1 Corinthians 11:27-30
11:27 a To take the Lord’s Supper without recognizing its significance or with unconfessed sin in one’s life is to take it unworthily (see 11:28-31 b). It is equivalent to sinning against the body and blood of the Lord himself; it treats his sacrificial death as trivial (cp. Heb 10:29 c).11:28 d Before taking the Lord’s Supper, Christians should confess their sins and consider what the bread and the cup signify (11:26 e).
Summary for 1Cor 11:29-30: 11:29-30 f In light of 11:27 g, the body of Christ is probably to be understood here as a reference to the death of Christ, not to the church, though some interpret it that way.
• Those who eat the bread or drink the cup unworthily thereby invoke God’s judgment upon themselves. Such judgment may be expressed in infirmities, sickness, and even death (cp. Acts 5:5 h, 10 i).
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