Harvester Church Olifantsriver Podcasts

KINGDOM DYNAMICS 1 Cor 11:23 Faith At the Lord's Table, FAITH'S CONFESSION. Just as the act of water baptism outwardly declares or confesses an inward experience of salvation through the blood of the Lord Jesus, each observance of the Lord's Table is a powerful occasion for faith's confession. In the ordinance, the Christian confesses before all heaven that he not only has believed, but that he has not forgotten. "In remembrance" involves more than just memory; the word suggests an "active calling to mind" (Wycliffe). The word "for" introduces the reason the Supper is continually repeated. It is an acted sermon, for it "proclaims" the Lord's death. The outward act of faith, as the bread and cup taken, is explicitly said to be an ongoing, active confession—literally "you are proclaiming" (1 Cor 11:26). Each occasion of partaking is an opportunity to say, proclaim, or confess again: "I herewith lay hold of all the benefits of Jesus Christ's full redemption for my life—forgiveness, wholeness, strength, health, s