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Biblical Meaning Of Breaking Bread?

The apostles were commanded to make disciples and then teach them to observe all things Christ had commanded them (Matt. 28:18-20) After the 3000 had been baptized on the day of Pentecost, the apostles began immediately to teach them all things they were to observe (Acts 2:42). Among these things were fellowship, breaking of the bread, and prayers. The breaking of bread (preaching the Word) was something the apostles taught to be done.

Partaking of the Lord's Supper was also taught by the apostles. it was never necessary for the apostles to teach the disciples to eat their daily bread; they attended to that without any teaching; their own appetites led them to that. We learn from Paul's teaching that Christians met upon "the first day of the week to partake of the Lord's Supper" (Acts 20:7). When the apostles were breaking bread from house to house they were not only in fellowship in teaching the Word but were partaking of ordinary food, "Continuing daily with one accord n the temple" (Acts 2:46).

This was done daily, every day; and so this was their daily bread. The disciples then had all things common, and it was natural that they should first eat at one house and then another, as circumstances might require. The expression "break bread" may refer to partaking ordinary meals or it may refer to the Lord's Supper. The connection must always determine which is meant. When they broke bread by the teaching of the apostles, that was the Lord's Supper; also, when the apostles came together on the first day of the week to break bread, that was the Lord's Supper, but when they broke bread from house to house, connected with something done daily, this was for teaching the Word and for ordinary meals.

The teaching of the Word of God regarding the Lord's Supper, is very plain, not something to be inferred from uncertainties. When we take all of God's teaching on any subject, analyze them, keep them in context, disregard all human doctrines, then the meaning of any text becomes clear. We are commanded to study (II Tim. 2:15). Reject doctrines of men and obey God's Word (Matt. 7:21).