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I think finally, our sanctification being complete; we get to see the face of our Savior and the Father. We finally get to fellowship with them forever. What a blessing!

The banquet is fulfilled when the redeemed in Christ are in His and the Father’s presence fellowshipping together for eternity. One can only think that this will be unspeakable beyond words, no more sin, or spiritual warfare, a glorious body that won’t decay, living in the supernatural, makes me wonder what else God has next on His agenda after all this takes place.

It points to the past as a reminder of the death of Christ for our sins, to the present as communion with Him alive and in the spirit, and to the future as a promise of eternal life with Him.

Eating the Bread of Life nourishes our faith, our spirit, and our belief in Christ. When we partake in the Lords Supper, we remember that He died for our sins, that He was the sacrificial lamb sent by God our Father to atone for our sins, we remember the suffering He endured on our behalf. And, we remember God’s Spirit that raised Him from the dead is the same Spirit that gives us spiritual life and will raise us as well.

Jesus emphasizes strongly believing because we must believe in Him and that through Him there is everlasting life, you must believe it to have it. The twelve disciples knew and believed that Jesus was the Son of the true living God; those who did not turned away. True disciples continue to abide in Jesus, they hold to His teachings, they know the truth and obey, and are set free from sin and death.

Jesus emphasizes strongly believing because we must believe in Him and that through Him there is everlasting life, you must believe it to have it. The twelve disciples knew and believed that Jesus was the Son of the true living God; those who did not turned away. True disciples continue to abide in Jesus, they hold to His teachings, they know the truth and obey, and are set free.

Question 3.

Eating the Bread of Life in practical terms means believing in Jesus, not just nibbling a little bit at a time but actually partaking in a full meal by staying in relationship with Him, reading, and studying the bible on a daily basis.

Christ only has one body. Meaning, all the different denominations should be one in Him. There should be no divisions within denominations and the traditions should not have strayed from what Jesus did when He walked this earth. The various denominations are “man-made” and this opens the doors to created differences (that should not be) within the body of Christ. Even still, this should not hinder our love and concern for believers of any denomination. We use the differences as an excuse not to love one another…they think this, they believe that, when others don’t think or act as we do or think they should, then we create an image of them that we use to keep us from loving one another as Jesus commanded.

I attend a very large church and although I help out in membership sometimes when needed, it’s rather difficult for me to see where or what divisions there may be inside my church. I just know that we have some issues (clicks, snootiness’, etc.) because we are people and people come with baggage and a whole lot of other stuff. On occasions, my pastor will blatantly speak in general terms about the problematic things occurring in the church (guilty parties know what he’s speaking about without him calling names). Unity in the body of Christ is imperative and though we partake in communion every month does not mean that we are all on one accord. Only God knows whose heart is truly in the right place.

Forgiveness is the key in here. Believers are the body of Christ and Him being the One Loaf, requires unity….To rightly partake in the Lord’s Supper we have to put aside ill feelings against other Christians and make an attempt to rectify relationships that need mending. That’s to say that people have to be best friends, but there needs to be reconciliation with in the body of Christ in order to be one with Him.

Our focus should be on giving thanks to the Father for the forgiveness of our sins through the death of His Son. Thanksgiving and blessings are toward God Himself when the cup is lifted up to heaven for His blessings towards believers.

It is good to be in fellowship and in the presence of Jesus anytime. Sharing a casual meal with co-workers does not offer a more intimate fellowship and the discussions (if any) are not the same or as personable as with family or friends. Meals with family or friends can be more personable and intimate especially if they are a close-knit group. Between these two meals, both can have rich moments. Then there are the meals where some at the table are not in favor of others and people cannot wait for the meal to be over. The experience of being a guest at the Lord’s Table is of no comparison because He is the Host and He knows how to care for and fellowship with His friends.

The significance of the twelve disciples drinking the Cup of the Covenant was to seal the new covenant Jesus was making on behalf of humanity. Under the ratification of the Old Covenant, they were in correspondence with God (Jesus was God in the flesh and is God). The significance for us today is renew our commitment to the New Covenant, which provided complete atonement of our sins past, present, and future.

In the New Covenant, Jesus was the sacrificial Lamb satisfying all requirements of the animal and meal sacrifices. God now puts His laws in our minds and writes them on our hearts. We know Him for ourselves, and He forgives our sins never to remember them again. God promises salvation, eternal life, forgiveness of sins through the death of His Son, indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Old Covenant was based on physical promises (if you do, I will do), animals were sacrificed, the Holy Spirit came upon certain people, the priesthood changed as men died, we had no access to the Father, and the blood of animals was a temporary cleansing. Under the New Covenant, we must have faith, trust, and believe that Jesus is God in the flesh. Nor, does it require the “works” that was done in the Old Testament.