1Co 11:20-22
"When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not."
The Corinthians must have celebrated the Lord ’s Supper the Filipino ‘bring your own baon’ style. And it appears that the Filipino ‘barkadahan’ style is also practiced by them. The Corinthian church must have been divided in factions, each to his own group. And naturally, those that are of the same socio-economic status would group together. So during meal time, them that have brought food and drinks would be full and even drunk, while others who may not be well off economically even to bring their own food go hungry. Paul is telling them, this is not the way to eat the Lord ’s Supper. Indeed it was very detestable. Paul rebukes them, “Do you despise the Church of God and humiliate those who have nothing?”
This should be a lesson to us Church. And not only during worship services and fellowship, but let us also look into the needs of others, especially of our brothers and sisters in the faith and share with them those things that we have received in abundance. By this I believe that our Father in heaven will be pleased and bless us all the more.
"When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not."
The Corinthians must have celebrated the Lord ’s Supper the Filipino ‘bring your own baon’ style. And it appears that the Filipino ‘barkadahan’ style is also practiced by them. The Corinthian church must have been divided in factions, each to his own group. And naturally, those that are of the same socio-economic status would group together. So during meal time, them that have brought food and drinks would be full and even drunk, while others who may not be well off economically even to bring their own food go hungry. Paul is telling them, this is not the way to eat the Lord ’s Supper. Indeed it was very detestable. Paul rebukes them, “Do you despise the Church of God and humiliate those who have nothing?”
This should be a lesson to us Church. And not only during worship services and fellowship, but let us also look into the needs of others, especially of our brothers and sisters in the faith and share with them those things that we have received in abundance. By this I believe that our Father in heaven will be pleased and bless us all the more.
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