The Lord’s Supper: Its Fulfillment

(Read Part 1) Was the Lord's Supper instituted during a Passover meal? In Matthew 26:26, the text says that "Jesus took bread." The Greek word for bread here is ἄρτον. This is simply the common word for leavened bread. In fact, it always means leavened bread. There is another word for unleavened bread, and in fact many times in the gospels this word—ἄζυμος—is used to mean Passover (cf. Matt. 26:17). Beginning at Passover, observant Jews will not have any yeast or leaven in [...]

The Lord’s Supper: Its Foundation

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. (1 Cor. 5:7) One of the things that I will tell you many times is that I want you to question the assumptions. You ought to do this when listening to a sermon—even my sermons—or when listening to the news or even hearing something from a friend. What are the assumptions that underlie the assertion that [...]

Many Members in One Body

Many of us will observe the ordinance of the Lord's Supper this Sunday in our local churches, so it is appropriate that we take some time to pause and consider some of the implications of this Divinely-authorized teaching tool. This memorial of eating the bread (representing Christ's body) and drinking the cup (representing Christ's blood) reminds us of our need to receive Christ's work on the cross as the only payment for our sins—and of the immediacy of the forgiveness that He [...]

By |2018-01-08T19:34:54-06:00March 4th, 2016|Categories: Body of Christ, Church, Featured Posts, Lord's Supper, Ordinances|Tags: |0 Comments

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