The Breaking of the Bread: Its History, Its Observance, Its Meaning
By Hayes Press and JACK GAULT
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The Breaking of the Bread is fundamental to the life of a disciple of the Lord Jesus. It has seen many changes over the centuries and has resulted in something today which is unrecognisably far away from the simplicity of the Lord’s words on the night before He went to Calvary: “Do this in remembrance of me.” The aim of this booklet is to challenge a generation of new believers to carefully examine this precious command of their Lord and to keep it, proclaiming His death until he comes.
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The Breaking of the Bread - Hayes Press
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
ITS HISTORY, ITS OBSERVANCE, ITS MEANING
GAULT, J. M.
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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Revised Version Bible (1885, Public Domain).
Table of Contents
Copyright Page
FOREWORD
CHAPTER 1: THE INSTITUTION
CHAPTER 2: THE HISTORICAL (DISPENSATIONAL) SETTING
CHAPTER 3: THE OBSERVANCE IN THE EARLY CHURCHES
CHAPTER 4: THE REDISCOVERY OF THE TRUTH
CHAPTER 5: THE OBSERVANCE TODAY
CHAPTER 6: THE MEANING OF THE OBSERVANCE
CHAPTER 7: ENTRANCE INTO THE HOLIES
Further Reading: Elders and the Elderhood: In Principle, In Practice
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About the Publisher
FOREWORD
To the disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ who loves the Master and reverences His Word, there is no occasion more important and no privilege more precious than the Breaking of the Bread. This do in remembrance of Me
, is both a loving invitation to be embraced and a clear command to be obeyed.
Yet it is nothing less than tragic that, so soon in Christian history, this precious ordinance was affected by accretions and associations which were never indicated by the Lord or His apostles. In due course this led to grave errors such as the mass
and the acceptance of the bread and wine as means of grace, in the sense of themselves imparting spiritual life. Such vital issues are traced in this booklet, together with others, such as the simplicity of the prescribed acts, and the clear example of observance, collectively, on the first day of the week. The simple and uncomplicated observance of these latter scriptural principles would have precluded many of the errors which have come to surround the ordinance of the Remembrance.
It was, we must remember, His own
(John 13:1) to whom the Master gave the command, This do
, thus establishing the privilege as one which should come within the reach of all believers. The context and setting in which this should be expressed is, however, shown here to be plainly set out in the New Testament. It is part of the collective service of the people of God, gathered in churches of God. By their uniform understanding of the doctrine of the Lord, and the unity of their practice in the spiritual service of God's house, they seek in appropriate humility to glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. At the centre of all this is shown to be the Remembrance of the Lord Jesus; something to be cherished carefully and practised prayerfully in the sound condition of heart required of disciples enjoying such an exalted privilege, closely associated as it is with the holy priesthood service of living stones built up a spiritual house
(1 Peter 2:5).
It is appropriate that this should form the subject matter of one of a series of booklets published by Hayes Press on major topics of scripture doctrine. These booklets will aim to set out clearly and comprehensively the understanding within the Churches of God of