September 8, 2017
We pray for daily bread, and we eat daily meals. Yet, some restrict the Lord’s Supper—the meal where we eat at the table of the Lord—to only and exclusively the first day of the week, Sunday. This restriction is a rather unique dimension of Churches of Christ. Is eating with Jesus (Matthew 26:29) restricted to […]
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Uncategorized | Tagged: Acts 20:7-12, Fellowship Offerings, Frequency, Israel, Lord's Day, Lord's Supper, Lord's Table, Sunday, Table of the Lord |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 12, 2012
Some seventy years, more or less, after the rebuilding of the temple, Malachi directs his attention to the priests of the Second Temple. Twice, in Malachi 1:6-2:9, addresses them directly which the NRSV translates as a vocative, that is, “O Priests” (1:6; 2:1). This divides Malachi’s oracle for the priests into two obvious sections (1:6-14 […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Communion, Eucharist, Malachi 1:6-14, Prophets, Sacrifices, Table of the Lord |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks