Monday, 15 October 2007 00:00 | and posted in Q&A Corner
Yep. We do it lots! It's like a bak2basics for Christians. It reminds us of where we've come from and what we're all about. We're all about Jesus, and the bread and wine thing is our way of remembering Him.
This is a question that the first Christians were asking. A guy called Paul answered them by telling them the story of Jesus' last meal with his friends before he was arrested and crucified:
Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took some bread in his hands. After he had said thank you to God for it, he tore the bread in half, saying, "This is my body, which is given to you. Eat this and remember me."
After everyone had finished eating, Jesus picked up a cup of wine and said, "This wine is my blood. With it, God makes his new agreement with you. Each time you drink this wine remember me."*
The bread and wine thing in church is our way of remembering Jesus' death until he comes again.
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