The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper     1 Corinthians 11:23-29

This post focuses on the meaning of the Lord’s Supper—the Eucharist.

‘The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper’ discusses what the Eucharist or Lord’s Supper means today. Jesus initiated the Lord’s Supper, Mark 14:22-24. “And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them… “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them… “This is my blood of the covenant…”  Thus, Jesus’ bloodshed, represented in the Eucharist, authenticated the new covenant.

The Apostle Paul called it the Lord’s Supper, 1 Corinthians 11:20. “When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.” The Corinthian church abused a common meal before partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Instead, the rich were told to share with the less fortunate.

The Apostle described the meaning of the Lord’s Supper, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29. “For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, …For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.”

The Apostle stresses four things.

First, one examines oneself and sees his unworthiness.

Secondly, partaking proclaims to the world the death of Jesus.

Thirdly, we remember the coming of the Lord.

Finally, Christians remember the terrible suffering of Jesus.

Note, the Apostle used the word ‘often’ in verses 25 and 26. This emphasizes the necessity of partaking of the lord’s supper every week. To miss the assembly omits obeying Jesus. Thus, we need to partake every Sunday.

So, what did we learn?

In the Lord’s supper, we look within ourselves to see our unworthiness, we look outward to proclaim His death, we look forward to His coming, and we look back at His suffering on the cross

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