By Sidharth Mohandas

I want to share with you another area of Judgment: Judgment at the Communion Service.

But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. [1 Corinthians 11:31]

Paul writes this because he heard that there were divisions among [1 Corinthians 11:18] the believers at Corinth. The believers were divided and refused to have the communion together. Paul equaled this to not recognizing the body of Christ that was broken for each of them. The essence of the Lord’s supper is that One Body was broken that by which many bodies may be united into One. The Corinthians missed this totally and were caught up in the differences in opinions among themselves [1 Corinthians 1:10-12]. Paul says that this was the reason why “many among them were weak and sick, and a number of them had fallen asleep.”. They had brought God’s judgment upon themselves because they failed to judge themselves.

But on what basis do we judge ourselves? Yes, of course in light of God’s Word. Before I partake of the Lord’s Supper, these are the following areas I specifically check in my life:

(1) Am I at peace with my brothers or sisters?

(2) Do I harbor bitterness in my heart?

(3) Have I spoken ill of my fellow brother?

Again, judge yourself, that you won’t be judged…