Lutheran View Of The Lord's Supper

Communion, or Eucharist, whereby Jesus is believed to award communion by way of himself *

Lutheranism developed in lieu of the Roman Catholic Church’s high use of indulgences. During the 16th century, indulgences were often used as “offering[s of] forgiveness of sins in exchange for certain payments” (Hillerbrand 7657). This often included paying sums of money to or for the Roman Catholic Church to save the soul from Purgatory. This sparked Luther’s famous 95 Theses in which he questions the use of indulgences and names some of the issues seen with the Roman Catholic Church.

Christians have been celebrating the Lord’s Supper for almost two thousand years. In this paper I will refer to the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance of the church. “An ordinance is an outward rite prescribed by Christ to be performed by His Church.” There are quite a few varying interpretations among the different churches on how the Lord’s Supper is to be practiced. I Corinthians 11:23-34 provides Christians with the scriptural meaning and reasons for observing the Lord’s Supper, also known as communion. Many consider the Lord’s Supper of little or no value and some consider the ordinance as more of a ritual. In some modern churches, preaching the Word is emphasized the most and communion is only observed once a month or

Last Supper: The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as "Holy Communion"

Along with the belief in the Trinity there were two well-known rituals in early Christianity. The first ritual is a baptism that only needed to be done once in a lifetime this was an initiation into the group. The baptism demonstrated repentance and preparation for the second coming of Christ. Some baptisms would include phrases, which allude to the removing social distinctions. The second ritual was Lord’s Supper, or Eucharist, to honor the Passover meal the Jesus shared with his disciples before his arrest and execution. In the beginning the Lord’s Supper was a communal meal it wasn’t until later in became a stand-alone ritual. Some early Christian communities used a different language when describing the Lord’s Supper such as referring

At Communion time, the devotee gets the Holy Eucharist, yet regardless it suggests a flavor like unleavened bread and grape wine. (The Latin Church utilizes unleavened bread, yet the Eastern Church utilizes raised bread.) The feeling of taste doesn't see the change of substance, subsequently the term transubstantiation, from bread and wine into the body and blood of

Jesus told us that “This is My Body.” He didn’t tell us that it symbolized his body and blood, he said that it was. Theodore believes that Jesus wants us to look at the Eucharist as it sits, and as it is, not according to the nature of it. He says that if we sin, we can rely on the Body and Blood to strengthen us and help us to do good deeds. Also, when the offering is brought up to the altar, it is merely just bread, and water mixed with wine. It only turns into the real Body and Blood of Jesus when it is blessed by the

150. “Then they celebrated the Eucharist, or Lord’s Supper…the people brought bread and a cup of wine mixed with water to the presider. The presider took the gifts and offered prayer…After the people had assented with an “Amen,” the deacons distributed the gifts.” Although during his time there was little division between clergy and laity, making the liturgy belong to the people, Justin’s account leans towards the concepts of transubstantiation as states, “through the word of prayer that comes from him, the food over which the eucharist has been spoken becomes the flesh and blood of the incarnate

The feast, then is a representation of several things including the last supper, and the crucifixion, and the wedding feast at Cana. During the Last Supper, Jesus served his disciples, and Babette follows suit by serving the twelve disciples of the minister. Neither Jesus, nor Babette hold anything back, and both make the recipients uncomfortable about their claims and presentations.

At the Last Supper Jesus instituted a new way for his disciples to commemorate the “PASSOVER”. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave

The inclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer within the Lutheran liturgy has been the topic of a controversial theological debate and has been the core of the divide within the Lutheran denominations. Those for the Eucharistic prayer, including churches within the Evangelical Lutheran Church America argue for the ecumenical aspect of the Eucharistic prayer since Catholic church and the Eastern traditions practice the Eucharistic prayer, the traces of the ancestral Jewish tradition of table grace as welling as allowing the believers to...

The Lord gave us the sacrament of communion on Holy Thursday at the Last Supper. After first washing the feet of the disciples, he then did the breaking of the bread. Jesus said “Take, eat, this is my body” after Jesus said this he did the same for the wine saying “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins”. This shows us how Jesus himself is the bread and wine us Catholics receive at Holy Communion. The sacrament of Communion is the only one of the seven sacraments that we are actually receiving Jesus directly, along with having a grace bestowed upon us.

Two practices important to Christian worship usually take place in churches. These practices are (1) baptism and (2) the Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper. The ceremony of baptism celebrates an individual's entrance into Christianity. The Eucharist represents the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus shared with His disciples. Worshipers share bread and wine in the Eucharist as a sign of their unity with each other and with Jesus.

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The Communion Christians have always regarded the Holy Communion as being one very important element towards achieving discipleship since the very beginning. However, the question in every Christian’s mind is “what are we doing?” it is, therefore, important to discuss what the holy communion means about theology. The Holy Communion has several names given to it. Among them are: the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, Divine Liturgy, and the Mass. Inside the New Testament, there are also varying details given there concerning what entails the Holy Communion on accounts given by Christ himself.[1] The Holy Communion does not compare to Baptism which is another sacrament that is non-repeatable. It is repeatable to some certain degrees as it can be done on a daily basis such as those performed by the Catholic Church. In other instances, it can be conducted on a much infrequent celebration such as the ones that happen in Reformed Churches. Referring to Baptism, there are differences in the practice and its significance, and sometimes the understanding of what it means to be baptized. This has gone ahead to become e a hindrance to churches having a common celebration, but at the same time, there is some spiritual benefit that accrues to the people that partake in it. In the same way, the Eucharist possess the same characteristics. Nature of the Union of Christ and Church The Holy Communion is not just a matter of people ingathering in unity. The purpose of having the communion is so