What kind of instructions Jesus gives us about taking the communion?

Answer 1

After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said:
"Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes."

And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them saying:
"This is My Body given for you, do this in remembrance of Me."

In the same way, after the supper He took the cup, saying:
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."


All of the theology surrounding the interpretation of HIS words comes from later....
This is about all HE said on the matter.

Answer 2

Do this often in remembrance of me.
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To an answerer above:
We could never partake of the communion is we truly looked inside and found ourselves worthy. This would be saying we are good and only the Father is good . This is also requiring perfection of the flesh.

We simply repent of our self and accept forgiveness then partake. Jesus stated; "Go and sin no more".

Answer 3

The teaching of Jesus in the sixth chapter of John's Gospel is very clear: "Amen, amen I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you do not have life within you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is true food and My blood is true drink. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me and I in him" (John 6:53-56).


John goes on to say that, even though many disciples would not accept this teaching and went away, Jesus did not attempt to bring them back by saying He was only speaking symbolically.


The early Church took this teaching seriously. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul says, "Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the Body and Blood of the Lord... for anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgement on himself." (1 Corinthians 11:27, 29) Paul's statement makes sense only if the bread and wine have become the real Body and Blood of Christ.

How does this change take place? It happens during the eucharistic prayer of the Mass.


At that time, the bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, as the Church has always taught. Although they still look like bread and wine, they have, by divine power, actually changed into His Body and Blood

Answer 4

How about John 6: 53-54:

53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

So, then, He says that if you do not partake, you do not have eternal life. I would like to know what Jehovah's Witnesses think of this matter since they are not allowed to partake unless they are one of the few 144k remaining on the earth.

Answer 5

While the rite of Holy Communion may mean different things to different people, and one could explain at length what it really means, for the sake of brevity it is a time when persons of common belief and like precious faith gather together to eat of the body (bread) and drink of the cup (wine) in solemn and symbolic remembrance of the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross. The Lord's death and shed blood, of course, constituted an act of redemption for all who have repented of their sins and become converted, and are faithful until life's end.

Unquestionably, the matter of taking Holy Communion is a direct commandment from the Lord. This injunction is given in three gospels, one of which is found in Luke 22:19-20:

"And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me"

"Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you".

Holy Communion is celebrated periodically to deeply impress on a believer's heart the great redemptive act Christ performed at Calvary. A sense of gratitude, appreciation, and humility is prevalent at a communion ceremony.

Holy Communion underscores the fact that a true Christian shares a closeness - a common union - with Christ, with God, and with the Holy Spirit. In this realm holy communion also symbolizes the believer's spiritual union with the body of Christ, the church, and by virtue of taking Holy Communion one indicates his support of, and oneness with, the holy church. Also, by taking Holy Communion, a believer indicates he is at peace with God and man.

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Answer 6

'He didn't - The communion at the last supper was not supposed to be turned into a 'Christianic Ritual'.

The Communion he gave at the last supper was between him and his disciples, for that Passover; it was not meant to be carried out on a weekly basis for the next 2000+ years.

Answer 7

If you never partake of the communion, you are none of His. Jesus

Don't be a glutton nor a drunk (they took the Lord's Supper as part of their meals on Sunday.) Paul to Corinth

Examine yourself and make things right with God before you partake. Do a little soul searching. Paul to Corinth

Do it in memory (concentrating on) Jesus.

Answer 8

No. The souls in hell are suffering finished separation from God. The souls in purgatory, against this, are having their souls cleansed by using the loving mercy of Christ and are in consistent education for finished unity with God. We call it suffering because of the fact their union with God the father is in the back of schedule and because they are being confronted with their attachment to sin, whether this is no longer something like the eternal torment of understanding which you will not at all be united with God.

Answer 9

It can refer to a lot of things, Jesus said to keep doing this until he returns, it is not for some to just take it is for all to take as it was with the passover meal, a new covenant that was made and that one was out of his sacrifice.It is for all to take.

Answer 10

During the celebration, Jesus and the disciples sang together one or more of the Hallel Psalms (Psalms 111 – 118). Jesus, taking a loaf of bread, gave thanks to God. As He broke it and gave it to them, He said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you.” In the same way He took the cup, and when He had supped and gave the cup to them, they drank of it. He said, “This cup is the New Covenant in My blood; do this whenever you drink of it in remembrance of Me.” He concluded the feast by singing a hymn and they went out into the night to the Mount of Olives.

It was during the age-old celebration of the Passover on the eve of His death that Jesus instituted a new significant fellowship meal that we observe to this day, and is the highest expression of Christian worship. It is an “acted out sermon,” remembering our Lord’s death and resurrection, and looking to the future for His return in glory.

Answer 11

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