Jesus Commands Us to Do This!

All right, let's look in First Corinthians chapter 10 for a moment, verse 16.

“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?”

Communion, sharing in the blood of Christ.

“The bread which we break, is it not the communion” or the sharing in the body of Christ?

And then he goes on in chapter 11, and he reminds them of the way the Lord's Supper was instituted in verses 23 and following. He says,

“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you,’ or ‘which is for you.’ ‘Do this in remembrance of Me.’”

Now, it's perfectly true, we do it in remembrance of Him. But what do we do in remembrance of Him?

We take His body.