e. Communion is also called The Eucharist or The Lord’s Supper Believers have communion by sharing the same faith in the Savior who gave his life for us. The Eucharist means thankfulness and so Christians celebrate the Eucharist with a grateful heart that Christ died for our sins. The Lord’s Supper was the last meal that Christ took with his disciples before going to the cross. Jesus did not say when or how often communion should be observed. He instructed his disciples to eat bread in remembrance of his body, which was broken on the cross, and take the cup whenever you drink it in remembrance of him (1 Corinthians 11:24,25). The cup represents the New Covenant of Grace. By the grace of God, our sins are forgiven through the shed blood of Jesus on the cross (1 Corinthians 11:25). The Apostle Paul taught the practice of communion to the church in Corinth (1
