In this article, Iain Campbell tells us more about the Lord’s food:
One of our Scottish preachers used to say that the believer has three visions in the Lord’s Table: first, there is a retrospective view, the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is a celebration, a celebration of an event of the past. Remember the crucial and redeeming point of history, the moment when the Son of God died for his people. It is not a recreation of sacrifice, but a dramatic visual aid to faith, as it looks back at the historic moment where the sacrificial lamb died for us.
- Second.
- There is a vision of the future of the sacrament.
- This look is directed forward as safely as it looks back.
- The vision of the future anticipates the Lord’s return.
- It belongs to the project of the Lord’s Supper.
- Which is a temporary arrangement “until it comes.
- “Christ’s wife does not remember her fiancé’s death as a widow.
- But as someone who looks forward to the day the groom returns home.
Third, however, there must be an introspective vision of the sacrament, we are called to look at ourselves to prepare for the Lord’s Table, examining ourselves, we are not called to obsess over ourselves, but to be aware of ourselves by putting ourselves under the supervision of the Word of God, even when the Word of God invites us to come to the feast.
In 1 Corinthians 11: 27-28, self-examination is necessary if we are to avoid being “accused of the body and blood of the Lord”. What does Paul talk about when he eats bread or drinks “outraged”?Self-examination is motivated by a desire to glorify God in our participation in the sacrament, so that we can eat and drink “with dignity. “
& Quot; dignity & quot; Paul refers to is adverbial, not adjective. In other words, it does not describe the people who participate, but the way they do it. We are all, each one of us, unworthy of the love that invites us to the Lord’s Table. We have not examined ourselves to see if we are worthy or if we have done something that makes us more worthy since we last participated in the sacrament. However, we must examine ourselves to ensure that our food and drink is dignified, that we have a title and the right to be at the table, and that our intake of bread and wine is appropriate and appropriate.
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Dr. Iain D. Campbell, pastor of Point Free Church, a congregation of Free Church of Scotland, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, is the author of the Seven Wonders of the World.
By Iain D. Campbell. Excerpt from www. ligonier. org. © 2013 Ligonier. Original Ministries: Worth Eating and Drinking
This article is part of the December 2012 issue of Tabletalk magazine.
Translation: Isabela Siqueira. Crítica: Renata do Esperito Santo?© Faithful Ministry. All rights reserved. Website: www. MinisterioFiel. com. br. Original: Eat and drink with dignity?Iain Campbell
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