1 Corinthians 10:14-22
Today's Scripture

The words from verses 16 and 17 are often spoken at communion in a worship service: ¹⁶Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. (NIV) I feel that these times of fellowship with other believers is a time of coming together under the lordship of our Savior.

Paul is still addressing the issue of eating food that had been sacrificed for idols, and again pointing out that, though we have freedom to eat anything, for the sake of the whole body, we should participate in the breaking of bread at the Lord's table rather than eating food that others may see as unholy.

Christians will have struggles and disagreements about things like what they eat or drink, how they act or talk. It seems that Paul is pointing out here that unity is what Christ wants from us. It's okay to have differences if we resolve them in brotherly love. If the world looks on the internal squabbles of Christians, how are we attracting them to Jesus? Let them know us by our love, fellowship in harmony we share, thereby winning others to join our circle.


- posted by Suzi @ 7:42 AM