Hey,
I had another thought about 1Corinthians 11:17 to the end of the chapter, and I wanted to throw it out there. I wonder if the Corinthians were starting to participate in a Christian-like eating ceremony and calling it the Lord’s supper, and Paul was having to set that straight. Seems reasonable that he would be talking about both earthly food at same time as explaining the Lord’s supper to them. Just a thought.
Lyn
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Hi Lyn.
That may have been the case, Lyn, but if they were turning from Paul’s gospel and adding ceremonies to their faith, it seems odd they would have inventing a new ceremony instead of performing the ceremonies God gave to Israel, as other Gentile believers were doing (e.g. the Galatians). Still, it is possible. We know that Christians invented many ceremonies for themselves after Jerusalem was destroyed in AD 70 and that they have continued practicing them to this day.
Thanks for the comment.
Pastor John
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