Where
In The Bible Will I Find:
Proclaiming
Christ's Death Each Lord's Day?
We
continue to emphasize to our readers the importance of having authority for
the things we do in religion (Matt. 28:18-20). It is necessary to have
authority from the Word of God for all that we do in work and worship, in
order to have God's approval (Col. 3:16-17; Heb. 11:6; Rom. 10:17). When we
practice things in religion that we do not find in the Scriptures, we sin (I
Jn. 3:4; II Jn. 9-11). Hence we should desire to "prove all things;
hold fast that which is good" (I Thess. 5:21).
Since
God is to be worshipped (Jn. 4:24), we should be very careful that we
worship Him in such a way as to meet His approval. Cain's worship was
rejected of the Lord, when he brought vegetable offerings to the Lord
instead of a blood offering as instructed (Gen. 4; Heb. 11:4). Some have
lost their lives because they offered in worship "strange fire"
to the Lord, which He had not commanded them (Lev. 10:1-7), and even their
kinfolks were forbidden to mourn their deaths! So, it demands our best study
to be assured we are doing those things that are pleasing to God! (II Tim.
2:15).
Some
religions observe the Lord's Supper once a year, others quarterly, others on
days not authorized except as they dictate in their own hearts! Have you
read the only example given, as to when the Supper of the Lord was to be
observed? It is written, "upon the first day of the week, when
the disciples came together to break bread..." (Acts 20:7). We
remember that Jesus arose from the dead upon the first day of the week (Mk.
16:9). Also that Inspiration says, the Lord made this memorial to His death
before His death, and He promised to "drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom" (Matt. 26:26-30). Of course we know, that the
church of Christ was established on the first day of the week, and also that
the new Christians continued "steadfastly ... in breaking of
bread... " as they were taught by the Lord through the apostles
(Matt. 28:20; Acts 2:42).
All
faithful Christians since Pentecost have observed this supper faithfully, on
the first day of every week, as a memorial in memory of Jesus' death. Jesus
commanded three times, "This do in remembrance of me" (Lk.
22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24-25). "Every Sunday?" Yes! Just as the Jews
kept every Sabbath of every week because of Exodus 20:8, Christians today
are to give, and remember the Lord in this sweet memorial, every Lord's Day
of every week (Acts 20:7; I Cor. 6:1-2).
--Gary Colley
