ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Tokonaki Me 26, 2018

Ko e talateu ‘o e tina ‘a e Lami

(a foretaste of the marriage supper of the Lamb)

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

When Jesus gave his disciples the cup he said, "I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom" (Matt. 26:29). With these words he directed them to the future dimension of the Lord's Supper, as a sign pointing forward to the great day of anticipation. It's a foretaste of the marriage supper of the Lamb and the everlasting feast believers will enjoy with Christ in glory. Now we're broken creatures due to sin. Through Christ's broken body we're made whole again. Yet in this life we continue to experience the brokenness of our fallen condition. The future dimension of the Lord's Supper points us forward in hope to a day when we will be made completely whole and when we'll enjoy, with our Savior and with one another, dining at its very best.

O Prayer

Conqueror of Death, we celebrate your finished work when we take the Lord's Supper. May our eating be a confession of faith, that though we are unworthy, we have been joined together with the worthiness of Christ. May we come to your table with repentant hearts, putting way pride and self-sufficiency, enjoying the free grace you offer to us. Amen.