just seems to be p_rehbein's MO for starting discussions on a topic. It seems to work. I like how he concentrates passages on a particular topic in one place so that they can be referenced at a glance. And then there's always the opportunity through comments to add to the list.

p_rehbein · Feb 25, 2016

HeRoseFromTheDead said:

Thank you...........since that is what I said when I first started this idea of a Word Study from Scripture........guess folks had to have "been there" to get it........

Funny thing is, Jesus Quoted Scripture ALL THE TIME............and even He had folks criticizing Him for doing so.....

No, I am not comparing myself to Him.............just saying

hornetguy · Feb 25, 2016

It wasn't meant to be criticism, I just didn't understand what type of response was expected....

I believe communion is for believers.. for anyone else it would be meaningless, spiritually.

For us, as believers, it is a time to "reconnect" so to speak, with Jesus.. and with other believers. I believe it's a powerful, unifying experience for the church.

I do NOT believe it actually "transforms" and becomes Jesus literal flesh and blood... that's just silly, and I would picture Jesus looking at those who believe that like, "come on, have you not understood a WORD I've said?"

I also am not convinced (as I was taught all my early life) that it is to be taken only once, on Sunday. I know there are references to the fact that the first century church met together on the first day of the week to "break bread", etc... but when Jesus was actually breaking bread and giving it to the disciples, he said, according to Paul..

"[SUP]23 [/SUP]For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread [SUP]24 [/SUP]and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you.[SUP][f][/SUP] Do this to remember me.” [SUP]25 [/SUP]In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” [SUP]26 [/SUP]For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again."

so, I'm still studying and thinking about that... but the main "gist" of it is that it is to be a remembrance, a reminder, of our Lord, and the sacrifice He made... we should be reminded of that as often as needed...

wwjd_kilden · Feb 25, 2016

p_rebhein, I am a bit slow (in case you didn't notice yet

) so I too need a sort of introduction before a list of bible verses

but I do get that we are discussing communion

My thoughts: We're doing it all wrong!
First of, we should be doing it whenever we gather as Christians
Secondly, although I don't think Jesus cares too much about this one, I feel that it gets a bit wrong if the bread isn't a bread but those... thingies...the whole point is that everything comes from one place (only Jesus died for us).

p_rehbein · Feb 25, 2016

hornetguy said:

It wasn't meant to be criticism, I just didn't understand what type of response was expected....

I believe communion is for believers.. for anyone else it would be meaningless, spiritually.

For us, as believers, it is a time to "reconnect" so to speak, with Jesus.. and with other believers. I believe it's a powerful, unifying experience for the church.

I do NOT believe it actually "transforms" and becomes Jesus literal flesh and blood... that's just silly, and I would picture Jesus looking at those who believe that like, "come on, have you not understood a WORD I've said?"

I also am not convinced (as I was taught all my early life) that it is to be taken only once, on Sunday. I know there are references to the fact that the first century church met together on the first day of the week to "break bread", etc... but when Jesus was actually breaking bread and giving it to the disciples, he said, according to Paul..

"[SUP]23 [/SUP]For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread [SUP]24 [/SUP]and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you.[SUP][f][/SUP] Do this to remember me.” [SUP]25 [/SUP]In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” [SUP]26 [/SUP]For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again."

so, I'm still studying and thinking about that... but the main "gist" of it is that it is to be a remembrance, a reminder, of our Lord, and the sacrifice He made... we should be reminded of that as often as needed...

I agree with what you are saying........

........... just saying

p_rehbein · Feb 25, 2016

wwjd_kilden said:

Seriously..............

As I said before...........they (the threads) are a Word Study from Scripture for folks to read and (if they desire) to copy onto their desktop for a quick reference Study of Scripture...........

AND

If they should wish to add to or discuss the particular word/subject, they are quite welcome to.........

Many people have added Scriptures TO the ones I list in the OP of each thread, and then comment on what the Scriptures mean to them.

I never intended this exercise to be JUST ANOTHER "argument" exercise (threads) over theology or denominational differences...........

wwjd_kilden · Feb 25, 2016

p_rehbein said:

but most of us read the title, the OP and maybe the first or last post other than that
so without reading the entire thread, there is no way for those entering to know it is a study
but thats ok, I'll leave you to it

tata

hornetguy · Feb 25, 2016

I agree with most of what you said, except that...

I don't think we're doing it the wrong way, we're just doing it "a" way of doing it.
Although, there is some merit in what you say, that we should be doing it whenever the believers are gathered... I don't think it would be wrong, but I also have a problem with saying we MUST do it every time we gather..

I also had a thought after I posted the last time... call it an insight, or the Spirit nudging me, or whatever, but I never thought about why Jesus chose unleavened bread and wine... other than the obvious reference as Jesus being the vine, etc...

But.... how 'bout this... Jesus chose bread and wine because those two items were probably at EVERY meal that people sat down to. They were common items, no special trips to the store were needed in order to commune...
This also would fit exactly with the encouragement to remember Jesus "as often as you do this".... this would mean that every meal they (we) eat should actually be a reminder of our hope in Jesus...

I'm still thinking this out... this is just a "rough draft" of what came to me....

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