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/. The time or IL Cor. IL :Zo). IL
was on the night of the betrayal of
Jesus, just after the betrayer had
been announced.
2. The circumstances of (Matt.
% :26). Il was In connection with
the eating Of the Passover. At the
command Of Jesus the disciples had
made ready the Passover, and
while they were eating he took
bread and blessed it and gave to
the disciples.
8. The elements used ". 26).
Bread, doubtless common bread Of
the Passover feast, and the cup
which was the fruit of the vine.
u. The Significance of the Lords
Supper Il Cor. II :24-26; CT. Matt.
&c :26-2S).
Jesus took natural and literal ele-
ments and made them to be sym
bols of his own body and blood
Just as our bread and drink are
transformed into brain and Drawn,
becoming integral parts Of our
bodies, so by means Of these SYM
bols the communicate partakes of
Christ. We are In him and he is
In US.
/. It Is a memorial Of the Lord
duke 22:19). When he left the
world he left the bread and the cup
by which the disciples would re-
member him. Every true disciple
will gladly avail himself of the op-
portunity thus to remember his
Lord.
2. To show the Lords sacrificial
death ". 26). Jesus Christ did not
die as a hero or as an example Of
unselfish devotion, but as a substi-
tutionary ransom. On the cross he
made expiation for sin.
8. 1t Is a guarantee that our sins
are forgiven (Rom. 4:25).
sit was the signet of the Son Of
God attached to redemption"
4. 1t symbolizes the believers re-
ception Of Christ Il Cor. 10:16).
The communicate thereby partici-
pates in the body and blood Of
Christ, becoming a member Of his
body.
8. It is a forward look to a COM
pleted redemption Il Cor. IL 1857.
When faith is exercised In Christ,
redemption begins and it's compile
ton will take place at the coming
of Jesus Christ Il Thess. 4:16, 10.
The bread and the cup constitute
the keepsake Of the Lord until he
returns. These elements possess
not only a spiritual, but a tremen-
dous psychological value, both as a
memorial and as prospect.
III. Qualifications for PartlcIpa.
ton In the Lords Supper Il Cor.
IL :27-29).
l. A proper apprehension Of its
meaning ". 20. Eating and drink
ing unworthily primarily refers not
to the demerit Of the communicate,
but the failure to grasp the mean
ing and Importance Of the ordinance.
To engage thoughtlessly in this
service is to do 1t unworthily. Only
a regenerated person can discern
the Lords body. Faith in the in
tegrity Of Christ's person and work
is essential. Anyone who does not
believe In the absolute deity of
Christ and his vicarious atonement
is an unworthy communicate.
2. Church membership Il Cor.
IL 1922. Christ's body is the
Church, which is composed of re-
generated men and women united
to him as head and to each other as
members Of that body by the Holy
Spirit.
8. Orderly walk. Conduct which
disQualifies for participation in the
Lords supper Is:
a. Immoral conduct Il Cor. 81
13). 1t is most perilous for one who
is guilty of immortality to approach
the Lords table Il Cor. II :3O.
Sickness and death are often visit
ed upon such. This explains why
some are mysteriously taken away
In death.
b. Heresy (Tit. 3:16; l John 4:
23). The one who does not believe
In the deity and incarnation of
Christ is a hereto. Such should be
excluded from the Lords table.
c. The one who stirs up party
strife (Rom. 1910. Those who
cause divisions In the Church
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