where in the bible does it mention a "first communion"?

Question

the catholic ceromony

Answer 1

The Last Supper. He specifically said that the bread they were eating and the wine they were drinking was his body and blood. He also said to 'do this in remembrance of me'.
Me: Buddhist/former Catholic

Answer 2

You're referring to the first reception of the sacrament of Holy Communion, of course ... and aside from the very first reception of it at the Last Supper, it is implied that those whom the Apostles converted did in fact receive it for the first time at some point. Check out 1 Corinthians.

Where in the Bible does it mention the "altar call", where folks are exhorted during the worship service to come forward and "accept Christ"?

Answer 3

As Jinenglish said, it is easy for these "where in the Bible" question to get downright silly.

Catholics, and some Protestant denominations, practice "closed communion". This means you are welcome to communion after studying and accepting our beliefs. This idea comes from the First Book of Corinthians.

1 Corinthians 11 (King James Version)
27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Answer 4

Hi,

Here:

Just as a healthy lifestyle requires adequate and wholesome food, a Christian lifestyle must also be nourished and fed with spiritual food. In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Saint John, Jesus Christ comments on the necessity of the Eucharist in no uncertain terms:

Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink of His blood, you have no life in you.
-- John 6:53

PARTICIPATION...
The Eucharist is, in essence, a meal. As such, it was not "invented" by Jesus Christ. In Old Testament times, ritual meals existed.

The Christian Eucharist is a meal specifically connected with the Old Testament Passover meal which commemorated the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. On the eve of His death, Jesus Christ shared the Passover meal with His disciples:

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My Body." And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you; for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins."
-- Matthew 26:26-28

Christ transformed the Passover meal into the center of the Christian life, the experience of the presence of the risen Christ in the midst of His People. The Eucharist is not a mere remembrance of a past event; rather, it is our participation in the ongoing life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the affirmation of our hope that He shall come again in glory:

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the Blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the Body of Christ?
-- 1 Corinthians 10:16

Mike

Answer 5

The Last Supper was the apostles first communion...

Answer 6

Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Gen 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Gen 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Answer 7

It does not, first communion is a man-made tradition, in which many are deceived into thing that a piece of bread and a drink is the true bread from heaven and you are partaking in honor to the Father.

The True bread from heaven is the Word of God, the Words Jesus spoke is the bread, it is not a ritual.

The churches deceived you into listening to the false bread of Satan. The God of Moses, the 10 commandments, the God who said "I am that I am" is SATAN.

Jesus told you that you worship, you know not what, and He told you that "What" was Satan, but you did not believe Him.

When was the last time you heard the entire sermon on the mound, word by word, as told by Jesus the Christ, by any preacher ?

This is the TRUE bread and the physical churches prevent you from hearing it, because if they taught it in the churches, there would be no physical churches, the preacher's would not be able to take your money (mammon) in the name of their god, Satan, as 666, did and his name is Solomon, and the name of the person who gave the beast an image and a voice is Moses.

Answer 8

it doesnt. First communion was created by catholics as a rememberance of the last supper. Just like there is no easter in the bible, or christmas, we still celebrate some of the things that happened in the bible. Communion is just something you do once a week instead of once a year.

Answer 9

It does not mention a first communion, but Christ did say to break and bless the bread and wine in "remembrance of Me."

Answer 10

When the hour came, Jesus and His apostles reclined at the table. And He said to them:

"I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the Kingdom of God."

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."