Communion and the Corinthian Church
COMMUNION AND THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH Dr. Sunny Philip, New York. There are only two sacraments for the New Testament church ordained by our Lord Jesus Christ. One is baptism and the other is Lord’s table. Even though our Lord conducted the first communion and set an example for how it should be done in our Sunday worships, he did not give any elaborate teachings on it. Paul gives us more insight into communion. There are four concepts in chapter ten and eleven of 1 Corinthians that we need to focus on to gain Paul’s understanding of the communion. 1. Communion shows that we are one in the Lord. (10:14- 17). This was a revolutionary statement for Corinthians. The church had both Jews and gentiles, and both masters and slaves. Monday through Saturday, they belonged to different social groups and different social classes. But on Sunday, they all became brothers and sisters when they came to worship Jesus. T...