Paul, in explaining to the saints at Corinth the reason why they were to partake of the Lord's Supper, said,
"For as often as ye eat this bread, anrd drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come" (
I Corinthians 11:26).
By this statement it is readily apparent that Paul was NOT establishing any sort of "schedule" regarding how often this sacred symbolic act is to be accomplished, only that it be done "often."
However, there is also an important element of Paul's statement which it seems many, if not most, fail to take note of, and it is this .... by one's participation in the act of eating the bread and drinking of the cup, they are SHEWING their "identification" with the Lord's death UNTIL He comes. The question, of course, is in what manner does one's participation in the Lord's Supper "shew" such a thing? I tender the following for consideration:
We who have been made the recipients of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and been immersed in the waters of baptism for the remission of sins "in the NAME of the Lord Jesus Christ," do, in all reality, "shew," signify, or declare our identification/relationship with Him, both in our daily lives AND will do so as well when we experience death. By partaking of these sacred symbols we are publicly proclaiming (shewing) that identification.
Therefore, as for me, I am adamantly opposed to allowing any who has not taken heed to and obeyed the command to repent. and be baptized in the NAME of the Lord Jesus, and been filled with His Spirit, to partake of the Lord's Supper, for in so doing they will not have properly "discerned the Lord's body"! As stated by Paul, even in his day MANY had participated when they were unworthy, and had done so to their own damnation. Makes me wonder how many continue to do so today, albeit unwittingly, because they do not properly comprehend what Paul has written.
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