Notice what God’s word says in – (1 Corinthians 11:26), now notice the word proclaim. It is the word (kataggello) – {kat-ang-gel-lo} – it means to declare openly, to declare plainly, to tell out loud. Whenever we share together in the Lord’s Supper we are making a public confession of our faith. We are making an open declaration of salvation, a bold announcement that we believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Lord’s supper, by means of symbols for His flesh and blood preaches Jesus Christ crucified. He is the sin bearer, the substitute, the mediator, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).
We are proclaiming in a public way our biblical beliefs, that…….
- Christ was substituted for us
- God was satisfied with Christ’s substitution
- man can now be justified – because God is satisfied
d. Let’s address these three truths…….
- Communion is a proclamation that Jesus is the Perfect Substitute for the sinner – He died in our place
- As a substitute He bore our sins – (1 Peter 2:24-25) (Hebrews 9:28)
- As a substitute He carried our guilt – (Isaiah 53:4, 5, 8, 12) (Galatians 3:13)
- As a substitute He died our death – (Hebrews 2:9)
- As a substitute He became the sin-offering for us
- Read: (2 Corinthians 5:21) (1 Corinthians 1:26-31)
- So it is preached from the Lord’s table – Jesus became a curse in our place
- He bore the wrath of God’s judgment and the necessary penalty of our rebellion in His own body
- His innocent life was given – His flesh was torn like a veil – His righteous blood was poured out
- All so that you and I who are guilty might live forever
- Communion is a proclamation that God is satisfied with Christ’s substitution
- We call this propitiation – which refers to the work of God in setting His Son as the satisfactory ransom to settle justly His wrath against sin-offering
- Our sin – is an offense – is an insult – and is rebellion – against God’s character
- It is a strike – without limits against His holiness – which has produced a necessary wrath
- His holy wrath must be infinitely satisfied before God’s love can be expressed justly
- Man’s dilemma is that he is guilty before God’s law and doomed to pay an eternal debt
- His only hope is that God would show him mercy
- In His own flesh and blood – Jesus bore the full penalty of Divine wrath
- By His death – God remains righteous – and yet is able to pardon the sinner who believes God
- Read: (1 Peter 1:18-21) (2 Corinthians 5:17-19) (1John 4:10)
- Communion is a proclamation that man can now be declared righteous by faith – because God is satisfied with Christ’s substitution
- The word for this is justification – (dikaioo) {dik-ah-yo-o} – means – just – innocent – aquited – free – cleared from any charge
- Listen to how the ESV states – (Acts 13:39)
- Read: (Romans 5:17-21) (Romans 5:8-11) (Romans 3:23-26) (Hebrews 10:1-18)