Continued Cleansing

The Lord’s Supper brings the Lord’s life and death into our present circumstance. That connection between past and present is made even greater by John’s comment, “The blood of Jesus Christ continues to absolve us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).

Christ’s self-sacrifice is not something finished and done with. Since we continue to “fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), we need continual cleansing from sin. With these emblems we acknowledge his ongoing involvement in our ongoing relationship to God.