I Corinthians 11:27
- Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord,
unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
Unworthily does not
mean that we have earned the right to eat the Lord’s Supper.It means we understand why we are taking the Lord’s Supper.
It is possible for
us to come to the Lord’s Table and expect him to accept our praise when we are
wrong.Israel did this, and we do
not want to do that because just as the condemnation and judgment of God was
upon Israel, it will be upon us.
1.Amos 5:21-27 – God
did not accept the worship of Israel because they would not recognize they had
sinned against God, therefore they would not ask him for forgiveness.
2.Psalm 51:16-17 –
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in
burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a
contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
3.This same thing
happened to Israel when the Pharisees thought more of the
form of worship than they did of
substance in worship.God turned from the nation of Israel to the Gentiles.