Lord's Supper Research Paper

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In this paper, the writer will express thoughts on the Lord 's Supper and how frequently the Lord 's Supper should be celebrated and why with theological and biblically support to validate the concepts. The writer will also give a point of view on Zwinglian 's thoughts of the Spiritual Presence. This paper will conclude with approaches used to celebrate the Lord 's Supper.
The Lord 's Supper according to the writer allows the congregation as well as the leaders to reflect on why standing, sitting, praying kneeling/standing, and having a relationship with Jesus is why breath is inhaled and exhaled from the lungs. The Lord 's Supper is a moment to reflect on real love. During worship, this part of service is where everyone appears to be on one
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The presence of God is where there is liberty and if liberty is only when the Lord 's Supper partakes, then that person does not have a relationship with God the individual only have a zeal for God but not according to knowledge. The Bible says in II Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." Romans 10:2 says, "For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge." The Holy Spirit, Jesus, and the Father not necessarily in that order are the Trinity, and the Trinity used interchangeably, and the Holy Spirit suppose to dwell in the believer. Because the Holy Spirit dwells in a believer, then wherever the person goes and partakes, the Holy Spirit should be present, not only just during the Communion. John 4:15 concurs by saying, if a person confessed Jesus as their Savior, then God lives inside the person, and the individual resides in God. The Bible does not require any particular frequency on how often to celebrate the Lord 's Supper. In the Old Testament, the Passover was yearly, however, Hebrews 8:13 says, "When He said, A new covenant, He has made the first obsolete. However, whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear."(NASB) In other words, man does not have to celebrate the Lord 's Supper yearly, unless this is their

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