1 Corinthians 11:27-34

The Lord's Supper observed incorrectly 1 Corinthians 11:27-34: The character of the person partaking is not under consideration but the manner in which it is done. The message is, "whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord." When we ask ourselves why we are communing we are examining ourselves in the sense of this text.

If we eat the Lord's Supper without our minds being on the fact that Christ's body and blood were separated for us or without understanding that He died a violent death for us we are "eating and drinking damnation to ourselves, not discerning the Lord's body." We must have out heart focused on Jesus' death as we commune, otherwise we become weak, sick and dead spiritually. If we will judge and correct ourselves in these matters it will not be necessary for us to come under the condemnation of God's judgment. Communion is so important that all are to commune together. Having set in other things concerning the Lord's Supper Paul reminded the brethren that other matters would be corrected later. It just makes sense that if we get communion right many of the other things take care of themselves!