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T
ODAY
different church denominations take this
sacred ordinance different ways. One church claims
the bread and wine literally
is
transferred into the
actual body and blood of Christ. Some churches take this
"supper" every Sunday morning. Some
take it
once a
month,
in
the morning. Others take
it
four times a year;
and at night.
Truly, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way" (!sa. 53:6).
There
is
but one way to get back to the plain truth
once delivered to the saints, and that is to shelve our
assumptions and traditions, and then with open mind
diligently "search the Scriptures," the only true record of
what was once delivered.
The First "Lord's Supper"
Let us examine the passages showing the first
institution of
this
ordinance.
Notice,
in
Luke 22:14, 19-20: "And when
the hour was
come,
he [Jesus] sat down, and the twelve apostles with
him.... And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying, This
is
my body which
is
given for you:
this
do
in
remembrance ofme.
Likewise also
the cup after supper, saying, This cup
is
the new testa–
ment
in
my blood, which
is
shed for you."
Notice, it waS "when the hour was come," that Jesus
first introduced the bread and the wine. There was a
definite time - a definite hour - when He held this
supper, setting us an example.