What is the Sacrament of the Altar?
A Word of Truth #182 Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper for the spiritual well-being of His disciples who partake of it. The body and blood of Jesus which is received in the Sacrament is the very body and blood that He sacrificed for our sins. “In Christ we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins…” (Ephesians 1:7). Jesus said, “This is My blood…which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Matthew 26:28). Through the forgiveness of sins, God also gives us life and eternal salvation because where sins are forgiven the judgment of Hell is gone and eternal life remains. By receiving the forgiveness of sins in the Lord’s Supper our faith is also strengthened. When we remember Jesus’ death by celebrating the Lord’s Supper and receive the forgiveness of sins through it, Jesus assures us that we are redeemed children of God. Through Jesus’ assurance our faith is strengthened and we are encouraged to follow Jesus in all that we do.
