Now we come to worship and ministry in the church. This post is written for churches that see oil, baptismal water, and communion elements as strictly symbolic. These elements are ordinary and common objects for eating and other purposes at home. But how do they become sacred for ministry in the church?
When the bread and wine (or grape juice) are consecrated through prayer, they are sacred in God’s sight. He imputes holiness to them. In this post we look closely at this doctrine and review the basics of communion.
No doubt dozens of professional theologians have thought of this before. But it struck me just recently.
It is also called the Lord’s Table, Communion, Messianic Passover, and the Eucharist. What does it mean? How should we celebrate it?
John 6 and Jesus’ teaching about his body and blood and bread and manna from heaven is very symbolic. How should we interpret it, as it relates to the Eucharist or the Lord’s Table or Communion?
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