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NASB | 1 Corinthians 11:25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 11:25 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in [affectionate] remembrance of Me." |
Subject: What liquid was in the communion cup? |
Bible Note: Dear 00123, What you are espousing in terms of Biblical interpretation is called the "argument from silence." It is an approach that is fraught with pitfalls and difficulties. It certainly is not something on which one would build conclusions -- and most definitely not doctrine. We do have verses like Matthew 26:29 (cf Luke 22:18) that assert that Christ drank wine. Whether we would recognize it for what we contemporaries think is wine, I cannot say. Clearly fermentation in most foods is unpreventable without immediate consumption or refrigeration. Regardless, if we want to handle the Word properly, we ought not stand too firmly on one side or the other of an issue expecting it to support our viewpoint. As John Calvin often put it -- and I paraphrase -- "Beyond this Scripture does not speak, therefore I must not." In Him, Doc |