I do wear a head covering. I won’t do a Bible lesson on it here, but if it’s something you are questioning if you should do, I have written my testimony about it on the Easy Peasy high school site. allinonehighschool.com/covering.

The rest of the chapter is about another custom in the church, what we call communion.

In 1 Corinthians 10, the ESV uses the word “participation” when talking about participating in the blood and body of Christ when taking the wine and bread. In the NKJV, that word is “communion.”

Paul’s rebuke to the church here is that they are divided. When we participate in communion, we are thinking of oneness. Communion, community, commune, communication – it’s about togetherness. We’re participating, not just in Christ, but in the Body of Christ.

The blood of Christ was poured out on the cross, buying us reconciliation with the Father.

The body of Christ was broken to redeemed us. We get the redemption of a whole Body of Christ. The Bible speaks specifically of the divide of Jew and Gentile, how that wall was torn down by Christ, and how we have all been brought near.

We don’t get to break up the Body of Christ by putting up divisions in the Body of Christ.

In church, we tend to make communion about introspection, a time to confess sin. However, you shouldn’t have sin to confess. If you have sinned, you should have immediately confessed it, or as soon as you came to your senses. You don’t wait for communion to confess.

And while it’s good to have a right heart toward God, communion is about the blood and body of Christ, which wasn’t just for you, but for all.

We are warned that those eating and drinking without discerning the body bring judgment on themselves.

In communion, we partake of Christ’s blood and body. In a mystery, we are joining ourselves to His Body, not only to Christ, but to all the members of His Body. When you are taking communion, be praying about being one with Christ and with His Body.