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  • Essay / The historical construction of the Last Supper - 2349

    OpeningIn the New Testament we should be struck by the extreme ease which defined life in the early churches. We are given a broad picture of the existence of the Church, but many details - which disturb us - are not affected by the New Testament. Over time, the observable Church lost its original simplicity and became enmeshed in a quagmire of ecclesiastical machinery and theological speculation. The Lord's Supper is a precedent. There is a simplicity to this order in the summary data of the New Testament. Yet in post-apostolic times, the memorial meal was integrated into the hierarchical structures of the church to ensure that it became a mysterious ritual to be "administered" by the "ordained", and came to be the source of endless speculation about “what’s happening” in the world. “sacrament”. Evidence suggests that this memorial meal, and the instruction that supported it, was a focal point in Christian units (cf. Acts 20:7). Eating together during the “breaking of bread” and remembering God the Father during the meal were almost synonymous in Christian worship. Naturally, a lot has changed in our practice since the beginning. In this essay, compare them with your ideas and techniques - and I would like to explore some fundamental factors regarding the Lord's Supper - based on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. The Historical Construction of the Last Supper To begin with, this will probably be beneficial in isolating the threefold historical construction that exists in the association of the Last Supper itself. Only by keeping these three perspectives in proper balance can we hope to approach the Last Supper correctly.1. Remember yesteryear. In God's Supper we remember the past. The covenant that grants us forgiveness of sins was ratified, or “cut,” by the shed... middle of paper... a fellowship meal. Rather, when we have a vision of the kind of fellowship and treatment that should characterize Christian congregations, we will discover the value, blessing, and sophistication of remembering the Lord together at a meal. Changing one kind cannot create life. Instead, energetic living makes you want to use those who will maximize sophistication. They could freely develop creative approaches to organizing a remembrance meal that meets the demands and specificities of the circumstances, as churches appropriate the principles of the New Testament. I truly believe that many saints understand (painfully) in their hearts that there is something missing in the churches' practice of the Last Supper. Can consideration of the historical arrangement and setting of the Last Supper help us find the facts because it is in Jesus.