Luke 22:14-23

Luke 22:14-23

1. We should notice that the principal object of the Lord's Supper was to remind Christians of Christ's death for sinners.
2. We should notice that the observance of the Lord's Supper is a duty binding on all true Christians.
3. We should notice who were the partakers at the first appointment of the Lord's Supper.

"He who comes to the Lord's Table with faith in Christ may confidently expect to have his faith increased by receiving the bread and wine. But he who comes without faith has no right to expect a blessing. Empty he comes to the ordinance, and empty he will go away."

"Do we stay away from the Lord's Table because we are not fit to be partakers of it? If we do, then let us thoroughly understand that we are not fit to die."

"The Lord Himself tolerated a Judas at the first Lord's Supper that ever took place. The servant of God must not pretend to be more exclusive than his Master."

Questions:

1. The Lord's Table is a means of grace by which, when we come in faith, our faith increases, and with it our love for God. How do we approach the Lord's Table? As an empty act, or in faith?
2. Ryle, speaking of a seemingly common problem in his day, speaks of those who do not go to the Lord's Table because they are unfit to partake. He warns that this means one is not fit to die! There are lots of views of what it means to examine oneself, but we are told in 1 Corinthians 11 to then eat! Does this change anything of how we partake of the Table?
3. What does any of this exhortation do to our hearts as we consider the next time we will partake of the Lord's Supper?