Question
Luke, 22:19 – And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Why did he said that we should remembrance his death? Is there an another meaning for that verse?
Answer
There is no other meaning to the command. Christians all over the world eat the Lord’s Supper each first day of the week (Acts 20:7), when the church comes together (Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:18-34) in memory of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24-25). It is altogether fitting that we do this in memory of the sacrifice of the Lord in our behalf, for that sacrifice is the basis of our salvation and hope of eternal life (Isaiah chapter 53; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Romans 3:21-26; 5:7-10; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 1:17-19; Revelation 5:9; et al).
The Lord has given us only two rituals, symbolic acts, and both are in memory of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We must be immersed in and raised from water in memory of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ to gain entrance into Him and receive forgiveness of our sins (Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 2:11-12). And then each first day of the week we eat the Lord’s Supper in memory of Him.
These memorials demonstrate how far above human wisdom the wisdom of God is (Isaiah 55:8-9). In America, we have erected two great, granite monuments in memory of our two most illustrious Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But we must go to Washington, D.C. to see these monuments, and eventually these seemingly permanent edifices will crumble and fall. The Lord gave us two very perishable elements, unleavened bread and fruit of the vine, with which to remember His Son. Christians everywhere on earth will use these simple elements to remember our Lord and Savior until time is no more.
