Lord’s Day 28
Q77. Where does Christ promise to feed believers with his body and blood as surely as they eat this bread and drink this cup?
When he says: "The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, 'This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.' For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." Paul also says: "Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a sharing in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf."
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
1 Corinthians 11:23–26
“For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.”
1 Corinthians 10:16–17
“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.”
Parent Guide
Discuss this question together
Discussion Questions
- 1
What words of Scripture does the catechism quote to prove Christ's promise in the Supper?
- 2
Why did Jesus say "do this in remembrance of me" and not just "think about me"?
- 3
What does it mean that by eating the bread and drinking the cup we "proclaim the Lord's death until he comes"?
Illustration
When soldiers gather on a memorial day, they do not just think quietly to themselves. They have a ceremony with specific actions. The actions declare what happened and why it matters. The Lord's Supper is like that. By eating and drinking together, the church publicly declares that Christ died and that he is coming back.
Application
Before the next communion service, read 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 together. Notice that Jesus himself set up this meal. Ask God to help you take it seriously as a proclamation of what Christ did.