Communion

Connections List
 * Spiritual Disciplines
 * 1 Corinthians 10
 * Sets of Two
 * Passover
 * Church Service
 * Melchizedek

Scope

 * Communion, concept, practice

Topics

 * Principles/questions
 * Methods
 * Historical and current examples
 * References

Main
Principle questions/mech
 * proclamation/remembering JC death, which is new covenant
 * In the old days, eating a sacrifice was a method of sealing a covenant
 * In the covenant, there may be some things we promise too (a reason that confession or else may actually be appropriate, but focused)
 * remember what he did for you
 * according to church tradition only, and this by error, good enviro for confession
 * possibly cause salvation
 * possibly facilitate grace dispensations
 * healthy protocol beyond psych
 * transubstantiation
 * if do it in unworthy manner, may have bad consequences manifest

Methods/practices
 * physical methods
 * intinction - dip bread in cup. Seems to have originated from practicality http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/12435/what-is-the-basis-for-the-practice-of-intinction-the-dipping-of-the-bread-into.
 * separate bread and little cups (idk name)
 * as ceremony (USA church) vs. real meal (1 Cor 11, passover)
 * common cup - separate but drink from same cup
 * belief restrictions
 * only ppl in that particular church - may arise from membership
 * only ppl in that denomination - maybe from tradition
 * any believer - may restrict denomination because else not believe
 * no gate (unlikely, just negligence)
 * age/dispensation
 * adults standard
 * paedocommunion - to infants

Soft/aggregate verse/bible connections

 * the Passover connections
 * done with JC as the passover meal
 * new covenants
 * 4th cup not drunk
 * in the gospels where JC executes it
 * Matthew 26:17-30
 * One of you will betray me, IDs Judas
 * This is my body and blood covenant. I'll come back

verses

 * 1 Cor 10
 * nonJC explicit bread and wine = body and blood
 * Also in contrast with pagan practices
 * 1 Cor 11
 * not supposed to be a feast, esp. not where poor and rich eat different
 * Examine oneself beforehand (for confession general or particular?)
 * Treating it grossly improperly may cause death

Historical

 * Catholic wafer, kids can't eat, first communion, ?every week
 * Protestant varies material, no specific age limit
 * Melchizidek served communion to Abram, then Abram tithed? wow

Resources

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist#Protestant