For all who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgment against themselves. For this reason many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged ourselves, we would not be judged. The Apostle Paul's transmission of the tradition about the institution of the Lord's Supper builds on all the themes outlined above. No sooner is the sacrament observed than its consequences are expected within the congregation, as verses 27-32 make clear.
Special interests are disallowed, self aggrandizement has no place.
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