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 (observe 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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