THE LORD'S TABLE

From: Present Truth for Christians By: Henry Edward Hayhoe

• 1 min. read • grade level: 8

This expression is found in 1 Cor. 10:21,²¹Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. (1 Corinthians 10:21) and was written before any divisions had taken place in the Church, which was formed by the descent of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. (1 Cor. 12:13¹³For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:13).)

The Lord's table then has two marks: First, the Lord must have set it up.

Second, the apostles' doctrine and fellowship must characterize it. (Acts 2:42⁴²And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (Acts 2:42).1

The Church is not a voluntary gathering of Christians, but a unity formed by the Spirit uniting believers to Christ the Head in heaven. The one loaf on the table is the scriptural symbol of that unity. (1 Cor. 10:17¹⁷For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. (1 Corinthians 10:17).)

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