“Right reception of the Lord’s Supper has a sanctifying effect on the soul. The bread and wine remind us how great is our debt of gratitude to our Lord, and how thoroughly we are bound to live for Him who died for our sins. They seem to say to us, ‘Remember what Christ has done for you, and ask yourself whether there is anything too great to do for Him.’”
Can you be proud while you believe that your Savior was clothed with flesh, and lived in modesty, and made himself of no reputation, and was despised and scorned and spat upon by sinners, and shamefully treated and nailed as a common criminal to a cross?
Did Christ take upon himself the form of a servant so that you could domineer and have the highest place of honor?
Did Christ not have a place to lay his head so that you could insist upon a home with luxurious furnishings?
Must you brave it out in your most fantastic outfits instead of your Savior's seamless coat?
Did he pray for his murderers so that you could demand vengeance for petty words and wrongs?
Did he patiently endure being spit upon and pummeled so that you could, with impatient pride, abuse others?
“Let us beware of an unsanctified knowledge of Christianity. It is a dangerous possession, but a fearfully common one in these latter days. We may know the Bible intellectually, and have no doubt about the truth of its contents. We may have our memories well stored with its leading texts, and be able to talk glibly about its leading doctrines. And all the time the Bible may have no influence over our hearts, and wills, and consciences. We may, in reality, be nothing better than the devils.”
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