Communion is not to be taken lightly. If taken unworthily you are eating and drinking damnation because you are not discerning the Lord’s Body.
Words to know:
- damnation: κρίμα kríma, kree’-mah; from G2919; a decision (the function or the effect, for or against (“crime”)):—avenge, condemned, condemnation, damnation, + go to law, judgment.
- unworthily: ἀναξίως anaxíōs, an-ax-ee’-oce; adverb from G370; irreverently:—unworthily. in an unworthy manner
- sleep: κοιμάω koimáō, koy-mah’-o; from G2749; to put to sleep, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to slumber; figuratively, to decease:—(be a-, fall a-, fall on) sleep, be dead.
Look at 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 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. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Notice that the Apostle Paul explains to the church at Corinth that many of them are and some are dead because of eating and drinking the Lord’s Supper unworthily to examine ourselves so that we are not judged.
Look at what Jesus foretold about communion. John 6:53-58 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Later at the last Supper, which was the Passover, we see Jesus telling the disciples after blessing it to “Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (Matthew 26:26-28)
Communion can be a blessing or a damnation. Look at 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Notice that is says cup of blessing. The choice is ours. We can judge ourselves and make corrections to stop living in sin or God will judge us and give chastisement (punishment). We can partake worthily and be blessed, or we can partake unworthily and receive damnation.
I hope and pray everyone who reads this chooses to heed the warning. It is much better to receive a blessing.
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