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1 | We were about to take communion and the | 1 Cor 11:27 | flinkywood | 216457 | ||
Dear TFTennis, Paul's urging that a "self-examination" precede the eating and drinking of the communion bread and wine, lest one be guilty of the "body and blood", presupposes that these elements are actually the Body and Blood of our Lord. Outside the Catholic Church, which teaches the "Real Presence" of Jesus Christ under the "aspects" of bread and wine, communion is a symbolic remembrance of Christ's death until he comes; and though self-examination prior to this remembrance is a beneficial Christian practice, it is not requisite to partake of a symbolic communion of the type I think you refer to. It may be that the pastor has conflated another verse with 1 Cor 11:27: So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. (Mat 5:23-24 ESV) In this verse, Jesus refers to a gift offered at an altar; He is not referring to the communion of the type in 1 cor 11:27. Matt 5:25-27 does, however, speak of a need to reconcile with a brother so that this particular gift be given in a worthy manner, in a state of grace, if you will. Under the circumstances you describe, has your friend been biblically short-changed by the pastor's teaching? Apparently she has; it isn't biblical to teach that your friend is unworthy to receive communion because of difficulty with a fellow believer. Oswald Chambers has commented beautifully on Matt 5: 23-27 in "My Utmost for His Highest" in a sermon entitled, "The 'Go' of Preparation". You can find it on the web. |
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2 | We were about to take communion and the | 1 Cor 11:27 | flinkywood | 216458 | ||
If, on the other hand, you friend has acted immorally with or towards this fellow parishioner, then the pastor's admonition is biblical, irrespective of Christian denomination or form of communion. | ||||||