Justin Martyr on Christian worship - (the earliest record of Christian worship)

http://www.philthompson.net/pages/library/justinlit.html ^ | Justin Martyr

[mickeyschroder]

hello friends, very interesting post, thanks. I just want to say that the eucharist or communion is being celebrated in many protestant churches every sunday. And as mentioned before (I think) reading the scriptures was and is a part of the passover rite and also singing - Jesus went to the hill after the Passover meal and sang hymns psalm 115-118 (114-117) as far as I know.
The love of the Lord
Mickey

[Mr Rogers]

“The Didache teaches the same thing. Christian gathering on Sunday to offer the Sacrifice...”

Hebrews 7: “26For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.”

Hebrews 10: “14For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.”

[Salvation]

Think about how important the Eucharist was to the Early Church!

Written in the year 140.

The Eucharist

And this food is called among us Eucharist, of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins, and unto regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined. For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh. For the apostles, in the memoirs composed by them, which are called Gospels, have thus delivered unto us what was enjoined upon them; that Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, said, "This do ye in remembrance of Me, this is My body;" and that, after the same manner, having taken the cup and given thanks, He said, "This is My blood;" and gave it to them alone. Which the wicked devils have imitated in the mysteries of Mithras, commanding the same thing to be done. For, that bread and a cup of water are placed with certain incantations in the mystic rites of one who is being initiated, you either know or can learn.

[narses]

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[Jvette]

Thank you, narses.

As you may have guessed, I have read this before, but enjoyed reading it again.