Question 81
Section 30: Lord’s Day 30
For whom is the Lord’s supper instituted?
For those who are truly sorrowful for their sins, and yet trust that these are forgiven them for the sake of Christ;a and that their remaining infirmities are covered by his passion and death;b and who also earnestly desire to have their faith more and more strengthened, and their lives more holy;c but hypocrites, and such as turn not to God with sincere hearts, eat and drink judgment to themselves.d
a. Matthew 5:3, 6; Luke 7:37–38; 15:18–19
Matthew 5:3; Matthew 5:6
5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Luke 7:37–38
7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 7:38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
7:37 When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. 7:38 As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
Luke 15:18–19
15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
15:18 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 15:19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants."'
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b. Psalm 103:3
Psalm 103:3
103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
103:3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
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c. Psalm 116:12–14; 1 Peter 2:11–12
Psalm 116:12–14
116:12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. 116:14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
116:12 How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me? 116:13 I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. 116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
1 Peter 2:11–12
2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. 2:12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
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d. 1 Corinthians 10:20ff; 11:28ff; Titus 1:16; Psalm 50:15–16
1 Corinthians 10:20–33
10:20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. 10:22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth. 10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: 10:26 For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. 10:27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 10:28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof: 10:29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience? 10:30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: 10:33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
10:20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. 10:22 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? 10:23 "Everything is permissible," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible," but not everything is edifying. 10:24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. 10:25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, 10:26 for, "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof." 10:27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience. 10:28 But if someone tells you, "This food was offered to idols," then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience- 10:29 the other one's conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience? 10:30 If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. 10:32 Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God- 10:33 as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 11:28–34
11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 11:29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 11:30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 11:33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 11:34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
11:28 Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 11:29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 11:30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 11:31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment. 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. 11:33 So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 11:34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
Titus 1:16
1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Psalm 50:15–16
50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 50:16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me." 50:16 To the wicked, however, God says, "What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
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