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Memorial Reminder: Do Not Partake Unworthily

Note: This subject has been covered in recent years in the Watchtower, but I want to explain it to ones who may not understand or need a refresher. I explain this to Bible students who need help understanding. The feelings of those who come out of Christendom about partaking of the Memorial emblems is understandable. It is a religious custom to them as ingrained as any other practice or holiday. But this is no little matter to be treated lightly or observed as a formality. Paul wrote: "Whoever eats the loaf or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will be guilty respecting the body and the blood of the Lord." (1Co 11:27) Was Paul referring to those who fail to imagine the body and blood of Christ in the emblems, or who fail to maintain moral cleanness, or who simply fails to be committed to the faith? Or was there something more involved? In the context, Paul was speaking to those who were treating the occasion as an ordinary meal without solemn consideration because ...