Not Surprising at All

It shouldn’t shock anyone that this table strikes terror into the heart of our enemies. Imagine being up against an organization that meets at the same time and place every week to partake of one sacrament that binds them together in unity. There are many people, ideologies, and movements that have raised themselves up against Christendom, only to fracture themselves against this bread and wine. Then, they look on to see the Church come yet again to table fellowship, partaking of one bread as one bread.

So as you come to partake of Christ as one body, ensure that the sacrament does its work in you. Ensure that this one bread makes you truly and indeed one bread. Put away strife, enmity, backbiting, gossip, and grudges. Those are the things that dissolve our opponents and leave them weak, unfruitful, and uneffective. Come with a clear conscience that you really do love all of the saints, and are prepared to show them the same kindness that has been shown you by the Lord of this table. This is a new covenant meal and with it Christ has given us a new commandment: “Love one another, as I have loved you. By this all men will know that you are my disciples” (John 13:34-35). Come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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