Is communion just a memorial?
Jesus is considered by scholars such as Weber to be an example of a charismatic religious leader. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) 1 Corinthians 10:14–22 “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? ( v. 16 ). Given that transubstantiation and consubstantiation are found wanting, it remains for us to try to define how Jesus is present in the Lord’s Supper . Some believe the Lord’s Supper is only a memorial; thus, Christ is not present in a unique way when we take the sacrament . Yet more is going on in the Lord’s Supper than the remembering of our Savior’s death, as important as that may be. For example, today’s passage speaks of participation or fellowship in the body and blood of Christ when we come to the Lord’s table ( 1 Cor. 10:16 ). Something is happening besides the simple remembrance of the cross. The fact that many of those who took the sacrament in Corinth unwo