The Ordinances of the Church - Part 1 (The Lord's Supper)

The doctrine of the week for this Sunday is the Lord's Supper or communion as it's often called. So as evangelicals we believe The Lord gave two ordinances to the local church baptism and the Lord's Supper.

We will cover baptism next time. But first what is a an ordinance? It's basically an order. This is an order what Jesus told his church To do in Luke 22 19. It says that Jesus took bread gave thanks and broke it and gave it to his disciples saying This is my body which is given for you.

Do this in remembrance of me? Now historically there have been three primary ways.

The Three Views of the Lord's Supper

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View or interpret the Lord's Supper. Many Protestants believe that the Lord is spiritually Present in the elements of bread and wine. This view is called con.

Substantiation.

Catholics believe in what is called trans substantiation that the priest has the miraculous power to change the bread and wine into literal flesh and blood the literal flesh and blood of Christ. Therefore each mass they say is a re-sacrifice of Jesus on a Roman altar.

The Memorial View of Communion

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Evangelicals we hold to what is called the memorial view of the Lord's Supper a term. The term memorial simply means what? It's a reminder. It's a it's a memory. Jesus after all said do this in memory of Me or in remembrance of me.

The Gospel Proclaimed in the Lord's Supper

So in conclusion in the Lord's Supper the gospel is proclaimed the bread represents Christ's body the cup represents his blood that was shed on the cross for our sins and Even the resurrection is implied since first Corinthians 1126.

The Apostle Paul says this for as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup You proclaim the Lord's death till he comes.