The
Bible teaches the communion, or Lord's Supper
(1 Corinthians 11:20), is the "joint participation" of Christians
in the body and blood of our Savior Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16). The early disciples continued
steadfastly in the observance of the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:42). The frequency with which they
observed the Lord's Supper can be ascertained from (Acts 20:7), where the Bible informs us that the
disciples came together upon the first day of the week to break
bread (observes the Lord's Supper). Thus, in accordance with
this scriptural example, we believe we must come together every
first day of the week to observe this solemn
memorial.
We
believe, as the Scriptures record, that on the night of Christ's
betrayal, He took a loaf of unleavened bread, blessed it, broke a
piece off, and told His disciples, "Take, eat. This is my body
which is broken for you." Likewise, He took a cup containing
the fruit of the vine, blessed it, took a drink, and told His
disciples, "Drink ye all from it," and, "this cup is the New
Testament in my blood" (Matthew
26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:17-20, 1
Corinthians 11:23-25).
We
believe we must observe the communion in the same manner as the Lord
instituted it and observed it with His disciples. We believe
we must keep this divine pattern with all diligence, for the apostle
Paul said in (1
Corinthians 11:2), "Keep the ordinances as I
delivered them to you." He then went on to deliver unto them
the proper way in which they were to observe the communion (1
Corinthians 11:23-25). He received this pattern
from the Lord, and it was the same pattern recorded by Matthew,
Mark, and Luke. We believe this divine ordinance must be kept
as it was delivered still today.
We
earnestly contend for "the faith once delivered to the saints"
(Jude
1:3), pleading for the restoration of New Testament
Christianity, standing upon the firm foundation of the Holy
Scriptures
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