For
I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you:
The
Lord Jesus on the Night He was Betrayed, Took Bread,
And
when He had given Thanks, He Broke it and said,
'This
is My Body, which is for you;
Do
this in Remembrance of Me.'
In
the same way, after Supper He took the Cup, saying,
'This
is the New Covenant in My Blood;
Do
this, whenever you Drink it, in Remembrance of Me.'
For
whenever you Eat this Bread and Drink this Cup,
You
Proclaim the Lord's Death until He Comes.
Therefore,
whoever Eats the bread or Drinks the Cup of the Lord
In
an Unworthy Manner
Will
be Guilty of Sinning against the Body and Blood of the Lord.
A
man ought to Examine himself before he eats of the Bread
And
Drinks of the Cup.
For
anyone who Eats and Drinks
Without
Recognizing the Body of the Lord
Eats
and Drinks Judgment on himself.
That
is why many among you are Weak and Sick,
A
Number of you have Fallen Asleep.
But
if we Judged ourselves,
We
would not come Under Judgment.
When
we are Judged by the Lord, we are being Disciplined
So
that we will Not be Condemned with the World.
(1
Corinthians 11:23-32)
When
we Eat the Bread and Drink the Cup of the Lord
We
are Confirming our Covenant with Him
And
we are Proclaiming His Death and Resurrection,
And
the Fact that He is Coming Again.
We
Examine ourselves and Confess any Sin in our lives;
We
Judge ourselves so that the Lord will not have to Judge us;
So
that He will not have to Discipline us.
When
we do this with a Pure Heart and Clear Conscience,
We
are made Strong in the Lord,
So
we will Not be Condemned with the World,
For
the World, in its Unbelief, Stands Condemned Already
(John
3:18)
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