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“So a person who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the
Lord in a way that is not worthy of it will be guilty of sinning against the
body and the blood of the Lord. Look
into your own hearts before you eat
the bread and drink the cup, because all who eat the bread and drink the cup
without recognizing the body eat and drink judgment against themselves.”
My commentary discussed what we must do if the Lord’s Supper
is to bring blessing and not chastening:
“First, we should look
back … Jesus wants His followers to remember
His death … Everything we have as
Christians centers in that death … Second, we should look ahead … the return
of Jesus Christ is the blessed hope
of the church and the individual Christian … Third, we should look within. Paul did not
say that we had to be worthy to
partake of the Supper, but only that we should partake in a worthy manner … It’s for sinners … We must examine
our hearts, judge our sins, and confess them to the Lord.
To come to the Table with unconfessed
sin in our lives is to be guilty of Christ’s body and blood, for it was sin that nailed Him to the cross. If we
will not judge our own sins, then God will judge us and chasten us until
we do confess and forsake our sins …
Finally, we should look around. We should not look around in order to
criticize other believers, but in order to discern
the Lord’s body … in the church around us … The Supper should be a
demonstration of the unity of the
church … The communion is not supposed to be a time of spiritual autopsy and grief even though confession of sin is important. It should be a time of thanksgiving and joyful
anticipation of seeing the Lord!”
Father, thank You for helping me to know what constitutes an
unworthy manner in partaking of the Lord’s Supper. Help me to prepare myself for celebrating it by examining my heart and confessing
unconfessed sin to You before I participate.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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