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10 How Often Should We Partake
of
the Lord's Supper?
and led Him away to
be
crucified during the daylight part
of the same 14th day of the month.
Jesus set us an example, and by following His example
and observing this sacred ordinance at the same time He
did - the same time the Passover always was observed,
commanded to continue
FOREVER -
we do continue to
remember
His death, annually, on the very anniversary of
His crucifixion. It is the most solemn and sacred occasion
of the year - especially when observed at this correct
scriptural hour.
Notice I Corinthians 11:27,
29.
This is not speaking
about a Christian being worthy or unworthy
to
take it. It
is
speaking of the
MANNER
in
which we do it. To take of it
unworthily is to take it in a wrong manner. Had the
ancient Israelites in Egypt observed the first Passover at
any time except the exact time appointed by God, they
would
have
done it unworthily, and suffered the plague.
Surely
if
we, once we see and know the truth, partake of
this most sacred ordinance at any other time than that set
apart in the Scripture, we would do it unworthily, and to
our damnation. To take the bread and wine while not
truly accepting the body and blood of Christ with the
whole heart would be taking
it
unworthily and to one's
damnation. Let us observe it worthily.
Example
of
the First
Century Church
The first century Church of God, under the original
apostles, continued to observe this solemn ordinance once
a year at the set time.
The Days of Unleavened Bread were still being
observed. Notice Acts 20:6: "And we sailed away from
Philippi
after the days of unleavened bread.,
That was
about
59
A.D.
Then notice Acts 12:3. The Holy Spirit inspired these
words, to tell us the time of year: "Then were the days of
unleavened bread." That could not have been written had
these days been done away and kept only by Christ-reject–
ing Jews.
In the mouth of two or
three
witnesses
is
a thing