People sometimes wonder how come the Lord’s Supper is such a “stylized” meal? It’s clear that in the OT, the covenant meal was a whole meal! And it seems clear as well that in the NT, the Lord’s Supper started off as a meal.
But now we just have a bite of bread and a sip of wine, and we call it a Supper!
The reason can be found (in part) here in 1 Corinthians as Paul says that the breaking of the bread and the blessing of the cup is what is distinctive about the Lord’s Supper.This is what matters!
Indeed, that’s why Paul urges the Corinthians to eat their meals at home – and focus the liturgical action on the bread and the cup.
Paul says that we should focus on the sacramental actions of Taking bread, giving thanks, breaking, and eating it. Taking the cup, blessing it, and drinking it....
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