Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 12:13
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From the Word: 1 Corinthians 12:13
From the Confessions: The Small Catechism, Holy Communion
What is Holy Communion?
Communion is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, given to us Christians to eat and drink, as it was instituted by Christ himself.
Pulling It Together: I do not intend for us to understand this verse as being about Holy Communion. Obviously, it is about Baptism. Yet, there is relationship between the Sacraments, at least in Spirit and Word. Because all of us who have been baptized have been caused to drink of the one Spirit, we are all remade or rebirthed into the family of God. The drinking at our baptisms was done once. Now, we are to drink at God’s table often. And we are accepted at the King’s table because of this familial bond, our blood relationship. So, the Spirit within us, whom we received in Baptism (Acts 2:38), uses the Word to call us all to the feast of grace.
Prayer: Open my ears, Lord, so that I would open my mouth at your table. Amen.
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Rev. Mark E. Ryman serves as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC. Previously, Pastor Ryman has served other congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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