The Lord's Supper Revisited

The Lord’s Supper is probably one of the most vital elements in Christianity. However, churches nowadays witness two extreme attitudes approaching Supper: that over-sacralizes ceremony as something mystical or magical while other simply takes it a ritual memorial. While both notions are not wrong some sense, fact falls somewhere middle. Eucharist involved important dimensions: meal, and “sacrificial” meal. ordinary religious aspects exist within eucharist.
 In records Last Supper, Jesus ate Passover “meal” with His disciples reinstituted it. From then on, early church celebrated gathering breaking bread houses, which was known agape—a love feast. what we today’s nowhere close to original Christian agape It becomes without meal; celebration ironic so-called “supper” only involves wafer-like really small cup wine. absence this more detached. difficult understand because emphasis on its sacredness. remains “sacred” separated from “secular”.
 contention study separation feast render meaningless. This aims uncover context history especially significance meal eucharist, how lost course history. We will see celebrates thanksgiving form introduced body blood Supper. God commanded Israelites observe Passover. When approach Table proper eating “bread” “wine” reality.
 Finally, suggestions given better Table, hopefully regain meaning spirit ceremony.