An Interesting Thing to Know About Communion

Today, during our church service, we took communion. If you are unfamiliar, it is simply remembering that Christ died on the cross by continuing the Lord's Supper as Jesus did before He died. In Matthew 26:17-30, Jesus took bread and explained that this bread was His body and the wine was His blood shed for forgiveness of sin.  A representation of what He was about to do for mankind.  Here's the cool history portion of this. During the time Jesus led the Last Supper, a practice was well-known. When a family accepted the terms of a bride-price between father and groom, then a binding contract was made. After this happened, the groom approached his bride with a glass of wine. He would push it toward her. If she drank from the cup, she agreed and legally sealed the engagement. The groom would then leave to prepare a place at his father's house for both him and his wife to live. In the same way, Jesus was offering this bridal contract with his disciples, and us now. He gave us the opportunity to drink and agree to a commitment to God, only Christ' blood paid the bride-price. He then died, rose again, and promised to return for us after He prepares a place for us in His Father's house. As you partake of communion, remember that it's not just juice and crackers. It's remembering a promise of commitment to us through Jesus and hope of a future one day with Christ!

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