"COMMUNION EMBLEMS”
By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
The question was
asked about the
emblems in the
“Lord’s Supper”.
However, one must
keep in mind an old
saying that goes
like this, “In the
Bible, the main
things are the plain
things and the plain
things are the main
things”. Thus, if
the Lord was
interested in us
knowing for certain
what was to be used
He would have seen
to it that it was
more plain. Until I
am corrected, it
appears to me the
following:
1) The Fruit Of The
Vine (symbolic of
the blood of Jesus
Christ)
a) Greek words used
for wine or grape
juice were:
1) Gleukos - This
was an absolutely
unfermented juice or
sweet juice. All
lexicons list it as
unintoxicating, but
many commentaries,
not knowing the
difference, list it
as an intoxicating
wine. I contend this
unfermented juice
should be used for
“Communion”.
2) Oinos - This was
normally an
intoxicating wine,
but one had to
consider the
context, when used
in Scripture.
3) Sikera - This was
always an
intoxicating
fermented alcoholic
wine used in the
first century. This
should never be
used!
2) The Bread
(symbolic of the
body of Jesus
Christ)
a) Normally, it is
accepted that the
Communion Bread
served in the church
service should be
unleavened or
without yeast. This
is concluded from
the fact that Jesus
instituted the
“Lord’s Supper”
while in the midst
of the “Passover
Feast” and it was
always served with
unleavened bread.
However, sometimes
in the Scriptures
“Leaven” is good and
not always evil.
Conclusion:
The importance of
observing the
“Lord’s Supper” or
“Communion”, which
is a memorial of the
sacrifice of Jesus
Christ, who was
willing to die for
sinful mankind is
the following. It is
plain in the
Scriptures and from
secular history that
the early church
shared in the
“Communion” at least
every Sunday. The
manner of
participation
varied, as well as
when it was served
in the service. The
importance of
observing the
“Lord’s Supper” on a
regular basis is to
have our hearts and
minds in the correct
manner as one eats
of the bread and
drinks of the
contents of the cup.
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