Dear Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Does communion have special powers? Or can it? Is it supposed to, even sometimes? I have heard a preacher say that it does, and I have heard testimonies of healing and deliverance from people who have taken it, even if multiple times.
Personally, I believe that communion empowers and encourages us spiritually, at least sometimes, because I have experienced such. A quick Google search says that it can and does, but I do not want to fall into spiritual superstition.
I thank you in advance for your input.
Blessings, even material, in Christ unto You All,
Brother Brian
Things like communion and baptism are based upon our hearing and believing this truth of the gospel
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
and that
he was buried,
and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV
if I believe this is true then communion becomes a concept of my new faith that was taught by the apostles to the church
“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. ( why we do it )
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. ( remembering his suffering and sacrifice for our sins )
For
as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.”( it’s a way to partake in his death for our sins and should be observed until he returns )
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 KJV
It has real tangible effects on believers even thier health if we don’t take this seriously as of it’s a reflection and partaking of his death which is a real serious matter to God we need to repent when we have done something wrong look honestly and soberly at our own actions before we partake if we find thing we need to deal with them between the lord and ourselves remembering the reason he died is for those sins of ours
“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 11:27-31 KJV
baptism also is a part of our new faith when we believe he died for our sins was buried and rose up again in the same way communion is
“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”
Romans 6:3-6 KJV
we speak so much of believing but then often when we hear what’s in the scriptures we explain why it isn’t that way . I’m not saying you just in general people do this a lot
communion is really explained well in that place and other places d seems to me just my own opinion as always is the case with me , it seems as if it’s a fundamental and basic part of foundational Christian faith
But some of our problem today is no one talks about any of this stuff on a productive way or just shares the Bible from a pulpit and says “ look how Paul explains communion let’s learn and consider what he taught the church “ or look what Jesus is saying here about communion let’s consider what he’s saying and bekieve”
I feel like if Christian’s went to basics taught in scripture And began to learn and believe as of it was the right and true things to believe and practice the church would explode with spiritual victory and deliverance and power but there’s little patience for learning what’s taught by Jesus and oauo and Peter and them
weve learned better already than they can teach us I suppose
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