Growing in Grace, Growing in Community
Life Lessons on Maturity with the Corinthians
Discerning the Body of Christ — The Lord’s Supper: Window on the Church
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
God loves and looks after His own. Paul had warned renegade leaders at Corinth that God is very protective of His people, and anyone destroying a church would pay a price (1 Corinthians 3:16, 17). But other forces were taking their toll, including abuses of the Lord’s Supper. Instead of holding a true “love feast” of shared food, the rich were banqueting while the poor were ignored. This is to despise the church (1 Corinthians 11:22), meaning there was little understanding of the church as a family which took care of its members. There are good reasons to love the church God loves and gave His Son to redeem.