Is the Lord's Supper a Feast or a Funeral?
BY JONATHAN LANDRY CRUSE | As we approach the Lord’s Table, is this a festive banquet to which we have come or is it a funeral service?
Feast or funeral? That’s a major question as we approach the Lord’s Table. What are we here to do? Are we rejoicing, or are we mourning? Is this a festive banquet to which we have come, or is it a funeral service?
You can understand why many have drawn the conclusion that we are coming to a funeral in the Supper (or a “memorial” in other words). For one thing, it was instituted moments before Christ’s betrayal and arrest and subsequent trial and execution. Jesus himself says that the elements of bread and wine are…