Hey my friend Pilgrimshope, how are you? Didn't see you here 22 sept. Should we acknowledge or have communion on our own. I did. Don't see problem with that. I have only one time participated in the 'ritual' when I went two or three times to some kind of Protestant assembly here in Chicago about 3 yrs. ago and before that I only remember in Catholic grammar school I would have communion but my thinking then was that the wafer was a taste I kind of liked. I don't know that I even saw any significance to my participating 3yrs ago. After reading quite a few of the posts here it seems there is confusion about this, so I realize I'm not the only person on the planet that doesn't know what 'communion', 'last supper', 'Lord's Supper' is or isn't and how to appropriately participate if at all.
“Should we acknowledge or have communion on our own. I did. Don't see problem with that”
yeah I honestly don’t know I don’t see an issue with it either . Communion is designed to be done in a group and never is meant to be a ritual it’s like many things become that because of a lack of hearing what it means and accepting it
if you have a group that does t understand what it is it’s not being done in faith , and all things work by faith
I would certainly take it alone if I understood what it’s for and there was no one else to take it with so I don’t personally see an issue either
it’s design is meant to be done together in a love gathering and memory of Christs sacrifice for our lives but God doesn’t have any “rituals” in Christ that’s what modern Christianity has made those things of faith into looking at the new as if it’s the old
even melchezidek brought forth bread and wine to Abram in genesis to represent the covenant of Christs body and blood things rooted so deeply in scripture are always important matters to God , none more inprtsnt than Jesus body and blood
if we were to Accept this , just simply accepting what the apostle so many regard highly says , what would communion then Become for us ?
“For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 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. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.”
1 Corinthians 11:23-31 KJV
“So then
faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.”
Romans 10:17
It’s an act of faith a ritual is something we do that has no tangible meaning it’s a regulation that is like a check box , communion with Jesus body and blood is a word of faith given to her and believe and act upon in that belief it’s only effective if we believe what it’s given for this is true of all faith if we don’t believe what God said it’s for it can’t then be faith but if we hear , believe and the. Act by that it’s faith
like this act of faith induced by hearing
“Therefore let all the house of Israel
know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Now when
they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For
the promise is unto you, and to
your children,
and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Then
they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were
added unto them about three thousand souls.”
Acts 2:36-39, 41 KJV
they heard about baptism for remission of sins in Jesus name and they believes it meant this by faith they acted and received the promise of remission of sins
what’s happened is people don’t accept what’s there and begin to say “ baptism isn’t what it says it is , it’s not needed , it’s not for remission of sins “ and so faith falls apart because we have to hear the word and accept it to have faith it’s the source of everything we’re given in Christ
“This only would I learn of you,
Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or
by the hearing of faith?”
Galatians 3:2 KJV
“He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and
worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or
by the hearing of faith?”
Galatians 3:5 KJV
Faith comes from hearing the word like communion we need to believe what the scripture says it means and then anyone who believes would gladly be partaking because that’s where faith would lead them
we can’t believe things we don’t hear d many don’t hear what’s in the Bible now days because othershave told them other contrary things not in the Bible
“ communion isn’t necassary it’s a ritual , baptism is for the Jews it’s Old Testament not necassary , ect
it’s contrary to faith if it’s contrary to the word but if we can agree with the word we have faith