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NASB | 1 Corinthians 11:27 ¶ Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 11:27 ¶ So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy [of Him] will be guilty of [profaning and sinning against] the body and blood of the Lord. |
Bible Question: Joe, are you saying a Christian who has not been baptized, should not partake of the Lord's Supper? ... or even forbidden? |
Bible Answer: Searcher, I have a serious problem with understanding why an unbaptized Christian would attach so much importance to his "right" to partake of holy communion and so little to a clear command of our Lord to be baptized. In 1 Cor. 11:27, the phrase "in an unworthy manner" is generally exegeted to mean "with unconfessed sin" which can include of course a very broad spectrum of sins. I submit that if we can agree on the definition of 'sin' as disobedience to God's commands, a refusal of the Lord's command to be baptized is an act of disobedience and thus constitutes sin. The only remedy for -- 'confession' of -- this unconfessed sin is to submit oneself to water baptism. --Hank |