The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:22-25
Eucharistic service. I. THE SYMBOLIC BREAD AND WINE . Eating and drinking are the most significant physical acts of life. For they are the foundation of life. Hence the act is appropriate as a symbol of the foundation of spiritual life. The appropriation of Christ by the intelligence and will is analogous to the appropriation of food in the process of digestion. II. THE SERVICE IS THE VISIBLE SEAL OF A NEW COVENANT . Which is a tinuation, an enlargement or... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:22-25
The Lord's Supper a celebration of death. It is elsewhere spoken of as a "memorial," i.e. a funeral feast for the Savior. Not merely a vain regret, an indulgence of disconsolate affection, but— I. A CELEBRATION OF DEATH AS COMPLETED SELF - SACRIFICE . 1 . Therefore all that was most precious in the life was secured, in the highest degree and the best way, as a blessing for others . The early disciples were not handling mangled, useless remains, but touching a... read more