G. Believing that the
partaking of the Holy Communion is a sacrament to commemorate the death of our
Lord Jesus, to receive His body and His blood, to be in communion with Him,
thus enabling one to receive eternal life and be raised on the last day. Only one unleavened bread and one container of grape juice
should be used.
1.
To commemorate the death of our
Lord Jesus (1 Cor ;
Lk ).
a.
Remember that for our sake the Lord became
poor (2 Cor 8:9; Lk ).
b.
Remember
that for our sake the Lord was scourged (Rom ;
Mt 27:18-31).
c.
Remember that for our sake the Lord was
nailed on the cross (Mt 27:32-50; Ps -16).
d.
Remember that for our sake the Lord tasted
the death of Hades (Heb 2:9; Mt 27:45-52; Acts 2:30-32).
2.
To receive His body and His blood.
a.
Believe that after the consecration
the bread is the body of the Lord and the grape juice is the blood of the Lord
(1 Cor ,
-25, 29-30; Lk ,
20).
b.
Partaking
of the Holy Communion enables one to be in communion with Christ (1 Cor 10:16-21; Jn 6:56),
c.
Partaking
of the Holy Communion enables one to receive eternal life and be raised on the
Last day (Jn 6:53,
54; 1 Cor 11:26).
3.
The method of performing the Holy Communion.
a.
Use one unleavened bread (1 Cor ;
5:6-8).
b.
Use one container of grape juice (Mk ;
Lk ).
c.
The
frequency of performing Holy Communion is not fixed. It can be performed as
often as needed (1 Cor
).
