ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu Me 23, 2018

Ko e kai fakalaumālie fisifisimu‘a

(the premier spiritual meal)

Fehu‘i #47

‘Oku toe tanaki ‘e he ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí  ha me‘a ki he ngaue na‘e fai ‘e Kalaisí ‘i he huhu‘í ?

‘Ikai, na‘e pekia tā tu‘o taha pe ‘a Kalaisi ma‘a kitautolu. Ko e ‘Ohomohe ‘a e ‘Eikí, ko e me‘atokoni kovinānite ke kātoanga‘i e ngaue huhu‘i ‘a Kalaisí; ‘oku tokoni ke fakamālohi‘i ‘etau tuí pea ke tau sio fakamama‘u kiate Ia, pea mo e talateu ‘o e katoanga ‘e fai ‘i langi. Ka ko kinautolu te nau kau ta‘e mālu‘ia ki he ouau ni, te nau kai mo inu ‘a e ha fakamaau kiate kinautolu.

Does the Lord's Supper add anything to Christ's atoning work?

No, Christ died once for all. The Lord's Supper is a covenant meal celebrating Christ's atoning work; as it is also a means of strengthening our faith as we look to him, and a foretaste of the future feast. But those who take part with unrepentant hearts eat and drink judgment unto themselves.

1 PITA 3:18

He ko Kalaisi foki na‘a ne mo‘ua mamahi tu‘o taha koe‘uhi ko e ngaahi angahala, ko e angatonu ma‘a e ta‘eangatonu, koe‘uhi ke ne fakaofiofi ‘a kitautolu ki he ‘Otua . . .

1 PETER 3:18

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God...

LEO SCHUSTER

I recently saw a restaurant advertisement that simply had the name of the restaurant and the words spiritual dining. It made me wonder about whether dining, at its best, is more than a mere material experience. And it made me think about the Lord's Supper, the spiritual meal, and what it does and doesn't do. There are actually three dimensions to what the Lord's Supper does: past, present, and future.

When Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, he told his disciples, "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19), underscoring that what he was urging them to do would point back to what he had done for them. When we remember what Jesus did for us, we ground our

lives in his finished work. The Lord's Supper isn't a way you can earn your salvation; it is spiritual dining for those who are saved. It doesn't add anything to the finished work of Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, but confirms and strengthens us in him.