After the I John 3 epistle and sequence hymn, Dr. Zeile develops the promise of Christ in John 14 that the promised Holy Spirit would bring all things to the Apostles' rememberance. To "re-member" is to reconnect, and the promise pertains not merely to recalling facts, but connecting the events of salvation and the teachings of Jesus to believers of every age. Christ's words in the Lord's Supper, "Do this to remember Me," are understood as having great power for in that sacrament we not onlt recall His sacrifice, but are connected to it, and this helps us understand why He emphasized that communicants receive not just bread and wine, but His very Body and Blood.
After the I John 3 epistle and sequence hymn, Dr. Zeile develops the promise of Christ in John 14 that the promised Holy Spirit would bring all things to the Apostles' rememberance. To "re-member" is to reconnect, and the promise pertains not merely to recalling facts, but connecting the events of salvation and the teachings of Jesus to believers of every age. Christ's words in the Lord's Supper, "Do this to remember Me," are understood as having great power for in that sacrament we not onlt recall His sacrifice, but are connected to it, and this helps us understand why He emphasized that communicants receive not just bread and wine, but His very Body and Blood.