It says "if you judge yourself truly, you will not be judged". What matters is not that you didn't take it, but that you didn't take it because you judged yourself truly.
Thanks, friend Nelson!! "Let a person examine himself, then, and SO EAT of the bread AND DRINK of the cup." - the command is to get right and TAKE. Not avoid taking. Too many IMHO go the easy route and simply avoid. It is a false piety. I loved "not view perfection as the requirement for taking communion"
In my church, we are taught about the Passover (Holy Communion). We are given a chance to examine ourselves in silence and confess our wrongdoings in silence.
Wow, just wow. So many people on here “remembering their sins” and not remembering Christ during communion. The context of 1 Corinthians was the people of Corinth fighting and over indulging in food and wine, and not even considering Christ during the gathering. It’s hard to do that in our context with a small wafer and thimble of grape juice. Most Christians treat communion like a funeral service instead of a remembrance and celebration of the finished work of Christ. That fact that we sin and have weakness is all the more reason to take communion.
I haven’t taken it recently. I have become very weak in faith, grown cold and have been walking in the flesh. If I took it I would feel like a fraud and a hypocrite
One who confesses and renounces one's sin will find mercy, Proverbs 28:13. Just because the flesh does not like it does not make one a hypocrite. Besides, in this kind of situation, if you are worried about becoming a fraud, are you not a fraud already?
@@tadd8210 If Jesus died to cover the sins of our pastors, that is no longer between us and them, but between us and the Lord. If our pastors have sinned, then let us share the gospel so they may be saved from the sin we accuse them of.
1 Cor 11:27-31 has some missing context that clears this up completely. If you go back to vs 21, you will find out why the scripture says not to eat and drink in an unworthy manner and you will find out why it says to eat and drink while being mindful of the body. People were meeting to have communion, but some were greedy. They ate the bread, as if they didnt care if there was anything left for others and they did the same with the wine. Some were even getting drunk. I have heard this scripture being twisted for years, but it isnt some mystical thing. The chapter explains everything.
There is nothing but Grace in the heart of God towards us, therefore our hearts must be established by His Grace. There is nothing we can do, or not do, that changes the way God feels about us. Win win situation. This does not give us a license to sin, but if we do sin we have Jesus, an Advocate with The Father, and God’s feelings about us has not changed.
In my church, we have a time of reflection and confession before communion. Christ says to do this often. It is the Lord’s table. Only those who have been instructed and believe that Jesus is present and the bread and wine are both his body and blood, but the bread and wine are still bread and wine are welcome. It is only through Jesus death and resurrection that we are worthy to receive communion, not by anything we have done.
In the Seventh Day Adventist Church some parents, including mine, don't let their children partake in communion until they have been baptized. We don't baptize babies. From time to time my mom would let me participate before I got baptized as I got older because I had some knowledge of what was good and bad. But the reason I got baptized when I was either 11 or 12 years old was because I wanted to participate in communion rather than give my life to Christ. Sometimes I ask if I should be rebaptized because of that, but my parents and many others say I don't need to because I know better and my baptism was me being born again.
And how do you respectfully refuse alcohol as the communion drink? I've seen someone very disrespectfully and judgementally refuse the alcohol and take out a jar brought from home.
People always read this passage way too far into it… The unworthy manner was 1. Creating factions 2. Selfishness 3. Disrespect 4. Not recognizing the Body of Christ represented by the very people they were humiliating.
Question: Wasn't Paul talking about the passover meal? I cannot find a biblical reference for what we call "taking communion." And certainly the doctrine of the wafer and wine literally becoming blood and flesh is pure error.
I believe Paul was talking about the Passover meal as well. You would think if gentiles were to take "communion" there would be some detailed instructions in the Bible on how to go about this, like Passover instructions in Exodus.
@@dewman7477 It was the Passover meal. If this was a new "supper" that Gentiles were to observe surely God would have given specific instructions on how to do it. What we have now is all the different denominations trying to guess on how to do it, God is not the author of confusion. Jn 4:24 states we are to worship in spirit & truth, not with physical rituals.
The New Catholic Encyclopedia admits that “the Mass of today differs greatly from the very simple ceremony followed by Christ and His Apostles.” And by frequently observing the Mass, even daily, Christendom has veered from what Jesus intended and has made it a common event!
Catholics and Lutherans believe that the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ. Most protestants who are not Lutheran use grape juice for the representation of the blood and not wine and also do not believe that the bread and juice become the actual body and blood of Christ.
It seems to me that Paul is dealing with a situation where many were not eating and drinking in remembrance of the Lord's death but being inconsiderate of their brothers and sisters and eating and drinking for their own enjoyment. Having "sin" in one's life or needing ministry is the very time that one needs communion most. Our worthiness has nothing to do with confessed or confessed sin. Our worthiness has been imputed to us by God. I think the traditional understanding of these verses is upside down. If you have issues in your life, run to the Lord's table, not from it.
This is wrong. Does not say unworthy. Says unworthily. That is an adverb, not an adjective. Means how you take it. Not what shape you are in. Discerning the Lord’s Body. Seeing the Lord’s Body. Realizing what you are doing.
When we receive the new birth or born again experience only then are we completely clothed with the righteousness of God through the blood of Jesus Christ. The Father then looks upon us as having his own holiness. There is nothing we can sinfully say or do that will change that. His righteousness is permanently on our lives unconditionally. Since he finds no unrighteousness in His own nature then he finds no unrighteousness in us even though we may sin. God has forgiven us BEFORE we sin. This is Grace and the Christian life. Religion will say otherwise and condemn this. P.S. I’ll be available to be burned at the stake the first week of September 2024.
Accountable Christians are supposed to partake in the Lord's supper every Sunday in remembrance of His broken body and His spilled blood that brought about His New Covenant. He instituted this Holy event with one loaf and one cup of unfermented wine. Tiny cups and tiny wafers are NOT what He and His disciples used and the Bible makes this abundantly clear.
The issues that the catholic church has: 1)Mary saved us from anything. 2) Repeating prayers vainly over and over is biblically wrong. 3) worshipping saints is wrong as only God should be worshipped. 4) confessing to man was finished when Jesus died on the cross. 5) infant baptism is useless as the baby has no ability to understand what baptism is for.
@@MuffinMan829All your points got nothing to do with this video, but sure 1) not what the church teaches 2) the lords prayer is repetitive too, the the key word is _vain_ 3) you don't know what to worship means, we don't do that 4) _confess your sins to one another_ (James) 5) baptism saves (Peter) and forgives sin (Acts), whole households were baptized (Acts, I Corinthians), it is the sign of the new covenant (Colossians) and the sign of the old covenant was circumcision performed even on infants.
@@AlstonMurray2005 If it's so obvious why were so many disciples offended and left Jesus after he repeated himself 5 times that his flesh is _true food_
I have been skipping it a lot lately. I know I’m letting God down and myself. Just not living the way I truely want. Pray for me.
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It says "if you judge yourself truly, you will not be judged". What matters is not that you didn't take it, but that you didn't take it because you judged yourself truly.
praying ♥
I feel the same way you are feeling right now I need your prayers dear brothers and sisters
@@Thausandhills i just prayed for you! Send some up for me too. We got this
Thanks, friend Nelson!!
"Let a person examine himself, then, and SO EAT of the bread AND DRINK of the cup." - the command is to get right and TAKE. Not avoid taking. Too many IMHO go the easy route and simply avoid. It is a false piety.
I loved "not view perfection as the requirement for taking communion"
In my church, we are taught about the Passover (Holy Communion). We are given a chance to examine ourselves in silence and confess our wrongdoings in silence.
You can’t let God down. His unconditional love cannot be affected by what you do.
So you think the Bible is lying?
Or how do you think?
Wow, just wow.
So many people on here “remembering their sins” and not remembering Christ during communion.
The context of 1 Corinthians was the people of Corinth fighting and over indulging in food and wine, and not even considering Christ during the gathering. It’s hard to do that in our context with a small wafer and thimble of grape juice.
Most Christians treat communion like a funeral service instead of a remembrance and celebration of the finished work of Christ.
That fact that we sin and have weakness is all the more reason to take communion.
Exactly!!! Jesus said we should remember Him, now people avoid it
This is what I've been taught as well.
I haven’t taken it recently. I have become very weak in faith, grown cold and have been walking in the flesh. If I took it I would feel like a fraud and a hypocrite
Me too...plus I was not pleased with the pastor. Cannot do so with hurt and hate in my heart.
I've felt the exact same way
Same here. Praying for all❤
One who confesses and renounces one's sin will find mercy, Proverbs 28:13. Just because the flesh does not like it does not make one a hypocrite. Besides, in this kind of situation, if you are worried about becoming a fraud, are you not a fraud already?
@@tadd8210 If Jesus died to cover the sins of our pastors, that is no longer between us and them, but between us and the Lord. If our pastors have sinned, then let us share the gospel so they may be saved from the sin we accuse them of.
1 Cor 11:27-31 has some missing context that clears this up completely. If you go back to vs 21, you will find out why the scripture says not to eat and drink in an unworthy manner and you will find out why it says to eat and drink while being mindful of the body. People were meeting to have communion, but some were greedy. They ate the bread, as if they didnt care if there was anything left for others and they did the same with the wine. Some were even getting drunk. I have heard this scripture being twisted for years, but it isnt some mystical thing. The chapter explains everything.
There is nothing but Grace in the heart of God towards us, therefore our hearts must be established by His Grace.
There is nothing we can do, or not do, that changes the way God feels about us.
Win win situation. This does not give us a license to sin, but if we do sin we have Jesus, an Advocate with The Father, and God’s feelings about us has not changed.
In my church, we have a time of reflection and confession before communion. Christ says to do this often. It is the Lord’s table. Only those who have been instructed and believe that Jesus is present and the bread and wine are both his body and blood, but the bread and wine are still bread and wine are welcome. It is only through Jesus death and resurrection that we are worthy to receive communion, not by anything we have done.
I’ve had to skip communion, at times because of extreme emotional stress, and difficulties.
In the Seventh Day Adventist Church some parents, including mine, don't let their children partake in communion until they have been baptized. We don't baptize babies. From time to time my mom would let me participate before I got baptized as I got older because I had some knowledge of what was good and bad. But the reason I got baptized when I was either 11 or 12 years old was because I wanted to participate in communion rather than give my life to Christ. Sometimes I ask if I should be rebaptized because of that, but my parents and many others say I don't need to because I know better and my baptism was me being born again.
It's simple, if your not saved, skip it..communion is a precious act that I personally take serious, it's beautiful
I absolutely love this question and answer program ❤
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And how do you respectfully refuse alcohol as the communion drink? I've seen someone very disrespectfully and judgementally refuse the alcohol and take out a jar brought from home.
Amen and Thank You!
People always read this passage way too far into it… The unworthy manner was
1. Creating factions
2. Selfishness
3. Disrespect
4. Not recognizing the Body of Christ represented by the very people they were humiliating.
AMEN AMEN AMEN ❤
Thank you ❤
Excellent reminder
Such poor interpretation keeps believers in unbelief and poor health.
You're only forgiven "once" folks.
ONCE.
If you're waiting until you're worthy, pack a lunch.
Question: Wasn't Paul talking about the passover meal? I cannot find a biblical reference for what we call "taking communion." And certainly the doctrine of the wafer and wine literally becoming blood and flesh is pure error.
I believe Paul was talking about the Passover meal as well. You would think if gentiles were to take "communion" there would be some detailed instructions in the Bible on how to go about this, like Passover instructions in Exodus.
The Catholic mass is known for that. But how does one celebrate communion then?
@@dewman7477 It was the Passover meal. If this was a new "supper" that Gentiles were to observe surely God would have given specific instructions on how to do it. What we have now is all the different denominations trying to guess on how to do it, God is not the author of confusion. Jn 4:24 states we are to worship in spirit & truth, not with physical rituals.
@@dewman7477 I'm not sure. That's a great question
@@sawyerwhited6802 yeah the Catholic mass does physical communion but it is not the same as other denominations like orthodoc and baptist
The New Catholic Encyclopedia admits that “the Mass of today differs greatly from the very simple ceremony followed by Christ and His Apostles.” And by frequently observing the Mass, even daily, Christendom has veered from what Jesus intended and has made it a common event!
I left the Catholic Church but I’m not sure how to celebrate communion as I’m not in that church anymore.
What’s the difference between Catholic and other denominations of communion?
Catholics and Lutherans believe that the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ. Most protestants who are not Lutheran use grape juice for the representation of the blood and not wine and also do not believe that the bread and juice become the actual body and blood of Christ.
First time I disagreed with Got Questions.... I don't think what is said is the proper context of 1 Corinthians 11... Sorry.
It seems to me that Paul is dealing with a situation where many were not eating and drinking in remembrance of the Lord's death but being inconsiderate of their brothers and sisters and eating and drinking for their own enjoyment.
Having "sin" in one's life or needing ministry is the very time that one needs communion most.
Our worthiness has nothing to do with confessed or confessed sin. Our worthiness has been imputed to us by God.
I think the traditional understanding of these verses is upside down. If you have issues in your life, run to the Lord's table, not from it.
If You are not Saved- that includes being Baptisted ❤❤❤
Baptism isn't a requirement for Salvation. Belief in Jesus is.
@@cassielitton753you are correct
@@cassielitton753 Baptism is a requirement for salvation
Amen 🙏🏼
Are 6yr to 14yr old children allowed to part take in communion? The church I attend allows it.
As long as they understand what communion is enough to be able to describe it to someone, then yes.
This is wrong. Does not say unworthy. Says unworthily. That is an adverb, not an adjective. Means how you take it. Not what shape you are in. Discerning the Lord’s Body. Seeing the Lord’s Body. Realizing what you are doing.
what beads is he wearing on this right wrist?
When we receive the new birth or born again experience only then are we completely clothed with the righteousness of God through the blood of Jesus Christ. The Father then looks upon us as having his own holiness. There is nothing we can sinfully say or do that will change that. His righteousness is permanently on our lives unconditionally.
Since he finds no unrighteousness in His own nature then he finds no unrighteousness in us even though we may sin.
God has forgiven us BEFORE we sin.
This is Grace and the Christian life.
Religion will say otherwise and condemn this.
P.S. I’ll be available to be burned at the stake the first week of September 2024.
Accountable Christians are supposed to partake in the Lord's supper every Sunday in remembrance of His broken body and His spilled blood that brought about His New Covenant. He instituted this Holy event with one loaf and one cup of unfermented wine. Tiny cups and tiny wafers are NOT what He and His disciples used and the Bible makes this abundantly clear.
What Scripture says we are to participate in the Lord's Supper every Sunday?
@@deanfry879 nowhere says that in the Bible
@@Aly9315 It is not commanded, but the example is every day in the Temple courts and from house to house.
I’m totally screwed because when I take body of Christ, I gag on that wafer. It taste so awful.
How can anyone say the eucharist is merely symbolic after this video?
The issues that the catholic church has:
1)Mary saved us from anything.
2) Repeating prayers vainly over and over is biblically wrong.
3) worshipping saints is wrong as only God should be worshipped.
4) confessing to man was finished when Jesus died
on the cross.
5) infant baptism is useless as the baby has no ability to understand what baptism is for.
@@MuffinMan829All your points got nothing to do with this video, but sure
1) not what the church teaches
2) the lords prayer is repetitive too, the the key word is _vain_
3) you don't know what to worship means, we don't do that
4) _confess your sins to one another_ (James)
5) baptism saves (Peter) and forgives sin (Acts), whole households were baptized (Acts, I Corinthians), it is the sign of the new covenant (Colossians) and the sign of the old covenant was circumcision performed even on infants.
@@petros-petraif you read John 6 it is obviously symbolic
@@AlstonMurray2005 If it's so obvious why were so many disciples offended and left Jesus after he repeated himself 5 times that his flesh is _true food_
Saved by faith through grace @@petros-petra