Thematic Bible: Communion of the lord's supper
Thematic Bible
Communion of the lord's supper » Object of
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.”
And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
Communion of the lord's supper » Self-examination commanded before partaking of
But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.
Communion of the lord's supper » Prefigured
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb. "You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning. "For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. read more.
"And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. "When you enter the land which the LORD will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite. "And when your children say to you, 'What does this rite mean to you?' you shall say, 'It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes '" And the people bowed low and worshiped. Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
"And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. "When you enter the land which the LORD will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite. "And when your children say to you, 'What does this rite mean to you?' you shall say, 'It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes '" And the people bowed low and worshiped. Then the sons of Israel went and did so; just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Communion of the lord's supper » Both bread and wine are necessary to be received in
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;
Communion of the lord's supper » Instituted
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
Communion of the lord's supper » Was continually partaken of, by the primitive church
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.
Communion of the lord's supper » Unworthy partakers of » Are guilty of the body and blood of Christ
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.
Communion of the lord's supper » Unworthy partakers of » Discern not the lord's body
For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
Communion of the lord's supper » Unworthy partakers of » Are visited with judgments
For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.
Communion of the lord's supper » Newness of heart and life necessary to the worthy partaking of
Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Communion of the lord's supper » Is the communion of the body and blood of Christ
Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?