Marbaniang, Domenic

The Lord's Supper or Communion of the Lord's Table is the corporate participation of the Church in the body and blood of Jesus Christ symbolized by the bread and the wine on the Table of Communion. It is the meal of communion in the New Covenant that Jesus brought into force through His death. Communion of the Lord's Table Symbolizes 1. The unity of the Body of Christ (1Cor.10:17) 2. The breaking of the Body of Christ as a sacrifice for our sins (1Cor.11:24) 3. The shedding of the Blood of Jesus for the remission of our sins (1Cor.11:25) 4. The death of Jesus that brought the New Covenant to effect (Heb.9:16,17) 3 Pointers of the Lord's Table (1Cor.11:26) The Lord’s Table points us to: 1. Our Past Roots – The Cross of Christ, His Death and Resurrection 2. Our Present Responsibility - To Proclaim His Death and Resurrection. 3. Christ’s Future Return – Till He Comes Back Questions and Answers Related to the Lord's Supper Is the Lord’s Supper the same as the Passover? ...

Apologist and Martyr. “For I myself, too, when I was delighting in the doctrines of Plato, and heard the Christians slandered, and saw them fearless of death … perceived that it was impossible that they could be living in wickedness and pleasure” (2Apol.12) Significance • One of the first highly educated Gentiles to use his learning to defend Christianity even before the emperor himself. o His writings use citations from Euripides, Xenophon, and above all Plato to strengthen his case for Christianity. • Opposed rival teacher Marcion who taught that the New Testament contradicted the Old Testament. • Logos-theology: Even before the coming of Christ, the logos was manifested partially in such Greek philosophers as Socrates and Heraclitus, and in such Hebrews as Abraham, Ananias, Azarias, Misael, and Elijah (1st Apology). Plato’s truth was dependent on Moses (chs.59-60). o The seed of God’s logos ( logos spermatikos ) was disseminated to all men in their God-given capacity to respond to t...

Is the Lord's Supper the same as the Passover? No, it is not. The Passover was a Jewish feast that was, and is still, celebrated among the Jews to commemorate their deliverance from Egypt. It was instituted by Moses and was celebrated once in a year. The Lord’s Supper, however, was instituted by Jesus and as the symbol of His Covenant with us. It can be observed as often as the Church of the Lord at a place comes together to remember Him and proclaim His death. “…do this in remembrance of Me.” “This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes” (1Cor.11:24,25,26) Who can eat of the Lord's Supper? Someone with the following qualifications: 1. One who is part of the believing community (the Church); i.e. someone who can “come together as a church” (1Cor.11:18). 2. One who can remember the Lord; i.e. who has a personal relationship with the Lord and has identified with H...

OUTLINE OF THEOLOGY, 2007 [ GOOGLE ] [ SCRIBD ] [ HTML ] VI. Angelic Appearances (3 Theories) 1. Simulation - Angels appear in different forms during which they reproduce the very nature and functions of the form they take. Critique: This is impossible for it would imply the essential transformation of angelic nature and confusion in the order of creation. Proof: Angels never appear in reality as animals or as females. 2. Restriction – Angels appear in different forms only superficially; essentially, however, they are restricted to their own angelic nature. Critique: This view assumes that angels use deceptive methods in their ministry, which is false. Against both the theories, the fact that God neither uses deception nor is in short of instruments (when God needed a fish, He used a fish and didn’t transform an angel into a fish) counts. 3. Negation – Angels do not assume different forms but appear as they are, though in different dimensions of glory (Jdg.13:3-5). It is, then, safe...

In his First Apology to Titus Augustus Caesar, Justin Martyr (AD 103-165) talks of how the Early Church administered the Sacraments of Baptism and Lord's Supper. The record of the practice tells us not only how the Sacraments were administered but also to whom. For instance, he writes that not everyone was allowed to partake of the bread and the wine of the Eucharist except those who had believed and accepted the faith, had been washed [meaning baptized), and joined unto Christ. Following is an excerpt from his statement: ========= Chap. LXV.—Administration of the Sacraments. But we, after we have thus washed him who has been convinced and has assented to our teaching, bring him to the place where those who are called brethren are assembled, in order that we may offer hearty prayers in common for ourselves and for the baptized [illuminated] person, and for all others in every place, that we may be counted worthy, now that we have learned the truth, by our works also to be found ...