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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Rendered "one loaf", the Greek that Paul implies this one loaf brings about a kind of unity between those who partake of it:
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Thanks for the verses. The "one loaf" is symbolic. Cuz they could be "coming together" in all the churches, in the different cities, and homes, and breaking bread of "the one loaf," all at the same time, and in different places.
I knew a preacher that would take "the table" to those in the hospital, some that wanted it before they die.
I think it's a matter of the heart. Doesn't Paul instruct us to examine ourselves?
My complaint about this ritual, is that it wasn't intended to be a ritual, but a meal together. Like a Love Feast.
Hey! I remember having some pretty wild Lord's Table in the LC ; with bread being passed like a football, and jugs of wine sloshing on the floor, by John Ingalls, no less.
I once asked that preacher what he thought the eternal purpose of God is, and how do we partake in it. He answered, "We can't know the eternal purpose of God. We're not Got. But we can partake in it by having a meal together." I was impressed. He and I became close friends. His church, Disciples of Christ, had a love feast every Sat. nite. I wasn't very churchy back then. I went a few times. It reminded me of the LC ... SCARY!!!.