Eucharist, Last Supper, And The Lord's Supper

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Communion This sacrament is also known as Eucharist, Last supper, and the Lord’s Supper. Again communion is an action consider as sacrament because Jesus taught his disciple to do it, and one read it in the Bible for instances in the Gospel of Matthew 26:26-28, Mark, 14:22-24, Luke 29: 19-20 and the Epistle of 1 Corinthians 11:24-26. Going to the point, “Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19), “…this cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood,” (Luke 22:20). “...He broke [bread] and said, ‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” (1 Cor. 11:24), “…this …show more content…

3) Bread and wine strengthening a person soul and body. 4) It leads a person into perfection 5) It gives us the strength to love and obey to God. 5) One must receive it as much as possibly the person can, not to get away form the table. To receive this sacrament, the person must to prepare her/his heart to keep all God’s mandates, and to have a genuine longing to receive all his assurances. A way to prepare oneself is repenting from past sins, and have faith in Christ, likewise one needs to amend her/his life, life in compassion with all men and women to be honorable and partake of these holy sacraments. To deny participate in communion is like rejecting God’s mercy and renounce her/his …show more content…

On one hand, baptism is a sacrament that any human must have because it is a lifelong process of salvation and it is necessary for eternal salvation. Since Adam’s sin, all human is born spiritually death; therefore a newborn in spirit is necessary, in order for humans to have “spiritual eyes open” It will keep the person closest to God, because “open eyes” helps to discriminate good from bad during the person journey in life. Baptism present two parts, an outward and sensible sign, and an inward and spiritual grace implied, but baptism is not sanctification by itself. Furthermore, baptism is the Church’s external affirmation and proclamation of prevenient grace; it is an initiation and incorporation into Christ Holy church. During baptism church as a whole play an active role; first, by welcoming the new member, then after baptism, the church provides the nurture that makes possible a comprehensive and lifelong process of growing in grace. On the other hand Communion celebration by using bread and wine is a remembrance of Jesus death, and resurrection and the waiting until He comes again. The way in which bread and wine is converting into Jesus’s body and blood is a mystery. When during celebration Jesus says “for you” it connotes expiating and sacrifice meaning to liberates “us” sinners. Participate in communion

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