1 Corinthians 11:17-34 - The Lord’s Supper

What is it?

• A new memorial for a new covenant (Matthew 26:26-29)
• A symbolic representation of Christ (John 6:49-53)
• Communion with his spiritual presence (1 Corinthians 10:14-22)
  

“Worthy receivers, outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this ordinance, do then also inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally and corporally, but spiritually receive, and feed upon Christ crucified, and all the benefits of his death; the body and blood of Christ being then not corporally or carnally, but spiritually present to the faith of believers in that ordinance, as the elements themselves are to their outward senses.”

Who is it for?

• Baptized Christians
• Worthy Recipients (1 Corinthians 11:27-32)
• Christian Baptism (Matthew 28:18-20)

What is the experience like?