Question 27 :: What is the Lord's Supper (Communion)?

Answer:

The Lord’s Supper (Communion) is a lasting ordinance of the Church, partaking in bread and wine for remembrance of the body and blood of Jesus.

Children:

Communion is bread and wine representing the body and blood of Jesus.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Commentary:

In the early church, believers gathered together on the first day of the week to break bread (take communion).  It was instituted by Jesus on the night of the Passover meal. The Old Testament Passover meal was an annual  remembrance of God’s deliverance of the Israelite  people from slavery and bondage in Egypt.   Jesus replaced the Passover meal with the Lord’s supper or communion declaring the bread to represent his body and cup to represent his blood. When believers take communion, they look back to the sacrifice of Jesus, presently to the forgiveness of sin, and forward to the heavenly banquet in perfect communion with our Savior.    

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Further Study:

Exodus 12:1-30; Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:14-20; Acts 2:42, 46; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28