DECEMBER 28TH, 1910

DECEMBER 28TH, 1910

Dear Mrs. M———, — As to your question about the Supper, Christ’s body and blood being presented separately is the strongest possible way of presenting His death. The blood is separated from the body. Communion in both therefore is spoken of in contrast to “all that is contrary to God” (see ^[p. 101] 1 Corinthians 10: 21, 22). Our eating and drinking is communion in Christ’s death. But Christ’s part in the Supper is not this, but in the bread broken (referring to His body given) and in the cup (referring to His blood poured out). There is what is presented to us in the Supper and then our communion in that which is presented.

But the body and blood of Christ have severally a distinct meaning. The blood clearly represents the precious life of Christ given up for us, and hence it speaks of divine love: the body of Christ was that in which He carried out God’s will: but His going into death sets our will aside. We have no right to a will therefore so we cannot be independent. Besides in partaking of the loaf we are committing ourselves to the truth of the “one body”, and so we must regard our brethren in everything we may do as walking through an idolatrous world.

Affectionately yours in Christ,

James Taylor.