21 The phrase..the Lord's _ supper_ " is misleading. Supper denotes an
_ evening _ meal, but the word here employed has no such significance,
though its first observance was at night. The word denotes the
principal meal of the day, just as the word dinner does with us,
without any reference to the t... [ Continue Reading ]
13 The body of Jesus, or of the Lord, denotes His physical frame. The
body of Christ, however, is quite a distinct thought. Christ, or the
Anointed, is a title rather than a name. It suggests official
position. We are not united to Him by physical ties, as Israel was,
but by purely spiritual relatio... [ Continue Reading ]