Yes, the Words he brings are Spirit and life. But you cannot, you *cannot* my friend, interpret this passage as negating what was said earlier. "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you." Either you accept BOTH statements as literally true, or you are playing fast and loose with the Bible. You seem to want this passage above to cancel out the earlier one.
You don't believe Christ is in the habit of contradicting Himself do you?
I would like to know if the apostles ( Paul mainly ) every time he got together with a group of new or recent believers if communion was performed? I tend to doubt it. These early churches were all about learning about Christ and His promised return. I do think the act of communion was passed down and should be performed but not on a daily basis and surely not be denied to a person because they are not in your church.
Nope. :)
"...that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word." Eph. 5:26