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A covenant, also known as a “testament”, which is the Latin word for covenant, is an agreement between two or more parties that is often confirmed by a promise, a sacrifice, and a meal. Those who enter into covenant with each other promise to uphold the agreement and accept the consequences of breaking the covenant. In biblical times, a king …
1 Cor 11:17-22 The original Eucharist was not a ceremony inside a church building where people queued up to see a priest who handed out a wafer to be dipped in a cup of wine. No, the original communion was a ceremony in the context of a meal (Matt 26:26-30, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:19-20, Acts 2:42-47), as is evident from …
Mark 14:22 Giving thanks to God, breaking the bread and then distributing it to each person was a common way to begin a meal (Matthew 14:9). The Passover meal also had a number of words recited to commemorate Israel’s exodus from Egypt. That the bread is “broken” and given to “all” symbolizes that Jesus died for all humanity. The fact …