Lord’s Supper
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1. What is the Lord’s Supper? What’s the meaning of it? |
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The Lord’s Supper, or Holy Supper as we call it very often, is a
Supper of which partake all those who have been saved by the Lord Jesus
through His blood. |
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During this Supper we eat the bread, which represents the body of
Christ, and the fruit of the vine which represents the blood of Jesus shed
for the remission of our sins (Matthew 26:26-28). Therefore, we must not
believe, as unfortunately the Roman Catholic Priests and their followers
believe, that the bread we break and the fruit of the vine are the true body
and blood of Christ, that is, that they change their substance and a
transubstantiation occurs. The bread and the fruit of the vine are just
symbols, whose nature does not change after they are blessed. |
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This Supper was instituted by Christ on the night He was betrayed, as
it is written: “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke
it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My
body." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them,
saying, "Drink from it, all of you. "For this is My blood of the
new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Matthew
26:26-28 - NKJV). When Jesus gave them both the bread and the cup he said to
them “Do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians |
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Through this Supper we proclaim the atoning death of Christ until He
comes (1 Corinthians |