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The cup of blessing which we bless, isn`t it a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn`t it a communion of the body of Christ?
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Commentators emphasize that the Lord's Supper is a "communion" (koinonia), which means a true spiritual participation in the benefits of Christ's body and blood. While the bread and wine are symbols, they represent a profound reality: believers are united with Christ and with one another through this shared act of remembrance and faith.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The cup of blessing which we bless. The design of this verse and the following verses seems to be to prove that Christians, by partaking o…
The cup of blessing (το ποτηριον της ευλογιας). The cup over which we pronounce a blessing as by Christ at the institution of the …
19th Century
Anglican
The cup of blessing which we bless.—In other passages the cup is mentioned after the bread, and not, as here, before it. …
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The cup of blessing or thanksgiving used in the Lord’s Supper brings us spiritually into participation in the blood of Christ and into fellowship w…
16th Century
Protestant
The cup of blessing. While the sacred Supper of Christ has two elements—bread and wine—he begins with the second. He calls it the cup …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The cup of blessing, which we bless Meaning the cup of wine used in the Lord's supper, which being set apart for tha…
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Did not joining in the Lord's Supper show a profession of faith in Christ crucified, and of adoring gratitude to Him for His salvation? Christians,…
