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Bill_Pick
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from 1Cor 11-27 KJB Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
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swariffin
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Paul meant that whoever desecrated the body and blood of the Lord, is guilty of not accepting the salvation.
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Gabriel_of_12
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If this is so, Paul came after the “Resurrection” of Jesus. What is Paul referring to then when he states what he handed down to you, about the bread and cup of blessing? Do these not refer to the thanskgiving (Eucharista) of bread and wine are truly the body and blood of Jesus?
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ppasa316
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First of all read the whole chapter and see how the church was conducting themselves. Coming to the Lords table in an unrepentant heart, clinging to sin brings dishonor to the body and blood that christ sacrificed for us.
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sambos671
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I think that in Corinth people were coming to church to receive a meal and turning it into a party. Therefore there was no real reflecton of their relationship with God. Their state of sin. No focus on receiving the Eucharist and communing with God. Taking it for granted which later in the verse it mentions those who’ve died. When we consider what happened to Jerusalem in 70 AD and remember what the people said to Pontius Pilate at Jesus’ trial about his blood being on their heads and their children’s, It becomes a pointed statement.
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StevenFrancis
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I understand 1 Cor 11 on two levels from my study. First, it is important to approach Eucharist in a sober and reverent manner. To take it seriously, and understand the implications of sharing the meal. Of what it means to be at one with the body of Christ Jesus. To share in this banquet with the very Angels and Saints themselves, as well as your neighbors, and strangers. To accept the Church and all her teachings. To say “yes”, as Mary said to Gabriel, and to say Amen, as we have just said. Amen, being “so be it”. Let it be, as God wills.
The other level is the discernment of the body, blood, soul and divinity of the Lord, our God in the material form of bread and wine. To have unflinching faith that you are ingesting and incorporating with your own body, blood and soul, the real and present Heavenly King. Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. That you discern the answer to the question that we are being asked at the moment of communion. “Who do you say that I am?” We should be answering that question as Peter answered it when Jesus asked him.
Peace,
Steve
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