"I'm uncertain about the communion."
WHEN?
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| HARD QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ASKED "I'm uncertain about the communion." WHEN? |
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| What we call the "communion" or "Lord's Supper" is sometimes also called "breaking bread."� In the N.T. two different events were called "breaking bread":� (1) Regular meals and (2) the religious ceremony. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 2:46 says the Christians broke bread how often? __________ Tracing the verse in Greek.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� "Ate" in Greek is "metalam" (i.e., metabolism), and means to receive food from another (i.e., house to house). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� "Meat" in Greek is "trophe" and means nourishment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 20:11 says that at the end of their meeting to break bread for religious purposes (the Lord's Supper - see below), "they broke bread and ate."� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� "Ate" in Greek here is "geuomai", and means to taste food.� (Indeed, the Lord's Supper is not eaten for its taste.� Bread, for instance, is relatively tasteless.)� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 20:7 - This is the only passage that talks directly about when the early Christians kept the communion.� The church met on the ________________ day of the week TO (for the purpose of) _________________________ _____________________.� Below is the sentence in both English and Greek working down the paper. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLISH����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������� GREEK_________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| During������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ����������� 'EN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������� DE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| observe, keep commandment or regulation�������������������������������������� TA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� According to the concordance, the word "ta" is another word for "ho."� Both words mean affairs of something or the state of something. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� According to Vine's Expository of N.T. Words, "ta" means an official regulation or commandment regarding the affairs or state of something. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| every first���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������� MIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� According to the concordance, "mia" is the feminine form of "heis."� "Heis" is translated "one" 283 times.� "Mia" is translated "first day."� This word refers to "each" or "one by one" or "every one." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� So this word refers not only to it being the first day, but one particular day which was regarded during each week. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| certain day, particular day��������������������������������������������������������� ���������� TON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� This word is not represented in the concordance because it does not appear alone in Greek sentences.� It is part of a hyphenated term "mia-ton." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� In the front of the concordance under "first," "mia" was translated "first (day)."� Above that under "First, at (the)" It was translated from the Greek term "pro-ton."� It gives the significance of copying another first, an original first, a prototype. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� There is only one significance of the first day of the week in the New Testament; Jesus rose from the dead then.� Therefore, to the Christian, this would be a particular day kept every week in memorial. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| first day after the Sabbath������������������������������������������������������������������� SABBATON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| religious assembly�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� SUNAG-MENON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� (from same root word as synagoggue) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| espoused or adopted���������������������������������������������������������������������������� HARMON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� "Hermo-zomai" in the concordance refers to doing something in harmony with something else. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Vine's Expository of New Testament Words says the word "harmon" refers to something that is PERPETUAL and on going such as EACH AND EVERY such day perpetually. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Note the O.T. Mosaic command, "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy."� The interpretation everyone gave was that THE Sabbath Day meant EVERY Sabbath Day.� Did any of the Jews say, "Well, it isn't specified, so we'll keep the Sabbath once a month, or quarterly or yearly"? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| break������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������� KLASAI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bread, sometimes shewbread����������������������������������������������������������� ARTON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� When Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, he was keeping the Passover.� Jews were to keep the Passover using unleavened bread (many scriptures in O.T. on this).� Also, leaven was referred to by Jesus as representing sin and error.� Therefore, the significance of leaven continued, and unleavened bread for the Lord's Supper is appropriate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| According to "Sabbaton" above, which day of the week should Christians meet for the communion? __________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| According to "Mia" and "Harmon" above, which weeks of the year should be set aside for the communion? ____________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Corinthians 11:33 - When we come together for the communion, we should _______________ for each other.� Some congregations offer the communion twice on Sunday, once in the morning and once in the evening as a way of "waiting for each other" so that those unable to attend in the morning might do so in the evening. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WHAT? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 26:17 - When Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, he was using some of the elements of the Passover Feast.� What was another name for the Passover Feast? _______________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 26:26 - Whereas the unleavened bread in the Passover represented the Jews rushing out of Egypt without having time for their bread to raise (Deuteronomy 16:3), Jesus gave it new meaning.� What did he say the bread now represented? ________ _______________________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John 6:10f, 35 - Early in Jesus' ministry, he had announced he was the bread of ___________________. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 16:6, 12 - Yeast represented the false teachings of who? ____________________________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke 12:1 - Yeast also represented the _____________________ of the Pharisees. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Corinthians 5:7-8 - Yeast here represents what two sins?� _________________________________________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatians 5:7-9 - Yeast here represents what? _______________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genesis 14:18, Judges 19:19, I Samuel 16:20 - What was in the cup?� The Bible does not say directly.� However, the simplest meal had bread and _______________________. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Corinthians 10:16 referred to the "cup of blessing" which was one of the cups of wine that was blessed during the traditional Passover feast. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What kind of wine was it?� The Encyclopedia Britannica says that complete fermentation as we know it today was not known before the invention of glass centuries after Jesus.� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revelation 14:10 and 16:19 mentions the cup of God's ________ as being filled with ______________.� Matthew 26:39, 42 - Jesus prayed for what to be taken from him?� __________________.� I Peter 2:21, 24 says Jesus suffered for us when he bore our ___________ on the cross. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew 26:27-28 - Jesus gave new meaning to the cup of blessing from the Passover and said it was now what? _________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John 6:53-56 - How important is it to keep the communion?� Jesus said that whoever eats his flesh and drink his ____________ has eternal _______________. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Do the bread and wine actually change into the body and blood of Jesus?� If so, then why didn't Jesus' body diseappear when he handed the bread and wine to his apostles to eat and drink?� Also, Acts 15:13, 20 says it is a sin to drink blood. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOW? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Some religious groups teach that people cannot pick up the emblems right off the tray, but it must be handed to them or put in their mouth for them by an ordained church official. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 2:9-11 - People from how many countries were in Jerusalem, 3000 of whom were baptized (Acts 2:38)? ________________� If an ordained person were required to hand out the emblems, and so far only the Apostles were ordained, those early Christians had to go back to their homeland and refrain from keeping the Lord's Supper.� Is anything mentioned in Acts 2 saying anyone was ordained before going back home?� __________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 11:19-21 - After the first Christian was martyred in Jerusalem, early Christians scattered as far away as ______________________________________________________.� They in turn converted a great __________________ of people.� If it was important, there would be mention of someone being ordained to give the Lord's Supper to them every Sunday.� Is there? ________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acts 20:7 says that Paul preached when they had their communion service, but does it say he presided over the communion?� _______� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Corinthians 11:20-33 discusses in some detail how to take the communion.� Is anything mentioned about having an ordained person to hand out the emblems?� _____________� In verse 33, Paul just calls them "my ________________." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Timothy 3:1-11 gives the qualifications and duties of elders/overseers/bishops.� Is there anything in the list about handing out the emblems of the communion?� __________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If it was necessary to have an ordained person hand out the emblems, why was it never mentioned? See also Question on ordaining. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Corinthians 11:27 - Whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup in an unworthy _____________________ sins.� Does this say we have to be worthy or our manner has to be worthy?� ___________� Can we, sinful as we are, ever be worthy?� __________ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WHY? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Corinthians 11:24-26 - We are to keep the communion in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| _______________________ of Jesus, and to __________________ the Lord's death until he _________________. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Corinthians 11:28, 31-32 - This is also a weekly exam of our sins and how well we have represented Jesus to the world.� By doing this, we do not have to fear the "final exam" by our judge, the ___________________. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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