Mat 26:26- And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Mat 26:27 – And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it
Mat 26:28 – For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Mat 26:29 – But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.
1Co 11:25 – 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.
Jesus left behind commandments concerning two sacraments, each of which are imperative, neither of which is more important than the other.
We are all familiar with the inviolable importance of the sacrament of baptism in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins according to John 3:5/Acts 2:38. The other, the sacrament of Communion, sometimes known as the Lord’s Supper. The latter is as important to salvation as is the former. A church that does not partake of either of them is a dead church.
There are a few churches who partake of the Communion sacrament once a month. Others partake of it once a year. I’ve heard that there are a few…very few who partake of it once each Sunday. I recently learned that there are churches that NEVER partake of the Communion sacrament.
Rest assured that the church that never partake of the Lord’s Supper is a DEAD church. The souls that are a part of that church are dead souls.
If you are a pastor who does not emphasize the two imperatives of the sacrament of baptism in the Name of Jesus for the remission of sins for establishing a relationship with Jesus and that of Holy Communion for maintaining that same relationship, I would humbly ask that you would reconsider and let the Lord speak to your heart concerning these two imperatives, both of which are salvational.
If you are a member of church that does not teach of practice either of these two imperatives, I suggest that you find another church that does. May the Lord lead and guide you.
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