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… Christ, though not corporally, is really and spiritually present in the sacrament of the Supper, and those happy aids and influences which that holy presence imparts are the benefits and the comforts with which true Christians are then favoured. And it is by these aids and these influences which the Saviour's presence conveys, that the Divine life in the soul is cherished and maintained. As vegetables and animals can live only by their connection with the earth or material system from which they spring, so a sense of piety and religion in the mind can be preserved and strengthened only by the support and agency of that Divine Being who gave it birth. (D. Savile, M.A.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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? |
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