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Welcome back to the Naked Bible Podcast.

Last time on the podcast, we looked at 1 Corinthians 8 through 10, the three chapters

that give us the context for 1 Corinthians 11, the key passage with respect to the doctrine

of the Lord's Supper.

That context had a lot to do with the Old Testament notion of participation in sacrifices

as a communal meal.

As such, Paul's discussion of the Lord's Supper is linked to that idea, the notion of

a fellowship meal.

We also noted that in such meals with respect to Old Testament priests, no portion of the

atoning sacrifices were given to the priests for consumption.

Instead, they took their portion of meat from other sacrifices known as peace offerings.

As such, the priests didn't get grace from God for salvation or forgiveness in such participation.

Rather, there was the enjoyment of fellowship that was possible by virtue of other sacrifices

that purified the priests and atone for sin and put them into a right relationship with

God.

As we'll see in this podcast, Paul proceeds from this context to cast the Lord's Supper

as a meal about fellowship, not about receiving saving grace or soliciting forgiveness.

So let's jump into 1 Corinthians 11.

The section on the Lord's Supper begins in verse 17 of that chapter.

Paul tells the Corinthians, quote,

but in the following instructions, I do not commend you because when you come together,

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