Eating and Drinking the Lord Being the New Covenant
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke 22:19 And He took a loaf and gave thanks, and He broke it
and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is being
given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. (20) And similarly
the cup after they had dined, saying, This cup is the new
covenant established in My blood, which is being poured out for
you
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
God made a covenant with redeemed Israel in Exodus 24:3-8,
which became the old testament, as a base for Him to deal with
His redeemed people in the dispensation of law. The Man- Savior
came to accomplish God's eternal redemption for God's chosen
people by His death, according to God's will (Heb. 10:7, 9-10),
and with His blood instituted a new covenant, a better covenant
(Heb. 8:6-13), which became the new testament after His
resurrection (Heb. 9:16-17), as a base for God to be one with
His redeemed and regenerated people in the dispensation of
grace. This new covenant replaced the old covenant and
simultaneously changed God's old dispensation to His new
dispensation. The Man-Savior wanted His disciples to know this
and live a life based on it and according to it after His
resurrection.
This new practice of the New Testament is to remember the Man-
Savior by eating the bread, which signifies His body given for
His believers (1 Cor. 11:24), and drinking the cup, which
signifies His blood shed for their sins (Matt. 26:28). The
bread denotes life (John 6:35), the life of God, the eternal
life, and the cup denotes blessing (1 Cor. 10:16), which is God
Himself as their portion (Psa. 16:5). As sinners, their portion
should have been the cup of God's wrath (Rev. 14:10). But the
Man-Savior drank that cup for them (John 18:11), and His
salvation has become their portion, the cup of salvation (Psa.
116:13) that runs over (Psa. 23:5), the content of which is God
as their all- inclusive blessing. Such bread and such a cup are
the constituents of the Man-Savior's supper, which is a table
(1 Cor. 10:21), a feast, set up by Him so that His believers
may remember Him by enjoying Him as such a feast. Thus they
testify of His rich and marvelous salvation to the entire
universe and display His redeeming and life-imparting death (1
Cor. 11:26).
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 427-428. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
4/22/02)
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