1 Corinthians 11:23-26

The Lord's Supper observed correctly 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: These brethren had so corrupted the communion that Paul reviewed the institution and purpose of the Supper. Jesus took bread and said, "Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me." Communion remembers the violent death of Jesus for our sins. "After the same manner also he took the cup" or for the same purpose he took the cup. Jesus said, "This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me." The New Covenant required the shedding of blood. The partaking of the cup is for the same purpose as the partaking of the bread, to remember the violent death of Jesus for our sins. The Lord's Supper is to be a memorial to the Christ.

The frequency of observance of the Supper was expressed in the phrase, "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come." (1 Corinthians 11:26) The Communion is to be observed once each week. (Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2) Communion is to continue till the end of the world, or until Christ comes again.