Question 168. What is the Lord's Supper?

Question 168. What is the Lord's Supper?

Answer. The Lord's Supper is a sacrament of the New Testament, in which bread and wine are given and received according to the command of Jesus Christ, and his death is shown forth. Those who worthily partake of the Lord's Supper eat and drink the Lord's body and blood, and are spiritually nourished and grow in grace, and their union and communion with the Lord are confirmed, and they testify and renew their love and fellowship with one another as members of the same mysterious body, in gratitude and promise to God.

Luke 22:17-20 Then taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take it and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." Then he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way he took the cup after the supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."

The Holy Communion is "an event that reminds the saints of the new covenant that they are also united with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross." The old covenant is the covenant that God made with Abraham, that he would give them land and descendants. The land refers to Canaan, but the new covenant is the spiritual kingdom of God (heaven) in the soul. The descendants of the promise refer to Jesus Christ.

So the new covenant means that those who enter into Jesus Christ will inherit the kingdom of God in their hearts and become His people. The saints should realize this meaning and be thankful for being God's people in this world, and spread this message to others. 

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