When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord's supper:

'it is not possible' -'it is not to eat the Lord's Supper' (NASV)

They would of claimed that they were eating the Lord's Supper. What Paul means by "not possible", is that in an environment which fosters strife and division and the abuses cited in the following verses, truly partaking of the Lord's Supper was. moral impossibility.

Points to Note:

1. 'When therefore ye assemble yourselves together': In the NT we always find the Lord's Supper in an assembly context. (Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7) Indicating that God doesn't want Christians partaking of it on. private basis outside of the assembly.

2. 'Lord's Supper'-i.e. belonging to the Lord. (Revelation 1:10) 'The word "supper" is used because the evening meal was the most important meal of the day and not because of the time at which it was observed.' (Willis p. 393)

3.. clear warning exists here for Christians:. local congregation of God's people can so behave, that it becomes "impossible" for them to partake of the Lord's Supper.

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