There is so much that we need to take in here. And if we don’t do that, we lose the impressions of the Spirit. We are to eat the Word we are to receive it and assimilate it into the spiritual life. Jesus is saying, You are to eat this bread in remembrance of Me. They do not desire to yield their way for God’s way. They seek rather to forget the good impression made on mind and heart. We lose the impressions of the Spirit of God we do not understand by experience. So In remembrance of Me has to do with the remembrance of the words and works of Christ, spoken for the salvation of the soul. It would be the crowning moment of eternity, the most miraculous of all the miracles. Holland Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles The hours that lay immediately ahead would change the meaning of all human history. The Holy Spirit is given to bring to our remembrance the words and works of Christ, spoken for the salvation of the soul and if this Spirit were recognized and appreciated, spiritual life would increase one hundred-fold. This Do in Remembrance of Me By Elder Jeffrey R. So “In remembrance of Me” must mean something more than just simply remembering that Jesus was earth and we are His children and we are His church and we remember every time we have the Lord’s Supper that He is our Saviour. 1 Corinthians 11:23-33 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body, which is for you do this in remembrance of me. Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.ĭid these people remember Jesus? Obviously yes they called Him Lord. They say that goldfish, who have a memory of about 2 seconds, swim endlessly around their 1 ft diameter bowls constantly visiting new and interesting places. It may surprise us that the Church has chosen as the gospel for the liturgy of this Holy Thursday not one of. On the surface, every person who is engaging in Christianity understands these words simply as “remembering that Jesus was on earth, that He died for me, and rose again.” But is that all that Jesus meant? What does Jesus really mean when, having broken the bread, He says, I want you to do this “in remembrance of Me”? It can’t hardly mean the surface understanding that is often taken from it because as we see in the following scripture, there are people who remember Him alright, but whom Jesus totally disowns: Is That All Jesus Meant? Do this in remembrance of me Introduction: The fatality of forgetfulness sometimes having a poor memory is a decided advantage. Maundy Thursday Do this in remembrance of me. We want to ponder upon the meaning of those words of Jesus: In remembrance of Me. Scripture reading: Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
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