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While your relationship with the Lord is a personal one, I'm afraid that it is not your perogative to define the relationship of Christ with the remainder of his flock.

Those who choose to observe the Lord's Supper in the manner prescribed by the Apostle Paul, may offend you personally, but they, none-the-less, base their practice upon Scripture.

Those who choose to observe the Lord's Supper in the manner prescribed by the Apostle Paul, may offend you personally, but they, none-the-less, base their practice upon Scripture.

1 CORINTHIANS 10:
[16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
[17] Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.

Let's carry your "interpretation" of Paul's teaching to it's logical conclusion:

There is one bread.

we who are many, who partake of this one bread, are one body.

We are the actual flesh and blood of Jesus? (Purposely rediculous.)

Consider:

1 Corinthians 11:
24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
25 In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

Bread and cup. Still bread and cup.

While your relationship with the Lord is a personal one, I'm afraid that it is not your perogative to define the relationship of Christ with the remainder of his flock.

When one claiming to be christian steps forward speaking error, it is the perogative of every christian who knows better to correct it. Do you not know the scriptures? As for defining a relationship. Nah, that isn't what this is about. You define your own relationship with Christ by your actions. I'm just the guy standing here warning you that giving dead weeds to your gal in place of flowers will get you decked. If you ain't got any more sense than to rebuff correction, the black eye is all your's baby. All yours. I love ya; but, that's a butt woopin only you can take.

Those who choose to observe the Lord's Supper in the manner prescribed by the Apostle Paul, may offend you personally, but they, none-the-less, base their practice upon Scripture.

Those who observe in the manner prescribed by Jesus, Paul and the rest of the Apostles from day one do not give offense. Those that blaspheme the Lord by uttering things they know not what tends to ruffle my feathers. But I would be in error not to tell you. And thus you've been warned. Henceforth, what you do, you do in full understanding that you commit blasphemy against God in so doing. You had the opportunity placed before you and are therefore responsible for it. The rest is between you and your maker.

Oh, and one last point. Satanists base their practices on scripture. Just something of comfort for you to ponder. Enjoy.