The Lord's Supper

This pamphlet explaining the Lord’s Supper or Holy Communion was very interesting to me. Being exposed to the observance in the Baptist church I thought it to be a form of worship and recognition of Christ’s Sacrifice for me. The pamphlet explains how this sacrament or ordinance was used in the early church and how it has changed through the ages. It gives five different names for the act referencing scripture. A friend of mine performs the communion every day. When we did the sacrament every week, rushing through it I felt it was merely an action without proper reverence. Even in the church I attend the pastor leaves out a very important part: the confession of sin. Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 11:29 “For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.” We don’t approach The Lord’s Supper with enough reverence and regard it as a holy ordinance. Lovely colored charts explained the Sacrament view and the Ordinance view showing the role of The Holy Spirit in the Lord’s Supper. Transubstantiation and Consubstantiation were new terms for me. Arguments from Martin Luther, Calvin, and various denominations question the actual presence of Christ at the supper. It was enlightening to learn the difference in viewpoints of so many church fathers and the diverse thoughts by various churches today. This pdf was provided freely by Rose Publishing for my unbiased opinion.