Text: Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. (1 Corinthians 11:27-28)
Intro: Corinth
It’s position
It’s advantage
I. 1Cor 11
V18 - impossible to believe
V20 - their purpose in coming together
V21 - no sharing; no waiting
V22 - nothing wrong with having a feast
V23-26 - the teaching of Jesus
V27 - Your celebration of the Lord’s Supper is disgraceful
V28 - The remedy
Application 1: Self-examination necessary
Paul
Jesus
Application 2: Self-examination, what is it?
It is not…
Vertical & Horizontal
Looking within; looking without
Canons of Dordt; head 5, article 10: Accordingly, this assurance does not derive from some private revelation beyond or outside the Word, but
from faith in the promises of God which he has very plentifully revealed in his Word for our comfort,
from the testimony “of the Holy Spirit testifying with our spirit that we are God’s children and heirs” (Rom. 8:16–17), and finally
from a serious and holy pursuit of a clear conscience and of good works.
And if God’s chosen ones in this world did not have this well-founded comfort that the victory will be theirs and this reliable guarantee of eternal glory, they would be of all people most miserable.
Application 3: Self-examination, the result
Failure
The form