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NASB | Acts 20:7 ¶ On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 20:7 ¶ Now on the first day of the week (Sunday), when we were gathered together to break bread (share communion), Paul began talking with them, intending to leave the next day; and he kept on with his message until midnight. |
Bible Question:
"On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread." The early church had a communion every Lord's Day (once a week). The communion was both the Lord's Supper and common regular meals. Why does the modern church not follow the tradition? Why do we just meet and worship and leave, not eating together, on the Lord's Day? By not eating together (we do ceremonial communions a few times a year or not more than once a month, which are not food at all to quench the hunger), our Christian fellowship seems to be weakened: we do not know one another and. |
Bible Answer: Hello 00123, We fellowship at a Christian Church here in the Northwest. Our church observes weekly communion - for much the same reason as Doc stated- we see it as a means of grace. This can differ depending upon denomination and tradition. By comparison, in the church where I was saved- Southern Baptist -it was done monthly. Though there is the possibility of a weekly observance becoming rote and merely tradition (as it was when I was brought up Lutheran), I see it as a regular opportunity to express thankfulness to my Lord for the provision of His forgiveness in Christ Jesus! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |