Bishop's Epistle: Spiritual Benefits Of The Lord's Supper

The spiritual benefits of partaking of the Lord's Supper are many and diverse.

Initially it is a RENEWAL of our covenant vows, since this mystery is a "Blood Covenant Memorial" of the New Covenant (Luke 22:20; Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 9:16-17).
A second imporant benefit is that the Christian obtains FORGIVENESS of post-baptismal sins (Matthew 26:26-28), because it is here that the Believers come back into communion with the blood of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16). Remember the words of Jesus "Drink ye all of it; For this is MY blood ... which is shed for ... remission of sins" (Matthew 26:27-28).
A third blessing obtained through the Lord's Supper is that there is phyical and spiritual HEALING for the saints in the eucharistic meal; the Believers have koinonia (fellowship, communion, intercorse, and joint participation) with the flesh of Christ that received the stripes for their healing(1 Corinthians 11:29-30;10:16; 1 Peter 2:24).
Fourthly, "...We being many are one bread and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread" which is Christ (1 Corinthians 10:17).
Fifthly, each Christian, through the Lord's Supper, gives TESTIMONY to the vicarious death of Jesus Christ for all men's sins (1 Corinthians 11:26).
In addition, the saint of God receives SUSTAINING LIFE (Greek: Zoe) by eating the Lord's body and drinking His blood (John 6:53). The Old Testament type and shadow of this truth may be seen in 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 with its reference to the exodus from Egypt. The Hebrews were sustained in their journey by the manna from heaven and the water from the rock, which Paul shows clearly were a type of the flesh and blood of Christ.
The seventh benefit is that the child of God has true FELLOWSHIP with the "passion" of our Lord: here, as we have already seen, the Greek word koinonia translates as Fellowship or Communion. Therefore the Believer has fellowship with the Body and Blood of Jesus by means of the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 10:16).

In short, we have seen through examining these functions of the Lord's Supper, the fullness of Christ's sacrifice at work through the Communion meal (1 Corinthians 2:2).

Apostolically Speaking
☩☩ Jerry L Hayes

In "The Lord's Supper" Bishop Hayes presents a comprehensive study of the holy Sacrament. The book answers important questions, like: "What is the Lord's supper?" Who may partake of the Lord's supper?" "Is the body and blood of Christ really present in the elements or do the elements actually change into the body and blood of Christ?" "How often should the Lord's Supper be observed?" These are but a few of the questions addressed in the book. It is safe to predict that this work will be a standard volume in the libraries of those who love the Sacrament.

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