The Holy Communion - The Tree of Life
How do you partake of the Holy Communion in an unworthy manner and eat and drink judgment to yourself? Definitely not by partaking when you're not 'righteous' as is being preached in many churches today! 1 Corinthians 11: 29 says it's by "...not discerning the Lord's body." "27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep." Notice that eating and drinking in an unworthy manner is by "not discerning the Lord's body" and not because you committed some sin before partaking. No one is worthy except the Lamb of God. With Christ as our righteousness and forsaking tha...