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NASB | Luke 22:19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 22:19 And when He had taken bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." |
Subject: Why is communion a sin for sinners? |
Bible Note: Thank you John, your answer is understood. But Jesus, while on the earth did not say such things. In your post, you say, "of course to the best of our knowledge, make sure we are not doing this with unconfessed sin" But, is there a verse in Scripture that says Not to 'Do this in remembrance of Me' while there is the stain of unconfessed sin upon our heart. I am perplexed about this because Jesus did not spend much time reaching out to religious leaders, but He mostly was reaching and teaching sinners and tax collectors. That is why I am perplexed about why our religious leaders today, our beloved ministers, would not want to allow someone to share in the breaking of bread, in remembrance of our Lord's sacrificial death. Yet at the Last Supper, Jesus did break bread with Judas, and there could possibly have been some others who did have unconfessed sin, but since the Bible is silent on this, I might argue that they were not condemned by Jesus either way. "Neither do I condemn you, now go, and sin no more. So, unconfessed sin is very possibly a different arena than unrepentant sin. The Lord knoweth the heart. In Him, keliy |